Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Nine: Copying the Family Booklet
Uncle Wu told Lin Shuran that the old head of the Ren family liked to shape gold into small golden balls of this size, and sometimes would give these small golden balls away when needed. He had received two of them.
"The old man of the Ren family doesn't give little golden balls to everyone. As far as I know, there are only five or six people in the world who have received his little golden balls in public. As for whether he has given them to others in private, I don't know!"
The fifth uncle once had contact with the Ren family because of the Sword Making Villa, but the one who had the best relationship with the old man of the Ren family was his adopted brother. At that time, the old man of the Ren family thought of marrying his beloved daughter to his adopted brother.
Brother, it's a pity that the falling flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless.
"So that's it. Can you tell whether this little golden ball belongs to Mr. Ren's family?" Lin Shuran asked again.
Uncle Wu smiled mysteriously and said to Lin Shuran: "You really asked the right person. I really have a way to prove whether this little golden ball comes from the Ren family!"
As he spoke, Uncle Wu brought an empty tea cup, poured a cup of water into it, and then put the small golden ball into the tea cup. After a while, he took the small golden ball out of the water cup and handed it over again.
To Lin Shuran.
Lin Shuran picked up the small golden ball again and observed it. This time she found that there was an obvious mark on the small golden ball, which was a very small word "Ren" engraved on it. She looked at Uncle Wu in surprise, but saw him nodding.
Said: "It seems that this is indeed the property of the Ren family, but why is it in your hands?"
"I got it accidentally too!" Lin Shuran did not truthfully tell Uncle Wu the origin of the little golden ball, because it also involved Xu Minghan's life experience, and she had to further clarify some things.
The fifth uncle didn't ask much. Since Lin Shuran didn't know, she must have her own considerations. He also told Lin Shuran that Mr. Ren didn't tell others that there was a mark on the little golden ball. It was his sworn brother who always knew Mr. Ren's behavior.
As you can guess, he was at the scene at the time, so he was also one of the insiders.
"Uncle Wu, you keep talking about your adopted brother, who is he? He seems to be very powerful!" Lin Shuran put the little golden ball into her arms, and then asked Uncle Wu curiously.
"My sworn brother is 'Yun Shangke', but he is also dead!" Uncle Wu said with a dark look.
Lin Shuran was stunned again. It turned out that the person Princess Fengrong eloped with was the fifth uncle's adopted brother. Unfortunately, from the stories told by Hong Gu and the fifth uncle, they were no longer alive.
Knowing the true origin of the little golden ball, Lin Shuran did not rush to tell Xu Minghan, but asked Han Ying and the others to secretly keep an eye on Liang Shunzhong, the second housekeeper of Prince Ling's Mansion, to avoid alerting the enemy first.
After returning to the General's Mansion from the farm, Lin Shuran specially prepared two gifts and went into the palace to greet the Queen Mother and her sister, Concubine Yun. She first went to the Queen Mother's Renshou Palace, and then to her sister's palace, Concubine Yun.
"How are you these days?" As soon as she saw Lin Shuran, Concubine Yun held her hand distressedly. Princess Qingyang, Su Wanwan and others designed and slandered Lin Shuran, which made Concubine Yun very angry. Fortunately,
The Queen Mother sought justice for Lin Shuran, otherwise she would have taken action.
"Don't worry, sister, I'm fine!" Lin Shuran said and took out two thick booklets. She took the time to draw them for her niece Princess Jiang Yue. The child liked this kind of flipping and connecting them very much.
Animation paper, "This is for Jiang Yue. When spring comes, I will send her to my house to play for a few days. She will stay in the palace all the time. This child will also be bored."
Concubine Yun took it with a smile, and then said: "Jiang Yue has been clamoring to find you for a long time, but I know that there are many things in your house, and the thirteen children of the Xu family alone are enough to give you a headache.
Just don't let her cause trouble."
"It's okay. I will take Brother Jin and Sister Yu over then and let the children play together." If possible, Lin Shuran and even Concubine Yun would like to take Concubine Yun out of the palace. The palace looks gorgeous and majestic.
But it's more trapping than a prison.
"Did you have something to do when you came to the palace today?" After all, they were sisters who got along day and night. Concubine Yun sensed that Lin Shuran had something to do when he came to the palace this time.
Lin Shuran smiled slightly and said: "I really can't hide it from my sister. In fact, it's not a big deal. My sister also knows that my father once said that the old censor Fang was kind to him. The Xu family and the Fang family are neighbors separated by a wall, and I don't know much about it either.
I believe that Mr. Fang, the censor, is that kind of person, so I always want to help the Fang family. I heard that in addition to the case files recorded by the Ministry of Punishments, there is also a copy in the palace. Does my sister know that this book of confiscation of the family's house was in the palace?
Where is it usually placed? Can I take a look?"
When something happened to the Fang family, the old lady of the Fang family sent her injured grandson Fangda to the General's Mansion next door. Concubine Yun knew about this, and she also knew that Lin Shuran almost fought with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for Fangda.
When people have conflicts, this sister is very kind-hearted and cannot bear to see others being wronged.
"As far as I know, the places where such books are kept in the palace are usually in the library and the imperial study. Please wait here!" Concubine Yun asked Lin Shuran to wait in her palace, and then she called a chamberlain.
, whispered a few words to him, and then the chamberlain quietly left.
After waiting for about a cup of tea, the chamberlain appeared in Concubine Yun's palace again, whispered a few words to her and then left.
"What you want to see is in the library. Come and have lunch in my palace today!" Concubine Yun didn't say clearly, but she also ordered the maid in charge to go to the library to get some books. At the same time, she also specifically ordered her
Although Lin Shuran didn't hear the two sentences clearly, she could probably guess what Concubine Yun meant, so she stayed to eat with peace of mind.
The nun in charge of the palace went out for half an hour, and then she brought the books and brochures from the library to Concubine Yun and Lin Shuran. Lin Shuran took the thick brochure and flipped through it knowingly. This is exactly what happened.
The record book of the Ren family’s house raid.
Concubine Yun also picked up a book and looked through it quietly. No one else came to disturb the sisters. The book recording the Ren family's property was very thick, with countless gold and silver jewelry, rare antiques, and real estate shops, and every day
Everything is recorded clearly and in detail, but there is neither a record about the nine golden pagodas nor a record about the little golden ball.
"Little sister, can you see anything?" After Lin Shuran finished flipping through the booklet about the confiscation of the Ren family, Concubine Yun also closed her book and looked at her and asked.
Lin Shuran shook her head, smiled and said to Concubine Yun: "I only saw that the Ren family, the number one imperial merchant in the world at that time, was really rich, but I just didn't understand how they could think of selling iron ore secretly when they were so rich.
Chapter completed!