Chapter 733 If it’s not on the dining table, then it’s on the recipe [please vote for me!]
"Squeak——"
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the little princess, I've been waiting for a long time."
Behind the main hall, after passing through the patio, there is an innermost side hall.
Ouyang Rong pushed open a closed wooden door, walked in quickly, and closed the wooden door tightly at the same time.
In the side hall, the figures of Li Dalang, Li Bao'er and their junior sister came into view.
The three of them were waiting for him.
Outside the side hall, Zhen Shuyuan watched Ouyang Rong go in and then returned to the main hall. On the surface, she was ordering the maids to say goodbye to the guests, but in fact she was watching quietly.
This side hall is located in the most remote corner behind the main hall. It is very quiet. It is a place specially used by Ouyang Rong to discuss matters with visitors. Sometimes when things are urgent, such as Yan Liulang and Pei Shisanniang have important information, Ouyang Rong is the one who
Bring them in directly for discussion.
Zhen Shuyuan was responsible for guarding outside and helping them look out.
Because there were some distant guests last night, like Li Dalang and Li Guoer, who both lived in the Huaiye Lane mansion, so early this morning, Zhen Shuyuan and Yan Liulang got busy. The former saw them off, and the latter saw them off.
When she went to the dock to board the ship Li Xun, she took on Ouyang Rong's duty as host and sent everyone off, so Zhen Shuyuan got up quite early today. Li Dalang and Li Guo'er had urgent matters to discuss, so she arranged for them to come over directly...
"Tan Lang, I didn't bother you, did I?"
Li Dalang was about to speak, but after a pause, as if observing Ouyang Rong's spirit, he couldn't help but ask first.
"Why don't you bother me?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head and said bluntly:
"Business is important. What letter did the royal palace send so early in the morning? What did it say?"
Li Dalang looked at Li Guo'er.
Ouyang Rong also looked directly over.
I saw Li Guo'er similar to yesterday, dressed in men's clothing, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking down at something.
Ouyang Rong saw that she seemed to be holding a letter in her hand, with a few lines of writing on it.
Xie Lingjiang sat on the side, also tilting his head, and he and Li Guoer browsed the letters in their hands.
After Ouyang Rong came in, neither of them greeted him very much. Xie Lingjiang subconsciously shouted, but Ouyang Rong immediately suppressed him.
She didn't move at all when Li Guo'er said it. When Ouyang Rong came in and called her, he just said "hmm", his pretty face still showed a thoughtful look, and her mind seemed to be focused on the letter in her hand.
Ouyang Rong looked at it and asked:
"What is written in the letter and who is it from?"
"I don't know who found the letter at the gate of the palace. My mother found it when she took people out in the morning. When she saw the content, she immediately gave it to my father. My father sent someone to deliver it in a hurry..."
After Li Dalang finished speaking with a bitter smile, he shouted to Li Guo'er:
"A-mei, letter."
Before Li Bao'er could hand it over, Ouyang Rong had already strode behind her.
Li Guo'er was sitting on a chair reading the letter. Ouyang Rong was behind the chair, bending slightly to read the letter in her hand.
Today, the girl with plum blossom makeup who was still wearing blue men's clothing seemed to have just come back to her senses. She still maintained the "beautiful woman sitting deeply and frowning" posture. At this moment, facing the man's breathing, Li Baoer turned his head slightly and glanced sideways at Li.
She looked like a handsome young man, and she didn't know what she was thinking about at this moment.
"Leave……"
Ouyang Rong's attention was entirely on the letter. He was about to read it out, but found that the first sentence of the opening sentence of this mysterious letter was not suitable for direct address.
No wonder Da Lang, the little princess and the junior sister didn't say much, gesturing for him to watch by himself.
Because this kind of address is very rude, but at the same time, the content of the letter is also very simple, just one sentence:
[Li Xian, please don’t be gullible to the guards of the palace. When a banquet begins, everyone should know which table they are sitting at. If you don’t know which table you are at, then you are the recipe on the table]
One sentence.
There is no signature or other superfluous content.
This is the only sentence on a huge piece of letter paper.
It feels like someone just happened to pass by the palace and wrote it casually and left it behind. At first glance, it is a bit confusing.
Ouyang Rong bent over with his hands behind his back, as if the old man was walking with rickets, and his posture did not move.
Xie Lingjiang turned around and saw that the elder brother's eyes had narrowed.
After waiting for a while, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat quiet.
"It's a bit like saying something later."
Xie Lingjiang concluded first and broke the silence.
Li Guo'er nodded slightly and spoke concisely and concisely:
"Either sit at the dining table or serve the recipe. The truth is this, simple but not simple. We need to think about why the owner of the letter told us.
"Combined with the previous sentence, which reminds my father not to trust the palace guards, the latter sentence is a subtle and explicit indication of danger."
Li Dalang interjected: "Why you speak so secretly and anonymously is still unclear. It's weird."
