It's just that because their status wasn't high enough, they weren't tortured as much as Xiao Jianren.
He brought them medicine to help them and encouraged them, promising to promote them to silver-ranked embroidered robes in the future, which moved the two brothers to tears.
It was already quite late when they left the palace. Zu An changed out of his embroidered envoy attire and felt a little anxious. He had originally planned to check some information at the embroidered tower before leaving, but he never expected to waste so much time.
I wonder how things are going with the Qin family, especially with You Zhao. She was originally a girl disguised as a boy. If she's imprisoned, her identity might be exposed, and it would be even more dangerous for a girl like her.
They sped all the way to the Qin family's residence. The usually bustling Qin family gate was deserted. A cold wind blew around, swirling up a few fallen leaves at the entrance, creating a strange sense of desolation.
Zu An frowned slightly. He knew that wealthy families paid great attention to their gates and would always keep the area in front of their gates clean. Now, there were so many fallen leaves and no one was cleaning them up, and there wasn't even a gatekeeper.
Fortunately, the plaque of the Duke's Mansion was not taken down, and there were no seals or anything like that on the gate. It seems that the worst has not yet happened; at least the house has not been ransacked.
Just as Zu An was about to knock on the door, he suddenly noticed that the door was ajar, which puzzled him.
Currently, only two dukes and two sons of the Qin family have been arrested, and the outcome of their convictions is still pending. The Qin family is a large one, with at least a hundred members. How could they be so careless as to leave the doors unlocked?
They walked further in, but the bustling crowd of servants and maids was gone, and they didn't see a single person. It seemed that everyone had fled upon learning of the impending doom of the Qin family.
There was trash everywhere, along with various collapsed and crooked decorations.
He used to find it hard to empathize with the Jia family's decline when reading "Dream of the Red Chamber," but at this moment he suddenly had an epiphany.
Having witnessed the Qin family's former glory, it is now so desolate and bleak. It is truly a moving story that a top family is destined to come to an end.
Suddenly, a thought struck him. He sensed movement in Chu Youzhao's courtyard in the back residence and, without thinking twice, flew directly towards it.
I don't know if the people in charge of the Qin family have been arrested or what, but along the way, most of the Qin family's protective formations were not functioning properly. Now they can probably only defend against petty thieves from the martial arts world, and they can't even defend against cultivators with a little bit of skill.
Upon arriving near Youzhao's courtyard, they found a group of soldiers gathered there, and loud arguments could be heard coming from inside.
Zu An's heart sank. Why were there soldiers in the inner courtyard? Were they really here to raid the house?
"What do you want? Our Qin family hasn't been convicted yet, and besides, I'm not even a member of the Qin family. Why are you searching my room?"
An angry voice rang out, and even in anger, the voice remained clear and melodious. It was none other than Chu Youzhao.
“Young Master Chu, we are not here to see you, but to see the fugitive Murong Qinghe. Please do not make things difficult for us.” At this moment, one of the leading generals said.
Zu An raised an eyebrow. Murong Qinghe?
Didn't she go to Zishan with the main group? How did she become a fugitive?
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