"Master, we searched all over Shangjing but couldn't find this person!" Leng Qing said guiltily.

"Waste!" Zhao Tuo was very angry.

All the people he sent to Dongyue State died, and the people who followed Tuoba Hong also died in the forest. Now the people sent out to search have also found nothing.

Who on earth is this Tuoba Hong? He is so capable that he can escape the pursuit of so many people. No wonder the prince wants to eliminate him.

"Are you sure you have searched all of them in Kyoto?"

"Master, I am sure!"

Zhao Tuo didn't believe it. How could a living person just disappear from the world?

"Go, search every house. He must be hiding in someone's house. When you find him, kill him immediately."

"Master, doing this could easily alert the enemy, and if things go wrong, it could even alert the Emperor. Be careful."

"Why not? Let's go in the name of catching an assassin. What's so terrible about killing an ordinary citizen? If I want, I can massacre their village with just one word."

Leng Qing lowered his head and said nothing. Massacre of a village was a big taboo in the military. Once the people were angered, a rebellion was likely to occur.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhao Tuo continued to ask, "I heard from my father that this Tuoba Hong had supported the Great Zhou Kingdom before. Does he know anyone here?"

"Yes." Leng Qing recalled, "Tuoba Hong seemed to have fought side by side with General Xie, but after defeating the Southern Kingdom, the two had no contact again."

"Besides, he was not seen here when General Xie died on the battlefield. It seems that the relationship is not that close."

“Humph!” Zhao Tuo snorted and laughed. It was the Xie family and Yun Zhihan again. It seemed that the fate between the two of them was really inseparable. “We can’t be careless. We can’t let the Xie family go either!”

"Master, this is not appropriate, right?" Leng Qing said worriedly, "Xie Boyuan is a favorite of the current emperor and the princess. If we search the mansion without any evidence and cannot find any, it will be very difficult to end it."

"Who said there is no evidence?" Zhao Tuo showed a sinister smile, "Don't worry, I have my own way."

"Yes!"

As soon as the two finished talking, Butler Zhao shouted from outside, "Master, the master wants to see you."

"This old man is so troublesome. He always finds trouble with me!" Zhao Tuo muttered quietly, and then replied loudly, "Got it, tell father, I'll be there soon."

"Go back first and send someone to search immediately. Even if we have to dig three feet deep, we must find the person for me!"

"Yes, master."

After Leng Qing left, Zhao Tuo also came out and walked towards Zhao Feng's study.

"Father!"

"Have you found the person?" Zhao Feng asked coldly.

"Not yet." Zhao Tuo didn't even dare to breathe, and immediately explained, "But my son has sent someone to check it out, and I believe there will be results soon!"

"Useless thing! You've said this several times. When will you fulfill your promise?"

Zhao Feng stood up and strode towards him, angrily scolding, "Look at your shifty look. You don't have the dignity of an official appointed by the court at all. You are unworthy of being my son, Zhao Feng."

"Look at Xie Boyuan, he's serious, smart, and upright. Compared to him, you pale in comparison. There's nothing about you that can compare to him."

The more Zhao Feng looked at his son, the more he felt that Xie Boyuan was a rare talent.

But Zhao Tuo found these words particularly irritating. It was ok for his father to criticize him normally, but today he actually compared himself with a young kid.

Moreover, this man was Yun Zhihan's son and the new top scholar in the imperial examination. He was not convinced, but he did not dare to contradict his father and could only grit his teeth and endure it.

"Father, don't be angry. I will do my best to catch Tuoba Hong."

If he can't catch him, he will massacre Yun Zhihan's family to vent his anger!

Zhao Feng sighed and reminded, "This is your last chance. If you still can't do it well, I will personally ask the Emperor and the Prince to dismiss you from your position as Minister of Rites."

"Yes, son, I know!" Zhao Tuo lowered his head, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. He would make this old man regret it sooner or later.

"Get out!"

"Son, resign."

Zhao Tuo bowed and came out, then straightened his back as soon as he left the house.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, the servant immediately ran over and said with a smile, "Master, what's wrong? I have prepared your favorite food and wine. Master, please do me a favor and come over to taste it."

Zhao Tuo glanced at him and kicked him. The boy fell to the ground on the spot, his abdomen was kicked in pain.

"Get out! Don't let me see you!"

After saying that, he left.

……

Another half month had passed since Xie Songqiao fell seriously ill.

"Hanhan, Xie Songqiao might be on his last legs today."

After hearing Tongzi say this, Yun Zhihan decided to go visit him, at least to let him know why he died.

"Tongzi, is there anyone around him now?"

"No. The old lady's health has worsened. No one cares about Xie Songqiao's life or death. The little girls and maids have been too lax recently and are playing in various courtyards."

"Only Aunt Xu is sitting in the outer room. She will watch him die with her own eyes. Besides, the divorce has been signed. She will be free soon."

"okay."

When Yun Zhihan heard all this, he got up and went there.

Before she even got there, she could smell a dead body from afar. "Xie Songqiao is so unpopular. He has been sick for such a long time, but there is not even anyone to help him wash himself."

"Hanhan, you don't know yet, do you? In the maids' minds, he is a pervert. Aunt Xu is not the only girl he has harmed."

"What about the others?" Yun Zhihan had never heard of anyone else being pregnant in this mansion.

"The others were beaten to death by the old lady, Xie Songqiao and Yuan, and then thrown out. Among them, only Aunt Xu was born beautiful and was deeply loved by the old man, so she was promoted to Aunt."

"This villain! He deserves to die." She could now empathize with Aunt Xu.

Aunt Xu saw her coming and hurriedly stood up to greet her, "Madam, why are you here again?"

"I heard that the old man was hanging on to his last breath. I'm afraid he won't make it through the night. As his sister-in-law, I'm here to see him off."

There are some things that he must know.

"Madam, please come this way." Aunt Xu led her in, then closed the door and waited outside.

Yun Zhihan sat next to him and taunted, "Brother, can you hear me?"

Xie Songqiao opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at the woman beside him whom he wanted but couldn't get, and wanted to raise his hand to grab her, but he couldn't move at all.

"Brother, don't get excited. I guess you must be wondering why I came here?"

Yun Zhihan snorted and laughed twice, and explained, "Actually, there's nothing wrong. I just wanted to tell you that I know all your evil deeds."

When Xie Songqiao heard this, he looked at her in horror, but couldn't utter a word.

"You are responsible for the death of my parents, my husband, and the countless maids in the mansion, right?"

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