Commercial port, Zhengjie, Chaojia Mansion
With towering sycamores and lush green trees, the Chaojia Mansion is located not far from Shengjing Park. Together with many villas and Western-style buildings, it is integrated into the modern neighborhood that extends in all directions.
Further away, on the main road, pedestrians were passing by and vehicles were constantly flowing.
I don’t know whether it was a blessing or a curse that the Chao family came to visit this time. Yue Guanchao originally wanted to bring only Yue Qingshan and Song Siyuan to the Chao family residence. However, Sun Daqiao also wanted to see his old friend, so he had to take him along again and the four of them drove. Came outside the mansion.
Submit your name card and enter the door.
Yue Guanchao and the others were led into the elegant apartment building by their servants. The hall was elegantly and antique-styled. Sitting on the sofa was Mr. Chao and Chao Bingzhong.
Behind him, Chao Wenshun, the head of the Chao family, was standing aside, quietly helping him put in the tobacco without saying a word.
"Brother Yue, you're welcome!"
Chao Bingzhong took a sip from his pipe. The tobacco in the pipe flickered red and flashed frequently in the swirling smoke: "I didn't expect that after more than 20 years, the three of us would meet again. The two of us are sitting together. We are all old friends. No need to be formal."
Yue Qingshan came to find out what was going on, and motioned for Sun Daqiao to sit on the sofas on the left and right. Yue Guanchao and Song Siyuan stood aside, wanting to see what Chao Bingzhong wanted to do.
"Speaking of which, your eldest nephew is still my savior, Chao Bingzhong. Bring a stool for the two of them so that my eldest nephew can rest."
"Yes~"
The chief on the side took the idea and moved two round stools with flower carvings that reached to the knees. After everyone sat down, Chao Bingzhong got straight to the point and said, "The red gold slips are probably at your place."
Yue Guanchao already knew why the Chao family came to Fengtian. When the old man Chao mentioned this thing, he still felt uncomfortable. He always felt like he was being tricked.
"Indeed, take that thing out to Brother Chao~"
After Yue Qingshan finished speaking, Song Siyuan took out the red gold slip from her backpack, and the servant took it with both hands and handed it to the old man.
Chao Bingzhong opened the slip, picked up a magnifying glass and carefully observed the many details on the slip, as if caressing some treasure passed down from generation to generation: "I didn't expect that this thing is really in the Haidong Emperor's Mausoleum. I thought this thing was just a rumor from my ancestors." That’s all.”
After not seeing each other for twenty years, Yue Qingshan didn't know if his brother Chao's temperament was the same as before. His words were full of vigilance, and then he asked: "Brother Chao, since you know this thing is in the tomb, why do you call me nephew? Shouldn't it have been taken back when we first left the mausoleum? Half a month has passed before I came to ask for it. I'm afraid it's not easy."
Yue Qingshan's meaning is already very clear. You, Chao Bingzhong, deliberately let someone take away the red gold slips. Maybe you are holding something bad behind your back.
Chao Bingzhong sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face: "Brother Yue, you don't have to be so hostile to me. I, Chao Bingzhong, am still the young master of the Chao family. It's just that as I get older, I will inevitably be tempered by the worldly affairs. You guys Don’t worry, this matter has nothing to do with conspiracy, and I’m not here to accuse anyone, I just want to see if what they took out is the legendary red gold and copper slip~”
He paused and said in a mysterious tone: "To be honest, it's because I was too tight-lipped and didn't tell the children about the red gold and copper slips. They thought there were only treasures in the tomb. Later, I mentioned it during the family banquet, and then they I understand that you may have taken something out."
"You also know that Mr. Mao has cooperated well with the Chao family over the years. When we asked him to come over and ask, everything became clear. I came to Fengtian these days to see what the red gold and copper slips are like."
After all, he is a thousand-year-old fox. Chao Bingzhong did not speak too harshly for the sake of face. His words already hinted that it was Master Mao who told him the whereabouts of the red gold and copper slips. Although Yue Guanchao was surprised, he did not find it strange. Master Mao was indeed Enough to be greedy for money.
Even if the court does not use power to suppress others, as long as he gives enough benefits, he will still reveal the news about the red gold and copper slips, and everyone in the world will benefit. It is really a shocking truth~
Sun Daqiao saw that Yue Qingshan and Chao Bingzhong were exchanging words with each other. He was already feeling itchy. He quickly bowed and interrupted: "I see. I thought Brother Chao was here to visit his old friend. It turned out that he just wanted to beg for something. But I just said I heard from you that this red gold and copper slip belongs to our ancestors, can you let the old brothers also know what is in the red gold and copper slip, and it is worthy of you, the great god, to deign to come and ask for it in person."
Yue Guanchao looked at the three people. Everyone was polite, but there were other meanings in their words. Although he didn't see any weapons or artillery, he could still feel the lights and shadows of swords and the rustling and mourning in the hall.
After hearing this, Yue Guanchao finally knew the location of Chao Bingzhong's city. The old man had pretended to be sick in the past, perhaps in order to gain their sympathy and force them to go to the tomb to find the antidote.
From this point of view, regardless of whether it was him, Sun Daqiao, or his second uncle, all three of them were Lao Yin Pi who could get things done quietly. They could be called the three cobblers who rivaled Zhuge Liang.
Anyone who comes alone is a human being, but the three of them are so unlucky that they actually cast a forbidden curse in the martial arts world. The mantra of "all things go well when they are together, and if they are separated, they will suffer from loneliness, widowhood, and sickness". The suffering was so miserable that all of them were left alone, miserable, and suffering from general ailments.
