NOVEL WEB Be a master through ancient times
Chapter 422 Suspicion gives birth to dark ghosts
"My lord, I caught a maid." When Chu Ci and Mu Yuanxiu were discussing things in the room, someone suddenly came to report.
"Nephew Xian is indeed right, he really acted." Mu Yuanxiu called out, and then ordered him to be brought up.
Bring it up and take a look, this maid looks ordinary, the kind who can't be found after being thrown in the crowd.The only thing that is different is that her eyes are very calm, even if someone twists her arms and sends her up, she doesn't seem to panic.
"That's her?"
"Yes, my lord. You asked us to lie in ambush to observe the movement. This woman wandered outside that room many times holding a teacup, and finally tried to peek through the window." They waited there for a long time, almost three There was no movement until there was a change.
"What are you doing there?" Mu Yuanxiu asked.
"The servant girl came to deliver tea to the two adults. I heard that I should not disturb you, so I walked around outside the door, not knowing what to do. Later, I was obsessed with ghosts and wanted to see if the adults were inside. I took a peek. Please forgive me, my lord." This person spoke in a very orderly manner, and at first glance, it seemed that he couldn't find anything wrong.
"Two adults?" Chu Ci looked at the teacup in her hand, on which were two cups of tea, "Who told you that there are two adults here?"
Facing Chu Ci's meaningful smile, the maid was momentarily at a loss for words.
Mu Yuanxiu also heard it: "It seems that you have made full preparations before inquiring about the information. Tell me, who sent you here." Chu Ci didn't come here with great fanfare, he has been hiding all the time, carefully avoiding the post Everyone in the hall did not reveal their identities even in front of the doctors, but this maid knew that it was the two adults, so it could be seen that she had already received the news in advance.
"I don't know what your lord is talking about." The servant girl still had a calm expression on her face, as expected she might have been professionally trained.
"You are very clear. Otherwise, you would not be here. Mr. Mu has already ordered that no one is allowed to come to this backyard without receiving the order. Why do you ignore the order by pretending to deliver tea? Besides, if you really came to bring tea—”
Chu Ci stopped and smiled, and then lightly pressed the back of his hand to the cup she was holding, "—then why, these two cups of tea are cold? The way of hospitality in your inn is for people who come to stay Do the officials drink cold water?"
Just as the maid was about to retort, Chu Ci added: "Maybe you want to say that the water has been waiting for too long to cool down, but the courtyard you live in can only take half a cup of tea, including those who lingered at the door." Time, and today's weather, it is absolutely impossible for this tea to become so cold."
"Or, let me guess again, it's not tea at all, it's just ordinary water, right?" Chu Ci suddenly raised his voice when he finished speaking, scaring the maidservant so much that she shook her hands directly. Dropped the cup and broke it.
The clear water soaked the ground, as Chu Ci said, there was no tea leaf in it.
"No confession yet? Who sent you here?"
The servant girl remained silent when she was exposed, which was obviously non-violent non-cooperation.
"If you don't tell me, we can guess that it's Governor Lin, right?"
A hint of sarcasm flashed in the maidservant's eyes, and Chu Ci caught it, guessing wrong?If it wasn't Governor Lin, it must be the people around him.The current situation is unclear, and there are not many people who work with Lin Futong. The official rule is to protect one's life wisely and cut off one's tail to survive. Those who can still get involved with Lin Futong at this moment must have too close a relationship of interests that cannot be separated. , commonly known as, a grasshopper on a rope.
Who is this grasshopper?Chu Ci quickly searched out and screened out the people who had been in contact with Lin Futong in his mind.After screening a lot of people, Chu Ci tentatively asked: "But Qi Luzhi, Lord Qi sent you here?"
"No!" The maid was stunned for a while, and then vehemently denied that this matter had anything to do with Qi Luzhi.
The more he denies it, the clearer it is. It seems that this matter really has something to do with Qi Luzhi. It should be Qi Luzhi's idea that Lin Futong came here to find out the truth.
"Why did Lord Qi send you here? I have a lot of people here, what can you find out? He didn't send you here to die, did he?"
"That's not it!" As soon as the provocative method came out, the maid was tricked. "My lord is so kind to us that he won't set a trap to harm us."
"You? Who else but you?" Chu Ci immediately grasped the key point in her words.Realizing that she had said something wrong, the maid closed her mouth tightly in annoyance, and did not say another word.
Seeing that there was nothing to be found in the interrogation, Mu Yuanxiu ordered someone to take her down to be tortured, and after she spoke out, he would sign and make a deposit.
After being taken down, Mu Yuanxiu asked: "The group of people surnamed Lin are so eager to investigate the life and death of Butler Zhao, why does my nephew think?"
Chu Ci thought for a moment, and then said: "They must think that Zhao's waking up is a great threat."
"The only thing related to Butler Zhao is the secret account. But the secret account has already been in Lin Futong's hands, and he must have destroyed it. Why is he so afraid?" Mu Yuanxiu was a little puzzled.
"This is probably a suspicion that breeds dark ghosts. We all know that there is only one secret account. But in Lin Fu's mind, if there is a first copy of this thing, there will be a second one. Since Steward Zhao knows its location, he will Why don’t you go and see what’s inside? Since he’s seen it and thinks it’s very important, will he make a copy of it for his own use?”
Chu Ci analyzed Lin Futong's thoughts, Mu Yuanxiu thought about it, and thought that this might be the truth.He sighed, won't he be tired after thinking so much all day?In the officialdom, sometimes every word and deed will be discussed and analyzed by others. If you stay for a long time, you will naturally have more thoughts.
