"The mystery of it needs to be investigated." Guo Lingnan asked, "May I ask if the eldest lady needs to go to investigate?" ”

"You don't need to go into too much detail, just check it out." Su Jiudong changed from curiosity just now to lack of interest: "If this matter has nothing to do with us, there is no need to delve into it, maybe the stone chef is just a daughter born in a man's body by mistake." ”

Guo Lingnan shook his head: "Seeing him pretending to be a woman on the mat on the chest of his clothes, it is estimated that things will not be simple...... I think it can still be scrutinized. ”

"If you don't think it's easy, then check it carefully, just don't alarm others." After Su Jiudong said goodbye to Guo Lingnan, he led Rumo downstairs to settle the tea money, but he saw a familiar face when he just came out of the private room.

"Is that you?" Su Jiudong looked at the familiar man in white in front of him, slightly surprised.

"Yes, that's right." Gu Rong still had a warm smile on his face that Su Jiudong was familiar with.

"Why are you here?" As soon as Su Jiudong opened the door, he saw Gu Rong also pushing the door out of the private room next to him, and he didn't know if the content of their conversation in the private room just now would be heard by Gu Rong.

Su Jiudong smiled and said: "I remember that you didn't say that you wanted to go back to the capital before, but before we left, we invited you to take a carriage back to Beijing with us, but you refused." ”

"At that time, Rong thought that it was not yet time to return to Beijing, so he rejected your kindness, and asked Miss Jiudong not to mind, as for Miss Jiudong's question why Rong came here, Rong was just from visiting his old friend, and he was also here to return the books to him."

Gu Rong replied, and then took out a small and thin yellow envelope book from the big sleeve of his wide robe, and the book cover was written "Fangshan Stone Scripture".

Su Jiudong was shocked again: "Isn't the "Fangshan Stone Scripture" rumored to be engraved in the Nine Caves of Yunju Mountain in Youzhou? Why do you still have a handwritten version in your hand? ”

Gu Rong explained to Su Jiudong with a smile: "The stone engraving version is as precious as the handwritten version, the world only hears about the stone carving version of Yunju Mountain, and often goes to Yunju Mountain to worship the Buddha, but I don't know that it is a stone engraving version that has a handwritten version first. ”

Su Jiudong sighed curiously: "I thought that people like Gu Gongzi only read books like learning, but I didn't expect Gu Gongzi to also dabble in Buddhist scriptures. ”

Gu Rong shook his head easily and said his opinion:

"The most taboo for readers is to read dead books and read dead books, if they are only limited to the books within the scope of the exam, then the eyes will be locked, the thinking will be restricted, the eyes are locked, and the thinking is solidified, which is not conducive to the beneficial play of the exam."

Zhou Chen, Cha Li, and Ye Changchi have all introduced the value of the Fangshan Stone Classic, from which the development of gold and stone and calligraphy art can be studied. Occasionally, after reading the four books, five scriptures and eight strands, you can also look at the Buddhist scriptures, which can also cultivate the body and mind. ”

Su Jiudong reacted: "Gu Gongzi also reads the basic bibliography of Confucianism such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, which are all must-read books for Confucian students, so Gu Gongzi intends to participate in next year's imperial examination?" ”

"With Gu Gongzi's talent, if he participates in the coming year, he will definitely be able to ...... high school It's just that a person as talented and far-sighted as Gu Gongzi is really a pity to become an official. Su Jiudong couldn't imagine Gu Rong wearing a poultry official uniform and an official hat.

"There is nothing wrong with people with lofty ideals who are willing to serve the country, even if you become an official in high school in the future, it will not affect Rong to continue studying, what is the pity?"

Su Jiudong secretly thought: As soon as he heard Gu Rong's words, he knew that he didn't know about the fierceness of officialdom, and if he really became an official in high school in the coming year, he might regret his move to sign up for the imperial examination in the first place.

However, everyone has their own ambitions, and Su Jiudong didn't want to say anything more, so he only raised his hand to Gu Rong and said with a smile: "Since Gu Gongzi is interested in the world, then the little girl will send Gu Gongzi a verse of Meng Dongye's poem as an instruction......

"I wish Gu Gongzi a proud spring breeze in the coming year, and see all the Chang'an flowers in one day."

Gu Rong also returned the salute, and the smile on his face was even more childlike: "Miss Cheng Jiudong's auspicious words, Rong will definitely live up to his high expectations in the coming year." ”

After saying goodbye to Gu Rong, Su Jiudong returned to the inn and planned to carefully study tonight's plan, but Su Jiudong fell asleep not long after returning to the guest room. When she woke up again, it was dark outside the window.

Su Jiudong rubbed his sleepy eyes and called Rumo: "Rumo, what time is it?" Hurriedly called Guo Lingnan and the others over for dinner together, and then they should leave for Hu's house. ”

Rumo heard Su Jiudong calling her in the inner room, so she walked in with a food box and warm water, and replied as she walked: "Miss, you are talking nonsense, Guo Shaoxia and they have already left, and it is almost the middle of the night." ”

Su Jiudong immediately sat up from the bed: "Ah! Have I slept for so long? I missed the departure time! ”

Rumo twisted a warm water handkerchief to wipe Su Jiudong's hands, and said: "If you sleep, it's over, anyway, Miss, you can't go to the Hu Mansion to help, even if you are awake and send Guo Shaoxia and them to the Hu Mansion, won't the result be the same later?" ”

"On the contrary, it is good to wake up after sleeping until now, and now it is just after Hai Shizhong, presumably Guo Shaoxia and they are coming back soon. It's good to wake up and get the news. "Lewen

"It's not good, but I missed the moment of departure that night, and I didn't have a few words with Ling Nan and them, I always feel scared."

