the first lady

Chapter 277

"Go in!" Seeing his pale face, Zhui Ming couldn't help saying.

Qiao Yishu nodded, and walked in with Zhui Ming.As everyone knows, that faint smile made Zhui Ming lose sleep all night.

Qiao Yishu said to herself: Qiao Yishu, you should be more mature!

Qiao Ling'er didn't go outside these days, not because she didn't want to go out, but because Xuemo ordered her not to leave, and imprisoned her again, and the people in charge of guarding were sword slaves and medicine slaves.

Although Jian Nu has a good relationship with her, between her and Xue Mo, he is also a subordinate of the Protector, not to mention Yao Nu, who only regards orders as orders and operates mechanically.

Qiao Ling'er also didn't want to embarrass Jian Nu. She didn't leave here, but it didn't mean she couldn't do anything.

I can't leave this huge "palace", but I can still take a look at some places, such as Zangshu Pavilion.

Xuemo is like an emperor. He lives in the emperor's palace and enjoys absolute rights. The history of Xiaoyao Island is also recorded in a special annals.

Perhaps because of guilt, Xuemo agreed to let her review the history of Xiaoyao Island, but the premise is that no changes or damages are allowed, so he still gave it to Jian Nu.

Regarding Xue Mo's use of the sword slave as a shield, Qiao Ling'er just snorted coldly in her heart. She didn't need to use these books to vent her anger. All she could do now was to find out some clues that were beneficial to her.

According to records, Xiaoyao Island was an island formed 500 years ago. People from outside discovered it and established a dynasty belonging to it here.But as time went by, they were more and more forgotten by outsiders. This, Qiao Linger thought, might be due to the movement of the plate, which made the island far away from the mainland.

To Qiao Linger's surprise, the Yin clan was indeed in Xiaoyao Island as she had guessed, and the patriarch of the Yin clan had a secret relationship with the owner of Xiaoyao Island, and every secret conversation was recorded in it.

Most of the content of the secret talks was that Xiaoyao Island gave Yinzu a place to live, and Yinzu was responsible for defending Xiaoyao Island.

In other words, Xuemo knew the patriarch of the Yin clan!

"Ahem..." She took out a box from the top of the bookshelf, and the pungent smell of dust made her sneeze uncontrollably.

"My grandma, what did you find again?" Jian Nu reluctantly took the dusty thing in her hand, took it away and patted it to shake off the dust.

Jian Nu was so depressing, finally able to have this opportunity to "get along alone" with Yao Nu, of course, under the premise of ignoring Qiao Ling'er and Ning Xiang.As a result, this grandma Ling'er would take this one time and another one at another time, and because she was pregnant, she had to do everything for her, and she didn't even have time to talk to Yao Nu.

But even if he said it, Yao Nu might not pay attention to him.

"Miss, this thing is so dirty!" Ning Xiang hugged the heavy box from the sword slave, and seeing the dust piled up, she couldn't help being very speechless.

How could Qiao Ling'er not know how dirty this thing is, but according to her experience as a thief, this kind of dusty thing makes people more excited.Because she had already seen the special pattern carved on the lid of the box.

"Ningxiang, find a rag and wipe it off." Qiao Ling'er ordered.

Jian Nu rolled his eyes, and had no choice but to hold the box in his hands, and listened to her orders.

"Could it be gold inside? Why is it so heavy?" Jian Nu was also a little curious, and put this "antique" on the table she used for research.

"It might be gold, but... maybe it's something more attractive than pure gold." Qiao Linger said mysteriously.

"Do you know what it is?" Jian Nu asked in surprise. He tried to open the lid, but found it locked.

Qiao Ling'er rolled his eyes at him, and said: "If you treat me as a god, you can still see through. Can I see such a sealed box... Wait, don't destroy it!" shouted in a hurry when it was destroyed.

"What?" Jian Nu asked unfriendly.

"Idiot, this lock has a mechanism. If you don't want to die or the contents inside are damaged, just obediently don't move it." Qiao Linger whispered "education".

Being scolded by Qiao Ling'er, Jian Nu felt aggrieved, and turned to Yao Nu next to her, "Yao'er, she bullied me..." The voice immediately made Qiao Ling'er's whole body goosebumps.

Yao Nu responded with a cold glance, but the heroine still didn't say anything.

Qiao Ling'er trembled, "Hero Sword, it's still winter, it's going to be spring later!"

The sword slave spurted blood silently, how could this be something a woman should say?
Ning Xiang quickly got a wet rag, Qiao Linger took out the dagger, Xuemo returned what belonged to her after being lectured by her.

