There are too many deep mansions and wealthy families in the capital. The Wu family, or to be more precise, the Feitian Sect, does not appear to be so prominent in the capital. Even so, the size of this house is not that big.
It is no less than the size of Wu's house in Anjiang City. Just because this house is located in the capital, it looks more solemn and majestic in terms of construction and decoration.
As before, Qiao Xianyong and Qier lived in a separate courtyard of the house. Although Granny Zhang did not come back, Mrs. Liu was now following them. This Mrs. Liu once secretly reported to Mrs. Wu that Ning was in Ningsi Mansion.
The county guard visited Qiao Xianyong late at night, so Mrs. Wu was able to arrive in time, but the county guard Ning's blood was spilled in the front yard. Therefore, Qiao Xianyong knew that this Mrs. Liu must also be Mrs. Wu's subordinate, and was the person sent to monitor him.
Huanxiang lives in the same place with Mrs. Wu as before, without any freedom.
The group of people had just rested after waiting for the boat ride, when Qiao Xianyong saw Qi'er pushing the door open and coming in, with a look of confusion on her face, followed by Mrs. Liu unhurriedly.
Mr. Qiao asked without understanding, "Qier, what's the matter?"
Qier said crisply, "Sir, the boys and wives just unloaded the dozen cars we brought and packed their things. Because we plan to stay in the capital for a long time this time, we moved many personal belongings from Zhulin Mansion.
Come here. They found a package and showed it to Madam. After seeing it, Madam and Miss both said it was yours. Qier has never seen it before."
Qiao Xianyong was also suspicious after hearing this. He took a package from Mrs. Liu and opened it. It was a plain-colored robe. It was one of the few robes he had in the past. It was at Yuxu Villa.
At that time, Chu Hongjing gave him a robe made of Shu brocade. When he was in Zhangzhou City at that time, Mao Mao saw it at a glance and said it was a valuable material.
Qier came up to look at it, touched it with her hands, and murmured, "Sir, this Sichuan brocade is a kind of material that is extremely difficult to weave. The output is very low, so it is extremely expensive. I don't know where the master got it from. It looks like
, although this tailor’s skills are good, he is not worthy of this material.”
Qiao Xianyong didn't care about the clothes or the material, so he muttered, "Qier, why have I never seen this robe before, and now it suddenly appears?"
Qier didn't know why and blinked at Granny Liu. Granny Liu, however, was not as flamboyant as Granny Zhang, so she just replied honestly, "Speaking to the young master, my wife said she had too much luggage when she left, so she was probably pretending to be confused.
Miss Huanxiang also said that when she rescued the young master, there seemed to be such a robe in the young master's package, but it disappeared in the chaos, and she didn't know how the servants packed it. The lady also said that since it was the young master,
The clothes and the material are also of good quality, so just ask the young master to keep them."
Qiao Xianyong gently stroked the robe with his hand, and then recalled the scene at Yuxu Villa. At that time, his master and senior sister were both around. It was probably the most family-reunion day in the year. Little did he know that the good days were not the same.
Within a few days, so many complicated things happened in the blink of an eye. Just as he was sighing at the impermanence of life, suddenly his fingers seemed to touch something in his clothes, and when he touched it again, it felt like a long hard object. Qiao Xianyong became suspicious.
, his face just said calmly, "Okay, I understand. Granny Liu, you can go out first, just leave Qier here to take care of you."
Mrs. Liu looked at him with a meaningful look, turned around and exited the room without asking any questions, and gently closed the door.
Qier asked in confusion, "Sir, don't you want to rest first? What do you need Qier to do?"
Qiao Xianyong pointed to the hard part of the clothes that he just touched and whispered, "Qier, aren't you a embroiderer? I felt something strange in this clothes, it seems like there is something hidden in it. Come and take a look.
."
Qier walked over as instructed, first touched where Qiao Xianyong pointed, and then along the edge of the hard object. Then she carefully picked up the robe and looked around, and suddenly said, "Hey
"A sound.
Qiao Xianyong looked at her carefully and asked, "How is it? Is there something fishy about it?"
"Sir, this dress is exquisitely made. It should be designed to keep out the cold in spring and autumn, so it is actually a double-layered robe. The thing that the master touched just now, Qier thought, was sandwiched between the inner and outer layers of this double-layered robe."
She reached out and touched it again, and suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Sir, look, there is a seam here! It seems that it is a connecting seam somewhere between the two layers of fabric. For some reason, the thread fell off, so the seam was opened.
!" Qier said as she stretched out her thin little hand, carefully reached in through the gap, and slowly took out something.
Qiao Xianyong didn't know why, but he was extremely nervous. He stared at Qier's hand without blinking, until she took out the object from her clothes and handed it to her. As soon as Qiao Xianyong got the object, he didn't even look at it.
