Resourceful beauty

Chapter 54 The Secret of the Golden Abacus
"When the old man had the idea of ​​washing his hands in the golden basin, he never told others to know, because the old man knew that once such rumors spread, it would be difficult for the old man to retire. So, in October of that year, when the old man took the order from the customer , and said that the next order will come back after the new year, and the old man will return to his hometown for the New Year in the twelfth lunar month, and return in the spring.”

The authorities were confused by the onlookers, and it seemed that it was only at this time that they felt that there was something wrong with their actions at that time, Jin Suan shook his head repeatedly as he spoke.

"In late November, I finished all the work that I took over. After I finished the match with the shopkeeper, I settled the wages. I didn't even reveal the truth to the shopkeeper. But just two hundred miles away from the capital, the old man Followed the way of people."

Sighing lightly, Jin Suanan continued: "When I woke up, the old man was in a dark room with no light on all sides. Every day at noon, someone came to deliver food, but no one said a word to the old man. It was closed for more than one hour." It was only a month ago that I was taken to a small courtyard and saw the thing that made the old man suffer from prison for so long."

Jin Suan didn't say bluntly what it was, but Fang Ruxuan knew that it must be unusual.

With his hands dipped in tea, Jin Abacus wrote two large characters on the stone table. Fang Ruxuan turned pale with shock when he saw the two characters clearly.

Dragon robe.

Making dragon robes privately is a capital offense. In the previous dynasty, such things had happened before. In the end, all of them were copied and beheaded by all the families of the nine clans. I can't blame Jin Suan for being so careful now.

"Is it Hu Jing?"

Fang Ruxuan asked the abacus with shortness of breath.

Jin Suan shook his head, "As for who the instigator behind the scenes is, I don't know, but I just have to have something to do with him."

The weather at the end of July is not very hot anymore, but the warm sun still makes people warm, but Fang Ruxuan feels a layer of cold sweat on her back.

Even looking back on the golden abacus now, I feel a bit unbearable.

"However, if you want to find someone to do it, you should find the embroiderer."

Fang Ruxuan asked a little strangely.

Jin Suanan smiled appreciatively, "Miss has such a keen insight."

Even an ordinary piece of clothing has to be divided into several pieces, let alone something like a dragon robe. If one or two people embroider it, I don’t know when it will be finished. Therefore, in order to be prepared, I made the dragon robe privately. That person must have made perfect preparations.

And the usefulness of the golden abacus lies in his eyes.

In those years in Jubaozhai, Jin Suan's eyes have long been regarded as piercing eyes, whether it is genuine or fake, if you look through his eyes once, you can immediately find the difference, and then make up for it. The reason why fakes of the Golden Abacus are sometimes worth more than the real ones.

The reason why Jin Abacus was taken captive was that he was asked to carefully identify the difference between the privately made dragon robe and the real dragon robe, so as to distinguish the fake from the real one.

"Later, that thing was done?"

Fang Ruxuan asked after belatedly understanding.

Jin Abacus nodded, "After more than four months, it's finally finished."

"Then, why didn't they kill people to silence them? Wouldn't that be better?"

Fang Ruxuan continued to ask.

There was a little unbearable expression on Jin Suanan's face, as if he was recalling the past.

"On the last day, I nodded and said it was all right. Those embroiderers who were rushing to make it were executed immediately, and even the little girls who picked the silk thread died. The whole yard was stained red with blood..."

Withered hands trembled slightly, Jin Suan let out a long breath, "After that, I was locked in the prison in Funan City until I met you, Miss."

The gratitude in his eyes grew stronger, remembering that he had not answered Fang Ruxuan's question, Jin Suan said: "In the past few years in the prison of Funan City, I have also thought about why they didn't kill me. I only came to one conclusion, that That is, they feel that old age is still useful.”

"usefulness?"

Repeating what Jin Suan said, Fang Ruxuan gradually understood.

When Jin Suan was taken away, it was just before the death of the first emperor. Those people presumably made the dragon robe privately in order to rebel and replace the new emperor.

But now that Emperor Rui'an has been on the throne for four years, it can be seen that the plan of the people behind the scenes at that time has not been realized, but they still have a golden abacus. Get what you want.

As a last resort, not only the dragon robe, but also the jade seal, the last emperor's edict and a series of things that need to be imitated. At that time, how can there be less talents like Jin Abacus?
After thinking through the key point, Fang Ruxuan's heart suddenly became inexplicably excited, as if a line gradually became clear in her mind.

"In this case, Ruxuan's lack of thoughtfulness has put the old man in such a difficult situation again."

Fang Ruxuan blamed herself a little.

According to Jin Suan's current situation, after escaping from the prison in Funan City, he should find an inaccessible place to hide, so that Hu Jing and others can never find him again, but now he is exposed in front of others, although it is an easy way Yes, but it's hard to guarantee that one day her feet will be exposed and she will be killed.

Jin Suan smiled and shook his head indifferently, "The small hermit hides in the wild, and the big hermit hides in the city. The most dangerous place is precisely the safest place. If the old man guessed correctly, Hu Jing must have sent many people to look for the old man in Jiangbei. As for the hiding place, as for the capital, he can’t think of it for a while. As for the future, let’s wait until that day.”

