Yao Ji turned her head slightly and glanced at the envelope placed on the table. There was a general mark of red lacquer on the opening of the envelope. She had just opened it. She asked, "Did you seal it when you got the letter?"
Fairy Peach Blossom said hurriedly: "Yes, I have been carrying this letter with me ever since it was handed over to me."
Yao Ji then picked up the letter written by Zhang Ning, stood up and walked to the incense burner. Next to the incense burner was a lit red candle. She stretched out the letter. Peach Blossom Fairy was surprised when she saw this, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to make
There was a move that seemed to stop Yao Ji, but it was already too late. The paper caught fire when it touched the fire, igniting a ball of fire, and then Yao Ji threw it into a copper basin nearby.
The Peach Blossom Fairy stood aside and looked at her in confusion. She turned around and smiled and said, "Go back and tell Zhang Ning that he used the wrong allusion in the letter he wrote. If others see it, they will laugh at him."
"Yes." Peach Blossom Fairy responded stiffly, "Do you want to stay and wait for the leader to write a reply?"
Yao Ji said: "No need. When you get back, tell me that the letter has been delivered. If you need to contact Zhang Ning for anything, I will send someone there. In addition, Fang Ling, who is with the Peach Blossom Fairy, was once a famous prostitute in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
The Peach Blossom Fairy paused and said, "Miss Fang is indeed proficient in music, singing and dancing." Prostitutes are sought after in romantic places, but leaving the place of laughter is actually not a glorious status, so the Peach Blossom Fairy changed it instead.
kind of statement.
"Then I would like to lend someone to let Miss Fang stay at the Cult for a while. If I need her help with something," Yao Ji said softly. She said it politely, but Fairy Peach Blossom couldn't refuse, so she had to say: "I will teach the Cult Master when I get back."
If so, I will follow your orders."
Yao Ji nodded, turned to look out the window and stopped talking. Outside the window was the white mist, and the houses and rocks were vaguely in the haze. Seeing this, the Peach Blossom Fairy said in time: "Master Zhang is still waiting for a reply. It is inconvenient for me to stay in my humble position."
,Farewell."
Yao Ji then said: "Xiaoyue, please send the messenger and let her leave the main altar well."
When Fairy Peach Blossom came out of the study, Yao Ji looked back at the burned paper ashes in the copper basin, then lowered her head and thought about something.
... It took several days for Peach Blossom Fairy to deliver the letter back and forth. When Zhang Ning heard that she arrived at Yuanshui Tea Garden, he had just returned from the Yamen Hotel. Wu Yong told him to send Zhan Zhuli back to Beijing to deliver the letter.
The purpose of Wu Yong coming to Huguang with Zhang Ning was to monitor him. Zhang Ning knew it from the beginning, so it was normal for Zhan Zhuli to send a letter back to Beijing for Wu Yong. However, he had a gut feeling that something was not right, so he went all the way to the other side of the tea garden.
On the way to see the Peach Blossom Fairy in the courtyard, he thought about it carefully.
By the way, although Wu Yong wants to make a snitch, although it is not very righteous, it is understandable in the current situation. According to Wu Yong's temperament, he could have said it openly and then sent Zhan Zhu away in an open and honest manner; why did he want to
How many days did it take to quietly send someone away before notifying them?
Wu Yong had several followers around him who were all under the control of Zhang Ning, and Changde Mansion was a place where people were basically unfamiliar, so it was difficult to recruit additional party members for a while; Zhan Zhuli was his only trusted confidant, and this person left without saying goodbye. After all,
What were you doing?
At this time, Zhang Ning walked into a wing of the other courtyard. This is a private residence and does not entertain guests, so the courtyard is very quiet and there are not many people. The Peach Blossom Fairy is waiting inside to report back. Seeing Zhang Ning's face looking gloomy,
She didn't dare to joke, she just behaved politely.