Although Qiao Linger's knowledge of an antique was not as good as that of professional archaeologists or tomb robbers, she was still familiar with the basic operations.

The thick dust covered the original appearance of the box, but the slightly golden lace showed the impressiveness of the box.

With all her energy, she gently lifted the top layer of dirt with a dagger, and Ningxiang wiped it aside, making sure that it was wiped off when she removed the dirt.

Jian Nu and Yao Nu stood aside, looking at the master and servant who were devoting themselves to it, and it was not easy to disturb them, but Jian Nu couldn't help asking: "This thing is so precious, why did the island owner put it there? In a corner you can't see?"

"Xuemo didn't even know that this thing was here." Qiao Ling'er had the ability to use two things at once, and she didn't stop the movement of her hands when she answered the sword slave's words.

"How do you know?" Jian Nu asked curiously.

"The dust has accumulated for at least 50 to 20 years. He said that he has read the basic books [-] years ago and has never been here again. If he knows, it is absolutely impossible not to see or even move." Qiao Ling As he spoke, he brought the thick layer of paste together to Jian Nu and showed him.

Ning Xiang stared at the thick dust, admiringly said: "Miss, you are really amazing, you can see it like this."

"Nonsense, I don't even know who your lady is!" Qiao Ling'er smiled slightly, and focused on picking up the dust.

Every movement is familiar, as if she has rehearsed countless times before that.As for why she found this hidden box, it probably still needs to be attributed to her own sensitivity.

This box was placed on the top of the bookshelf, no matter where you looked from any corner, you couldn't see where the box was located, and she preferred to explore and observe, so she climbed to the top of the shelf and looked around.

And no accident, someone sneaked in here, except for the people cleaning here, it should be traces of turning things, although it was hidden, it still couldn't escape her eyes.

Could it be that the people who sneaked here were looking for this box?Qiao Ling'er kept guessing, but didn't think too deeply.

Jian Nu and Yao Nu stood looking at Qiao Ling'er and Ning Xiang, but they didn't look impatient.

Finally, after half an hour, the box revealed its original appearance——

The top-quality red sandalwood box has a dragon and phoenix pattern engraved on the lid, which is extremely fine, and what is even more eye-catching is that the edge of the dragon and phoenix pattern is outlined with extremely thin gold wires. The golden silk thread outlines it, elegant and noble.The golden silk thread has a halo feeling, as if it is the light emitted by the dragon and phoenix itself.

Seeing such a pattern, I really have to let people sigh the ingenious workmanship!
As for the lock that the sword slave wanted to open before, it was a small lock in the shape of a cloud, and after Qiao Ling'er slowly wiped it, people finally saw the skill behind it.

Each thread was wrapped around the lock, and each thread was connected to the inside of the box. With the sensitivity of a thief, Qiao Linger decisively judged the function of these threads.

"It's so messy!" Ning Xiang frowned, looking at the thread as thin as a hair, it was even more complicated than a spider's web.

"Will breaking one destroy the contents inside?" Jian Nu frowned slightly. Before, he thought it was nothing more than a small lock, but now, these filaments that can be seen with the naked eye are all gone. Once connected inside, it is definitely not a matter of moving a finger.

"Even if the mechanism is perfectly made, there will still be its birth door. If you can't find a gap in the mechanism, then it can only be made by a god." Qiao Linger inspected the surroundings of the box while talking.

"Knock knock..." Qiao Ling'er gently tapped the surface of the box, and that action looked like a fool.

Jian Nu's head was full of black lines, and he said so seriously a moment ago, but now he made such a stupid move, but thinking about it, he didn't dare to be serious with her for the time being.

Qiao Ling'er put her ear close to the box, and made a gesture that made them all hold their breath. Along with the sound of knocking, an extremely subtle sound came into their ears.

After a long time, it seemed that he had judged a certain point, and then looked around the box again, saw the gap where there was almost no gap, stretched out his hand, and pulled out a hair from Jian Nu's hair.

"You..." The sword slave was about to speak out as soon as he felt the pain, but he immediately noticed a slight movement.

With the sound of "bang bang" and "click, click", the windows on one wall of Zangshu Pavilion were immediately broken and entered.

Jian Nu immediately stood in front of Qiao Linger, and the hidden sword appeared in his hand the next moment, Yao Nu stood on the other side of Qiao Linger, in a protective posture.

"Hand over the box!" A low and hoarse voice rang out, and a row of white-clothed men's arms were resting on a shiny knife, with a coquettish blue color, and it was highly poisonous at first glance.

(End of this chapter)