Not long after Mr. Zhou returned to the boat, he probably got frightened or caught a cold on the boat. He developed a fever the next day. Wang Yehao heard this and asked a doctor to help him.
"No need to invite the doctor, please bring me my medicine gourd." Mr. Zhou ordered.
Zhou Lezhi quickly brought the gourd, then went outside to bring water and helped him take the medicine.
"I'm not in the way." Mr. Zhou said, "That powder box..."
"It has been stored in Mr.'s bookcase." Zhou Lezhi knew that this compact was very expensive, but he didn't understand why Mr. wanted to take it back and asked him to keep it carefully.
"My illness is not a problem. I will be fine after a few days of rest." Zhou Lezhi whispered, "Go and help me find out where Miss Youqing got this powder box."
Zhou Lezhi was secretly surprised that his husband paid no attention to the female assassin who almost killed him, but he cared so much about the famous prostitute's powder box. Could it be that he was interested in Miss Youqing?
Given his status and qualifications, he naturally couldn't inquire about it, so he had to go to Wang Liang.
"Miss Youqing and the old madam are currently being held in the prefect's Yamen. I'm afraid they won't be able to pass this test if they don't shed a few layers of skin." Wang Liang looked around and whispered, "What are you asking her for? It's best not to mention it!"
Zhou Lezhi told her husband's instructions: "I just want to ask her where the powder box comes from."
Wang Liang was happy now: "What did I think it was? It turned out to be for this powder box from Guangli! Mr. Zhou must be discerning, this thing is now the favorite of women, and it can be sold for forty or fifty outside.
Two and one..."
"Guangli?"
"That's Guangzhou City! Isn't your home just outside Guangzhou City?" Wang Liang said, "Yesterday, there were two pairs of gifts given by the Yangzhou Prefect."
"Oh, it turns out it's from Guangzhou!" Although Zhou Lezhi is a "countryman", there are many overseas merchants in Guangzhou, and all kinds of "foreign goods" are common, so it makes sense to think that this thing comes from overseas.
I immediately reported the news to Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou’s eyes were wide open and he seemed to have no fever anymore. He asked, “Seriously?!”
"Seriously, I heard that the prefect even gave me two pairs as a gift."
"You go to Mr. Wang and tell him that I want to see the powder box sent by the prefect."
So Zhou Lezhi had to go to Wang Yehao again. Wang Yehao couldn't figure out what Mr. Zhou was causing trouble this time, but since he wanted to see it, it didn't matter.
"Just show it to him. If he likes it, there's no harm in keeping a pair..."
Mr. Zhou saw the pair of compacts he had brought and studied them over and over again for a long time, frowning. He then put the one from Miss Youqing's room together and compared them, without saying anything for a while.
Zhou Lezhi waited for a long time, but didn't see his husband say anything. He thought he liked it, so he cautiously said: "Master Wang said, if Mr. Wang likes this powder box, he can keep it..."
"I don't want the stuff, I just want to verify it." Mr. Zhou took a deep breath.
"verify?"
"Well, guess." Mr. Zhou said briefly. At this moment, his obscene energy last night was gone and he turned into a vicissitudes of life man with a worried face.
"Who is that assassin?" he asked suddenly.
"Students don't know." Zhou Lezhi was very clever, "How about I ask Mr. Wang."
"Okay, you go and ask."
"Sir, could it be that he is interested in assassins?"
"Nonsense! What's so interesting about a female assassin?" A smile appeared on Mr. Zhou's face, "But I almost farted. I need to know the reason!"
"It's okay if he wants to know." Wang Yehao listened to Zhou Lezhi's story and had already made a plan in his mind, "Just go and invite him over."
It turned out that the female assassin's name was Wei Yi, and she was the daughter of Wei Dazhong, the "Black Whirlwind" in Donglin's general record, who had been captured by the eunuchs. After her father was framed to death, the eunuchs did not stop, and in the name of recovering stolen goods, the eunuchs killed their eldest brother.
Wei Xuezhen was also thrown into prison, and his elder brother died in prison soon after. His family was afraid that the eunuchs would eradicate him, so they scattered and hid.
A few days ago, she accidentally heard that the government had arrested Jin Wenchi, her father's former aide, and later strangers went to inquire about the situation around the Wei family. She thought that the eunuchs had some conspiracy and were preparing to make accusations to persecute her family, so she relied on what she had learned in the past.
Wu Gong followed Liu Zhao with the help of an old servant.
Although Wang Yehao was not an eunuch, the "Zhejiang Party" to which he belonged was very close to the eunuch. Wei Yi thought that he wanted to persecute his family to take credit, so he had the idea of assassination. He followed the fleet to Yangzhou and inquired about the prefect
There was a banquet to be held in Zhaiyue Building, so he climbed over the wall at night and sneaked into the brothel. He looked for an opportunity to sneak into the oiran's room and prepared to wait for the banquet.
"Tsk, tsk, this Miss Wei is a hero among women." Mr. Zhou danced with joy when he heard this, "Isn't the Wei family from Wuxi? I didn't expect that girls from Jiangnan can be so strong."
"She is different from ordinary ladies from official families. She went to Hengshan when she was in her teens and became a disciple of the Hengshan sect. She is also considered to be a child of the world."
"That's it, that's it. I really want to see you."
Wang Yehao thought that it would be nice for you to meet him. Anyway, these two people can be regarded as grasshoppers on the same line. He immediately asked Miss Wei to come out.
