Aunt Lin heard about eight or nine points of meaning, and said: "Huilan is also confused, why did she take out such a valuable red treasure casually, when did the master ask, how could she deal with it?" ”

"My sister Lin, why are you still thinking about such trivialities?"

"Sister, if you have something to say, you can say it directly."

"The ruby of the Western Regions has always been used only in the palace. Those of us were the Great Khan of the Western Regions who were grateful to the old man for not killing him back then, so he quietly sent them to the mansion. ”

"I know this, the lord went west that year and let Prince Yeh go, and Prince Yeh promised to return to the court after becoming a Han. The first emperor knew about this matter, and the two sides made peace without a fight, and the imperial court no longer spent a single soldier to pacify the Western Regions. This was also a good story in the first emperor's dynasty. ”

Aunt Zhao was so anxious that a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead, and she dropped her sleeve stove and said: "I'm not here to tell you about these old things, when the first emperor was alive, it was okay if someone sued our family for rebellion, what is the situation now?" This ring fell into the hands of the villain, which is ironclad evidence of foreign countries. ”

Aunt Lin was so frightened that she opened her mouth and went through the matter back and forth, and sure enough, a chilling horror rose from the bottom of her heart. The cold met the heat of the stove in the hall, and condensed into a thin layer of haze on Aunt Lin's jade-like forehead. This haze is not hot, but on the contrary, it is frightened, and it is scared into a cold sweat.

"Sister, tell me again in detail."

"Yesterday morning, my mother's housekeeper came to look for me in a hurry. I didn't care about taking a sip of tea, so I said that our aunt Gao, the eldest brother, took the ruby ring around the world to exchange silver, and first went to the pawnshop, but the pawnshop couldn't give the price, and this uncle Gao's brain was also easy to use, so he went to the jewelry store to sell it. He was also well-behaved, and he didn't go to my brother's shop, but went directly to the Bai family's Treasure Pavilion. ”

Aunt Lin has always been calm and will not interrupt others' words, but she is a little flustered today. There are no scruples in words, and she has always been close to Aunt Zhao, and the two of them are both for the sake of the teacher, so naturally there is no need to scruples, and she said directly: "The Bai family has always had no grievances with our family, so they can't make enemies with us?" ”

"Sister, I don't know about this matter, it's my mother's housekeeper who said it, saying that the three aunts of our house, Gao, Li, and Cui, smashed the treasures of the Bai family and didn't pay compensation, but on the contrary, they humiliated the Liu family in every way, which made the family hate."

"Sister, wait, the Bai family of Jumbo Xuan often comes to our house to hang out, I know this, which Liu family is this Liu family? What does the humiliation of the Liu family by the three aunts have to do with the Bai family? ”

"Good sister, the Bai family of Jumbo Xuan, the current owner, is married to the aunt and grandmother of the Liu family."

Aunt Lin turned around a thousand times, and finally pieced together many fragmentary memories in her mind and suddenly realized, "I know, is it the old Liu family?" ”

"It's the Liu family."

The two of them were tightly locked, and they didn't raise their eyebrows, Li, Cui, and the three aunts smashed other people's jewelry. Because in the hearts of Aunt Zhao and Aunt Lin, they also basically believed: Aunt Gao instigated, Aunt Li was shrewd, and Aunt Cui was cunning, if it was really these three people who smashed the treasures of the Bai family, it was really possible to do something that did not admit it. So I don't mention it at all. It's just that when I look at it relatively closely, there is clearly a lot of disgust and disdain in my eyes.

"This is even more strange, we have no vendetta with the Liu family, they can't offend our master. It's just that he can't be a family of children, and he won't fight with our master for this matter. Aunt Lin's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and she handed the sleeve stove to Aunt Zhao and said, "I think which family is going to have trouble with our master, it's actually their family." ”

Aunt Zhao pushed her hand, didn't take Aunt Lin's sleeve stove, and was so anxious that she took Aunt Lin's hand and said, "Don't underestimate the Liu family, their family has a lot of face in the clear stream of the court." ”

Aunt Lin's expression became tense again, and she grabbed Aunt Zhao's hand and said, "Couldn't it be the turmoil caused by the Liu family coming to the house to sell jewelry a few days ago?" ”

"Exactly." As soon as he finished speaking, he shook his head again and said, "Not all." ”

"Sister, what the hell are you explaining to your sister!"

"You didn't understand my east and west. Here's the thing: The distant relative of my maiden housekeeper is the shopkeeper who works in the Bai family's Jumbo Xuan, and Uncle Gao took the ring to Jumbo Xuan, and it was this distant relative who handed it over. A total of 1,300 taels of silver were exchanged. ”

Aunt Lin opened her mouth and said, "That ring is worth at least 10,000 taels of silver!" ”

Aunt Zhao also said with a look of regret: "The Bai family knows the goods, and gave 1,000 taels when they opened their mouths, and Uncle Gao raised 500 taels, and finally sold 1,300." Because the owner must be notified of the bulk transaction, the distant relative said truthfully that it was the eldest brother of our aunt Gao, and the goods were delivered. ”

"The Bai family specializes in jewelry, and the ruby of the Western Regions has always been dedicated to the palace, and we also have this kind of ruby in our house, don't think about it, and guess what's going on."

Aunt Zhao nodded and said: "After the Bai family took this ring, there was also some turmoil, and the master of the Bai family planned to let our family redeem it at a high price, and forget about the purple jade hairpin that was broken before, but the lady of the Bai family refused to live or die, and insisted on giving this ring to her mother's Liu family, saying that it would be of great use." The distant relative occasionally heard the couple arguing with each other, and thought that it was about our master's family, so he secretly told my maiden housekeeper about it. ”

"Right now is the threshold of the Western Expedition, how to make such a fuss, even if we clear it up, others would rather believe it than believe it, but it is also a very tricky thing."

"It is precisely this reason that the imperial court has just suffered a defeat, if this matter is made out now. Coupled with the old things of the previous dynasty, if you want to clear out that we don't have a foreign connection, who will believe it? ”

Aunt Lin is also at a loss like Aunt Zhao, after all, this matter is just a conjecture in the hearts of the two women, and they can't guess how the Liu family will end up with the ring after all.

"My sister told me about this because I wanted my sister to tell my master?"

"Exactly, let's take precautions, so that the master has a plan in his heart."

"My sister knows, when she sees the master, she must mention this matter."

"Then I'm relieved." Just as he was about to leave, he turned to Aunt Lin and said, "This time Wanyun was selected, and Wanying was defeated, was it your idea?" ”

Aunt Lin didn't hide it either, saying, "I can't hide anything from my sister's discernment." ”

"What's discerning or not, but if it's really my sister and my lord who are planning behind the scenes, I'm just afraid that things are going so well, will there be something else?" After speaking, he opened the curtain and left the Treasure Pavilion directly.