At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Qing left the temporary residence of Yang and Qin Wuchao and drove to the Xie family mansion.

"Master Li, please come in. Under the guidance of the passer-by, Li Qing walked through the path in the garden and walked into a room in the shade.

The room was dimly lit, and Xie Yuyan was leaning back in his chair, his delicate cheeks flushed with a faint flush. A thin blanket was covered on his legs, and a red clay stove was lit next to it, which made the room warm and warm.

"It's getting colder and colder in Lingang. Li Qing walked into the room, took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair, and then sat down next to Xie Yuyan.

After looking at Li Qing, Xie Yuyan stretched out his jade hand and touched it between Li Qing's fingers: "It's so cool." ”

"Not really. Li Qing said with a smile, "Your Xie family's mansion is too big, I walked here from the main gate, it took me more than ten minutes, and I shivered from the cold." ”

Xie Yuyan sighed softly: "This garden is indeed too big, and at night, it is even more cold and terrifying. ”

"Hehe, your expression is like a young woman who thinks of spring. Li Qing stared at Xie Yuyan's slightly locked brows, smiling and quipping.

Glancing at Li Qing, Xie Yuyan parted the blanket on his lap and covered it on Li Qing's leg: "Master Li, is it possible that you are here for me today?"

The corner of Li Qing's mouth twitched slightly: "Forget it, I don't have the guts." ”

The corners of his mouth flashed slightly, and Xie Yuyan suddenly asked, "What did you do when you went to Zhonghai?"

"Oh, take care of some personal matters. ”

"It's not a good thing to walk mysteriously. Xie Yuyan mocked softly, and without waiting for Li Qing to answer, he raised his voice and asked outside the door, "Hasn't the Qi family master arrived yet?"

Someone outside responded, "No news yet." ”

"It's too cold outside, leave two people behind, and the rest go back to rest. When the head of the Qi family arrives, let the doorman lead him in. Xie Yuyan commanded, then turned his head and glanced at Li Qing gently, "This Qi Yiping, the shelf is really big, it will be later than you." ”

Li Qing had a smiling expression: "So, I'm still early?"

"Fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter, there is nothing to be proud of. Xie Yuyan said casually, pouting at the table in the middle of the room, "You can see for yourself." ”

Li Qing looked in the direction she indicated, and saw that on the square table in the middle of the room, a red cloth was covered, and he didn't know what it was underneath.

"That's it, what's the matter?" Li Qing pretended to be at a loss.

"Just look at it. Xie Yuyan paid attention to Li Qing's reaction, and slowly leaned back on the chair.

Li Qing scratched his head, stood up slowly, walked to the window in a few steps, grabbed the red cloth and gently lifted it. Underneath is still an angular metal box, densely covered with patina, and the material is no different from the one Li Qing had opened before.

It's just that this metal box is obviously much larger than Li Qing's, about an arm long, half an arm wide, and a palm thick. It has been carefully processed to make out some of the fine veins on the bronze surface.

Reaching out and knocking on the metal box, Li Qing turned his head and looked dazed: "You dug up such a thing?"

"It's not one, it's a lot, it's different big and small, stored in a secret room under the North Bay of the Harbor, this is just one of them. Xie Yuyanyu rubbed his temples lightly with his fingers and said slowly.

"A pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, it's also worth your mobilization to call me back?"

Her pretty face changed color slightly, and Xie Yuyan said a little angrily: "Who do you think will store a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron in the secret room?"

"It makes sense, I'm taking a closer look. Yo, there's a pattern on it. Li Qing knocked again and grinned, "It's really good, I dug up antiques." ”

Xie Yuyan rolled his eyes: "Have you ever seen such an awkward antique?"

"But I think this thing is very old. ”

Xie Yuyan pursed his lips, his beautiful eyes were slightly condensed, and he stared at Li Qing without blinking: "Didn't you really know before?"

Turning around and leaning lightly on the corner of the table, Li Qing smiled: "If I had known, I should have put forward more conditions and then cooperate with you." This time, I may have really dug up the treasure, but it was cheaper for you. ”

"It's not so easy to take advantage of the cheap in the world, and it's really hard to say whether it's a treasure or not. Xie Yuyan said lightly, "Maybe it's a big trouble." ”

Li Qing smiled secretly in his heart, hehe, you are so smart.

"Did you open it and see it??" Li Qing asked knowingly.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Xie Yuyan shook his head: "Not yet, after this thing was dug up, the first person to get the news was Qi Yiping." He's smart, and he hasn't chosen to open it. ”

Li Qing nodded, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry in his heart. Although Qi Yiping looks very arrogant, he can sit in the position of the head of the Qi family, and he is also a shrewd person. If he really can't bear it and cuts open this box, the situation will undoubtedly be more favorable to Li Qing. Now, whether it is the Qi family or the Xie family, they don't know what's in this box, and once they really get into trouble, they can only be borne by the three major families.

