Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Pressing the bed
"Bao Sanchun's stolen silver must have been used for evil purposes. There are gods above us. Silver stained with the blood of a dead person cannot be spent. It is better to use the stolen silver to buy peace of mind."
Chu Xian has always been a staunch money-lover and never believed in ghosts and gods. However, she inexplicably traveled through time, which made her even more wary of the power of ghosts and gods.
She decided to give half of the 120 pieces of dowry falsely. After all, the dowry was under her control, and she would not use the dowry to please the Fourth Prince.
No one would bother to saw open the bracelet she brought as a dowry to check whether the bracelet core was solid gold or made of silver or copper.
Xianrong couldn't persuade the girl, so she could only bow and accept the task: "I will go at night and find out about the assassin."
"Suiqing, take good care of Lin Shu."
"Who are you looking down on? My skills are just not as good as yours."
Sui Qing smiled and swung his fist at Xianrong.
"Don't be careless." Xianrong said, packed her bag and left in the night.
At dusk in the early morning, Chu Xian received a letter from Xian Rong via carrier pigeon, saying that the assassin had disappeared without a trace.
Chu Xian was overjoyed and immediately decided to leave this dangerous place.
However, she had many private residences and couldn't decide which one to go to to relax, so she went into the city first and thought about it later.
Upon hearing that Lin Shu and Sui Qing were going into the city, Yinzhen decided to use them to pass the message to that dog servant Su Peisheng.
"Miss Lin, I have a servant boy who grew up with me. He got separated from me for several days when we entered the city. I agreed with him that if we got separated, we would meet at Tanzhe Temple."
"Miss, could you please help me put the letter in the Sutra Library of the Pilu Pavilion of Tanzhe Temple and give it to the young monk who is guarding the Sutra Library?"
"If my servant comes looking for him, he can come here to meet him after seeing the letter. But he has been missing for many days and the chance of meeting him again is slim. Alas..." Yinzhen pretended to be disappointed.
"It just so happens that the young lady from the main family has just sent a letter saying that we will be transferred to guard the village north of Tanzhe Temple."
Chu Xian made up a story that this manor had been turned into a mass grave filled with ghosts and a spooky aura by that bastard Bao Sanchun.
She felt nauseous living here, and last night she had a terrifying sleep paralysis, which made her hair stand on end. She didn't want to stay here for a moment.
It just so happened that the nineteenth private farm was located to the north of Tanzhe Temple, and was guarded and managed by Zheng Ma, one of Chu Xian's wet nurses.
It only takes one hour to enter the Sijiu City from Tanzhe Temple.
Moreover, the manor house at Tanzhe Temple is more tranquil and elegant than this smoky and foul manor house.
"Who takes care of this farm?"
Yinzhen sneered in his heart, thinking that Nara must have been shocked to hear that the place where the body was hidden had been discovered, so she transferred everyone away in such a hurry in an attempt to destroy the body.
"Another steward will be sent here. The young lady has given orders to depart immediately."
Sui Qing spoke briefly, harnessed the ox cart, and helped the scholar into the secluded and shabby ox cart in Qingwei.
Last night, the girl secretly instructed her to burn down this farm full of corpses in two days.
"I'll drive the ox cart." Chu Xian jumped to the edge of the cart, whipped it and drove the ox cart herself.
The nineteenth farm was also not included in her dowry list. Only she knew its location, so she had to lead the way herself.
Unexpectedly, the farm that Nara's wife brought as a dowry was so shabby. The farm located in Tanzhe Temple was actually located on a dangerous peak and was rarely visited by people.
In such a huge farm, there is only a toothless mute old nanny guarding a small persimmon and peach forest.
The manor was kept in perfect order by the old nanny.
Yinzhen was arranged to rest in the elegant west room. Although the furnishings in the room were simple, it was spotless.
"Master Chi, please give me the letter. I will go to Tanzhe Temple to deliver it."
"I wonder what your servant's height and appearance are so I can verify his identity." Sui Qing was ordered to come and help the scholar deliver a letter to Tanzhe Temple.
"Thank you, Miss Suiqing. You only need to give the letter to the young monk. I have detailed the location of Zhuangzi in the letter. If he sees it, he will definitely be able to find it."
Sui Qing took the envelope and glanced at it. The scholar's letter was not sealed. He was a very tactful and sensible person.
"Miss Sui Qing, could you please help me check the contents of the letter to prevent me from being inappropriate and writing something inappropriate?"
"Okay." Sui Qing unfolded the letter in front of the scholar and read it carefully.
On a thin piece of rice paper, there were only a few lines of elegant running script written with such force that the force could be seen through the back of the paper. The content of the letter was to ask his servant Su Sheng to come to Zhuangzi to meet him immediately after reading the letter.
Most of the paper was covered with a map of the route from Tanzhe Temple to this place, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Mr. Chi's handwriting is really beautiful." Sui Qing praised him generously.
"If Master Ruochi has some free time later, could you please make some calligraphy copies for me? My girl's handwriting isn't very pretty, so I'd like to practice more."
Sui Qing awkwardly changed the word "girl" into "girl's family".
The handwriting of these girls is simply unbearable to look at.
I heard that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen has a beautiful handwriting. If the girl can please him, she will be favored by him even more in the future.
Yinzhen nodded and agreed: "Okay, but the court stipulates that documents and contracts must be written in the official official style. In two days, I will make a copybook of the official style for you."
Yinzhen disliked the official style the most. Although it was elegant and beautiful, graceful and harmonious, it was rigid and stereotyped, and lacked any edge or substance.
