Four hundred and seventieth IX borrow a good knife
In the Marquis's residence, Xu Zhiqiong took out the documents.
Yang Wu didn't know a word of it, but Chang Decai had seen this text.
"This is Sanskrit script. I learned some of it when I was in the palace."
Xu Zhiqiong said happily: "Can you understand what it says?"
Chang Decai read it carefully: "I haven't read Sanskrit for many years. I have forgotten some words and sentences. I can barely understand it. Master, this is a letter, but it is of no use."
"Don't worry about whether it's useful or not. Let's talk about the meaning of this letter first."
Chang Decai said: "This is Fanxiao's foreign minister's reply to Dadianke. The general meaning is that Fanxiao and Yu Xianguo have a very good relationship. If Yu Xianguo is in trouble, Fanxiao will never sit idly by and ignore it, but Fanxiao people don't like war.
I hope Yu Xian and the Gu clan will not start a war easily..."
This kind of rhetoric is out-and-out nonsense. No wonder Ju Liang put this document directly on the bookcase.
But if this document falls into the hands of Xu Zhiqiong, it will be a different matter.
Xu Zhiqiong paced back and forth in the study, muttering to himself: "Where is it hidden but unable to hide it?"
Yang Wu frowned and said, "What are you talking about? What does it mean to hide and not be able to hide?"
Xu Zhiqiong did not explain, and Chang De finally understood what Xu Zhiqiong meant.
"Although this document is not important, if you hide it, it will become important. But if it is hidden too deep and no one can find it, then it will be useless regardless of whether it is important."
Yang Wu scratched his scalp and said, "If you want to hide it, why do you want others to find it?"
Chang Decai smiled and said: "You are such a good guy, if you can't find the detailed work, what are you going to do with this document?"
After thinking for a moment, Chang De came up with a wonderful idea.
In the third study to the east of the gallery, there is a secret compartment, not too big or too small, which is suitable for storing documents.
Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise: "Is there a hidden compartment there? I didn't know it before!"
Yang Wu shook his head and said: "That's no good. If you don't even know about it, how can others find it?"
"That's not necessarily the case," Chang Decai said with a smile. "I wandered around the study during the day and found that every study has hidden compartments. These girls were quite diligent in cleaning. There was no dust in most places, but the seams in the hidden compartments
There is always a little trace of water in the place, Master, why do you think this is?"
Water stains?
This thing is too common.
None of this escaped Chang Decai's eyes.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Could it be that someone deliberately left a mark?"
Chang Decai nodded and said: "Master is right, this is a mark, a very inconspicuous but very effective mark.
As long as this little water mark stains the lake, it proves that the secret compartment has been tampered with. When I come back to clean the study the next day, I will know that the master has hidden something in the secret compartment.
The secret compartment in that study is suitable for hiding such documents. If the master puts the documents in, someone will definitely look for them."
Yang Wu praised: "Old Chang, you are really thoughtful."
Chang Decai shook his head and said: "Don't talk about details. The details haven't been found out yet, and I don't feel at ease for a moment."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as he touches the document, it can be found out, and it won't alarm him."
After dinner, Xu Zhiqiong went to the study, called the maid and the male waiter, and continued to imitate Yu Xian's words.
When he was studying in Xu, Xu Zhiqiong asked everyone to rest, and he stayed alone in the study, reading documents.
Around midnight, two maids knocked on the door. One maid brought Xu Zhiqiong meat soup and plum wine, and the other maid came and gave Xu Zhiqiong two jars of Yemingping.
Ye Mingping is a glowing moss. If this thing is exposed to wind for a long time, the light will dim. It needs to be replaced every two hours. The next day, all the replaced Yemingping will be sent to the roof to replenish the light.
After that, seal it well and keep it for night use.
Xu Zhiqiong asked them to wait at the door, and it took a while before letting them in.
As soon as the maids put down their things, Xu Zhiqiong urged them to leave quickly.
When it was time to get ugly, Xu Zhiqiong stretched himself and walked out of the study, but the night light in the study was still lit.
A maid quietly hid in the dark, and until Xu Zhiqiong walked away, she still waited motionless.
There were people in the study, and she saw vague figures.
After waiting for another half an hour, someone closed the lid of Yemingping, the light disappeared, and the study became dark.
Another person came out of the study.
The maid held her breath and watched quietly.
It was a man in his fifties with a long beard on his face.
The maid recognized this man. He was the assassin who came to the Marquis Mansion to assassinate Xu Zhiqiong a few days ago.
But wasn't he killed by Xu Zhiqiong?
The man looked around and hurriedly disappeared into the night.
The maid waited for a long time, but since there was no one in the study, she quietly walked in.
Walk past the bookcase and pass through two rows of bookshelves.
In front of the row of bookshelves against the wall, the maid took out a bamboo tube and opened the lid on the bamboo tube.
There is some moss in the bamboo tube, which emits a faint light.
With this light, the woman saw that there was a mold in the water stains around the hidden compartment in the third row of the bookshelf, which was shaped like half a finger mark.
Xu Zhiqiong and the man had been in this study, and they had moved the secret compartment.
There must be something important hidden in this secret room.
The maid carefully opened the secret compartment and found that there was only one document in the secret compartment.
She opened the document, looked at it for a long time, folded it again with the original creases, and put it back into the secret compartment.
…
The next morning, Qiao Lan received the news and hurriedly told Princess Yang Huan.
"Your Highness, the spy saw a strange document!"
Yang Huan was startled, then smiled and said, "Your sister is really useful. What does the document say?"
Qiao Lan shook her head and said, "She can't understand it. It's not our Dayu's writing, nor is it Xuanguo's writing."
"What text is that?"
