They searched intently, and time passed by. Suddenly, Shen Xiao found a yellowed note in a thick ancient book. He carefully unfolded the note and saw that it read: "The prince conspired to get rid of Wen Zhen." These simple words startled Shen Xiao. Although this had nothing to do with his father, it involved the prince. He realized that this might be extremely important information.

In fact, one of the important reasons why Shen Xiao was reluctant to come here before was that this was just the temporary residence of Tang Taishi, and he would definitely not leave the secrets in such a place. But the reason why he wanted to come was because he heard Xu Congyi's words and couldn't suppress the throbbing in his heart. Even if there was nothing, he wanted to give it a try.

As for Xu Congyi, she knew that there would be nothing here. Who would bring documents from ten years ago when going on a business trip? The reason why she brought Shen Xiao here was actually for other plans. The residence of Tang Taishi in Beijing was where they should really go. But Xu Congyi knew Shen Xiao's stubbornness and persistence. She knew that if she directly proposed to go to the residence in Beijing, Shen Xiao would definitely not agree. So she cleverly used a strategy and brought Shen Xiao here to try his luck first. If nothing was achieved, she would propose a plan to go to Beijing. It was just like the story she had heard before. If you directly said you wanted to open a window, no one would agree, but if you wanted to lift the roof, others would agree to let you open the window.

At the same time, Xu Congyi also discovered something unusual in the study. She found that there was an unusually low temperature in a corner of the study, and it seemed that something was hidden underneath. She motioned Shen Xiao to come over and check, and the two of them worked together to move the books and sundries on the bookshelf, revealing a secret compartment hidden in the wall.

Inside the secret compartment was an exquisite wooden box with intricate patterns carved on it. The two smiled at each other, knowing that they had found something more important. They carefully opened the wooden box, only to find a gold bracelet inside. Xu Congyi was a little disappointed. It was just a bracelet. She thought it was intelligence.

Shen Xiao saw the mechanism inside. The bracelet was flat and thick, and a purple gem was inlaid on it. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with the bracelet, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a depression where the gem was inlaid, which just covers the bulge on the bracelet. He understood it and pulled the gem out with force. Sure enough, a small bulge like a mechanism appeared.

Xu Congyi's face suddenly changed when she saw this. She didn't expect that this bracelet could actually hide such a mechanism. She recalled the location of the bracelet and the search of the study room by the two of them before, and she couldn't help but have a strong premonition in her heart - this bracelet must contain something extremely precious.

She stared at Shen Xiao nervously with her eyes wide open. Shen Xiao's fingers pressed gently on the bracelet, and the small protrusion seemed to be a precise switch. As he moved, the side of the bracelet suddenly "clicked" and a small secret door opened. Inside the secret door, a tightly rolled paper roll lay quietly, as if waiting for the moment to be discovered.

Shen Xiao carefully took out the paper roll and gently unfolded it. It was covered with dense handwriting, but because the handwriting was so small, ordinary people could hardly recognize it. He observed carefully and found that these words should have been written with a special pen. The tip of the pen was very fine, so that such tiny words could be written. However, the light in the room was dim, and Shen Xiao could not see the specific content on the paper.

Xu Congyi whispered to Shen Xiao, "We can take it back to my space and have a look. I have a tool that can read these small words clearly." Shen Xiao nodded in agreement. He planned to restore the bracelet to its original state and put it back into the secret compartment. However, Xu Congyi stopped him, "I will find a similar bracelet from my space and put it in there later, just in case this bracelet can be used in the future."

Xu Congyi asked Shen Xiao to continue searching while she took the bracelet back to the space. She used Taobao's photo search function to quickly find a bracelet that looked similar. She also bought a glass gem and glued it on with 502 glue before leaving the space.

When she appeared, Shen Xiao was obviously relieved. With Xu Congyi by his side, he always felt more secure and at ease.

After putting the bracelet back into the box and restoring the secret compartment to its original position, the two searched for a long time and made sure there was no other information. Xu Congyi took Shen Xiao's hand, and the two of them returned to Xu Congyi's space in a flash.

In this safe and comfortable space, they could finally calm down and carefully study the contents of the scroll.

"Sister Xu, do you have any good ideas?" Shen Xiao looked at the scroll in the bright space. Although there was plenty of light, the handwriting on it seemed a little blurry due to its age. He tried hard to recognize it, but still felt strenuous.

Xu Congyi took out her tablet. Although there were only two apps in it, the basic functions such as taking pictures and albums were still there. She directly used the tablet's camera function to take a picture of the contents on the paper roll, then opened the picture in the album and used the zoom function to clearly display the handwriting in front of Shen Xiao.

Shen Xiao saw the words on the tablet magnified countless times, and he sighed in his heart that this sister Xu was indeed a fairy. He had never seen such a tool that could magnify tiny words so clearly in an instant. He had never heard of such a good thing.

But soon, he stopped sighing and was attracted by the content on the paper. These characters were mainly traditional Chinese characters. Although Xu Congyi had read many books of this era and practiced a lot of characters, some of the characters on the paper still felt unfamiliar to her.

She was waiting for Shen Xiao. Neither of them spoke. It was quiet. Xu Congyi couldn't help yawning several times.

Finally, Shen Xiao raised his head and looked at Xu Congyi, his eyes full of solemnity and seriousness. Xu Congyi quickly asked: "What is written on this scroll?"

Shen Xiao took a deep breath and began to describe the contents of the scroll: "This is a secret letter about the power struggle within the court. It records in detail the conspiracy between the prince and several important officials, as well as the prince's plan to weaken the emperor's power. And..." Shen Xiao hesitated.

"And what?" Seeing Shen Xiao's pale face, Xu Congyi became a little anxious.

"And the date on the last line of the secret letter was the 34th year of Chiayi."

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