Tang Chen's mouth twitched. Had she heard correctly? She was going to escort her former rival to a bride? Was she going to make such a big deal out of it? Wouldn't Shangguan Bing'er kill her on the way to a private grudge? "What the hell?"
Wang Yanzhou looked at her twisted expression and couldn't help but laugh: "The imperial edict hasn't come yet, we'll talk about it when the time comes. You should think about what gift to give first."
Speaking of gifts, Tang Chen actually thought of one: "I saw a jade-carved plum blossom ornament in the warehouse a while ago. Do you want to give it to me?"
Wang Yanzhou chuckled. She was really good at choosing, specifically picking out things he liked as gifts. "I spent a lot of effort to get that from Uncle Lin. Are you sure you want to give it to someone?"
"Well, let me think about it."
...This abandoned woodshed had been so dusty lately due to Tang Chen's frequent visits that the dust around the secret door was noticeably less than elsewhere. They had just walked along the cliff path when Wang Yanzhou suddenly stopped and pulled Tang Chen back to the woodshed.
"What's wrong?"
"There is someone inside. You stand here and don't make any noise. I'll go and take a look. If someone runs out, don't stop him. Just let him go. This is the only way here. It will be dangerous if I try to stop you." As he spoke, Wang Yanzhou handed the dagger he was carrying to Tang Chen for her to defend herself.
Tang Chen pulled out the dagger, holding the shiny scabbard in his hand, and squatted in the pile of debris beside him: "Don't worry, I'm ready, just be careful!"
When Wang Yanzhou pushed open the door of the secret room alone, the masked woman in white who was leisurely reading a book in the room turned around after hearing the sound and looked at Wang Yanzhou, and she didn't seem surprised.
Wang Yanzhou was also a little surprised. If it weren't for the cinnabar between her eyebrows, he would have thought he had recognized the wrong person: "Are you the girl who asked for directions earlier? I wonder why you sneaked into my Qingliang Valley."
After Wang Ruo put the notebook back to its place, she leisurely began to search for something again. "Nothing serious, just came to get something. Oh, and where did that jade flute go?"
Wang Yanzhou stood at the door. Although he didn't sense any murderous intent from the woman, he still didn't dare to let down his guard. "Sir, are you an old friend of my mother's?"
Wang Ruo nodded slightly and said, "I guess so. I was the one who gave her the jade flute. I searched everywhere but couldn't find it. Did you take it out?"
Her words left Wang Yanzhou stunned. His mother had indeed mentioned that the flute and zither were both gifts from an important person, but she had never mentioned who that person was. Half believing and half doubting, Wang Yanzhou blurted out, "Yuxiao is now at my wife's place."
Wang Ruo heard this and asked casually, "I see. That's all right then. What about your mother's zither? Is it also with her?"
"In my hands." Wang Yanzhou didn't know who this woman was, but her gestures gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity. It was strange, having not paid much attention to her when they first met, but now, taking a closer look, her features seemed familiar.
"I originally wanted to take it back, but it's better to keep it in my hands. In that case, I'll take my leave." After saying that, the woman looked around at the things in the secret room and actually came to the door.
"What is your origin?" Wang Yanzhou, who had been standing at the door, heard her say she was leaving, so he went into the house in a hurry and inadvertently left the exit.
"As for my origins, Yaochen is my apprentice, and sir is my subordinate. Guess who I am?" After saying that, the woman dashed out. When Wang Yanzhou chased after her, the white figure had disappeared. Instead, Tang Chen had run over at some point, his mouth wide open and eyes wide, as if frightened.
"Achen, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
After calming down for a while, Tang Chen stumbled and pointed at the bottom of the cliff and said, "Jump, jump, jump down, hurry up and save people!"
"What!" Wang Yanzhou looked down at the cliff. There was nothing but an indistinct chaos. Going down from here would lead to a bottomless abyss. That person didn't look like someone seeking death. Who was she? "What's the origin of this woman?"
Tang Chen stood by the door, holding the dagger tightly, not daring to move an inch. "You don't even know how helpless I am. My legs are weak. Let's go back!"
Wang Yanzhou seemed not to hear Tang Chen's words. He looked at the bottom of the cliff and said, "Either he has a blood feud with me, or he is very close to me. Otherwise, there is no way he would have the key."
Tang Chen leaned against the door, feeling like he was about to collapse. Seeing that Wang Yanzhou didn't respond, he raised his voice and said, "I say, can we go back and discuss this slowly?"
Wang Yanzhou then realized that there was someone behind him who needed to be taken care of: "I forgot you were afraid of heights. Let's go back now."
He was about to leave when he saw Tang Chen looking at him with resentment, unwilling to move. "What's wrong?"
Tang Chen swallowed hard, tears about to come out: "Legs, my legs are weak!"
...After Wang Yanzhou carried Tang Chen back, everyone was busy with their own things and did not notice that the two of them had disappeared in the mansion and encountered a "thief".
As soon as Tang Chen came back, she picked up the kettle and drank a lot of water, then burped contentedly. Wang Yanzhou wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with a clean wet towel and asked apologetically, "Do you feel better now?"
Tang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Much better. I was almost scared to death there."
"I told you not to go there, but you still went. You deserve it." Although Wang Yanzhou said this, his eyes told Tang Chen that he was starting to think about what had just happened again.
"By the way, did you lose anything?"
Wang Yanzhou looked at the lyre on the piano table and shook his head, saying, "No, she seemed to be after the flute and lyre."
Tang Chen frowned and said doubtfully, "These are all your mother's belongings. They belong to the late queen. Even if she took them back to sell on the black market, no one would dare to buy them. It's really suspicious."
The only clues we have about this person are what she just revealed: "She said she was Yaochen's master, which means Xihe is also inextricably linked to her."
Hearing this, the smile on Tang Chen's face gradually froze: "...But, Xihe is not a bad person, so she is probably not either."
"Who knows?"
A while later, when Zhong Qin came back with the news from Qinghe County, she saw two people sitting face to face in the room, expressionless, as if they were in a cold war. "What's going on with you?"
Tang Chen said calmly, "Nothing. Why are you so anxious? Is there any clue in the matter you were investigating earlier?"
Zhong Qin nodded and said, "Thanks to the Princess' connections in the Ministry of Justice, otherwise, we might not be able to find these things."
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