The sound of rustling footsteps sounded behind her. Cui Ya turned around and found that she was surrounded by the housekeeper and his guards.
"Uncle Zhou, what do you mean?" Cuiya suppressed the panic in her heart and forced a smile.
Uncle Zhou did not respond, but waved his hand to the guards to come forward and remove the note tied to the pigeon's leg.
Seeing the butler taking the note and unfolding it, although he had prepared in advance, he was still nervous.
Cui Ya pinched her fingers and tried to keep herself calm.
"This is just a wordless letter from home. My parents both died of illness in their early years, but I couldn't be around to fulfill my filial piety. I always have a debt in my heart, so I can only express my longing for them in this way every day."
"Really?" Uncle Zhou sneered, then turned to the guards and ordered: "Take this maid away!"
"What are you going to do?" Cuiya struggled and refused to surrender after being forcibly held by the guards.
"Uncle Zhou has already read it, hasn't he? There is not a single word on the note. Is it wrong to express condolences to my deceased parents? This is just a custom in my hometown. Why are you arresting me?"
"Whether there is really no words on the note, we still need to confirm it to know."
Not to mention that Shen Wan had already given him a reminder, it would be far-fetched to simply use carrier pigeons to send wordless family letters to deceased parents as an explanation. If he wanted to mourn, wouldn't it be better to secretly burn some paper money.
Asking the guards to escort the person to the front hall, Uncle Zhou lit the candle on the candlestick and placed the note back and forth over the flame to bake according to the instructions given by Shen Wan before leaving.
Sure enough, a line of small words written on it gradually appeared under the high temperature.
"The princess went back to Shen Mansion alone today to visit relatives. She went out at Chenshi and has not returned yet."
"Is this the letter you sent home to your deceased parents?" Handing the note to the maid, Uncle Zhou asked sternly, "Tell me, who do you want to pass this letter to?"
Hiding handwriting to convey military information is a common method used by military strategists. The regent has been on the battlefield for a long time. As an old housekeeper who has followed him for many years, it is not completely unexpected that Uncle Zhou can guess a thing or two.
But there are two kinds of potions with this kind of characteristics, one is to soak in water to make the writing appear, and the other is to bake it with fire. In comparison, the former is more common.
The potion her master gave her had a special effect, that is, once soaked in water, the writing would be erased.
As long as the housekeeper tried the method of moisturizing first, even if he felt that her explanation of passing a wordless book in memory of her parents was a bit far-fetched, as long as it was proven that there was nothing on the note, she would not be able to convict her.
But Cui Ya never expected that the housekeeper would break the puzzle she had set up so easily, as if everything was under his control.
The evidence was clearly in front of her, and she had no way to deny it, so she had to resort to the last resort.
"It's all my fault. I don't want to betray the prince, but this letter actually..."
With a look of embarrassment on her face, Cui Ya knelt down on the ground, pulled the butler's trousers, and cried:
"Uncle Zhou, I really can't say it. If I say it, I will definitely offend the prince. My life is precious, I'm afraid it will offend the prince and harm my master!"
"Do you think this king will have the patience to listen to your nonsense? Since he refuses to speak, then he will be beaten to death with a cane!"
Before Uncle Zhou could respond, a man's cold voice came from behind.
Seeing Qi Yan approaching, Uncle Zhou and other servants present hurriedly bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Majesty."
Secretly raising her eyes to look at the man, Cui Ya shivered inexplicably when his piercing eyes swept her away.
"My lord, spare my life!" Cuiya cried and begged for mercy after being dragged away by the guards, but the man had a stern look on his face, as if he didn't hear her voice and didn't even look at her.
Seeing the guard raising the long staff behind her, Cui Ya shouted out as if she was forced into a desperate situation and wanted to risk everything: "I said it, I said it all."
Qi Yan finally responded and waved his hand to signal the guards to step aside temporarily.
