Opposite where they were kneeling, there was a chair, and the eunuch was sitting there, looking at the group of people kneeling in front of him with a smile.
He likes this feeling.
After waiting for a long time, as it was getting dark, the general in charge of the search came over and reported: "Father, a thorough search has been carried out. Everyone should be here."
The eunuch hummed, stared at Zhong Su and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhong, are you still unwilling to say who you are tipping off to?"
The special firework made so much noise that he couldn't even see it. He didn't think it was for fun. Isn't it unhealthy to set off fireworks in broad daylight?
However, Zhong Su refused to admit it and only said it was for fun. Even now, he still replied like this: "Father, I really didn't mean to let it go."
"Okay!" The eunuch nodded and said with a smile: "If we don't talk now, let's talk about it at the Ministry of Punishment. There are many things in the punishment room over there to teach you how to speak." Then he stood up with his hands on the armrests, "It's getting late, let's go Let’s transfer the person to the Ministry of Punishment, and everything here will be inventoried and sealed!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another noise outside. He immediately turned his head to look and shouted: "What's the noise outside? Are there any rules?"
Soon, a young general came to report, "Father, people from Sinan Mansion are here and they want to break in!"
After hearing this, Zhong Su, who was kneeling on the ground, was really relieved to know that the lame old Wu had done it. He was worried about how the female family members in the family would be subjected to the torture device.
"People from the Sinan Mansion?" The eunuch was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why are the people from the Sinan Mansion interfering in this matter? This matter is unusual. Your Majesty personally ordered it to be handled strictly. Go tell them and don't be rash!"
It suddenly became quiet outside, which surprised everyone here again.
Then there was laughter, "Eunuch Tang made a serious statement, there is no need to be so nervous."
The crowd of imperial guards surrounding here separated, and a group of gray-clothed men came over. From the look of their clothes, they knew they were from the Sinan Mansion.
The leader was none other than Chu Tianjian, who was in charge of the post office of Sinan Mansion. His forehead felt a little reflective in the sunset.
The eunuch immediately let out an ouch and said with a smile: "Who do I think it is? It turns out that it is Mr. Chu who is here in person." He stepped forward to greet him, and even cupped his hands, but he still kept it matter-of-factly, "Mr. Chu, you are really trying to force yourself in like this." It’s not appropriate. I know you visited the Zhong Mansion last time and had a night talk with the flower hunter. However, this matter was handled strictly by His Majesty himself. He even issued a golden arrow, so I can’t give him face..."
Chu Tianjian smiled and didn't hesitate when he heard the footsteps behind him. He just stepped aside and stood back, bowing slightly.
I saw several people in gray clothes from behind, guarding a thin and beautiful man walking with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in light-colored plain clothes, and his whole person exuded a light elegance.
She was said to be a man, but anyone with a discerning eye would know it was a woman at a glance.
Fair and thin, with clean and refreshing black silk tied on top of his head with a men's hairpin.
The face is clear and beautiful, a pair of red phoenix eyes reveal a cold light, and there is a look that comes from the bottom of his bones when he frowns coldly, which is the kind of cold charm that has been passed away for thousands of years.
The fullness of the chest and the obvious holes in the earlobes all indicate that the person this man is dressing up is a good-looking woman who appears to be about forty or fifty years old.
It can be seen that the person did not have to dress up as a man, but just covered it up a little and didn't want to show his appearance in public.
The eunuch raised his eyes and saw the woman walking towards him. His mouth was filled with disbelief and even a sense of shock. He didn't know how a mere Zhongfu alerted this Dharma minister to come in person. He swallowed Drooling, he was anxious to meet him.
Chu Tianjian stretched out his hand to stop him, and put a finger to his lips.
The eunuch immediately understood that the visitor did not want to reveal his identity in public, so he obediently stood aside with his hands tied.
Many people secretly speculated on the identity of the visitor, including Zhong Su.
As long as anyone knows Chu Tianjian and has some brains, Chu Tianjian's attitude will be enough to be suspicious of this woman's identity.
The scene suddenly became extremely quiet, you could hear a needle drop, and everything including the outside of Zhong Mansion became quiet.
The woman disguised as a man stood in front of a group of kneeling people, her bright eyes coldly scanning Zhong Su and others kneeling in the front row.
Two men in gray clothes brought a chair to the side. Sitting on the chair was the lame old Wu. His hands had been bandaged and his injuries had been treated. One eye was still swollen and he couldn't open it. There was a lot of blood on his body.
But many people in the Zhong Mansion still recognized the lame old Wu in the mansion, and were surprised to see Old Wu appear like this.
The chair was placed in front of Zhong Su. The lame old Wu was injured and couldn't get up, so he said, "Excellent officer, I'm lucky to have lived up to my command!"
Without teeth, his speech is arrogant.
As soon as Zhong Su saw Old Wu's remains, he knew that Old Wu must have suffered a serious crime this time for inviting reinforcements. He nodded repeatedly and shed tears. This situation made it difficult for him to speak.
The woman disguised as a man turned her head and glanced at Chu Tianjian.
Chu Tianjian understood and immediately asked the eunuch: "Is there a quieter place to talk?"
The eunuch hurriedly said: "Yes, there is one in the inner chamber." He quickly stepped forward to lead the way. He lost his arrogance and instantly looked like a person who was used to doing this.
The woman disguised as a man ignored everyone and left with her hands behind her back.
Chu Tianjian waved his hand and signaled for the lame old Wu to be carried to follow him, and then said: "Leave the irrelevant ones here. The Zhong family members don't have to kneel down. Everyone, please get up and come here to answer me."
