Jiang Yuwei led the two into her courtyard and then hurriedly arranged for Yun Qing to stand guard outside. After the three entered the house, Jiang Yuwei mysteriously closed the door again.
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi looked at Jiang Yuwei with a puzzled expression.
"Madam, can you tell me what it is now?"
Jiang Yuwei waved for the two to sit down, poured them tea, then poured herself a cup, gulped it down, and took out a black box from her person, placing it on the table.
"You two open it and take a look. I just brought it back from that house on Golden Street."
Ning Huaizhi and Ning Zixuan exchanged a glance, then opened the box, took out the letter and booklet, and looked at them for a while.
Ning Huai slammed his hand on the table in a huff.
"The Lin family is truly lawless!"
Ning Zixuan also had a stern face as he looked at the booklet in front of him and said in a deep voice:
"It seems that the massacre of hundreds of people in the Sun family overnight was caused by this booklet. In this way, the evidence against the Lin family can be confirmed."
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
"We can't reveal this booklet right now. The house on Jin Street has been renovated, and Aunt Zhou and the others will be moving there soon. If we take out this booklet now, I'm afraid the news will leak out, and the Lin family will target Aunt Zhou and the others again."
Ning Zixuan took a sip of tea, frowned, and said:
“We really can’t expose ourselves too early. We have this booklet. Now, the Lin family has probably already been watching your renovation of the Sun residence. I haven’t found all of the Lin family’s henchmen yet. If we expose our trump card now, things will definitely not be peaceful.”
Jiang Yuwei poured Ning Zixuan another cup of tea.
"Now, even having only this one booklet is not safe. It was originally entrusted to me for safekeeping, and no one would have thought that I would get involved in this matter."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei glanced at Ning Huaizhi again and continued:
"I want Ning Zhao to take some time in the next few days to make another copy of this booklet and letter and keep it with the Crown Prince for safekeeping. That way, if they really come looking for the Crown Prince, he will probably have to be more cautious."
Jiang Yuwei paused for a moment and then continued:
"If they are truly reckless and have set their sights on the Crown Prince, then you should give them the copied booklet."
Jiang Yuwei took a sip of tea and slowly began to speak:
"Then the Crown Prince will say that such a booklet has already been circulating in the capital, and even if they find it in your hands, it will be useless. In this way, they will not dare to touch you easily."
Ning Huaizhi glanced down at the tea in his cup, pondered for a moment, and nodded:
“I didn’t want to involve Ning Zhao, a child, in this matter, but given the current situation, it’s safest to have the copying done in our courtyard.”
Ning Zixuan was about to speak in rebuttal when Jiang Yuwei waved her hand to interrupt him.
“I have a place to hide this thing, so naturally no one can find it. You don’t need to worry about us. Right now, I’m just thinking about finding more guards to stay in the houses on Jin Street and setting up more traps. That way, I can feel at ease letting Aunt Zhou and the others live in those houses.”
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei said this, Ning Zixuan no longer refused. Jiang Yuwei's suggestion was indeed feasible. No one would have thought that the box would be in the hands of a woman living in the Jingwang Mansion.
So, Ning Zixuan spoke:
"We definitely need guards, but we shouldn't make a big fuss about it, lest we attract the attention of the Lin family."
Ning Huaizhi picked up his teacup, pondered for a moment, and said:
“Right now I have some retired soldiers here, all of them are quite skilled and people I can trust. Why don’t we have them take turns living in that house and pretending to be servants to do things?”
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
"If that were the case, that would be wonderful, then I wouldn't have to worry about where to find someone."
Ning Zixuan looked at Ning Huaizhi and asked:
Approximately how many people are there?
"Twenty or thirty people."
"It's still too few. I'll send a few more guards over here, at least to protect Ning Zhao, Wan'er, and my sister-in-law."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
"Yun Qing is fine with me, but I'll have to trouble Your Highness to take care of Ning Zhao and Wan'er."
Ning Zixuan nodded.
Ning Huaizhi stood up and bowed to Ning Zixuan, saying:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
Ning Zixuan waved his hand.
“You were all drawn into this conflict because of me, so I should protect you.”
As he spoke, Ning Zixuan stood up and said to Jiang Yuwei:
"Right now, the mechanisms in that house on Golden Street need to be set up as soon as possible, and your shop should also have a basement built in case of emergency. We have to be careful now, in case the matter is leaked, both of your places will be in danger."
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
"I know how to handle it, so you can rest assured."
"Okay, I'll be going now. Once the handwritten copy is finished, just have Yunqing bring it to me."
After saying that, Ning Zixuan opened the door and left, while Ning Huaizhi went out to see him off.
Jiang Yuwei put the box back into her spatial storage. Naturally, the fewer people who knew about this, the better. Now, Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to leave the box outside. She would just wait for Ning Zhao to come back and give it to him to copy, and then put it away after he finished copying it.
Jiang Yuwei was preoccupied and somewhat agitated, but the design of the mechanism couldn't be delayed any longer, and at the moment, the only people she could trust were Aunt Zhou's family.
I'll have them move in as soon as possible in the next few days to help me set up the general's mansion.
Jiang Yuwei first drew a sketch of the courtyard, then found a suitable place and designed a tunnel, which she dared not ask outsiders to build.
We'll have to dig it up ourselves, but since we're all from farming backgrounds, this little bit of work is no problem for us.
Jiang Yuwei had planned the location of the tunnel and designed a connecting bell. There was one in each courtyard, in an extremely hidden place. If an outsider entered the courtyard, he only needed to pull the bell, and everyone in the courtyard would know.
Jiang Yuwei felt that this was still not enough, so she set up traps in Qiuyue's door and the master bedroom. People in the house must live in groups of at least two, otherwise one person might not be able to cope with danger.
As for the veterans that Ning Huaizhi wanted to invite, Jiang Yuwei planned to design a large dormitory with several bunk beds, and then have them divided into two groups to live together near the front gate and the back gate.
If something really happens, it will give the people in the yard time to react and a chance to escape.
Now that Old Wang's work is finished, these tasks can only be done privately by Aunt Zhou and her family. Jiang Yuwei is thinking that, apart from the people in her own courtyard, no outsiders should know the layout of the courtyard.
Now that I'm living in the Prince Jing's mansion, there's no need to host any guests. I can simply tell outsiders that the courtyard hasn't been fully furnished yet and I can't entertain guests right now.
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