"The princess sees many people during the day, so it's normal not to remember. During the day, I personally take people to send the princess to the city post."
After being reminded by him, Su Muer thought about it in her mind and finally remembered this person. He was the arrester of Jiangnan City Government Office.
She nodded slightly, "So it's you, you're the head catcher, right?"
"Yes." He nodded, "My surname is Guo, Dan first. I am the head catcher of Jiangnan Mansion and is in charge of the security of Jiangnan City."
Su Mu'er was a little puzzled, "Since you are the head catcher, you should know the consequences of breaking into the prefect's study privately. Why did you break in?"
Guo Xian's face darkened, then he sighed and gritted his teeth and said:
"I...then what is the princess doing here?"
Su Muer replied directly:
"I came here to look for something."
Guo was stunned for a moment, then asked: "The princess is also here to find the account book?"
"How do you know?" Su Mu'er looked at him in surprise. Could it be that this catcher is also looking for the account books? What's the use of him looking for the account books?
Wang Xian frowned and nodded,
"I am going to the capital with my brother to take the exam in the next few days. I want to take this opportunity to file a complaint and expose Zhu Datou's crime, so I took the risk to find the account book. Is it possible that the princess really came here for the account book?
"
Su Mu'er suddenly felt that some Zhang Er monks were confused. One second she was talking to Zhu Datou's deputy about the ledger, and the next second she and his catcher came to steal the ledger. This Zhu
How many evil things has Datou done? His subordinates hate him so much.
Su Muer nodded and replied:
"Well, can you find it?"
Guo Xian shook his head, "No, I've searched all over here and can't find it. It seems that the account book is not here, but this is understandable. How could Zhu Datou put such valuable things in the study?"
Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at the princess, "How did the princess know that Zhu Datou had an account book?"
She couldn't say that Wang Ji told him about this matter, what if this Guo Xian was someone with evil intentions?
So she directly replied: "Zhu Datou dares to make waves in Jiangnan City. Without the protection of the people in the capital, how dare he be so arrogant, so I conclude that this matter must be related to a certain official in the capital, and he will stay
For some evidence to restrain these officials in the capital, the account books are indispensable."
Guo Xian frowned and nodded, "What the princess said is absolutely true, but I don't know what the princess will do if she finds this account book?"
Su Mu'er chuckled, "Let's find it first and then talk about it."
After saying that, she turned around and walked out the door. Guo hesitated for a moment and then followed.
Although he didn't know what the princess was going to do, if she could come to Zhu Datou's house at night to find evidence of his evil deeds, she would definitely not be Zhu Datou's superior.
Su Mu'er pressed her body against the wall and scanned the courtyard for a week, when her eyes suddenly stopped in the illuminated ancestral hall.
Guo Xian whispered beside her:
"That's the Zhu family's ancestral hall, and there are people guarding it at night, so it's not easy to get in."
Looking in the direction of Guo Xian's finger, he saw two people standing at the door of the ancestral hall. The two people stood there with expressionless faces, like an iron wall.
Su Muer whispered:
"The left side is yours, and the right side is mine."
Guo Xian looked at her in surprise, "The princess has kung fu?"
Su Muer pursed her lips and smiled, "How could you get into the backyard of this government office without any effort?"
Guo Xian suddenly felt that he was too ignorant. He had forgotten this. The wall in the backyard of the government office was two meters high. The average man could not climb up, let alone a fragile woman like the princess.
It seems there is no doubt that she has skills.
Guo nodded first, "Okay."
At the same time, Su Muer had already quietly walked towards the ancestral hall.
After a while, she walked around behind the two gatekeepers. She made a gesture to Guo Xian, and the two of them simultaneously clamped the two men's necks from behind, and then covered their mouths. The two men directly
Passed out.
Su Mu'er nodded to Guo Xian and walked quickly to the door. Guo Xian put the two people into a dark corner and then walked towards the ancestral hall.
The two of them started searching on both sides of the ancestral hall, not daring to leave any corner.
But after searching for a long time, he still found nothing. Guo Xian clenched his fists and cursed angrily,
"Zhu Datou, that bastard, where did he put his account books? Can he still cut a plate and use it as a tribute?"
Guo Xian's words reminded Su Muer, and she really looked at the memorial tablets of the Zhu family ancestors in the middle of the Zhu family ancestral hall.
There were ever-burning lamps placed under the tablets. In the dim light of the candles, Su Muer saw an empty tablet, but there was no signature there.
The empty tablet immediately caught her attention, and she walked slowly towards it.
At this time, there was a sudden movement outside, and Guo Xian was a little anxious.
"Princess, someone may have discovered you."
Su Mu'er didn't dare to neglect. She quickly came to the tablet and opened the tablet. Sure enough, she saw a small pull ring underneath. She pulled the pull ring open and there was a small wooden box inside. She took the box out again.
Coming out, a delicate little lock locked the wooden box tightly.
"Princess, they are almost here, let's go."