Although it is much lighter for the three families to bear it together than for the Li family, if it can lead to trouble, it will naturally be even more wonderful.

"What do you want?" Seeing that Li Qing fell into deep thought, Xie Yuyan couldn't help but ask.

"Alas, it's good to have someone to help carry the disaster, don't be dissatisfied. Li Qing said secretly in his heart, but his face pretended to be deep: "Oh, I'm wondering, where did these things come from." ”

Xie Yuyan stretched out his white jade hand, leaned over to the stove to warm up, and then gently raised his pretty face: "I ordered someone to use a copper net to fish, those strange fish in Gangbei Bay have been dealt with, and there are still a lot, but they are not too much of a problem." I haven't been to this water, but I did send a few people down to investigate, and I got some valuable news. ”

Li Qing frowned slightly: "What do you say?"

Glancing at the metal block on the table, Xie Yuyan lowered his voice very low: "According to the people who went down, the secret room was completely closed, and there was not even a door, and it seemed that someone had put these things in it, and they didn't plan to take them out again." The location is next to the vault, and the building materials are basically the same, so it is certain that the Chen family built it. Over the years, the Chen family didn't know what they were secretly doing, and it seemed not surprising that a big family that had grown by relying on dirty business had hidden a lot of cats. ”

"The head of the family, the head of the Qi family is here. Someone outside the door suddenly said in a deep voice.

Xie Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief, and his nervous face returned to the same as before: "Oh, please come in." ”

"Yes. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of his lips, Xie Yuyan seemed to want to get rid of the strange atmosphere before, and reached out to pick up the ancient porcelain plate on the table: "My newly made peach blossom cake, why don't you come and taste it?"

When Li Qing thought of this strange thing on the table behind him, he felt like a thorn in his back, and a feeling of nausea surged in his heart. However, in front of Xie Yuyan, he couldn't show the slightest flaw, so he could only walk over and sit down at the moment: "How many months has it been?

Xie Yuyanyu picked up a piece of pastry and sent it to Li Qing's mouth, and said with a smile: "I picked it in spring, dry it in the shade and refrigerate it, and take it out again in winter." ”

"Hehe, it's worthy of being a scholarly family, it's really going to be a toss. Li Qing chewed the pastry in his mouth, only to feel that it was fragrant and extraordinary.

"Is it delicious?"

"Well, it's delicious. Li Qing nodded again and again, aroused his appetite by this pastry, and simply took the plate in Xie Yuyan's hand and feasted on it.

Xie Yuyan looked at Li Qing's eating appearance, and said with a smile: "You eat slowly, don't choke." If you want to eat, you can come to me more often in the future, and I will make more things. ”

"Uh..." Li Qing raised her head and looked at Xie Yuyan, feeling that something was wrong. What's wrong with this woman? Why is it like cheating on a child? Take a plate of peach blossom cake and think ** me? If I run to you every day for a bite to eat, I don't know when I will go to the road and help you study how to give birth to a child for the Xie family.

Xie Yuyan pursed his lips and smiled, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of Li Qing's mouth: "What are you looking at me like this?" Are you still afraid that I will eat you?"

Pulling the corners of his mouth, Li Qing put down the plate in his hand, his face was a little unnatural.

At this time, Qi Yiping pushed open the door and walked in: "Hahahaha, I'm sorry, I drank a little more with a few children at noon, and I overslept in a daze, I'm late, I'm late." ”

Xie Yuyan retracted his jade hand, and his pretty face was a little cold: "The head of the Qi family is really difficult to invite." ”

"What's the matter, are you in a hurry?" Qi Yiping looked at the two people in the room and said with a meaningful smile, "I don't look like you're in a hurry, but I'm a little early." ”

"I'm a lot older, and I speak with self-respect. Xie Yuyan said coldly, his face was a little unpleasant.

The corners of Qi Yiping's mouth twitched, and he stopped joking, and sat down on the other side, pointing to the metal box on the table: "Haven't opened it yet?" Hehe, I thought it was so late, you would have opened it a long time ago." ”

Li Qing's eyebrows raised slightly: "Uncle Qi is really good at laughing, are you looking forward to us opening it before you?"

"Hehe, you stinky boy, what kind of jokes are you making in a weird way, isn't it the same thing to open it early and open it late? By the way, I suddenly remembered something..."Qi Yiping's words changed abruptly, "Li Qing, I heard Xiaokuan say that you are the last person to see Chen Hongming, but is it true?"

Li Qing glanced at Xie Yuyan and found that the latter was also staring at him with a scrutinizing gaze, and couldn't help but be speechless for a while.