Chapter 472: The Dark Moonlight Ex-wife of the Number One Scholar 40
As soon as Shen Xinran entered the bushes, she ran deep into the woods. She knew Han Ziwen had a horse and there was no way she could outrun him, so she had to find another way.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.
After making sure she had escaped Han Ziwen's sight, she decisively changed direction and ran towards the provincial capital under the cover of trees and grass.
After running for an hour, Shen Xinran met a carriage entering the city, so she took a ride.
After entering the city, she slipped in through the back door of Ji Mansion and went straight to Tang Yan's room.
Tang Yan saw Shen Xinran suddenly appear, and a look of surprise appeared on her face: "Where have you been? Why haven't I seen you all day?"
Shen Xinran panted and said anxiously, "It's too late to talk. Is there any place I can hide?"
Although Tang Yan hesitated, she knew that Shen Xinran must be in big trouble when she saw her expression. She did not ask any more questions, but turned a seemingly ordinary vase beside the bed.
As the mechanism was activated, the door of a hidden secret room slowly opened. The secret room was shining with gold and was filled with all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry, pearls and agates.
Shen Xinran had always known that Tang Yan's dowry was quite generous, but she couldn't help but be shocked by her wealth. She didn't know if it was too late to cling to her now.
Han Ziwen waited patiently there for nearly half an hour. He called Shen Xinran's name softly, but got no response.
Finally, he felt something was wrong, parted the grass, and slowly walked in. He searched carefully along the way, but still could not see Shen Xinran.
Han Ziwen clenched his fists, with obvious anger on his face.
Ji Houquan was still doing his accounting in his study when a servant suddenly came in with a panicked report: "Oh no! The governor has broken in with a group of people."
Ji Houquan panicked and hurried to the door to greet him. He asked cautiously, "Sir, have I done anything wrong?"
But Han Ziwen just glanced at the guards behind him and calmly gave the order: "Search."
The guards spread out and carefully searched every corner of the Ji Mansion.
However, when they returned one after another and gathered in front of Han Ziwen, they all shook their heads, indicating that they had not seen any trace of Shen Xinran.
Ji Houquan was extremely anxious. "Sir Governor, what are you looking for? If it's convenient, please tell me. I might be able to help."
Han Ziwen stood at the door of the Ji family, frowning and thinking for a moment, "Let's go to Lianxiang Garden and Hefeng Pavilion again."
After saying that, Han Ziwen took the initiative to take a step forward and walked towards Lianxiang Courtyard and Hefeng Pavilion.
The guards followed behind him.
Ji Houquan was left standing there, thinking to himself: I have been very careful in the past two years and have not committed any serious crime. It shouldn't be the case that my property has been raided!
Shen Xinran hid in the secret room. As the footsteps of the guards gradually approached, her heartbeat accelerated and her nervousness reached its peak.
She could clearly hear the noise of rummaging through drawers outside, as if every sound touched her tense nerves.
Fortunately, the guards' search did not last too long and they left.
Tang Yan leaned against the wall, trying to keep her voice down as she conveyed a message to Shen Xinran in the secret room, "They've left, do you want to come out first?"
Shen Xinran shook his head, "No, wait a moment."
As it turned out, Shen Xinran's premonition was correct. Not long after, another round of footsteps broke the silence in the yard.
Tang Yan walked into the yard, her voice filled with obvious dissatisfaction, "Haven't you already looked for it? Why are you here again?"
But Ji Houquan, who was following behind, glared at Tang Yan and said, "This is the governor, how dare you talk like that! Why don't you apologize to the governor?"
Tang Yan then reluctantly stepped aside and watched the guards enter the yard again and begin searching.
At the bottom of the secret room, a faint light shines in through a tiny hole, which should be designed for ventilation.
Correspondingly, outside is a painting hanging on the wall, cleverly concealing the entrance to the secret room.
Shen Xinran lay on the ground, observing every move outside through the hole.
The door of the room was wide open, and Han Ziwen was standing in the middle of the yard, his figure casting a long shadow in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Since his back was to her, she couldn't see the expression on his face.
But she could tell from his clenched fists that Han Ziwen was angry, and very angry.
Shen Xinran patted his chest and prayed secretly that he would not be caught.
But at this moment, a guard moved Wangcai's nest away, which forced Wangcai to leave his nest and walk to the middle of the yard.
Its height was exactly the height of the hole, and its eyes noticed Shen Xinran's eyes. The man and the dog had a strange look at each other across the secret room.
Shen Xinran clearly felt that Wangcai's eyes had brightened a lot. She shook her head frantically in the secret room, signaling Wangcai not to come over.
But Wangcai still ran towards her and kept barking at the wall.
After hearing the sound, Han Ziwen walked to the wall and tapped it gently. Then he looked at Tang Yan and Ji Ming and said coldly, "Open it."
Tang Yan had no choice but to walk to the head of her bed and turn the vase. As the mechanism was activated, the wall slowly moved away, and the secret room appeared before everyone.
Tang Yan sighed in her heart. It seemed that her treasure would have to move to another place.
After seeing the secret room, Ji Ming's eyes widened and he asked in surprise, "Didn't you tell me you had no... no money?"
Tang Yan raised her chin and retorted, "These are pearls, agates, jewelry and treasures, not money!"
Shen Xinran lay on the ground with her head lowered, lamenting in her heart: Woo woo woo, she hid so well, but was ruined by a dog.
Han Ziwen's gaze fell on Shen Xinran, and he said expressionlessly, "Do you need me to ask someone to invite you out?"
Shen Xinran could only raise her head and smiled stiffly at Han Ziwen, who was less than a meter away from her: "I wanted to play hide-and-seek with you, but I didn't expect you to find me so quickly. You're really amazing!"
Tang Yan stepped forward, standing in front of Shen Xinran, and said sternly, "Even if you are the governor, you can't take human life lightly!"
Shen Xinran was so touched in her heart, woooo, she was worthy of being her sister who she had been with for two years.
Han Ziwen smiled faintly and said, "She is my wife. She got angry and ran away from home after a quarrel with me. I made you laugh at her."
Ji Ming was stunned for a moment, "But...but isn't her husband dead?"
Han Ziwen raised his eyebrows and asked casually, "Oh, so she said that to me in front of you. What else did she say?"
Ji Ming said without hesitation: "She...she said you were an alcoholic, and when you were...you liked to hit people when you were drunk. She couldn't stand you, so she ran away."
Shen Xinran wanted to step forward and cover Ji Ming's mouth, cursing in his heart: You are so socially anxious on weekdays, why are you talking so much today!
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