The maid of the red house

When Daiyu and her group were waiting to go to the south of the Yangtze River, it was extremely hot. Fortunately, Daiyu used to be weak. Although she has been recuperated for many years, she is still cool and sweatless. Xueyan and others followed her to and fro It doesn't matter if you cross the boat.

Seeing Daiyu and Zhou Hong painting with their brushes, Xueyan couldn't help but smile, tugged at the skirts of Zijuan and the others, and retreated.

Both of them sat outside and talked, so as not to ask for tea and snacks inside.

Seeing the couple on the way, husband and wife singing along, enjoying the scenery in one place, which adds to the intimacy, Zijuan was also happy for Daiyu, handed a cup of tea to Xueyan, and said: "In the past, you were the only one who accompanied the girl to read books. Writing and painting, now without you, but with my uncle, it is really like a painting, who in the mansion is so compatible with the girl?"

Xueyan pursed her lips and smiled, "This is our uncle!"

Zijuan nodded and said: "You are right. Our family does not restrict the girl to study. The girl likes to read and write poetry the most. If she is not allowed, the girl will lose her soul. This will be fine. The strange reason is that it is a scholarly family."

Xueyan deeply agrees that the life of playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and wine is Daiyu, and there is no need to obliterate her natural aura after getting married.

Zhou Hong and Daiyu listened in the room, raised their heads at the same time, and smiled at each other.

Zhou Hongdao: "You two girls really care for you."

Daiyu put down her pen and said with a smile: "How else can I say that I am blessed? Others say that my blessing is due to my father Yu Yin. If you want me to say, although there is also a reason for this, it is more because of these two girls who accompany me like this." In recent years, Xueyan, especially, has treated me with more dedication than my close relatives, if it weren't for her, I'm afraid I would have ruined my body, some things are just unknown to outsiders."

Zhou Hong also put down his pen and ink, took her to sit under the porthole, opened the window to look at the scenery on the shore, and said: "Then tell me."

The more he knew about Daiyu's past, the more distressed Zhou Hong was, and secretly rejoiced that in such a place, Daiyu could still emerge from the mud without being stained, and she had an extraordinary and refined character.

Daiyu knew that Zhou Hong wanted to know about her past life, just as she wanted to know about him. After thinking about it, she chose something to tell him. Guarding the door is like snow geese always cheering for her, always paying attention to her reputation, so she doesn't let it pass by and so on.

Hearing that Zhou Hong raised his eyebrows, he muttered: "You girl really has good knowledge." Fortunately, she is a girl of the Lin family. If Zijuan has been exposed to Rongguo Mansion for many years, I am afraid that she will not have such insight.

Daiyu laughed and said, "I say the same thing, I don't know what will happen to her in the future."

After finishing speaking, he felt worried for Xueyan, told Zhou Hong his previous plan, and said with his fingers: "Tell me, what kind of family should we choose for her? The family should not be too poor, and Xueyan's dowry is not enough. Bo, is it impossible to subsidize my husband’s family with a dowry? I can’t bear it. You have to be good-natured and talented, otherwise you won’t be able to go anywhere, and your parents can’t be mean people, even if you don’t have parents, don’t be contemptuous Xueyan, her appearance must be passable, don't underestimate my Xueyan, except for her lack of talent in poetry and singing, she is also a master in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, not inferior to me, she just doesn't show off much."

Zhou Hong laughed and said: "From what you said, it's not a girl, but Miss Qianjin."

Daiyu glanced at him, her eyes were sparkling, and she said, "I can tell from your tone that you don't take it to heart."

Zhou Hong looked down at the jade ring on her hand and didn't speak.

Daiyu said: "Let me tell you, even Miss Qianjin is probably not as good as my Xueyan. The books I have collected are all stored in our study now. Do you know how many there are? Didn't she memorize the first one? But Xueyan is poor in identity, if not, she is better than me in socializing and dealing with people!"

Zhou Hong recalled that when he was working in the palace, he had heard the empress dowager tell Nanhua that Xu Xueyan was a good marriage, but Nanhua did not agree, so he hurriedly told Daiyu that if Nanhua had agreed, Daiyu would not have to worry about it now.

