Chapter 37 What should she do?
Those are a pair of jade bracelets.
The jade is transparent throughout, without any impurities, it looks natural and feels cool and round to the touch.
Moreover, it is rare that the raw materials are from the same piece of jade.
Any woman who sees this pair of bracelets will like them. They can even be said to be unique. It can be said that they are the heirloom treasure of the Marquis' Mansion.
The key point is that Qin Mingzhu had seen this pair of bracelets in her previous life. They were worn on the wrists of the princess of the Northern Frontier Kingdom, making her wrists look even whiter and more delicate.
As he thought about it, Qin Mingzhu couldn't help but sneer.
She, a daughter-in-law who has been widowed for ten years, has never even touched this family heirloom.
As soon as the princess entered the room, the old lady eagerly handed over the goodies.
The difference in treatment is simply huge.
Putting down the first box, Qin Mingzhu opened the others.
In the row above, there are several different precious ornaments, all of which are good things that the old lady would wear when she entered the palace.
As Qin Mingzhu was flipping through the box, her hand suddenly stopped.
Because she saw a notebook in a wide and flat box at the bottom.
There was no writing on the dark blue cover. She took it out of the box and opened it.
On the first page, there are a few words written.
Military equipment account books.
Qin Mingzhu's eyes gradually became solemn as she turned to the first page.
It records the time, the number of weapons forged, and the silver earned from selling them.
This account book looks very old, having recorded information for at least several years. Behind each entry are detailed notes of the weapon type and buyer.
Spears, crossbows, armor...
All kinds of military weapons are involved.
There are five buyers in total. Their names are unfamiliar and are most likely fake names.
When Qin Mingzhu saw this, she already understood what this account book was, and she also knew how big a matter it involved!
Selling weapons!
You should know that the Southern Yan State has very strict control over military weapons. Once someone is found selling such things privately, the punishment may be death at the very least, and the entire family may be executed at the worst!
Qin Mingzhu felt her heart beating faster. She really didn't know what luck she had in her life to jump into the fire pit of the Yan family.
No wonder the old marquis died so early. He had suffered countless assassination attempts five years ago.
Her father was the one implicated.
Suddenly, Qin Mingzhu's mind became clear.
The fingers gripping the account book gradually tightened.
If this was done by the old marquis, then normally, Mr. Yan should have destroyed the account book completely as soon as possible to avoid it being discovered.
Instead of hiding the account books in the treasury of the marquis' mansion.
Although the vault looked well-defended and solidly built, she had tested it not long ago and knew that enough gunpowder could blow it open.
Not safe at all.
Perhaps, this account book was not written by Lord Yan, but was obtained by him by coincidence...evidence of certain people's crimes!
From this perspective, we can find the reason why Lord Yan did not destroy this account book.
As for why the old marquis did not hand over this account book to the emperor, there is only one possibility.
The person involved in this matter is of extremely noble status. If he does not have solid evidence, not only will he fail to bring him down, but he will also bring trouble to himself. He dare not take too much risk.
The lack of damage suggests that the old marquis was determined to continue investigating this matter, but he was assassinated. This shows that he was exposed while investigating this matter and was killed by the person behind the scenes...
Madam Yan must know something, but she certainly doesn't know the specifics.
So when he heard her say that the Northern Frontier Kingdom's spies had stolen important items from the treasury, he became a little panicked.
Because once this account book is exposed, the Marquis' Mansion will completely offend the mastermind behind the death of the old Marquis.
The old marquis has been dead for two or three years. During this period of time, the marquis' mansion has been quiet, which means that the other party has not noticed anything unusual about other people in the mansion and has no intention of eradicating the entire mansion.
In her previous life, she lived in the Marquis' Mansion for ten years and everything was peaceful. It can be seen that this account book is a very secretive thing, and not many people know of its existence.
Qin Mingzhu bit her lip and put the account book back into the box.
She pinched it hard with her fingers and suddenly turned her head to look at Uncle Chen behind her.
"Uncle Chen, where did you find this box?"
Uncle Chen turned around and glanced at the box.
He said, "I have some knowledge of mechanical devices, which I discovered in the secret compartment of the Marquis's treasury."
Qin Mingzhu blinked.
Suddenly, I found that I could no longer see through Uncle Chen, who had been the gatekeeper at the general's mansion for several years.
She originally thought that Uncle Chen was just an ordinary deputy general, who was just more careful. Wow, he is also a master of mechanical engineering!
Although she had never been inside the Marquis's treasury, she could imagine where such precious items would be hidden. She had just been wondering how this account book could be placed casually on an ordinary shelf in the treasury...
It turned out that it was dug out by Uncle Chen!
If it weren't for Uncle Chen, I'm afraid this account book, like in my previous life, would never see the light of day again.
"Ahem, Uncle Chen, the mechanism in the Marquis' Mansion shouldn't be simple..."
Uncle Chen pondered for a moment.
"Fortunately, it took me half an incense stick of time to move the things, but it took a little longer to open the secret compartment..."
OK, OK.
Qin Mingzhu was completely convinced.
"Then can you set up the mechanism?"
Uncle Chen nodded and said, "When I was with the general in the army, I was responsible for setting traps and mechanisms."
It turns out to be like this.
She really didn't expect that there were so many talented people around her father!
Qin Mingzhu sighed, "It's really a waste of talent to keep a capable person like you in the general's mansion..."
Uncle Chen said solemnly, "General, you have saved me many times. I owe my life to you. Wherever you are, I will stay by your side."
Qin Mingzhu hesitated for a moment.
"Does your wife know that you think so?"
Uncle Chen was obviously stunned when he heard this. He was silent for a while before saying, "She said she doesn't care and she wants to stay with Madam Qin for the rest of her life."
Qin Mingzhu: “…”
Wow, this couple!
Qin Mingzhu was a little amused when she heard Uncle Chen's answer.
Fortunately, Aunt Chen also works in the Qin Mansion and is the housekeeper there with first-class abilities.
Their daughter, Chen Qingyan, was two years older than her and had been married three years ago to a scholarly family in the capital. Although her family background was ordinary, the man was an honest and studious scholar. One of his ancestors had served as an official in the court, so he had a good family background.
The most important thing is that he was very nice to Sister Chen. During the Chinese New Year, Sister Chen brought her one-year-old son back home to visit her parents.
Qin Mingzhu, holding the account book in her hand, was in a state of confusion, feeling that this thing was like a hot potato.
What should she do?
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