Chapter 454: The No.1 Scholar’s Dark Moonlight Ex-wife 22
As night fell, Chen Xinran and Han Ziwen lay on the same bed. Moonlight streamed in through the half-open window, casting a mysterious veil over every corner of the room.
Outside the window, the shadows of the trees are swaying, and occasionally a breeze blows, bringing the sound of rustling leaves, adding a bit of liveliness to the tranquility.
Maybe it was because he was in a new environment, Shen Xinran was a little reluctant to fall asleep. He tossed and turned, but couldn't fall asleep.
Shen Xinran turned over and faced Han Ziwen, asking, "What do you think of Kou Wei?"
Han Ziwen lay flat on his back, staring at the ceiling. His voice was calm and direct, without any unnecessary emotion. "A reckless man."
Shen Xinran nodded, "I think so too, but don't you think he and mother are a good match?"
Han Ziwen glanced at Shen Xinran and asked, "How are they a good match?"
Shen Xinran grinned, "They are all very good-looking."
Han Ziwen finally turned around and his eyes fell on Shen Xinran, "Then let me ask you, who is prettier, him or me?"
Chen Xinran listened to Han Ziwen's soul-searching questioning and was silent for a long time before saying, "If he were twenty years younger, he would definitely not be as good-looking as you."
However, she added silently in her heart: However, Kou Wei is better looking than you now, mainly because he has a mature charm.
Although Shen Xinran didn't finish her words, Han Ziwen seemed to see through her thoughts.
He sneered, "What's the point of being good-looking? You have a simple mind but strong limbs. Sooner or later, you will be killed by your own stupidity."
Shen Xinran opened his eyes wide and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? Did you discover something?"
Han Ziwen reached out his hand, hugged Shen Xinran into his arms, and comforted her softly: "No matter what, it has nothing to do with us, let's go to sleep first!"
Shen Xinran pursed her lips. Never underestimate a woman's sixth sense. She always felt that there was something going on between Kou Wei and Yue Hongying.
As the night grew darker, Shen Xinran lay in Han Ziwen's arms, her eyelids becoming heavier and heavier, and she slowly fell asleep.
However, just as she was sleeping soundly, there was a sudden noise next door, and a gruff voice echoed in the night air. "The government is conducting a search. Everyone, please stand in the yard."
This was followed by a chaotic sound of footsteps, heavy and rapid, accompanied by the sound of furniture colliding and objects falling to the ground, breaking the tranquility of the night.
"What are you looking for? Don't break my things!" The old woman's voice was filled with anger, which sounded particularly clear in the chaos.
Shen Xinran and Han Ziwen were both light sleepers. They were awakened by the sudden noise. They sat up in bed, looked at each other with frowns.
Not long after, the gate of their house also rang, "The government is searching, open the door quickly."
Han Ziwen said as he put on his clothes, "It's okay, I'll go take a look."
As Han Ziwen slowly opened the gate, a group of soldiers quickly rushed into the yard and began to search everywhere.
Shen Xinran's eyes swept quickly among the soldiers, and he couldn't help but be stunned. The leader was actually the guard he saw when he entered the city in the afternoon.
His figure was particularly clear in the moonlight, and his serious face and sharp eyes were hard to ignore.
The guard glanced back and forth between Shen Xinran and Han Ziwen, then frowned and asked, "Aren't there four of you? Where are the other two?"
Shen Xinran was about to explain that her father had returned to his hometown again.
Yue Hongying came out of the room and said with a faint smile: "We are here. My husband drank a lot and fell into a deep sleep. I just woke him up."
After hearing Yue Hongying's words, Shen Xinran's eyes lit up a little. She was secretly delighted in her heart and said that these two people had a deep connection!
She quickly shut up, remained silent and said no more.
She knew that in this situation, the less she said, the less trouble she would cause.
Kou Wei walked out of Yue Hongying's room while hurriedly tying his belt. His hair was a little messy and his face was confused as if he had just woken up.
He looked at the soldiers busy in the yard, his voice filled with sleepiness and confusion, "Sir, what's going on?"
The guard stared at Kou Wei sharply and frowned, "Have you been sleeping?"
Kou Wei nodded. "We just arrived in the provincial capital and had a few drinks to celebrate. I was a heavy drinker and had a couple of extra drinks, and then I fell into a deep sleep."
The guard's eyes were fixed on Kou Wei, and he continued to ask, "Where did you drink?"
While the guards were interrogating Kou Wei, the soldiers had already searched the room from the yard.
Shen Xinran sensitively noticed that Yue Hongying was frequently looking towards the wardrobe, as if she was worried about something.
She took over the conversation and said with a smile, "Where else could it be? Of course it's Zuixianlou. If you don't believe me, you can go there and ask. Many people saw my husband paying the bill."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh."
Shen Xinran fell towards Han Ziwen. Han Ziwen frowned, but quickly reached out and held her steadily.
This action attracted the attention of most of the soldiers and successfully diverted their attention from inside the room to outside the yard.
Shen Xinran stood up straight and said with an apologetic smile, "I'm so sorry, I sprained my ankle."
Han Ziwen seemed to have discovered something as well. He walked into the kitchen, took out a teacup, and said with a smile, "Officials, you must have worked hard searching so late at night. Come and have some water."
Han Ziwen first handed the guard a glass of water, then walked into Yue Hongying's room and handed it to the soldiers one by one.
The guard sighed as he drank water. "We don't want to do this, but this is an order from above. You scholars should be more reasonable."
After the guard finished speaking, he looked at the soldiers and ordered, "We've searched enough, let's go to the next one."
The soldiers evacuated the yard quickly and orderly. Shen Xinran hurried forward and closed the gate. The sound of the bolt falling was particularly clear in the silent yard.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door next door, followed by the routine sound of soldiers rummaging through the house.
These sounds penetrated the night and broke the surrounding tranquility, but Shen Xinran and Han Ziwen's yard maintained a kind of afterward calm.
As the soldiers' footsteps gradually faded away, Han Ziwen looked at Kou Wei and frowned, "Why are you back again?"
Kou Wei smiled awkwardly, "I'm so sorry to trouble you again, but I had no choice but to hide here with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, blood began to ooze out from his coat on the chest, which looked quite shocking.
Yue Hongying was the first to see it. She exclaimed, "Your wound has opened up. Let me help you take care of it first."
Kou Wei nodded and said gratefully, "Okay, thank you very much."
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