Su Fengnuan supported his forehead, what Xu Yunchu said was too shameless and rude.
Although she despises Lin Zhixiao as a troublesome person, but if it wasn't for the emperor's secret decree that there would be no delay in making secret crossbows, she wouldn't have to drag others into the water and find someone to handle her affair.
However, in the capital city of Southern Qi, he alone can check the two old cases to restrain Lin Zhixiao in a fair and just way.
She was silent for a moment, and said helplessly to Xu Yunchu, "It's not that I dislike the trouble of Fengyue and don't want to deal with it myself, but that I have something to do recently and I don't have time to entangle him. After much deliberation, I can only ask you for help. "
Xu Yunchu raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, "Is what you are going to do very important? You don't want to be known?"
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Of course, it's a very intimate matter."
Xu Yunchu tapped the table with his long and slender hands, tapped twice, and said cheerfully, "You handed over all the files of the Lingshan plague case to me, saving me a lot of trouble. Your favor, although you have already offset the matter of concealing my identity from me. But you and I both know who is more important, and there is no way to offset it. Since you are in a difficult situation today and asked me for help, I definitely have no reason to refuse, so I promised you. It can be regarded as repaying your favor."
When Su Fengnuan saw that he came in earlier, it was a little difficult to figure out. She didn't expect him to agree so happily in a blink of an eye. She relaxed slightly, and said with a smile, "For things like favors, one comes and goes, one owes and one is paid back. , It’s too long to count, so I won’t say more. If you can help me this time, if you need my help in the future, just ask.”
Xu Yunchu nodded with a smile, "It's good to say that, lest you avoid me like a stranger, or even avoid me like a beast, even worse than a stranger."
Su Fengnuan coughed, and said with a dry smile, "How could it be, you misunderstood."
Seeing her embarrassed at the beginning, Xu Yunchu smiled and said, "The Lin family's roots in the capital are indeed very deep, even beyond people's expectations. But after thinking about it, the Lin family was supported by the Taizu back then. Although their descendants did not enter the capital as officials, they lived in Jianghu, but because it is far away from the temple, it is more conducive to establishing a world. For many generations, there are few noble mansions in Beijing that are not related to the Lin family, so it is not surprising that the roots are so deep."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "My grandfather doesn't get involved in crony disputes, and Su's residence has been away from Beijing for twelve years. I just returned to Beijing. Although I like to kill, some things can't be solved by hands. So, I thought about it. Under the circumstances, if the influence of the Lin family in Beijing can be restrained, it is your Xu family. The Guozhang Mansion has a huge foundation. As we all know, even if the Guozhang stepped down and you took over, the Guozhang has never been moved. The foundation of the government."
Xu Yunchu nodded with a smile, "You can say that." After a pause, he smiled, "You can plot against me."
Su Fengnuan coughed again, "It's not a calculation, it's asking for your help, help."
Xu Yunchu picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said, "How long do you need me to restrain Lin Zhixiao?"
Su Fengnuan pursed her lips, thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it won't be short." After finishing the sentence, he asked him, "How long do you expect to investigate these two old cases? After all, it is not a day or two to clean up the officialdom. things that can be done."
Xu Yunchu said, "I originally expected it to be three months, but because of your help in the Lingshan plague case, it saved me half of the time."
Su Fengnuan heard the words, "That's one and a half months?" After she finished speaking, she pondered for a while, and said, "One and a half months will be the Queen Mother's birthday, so it's okay, so let's tentatively set it at this time. This one and a half months will be a hard time for you. I put some thought into Lin Zhixiao."
Xu Yunchu nodded.
After the two made an agreement, they chatted for a while, Xu Yunchu saw that it was getting late, so he didn't want to stay any longer, so he left Wang Dashi's mansion.
After Su Fengnuan sent Xu Yunchu away, he was really relieved and went to Wang Lu's study.
Seeing her relaxed face, Wang Lu asked, "Uncle Xiaoguo promised to help you?"
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Except for being difficult to say for me, it's a pleasure to agree."
Wang Lu nodded, "Uncle Xiaoguo's favor is not very good, but you are doing things for the emperor, and when the matter is completed, report this matter to the emperor, and the emperor will help you get some favors."
Su Fengnuan laughed, "Grandpa is still the most powerful, I know." After she said that, she rolled her eyes and said, "Grandpa will give me a copy of the list of officials of the Military Weapons Supervision and Nufang Department. It will save me too." Going to investigate."
Upon hearing this, Wang Lu reached out and took out a piece of paper from under the memorial, and handed it to her, "I knew you wanted this, and I've already made it for you."
Su Fengnuan reached out to take it, glanced at it, and smiled, "Thank you, Grandpa, this saved me a lot of effort. Since Lin Zhixiao didn't let me go to Chengxi Mountain to inquire about it today, I'll start with the officials in Beijing. "
Wang Lu nodded and waved his hand.
Su Fengnuan took the list, left the study, and returned to the courtyard where he lived.
