famous eldest daughter

Chapter 171 The Box
These pebbles are round and almost the same in size, and their distinct black and white color is unique to Taihu Lake.

When the path was paved, because my mother loved it, my father specially asked people to salvage and transport it from Taihu Lake, and ordered people to pick and polish them one by one, which really took a lot of effort.

It was originally a row of black cobblestones and a row of white cobblestones, paved with each other, but looking along the line of sight of Jixiang Ruyi, Gu Yuqing saw at a glance that the cobblestones under his feet were actually black for four consecutive rows.

No wonder Jixiang Ruyi is so surprised.

Mother is always particular about these things, how could she allow someone to make such a mistake!

It's not a mistake, it's intentional.

Gu Yuqing's heart suddenly tightened, and she couldn't help but tighten her hand holding the handkerchief.

He bent over and squatted on the ground to look at the pebbles. Although they were black in four rows, other than that, he couldn't see anything else out of the ordinary.

Gu Yuqing's body blocked the bright red twilight, casting a huge black shadow on the cobblestones, surrounding them. Under the black shadow, the cobblestones became more and more radiant with the unique cold luster of stones, dark and with a tinge of color. The temptation to explore is irresistible.

Her red lips were pursed tightly, her face was gloomy, and she stared at the pebbles for a moment. Thinking of the request of the divine jade, Gu Yuqing's eyebrows moved, she took a breath and stood up slowly, and ordered: "Go get the rowan tree."

Ruyi obeyed the order and left. Not far from the small garden was the place where the gardener who took care of the garden lived. In a blink of an eye, Ruyi came to the rowan tree that was as long as an arm.

"Dig up." Pointing to the four rows of black pebbles on the ground, Gu Yuqing squeezed the handkerchief tightly and ordered in a deep voice. There was an inexplicable nervousness and impulse in her heart, which made her a little uneasy.

Every instruction or task from Shenyu would have a huge impact on her life. She couldn't imagine that on this mother's favorite path, under the silver myrtle tree given by the Queen Mother, there would be What secrets are buried?

Or is it just a coincidence?Isn't this the guidance of the divine jade?
As the rowan trees collided with the pebbles, they made a "clang" sound. Gu Yuqing's heart was filled with confusion, and every blow seemed to hit her heart.

The sun has already begun to set, but it is still attached to the last trace of fireworks in the world and refuses to leave, only burning the clouds in the sky red.

The day under the scorching sun can make people shudder, but at night, because it is not yet the dog days of summer, there is a cool breeze blowing. In addition, here is a small garden with lush trees, and the wind is even stronger. There is a bit more chill than elsewhere.

There was a gust of breeze, blowing the corners of Gu Yuqing's light yellow skirt flying and tumbling.

After about half a stick of incense, when it was getting dark, Ruyi finally dug up the four rows of cobblestones, revealing the burnt yellow soil underneath.

Suddenly, three people with six eyes were all staring in one direction. For an instant, they almost stopped breathing.

As soon as the rowan was dug down, it was originally soft soil, and it should be easy to dig. However, when the rowan was halfway down, something blocked it and could not go any deeper. Ruyi suddenly frowned and looked up at Gu Yuqing, "Ms. , There seems to be something underneath."

Hearing the sound, Gu Yuqing's hand holding the handkerchief suddenly trembled. Although she was mentally prepared, her heart still trembled unconsciously. She moved forward, leaned over and squatted down again, and took the rowan from Ruyi's hand. , carefully pushing away the soil layer by layer.

During this period, Ji Xiang Ruyi asked several times to take over the rowan from Gu Yuqing, but Gu Yuqing rejected it.

She shouldn't do such a thing, but she felt in her heart that she had to do it.

Jixiang Ruyi has no choice but to be around her, just in case.

After digging a small hole about one foot deep, a square wooden box emerged from the hole.

It was already dark, and with just the light from the moon in the sky, it was impossible to see the color and material of the box, let alone the complicated patterns carved on it.

Gu Yuqing had no choice but to put a handkerchief on the box and take it out. Fortunately, the box was only the size of a book and not too heavy.

Handing the rowan to Ruyi, he helped Jixiang stand up, patted the dirt on his hands and clothes, and Gu Yuqing ordered, "Tell the steward and ask him to hire a craftsman to restore the place tomorrow."

Ruyi took the order and left, while Gu Yuqing helped Jixiang leave.

Returning to Tongyuan, as soon as he entered the house, Gu Yuqing asked Jixiang to add a few more lamps. When Ruyi hurried back, Gu Yuqing happened to have just sat down at the table and was using a handkerchief to wipe away the soil on the box. Wipe it off bit by bit, very gently and carefully.

Ruyi quietly stood side by side with Jixiang, standing behind Gu Yuqing.

Under the bright light, Gu Yuqing recognized that this was a fine rosewood box, and... such good rosewood was not available in the Chinanhou Mansion.

In other words, this box is not an object of the Chinanhou Mansion.

The patterns on the box were also carved in an extremely complicated and strange way. They were not the usual vine-wrapped branches, nor were they rich and auspicious. They were more like some strange animals, but Gu Yuqing couldn't identify any of them.

Gu Yuqing once read from books that in places like Miao, Huiyu, and Tianshan, some foreigners have their own unique totems. Most of those totems are ancient mythical beasts, the gods they admire.

The words "ancient mythical beast" slipped across the tip of his heart. Gu Yuqing couldn't help but touch the "Tian Ji" tied around her waist. With a thought in her heart, she said to Ji Xiang Ruyi: "You guys can go down first."

This divine jade only has a venomous tongue, but she also has a shy problem and cannot speak in front of others!

Gu Yuqing was really speechless about it.

After Ji Xiang Ruyi closed the door, Gu Yuqing said to Shenyu, "Are you awake? Come and see what this is?"

After the words fell, there was silence except for a candle that happened to explode and make a "crack" sound.

Gu Yuqing had no choice but to study the box and wait for the "Heavenly Secret" to appear on its own.

Since he was a child, he has seen several mechanisms designed by masters of the Mohist family. Gu Yuqing is quite keen on the buttons of these mechanisms. Soon, he discovered something strange on the left side of the box.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Gu Yuqing stretched out her hand to press the button. Unexpectedly, she was really lucky. As soon as she hit it, the mechanism was triggered. With a "bang" sound, the top cover of the box bounced. open.

Gu Yuqing quickly turned her head and leaned to one side.

The book records that the tribesmen in those areas like to place some poisonous hidden weapons in the secret compartments of the mechanism to teach those who rashly touch the mechanism a lesson.

He turned his head to listen and looked carefully, but he didn't see a poisonous arrow shot out as he imagined, let alone a wisp of green smoke and white smoke coming out. Everything was normal.

Gu Yuqing couldn't help shaking her head and laughing at her unnecessary worries about gains and losses.

　Thanks to the cutie Furong Rouge for the tip, and thanks to the cutie Old Dream is Gone for the tip!Thanks to PICA.A for the tip!

　　
　
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