Chapter 130 Checking the Bribery Account Book and Subduing Nanny Zhu
Looking at the incense in the incense box, Xie Yao couldn't help but murmur that perhaps after she died in her previous life, Lu Shenyan would also light three soul-calming incense sticks for her.
In that case, this thing is useless, otherwise, she would not have lived her life again.
Xie Yao recalled that Uncle Xie passed away when she was five years old. He died suddenly, supposedly due to an acute illness.
It seems that his death is related to Xie Mingan.
Maybe it was because Xie Ming'an killed his father that he lit the soul-calming incense for Uncle Xie.
Killing his wife and daughter, and murdering his father to appease his soul, Xie Yao will no longer be surprised by anything this so-called father does.
She suppressed her emotions and continued to check the accounts. When she turned to the last page of one of the account books, her pupils shrank slightly.
"Golden-eyed white jade Buddha, found it!"
What makes Manager Wang so obsessed must be the extremely precious jade Buddha.
She looked back and found an address written next to the object:
House No. C, Nanhuai Street.
Steward Wang said that he had been ordered by Xie Ming'an to deliver the jade Buddha to an ordinary house, and he did not know who the nobleman was that Wenchangbo bribed.
Xie Yao had asked Qiliang to check out the house before. It was just an ordinary small house where a peddler and his family of three lived. In recent years, they had been doing business all year round and the house had become abandoned.
That small house was just the place where Xie Mingan and the nobleman conducted transactions.
She knew that Nanhuai Street was a street relatively close to the imperial palace, and the address written in the account book before her was the true identity of the so-called nobleman.
Xie Yao quickly flipped through other account books and found that many items of gold and silver had notes behind them. They were either code names like "Zhang Quezi Li Wangba" or ambiguous dates without a year number like "September 7th and February 18th".
Combining it with the notes behind the golden-eyed white jade Buddha, Xie Yao thought about it for a moment and understood.
This is the record of Xie Mingan's bribery. He deliberately used notes that only he should understand, obviously to leave a handle for the bribe recipient, so that he can protect himself and threaten others.
These account books cannot be taken away. Once they are missing, Xie Mingan will immediately notice something unusual.
Besides, account books that no one can understand cannot be considered as evidence.
Fortunately, she had a good memory, and while quickly flipping through the documents, she had memorized some key words and codes.
But such memory is short-lived. There are too many accounts, so she can only remember them for a while. She has to write them down on paper quickly after leaving, otherwise she will forget them quickly.
After checking the account books, Xie Yao began to carefully look for the antidote for Mantuo Powder.
After searching for a long time, there was no medicine in the secret room.
"Not here?"
Xie Yao frowned, remembering that Nanny Zhu had taken out the acupuncture kit and pills.
If there is no antidote in the secret room, then the antidote for my mother can only be with Nanny Zhu.
It just so happened that she had been curious about this low-key nanny who had always been following Xie Mingan for a long time.
The night was still long, and she had enough time to find the person she wanted to find.
Xie Yao calmed down and carefully cleaned up the traces she had left behind.
The opened wooden boxes, the stepped floor tiles, the touched account books, everything was restored to their original state, even the dust on the ground was the same as before.
This was a skill she had developed when she was a scout in the army, and it came in handy at this moment.
After making sure that the secret room was restored to its original state, Xie Yao took the lantern and left the room.
Turning around, she entered the inner room behind the study.
The inner room was simply furnished, with a couch taking up most of the space. The bed curtains were half-drawn, and Xie Yao lifted them up, catching a glimpse of a dark blue purse placed on the bedside.
The purse has delicate stitching and the word "Zhi" is embroidered on it.
She knew without thinking that it was a gift from Aunt Zhidai.
When he opened the purse, he found a note inside which read: The Queen Mother is here, so you don't have to worry about my grandfather.
Zhidai's grandfather was the old Minister of Rites who had retired and passed away many years ago.
Before this, Xie Ming'an learned in advance that it was Eunuch Qing who would read the imperial decree granting the marriage, and that Prince Jingbei would also be there, which made Xie Yao guess that someone was secretly passing on news from the palace to Xie Ming'an.