You'll know what it is just by looking at it.
It is the long-lost constellation chart of Lord Tongtian!
Qiao Xianyong quickly unfolded the constellation chart, looked at it front and back, rolled it up and put it in his arms, then stood up with a pale face and let out a cold "hum".
Qier looked at him in confusion, but had never seen Qiao Xianyong with such an ugly face. She couldn't help but asked nervously, "Sir, what's wrong? But what's wrong with what Qier did? I don't think this thing looks right.
Be careful as it slips into the middle layer of this robe."
"Accidentally?" Qiao Xianyong sneered and said, "Qier, do you remember what I said in front of Mrs. Wu that day. I said that if I were really allowed to see the constellation chart of Master Tongtian, I might still
There is some way, or maybe you can ask your teacher for advice. Isn’t that right? Someone eagerly sent it to you immediately!"
Qier exclaimed again, "Sir, is this the constellation picture?"
Qiao Xianyong nodded coldly and said, "The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. Now that I know about their conspiracy, I can use it as bait to find out their motives for doing this." He thought for a while and then added.
Said, "Qier, Mrs. Liu or Mrs. Wu will probably ask you later what I found in this robe. Just tell the truth. They will naturally think that I took the bait."
Qier nodded and said softly, "Sir, what are you going to do next?"
Qiao Xianyong thought for a while and said, "Go to Mrs. Wu's place first and pretend to see if lunch is ready. If she asks about it, just tell her. If the meal is ready, send someone
Come and call me. At noon, I will tell Mrs. Wu that I will leave the house in the afternoon and go to the city to inquire about the master's whereabouts and see how she reacts."
Qier nodded and suddenly said loudly, "Sir, I'll go see the madam and the young lady first to see if they have any orders."
Qiao Xianyong nodded knowingly and said loudly, "Then go quickly. My mind is a little confused, and I need to be alone in this room for a while."
I heard Qier push the door open and go out. An old voice whispered something outside. It was undoubtedly Mrs. Liu, and then the two of them walked in tandem towards the small courtyard where Mrs. Wu and Huanxiang lived.
Qiao Xianyong was alone in the house, and took out the parchment scroll from his arms to look at it carefully. The words on this ancient scroll were still as clear as before. He looked back and forth several times, and seemed to see something similar to
Not the same as before!
It's the crimson circle on the star chart! The circle that represents the red rough stone! It used to be hollow, but the edge was crimson, but within this crimson circle, there is the age-old brown color of the parchment. Now this
The circle actually reflected a faint pink color. Why is this? Qiao Xian could not help but reach out to touch the red circle, frowning and thinking.
What has happened to the circle that represents the red rough stone? Or is it just his own illusion? Qiao Xian could not help but think of the scene when Ling Feier got this parchment. Was it like him? After reading it carefully,
Will you use your fingertips to feel the important traces left so many years ago?
Could it be because of this? Qiao Xianyong suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but jump up. Who is Ling Fei'er? She is not only the leader of the Feitian Sect now, she is also the owner of the red rough stone! Although she doesn't know Meili
What happened in the sect in the past few years, but before falling to the bottom of Wu Valley, Qiao Xianyong clearly heard the words of the then leader of the Meili sect, the Virgin Mary of the Sky, and went through all kinds of hardships to regain the red rough stone Shura.
The purpose of Qi Sha Xin is to give it to the master it originally belonged to, Ling Fei'er.
Could it be that this constellation map also has a mysterious connection with Ling Fei'er, or to be more precise, with Ling Fei'er's red rough stone? This is something that is impossible to know. Probably no one in the world knows about it except Ling Fei'er herself.
What wonderful changes will happen between this picture and her?
Qiao Xianyong thought hard and couldn't think of anything. He only heard a strange maid's voice coming from outside, "Sir, the madam is ready. Let's have lunch together when the master sits down."
Qiao Xianyong then put the star chart in his arms, pushed open the door and said, "I was just thinking about it, so it's a coincidence that you called me." After that, he followed the maid towards the courtyard.
Qiao Xianyong saw that there seemed to be many forks in the house. He suddenly remembered Huanxiang's guess that his biological mother Qiao was probably imprisoned somewhere in the house, and he couldn't help but become more concerned. Qiao Xianyong
Pretending to be nonchalant, he asked the maid, "Are you the one who has been serving me in this house in the capital? What's your name?"
The maid had a round face, extremely small eyes, narrowed into slits, and a few light white pockmarks growing under the corners of her eyes. She carefully replied, "If I go back to the master, my name is Hongling. I have always been there.
We serve you in the Wu Mansion in the capital."
Qiao Xianyong said "Oh" and asked again, "Hongling, you are so tired these days, why don't you overturn your carriage? I heard from my wife that there was a small group of people who came before us to fight the front station. Did you come from there?"