"Little uncle, what do you command?" Xin Yao turned around and said coldly.

Xu Hongsheng sat down dejectedly and said hatefully: "It's strange that he fell into your hands." You kid, at such a young age, where did you learn such a method? ”

Xin Yao sneered: "The little uncle called me, could it be that it was done to blame my niece?" ”

"I don't have any respect for the elders, I haven't gone up or down, so I don't want to sit down quickly!"

Xin Yao grinned and said, "The little uncle commanded, the niece has to obey!" "Let's sit back in my place!

Yan Sixteen was dumbfounded. These four young ladies, one in and one out, one in and one in a relaxed manner, are a personal essence. No, it's not just a human spirit, it's a fox, and it's a thief!

Xu Hongyuan mourned: "Xin Yao, this matter is very deeply involved, and the little uncle didn't want you to be involved, but if you insist on knowing, I won't hide it." After I was awarded the Hanlin Academy for editing, I deliberately searched for clues about the Xu family's case back then, and with the help of Yan Gongzi, I really found something. ”

Jiang Quan's heart froze, and his body trembled slightly.

Jiang Xinyao glanced at Yan Sixteen inadvertently, and lowered her eyelids again.

"When the first emperor was alive, the two women in the harem were the most noble. One is Queen Su, and the other is Concubine Yu. Queen Su, the mother family is in decline; The concubine's surname is Zhao, and the Zhao family is the first family of the Southern Yan Kingdom, with a large number of talents and distributed in the court. Both have children. One queen and one concubine, the power is comparable, comparable. ”

"The battle in the harem has affected the court, seeing that the first emperor is getting older, but the position of the prince is still unestablished, all the ministers in the court have knelt down to ask the first emperor to establish the prince early, and the voice of the son of the jade concubine is getting louder and louder."

In desperation, he sought external strength and promised high-ranking officials to be generous, just to pull down the mother and son of Yu Guifei. Zhou Zixing, the old marquis of the Marquis of Annan, is one of them. Zhou Zixing is smart and low-key, good at using tricks, and after weighing it repeatedly, he made a series of plans. ”

Jiang Xinyao and Jiang Quan glanced at each other. I coincidentally put my heart in one place.

"In the heyday of the first emperor, through years of conquest, he quelled the rebellion in the west and controlled the Kunlun Mountain area for an unprecedented time. The north and south of the Tianshan Mountains were officially incorporated into the territory of the imperial court. The minister of the feudal territory is Tian Chengming, who has a vendetta with Zhou Zixing. Tian Chengming has a subordinate, surnamed Zhao, named Pu, who is the minister of Yaerqiang, and this person is the nephew of Yu Guifei. ”

At the instigation of his henchman Ye, Zhao Pu united with Hami's commander Liu Ming to privately organize folk quarryers to go into the mountains to collect jade. At that time, all the jade mining rights in the Tianshan Mountains were concentrated in the hands of the emperor, and no one was allowed to mine them privately. The Zhao servant not only went into the mountains to collect jade privately, but also smuggled the jade to the mainland and bought and sold it through various channels. Exchange it for money and fill it up. ”

"Then Liu Ming has a cousin, who is his father's boss, which involved the Xu family in this disaster. Father has given you Jade Xuan, the following things. You already know that. ”

Jiang Xinyao nodded, which was an answer.

Xu Hongyuan continued: "Actually, Zhou Zixing had already bought Ye Ming. In other words, all of this is a game between Zhou Zixing and Queen Su, and its purpose is self-evident, just to root out Concubine Yu and the family she relies on. ”

"The incident of hiding jade happened in the east window. The emperor was furious and ordered the criminal department to thoroughly investigate the case. Under the back garden of Zhao Pu's capital mansion, the criminal department dug up more than 10,000 catties of stones, and all the dirty people were found, and everything fell into place. ”

"In the end, the head of the person involved in the case was killed. The exile of exile, the raid of the family, the jade concubine was robbed of her title, confined in the cold palace, and I heard that she died of depression in the end. The first emperor died of illness. The son of Empress Su successfully reached the top. Queen Su rewarded her for meritorious service, excluded dissidents, added officials to meritorious officials, and exterminated the family of those who opposed her back then. The Zhao family bore the brunt of the attack. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Hongsheng's eyes were full of tears, as if he was sighing, and he seemed to be sad, the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and the Xu family was not like this.