Fairy Peach Blossom said: "The letter has been delivered successfully, and I personally handed it into the hands of the leader."
Zhang Ning said casually: "Is there a reply?" He was suddenly full of expectations for Juanxiu's beautiful words. If you care about someone, even if it is just her handwriting, it is something that people look forward to.
Unexpectedly, Fairy Peach Blossom shook her head: "The leader didn't reply. She just asked me to report to Master Zhang. The letter and the list have been received. If anything happens, she will send someone to contact us."
"There's no piece of paper?" Zhang Ning asked casually, unexpectedly and a little disappointed. However, he believed Peach Blossom Fairy's words after thinking for a moment, not only because she is a relatively trustworthy person as a descendant of the deceased, but also if it is a false report
, it won’t take long for him to be exposed. There is no reason for the Peach Blossom Fairy to do such a thing.
Fairy Peach Blossom said carefully: "After the letter was delivered, the leader left a list of names and burned the last piece of paper. He also said that Mr. Zhang used the wrong allusion and was afraid that others would laugh at the letter."
Zhang Ning's face suddenly became a little hot when he heard this. The ancient text used in Song Yu's "Gaotang Fu" describes the relationship between the king of Chu and the goddess of Wushan. It is naturally inappropriate and far-fetched to use it in a letter to his mother.
The attached quotations are not used in this way; for example, borrowing "Three Chunhui" can clearly express the meaning of a son's filial piety and his mother's kindness. The usage of allusions is fixed.
Yao Ji burned the letter in front of the messenger, but it was actually a warning and instruction, right?
Zhang Ning took a deep breath to adjust his mood, but the claustrophobic secret room in his mind reappeared. The impression was so profound that he could not forget it. He could even remember every touch, every smell, every moment of mood, and every inch of skin color.
With the curve, it was as if it were right in front of him. He had never remembered a scene so clearly. But he also understood that the misunderstanding that occurred at that time was not Yao Ji's responsibility at all. She was kidnapped and could not resist.
Now she has forgiven herself and is hinting at making things right.
Zhang Ning clenched his fist tightly for a while, then said coldly: "I know, you did a good job on this errand. There is another thing, I think it is safest to let the fairy do it."
Peach Blossom Fairy said: "Please give me your instructions, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Ning said: "I just learned today that Wu Yong sent his confidant Zhan Zhuli back to Beijing to deliver a message. He has been gone for a few days. But is this person really going back to Beijing? If returning to Beijing is just an excuse and cover, then what is he going to do?
Yes? I want to find out. When the fairy was at Peach Blossom Villa, she followed Peng Tianheng to traffic in smuggled salt. She has rich experience in the world, so I am going to send you to follow the road to see if you can find any clues to confirm Zhan Zhuli's whereabouts."
Fairy Peach Blossom thought for a while and said: "I need your seal... I have been gone for a few days, and it is too late to catch up now. Since Zhan Zhuli is returning to Beijing to deliver a message, there is no need to hide, so he should take the post road
It's most convenient to stay at an inn. I'll take Mr. Zhang's impression and check the inn files on the boundary of Huguang. If I check all the way, I can roughly estimate Zhan Zhuli's itinerary."
Zhang Ning nodded after hearing this: "This is appropriate. I will give you my seal right away."
After he finished speaking, he wanted to go out to get something. At this time, the Peach Blossom Fairy said hurriedly: "There is one more thing. The leader said that he would like to borrow our Miss Fang for a while and asked us to send Miss Fang there."
Zhang Ning asked in puzzlement: "Let Fang Ling go to the main forum of the Anti-evil Cult? What are you going to do?"
Fairy Peach Blossom shook her head and said: "I don't know, maybe she is teaching people in the anti-evil cult to sing and dance? Because the leader asked Miss Fang if she was once a famous prostitute in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
Zhang Ning pondered for a moment: "I understand, I will send someone else to handle this matter. You first finish what I just told you."
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