Chapter Thirty: Snow Plum Map
Qiande pawnshop is an existence that cannot be provoked in Chujing, but such an existence that cannot be provoked was searched by someone with an official sentencing. For a moment, everyone surrounded Qiande pawnshop and talked a lot.
Lianzhi followed everyone to the other side of the counter first, and her hand gently brushed across the table, and nothing seemed to have happened.
Mo Ziyu kept staring at Lianzhi tightly, afraid that she would make some small moves. Wen Zhilan looked at the scene in front of him very leisurely, but when his eyes fell on Lianzhi, a deep thought flashed in his eyes.
Wen Zhilan came here in time today not because of Wen Yunxi, but because of Wen Zhiyuan. Wen Zhiyuan had never asked for anything about him. It was the first time today. Wen Zhilan was very curious about what happened to Lian Zhi. What happened to Wen Zhiyuan's eyes?
There was no search in front, and everyone went into the backyard to search. Several officials walked into the study room to search. Lian Zhi also followed in as if he was unintentional. Mo Ziyu quickly followed in, while Wen Zhilan walked into the study room slowly at the end.
When Wen Zhilan entered the door, he heard Lian Zhi shouting: "Isn't this my jade pendant?"
It was a jade pendant carved into the shape of a lotus, and was placed on the desk. Lianzhi walked to the desk and picked up the jade pendant to show it to Mo Ziyu: "Mr. Mo, this is my jade pendant. What else do you have to say now?"
Mo Ziyu's face was gloomy and clear: "Why do you say this is your jade pendant? Maybe Princess Wanyang saw this jade pendant and felt that she liked it very much, so she stayed it."
"I will never get involved in anything from this palace, even if it looks good." Lianzhi looked a little excited. When she retreated, she accidentally tripped onto a chair and fell backwards, and her arm hit a painting hanging on the wall.
A "click" sound attracted everyone's attention. Lian Zhi seemed to be curious about what his arm hit, so he directly lifted the painting. The dark square inside was actually opened by Lian Zhi's actions just now.
Mo Ziyu was so scared that the sweat on his forehead was almost coming out. At this time, he couldn't even say a word. Wen Zhilan walked forward with a smile and took out the account book in the secret compartment: "What good thing should be hidden so tightly, I should take a good look."
"Fifth Prince, isn't this suitable?" After thinking for a long time, Mo Ziyu only said this.
Wen Zhilan's smile was faintly filled with a hint of sternness: "Is this king suitable for reading? Mr. Mo seems to be clearer than me. Has Mr. Mo seen it before?"
Wen Zhilan said as he opened the account book: "It's really interesting. The Night Pearl of the South China Sea has only pawned a tael of silver. The red coral bracelet was pawned as a trinity, and the pure gold crabapple hairpin was pawned as five cents..."
Wen Zhilan seemed to randomly report some contents in the account book, and the people present were shocked. Many of the things in the account book were rare treasures, but they were actually pawned at a price of just a few taels or even a few texts ago. If they were told, the three-year-old child would not believe it.
Everyone's faces were very serious, and Mo Ziyu's legs were weak and he could hardly stand.
Wen Zhilan was very casual at the beginning, but his tone changed afterwards. It was obvious that he did not expect that Qiande Pawnshop was so greedy.
"This princess is really rare. I didn't expect that there are so many good things in a pawnshop, and the price of pawnshop is so low. It's really eye-opening." Among the people present, Lian Zhi was still relaxed.
"Search, search for me. Even if you turn Qian De into the pawnshop, you still have to find out the things recorded in this account book." Wen Zhilan rarely got angry, but he was really angry this time.
After hearing this, the official officer was ordered to search. If it was just a search just now, it was a carpet-style search. Mo Ziyu took a few steps back and was immediately noticed by Wen Zhilan: "Where is Mr. Mo going? Let's sit with me and Princess Wanyang here. There are still several account books that have not been read!"
When the official sent a letter to report, Wen Zhilan was sitting in the main seat looking through the account book in his hand. There were some books on the table next to him. Lian Zhi was sitting on the chair next to him drinking tea. Mo Ziyu stood beside him with his head down, and his hands hanging beside him were trembling slightly.
The official officer walked up and replied, "When I returned to the fifth prince, my subordinates took the people to look for him for a long time, but the things in the warehouse were very ordinary, just like the ordinary pawn shop should be."
