bookrandom Chapter 106: Advance Knowledge
Chapter 106: Advance Knowledge
The captain of Team B felt that since the matter concerned the young master, he should report it as soon as possible, so he took Team B-6 and Team B-7 to the courtyard of the second house.
Now, in the backyard of the Wang residence, the guards can move around openly because they are all servants of Wang Shuyan’s friends.
At least, this was the news received by the few remaining descendants of the Wang family in the backyard.
Wei Wuji had just finished writing down the important events in the court that he was going to discuss with Ouyang Wenche in the afternoon when he heard Yun Wu report:
"Team B's captain has an urgent matter to report."
The three members of Team B came in and bowed.
Afterwards, he respectfully presented a small peach wood dagger to Wei Wuji.
While Wei Wuji was examining the peach wood sword, he listened to the members of Team Feng B telling him about how they had tracked the female spy the day before.
Yiliu and Yiqi recounted in detail their findings from last night's tracking and their suspicions about the peach wood sword.
Wei Wuji looked at the exquisite jade pendant. It was very similar, almost identical, but definitely not the same one!
Because Wei Wuji had seen the jade buckle on the horsewhip.
The jade buckle on the whip is unforgettable, it is smooth, warm and not cold to the touch.
Wei Wuji also found it difficult to determine what the connection was between this jade pendant and Xiao Yu?
I kept groping with my hands, trying to find the difference.
Then I guessed: No. 9 Yongxing Lane is the Wang family’s house, right?
Wei Wuji called out:
"Cloud Five."
Yun Wu responded and said:
"Yunwu, is No. 9 Yongxing Lane the house that the second family moved to?"
"Mr. Wei, that's right. The second branch of the Wang family is living there now."
Then he asked in confusion:
"Sir, what happened to the second branch of the Wang family?"
Wei Wuji ordered:
"Yun Wu, go and inform the young master. I have something to see you about."
In the east wing, Ouyang Wenche was still studying seriously.
Every day, Ouyang Wenche would get up early to review his lessons, and then consciously learn new content. Because everyone around him regarded him as the leader, naturally no one could control him, only Wei Wuji, as both a teacher and a friend, could give him some advice.
Ouyang Wenche himself never dared to relax. He even worried that he would be worse than a 3-year-old girl.
He would never forget the soft voice of his grandmother every morning in the second house yard. The girl recited so fluently, and the way she recited was like a warning. Even a three-year-old child could do it!
Gradually, he got used to this self-suggestion.
Wei Wuji passed by the door and reported, then entered and bowed.
"Young Master, I have something to ask you."
"Sir, please speak frankly without being polite."
"Young Master, when you were in the second branch of the Wang family, did you have any contact with the young master of the Wang family?"
"Sir, are you referring to Wang Shuli?"
"No! Young Master, it's his son Wang Wendong. Have you ever given him anything? Or someone has ever given you something, and have you ever given it to Wang Wendong?"
"It's been about three months now. At that time, the second wife moved to another courtyard because of me.
Wang Wendong and I exchanged pen holders as a souvenir.
That pen holder was a gift from my grandfather when I passed the imperial examination. He also hung a jade pendant on the pen holder to remind me to be a gentleman with a character like jade..."
When Ouyang Wenche said this, his voice suddenly dropped, his eyes went blank, and he looked out the window into the distance...
My grandfather is gone, and I can't worship him, nor can I trace my ancestral roots! How long will I have to keep my identity a secret? !
To this day, Ouyang Wenche still subconsciously feels that he is still the legitimate son and grandson of the Ouyang family, and Ouyang Hongming is still his grandfather...
Even though, I have recognized Wei Wuji now, but the memories from childhood are deeply engraved in my bones and I can't forget them!
Wei Wuji presented the peach wood sword to Ouyang Wenche with both hands.
Although he didn't know why Mr. Wei did this, Ouyang Wenche still took the peach wood sword. After taking a look, he saw a small jade pendant that swayed slightly with the tassel of the peach wood sword. Ouyang Wenche took it in his hand and smiled sadly.
"Is this what Mr. Wei found for me? You are so thoughtful, sir."
"Young Master, did you know that Xiao Yu also has this jade pendant? It is almost identical to this one!"
"what?"
Ouyang Wenche showed a rare expression of surprise.
"gentlemen?!"
So, Wei Wuji told Ouyang Wenche the story of how Xiao Yu was startled by his horse and fell, with the whip flying out. All the guards followed the pattern to find the horse and they had all seen the pattern of the jade pendant.
That's why today happened. The guards of Feng Yi team felt familiar with the jade pendant when they saw it.
When Ouyang Wenche heard that the guards had taken the peach wood sword back from No. 9 Yongxing Lane, he was certain that the six or seven-year-old boy practicing sword should be Wang Wendong.
Wei Wuji also told the story of Feng Yi's team following the Wang family's maid.
Ouyang Wenche asked in confusion,
"Sir, what do you think this information shows?"
Wei Wuji lowered his head and thought for a while, then speculated,
"That should be the case. Miss Wang heard that the Cao family had bought two jars of tung oil, so she asked her maid to check. She was discovered by the night patrol guards, who followed them and found that the two jars of tung oil from the Cao family were missing. She also stumbled upon this jade pendant!"
"Tung oil? Sir, what is tung oil used for?"
"Sir, the young lady you are talking about, is that the little girl from the second room?"
Yun Wu answered:
"Master, it was that Wen Yao. She seemed to have heard from her maid that Cao's oil mill sold two jars of tung oil to her family. She seemed to have discovered..."
Yun Wu stopped talking suddenly.
"That literary demon analyzed that the tung oil might have problems! Doesn't that mean he's in the yard? He ran to our east wing because he thinks there's something wrong with us? What should the master do?"
Ouyang Wenche did not think of himself, nor did he feel that there was any safety problem, so he asked again,
"Sir, is there anything strange about buying more tung oil?"
Wei Wuji said quietly,
"Any abnormality implies something unspeakable. Yunwu, how old is the girl from the second room? Why do you call her a literary monster?"
"Sir, the child was about three or four years old. I remember the first time I entered the Wang family, I drew her as a nanny. She seemed to notice it right away. I remember she kept looking at me and even asked me to hold her. I was..."
Yun Wu was deeply shocked, and finally said in a low voice:
"She is such a monster. She can see through it right away..."
Wei Wuji finally understood, and the guards suspected that the girl had already seen through all their tricks and schemes.
It turned out that the incident was caused by a girl of three or four years old.
She just heard from the servants that the Cao family bought an abnormal amount of tung oil, and she felt that there was something fishy and predicted that there might be something unspeakable.
So she sent her maid to follow and investigate.
After Wei Wuji figured it out, he wanted to meet this girl who was called a literary monster by everyone.
Now I live in Xunyang City to hide my whereabouts, and I should not care about anything that has nothing to do with me, or in other words, with the Eastern Palace.
But in the same city, if this matter could be foreseen in advance, wouldn't it be more beneficial to oneself?