Xie Lingjiang frowned and asked: "Is it strange, a bluff, or a reminder, is it a good guest or a bad guest? Why should we hide the words of a good guest? If it is a bad guest, who can it be? There is a gap between us and such a mischief? Is it possible?
Are you trying to sow discord between us and the palace guards?"
The three of them each had their own guesses. They looked at each other and shook their heads. Their eyes turned to Ouyang Rong, as if waiting for him to make up his mind.
"Where was the letter found?"
Ouyang Rong asked again.
Li Dalang replied: "At dawn, probably at Maozheng, it will be at the gate of the palace."
"Princess happened to meet her?"
"It's grandma, that's right."
Ouyang Rong straightened up, stretched out his hand, and gestured for the letter.
Seeing this, Li Baoer handed over the letter.
Ouyang Rong glanced at the letter and saw that he could not see the ink characters written by men and women. He folded it up and stuffed it into his arms.
"Let's go to the palace first and see the prince."
Li Dalang asked: "Tanlang won't go to the Buddha celebration?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "There's no rush. Let's go to the palace first. There's a celebration in the morning. I don't need to go too early."
Li Dalang and Li Guo'er looked at each other, nodded slightly, and stood up to set off.
The four of them quickly went out and walked out of the side hall.
Ouyang Rong first expressed his thanks and left the three of them to wait for a while. He went to get some things and found Zhen Shuyuan to give them some instructions.
Moreover, the four of them gathered together and set off. They politely declined Zhen Shuyuan, who kindly allowed them to have breakfast, and went to the stable at the back door, where they each boarded the carriage.
Soon, two cars, one small and one large, started up and drove out of the Huaiye Lane mansion.
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang rode in a small carriage together, with Ali driving the carriage.
Li Dalang and Li Guoer took a car together.
As soon as he got in the car, Ouyang Rong took the piano case from Xie Lingjiang's arms, which he had given to her before leaving the house.
Ouyang Rong stuffed the full Mohist sword box into the old place under his seat.
Xie Lingjiang looked at it with a slight frown. She had just hugged the piano case, and she realized that it was a little heavier than before. She didn't know what the elder brother had put in it.
"Senior Brother, is this letter... dangerous? Have you found any clues? Will something happen today?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head gently but did not answer.
He touched the sword box under his seat and straightened his back again.
This piano-shaped sword box is almost full by him, and there are not many things left in the study room of Yin Bingzhai. This is not to prevent Xiu Niang, but because he has made preparations a few days ago, both for the birthday ceremony and
, but also in order to prepare for the celebration ceremony, spend these critical days cautiously.
He didn't dare to be careless. During yesterday's birthday ceremony, which was successfully completed, he observed the terrain early and prepared the old six o'clock position, focusing on a steady and cautious approach.
As for bronze masks and other items, he even carried them with him and put them in his sleeves.
There is also a certain little ink master.
Ouyang Rong took out a small ink stick from his sleeve and scratched it with his fingers to wake it up. "Little Rongzi, take the dog's paw away! Where are you scratching? Xie Yatou, you don't care about him..."
Miao Si woke up with sleepy eyes, and after transforming, she stamped her feet on his knees, put her hands on her hips, and cursed.
Sure enough, people are small and their minds are small.
Ouyang Rong nodded.
Xie Lingjiang coaxed: "Okay, don't be angry, senior brother may have learned a lot..."
Miao Si immediately crossed her arms and groaned:
"Huh, there's no point in learning. I'm not afraid of it scratching at all. I won't accept this trick..."
Little Mo Jing turned her face away and looked disdainfully.
Ouyang Rong took out the mysterious letter, folded the paper and patted her forehead.
"Can the female fairy locate the owner of this letter?"
Miao Si saw the serious expressions on their faces and didn't say much. She skillfully pushed open the folded letter paper on Ouyang Rong's knees, sniffed the ink on the left and right, and from time to time lay down and looked at it like a fish.
He touched the ceiling and touched his chin.
It's like Ouyang Rong used to lie on the bed when he was doing advanced mathematics papers, and used the excuse to think about difficult problems in advanced mathematics.
"Hmm."
Miao Si nodded thoughtfully and stood up, holding her little hands behind her back.
Xie Lingjiang looked forward to asking: "How is it?"
Miaosi nodded seriously: "I can't pinpoint it at all. The person who wrote the letter is very cautious. It seems that it has been tampered with, leaving no breath and no culture."
Xie Lingjiang looked disappointed.
Ouyang Rong asked: "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Miaosi said: "Women, at least the person writing is a woman, but it is written with the left hand that is not commonly used, so there are no obvious traces of women's handwriting, but I can't hide it from this fairy girl, and besides..."
She glanced at Ouyang Rong and suddenly asked:
"Did you also see it?"
Xie Lingjiang looked around at them in confusion: "What do you see?"
Miaosi pointed to the inconspicuous paper body and said:
"This kind of paper is commonly used by the government. Anyway, I saw that Xiaorong used it a lot during office work. It seems that all the government offices in Jiangzhou use this kind of paper."