Later, the emperor sent the Imperial Eagle Division to investigate the steward Wang of the Bo Mansion at night. Xie Mingan silenced the steward Wang, and she knew that her guess was correct.
She threw Manager Wang's confession into Old Madam Xie's bedroom that day, which was also a test.
Sure enough, this person is Zhidai.
I don't know how Xie Ming'an did it. His mother when she was young, Aunt Sun who was willing to take charge of household chores for him, and Zhidai who was able to be the head maid beside the empress dowager, all fell in love with him.
Xie Yao exerted a little force and tore the purse in her hand into pieces.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside!
The door was pushed open, and Xie Yao had nowhere to hide, so she simply turned around calmly.
The person who came was Nanny Zhu.
The moonlight, like silver powder, sprinkled on Xie Yao, casting a glow on her stunning face.
Nanny Zhu widened her eyes and stared at the people in the room in shock, unable to react for a moment.
"Second Miss?"
Xie Yao, tonight is her wedding night, why would she appear in the uncle's study?
Nanny Zhu was ordered to investigate the cause of the fire in the ancestral hall. She found residual kerosene in the hall, which seemed to be used by the army. She wanted to report it directly to the uncle, but then she thought that someone had deliberately set the fire, and maybe it was someone from the Imperial Eagle Division. She hurried to the study to check.
The secrets of the Lord are hidden in this study, and even if there are spies in the palace, no one can discover them.
The spies of the Imperial Eagle Division would not kill anyone without receiving orders from the envoy or the emperor. She was not afraid and just wanted to try her best to deal with the situation, explain some old stories, and cover up the matter.
As a result, the person who came was not Yu Yingsi, but Xie Yao!
"Why are you here?"
Nanny Zhu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She finally came to her senses, took a half step back, and was about to call for help.
How could Xie Yao give her a chance?
Now that she's here, I don't have to look for her anymore!
Xie Yao's body flashed, and she leaped in front of Nanny Zhu like a cheetah. The hairband behind her curved in an arc, and the black cloak embroidered with cloud patterns drew a streak of light in the dim room.
Nanny Zhu was Xie Ming'an's confidante and also had some knowledge of medicine, so she used all her strength when she came up and struck the other person's back of the head with her palm.
Nanny Zhu was obviously quite skilled and raised her hand to block.
Such resistance seemed slow and weak in Xie Yao's eyes. In just a breath, she turned her wrist and twisted Nanny Zhu's wrist.
With a "click", the joints of Madam Zhu's arms were dislocated, just like those of Steward Wang that day.
Just as she was about to scream, Xie Yao had already stuffed the handkerchief into her mouth.
Then, Xie Yao took out the book rope from the bookshelf and tied her tightly to the bedpost.
“Hmm! Hmm!”
Nanny Zhu stared with her eyes wide open, her legs struggling constantly, her eyes full of disbelief.
Xie Yao: "Oh, I forgot you have legs."
She pried hard with her palms, and both of Madam Zhu's legs were disjointed.
Seeing the woman in front of him sweating profusely from the pain, her face as pale as paper, Xie Yao squatted down, pulled the handkerchief out of her mouth, clapped his hands, and took the initiative. His voice rang faintly in her ear:
"How dare you, Madam Zhu, break into my father's study so late at night?"
Nanny Zhu was panting heavily and no longer had the strength to shout.
She knew that the fire in the ancestral hall could not be put out in a short time, and there was no one outside now.
Suddenly, Nanny Zhu's eyes trembled.
Could it be that the person who set fire to the ancestral hall was not a spy from the Imperial Eagle Division, but Xie Yao in front of him?
A sudden chill ran through her limbs and bones.
"You...shouldn't you be in the bridal chamber at Prince Jingbei's mansion? Why are you here?!"
Xie Yao smiled slightly and did not answer Nanny Zhu's question. The cold dagger slashed across her face and pierced her trembling throat.
"Where did Madam Zhu keep the antidote for Mantuo Powder?"
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