Looking at this small note with no end and only four words written on it, Lin Xiaoyu was stunned at first, but quickly came back to his senses. Because she knew very well that in this era, there would be no one else who could write the four simplified characters of "aircraft carrier" except the brothers of the crossing team - although she could not completely rule out the possibility that there were other time-travelers in this time and space, she was sure that the only people who could send the note to her through a high-ranking eunuch like Ma Ping'an were her own brothers. And they contacted themselves in this way, presumably knowing the news that they were about to be canonized as concubines, hoping to learn the ins and outs of the matter from themselves.

Therefore, after a very short period of stunned, Lin Xiaoyu held the small note in the palm of his hand, regained the tranquil demeanor just now, and asked calmly: "Gonggong Ma is the right person today, and this imperial doctor really knows the words on it." It's just that this kind of writing was originally used by the overseas island country where the imperial doctor used to live, and I don't know where my father-in-law got these words? ”

Seeing Lin Xiaoyu admit that he knew these words, Ma Ping'an knew that the other party had understood his intention. Therefore, he no longer went around the bend with Lin Xiaoyu, knelt on the ground again, and said: "Yu Niangniang, this small note was handed over to the slave maid by the current Shenji Army Du Yu Hou Envoy, Caizhou Defense Envoy, Xuanwei General Xu Shao'an Xu. ”

"Did Bugs Xu give it to you? He weishenme wants to give you this note? What is your relationship with him? Lin Xiaoyu continued to ask.

Ma Ping'an hurriedly replied when he heard this: "Back to Niangniang, General Xu gave this small note to the slave maid, hoping that the slave maid could take advantage of the convenience of being an errand by the queen's side to find an opportunity to meet Niangniang, and ask Niangniang about the cause and effect of your upcoming concubine by the emperor for General Xu, so as not to worry General Xu and Niangniang's other righteous brothers." Just because she was afraid that the slave and maid would come to ask rashly, the mother didn't believe in the slave and the maid, and would not tell the slave and the maid the truth, so she gave the slave and maid this small note, which was a token of the right. As for the relationship between the slave and General Xu,......"

Speaking of this, Ma Ping'an paused, confessed to Lin Xiaoyu, got up and came to the door, opened the door and looked out, and saw that the other palace maids and eunuchs were all far away from doing their own things, and none of them were close, so he closed the door again, returned to Lin Xiaoyu, knelt down again, and asked tentatively: "Since Niangniang and General Xu are brothers and sisters, they must know about 'Dark Feather', right?" ”

As soon as she heard Ma Ping'an mention "Dark Feather", Lin Xiaoyu had actually roughly guessed what was going on, but she wanted Ma Ping'an to be more detailed, so she didn't break it, but replied indifferently: "This Imperial Doctor naturally knows." ”

"The slave maid is an informant in the palace incense hall under the Kaifeng branch of the 'Dark Feather'." Ma Ping'an lowered his voice and replied.

Seeing that Ma Ping'an's answer was exactly as he expected, Lin Xiaoyu completely relaxed. She waved her hand to signal Ma Ping'an to get up and reply, sighed, and said: "It seems that 'Dark Feather' has really made great efforts in Kaifeng City in the past few years, and even people like you, father-in-law, who are serving by Queen Fu's side, have become their informants." Doctor Ben originally thought that he had been avoiding Xu Bugs and them, and tried to block the news that Bixia was about to make me a concubine, so that he could come to a 'cut first and then play', and do it before they knew about it, without giving them any chance to object. Unexpectedly, the news reached the ears of the starling so quickly, and he did not hesitate to use an important informant like his father-in-law to contact Doctor Ben in person. It seems that this time, Imperial Doctor Ben not only underestimated the ability of 'Dark Feather', but also underestimated the determination of the starling to get an explanation from me. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Xiaoyu shook his head a little helplessly, and said in a way of admitting defeat: "It's okay." In that case, there is no need for me to continue to hide it. This imperial physician will repair a book, write down the causes and consequences of the concubine clearly, and bother Father-in-law Ma to bring the letter to Brother Xu. ”

