The Duke of Fu had not yet arrived, so of course Chen Gui did not dare to leave, so he simply moved a handful of tuna and sat beside the box in a daze.
The sun is out.
Chen Gui looked at the sunlight falling from the pavement and said to himself, it is not as dazzling as the gold bricks.
When I saw the situation in the box in the flower hall, my eyes were almost blinded. I subconsciously wanted to close it, but I didn't dare to close it, for fear that it would be gone when I opened it again.
When he came here, Lin Xun also had an interview with him.
If it ends up being confiscated, no one should worry about this windfall and just do business well.
If everyone goes into their own pockets, Chen Gui’s share will not be forgotten in the mansion.
Although the proportion of the contribution is small, it still accounts for the share, and the person who has worked hard to do the work must not be able to have a good relationship and inexplicably swallow up his benefits.
Chen Gui didn't take the initiative to mention it because he knew the character of the nobles in the mansion and was determined not to miss him when the accounts were finally divided.
But the Third Master said it first, and Chen Gui felt even hotter.
It is said that brothers settle accounts clearly, whether doing business or being brothers, doing this with the family is the most practical.
You don’t have to worry about anything else, you can naturally save your energy and brain to do the right thing.
Of course, as far as the income from these two boxes was concerned, he did not do anything wrong when he insisted on asking the third master to do business in Lao Shi Lane.
While I was thinking about it, the backyard door creaked open.
Chen Gui looked over and saw that Xu Jian had arrived. He quickly stood up from his chair and bowed respectfully.
Xu Jian saw Chen Gui at a glance and also saw the big copper box next to him.
"Two identical ones were dug out in the middle of the night," Chen Gui and Xu Jian explained, "I will send them to the uncle's house first, and then bring them to you."
Xu Jian's eyes fell on the empty lock.
Seeing this, Chen Gui said again: "There is no key, so we can only open the lock."
Once the lock is removed, the lock core is broken and of course it cannot be locked again.
Xu Jian threw the broken lock aside and opened the lid.
The golden light comes towards you.
Xuansu beside him was stunned, but Duke Fuguo’s expression did not change.
Chen Gui saw this in his eyes and nodded silently: The Duke of Guo is indeed the same as the princess. Not only does he know that the treasure is buried in Laoshi Lane, but he also knows the true face of the treasure.
"The princess left a box?" After Xu Jian asked, thinking of Uncle Chengyi's eyes, she asked again, "Did you meet my uncle when you were moving things?"
Chen Gui told the story of what happened in the morning: "Whether you send it to the official or keep it, the government will listen to your wishes."
Xu Jian was happy when she heard this.
"Send an official? Is that the old lady's idea?" The more he said, the more funny he felt. He raised his eyebrows and clicked his tongue, "The princess is willing to send an official?"
The princess was afraid that she would not even take a gold brick to grind some gold shavings and send it to Shuntian Mansion.
Thinking of this, Xu Jian bent down, took a piece from it and weighed it in his hand.
The weight is very generous, and the six sides are smooth. There is no mark of the year or place of manufacture on the mold used for casting, so naturally it is impossible to judge the origin.
Just as he was about to put it back, Xu Jian suddenly thought of something and turned the gold brick over.
Facing the sunlight, he looked at one corner of the gold brick.
As the angle changed, a trace half a knuckle long and as thin as a hair was exposed.
After seeing clearly, the smile on Xu Jian's face suddenly disappeared.
He put down the piece in his hand, took another piece, and looked at it in the light. He had seen almost the entire layer of gold bricks before he gave up.
Chen Gui was quite puzzled by Xu Jian's behavior and imitated him and looked at it a few times.
"Are you looking at this fine mark?" He asked, "There is it on every piece. It should be on the mold?"
Xu Jian did not answer, but asked another question: "Has the princess seen it?"
Chen Guidao: "No."
"Then let her take a look." After Xu Jian finished speaking, she asked Xuansu to put away the gold bricks.
As promised, Chen Gui returned to Uncle Chengyi's Mansion.
Lin Yunyan heard what he said and asked: "Is there a thin line?"
Xiao Duan asked Lin Xun to buy a new lock for the box at home, and moved it to the warehouse first. It would be too troublesome to open it for inspection at this time, and a bad one would attract people's attention.
From this point of view, it is more convenient to go to Taohe Restaurant.
Lin Yunyan left as soon as she said so, and a carriage stopped outside the shop.
Entering the shop, she asked the shopkeeper: "Is your father above or inside?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly pointed in.
Lin Yunyan nodded.
Walking deeper into the shop, passing by the stairs, she glanced at the narrow and steep wooden stairs.
If she climbs the stairs again, she will probably ask Xu Jian directly if she still wants her legs.
In the backyard, Xu Jian was a little surprised by Lin Yunyan's arrival.
After thinking about it, I understand.
"How?" he asked, "Can't you see your baby?"
"Grandma put it away first," Lin Yunyan said. "There are many people in the house, so it is inconvenient to open the box once."
Xu Jian went into the house, opened the box and took out a gold brick.
Lin Yunyan took it with both hands and stood in the sun, shining back and forth against the light. After she saw the mark clearly, her expression became solemn.
This trace is too familiar to her.
In the 18th year of Yongjia in the previous life, which was the early autumn of the second year after the death of the Empress Dowager, Xu Jian, as deputy envoy, supervised the confiscation of An Yibo's mansion.
To say how serious things An Yibo's family had committed to trigger the disaster, it's hard to say.
According to Lin Yunyan's understanding, the root lies in the prince.
An Yibo has some opinions on Crown Prince Li Shao's daily behavior.
Some of Li Shao's behaviors cannot be said to be right or wrong, but they are just not dignified enough for a crown prince.
Two years ago, the censors pointed out in Zhezi that the prince had his own way of doing things, and the emperor obviously had no intention of making him strict, so the censors gave up.
After all, if you like to drink, you can talk nonsense after drinking, that’s all.
Pian An Yibo was so critical that the imperial censor did not mention it. For him, he said it in several court meetings to the point where the crown prince could not hold his head up.
In the end, he became the chicken that killed the chicken to scare the monkeys.
The whole family is in jail.
While the court was arguing over An Yibo's "unexpected disaster", Xu Jian copied a batch of gold bricks from the uncle's house.
Originally, given An Yibo's family background, it was normal for some gold to be packed in boxes, but such fine marks were found on two of them.
The angle and trend are very similar to the characters of Li Mi, the fourth brother of the Holy Sage.
As the fourth son of Emperor Taixing, Li Mi was very impatient and fickle. Unless it was a formal document, he never wrote "Mi" when writing his name in private, only "一".
In the twenty-eighth year of Taixing, the eldest prince born to Empress Shen died of illness. Emperor Taixing, who was on the sickbed, imprisoned the third son of the emperor, and demoted the fourth son Li Mi to a commoner. After more than half a year, Emperor Taixing died, and finally the emperor
The sixth son ascended the throne, and now he has ascended the throne.
Li Mi, who was driven out of the capital, has not been heard from for many years.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty would not even think of him.
It was not until the traces on the two gold bricks were determined to be the character "Mi" written by Li Mi that the commoner prince returned to everyone's sight.