Su Mu'er nodded, she put the tablet in place, carried the box with one hand, and went out with Guo Xian.
It turned out that the two gatekeepers woke up and knew that the people in the ancestral hall were highly skilled in martial arts, so they called for them.
An assassin entered the ancestral hall. This was not a trivial matter. Zhu's residence immediately turned on the lights, and Zhu Datou personally brought people to the ancestral hall to check.
At this time, Su Mu'er and Guo Xian had already left Zhu's Mansion along the roof and were listening to the noise in a corner.
After a while, there was no sound outside. Guo Xiancai looked at the box and said:
"Is this a ledger?"
Su Muer shook her head, "I don't know. It's not a good place to stay here for a long time. Let's leave here first."
After this incident, Su Muer felt that she could probably trust Guo Xian, and even if he had any intentions, she could definitely deal with him.
Returning to the inn now would definitely arouse others' suspicion, so Guo first took her to an empty courtyard with no one around.
"Princess, please come in. This is my family's ancestral home. Since my parents passed away, only my brother and I have lived here. He has already fallen asleep, so no one will find it here."
Su Mu'er didn't think much and quickly walked into the courtyard. Guo Xian quickly closed the courtyard door.
Guo first took her to a house. He lit the oil lamp on the table, then pointed to the chair next to him.
"The conditions are simpler, Princess, don't mind."
Su Mu'er didn't care about the environment here. She just wanted to know what was in the box now.
She said to Mr. Guo:
"Are there any sharper tools?"
Guo Xian thought for a while and nodded, "Yes, you wait."
He quickly walked to the bed, took out a short knife from under the pillow, and explained sheepishly as he walked towards this side,
"Although we brothers usually don't offend anyone, I am a head catcher after all. There will always be some sly people with evil intentions, so I put a knife under the pillow to defend myself. Princess, don't make fun of me."
Su Mu'er chuckled and shook her head. She took the short knife from his hand, aimed at the lock, and chopped it down hard.
That lock is not a precious metal lock, it's just an ordinary copper lock.
She took off the remaining lock ring, glanced at Guo Xian, and then carefully opened the lid of the wooden box. Guo Xian also stretched his neck nervously to look at the wooden box.
There was something wrapped in a piece of delicate yellow cloth inside the box. Su Muer raised her hand and took it out. She opened the piece of yellow cloth layer by layer, and a ledger appeared inside.
Su Muer's heart was so excited that she almost jumped out of her throat. She looked through the account book and found that it was exactly the same as what Wang Ji had given her.
It seems that this account book is authentic.
Guo Xian asked from the side:
"This account book should be evidence that Zhu Datou bribed various officials. I wonder how the princess will deal with it?"
From Guo Xian's questions, Su Muer felt that he didn't seem to trust her, but she didn't trust him very much either, so she couldn't give him the account book.
So she closed the account book and frowned:
"I will find an opportunity to send this account book to the capital."
"I happen to be planning to enter the capital in the next few days, why don't you let me take you with me?"
"No need." Su Mu'er shook her head, "This account book is of great importance. Do you think you can reach the capital smoothly with it? I'm afraid holding it will only bring you danger."
Hearing this, Guo Xian was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said:
"Zhu Datou will not doubt me."
"There was an incident in the Zhu Mansion tonight, and you, the catcher, didn't show up. Do you think he wouldn't suspect you? And you happen to be going to Beijing, do you think he wouldn't suspect you? Anyone like him would be the target of his suspicion.
, so don’t act too rashly, otherwise you will only harm yourself and your brother."
Guo Xian gritted his teeth and looked at her, "Then the princess must promise me that this account book must be delivered to the emperor, so that he can bring this Guo Xian to justice, otherwise I will die with my eyes open."
Su Muer replied solemnly:
"There is no need to wait for the emperor to come and bring him to justice. I will do it for the emperor."
Guo Xian looked at her in astonishment, "What does the princess mean?"
She twitched her lips and chuckled, "He is my husband-in-law's enemy, how could I let him live?"
When she said this, her hand tightly held the long sword on the table, with murderous intent in her eyes.
Her appearance surprised Guo Xian, and then he breathed out and said:
"That Zhu Datou deserves to die. If the princess needs me, just tell her and I will do my best, even if it means death."
Su Mu'er didn't expect that Guo Xian was still a righteous person. She shook her head and chuckled,
"It's not difficult for me to kill him as a Zhu Datou."
"The princess doesn't know something. He has many people under his command."
"Don't you understand, Mr. Guo, that when a tree falls and the hozens scatter?"
Only then did Guo Xian suddenly realize and nodded,
"What the princess said is absolutely true, but I am foolish."
As for Zhu Datou, Su Muer didn't want to wait until the emperor issued an imperial edict to punish him, otherwise he would live a few more days. She didn't want him to live for a day. She wanted to avenge her husband as soon as possible, and then look for her husband along the way, even if she couldn't find him.