Lin Xun naturally did not forget this incident.
"Could it be that the Duke of Guo disappeared privately?" Lin Xun didn't believe it.
Xu Jian is a young, careless and careless shopkeeper, but the title of Fu Guogong has been passed down from the beginning of the dynasty. The old Duke was upright when he was alive. Will the successors he cultivated fall into the eyes of money? Can't get out?
"If you ask me, the Duke of Guo will definitely support sending him to an official position," he said.
Upon hearing this, Chen Gui couldn't help but almost choked.
Seeing Lin Xun questioning him with his eyes, Chen Gui touched his nose and was too embarrassed to expose it directly.
It's time to send the official off.
The Duke of Fu sent the person who had the idea of the treasure to the official.
As for the treasure, the Duke of Guo said from the beginning to the end that he was "separated from the princess", and it had nothing to do with the Yamen.
Xiao Duan calmed down.
People, no matter how much they have to eat or drink, their hearts will beat faster when they suddenly see such a large sum of money.
But her rationality told her that there was a hidden story behind these two boxes of things, and it was best for the Yamen to investigate.
"Yun Yan is right," Xiao Duan said, "It's not all our own things. How to deal with them should be discussed with the Duke, and then he will take the initiative..."
Lin Yu picked up a gold brick, observed it carefully, and then changed it to another one.
Real gold indeed.
Listening to what Chen Gui said before, it was not the foundation builder who discovered the box, but Yun Yan who wanted the treasure, so...
"How did you know that there were gold bricks buried in Lao Shi Alley?" he asked.
Facing her father, Lin Yunyan didn't open her mouth like she was trying to coax little Duan.
"I heard some rumors, and I'm only 60% sure whether it's true or not." After thinking about it, Lin Yunyan used a safer explanation, "Later, I saw that the Duke of Guo also insisted on doing business in Lao Shih Alley, so I was 80% sure.
Now that I think about it, when the Duke asked the Jingdong family to come forward, he not only didn't want to be too ostentatious in future business, but also wanted to prevent the gold from seeing light.
With these two boxes of stuff, it was a big deal. Once the yamen started serious investigation, it would be impossible to hide who was behind the Jingdong family and Gao An. "
Lin Yu pondered.
Sources vary, but he certainly has not heard of gold buried in Lao Shi Lane.
The houses in Laoshi Lane were originally built by a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River in the previous dynasty. Later, when their family fell into decline, they were sold to three or four businessmen.
Since they also fell into poverty, the house has not been significantly repaired.
Just relying on tenants to make repairs will never damage the foundation.
At the beginning of the year, something happened in Laoshi Alley. Shan Shen gave a complete report on the condition of the alley at the Jinluan Hall.
The last major renovation of a house was in the 24th year of Taixing during the reign of the late emperor. Whether the house with a box in it was unearthed will need to be compared later.
After that, at least there were no major repairs reported to the government.
In which year these two boxes of gold bricks were buried, and whether they were buried quietly, we need to find out.
According to Lin Yu's idea, regardless of whether he is sent to the government or not, he needs to figure out the ins and outs.
"Tell us your plans?" Lin Yu asked her daughter.
Lin Yunyan told the truth: "As previously discussed, we asked Gao An to come forward just to make some money that is not on the books. In order to be able to do business smoothly in Lao Shi Xiang, the BRICS and Fuguo are divided, and we will not join the public. , arrange for someone else to preserve it.”
When Lin Xun heard this, he understood.
Shuntian Prefecture's investigation of Laoshi Lane will definitely affect the construction period. If the house cannot be built and cannot be lent to candidates, their business will be ruined.
Xiao Duan also understood, but she was used to it: "Gold of unknown origin..."
"You are afraid that the gold bricks are not clean, isn't the Duke afraid?" Lin Yunyan advised, "If he receives a box, he will definitely check the details."
This is quite true.
Xiao Duan listened and asked, "Do you really want others to keep it?"
"Find someone reliable." This time, Lin Yu answered first.
Seeing his daughter looking at him, Lin Yu didn't explain too much. He just said to Xiao Duan: "You must keep it and don't let the news leak out."
