When they came out of Xiaozhuyuan, the three of them were furious.

They have been in charge for many years and have seen all kinds of people. Many have gone against them, but who would use such a big move right away?

Shouldn't we meet first, test each other's attitude and depth, and then make long-term plans?

Why doesn't this little yellow-haired girl follow the routine?

Having said that, if the yellow-haired girl really followed the routine, she would be led by the nose by them.

But they have been living like this for years, and the initiative is in their hands, so they have become accustomed to it.

I was suddenly tricked by someone, and the other party was just a little girl. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, and it was a little unbelievable.

Now that they were on the road, the three of them couldn't say anything.

It was not until they returned to the meeting hall that Mr. Feng finally lost control of his temper and smashed a table with one slap! Patriarch Mu stopped trying to persuade him.

He had suffered such a setback that he was extremely distressed.

This was the first time they were cheated so badly.

This is what it means to have a capsize in a ditch.

Old Master Feng said angrily, "Old Xue, we have been fooled by a little girl. If this gets out, people will laugh their heads off!"

Xue Ping was relatively calm: "So what?"

Old Master Feng sighed: "I can't give her the gold! I can't swallow this!"

Xue Ping asked, "You don't care about your grandson anymore?"

Mr. Feng choked and said, "I'll find some experts to rescue them secretly."

Xue Ping asked again: "Where are the account books? Did you steal them back as well?"

Mr. Feng thought about it and snorted disdainfully: "If she can steal from us, we can steal from her too!"

Xue Ping always felt that things were not that simple.

The girl looked confident and not afraid of being stolen at all. She must have already hidden the account books in a place where they could not be discovered.

Xue Ping guessed correctly. Su Xiaoxiao threw all the stolen goods into the pharmacy. They just came to steal them. If they found them, Su Xiaoxiao would lose.

If the pharmacy had not refused to accept anyone, she would have thrown the hostage in as well.

"In fact, even if she handed in the account book——"

Xue Ping glanced at him.

Old Master Feng cleared his throat and changed the subject: "His Majesty may take a liking to the Cheng family, but he may not punish us."

Xue Ping said: "That's because there is no evidence to prove it. If it becomes known to everyone, Your Majesty will have to deal with it even if he doesn't want to!"

Mr. Feng said disapprovingly, "Why not just find someone to take the blame?"

Xue Ping was about to lose his patience: "Smuggling iron ore privately, let alone saying that we really did it, even if we didn't, His Majesty would want to kill us for such a mistake that happened right under our noses."

Old Master Feng sat back in his chair: "This won't work, that won't work either. Are we really going to be blackmailed by that yellow-haired girl?"

Xue Ping said nothing.

Patriarch Mu suddenly thought of something and wondered, "Why did she say that she would give the account book to Eunuch Jin instead of Your Majesty? Could it be that this little girl has already boarded Eunuch Jin's boat?"

Eunuch Jin was just a eunuch. Although he was favored, ordinary people who wanted to file a complaint with the emperor had to either go to the yamen and beat drums or find ways to see the emperor.

Xue Ping said thoughtfully: "This girl's origin is very strange. She suddenly appeared before the Holy Election and suddenly turned the Cheng family upside down. If you say that there is no guidance from an expert, I don't believe it."

Old Master Feng was stunned: "You mean... the master behind her is Eunuch Jin?"

Eunuch Jin is not an ordinary eunuch, he is the close attendant of the King of Southern Xinjiang. When he whispers in the King's ear, there are always a few words that can reach the King of Southern Xinjiang's ears.

Xue Ping pondered and said, "I'm afraid she's here to investigate that matter."

…

After a few people left, it happened to be lunch time.

The whole family sat together in the main room, and the three little tigers also had to have their own exclusive seats.

Xiaohu’s exclusive seat is Wei Xu.

The second tiger is Cheng Sang.

The big tiger is Yuchi Xiu.

Da Hu felt a little awkward. He already considered himself a four-year-old kid and was not used to sitting on someone else's lap to eat.

Yuchi Xiu: "Mortal cub, don't move, otherwise this God Lord..."

Da Hu stuffed a bun into his mouth.

Uncle Quan made lunch.

I can’t say it’s not delicious, it’s really unpalatable.

Cheng Sang and the three kids were so disgusted by the food that they stuck out their tongues.

Wei Xu: A gentleman doesn’t stick out his tongue.

He put his rice into Wei Ting's bowl with disgust.

Wei Ting: “…”

After dinner, the three little ones and Cheng Sang went for a nap.

Wei Xu also went to sleep.

Three hostages were tied up in his room. If they tried to escape, they would be slapped in the face and their front teeth would fall out.

Uncle Quan took Ah Fu to clean the house.

Su Xiaoxiao, Wei Ting, Mei Ji and Yuchi Xiu were sitting in the main room discussing matters.

Mei Ji asked, "Those old guys just left like that. Are they really planning to pay 100,000 gold each to redeem the people? Will they play some tricks? For example... hire some experts to rob people and steal the book?"

Wei Ting said: "The man surnamed Feng might make such a plan, but the man surnamed Xue would not."

Although he did not show up just now, he had actually been observing outside the back door.

