There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 653
Before noon, Su Xian and Yang Zhilan walked out of the Prison Department Yamen.

It was still early, Su Xian planned to go to the Neiwei Yamen to open up the "inheritance" left to them by the former Xiaoge leader, and maybe find some amazing treasures.

As for Tang Shujing, she continued to stay in the Prison Department Yamen.

This girl was tortured so much by Su Xian just now. Her face was red and her collar was a little loose. She said she wanted to stay in the Prison Department Yamen to adapt to the environment, but Su Xian thought that embarrassment was probably one of the factors.

Su Xian personally introduced the three big head catchers, as well as the "team leader" and "brand head" under the three big head catchers.

When the arresters learned that Tang Shujing was Su Xian's unmarried sister-in-law, they were shocked, and then greeted her with a smile and treated her like a distinguished guest.

……

After leaving the East City, Su Xian and Yang Zhilan first went back to the Hou Mansion, took the keys, and then returned to the Imperial City via the "South Gate of Luocheng" and entered Baocheng directly into the dilapidated Neiwei Yamen.

"Greetings to the leader of the small pavilion, hello to the master of the small pavilion!" Seeing the two people arriving, the civil servants in the east pavilion stood up to pay their respects.

"Business about your business, don't worry about us." Su Xian waved his hand.

"..."

The two continued to go east, and after a short while, a tall wall appeared in front of them. There was only an iron door on the wall, and the copper lock on the door was covered with a thick layer of dust.

This is the place where the former Xiao Ge leader lived.

Su Xian and Yang Zhilan stopped here.

This place is deserted, there are only two of them within a radius of ten feet, and the surroundings are quiet.

Looking at the iron gate and the tall fence, Su Xian always felt that this trip was not to "receive the legacy of the former Xiaoge leader", but to "explore treasures in a deserted house"!
He took out the bunch of keys, tossed them gently, made a clattering sound, and whispered to himself:

"I hope I can dig out something useful, preferably enough to help me on this trip to Hebei Road... What treasures can we find in the end? I'm very much looking forward to it!"

"Sir, let me do it." Yang Zhilan looked at the dusty copper lock and volunteered.

"Okay." Su Xian handed the key to her hand.

"..."

Click!

After trying several keys, Yang Zhilan finally opened the copper lock.

Push open the iron door.

The two entered one after another.

This is a three-bedroom courtyard with a living room, study room, living room, storage room, and a small courtyard.

Yang Zhilan checked carefully and found no hidden weapons.

Then, the two fetched clean water, wiped the dust on the indoor furniture, tables and stools, and then began to dig three feet into the ground and rummage through the cabinets.

The treasure hunting operation officially begins...

The former minister was very good at making money.

Su Xian and Yang Zhilan worked hard for a long time and found tens of thousands of gold and silver ingots each, as well as countless gold and silver utensils, valuable calligraphy and paintings, antiques and antiques.

The two moved these belongings to the study room. As a result, the entire room was almost full, and there was even nowhere to put a foot down.

"Xiaoge Ling is really rich! Not to mention the pile of gold and silver ingots, this alone..."

Su Xian leaned on the pile of "gold mountains". While breathing, he picked up a calligraphy and painting, looked at the signature and seal, and couldn't help but marveled:

"Just taking out this calligraphy and painting will probably kill all the prime ministers in the dynasty... Where did he collect it from? Could it be that he robbed His Majesty's inner palace?"

"..."

Yang Zhilan was silently sorting out the "clutter" in the room, occasionally saying "hmm" in response.

Su Xian dropped the calligraphy and painting, picked up a gold ingot and a silver ingot on each side, gently tossed them in his hands and said with a smile:

"This inheritance is really too rich! Xiaoge Leader, Xiaoge Leader, your soul in heaven should also rest in peace. From now on, I will order people to burn paper for you every day."

"But..." The smile at the corner of Su Xian's mouth gradually disappeared, and he threw the gold and silver ingot away, making two clanging sounds, shook his head and frowned:
"Although these treasures are valuable, they are all common things. I have not found anything that is 'earth-shaking' or 'full of secrets' that I expected."

"If this trip can only find these treasures, it doesn't feel like it has much meaning."

"..."

Yang Zhilan stopped what she was doing, looked at Su Xian and said calmly: "We can search again. Maybe there are secret rooms that have not been discovered yet."

Su Xian jumped up and said energetically: "You are right, let's look for it again!"

"..."

In the busyness, two quarters of an hour passed quietly.

The two searched the whole house inside and out again.

But still didn't find the secret room of the agency as expected.

"Shouldn't be!"

In the storage room, Su Xian was exhausted. He rested against a set of wooden shelves for a while, frowning and said:

"The little pavilion leader holds an important position in the internal defense, so what he leaves behind should not just be a bunch of tacky treasures."

"There must be a secret room for storing important treasures, I believe there must be! But why can't I find it?"

"..."

The wooden shelf Su Xian was leaning against was originally filled with things. The gold, silver, and fine porcelain had been moved to the study room by the two of them. There were still some seemingly ordinary utensils left that had not been moved.

Su Xian looked at Yang Zhilan and asked: "By the way, you have worked under Xiaoge for many years. Has he ever revealed that he once collected some special treasures?"

Yang Zhilan lowered her eyes and said, "I... haven't noticed..."

"That's all." Su Xian patted his sore legs, stood up holding on to the wooden frame behind him, clapped his hands and said, "Let's do this for today, we will explore again in the future."

"Yes." Yang Zhilan nodded.

"Let's go back now."

Su Xian took steps to leave.

But at this moment, his feet slipped, he lost his balance, and his whole body fell backwards.

boom!
Su Xian hit the wooden frame directly.

The wooden frame shook suddenly due to force, and the ordinary utensils placed on it fell one after another, making a series of sounds of broken porcelain.

"Sir, be careful." Yang Zhilan's reaction was not unpleasant. As soon as Su Xian hit the wooden frame, she rushed over and firmly stabilized Su Xian's figure.

"Shit! You must be too tired today, and you actually fell on the flat ground." Su Xian secretly shouted, and after stabilizing his body, he looked at Yang Zhilan beside him and prepared to thank him.

But he found that Yang Zhilan was staring at the wooden frame behind him with sharp eyes, completely different from the cold eyes in the past.

"What are you looking at?" Su Xian was surprised.

"Master, behind you is that cup!" Yang Zhilan replied.

"cup?"

Su Xian turned around.

At a glance, he saw a ceramic cup standing firmly on the wooden shelf.

Soon, his expression changed slightly, and he pointed at the ceramic cup and said in surprise: "This cup is weird. Everything else on the wooden shelf fell to the ground, but it didn't move at all!"

Yang Zhilan approached the wooden stand, carefully observed the cup, and said to Su Xian: "This should be a mechanism. Master, please step back and beware of danger."

Su Xian endured his excitement and took a few steps back.

Yang Zhilan looked at it for a while, then lifted the cup with her hands, and found that it couldn't be lifted. Then she turned it slightly, and the cup really moved!

Immediately afterwards, there was a wall made of bricks and stones behind the wooden frame, making a clicking sound, and the entire wall slid to the right, and dust fell.

"Sure enough, there is a mechanism!" Su Xian looked at the secret room that slowly opened, his eyes widened, and his heart couldn't be more excited!
(End of this chapter)