Chapter 589: Angry (6)
Fang nodded.
After seeing Fang off, Xie Changwu returned to the house and paced back and forth in a somewhat restless manner.
Those words spoken to Fang were naturally just a response. It was easy to deal with Fang, after all, Fang was just a woman in the harem. But now even Xie Ding asked about Xie Changchao's whereabouts every now and then, which meant something was wrong.
Xie Changwu hadn't seen Xie Changchao since returning from the banquet with Xie Ding that day. If that were the case, it would be fine, perhaps Xie Changchao had left on some urgent matter, but the fact that even the person in the secret room was gone was truly terrifying.
The secret chamber in the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion was built by the brothers Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao themselves, after considerable effort. Xie Changwu eventually murdered all the workers who built the chamber, so aside from the two brothers, no one else in the mansion knew where the entrance and exit were. Not even Xie Ding knew, let alone anyone outside the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion.
At first, Xie Changwu thought that Xie Changchao had taken Shen Miao out, perhaps finding a way to transport her to a brothel, or perhaps Xie Changchao had other plans. However, after waiting for so long, he received the news that Shen Miao had been sent back to the Shen residence by Princess Rongxin. Xie Changwu immediately felt something was wrong.
Shen Miao was saved, so where did the vanished Xie Changchao go? Did those people kidnap Shen Miao in the secret room? But there were no signs of a struggle in the secret room, and it was even impossible for anyone else to know about the secret room. Could it be that Xie Changchao was discovered while taking Shen Miao out, and Shen Miao was rescued? But what about Princess Rongxin's explanation?
Xie Changwu felt that he was trapped in a vicious circle. No matter what he did, it was wrong. He wanted to see Xie Changchao alive or dead. No matter how many people Xie Changwu sent to look for Xie Changchao, there was no trace of him.
Not only was Xie Changchao's long absence suspicious, but at the Qin State residence, Princess Ming'an flew into a rage upon learning the news that Shen Miao had been rescued, and ordered Xie Changwu to come to the residence immediately. Xie Changwu had no choice but to make up some excuses to appease Princess Ming'an temporarily, but the truth would eventually come out.
Xie Changwu was so anxious that blisters appeared on the corners of his mouth. He put on his outer robe and planned to have someone search every corner of Dingjing again when he suddenly saw a letter on the table.
He didn't know who had placed the letter on his desk, but Xie Changwu never allowed servants to enter his study, so no one else could come in. He looked around warily, but didn't see anyone. He picked up the letter and opened it, only to see a familiar handwriting.
It was actually Xie Changchao's handwriting.
Xie Changchao explained in his letter that he had intended to take Shen Miao out to search for a brothel that day, but encountered soldiers along the way, forcing them to hide in a house near Wanli Lake. The news of Shen Miao's return to the Shen residence was actually a deception orchestrated by Shen Xin and Princess Rongxin, designed to lure Shen Miao's captors into lowering their guard. While the Shen family army and soldiers might appear to have halted their search, they were secretly continuing their search. Therefore, Xie Changchao didn't dare to show up without Shen Miao.
And now that Princess Ming An is in a hurry, it would be better to sell Shen Miao to the market in Wanli Lake at midnight tonight. No matter what, Shen Miao should be humiliated first. This way, Princess Ming An will be happy. It would be best if Princess Ming An also goes to watch, to make up for the mistakes made by the two brothers.
After reading the letter, Xie Changwu believed it about 70% to 80%.
Firstly, as the letter stated, although Shen Miao was said to have been sent back by Princess Rong Xin, and the rumors were rampant outside, she had not been seen outside either when she was sent back to the Shen residence or after she returned. In other words, no one had seen Shen Miao return with their own eyes. If that was the case, why didn't Shen Miao show up outside to clarify the matter? Could it be that Shen Miao had not been found at all?
Secondly, and most importantly, the handwriting on the letter was undoubtedly Xie Changchao's. There was even a secret method of communication between Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu. Xie Changchao himself wrote very few documents, even in the officialdom. It's impossible to imitate Xie Changchao's handwriting with just that little. If there was any, it would be the discarded manuscripts from the mansion where Xie Changchao practiced calligraphy as a child. There were a lot of those manuscripts piled up. If Xie Jingxing were still alive, perhaps he could copy Xie Changchao's handwriting.
Regardless of whether Xie Jingxing had the intention to copy Xie Changchao's handwriting, even if he did, it would be impossible. Xie Jingxing died on the battlefield two years ago and his body was not found. No one in this world could copy Xie Changchao's handwriting.
Xie Changwu thought about it, walked to the table, spread out the paper, picked up the pen and started writing the letter.
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