A snow-white homing pigeon fell from the sky, flapped its wings and landed on her hand.

Xiao Lingyue touched the pigeon's feathers and stuffed the wax ball with the letter into the bamboo tube on its leg.

"Send it to your master."

"Cuckoo!" The carrier pigeon called twice, tilted its head, looked at her with dark eyes, spread its wings and flew into the night sky.

Xiao Lingyue looked at the empty courtyard and said again: "Don't stop my carrier pigeon, I will tell Zhan Beihan myself."

"..." It was quiet in the yard.

No one responded.

Xiao Lingyue didn't care. After saying that, she gathered her clothes and walked back.

The door creaked shut.

Hidden in the shadows, the several secret guards responsible for secret vigilance looked at each other in confusion.

"...What should I do? Do you want to stop me?"

"According to the rules, no matter whether the pigeons coming or going from non-royal residences, they must be intercepted and reported to the prince for handling."

"But the Lord of Anping County has said so. If we stop the homing pigeons in advance...the Lord of Anping won't be angry, right?"

"How about we stop it secretly and let it go after reporting to the prince?"

"What a great idea, who's going to stop it?"

Secret guards, you look at me, I look at you.

There was an awkward silence.

At this time, a clever secret guard made a quick decision and jumped down from the tree.

"I will report to the prince and leave the carrier pigeon to you!"

other people:!!!

treacherous!

A quarter of an hour later.

Zhan Beihan, who was busy in the study, received the news and raised his head with a frown: "She sent a carrier pigeon out? What did she write?"

"I don't know, but the carrier pigeon has been secretly intercepted. I found this on the carrier pigeon's leg."

The secret guard stepped forward respectfully and presented the wax pill in his hand to Zhan Beihan.

Zhan Beihan put down his pen, picked it up and took a look.

White wax pills are the simplest and most common sealing method. They are hollow inside and can be used to deliver messages.

The advantages are concealment, lightness and convenience.

The disadvantage is that once you crush the wax ball and take out the contents, it cannot be restored.

At the same time, it can play a certain protective role.

Zhan Beihan clearly saw a note sealed inside the wax pill, but he couldn't see clearly what was written on the note.

He played with it a few times without meaning, and asked, "Where is this sent to?"

"The county master didn't say anything, and his subordinates don't know either."

The secret guard added: "However, after the county master released the homing pigeons, she specifically said that there was no need to intercept them. She would explain herself to the prince."

Zhan Beihan pointed his fingers: "Has she seen you?"

The secret guard said cautiously: "Probably not, but the county lord must have known that there were secret guards nearby, so he said this while standing in the courtyard."

"In that case, do as she says."

Zhan Beihan casually threw the wax pill to the secret guard and ordered: "Let the carrier pigeon fly back the way it came. Send someone to follow it and have a look. If it flies out of the capital, there is no need to follow it. Come back and report to me."

"yes."

The secret guard responded respectfully and exited the study.

Zhan Beihan continued to concentrate on official duties.

After another two hours, the sky outside the window gradually became brighter.

The secret guard came to report again, knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands and said: "As the prince expected, the homing pigeon did not leave the city, but flew to the west of the city and disappeared in the backyard of an inn. My subordinates did not dare to alert the snake, so I came back to report to the prince.

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Zhan Beihan asked: "What are the characteristics of that inn?"

"The appearance is unremarkable, no different from an ordinary inn. There is a lantern hanging at the door with strange patterns on it."

The secret guard took out a square piece of cloth from his arms, stood up and presented it to him, and said respectfully: "I drew the pattern as it is, please see it."

Zhan Beihan took it over and took a look, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly.

"You go down."
Chapter completed!