This shadow guard is kinda nice

Chapter 62

Zhao Kai shuttled through the forest, taking advantage of the darkness, took a shortcut to leave Pingyao, followed by A Shi and his party, he had no time to ask about the situation during this period, he could only escape from Pingyao first, and the rest waited until his life was safe. make plans.

The night was getting colder and colder, and at some point the wind blew up, and the cold wind made people's faces hurt, Zhao Kai cursed secretly, in this short period of half a month, he almost suffered pain that he had never experienced in his life.

To show off his momentary gratification almost cost him his life.

Even the whistling wind could not hide the footsteps of the officers and soldiers chasing after him, Zhao Kai quickened his pace, Ning Dao, this trash, would not delay.

Seeing the fork in the road, with officers and soldiers chasing after him, Ah Shi made a sound at the right time.

"Young master, go to the right."

Without the slightest doubt, Zhao Kai turned to the right fork in the road.

In the distance, white gaps gradually appeared in the sky. Mo Ran stood in front of him, his black clothes chattering, and behind him were more than a dozen imperial guards lined up, holding knives in their hands, with a cool murderous aura.

Zhao Kai stopped running, and the night passed, he ran for most of the night, he was about to leave the woods, and walked east for dozens of miles, he left Pingyao.

His heart began to beat wildly, causing eardrums to ache, and his palms were sweaty. He pinched it hard, and the pain calmed him down for a moment.

Right now at the end of the forest, there are more than a dozen people standing faintly. They didn't even think about hiding their bodies. When he passed by, they would reappear and catch him.

He turned his head and looked at A Shi who had been following behind him, his eyes were full of sarcasm.

Son.

go right.

This man clearly betrayed him, but he still pretended to be loyal, and joined hands with Xiao Yichen to trick him.

Perhaps from the very beginning, these people set him up, waiting for him to sneak in like a fool.

Ah Shi grinned, but Zhao Kai couldn't see the joy on his face because of the mask covering his face, but the smile in his eyes managed to make Zhao Kai furious.

He grabbed the man's collar and asked through gritted teeth, "When?"

A Shi tilted his head to look at him, and replied with a smile: "Not long, about half a month."

Zhao Kai smashed A Shi's face with all his strength, if he didn't have a knife in his hand, he would definitely not let him have a good life.

Ah Shi didn't fight back, and let him hit him with a punch. His face towel fell to the ground, leaving two bright red marks between his nose.

Betrayed Zhao Kai, this punch is also deserved.

Zhao Kai gave him a hard look, and ran in another direction, life is at stake, it's not worth spending time with this kind of people, even though he knew that there was little possibility of leaving here, he still had to fight.

A Shi raised his hand, and a dozen people behind him caught up with Zhao Kai in an instant and surrounded him. Zhao Kai looked around at the crowd with a fierce look on his face. These were all brought from home when he came to Pingyao this time. Unexpectedly, none of his subordinates betrayed him.

He is not reconciled, why is it like this.

He didn't even fight Xiao Yichen face-to-face, so he was defeated just like that.

"Young master, don't run away, you can't run away."

Zhao Kai ignored what Ah Shi said, he looked at the man standing at the end of the woods from a distance, behind him was the red sun that was about to dawn, and the sun was about to break through the clouds, the officers and soldiers also chased after him at this moment, they Consciously surround Zhao Kai inside.

Zhao Kai smiled and closed his eyes.

……

When Mo Ran went back, Xiao Yichen was still asleep. After asking Lin Hai, he found out that he slept late last night, almost just fell asleep.

Xiao Yichen still slept in the side room, even though Mo Ran hadn't slept in what was supposed to be his bedroom, he seemed to be used to it, and he still slept in the side room last night.

When Mo Ran entered quietly, he was still asleep, but even in his sleep, his brows were slightly frowned, as if something was wrong, and he was still haunting him in his sleep to make him feel better.

Mo Ran stood in front of the bed, not daring to get any closer, for fear of disturbing the master, he looked at it for a long time, then walked to the table, poured out the tea in the teapot overnight, re-brewed a pot and brought it in, put it in the basin After fetching water, he folded the clean white cloth towel and put it aside, looked around again, and after confirming that there was nothing he needed to do, he walked to the bed, stood and looked at Xiao Yichen for a long time, then turned and left.

He had to return to Xiao Yi'an.

