There were two rows of boxes in the warehouse, stacked neatly, and ropes scattered on the floor, which had obviously just been brought in and had not yet had time to be organized. The box was covered with dust, and it was evident that it had taken a long journey, exposed to the wind and sun, before it finally arrived safely.

He Changlong stretched out his hand, made a gesture of please, and said to Nalan Ye with a smile on his face: "Lord Wang, please." ”

As Nalan Ye's subordinate, Xu Wei stepped forward and said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates and Lord He escorted back a total of fifty-six iron boxes, and they were safe all the way along the way, and they didn't encounter any problems, all the seals are readily available, please check them." ”

Since I came to check it, I naturally had to open the boxes one by one to check and check to confirm that none of the items were damaged or damaged, and then they would be transported to the palace and stored in the imperial treasury.

Following Nalan to the Sifang Pavilion at night, Luo Qingluan originally had the intention of taking a good look at these Beijun treasures. She used to see a lot of valuable things in the North Vietnamese Imperial Palace, but she didn't know how many were left after the war. Hearing this, she followed Nalan Ye's side and stood in front of the first box, a little curious and expectant.

Nalan Ye stood with his hands in his hands, and said lightly with a gesture in his eyes, "Open." ”

"Yes, lord." Xu Wei immediately responded, and then turned his head to look at the person next to him, "Open the box." ”

The two guards immediately stepped forward, tore off the seal on the tin box, and then pulled out the key and inserted it into the lock hole. Only a slight creak was heard, dust splattered, and the box was finally opened.

Although it was daytime, torches were still lit in the warehouse, and the whole warehouse was bright and transparent. When the box was opened, although everyone had already been mentally prepared, they were still dazzled by the contents of the box.

A box full of gold and silver jewelry, mixed with pearls, jadeite and other jewelry, was piled up in a haphazard manner, apparently placed in the box at random, and not organized. It's just stacked together, and under the sunlight, all kinds of treasures exude a crystal bright light, and people can't look away.

The turquoise jade is moist and transparent, as if you can't see the bottom of the deep sea. Round pearls, round and smooth, are hard to find. Large pieces of gold and silver ingots are mixed in it, but they seem worthless, and there are all kinds of colorful gemstones, like stars in the night sky...... This box alone is not known to be worth tens of millions.

He Changlong's eyes were straight, although he escorted these treasures all the way, but he had never opened them, and he didn't know what was inside. Now as soon as he opened it, he stared straight at it, and couldn't help but breathe a little heavier: "Actually, so much?" ”

He muttered, his face eager, and only reacted after a while, and quickly restrained his expression, and said with some embarrassment, "Come on, bring the list." ”

A subordinate next to him immediately handed over a thick booklet, He Changlong took it and turned to the first page, and cautiously said to Nalan Ye: "Lord, this box is all the jewelry of the concubines of the royal family of North Vietnam, and some are gold and silver, which are not valuable. ”

"How many, have you counted the number?" Nalan Ye said lightly.

He Changlong nodded hurriedly, "Naturally, it has been counted, and all the points before entering the box are recorded in the book." ”

He hurriedly read it out: "Lord Wang, there are a total of thirty-six pieces of jadeite, twenty-eight pieces of jasper, and seventy-eight necklaces of different colors and textures in this box. Three thousand five hundred and twenty taels of silver, and five thousand eight hundred taels of gold. It's just that they are all scattered things, so they are piled up together, Lord Wang, do you want to send someone to count them all out one by one? ”

Nalan Ye hummed and said: "It is not only a handover, but also a warehouse, so naturally it must be counted." ”

He Changlong immediately said: "Didn't you hear the words of the prince? Why don't you call a few people to come and figure out all the things in this box, how much they are worth, and there must be no mistakes! ”

"Yes, sir." After speaking, one of He Changlong's henchmen of the two Sifang Pavilion immediately stepped forward and prepared to count the items in this box.

Luo Qingluan is not interested, but it is just jewelry, although she usually buys less, but she never likes it. Seeing that the second box was opened again, she was in no mood to take care of the inventory, so she immediately looked into the second box.

Before the box was opened, a scream was heard: "What! Oh no, oh my God...... Look, my lord! ”

There was an exclamation, Luo Qingluan subconsciously turned his head to look, but saw two square officials who counted the items sitting on the ground, their faces full of horror, and in the box in front of them, there was an extra stone at some point.

It's weird! Luo Qingluan suddenly frowned, how could there be stones in the box?

Didn't she just see that it was all gold, silver, jewelry, and other items? Where did this stone come from?

Suddenly, her heart moved, she jumped up unconsciously, stepped forward in two steps, and reached out to peel off the jewelry on her face. Sure enough, underneath these jewels, there were all large stones.

Except for the thin layer of jewelry on top, three-quarters of the entire box is made up of stones!

He Changlong was stunned, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it: "How can this be?" ”

Xu Wei on the side also saw it, his face sank, his face was pale, and he seemed to be stunned on the spot without believing it. But only a moment later, he reacted and strode over to open the second box.

