Chapter 1284 Secret

The room was not too big, and the furnishings were all vermilion…

The antique tables and chairs, as well as the four treasures of the study, were surrounded by a variety of bamboo slips and documents.

In the Tang Dynasty, thanks to Su Jing, paper had gradually become popular, and had even been gradually exported to the other three empires. With this, papermaking had already become a sign of becoming the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

But Su Jing had only handed over the papermaking technology to Li Zhao in the past two years.

Therefore…

Where Dong Xiaowan lived, bamboo slips and slightly inferior paper were mostly used.

And Su Jing did not look through those papers…

Due to the quality of paper in the old days, bamboo slips were needed to record the content if the recording time was a little longer to prevent damage.

Therefore, he only needed to look at the bamboo slips one by one.

Dong Xiaowan left for several months without returning…

And from Jiang Surou's tone, it seemed that she left in a hurry, and she might leave something useful.

Su Jing sat there, sipping tea, flipping through the things she left behind.

Most of them were account books...

Recording the expenses and income of the Red Mansion several years ago.

There were also some letter papers, all of which were made of extremely valuable gold paper... This was the most expensive paper before the Tang Dynasty's papermaking technology was developed, and it could not be destroyed for decades. Of course, the price was also extremely expensive!

And the things left by Dong Xiaowan were naturally extremely important.

Su Jing did not shy away from it, and opened them one by one... and read them carefully.

There were some private letters inside.

Most of them were secret letters to a person named Sister Zheng.

The words and sentences showed affection.

Su Jing knew that this so-called Sister Zheng should be his mother Chu Qingxin.

Chu Qingxin once traveled in the river basin under the pseudonym Chu Zheng... He had known this for a long time, and he inferred at that time that she should have formed a deep friendship with Dong Xiaowan at that time.

Now it seems that it is true.

In the past, Dong Xiaowan was also trafficked like Jiang Surou and others, but this time, it was Chu Qingxin who saved her!

And it was not just Chu Qingxin, it seemed that the madman was also with her at the time... or rather, the madman was from a third party's perspective at the time. His soul should have been almost devoured by Qin Zheng at that time. His personality, behavior, etc. had completely changed. Except for his name, there was nothing similar to the previous Qin Zheng!

It was just because the devouring was too gentle and silent, so the madman did not notice it at the time.

In other words, Dong Xiaowan actually recognized Qin Zheng... even, she was still...

Well, she also had a crush on Qin Zheng.

Su Jing flipped through the past letters and couldn't help scratching his head strangely.

Dong Xiaowan was a very thoughtful person, and she might even have a little ambition. In her letters, she tested Chu Qingxin several times to see if she was willing to accept a sister... It seemed that she wanted to be like Chu Qingxin, even if she was willing to marry him as a concubine.

But Chu Qingxin didn't know whether she was really careless or pretending to be ignorant. Anyway, she didn't understand Dong Xiaowan's hint at all.

Su Jing thought about it and thought it was probably the former.

If she was really a double-faced person, she probably wouldn't be admired by so many people.

Then, Dong Xiaowan, perhaps out of consideration for her sisterly relationship with Chu Qingxin, never mentioned it again.

Or...

She...

Su Jing looked at the last piece of letter in his hand.

From the time point of view, it should be the last one in all the letters... and the time was exactly when Chu Qingxin and Qin Zheng got married.

But she didn't send this letter... or from then on, she never sent a letter to Chu Qingxin again, and she didn't even open the letter Chu Qingxin sent to her, as if... they really broke off the relationship completely.

But...

"Even if we never meet again in this life, I will stay here and take good care of the things you entrusted to me?"

Su Jing showed a thoughtful look on his face, looking at the sentence on the paper...

This letter was not for Chu Qingxin, but for Qin Zheng.

The letter did not express too much grievance, but only implicitly wished him a happy wedding and wished him and Qingxin a long life together.

But in the middle, there was a sentence... that made people wonder.

Qin Zheng once entrusted Dong Xiaowan with something... and asked her to keep it well.

And because of this, Dong Xiaowan lived in this remote place for twenty years.

Let's calculate the history of the birth of the river basin.

That is to say, the river basin was gradually established after Qin Zheng and Chu Qingxin came.

Dong Xiaowan was the first old man in the river basin.

And the reason she stayed here was for Qin Zheng.

Is this river basin related to Qin Zheng?

Su Jing put down the letter, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant...

Because he valued it so much, it must be extremely precious, or extremely important to Qin Zheng.

Could it be related to Qin Zheng's background?

Su Jing could only think so.

"Sir, have you found anything?"

Zhang Qingwan walked in with a cup of fragrant tea and asked with concern.

She seemed to have dressed up deliberately, wearing a white long dress, graceful and charming.

Her face was slightly made up, hiding the redness and swelling from Li Jingheng's beating... She looked quite gentle.

Looking at Su Jing, she had a moving smile on her face.

Su Jing remained calm, moved her fingers slightly, and the letter immediately fell into the storage ring.

He smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just found the letterhead from when she chatted with my mother in the past. After reading it, I found that it was all childish words. As for what I was looking for, there was nothing at all."

"If that's the case, why don't you stay in this basin for a while?"

Zhang Qingwan put the tea in front of Su Jing, hugged the tray, and said with a hopeful smile on her face: "This Red Mansion is the hard work of Sister Xiaowan for many years. Although she delegated power to the two of us, after many years of hard work, she How can I just let him go? I'm afraid she will come back sooner or later. "

"Well, I do plan on staying here for a while."

Su Jing smiled and said: "I'm not sure how long it will take... As for waiting for her... She left without any news for several months. Who knows how many more months it will take to come back? I still have some things to do. I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay too long.”

"A few days will be enough."

"What?"

"It's nothing...it's just that you, your noble master, are busy after all. If you can stay for a few days, Su Rou and I can repay you for your life-saving grace in the past. We are both satisfied."

Zhang Qingwan said softly: "After all, the two of us are where we are today, all thanks to you, Master!"

"I can't talk about this. It's mainly due to your hard work. I just happened to meet you at the right time. The one who really allows you to control yourself is Dong Xiaowan. If you thank me, just help her guard the red building."

Su Jing knew that these letters were not taken away, which showed that Dong Xiaowan had not given up on this river basin.

She will come back sooner or later...

I just don’t know if the things she left this time to help Qin Zheng keep...are they still there?

Su Jing had a thoughtful look on his face.