"In the evening, Guo Shaoxia and the others came to look for you, saw that you had been asleep, and came to ask you again before leaving, but you were still asleep, and left by yourself. They are the people who work by Wen Xiang's side, and their ability to do things is not bad, and the eldest lady can rest assured that she will not make mistakes. ”

Rumo put the dishes of the dinner on the round table one by one, and served Su Jiudong cloth dishes for dinner:

"Originally, the slave maid came to the inner room to call Miss to get up twice, and these dinners were also warmed twice, and the taste was definitely not as delicious as just out of the pot, but now there is not much to eat in the back kitchen, and Miss will also eat some, otherwise she will wake up hungry at night."

Su Jiudong failed to send Guo Lingnan and the other secret guards in person, and now she is always at ease, and the dishes that originally tasted bad tasted like chewing wax when she ate them in her mouth, turning them into a simple rice chewing machine.

Now it is close to the end of the hour, and the second is closer to the time of the third watch, just outside the window there is a time report from the watchman, and it is finalized when Zhengzi is in power, Guo Lingnan and the other secret guards returned to the inn safely with Cui Xu, in addition, Guo Lingnan also brought back another person.

Rumo and Cui Xu happily hugged each other at this time, curiously asking Cui Xu to verify the process of tonight's action, but Su Jiudong focused on the stranger that Guo Lingnan brought back.

Su Jiudong looked at the woman with a beautiful face in front of him and asked Guo Lingnan: "Who is this?" ”

"This person is the stone chef who told the eldest lady during the day." Guo Lingnan stepped forward and ripped off the beautiful woman's clothes, and sure enough, a pile of soft fabric used to pad the chest fell out of the chest, revealing the obviously strong man's chest under the shirt.

Guo Lingnan yelled at Chef Shi: "I won't pick up the rest of your clothes and pants, so as not to dirty the eldest lady's eyes...... Say to the eldest lady yourself, are you male or female? ”

Chef Shi was obviously very confused about the situation in front of her, and her eyes were full of doubts: "I am indeed a man...... But what does this have to do with you? I haven't eaten your rice, is it a man or a woman who is still in your way? ”

Su Jiudong's gaze swept from Shi Chef Niang's long hair to his bare chest, and then his gaze fell on his more feminine face, and sighed in surprise: "It's really a man......"

Guo Lingnan kicked Shi Chef Niang to the ground, and his tone was very tough: "If you don't have those letters, of course it doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman." But with those letters, you're in our way. ”

"Another letter?" There have been too many letters involved recently, and Su Jiudong feels that his head is about to turn around.

Guo Lingnan stood up straight, ordered a secret guard to drag the stone cook out, and then said solemnly to Su Jiudong:

"The matter of the letter and the stone chef can be discussed later, and the lowly post is now here to hand over the task to the eldest lady... Tonight's work was successfully completed, and fortunately it was not dishonored. ”

Su Jiudong's pupils opened slightly, obviously wanting to know the process of the action as soon as possible:

"Hard work pays off...... Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu, the two wicked people, were able to confess their guilt and be punished, and Cuixu's husband will be relieved if he knows it, and I just happen to be waiting anxiously, you can tell me quickly, how was the task completed? ”

Guo Lingnan bowed his hand to Su Jiudong and said, "Miss Tuo's clothes, tonight's things are going very smoothly. ”

"Not long after the end of the year, Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu made a gathering in the backyard on time to make wine and food, He Pei pretended to be a small servant to send the poisonous wine, Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu didn't realize it, so they drank it straight down, and then fell into a coma."

Su Jiudong frowned slightly: "It's just sleepy?" "This doesn't match the original plan......

Guo Lingnan saw that Su Jiudong was a little lost, so he explained seriously: "It's the kind of lethargy that will never wake up... In other words, poisoned. ”

Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu both fell down in the courtyard, and they wanted to cut off their heads to vent their anger for Miss Cuixu. However, this move really betrayed the act of revenge, so in the end, he only threw the bodies of the two of them into a dry well in the backyard. ”

"Well done! Wicked people like Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu are innocent of death, and it is not a pity to die! ”

After scolding, Su Jiudong began to regret it again: "But they killed so many people before, and now they just poisoned them to death, it's too cheap for them!" ”

Rumo interjected indignantly: "People like Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu who do a lot of evil will go to the underworld after death." The eighteenth floor of the underworld is enough for them. ”

Guo Lingnan took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Su Jiudong.

"This is the confidential account book that Hu Jiu mastered before, and he didn't dare to read it again after reading the first page, so he still had to hand it over to Miss Jiudong, and after Miss Jiudong read it, he would discuss with Gongzi how to deal with this matter."

Su Jiudong said with a smile: "Ling Nan is a person who is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he is not good at flying on the wall tonight, but now he is actually afraid of an account book...... What is it in this confidential account book that you dare not look at it? ”