Chapter 365: Unexpected Gain

Because the above two brothers are too good, Qiu Sheng has no sense of existence since he was a child, and naturally no one will pay special attention to him.

Now the prince has entrusted him with the supervision of the construction of the mausoleum, which greatly encouraged him.

This is the first time he has been entrusted with the responsibility.

In order to successfully complete this task, he has been going out early and returning late every day recently.

Whether it’s sourcing materials, hiring craftsmen, or surveying the terrain…

He has to be present in person for everything, personally supervise, and be assured that there is no problem.

In contrast, Luo Yechen is far less conscientious than Qiu Sheng.

Luo Yechen spent three days fishing and two days drying the net. When he remembered it, he went around the construction site, and if he couldn't remember, he went to have fun elsewhere.

The area in the mountain is very large, and the specific location of the mausoleum has to be determined by a special Feng Shui master.

Qiu Sheng originally planned to go to the local area to find a famous Feng Shui master to help him calculate the location.

After the prince learned about this, he said, "You don't need to find a Feng Shui master, Gu Ming went to see it in person."

Qiu Sheng was very surprised: "Does your Highness still understand Feng Shui?"

Luo Qinghan didn't answer.

The next morning, the prince took Xiao Xixi to the mountains.

Qiu Sheng curiously followed behind them, wanting to see how the prince would calculate the bearing?

In Qiu Sheng's impression, Feng Shui masters usually take a compass, wander around in the mountains, and then determine the specific location according to the direction of the compass.

But the prince didn't have a compass at all, nor did he bring any other tools.

He and Concubine Xiao were like outings, strolling leisurely in the mountains, stopping from time to time to look around.

Xiao Xixi stomped her feet, then looked around again and said.

"Just here, the feng shui here is the best, and the concubine has a hunch that if the mausoleum is built here, there may be unexpected gains."

Luo Qinghan motioned for Qiu Sheng to come over and ask him to make a mark here.

Even though Qiu Sheng was full of confusion, he didn't dare to ask any further questions. He immediately followed the Prince's instructions and marked the place, so that the craftsmen would start work tomorrow.

Time passes day by day.

Today, the craftsmen are working as usual, but accidentally dug out a black wooden box from the ground.

The workmanship and materials of the wooden box are very elegant, and at first glance, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.

Although the craftsmen were very curious about what was in the box, no one dared to open it. They handed the box into Qiu Sheng's hands.

Qiu Sheng deliberately went to the place where the wooden box was dug out to have a look.

This wooden box is buried quite deep. If they didn't want to build a mausoleum here, I'm afraid that this wooden box would never be found.

Qiu Sheng thought about it for a moment. When he broke the ground, he dug up something, which was very important in Feng Shui. He was afraid that this was a bad omen, so he wrapped the wooden box in a piece of cloth, put it in his arms, and hurried to the palace.

"His Royal Highness, someone dug something out of the ground just now, what should you do with it?"

He opened the cloth bag to reveal the black wooden box lying quietly inside.

The wooden box has been wiped clean, but there is still a lot of dirt left in the gap.

Luo Qinghan didn't think it was dirty, so he picked up the wooden box and looked at it.

The surface of the wooden box is very smooth, without any pattern carvings, and a delicate and small copper lock is hung at the opening.

Due to oxidation, the surface of the copper lock is covered with a layer of green rust, and a circular pattern can be vaguely seen on the surface of the copper lock.

Luo Qinghan narrowed his eyes and observed carefully.

This pattern looks a bit like the family emblem of the Shen family.

Luo Qinghan's heart moved, and he immediately said to Eunuch Chang.

"Go and call Concubine Xiao."

"Here."

Xiao Xixi was sleeping late at the moment when she was woken up suddenly, her mind was still a little dizzy.

The maids swiftly waited on her to dress and wash.

After dressing up properly, Xiao Xixi's residual drowsiness has almost dissipated.

She ran to meet the prince.

This is that Qiu Sheng has already left, and the prince is the only one left in the room.

Luo Qinghan put the black wooden box in front of her and said, "You open it."

Xiao Xixi looked at the wooden box in front of her with a confused expression: "My concubine can't pick locks."

Luo Qinghan: "I don't want you to pick the lock, I want you to open it with a key."

Speaking of the key, Xiao Xixi immediately thought of it.

The key that the prince asked her to keep before!

Xiao Xixi took out a small bag from the purse that he carried with him, and then poured out a small copper key from the bag.

She pointed the key to the copper lock hanging on the wooden box and tried to poke it.

As a result, it was stabbed in at once.

Then twist again.

A click.

The lock is open.

Xiao Xixi couldn't help but widen her eyes: "It's actually this key, where did you get this wooden box?"

Luo Qinghan explained succinctly: "When the mausoleum was built, someone happened to dig it out of the mountain."

Xiao Xixi smacked her tongue: "This is too coincidental!"

Luo Qinghan said, "It's not necessarily a coincidence. That mountain is one of the ancestral properties of the Shen family, and this box should also belong to the Shen family. It makes sense that the Shen family hid their belongings in their ancestral property."

Xiao Xixi: "But the mountain is so big, who can ensure that the place where the wooden box is hidden can be dug up?"

Luo Qinghan: "So, it's all thanks to you."

"I?"

Luo Qinghan: "Because of your help in calculating the bearing, Gu was able to choose the location where this wooden box was buried in such a big mountain."

Xiao Xixi took the opportunity to ask for credit: "My concubine has helped you so much, can you add vegetables to lunch?"

Luo Qinghan: "That's right."

Xiao Xixi cheered: "That's great!"

After the gossip was over, they turned their attention to the black wooden box again.

Xiao Xixi asked: "The Shen family hid the wooden box so deep, there must be some treasure in the wooden box, right? Is it gold and silver treasure? But looking at the size of this wooden box, it shouldn't hold much gold and silver treasure, right? Is it a treasure map?"

Luo Qinghan: "Open it and you'll know."

Xiao Xixi took off the copper lock, and was about to reach out to open the wooden box, when Luo Qinghan suddenly reached out and pressed it on the wooden box.

"Let Gu come open."

No one knows what is in this wooden box, what if there is an organ hidden in it?

It is more secure for him to open it.

Xiao Xixi didn't think much about it and let him take the wooden box over.

Luo Qinghan: "Go away."

Xiao Xixi took two steps to the side, still staring at the wooden box, she urged, "Go away."

Luo Qinghan deliberately turned the wooden box in a different direction so that the opening faced the other side.

He carefully opened the wooden box slowly.

After the wooden box was completely opened, it was quiet and nothing strange happened.

It seems that there is no mechanism in the wooden box.

Luo Qinghan was relieved, he turned the wooden box back, and only then did he see clearly that there was only a thin booklet in the wooden box.

Xiao Xixi came over and said, "What is this? Is it the legendary martial arts secret book?"