The secret room behind the stone gate is leading to the outside of the Liyu Gate. By the time I walked out of the dark passage safe and sound, I was pretty sure that the Black Catcher was trying to help me. What I never expected was that the parchment scroll he had thrown to me earlier along with the Yicai Sword turned out to be the internal structure of the Yan Mansion!

It was a dark night outside the Liyu Gate, and in addition to the cold wind whistling in my ears, the last words that the black catcher said to me before leaving the cell suddenly sounded: You are innocent, do what you should do.

But how did he know that I was going to Yanfu?

Also, the black catcher is indeed tolerant of me, but he seems to be extremely resistant to what I said about Qinghe.

I didn't see Qinghe when I searched the cell, and I don't know if he was locked up in Liyumen. No matter what, I still believe in my heart the words of the tenth aunt, the black catcher is a good person, even if he doesn't look down on people in the rivers and lakes, he will definitely not kill innocents indiscriminately.

Now that I have this map of the internal structure of the Yan Mansion, why don't I go to the Yan Mansion to explore the truth and see if there is a legendary ice coffin.

Naturally, this map of the internal structure will not tell me where the ice coffin is hidden in the Yan Mansion, but it does point me to a dark path that can be infiltrated into the Yan Mansion.

At this time, it was the time of the willow tops on the moon, and the guards at the gate of Yanfu were strengthened a little, and sometimes there were people coming in and out, and the guards were very careful. And this structural diagram says that there is a small gate in the southwest of Yan Mansion right next to the house.

Now I was hiding in a corner not far away, and saw that the little door was closed and unguarded. The surroundings were deserted, but the wall next to the small gate was noticeably a few feet higher, and there was a sharp glass tip erected at the top.

I waited for a moment, and suddenly I saw a figure walking under the little door, and his eyes lit up, and he threw a gravel at the door.

Knock –

The gravel made a thud and rolled to the ground.

The small door creaked open. One of them leaned out of it and shouted, "Who?"

Just at this moment, there were several barking dogs around the corner, and a big yellow dog came running.

"Go, go," the man said as he hurried out a few steps, "go to another house, there's no food for you here!"

The big yellow dog barked wiltedly and walked away with his tail between his legs. I saw the man flick his arm and was about to walk in when we flew out of the corner.

"You ......"

Half a word was still stuck in his throat, and the figure in front of him fell straight to the ground.

I couldn't see clearly when I hid in the corner before, but I realized that the person who was knocked unconscious was the young housekeeper of Yanfu.

I exhaled, secretly sorry in my heart. Before I had time to think about it, I gently dragged him through the small door and placed him behind the bushes.

The backyard of the Yan Mansion is obviously not as grand as the front yard. There aren't many candles lit around here. It's dim and dark, but it's enough to hide me, an uninvited guest.

When I stooped down and groped my way to the room, a few maids came out of it. I bent down again and hid under the stone walls of the cloister, where the sound of scurling footsteps and their voices could be heard from above.

"Let's go quickly, Aunt Luo specially ordered, there will be a visit from distinguished guests. ”

"Someone is still coming so late?Chunya, do you know which guest it is?"

Aunt Luo only said that the master ordered her. I guess it's a distinguished guest invited by the master. ”

"Yes. The guests of this eldest prince are all literati and ink writers, and they are very casual, why do you want such a battle?"

"Shhhhh ”

"Isn't there anyone else here, isn't it just a few of us? Anyway, since the master came back, the rules in this house have become much stricter. ”

"That's right, you can't even tell jokes at will, the whole house is lifeless. But our eldest son is afraid of the master's set. ”

"But it's not! If you want me to say, Master Yan has long since abdicated, and now the head of the Yan Mansion in Dongshui City is our eldest son!"

"You two also said, be careful of being heard, there is no good fruit to eat!"

"It's okay, Sister Chunya, we have a sense of proportion. ”

"By the way, they all said that Master Yan brought his wife with him this time. It's been a long time, why haven't I even seen my wife's shadow?"

"Neither did I. However, I heard that Madame was recuperating in the West Wing? The distance from Jinling to Chang'an is long, and it is not uncommon for me to suffer from some wind and cold. ”

"I see, I've heard that the lord and the lady have a good relationship......

"Oops, oh no! I forgot to take the tip of the bay leaf!"

The footsteps above her head suddenly stopped, and the maid said in an anxious tone: "Aunt Luo specially said that she wanted to use the best fragrant leaf tips to make tea, why did I forget it? ”

One of them turned back with a footsteps, and a shout came from behind, "Chunya, then we'll go first." ”

Chunya –

I froze, turned around and walked quickly in the direction of the room.

There was only one light burning in the room, and I stood behind the wooden door when I saw a maid running in panting.

"Whew—I'm tired! Luckily, I found it early. ”

The figure picked up the tea bag on the table and was about to put it in my arms, so I quietly walked over and slapped her on the neck.

I'm sorry, Chunya.

I covered her mouth and carefully lay her flat on the ground, changing her clothes and the bag of bayberry tips.

It would be more convenient to walk around the Yan Mansion in the form of a maid, at least without having to squat under the stone walls of the cloister. At this moment, I walked down the cloister with my head down, secretly looking at both sides.

According to the structural map, the west side of the Yan Mansion is mostly the bedroom of the head of the family and the female dependents, and the middle one is the gate, the front yard and the front hall in turn. In the southeast corner are the bungalows, the lower rooms and the backyard. In the northeast corner, separated by a cloister, there is a row of courtyards, where the wings are mostly for guests, and at the end of the cloister there is a study. This parchment scroll is specially marked as "Master Yan's study".

My goal is this old man's study. Judging from the picture, the owner's east and west rooms are mostly on the west side, and there is a study room in the far corner of the east side, which seems to be a bit strange. And I don't know if the person who drew the picture intentionally or unintentionally, the study was clearly larger than any other room.

If this is the case, then it is very likely that there is a secret compartment in the study, or there is some treasure hidden.

Maybe what I'm looking for is inside.

Now that I had reached the end of the cloister, the chamber in front of me was closed with a door, and through the window paper I could see the candlelight inside.

I held my breath, reached out and knocked on the door, and said in a disguised voice, "Master." ”

Tuk Tuk Tuk –

"Is the master in there?"

There was no answer in the study.

"Master, Chunya is here to change the pot of tea for you. ”

As I spoke, I pushed open the wooden door, and saw that although there were candles burning and books spread out on the desk inside, there was no one inside.