Among the three, Xue Ping is the most cunning, Feng Aozhu is impulsive, and Mu Tan is younger and has not shown a strong side for the time being.

Feng Aozhu listens to Xue Ping in everything. Mu Tan cannot defeat the two of them alone, so he has no choice but to follow Xue Ping's lead.

Mei Ji nodded after hearing this: "Why are the three of them so close? You see, the four great families, the Cheng family, the Ji family, the Yue family, and the Yin family, are not united as one."

Su Xiaoxiao said: "They have common interests involved. Everyone is involved. They can't stay out of it. The only thing they can do is to stick together."

Meiji seemed to be thinking about something.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Wei Ting: "If it were you, what would you do?"

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yes, this is what they should think. If they really pay the ransom on time, it can only mean one thing."

"What?" Mei Ji asked curiously.

Su Xiaoxiao said seriously, "They want to quickly settle this matter and send us down the mountain to prevent us from digging out a secret greater than three hundred thousand taels of gold."

"What secrets are hidden in the mine?"

Mei Ji was so anxious and curious!

Wei Ting looked at Yuchi Xiu and said, "Fusu has been at the mine for a few days. You went to see him last night. Did he say he had found anything?"

Fusu was their informant in the mine.

As early as when they heard Uncle Quan mention that the Cheng family had a mineral vein, Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting asked Fusu to pretend to be "sold" to the mine as a slave.

Yuchi Xiu said: "The range of his activities is limited, and he has not come into contact with any suspicious places for the time being."

“Black…black…”

Cheng Sang's suppressed and frightened voice came from inside the house.

Su Xiaoxiao hurried to her room.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Cheng Sang had already gotten up from the bed and was sitting on a chair, scribbling on the table with his fingertips, muttering to himself: "Black...black..."

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it, took out a charcoal pencil from her purse, and let Cheng Sang hold it in his hand.

He took another piece of white paper and spread it flat on the table.

"Mom, do you remember where it was dark? Can you draw it?"

Cheng Sang's hands trembled slightly because of fear.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn't bear to let her recall the past, but in order to uncover all the mysteries and make her recover soon, she had to be ruthless at this moment.

"Afraid... Afraid..."

Cheng Sang felt wronged.

Su Xiaoxiao squatted down and looked at her, and said softly: "Weiwei is with mother, mother, don't be afraid, mother think about where that place is, Weiwei will light an oil lamp."

Cheng Sang asked, "Oil lamp?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled: "Yes, oil lamps. If one is not enough, use two. If two are not enough, use many, many more. I will definitely light up the place brightly!"

Cheng Sang murmured in a daze: "Bright."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yeah! It's brighter than this room! What do you think, mother?"

Cheng Sang looked around.

There is plenty of light during the day and the room is bright.

"Okay, Weiwei is going to light the oil lamp..." Cheng Sang was convinced and started to draw crookedly.

She painted with great concentration.

Su Xiaoxiao and Mei Ji, Wei Ting and Yuchi Xiu at the door did not disturb her.

A few people just watched quietly.

The sunlight came in and fell on Cheng Sang's hair which was slightly tinged with silver.

She has eyes as clear as a child's.

When people look at it, their soul seems to be cleansed.

Finally, she finished painting and felt sleepy, so she fell asleep in Su Xiaoxiao's arms.

Meiji came over, carried her back to the bed, and covered her with a thin quilt.

No matter how curious Mei Ji was, she didn't look at the picture first, but took care of Cheng Sang first.

Su Xiaoxiao took out the drawings.

The four of them stared at the blueprint in astonishment.

Meiji: "This painting...seems a bit casual."

Cheng Sang hasn't held a pen for a long time and is no longer very good at writing or drawing.

Where it should be straight, it is curved, and where it should be curved, it is even more curved.

"This is the entrance." Wei Ting said, pointing to a large black spot on the portrait.

Yuchi Xiu: "You can recognize this?"

Wei Ting carefully observed the pattern of Cheng Sang's writing, took another piece of paper, and repaired the map.

Yuchi Xiu understood now.

He pointed to the last passage and said, "Ah, I recognize this place! I was there last night! It's an abandoned mine! It's said that many people died in it, so it was sealed off."

"How did he die?" Mei Ji asked.

Yuchi Xiu said: "I don't know. He didn't have any illness or disaster, nor did he have a mining accident. He just died like that. It's quite weird."

Su Xiaoxiao paused and said, "Maybe it's just a rumor they spread to prevent people from getting close to this place."

Meiji asked, "Shall we go explore after dark?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head: "We can't wait until dark."

"Why?" Mei Ji didn't understand.

Su Xiaoxiao explained: "We got the ransom after dark. If we stay here any longer, they will definitely realize that we have other intentions and may increase the security here."

Wei Ting agreed: "I'll go now."

Su Xiaoxiao said: "I'll go with you."

Wei Ting pursed his lips.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "I have ways to protect myself, don't worry about me."

Wei Ting knew that he couldn't persuade her. Once she made up her mind, she would go secretly.

Su Xiaoxiao said to Mei Ji: "If I haven't come back by the time the three of them arrive, help me delay for a while."

Meiji patted her proud little chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

The secret is finally revealed. Can you please give me a monthly ticket? 　　 　 (End of this chapter)