Immediately, I heard his shocked cry: "Lord, it's not good, look at the ...... in this box"

Before he finished speaking, he walked towards the third box, and without using the key at all, he directly swung his knife and slashed, only to hear a snap, and the iron lock was cut off and fell to the ground. He lifted the box again, reached in and pulled it, and the whole person broke out in a cold sweat.

Stone! Or stones!

By this time, even Luo Qingluan felt that the matter was serious.

When all the fifty-six boxes were opened, all the people in the warehouse felt a heavy depression, and they couldn't believe that such a thing could happen.

"How so? How so? ”

He Changlong was at a loss, sweating like rain, pacing back and forth around these dozens of boxes, like ants on a hot pot, he almost fainted, "It's gone, it's gone!" Oh my God, Xia Guan dared to vouch for his life, there was absolutely no mistake, how could it be ...... suddenly What the hell is going on? ”

He rushed to Nalan Ye, anxious: "Lord, lord, the lower officials really don't know what's going on!" Before the lower officials escorted these things, they were obviously fine, and there were no accidents along the way, but what happened now...... It's really none of the official's business. ”

With a cold look in his eyes, Nalan Ye stood in front of him with his hands in his hands, his eyes nailed to his face like a blade, but he didn't speak, as if he wanted to see her whole person through.

Where can you afford such a gaze?

He Changlong fell to his knees with a thud, trembling all over, "Lord Wang, it's really not about the lower officials!" ”

As if he remembered something, he turned his head and stared at Xu Wei's face: "Lord Xu, Xiaguan transported these treasures of North Vietnam to the capital along the way, except for the people of Xiaguan, but only had contact with Lord Xu......"

Before he finished speaking, Nalan Ye said coldly, "Lord He, do you mean that there is a problem with this king's people?" ”

"The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials don't dare!"

As soon as He Changlong finished speaking, he hurriedly said, "However, except for the lower officials, only the people brought by Lord Xu are responsible for picking up and answering along the way......" His words were not finished, but the meaning of his words was very clear. Since he didn't steal it, it was naturally Xu Wei of the Dark Night Hall!

Xu Wei knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, my subordinates dare to guarantee with their lives, and my subordinates and brothers have definitely not touched this batch of North Vietnamese treasures, please check it out." ”

He Changlong pointed at Xu Wei and said angrily, "Lord Xu, if it's not you, is it a lower official?" ”

Xu Wei glanced at him coldly: "I didn't say that, what is going on, only Lord He knows." After all, when I was in charge of the reception, I didn't know what exactly was in these boxes, and the seals were intact. ”

"Enough, don't fight!" Nalan Ye shouted loudly, and the two sides were suddenly silent.

The deathly silence echoed in the warehouse, and everyone looked at each other, looking at the boxes of goods that had been exchanged, and their mood was depressed. Although not all of them have been exchanged, the treasures that were originally worth millions are now only afraid that one out of ten will not be left.

Who should bear this responsibility?

From the first time he saw the accident, Luo Qingluan was silent.

If it had nothing to do with the Night Hall, she naturally wouldn't care as much as she did now. But when it comes to the Dark Night Hall, it is related to Nalan Night, if it is finally found out that the person who transferred this batch of treasures is a person from the Dark Night Hall, I am afraid that Nalan Night will be immediately pushed to the forefront.

Luo Qingluan didn't expect that she was just following Nalan Ye to feast her eyes in advance and see a strange thing, but such a thing happened.

Since Nalan Ye captured North Vietnam and expanded the territory of Western Chu, his fame has reached its peak, and even some people only know the king of Chu but do not know the emperor of Western Chu, Nangong Qing. There have been many times when someone has secretly spoken about Nangong Qing, implying that Nalan has a high level of skill at night, intending to rebel and do what the next fifth prince Nangong Chen once did.

Although the Queen Mother and Nangong Qing now believe in Nalan Ye, if this matter is related to the Dark Night Hall, it will inevitably accelerate the spread of rumors, and even affect Nalan Ye's innocence.

However, in the current situation, it seems that this is actually a good thing, and it is better than what was found when it was still kept in the dark and finally sent to the imperial treasury for handover. The more Luo Qingluan thought about it, the more serious he felt, and he had to find out as soon as possible.

The treasures in the fifty-six boxes were lost with the seals intact and the keys intact. Now the two sides have their own opinions, one side is the escort team from Beijun, and the other side is the people from the Dark Night Hall, and it is ordered by Nangong Qing, and Nalan Ye is sent to respond, it stands to reason that no one will have a problem, and they will not understand the consequences of self-theft.

But this still happens, and the problem is thought-provoking.

With a heavy mood and a mess in his mind, Xu Wei didn't know how to explain at all, he only knelt on the ground, bowed his head and clenched his fists: "Lord Wang, my subordinates dare to guarantee with their lives, and my subordinates and brothers are absolutely not guarding and stealing, if you lie, but you will be sent by the prince." ”

He Changlong knelt on the ground, looking like he was about to cry: "But Lord Wang, the lower officials have never done such a thing, what should I do?" If His Majesty knows, how should the lower officials explain it? ”

Luo Qingluan gently pulled Lan Lan Ye's sleeve robe, and said in a low voice: "Nalan Ye, first block the news, no one is allowed to leak it, and check it slowly." ”