The backyard of the Wan Jiao Pavilion.

In Tuobaze's attic, two black-clothed killers were timidly kneeling on the cold floor in front of them to report, "Your Highness, your subordinates have found traces of Lanxiang and Yishangyun in the Dream Garden. But later... Later, I lost it. ”

"Waste, get out!" With a deafening scolding, the two black-clad killers hurriedly got up and fled in a hurry.

Then, there was an extremely crisp sound of the cup being smashed to the ground behind him.

At this moment, a guard walked in with a panicked expression, leaned over to Tuobazawa's side and whispered to him for a moment.

I saw that the more Tuoba Ze listened, the tighter his deep eyes narrowed, and the fist he had just clenched on the coffee table in front of him was also clenched tighter, and his face was mixed with a penetrating fierce light.

The guard was silent, and Tuobaza Ze then hurriedly got up and walked towards the ebony tea stand next to the tea table, which was covered with a dazzling array of various tea storage cans.

He stopped abruptly when he came to a tea storage can that seemed to be very familiar, and on which it was also printed with the pattern of northern grass and sheep grass, which was a few points larger than the other tea storage cans.

I saw that he reached out and gently moved the tea storage can away from its original position, and a metal totem inlaid with some wolf face appeared on the shelf.

He pressed it down again, and suddenly, a gap opened in the ground next to the ebony tea shelf.

Looking along this mysterious gap, there is a staircase leading to the underground, and the light of candles is faintly emitted from it.

At this moment, Tuobazer quickly paced towards the gap and walked down the stairs.

As soon as his figure disappeared into the tea room, the gap above the ground closed and disappeared in an instant.

At this time, the guards on the side hurriedly stepped forward and put the tea cans that had been removed by Tuoba Ze back into place, and carefully checked them again, seeing that there were no traces, so they went to the other side and bent down to pick up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.

At this moment, the old bustard slowly took Cheng Liang and the two accompanying guards upstairs.

The old bustard's eyes widened and he glanced at the guard who was picking up the broken porcelain pieces, and the guard quietly retreated.

Cheng Liang glanced at the man who seemed a little timid who passed by him, and also saw the broken porcelain piece he was holding in his hand, and secretly doubted in his heart.

Just as Cheng Liang was thinking about it, the old bustard introduced to Cheng Liang with a smile on his face, "Official, please see, this is the tea storage room of our Wanjiao Pavilion, and the new tea purchased on weekdays will be uniformly placed here." Because Wanjiao Pavilion is waiting for some dignitaries, this tea is also used very well on weekdays. Because I am afraid that if I hand it over to others for safekeeping, I will ruin the heavens, and I am afraid that I will take it out and steal it for money, so no one is allowed to enter this backyard. When it was time to use tea, the old slave personally came up to take it and then distributed it. So on weekdays, there is no one to tidy up and clean, and it is inevitable that it will be a little messy, so the official will just look around. ”

"There's really no one here but you

Is it? Cheng Liang looked at the figure of the man who had just left suspiciously, and then looked at the pot of water that was boiling on the coffee table in front of him, and said to the old bustard.

The old bustard's eyes squinted at this time, and he looked in the direction that Cheng Liang was looking at, as if he suddenly realized that he was really nervous at this time, and he was speechless for a while.

So, after a moment's hesitation, she looked at the pot of water that was boiling on the coffee table in front of her, which had already boiled and made a gurgling sound, and a small pot of tea still lying next to the kettle, and immediately paced over hurriedly, and scolded in her mouth, "This little rabbit cub dares to sneak here to steal tea without permission, and also broke the tea set here, see how I will clean him up later, I have to peel his skin today." ”

What the old bustard said was pretending to be good, but after all, he still couldn't escape the fire eye Jingjing of Cheng Liang.

As soon as he entered this courtyard, he saw that this seemingly inconspicuous backyard was not so simple.

This courtyard is not big, but it is elegant and chic, with all the pavilions and pavilions, and they are all spotlessly clean and refreshing.

After going upstairs, he was even more surprised, and it also made him more convinced of the guess in his heart.

This attic sits and sleeps, the tea room is warm, and the decorations are all made of high-quality materials, just like an extremely luxurious and comfortable home, where is just a simple tea storage room.

Cheng Liang looked at everything in front of him, and suddenly remembered that in Lan Xiang's room just now, if the woman named Lan Xiang really knew the tea ceremony very well and was quite valued, why did the best rose black tea tea cans she used used have long been empty and have not been added? Also, since she knows tea and loves tea, why does she only have an empty tea can, and she doesn't even have any other tea utensils?

In this room, there are tea mats and tea sets. The old bustard said that there was no one to clean it here, but it was as clean as a mirror.

Obviously, there must be someone living here for a long time, and it is a person of great status and taste, and this person who lives here is the one who really understands the tea ceremony.

And judging by the cold tone of this whole attic, it must be a man.

And here, apart from the master of Wanjiao Pavilion, who else can have the qualifications to live in a courtyard alone?

Also, the little guy they bumped into when they entered the door just now is probably the attendant of the master of this Wanjiao Pavilion.

Looking down at the mess on the ground in front of him at this time: it was easy to see that the broken porcelain piece of the tea cup that the attendant was holding in his hand had picked it up at a distance from the coffee table, and the porcelain fragments and water stains on the ground were still clearly visible.

Looking at the position where the teacup was smashed and fell to the ground and the traces of the sliding marks, it was not splashed in all directions, but fell from the direction of the coffee table and slid to the opposite side.

This was obviously caused by someone throwing it over the tea table, not by the little guy.

The one who dares to smash things here in anger must be the master of Wanjiao Pavilion, Cheng Liang suddenly understood.

Obviously, not half of the words that came out of the bustard's mouth were true.

"Before

How many times was it who was in charge of checking this yard? As soon as he thought of this, Cheng Liang asked the guards beside him in a low voice.

"General Hui, our people have checked this courtyard a total of three times, all of which were checked by a person transferred from the Chengnan Mansion, and they have always reported that this is a simple warehouse, and they have not found anything abnormal? Before coming today, my subordinates wanted to find someone to find out about the specific situation here, but for some reason, that person was... Suddenly disappeared. The guard's voice grew lower.

Cheng Liangwen frowned and asked urgently, "Oh? But I asked the others if they were going back to Chengnan Mansion