After that, he continued to explain to Chen Gui: "Gao'an and the others don't know what's inside. If they ask, they will tell them that they are scripts and manuscripts from the early years. Most of them were banned by the imperial court. They plan to burn them. Let them listen. Even so, don’t say another word outside.”
Chen Gui understood the importance and naturally responded: "Don't worry, the people responsible for digging the foundation are also reliable people, and they will never talk about digging out the box."
Instead, Lin Yunyan looked at Lin Yu with some doubts in her heart.
When my father was thinking about a problem, he always had a few little quirks that he hadn't noticed himself. He would rub the side of his index finger with the pad of his thumb, and his right brow would be half a fingernail higher than the left one...
These are what Lin Yunyan has observed over the years.
Previously, my father must have thought of something. He needed time to confirm his guess, so he asked his grandmother to secretly leave the gold brick.
But I don’t know which direction it is...
It was generally agreed upon, and the boxes were closed and tightly covered.
Lin Yu hurried to go to court.
The flower hall door closed again.
Xiao Duan asked a few people to open it again and take out the gold bricks from the two boxes one by one. After making sure that there were no other items mixed in the boxes, they put them away again.
After it was ready, Chen Gui asked the steward to help carry a box back to the car, and then sent it to Taohe Zhai.
"Do you have a suitable candidate?" Xiao Duan asked Lin Yunyan.
Lin Yunyan said: "Bury it back, what do you think?"
Xiao Duan was extremely surprised. After hearing Lin Yunyan whispering to her, she nodded thoughtfully: "It's a good idea. Let me think about it again."
On the other side, when Lin Yu arrived, the courtiers were already lining up to climb the steps.
He hurriedly entered the queue and tidied up his appearance.
En Rongbo stood in front of him, turned around and asked softly: "Why are you here so late?"
"I talked to my family for a while in the morning, but it was too late." Lin Yu passed by and looked forward. At the front of the queue on the other side, he saw Xu Jian.
The Duke of Fu stood very straight. Just looking at his back, he couldn't even notice that his right leg was bad.
If the time and place hadn't been inappropriate, Lin Yu would have wanted to ask Xu Jian what he thought of the two boxes of gold bricks.
The queue moves forward.
Xu Jian walked as usual, walking leisurely.
However, he noticed that someone was staring at him today.
With the action of lifting the hem of his clothes and walking into the hall, Xu Jian glanced slightly towards where he came from.
Just for a moment, his eyes and Lin Yan's eyes collided.
Lin Yue looked away calmly. It had to be said that Xu Jian was worthy of having been in a war, and his perception was so keen.
Xu Jian also readjusted his posture, faced forward, lowered his head slightly, and looked like he was respectfully waiting for His Majesty, but he was thinking in his heart, why was Uncle Cheng Yi staring at him for no reason?
He just made a deal with the little princess, and he was extremely generous. He invested a lot of money and received a small amount of dividends. Uncle Sincerity doesn't need to look at him like this...
Could it be that Lao Shi Alley had results in the middle of the night last night?
The two of them are each thinking about their own things.
In the morning, the Holy Father officially announced the opening of Enke in the coming year.
This was expected by Xu Jian.
After the court was over, the courtiers came out of the Jinluan Palace one after another.
Lin Yuan thought about when to have a few words with Xu Jian, but there was no suitable opportunity, so she put it aside for the time being.
He had something he wanted to investigate.
Xu Jian, who was not on duty, slowly walked out of the palace gate.
Xuan Su is waiting for him outside.
"The two brothers who came out of Shuntian Mansion were indeed looking for one of the two businessmen you mentioned," Xuan Su said in a low voice, "Shenchen followed those two businessmen last night. Behind them should be the British Duke's Mansion."
Xu Jian raised her eyes: "Is it accurate?"
"90% sure," Xuan Su said truthfully, "but I haven't found out yet who from the British government it is."
Xu Jian nodded slightly: "Let's go to Taohe Restaurant."
I have to sign for the gold bricks.
He couldn't let Uncle Chengyi stare at him for so long just now.
He didn't do anything modest, but he was staring at me with a layer of sweat on his neck.
Tsk.
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