Daiyu was startled, she had never heard of this before, she frowned and thought for a while, then sighed: "Aunt Nanhua is a very smart person, although Xueyan doesn't talk much about her, I understand it in my heart. It's good if she doesn't agree, It is said that the family is right, so it is extremely important, after all, Xueyan was born as a girl, and she relied on her power to marry into a high-ranking family, and being belittled by others in the future is meaningless after all."

Zhou Hong nodded and said yes, he was indeed a smart person, and the person he respected most in his life was a smart person.

After a while, Zhou Hong suddenly asked: "You two maidservants are both good, why are you only planning for Xueyan?"

Daiyu sighed, and said: "Zijuan intends to follow me for the rest of her life. In the future, she will choose a manager with good personality, appearance and character at home. With my protection, the whole life will be over. Only Xueyan I want to get rid of my family and become a good man, and I don’t want my descendants to be slaves for generations. I am grateful for Xue Yan’s ambition, so I can’t help but spend more time.”

Zhou Hong was secretly startled when he heard this, he didn't expect that a girl who had experienced rich clothes and fine food would still have such ambition, no wonder Daiyu was willing to bother to plan for her, pondered for a moment, and said: "I will pay more attention in the future, maybe I can find It’s unknown if you have all four corners.”

Daiyu immediately smiled and said: "Then you must remember, don't coax me."

Zhou Hong stared at her and said, "When did I coax you?"

Daiyu's face turned red unknowingly, like the faintness of the sunset, Zhou Hong's heart moved, and just about to move, he suddenly heard the snow geese outside laughing and said: "Master, the boat over there said that Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao, the master's staff, vomited badly. Would you like to visit me?" some time?"

Daiyu burst out laughing, pushed Zhou Hong away, and said, "I think it's because I've never been on a boat, so it's the first time, so go and have a look."

Zhou Hong heard this, and said bitterly: "Zhao Yun is usually strong and strong, why did he faint now?"

Daiyu straightened his clothes for him, and hung the fan cover around his waist, saying: "Does it have to be weak and sick? Don't underestimate people. I have never been in Beijing since I was a child. "

He called Xueyan to come in and said, "Did we prepare medicine when we came?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "Taking medicine is not very effective, it is better to use ginger slices."

Daiyu thought for a while, then said: "Go and get some ginger slices pickled in sugar, and prepare some medicine, and ask the uncle to take them with you. If ginger slices are still not good, just ask the boys to decoct the medicine."

After hearing this, Xueyan went out, and when she came back, she was holding a small carved lacquer tray with a plate of sliced ​​ginger and two packs of medicine.

Supported by one hand, Zhou Hong went out of the cabin and ordered the two boats to approach. It was about ten feet away. He jumped up and landed on the boat smoothly. The plates on the tray did not move at all. The guards and servants cheered in unison.

Zhou Hong walked into the cabin and saw Zhao Yun lying on the cool couch under the porthole, his face pale. If he looked sick, there was a brass folding pot in front of the couch, and the room was full of sour smell. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Why don't you This look?"

Zhao Yun said weakly: "It's the first time for me to take a boat, who would have thought that I would get dizzy?"

Zhou Hong handed the tray to him, and said: "It is said that ginger slices can stop vomiting, you use some, if it doesn't work, ask someone to decoct the medicine."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun turned over and sat up, took two yuan and put them in his mouth together. After a while, he felt better and said with a smile, "It's really effective."

Zhou Hong felt relieved, put the tray on the table in front of the couch, and said, "It's good to have a valid test."

Zhao Yun finished chewing the slices of ginger in his mouth, took two more pieces and put them in his mouth, and said: "I have a stench in the room, you should go back seriously, don't smoke you, be careful for a while and you go back to respect." Madame hates you."

Zhou Hongdao: "You also know that your room is smelly?"

As he said that, he ordered the servant to change into a clean folding bowl, opened the porthole again, and walked out of the cabin by himself, and when he came back, he had already brought a small dragon wending tripod, Zhao Yun smelled a fragrance, and asked: "What is this? "

Zhou Hong put the tripod on the table in front of him, and said: "Lily incense is burned inside, to fume the house for you."