After Miss Wei was captured, she had already met Jin Wenchi, and Jin was the one who was settled by Mr. Wang. After all, she was young and didn't know much about official affairs. She was no match for the old fox in the officialdom.
The master coaxed him over, thinking that Mr. Wang was "in the Cao camp but in the Han Dynasty", so he immediately regretted it and said it was a "misunderstanding".
As for Mr. Zhou, the "victim" in this misunderstanding, he must at least apologize.
"Isn't your family a scholar? Are you so good at fighting?" Mr. Zhou rubbed the bruises and sore spots that were still aching, expressing his incomprehension, "What a heroine!"
However, Zhou Lezhi had a vague feeling that his husband's compliment was not so innocent. Looking at his smiling face, he seemed to have completely forgotten the danger of almost dying on the spot a few days ago.
"It's a long story. Many years ago, Mr. Guo Yuan knew that the official career was dangerous and he was worried that it would be difficult to have an egg in a large family. At the same time, the young lady was frail and sick. He specially entrusted it to the Taimen of Hengshan Annihilation Master." Jin Wenchi explained.
"When I entered the mountain gate, my little girl had no interest in worldly affairs. Who knew that the magistrate of Datong, in order to please Wei Ni, insisted on building the eunuch's shrine in my quiet place. When the master refused, the servants made every possible effort to make things difficult for me.
Afraid that his life experience would be exposed and hurt others, he bid farewell to his master and went down the mountain to return to his hometown. After returning home, he found out that his father and brother had been killed by the eunuchs..." When Wei Yi said this, he started crying again.
"I wonder what your plans are in the future?" Mr. Zhou looked concerned, and Zhou Lezhi was secretly moved.
"Don't worry about this. I have already planned to ask Mr. Jin to accompany Miss Wei back to Shaoxing to settle down temporarily - and to avoid the limelight on my farm. I will make further plans in a few months." After that, he took a deep look.
Mr. Zhou, Zhou Lezhi was secretly wondering what kind of method this was.
After sending Jin and Wei away, Mr. Zhou hurriedly came to Wang Yehao again. He didn't bother to salute when he entered the door, and said directly: "Sir, let's go to Guangzhou. I know the clues to the Universe Mirror!"
"Sir, don't be anxious, I have already taken care of this matter." Wang Yehao said calmly, "I still have official duties, and I am asking for leave for this trip. Now that I have been away for a long time, I should return to Beijing to cancel my leave.
I can no longer go with you. This place is thousands of miles away from Guangfu. If you go alone, you may be in danger. I want to send Liu Zhao, and Wang Zhi and the two of them will go together to take care of your daily life. I think you already know that,
Although Liu Zhao is called a servant, he is actually a royal guard. If he goes here this time, he will definitely be able to protect you."
Zhou Lezhi had long heard his husband and Wang Liang talk about the Universe Mirror, especially Wang Liang, who gritted his teeth when talking about the Universe Mirror - he was beaten dozens of times for this useless object, and his buttocks could not touch the stool for several days. But this Universe Mirror
Wang Liang didn't know what the purpose of it was, but his husband kept silent, only saying that it was a very important thing.
"Thank you sir for the arrangement. I plan to get up as soon as possible."
"That's good. I've already met with them, and we can set off on a different day when everything is ready." Wang Yehao seemed to be a little reluctant to say, "I think it can be said that my meeting with you is a strange fate. We are going to Guangzhou.
I don’t know when we can meet again.”
"It's okay. Once I find the Universe Mirror, I can reach the capital in a flash." Zhou Lezhi really couldn't praise the traffic speed in this time and space. Once he finds the wormhole, he might as well go back to modern times and fly to Beijing.
"His skills are truly amazing. When your husband comes back, I will invite courtesans from all over the capital to cleanse him."
"Okay, okay, it's a deal!" Although the husband failed to pick flowers twice, he was still very persistent.
"I have one more thing to ask, sir." Wang Yehao looked around, and Zhou Lezhi and others immediately withdrew.
Seeing that there was no one around, he leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Sir, when you checked the book of life and death earlier, you said you believed in the king's enthronement. Are you serious?"
"That must be taken seriously!" The gentleman said very confidently, with an expression of being in control.
"Since you have made your assertion, sir, of course I believe it. It's just that we are thousands of miles away from each other, and the situation in the court is changing rapidly. Sir, do you have any tips to teach me?"
He took out the code book, looked at it, and said: "That's August, there are still two months left. Then Eunuch Wei will be in trouble. By December, the situation will be decided, and then the eunuchs will also be dealt with."
"Don't be anxious about looking for the mirror. What you said before is indeed true. It's just that the matter is so big that we are now separated and doing our own things. We need to keep in touch. We need a title for correspondence. I wonder if I have a nickname, sir? From now on, we will call each other this way. There is no need.
Name them."
Mr. Zhou thought for a moment and said: "From now on, when Mr. Wang comes to see me, he only needs to call me Hearthstone Immortal."
"Hearthstone Immortal..." Wang Yehao twisted his beard and muttered, "That's fine! But the title of Immortal is too eye-catching. How about calling him 'Hearthstone Taoist'?"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Mr. Zhou agreed, and then asked, "In that case, how do students call adults?"
"Well," Wang Yehao pondered for a moment and said, "Now that you have joined me, my student will be my disciple. Just call me Shi Weng."