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A few days later, it was the end of the month, and it was time to take inventory of the database in the Secretariat. The night before, Lu Xiuzhu sent someone to Prince Yan's Mansion to deliver a message to Pei Yi.

On the second day, Pei Yi brought Xie Zhichan to Qianyuan Pavilion's rouge shop. Danfeng and Yueyan served as guards, waiting for Lu Xiuzhu to come to Qianyuan Pavilion to pick them up.

The second time Lu Xiuzhu walked into the back hall of Qianyuan Pavilion Rouge Shop, his mood was completely different from the last time.

He followed Madam Yu into a reception room, where he saw a person standing next to Pei Yi with her back to him. She had a slender figure and looked young.

I turned around when I heard him come in.

This turn made Lu Xiuzhu stunned.

This person is none other than Ayuan, a woman dressed as a man!

He took a few steps forward and glared at Pei Yi, wishing he could grab Pei Yi by the collar and beat him up. Then he looked at Xie Zhichan and asked her in a low voice, suppressing his anger: "Did he ask you to come?"

Xie Zhichan didn't know why Lu Xiuzhu was angry, so he nodded and said, "I am the only one who is most suitable to go for this matter."

Lu Xiuzhu pointed at Pei Yi and said, "He's going crazy, and you're going crazy with him? Do you know how dangerous this is? If you're discovered, you'll have to face the Crown Prince, the Queen, and the Cao family!"

Then he angrily shouted at Pei Yi: "Is there really no one left in your Yanwang Mansion? You let a girl come out and risk her life!"

Pei Yi just replied calmly: "Lord Lu, I think you have always misjudged A Yuan. She is not an ordinary girl. I believe she can do it."

Lu Xiuzhu paused. Is that so?

Xie Zhichan finally understood why Lu Xiuzhu was angry. He thought, with her ability, she could get away with stealing the imperial seal from the palace, let alone entering the database to look at the information.

But these words could not convince Lu Xiuzhu, so he said to Lu Xiuzhu: "Since Lord Lu knew it was so dangerous, wouldn't he be willing to take the risk? Why can't I do my part for the students? They are the future and backbone of a country. If the selection is unfair, the backbone of the Jin Dynasty will be bent, and the lives of the people will fall into dire straits. Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of the country, and I am one of them."

Lu Xiuzhu looked at Xie Zhichan's determined expression and was shocked. This was the Ayuan he had never seen before.

Pei Yi’s words just now were right. He seemed to have a lot that he didn’t understand about A Yuan.

He looked at Ah Yuan's expression and knew that she would not listen to his advice, so he had to accept this arrangement and said to her: "The database cannot be freely entered and exited by anyone. Your identity is a student I borrowed from the Imperial College to help. Your name is Xue You. Here is the entry and exit certificate, take it."

Xie Zhichan took the things and asked Lu Xiuzhu, "Who is Xue You?"

Lu Xiuzhu nodded and said, "He is the nephew of my uncle, and he is indeed a student of the Imperial College. He has recently fallen in love with a prostitute and often goes to meet her secretly. So I found him, gave him a name to help the database, and sent him to a prostitute. He would never let anyone know where he went. It happened that you covered up for him, so even if something happened later, it can't be traced back to you."

Xie Zhichan knew that even though the evidence could not be traced back to her, it would definitely be traced back to Lu Xiuzhu. To be on the safe side, he had to try to be as cautious as possible.

She then asked Lu Xiuzhu: "Do you have a portrait of him?"

Lu Xiuzhu shook his head and said, "Of course I don't have any on me right now. If you need it, I can help you draw one."

After all, he was the top scholar, so he found some pen and ink on the spot and quickly painted a portrait of Xue You for Xie Zhichan.

Xie Zhichan saw that Xue You's face had no special features, a face that would be easily forgotten if thrown into a crowd. He was very satisfied and said while holding the portrait, "I'm going to the back hall. Please wait for me."

