Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Chapter 108 Map

I said "Oh" and decided to let him concentrate on driving the carriage, so I sat back next to Tu Shanjing and asked him again, "Sir, do you know where Guanglin, whom Ruiyang mentioned, works?"

Tu Shanjing looked at me steadily and said, "He is the servant who serves my elder brother."

When I heard this, I realized that the clues were finally connected. It turned out that Master Tushan stole things from his own family, and was afraid of being exposed, so he gave the stolen goods to his mistress to hide for him.

But that day Tushan Jing said that the thief in the mansion he chased was a thin and tall man, definitely not Guanglin. He had been with his elder brother for hundreds of years, so he was probably very familiar with his back and would not fail to recognize him, so it was not Tushan Hou. Could it be a master that Tushan Hou bribed from outside?

Seeing that I was deep in thought, Tu Shanjing asked, "What are you thinking about?"

I quickly replied: "I'm thinking... I can't figure it out, but I only know that this is unusual-"

Tu Shanjing understood and said, "There must be something fishy going on."

I continued, "That's right. Sir, take another look at this bundle. Is there anything else strange?"

I opened the bundle from a distance, fearing that the foul smell inside would offend him.

He stood up and looked inside, then held up his sleeves and took out the two hard pancakes.

I was afraid that the pancake would fall into crumbs and be difficult to clean up, so I quickly put down my bag, took out my handkerchief and spread it out to catch the crumbs underneath.

He gently broke the pancake, and it split open, revealing nothing inside. A blue light flashed in his hand, and the pancake broke into pieces, but there was still nothing inside.

He picked up the second one and broke it again. This time, when he broke it halfway, a corner of brown kraft paper appeared.

He carefully pulled out the paper and unfolded it.

The paper looked like it was torn from somewhere, with a jagged edge on one side and a neat edge on the other. There was a landscape painted on it, but not a single word written on it.

I remembered what they said before about Tushan Hou searching for treasure maps everywhere, and I wondered if this was the reason. But this map looked very simple, without even a mechanism or entrance marked. It looked more like a rough landscape sketch than a treasure map.

I looked up at Tu Shanjing, he shook his head, also having no idea.

He put the treasure map into his sleeve, took my handkerchief, poured some water on it and wiped his hands, then said, "Now that things have come to this, why don't we set off tomorrow and go to Big Brother to find out what's going on."

I nodded repeatedly: "Young Master is wise! Let's go tomorrow."

He hesitated for a moment and said, "If Master Fan has any plan, I'm afraid he has brought you into danger. It would be better for you to return home and wait for me in Tushan Mansion. I will go back after I have found out everything."

I blurted out: "Absolutely not!"

I think I suddenly raised my voice and startled him. But he quickly regained his usual composure and asked, "Why not?"

I said, "Well... if I don't go, who will comb your hair? Ruiyang broke his arm and can't comb it, and neither You nor Yu Xin can comb it well. You can't reach it yourself. If it gets out, wouldn't it be a joke for a dignified young master of Qingqiu to comb his own hair? If it gets back to the mansion, I might even be punished!"

He looked me up and down, smiled for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

I breathed a sigh of relief. If I didn't play such a crucial scene, I would lose so much information and experience points. I had to go.

When the carriage returned to the inn, Ruiyang stopped the car to water the horses.

I followed Tu Shanjing into the lobby, and saw him saying to the waiter, "Waiter, I'd like to use your kitchen."

The waiter replied in embarrassment: "Sir, this... is a restricted area in the kitchen. It is not allowed for outsiders to enter."

Tu Shanjing added: "Then you send someone to watch over, and we will make some ordinary dishes and some snacks, so as not to spoil other ingredients."

The waiter scratched his head and said, "Sir, we have to prepare the dishes in a certain time. If we miss the peak period of serving the dishes, I can't afford to pay for it!"

Tu Shanjing took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and said, "Fifty taels, is that enough?"

The waiter's eyes lit up, and he held the silver ingot in his hands and said with a smile, "That's enough! Not to mention today, even if you let us use it for a month, it will be enough!"

Tu Shanjing smiled and said, "For today. Please send someone to buy good flour, eggs, grapes, and oolong tea. There are also some ingredients. I will write a list for you later. If the kitchen doesn't have them, send someone to buy them."

The waiter bowed repeatedly and said, "I will follow your orders, sir!"

Tu Shanjing nodded and went upstairs.

I followed him and asked, "Sir, are we going to make mooncakes soon?"

He stood on the stairs holding the handrail, smiling, and said, "That's right! We have to leave tomorrow and travel for several days. If we don't eat today, we don't know when we can eat again."

I handed the bag in my hand to Ruiyang who followed behind me, clapped my hands, and said, "Then I have to perform well! I must make sure that you have a comfortable and happy meal! I will exchange my sincerity for your smile!"

He turned around and said with a smile: "Here you go again."

I followed him with a smile, watching his long hair flowing down behind him, swaying with his steps as he went up the stairs, like a willow tree swaying in the wind.

He went back to his room to make a list, and I went back to my room, lying on the couch and recalling how to make the grape oolong mooncakes.

When I had almost remembered everything, I called Senying and Xiaowei downstairs to the kitchen, asked the cooks to give me an area and a pot, and rolled up my sleeves to get to work.

When I finished cooking the fillings, wrapping the mooncakes, and finally putting them in for baking, Ruiyang peeked in from the kitchen door, made eye contact with me, and said, "Miss, can you take your hands off? The master is calling you upstairs!"

Sen Ying nudged me from behind and said, "You go ahead. Xiao Wei and I will take care of the fire here. Rui Yang, come and help as well."

I turned around and smiled at them, grabbed a towel, wiped my hands quickly, and went upstairs.

When I arrived at Tu Shanjing's door, I raised the back of my hand to wipe my slightly sweaty face, then knocked on the door.

Tu Shanjing opened the door and couldn't help laughing when he saw me. He said, "Why are you working so hard?"

I opened my mouth and said "Ah?" and walked into the door, not knowing what he was laughing at.

He closed the door, turned around, and raised his hand to wipe my cheek.

I couldn't help but shudder and looked down to see a white mark on his hand. It might be because he didn't wipe his hands clean and then wiped his face, and actually rubbed flour onto his face.

He was looking down at me with smiling eyes, his long eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyes.

I swallowed my saliva, not daring to meet his gaze again, and asked with my eyes downcast, "Sir, what do you want to call me for?"

He walked to the table, picked up a letter on the table, and said, "Your eighteenth brother has written you another letter. Do you want me to read it to you?"