Ma Ping'an heard this and hurriedly replied: "It is the duty of slaves and maids to do things for Niangniang and General Xu, how dare you be the word 'annoying'." ”

Lin Xiaoyu was no longer polite to him when he heard this, and even if he asked Ma Ping'an to bring a pen and paper, he wrote a long letter to Xu Shao'an, and described everything the other party wanted to know in detail - as a doctor, he usually had to prescribe prescriptions to the concubines, in order to make his prescription understandable to others, in the past two years or so in Kaifeng, Lin Xiaoyu has been practicing calligraphy diligently, and now he has written well, which is much stronger than Xu Shao'an's "spider crawling" bad words. ,

After writing the letter, Lin Xiaoyu read it carefully twice, and after making sure that there was nothing missing, he folded the letter. Then he found a special envelope for contacting Xu Shaoan and other "Kaifeng Detention Center" personnel, put the letter in it, sealed the opening with fire paint, and then handed the letter to Ma Ping'an, while telling the other party to be sure to put the letter away, and not to make mistakes, while saying: "In addition to this letter, I also asked my father-in-law to bring a message to Xu Bugs, saying that everything is fine here, so that he doesn't have to worry about me." I have written in my letter everything that he and the other brothers want to know, and you tell them, and they will understand my mind when they read it. ”

Ma Ping'an took the letter, carefully hid it closely, and then said: "Don't worry, the slave must be careful, and there will never be any mistakes." As for the matter of bringing a message to the eighth master, although the slave maid did not have the opportunity to contact the eighth master face-to-face, the slave and maid would relay the mother's words to the slave maid's boss in the 'dark feather', and ask him to tell the eighth master to know. ”

Lin Xiaoyu nodded when he heard this, and said, "Then there is Gonggong Lao." ”

Ma Ping'an knelt down again when he heard this, and even said that he didn't dare to be. Then he exited Lin Xiaoyu's room and rushed to a "Dark Feather" contact point he was familiar with, and reported to his boss.

After Ma Ping'an left Lin Xiaoyu's residence, he did not go directly to the contact point, but like a eunuch from the palace, he went around the most prosperous market in Kaifeng, purchased several goods that could be used in the palace, and then walked into the contact point with the restaurant as a cover at lunchtime, and used a secret method to transfer Lin Xiaoyu's letter and Lin Xiaoyu's message to his boss who was stationed at the contact point.

To say, the efficiency of the "Dark Feather" Kaifeng Branch is still very high. At noon, Ma Ping'an handed over the letter to his boss, and it was already delivered to Xu Shao'an when it was not timely.

Xu Shao'an, who was anxiously waiting for the news, was naturally overjoyed when he saw the letter, and after checking the fire paint seal, he immediately took out the letter and watched it.

Lin Xiaoyu's letter is very long, and its central content is five points.

The first is to express my gratitude to all the people in the crossing team, and everyone at Xiexie has always taken care of her.

The second is to explain to the brothers the causes and consequences of this concubine incident. She said in the letter that although Empress Fu mentioned the matter of entering the palace as a concubine to herself, Empress Fu did not mean to force her at that time. The reason why she agreed to the other party's proposal was entirely because after long-term contact, she had been conquered by Chai Rong's personal charm, and she was willing to grow old with him, and she said the word "willing" to Empress Fu completely from the heart - this is consistent with the news provided by Ma Ping'an to "Dark Feather".

Third, it was to explain to the brothers the reason why Chai Rong had been blocking the news except for consulting the opinions of several cronies and important ministers, Wang Pu, Fan Zhen, Li Hub, Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin, and Li Chongjin. She said that the news of the blockade was raised by herself to Chai Rong. The reason why she did this was mainly because she felt that the brothers would definitely oppose this matter, and she herself was unwilling to give up the pursuit of happiness, so she had to ask Chai Rong to limit this matter to a very small range, in order to give the brothers who crossed the team a "cut first and then play", and when Chai Rong's will was made, "the wood has been completed" and "the raw rice has been cooked", it is too late for the brothers to object.