With the lamp on, she studied the directory for half an hour, thinking that Grandpa is worthy of being a grandfather, that the Emperor trusts him, not by luck. Even the officials of the Military Weapons Supervision and Nufang Department who have always been neglected in the Southern Qi Dynasty and almost neglected military affairs are all aware of it.
With this list, just wait for Xu Yunchu to restrain Lin Zhixiao, and she will be able to act.
At midnight, a carrier pigeon flew into Wang Dashi's mansion, rushed directly into the courtyard where Su Fengnuan lived, and kept pecking at the window outside her house, making noises.
Su Fengnuan woke up, opened her eyes, the room was pitch black, she vaguely saw another bird pecking outside the window, she pushed the quilt away, got out of bed, first came to the table to hold the lamp, and then opened the window.
The carrier pigeon flew in immediately and landed on her shoulder.
Su Fengnuan saw that the feathers on the forehead of the carrier pigeon were brown, and it was not a captive animal of the person who used to communicate with her. However, the carrier pigeon was not afraid of people. After it landed on her shoulder, it turned its head and squinted its eyes at her, Obviously, it is also a homing pigeon that has been trained by people, and it is quite spiritual.
She stretched out her hand to untie the creed tied around its leg, opened it, and immediately laughed.
Xu Yunchu moved quickly enough, but in the middle of the night, he restrained the forces of the Lin family in Beijing who were monitoring her.
She glanced out at the sky, it was just after midnight, most of the mansions in Beijing should be asleep except for the pink brothel fireworks venue. She picked up the rice paper on the table and folded a corner, wrote "Thank you" on it, tied it to the pigeon's leg, and let it out of the palace.
After the carrier pigeon left, she pondered for a while, then put on her clothes, took the emperor's secret decree and token, and jumped over the wall to leave the palace.
There was no one on the street, the noise of the day was gone, and it was very quiet.
There was no unusual aura outside the palace, it was very quiet.
Su Fengnuan curled the corners of his mouth, and in the silence, he turned a few streets, found a mansion, and jumped into it without a sound.
This mansion is not big, and the scenery inside is tough.
There are government guards on duty in the mansion, but they are not vigilant, and they are very lax.
Su Fengnuan arrived at the main courtyard effortlessly. Seeing that the door was closed tightly and the curtain fell, she waved her hand lightly, and a ray of air floated to the door, and suddenly the door frame made a thumping sound.
The sound was not loud but not small enough to wake up the sleeping people inside.
A middle-aged man immediately cleared his mouth, "Who? Who?"
Su Fengnuan raised his hand again, and there were two more bangs from the door frame.
The people inside were startled, got out of bed quickly, put on their clothes, and walked towards the door.
A woman's voice sounded, "Master, what happened?"
"Madam, go back to sleep. I'll go out and have a look." The middle-aged man said, and came to the door. At this moment, the door was silent. He opened the door and looked outside.
Su Fengnuan was standing in the courtyard. Seeing this person come out, she took out the secret decree in her sleeve, and said softly, "Master Zhou She is interrupting, the emperor has a secret decree."
Zhou She was startled, and blurted out, "The emperor's secret decree?"
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Can my lord find a place to talk? Don't surprise your wife."
Zhou She quickly stepped out of the threshold with bare feet, closed the door, and hurriedly walked towards Su Fengnuan. When he got close to her, he suddenly realized that she was a woman, so he stopped and asked, "Who is the girl?" ? If the emperor had a secret decree, why would he send it to you?"
Su Fengnuan said truthfully, "I am Su Fengnuan." After finishing the sentence, he said, "Since the emperor has a secret decree, he naturally doesn't want others to know. My lord will know after reading the secret decree."
Zhou She was shocked, "Are you...Miss Su Mansion?"
Su Fengnuan nodded.
Zhou She was stunned for a while, remembering that after General Su's defeat in Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor knew that he had a young daughter and wanted to marry Miss Su. Since then, Beijing has never heard any rumors about her. True, false, countless, true and false are difficult to distinguish. But her martial arts are extremely high, it is true that she killed Concubine Yue, and it is true that she was liked by the emperor.
Now that the emperor gave her a secret decree, it didn't seem so strange anymore.
After Zhou She thought about it, the sleeping insect had already run away, and said quickly, "Miss Su, please follow me to the study."
Su Fengnuan glanced at his bare feet and said, "Master Zhou, put on your shoes first. I'll wait for you at the door of your study." After saying that, she turned and walked towards Zhou She's study.
Zhou She was taken aback for another moment, then realized that he had come out without his shoes on, and hurried back to the room to put on his shoes.
His wife had already been awakened, and seeing him hastily packed his clothes, she asked tentatively, "Master, what's the matter?"
Zhou She took time to glance at his wife, and said with relief, "The emperor has a secret decree, I must go to the study immediately, madam, please rest, don't disturb anyone."
His wife was startled when she heard the secret decree, she nodded quickly, "Master has never received a secret decree, go now!"
Zhou She nodded, dressed properly, and hurried out of the room again.
When he came to the study, Su Fengnuan was already standing at the door of the study waiting for him.