Quick Wear: Crazy Fox Calm Tree

Only a part of it was stained black by the ink, and the whole painting could still be seen. And the place stained by the ink, except that the color was a little dark, there was no big problem, and the painting below was still clearly visible.

"That's good, as long as it can be used, this painting must be real.

I accidentally smeared the ink on the painting. Even if the other party wanted to forge it, I'm afraid they couldn't do it." Mu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Qin Yu nodded, looked around, and finally looked at the pot of tea on the table.

Before Mu Qing could react, Qin Yu spread the whole painting flat on the table and poured a pot of tea on it. Mu Qing opened his mouth in surprise and wanted to say something, but he saw Qin Yu's calmness.

Mu Qing's originally panicked heart calmed down, and he stood there quietly watching Qin Yu's actions.

After wetting the entire painting, Qin Yu waited for a while, and when he thought the time was about right, he took the entire painting outside to expose it to the sun.

Then, under Mu Qing's gaze, Qin Yu calmly uncovered the entire painting, and the original picture of playing in the water immediately turned into two thin paintings.

The thin layer on top still looked like a picture of playing in the water, but the layer underneath had become a piece of calligraphy, calligraphy that Mu Qing didn't recognize at all.

Mu Qing looked at the painting below in confusion. Although he was not a man of great talent or learning, he still knew the characters of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He even had some knowledge of the characters of some ethnic minorities, but he really didn't recognize the characters in front of him. He had never even seen them before.

"What is this word?"

"This is a secret code, a communication method invented by my father."

Qin Yu raised a smile and stared at the calligraphy and painting in front of him.

If he had some doubts at the beginning, he was now certain that the painting in front of him was indeed his father's authentic work.

After all, only his father knew the secret text, and no one else could imitate it.

"You recognize him." Mu Qing said clearly.

"My father taught me when I was young. This is indeed what I am looking for." Qin Yu nodded. After looking at the entire painting, Qin Yu carefully put it away.

Looking at Mu Qing who was curious, Qin Yu smiled and said, "This matter concerns the court, so don't tell anyone for now. If anyone asks..."

"Just say it's a gift for you, since we are old friends and you want to keep in touch?" Mu Qing said, tilting his head slightly.

Qin Yu paused, then nodded.

"I came to see you today because of another matter. The matter of the previous spy has been investigated clearly. She was indeed sent from the Western Regions to sneak into the homes of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty to steal information.

Originally you were not among their targets, but because of the Mu family's wealth, they wanted to get money from you. In addition, although the Mu family has a wide range of contacts, they have relatively few people, so they also became one of their targets."

Mu Qing nodded in understanding. He was the only one left in the capital city from the Mu family. It was not that there were not many people! As long as she had a good relationship with him, no one else in the Mu family would control her.

Moreover, although the Mu family rarely dealt with other families, they had good relationships with them. They had some connections with both businessmen and officials. If they wanted to, they could quickly build up their connections. Although they couldn't deal with officials of the first and second ranks, they could just step in with officials of the third and fourth ranks, and officials of the fifth and sixth ranks were even more common.

"So I bought her by accident? She wasn't meant for me?"

"Her original goal was to hook up with a son of an official family, but when she saw that you were planning to buy her, she simply went with you. After all, it is quite difficult to get in touch with you at ordinary times." Qin Yu nodded. Because the Mu family had a small number of people, there were relatively few slaves in the family, and most of them were family-born children who were very loyal to the Mu family.

It is no easier for them to infiltrate the Mu family than other families, in fact it is more difficult. The Mu family has no shortage of servants, and they are generous to those who need help, so it is very difficult to enter the Mu family.

Originally they had planned to give up, or find a way to marry into the Mu family, but they didn't expect that there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and they happened to meet Mu Qing who saved them.

Mu Qing smiled awkwardly. Fortunately, he was more careful at that time, otherwise he would have found a spy. If the other party's identity was revealed, not only he, but also the nine clans of the Mu family would be doomed.

"It was just a coincidence. I happened to see the cuffs of her clothes from that direction."

