The spy nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise. The chief priests think the same way."
Empress An pondered for a moment, recalling a trivial detail:
"What books did he buy at the bookstore?"
The spy immediately replied, "After questioning the shopkeeper, he bought three volumes of 'Water Margin Yuan Wuya's edition', an unsigned volume of 'Records of Divine Seeking', and a copy of 'The King of Marvelous Color's Sutra'."
"Could there be a code in the books?"
"There shouldn't be. The shopkeeper is very clear about the origins of these books."
"The King of Marvelous Color's Sutra..." Empress An mused over the book, then muttered to herself, "That's the Buddhist scripture I've been looking over recently."
At that time, Empress An had brought Chen Yi into the bedchamber, and this book just happened to be on the tea table, which he noticed.
In front of the writing desk, the woman in the phoenix robe pondered for a moment, then said:
