Chapter 1065: Too Childish (3)
After collecting those ginseng and radishes, Yang Ruxin began to sort through the items she had taken from Zhao Yicong and Zhuang Shi’s study.
The number of items in their studies was truly astounding; there was an array of books totaling in the hundreds, and no small number of the Four Treasures of the Study—perfect for the little ones to practice writing and reading.
There were also numerous decorative pieces, such as a Jade Buddha Hand, a Jade Longevity Star, a Glazed Bottle... all of very high value. There was even a camphor wood chest filled with paintings and calligraphy.
She even poured out hundreds of pearls from a porcelain vase on the Bogu Rack; each the size of a thumb, uniform in colour and luster—clearly of considerable worth...
"It’s really true what they say, ’After three years as a Magistrate, one accumulates silver as numerous as snowflakes.’" Yang Ruxin remarked while sorting, "Given the County Magistrate’s worth, it is really quite extraordinary... There is a lock here too..." Inside a cushion in there, she unexpectedly found a box with a lock on it, "Maybe there’s some secret in here. I should hand it over to Gu Qingheng to unlock."
Besides such a box, she also found a list of sorts, which she couldn’t quite understand, but because it was so secretive, she decided to show it to Gu Qingheng as well, since he knew a lot and might be able to guess its purpose.
Then, seeing there wasn’t anything else of value, she moistened the lips of the woman lying unconscious in the space before swiftly exiting.
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, after everyone had breakfast, they started moving towards Qinglian Temple.
What had been three carriages became five, and there were six more horse-riding guards.
"Godmother, although you seem a bit tired, there’s a charm about your eyes," Yang Ruxin teased Yuan Mengzhu before getting on the carriage, "Seems goddad is quite impressive, haha..."
"You little wretch, even daring to tease your godmother!" Yuan Mengzhu’s face turned red as she slapped Yang Ruxin’s hand, "Soon you’ll be married too, we’ll see if you’re embarrassed then..."