30 Chapter 30
◎Hush, there's someone here.◎
Wei Che was dressed as a servant, but he had a casual air about him and didn't look like a servant in the Wei residence at all.
He smiled and said, "It's the princess. I hope you are well."
Xu Qinghe knew that when they were at the street corner just now, he clearly wanted to say "How are you?" to her, but he said it to Wei Ming in an attempt to cover up the truth.
The two of them were now standing in front of the moon cave entrance. They looked too conspicuous, so she reached out and pulled the other person's sleeve, then took him and hid him in the half-human-high grass beside him.
After hiding, he asked again: "What are you doing here, my lord?"
"Then what is the princess doing here again?" Wei Che crossed his arms and looked down at her with a smile.
Xu Qinghe's eyes moved rapidly, and she suddenly had some thoughts. She looked up and met his eyes, saying, "I'm here to find something."
She spoke seriously, but Wei Che couldn't help laughing. He raised his eyebrows and said, "What a coincidence. I'm here to look for something too."
"In that case, let's go our separate ways." Xu Qinghe said.
Wei Che still smiled, slowly spreading his hands and making a "please" gesture.
Xu Qinghe became modest and said, "Since the prince entered the door first, it is natural that the prince should come in first." After saying that, he imitated him and spread out one arm.
Wei Che was not on guard against her. He just lowered his head and smiled, then walked out first.
Xu Qinghe followed him all the way.
If I was 50% sure of the other party's guess just now, now it is 80%.
Lin Xiao was found by Wei Che and sent to the palace. It is very likely that what Lin Xiao said to him had also been told to Wei Che. What's more, it is possible that Wei Che threatened Lin Xiao and deliberately made her say those words to deceive him.
However, judging from the coincidence of our sudden encounter today, it is most likely the first one.
Lin Xiao told Wei Che about the old case, so Wei Che also came here to pick up the letter written by Meng Chen.
And when Wei Che turned east and west and approached a moon-shaped cave gate, Xu Qinghe's certainty of his previous guess increased to 100%.
Because the courtyard inside the moon-shaped gate was where one of the two study rooms she had circled on the Wei family map.
Wei Che stopped at the door, hiding in the darkness on the side of the moon-shaped door, and turned around to look at her with a smile.
He had always known she was following him.
People who practice martial arts have sharp ears and eyes. Xu Qinghe was not surprised by this. He walked to his side under his smiling gaze.
The place where they hid was the same as before, with grass and trees half a person's height growing on it, and it was in a dark area at the door of the study.
Xu Qinghe hid behind Wei Che. When the latter saw her coming, he looked at the door of the study.
There were two servants guarding the door, and it was so strictly guarded that it seemed that Minister Wei had really placed some secret reports and official business that could not be taken to the office here.
Wei Che turned around and lowered his head again, leaning close to Xu Qinghe's ear and whispering in a whisper that only the two of them could hear, "I'll lead them away, you go in and look for them."
He had naturally guessed that Xu Qinghe was also here to look for the secret letter, but he had not expected this girl to be so bold as to come in alone after changing her clothes.
"No." He was about to leave when Xu Qinghe quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "If you lead them away like this, Minister Wei will definitely know that someone entered the study today."
If there was a secret letter inside, they would take it out and it wouldn't matter if Minister Wei found out later, at least the secret letter was in their hands.
But if the secret letter is not in it, not only will they make a wasted trip, but they will also alert the enemy.
Wei Che asked, "What should we do then?"
Xu Qinghe thought for a moment and asked, "On the fifteenth, my bedroom door was already bolted. How did you get in?"
"Ahem..." Wei Che touched his nose and uttered two words: "Climb through the window."
Xu Qinghe walked past him and glanced at the door of the study. There were two windows on the front side. In order to prevent the files stored in the study from getting damp and moldy, there must be more than just the two windows in the front.
She remembered the map of the Wei family. Only the current moon-shaped door could lead to the main entrance of the study, but behind the study, there was a tea room separated by a wall.
The study in front is guarded because it contains secrets, but the tea room separated by a wall at the back may not be.
She grabbed Wei Che's sleeve and pulled him around the study, into the yard where the tea room was, pointed at the high wall, and then pointed at herself.
Wei Che understood, put his arm around her waist, leaped up, and in the blink of an eye he was on the other side of the wall, behind the study.
"Princess, open your eyes."
Xu Qinghe was afraid of heights. From the moment he put his arms around her waist and flew up, the sound of the wind whistling in her ears, she subconsciously closed her eyes and hugged Wei Che tightly.
Now, after hearing him call out like that, I stepped on my feet and finally felt that I was actually on the ground.
Wei Che still looked down at her with a smile. It was rare for this girl to look so frightened. She hugged his waist tightly with both hands and refused to let go.
"Why, you're not willing to let go?"
The man's unfamiliar warm breath hit his ears. Xu Qinghe trembled, quickly let go of his hand, took a step sideways, and distanced herself from him.
As she guessed, there were two windows behind the study, both of which were open at this moment.
Wei Che climbed over the windowsill with his hands, and landed so lightly that he made no sound at all.
There was no space around the window, so he turned around and reached out to Xu Qinghe.
Xu Qinghe looked at the big palm that was stretched out, and a thin callus could be vaguely seen at the tiger's mouth.