Zhong Su bowed and climbed up. His knees were a little numb, but he still helped the lady next to him who was swallowing harder, and then called his two daughters.
A family of four also followed.
Outside the main hall of the inner house, a group of men in gray quickly searched the place and then dispersed around to be on guard.
The woman disguised as a man did not enter the house to sit, or rather she was disdainful and just stood in the middle of the courtyard.
Facing the people standing in a row, the woman disguised as a man finally spoke up, stared at Zhong Su and asked, "Are you Zhong Su?"
The voice was crisp, but cold, and seemed to have no emotion.
"Yes!" Zhong Su answered nervously and carefully.
The woman disguised as a man glanced at the lame old Wu sitting on the chair, then stared at Zhong Su and asked, "He said it was you who wanted to present the treasure. Is that true?"
Zhong Su bowed, "It's true."
The cross-dresser asked, "Where is the thing?"
She came here just for the treasure map. She heard that the situation in the Zhong Mansion was chaotic and that two factions were fighting here. She was afraid that someone might steal the treasure map, so she came in person, otherwise it would be difficult for ordinary people to see her.
Offer treasure? The eunuch standing next to Guaguai was stunned for a moment.
Not to mention him, Wen Jianhui and Wen Ruowei, with red eyes, also looked at Zhong Su blankly, neither of them knew anything about it.
Only Zhong Ruochen remained expressionless, as if he was not interested in anything.
However, Zhong Su quickly said to her: "Ruochen, why don't you go get the things you have hidden?"
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Zhong Ruochen.
Zhong Ruochen bowed calmly, then turned and left.
The woman disguised as a man tilted her head to signal, and Chu Tianjian immediately took the two of them to follow him.
The things were in the Zhong Mansion, not far away, and they were retrieved not long after.
Zhong Ruochen held the folded calligraphy and painting in his hands, walked up to the man disguised as a man, bent down and offered it with both hands.
The metal cylinder that originally held the painting had lettering on it and was discarded.
When the woman disguised as a man reached out to take it, her eyes suddenly strayed away from the painting Zhong Ruochen was holding, and instead focused on the slender body of Zhong Ruochen holding the painting. The finger that went to pick up the painting actually lifted up one of Zhong Ruochen's sleeves. , and pinched Zhong Ruochen's wrist bone.
After pinching, a look of pain flashed across Zhong Ruochen's face. The man disguised as a man said softly, a flash of light flashing in his eyes. He quickly took away the calligraphy and painting with his other hand, turned the back of Zhong Ruochen's hand over, looked at his hand shape, and pinched it. Hand bones.
After she let go of Zhong Ruochen's hand, she squeezed Zhong Ruochen's shoulders and kept pinching his shoulder bones, as if she was searching for something.
If he hadn't noticed that the person who did it was a woman, he would probably have thought that he was molesting Zhong Ruochen.
Touch the bones? Chu Tianjian looked slightly surprised.
Zhongsu and his wife were also surprised and confused, wondering what this woman was doing.
Wen Ruowei tightened her lips, and there was sadness and anger in her eyes. She could see that her sister was pinched in pain, and she was trying not to say anything.
She was also holding back, knowing that the Zhong family was in trouble and that the situation was stronger than others, so she didn't dare to say anything, otherwise she would have stood up for her sister long ago based on her character.
Until the androgynous woman pinched her sister's neck bone, and she saw that her sister's forehead was so painful that she was sweating coldly. However, no one in the Zhong family spoke up for her sister. Due to her grief and anger, she finally couldn't help it anymore. , shouted, "Come to me if anything happens, don't bully my sister!"
As soon as these words came out, the woman disguised as a man looked surprised. She didn't expect that an ordinary girl would dare to talk to her like this. If Guan Wen wasn't already angry, she probably understood something. Her usually indifferent face was slightly... There was a strange movement, and a fleeting smile flashed across the corner of his mouth.
Zhong Su was so frightened that his face turned pale with fright. He immediately yelled at his little daughter, "Shut up, don't be rude!"
Everyone in the Si Nan Mansion stared coldly at the angry Wen Ruowei.
The man disguised as a man ignored anything, let go of Zhong Ruochen, looked up and down, and asked: "Are you the fiancée who was abandoned by some beauty hunter?"
Being poked in a painful spot, Zhong Ruochen bit his lip with silver teeth and nodded slightly.
The woman pretending to be a man said disdainfully: "He is just blind and blind. It doesn't matter if you don't want this kind of man. You should work hard on your own and you will definitely make him unattainable in the future!"
Zhong Ruochen was noncommittal and didn't know how to respond appropriately, so he bowed and stepped back.
The woman disguised as a man shook off the calligraphy and painting in her hand and looked at it, and found that it was actually a calligraphy and painting split into two. The painter's skill was average, and the artistic conception of the painting was not very good. There was not even an inscription, only the appearance of the calligraphy and painting on the paper. It's quite special, and you can tell that it is indeed something with an age.
She frowned slightly, stared at Zhong Su and asked, "Why do you think this is a 'Little Cloud Picture'?"
Zhong Su leaned forward and said: "The villain didn't know it at first. Ash Heng told him when he left, saying that his father Ajiezhang found it in the 'Guan Fengyang Tomb' eighteen years ago. It makes the villain wonder if If you are in trouble, you can offer treasures to your empress to protect yourself."
Upon hearing "Guan Feng Yang Ancient Tomb", both the crossdresser and Chu Tianjian were surprised and moved.
The two of them were very clear about what happened at that time. The Sinan Mansion had sacrificed a lot of troops for the ancient tomb, but in the end they found that they had failed and failed to find the legendary 'Little Cloud Atlas', which actually fell into the hands of Ashheng's father. ?