"She copied two of them, please take a look, Your Highness!"
Qiao Lan handed Yang Huan a silk handkerchief. Yang Huan opened it and found two lines of words written on the silk handkerchief.
"This is the Fanxiao text," Princess Yanghuan looked stunned. "It talks about the alliance between Fanxiao and Dayu. How could this thing fall into Xu Zhiqiong's hands?"
There was disappointment in the astonished expression.
Could it be that this document was really given by Ju Liang to Xu Zhiqiong?
Qiaolan continued: "Your Highness, there is one more thing. The spy saw a person at Xu Zhiqiong's house last night."
"who?"
"A man, the man who assassinated Xu Zhiqiong with Yingzhu."
"Wan Qiusheng?" Princess Yang Huan couldn't believe her ears.
Wan Qiusheng was an assassin recommended by Ju Liang. The assassination attempt failed that night and was killed by Xu Zhiqiong. This was witnessed by the spy.
Afterwards, there was indeed no news from Wan Qiusheng.
Is Wan Qiusheng still alive?
Could it be that he was acting in a play with Xu Zhiqiong that night?
Could it be that he sent Wan Qiusheng there not to assassinate Xu Zhiqiong, but to help Xu Zhiqiong?
Princess Yanghuan looked dazed and was speechless for a while.
Qiao Lan asked from the side: "Your Highness, it's better to ask Ju Liang in person about this matter."
"Ask?" Yang Huan smiled, "There is nothing in this world that can be asked clearly, and anything that can be asked clearly is not considered a serious matter!
You go and choose the best spy, one who is smart, loyal, and has been with me for at least three years, and let her go to Dianke Mansion and let her keep an eye on Dianke."
"Where's Xu Zhiqiong?"
"Ask your sister to keep watching and let me know if there is any movement."
…
In the study of the Marquis Mansion, Chang Decai pointed to the small door with a hidden compartment and said: "The original water stains have been wiped away, and new water stains have been added. The place is different every time. This spy is a cautious person.
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Xu Zhiqiong opened the secret compartment, took out the documents, returned to the bedroom alone, and went to the Xingxiu Corridor.
The master's bedroom door still couldn't be opened. Xu Zhiqiong carried a lantern and walked to the next door. He heard someone shouting from inside: "Master, are you here? I sincerely regret this and have no wrongdoing at all."
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"Okay! Just repent sincerely!" Xu Zhiqiong imitated his master's voice, said a few perfunctory words, took the documents and returned to the evil mirror stage.
Holding the document in hand and looking at the mirror for a moment, Xu Zhiqiong smiled.
He knew who the spy was.
…
In the afternoon, Xu Zhiqiong had a cup of tea and followed the maid to learn Yu Xian's words word by word.
This maid's name is E Yan. Her mother is from Yu Xian and her father is from Xuan. Yu Xian speaks authentically and can also speak fluently.
This girl was handsome and taught very in-depth. She was worried that Xu Zhiqiong wouldn't be able to write, so she taught her step by step. She was worried that Xu Zhiqiong couldn't speak, so she taught her mouth to mouth.
By dusk, Xu Zhiqiong's mouth was dry.
Eyan shouted in Yuxian dialect: "Master is thirsty, please bring me something to drink!"
The learning results are very obvious, Xu Zhiqiong understood this sentence.
Not long after, two women brought two cans of drinks, one was plum wine and the other was apricot wine.
Apricot wine is a specialty of Dayu. It is not as refreshing as plum wine, but its sweet and sour taste stimulates the taste buds more.
Xu Zhiqiong took a sip of apricot wine and nodded, expressing satisfaction.
The two maids who brought the wine carefully stepped away. Xu Zhiqiong asked Eyan: "What is the name of the woman who brought the apricot wine?"
"Her name is Puye."
"He looks quite handsome."
Eyan shook her head and said: "She is handsome, but she is not a good person. She always steals the master's things behind his back. She ate several pieces of the mutton prepared for the master last time. She also ate this bottle of wine that was given to the master."
, she must have drunk it secretly."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and asked again: "What is the name of the woman who delivered the plum wine?"
"Her name is Bamboo."
"Bamboo? What a strange name!"
Eyan said: "Actually, she is not called Zhuzi. Her original name is Qiaozhu. She is the daughter of Lang Zhongling. I used to be her maid. Later, her father committed a capital crime and she became a slave. The government gave her
The name was changed to Bamboo."
"Qiaozhu..." Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment.
Eyan lowered her head and said: "Zhuzi, if you like her, just let her teach you and I will be by your side to serve you."
"Your teaching is still good," Xu Zhiqiong poured a glass of apricot wine for Eyan, "Drink a glass to moisten your throat."
Eyan was so flattered that she drank a glass of wine and her face turned red.
…
Ten days later, it rained heavily.
Princess Yang Huan lost her paper umbrella and stood in the rain. In the blink of an eye, she was soaked all over.
Qiao Lan quickly took off her coat to protect the princess from the rain: "Your Highness, please return to the palace quickly."
Yang Huan lowered his head and silently looked at the silk handkerchief in his hand.
There is a letter written on the silk handkerchief, which the spy copied from Juliang's mansion.
This letter is not for Xu Zhiqiong, nor is it for Fanxiao Kingdom.
This letter is written to a preacher.
In his letter, he called the propagandist Xiao Situ.
Yang Huan knew who Xiao Situ was, and she also knew the relationship between the Nufu Sect and the Gu clan.
She once said that if Ju Liang had contact with Xu Zhiqiong, she would never spare Ju Liang.
Now that I think about it, just interacting with Xu Zhiqiong is not a big deal.
She never dreamed that Ju Liang would collaborate with the enemy.