Chapter Ninety-Seven: Tangled
It wasn't until the person came to stand still in front of him and bowed to Li Jin that Li Jin could be regarded as pulling his thoughts back again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The face in front of him was ordinary, and Li Jin subconsciously asked, "Won't it be bad for you to let me see my true face like this?"
The man's movements and demeanor were like those of a servant living in the mansion all the year round, answering Li Jin's question with a playful expression as if he was amused, but the words and tone that were not heard by others were stiff and detached, "Miss Li thinks, do we have our true faces?"
Li Jin suddenly realized that it was a disguise technique. It's just that although I've heard of it myself, and I occasionally see it in books, it's the first time I've seen a real person. Although Li Jin was very curious about the secrets, he also knew that this was not the time to talk about this.
This time, without waiting for Li Jin to get the ancient jade, the person who came had already handed over the other half of the ancient jade, obviously not wanting to waste too much time here. Although Li Jin was sure that this person must be the emperor's secret agent, he also had to take out the ancient jade to check the two phases according to the agreement. This time, because Li Jin had made up his mind in his heart, he would wait until he had studied the piece in his hand before pondering the other party's. So when the jade was returned, the action was much sharper than last time, but in the end, it was still rubbed twice in his hand before he was willing to let go.
Just as he handed back the ancient jade, Li Jin seemed to feel that there was a moment of peace of mind and relaxation in the eyes he was looking at.
After the other party took it, he didn't rush to care about what Li Jin wanted to pass on, but handed over a thin tan tube. Apparently it should be, something like the one that the man had just dropped on the couch - all used as a tool to convey secret messages. Li Jin didn't expect that the emperor's secret letter would be sent on the same day.
Li Jin stretched out his hand and took it and put it in his sleeve, and when he raised his eyes again, he saw that the person opposite was urging him with his eyes, and quickly took out the letter to the emperor. Li Jin sighed in his heart, and was very reluctant to take out the paper roll that had been prepared and put it in the other sleeve and handed it over.
The people who came bowed and saluted and retired, just like many families in the Li Mansion. Li Jin thought to himself that from a distance, he must have been instructing a passing family member to do something. After the man got up, Li Jin was wondering if he would leave his courtyard like the man who had just escaped over the wall. Who knew that he walked to the gate of Jinyue Pavilion in such a dignified manner.
Curious, Li Jin didn't bother to look at the secret letter in his hand, only picked up the bamboo tube on the couch, and then rushed out of the study, wanting to see how the man planned to leave. Who knew that in just such a short time, when Li Jin set his eyes on the gate of the courtyard again, there was no one there. Li Jin walked quickly towards the gate of the courtyard, and it happened that two little maids came in outside, and when the two came to Li Jin's side, Li Jin asked in a mood: "Just now, can you see anyone leaving Jinyue Pavilion?"
After the two little girls saluted, they both shook their heads and said that they had not seen any figures all the way.
Li Jin became more and more curious in his heart, and after waving his hand to send the two away, he went to look outside the gate of the courtyard again. Nothing can be hidden in the open field of vision. Only the verandahs on both sides can be used by people to enter and exit, and there is a small pond outside the gate of the Jinyue Pavilion, how did that person leave? Li Jin felt that these secret agents probably had some kind of stealth spell in addition to flying eaves and walking on the wall.
Dispelling his curiosity, Li Jin went back to the study. Closing the door of the study, Li Jin locked himself in the study and began to work on the affairs that he should handle.
Among the reddish-brown bamboo tubes, if Li Jin's expectations were good, it must be the emperor's action order or a similar date to ask him to enter the palace to report. What could be inside the other yellow-green bamboo tube, Li Jin couldn't think of anyone else who wanted to pass a secret message to him.
Therefore, Li Jin first disassembled the yellow-green bamboo tube that came from nowhere.
What catches the eye is the familiar font of the Lishu book, and the note cut into the normal decree reads "Tomorrow's drunken fairy pavilion plum garden will be burned after reading"
Li Jin looked at the note in his hand in surprise, such a pen power, through the handwriting on the back of the paper, Li Jin knew that there was probably only one person who had this handwriting and would send a secret letter to himself. It's just that Li Jin doesn't know, what is this Zhenguo general looking for himself for no reason? Li Jin feels that after the last time they met, the two of them will meet again in Saibei, or if they don't take the initiative to provoke trouble, it will be impossible for the two to see each other again. Although he was puzzled, Li Jin didn't stop in his hand, and then started to disassemble the bamboo tube on the other side.
The inside was the expected content, but Li Jin frowned after reading it.
'Tomorrow we will worship Cining Palace, and then we will visit the boat in three days. ā
Although there was no one named on the entire note, Li Jin understood the emperor's intentions very well. This is to let yourself go to the Queen Mother with the old princess of Huaiyang tomorrow. After that, he went to the painting boat three days later to report to the emperor. Li Jin guessed that the emperor would let him tell him what he had encountered recently, but it was just a private interview with Weifu, and he really didn't dare to imagine that this was something that the young emperor would do.