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "I'm a big man, why do I want these powdery things?" He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Zhou Hong's eyes stare, he was as cold as lightning, and he immediately understood that after he married his wife, the house must be tidied up very elegantly. Shut up quickly.

Zhou Hong nodded in satisfaction, turned his head to look at the stack of scrolls on his couch beside the pillow, picked up a scroll casually, was startled for a moment, and said: "You are reading these newspapers about the Zhen family's mansion, this one is about What? Rumors about the Zhen family?"

Zhao Yun leaned against the porthole and said: "There are no groundless gossips in the world. Since someone said it, it must have some meaning. I collected them all in one place. When I arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, it was easier to prepare. I have to say, no wonder the sage wanted to seize it." The Zhen family, I estimated that the Zhen family has at least this amount of property."

As he spoke, he raised a finger to Zhou Hong.

Zhou Hong's heart moved, he nodded and said: "The so-called pick-up four times, the gold mountains and silver seas spent, in fact, the Zhen family got a lot of benefits from it, and filled their own pockets. I heard that Miss Zhen's family is all according to the royal family. Did the second girl marry the prince of Xining? The clothes of his servants are not inferior to those of our wives."

Zhao Yun was surprised when he heard the words: "I don't know some of them, how do you know?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that Zhou Hong's wife was the granddaughter of the Rongguo Mansion, who grew up in the Rongguo Mansion since childhood, and Rongguo Mansion and the Zhen family were old relatives, so it was inevitable that they would know a few words or have seen the Zhen family's actions.

Zhou Hong didn't answer the question, but flicked a volume of mansion newspaper in his hand, saying: "The Zhen family lived in Jiangnan for five or sixty years, made friends with scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, and made decisions for many people. I don’t know how much I collected. When my father-in-law passed away, he left behind the family property. The Zhen family bought about 60 taels of houses and land on the market for 5 taels. A huge sum of one hundred thousand yuan, don't forget it when you go south, I'm afraid the amount found out will be higher than your estimate."

When Zhao Yun heard that the Zhen family bought the Lin family's 5 taels of land for 10 taels, he couldn't help but say, "It's really black-hearted and rotten. How much is 10 taels? I'm afraid I won't be able to save it all my life." to so much money."

Zhou Hong's eyes were cold, and he said: "They have to pay some price. When my father-in-law passed away, the Zhen family got a lot of benefits from it. It must have been more than that. They also helped the Jia family bully the Lin family and embezzled my father-in-law. The property left to the Lin family, the Lin family left in a rage, and they have not sent anyone to visit the daughter of the family all these years, and they did not even show up when they were married."

Although Daiyu didn't say anything, she felt a little bit resentful about it. After all, her surname was Lin, and she was the daughter of the Lin family. No matter how far away her family was, she was also a family with the same surname. One is unreasonable, if she had been married from the Lin family, or had been married off by a member of the Lin family, she would have been justified.

Although Daiyu hated the Lin family's old father's death because of the early division of the family, but after so many years, after seeing a lot of things, she understood that money is touching, and the Jia family came to inquire about it from time to time. He said, his thoughts were clear at a glance, why didn't the Lin family clan come, if they didn't come, wouldn't they all fall into the hands of outsiders?What's more, Lin Ruhai confessed that part of it was left to the Lin family, which shows that the clan has never been forgotten in his heart, even though those people have already passed the fifth service, it is a pity that the Lin family did not compete with the Jia family, and hatred arose instead.

Zhao Yun shook his head and sighed, "So the Zhen family deserved it."

After finishing speaking, he said again: "I'll see, I'm afraid it will also involve Mrs. Zun's grandmother's family."

Zhou Hong asked: "You mean the sage will also attack the Rongguo Mansion?"

