Although Wang Yue and Cheng Ziyu have their own selfish intentions, at this moment, it does not prevent them from tacitly cooperating.

Wang Yue solemnly scolded Steward Zhang:

"Do you think you are still the ruler of the palace? Who gave you the audacity to fight arrogantly? Not only are you disrespectful to the county lord, but even the face of my An Wangfu has been ruined by you! It seems that the last time I played the board, I didn't have a long lesson. Keep calling me! Fight until the county lord nods! ”

Steward Zhang snorted, but there was no fear on his face, and he only scolded Cheng Ziyu: "The dignified county lord is despicable and shameless, his words are untrustworthy, his methods are vicious, and he is simply a scum in the world......"

"Shut him up." Wang Yue commanded.

The sound of slapping boards sounded in the courtyard.

Cheng Ziyu deliberately packed up the goods, but only listened to about thirty beatings before he slowly spoke: "I don't care about the punishment, but my clothes are ......."

"Lose! Naturally, let him pay! Wang Yue picked his eyes. He smashed my porcelain, and I couldn't have spared him. Although he is still nominally from the palace, he has damaged your and my personal belongings. Is it possible to let the palace pay for him? We can only see if he can afford to pay for it. ”

"Hmm. Stop, Steward Zhang has learned the lesson and must have remembered it. Hurry up and get someone to give you a medicine. ”

"Then thank you for the magnanimity of the county lord."

The cooperation between the two is still tacit, and it only takes a few eye contacts to understand each other's intentions.

So, the two took the opportunity to go to Zhang's residence as a matter of course.

Cheng Ziyu's idea was simple.

She just thinks that this surnamed Zhang seems to know a lot. After Zhu Changan was crowned queen, he also recruited a lot of people. No matter how strong Wang Yue is, he can't drive away hundreds of people in King An's Mansion.

Zhu Chang'an's forces will always have a foothold in Beijing.

Ni Lao is gone, Xiao Huai is gone, and I don't know who is carrying this force.

It's not that I suspect this surnamed Zhang, mainly because since this person can still send a message to Zhu Changan, there will always be his ways and means. She just wanted to see if she could find anything that connected their forces.

There are many emperors in the palace of Ke'an, and Cheng Ziyu must have a valid reason to set foot in Zhang's residence in person, which is why he has just made a claim.

Wang Yue only needs to take the attitude of the hostess and take people to look through the money to compensate.

In fact, Wang Yue, Zhang's residence, searched last time and didn't find anything.

But today Xia Wei is here, Wang Yue feels that maybe there will be new discoveries. And it's Cheng Ziyu who is looking for it, and the emperor's people should be able to give face, and they won't stand behind and stare at it.

She guessed right.

The group of guards sent by the emperor gave a lot of face, and they didn't come over at all.

So, Wang Yue's people went to find the boxes and cabinets on the surface, while Xia Wei only focused on the walls and the ground with the experience she had accumulated during the special training in the guards.

Tap a little bit, listen intently, and don't let go of any corners.

Cheng Ziyu also helped to check around, and even checked the decorations one by one.

In the end, the hard work pays off.

really asked Cheng Ziyu to find clues.

Steward Zhang's current residence is in the corner of the lower room, not only the location is not good, but the lighting is also not good. The sun doesn't shine, so there's a bit of a damp and musty smell throughout the room.

When Cheng Ziyu bowed down to investigate, he found that there was not even a spider web under the bed. This is not right.

In this early summer, there are a lot of small insects, especially in this humid room. Standing in place, ants and insects came and went, and they all trampled to death. With such abundant food, how can there be no cobwebs?

Steward Zhang is not what he used to be, is it possible that someone will help him clean up under the bed?

Xia Wei got the signal, lit the lamp and went under the bed, and checked everything from the bed board to the floor tiles.

In the end, there was a real discovery.

"It's really hidden!"

The gray bricks on the innermost part of the bed against the wall were loose.

When I pulled it open, there was a small space where I found something.

A small stack of silver tickets and a box.

Wang Yue's girl took the silver tickets and counted them, and there were as many as two hundred taels.

"Yo, I can't even think that this steward can really afford to pay for your clothes." Wang Yue sneered.

The two glanced at each other, naturally knowing that something was wrong.

This amount is naturally not uncommon if it is owned by the general steward of the royal palace. Monthly examples, oil and water, filial piety, plus all kinds of rewards, housekeepers for a few years or more than ten years, not to mention two hundred taels, five hundred eight hundred or even thousands of taels are possible.

But this is King An's Mansion.

Zhu Changan has no family support, and his expenses have to be taken out of his pitiful output and money, so it would be good to maintain a balance. He can save a lot, and in the past he was not even exempted from a reward. Even when Yu's father-in-law came to the door, he didn't take much advantage of him.

