Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 482 Borrow a Good Knife
In the Marquis' mansion, Xu Zhiqiong took out the documents.

Yang Wu didn't know a word, but Chang Decai had seen the characters.

"This is Sanskrit script. I learned some of it when I was in the palace."

Xu Zhiqiong said happily: "Can you understand what is said here?"

Chang Decai read it carefully: "I haven't read Sanskrit script for many years, and I have forgotten some words and sentences. I can barely understand the general idea. Master, this is a letter, but it is of no use."

"Don't care if it's useful or not, let's talk about the meaning of this letter first."

Chang Decai said: "This is the reply letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Fanxiao to Da Dianke. It roughly means that the relationship between Fanxiao and Yu Xianguo is very good. If Yu Xian is in trouble, Fanxiao will never sit idly by, but Fanxiao people don't like war. I hope that 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 desk.

But if this document fell into the hands of Xu Zhiqiong, it would be a different matter.

Xu Zhiqiong paced back and forth in the study, muttering to himself: "Where is it hidden, but it can't be hidden?"

Yang Wu frowned and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean hiding, and you can't hide?"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't explain, and Chang De understood what Xu Zhiqiong meant.

"Although this document is not important, if it is hidden, it becomes important. But if it is hidden too deep and no one can find it, then it is useless whether it is important or not."

Yang Wu scratched his scalp and said, "Since you want to hide it, why do you want others to find it?"

Chang Decai smiled: "You ramming goods, if you can't find that detailed work, why do you bring this document back?"

After thinking for a moment, Changde thought of a trick.

In the third study room on the east side of the gallery, there is a hidden compartment, which is not too big or too small, just suitable for storing paperwork.

Xu Zhiqiong said in surprise: "There is a hidden space there? I didn't know it before!"

Yang Wu shook his head and said: "That's nothing, even you don't know, how can others find it?"

"That's not necessarily the case," Chang Decai said with a smile, "I was wandering in the study during the day, and found that every study room has hidden compartments. These girls are quite careful when cleaning, and there is no dust in most places, but the seams of the hidden compartments Where there is always a little water, 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 someone left a mark on purpose?"

Chang Decai nodded and said: "Master is right, this is a sign, very inconspicuous, but a sign with great effect,
As long as this spot of water is blurred, it proves that the secret compartment has been used. When I come to clean the study the next day, I will know that the master has hidden something in the secret compartment.
The secret compartment in the study is just right for storing such documents. If the master puts the documents in, someone will definitely search for them. "

Yang Wu praised: "Old Chang, your thoughts are really meticulous."

Chang Decai shook his head and said, "Don't talk about the details. I haven't found out the details yet. I don't feel at ease for a moment."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "It's okay, 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 male waiter, and continued to learn Yu Xian's dialect.

At Xu time, Xu Zhiqiong asked everyone to rest, and he stayed alone in the study, looking through the documents.

Around midnight, two maids knocked on the door, one brought meat soup and plum wine to Xu Zhiqiong, and the other came to exchange two altars of Ye Mingping for Xu Zhiqiong.

Yemingping is a moss that can glow. This thing has been exposed to the wind for a long time, and the light will become dim. It needs to be replaced every two hours. The next day, all the replaced Yemingping will be sent to the roof to fill in the light. Afterwards, seal it well and save it for evening use.

Xu Zhiqiong asked them to wait at the door, and it took a while before he let them in.

As soon as the maid put down her things, Xu Zhiqiong urged them to leave quickly.

When it was Choushi, Xu Zhiqiong stretched his waist and walked out of the study, but the Ye Mingping in the study was still on.

A maid quietly hid in the dark, until Xu Zhiqiong walked away, she still waited motionless.

There were still people in the study, and she saw a trance figure.

After waiting for another half an hour, someone closed the lid of Ye Mingping, the light disappeared, and the study darkened.

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.

The maid recognized this man, this is the assassin who came to the Marquis's mansion to assassinate Xu Zhiqiong a few days ago.

But wasn't he chopped off by Xu Zhiqiong?
The man looked around and hurriedly disappeared into the night.

The maid waited for a long time, but there was no one in the study, so she walked in quietly.

Walk past the desk and 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 a little moss in the bamboo tube, which emits a faint light.

With this light, the woman saw that the third row of bookshelves, the water marks around the dark compartment, had a blurred piece, shaped like half a finger mark.

Xu Zhiqiong and that man have been in this study all the time, and they have moved into the hidden compartment.

There must be something important hidden in this secret compartment.

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, then folded it again facing the original crease, and put it back in the secret compartment.

……

The next morning, Qiaolan received the news and hurriedly told Princess Yanghuan.

"Your Highness, the spy saw a strange document!"

Yang Huan was startled, then smiled and said: "Your sister is really useful, what is written in the paperwork?"

Qiao Lan shook her head and said, "She doesn't understand, it's not our Da Yu's writing, nor is it Xuan Guo's writing."

"What text is that?"

"She copied two of them, please take a look, Your Highness!"

Qiaolan handed Yanghuan a silk handkerchief. Yanghuan opened it and found two lines of writing on the silk handkerchief.