It's just that what she didn't expect was that Chai Rong's desire to accept her as a concubine was not unanimously approved by several cronies and important ministers. Among them, Zhao Kuangyin, as Xu Shaoan's boss and friend, both public and private raised their hands in favor of this marriage. Zhang Yongde, who had not dealt with everyone when he went south to meet Chai Rong, was resolutely opposed to this, and the main reason was that Lin Xiaoyu and his brothers were of unknown origin and low status, and they were not qualified to be concubines. And Wang Pu and others were noncommittal, unanimously saying that this was the emperor's family matter, and it should be judged by the Son of Heaven, as if it had become a "soy sauce". This is tantamount to kicking the ball back to Chai Rong's feet, which makes this Chai Datian very depressed. Although he is the emperor and has supreme power, he naturally does not have a disagreement with the important ministers of the court for the sake of concubines, especially since this important minister is also his brother-in-law. Therefore, in the past ten days or so from consulting the important ministers, Chai Rong has been trying to communicate and exchange with Zhang Yongde, trying his best to persuade the other party to make concessions in this matter. Although Chai Rong's persuasion work has achieved some results, and Zhang Yongde's side has changed his tone and no longer resolutely opposes this matter, time has inevitably been delayed. ,

It was this delay that made this originally very secret thing gradually spread. And it was precisely because Zhang Yongde was in opposition to Chai Rong on this matter that an informant in the palace who knew the inside story of "Dark Feather" felt that this matter might have some value, so he reported it to his boss in "Dark Feather" - these informants of "Dark Feather" did not know what the secret spy organization they served had to do with Lin Xiaoyu, Xu Shaoan and others. Even if Xu Shao'an launched all the informants of the "Dark Feather" Kaifeng Branch to inquire about Lin Xiaoyu's news this time, only an informant like Ma Ping'an who had a certain identity and a greater chance to meet Lin Xiaoyu was simply told the relationship between the two, otherwise those informants who knew about this matter early on would have rushed to Xu Shao'an to "report good news and ask for merit".

Of course, Lin Xiaoyu didn't understand this causal relationship originally, and it wasn't until today that he saw Ma Ping'an and learned the identity of his "Dark Feather" informant, and he didn't think about the connection clearly.

The fourth part of the letter corresponds to the first two points. Lin Xiaoyu said that she agreed that this marriage was her own decision, and she hoped that her brothers could agree with her decision and support her to pursue her own happiness, rather than to prevent or destroy it - here, Lin Xiaoyu also specifically pointed to Xu Shaoan and Qian Yuanshan, hoping that they could stay calm and rational, and never do stupid things. At the same time, Lin Xiaoyu also hopes that everyone can forgive her for making assertions without consulting the committee, and not regard her as a traitor to the team.

Part of the content of the letter is Lin Xiaoyu's assurance to the brothers of the crossing team, she said that no matter what her future status is, the crossing team will be her maiden home. No matter how things develop in the future, she will always have her heart set on the crossing team and will never do anything that will harm the interests of the crossing team.

After reading Lin Xiaoyu's long letter, Xu Shaoan was speechless for a while. If he still had a glimmer of hope before, he hoped that Lin Xiaoyu's original promise to Empress Fu to enter the palace as a concubine was out of fear of imperial power, rather than real willingness. In that case, at least things will turn around. Although Xu Shaoan is not sure that the team will completely tear up his face with Chai Rong in order not to let Lin Xiaoyu be wronged, and use some methods to snatch Lin Xiaoyu back from Chai Rong, at least there is hope.

But now this letter not only makes this assumption completely untrue, but Lin Xiaoyu revealed in the letter that her devotion and love for Chai Rong also shows that she has true feelings for Chai Rong. In this case, the crossing team has no choice but to accept the reality that Lin Xiaoyu is about to enter the palace as a concubine.