Zhao Yun nodded, chewed a piece of ginger in his mouth, swallowed it, and said with a smile: "I see, the sage has had such thoughts a few years ago, but because the Supreme Emperor is here, and the throne is not stable, so he never acted rashly. The sage promotes poor students , is to check and balance the old officials of the family. I hate the dandies of the family the most in my heart. They can become officials without virtue or talent, and act recklessly. I have checked carefully, and now most of the courtiers in the court are not the emperor's confidantes. You understand What does it mean?"

Zhou Hong couldn't help admiring it. If Daiyu hadn't mentioned something at the beginning, his father and son might not have noticed it. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun could see it so clearly, and said: "Not only is he not the emperor's confidant, it can be seen that he is the person of today."

Zhao Yun clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "So you can see it too!"

Zhou Hong shook his head and said nothing.

Zhao Yun picked up a slice of ginger and said: "The sage's scheming methods are very tough. Right now, it's the Zhen family, who is bound to implicate many people. Next is the Rong family and others, and almost emptied out most of the ministers. It will take some time, and in the end it will definitely be the four princes and eight princes. These twelve families are closely related and very close. Once they fall, the four major families in Jinling will also disappear."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yun frowned, and said to Zhou Hong: "After all, Mrs. Rong has been raised by the Rongguo Mansion for many years. Although the Rongguo Mansion will deserve what it deserves in the future and will swallow up many properties of the Lin family, it would be indifferent if they don't help each other. If you make a move, you may bring trouble to your family. According to me, if you see the Rong family in decline in the future, then the downfall of the four kings and eight princes will not be far away. You have to take your wife and stay away from the capital. Can make the saint continue to trust you."

Zhou Hong smiled lightly and said, "I have already made up my mind, and I have the same thoughts as you."

Zhao Yun clapped his palms and said with a smile: "I knew it. Since you have seen it, it can be seen that you must have made up your mind. At the beginning, Mrs. Zun never gave up on you, and her character is evident. She will definitely not sit idly by Rongguo Mansion, so it is not in the last good."

Mentioning that Daiyu treats him, Zhou Hong's face instantly softened a little.

Zhao Yun smiled, and then said again: "By the way, this time going south, you go to Jinling to reunite with the imperial guards, and go straight to Zhen's house. Then the honorable lady can be settled properly? Do you live in Jinling, or go to Gusu?"

Zhou Hongdao: "I'm going to Jinling, you take someone to escort her to the old house in Gusu, and then I'll go find you guys after I'm done."

Zhao Yunnahan said: "Why did the sage allow you?"

Zhou Hongdao: "It's rare that there are things in the world that you can't guess. At that time, you will understand." He secretly admired Lin Ruhai in his heart. If Daiyu hadn't said it, he would never have guessed that there is still such a way out.

Zhao Yun was even more surprised when he heard this, and he couldn't figure it out all the way. When he broke up in Jinling, Zhou Hong took only a few soldiers and went straight to Jinling City to meet with the three thousand imperial guards. It was a fast horse riding day and night, and arrived a few steps earlier than Zhou Hong, so Zhao Yun took people to escort Daiyu and her family to the old house in Gusu.

Zhou Hongzao's servants went two steps ahead, naturally those who were married by Daiyu, went straight to Gusu's old house to report, and ordered someone to clean it up first. , but fearing that the Rongguo Mansion would not care about these matters, they left a sum of money before their death, which was enough for six or seven years of flowers. In the hands of jade, I dare not be greedy for ink. The house is well taken care of, although it is a little sparse, it is still neat.

Hearing that Daiyu returned to her hometown, more than ten servants from the two households were very happy. They also heard that Daiyu was married safely and is now a third-rank imperial order. .”

After Daiyu moved in, she first met the old servants who guarded the ancestral house, rewarded them heavily, and asked them to arrange for her to pay homage to her parents with Zhou Hong. Resting, Zijuan was busy leading people to clean Daiyu's bedroom again, and put in the appliances. Although she didn't live for a long time, she still tidied up very elegantly.

In this way, everyone is really busy, but fortunately, everyone is performing their duties in an orderly manner.

By the time everything settled down, it was already three days later.

One day when Daiyu came back from the garden, she went back to the old house with great difficulty. Naturally, she looked everywhere, only to hear Xueyan say: "Miss, since we are here, let's go to the warehouse to have a look."