Xie Lingjiang found that the senior brother's expression did not show any surprise. He had obviously discovered it a long time ago.
"arrive."
Ouyang Rong suddenly spoke, put away his wonderful thoughts, and got out of the car first.
After a stick of incense.
In the study room of the palace, everyone gathered together.
Ouyang Rong took the lead in explaining the origin of the paper, which was consistent with what Miao Si had just said.
However, the reason why he immediately gained insight into this paper was because when Rong Zhen was tracing the paper-shredding style of the owner of Dielianhua, he investigated the texture and provenance of the paper, and Ouyang Rong also learned a lesson accordingly.
Ouyang Rong said directly:
"Obviously, the person who left the letter is most likely a member of the official family. Judging from the handwriting, she may be a woman...
"One more detail. This letter was not just thrown at the door. There were many people coming and going at the gate. The time was blocked so well that it was not discovered by Li Congshan, Miaozhen or the patrolling White Tiger Guards.
"Obviously, this person is very familiar with the defense system of our palace, and he can also clearly know the princess's habit of going out in the morning these days. And in the letter, this person just reminded us not to trust the palace guards..."
At this point, Ouyang Rong stopped talking.
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
It seemed like I was thinking of something.
Xie Ling Jiang Qiao had a complicated expression on her face and asked, "Last night, Rong Zhen seemed to be living in the city."
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes: "Well, I heard Liu Lang tell me, over there at the Overwatch Council."
Li Dalang couldn't help but said:
"So, she didn't just come here to give Mrs. Zhen a gift, but she also had this purpose? No wonder the dinner party yesterday was so low-key and there was not much fuss..."
Hearing the next sentence, Ouyang Rong, who was thinking calmly, looked over with a frown. Li Dalang immediately covered his mouth and coughed, looking around.
Li Guo'er, who was next to him, relaxed his frown slightly:
"It's possible, but it's hard to prove. Since she gave the reminder anonymously, she doesn't want us to find it, so there's no point in asking. I just don't know if she heard something and made an exception to remind her."
Xie Lingjiang nodded seriously: "No matter what, it has verified our worries to a certain extent. Ever since Li Congshan and Miaozhen brought people over to protect the palace, we have not fully trusted them, and senior brother has already made arrangements.
"
After a pause, she said in a somewhat incomprehensible tone:
"Looking at it this way, if she can leave this letter, no matter whether the information is accurate or not, at least she is inclined to be kind."
Everyone nodded in approval.
Li Xian pondered and asked:
"Tanlang, tell me, is this person reminding you about the celebration ceremony?"
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and all their eyes turned to the calm Ouyang Rong.
Ouyang Rong was quiet for a moment and just about to speak, when Shun Bo, the old butler of the palace, suddenly came from outside.
He sent the message:
"Tan Lang, someone is looking for you outside."
Xie Lingjiang tilted his head: "Who is it?"
Shun Bo said respectfully:
"It's a female supervisor named Rong Zhen. She said she is very familiar with you. She seems to have some urgent business matters and said she must see you. She seemed to have gone to Huaiye Lane before but could not find you.
…”
In the study, the air suddenly became silent.
Everyone looked at Ouyang Rong.
If I remember correctly, this female historian Rong Zhen almost never came to Prince Xunyang's Mansion. Unlike Miaozhen who liked to come over to monitor her, she almost never stood in line in public. The last time she came here was to look for someone at the Lantern Festival Dinner at the Prince's Mansion.
I'm looking for Ouyang Rong in the name of official business.
I don’t know if I am a workaholic or just making an exception for someone.
It was Xie Lingjiang who spoke first:
"Elder brother, go ahead. At this juncture, it's very likely that it's really an emergency."
Hearing this, Li Guo'er chuckled.
Li Xian, Li Dalang, and Wei Mei also heard that the last sentence was a bit strange. What does "it's probably really urgent" mean, wasn't it definitely not the case last time?
Ouyang Rong wanted to say: "Little junior sister..."
Xie Lingjiang stretched out her hand to interrupt the conversation. She put the mysterious man's letter into his hand and calmly gave instructions:
"Just in time, senior brother, let's test it out to see if it's her."
Everyone nodded: "Yes, Tanlang will try it."
Ouyang Rong looked around.
"Everyone, wait a moment."
Leaving behind a sentence, he quickly left the house.
…
Huaiye Lane, Yinbingzhai.
In the bedroom, the embroiderer was packing her things, sitting sideways by the bed, folding and cleaning her clothes quietly.
After Ouyang Rong went out, she stayed in the house all morning, tidying up and cleaning the house.
At this moment, a voice sounded from outside the door:
"Where are you going, Sister Xiu Niang?"
Zhao Qingxiu's back paused slightly.
Ye Weilai crossed her chest and leaned against the door, staring straight at the back of the pretty girl doing housework inside the door.
Her eyes fell on Zhao Qingxiu's bunted hair.
The ice-white jade hairpin is gone, replaced by a mandarin duck emerald hairpin.