Qin Yu glanced at Mu Qing and didn't say anything. He just asked him to go to the Pacification Office with him. Last time, they were anxious to interrogate the spy, so they let Mu Qing go first.

Now that the interrogation is over, it's time to take him back to make some records. There are also some details that they need to ask Mu Qing.

Mu Qing nodded after hearing this, and just asked how long it would take. After learning that it would not take long, Mu Qing did not delay. After explaining things to the housekeeper, he followed Qin Yu away.

Mu Qing stood at the door of Jinyiwei, looking at the plaque on the door curiously. He only knew Jinyiwei was called Jinyiwei before, but this was the first time he knew that the full name of the place where Jinyiwei worked was Jinyiwei Personal Guard Commandery.

The inside of Jinyiwei was indeed as serious as Mu Qing had guessed before, but it was not as scary as imagined. In addition to various weapons, there were also some flowers and plants planted on both sides of the road, which were even a bit beautiful.

Mu Qing looked around curiously and walked into a room under the guidance of Qin Yu. The man who was writing something stood up immediately when he saw Qin Yu coming in.

"grown ups!"

Qin Yu nodded, looked at Mu Qing beside him, and said, "Tell us again in detail what happened last time when you found the spy. Seventeen, please take note of it."

"Yes!" The man called Seventeen nodded, picked up a notebook beside him, and began to ask seriously.

Mu Qing repeated what he had said last time, only this time he was more detailed. Seventeen took notes while asking questions, and the two of them quickly finished the record.

Seeing that Mu Qing's matter was over, Qin Yu also put down the case file in his hand.

"Now that everything has been dealt with, then..." Qin Yu was about to send Mu Qing away when he saw a man rushing in hurriedly.

"My lord, this is bad! The spy is missing, and the box of scrolls you just brought back is gone too!"

"What!" Suddenly everyone's eyes turned to the person at the door.

"The spy is covered in wounds, how could he disappear?"

"Yeah, she's having trouble even walking now!"

"Could it be that someone rescued her? Why did they come only now?"

For a moment, everyone was shocked and confused. They had already interrogated the spy. Wasn't it too late to rescue him now?

Although the spy looks good, he should not be an important figure. Why would he need to let him break in here to save people?

"Everyone be quiet." As soon as Qin Yu's voice came out, everyone quieted down and looked at him.

"Have you searched carefully?" Qin Yu looked at the Jinyiwei in front of him seriously.

“I’ve already looked for him. He was still there when I delivered breakfast, but when I went on patrol just now, I discovered that he was missing.

We searched not only the prison, but also other places, but no one was there. This is the only thing left." As he said this, the Jinyiwei who reported stretched out his palm, and there was a wooden leaf in the palm of his hand.

The Royal Guard looked at Mu Qing, then at Qin Yu, and then said, "According to our investigation, this leaf belongs to the Mu family."

Suddenly everyone's eyes turned to Mu Qing, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.

Before he came, the spy was locked up well. But less than an hour after he arrived, not only was the spy gone, but some of the Mu family's things were also left in the prison. It was suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

Qin Yu didn't say anything, but just reached out and took the leaf and looked at it carefully.

Mu Qing originally thought that the leaf was a fake, but after looking at it carefully, his brows furrowed, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

This leaf is indeed the symbol of the Mu family. Because of their surname Mu, the Mu family likes to make their identity symbols, waist badges, etc. into the shape of leaves. This is not a secret and can even be said to be well-known.

Originally Mu Qing thought that this Konoha tag was a similar item, or was copied by someone else, but after taking a closer look, he couldn't find any flaws.

This seems to be indeed the Mu family's.

Qin Yu had finished reading the things at this moment, and looked at Mu Qing beside him with a questioning look in his eyes.

Mu Qing pursed his lips.

"Can you show me the sign?"

"Here." Qin Yu handed over the wooden sign with a leaf without saying a word.

"Thank you." Mu Qing nodded, then carefully observed the wooden sign in his hand.