Daiyu asked in amazement, "Is the stuff in the storeroom?" Impossible, she remembered that Jia Lian had already sent someone to remove all the things in the storeroom when Fu Ling was buried, just like when he was in the Yamen of Yangzhou, how could there be any leftovers? thing?

Xueyan smiled and said nothing.

Daiyu thought for a while, then said: "Since you said it, let's go and have a look first, wait for him to come tomorrow, and then go back to the boat."

Xueyan nodded, and helped Daiyu to walk into the warehouse, followed by Zijuan and a few girls and women. The Lin family's ancestral house was huge, slightly inferior to the Rongguo Mansion, but far superior to the Zhou family. How dare they Let Daiyu and Xueyan be alone.

When we got to the warehouse, it was full of dust, and every warehouse was empty.

Daiyu felt a little sad, looked at one by one, although there was nothing there, she couldn't hide her sorrow, and said: "At the beginning, our storehouses were full, but now I look at it, I really feel more and more. It makes sense to cut the world."

Xueyan hurriedly comforted her, and said: "The girl has said so, so don't be too sad."

He took Daiyu to the door of the third storehouse from the bottom, and said with a smile, "Wait a minute, girl. I will open the door first, and then ventilate. Then, girl, I will go in so as not to choke."

Daiyu wondered: "This door is not locked, why do you go to open it first?"

Xueyan said: "Miss will understand after a while. Miss, do you still remember the mutton fat white jade Buddha that the master gave to the girl back then?"

Daiyu hurriedly took it out from the lapel, handed it to her, and said, "What are you talking about? My father told me that I must not leave my body. At first, I let go of your contract of sale, and later I gave you the contract of sale, but the Jade Buddha kept it close to me all the time. , stay together for a moment."

Xueyan took the Jade Buddha, caressed it for a long time, and sighed softly: "This is the key."

Daiyu was startled, and said puzzledly: "It's just a decoration, how can it become a key?"

Xueyan smiled faintly and did not answer. She just entered the warehouse by herself and closed the door with her backhand. There was still a thick layer of dust inside. She approached the corner with the Jade Buddha and examined it carefully. There is a small pothole.

Xueyan took out a gold pendant from the mustard seeds, inlaid the Jade Buddha in it, and then embedded the front side into the pothole. It fit tightly, and she was far away by a foot, only to hear a sound, and a huge stone slab slowly moved on the ground. Moving to the side, a tunnel was soon revealed, with steps leading down.

Xueyan waited for a long time, until the foul smell below had dissipated, then he took out a torch that was only used by rich families from mustard seeds, blew on it, and walked down the steps. On the tenth step, she saw a stone door with a golden lock on it. This is the nine-curved plum blossom lock of the Lin family. She hurriedly took out the key given to her by Lin Ruhai among the mustard seeds, and followed the method Lin Ruhai taught her to unlock it. It took a lot of effort to open the golden lock.

Xueyan remembered that Lin Ruhai had said that the stone chambers at the bottom were ventilated. After opening the door, she still waited for a while before entering. Sure enough, she saw several huge stone chambers. There is an inch of dust.

Xueyan hurriedly took out the broom that had been prepared and swept the dust into the corner, then closed her eyes, thought for a moment silently, and moved the things in the mustard seeds to the room one by one without making a sound, leaving Lin Ruhai behind. The gold and jewelry and clothes given to her were taken out together and piled up in a corner.

By the time she finished putting away all the things, it was already half an hour later.

Xueyan took the dust that had been randomly swept up on the ground into piles and swept it around. The dust flew up and all fell on the cage furniture. After tidying up the dust on the floor, except for her footprints, no flaws could be seen, then put the broom back into the mustard seeds, and walked out of the warehouse with a whole body of dust.

Seeing her appearance like this, Daiyu was startled and said, "What's the matter? Why is it taking so long?"

Xueyan smiled and said, "There is dust flying all over the place. I searched everywhere and only came out when the number matched."

Zijuan said: "I am getting more and more confused, what is the number?"

