Dong Tianpeng and others thought the same thing. Their boat speed was at least three times that of the other party. They can't run away. The first priority is to take shelter from the wind and pick the master up on the boat.
The Hengshan returned to the harbor and anchored. The wind and waves in the inner harbor were very small and very safe.
The little girl was worried about Yang Fan, so she fought off the British and immediately went ashore in a small sampan. I saw a few servants guarding the shore. There are also seven or eight small sampans left by the British. After all, many of their people died and many ships were abandoned here.
I saw Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueri coming down. Zhang Zeng, the head of the servant team, came over quickly.
"Master, are you okay? The British have been repulsed."
"Madam, I am reporting that your master is safe and sound. We all hid behind the big rocks during the shelling and there were no casualties. But it was a blessing in disguise. The shelling knocked down a large area of trees. The chain rounds and bullets fired by the English cut off many bushes horizontally. A hole was revealed. It’s the pirate’s treasure that I’m looking for. I and Lu Dan are cleaning it up there.”
"Ah! I actually found it. Where is it? Where is it? Take me to see it quickly." When the little girl heard that she had found the treasure, she was eager to go and have a look.
The master said that there are eighty boxes of jewelry that the emperor of India gave to his beloved concubine. Lin Yueru's face turned pink with excitement. Eighty boxes!
The two of them soon arrived at the cave under the leadership of the servant. The cave was covered with shrubs and dense vegetation, and a stone wall was built at the entrance. The outside of the stone wall is plastered with mud. A billy goat is painted on the wall. At this time, a big hole had been made in the wall by the shell.
This large hole and the collapsed half next to it allow two people to enter side by side.
A carbide lamp has been lit inside, shining as brightly as day. There are servants with guns on guard along the way. The little girl walked in excitedly.
This cave is obviously naturally formed, but it has obviously been artificially modified. About twenty meters into it, a stone door appeared in front, but it was open. Xiao Niangpi and others filed in. She soon saw Yang Fan directing the servants to carry heavy teak boxes.
The boxes were covered with green moss. The chest is strong and sturdy, with brass corners and locks.
"Master, have you found Captain Jinte's treasure?" Xiao Niangpi ran over and hugged one of Yang Fan's arms lovingly and asked.
"Well, that should be it. Although, I haven't unpacked the boxes yet and counted them. But there are more than 200 boxes here. They are all in the style of the Mughal Dynasty in India. It seems that Captain Jint really robbed the Indian emperor's fleet. "
"Master, are there really any jewelry here that the Indian Emperor gave to his beloved concubine?" What the little girl is thinking about is these shiny things.
Ming gems are scarce resources and are rarely seen. Because China does not produce gems. Most domestic gems are imported. Rubies are found in Ceylon and sapphires are found in Kashmir. Jade in Myanmar. Emeralds are even rarer and come from Colombia, South America. They were all brought to the Ming Dynasty by Spanish galleons across the Pacific Ocean.
Only organic gemstones are produced in Daming, such as red coral from the Taiwan Strait. The pearl of Hepu, Guangxi. Therefore, since ancient times, beauties in the harem have been flocking to gems. Wives and ladies from wealthy families also couldn't put it down.
Yang Fan once promised to take her to Ceylon and get her some top-notch rubies.
The pigeon's blood red ruby they found in the palace last time was so intense that it almost pierced the girl's eyes and she couldn't pull it out. It's a pity that Yaoguang asked for it at that time, and Yang Fan finally put it into the ring.
Yang Fan comforted her that there would be many Ceylon Rubys in the future.
Yang Fan is now looking for the second gem Yao Guang wants. This stone house is about fifty square meters and is a rectangular room. Above is the dome. The height is about ten meters. Along the north wall, more than two hundred boxes were piled up.
The servants are sorting the boxes into categories. Soon, a small golden box was discovered. This small copper-tin alloy box is only one foot long and half a foot wide. Much smaller than all the boxes.
"Master, this is the smallest and most exquisite box. Could it be this one?" the servant Wu Zhang asked.
At this time, Yang Fan's cell phone vibrated. Yaoguang sent a message.
Yaoguang: I feel it. Have you found it?
Yang Fan: I found a beautiful little box. There is only one so small. Let me open it and take a look first.
Yang Fan found that the box was locked and fiddled with it for a long time without opening it. The lock on this box is somewhat rusty and there is no key. Yang Fan poked with wire for a long time but it had no effect.
Yang Fan was annoyed and planned to cut it open with a hacksaw.
The little girl was so anxious that she pushed this idiot away. Looking at him so stupidly made people anxious. She pulled the hairpin out of her head, broke it open, and thrust it directly into the lock.
Lin Yueru put her ear to the other side and listened. Help Xiao Niangpi unlock the door. Both of them received professional training in lock picking in Dongchang. Although the locks brought by Yang Fan from modern times cannot be opened, the locks of this era are still not a problem.
"A little further in, we haven't reached the position yet." Lin Yueru said with her eyes closed.
Xiao Niangpi pulled out another hairpin. First, move the previous hair pin to a position and make a click sound, then hold the hair pin with your small hand and insert the second hair pin.
"A little to the left, yes, a little below. The circlip is right here." Lin Yueru said while listening with her ears.
Xiao Niangpi skillfully used the second hairpin to accurately find the position of the tenon, and clicked the spring. But the lock still didn't open.
"Don't move, hold it down, there should be a third tenon." Lin Yueru said with a frown.
"It's so annoying. It's so difficult to break the lock." Xiao Niangpi said impatiently. But the little hand didn't stop at all. After the third hairpin went in, there was a click and the lock opened.
"Okay, it's open." The little girl cheered.
The servants laid a three-meter-long carpet on the floor with great discernment. Yang Fan sat on the carpet with them. Place the little treasure chest in the middle.
"Master, master, open it quickly." The little girl was extremely anxious.
Yang Fan was worried that there was a hidden weapon and carefully opened the lid. However, there was nothing unexpected, it was just an ordinary box.
Red velvet covered the inside of the box. A clear glass bottle appeared in front of me. Inside the bottle is a model of a black sailboat.
The pot-bellied bottle is just big enough to accommodate the sailboat model. I don’t know how this ship model was put into the bottle. The cornflower sapphire is set in the middle of the ship.
Under the strong light around it, the egg-sized cornflower sapphire shines with dazzling light.
"Wow! This is so beautiful." Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru both had this bright gem in their eyes.
"Cornflower" sapphire, also known as Kashmir sapphire, has a purple-tinged velvety rich appearance and is considered the most precious sapphire variety. This kind of sapphire is extremely expensive due to its exceptionally beautiful color, high quality, and rare production.
"Master, didn't you say that every gemstone has its meaning? What is the meaning of sapphire?" Xiao Niangpi asked, holding Yang Fan's hand.
"Sapphire symbolizes loyalty, steadfastness, love and honesty. Between lovers, it symbolizes the deepest affection like the sea."