"Actually, the princess asked her slave to pass that note to His Highness Prince Ding."
"Uncle Zhou, what do you mean?" Cuiya suppressed the panic in her heart and forced a smile.
Uncle Zhou did not respond, but waved his hand to the guards to come forward and remove the note tied to the pigeon's leg.
Seeing the butler taking the note and unfolding it, although he had prepared in advance, he was still nervous.
Cui Ya pinched her fingers and tried to keep herself calm.
"This is just a wordless letter from home. My parents both died of illness in their early years, but I couldn't be around to fulfill my filial piety. I always have a debt in my heart, so I can only express my longing for them in this way every day."
"Really?" Uncle Zhou sneered, then turned to the guards and ordered: "Take this maid away!"
"What are you going to do?" Cuiya struggled and refused to surrender after being forcibly held by the guards.
"Uncle Zhou has already read it, hasn't he? There is not a single word on the note. Is it wrong to express condolences to my deceased parents? This is just a custom in my hometown. Why are you arresting me?"
"Whether there is really no words on the note, we still need to confirm it to know."
Not to mention that Shen Wan had already given him a reminder, it would be far-fetched to simply use carrier pigeons to send wordless family letters to deceased parents as an explanation. If he wanted to mourn, wouldn't it be better to secretly burn some paper money.
Asking the guards to escort the person to the front hall, Uncle Zhou lit the candle on the candlestick and placed the note back and forth over the flame to bake according to the instructions given by Shen Wan before leaving.
Sure enough, a line of small words written on it gradually appeared under the high temperature.
"The princess went back to Shen Mansion alone today to visit relatives. She went out at Chenshi and has not returned yet."
"Is this the letter you sent home to your deceased parents?" Handing the note to the maid, Uncle Zhou asked sternly, "Tell me, who do you want to pass this letter to?"
Hiding handwriting to convey military information is a common method used by military strategists. The regent has been on the battlefield for a long time. As an old housekeeper who has followed him for many years, it is not completely unexpected that Uncle Zhou can guess a thing or two.
But there are two kinds of potions with this kind of characteristics, one is to soak in water to make the writing appear, and the other is to bake it with fire. In comparison, the former is more common.
The potion her master gave her had a special effect, that is, once soaked in water, the writing would be erased.
As long as the housekeeper tried the method of moisturizing first, even if he felt that her explanation of passing a wordless book in memory of her parents was a bit far-fetched, as long as it was proven that there was nothing on the note, she would not be able to convict her.
But Cui Ya never expected that the housekeeper would break the puzzle she had set up so easily, as if everything was under his control.
The evidence was clearly in front of her, and she had no way to deny it, so she had to resort to the last resort.
"It's all my fault. I don't want to betray the prince, but this letter actually..."
With a look of embarrassment on her face, Cui Ya knelt down on the ground, pulled the butler's trousers, and cried:
"Uncle Zhou, I really can't say it. If I say it, I will definitely offend the prince. My life is precious, I'm afraid it will offend the prince and harm my master!"
"Do you think this king will have the patience to listen to your nonsense? Since he refuses to speak, then he will be beaten to death with a cane!"
Before Uncle Zhou could respond, a man's cold voice came from behind.
Seeing Qi Yan approaching, Uncle Zhou and other servants present hurriedly bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Majesty."
Secretly raising her eyes to look at the man, Cui Ya shivered inexplicably when his piercing eyes swept her away.
"My lord, spare my life!" Cuiya cried and begged for mercy after being dragged away by the guards, but the man had a stern look on his face, as if he didn't hear her voice and didn't even look at her.
Seeing the guard raising the long staff behind her, Cui Ya shouted out as if she was forced into a desperate situation and wanted to risk everything: "I said it, I said it all."
Qi Yan finally responded and waved his hand to signal the guards to step aside temporarily.
"Actually, the princess asked her slave to pass that note to His Highness Prince Ding."
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