After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 119 The Secret of the Robe

Haitang glanced at the head of the kang. The injured boy was still sleeping, completely unaware that she was searching for his secret here.

She carefully pinched the robe from head to toe, including the outer and inner sheepskin linings, all the embroidered areas, and the areas where the fabric was overlaid. She finally came to the conclusion that this There are indeed interlayers in the robe, and there are more than one. The most obvious one is on the inside of the left sleeve, and the more hidden one is under the left armpit. The space is not big, but it can hide a letter or two or something. is enough.

There is a letter hidden in the inner layer of the sleeve. When you turn it over, it comes out. There is an envelope on the outside, about four fingers wide. It is not folded or folded, and there is no name of the recipient written on it. It is only in the lower right corner. There is a rectangular red seal about an inch long, and there is a wax seal on the opening on the back, making it impossible to open it.

The light at the end of the kang was a little dim, and it was difficult to see the mark on the wax seal clearly, and it was also difficult to read the words on the seal. Haitang looked at the envelope twice, then put it down, and then touched the sandwich under the left arm of the robe. .

She suspected that what was hidden in this mezzanine was not just a letter. She could feel it through the clothing and fur. It was a bit thick, about the size of less than half a palm. There was no thick cotton-padded jacket, and there was a loose robe to cover it. As long as the young man acted carefully, , it’s really not easy for outsiders to see.

What the hell is this?

Unlike the semi-open compartment at the cuffs, which can be turned over to reveal a letter, the compartment under the armpits is sewn shut with needle and thread. It is impossible to take out the contents without removing the thread.

Haitang moved to the position in front of the window and carefully observed the needlework in the sandwich area under the armpit. She felt that it seemed to be sewn in a hurry, and the stitches were a little rough. The length of about ten centimeters was sewn with less than ten stitches, and it was hastily sewn. When the knot is knotted, the thread is torn off without even having time to cut it.

Could it be that the victim's family encountered a killer blocking their way, so they hurriedly sewed the secret object into the mezzanine, and then let their son put it on?
Haitang glanced at the sleeping young man again, then turned his gaze back, and began to study whether he could get a glimpse of the true identity of the thing hidden inside without removing the stitches?
Since the stitches are very rough, I can't take the thing out, but if I just poke my finger in...

Haitang stretched out her thinnest little finger and tried to pass through the gap between the sutures to feel what was inside the sandwich.Just have to be careful not to burst the thread.

She quickly touched something and felt that it seemed to be some kind of fabric with a special pattern on it.

Is it something like a treasure map?

Haitang changed her index finger, trying to touch it more clearly, but when she touched a relatively complete pattern on the surface of the fabric, she couldn't help but froze.

This pattern is so familiar... It seems to be the brocade pattern she studied in the palace in her previous life!If she remembers correctly, this kind of pattern is usually only used in the palace, right?Because this group flower was designed from the beginning as a decorative companion flower for the five-clawed dragon pattern.Is it possible that after she "died", some female official in the Shang Gong Bureau took apart the combination of decorations she designed and used them?

But even so, there's no reason why the palace's decorations should be leaked, right?Or is it that the current Palace Internal Affairs Office also sells fabrics to earn money to replenish its internal treasury?Otherwise, why would a wealthy family who was killed in the suburbs of Chang'an have fabrics exclusively for the capital city? !

Haitang was confused for a moment, and quickly retracted her fingers, picked up the letter again, and looked at it carefully through the light coming from the window.

The words on the seal were very small, still in small seal script, but it didn't bother her. They were the four words "Eternal Happiness and Worry-Free".

Looking at the mark on the wax seal, it is also in small seal script, but only has the word "zhou".

week?Was this letter written by the Zhou family?
Haitang remembered that the Zhou family had a queen mother in the palace, and there was also a Chengenhou Master Thursday in the capital, and felt that the young man lying on the kang might have something to do with the Zhou family.Their family would come to the area where the accident happened. Sure enough, they were coming for the Zhou family, right?
She couldn't help but hesitate.If it wasn't for the Zhou family, it wouldn't be impossible for her to peek at the contents of this letter.The imprint on the wax seal was more troublesome, but by tracing the pattern, getting a piece of scrap wood to carve a fake seal, sealing it back after reading the letter, and putting the seal on it, she was [-]% sure that she could get away with it.

The ink pad exudes a special fragrance, and it smells like it must have been produced in the palace, but she happened to come into contact with this kind of ink pad in her previous life. As long as she can get the materials, she can make the exact same one.Of course, if she was in a hurry, she didn't have to go through so much trouble. She could just heat the original ink pad on the envelope and reuse it.Although the fragrance will be much weaker if you do this, isn't it normal for the properties of the ink pad to change depending on the temperature on this cold day?If that doesn't work, just put some blood on it. It happened that there was a lot of blood on the left cuff of the robe, which would affect the scent of the ink pad, so it makes sense.

However, considering that the Hai family is now considered a member of the Zhou family camp, there seems to be no need for her to go to this level.As long as she handed over the letter and other things to the officials responsible for investigating the murder of the boy's family, she could always find out the news afterwards.

There was movement on the kang, and the young man seemed to wake up.

Haitang quickly stuffed the letter back into the cuff of her robe without any difference in position and direction. Then she folded the robe as it was and put it back at the end of the kang.

The young man seemed to be having a nightmare, muttering in his mouth: "Nanny... Nanny... don't die... don't die!" He opened his eyes suddenly, with a look of horror on his face.

Haitang walked over as if nothing had happened: "Are you awake? Are you conscious? Does your body hurt? There is an injury on the right side of your face, a knife on your body, and a fracture in your leg. In order not to aggravate the injury, you'd better not be too nervous. Excited."

The young man stared at her with a pair of big black and white eyes. His rapid breathing gradually calmed down and he blinked: "Who are you? Where am I?"

"Your family encountered a robbery last night! Fortunately, our motorcade passed by and scared the bad guys away. Don't worry, you are safe now." Haitang comforted him, "This is the Zhou family's village. Your family is Don’t you recognize someone from the Zhou family? Do you want me to send you a letter?”

"The Zhou family..." The young man muttered these two words and suddenly showed a wary look, "Are you from the Zhou family?!"

"I am not from the Zhou family." Haitang gave him a deep look, "My surname is Hai. My grandfather has just been transferred from Suzhou to Chang'an as an official, and my grandma's sister married into the Zhou family. This Zhuangzi is her dowry property. If you recognize anyone from the Zhou family, I will tell my grandparents and ask them to deliver the message to the nearby Zhuangzi of the Zhou family."

"No! Don't go!" The young man replied quickly, but then he calmed down, "I don't know anyone from the Zhou family, so don't cause trouble to them."

Haitang raised her eyebrows: "Your family doesn't know anyone from the Zhou family? Then why do you come here? I heard that almost all Zhuangzi around here are related to the Zhou family."

This sentence was used to deceive people, but the boy obviously didn't hear it: "We were just passing by."

Haitang looked at him: "What's your name? Who are your parents? Where are you from? Where are you going? Do you know why those people block the road and kill people?"

The young man was silent for a moment before slowly answering: "My name is... Xu Jiashu. The ones who were killed... were Mr. Jin's family. My mother worked as a wet nurse in the Jin family and took me with her. I don't know why there are people Come and kill Mr. Jin..."

lie!Before you woke up, you were clearly calling "wet nurse". Do you call your own mother "wet nurse"?Or are you, a "son of a wet nurse," able to have your own wet nurse? !

(End of this chapter)