"This is Fan Xiaowen," Princess Yanghuan said in astonishment, "It's about the alliance between Fan Xiao and Da Yu. 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 to Xu Zhiqiong by Ju Liang?

Qiao Lan continued: "Your Highness, there is one more thing. The spy saw a person in Xu Zhiqiong's mansion last night."

"who?"

"A man, the man who assassinated Xu Zhiqiong with Yingzhu back then."

"Wan Qiusheng?" Princess Yanghuan couldn't believe her ears.

Wan Qiusheng was an assassin recommended by Ju Liang, but he failed that night and was killed by Xu Zhiqiong. This was witnessed by the spies.

Wan Qiusheng did not hear from him afterwards.

Is Wan Qiusheng still alive?

Could it be that he was acting in a play with Xu Zhiqiong that night?

Did he send Wan Qiusheng there not to assassinate Xu Zhiqiong, but to help Xu Zhiqiong?

Princess Yanghuan was in a trance, speechless for a while.

Qiao Lan asked from the side: "Your Highness, we should ask Ju Liang face to face about this matter."

"Ask?" Yang Huan smiled, "There is nothing in this world that you can ask clearly, and it is not a serious thing to ask clearly!
You go and choose the best spy, smart and loyal, who has been with me for at least three years, let her go to the Dianke mansion, and let her keep an eye on the big Dianke. "

"Where is Xu Zhiqiong?"

"Let your sister keep watching and let me know if there is any movement."

……

In the Marquis's Mansion, in the study, Chang Decai pointed to the small door in the hidden compartment and said: "The original water stains have been wiped off, and new water stains have been painted. Every time the place is different, this spy is a cautious person." .”

Xu Zhiqiong opened the hidden compartment, took out the documents, went back to the bedroom alone, and went to the Xingxiu Gallery.

The master's bedroom door still couldn't be opened, so Xu Zhiqiong walked to the next door with a lantern, and heard someone shouting inside: "Master, are you here? This disciple sincerely repents here, and has absolutely no wrong thoughts !"

"Okay! It's good to repent sincerely!" Xu Zhiqiong imitated his master's voice, said a few perfunctory words, and returned to the Nie Jingtai with the documents.

Holding the document, Xu Zhiqiong smiled at the evil mirror for a moment.

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 is called Eyan, her mother is from Yu Xian, and her father is from Xuan. Yu Xian speaks authentically and Xuan speaks fluently.

This girl was handsome, and she taught very deeply. She was worried that Xu Zhiqiong would not be able to write, so she taught her hand in hand, and she was afraid that Xu Zhiqiong would not be able to speak, so she spoke mouth to mouth.

At dusk, Xu Zhiqiong's mouth was dry.

E Yan shouted in Yu Xian's words: "Master is thirsty, bring me some drink!"

The learning results are very obvious, Xu Zhiqiong understood this sentence.

Not long after, the two women brought two cans of drinks, one was plum wine and the other was apricot wine.

Apricot wine is a special product of Dayu. It is not as refreshing as plum wine, but the sweet and sour taste is more stimulating to the taste buds.

Xu Zhiqiong took a sip of the apricot wine and nodded to express his satisfaction.

The two maids who delivered the wine stepped back carefully, Xu Zhiqiong asked E Yan: "What is the name of the woman who delivered the apricot wine?"

"Her name is Pu Ye."

"It looks pretty."

Eyan shook her head and said: "She looks handsome, but she is not a good person, and she always steals from the master behind her back. She ate several pieces of mutton prepared for the master last time, and the can of wine that was sent to the master , she must have drunk it in secret."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled, and asked again: "What's the name of the woman who gave the plum wine?"

"Her name is Bamboo."

"Bamboo? What a strange name!"

E Yan 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 servant. The government gave her It was renamed Bamboo."

"Qiaozhu..." Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment.

Eyan lowered her head and said: "Zhuzi, if you like her, let her teach you, and I will serve you by the side."

"It's better that you taught me," Xu Zhiqiong poured a glass of apricot wine for Eyan, "have a drink to moisturize your throat."

Eyan was overwhelmed by the flattery, she drank a cup, her face flushed red.

……

Ten days later, it rained heavily.

Princess Yanghuan lost her paper umbrella and stood in the rain. In a blink of an eye, her whole body was soaked.

Qiao Lan quickly took off her coat to protect the princess from the rain: "Your Highness, hurry back to the palace."

Yang Huan lowered her head, silently looking at the silk handkerchief in her hand.

A letter was written on the silk handkerchief, which was copied by the spies from Juliang's residence.

This letter was not for Xu Zhiqiong, nor for Fanxiao Kingdom.

This letter is addressed to a preacher.

In his letter, he called this Xuanren Xiao Situ.

Yang Huan knew who Xiao Situ was, and she also knew the relationship between the Nufu Cult and the Gu Clan.

She once said that if Ju Liang had a relationship with Xu Zhiqiong, she would never spare Ju Liang.

Now that I think about it, it's not a big deal just to hang out with Xu Zhiqiong.

She never dreamed that Ju Liang would collaborate with the enemy.

　Dear readers, Salad is late, and you have been waiting for a long time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)