Jiang Xinyao said calmly: "Little uncle, listen to what you say, the Xu family is just a small fish in this net, and they are involved for no reason, they can be regarded as insignificant people. The Hou Mansion fell into the well, and it was only for the old lady. Why are there still people asking about the little uncle, mother and son after all these years, is it possible, there is still a secret in this? ”

"Yao'er is smart." Xu Hongsheng couldn't help but sigh.

"The Xu family has been dealing in jewelry and jade for generations, and the Jiangnan area is second to none. Over the past 100 years, it has attracted many red eyes from peers. The fall of the Xu family, some people deliberately rumored that the Xu family was rich and rich enough to rival the country, and there were countless antiques and jade in the family, so there were greedy people who took the opportunity to start the Xu family's idea, and Zhou Zixing was the first one. ”

"Zhou Zixing, the old Marquis of Annan, the father of the old lady?" Jiang Xinyao muttered.

"That's right. Nanhou Mansion looked at the carved beams and paintings, which were magnificent, but in fact, they had long been golden and jade, and they were ruined. Most of the property confiscated by the Xu family went into Zhou Zixing's pocket. Fortunately, my grandfather and grandmother were witty and hid most of the family wealth. That week, Zixing saw the stolen property, but so, he secretly held on to the Xu family, just to blow up more money. ”

Xu Hongyuan's face was angry, and he said angrily: "Zhou Yuqing cares about his father, so he doesn't want to marry." That week, for the sake of his daughter, Zhou Zixing broke up the Jiang and Xu families, and forced his father to marry Zhou Yujing, which gave the Xu family a way to live. ”

Jiang Xinyao thought and said: "It stands to reason that the Xu family's property can't get into the eyes of the palace, why do people still inquire about the Xu family?" The little uncle picked it up and said! ”

"Xin Yao, don't worry, listen to me slowly. Xin Yao still remembers that a few months ago, the Queen Mother died of illness. ”

"I remember, I just entered Beijing at that time."

"Actually, the Queen Mother's body has been bad for a few years, and she has been looking for immortals and medicines all these years. The Queen Mother was ill, and I don't know where I heard that there was a piece of jade containing a thousand years in the Xu family that was copied back then, which resembled a jade cicada, crystal clear, and extremely beautiful, contained in the mouth of the deceased, which could make the corpse not rot for thousands of years. The Queen Mother secretly inquired about the Hou Mansion, only to learn that my father had passed away, and my mother and I were nowhere to be found, thinking that the thousand-year-old Hanyu was on us, so she secretly sent people to inquire about our mother and son. ”

Jiang Xinyao pondered: "The jade cicada, contained in the mouth of the deceased, is a thing that connects the world and the underworld, indicating that although its physical body is dead, it is only a shell that is separated from the world, and the soul may not die, and it is also said that it can ascend to heaven after death." But it is unheard of to be able to make a human body untransformed. Who did the Queen Mother listen to, and why did this person get involved with the Xu family with malicious intentions? Has the little uncle ever found out? ”

Xu Hongyuan shook his head and said, "I can't find out, I don't have a clue at all." That's the most important reason why I don't want to recognize you. ”

Jiang Quansi said: "Little master, over the years I have been in the Xu family, Gu Yucian has seen a few. Master Xu has always loved to collect these ancient jades. There are a few ancient jade cicadas among them, is it possible, is there really such a thing? ”

Jiang Xinyao sneered: "Master, the ghost said. Do you believe it too? Throughout the ages, who is not a pile of bones after death, I feel that the thousand-year-old jade is just an excuse, the real purpose of this person is still the Xu family. ”

"Xin Yao is right, it's just that this person is too hidden, if it weren't for the death of the Queen Mother, I would never dare to step into this Jinjue Pavilion today."