After thinking about it, she took his wrist. The windowsill was almost at her waist, and she was planning to hold on to him while climbing in.
But Wei Che felt it was troublesome, so he simply lifted her arm, asked her to sit on the windowsill, and carried her in horizontally.
Xu Qinghe was startled and almost made a sound, but luckily she reacted quickly enough and stopped talking in time.
She glared at Wei Che, but he looked at her innocently, feeling puzzled.
Xu Qinghe ignored him, pushed him away as soon as he landed on the ground, and looked around Minister Wei's study.
The study room doesn't occupy a large area and can be seen at a glance. It only has a desk and a wall-mounted bookcase.
There were only pens, inkstones, paper, and some case files on the desk. The bookcase was also clean, without any antiques or treasures, only piles of files.
The two looked at each other, walked to the desk or bookcase, and began to search through the files and letters, trying to find the secret letter written by Meng Chen.
**
Minister Wei was entertaining several colleagues who came to celebrate his birthday in the pavilion.
The Wei family divided the guests into male and female guests. The female guests were served non-intoxicating fruit wine or tea in the flower hall, while the male guests were served authentic, pure and strong aged wine.
Minister Wei was the son of the birthday boy and also the Minister of Justice, so many guests came up to him to toast him.
He tilted his head back and drank a glass, waving his hands repeatedly, "I can't drink anymore, I can't drink anymore, I feel dizzy."
Since he said so, his colleagues naturally did not dare to persuade him anymore. Some gathered in groups of three or four, while others stared directly at the clear waves of the lake to wake themselves up.
Minister Wei rubbed his forehead and was helped out of the pavilion by a servant. His steps were unsteady and he walked unsteadily, as if he was really drunk.
But when he was alone, he suddenly stood up, his expression clear, without any sign of drunkenness at all.
He dismissed the servant and quickly went to the study in the east courtyard.
Today is my father's birthday, but his eyelids keep twitching, as if something is going to happen.
Although he was the Minister of Justice, the emperor had also placed spies in the Ministry of Justice against the backdrop of the dispute between the emperor and the empress. He was uneasy about leaving some cases and evidence related to the Wei family in the Ministry of Justice, so he simply took them directly back home to his study for safekeeping.
In addition, there was also a secret letter about the Xie family's treason case, which he placed in his study.
There are so many people coming to the birthday party today, including members of the Wei family, as well as people from the Zhao family and the Duke of Fuguo's subordinates. We have to be on guard.
The closer he got to the study, the more his eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
However, inside the study, Xu Qinghe and Wei Che searched around and eliminated the files. There were at least dozens of letters in the study.
Fortunately, those were letters that had already been read and the sealing wax on the envelopes had been removed. They only had to read the letters and put them back into the envelopes intact to check for the secret letter.
Xu Qinghe checked the files and letters on the desk one by one, but found nothing. Without time to get discouraged, he hurried over to check the bookshelf with Wei Che.
Wei Che had just put a letter away when his ears suddenly moved. He was startled and quickly picked up Xu Qinghe, walked quickly to the window, and climbed out.
All this was done silently, and before Xu Qinghe could react, the person was already outside the house.
"What are you doing?!"
"Shh." Wei Che held her and hid outside the window, whispering, "Someone is here."
Sure enough, not long after, the two guards at the door respectfully called out "Master" in unison. Xu Qinghe quickly lowered his voice and held his breath, and then he heard the wooden door being pushed open with a "creak".
Even she could hear the footsteps approaching through the wall.
When Minister Wei entered the room, he first observed the furnishings around him. Whether it was the pens, ink, paper, or inkstone on the desk, or the files and letters, they were all neatly placed in their original places and did not seem to have been moved.
He thought about it and walked towards the window cautiously. For ventilation, the two rear windows were kept open, so it was inevitable that someone might be hiding there.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, one after another, and they seemed to be stepping on Xu Qinghe's heart.
She clenched Wei Che's clothes in her hands, her heart beating so fast that it seemed like it would jump out at any moment.
What if...what if she is discovered, how should she deal with it?
She is now with Wei Che. If they are discovered together, it is inevitable that people will think too much.
Xu Qinghe swallowed unconsciously a few times and found that his throat was extremely dry, itchy and painful, and he subconsciously wanted to cough.
Suddenly, a big hand covered her mouth tightly, and the cough that was about to come out was suppressed in her stomach.
Xu Qinghe looked up and met Wei Che's rare solemn face. He shook his head at her.
Xu Qinghe agreed, but did not urge him to let go, for fear that she would make another noise by accident.
Minister Wei's footsteps were getting closer and closer. From their current position, it would be fine if they just looked from the window, but if they leaned out of the window to look, there would be nowhere to hide.
Wei Che pursed his lips.
At this moment, it would not be difficult to take Xu Qinghe away from here, but Minister Wei was so close that he would definitely make a noise that he could hear.
If they alarmed the person, just like what Xu Qinghe said just now, the secret letter would be moved out of the study. Where would they find it in the future?
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da.
Amid the sound of footsteps, he had to make a decision quickly.
At this time, Minister Wei had already reached the window, but there was no one there.
But he was worried and decided to stick his head out the window to look.
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