Chapter 789 The Disappearing Codebook

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"How does he know you?"

"Young Master, he knows my past very well, and he also knows that you saved me from the devil's cave." Zhu Xiuer stared at He Lingchuan, "The intersection between me and Sun Hongye was you!"

He Lingchuan touched his nose.

"I know Sun Hongye very well. I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything. How can I be kind enough to help you?"

"What he mentioned was cooperation." Zhu Xiuer pursed her lips and smiled, "Everyone gets what they need."

"How to say?"

"My enemy is related to He Liwen, the imperial censor of the time. Sun Hongye just wanted to show off the second son of the He family, He Su, and the third son, He Jing."

He Lingchuan remembered that before Sun Hongye took refuge with him, he had been a companion to the third son of the He family.

When two generals, Wu Di and Ke Jihai, conquered Woling Pass, they used the tactics contributed by He Jing, the third son of He Liwen, the imperial censor. He Jing was heavily rewarded for this. But in fact, this plan was proposed by Sun Hongye. He Liwen took the lead and put the credit on his third son. He sent Sun Hongye away with only a dozen taels of silver and kicked him out of the house.

Later in Luming Garden, the second son of the He family, He Su, sent someone to tamper with Sun Hongye's carriage. As a result, the latter was almost beaten to death by a ghost ape when he was going down the mountain. Fortunately, He Lingchuan came to the rescue.

He Lingchuan once told Sun Hongye that he had to avenge himself, and the He family would leave it to him.

It seems that Sun Hongye listened and kept thinking about it, and started planning as soon as he returned to Yuandu.

He was born into a poor family and had no helpers in Yuan. He Chunhua was even less likely to care about such a thing, so it was a good idea for him to join forces with Zhu Xiuer to defeat the enemy.

"He had a good idea, and we implemented it smoothly." Zhu Xiuer said softly, "I won't tell you how to do it in detail. I don't want to taint your ears about such a scandal. Anyway, his enemies and I are both Big bad luck.”

"I was so happy that I made an appointment with him to celebrate at Yuefu Restaurant. My husband went with me that day." Zhu Xiuer sighed, "Although Sun Hongye went to the appointment, her eyes wandered as if she had something on her mind, and she was absent-minded when talking to us. When I saw him coming with his luggage and less than two glasses of wine, he said he wanted to leave Yuandu."

"Where to go?"

"He said he was going east, to Bejia." Zhu Xiuer said, "We asked him what happened, and he just shook his head and gave me a book. If you come back, I will give the book to you; if you Never appeared—the book was left at my disposal.”

"Leave it to me?" The last two sentences were beyond He Lingchuan's expectation, "Where's the book?"

"Here's the weird thing." Zhu Xiuer smiled bitterly, "The next day when I took it back, the book was gone."

"Gone?" He Lingchuan flicked a pebble away from his feet, "Where did you keep it?"

"The secret room in the bedroom." Zhu Xiuer said, "I checked when I left home that morning and it was still there; when I returned home in the evening, it disappeared."

"Has anyone seen you collecting books?"

"My husband," Zhu Xiuer said sternly, "He went to Yuefu Restaurant with me and met Sun Hongye together, so he also knew that I hid the book in the secret compartment next to the bed. But he has a bright heart and an upright behavior. If he said he didn’t take it, he didn’t take it, and I believe him.”

"Is there no one else?"

"I also questioned the maids in my yard, and they all swore to God." Zhu Xiuer sighed, "It's my fault. The things Sun Hongye gave me were actually lost in my hands."

He Lingchuan shook his head: "It was calculated mentally but not intentionally. Someone was eyeing Sun Hongye, so he wanted to transfer the book to you. In the end, he was still better."

He said sternly: "Sun Hongye didn't think well. This can easily cause trouble for you."

Zhu Xiuer bit her lip: "Maybe he has no one to trust and can only ask me for help?"

"Where's the title of the book?"

""Collected Notes on Yaohua."" Zhu Xiuer said, "It is a handwritten original. I also flipped through a few pages, and there are traces of alterations on it. It seems to have been written by a talented man in Yuandu thirty years ago. It is very remote. I've never heard of it before."

He Lingchuan nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Zhu Xiuer stood still: "When you come back this time, you will be very different from before."

"Oh?" He Lingchuan smiled, "What's the difference?"

"It seems..." Zhu Xiuer looked at him and considered her words, "He is much more reliable and stable, and also..."

This kind of reliability and stability has been washed and precipitated by time. Others cannot imitate or act like it.

After just a year of not seeing each other, what happened to him?

Zhu Xiuer pursed her lips and smiled: "It's also more popular with girls."

This young man's eyes are so bright and piercing, as if he can always see into the deepest parts of people's hearts. What big girl can stand his gaze like this?

He Lingchuan is very thick-skinned and always accepts compliments from others calmly: "Sister Xiu'er wants to introduce me to the ladies of Yuandu City?"

"Yuandu? How can any lady here be worthy of you?" Zhu Xiuer was a little disdainful, "You deserve better!"

"Where?"

"It's not here anyway." Compared to his idleness, Zhu Xiuer was very serious, "When I returned to my grandfather from Xianling Lake, I once thought about finding someone to marry. But after I got married, I realized that this person was too important. ”

She looked at He Lingchuan and said sternly: "The same goes for you. When you marry, you must marry a virtuous wife. You must not let your family assign you at will!"

"I've learned a lesson." He Lingchuan clasped his fists at her, "Sister Xiu'er has great insights."

"I have to go back. I have to go out with my grandfather in the afternoon." After finishing the business, Zhu Xiuer saluted him and left.

She had always been very polite to He Lingchuan.

He Lingchuan asked someone to bring her Xiazhou specialties, and then watched her leave the house and get on the car.

"She was entrusted by Sun Hongye, just like your brother." The soul-catching mirror in his arms made a sound, "But the book that Sun Hongye entrusted to her has been stolen. Can those sets of code numbers still be deciphered?"

"It can't be deciphered before the book is found." He Lingchuan's face darkened, "Sun Hongye's departure should be closely related to the message he wanted to pass on to me."

He walked around the house a few times and went to find Butler Wu.

This man was busy assigning the internal affairs of the He Mansion. When he heard He Lingchuan mention Sun Hongye, he was stunned.

"Sun Hongye?" Butler Wu was stunned, "Yes, Mr. Sun resigned from the master three days ago, and withdrew fifteen taels of silver from me, and left."

"Didn't you explain the reason?" There must be a reason for resignation, right?

"The reason is that he is not feeling well and he intends to go east. I told the mansion that we could hire a doctor for him, but Mr. Sun refused. The master wanted to raise his salary, but he didn't stay." Butler Wu scratched his head. "Mr. Sun did get sick twice while following us from Xiazhou to Yuandu. His health is not good, and he didn't look good when he came to me to collect the money."

"How has he been doing in the mansion over the past year?"