Royal daughter-in-law

Chapter 222 The old lady has died (2)
Yun Wan narrowed her eyes, raised her slender fingers, and pressed her fingertips towards the lion's left eye, only to feel a slight bump on her fingers, and at the same time, there was a sound behind her.

She turned her head, and the drawer-like wall behind the cabinet slowly protruded from the plane, and then stopped.

It is not uncommon for officials to have such ingeniously designed small hidden compartments in their homes, and some officials even build escape routes in their homes in case of emergency.

This kind of hidden compartment is equivalent to a small insurance treasury. It stores hidden items that are not visible or are inconvenient to be seen by others. Most of them are luxurious belongings, so as not to be seen by others. On the other hand, dismissing from office and confiscating family wealth can also have a way out.

The Yun family is no exception.

When Yun Wanqin was young, she took a nap in this small side room for many years, ran in and out, climbed up and down, how could she not know about this hidden space?After rummaging here and there, she opened the secret compartment and mentioned it to her mother. Mrs. Xu seemed to have known about it for a long time. Although there was nothing stored in the secret compartment in the side room at that time, she hissed and called her Don't talk too much, lest Yun Xuanchang feel unhappy seeing his daughter flipping around and blame her.

Yun Xuanchang has repaired many such small hidden compartments. The most valuable things are naturally placed in the hidden compartment of the main courtyard. The hidden compartment in the Jiaoyue Pavilion is only reserved for spare use. After the Jiaoyue Pavilion was abandoned, it was almost forgotten.

In the previous life, Yun Wanqin searched for evidence to bring down her natal family before she died, and presented one of the most powerful pieces of evidence, which was to report the Yun family's practice of repairing secret boxes and hiding property privately, and also noted the method of how to open it to show that It must be clear and clear, so that it is convenient for guards and officials to check.

Courtiers hoarding wealth in private was something that no emperor in the past dynasties could tolerate, and it dealt a fatal blow to the Yun family.

Yun Wanqin walked back to the closet, and the hidden compartments in the wall were similar to those she saw when she was a child. Yun Xuanchang chose very thick walls for the dark compartments. When it is pulled out, it is about forty feet deep and fifty feet high, divided into several small compartments, even heavy metals such as gold and silver can be stored a lot. At this moment, there are only two compartments for things.

In one grid, there is obviously a silver ticket.

4000 taels of silver, Changlong Yinzhuang.

The date of ticket entry was yesterday, and the person who handled it was not Lianiang's name, but a false name made up of nonsense. This second aunt is actually shrewd and tried her best to be as tight as possible.

Changlong Bank, an underground bank known to everyone in the capital, is a good place to launder money and stolen goods.

Since the money was secretly donated by Murong Tai, how could Lianiang dare to find her next family blatantly?

A sneer appeared on Yun Wanqin's lips, she folded the banknote and put it in her arms, her eyes fell on another grid, which was the innermost grid, compared to that banknote, it looked lonely and deserted, nothing There is a sense of existence, as if something is wrapped in an old cloth.

When she picked it up, it was soft, and there were already moldy spots on the outer fabric, it was definitely not a new thing put in.

It shouldn't be Lianiang who put it in, but it was already there.When she found this secret compartment when she was young, she didn't see anything in it, that is to say, this thing should have been put in after she got older.

I feel that the fabric was originally wrapped in a boxy shape, but now it is a bit messy and wrinkled. It should be that Lianniang found it when she was hiding the bank notes. She flipped through it and saw that it was not a good thing, so she closed it casually. restored.

Yun Wanqin's breathing suddenly became a little heavy, and her heart jumped, she felt much more nervous than before when she secretly searched for things in Lianiang's bedroom.

Opening the yellowed and old cloth one by one, a handkerchief emerged in front of her eyes.

The pattern on this handkerchief is southern embroidery, the embroidery is meticulous, the colors are elegant, and the stitching is vivid. The texture of the pattern is made of the silk spun out by the black silkworm in the water village.

As far as Yun Wanqin knows, the silk silk spit out by the black gold silkworm is tenacious and tenacious, with its own natural luster. It has been like brand new for several generations, but it does not look old. , if the silk is exhausted, it will die.

The material of this handkerchief can definitely be regarded as expensive in Luoyang, and it is hard to find a thousand dollars. Even in the capital where there are so many celebrities, not all big families can use it. The first time I saw Yu Rouzhuang, she was wearing this kind of black gold silk handkerchief, which I heard was given by the Queen Mother the year before last.

The embroidery pattern on the handkerchief is so refined that it is almost lifelike, the background color is a touch of golden yellow, and a plum blossom in full bloom stands on the branch, which is beautiful and elegant.

There is also a line of hand-written poems in the corner of the golden and plum blossom veil:

The plums on the branches are Aoxue, the people under the tree are evergreen, the heart is like a Buddha in the temple, and the soul flies out of the glass.

The handwriting is chic, the bamboo stands upright, and the spring breeze is smooth.

The most important point is that this handkerchief is not a women's style, but a men's style.

Yun Wanqin was full of doubts. No matter how exquisite the handkerchief was and how valuable the handkerchief was, it was just a handkerchief after all, so it shouldn't be kept in a hidden compartment. Obviously, the significance of the handkerchief was greater than its value.

This handkerchief is obviously not father's.Father's mind is devoted to how to get promoted, and he rarely has such leisure and elegance. The person who uses this veil is obviously an elegant person who is very attentive to life and pays great attention to details. Moreover, that veil The handwriting on it is not my father's either.

Neither father nor the pity mother put it in, this hidden space is only known to me and my mother, I'm afraid it was my mother who put it in in nine out of ten.

It's a mother's thing... It's a man's handkerchief again.

Yun Wanqin's heart skipped a beat, and she looked carefully at the poem on the handkerchief again, but in just twenty words, she couldn't tell why. At this moment, footsteps came from outside the ear room, and Miaoer came to her , shouting in a low voice: "Big girl, big girl——"

Yun Wanqin didn't think much about it, she just put the light gold plum blossom handkerchief in her sleeve, quickly turned around and pressed the right eye of the lion, the drawer behind the closet slowly stretched back, reintegrated with the white wall, she put the closet Moved back to block the hidden compartment, quickly exited the ear door, pulled Miaoer and exited the Jiaoyue Pavilion first.

After going out for a few steps, Miao'er was just panting, with a nervous expression on her face: "Miss, it's not good, something happened in the west courtyard, Chu Xia just came here, and said that the old lady fainted!"

"What?" Yun Wanqin was startled, why did she faint, pulled Miao'er and ran to her grandmother.

But when Yun Wanqin went to visit the old study at home, there was also a good show in the west courtyard.

Lianiang and Sister Dong went to the west courtyard, entered the back room, and saw the old lady sitting cross-legged on the clinical kang couch with a downcast face.

I heard that even Mrs. Bai, the second wife, dared to beat and scold her. The most cunning wife, Mrs. Huang Sigu, was standing next to Mrs. Tong, looking at her with her bright eyes.

(End of this chapter)