Chapter 2 Confiscation of Granaries
No, no, there must be something hidden!
Given my father's upright character and his refusal to associate with officials, he must have been framed.
She pulled Qingying and quietly slipped out through the side door.
This scene happened to be seen by Master Hong Yang on the stage.
He frowned and waved secretly, and a servant in the audience followed him out.
Qingying looked nervous, with beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.
"Miss, let's go back quickly. Nothing will happen at home, right?"
Lin Xiyan patted her head and said helplessly, "You're stupid! Didn't you hear the Lin family was surrounded? If you go now, you'll be courting death."
"What should we do then?" Qingying was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.
"We still have a chance of survival outside. Where is the granary in the south of the city?"
Lin Xiyan thought secretly and decided to go to the blocked granary to find out what was going on.
Seeing the young lady's calm demeanor, Qingying also gradually calmed down: "Young lady, please follow me."
The master and servant walked quickly forward, not daring to waste a moment.
It was freezing cold, the clothes were thick, and the snow was deep. After running for a mile, Lin Xiyan was exhausted and could hardly go on.
She leaned against the wall, panting, raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and asked, "Qingying, how far is it?"
"Miss, based on our pace, it will probably take us another hour to arrive."
"What! One hour? The daylilies are already cold!"
Lin Xiyan couldn't help feeling ashamed. She was afraid that even if she ran her legs off, she still wouldn't be able to reach the destination. It would really be a death sentence for her.
"The granary is located outside Shangjing City, beside the Guiliang River. The master usually goes there by carriage."
Qingying pouted, looking helpless.
“Ouch—”
"Why are you two girls staying here? It's dark and the road is remote. Be careful of people with ulterior motives."
Lin Xiyan looked up and saw a handsome young man riding on a red horse.
Huh? This person looks familiar. That look...
It's exactly the same as Master Hongyang of Zuixianlou.
But seeing his righteous look, Lin Xiyan shook her head again.
How is this possible! How could that charming man appear here?
"Sir, could you please give me a ride? I want to go to the Guiliang River outside the city to release blessing lanterns."
According to Lin Xiyan's memory, there was indeed a custom of going to the Guliang River to release lotus lanterns and pray for blessings before the New Year in the Dagan Dynasty.
"I'm going to my hometown outside the city to celebrate the New Year. Miss, hurry up and get on your horse. I'll give you a ride."
The man bent down with high spirits and stretched out his hand to pull Lin Xiyan onto the horse.
"Miss..." Qingying's eyes were full of worry.
"Qingying, please go back home and wait and see. I'll be back soon!"
After saying this, she resolutely mounted her horse.
The man waved his whip and the horse galloped away, disappearing in a moment, leaving Qingying alone and disheveled in the wind.
The journey was bumpy and the two of them were silent all the way. Only the cold wind whistled past their ears. Lin Xiyan felt like she was going to freeze into a fool.
Finally reaching the bank of the Guliang River, she hurriedly dismounted.
Then he stood up and thanked the man on the horse: "Thank you for your help, sir. I will go to light the lantern first. I wish you a safe journey."
"Be careful, girl. We'll meet again if we're lucky." After saying that, he rode away in a hurry.
In ancient times, hitchhiking was quite fast, but it was a bit tiring.
Seeing that there was no one around, Lin Xiyan hurried to the granary in the south of the city.
However, outside the granary in the south of the city, there were dense lines of soldiers and heavy guards, so she had to hide in the grass and observe secretly.
She vaguely remembered that her father had brought her and his elder brother here. Her father said that there was a secret passage connecting to the interior of the granary under the dry well next to the granary. This secret passage was left by the person who built the granary in the past and few people knew about it.
Lin Xiyan saw that there was indeed a dry well not far away, so she came up with a plan.
He went forward, picked up a few pieces of gravel, and threw them to the other side of the granary. The sound of the stones breaking through the air attracted the defenders to turn their heads and look.
Lin Xiyan took the opportunity to walk to the dry well, untied the belt around his waist, tied one end to the stone pillar beside the well, held the other end tightly in his hand, and crawled into the well.
After his figure disappeared into the well, he slowly crept along the secret passage on the wall of the well.
The secret passage was dark and damp, with rats and ants running around everywhere. Lin Xiyan had to suppress her fear and crawl forward.
I don’t know how long I climbed, but I finally saw faint moonlight coming in front of me.
Lin Xiyan estimated that they should have entered the granary, so she carefully stuck her head out and dived deep into the granary.
There is always a silver lining after a dark period.
"Oh my God! This is not a granary, this is clearly the national treasury!"
The mountains of gold and silver emitted an alluring glow under the moonlight. Lin Xiyan ran towards the gold mountain and threw herself on it.
"I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Lin Xiyan was radiant and felt full of energy.
"You accused my father of corruption, and I'm going to take all your dirty money!"
You indiscriminate dog emperor! Even if our Lin family is confiscated and exiled, we will still live a carefree life!
She swept her eyes over the golden treasures in front of her, and without hesitation, she waved her hand lightly, and all of them were automatically collected into the space.
Thousands of chests filled with gold and silver ingots shone brightly, and small mountains of jade shone with a gentle luster. Pearl jewelry, silks and satins, rare treasures, and out-of-print ancient sculptures...
Take them all away!
Not a single rare medicinal material, such as ginseng, deer antlers, and thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, was left.
There are actually specially supplied finished pills here, which is a good thing.
Take it together!
Soon, the full granary was emptied by Lin Xiyan. Looking at the empty granary, Lin Xiyan expressed great satisfaction.
Ah! How refreshing, how wonderful! Is this what it feels like to be rich?
There is no way that so many gold, silver and treasures could come out of thin air. Who on earth pinned this crime on my head and made me take the blame?
Never mind, it’s mine now.
She patted her butt and sneaked into the secret passage again.
Hehe, she wanted to laugh when she thought of the surprised scene of those dog officials opening the granary. She guessed that they couldn't figure out how she emptied the granary no matter how hard they tried.
Lin Xiyan tidied her clothes and hurried back to the Girls' River. Just then, a family had just released lotus lanterns and were preparing to take a carriage back to the city. She gave them a string of copper coins and went into the city with them.
After returning to the city, Lin Xiyan saw that the Lin family's residence was indeed heavily guarded, even alarming the Yulin Guards.
Lin Xiyan relied on her memory to find a dog hole in a remote part of the Lin Mansion. Her life was almost gone, so why should she be afraid of a dog hole!
She made up her mind and went in without hesitation.
She quietly sneaked back to her room, where Qingying was already waiting.
When he saw the young lady appear safe and sound, he hugged her without caring about status in a hurry.
"Miss, Qingying has been waiting for you so hard!"
Qingying couldn't help but burst into tears and sob.
"I'm fine, right? Stop crying and help me change my clothes."
Lin Xiyan looked at Qingying's blushing face and felt very uncomfortable. She smiled at Qingying.
Seeing Qingying protecting her master like this, I couldn't help but feel moved.
The noise outside the mansion was getting louder and louder.
"Oops, time is running out!"
Lin Xiyan quickly sent Qingying away...
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