Chapter 496 The Driver is the Person in the Painting
"Who are you?"
Tian Xiao led his brothers to look for someone and didn't want to cause any trouble, so they disguised themselves.
"Hello, old man. We are the Tian family of Yunyang County. There is a traitor in our family. I wonder if anyone in your family has encountered this person on the street?"
Chen Chao took a look at the portrait that looked about 70% like Zhang Feng and was secretly shocked.
This... why does this person look so much like someone around Jiang Yunwan?
“Never!”
"Sir, please help us and let other servants in your house come and take a look." Tian Xiao quickly stuffed a silver ingot into Chen Chao's hand.
"If we can't find anyone, we'll be in big trouble!"
Chen Chao weighed the silver in his hand and said, "Wait."
After a while, Chen Chao called the servants in the mansion and asked, "See if you have seen the person in the painting."
"No!"
Chen Chao smiled and said to Tian Xiao, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you. I'll gladly accept the money."
Tian Xiao bowed, "Sorry to bother you."
After Tian Xiao and his group left, they went to the next restaurant and then went to a noodle restaurant across the street to eat noodles.
After half an incense stick of time, he left and took the portrait to the residential area behind the noodle shop.
Chen Chao didn't continue to watch, but sent someone to follow him back to Hua's house.
"A Chao, you don't know the person in the portrait, do you?"
Chen Chao: "The people in the painting somewhat resemble the people around Jiang Yunwan."
Aunt Hua's eyes widened. "Couldn't that mean he's Song Mingen's man?"
"may be."
Aunt Hua was immediately panicked. "Could they be sent by Jiang Yunwan? Ah, could it be that the Jiang family discovered that the lady is not Gu Yining? Oh, we have to move Gu Yining away quickly."
Chen Chao frowned, speechless. "Don't be so nervous. The portrait is only somewhat like him. Those three people also have Yunyang accents. They didn't peek into the mansion at the door. They finished eating noodles at the noodle shop and went looking for him with the portrait. I have sent people to follow him and report any abnormalities. Also, Madam Du didn't notice the flaw that day. The Jiang family has never seen Gu Yining before, so it's strange that they could notice it."
"Maybe I'm too nervous." Although she said this, Aunt Hua still felt a little uneasy inside.
Zhang Feng and Tang Cong used the excuse of being in a hurry to go to the toilet and asked the servants of the palace to take them to the toilet.
Along the way, I got a general understanding of the terrain layout of the palace.
Zhang Feng: "Thanks, little brother. He needs to go to the toilet. I'll wait for him. You go ahead and do your work. We'll go back later."
The servant knew that the two were members of the Jiang family. He was anxious to eat. "Okay, then hurry up. If you're late, there won't be any food."
After the servant left for a while, Tang Cong came out of the toilet and together with Zhang Feng, he avoided the people from the palace and went to the Golden Sparrow Tower.
"stop!"
A sudden scolding came from behind, and Zhang Feng and Tang Cong froze.
"Whose servants are you, and why are you here?"
Zhang Feng leaned forward slightly and turned around. "I'm so sorry, we are servants of the Jiang family. We got lost when we came back from the toilet. Could you please show us the way?"
Cuiyun was relieved to see that it was the Jiang family. "Go over there, turn right, then right again, then left again, through the moon gate and you'll reach the front yard."
"Thank you very much."
Zhang Feng pulled Tang Tian and walked past Cuiyun with his head down.
Cuiyun is petite, and the two of them could see their appearance clearly when they passed by.
Huh?
Where have I seen that tall one before?
Cuiyun immediately remembered the day of Song Mingen's funeral, when almost all the servants of the Jiang family were mobilized.
Thinking of this, Cuiyun withdrew her gaze and returned to the Golden Sparrow Tower.
Not long after Cuiyun entered the Golden Sparrow Tower, Zhang Feng and Tang Cong returned.
The Jinque Tower was strictly guarded, with more than a dozen guards at the gate. They were all on shift change and had lunch, so the two had no chance to sneak in.
"Brother Feng, it looks like we have to knock them all down before we can take the two elders away. The incense the master gave us is definitely not enough."
