Aunt Jiang walked into the inner hall holding the heavy tabby cat.
The queen on the couch put down the book in her hand upon hearing the sound, and reached out to take the cat.
The longevity lock is still there...
Aunt Jiang whispered from the side: "Maybe I didn't go to the dark court today and went to have fun elsewhere..."
The queen nodded slightly.
Maybe so.
Although she wanted to know the result earlier, Tianfu was just a cat after all. Entrusting a cat to do things required more patience.
"You must be hungry after running around all day." The queen smoothed the cat's fur and whispered, "Get some food for Tianfu."
She loves to watch Tianfu eat.
Watching the cat eat all the prepared food is a very pleasant and satisfying thing for her.
Aunt Jiang agreed and asked the palace maid to get the cat food.
The Queen was still doing Tian Fu Shun Mao, but her movements were inconsistent, and she was obviously a little absent-minded.
Her eyes subconsciously fell on the silver lock around Tianfu's neck.
Did Tianfu really not go to the dark court, or did he clearly go there, but the people inside didn't notice the specialness of this longevity lock?
She is naturally more willing to believe the former...
While the queen was thinking, her eyes suddenly moved slightly.
In his sight, there seemed to be something strange in the gaps between the hollow and carved silver lock patterns, as if something was blocking it...
The queen immediately took off the silver lock from Tianfu's neck.
This long-life lock is made of fine workmanship, with a hollow pattern carved on the front. It is hollow inside, and there is a locking place at the bottom. With a slight twist, it can be separated from the bottom——
With a soft "click" sound, something fell out!
The queen immediately picked up the small thing, which was a small folded piece of paper. After unfolding it, there were words on it. The words were very small, but the writing was very clear...
The note contained only two lines - Who are you? Where did this lock come from? Is the owner of the lock alive now?
After reading these two lines, the queen's eyes were filled with excitement.
As expected, Tianfu went to Dark Court!
And this lock was indeed noticed by the other party!
And the most important thing is... the fact that the other party took the risk to send this note shows that he is anxious and concerned. This alone is almost enough to determine the identity of this person!
A Yuan said in the letter that this lock was made by Qiao Bingying by a special craftsman in the year his son was born. The longevity lock looks similar, and outsiders cannot tell where it comes from when they see it at first glance, but as his own son
But my father must be able to recognize it...
Therefore, the person hidden in the dark court is most likely Qiao Bingying!
The remaining one or two points must be confirmed by his son Qiao Tianlai personally...
The queen carefully smoothed the note, put it flatly into an envelope, and sent it out of the palace overnight.
…
The next day, Qiao Tian came to Beijing again.
We arrived a little late this time, and it was almost noon when we arrived at the Zhenguo Palace.
"But is there any result?" Qiao Tian asked impatiently as soon as he entered Xu Yun's study.
And he probably knew that his friend had no right to speak. Although he asked this question, he didn't expect to get any answer. He just looked around and asked: "Where is Miss Xu?"
"Not at home." Xu Yun put down the tea cup.
"Then... I came too late?" Qiao Tian asked hurriedly: "Can someone ask Miss Xu to come back?"
"No need." Xu Yun had already stood up: "Today we are going to meet outside. You have been coming to my place frequently recently and staying for most of the day. Maybe it will make people think that we are plotting something shady in private.
...Let’s go to Pingqing Hall, people are waiting for you there.”
Pingqingguan?
This place is quite in line with the temperament of him and his friends——
But...is it convenient to talk outside?
Qiao Tian was a little worried that walls have ears, but this was obviously not his friend's idea. After all, his friend was not qualified to make decisions, so it could only be Miss Xu's idea——
Thinking of this, Qiao Tian knew there was no need to say anything more. He immediately nodded and went out with his friends.
"Second uncle and Mr. Qiao... went out to Pingqing Pavilion together?!"
When Xu Mingshi heard the news, the hand holding the pen trembled, and four big words popped up in his mind - out of pairs and in pairs.
Mr. Qiao has undoubtedly been coming too frequently recently. Could it be that for the sake of his second uncle, even the teaching of vocational education is going to waste?
And the second uncle, who has been unable to pull out several cows all year round, actually went out for Mr. Qiao?
Not to mention that the second uncle seems to be much more energetic these days. Not only has he shaved and trimmed his sideburns, but he has also started to get up on time...
What kind of force drives this?
Thinking about it like this, the boy couldn't help but wonder whether his second uncle's previous publicity of the sleeve-cutting as a countermeasure to refuse the marriage was just to take the opportunity to express his true thoughts...
And in this way, the mystery of the second uncle's depression for many years and his unwillingness to marry, and the fact that Mr. Qiao has been single until now, seems to have a reasonable explanation...
Looking like this, have you finally mustered up the courage to break through the shackles of the world?
One is his second uncle...
One is a teacher he respects...
If that day really comes...should he give blessings?
…
When Xu Yun and Qiao Tian came to the Pingqing Pavilion, the pavilion was bustling with excitement. A group of scholars and scholars were reciting poems and drinking wine, and they were very interested.
Someone recognized the two of them, and after passing the news several times, the two quickly became the focus of the museum.
One is a well-known master of calligraphy and painting, and the other is Qiao Juren, who failed the exam twice, causing many people to empty their wallets and lose everything——
The two of them would attract attention even if they appeared alone, let alone coming together at this time.
After all... even if you haven't read some of the stories in the book, everyone has heard of them more or less... If you don't know anything about the hot events in the industry, wouldn't it mean that you can't keep up?
Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Yun and Qiao Tian did not stay in the front hall for a long time and went directly to the private room in the backyard.
This time, everyone's eyes were filled with gossip.
There are even eyes that observe secretly and shine brightly - there is material for creation again!
The two of them didn't care about this. They were truly close friends and were not afraid of the world's eyes.
"You two, please come in." The waiter stopped in front of a private room, made a "please" gesture, and whispered: "Miss Xu has been waiting here for a long time."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Tian calmly nodded to the waiter and said, "Thank you."
The waiter had just lifted his foot to leave, and when Qiao Tian was about to knock on the door, he saw that the door had been opened from the inside, and the person who opened the door was Ah Zhu dressed as a servant.
"Mr. Qiao, second uncle." Seeing the two people coming in, Xu Mingyi stood up and saluted.
Also rising from the chair with her was Wu Chao: "Mr. Qiao, second uncle——"
Xu Mingyi couldn't help turning her head to look at him: "...?"