Just now Chu Ci said that he was suspicious of ghosts, but the premise of knowing this is that he will not do anything wrong in his life, and he will not be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night.Now that you have done it, you must be prepared to be seen through.
"Nephew Xian is indeed right, he really acted." Mu Yuanxiu called out, and then ordered him to be brought up.
Bring it up and take a look, this maid looks ordinary, the kind who can't be found after being thrown in the crowd.The only thing that is different is that her eyes are very calm, even if someone twists her arms and sends her up, she doesn't seem to panic.
"That's her?"
"Yes, my lord. You asked us to lie in ambush to observe the movement. This woman wandered outside that room many times holding a teacup, and finally tried to peek through the window." They waited there for a long time, almost three There was no movement until there was a change.
"What are you doing there?" Mu Yuanxiu asked.
"The servant girl came to deliver tea to the two adults. I heard that I should not disturb you, so I walked around outside the door, not knowing what to do. Later, I was obsessed with ghosts and wanted to see if the adults were inside. I took a peek. Please forgive me, my lord." This person spoke in a very orderly manner, and at first glance, it seemed that he couldn't find anything wrong.
"Two adults?" Chu Ci looked at the teacup in her hand, on which were two cups of tea, "Who told you that there are two adults here?"
Facing Chu Ci's meaningful smile, the maid was momentarily at a loss for words.
Mu Yuanxiu also heard it: "It seems that you have made full preparations before inquiring about the information. Tell me, who sent you here." Chu Ci didn't come here with great fanfare, he has been hiding all the time, carefully avoiding the post Everyone in the hall did not reveal their identities even in front of the doctors, but this maid knew that it was the two adults, so it could be seen that she had already received the news in advance.
"I don't know what your lord is talking about." The servant girl still had a calm expression on her face, as expected she might have been professionally trained.
"You are very clear. Otherwise, you would not be here. Mr. Mu has already ordered that no one is allowed to come to this backyard without receiving the order. Why do you ignore the order by pretending to deliver tea? Besides, if you really came to bring tea—”
Chu Ci stopped and smiled, and then lightly pressed the back of his hand to the cup she was holding, "—then why, these two cups of tea are cold? The way of hospitality in your inn is for people who come to stay Do the officials drink cold water?"
Just as the maid was about to retort, Chu Ci added: "Maybe you want to say that the water has been waiting for too long to cool down, but the courtyard you live in can only take half a cup of tea, including those who lingered at the door." Time, and today's weather, it is absolutely impossible for this tea to become so cold."
"Or, let me guess again, it's not tea at all, it's just ordinary water, right?" Chu Ci suddenly raised his voice when he finished speaking, scaring the maidservant so much that she shook her hands directly. Dropped the cup and broke it.
The clear water soaked the ground, as Chu Ci said, there was no tea leaf in it.
"No confession yet? Who sent you here?"
The servant girl remained silent when she was exposed, which was obviously non-violent non-cooperation.
"If you don't tell me, we can guess that it's Governor Lin, right?"
A hint of sarcasm flashed in the maidservant's eyes, and Chu Ci caught it, guessing wrong?If it wasn't Governor Lin, it must be the people around him.The current situation is unclear, and there are not many people who work with Lin Futong. The official rule is to protect one's life wisely and cut off one's tail to survive. Those who can still get involved with Lin Futong at this moment must have too close a relationship of interests that cannot be separated. , commonly known as, a grasshopper on a rope.
Who is this grasshopper?Chu Ci quickly searched out and screened out the people who had been in contact with Lin Futong in his mind.After screening a lot of people, Chu Ci tentatively asked: "But Qi Luzhi, Lord Qi sent you here?"
"No!" The maid was stunned for a while, and then vehemently denied that this matter had anything to do with Qi Luzhi.
The more he denies it, the clearer it is. It seems that this matter really has something to do with Qi Luzhi. It should be Qi Luzhi's idea that Lin Futong came here to find out the truth.
"Why did Lord Qi send you here? I have a lot of people here, what can you find out? He didn't send you here to die, did he?"
"That's not it!" As soon as the provocative method came out, the maid was tricked. "My lord is so kind to us that he won't set a trap to harm us."
"You? Who else but you?" Chu Ci immediately grasped the key point in her words.Realizing that she had said something wrong, the maid closed her mouth tightly in annoyance, and did not say another word.
Seeing that there was nothing to be found in the interrogation, Mu Yuanxiu ordered someone to take her down to be tortured, and after she spoke out, he would sign and make a deposit.
After being taken down, Mu Yuanxiu asked: "The group of people surnamed Lin are so eager to investigate the life and death of Butler Zhao, why does my nephew think?"
Chu Ci thought for a moment, and then said: "They must think that Zhao's waking up is a great threat."
"The only thing related to Butler Zhao is the secret account. But the secret account has already been in Lin Futong's hands, and he must have destroyed it. Why is he so afraid?" Mu Yuanxiu was a little puzzled.
"This is probably a suspicion that breeds dark ghosts. We all know that there is only one secret account. But in Lin Fu's mind, if there is a first copy of this thing, there will be a second one. Since Steward Zhao knows its location, he will Why don’t you go and see what’s inside? Since he’s seen it and thinks it’s very important, will he make a copy of it for his own use?”
Chu Ci analyzed Lin Futong's thoughts, Mu Yuanxiu thought about it, and thought that this might be the truth.He sighed, won't he be tired after thinking so much all day?In the officialdom, sometimes every word and deed will be discussed and analyzed by others. If you stay for a long time, you will naturally have more thoughts.
Just now Chu Ci said that he was suspicious of ghosts, but the premise of knowing this is that he will not do anything wrong in his life, and he will not be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night.Now that you have done it, you must be prepared to be seen through.
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