Yan Gongzi, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said: "Ah Yuan, think about it again." What other treasures does the Xu family have that are worth thinking about? ”

Xu Hongyuan looked at Jiang Quan suspiciously, and the two looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

Xin Yao smiled: "Little uncle, I blamed you before, don't worry." No matter how seamless the plan is, there will always be a flaw, and no matter how deep the person is, there will be a moment when he surfaces. Let's think about this later. ”

Xu Hongyuan said angrily: "You kid, you are ruthless, you will turn your face when you say it, you will turn your face, it is really fatal." ”

Xin Yao said, "Little uncle." Without your full disclosure, how dare I tell you what my grandfather told me. ”

That Yan Gongzi said in a weird manner: "Ah Yuan, your niece doesn't believe you after a long time." ”

Jiang Xinyao didn't laugh angrily, "Little uncle, what I'm going to say next is about the Xu family's secrets. Are you sure you want to have this person who has nothing to do with the Xu family present? ”

Yan Sixteen took the case and reprimanded angrily: "Relevant? Who said I had nothing to do with the Xu family? Ah Yuan and I are good brothers, friends of life and death, do you understand? ”

Xin Yaojiao smiled: "Good brother? There are two kinds of good brothers in the world. One is to stick a knife in the two ribs of the brother; There is also a kind of stabbing brothers for the sake of profit. Dare to ask Yan Gongzi. Which one are you? ”

"Me? Nature is the first! Yan Sixteen said disdainfully.

"Yan Gongzi said yes, must it be? In this world, there is a word called the mouth honey belly sword, another word called the ear back, and another ......"

"Stop, stop, stop, I, Yan Sixteen, although I am not a righteous gentleman, I am not a shameless villain. Ah Yuan, look at your good niece. Yan Sixteen thumped his chest and screamed angrily.

Xu Hongyuan smiled bitterly: "Xin Yao, Yan Gongzi is my best friend, and he is close to me. I have today, and I rely on Yan Gongzi to help. He knows everything about the Xu family, and there is nothing to hide between me and him. ”

said something that Yan Sixteen was quite ironing in his heart.

Jiang Xinyao glanced at the two of them with a complicated expression, coughed lightly and said, "Okay, since the little uncle said so, Xinyao naturally trusts Yan Gongzi." With that, the brocade box in his hand was handed to Xu Hongyuan.

"This is the antiquities collected by the Xu family in the old years, and the large ones are buried in the Zhuangzi of the old house. There are 200,000 taels of silver left to you by your grandfather and the title deeds of two houses in the capital, and the little uncle has collected it! ”

When Xu Hongyuan heard that his father left him, he took the brocade box, opened it with trembling hands, two lines of hot tears rolled down, stared for a long time, whimpered and couldn't speak!

Xin Yao's face was solemn, and she said: "Before my grandfather died, he handed over Cuiyuxuan to me, divided it into ten shares, left you with five shares, I accounted for four shares, and the whole master had worked hard all these years to account for one share." After the death of my grandfather, I closed the Jade Pavilion in the capital, renamed Jinyu Pavilion, and opened one in Suzhou Mansion, Jinling Mansion, and Yangzhou Mansion. ”

Xin Yao took out a stack of silver tickets from her arms, handed them to Xu Hongyuan, and said with a smile: "Little uncle, this is the silver earned by the shop in the past two years." Here is your fifty percent, a total of 340,000 taels, little uncle count it! The account books are all in the master's place, if the little uncle is empty, check it carefully, and the accounts in and out are clearly written on the top. ”

Xu Hongyuan took the silver ticket dumbfounded, and stood in place stupidly.

Yan Gongzi looked at the silver ticket in Xu Hongyuan's hand, his eyes lit up, and his gaze towards Jiang Xinyao was a little more probing. (..)

( Miss Jiang Si )