In the afternoon, the more Qi Yu thought about it, the more he felt irritable and restless.
Huang Fei suggested that the next plan is best to be safe, let the guards secretly strengthen monitoring, and then wait for opportunities to act.
To put it bluntly, just keep working and waiting for work.
It was precisely because of this that Qi Yu became anxious.
Let's see.
If the current Princess Sichuan is not herself but someone else pretending to be her, then she has really fallen into a trap.
You know, the woman at the moment is simply suspected to be Princess Sichuan, and no one can determine her true identity.
In other words, everything is possible now if it is true or false.
If this is really her trick, its purpose is obvious.
That is to say: She deliberately lured herself and the secret guards here, and used this to gain time and space for other actions. I had speculated about this situation before, but now it feels more and more obvious.
If this is the case, I will become completely passive!
Time is very precious, and a day wasted will be a day lost.
No, you must make a decisive decision!
Thinking of this, Qi Yu called Huang Fei over and said: "I think that instead of waiting like this, it is better to conduct a forced search. If that doesn't work, then search from house to house. If the search fails, then do it again.
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"Master Qi, this is not good. You must know that this is a mountainous area. In addition to farmers' homes, there are many places to hide. Even if you search, you may not be able to find her." Huang Fei said it first.
own judgment, and then said: "Of course, the decision-making is entirely up to you, I just want to give you a reminder."
Qi Yu naturally understands these principles, but at present, apart from forced search, he seems to be unable to find a better method.
How to do it?
Do you want to search?
Just when he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a guard coming into the house to report.
Looking at his hand, he was holding a bird that had just been shot. The blood stains on the feathers had not yet solidified.
What's the meaning?
Qi Yu was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Could it be that he saw that I was working hard and wanted to give me an extra meal?
Of course not!
Because, Huang Fei reacted quickly: "Huh? Where did this homing pigeon come from?"
Yes, this is a dove that delivers messages.
The inner guards are no strangers to this type of small animals, because they are proficient in this.
The internal guard replied: "My subordinate saw this pigeon flying at low altitude, so he shot it down." Then, he explained: "This is in the countryside, and it is unlikely that anyone would raise homing pigeons, so my subordinate is very concerned about this."
I suspect that this pigeon was deliberately released by Princess Sichuan and her entourage."
Well, that sounds reasonable!
No matter how you say it, being able to intercept Princess Sichuan's carrier pigeon is a good thing!
Qi Yu was also very happy. He stretched out his hand and said, "Show it to me quickly!"
The inner guard was stunned and said, "What do you want to see, sir?"
Qi Yu said: "Of course it's the letter carried by the carrier pigeon!"
"Letter? There doesn't seem to be any..."
"What? No?"
What does it mean?
Seeing that the inner guard was hesitant to speak, Qi Yu didn't bother to ask further questions, so he just took the pigeon corpse and looked at it for himself.
But I saw a small, deflated cloth bag being applied to the bird's leg.
Well, this is what I want!
Unexpectedly, after pulling it off and opening it, I found that it was empty inside!
ah?
How could it be empty?
What a strange thing!
Don't be anxious, check the bag carefully first.
Yes, what if there is something fishy hidden in this bag?
Qi Yu inspected it very carefully, looking inside and out several times, but found that it was just an ordinary little cloth bag.
Yes, this thing has neither a mezzanine nor any text. In short, there is no abnormality.
Disappointed, Qi Yu couldn't help but let out an angry snort and threw the bag to the ground.
Unexpectedly, a few tiny white objects fell from the cloth bag. After landing, the object made an extremely weak snapping sound. If it weren't for the silence, it would be impossible to notice it.
what?
Huang Fei had the best eyesight and quick hands. He bent down and picked it up, only to find that it was just three grains of very ordinary rice.
Take a closer look at it for me!
Then, Huang Fei confirmed again: These were indeed just ordinary rice grains.
Uh... I'm confused!
Confused, Qi Yu directly took Mi Li over and observed it himself.
But I found that apart from being a little plump, there was nothing special about these three grains of rice.
How strange!
Even if Princess Sichuan was too idle, she would never do such a boring thing!
wrong!
There is definitely a secret hidden in these three grains of rice. Otherwise, they would never have used carrier pigeons to try to bring it out.
But where is the mystery?
Qi Yu frowned and kept sighing, puzzled.
Just when he was about to give up, something strange suddenly came to his mind.
That is, the peach wood carving that I saw at the top of Mount Tai.
I think back then, when I was still taking part in the imperial examination, I heard some weird rumors, saying that some capable people could carve words on grains of rice, which they thought was a cheating book. At that time, I thought it was a fabrication.
That talk, now looking at it, is very likely to be true.
Since you can use a small peach stone to become a majestic palace, why can't you use a grain of rice to become a small book?
If this assumption is true, it is very likely that there is a capable person of this type among the group of people suspected of being Princess Sichuan.
Qi Yu thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Which of you is wearing a peepshow?"
A diorama is a magnifying glass.
As a veteran secret guard, Huang Fei almost always carries things like telescopes with him. After hearing this, he hurriedly took them out, then took off the convex mirror and handed it over.
After Qi Yu took it, he started studying the rice grains again.
This time, I really found some clues.
Under the diorama, I saw that there were some faint lines carved on the rice grains. However, since there were no traces of color lines on it, I couldn't tell what the paintings were.
Now that the clues have emerged, all that remains is how to crack it!
what to do?
Haha, yes!
Qi Yu first smiled, and then told Huang Fei: "Brother Huang, help me get some ashes from the bottom of the pot."
Pot bottom ash is the soot stove ash that adheres to the bottom of the pot after burning firewood.
Huang Fei was very puzzled and asked: "Master Qi, what do you want this thing for?"
Qi Yu smiled and said: "Brother Huang, don't ask, go and get it quickly. As for how to use it, you will know later."
"Oh well!"
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It was not difficult to find the ashes at the bottom of the pot, and Huang Fei took it with just a cup of tea.
Next, let’s see how Qi Dalang uses it.
But I saw that he first crushed the ash at the bottom of the pot into powder, then threw three grains of rice into the dust, then grinded it with his hands for a while, and finally carefully picked out the rice grains.
This isn't the end yet.
Qi Yu found another rag and carefully wiped off the excess pot ash on the rice grains. Then, he put the zoetrope over the rice grains, and he could see the obvious words on the rice grains.
In fact, this principle is not complicated. The rice grains have been carefully carved, and there must be some fine grooves on the surface. Now fill them with pot bottom ash, and then wipe off the excess pollution, and the words will appear.
There are actually words!
This time, Huang Fei was shocked.
Mr. Qi is indeed a smart man, he can even think of this method.
Before, I had looked down upon him. How could he, the chief clerk of Xingtaipu Temple, investigate the case?
Looking at it now, the emperor really knows people well and makes good use of them.
admire!
Talking about Qi Yu, he read the words on the three grains of rice one by one, and then connected them with each other. After synthesis, it became this sentence: The princess, Qi Yu and the secret guards were all deceived by the slaves.
If I escape danger, I will go to Liangshan to join the Lord.