The most important thing is that the official scripts are all similar, and it is difficult to distinguish the special handwriting. He did not want Nara's servants to remember his handwriting to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"That's fine, but the official script is boring and dull. It's like they were all carved from the same mold. There's no style at all. It's not as beautiful as your running script."
"Thank you, Master Chi."
Sui Qing sealed the letter with wax in front of the scholar, and then let the horse run free to go to the Sutra Library of Tanzhe Temple.
Near lunchtime, a young man in his early twenties with a square face, thick eyebrows, and a soft, crisp voice came hurriedly.
"My name is Su Sheng, and I am your servant. Thank you for saving my life."
Su Peisheng cried with joy, knelt down in front of the girl who looked like a servant and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Su Peisheng remembered the Fourth Master's eloquent letter about roasting the secret letter over the fire, and deliberately changed into tattered clothes today, looking extremely shabby.
Even the thank-you gift was casually prepared at the back of Tanzhe Temple.
Su Peisheng was helped up by a servant named Lin Shu.
He gratefully stuffed the pheasant in his hand and two fat bighead carp stolen from the Tanzhe Temple release pond into Lin Shu's hands as a thank you gift.
His calves were trembling with fear all the way.
If the Fourth Prince had not been found today, everyone would have been buried with him. Fortunately, the Fourth Prince was able to escape danger.
"Master Chi is recuperating in the West Wing. I'll take you to see him."
Chu Xian always felt that Chi Zheng's servant was weird, but she couldn't tell what was weird about it.
After much hesitation, she decided to find out about Su Sheng before he and Chi Zheng, the master and servant, met, so as to avoid the two of them colluding with each other and not being able to get the truth out of him.
Chu Xian slowed down her pace and pretended to be nonchalant when she asked, "Young Master Su, where have you been staying these days?"
"Oh, I can't find you, young master. Due to livelihood issues, I have no choice but to make a living in the West Street of Liulichang in the Forbidden City."
"Luckily, I learned a few words from following the young master, and now I work as a clerk in Songzhuzhai."
Hearing the name Songzhuzhai, Chu Xian stopped.
Why did it have to be that damn place called Songzhuzhai?
She originally wanted to let Chi Zheng and his servant accompany each other, and she would pay Su Sheng's wages at the same time, but now she has completely given up the idea.
Even if she could afford the wages, she would never dare to compete with Songzhuzhai for the job.
While I was distracted, Su Sheng's voice came with a smile.
"Miss Lin, is the West Wing over there?"
"That's right, you and your servant should have a good rest." Chu Xian bowed and left.
Su Peisheng bowed in thanks and watched Lin Shu walk away before rushing to the west wing.
"Master...I deserve to die! I deserve to die, wuwuwu..." Su Peisheng prostrated himself on the ground, suppressing his sobs.
"Can the assassin be eliminated? Can the mastermind behind this be found?"
There was a cold light in Yinzhen's eyes. The assassin was actually familiar with the route he took to return to Beijing in disguise. It was obvious that there was an insider.
Su Peisheng crawled to the Fourth Master's feet tremblingly and carefully examined his injured leg.
The master's left ankle was severely fractured. Fortunately, he received timely treatment, otherwise he would have to walk with a limp from now on.
"The assassins have been eliminated, but the mastermind is still under investigation. I am incompetent and have only apprehended a suspicious young eunuch, who is still being tortured."
"Master, the remains of the man from Baiwang Mountain have been properly handled. When His Majesty returns to the capital from the Mulan Autumn Hunt, we will deliver the fatal blow to that man."
Su Peisheng almost cried for joy. How could such a wicked girl like Nara be worthy of the precious Fourth Prince?
Now I have finally found the opportunity to completely get rid of this evil relationship, which is really cause for celebration.
"No rush." Yinzhen sneered and leaned lazily on the couch.
His wedding with Nara is imminent, so he must be absolutely sure and hit the target with one blow, making sure that Fei Yanggu and his daughter are completely doomed. Only then will Khan Ama withdraw this absurd arranged marriage.
"Master, Nara is on her way to her old home in Shengjing. Yesterday, her carriage and horses stopped at the Gubei Daokou Post Station."
Su Peisheng was extremely angry. The slaves and servants around Nara were all selected and trained by Fei Yanggu himself. Fei Yanggu was very cunning and the spies could not get in at all.
"As for Xianrong, Suiqing, and Lin Shu, there's no way to investigate. I'm incompetent, please calm down, sir."
Su Peisheng shrank his neck and begged for mercy in a muffled voice.
"Waste!" Anger surged in Yinzhen's eyes. Su Peisheng was usually smart and capable, so why couldn't he even find out about the lowly servant girl around Nara?
"Master, please calm down. Xianrong, Suiqing, and Lin Shu are code names, not real names. I really don't know where to start!"
Su Peisheng hurriedly explained, "Master, I can only find out that there are four Xianrongs and five Suiqings in Fei Yanggu's mansion, and Lin Shu has three."
"Now, there are Sui Qing, Xian Rong, and Lin Shu serving closely beside Nala."
Su Peisheng paused and continued to complain with a sad face: "There are two Xianrongs and three Suiqings in Fei Yanggu's mansion."
"And there are Sui Qing, Xian Rong, and Lin Shu beside you."
"Several Xianrong Suiqing girls look very similar to Lin Shu. Every six months, Fei Yanggu personally arranges them to serve Nara on a rotating basis. It's impossible to tell who is who."
"Only Fei Yanggu and his daughter can tell the difference. I wonder what this scheming and scheming father and daughter are up to?"
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