readytorunbook Chapter 335 Cranes Return to Their Nest
Chapter 335 Cranes Return to Their Nest
The affairs of Chenzhou were a mess, and there was no final conclusion yet. Various perfume shops had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, but the emperor did not say anything.
There was a heavy snowfall in the capital, and the snow fell sporadically for more than a month.
After one night, a thick layer of snow accumulated in the yard.
The birds could not find food and could only run around helplessly in the snow.
Zhao Fangyu glanced at the sky outside, then sat in front of the window and used an abacus to calculate how much money he had lost in each battle.
After calculating a staggering number, he called Shuiying who was standing outside the door: "After the snow falls, the big kitchen will boil a pot of hot ginger soup on the stove every day. When you have nothing to do, go and drink a bowl."
With such heavy snow, it is better to drink some hot soup.
Shuiying received the order and went out with an umbrella. Zhao Fangyu sat in front of the window and embroidered a bellyband for Zhao Fangjin's child.
This was the first time she was embroidering this, and she was afraid that she might not get the right balance, so she specially asked the old nanny to look at it.
Zhou Qinghe came back during this season.
There was still some snow on his clothes, the candlelight outside the door was flickering, the thinner man was wearing gray clothes, and the exquisite jade crown on his head was now a rag with frayed edges...
"Go wash up first. Are you injured?"
Zhao Fangyu was about to come over, but Zhou Qinghe stopped her before she came out: "Don't come down, I'll go wash myself."
The shoes Zhao Fangyu wore in the house were all soft-soled silk shoes. Those shoes were light and thin, and could not withstand even a drop of rain, let alone stones and rubble, let alone the ankle-deep snow outside?
Zhou Qinghe said this but his feet did not move at all. His eyes were fixed on Zhao Fangyu with a greedy look.
Zhou Qinghe never thought that Zhao Fangyu could do this for him.
The divorce agreement had been prepared long ago. If Zhao Fangyu wanted to leave, she could do so at any time...
She didn't. She negotiated for him and even handed over the method of making the fragrant dew. During these days on the road, he was anxious all the time and wished he could grow wings and fly back directly from the border.
Unfortunately, the border was too far away from the capital, and they were unable to catch up even for years.
Zhou Qinghe had a lot to say, but after thinking it over, he decided there was no need to say it.
Given his current status and situation, anything he says is just empty talk.
It's good enough that he knows her feelings.
Withdrawing his gaze, Zhou Qinghe turned around and went to the bathroom to wash up. When he came out, the meal was already set outside.
Zhao Fangyu followed suit and took two bites.
"The case in Chenzhou can't be delayed for a few more days. Mei Zhanhui is already on his way back to Beijing in secret."
The evidence in Mei Zhanhui's hands can naturally prove that Zhou Qinghe is harmless, but whether this can ultimately be linked to Zhou Qinghe depends on what the emperor thinks.
"Before entering Chenzhou, the Jinyiwei separated from Mei Zhanhui. After they separated, Mei Zhanhui secretly collected evidence of the crime and has now returned to Beijing with it."
"Pei Yan probably doesn't know yet. Xuanbi is following Pei Yan now. The news is sporadic. Pei Yan's men have been kidnapped, and he is still trying to rescue them."
Zhou Qinghe tried his best to control himself, not to look too frivolous, not to stare directly at Zhao Fangyu's red lips, but the next moment, Zhao Fangyu's soft hand fell on his forehead: "Why don't you speak? Are you sick?"
Zhou Qinghe shook his head: "I just didn't expect so many things to happen in the capital after I left."
Everything is changing rapidly.
"Did Mei Zhanhui really have no contact with the Jinyiwei?"
Zhou Qinghe was a little skeptical about this. Mei Zhanhui and the Jinyiwei were jointly assigned by the emperor to go to Chenzhou. Now Mei Zhanhui has returned alone and the Jinyiwei are imprisoned. What would the emperor think?
He was a civil official, but he got the evidence that even the Imperial Guards couldn't get...
Did Mei Zhanhui get this evidence, or was it given to him by someone else?
Zhou Qinghe's mind worked faster, so Zhao Fangyu didn't bother him and quietly ate half a bowl of milk cake. "His methods were not very glorious. He himself never said it, but people from the Fourteen States had seen him around a girl."
"That girl is the only daughter of a local official named Chen, and she is very spoiled."
During that period, the entire Chenzhou area was searching for Mei Zhanhui, but he happened to have close ties with the female family of an official, and Zhao Fangyu could not help but think twice.
"Send someone to pick me up. Someone is trying to stop me from returning to the capital. If you can't stop me, then you should stop him."