Wen Zhilan smiled even deeper after hearing what Guanmao said. Looking at Wen Zhilan's smile, Guanmao couldn't help but tremble. He heard that the fifth prince was obsessed with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it was best to get along with each other. Now it seems that as a royal family, no matter how idle he is, he still has a little bit of anger and powerlessness.
"Of course you can't find it. The picture of "Snow Plum" in this account is now hanging in the imperial study of the father. "Snow Plum" is hard to buy. When the second emperor gave this painting to his father as a birthday gift, the father liked it very much. Unexpectedly, "Snow Plum" which is hard to buy is worth only five taels of silver in this account book."
After Wen Zhilan said this, Mo Ziyu almost knelt down.
Wen Zhilan closed the account book, he stood up and walked to Mo Ziyu, patted him on the shoulder: "This matter is related to the Qiande pawnshop of the Wang family, why should Mr. Mo be so nervous?"
Without waiting for Mo Ziyu to react, Wen Zhilan put away the account book: "This matter is of great importance. You must report to your father and go back to Lord Cheng first. After all, you still have to give Princess Wanyang an explanation."
Wen Zhilan left first, Lian Zhi put down the teacup in her hand, and she walked to Mo Ziyu. Seeing that Mo Ziyu was still frightened, she asked: "The scene where Mr. Mo was aggressively pressing this princess for the dead Wang Li that day is still vivid in my mind. It seems that the Mo family is very protective of the Wang family, but the Mo family still needs to continue to protect the Wang family in Qiande's pawn shop?"
Lian Zhi left after saying that. Mo Ziyu knew that whether it was Lian Zhi or Wen Zhilan, they were telling him that the Mo family was still determined to protect the Wang family at this time, and they might end up in a difficult situation!
Qiande's pawn shop had been under the supervision of the official, and the people watching the fun around him understood that Qiande's pawn shop might be in trouble, and no one noticed it. An old beggar who had been watching by the side disappeared at some point.
When Lian Zhi returned to the court, the court was extremely serious. The account book placed in front of everyone made Zhang Lao and Wang Jin know that this matter could not be hidden.
Cheng Mingdong couldn't believe that a Qiande pawnshop would do these things. Qiande pawnshop is the property of the Wang family, and the Wang family relies on the Mo family. The "Snow Plum Picture" was dedicated to the second prince Wen Zhiyu to Emperor Chu. Does this mean that the Mo family supports the second prince Wen Zhiyu?
This matter involves the prince, which Cheng Mingdong never dares to care about. In particular, the second prince Wen Zhiyu is the son of Emperor Chu the most beloved. Emperor Chu loves him because Wen Zhiyu has no support and only has one father. But if he knew that the second prince formed a clique for personal gain, how much love would the Emperor Chu love him?
Everyone was so arrogant that they dared not show up. Lian Zhi asked, "What's wrong? Didn't the shopkeeper Zhang just swear that he would never cheat me, but my jade pendant was found in Qiande's pawn shop."
Lian Zhi showed the jade pendant in front of everyone, and Gu Shiqi was stunned for a moment when he saw the jade pendant.
Cheng Mingdong can still manage this matter. He cleared his throat: "Shopkeeper Zhang, just talk about the matter. Should you apologize to Princess Wanyang?"
Mr. Zhang didn't dare to say anything else, and pulled the clerk to kneel in front of Lianzhi: "It was the sinner who saw that this jade pendant was a rare treasure, so he became greedy and wanted to take it for himself, so he deliberately exchanged an ordinary jade pendant for you. It was the sinner's fault. I hope Princess Wanyang will give up her hands and forgive the sinner this time."
Lian Zhi was very generous: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, you did the apology that I want, and I didn't make me lose anything. Just like this jade pendant."
Mr. Zhang felt so regretful, just because of a jade pendant, he actually exposed the things he had been hiding for many years. If he had known this, he would never have been greedy for this jade pendant, even if this jade pendant was precious.
However, Mr. Zhang didn't understand. He clearly placed this jade pendant on the counter, why was he found in the study? If he had not found it in the study, the account book would not be discovered. However, the secret grid hidden in the account book is very secret. To open the secret grid, not only does it require a mechanism, but also a specific angle and force. Why is it so coincidental?
Zhang Lao was puzzled. He secretly looked up and wanted to look at Lian Zhi. When he touched Lian Zhi's smiling eyes, an inspiration flashed in his mind, but the subsequent drum beat and injustice interrupted Zhang Lao's thinking.
Chapter completed!