(Added an additional chapter for Kunshan’s legitimate defense...)
At noon the next day, Han Qian arranged for Tian Cheng to invite Jiang Huo, and Yuan Guowei met at the Rouge Shop in Ningxiang Tower.
There is only a courtyard wall between the Prince's Palace and the Ningxiang Tower Rouge Shop, but Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei had to walk three to four hundred steps from the north gate of the Prince's Palace to the backyard of Ningxiang Tower.
This distance is Han Qian's last chance to hide on the second floor of the backyard of Ningxiang Building and observe Jiang and Yuan with a telescope. It can be seen that Jiang and Yuan have long known about the existence of the Rouge Shop, and they even have a relationship with the Congjun Prince's Mansion.
The alleyway from the north gate to Rouge Shop is very proficient.
Obviously, these two people were responsible for Emperor Tianyou's previous surveillance of Zuo Si and Xinchang Hou Mansion.
When Jiang and Yuan approached, Han Qian put away his looking glass, sat in front of the window, and waited patiently for Tian Cheng to bring Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei upstairs.
Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang clenched their fists subconsciously, not knowing whether meeting Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei would be a blessing or a curse.
Although Chun Shisanniang has always been secretly in charge of the rouge shop and has never met Jiang Huo or Yuan Guowei, the female shopkeeper and assistants who run the rouge shop are all Chun Shisanniang.
Therefore, even if Chun Shisanniang never shows up again, once Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei place their direct disciples into Zuo Si, it will still be easy to see the flaws.
"Dong dong dong!" Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei walked up the stairs on the creaking wooden stairs. Tian Cheng and the others stayed downstairs and did not follow them up.
The light in the room was dim. Han Qian was making tea with his back against the window. There was light coming from behind Han Qian. It took Jiang Huo and Yuan Guo a while to get used to it. Only then could they see Han Qian's face clearly and said with a smile: "Master Han is so elegant."
, drinking tea in such a quiet and fragrant place.”
"Zuo Si has a group of people hidden outside the roster. They keep an eye on the movements inside and outside Jinling City for me and Mr. Li to prevent anyone from harming His Highness." Han Qian took a thin roster from his sleeves.
He came out, put it on the desk, and said, "The two elders have looked at it here. It doesn't matter how long they look at it. If possible, it is better not to take the roster away."
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei narrowed their eyes and looked at Han Qian.
Chun Shisanniang and Yao Xishui stood behind Han Qian. They stood on both sides of the window. Against the dazzling light outside the window, their faces hidden in the shadows were even more blurry.
Han Qian's conditions are not harsh. Not to mention the death chamber, it takes a lot of effort to install the secret chamber. Once the list is leaked, this cannot be measured by money.
As for Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei, their purpose was just to find out Zuo Si's background and prevent Zuo Si from becoming an uncontrollable monster one day. They said, "Don't worry, Mr. Han, we will die in our hearts after we have seen it."
"Miss Yao, give the roster to the two elders." Han Qian ordered Yao Xishui.
Yao Xishui turned sideways and bent to pick up the book on the long desk. At this time, she let the light from the window hit her soft face.
Han Qian was slightly surprised when Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei saw Yao Xi's face clearly, but it was obvious that their surprise at this time was not because they had not noticed Yao Xishui's existence before, but because they did not expect that he did not hide it.
The meaning of Yao Xishui’s identity.
Han Qian sighed slightly in his heart. Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei had indeed noticed the existence of Wanhonglou.
"Chun Shisanniang, please make tea for the two elders." Han Qian asked Chun Shisanniang again.
Chun Shisanniang took two steps forward, squatted down beside the long desk, and held a pot to make tea.
Han Qian noticed that Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei's hands trembled slightly. Chun Shisanniang had no direct relationship with Wanhonglou before. Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei's reactions at this time showed that they still had no idea about the excavation of Wanhonglou.
limited.
Han Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip and said: "Two gentlemen, please look at the roster!"
The roster is very thin, only twenty or thirty pages.
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei have already noticed the existence of Wanhonglou. They cannot possibly think that the Xinchang Hou Mansion has only trained two people, Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang, in the past few years. Therefore, in the roster, except for those whom Han Qian bought or bought over the past year,
In addition to the more than ten secret spies deployed, there are also fourteen people who have been arranged by Wan Honglou to lurk in various houses in recent years.
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei flipped through the book very slowly, but it didn't take long before they flipped through the book.
"Forgive me!" Han Qian said apologetically, walked up to Jiang and Yuan, put the booklet into his sleeves, and said to Chun Shisanniang and Yao Xishui, "You can leave, but remember to change your face.
Don’t let others see you like this.”
Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang responded with a yes, each took out a mask that could only cover the nose and cheekbones, put it on, bowed to Jiang and Yuan, and then turned around and went downstairs.
Looking at Yao Xishui, Chun Shisanniang seemed to have changed her face. Jiang Huo, Yuan Guowei smacked his lips and sighed: "The Marquis of Liyang said that Mr. Han has extraordinary talents, and it is true. These two human | leather masks are really lifelike.
