Wangfu little dumb wife

Chapter 424 Paintings Are Just Clues (1 More)
Seeing that Xue Yinhuan didn't look like he was lying, Song Yuanbao asked again: "Did he say anything before he left?"

"No, he just came to ask me for a jar of wine and then left."

Song Yuanbao was thoughtful, "May I take the liberty to ask, why does Mr. Qi like the wine made by Miss Xue?"

Xue Yinhuan no longer hides, "My biological mother is from Jiangnan. My ancestors used to be winemakers in the palace. Later, they retired and returned to their hometowns. They passed down the unique skills of winemaking. My mother taught me when I was young, and I improved it myself. Take a moment, maybe the taste is different from other places.”

Song Yuanbao understood, "Thank you, Miss, for clarifying the confusion."

Xue Yinhuan glanced at Zhao Xi indiscriminately, and seeing that he was sitting like a statue, she looked away, "Young Master Song, have you finished asking?"

"Uh, yes, I'm done asking." Song Yuanbao nodded, "Tomorrow I will ask my servants to deliver the lonely copy to the girl."

Xue Yinhuan looked happy, "It's time to work."

……

Walking out of Shangshu Mansion, Song Yuanbao looked up at the sky, "It sounds like Mr. Qi is hiding from us on purpose, should we look for it or not?"

Zhao Xi felt a little regretful that he couldn't let the mechanism beast enter the palace, and shook his head upon hearing this, "Forget it, go back to the palace first and return to order."

After entering the imperial city, Song Yuanbao went back to Yutang Palace, and Zhao Xi went to Qianqing Palace to meet Emperor Guangxi, truthfully explaining the fact that Qi Lao left overnight.

Emperor Guangxi frowned when he heard this, "So, he left the capital suddenly because the organ beast was exposed?"

"My son doesn't understand the reason." Zhao Xi didn't dare to guess wildly.

"Arrange Jin Yiwei to investigate immediately." Emperor Guangxi was determined to win, "We must bring this person back unscathed."

"Father..." Zhao Xi said anxiously: "Old Qi has a weird temper, and he is not someone who is willing to bow his head easily. If we do this, it may backfire."

Emperor Guangxi looked at him, "So, Xi'er has other ideas?"

"My son thinks that the most urgent thing is for us to find the map of the organ beast first, and when the word is released, Elder Qi will naturally appear."

"Accordingly, it should be done this way, but the organ beast map..." Emperor Guangxi suddenly thought of something, and called Eunuch Cui in, "Xuanwu Anhou entered the palace to face the saint."

Eunuch Cui whispered: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? I just said a few days ago that the old Marquis is prohibited from entering or leaving the imperial city."

Emperor Guangxi really didn't think about it, and stretched out his hand to pinch the center of his eyebrows, "Then let's do this, you go and pass on the oral order to let the Wu'anhou Mansion hand over those four paintings."

Zhao Xi couldn't help but ask, "Father, what painting?"

"Don't you want the map of the magic weapon? The map is in Mr. Liu's painting."

Zhao Xi was even more confused, "The Atlas of Divine Weapons? In the painting?"

"It's a long story." Emperor Guangxi simply cut the long story short, "When the Liu family was destroyed in the Jin Dynasty, there was one person who survived, and he was Mr. Liu, who was later famous for his calligraphy and painting. , Embed the atlas of the Liu family's magical soldiers into four paintings, and now, those four paintings are in the hands of Lord Lu, the Marquis of Wu'an."

Zhao Xi had never heard of this secret, and was shocked at the moment, "Do those maps really exist?"

"It's true, you'll know when you find it out."

Before the Mechanism Beast appeared, Emperor Guangxi didn't believe the one-sided words of Lord Lu at all.

But now, with all his heart and eyes, he wanted to take the Atlas of Liu's Divine Weapons as his own.

It is believed that no high-ranking person will not be tempted by such a magical weapon.

……

Eunuch Cui went to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion quickly, but when he was told that Lord Lu was not in the capital, he immediately turned around.

When Emperor Guangxi learned that Lu Feng left with four paintings, his face was very ugly, "Did you ask where he went?"

"The servants asked one by one." Eunuch Cui replied, "From the old lady to the boy doing odd jobs, they all said they didn't know."

Emperor Guangxi sneered, "I don't know, or I don't want to say?"

Eunuch Cui shook his body, "Does the emperor want to arrange someone to look for it?"

"Of course we have to look for them. Those four paintings were asked to be found by the late emperor, not their Lu family. If you dare to hide them privately, it is a serious crime of treason! Cui Fuquan, you go and inform the commander of Jin Yiwei, and immediately take someone to find Lu Feng back."

Zhao Xi stopped him, "Father, since we know that the painting is in the hands of the old Hou Ye, let's negotiate with him and let him cut off the love. It would be a bit serious to dispatch the Jinyiwei, and the old Hou Ye is not an unreasonable person. "

Emperor Guangxi didn't listen, and waved his hand, "Don't meddle in this matter, and when the painting is brought back, I will send you over to decipher it."

"I still think it's inappropriate." Zhao Xi insisted, "Jin Yiwei handles major cases every time. Mr. Lu himself did not commit any crimes. If you let Jin Yiwei arrest him with great fanfare, it will definitely arouse criticism from the people. At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to end."