He doesn't have an official position with oil and water to fish, which directly leads to his lack of all kinds of filial piety. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to think about getting money by marriage.

Cheng Ziyu and Wang Yue are very clear about this.

Two hundred taels is a lot of money for Zhu Changan, where did his steward get this silver?

So, does it mean that this can only be the silver that Zhu Changan left him to coordinate all parties and turnover?

Two hundred taels were thrown outside, and there was only more in the box, right?

But a few people tried it, but found that the box that looked like iron and copper couldn't be opened.

"Could it be those tens of thousands of taels in the box?" Wang Yue asked.

Zhu Changan's disappearance of tens of thousands of taels has become an unsolved case, and she can't help but wonder, are those silver tickets in this box? Did he think Kyori wasn't safe, so he sold everything and hid it before leaving?

It doesn't make sense! Wouldn't it be better for him to take it with him? Could it be that Steward Zhang is more credible than Concubine Zhao? But it didn't mean that even the things in Concubine Zhao's palace were secretly sold together, arousing the emperor's suspicion, but finally killing Concubine Zhao?

Wang Yue didn't figure it out.

Cheng Ziyu ruled out this possibility. It's not a silver ticket in it. If Zhu Changan wants to be rich, he will definitely drag it in his own hands, instead of staying thousands of miles away.

Therefore, the things in it must be usable in the capital, the things he needs, the things that are hidden, or the things that are unseen or especially important. She had to think about opening the box.

Xia Wei checked again, confirmed that there was nothing wrong in the house, and did not find any keys, then put back two gray bricks, and the few people left.

But until they returned to Wang Yue's courtyard, several people couldn't confirm anything.

This little box still can't be opened.

"Do you want me to find someone to search for Steward Zhang, in case he has a key on him?"

"No, no keys. This is a thousand boxes. "A string of raised ciphers on Xia Wei's fingers." It can only be opened if it is cracked. It's subtle, and the smaller it is, the harder it gets. ”

"Can't you just smash it open?" Wang Yue saw this kind of thing for the first time.

"No, you can't. There is usually a sandwich in the middle of this material, and if there is an external force to dismantle it, it will destroy the contents of the box by itself. Of course, there are many ways to destroy it, some are broken with sharp blades or gears, and some are destroyed by corrosive poison, red mercury and other solutions. ”

"Will you drive?" Cheng Ziyu asked Xia Wei.

"Slaves aren't very good at it, but you can try."

Cheng Ziyu glanced at Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was biting her lip and thinking about something, and then saw her push the silver ticket of more than two hundred taels to Cheng Ziyu.

"It's for your clothes."

"Zhu Changan still owes you a lot of silver, right? You can keep it and make up for it. ”

"It's fine." knew that Cheng Ziyu was not short of silver, and Wang Yue was not polite to her.

"There's a reluctant request."

Cheng Ziyu came up and took Wang Yue's hand.

"Can you leave this box for me? But don't worry, I just want to crack it down and see what's inside. When I open it, if there is any silver in it, I will bring it all back to you.

Actually, even if you didn't hear what I said to Steward Zhang just now, you should have guessed that Zhu Changan had done something unfavorable to me again. Steward Zhang admitted to me that he did the affairs of my sister and the He family. So, I came here in a panic.

I'm not curious about what's here, I'm afraid that some other calculations will be going on or going on. So, I want to take the box and find someone to open it. But I promise you, when you open it, you'll see what's inside. If there is nothing against me, I will give it all back to you. I could swear to God......"

"Wait!" Wang Yue laughed: "Don't swear, take it!" ”

In a short period of time, she had already thought clearly.

"I can't open it again, and staying by my side is also a scourge. Then why should I take possession? Couldn't help Zhu Changan keep his money? Or wait for him to come back and take the treasure? Actually, I was just thinking, if you open it and it's full of silver tickets, then you don't have to take it back. You can destroy it, donate it, or hide it......"

"Huh?"

"I'm serious."

Wang Yue's eyebrows are clear and she is in a good mood. "I will say this only to you. To say, Wen Lan, you, I, we can be regarded as cooperating, and it was only after Zhu Changan lost tens of thousands of taels that the incident made the emperor uneasy.

The emperor had already issued two edicts to him to return to Beijing, but he neither returned, nor could he find his money, and the emperor was already angry with him. If he doesn't return, the emperor will definitely not spare him. If he returns, he will definitely give an explanation to the emperor.

I don't think he can stay up for too long, and he should be back in Beijing soon. When the time comes, if he does not have the money...... He will be sent ......"

Cheng Ziyu raised her eyebrows, and secretly said that Wang Yue's brain was turning fast.

