Chapter 249 Golden Lock and Copper Box
Li Yi opened the door and Gan Ci stood at the door. She looked panicked, her eyes were red, her eyes were moist and bright, tea stains were stuck in her hands, and her whole sleeves were soaked.
Tea cups and teapots were poured down on the ground, and the teapots stood slanted, and the tea cups were broken into several pieces, and the tea was flowing wildly.
I think she wanted to pour tea for herself, but when she heard the conversation between herself and her mother, she threw the teapot in shock?
Li Yi bowed to pick up the teapot, wiped it on the cuff, and handed it over and was amused and laughed: "Even if you know this secret matter, I will not silence you. Why are you so afraid of it?"
"No, no..." Gan Ci shook his head wildly and waved his hands repeatedly, "My, that..."
She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and she couldn't speak well.
"What's wrong?" Li Yi noticed something was wrong and gently went to her back. "You should slow down first, say what you want to say slowly. Your hands are not burned, right?"
Li Yi noticed the water stains on Gan Ci's sleeves afterwards, and hurriedly lifted her sleeves.
Gan Ci opened his hand, ran to the corner of the yard quickly, and digged up the soil with both hands.
"Aci? Aci?" Li Yi chased after him, but Gan Ci didn't say anything, just digging the soil.
What is this stupid girl doing? After knowing the secret, she felt that she was going to be silenced and dug a hole for herself. She saved me time?
Is it so considerate...
I am worthy of being my good wife!
But you are willing to die, I am reluctant to bury it... Li Yi patted his face and drove away the random thoughts in his mind. He couldn't help but worry. Gan Ci's hand had just been scalded by tea, and he would dig the soil, so don't get infected.
Just as he was about to pull Gan Ci away, he saw a corner of the copper box appearing in the soil.
"Is there something?" Li Yi quickly opened the soil layer and took out the copper box.
He threw the copper box aside, grabbed Gan Ci's hand and rubbed the soil on his clothes.
Fortunately, Pingji County is located in the north, and it is not warm at this time. Gan Ci wears quite thick clothes, and the water temperature is not high, so her hands are only a small part of the redness.
"Wash your hands well in a while." Li Yi squinted her eyes speechlessly, "Why are you hiding your things in the pit like a puppy?"
Gan Ci ignored it and stuffed the copper box into Li Yi's arms: "You, yours!"
"My?" Li Yi was stunned. He looked at the copper box. The patterns on the copper box were complicated and decorated with gold lacquer. The gold locks on the outside of the copper box depicted the dial of the heavenly stems and earthly branches, which was very mysterious.
"This box..." Li Yi looked at Gan Ci in confusion. Is this a gift I gave me?
Bury it with soil? Do you think it will be more valuable after burying it?
Do you think you are a financial expert...
At this time, Li's mother walked up and her eyes suddenly shrank: "This thing...This thing, A Ci, are you?"
Gan Ci nodded repeatedly. Facing Li's mother, she finally relieved her inner excitement and said smoothly: "My father is the conscientious physician of His Highness King Jin."
"What?" Li Yi was stunned. It was so coincidental?
Gan Ci bit his lip and said, "After he led the pursuit, he survived by serious injuries. Since he was separated from you, he has been trying to find your whereabouts.
My father can only confirm that the last place you appeared in was near Zhaozhou. He came to Pingji County, the most likely county after several twists and turns. He knew that you would not disappear for no reason. If the prince wanted to see a doctor, he would inevitably leave traces.
Whether it is life or death, the coroner of the county government will definitely get news. Therefore, he showed his autopsy and stayed in Pingji County to do coroner. It’s a pity that he was too seriously injured and died after a few years of persistence."
So that's how it is, if you become a coroner, you can be "to die and see the corpse"... Li Yi's heart moved. No wonder Gan Ci's father kept asking her to continue his unresolved ambitions!
Li's mother felt sad when she heard this, but she still had a trace of doubt in her heart: "But in my impression, that doctor is not named Gan."
Gan Ci immediately replied: "In order not to attract attention, my father changed his appearance, changed his name and surname, and brought me from his hometown in Pengcheng, pretending that the father and daughter fled due to war."
"It's still him who thinks carefully." Li's mother nodded. She was more pedantic because Li Yi's name was given by the King of Jin and his wife, so she didn't even dare to change Li Yi's real name.
Gan Ci bit his lip and looked bitter: "As the conscientious physician of His Highness King Jin, my father was unable to notice that His Highness King Jin was seriously toxic and unable to protect the prince. He felt guilty for letting down the King of Jin's favor for many years and was often depressed.
If he learned that I could find the prince today, he would definitely be at ease in the underworld." Gan Ci wiped his tears and looked at Li Yi in a daze, his tender face made him look even more charming.
Li Yi couldn't help but sigh, sometimes fate is really wonderful.
Her waiting and protection were unexpectedly for the sake of her beloved pillow.
"It's really a pain for you father and daughter to stay with you for so many years." Li's mother hugged Gan Ci and sighed deeply.
In order to prevent the news from leaking, Li's mother has been in simplifying the details for many years. Otherwise, she might have been able to recognize Gan Ci's father long ago, and it would not have been delayed for so many years.
"By the way, there is still something important to do. My father told me that once I find the prince, I will return the treasure box."
Gan Ci gently pushed Li's mother away and looked at the copper box in Li Yi's arms.
"Is it..." Li's mother's eyes flashed with her gaze, and her breathing became a little faster.
"Yeah, that's right, it's the royal seal and military talisman left by His Highness the King of Jin to the prince!" Gan Ci's eyes were excited.
Li Yi held the copper box in both hands, looked at the golden lock, and fiddled with the dial on it: "How do you open this? Why didn't I see the keyhole?"
"No key is needed!" Gan Ci pointed to the dial on the golden lock, "Just adjust the locked heavenly stems and earthly branches to correspond to the prince's birth date and horoscope, and this lock can be opened."
"Birthday and Eight Characters?" Li Yi looked at Li's mother, he didn't know about this kind of thing.
Li's mother took the copper box, thought carefully for a while, and said leisurely: "Yi'er was born at the second day of the second month of the year of Renzi, and her birth date and eight characters are... Renzi, Guimao, Wuwu, Yimao."
Li's mother said, pulling the dial on the gold lock.
Suddenly, a light "click" sound, the spring on the gold lock trembled, and the gold lock fell off the copper box.
Li Yi took the golden lock and put it in his sleeve. Just as he was about to open the copper box, the sound of the door being pushed suddenly came from Gan Ci's house.
Gan Ci and Li's mother subconsciously stood in front of Li Yi, blocking the copper box in Li Yi's hand.
Gan Ci knew that Yun Zhaozhao had a connection with the Emperor of Song. Although she believed in Yun Zhaozhao 100%, Li Yi's life experience was important and it was necessary to ensure that she was secret. She did not want Yun Zhaozhao to know.
Li's mother also had this idea. What if Yun Zhaozhao respected the Emperor of Song too much and chose to "destroy relatives for justice" and leaked Li Yi's identity as the prince of another country?
Yun Zhaozhao rubbed his eyes and looked at the three people in the yard blankly. Seeing Gan Ci and Li's mother as if they were facing a great enemy, she couldn't help but be confused: "Why don't you sleep at night? The old lady didn't sleep either?"
She turned her head and saw Li Yi hiding behind the woman. After thinking for a while, her eyes suddenly gained:
"Are you... avoiding me secretly eating something good for the bad guys? Don't be biased, I have what he has!"
Yun Zhaozhao walked in big strides, showing a fierce aura that he wanted to get a share of the pie.
Chapter completed!