Xueyan patted the dust on his head and body, Fang smiled and said: "It turns out that the master hid some things for the girl in the secret room of the warehouse. The master said that this secret room was repaired more than a hundred years ago. , hidden under the storeroom, no one knows, and it would be better to store things for the girl.” It’s a pity that Lin Ruhai was in Yangzhou at that time, out of reach, and the storage had to be done by someone else, otherwise it would be better than her to hide here. Rest assured.

Zijuan was taken aback, and lost her voice: "The master actually hid something for the girl?"

Xueyan smiled and nodded.

Zijuan was amazed, and hurriedly helped Daiyu go in with the snow geese, and was surprised again when she saw the tunnel.

When the master and servants came to the stone room below, Daiyu was choked by the dust and sneezed, and then saw the countless boxes and cages besides the furniture, everyone couldn't help screaming, Daiyu burst into tears. Unconsciously rolling down, Xueyan said: "This is left to the girl by the master, but two out of ten of the Hefu, the rest are in the Rongguo Mansion."

Daiyu sighed slightly, without making a sound, and said to Zijuan for a long time, "Go outside and tell them to wait for us to go out, come over and bring the things up and put them in the storeroom above, for good luck when they leave. "

Zicuckoo agreed and went out to spread the message.

Xueyan ordered the other girls and women to go out first, and Fang said to Daiyu: "All the things the master left for the girl are here. In addition, this box of gold, several boxes of jewelry, and boxes of clothes are what the master said to reward the girl back then." Mine, put together with the girl's things." He said, pointing to several boxes in the corner.

Daiyu wiped away her tears and said, "You have hidden such a big secret for me for many years, and you deserve it twice as much."

Xueyan smiled slightly when she heard this, and after Daiyu looked at it for a while, she caressed a huanghuali wood openwork Qiangongbabu bed, and sighed: "I have known this bed since I was a child, and I have slept on it for a year. It’s my grandmother’s dowry, and it turned out that my father also left it to me privately, and the things in those boxes and cages are supposed to be of the highest quality, so my father only regrets that I can’t repay anything.”

Xueyan comforted her a bit, and said: "Someone will come to move things in a while, let's go back first, I have to take a shower and wash my hair, look at me like this, don't scare people."

Daiyu turned her face to look at her, smiled through tears, and said, "It really looks like it came out of the mud after some crawling and rolling."

As they said that, they both went up, and Daiyu said on the way: "When all the things are brought up and brought back to the capital, I will give you the things my father left for you, lest you take it all the way back. Do more harm than good."

Xueyan smiled and said: "I have exactly that intention." Anyway, she is not in the Rongguo Mansion, so she doesn't have to be afraid of others coveting her. After she returns to Beijing this time, she will quietly take out the things she left behind in Nanzhu's private collection and her own savings. Put these belongings together, and then no longer use this illusory mustard seed.

After coming out, Xueyan thought for a while, and said to Daiyu: "Miss, let's take someone back first. I have to watch these, so as not to damage my teeth. Besides, I have to count the numbers one by one."

Daiyu frowned and said, "You can come back after taking a bath."

Xueyan chuckled, and said, "Are you afraid that people won't be able to tell? That's good. How about letting people see it when it's clean after a while?"

After hearing this, Daiyu had no choice but to agree, and turned around and ordered two or three maids to accompany Xueyan here. After she returned, she also ordered someone to bring a pen and paper to the desk.

Zhao Yun soon brought a group of guard servants, about 50 to [-] people, and Zijuan sent a message to the servants of the second sect, and the servants went to Zhao Yun to tell him that upon hearing the news, Zhao Yun almost fell off his chair The ink in the ink dripped onto the paper and turned black. He never expected that Lin Ruhai would hide two or three out of ten of his belongings in the secret room under the warehouse under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Zhao Yun suddenly thought of Zhou Honglai, could it be that he already knew about it?No wonder Emperor Changgan promised him to ask for leave.Since they asked people to move things, they must have planned to tell the world. I don't know if it was the meaning of Emperor Changqian, but Zhao Yun suddenly found it interesting.