It's not that this emperor is cowardly out of the palace, it's just the impression that that person left on Li Jin, everything is carefully arranged, cautious action, how can he go out of the palace to meet him like this when he is surrounded by strong enemies and his eyes are focused on him?
Before he could filter out the clue in his mind, Li Jin fixed his gaze on the two words with the same note, and his brows furrowed deeper. The emperor arranged for himself to enter the palace tomorrow, which could not be shirked, because the old princess of Huaiyang Mansion was still involved. But General Zhenguo's side is not just a random thought that he can't go. After all, when he went to Saibei in the future, he also had to live under this general, and when the Tiangao Emperor was far away, he had no relatives and no reason, and the most important thing was that Li Jin's plan was almost inseparable from the support of this general.
Both sides couldn't be offended, and Li Jin suddenly had one head and two big. Li Jin, who was thinking hard about a solution with his hands, inadvertently touched the pastry plate on the table, on which was placed a potpourri cake that still exuded a faint fragrance.
Li Jin's thoughts were diverted for a while. Since that day, I told Xiangxue to let the new maid buy potpourri cake for herself, and this snack has never been interrupted here.
The silver Li Jin gave was enough to buy three or four catties of dim sum, but he only asked Xiangxue to let the little girl buy half a catty. Let him leave the rest to himself. The day after Li Jin returned home from Huaiyang Palace, Xiangxue complained to herself, saying that the little guy didn't know what to do, not only accepted all the money given by Li Jin, but bought less than two catties.
Li Jin didn't say anything, and the matter was put down. Unexpectedly, in the past few days, I have heard Xiangxue's dissatisfied complaints that the little guy will send a few taels of potpourri crisp at noon every day. This kind of behavior pleases not only Li Jin, but Xiangxue has never seen it, but it has never heard of it. It's just that Li Jin only asked Xiangxue to accept it, and didn't have any other instructions.
Looking at the pastries on the table, Li Jin smiled in his heart, it has been five or six days since he returned home today, and it is almost the same as coming. Li Jin threw the two notes into the fire, then got up and told the little maid outside to call Xiangxue, who should be in the small kitchen at this time.
After a while, Xiangxue came to Li Jin's study to obey the order, Li Jin only smiled and asked, what has that little guy done recently. Although Xiangxue was not angry that her young lady had not forgotten this person, she was also very conscientious and told Li Jin everything she knew.
The man's position remained the same, he still ran errands for the houses, and he had to get up before dawn, and he would not be able to complete the task assigned to him until late at night, when everyone had rested. I don't know if it's because he was punished before, or because he was rewarded by Li Jin but didn't get reused, and after that, almost all the tasks assigned by the various academies were almost not his turn, so his work basically had to go back and forth outside, even if he was tired, he couldn't get any reward. It's just that I haven't heard about him being punished since then.
Li Jin asked about the amount of pastries that the little guy brought to him every day, the time he came and went, and whether he had said anything in particular. Xiangxue recalled for a while, and then said uncertainly: "Well, it's probably around the hour every day, I began to wonder how he was in such a hurry to go to Yujingzhai every time to buy this pot of potpourri cake, and I thought he was lazy and slippery." Later, I heard that he almost didn't get light every day, so he had to pick today's fruits and vegetables that were arranged the day before. ā
Li Jin looked at Xiangxue with a smile, nodded and asked her to continue, but Xiangxue said a little shyly: "Actually, I didn't target him, but he was too attentive to see Miss." ā
Li Jin said funny: "I naturally know that our Xiangxue is the most loyal to me. How can you exclude others because of personal grudges. ā
Xiangxue's face turned even redder, and she didn't seem to know what to say for a while. Li Jin no longer teased Xiangxue, and smiled gently: "I have my own arrangement, what is Xiao Xiangxue afraid of? Okay, don't make trouble." Did he say anything every time he came to say it, and was there anything different about him when he came recently?"
After listening to Li Jin's words, Xiangxue felt a little better, no longer so restrained, and thought for a while: "Every time I come, I come and go in a hurry, and I almost don't stop." Recently, I don't think there's anything special, it's always like that, and things are a few taels. It's just that I don't know if the task is not in a hurry, or if there are fewer assignments, but he will stop in the yard for a while when he comes recently. ā
Li Jin nodded and said: "Okay, I know, you go and see if he is not in the house, if he is, let him come to the study now, if he is not, you can come back directly." ā
When Xiangxue heard this, she asked in surprise, "Don't you need to let him come to Miss to obey orders after he returns home?"
Li Jin shook his head with a smile and said, "Go quickly." ā
Xiangxue took the order and left.