The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

Not far from the post station, Ye Buhuo ordered people to continue to keep an eye on Lou Zhe, Zong Wu and Hu Linxiao.

Afterwards, the three of them went straight back to the City Lord's Mansion.

It was already past midnight, and Ye Buhuo had not rested for a moment since he returned to Anyang City.

After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, he waved away Ye Yi and Zuo Yunqing.

A man sits alone in the study.

Close your eyes and put your hand to your forehead.

He didn't open his eyes until dawn.

The pupils are jet black and bottomless.

Not long after Ye Buhuo opened his eyes, Ye Yi knocked on the door.

Ye Buhuo responded calmly, "Come in."

"Not long after the prince left last night, Lord Lou also left the yard."

"Lou Sir has taken a side road to look for Zong Sir."

Ye Buhuo nodded without any surprise, as if he had expected this to happen.

Next, Ye Yi reported all the information that the secret guard had obtained to Ye Buhuo without omission.

After Ye Buhuo left last night, Lou Zhe returned to the room first.

He absentmindedly returned to his room from the front hall. As soon as he entered the house, he sat down as usual and took out the Records of Strange Stories and began to read it.

Holding the book in his hand, all he could think about was the implicit message in Ye Buhuo's words.

Could Hu Linxiao really find the treasure in these few days?

Then wouldn't all my years of searching be just a waste of time for him?

When I think of this, I can no longer concentrate on reading the books that I cared about the most in the past.

'Snapped! 'sound.

Lou Zhe couldn't hold back his anger and put the book down angrily.

Then he sat there, frowning as if thinking about something.

After a while, he put the book back into his sleeve, then stood up and walked out.

The servant who was watching outside the house saw his master leaving the room late at night, and hurried forward to ask.

"grown ups?"

Lou Zhe waved his hand and said:

"I'm going out for a walk, no need to follow me."

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around and instructed the servant:

"Don't let anyone else know about this!"

Having said this, he walked out of the yard.

Then he went around to the back door and left his residence.

Although the eastern part of Anyang City is very large, the residences of foreign imperial merchants are not far away.

In order to avoid being seen, Lou Zhe deliberately chose to walk on remote and deserted paths.

So it took some time to reach Zong Wu's residence.

Lou Zhe stood in front of the door and looked around.

After finding nothing unusual, he knocked gently on the door.

The door was opened quickly, and the people inside were a little surprised to see that the person coming was Lou Zhe.

"Lord Lou?"

"I wonder what brings you here so late?"

"I want to see Zongwu!"

The servant didn't dare to ask any more questions and directly led Lou Zhe into the courtyard.

"Master Lou, please wait here for a moment."

Lou Zhe was led to the front hall by a servant, and then sat on a chair waiting for Zong Wu to appear.

I thought that when Zong Wu heard him coming late at night, he would definitely know that he had important business and would show up soon.

But Lou Zhe didn't expect that he had to wait for quite some time before Zong Wu came.

"Brother Lou, what's so urgent? Why would you come to see me in the middle of the night?"

As soon as Zong Wu entered the front hall, he sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.

Then he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

Looks like he's extremely thirsty.

Looking at the person who came late, Lou Zhe hurriedly answered:

"Hu Linxiao will go looking for treasure in the next few days!"

"He must have gotten the jade pendant and learned the secret of the treasure!"

Zong Wu disagreed.

"Brother Lou, you are worrying too much. How many years have you been looking for him? And there is still no news at all?"

"I don't think Hu Linxiao is that capable of finding something in such a short time."

While answering Lou Zhe, Zong Wu poured himself another cup of tea.

Seeing that Zongwu was still in the mood to drink tea after listening to his words.

Lou Zhe became even more anxious.

"It was Prince An who said this!"

Zong Wu's hand holding the tea paused slightly.

He reacted quickly and continued to bring the tea to his mouth as if nothing had happened.

Then he asked:

"His Royal Highness Prince An has returned to Anyang City?"

Logically speaking, these foreign imperial merchants would have more or less placed their own spies in Anyang City.

Besides, Ye Buhuo did not deliberately conceal the fact that he returned to Anyang City.

I didn't expect Zong Wu didn't know about this yet.

Lou Zhe gave him a strange look.

Then Lou Zhe told Zong Wu that Ye Buhuo went to the post station to find him, and proposed to make the decision to fulfill his wish after a few days.

After listening to this, Zong Wu seemed to think for a while.

After a while, he said:

"Brother Lou, there's no need to panic. Prince An might just be trying to comfort you."

"I just don't want you to bother the City Lord's Mansion anymore."

Lou Zhe felt that what Zong Wu said made some sense.

After all, I have been sending people to the City Lord's Mansion to ask them to make the decision these days.

But Hu Linxiao's matter was like a dark cloud hanging over his heart, making him tense all the time.

He looked at Zong Wu and asked:

"How about you and me tell the prince all the facts and ask him to make the final decision on this matter?"

Zongwu shook his head in disapproval.

"Brother Lou, have you forgotten what I said that day?"

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After Hu Linxiao left that day, Lou Zhe and Zong Wu stayed in the private room for quite a while.

Both of them were enraged by Hu Linxiao's sudden action.

After seeing Hu Linxiao and Luo Xue completely disappear, Zong Wu threw the wine glass to the ground.

Gritting his teeth, he said angrily:

"This guy named Hu actually robbed someone in public! He really doesn't take you and me seriously!"

Lou Zhe, who had always been very gentle, couldn't help but pound the table.

"I didn't expect Hu Linxiao to be so arrogant!"

Seeing that the usually gentle Lou Zhe was also angry, Zong Wu asked:

"What are you going to do next, Brother Lou?"

Lou Zhe fell into deep thought, and the two of them fell silent for a while.

Seeing that Lou Zhe didn't say anything, Zong Wu continued to ask:

"You were the first to know about this treasure. Are you willing to just hand over the treasure you found with great difficulty to that guy named Hu?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Zhe immediately retorted loudly.

"Of course that's impossible!"

Then he lowered his voice again.

"But now the jade pendant is in his hands, what else can we do?"

"Although the girl was robbed by him, she is still alive and well. We just need to go to the City Lord's Mansion to make trouble."

"Hu Linxiao, shouldn't you obediently hand over the man and the jade pendant?"

Lou Zhe thought about it and felt that this move was inappropriate.

"Will our actions displease the Acting City Lord?"

"It is the duty of the Acting City Lord to handle the affairs of the city. Brother Lou does not need to worry too much."

Upon hearing this, Lou Zhe nodded slightly.

"Then let's do as Master Zong says! I will immediately send someone to ask the acting city lord to make the decision!"

After saying this, Lou Zhe was about to leave.

But before he took a few steps, he was stopped by Zong Wu.

"Brother Lou, don't worry."