Wei Xiao, I and I have seen it so close, and we haven’t seen any flaws.”
"It's just a small skill, not worth the attention of these two elders." Han Qian said with a smile.
The art of mask making has long existed in this world, and there are also so-called human skin masks. However, whether it is human skin, sheepskin, or pigskin, the masks made in this world have many disadvantages. In dim light or at night, they may be able to deceive others.
But in broad daylight, the flaws were more or less obvious.
The two masks used by Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang were specially made by Han Qian according to their face shapes. He first made a plaster mold, then pressed a thin copper sheet against the mold and beat it to fit their face shape completely, and then pasted it on the thin copper sheet.
Apply a very thin layer of sheepskin, and then use skin peeling cream, rouge and lead powder to color it so that the mask tone is exactly the same as the skin tone.
Moreover, the masks made by Han Qian only covered half of their faces below the cheekbones. In this way, the eyebrows and eyes were still exposed, without any dullness. Only the face shape below the cheekbones had changed without leaving any trace.
From the appearance point of view, you will become a different person, achieving the purpose of improving and concealing your appearance.
"Why do you want to arrange Yao Xishui to be with Mr. Zhang?"
It is impossible for Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei to have their doubts cleared up after reading the roster. There are still some questions that they still have to ask Han Qian face to face.
"We don't know how deeply involved Mr. Zhang is with Anning Palace. We are loyal to His Highness. This is something we must confirm as soon as possible." Han Qian said.
"Is Mr. Zhang reliable?" Jiang Huo asked.
"His Royal Highness was in danger at the head of Xichuan City. Master Zhang blocked the falling rocks with his body. Han Qian saw it with his own eyes and cannot believe it. However, Yao Xishui has arranged for Master Zhang, so of course he cannot evacuate casually. Master Zhang and his younger sister were separated due to war in their early years.
My sister looks very much like Yao Xishui, which can be considered a consolation for Zhang Da." Han Qian said.
"Aside from this roster, has Master Han forgotten anyone else?" Jiang Huo asked.
"Whether the two elders believe it or not, Han Qian's answer is naturally no. The two elders probably did not expect Han Qian to answer yes, so why bother asking?" Han Qian asked in a roundabout way.
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei could also hear some emotion in Han Qian's words, and said: "We are also responsible. Please forgive me, Mr. Han."
"I only hope that what the two elders said about their loyalty to His Highness is true, and Han Qian will tell you everything he knows." Han Qian's eyes suddenly sharpened at this moment, and he stared at Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei to show him.
There are conditions for disclosing so many secrets this time.
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei looked at each other. Faced with Han Qian's arrogance, the gleam in their eyes was deeper, and they said: "Your Highness will have three strengths and two weaknesses, and the two of us will die without a burial place."
, so Mr. Han understands."
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei's words can only mean that they are dead soldiers sent by Emperor Tianyou, but as long as there is no critical incident that overthrows Da Chu, they can still be regarded as the direct descendants of the third prince.
Han Qian nodded slightly and said, "Then Han Qian will have to ask two elders to take care of him in the future."
"It's easy to say," Jiang Huo looked at the layout of the backyard of Ningxiang Tower and said, "Master Han has decorated this place very elegantly. It is quieter than Jinyun Tower. There may be a secret door in the east courtyard wall of the Prince's Mansion, or
It is convenient for Mr. Han to come in and out."
Jiang Huo's suggestion was very considerate, so that Han Qian could avoid the eyes of Anning Palace or other forces that were focused on the main entrance and back door of the Prince's Mansion, and enter and exit the Prince's Mansion through the backyard of Ningxiang Tower.
Han Qian could even use the back house of Ningxiang Tower as an office for daily business.
Han Qian thought that Jiang Huo suggested this, probably because he wanted to show that they had no intention of keeping an eye on his every move, and thanked him: "Thank you two elders for your understanding. Han Qian and even His Highness may need such a way to conceal themselves in and out of the Prince's Mansion in the future."
channel."
"Oh, by the way, the imperial concubine sent someone to Jinyun Tower before noon to bring the land deed of the farm and the deeds of the twelve households of slaves to Lord Han, waiting for Lord Han to pick it up," Jiang Huo said.
Han Qian took Tian Cheng and others with Jiang Huo, and Yuan Guowei returned to the prince's palace. He got the land deed sent by the imperial concubine, deeding him as a slave, and ran to the third prince to thank him for the reward.
In the next two days, Han Qian took Tian Cheng, Gao Shao, Lin Haizheng, and Zheng Tong to Jinyun Tower to sort out Zuosi's affairs with Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei. At the same time, he also brought Guo Nuer, Lin Zongjing and other Han family members and soldiers
, withdrew from Zuosi, sorting out the public and private affairs.
On the fourth day, Han Qian got away. After lunch, he took Zhao Ting'er, Xi Lin, Zhao Laoguan, Du Yijun, Du Yiming, Zhao Wuji, Lin Zongjing, Guo Nuer and others out of the city to take over the farm that the concubine had given her.