"Second servant, go and help the master add some hot water." Mr. Tian said to Yan Yu.
Yan Yu knew that her master had deliberately dismissed her because he had something to say, so she got off the kang and headed to the kitchen with the teapot in hand.
Master Tian said slowly: "A few days ago, Mr. Xue Qi sent me something.
It's a piece of paper.
To be precise, it was a stained piece of paper.
He said that it was used to trick the border troops into opening their defenses.
Unfortunately, not only was this evidence torn and incomplete, it was also stained with blood, and there were very few identifiable words.
The person involved is dead, and there is no evidence of his death. This specious note will prove nothing."
Mr. Tian paused for a few breaths and said, "I gave it to the prince."
At this moment, Yan Laoer found that his teacher's eyes were extremely complicated, showing fatigue, vicissitudes of life, and some unspeakable emotions, which made him wonder what was written on the note.
"Teacher, what words can you identify?"
Mr. Tian looked at him and then at Yan Huaiwen, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible: "There is half a seal, which is quite similar to the seal used by the royal family..."
A sharp edge flashed across Yan Huaiwen's eyes, and it quickly returned to its original state.
Quite similar...
The word Mr. Tian is used very well.
Yan Laoer was stunned.
My jaw almost dropped to the floor.
What the hell?
Don't think that he didn't hear the spring and autumn style of writing in the teacher's words.
How are they similar? No, no, right?!
Guanzhou was a fiefdom of the British king.
This thought flashed through Yan Laoer's mind instantly.
Ridiculous feelings filled his mind.
"This can't be true. How is it possible? It can't be..." Yan Laoer didn't want to believe it from the bottom of his heart.
My brain turned into a mess.
The prince is a good person. He has heard of the prince’s good reputation in Guanzhou everywhere he goes. How could he know this?!
Have everyone been deceived by the prince? Is he a hypocrite, pretending to be a good person?
That’s not right!
What good does this do to him? The better Guanzhou is, the better it is for the prince.
Yan Huaiwen saw his brother's confusion and said: "It is the seal of the prince's palace, not the seal of the prince. There are many people who can come into contact with this seal.
People are unpredictable, and it is unknown whether Beirong secretly bribed this person. There is also a possibility that someone is imitating the seal..."
Yan Laoer immediately cheered up: "Yes, it must be Beirong who is cheating. These thieves are really treacherous and they are just thinking about these crooked ways."
Yan Huaiwen and Mr. Tian looked at each other, showing a tacit understanding.
The possibility of counterfeiting the seal is very small, and the possibility of someone in the palace being bribed is greater.
If it was the former, the news would have spread a long time ago, and at the same time, it would be traced to which craftsman the fake seal came from.
Judging from Mr. Tian's reaction at this time, one should know that this note must have something to do with the palace.
Only Mr. Tian can be so secretive.
The King of England will not destroy his own foundation. That means there is something wrong with the people in the palace.
There are only a few people who have access to the seal, and many things can be judged just by looking at the subsequent actions of the palace.
"This matter is related to the reputation of the palace. General Xue Qi has issued a silence order, so we must remain silent." Mr. Tian glanced at his student after finishing speaking.
Yan Laoer promised: "I will definitely not tell anyone."
Yan Huaiwen nodded slightly.
He was thinking more, why didn't Mr. Xue Qi hand the note to the prince himself, but let Mr. Tian handle it instead?
If one more person knows about this matter, the risk of leakage will increase, and Mr. Xue Qi will not be unaware of it.
He has concerns, and most of these concerns come from his identity.
The prince wants to call Mr. Xue Qi his cousin...
There was a hint of understanding in Yan Huaiwen's eyes.
…
"Brother holding the book, why are you here?" Yan Yu heard the sound of horse hooves and looked out from the yard. He saw the figure coming on horseback. He looked familiar as he got closer, so he ran out to see what was going on.
It’s really a book that stands beside the prince.
"Xiaoer, Mr. Tian is at your house?"
He was looking a little embarrassed when he was holding the book, his hair was a little messy, and his face was blown red by the wind.
"Yes!"
Holding the book and exhaling, he turned over and dismounted.
"I went to the Huju Government Office and said that Master Tian hadn't returned yet, so I thought Xu was here, and sure enough..." he said as he walked away holding the book.
Yan Yu hurriedly went to the house to inform his master.
After the three people in the house got off the kang, put on their shoes, packed up and left the house, they saw the young man waiting quietly in the courtyard holding the reins of the horse.
After he saluted, he delivered a wooden box to Mr. Tian.
"Master Tian, this is given to you by my heir apparent."
Mr. Tian received the box that was very similar to the one given by the prince, and with his thoughts on his mind, he asked, "Does the prince have anything to say to my subordinates?"
Holding the book, he shook his head first, then suddenly remembered something, and said: "The prince said to give this to Mr. Tian, you will naturally know what to do."
When the book was delivered to him and he was about to leave, Yan Yu asked him to stay for a meal but failed to do so.
It came suddenly and left quickly.
"Teacher, here is..." Yan Laoer looked at the similar box and felt that 80% of the items here were also banknotes.
"Go back to the house and talk." Mr. Tian turned around first and stood at the door feeling cool.
The three of them sat back down again.
Master Tian opened the wooden box.
Sure enough, several banknotes were lying quietly in the wooden box.
Yan Laoer started to check.
"Two of them are one hundred taels, four are fifty taels, four hundred taels!" He found the book he had written before, and wrote the word Crown Prince neatly under the prince, and at the back he wrote - four hundred taels of silver notes.
"Your Majesty... you are serious." Mr. Tian sighed.
"Xiaoer!" Yan Huaiwen shouted.
"Here comes uncle!" Yan Yu shouted in the courtyard.
Brisk footsteps moved outside the door, and the door opened, revealing a lively little face.
His eyebrows were curved and he asked in a soft voice: "Uncle, did you call me?"
Yan Huaiwen waved to her, and Yan Yu squeezed in and closed the door again.
He walked up to his uncle with his legs upturned and looked up at him.
"That Peng Shu just said that he went to Huju first and then found the village?" Yan Huaiwen asked.
Yan Yu nodded: "Yes! That's what the book-holder said."
Yan Huaiwen looked at Mr. Tian and said softly: "Sir, we set out at night last night."
Mr. Tian understood clearly and said: "God bless you, don't tell anyone about the prince's sending of money. Keep this account for yourself, make another book and put it outside. Don't remember the prince's words."
One stroke."
Yan Laoer also understood and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty is really a nice person."
He thought about the boxes in the river again and looked towards his brother unconsciously.
"Brother..."
When Yan Huaiwen looked at his younger brother, it was as if his thoughts were written on his face, which was easy to understand.
"Sir, I have something that I have never known how to tell you." Yan Huaiwen looked solemn, and his frown revealed his inner hesitation.
This kind of Yan Huaiwen was a bit strange, which aroused Mr. Tian's great curiosity.
"Huaiwen might as well speak out."
Yan Huaiwen glanced at his brother and niece, and saw that they were looking at him expectantly.
He thought: That’s all, he’s already involved in it, what’s next for him, so what’s there to be afraid of?!