Walking into the warehouse, Zhao Yun was stunned when he saw Xueyan. Although his face was covered with dust, he couldn't hide his pretty face. He recognized at a glance that she was the girl he met at the corner gate of Zhou's house last time. It's Daiyu's servant girl.

Xueyan blessed Fushen, and said: "Our master left these belongings for our grandma's use. They have been hidden here for many years, and it is hard to go back to the old house. They will definitely bring them back to the capital to add to our grandma. During the dowry, please work hard, bring the things up, and when the cooking is finished, I will call back to our grandma and ask the kitchen to bring good wine and food for everyone to eat."

Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "If you can't afford to be a girl, it's a labor of love. These things are what we should do."

Xueyan smiled and said: "Others are fine, but Mr. Zhao is not a servant. How can he say that he should be a word? You must be grateful."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun saw that she was not afraid of him, as if she didn't see the scar on his face at all, so he was taken aback for a moment, glanced at her, and saw two little girls looking at him in horror in the blink of an eye. Knowing that it was the scars on his face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said: "Let's move it up now."

Xueyan led the way and led people to the bottom, saying: "It's all here, please be careful, don't touch it."

Seeing so many things, everyone was dazzled and amazed.

Zhao Yun sighed softly: "I have pity on the hearts of the parents in the world. Master Lin is doing this for Lin Shu, which shows his painstaking efforts." After finishing speaking, he ordered everyone to carry out one by one, remember to be careful.

Xueyan bowed again and said: "Since Mr. is here, I will go up. When the things are brought up, I have to register one by one."

Zhao Yun made a gesture and said, "Miss, please go ahead."

Xueyan returned to the top and set up a case not far from the entrance. She sat by the case to register. Naturally, it was hard to remember the exact number, and she would not ask someone to open the box to check the contents. Number of cages.

As soon as Xueyan left, the guards below came back to their senses, leaned up to Zhao Yun, and said: "Master Lin is really far-sighted, and he even left these things for his daughter. Since the elder sister just said that it is Grandma's In the dowry, our general is really blessed, not to mention that Grandma has always been kind and righteous, this dowry alone is more than the princess!"

Zhao Yun pushed him, and said: "Shut up, we can say these things? Don't you forget, no matter how much money you have? After all, there is only one girl in the Lin family, Lin Shuren, so more is justified. Hurry up Move something."

Everyone immediately got busy, moving up one by one from the outside to the inside.

When someone saw a small box and was about to pick it up alone, he didn't expect the box to remain motionless. He was surprised and said: "Mr. Zhao, come quickly and have a look. This box is not big, but it is so heavy. Maybe it contains gold?"

Zhao Yun came over and saw that the boxes were all locked. They were indeed not big, so he pushed them and said, "It's gold. A box weighs about a hundred catties."

Everyone was speechless when they heard that, counting carefully, there were eleven boxes in total, and said: "One box of one hundred catties is 600 taels, and ten boxes of 6000 taels is one or two hundred thousand silver. The Grand View Garden of the State Mansion was built with the money of the Lin family, and I heard that what Master Lin left to the grandma is only two or three tenths of the family property of the Lin family."

Zhao Yun didn't say anything, he just directed everyone to carry all the things up and pile them up in the warehouses above.When carrying it, Zhao Yun also calculated in his mind, although he didn't know what was contained in some locked boxes, but the heavy ones were gold or display utensils, while the light ones must be rare calligraphy and paintings by famous masters, they were all unusual things.

In the evening, Fang Se and Se were in good order, Xue Yan thanked everyone again, Zhao Yunlian said he didn't dare, and took the people away.

There was a young servant following Zhao Yun, this young servant was also brought over by the Zhou family, he loved to inquire about news, he knew the maids in the yard very well, and said with a smile: "That's Sister Xueyan next to Grandma, she is really a good-looking person, If it's cleaner today, I'm afraid it will look like a fairy, and I don't know which one will be cheaper in the future."

Zhao Yun hurriedly shouted: "You can say these words? Be careful, I will tell you generals, I will beat you up!"

After hearing this, the servant quickly shut up, stuck out his tongue and remained silent.

