A few days later, beneath the calm surface of the Prince He's mansion, an undercurrent of turmoil was brewing.
When Suzhi discovered the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone under Qiuyun's bed, Hongzhou did not immediately order the steward to find Qiuyun for interrogation. After all, without concrete evidence, it would be too hasty to conclude that Qiuyun had placed the mysterious letter in his study based solely on the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Therefore, Hongzhou first instructed the steward not to alert Qiuyun and to continue observing her secretly to see if she made any unusual moves.
Therefore, when Suzhi came to talk to Qiuyun again today, Suzhi waited in the house early. After Qiuyun finished her shift at Rongyi Courtyard, Suzhi immediately went to greet her. Suzhi pulled Qiuyun to the table, pressed her down on the table, and then sat down beside her, staring intently at Qiuyun.
Seeing Suzhi's expression, Qiuyun spoke up, "Why are you like this today? Is there something you need my help with?"
Suzhi smiled and said, "Qiuyun, I knew you were the smartest."
Suzhi poured Qiuyun a cup of tea, pushed it in front of Qiuyun, and continued, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and I haven't seen my family for a long time, so I wanted to write a letter to my family, but I can't write, so I would like to ask you for help."
Upon hearing Suzhi's words, Qiu Yun's heart skipped a beat. She had never mentioned to Suzhi that she could write, so why would Suzhi ask her to write a letter? Qiu Yun stopped thinking about it. The most important thing now was to get rid of Suzhi. After gathering her thoughts, Qiu Yun shook her head and said, "I'm not very good at writing. You should find someone else to help you."
Upon hearing Qiu Yun's words, Su Zhi pointed to Qiu Yun's bed and said, "Then why are you keeping pens, ink, and paper?"
Qiu Yun was speechless at the question, gave an awkward laugh, and continued, "My handwriting is terrible, I'm afraid I can't write it well."
Suzhi smiled and quickly waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. I don't know how to write yet, as long as you can write, that's fine."
Upon hearing Suzhi's words, Qiuyun knew she couldn't refuse. So, Qiuyun could only nod and agree to help Suzhi write a letter home. "I'll go get pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write you a letter home. I just hope you don't mind."
Seeing Qiu Yun get up, Su Zhi quickly pulled her back and said with a smile, "You sit down, I'll go." Then Su Zhi went to Qiu Yun's bedside with practiced ease, took out Qiu Yun's writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and turned to place them in front of Qiu Yun.
After Suzhi sharpened the inkstone for Qiuyun, Qiuyun wrote a letter under Suzhi's watchful eye, as Suzhi wrote. Once Qiuyun finished, Suzhi quickly put away the letter, carefully folding it and placing it in her bosom.
"Qiuyun, thank you so much, you're so kind." Suzhi thanked Qiuyun repeatedly. Although Qiuyun was full of doubts, she could only politely say, "It's nothing, it was just a small favor, no need to thank me."
"Then I'll send the letter out first," Suzhi said with a smile, and quickly walked out of the house. Although Suzhi did this, she did not send the letter out of the Prince's residence, but instead gave it to the steward.
It turns out that it was the housekeeper's idea for Suzhi to have Qiuyun write this letter for her. The day before yesterday, the housekeeper secretly summoned Suzhi and asked her to have Qiuyun write the letter for her. His purpose was to obtain Qiuyun's handwriting so that he could compare it with the handwriting on those mysterious letters.
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