Chapter 122: The Knowledgeable Cheng Nianying
"Danzhou ink has a rich color, is shiny on paper, and has a strong smell of camphor, but the craftsmanship is not as good as Huizhou ink. If the paper used is not good enough, there will be fine forks." Cheng Nianying continued.
This answered Yin Heng's question, but avoided the core issue.
"I've heard of Danzhou Mo before, but I've never used it, so I didn't know there was such a difference." Yin Heng sighed softly, "I used to think I was quite knowledgeable, but today I realize I'm nothing."
That's because Fu Yi is knowledgeable and experienced.
She used to like talking to Fu Yi for this very reason. If she couldn't learn something in the building, she would just ask Fu Yi, and he would always answer.
It can't be considered one of my advantages.
Cheng Nianying said honestly, "I learned it from somewhere else."
Yin Heng laughed, "Who didn't learn it from somewhere else? Could it be that he was born a saint, like in myths and legends, and needed the guidance of heaven to enlighten him?"
Without waiting for Cheng Nianying to respond, he clenched the letter paper in his hand.
Then he frowned and said solemnly, "Now that you mention it, I took a closer look. The paper used is the kind commonly used in all the county schools. That alone isn't unusual, but Danzhou ink isn't popular here. Combined with the two, it's easy to identify the artist."
"Yeah." Cheng Nianying just responded softly.
These things have nothing to do with her.
Yin Heng became curious about her: "The situation was urgent before, and I didn't have time to ask for your name."
"Last name: Jiang."
"Miss Jiang." Yin Heng put away the letter. Seeing that she didn't want to say much, it was normal for her to be cautious when going out.
"Then let's get on the road."
"good."
Because they were carrying a prisoner with them, it was inconvenient for them to stay in an inn, so they mostly stayed in dilapidated temples and caves along the way.
Yin Heng and his servant put their own safety first and had no objection to this.
The book boy sighed, "I dare not stay at the official post station anymore."
Cheng Nianying was eating the food she had bought from the city when she took the time to ask, "Why don't you dare?"
"My lord and I escaped from the government post that day. Suddenly, the post caught fire and even the door was locked. Who knows if the local officials here colluded with each other..." The servant boy said angrily.
Cheng Nianying was stunned.
Then... would the old emperor send Fu Yi here? No way. It's not like he's the only one who can do everything.
The servant boy continued, "Luckily, Miss Jiang saved you and me, and now we know that this dilapidated temple can actually be used as a place to live."
Cheng Nianying came back to her senses and thought for a moment: "If you want to stay at the government inn, that's fine too."
"But they might send someone to set fire again..."
"Then just catch him again."
The book boy choked.
This was said so lightly.
After listening to this, Yin Heng thought about it seriously, and then asked Cheng Nianying: "Can the girl catch it?"
"Can you add more money?" Cheng Nianying asked him seriously.
Yin Heng was stunned at first, then quickly said, "Ga, Jia!... Then let's go?"
"Um."
The next day, they rushed to the nearest official post station.
The official at the post station was quite polite. He led the prisoners in, took a look at the bound prisoners, and asked curiously, "Who is this?"
Yin Heng was obviously not good at lying. While he was hesitating, Cheng Nianying had already taken over smoothly: "He had a seizure on the way. He had to be tied up, otherwise..."
"otherwise?"
"Look at how rotten his mouth is. It's from biting someone." Cheng Nianying opened her innocent eyes and said terrible words.
The man from the official post twitched his mouth, and indeed moved away a little, without asking any more questions.
The book boy could hardly hold back his laughter.
After a while, the official staff poured tea and wine for them and said, "Please show us your fish bag and official certificate to verify your identity."
Upon hearing the sound, the servant boy immediately stood up and rummaged through his bag.
Yin Heng also took out the fish bag from his waist and handed it over.
The other party took it, but did not check it immediately. Instead, he turned his head and stared at Cheng Nianying again: "There is also this girl's."
Yin Heng frowned: "You've already checked mine? Why bother checking a little maid's?"
"Little maid?" The official innkeeper also frowned, muttering to himself that she didn't look like one... Then his thoughts changed, and he said firmly, "We'll have to investigate everything anyway."
Yin Heng asked him, "Aren't you afraid of offending me?"
This man was cunning and immediately said, "I am only following the rules. If you are an upright official, you will not bother with me."
Cheng Nianying tilted her head to look at the man, then took out two thin sheets of paper from her sleeve and handed them over: "Here."
The man urged: "And that biting identity certificate..."
"It's also among them." Cheng Nianying said.
Yin Heng couldn't help but pause.
How could they have the official proof of the prisoner's identity?
At this time, the official innkeeper was holding the certificate in his hand, turning it over and saying, "No. ... It's fake!"
"What did you say?" Yin Heng took a step forward.
The man turned around and snorted with a cold laugh: "I say, the evidence you gave me is fake. You are impersonating an official appointed by the court..."
The servant was the first to get anxious: "Nonsense! Open your dog eyes wide and take a closer look!"
Not only did the man not look carefully as he was told, he also pinched the thin piece of paper that Cheng Nianying gave him with two fingers and tore it into pieces.
Seeing this, the servant boy was afraid that Yin Heng would destroy the fish bag, so he jumped up in anger and said, "How dare you, a nonsense-talking villain, tear it up? Come back here quickly!"
The man took two steps back and laughed loudly: "If it's fake, how can I return it to you? It should be destroyed."
This was the first time Yin Heng had seen such a sinister yet uncompromising tactic. His face turned pale, but he maintained his composure as he uttered, "So, we're not going to burn it this time. We're going to use this method instead."
The man didn't care what Yin Heng said. He took two steps back, clutching the fish bag and yelling, "Come here, arrest this man who dares to impersonate an imperial official."
The servant boy was so anxious that he turned around and grabbed the bench, trying to resist.
At this time, Cheng Nianying blinked, stepped onto the bench beside her and climbed onto the table. Then, she used the force to kick the man to the ground.
The man was stunned by the kick, and before he could react, he felt his hand loosen.
All the things he had just cheated were taken away by the girl.
After Cheng Nianying got it, she threw it back to Yin Heng, then grabbed the man's standing hair and lifted it up.
"Ouch, ouch." The man's upper body was forced to straighten up.
When he looked at Cheng Nianying again, his eyes were filled with fear.
The book boy put down the bench in his arms and said: "I forgot, Miss Jiang is really amazing!"
Yin Heng hurriedly picked up the fragments on the ground: "He tore up your identity certificate..." As he spoke, his voice suddenly stopped.
Because you can still see faint handwriting on the torn pieces of paper.
"Is this... a copied poem? It's not some kind of official proof of identity?"
Cheng Nianying: "Yeah. If I see that he is not okay, why would I give him the real thing?"
The servant was surprised: "How do you know there's something wrong with him after just one encounter?"
Cheng Nianying said vaguely, "I've seen people do things similarly before. They trick you into giving them something away and then say you're fake, and then you become fake."
When he was in Kuizhou, Li Jinjiang took the prince's certificate of ordination and tricked the prince into jail. I still remember it clearly.
Yin Heng couldn't help but sigh again: "The girl is really more knowledgeable than me."
At this time, footsteps were approaching.
Then six or seven people rushed in from outside and asked, "Where is the person?"
They were wearing official uniforms and didn't even try to cover themselves up, which made Yin Heng's face turn pale.
The person who was caught by Cheng Nianying yelled angrily: "I called you just now, and you only came now. Didn't you see that I was caught?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hu." The officer said a few words to beg for mercy.
Then he drew his knife towards Cheng Nianying and said, "You thief, let me go!"
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