Zhao Kai was imprisoned again, and the next day King Cheng was interrogated in the courtroom, Ning Dao was listening, Zhao Kai looked at Ning Dao bitterly, and refused to admit all the charges, what Ah Shi told Xiao Yichen at that time He told Xiao Yi'an again without saying a word, Zhao Kai still acted like he was reticent, calling him despicable.

King Cheng watched coldly, and then had someone call Steward Zhao.

When Steward Zhao came, his hair was still disheveled, his feet were shackled, it was not very convenient to walk, he moved slowly, and knelt down on the court, one step behind Zhao Kai.

"My lord."

Xiao Yi'an put his elbows on the table, looking lazily out of shape, "Tell me."

Housekeeper Zhao glanced at Zhao Kai who was kneeling in front of him, and then said with some hatred: "Caomin is the housekeeper of the Zhao family. Because of this illness, my master wrote a letter to Zhao Jin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, more than a month ago. , let him send someone to pick up the Zhao family, and then Caomin learned that the person who came to Pingyao this time was Zhao Shangshu's son, Zhao Kai."

Zhao Kai knelt on the ground, his gaze was always vacantly in front of him, as if he didn't listen to what the people behind him said, he was quite absent-minded.

"Zhao Kai later came to Pingyao. He approached Caomin privately and asked Caomin to do things for him. He promised Caomin a house and 200 taels of silver, but he didn't say what it was at the time. Caomin was obsessed with money and agreed to him. .”

"Until that day, he brought the man beside him to Zhao's house to visit." Steward Zhao glanced at Ah Shi who was kneeling on the ground with him, "At that time he came to discuss with my master about leaving Pingyao, he said They will arrange for us to leave Pingyao without going through the Pingyao checkpoint and send us to the capital."

"They were chatting when a group of officers and soldiers who came to search for patients came. The master and wife went outside, and the officers and soldiers found the young master who had a fever. The master and wife were reluctant to let him take him away. , everyone was in the courtyard, and the guards surrounded the front, confronting the officers and soldiers, Zhao Kai took advantage of the chaos and told the grassroots to find the right time to push the young master into the crowd."

Steward Zhao lowered his head as he spoke, regretting his original appearance, "It was the grassroots who were blinded by money at that time, so they pushed the feverish young master into the crowd against their conscience."

The courtroom fell silent, and after a while, Steward Zhao continued: "Caomin is ashamed of the master and madam. They trust Caomin, so they let Caomin follow the young master and take care of him. Push the young master into the crowd."

"It wasn't until the crowd dispersed that I realized that the young master had fallen to the ground without making a sound."

Butler Zhao put his head on the ground, "The grassroots are guilty, but please don't let Zhao Kai go." He straightened up, pointed at Zhao Kai's back, and said in a voice like weeping blood, "He is the culprit. Caused."

Xiao Yi'an listened with a lack of interest, and the people on the Prince's side were not very good. After this time, Xiao Yichen's prestige in the court might be raised again.He looked slightly sideways at Zhao Kai, "Is there anything else you want to say? Zhao Kai."

Zhao Kai knelt straight all the time, he didn't plead guilty, just stared at Xiao Yi'an, and asked him, "Where is King Xuan?"

Xiao Yi'an raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he suddenly became interested, he turned his head and glanced at the silent man standing behind him.

Mo Ran ignored his gaze, but when Zhao Kai mentioned King Xuan, he slightly raised his eyes and gave him a look, his eyes were cold and emotionless.

Xiao Yi'an turned his head bored, and didn't see the expected expression on Mo Ran's face, he said to Zhao Kai in a bad tone: "Prince Xuan is busy, I don't have time to talk to you."

Zhao Kai sneered when he heard the words, he looked at Xiao Yi'an, then turned his eyes to Mo Ran, he said: "I didn't lose to him, I just lost to myself."

Xiao Yi'an sneered, he raised his hand, and with a bang, the gavel fell heavily on the table, everyone present was shocked.

"Zhao Kai intentionally murdered, obstructed official duties, absconded in fear of crime, and was sentenced to death. Because he is the son of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he was escorted back to the capital for execution."

"Ashi, Steward Zhao, plead guilty with a good attitude, and give him a light sentence, and escort him back to the capital together."

Even Zhao Kai had to plead guilty now. Amidst all the mighty voices, Mo Ran walked out of the courtroom. The weather was rarely sunny. He smiled and walked towards the eunuch's mansion.