Yan Cigui

Squatting down, Gao An touched the copper box and asked in a low voice: "What's inside?"

"There is a lock," the worker said. "If you don't break it open, how dare we break it?"

 Gao An didn’t dare to smash it.

 He personally found a cart, and several people worked together to lift the copper box onto the cart.

 “Why is it so heavy?”

 “Don’t crush the cart!”

Gao An originally wanted to cover it with broken soil, but when he saw the unstable cart, Gao An gave up and just covered it with a cloth and sent it all the way to Liao Zi.

Liao Zi was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by Gao An and looked at the trembling cart: "If you sharpen your knife and cut wood, can't you prepare some strong carts for the workers?"

“It must be strong enough to be transported here, otherwise it would have fallen apart!” Gao An pointed at the box, “You can tell how much it weighs.”

Liao Zi moved without saying a word.

This move completely woke me up from my drowsiness.

　　Not moving at all!

"Wait a minute, Mr. Gao," Liao Zi said, "I'll go find my boss now."

 As for pushing this cart to Chen Gui's place...

 Forget it, this car has suffered enough. If we go on another journey, it will most likely be paralyzed on the road.

After unloading the boxes into the main room of Liao Zi's house, Gao An waited for two quarters of an hour before Chen Gui arrived.

 “What on earth is it that can restore such virtue?” Chen Gui tried to weigh it, but also ended in failure.

Although the princess told him to give him a share, the share for the auxiliary Duke was sent to Taohe Zhai, and the share for the uncle's house was sent back to the mansion, but the situation in front of him was locked, so Chen Gui resisted his curiosity. ,Not open.

"I'm afraid the sedan won't be able to carry it," Chen Gui said to the two of them. "Find a carriage to load it up, and load it up quickly before daybreak."

 The carriage arrived outside Uncle Chengyi's house.

Because the box was too heavy, Linton made it easier for Chen Gui to drive the car all the way into the mansion and stop in the front yard.

The steward called someone to unload the box and carry it to the flower hall.

Lin Yuan went out to go to court, and happened to meet them. Seeing that they could not straighten their waists, he asked: "What's in it? It's so heavy."

Chen Gui greeted him and said, "Uncle, these two boxes are the princess's treasures."

 Lin Yu frowned when he heard this.

 As the daughter grows up, she is not as close to her father as she was when she was a child, and she will not always talk to him about her preferences.

Lin Yue understood it very well, but what exactly did Yun Yan like? It could hold two boxes and be so heavy?

Looking at the size of the box, even if it is filled to the brim with ordinary items, it would be impossible for four strong men to carry it with difficulty.

 Can have such weight...

 Stone, iron, silver?

  No, the only thing that can have such weight is gold!

 Two large boxes of gold are indeed treasures, but where did Yun Yan get so much?

Calculating the time, it would be too late if he didn't go out, but Lin Yu really couldn't rest assured.

motioning Chen Gui to the side, he asked in a low voice: "Do you know what's inside?"

"I don't know," Chen Gui replied honestly. "The princess only said it was a treasure. There is a lock on the box, and I have never opened it."

"Where did it come from?" Lin Yu asked next, "I'm not pointing fingers at Yun Yan's affairs. Why don't you answer directly and just tell me whether I came from the right way."

If it was true, he would temporarily relax and ask Yun Yan directly after the next court meeting.

 He cares about his daughter and there is no need to put Chen Gui in the middle.

If it is not upright, even if he asks for leave, he will first go to Bao'an Garden and then consult with the old lady.

 Two large boxes of gold from unknown origins have become a serious matter. Maybe they are guilty.

 Not long ago, his mother asked him about the situation because the Holy Father might "kill a chicken to scare the monkeys." Lin Yu thought that it was better to be cautious. "Don't worry, there's no problem with where you came from," Chen Gui finished, thought for a while, and added, "Now Princess Gui has the final say, but I can't figure out what happened earlier. ”

When Lin Yu heard this, it was neither right nor wrong to leave.

While hesitating, Lin Yunyan helped Xiao Duan over.

Little Mrs. Duan was in good spirits. She only heard Lin Yunyan say that Chen Gui had sent some things that were difficult to carry and asked her to take a look ahead, but she didn't want to meet Lin Yu.

 “Isn’t Dalang going to court yet?” she asked.

Lin Yu also helped Xiao Duan and glanced at her daughter: "I'm really curious about what Yun Yan moved."

Lin Yunyan smiled.

Several people entered the flower hall.

Little Duan was curious about the two big copper boxes: "How did you just say they came here?"

“It was dug out from under a house while repairing the foundation in Laoshi Lane,” Chen Gui said softly, “Gao An sent it to me right away.”

Just as he was talking, Lin Xun also arrived.

Lin Yunyan sent the others out, closed the door of the flower hall, and patted the copper box gently.

 The big lock clanged.

"We need to find someone to open the lock..." As soon as Lin Xun opened his mouth, he saw Lin Yunyan squatting down.

Plucking out a hairpin from her hair, Lin Yunyan carefully probed into the core of the lock, discerning the slight changes, and applied force with her wrist. She heard a click and the lock opened.

 Everyone was stunned.

Let alone the nobles in the house, people like Chen Gui who walk around all day rarely get to see this kind of craftsmanship with their own eyes.

How could the princess still do such a trick?

Lin Yunyan did not open the box first, but took the hairpin to open the lock of the other box, and then forcefully lifted the lid of the box.

Golden light surged out instantly.

It was dark outside, and a few oil lamps were lit in the flower hall. Under the light, the things in the cages were so irritating that people couldn't help but close their eyes.

 What is it that can have such a dazzling light?

　　 is gold bricks, which are gold bricks that cover the inner surface of the box one by one.

 Chen Gui was so dodged that his legs became weak.

 Be good!

The princess said there is a treasure.

 What is this if not a treasure?

 This is the big baby!

Lin Yue had already expected that it contained gold, and was shocked by the neat appearance.

Lin Xun, who couldn't believe what he saw, opened the lid of another box without saying a word.

 Same glaring.

"This..." Lin Xun glanced at Xiao Duan and then at Yun Yan, "What should we do?"

The purpose of doing business is to make money, but suddenly he made a fortune. Lin Xun didn't know what to do for a while.

It’s just an ordinary thing, but it’s so much gold. Their sincere uncle couldn’t accumulate this amount over the years, and the original owner is still buried in the foundation. Logically, it should be reported to the government...

"Should we report it to the officials?" He murmured. "If there was something wrong with the original source, the officials would confiscate it. If everything is normal after investigation, they will be returned to us."

Lin Yunyan glanced at her third uncle.

As far as ordinary situations are concerned, the third uncle's idea is not wrong. Uncle Chengyi has always followed the rules and should do whatever he wants.

 But now, I cannot take this road.

She dug out the gold bricks for "money that was not on the books." Once she left the yamen, even in the name of Gao An and Jing Daduan, the gold was credited to the account.

“Uncle, half of them belong to Duke Fu,” Lin Yunyan reminded. “If you want to send it to the government, you need Duke Fu’s permission.”