After a while, Xie Zhichan came out again. She was a different person. Her waist was much thicker and she looked more like a man. She was also taller and her shoulders were broader.

What was most shocking was the face. It was as if Xue You in the painting had walked out of the painting alive.

Lian Danfeng shouted in disbelief: "Crown Prince's Consort?"

Xie Zhichan nodded, smiled and said in his own voice: "This is safe now."

Dan Feng said worriedly, "Princess, is this a human skin mask? Don't let anyone notice the marks of fitting it."

Xie Zhichan smiled and said, "This is not a human skin mask. This is made with the stuff in my rouge shop."

Pei Yi was the calmest among them. He had long known that A Yuan was an amazing makeup artist, and today he was just enlightened once again.

No wonder no one discovered Ayuan's true identity in the Northern Frontier military camp. Even he couldn't match his disguise skills.

He looked at Lu Xiuzhu with a smile, and said with some pride: "Master Lu, do you believe in Ayuan's ability now?"

Lu Xiuzhu nodded in shock. How many sides of A Yuan did he not know?

He still said to Pei Yi: "You'd better send someone to guard near the Zhongshu Province Office, so that they can respond in time if there is any special situation."

Without waiting for Pei Yi to answer, Dan Feng said, "Don't worry, Lord Lu. My master will never let anything happen to the Crown Prince's Consort. I'll leave this to Dan Feng."

After hearing this, Lu Xiuzhu felt that Pei Yi must have had feelings for A Yuan. Would he still divorce A Yuan? But for now, he had to suppress his anxiety and took Xie Zhichan to the database of the Zhongshu Province.

When they arrived at the office of the Secretariat, since today was inventory day, many officials came to report for duty. Lu Xiuzhu and Xie Zhichan greeted everyone along the way, and no one noticed anything unusual. Only then did Lu Xiuzhu feel completely relieved.

When I walked to the corridor outside the database, I even ran into the Minister of the Central Secretariat Cao Jiqiao, who was standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

It was impossible for the two to pretend not to see it, so Lu Xiuzhu had to go up and say hello.

Cao Jiqiao smiled when he saw Lu Xiuzhu, "It's Qiongzhi. After all, Anle has to call me uncle, so you can call me that in private. Why do you have to call me Lord Cao in such a strange way?"

Lu Xiuzhu bowed again and said, "Yes, Lord Cao." It was unclear whether he responded or not.

Cao Jiqiao didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just let Lu Xiuzhu call him whatever he wanted, and asked him with a smile: "Who is this gentleman following you? Why does he look so unfamiliar to me?"

Lu Xiuzhu's heart was pounding. He didn't know whether Cao Jiqiao was asking casually or was suspicious of something. But for Ayuan's safety, he didn't dare to take it lightly. He replied calmly, "Master Cao, there are many things to do today. Every year on this day, the database will borrow some students from the Imperial College to help. This is the student I borrowed from the Imperial College. He is also my distant cousin, named Xue You."

Xie Zhichan bowed to Cao Jiqiao generously and said, "I, Xue You, pay my respects to Lord Cao. I have always heard of Lord Cao's heroic name. I only hope that I can come to the Zhongshu Province Yamen to get some of your heroic spirit. In three years, I can pass the exam and become Lord Cao's disciple. This will be my fortune for several lifetimes."

Cao Jiqiao smiled heartily and said, "You are a good talker, much better than your cousin. If you can pass the imperial examination in three years, I will accept you as my student and let you work in the Secretariat while I am still in office."

Xie Zhichan's face lit up immediately, and he bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir."

When Lu Xiuzhu saw Xie Zhichan performing with ease, the nervousness in his heart immediately subsided.

Cao Jiqiao then smiled at Lu Xiuzhu and said, "Hurry up and take your helpers to work. Finish your part early today, and then go back home to spend more time with Anle. I heard about her injury recently. If you spend more time with her, she will definitely be happier."

Lu Xiuzhu responded again: "Yes."

He then took Xie Zhichan into the database steadily.