Moonlight and wind

"Your Majesty," the eunuch stood outside Fengyi Palace with his head bowed, "Shan Zimo broke into the Hanlin Mansion at night and was captured by Lord Qu."

"Go," Emperor Wu's voice came from the bedroom, "tell Qi Yecheng that I have an order to release Shan Zimo. It is useless to capture him." "Yes, I'll go right away!" After saying that, the eunuch ran away.

Inside the Hanlin Mansion, the two sides were facing each other. The servants were holding axes, knives, forks, and fire sticks, pointing directly at Shan Zimo and the other two.

"How about this, young master, tell me the whereabouts of my daughter, and I will let you go," Qu Hanlin looked at Shan Zimo with a forced smile.

"I really don't know the whereabouts of Miss Que." Shan Zimo crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking frank.

"If the young master didn't know, how could he break into the Hanlin Mansion at night to rescue my daughter's personal servant?" Hanlin smiled faintly, raised one hand, waved behind him, and pushed a tied-up little maid from the crowd in front of Shan Zimo.

"I wonder if the young master recognizes her?" Qu Hanlin pointed at the little maid standing beside him. "How could I know someone from your house?" Shan Zimo snorted disdainfully.

"She went out of the house to do some work today, and when she came back she met Zi Zhong. She heard that I was trying to raise money to buy his freedom, so that I could rescue him," said Hanlin Qu, who snorted softly at this point. "She was tight-lipped, and I didn't get any useful information out of her."

"Isn't it a blessing for you, sir, to have such a loyal servant?"

"What do they know!" At this time, Qu Hanlin suddenly became impatient, "This is just blind loyalty!" Qu Hanlin changed his attitude, "If the young master can't give me an explanation tonight, I will be very sorry," Qu Hanlin waved his hand, and the servants took a few steps forward.

"Why don't you stay in the mansion tonight? Tomorrow morning, we will go to the yamen to discuss the matter. What crime should you be punished for breaking into the Hanlin Mansion at night? Catch him!" Although the servants were afraid of Shan Zimo's martial arts and their master's majesty, they hesitated and dared not approach.

"Master!" A servant shouted from behind. Everyone stopped what they were doing. Hanlin turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" "Master, someone is coming from the palace!"

"Please come in!" Qu Hanlin immediately pushed through the crowd and made way.

After a while, the father-in-law trotted back to the crowd.

"I didn't know you were coming to visit me so late at night. I'm sorry for not welcoming you!" "Don't be polite, Lord. I'm here to pass on the Emperor Wu's instructions."

After hearing this, Hanlin Que and the servants all knelt down. Shan Boyu tugged at Shan Zimo's sleeve, and then he followed the others and knelt down.

"Emperor Wu ordered that tonight's matter be dropped and everyone should return home. As for the servant Zi Zhong, he originally belongs to Lord Qu's household. Young Master Shan should not interfere in other people's family affairs."

Just as Shan Zimo was about to speak, Shan Boyu held him tightly and shook his head gently. Shan Zimo had to give up.

After sending the eunuch away, the servant of Hanlin took Zizhong back to the woodshed and locked it up.

"Master Shan," said Qu Hanlin in a softer tone than before, "As your majesty said, if you can help me find my daughter, I will be very grateful. As for the rest," Qu Hanlin paused, "I hope Master Shan will not interfere in the affairs of my mansion. Please!"

Shan Zimo made a gesture to send Shan Boyu away and left the Hanlin Mansion. "What's this?" Shan Zimo muttered in dissatisfaction, "I failed in the first mission? I am too weak in this script!"

"Young Master, what mission? What chicken?" Shan Boyu asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"We have only been in the Hanlin Palace for a short while. How did the Emperor Wu know about this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Shan Boyu quickly covered Shan Zimo's mouth and looked around frantically. Shan Zimo struggled hard to break free, "What are you doing?" Shan Zimo wiped his mouth.

"Young Master, be careful with your words!" Shan Boyu said cautiously, "Can't you see this? Our every move is under the control of the Emperor."

"Is this the installation of the Sky Eye?" "Young Master, this word is well used, just like the Sky Eye. Especially in Wudu, we must be more careful in what we say and do!" After a fruitless night, the two had to return to Longyin Garden on Qinglong Street.

"The young master of Xueying Hall is really brave!" People who were having breakfast at a roadside bun shop were chatting while eating.

"I heard about it too. He broke into the Hanlin Mansion last night and was caught by Lord Qu."

"That's right. I heard that it even alarmed the people in the palace!"

"This Young Master Shan is not a simple person! In the early years, we only heard that Xueying Hall had a young master, but few people had seen him. These days, this young master is quite active."

"You don't understand this. Young Master Shan is about to come of age and will inherit the position of the head of the sect. He must have external prestige. Now that he is highly skilled in martial arts, he probably came down the mountain for the sake of prestige!"

The people eating the buns were chattering a lot, but a servant who was buying buns nearby heard the words "breaking into the Hanlin Mansion at night" and hurriedly threw down a few copper coins, picked up the buns and left in a hurry.

The servant stopped in a small courtyard, looked around to make sure there was no one there, then pushed the door open and walked into the courtyard, quickly closing the door.

"Miss!" Zi Ling'er, who was pretending to be a servant, walked into the wing room. "Just now I heard someone say that Young Master Shan broke into the Hanlin Mansion last night and was caught by the master!"

"Why did he break into the Imperial Academy at night?" Qu Xuanyue was puzzled. "Maybe he wanted to help the young lady save Zi Zhong!"

Xuanyue was stunned, "He has no reason to do that?" "Miss," Zi Ling'er put the hot buns on the plate, "Although the young master is a bit rude, think about it carefully, Miss, he has helped you a lot! He has saved you several times in times of crisis!"

Xuanyue sat quietly in front of the Bailingtai, staring at Baozi in a daze. "Why don't you ask the young master for help? Even if you can't bring Zizhong out, it would be good to know his condition!"

"Where can I find him?" "What's so popular in Wudu recently?" Zi Ling'er looked at her with a quirky expression. "What is it?" "Of course it's the milk tea from Mo Yuexiang Tea Shop!"

"Indeed, I have heard of it." "That is Young Master Shan's business. Why don't we go to the teahouse and take a look? Maybe we can meet Young Master Shan."

The two of them dressed up as men again and went to the Mo Yue Xiang Tea Shop in front of the arena near the courtyard.

"Please come in!" The tea master at the door led the two into the tea shop, "Do you have any familiar tea masters?" "No." "How about we arrange a tea master for you?" "Sure." "Please come this way." They stopped in front of a lark stand in front of a window and took a seat.

"Excuse me," asked Xuanyue Que, "is Young Master Shan here?" "Unfortunately, the Young Master has not been here today. Please wait a moment." The tea master smiled and retreated.

After a while, the tea master brought Yu Wenlin to the two of them. "Who are you?" Yu Wenlin came over and asked, "What do you want to see Zimo about?"

"Who are you?" "This tea shop is mine, and of course it also belongs to Zimo."

"We two want to see the young master." "I didn't see him coming today. When I left home earlier, I didn't go behind to see him. He doesn't like to be disturbed by others."

At this point, Yu Wenlin's voice became softer, as if Shan Zimo was standing right behind him. "Maybe he went to the teahouse on Jinyu Street, or maybe he went to Jinxiufang to listen to music. Miss Yunfang has been in love with him for a long time. Where exactly he went, who knows? We don't dare to care, and we don't dare to ask."

"Then what are you going to take care of?" As he was speaking, Shan Zimo's voice came from behind him.