"Then what if he refuses to hand over the painting?" Emperor Guangxi looked at Zhao Xi, "That's how you know Mr. Lu? That's right, he is loyal, but he is loyal to the late emperor and not to me.

The first emperor asked him to find those paintings. How could he easily give them up before the atlases appeared in the world?You said, should I allow him to decipher the atlas and secretly forge a mechanism beast to rebel, or should I preemptively snatch the painting before he can get the atlas? "

These words have fully demonstrated that Emperor Guangxi's defense against the Lu family went deep into his bones.

Zhao Xi realized that nothing he said would change his father's decision, so he kept his mouth shut and stopped persuading him.

……

With Jin Yiwei dispatching, it is not difficult to find out the whereabouts of Lord Lu.

A few days later, the Commander of Jin Yiwei showed up in Ningzhou with his subordinates.

When Old Master Lu was found, he was in the farmhouse on the village near Heifeng Mountain, and the one with him was the old Qi who had left overnight a few days ago.

Mr. Qi is one of the masters of the organs left by the late emperor to assist Mr. Lu.

The reason why Zhao Xi was able to meet Mr. Qi and the mechanism beast smoothly was all set up by Mr. Lu, the purpose of which was to convince Emperor Guangxi of the existence of the Liu family's magic weapon, so that he would not be hindered in his subsequent search for the atlas.

But Mr. Lu Houye had thousands of calculations, and he never counted. After Emperor Guangxi learned that Liu's magic soldiers really existed, he not only did not support him to continue the investigation, but also directly asked Jin Yiwei to grab the paintings.

The Commander of Jin Yiwei was an acquaintance with Old Master Lu, so it was not easy to do it as soon as he came up, and greeted him politely.

Master Lu looked at him vigilantly, "What kind of wind brought Commander Yang to Ningzhou?"

Yang Yi smiled, "It's the emperor's oral order."

Where Jin Yiwei appeared, what good things could happen?

Old Qi was full of resentment, "What's the matter, are you planning to rob it?"

"If the two seniors are willing to take the initiative to hand over the painting, the people I brought will be useless."

Elder Qi stared, "Should we give it?"

Yang Yi cupped his hands, "Then the envoy can only enforce the law impartially."

The two of them didn't commit a crime, and they came to steal people's things in the name of impartial law enforcement?
Old Qi's face turned pale.

Fearing that he would be impulsive, Old Master Lu stretched out his hand to stop him, "Forget it, give them the painting."

"But let's..." Just a little bit.

Facing the look in the eyes of Old Lord Shang Lu, Qi Lao had no choice but to swallow the second half of the sentence, turned around and went into the hut, rolled the four paintings into scrolls and put them in a box, carried them out and handed them to Yang Yi.

Yang Yi took it with a half-smile on his face, "Thank you two seniors."

Seeing that he handed the box directly to his subordinates, Old Master Lu reminded: "Is the commander not going to check the authenticity? If we leave this door, we two old fellows will not admit it."

"No need to test." Yang Yi looked calm, "I believe that the old Marquis would not dare to deceive the emperor, and dare not make fun of his family's life."

Qi Laoqing watched Jin Yiwei go away with a grimace, and asked Lu Laohou when he turned his head, "We have already found the clues to decipher the map, why should we give up the painting?"

Old Master Lu said: "Finding the clues does not mean finding the final atlas. It's good to let them take it away. The emperor must be able to find a more capable person to decipher the mystery."

"A more capable person? Who?"

Master Lu Hou smiled without saying a word.

Who else could it be?

There is only one Song Wei who has the same treasure appraising ability as him.

He will not be worried when the painting is handed over to disciple.

……

Emperor Guangxi got four paintings on New Year's Eve, and he announced them to the palace without waiting for Song Wei to finish the reunion dinner at home.

On the way here, Song Wei had roughly heard Eunuch Cui explain why Emperor Guangxi summoned him temporarily.

Entering the Imperial Study Room, I saw that four paintings had been hung side by side.

Emperor Guangxi excused him and went straight to the point, "Scholar Song is an expert in this field, can you tell if my painting is real or not?"

Before today, Song Wei had seen these paintings more than once, and he was already very familiar with the key points of distinguishing the authenticity, and he came to the conclusion at random, "Back to the emperor, they are all genuine."

Emperor Guangxi smiled with satisfaction, "It is said that these four paintings contain the map of the magic soldiers of the Liu family of the Jin Dynasty. I will entrust you with this task."

Song Wei approached several paintings and took a closer look, then turned his head to look at Emperor Guangxi, "I think these paintings are just key clues, and the real map is not in the paintings."

He said so, which aroused Emperor Guangxi's interest, "Then, where do you think the map will be?"

He has been thinking about this question since the last time Master came to him with a painting to decipher it, "The Jin Dynasty has been separated by hundreds of years, and the changes in the vicissitudes of life during this period have not been small. There will be no changes, so that future generations can find the exact location based on clues."

Emperor Guangxi couldn't figure it out, and looked at Song Wei again, "Where is it?"

(End of this chapter)