As he spoke, Jin Suan stroked his beard, "The old man has great confidence in the young lady. Since the young lady can save the old man from a place where no living people can come out, she must be sure to keep the old man safe and sound."

Fang Ruxuan was a little ashamed: she really didn't dare to pat her chest and say that she was sure.

However, Jin Suan's affirmation made Fang Ruxuan feel encouraged.

"Ruxuan said that day that I will treat you like a family member, old man. In this life, I will let you live as you please. Ruxuan will take care of you until the end of my life, so you can rest assured."

Fang Ruxuan said proudly.

Jin Abacus laughed.

The sun is slanting to the west, and when the evening is approaching, the afterglow of the setting sun spreads from the sky, and the small courtyard, which is about an inch in size, is coated with a layer of golden light. The grandparents and grandchildren appear more and more harmonious in the world.

After handing over the snacks brought from Huixian Tower to Jin Suan, Fang Ruxuan and Su Ye left Sifangzhai, and hurried back to the back street of Prince Qi's Mansion with ease.

In Shuyuxuan, Ding Xiang was sweating anxiously. Seeing Fang Ruxuan and Su Ye coming in, she hurriedly said: "Miss, you are back. The concubine has sent someone to invite you twice."

When Chang Yi rushed to Yixin Hall, Concubine Wu, Concubine Shen and others had already arrived in the hall for a long time, and Su Yuan's complexion was very bad.

"If you're not feeling well, I'll just send someone to ask the doctor to show you. If you push back, not only don't show up, but let a maid pretend to be arrogant. Ruxuan, you are becoming more and more unruly now."

Su Yuan's eyes slid across Ding Xiang's face with prickly eyes, and said in a cold voice.

On the way here, Ding Xiang had already explained the ins and outs clearly. At this moment, Fang Ruxuan knew that Su Yuan was angry and didn't want to confront her head-on, so she said softly, "I promised the sixteenth princess that I would present a longevity picture to the empress dowager. Before embroidering, it is necessary to bathe and burn incense, and not to be disturbed during the period, please forgive me, Wangfei."

Fang Ruxuan brought out the Sixteenth Princess and the Queen Mother. If Su Yuan blamed it, it would be disrespectful to the royal family. For a while, Su Yuan was a little speechless.

After a while, Su Yuan smiled and said: "You child, since something like this happened, you should let the servant girl tell the reason and keep it hidden. It seems that the young lady taught by our Prince Qi's mansion is petty."

Fang Ruxuan smiled, stepped forward and sat in her seat.

Su Yuanfang talked about today's topic, "Miss Qing'er from Furong Weng's mansion, have you all met? After the Mid-Autumn Festival, she will enter the palace to run for election. In the future, maybe we Qi The palace will have another in-law in the palace."

After all, Su Yuan smiled triumphantly.

Because Fang Ruyu and Liu Yu both had the word jade in their names, since they got engaged, rumors spread in the capital that there was a golden and jade marriage established in the previous life. Whenever Su Yuan heard about it, she would wake up with a smile even in her dreams. Liu Qing Er is Fang Ruyu's only sister-in-law, and now she is going to enter the palace to run for election, and she will be the upstart in the palace in the future.

Liu Qing'er gained power, and Fang Ruyu, as her elder sister-in-law, was also honored. How could Su Yuan be unhappy?
Concubine Wu flattered her, saying that the princess had good eyesight and chose such a good marriage for Fang Ruyu.

Fang Ruyu blushed with shame.

In the teahouse today, I heard those people talking about the draft in September. Now that Su Yuan mentioned it again, Fang Ruxuan also became happy.

Not surprisingly, she will be able to see her sister Mei soon.

With uncontrollable joy on her lips, Fang Ruxuan pursed her lips and smiled slightly, imagining the happy scene when she took her for a stroll on the street, and Chen Mei's dumbfounded when she saw Yi Rongguo's golden abacus.

"Sixth sister, what are you thinking?"

Fang Ruhua's sudden sound awakened Fang Ruxuan's fantasy.

When he came back to his senses, he saw Su Yuan and others looking at him, and even Fang Ruyu, who had been shy all the time, stared at her blankly, as if she would come up and tear her mouth apart if she said something unpleasant. , Fang Ruxuan smiled and said: "Second sister has made a good start, and fourth sister is about to have a good event. Thinking about it, there will be more and more happy events in Prince Qi's mansion in the future. I laughed, naturally this is it. Why, fourth sister thinks there are side events. why?"

After the marriage was settled, these days Fang Ruhua no longer wanted to curry favor with Fang Ruyu and the two sisters, and even with Fang Ruxuan, she wanted to step on her a few feet.

But she forgot that Fang Ruxuan was not easy to mess with. Her reminder reminded Fang Ruxuan that Fang Ruhua hadn't paid due punishment for many troubles in her previous life.

"Fourth sister, there will be a long time to come, won't it?"

Seeing Fang Ruhua's purpose, Fang Ruxuan said with a pun.

(End of this chapter)