Elder Zhao's expression turned solemn for a moment, then he agreed to her suggestion.
Lin Mengya was a professional at finding things.
But Elder Zhao felt a little upset.
After all, this was his study.
There was a secret room in his study that he didn't know about.
If word of this got out, he would definitely be laughed at to death.
Lin Mengya carefully searched every corner of the room that she could see.
Regardless of whether it was books, furniture, or all kinds of decorations, as long as it looked like it could be used as a mechanism, she had explored it all.
But she found nothing.
It couldn't be!
She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and took out her little notebook to communicate with the other party.
But at this moment, Elder Zhao thought that she might have heard it wrong.
"That's possible, but I did hear the sound of something moving, and that person did disappear for a period of time."
Looking at her confident words, Elder Zhao was also dubious about it.
At this moment, Lin Mengya's eyes were attracted by a spirit cage in the study.
If there was anything that she didn't touch, it was that.
Seeing that she was going to touch the spirit tablet of his ancestors, Elder Zhao stopped her.
"What are you doing?"
Lin Mengya pointed at the spirit cage.
But Elder Zhao rejected her flatly.
"No way! You can search anywhere, but you can't disrespect my ancestors! "
"I'm not trying to destroy your ancestor's spirit tablet. I promise I'll be careful."
She wrote in all sincerity.
But this time, Elder Zhao was stubborn and wouldn't let her touch it.
The more he tried to protect it, the more suspicious Lin Mengya felt.
If the mechanism was really in the spirit cage, Elder Zhao, who respected his ancestors so much, would never find it.
One of them insisted on looking, and the other insisted on protecting.
Just as they were silently arguing, someone bumped into something, and a "kacha" sound was heard.
Then, Elder Zhao saw the ancestor's spirit tablet, which he had worshiped for more than ten years, fall.
His expression changed, and he wanted to help it up. But the next moment, he saw two rows of bookshelves near the spirit cage suddenly open.
A dark tunnel appeared in front of them.
Lin Mengya smelled a strong dusty smell in the air. It must have been a long time since anyone came here.
Covering her nose and mouth, she peeked inside.
The tunnel was very deep, about the width of two people walking side by side. It was also very dark inside, so they couldn't see anything at all.
"Shall we go down and take a look?" She pointed at the tunnel and asked Elder Zhao with her eyes.
The latter was still in a daze. There really was a secret room?
"Yi Xuan, are you still inside?"
Just then, Madam Duan's voice suddenly rang out from outside.
Lin Mengya and Zhao Yixuan looked at each other and knew that Madam Duan couldn't find this secret room.
"What is it?"
Zhao Yixuan winked at Lin Mengya, then tidied up his clothes and walked out as if nothing had happened.
Mrs. Duan held a cup of ginseng tea in her hand and looked at Zhao Yixuan with sparkling eyes.
"I heard from the servants that you didn't eat anything today. I know you're in a bad mood, but you have to take good care of your body. "
She knew that in front of a heartbroken man, she had to put on such a gentle and caring attitude. Only then would the other party take pity on her.
Zhao Yixuan nodded, but he quickly closed the door. She only had time to see the corner of a light green skirt.
She lowered her head, but couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
Unexpectedly, the mute girl looked timid and obedient, but in fact, she couldn't wait.
It seemed that she had chosen the right person.
Lin Mengya had no idea that she had fallen into Madam Duan's trap.
Even if she knew, she wouldn't care at all.
Hearing the footsteps go far away, she carefully closed the mechanism on the coffin.
After repeated experiments, she finally understood that the two keys to open and close the mechanism were the two candlesticks in front of the coffin.
The one on the left was open, and the one on the right was closed.
And when it was open, the coffin would fall down. Otherwise, it would bounce up by itself.
She was not in a hurry, so she tried to go down and take a look when Elder Zhao was not around.
However, just as she tiptoed out of the study, she turned around and suddenly found Xu'er standing behind her. She was startled.
"Why are you here?" Xu 'er didn't look good, and her tone sounded like she was interrogating.
Lin Mengya lowered her head and looked at her toes. She pretended to be at a loss, like a child who had done something wrong and was caught.
Xu 'er looked at her warily.
Although she knew that this mute girl was carefully chosen by Madam Duan as a stepping stone, she still couldn't stand her sneaky behavior.
"This is Master's study. Are you trying to take the opportunity to steal something?"
Xu 'er grabbed her wrist tightly.
Lin Mengya shook her head desperately, and her eyes were even a little watery.
Xu 'er's sharp eyes glanced at her several times. After making sure that there was nothing special on her, she shook off her hand and warned in a low voice, "You'd better behave yourself. Otherwise, no matter how much Madam Duan values you, I will never let you go!"
