Chapter 359 See the light of day again
The construction of a secret room can be done behind a bookshelf, behind a cabinet, under a bed, or under the floor. However, this is the territory of the young master of the Jiangzuo League, so I'm afraid he won't use such an ordinary method. That would be too trivial, and telling others about it would damage the reputation of the Jiangzuo League.

But to be cautious, Uncle Jiang and Jiang Li divided the work, one checked inside the house and the other checked outside.

Ye Jiayao found something to do and felt much more at ease. When you have no way to change the status quo, you can only adapt to it and then slowly think of a solution. There is no point in being anxious anyway. This is her attitude towards things. If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to it. If I can't get past it, I will stay here.

The iron door opened with a clang. Ye Jiayao didn't even raise her head, but continued writing furiously, muttering, "You came just in time. The paper is almost gone. Your master is too stingy. Can't he give me a few more? It's not like he can't afford it."

"Second Young Mistress..."

The surprised voice of the visitor sounded familiar. Ye Jiayao looked up, startled and blinking, unable to believe what she saw. Was she trapped for too long and had an illusion? She always fantasized that one day, at a certain moment, a familiar face would rush through the door and say to her... Ye Jinxuan, come with me...

Seeing the Second Young Madam in a daze, Jiang Li was both excited and sad, and said anxiously: "Second Young Madam, the Marquis and Prince Jing are all outside now, we are here to save you."

Ye Jiayao waved at him: "Come here."

Jiang Li was puzzled, but still walked over obediently.

Ye Jiayao reached out and pinched his arm: "Does it hurt?"

Jiang Li was more and more confused, and said honestly: "It doesn't hurt much."

Ye Jiayao pinched him hard again: "Does it hurt?"

This time Jiang Li took a breath and said, "It hurts."

Ye Jiayao smiled slowly and patted Jiang Li's shoulder vigorously: "Ha, if it hurts, then it really hurts. Hi! Ah Li, I didn't expect it to be you who came to save me! You guys are pretty quick, I thought it would take a long time!"

Jiang Li looked at the Second Young Lady like a lunatic. If she wanted to prove whether it was true, why didn't she pinch herself?

Ye Jiayao happily sorted out the recipes and said to Jiang Li who was still in a daze, "Let's go. I don't want to stay here for a moment."

Damn, how many days has she been locked up? Seven or eight? When she gets out, she's going to blow this place up with explosives.

There was a team of soldiers guarding the gates outside. When they saw Ye Jiayao coming out, they all showed a victorious smile on their faces.

Ye Jiayao said generously: "Thank you, brothers. Tianshangju will treat you to a drink later." Then she remembered that it was still a period of national mourning and banquets were prohibited, so she added: "Anyway, you will have to drink at this dinner."

Everyone laughed. After all, they were from the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion, so they were generous. But the Second Young Madam didn't look like a prisoner imprisoned in a dungeon. If it were another woman, she would be crying by now, right?

Jiang Li led the way in front, asked Ye Jiayao to follow his footsteps, and told her that there was a mechanism here.

Passing through a long and narrow passage, and then dozens of steps, climbing up, light came in. The warm sunlight formed a beam of light in the passage, and the free dust in the beam of light was clearly visible.

After walking out of the entrance of the secret room, Ye Jiayao discovered that the entrance was actually built in the water pavilion in the middle of the pool, and the secret room was under the pool. This was too mysterious. Who was the owner of this place?
Forget it, there’s no rush to ask these questions now. Ye Jiayao walked out of the water pavilion, stood on the winding corridor bridge, raised her head to bask in the sunshine, took a deep breath of the slightly cool air, and for the first time she felt that the sunshine was full of vitality. It felt good to see the light of day again.

Suddenly, Ye Jiayao thought of something and said to Jiang Li, "There is a passage next to the secret room, which is sealed with bricks. I think there is something strange in there. Go and take a look."

Jiang Li nodded and took a few people down to the secret room again.

Everyone in the shop was waiting anxiously. Finally, someone came to report: "The secret room has been found, and the person has been caught."

Xiao Jing was overjoyed, thank God, he finally found it.

Shi Qingyun's face changed slightly and he was horrified. Such a hidden tunnel could be found. Was it because the people of the Jiangzuo League were too useless, or were the Helian Palace and the Jing'an Marquis Palace quite powerful?
Shi Qingyun gave a faint look to Manager Bai standing beside him. Manager Bai's mouth twitched slightly and he lowered his eyelids to indicate that he had received it.

The matter was exposed, and Datonghui must give an explanation. Someone needs to take the blame. The young master is the future leader of Jiangzuo League, how can he fail here for such a small matter? Therefore, it is most appropriate for him to bear the blame.

The Marquis was always arrogant, and now that the evidence was solid, he immediately shouted, "You little bastard surnamed Zuo? Aren't you arrogant? Are you trying to get an explanation from me? Now you should explain yourself to me."

Shi Qingyun gritted his teeth and said innocently, "My Lord, this is really too weird. I don't know what's going on. I never knew there was a secret room here."

Xiao Jing was furious: "You are so innocent. The person was found at your Chase Exchange. How can you get away with it by saying you didn't know?"

