It is that the county government compound where they live now can not be compared with it, the courtyard of three in and three out, the courtyard also made a rockery garden scene, and now the cold winter depression can not see the grand scene, but it is obvious that the owner of the courtyard has spent a lot of thought and a lot of money.

The actions of several of them were too conspicuous, and after sneaking into the hospital, they separated.

There are not many people waiting in the courtyard, but every once in a while there will be patrolling family members, all of whom are equipped with knives, well-trained, and especially vigilant.

Sheng Mingzhu took people to quietly avoid the patrolling family, and touched the study of the county government, the study is not big, and the five organs are complete, Sheng Mingzhu glanced at it early, and the four treasures of the study room are all of the best quality on the desk, and there are many famous paintings and treasures hanging on the wall of the study.

There are not many subordinates in the study, and for the sake of safety, Sheng Mingzhu still let Xia Yu and Xia Xue guard by the door.

"One of you is by the door and the other by the window, and if someone is coming, let me know quickly."

After the order, Sheng Mingzhu began to look around through all kinds of letters and manuscripts hidden in the study, ten lines at a glance, and some important ones were stuffed in his arms and taken away.

I hastily read the letters in the study, picked out a few important ones, and was just about to read them carefully, when I heard Xia Yu by the door whispering: "Shhh Miss, someone is coming, hurry up and squat down. ”

Xia Yu gestured with his hand, Sheng Mingzhu saw this, folded the letters in his hand, leaned down, and rolled under the desk.

Lord Li and the prefect were not there, and there were only a few female dependents at home.

What Xia Yu saw just now was Aunt Su, who had just been helped by Master Li for a long time, with a ruddy complexion, a bulging body, holding her waist when she walked, looking at her appearance, she seemed to be pregnant, and she was accompanied by two maids who were waiting, carefully guarding her.

The three of them talked as they walked, and they couldn't hear what they were saying from a distance, so they watched them slowly come this way.

Aunt Su seemed to be taking a walk, walking around the neighborhood several times, and when she was tired, she asked someone to move a soft chair over to sit down and rest, thinking that she would go back after sitting for a while, but who knew that she was like being fixed in the courtyard, but she just didn't leave.

"Haven't you left yet?" Sheng Mingzhu curled up and waited for a long time, a little uncomfortable, quietly tilted her head, and asked.

"No? Still sitting in the yard, wait a minute, she's coming, coming this way. Xia Yu shushed, moved at the same time as Xia Xue, and came behind the door, holding his breath.

The footsteps outside were getting closer and closer, and the voices of speech were gradually being heard clearly.

"Just now, did you see a figure flashing in the master's study?"

"The slave didn't pay much attention, did my aunt read it wrong just now?" The maid next to him said.

"Did I read it wrong?" Aunt Su was puzzled, but she didn't stop at her feet, and still came this way.

After taking two steps, the person next to him persuaded: "Auntie still don't go over there, the lord has always disliked people trespassing into his study, if someone sees it, he must say that the aunt is pampered and arrogant, and when she comes back at night, she is sued to the master's side, you also know that the people on the lady's side are the most proficient, and it is not worth it if you make the master angry." ”

"Yes, there are people patrolling back and forth in the house, if someone goes in, they must have been discovered, and my aunt is still pregnant, and it's okay that there is no one inside, if there are really some gangsters hiding inside, what if you accidentally get hurt?"

Aunt Su stroked her stomach with her hand, and immediately stopped, and said, "You're right, I have to walk carefully with my body, what if there is really any gangster who hurts my child?" There are many people in this house who look at me unpleasantly? There are people everywhere who scratch me for my shortcomings, I'd better be careful, I'm tired after walking for so long, let's go back! ”

Aunt Su glanced at the study and turned around and left with someone.

Xia Yu and Xia Xue watched them turn around and leave, and didn't let go of their hearts, lest they go out and call someone over, and waited for a long time, and saw that no one was coming, so she slowly reassured, "The person has left, you can come out." ”

The people under the table did not move, Sheng Mingzhu stared at the bricks on the soles of his feet, and looked at them intently for a long time, there were obvious gaps around the floor tiles, and the floor tiles could be clearly felt shaking on the edge of his feet.

After two vigorous knocks with his hand, he could clearly hear the sound of a knock below.

The floor tiles are empty underneath.

Sheng Mingzhu stood up, tentatively stepped on a few floor tiles on the side, did not move, knocked with his hand, and there was no empty sound, only the strange one.

"Come and see if you can lift this brick."

The floor tiles laid in Mr. Li's study are different from those of the other houses, where small floor tiles are laid one by one, but here he uses large tiles about 3 feet long and wide.

Xia Yu and Xia Xue leaned over when they heard this, and the two of them slowly worked hard to warp the shaking floor tile under the desk, and then, a black hole with no end in sight appeared in front of them.

"It's a secret passage." Xia Yu looked inside, the entrance of the cave was dark, but the air inside was not dull, it seemed that there should be other exits under the secret passage or someone who often entered and exited.

"Let's go down and see."

Sheng Mingzhu bowed his body and slowly probed his legs down, Xia Yu and Xia Xue followed closely, the secret passage could not see the five fingers, and could only grope the wall, fortunately, Xia Xue had a fire fold, there was an oil lamp on the side of the secret passage, Xia Yu walked in front with an oil lamp, after Xia Xue broke, the three of them bent and bent, I don't know how long they walked, and finally stopped in front of a secret door.

Xia Yu held the lamp with one hand, tried to push it with the other, but did not push, looked back at Sheng Mingzhu, and wanted to know what she meant.

"Miss, do you want to go on?"

Originally, they thought that there would be a secret room below, but now it seems that this is not the case, this secret passage is more like a passage, leading to another world behind the secret door, and now none of them know what is behind the door.

No one is okay, if there is someone, the three of them are tantamount to throwing themselves into the net, and after thinking about it carefully for a long time, Sheng Mingzhu still decided to open the door.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger.

He is a dignified county lord, and the study is not allowed to be approached, and there is such a secret passage secretly hidden inside, and he always feels suspicious.

"Open it gently and see what's behind the door."

The secret door is opened to both sides, Xia Yu and Xia Xue are on one side, the two of them work hard at the same time, Sheng Mingzhu blows out the oil lamp in his hand, leaning against the wall, and his eyes are not instantaneous The secret door.

The bright light leaked out little by little from the crack in the door that was opened, Xia Yu let go of his hand, his eyes squinted through the crack in the door that was pulled, and he squinted to see the situation outside, his vision was limited, he couldn't see the whole situation outside, and he listened to it closely, but there was no sound, so he and Xia Xue opened all the secret doors together.