Under the threat of the other party, Lin Mengya could only nod timidly, looking like a coward.
Xu 'er probably felt that she was not a threat, so she let her go.
But when she turned around, the look in her eyes changed.
She knew that Mrs. Duan had chosen her because she wanted to make use of her. However, Xu 'er's attitude just now made her think more.
Xu 'er was the only one who knew what was in the secret chamber. Now, there was another Madam Duan.
Xu 'er must be keeping a close eye on the study.
In this way, if she and Elder Zhao were to open the secret chamber rashly, it would alert Xu'er.
It seemed that he had to find a good opportunity to distract all of Madam Duan's spies.
After the funeral, everything quickly returned to normal.
Madam Duan and her son moved into the backyard of the Zhao Family at the urging of Madam Zhao and Elder Zhao's acquiescence.
Even though they didn't have an official title yet, the Zhao Family seemed to have regarded them as their future masters.
Mrs. Duan knew how to conduct herself well.
Be it Old Madam, Miss Jun, Elder Zhao or the various stewards of the residence, the atmosphere was unprecedentedly harmonious.
If it wasn't for the white lantern at the door, no one would have remembered that just a few days ago, there was a Madam Zhao in the mansion.
Of existence.
Lin Mengya was promoted to be Madam Duan's second-class maid.
These days, she was very well-behaved, because she never competed for favor and she didn't talk.
At first, everyone was jealous of her, but gradually, they ignored her. In the end, no matter what they said, they didn't avoid her.
They thought that she was a mute. Even if she knew, what could she do? Anyway, she couldn't complain to the master.
Unexpectedly, every word they said became a source of information for Lin Mengya.
For example, Madam Duan took care of Elder Zhao every day. Some people even saw them taking a walk under the moonlight one night.
There was also Young Master Zhao Zifei. He was humble, polite, and refined. He was completely different from the previous person who occupied the residence. In the past few days, someone had already secretly asked Zhao Zifei to interfere with the Zhao Family's business in order to show his loyalty.
Finally, there was the mother and daughter in the backyard.
Madam Duan and her son could marry into the Zhao Family thanks to Madam Zhao's help. Madam Duan was also actively trying to persuade Elder Zhao to recognize her as his mother. At the same time, she also gave Jun Rongrong the title of cousin, so that she could get married in the Zhao Family in the future.
Tsk, what kind of cousin was she?
Lin Mengya made a note of Elder Zhao in her heart.
She thought that maybe when this matter was over, it was time for her to have a good talk with Aunt Fang.
After all, even if it was just an act, Elder Zhao, a widower, was too heartless to spend time with another woman under the moonlight when his "wife" was still alive.
Of course, she also expressed her intention to Elder Zhao.
Hearing that, although he was flustered and exasperated, he still didn't forget to lower his voice.
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I spend time with her under the moonlight? Let me tell you, you can't tell my wife about this, otherwise … "
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows, obviously asking him, "Otherwise what?"
Zhao Yixuan really couldn't do anything to her, so he had to explain, "That night, she took the initiative to tell me about my wife's past. I was trying to find out more about the enemy. Don't get me wrong. My loyalty to my wife can be proved by the sun and the moon!"
Tsk, it was fine to clarify, but he still took the opportunity to show off his love.
Lin Mengya looked at him with disdain. He was so old, but his heart was still so young.
Hearing that, she casually wrote in the notebook, "She used to know Aunt Fang?"
Reading this, Zhao Yixuan said softly, "She said that when Ah Rao was young, she had met her once. I didn't believe it at first, but later on, she said that it was indeed some of Ah Rao's little habits. So I was also curious about how she met Ah Rao. "
This was strange, and Lin Mengya couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Didn't you ask her how she came to know Auntie Fang?"
Zhao Yixuan paused and then said, "She said that when she was about to give birth, Ah Rao met her by chance. At that time, she didn't know that the lady who kindly saved her was Ah Rao. She also said that Ah Rao also had a little boy with her at that time. I think it should be the child of the Huo family. "
Lin Mengya frowned.
According to the time, Madam Duan should have met Zhao Zifei after Huo Xiao and before Aunt Fang got married.
If she met Aunt Fang and Huo Xiao at that time, it was possible.
Moreover, at that time, Aunt Fang was trapped in the Fang family, and even Huo Xiao had to sneak a look at her.
If the mother and son went out secretly, then it was reasonable that no one knew.
The point was, how could it be so coincidental that they met Elder Zhao's ex-girlfriend?
"She told you all this to get close to you?" She guessed.
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