Chapter 360 Martial Law

Qin Huiyin inspected the progress of the food street and when she passed East Street again, she saw that the people from the Bingmasi were still searching door to door.

She stopped the carriage for a while, raised the curtain and looked outside. Not seeing Song Ruize, she asked the coachman to continue driving.

Zhilan said, "Miss, will you tell Commander Song about this?"

Qin Huiyin shook her head gently: "I haven't thought about it yet."

Song Ruize was searching everywhere for the young master of the Wei family. If he handed the person over to him, this great achievement would be his. However, Wei Zhaoyan was a friend to them. Moreover, the case of the Duke of Zhenguo was obviously framed. Then a battlefield hero who was loyal to the country ended up with his family destroyed. This was something she couldn't bear to see.

She believed in Song Ruize. Even if she told him about this, he would help her conceal it as long as she didn't want to hand over the person. But in this way, he would become a person who knew about it but didn't report it. For someone who eats the emperor's food, it's not good to pretend to obey but actually disobey. She didn't want to embarrass Song Ruize. According to this analysis, she decided not to tell him.

She had been wandering around the military headquarters many times today, worrying about this matter. Now that she had made up her mind, she no longer had to worry about it. She should avoid Song Ruize. She should not see him for the next few days, lest she feel guilty.

Qin Huiyin had just returned to the Tang residence when she saw many soldiers blocking the door. The leader got off his horse and when he saw their carriage, he ordered his soldiers to come and search.

Qin Huiyin got off the carriage first.

The soldiers searched the carriage.

"Commander, no."

The leader looked at Qin Huiyin in front of him and asked, "Who are you in the Tang Mansion?"

Qin Huiyin said: "Tang Yichen is my brother."

"I see." The man nodded and continued, "Don't be surprised, Miss Tang. We have been ordered to search the entire city for the fugitive. Even the residence of a first-rank official must be searched, and the Tang Mansion is no exception."

"I understand. I understand." Qin Huiyin said.

As expected, the imperial guards rushed in to search without any notice. Qin Huiyin stood at the door, watching those people rummaging around like robbers. The originally peaceful courtyard was now in chaos.

Li Taohua and Tang Dafu came out and saw the soldiers frantically searching for something, their faces looked very grim. Li Taohua winked at the housekeeper, who handed a large box to the commander of the imperial guards.

"Sir, our house is not big, there are only a few rooms, and there are a lot of delicate porcelains. Please trouble your brothers to search gently. We are definitely complying with the imperial order."

The commander of the imperial guards opened the box and saw a large stack of banknotes inside. He flipped through the box and closed it, saying to his men beside him, "Tell the brothers to be gentle and not to break anything."

A few minutes later, the soldiers inside came out and said to the commander of the imperial guards, "Commander, no."

The commander of the imperial guards got on his horse and looked across: "Let's go to the next one."

Across the street was Xia Garden. Xia Ruwan was not at home at the moment, but the housekeeper of the Xia family was Xia Ruwan's confidant, and had seen many storms, so he was very tactful when faced with such a situation. As long as they were prepared, the imperial guards would just search casually, without damaging much. Next to them was Li Congxiao's house, and Li Congxiao's men were even more tactful, so the imperial guards came out after just a few seconds.

The guards left the area.

The subordinate asked the commander of the imperial guards: "Boss, although this area is not the inner city, it is also considered the aristocratic area of the outer city. The heads of the families are either officials or wealthy businessmen. We have searched all the way here, and we have enough money for this year's wine and drinks. Such a good job, I really hope that we can come here every once in a while, so that the brothers can have more money in their hands."

"Only half of this money is for the brothers to drink, and the remaining half is for buying safety." The commander of the imperial guards said, "Young Master Wei grew up in the border area and is very skilled. The Wei family has trusted subordinates in the dark. If he wants to hide, we won't be able to find him even if we turn the capital upside down. If we can't find him, won't the higher-ups blame us? If we want to survive this disaster, we have to take care of those who are good at talking."

"The Zhenguo Mansion, which was so glorious back then, has now become like this. I still remember when they first returned to the capital, 80% of the people in the capital blocked the streets, and everyone was celebrating their return. In just two or three years, the wealth and honor became a bubble, and the beauty of the mountain became a prostitute. By the way, Commander, didn't you admire the eldest daughter of the Wei family before? You didn't have the chance before, but now you have the chance to get close to her?"

The commander of the Imperial Guards said solemnly, "The people of the Wei family have always been noble. They would rather die than suffer such humiliation. I am the commander of the Imperial Guards after all. Why would I do something that would anger the people of the world?"

As a military commander, even if he was just a minor figure, he could not avoid the sadness of being abandoned after the rabbit was dead. Anyway, his superiors asked him to search, and he searched, but he couldn't find anything, so he couldn't just kill them all.

After Qin Huiyin entered, the servant closed the gate.

The servants cleaned up the mess and damage, then reported the specific list to their steward, who then gave the summary list to the housekeeper to report the situation to the boss.

"Where are the people?" Qin Huiyin asked Li Taohua.

Li Taohua lowered her voice and said, "He's really not here now."

"Gone?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"He wanted to contact his old subordinates, so he couldn't stay in our house all the time. First, it was unsafe, and second, there was no way to pass on the information. So he hid in Luwu's carriage and went out."

"The whole city is searching for him now, and Sister Lu Wu actually dared to take him out. She is really getting bolder and bolder." Qin Huiyin frowned, "Can't he wait until the storm has passed before contacting his old subordinates?"

"He must want to leave our house as soon as possible to avoid bringing disaster to our family. He promised that he would leave the carriage once he found something wrong and would never bring trouble to our family. Hey, before we said he was heartless, unruly all day long, and could do nothing serious except spending his days in debauchery. Now he has become a different person, but I would rather he always be that second-generation rich kid with a good nature and an insatiable desire to play."

On the other side, Tang Luwu looked outside the carriage and saw people searching the carriage at every intersection. No one entering or leaving would be spared and their appearance would be carefully identified.

She lowered the car curtain, looked at the thin man next to her, and said, "The search is too intense, it's hard to move. Brother Wei, I have an idea, I wonder if you are willing to suffer a little?"

Wei Zhaoyan said softly: "Miss Luwu, just tell me. What kind of grievance can I not endure in my current state?"

"You have a handsome appearance. If you change into women's clothes, maybe... After all, there are differences between men and women. Those people probably wouldn't want to touch a woman." Tang Luwu said with a blushing cheek.