Zhang Feng touched his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's enough. It's a big bag. If we light it all on fire, we can knock out everyone in the two adjacent courtyards. It's the time when people are sleepy after lunch, so we can knock them out without them noticing."
After Zhang Feng finished speaking, he quickly climbed up a big tree not far away and imitated a few cuckoo calls towards the northwest to signal the people outside.
Then he climbed down the tree and hid in the dark with Tang Cong.
Half a minute later, Cuiyun came out with two maids and went to the back garden.
Cuiyun was free because she didn't have to serve closely. She felt at ease seeing the two maids she had chosen and bought serving Zhuang Liyue very attentively.
However, at this moment, watching her princess eating, her left eyelid twitched uncontrollably and she felt uneasy.
Zhuang Liyue took a fancy to several noble ladies that he liked, ate until he was eight-tenths full, said a few words to Lin Yutang, and then returned to the Golden Sparrow Tower.
Xiao Yanli had arranged for someone to keep an eye on Zhuang Liyue's movements long ago. When he learned that she had returned to the Golden Sparrow Tower, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Old Jiang, my princess is going to take a nap at this hour, so she won't accompany you. Please feel free to do as you please."
After saying this, Xiao Yanxu left in a hurry.
"Old Jiang, the old prince really dotes on his wife. He even accompanies her during her nap."
Jiang Youya pursed his lips and said, "That's what men should do."
"Brother Feng, the two elders are back for their afternoon nap as expected."
"Hush! Wait for the right moment to act! Quick victory."
Zhuang Liyue saw that Xiao Yanxu was a little tipsy, so she didn't send him back to his room. Instead, she let him lie on the couch by the window.
"Hurry up and take a nap. When you wake up, Tangtang will have almost decided on the candidates for the main wife and concubine. You can go directly to the palace to make this happen."
"Okay Ningning." Xiao Yanxu said and fell asleep drunkenly.
Zhuang Liyue took a while to think before falling asleep.
Zhang Feng estimated the time and lit the incense.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the guard at the gate of Jinque Tower fainted from sleep.
"Hurry, the effect of the medicine only lasts for half an incense stick."
The two entered the Golden Sparrow Tower and went straight to the main house in the inner courtyard.
Cuiyun didn't take a nap and went to the front yard to look for Lu An. "My eyelids are twitching badly. Give me the portrait and I'll go to Liaoji Restaurant to check it out myself. Maybe you missed something last time. It's not a good idea to look for someone aimlessly like this."
Without saying a word, Lu An took out two palm-sized pieces of paper from his arms and said, "Go through the side door. I'll send Meng Wu to drive the carriage. You should go quickly and come back before the queen wakes up."
"Okay!" Cuiyun glanced at the people around her, put the paper in her sleeve without opening it, and went out through the side door to Liao Ji Restaurant.
Less than half an hour after Cuiyun left, Zhang Feng and Tang Cong, each carrying another on their backs, climbed out from the northwest corner of the backyard of Jinquetai.
Tang Tian hurriedly drove the carriage over and carefully stuffed the two old people into the carriage.
Zhang Feng raised his hand again and tapped the two's acupoints so that they would not be woken up by the shaking of the carriage.
He drove the carriage out of the alley himself.
Seeing this, Jiang Wu in the dark hurriedly entered the palace from the southwest corner door.
"Old Master, it's done."
Jiang Wu turned around and went to Jiang Guanchen.
Jiang Youya stood up, said something to Xiao Hongyi, who was already a little tipsy, and left through the main gate with Chang Huai, heading to Yukang Street.
He also wanted to see the recognition ceremony on the spot.
"Shopkeeper, have you seen this person before..."
Cuiyun saw the man in the painting clearly and her eyes widened.
Isn’t this the Jiang family member who got lost in the mansion today!
Cuiyun quickly pulled back the portrait, turned around and hurried out of the lobby.
"Old Five, hurry up..."
"drive!"
Zhang Feng drove past the entrance of Liao Ji Restaurant at high speed.
Cuiyun couldn't believe it and quickly glanced at the portrait in her hand. "Old Five, hurry up and catch up with that carriage. The driver is the person in the painting."
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