The shape and texture of this tag are indeed commonly used by the Mu family. Even the dark patterns on it are unique to the Mu family. It is truly something of the Mu family.

only……

"This thing belongs to the Mu family, but it also doesn't belong to them." Mu Qing looked at it for a while, then looked up at Qin Yu and said.

Under the gaze of Qin Yu and the people around him, Mu Qing began to speak carefully.

"The wooden plaques of the Mu family are usually made of peach wood. The purpose of the plaque is written on the front, and the Mu family's unique wood pattern is added on the back.

However, there are special cases, such as the identity plaques of each Mu family member. In order to preserve them for a longer time and make them look better, the identity plaques are made of rosewood.

This kind of wooden plaque is unique, and every member of the Mu family has one. In addition to the name mark, there are also dark patterns on it, but the dark patterns are different from those on ordinary wooden plaques.

The dark pattern of the word "wood" on the wooden identity card is on the front, under the name, and the back is the word of blessing, such as peace, good luck, auspiciousness, wisdom, courage, etc.

The strange thing about this wooden sign is that it is made of mahogany, but the dark pattern is on the front, and the back is blank. It can be said to be a weird thing. "Mu Qing said as he took out his own identity wooden sign. When they put the two together and compared them, the difference was obvious.

"Could it be that it's only half done, and this wooden sign is a semi-finished product?" speculated the Jinyiwei on the side.

Mu Qing shook his head.

"All wooden plaques belonging to descendants of the Mu family are made of rosewood. Even those of lower social status will usually be made of other woods, not peach wood, to distinguish themselves.

I have only seen peach wood plaques on children. To prevent children from losing the plaques, children under the age of seven wear peach wood plaques, which are said to ward off evil spirits. But even if they are made of peach wood, there will be blessing words on the back, and they are even more complete than those for adults.

Moreover, the wooden signs of the Mu family either have their names or their uses written on them, such as house numbers, account signs, etc.

The Mu family is not a high-ranking official, so there are not many guards in the family. There is no such thing as a guard pass. When the guards in the family go out, they all carry servant passes. "

For example, in the current Mu family, all the servants are no more than thirty people, including two page boys, two maids, a housekeeper, two coachmen/horsemen, six guards, four doormen, two cooks, two cooks, five cleaning maids, and four servants.

There are so few people in the Mu family, so it is not possible to give each person a wooden badge.

One of the Jinyiwei nodded, proving that what Mu Qing said was true. The Mu family indeed did not have any guard badges. Except for the special wooden badges, most of them had only one word "Mu" on them, proving that they were servants of the Mu family.

"Even so, this matter is ultimately related to the Mu family. Mu Qing, you have to investigate it as well." Qin Yu thought for a moment and made the decision.

Mu Qing nodded. He didn't feel anything bad about it. He was even a little happy. After all, if he continued the investigation, he would definitely have more contact with Zijin.

Seeing the smile on Mu Qing's face, Qin Yu's fierce aura also calmed down a lot.

"Go check the command department first. It's impossible for the enemy to disappear in broad daylight. They must have used some method." Qin Yu ordered.

"Yes!" All the Jinyiwei in the room stood up straight and said seriously.

"Mu Qing, who else can make this kind of wooden sign except the Mu family?" Qin Yu shook the sign in his hand.

"This kind of sign is not difficult to make, and it's made of peach wood, so the material is even easier to find. The only difficult part is the dark pattern on it. But as long as you master the method, it's not a difficult task." Mu Qing said, rubbing the dark pattern on the wooden sign with his fingers.

The so-called dark pattern is actually just a special paint that is buried in the wood with a needle and a knife, making the dark pattern clear but not obvious.

This way, you won’t get messy when you carve words on it.

"Is this wooden sign only owned by the Mu family?"

"Anyway, no other family in the capital does this, and the key lies in this wooden sign. Although it looks a bit strange, it is indeed the craftsmanship of the Mu family." Mu Qing was also a little confused.

"Then who made these wooden signs for the Mu family?" Qin Yu seemed to have grasped something.