"At that point, I'll have peace of mind. So is my son. That way, I'm really safe.

And my son, as the only child of his lineage, is still the eldest son, and if he is lucky, he can directly snatch the throne from him.

Of course, even if he is taken to the throne, he is not afraid. My son came out of Cining Palace, and a throne is always appropriate. Anyway, I only need to survive for more than ten years, and I still have a good chance that my mother and son will be expensive. What do you think? ”

"It's a beautiful idea. But it's still promising. Cheng Ziyu smiled and nodded. Zhu Changan didn't reply, he had already committed the emperor's taboo, if he continued like this, the emperor might really have to use the throne to force him to comply.

But...... Cheng Ziyu couldn't help but think that the reason why Zhu Changan refused to return to Beijing was because he wanted Bai Heng's military power, in addition to wanting to strengthen himself, and in addition to being afraid that he would become the target of public criticism after returning to Beijing, could it be because he couldn't give an account to those tens of thousands of taels?

Which of these factors is the focus?

Why did the emperor investigate so thoroughly and couldn't find out where his money went? How can a person use tens of thousands of taels for intangible? ……

"Alright, that's it. If it's a silver ticket, you'll have the right to dispose of it, and I'll never ask!" Wang Yue brought the distracted Cheng Ziyu back to reality.

"Okay."

Cheng Ziyu got up to leave, walking, her heart beat wildly, so that she couldn't help but stop.

I don't feel steady, and I always feel that something is missing or wrong.

"Wang Yue, you have to do me a favor." Cheng Ziyu glanced at Steward Zhang's residence.

"Okay, you just tell me what you want."

……

Soon after returning home, I received news that it was brought by Vinland.

said that Hongyu would not come back tonight, she followed Wenlan to ride a horse in the North Korean courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing, and the two of them were going to roast deer breast there at night, and they would go on a cruise tomorrow, so they would not return for the time being.

Cheng Ziyu saw that the temperament of the two people was quite compatible, and it was good to be each other's company. Anyway, Zhu Changzhe is not here, and King Zhe's Mansion is fine...... So, she responded, and called two maids and guards to take care of them.

Probably I heard that she didn't even go to the workshop today, but ran to He Mansion, Tianxianglou and Anwang Mansion, and Li Chun came back early today.

When he got home, he saw Ziyu and Xia Wei lying on the table studying the thousand machine boxes.

"Is there any progress?" Li Chun took the thing and played with it in his hand.

Xia Wei shook her head into a rattle: "No clue!" If you want me to solve this, it's better to kill the Quartet! ”

Li Chun smiled. "If you don't learn, you can't do it."

Xia Wei hummed and left.

"Xia Wei and I don't know how to learn, you can solve one and I'll take a look!"

Cheng Ziyu laughed, and continued to count on the paper, but was pulled into his arms by him.

"No. There are thousands of combinations in this button, and with the five elements of gossip in the pattern, not connoisseurs don't have to think about it. What I mean when I say that I don't know how to learn is that I can't see that this answer can't be found by reconciliation? ”

"But according to what you say, there are hundreds of thousands of answers, how can experts solve them?"

"Sure enough, you're also an unlearned. If you want to open the lock but don't have a key, do you have to think of a key? Why don't you want to unlock it? If something can be made, it can be taken apart. Whoever builds a mechanism is powerful, and naturally that person is also an expert at dismantling mechanisms. Rest assured! I know someone like that, I'll find it tomorrow! ”

The table top was cleaned up, and after Li Chun waved his hand, more than a dozen delicacies came up at once.

"I heard that my sister-in-law was going to live, so I specially asked someone to prepare it. At the moment, it seems that it can only be used by you and me. I haven't spent a long time before the moon, and I miss it very much. ”

"Hmm." Cheng Ziyu knew that he deliberately came back early to comfort himself, so naturally he would not brush him off, so he put the whole table of dishes in the shade of the courtyard.

Liu'er is also back.

The results of the verification are simple.

What Hongyu and He Sijing saw and experienced was true.

There was nothing wrong with that group of boys, and what they did was in line with their past habits and preferences, and there was no evidence that anyone was deliberately designing He Sijing. And all the things in He Sijing's words, from the minions of those sons, the shopkeeper of the restaurant and the maids who serve the food, and the girls who are ordered to sing can all testify to each other......

The woman and her family who were bitten by the little girl's dog were also unjustified. The family has lived there for decades, and they are a well-behaved family. If he hadn't been instigated and bullied by a minion, he would never have come to the door. The other party's purpose should be to make a fuss about the entry of the spring calyx into the door, and everyone knows about it.

"What about the third son of Zhao?" Cheng Ziyu cares about this one the most.

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