As the ancient capital, Bianjing City is divided into an outer city, an inner city, and an imperial city, with four major canals running through it, and the prosperity of a single market is second to none.

Driving the carriage to the inn, Liu Ruyan and his party changed out of their robes and entered the market lightly.

The main street is thoroughfare, and you can see the rushing water and the surging sound of the waves along the road. People come and go on the bridge, the red mansions on both sides of the strait are starry, and the sound of sheng is connected.

Liu Ruyan found a foot shop by the bridge, and a wine boy offered a pot of Du Kang wine, and sang: "The guest is the first to return to the capital?" ”

Liu Ruyan took a sip: "It's a strong eyesight." ”

The little maid presented a few dishes of appetizers, "Because people like guests are so handsome, they usually go to South Street, where they can enjoy the painting boat, the song building, the wine girl, the beautiful scenery, the moon in the stream, the scenery is excellent, and the son of the family is good." If you can come to our foot shop, you must be a first-time driver. I don't know where the guests want to play, I know this area. ”

Turning the wine glass, she said casually: "I have heard that the scenery of Bianjing is pleasant for a long time, and when I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation." ”

"That's it." The little guy raised his finger and pointed into the distance, "On the street of this South Street, there is a bright moon tower, climb the tower and look out, the whole Bianjing City is in the bottom of your eyes, and the guests may wish to go over and have a look." ”

Liu Ruyan bowed her head and asked again: "I heard that in addition to the eight scenes of Bianjing, there are also some unique crafts in this city. ”

"What do you mean?"

Liu Ruyan put down the cup and looked at the little servant, "I don't know who the most prestigious craftsman in the city is, I want to make a lock." ”

The little guy thought for a while before he said: "There is indeed such a number one person in the capital, according to legend, he is the heir of the lost son, obsessed with tricks, and his whereabouts are difficult to find. However, his apprentice has a shop at the end of this alley, you can go and ask. ”

Coming out of the foot shop, Liu Ruyan went straight to the store.

Inside the shop was an old man with gray hair, dressed in coarse cloth and neat, not at all like an ordinary craftsman.

Before she could speak, Shen Yanchu picked up a boxy box and looked at the old man: "The inheritance is from the father-in-law, and the objects in the store are all made by you?" ”

The so-called public loser is a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, a public loser, a famous class, commonly known as "Luban".

The old man approached him and said humbly: "The family teacher is a public heirloom, and the contemptible person is not deep in learning and art, so he can't get on the stage. ”

"It's still eye-catching." Shen Yanchu said lightly, and handed the box in his hand to Liu Ruyan, "Buy this thousand threads, you can defend yourself." ”

Liu Ruyan opened the box, but saw that it was a net woven by silkworm inside, which could not be broken, "How can this be sold?" ”

The old man smiled with a wrinkled face, "The guest officer has good eyesight, this piece is a contemptible work, and I only charge you seven copper coins." ”

Liu Ruyan's hand holding the box shook and hurriedly put it back in its place.

"I heard that the store also sells a kind of trap box, the lock on it is very special, and the lock can only be unlocked by untying the text."

The old man nodded yes, "That's true, but this kind of trap box can only be built by a family teacher, so it must be ordered in advance." ”

Looks like you've found the right place.

Liu Ruyan took out a manuscript and handed it to the old man, "I don't know if the predecessors have seen this thing, or if someone asked you to open the lock." ”

The old man unfolded the drawing, and saw that the iron box depicted inside had the mark of their male loser, and nodded, "This thing is indeed from our store." ”

Liu Ruyan's face changed slightly, and she asked, "What about the person who took the box?" ”

The old man returned the manuscript to her, "The tutor made two trap boxes last year, but if the money is doubled, he will never move the box again, let alone open the lock for the guest officer." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked inside, "Please come back, there is no one you are looking for in the shop." ”

Seeing that the old man had issued an eviction order, Bai Zhi whispered to her: "What can be used by the box must be valuable, and the identity of the buyer is extraordinary, and he will not reveal too much to others." ”

Liu Ruyan sighed and walked out of the store.

Looking at the vast sea of people on the street, I suddenly felt that the future was bleak.

Directly opposite her, there was the bright moon building that the little maid had mentioned, with five floors, and she was melancholy in her heart, and unconsciously followed the crowd to the tower.

Mingyue Lou was originally a teahouse, and later renovated and added two floors, whenever visitors climb high and look into the distance, the whole Bianjing City is in full view.

Liu Ruyan found a table and sat down.

Looking at the streets and alleys, the field of vision is full of busy people in the capital.

Since all the clues point to Bianjing, where should she go next?

Glancing at the man sitting opposite, Shen Yanchu was wearing a round-necked robe, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were as heavy as ink, and suddenly, his thin lips opened lightly: "The thing in the woman's hand is the trap box." ”

Liu Ruyan immediately went to look and saw that the woman who walked out of the store was holding a boxy box, covered with silk cloth, and just when she was about to get into the car, the silk cloth was lifted by the wind, revealing the iron box inside.

Trap box?

This wind came just in time, Liu Ruyan turned her head and caught a glimpse of Shen Yanchu's internal breath, which was the strange wind just now.

"Thank you." She rippled slightly, but her words became flat again.

Shen Yanchu didn't care, "They just left, let's follow." ”

Not long after the three of them left with the car, on the roof of the Mingyue Building, a man in a black shirt tied the secret letter to the feet of the white pigeon and stood next to him.

"The Prison Ox Seal is in the world, and the decision is made!"

The white dove soared into the sky, through the bustling streets, through the bustling market, soaring in the wind, and finally came to a small courtyard away from the bustling city, standing on the wall.

Inside the wall, the peach blossoms began to bloom, and the dark wind brought incense.

Under the flowers, the clothes are like water, and the people are picturesque.

The corners of the man's lips were slightly raised, and the smile was shallow, as bright as the first rays of sunshine in early spring, with the heat of melting ice and snow, warm but not incorred. The green silk brushes the case, the strings on the case are lightly plucked, and the fairy sound is faint, just like the murmuring of water in the green fields of the valley.

The white dove fluttered its wings, fluttered, and flew to the desk, which may have disturbed the person in the painting, and the sound of the piano gradually faded.

The man then turned his face sideways, the afterglow of the setting sun fell a little bit of broken gold, reflecting his hair like a streamer, poetic freehand, he looked at the white dove by the piano from afar, his eyes were just like glass light, and spread his palm to it.

"Goo, goo......" The white dove jumped into the man's hand, revealing the bamboo tube on his feet.

The man took out the secret letter, and when he saw the contents of the letter, he was silent for a moment, and he slowly got up and walked into the depths of the peach blossoms in the courtyard......

A few miles away, Liu Ruyan and others followed the car all the way to the vicinity of the imperial city.

There are few people here, most of them are the mansions of the officials of the dynasty, and there are also guards patrolling along the road in the east of the city, in order not to be discovered, Shen Yanchu caught up with the car alone.

After a stick of incense, he turned back the same way, and Liu Ruyan and Bai Zhi had been waiting on the side of the road for a long time.

"How's it going?" She stepped forward and asked.

"Che Yu has entered the Taishi's Mansion."

Liu Ruyan showed a look of surprise, as far as she knew, when the imperial master Qi Lin Shixiong Tao Wuluo, and a famous Confucian, he was originally the prime minister of the previous dynasty, but Emperor Zhou regarded him as the imperial master, so that he became the head of the family in one fell swoop in a hundred years.

Qi family, could it be related to the missing iron box?