"I really don't know. Please wait for a moment, Lord Marquis and Prince Jing. I will definitely find out the truth and give you an explanation." Shi Qingyun said seriously.

Xia Chunfeng snorted coldly: "Manager Zuo, you are really good at pretending. Don't think we don't know your background."

Shi Qingyun said calmly: "Sir, you are joking. I am just an honest businessman. It is useless to say anything now. Please give me one hour. I will give you an explanation within one hour. If I can't find out the truth, I am willing to be punished myself." The Marquis narrowed his tiger eyes, and his brilliance was as sharp as an arrow. He had already seen through Shi Qingyun's intention: "Isn't it just giving you time to find a scapegoat?"

"If the Marquis insists on saying so, I can't do anything about it. The incident happened in Datonghui. As the shopkeeper of Datonghui, I naturally cannot escape responsibility. But I am indeed innocent. I have never met the Second Young Lady of the Marquis's Mansion. Why would I hide her in the mansion? There is no reason!" Shi Qingyun argued.

As they were talking, Ye Jiayao came out surrounded by officers and soldiers.

"Yao Yao..."

"Second sister-in-law..."

Chunfeng and Xiaojing hurried over to meet her. Seeing that Ye Jiayao was not injured, they finally felt relieved after being worried for many days.

Ye Jiayao had asked the soldiers along the way why she was detained in Datonghui. That was really strange. She only had some business dealings with Datonghui and had no hatred or grudges. She was not the biggest customer of Datonghui. Why did the owner of Datonghui tie her up? It didn't make sense!
She recognized the fat man, the manager here, and had spoken to her a few times. And who was the handsome young man?
Regardless of that, Ye Jiayao smiled at Xiao Jing and Chun Feng, walked up to the Marquis, bowed and said, "My wife has made you worried."

Seeing that Ye Jiayao was fine, the Marquis felt relieved: "That's good. You go home first. Everyone in the family is waiting for news."

Ye Jiayao really wanted to stay and see what was going on, but since the Marquis had given the order in front of so many people, she naturally had to obey and went back with Uncle Jiang.

As soon as Ye Jiayao left, the previous topic continued. Shi Qingyun strongly demanded a chance to clear himself, otherwise he would not accept it.

The Marquis sneered and said, let's see how this kid can justify himself.

When he heard that the Marquis agreed to let Shi Qingyun investigate the case, cold sweat broke out on Shopkeeper Bai's round, white face. He knelt down abruptly and said, "Marquis, Prince, I plead guilty. I did it. I am guilty. Marquis, please arrest me..."

The unexpected confession left everyone stunned.

Shi Qingyun's face turned pale, and he said indignantly: "I knew it was you who did this."

Manager Bai was sweating profusely and begged the Marquis to arrest him quickly.

Xiao Jing questioned: "You jumped out just in time, do you want to take the blame for your master?"

Manager Bai said terrifiedly, "This matter cannot be concealed. I bought this house and secretly had the secret room built by someone. The shopkeeper can easily guess what happened to me. It would be worse if I fell into the hands of the marquis than the shopkeeper. Don't be deceived by the shopkeeper's elegant appearance. In fact, he is a cruel and ruthless person. If you fall into the hands of the shopkeeper, you will be worse off dead than alive..."

Shi Qingyun was very angry: "Bai Wanli, I, Zuo Qingyun, treat you very well."

The surname Shi is his true nature, but to outsiders, he calls himself Zuo, the Zuo of Jiangzuo.

Hatred was revealed in Steward Bai's eyes: "You treated me well, but my son died in your hands. I have endured this for so many years just to avenge my son."

Shi Qingyun said: "You know it was an accident."

Manager Bai became excited: "I don't care if it was an accident or not, he is my son, my only son."

The two started arguing.

At this time, Jiang Li walked in and whispered in the Marquis' ear. The Marquis' face changed drastically, his tiger eyes glared, and he shouted: "What's the matter with the weapons in the secret room?"

Manager Bai said dejectedly, "This is also one of my plans. I will first kidnap the Second Young Madam and lock her in a secret room. When the time is right, I will lure you here. By then, you will be able to find the weapons hidden in the secret passage. Then, you can charge Zuo Qingyun with kidnapping, hijacking, and possession of weapons. Unfortunately, I was not fully prepared and you found out. If the Marquis does not agree to Zuo Qingyun's request to investigate the case today, and directly arrests the person, or kills him with a knife, I will be able to avenge myself."

As he spoke, he laughed twice, and the laughter was strange and creepy.

After laughing, I started crying again: "It's a pity that God has no eyes!"

Shi Qingyun sighed and said with great regret: "Bai Wanli, I didn't expect you to hate me so deeply. Now that things have come to this, I can't save you."

"You two, master and servant, have had enough of acting! Weapons were found in the secret room. This is a serious matter. Shi Qingyun, you cannot escape the blame." Xiao Jing said in a deep voice.

The Marquis didn't care about anything and said, "Catch the man first."

If the relationship between Zuo Qingyun and Prince Yu can be found out, Prince Yu cannot escape the responsibility and will be taken back for interrogation.

(End of this chapter)