Women dressed as men: powerful officials

At night, Xu's house was quiet.

Xu Yuan was dressed in black, leaning against the window, gently wiping his sword.

Her eyebrows were cold and her eyes were sharp, which was completely different from the smiling and wishing woman she made during the day.

This was the scene that Huamei saw when she came in to fetch water.

In the past, she thought that wishing to be both literary and martial was false, but now it seems that it is true.

Huamei came in quietly. Xuyuan noticed it and said, "I have to go out for a while. You should go to bed early."

I'm going out tonight and I don't know when I'll be back.

"But..." Huamei wanted to stop him, but seeing Xuyuan still wiping his knife, she could only hold back her words and said, "Yes."

Three whistles sounded.

Xu Yuan's eyes turned cold. Without saying anything, he put his sword behind his back, put on a veil, and climbed out the window.

Huamei couldn't help but open her mouth wide, and the washbasin in her hands almost fell to the ground.

Then, she blinked and came to the conclusion: what had just happened was not an illusion.

-

It was quiet at night and no one was around.

Xu Yuan quietly went out from the back door, and Wu Shiming was already waiting there.

"Your guess is correct. Qi Shengzhu has made a move."

Wu Shiming said as he put his sword on his back and said, "But can we find the person with just the two of us?"

"Qi Shengzhu is still in the boudoir. How many people do you think she can have around her? The two of us are enough."

"That's right." Wu Shiming figured it out and immediately led the way. "I've asked someone to follow us. We won't alert the enemy, don't worry."

The two men went towards the north of the city, and if a night watchman occasionally passed by, they would immediately avoid him.

Until it stopped in front of an abandoned yard.

After Wu Shiming whispered a few words to one of them, he went in from the back with Xu Yuan, and then they all lay on the roof together.

There was still light in the house.

Xuyuan quietly lifted a tile.

There were only two people in the house.

The person lying on the ground should be Song Xiuwen.

As for the other person, only his back could be identified as a man.

However, Xu Yuan inexplicably felt that the man looked familiar.

She lowered her body and tried to hear what the two people were saying.

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This house belonged to a previous marquis. After the marquis died, there was no successor and it was abandoned.

It is said that a Feng Shui master passed by and said that the house was ominous and was a haunted house, so no one dared to enter since then.

There was a period of flood and many homeless refugees were taken in here, but then for some unknown reason, the refugees dispersed one by one.

Wan Dengning lowered his eyes and looked at Song Xiuwen, who was lying on the ground like a puddle of mud. He felt disgusted to the extreme.

However, remembering what he was going to do, he still lowered his body slightly and said, "Mr. Song, do you remember what you are going to say when you go to the Dali Temple? You should admit what you did straightforwardly, otherwise, you will still be unable to avoid the physical pain."

Wandening!

I remembered making a wish.

The eldest son of the Jiaqing Marquisate went to the Xu residence to propose marriage a few days ago.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan was distracted and took another look at Wu Shiming.

She once asked Wu Shiming to pay attention to Wan Dengning.

But Wu Shiming said there was nothing unusual.

Now it seems that the claim that there were no abnormalities was probably false.

Wu Shiming didn't stare at Wan Dengning.

Wu Shiming touched his nose awkwardly, knowing that this was not a good time to speak, so he had to wait until it was over before explaining to Xu Yuan.

Song Xiuwen was barely breathing.

Xuyuan couldn't hear what he said.

But they could clearly hear Wandening's voice.

"I have already reported the matter to the Dali Temple. It won't be long before the government officials arrive. If you tell the truth, I will collect your body."

After Wan Dengning finished speaking, he wiped the dust off his sleeves with disdain and said, "It's almost time, let's go."

Xu Yuan had been keeping an eye on Wan Dengning, and when he saw Wan Dengning push open the door of the deserted courtyard and was about to go out, he immediately prepared to go down.

Before he could move, someone grabbed his arm.

Xu Yuan tried to draw his sword alertly, but before the sword came out of the scabbard, the hilt was pushed back into place with force, followed by a low sound.

"Don't move, the person hasn't left yet."

"Beiyao, why are you here?" Xu Yuan asked in a low voice.

Bei Yao said: "I came here with Wan Dengning."

Wu Shiming said, "I came here with Qi Shengzhu's maid Diao Yun."

The three of them discussed it and came to the conclusion: "Diaoyun hasn't left yet."

It was pretty much what the three of them thought.

After Wan Dengning left, he waited outside the door. Diao Yun went in again and confirmed that Song Xiuwen was not dead yet. Then he closed the door and went out.

From afar, many yamen runners came with torches in hand, and there were a few ordinary people leading the way in front.

"Sir, that's the deserted yard in front. We, a group of refugees, were living there peacefully. But a bad guy came and refused to answer us. He drove us all away in a few days. It's here!"

Before he finished speaking, the bailiff had arrived.

Xu Yuan watched helplessly as a group of people walked into the yard and escorted Song Xiuwen out.

The person who came from Dali Temple was Sun Wenjie.

He gently pushed aside the man's hair and was caught off guard by a bloody face. He immediately took a few steps back.

The other yamen runners also took a step back.

Even though the face was covered in blood, Sun Wenjie still recognized it.

"It's Song Xiuwen."

Sun Wenjie's heart was churning, and he waved his hand and said, "Take him back to the Dali Temple first and keep him under strict guard. No one is allowed to visit him."

The bailiff left immediately.

Sun Wenjie waited alone in the yard for a while. When he didn't hear any other movement, he turned around and left.

After everyone had left and confirmed that Diao Yun had also left, Xu Yuan climbed down from the roof together with Bei Yao and Wu Shiming.

Without Xu Yuan saying anything, Bei Yao took the initiative to explain: "Young Master Qin followed Diao Yun, and Chen Shan went after Wan Deng Ning. I think we will be able to find out where Song Xiu Yue is soon."

This is also the reason why he just held Xuyuan back and prevented him from going down.

You can't scare the snake away.

He waited for several months before Qi Shengzhu took this step, and he absolutely could not give up all his efforts.

"I just thought there was something wrong with Wan Dengning, but I never thought he had such a good personal relationship with Qi Shengzhu."

This is something Xu Yuan never thought of.

Moreover, Qi Shengzhu did not appear from beginning to end tonight.

Perfectly hidden behind the scenes.

It is too difficult to convict Qi Shengzhu.

"Qi Shengzhu was born and raised in the capital. He has close personal relationships with many young men and women. When you mentioned that before, I sent someone to check on Wan Dengning. He probably likes Qi Shengzhu and is willing to risk his life for her."

Bei Yao paused, and then said: "Fortunately, you did not agree to that marriage before."

Obey your father at home, and obey your husband when married.

If Xu Yuan really married Wan Dengning, she would inevitably be wasted in the future.

Wan Dengning is bent on standing up for Qi Shengzhu, and no one knows what kind of disgusting things he will do.

Xu Yuan didn't think about that, but asked directly: "Aren't you in the palace? Why did you come out?"