Jinxiao Pavilion.
Wenren Yuebai sat by the window all the time, watching the night of the capital gradually fade away and a hint of dawn appear in the east.
There was a hint of worry between his usually cold brows.
"Xiaozi, Miss Qiao is back!"
When Lao Yan's voice sounded, Wenren Yuebai hurriedly looked towards the door, and saw that Qiao Youyou had returned, and only then did he feel relieved.
"Why do you look so bad? What happened?" Wenren Yuebai pushed the wheelchair to her side, observed Qiao Youyou's expression, and asked.
Old Yan brought a bowl of hot soup and then quietly left.
Qiao Youyou held the bowl of hot soup, looking down, and after a long while, she said in a deep voice:
"Zhao Yushi and I were a step too late. Master Xu was dead, and the evidence in the Qijun Tea House was burned."
She told him the whole story of tonight, and after listening to it, Wenren Yuebai's eyebrows gradually furrowed.
"The cause of Xu Taifu's death is currently under investigation at the Dali Temple. But it is clear that someone got the news before us and attacked Xu Taifu.
According to the clues that Lan Lan found, the person who had the greatest motive to kill Master Xu and silence him was his family. "
Qiao Youyou raised her head and looked into Wenren Yuebai's eyes, her expression gradually becoming solemn.
"After we read the secret letter today, I immediately went to find Censor Zhao, but I was still a step too late.
noob……"
"You're right." Wenren Yuebai gently grabbed her hand and whispered, "There's a traitor in Tongyun Bank."
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Qiao Youyou sorted out all the possible processes that this secret letter might have gone through along the way.
The secret letter was sent to the capital city via the bank's silver route. It was kept in a sealed silver box throughout the journey, and it was impossible for anyone to touch it during the journey.
When this secret letter arrived in the capital, Lao Yan delivered it to himself.
"Could it be..." Qiao Youyou said uncertainly.
"It can't be Lao Yan. He has been with me for more than ten years. I trust him."
Qiao Youyou nodded. No matter what, she didn't believe that Lao Yan would do such a thing.
"You were in such a hurry just now that I didn't have time to tell you some things."
Wenren Yuebai took out the secret letter from his bosom again and handed it to Qiao Youyou, "Smell it."
Qiao Youyou took the secret letter and smelled it, saying that she could not smell anything.
"It smells like medicine." Wenren Yuebai said, "You don't deal with medicinal herbs all year round, so you can't smell it, but I can."
"And I can confirm that I have smelled the smell of medicine on it recently."
After Wenren Yuebai finished speaking, he called Lao Yan in and asked him to tell him in detail everything that had happened after he received the secret letter today.
Old Yan wanted Aunt Jin to wash his clothes in the afternoon, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, but he still told her everything.
"You said that you fell asleep on the recliner?" Qiao Youyou asked.
Old Yan scratched his head awkwardly. "I don't know what happened at the time. I was sitting there and I seemed to smell a faint fragrance. Then I felt very sleepy and fell asleep... But I kept the letter in my hand the whole time."
Wenren Yuebai didn't say anything. He wanted to take the letter while Lao Yan was asleep, read it, and then put it back to Lao Yan. This was too easy to do.
Qiao Youyou asked in confusion: "But the seal on the secret letter is still intact. How did she do it?"
Wenren Yuebai thought for a while, pointed at the place where the lacquer seal and the envelope were attached, and said to her:
"In fact, the lacquer seal can be separated from the envelope by hot water fumigation, and then restored.
But doing so will leave flaws, and paper fumigated with hot water will have slight deformation and wrinkles.
Lao Yan had mentioned before that the letter was wet, so when I saw the slight wrinkles on it, I didn't think much about it.
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