But Xueyan didn't know that someone was gossiping about her behind her back, closed the booklet, turned around and locked the warehouse, the outermost one used the nine-curved plum blossom lock made of gold, returned to the room and handed the booklet to Daiyu , Daiyu said: "I asked someone to prepare hot water, you go take a bath, and come back later."

Xue Yanfang went to take a shower and came with her hair loose.

Daiyu had already looked through the account book, and said, "I'm afraid it will be another rainy day when I ship it back to Beijing."

Xueyan wiped her hair with the dry towel handed over by the little girl, and said with a smile: "If not, how could my uncle invite the saint to accompany the girl to pay homage to the master and his wife on a holiday? Since the saint has such intentions, we have no choice but to obey. According to her guess, Emperor Changqian probably deliberately made everyone aware of the evils of the Jia family, and it would be a joy for the Jia family to fall in the future. They all thought that they deserved what they deserved. The heart is also extremely wise.

Daiyu sighed: "Of course I understand this truth, but my grandmother's face is too ugly, how can I treat her old man? After this incident, I am afraid that others will say that I am too mean and mean, and I must give my grandmother's family shame. "

Xueyan was stunned when she heard this, she only thought of letting out a hard breath at that time, but she didn't expect this.

Sure enough, she has never been omnipotent, and Ruo Daiyu is more thoughtful.

Zijuan came over and handed another dry towel to Xueyan, saying: "It's true that Xueyan has such a tight mouth that she didn't even reveal a word. It's hard for you to hide this secret for many years. When we go back, my wife has seen these things , I am so afraid that I will treat the girl a little better, and these alone are more than the family property of the Zhou family's family!"

Although the Zhou family is also an aristocratic family with a wealth of wealth, it is thriving and flourishing. After several generations, it is only equal to Daiyu's previous dowry.

Xueyan said: "How important is this thing, how dare I say it? The girl only found out that it was hidden in the warehouse today."

But Zijuan said: "This is the best way. If outsiders know, how can the girl keep these things? Really, the master is thoughtful and appropriate. After knowing it, everyone admires it very much. I think when the girl got married, the mansion kept it. With so many things, they don't even give the girl 30 yuan, no wonder Mrs. Ji put on makeup like that, if these things are in their hands, I'm afraid they won't give them the same."

Xueyan smiled and said, "My sister doesn't blame me for keeping it from my sister."

After hearing this, Zijuan was surprised and said: "Why do I blame you? You are also sincerely for the girl, and you are also ordered by the master. If I don't tell me because you keep the secret, who am I?"

Xueyan smiled, Zijuan really thought about Daiyu, and she had to be taught by Nanny Rong and Nanny Zhang for many years, so she really thought too much.

The Lin family cleaned up the warehouse and moved things. Everyone in the family knew about it that day. The two families who had guarded the ancestral house for many years were surprised: "We have been guarding the old house for so many years, and we have visited the warehouse several times. It is empty inside. Yes, how could I have imagined that there are several underground secret rooms underneath, the master is really well hidden."

This matter can't be hidden from the outside world, who is not around in Gusu? It's a pity that the Lin family is extinct, and all the family's wealth has been transferred to the Jia family?Hearing that Daiyu returned to her hometown, the whole group felt very surprised, and then heard that she was already a third-rank imperial order, and they were even more envious. Now they heard that Lin Ruhai left two or three of ten of her belongings waiting for Daiyu to take back. The clan suddenly couldn't sit still.

At first, someone reported to the head of the Lin clan that Daiyu had returned to his hometown. The head of the Lin clan thought that he was at a disadvantage in the property dispute, and was very angry. He hadn't visited Daiyu for several years, and now he ignored her. It's for shipping things.

Patriarch Lin said angrily: "This is still the daughter of my Lin family? It's so easy to come back, and I didn't come to see her in the clan. Do you want me to come to the door to argue with her? According to national laws and family regulations, married daughters have no right to inherit the family business. , the ancestral house and those things should be left to the clan." After speaking, he immediately asked someone to prepare a car and rushed to the old house of the Lin family.

I heard the patriarch