Chapter 249 Note
Indeed.
Such an arrogant thief is indeed using her own life to enhance her own fame.
It was unnecessary, but she did it anyway.
Duhuo's eyes were full of indifference. Even the Ministry of Justice had to give in to her methods. Only when His Majesty was present would she restrain herself.
Apart from these envoys, she rarely looked at other people's expressions.
Feng Yi and Duhuo have similar interests, except that Feng Yi cares about more people than Duhuo. They have similar personalities. Although Feng Yi talks less when he is older, they get along well with each other.
"Does Lord Feng have any ideas?" Duhuo looked at Feng Yi thinking and asked softly.
There are many thieves, but this is the first time I have seen one who is not afraid of death.
Feng Yi shook his head: "Unless we have to guard it day and night, otherwise, I'm afraid that your Majesty's private storehouse will be very uncomfortable!"
"No, I think it's not difficult to do this." Duhuo knew clearly that there were many mechanisms in the private vault, but there were no mercury-related devices. This was because if the mercury was used, one mistake might cause everything in the basement to be burned.
It's really hard to do it for a thief.
Duhuo said calmly: "Why not sprinkle some powder on this door, or make a mechanism so that anyone who comes close will be punished and itchy. Wouldn't it be easier to find it this way?"
Once a person has characteristics, no matter how good he is at disguising himself, he cannot avoid being recognized completely.
This kind of powder is ten thousand times more painful than putting it on his hands. Moreover, he needs to immerse his entire body in the glacier to get relief, or cover his entire body with the antidote.
If the person's willpower is really strong and he fails to find the person in the end, Duhuo will not be in a hurry.
If you don't get the antidote and use this powder within a specific time, your whole body will rot and you might even lose a layer of skin!
"What does this mean?" Feng Yi was a little confused. She knew very little about pharmacology, but this did not affect her mission and ability to act!
Duhuo smiled slightly: "If you use the powder made from my shapeless grass, just touch a little on the body and it will itch extremely. Then an antidote will be used. No matter it is a pill or an external powder or ointment, it contains a scent of osmanthus fragrans. Once this fragrance touches the clothes of a person, it will stay for a long time and spread for several miles.
"This medicine also has a side effect, which is the effect of cartilage powder. The martial arts skills will be temporarily ineffective."
Feng Yi's eyes lit up: "In this way, we only need to catch the person under certain circumstances."
Duhuo nodded: "If there are accomplices, we only need to check carefully along the city gate! In this way, we don't have to send people to guard this private warehouse day and night, and it will also reassure the people, and this thief will not harm the people again!"
Feng Yi was a little eager to try: "In this case, I will let the people below check directly with the people at the city gate, so that they can be more careful and avoid mistakes!"
There is a canyon outside the city gate, where people can run and exercise!
After the few people finished their division of work, Duhuo returned to the Qinzheng Hall and various places where Yun Zhuan had stayed before.
Only these places still carry the scent of Yun Zhuan and the shadow of when he was here.
She is His Majesty's attendant, and no one can say anything against her.
Even though Yun Zhuan had ascended the throne as emperor, he still didn't trust the people around him. Everything from her underwear to her daily necessities were handled in an orderly manner by Duhuo.
Yun Zhuan didn't like drinking tea when winter came, so Duhuo would often make three or five cups of tea and place them in the bedroom or somewhere else where Yun Zhuan would pass by, so that she could drink whenever she wanted.
At a precise time, the cold tea would be taken away and replaced with new one.
For several days in a row, Duhuo slept in the main hall of the Qinzheng Palace. He originally thought that the thief would be easily caught, but now it seems that it may take some time.
Not having to serve Yun Zhuan for a while, she had a lot more free time. She also had time to instruct the little maids on the mistakes they made when patrolling the palace, and she could also arrange the affairs of the palace more compactly, as well as the allocation of various tasks.
The more things you do, the emptier your heart becomes.
"Lord Duhuo!" It seemed to be a woman's voice, and it was slightly familiar.
Duhuo looked up and saw Mingyue. She was panting and her face was pink. "Lord Feng is there, looking for you!"
She raised an eyebrow, wondering why such a simple thing to implement would take so long.
At that moment, Duhuo knew that this was a difficult matter. He was afraid that there was someone with a big mouth in the palace, so such a big fish would never be willing to take the bait!
Duhuo went over to take a closer look and saw that Feng Yi's face was filled with anger:
"What's wrong?" Duhuo asked, "What made Lord Feng so angry?"
When Feng Yi saw Duhuo coming, his expression immediately improved: "Look at him, he is so arrogant!"
Duhuo saw that someone used a knife to insert the note directly into the hole next to the door.
His skills are very strong, and he is probably not an ordinary person. Perhaps he has some connection with the martial arts world.
Just as Feng Yi was about to touch the note, Duhuo saw the color of the paper and felt it was a bit strange, so he said quickly:
"Don't touch the note!"
Feng Yi's hand was startled and almost touched the paper, but fortunately she had a strong ability to control her body:
"Master Duhuo, is there anything wrong with this note?"
"Mingyue, go call the imperial physician over to examine the case!" Duhuo said.
Then he stared at the note closely: "Master Feng, please don't take it lightly. If there are thieves in the palace who know our plan, they may use something on this paper as a bargaining chip. If we don't pay attention and touch it directly, won't we play into their hands?"
What Duhuo said made sense, but Feng Yi pursed his lips, feeling a little unhappy. These filthy guys simply didn't take the Nanzhao royal family seriously. What was the point of keeping them around? They would only cause panic among the people!
Not long after, the old doctor with gray hair came over. Although she was only in her fifties, her steps were a little unsteady even at this age. Since the emperor was not there, the officials just exchanged some superficial formalities, and then they got on track.
Carefully examine the note to see if there is anything that shouldn't be there.
The doctor poured some water on the paper, and there was no debris or dust in the water. She first tested it with a silver needle, and the tip of the needle did not change color.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the imperial physician said lightly:
"Some things may not be detectable even with a silver needle."
Afterwards, the imperial physician took the sheepskin gloves and carefully took out the note.
(End of this chapter)