King Lian did not insist on opening the box himself. He handed the iron box to Ah Qi. Ah Qi observed it, took out a knife, and carefully pried open the lid of the iron box.
He was mentally prepared, but the lid just opened, and there was no danger from any mechanism.
Inside the box is something wrapped in linen.
The linen looks a bit moldy.
He took the things out of the iron box, put them on the table and opened them gently.
When you open it, there are several silver ornaments inside.
There are two pairs of small silver bracelets, two longevity locks, a silver iron plate, a leather rope, and a handkerchief made of white cotton.
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Xiao Yun picked up a pair of silver bracelets and a longevity lock inside, and looked at King Lian in shock, "These are the things I just mentioned. They were prepared for the child back then. I wanted to remember the child in the future." I also remembered who my father belonged to, so these three things were engraved with a Korean character on the inside.¡±
She had already thought about it at that time. After the child was born, she would let the child's surname be Han. Even if she was ready to raise the child by herself, she did not want to find another man. Although she resented King Lian at that time, What's wrong with a child being born to his biological father?
Rather than letting the child take her surname of Xiao and letting others ask why he took his mother¡¯s surname later, it is better to let the child know his father¡¯s surname from the beginning.
So even though she resented King Lian at the time, she still decided to give her child the surname Han. The jewelry was engraved with Korean characters by the silversmith.
As she spoke, she took the ornaments and looked at them carefully. Sure enough, she saw a Korean character engraved on the inside of a pair of bracelets and the longevity lock, which was still very clear.
She pointed it out to King Lian. After King Lian took in the silver jewelry, she felt like she was finally able to get in touch with the child from eighteen years ago in this way, as well as Xiao who was pregnant with his child alone at that time. Jun.
The child¡¯s bracelet and longevity lock have been preserved from that time to the present.
He must treasure these three things.
"It's a bit strange that the midwife didn't take these things away or sell them, but still kept them here."
"But whose share does this belong to?" Ah Qi looked at the remaining pair of bracelets, the longevity lock, and the silver plaque.
Several people looked at those things with some confusion.
"See if there are any words engraved on it."
Ah Qi picked up those items and inspected them one by one carefully. The bracelet did not have any words engraved on it, but the longevity lock could be opened. The mechanism was made very finely, and it was hard to tell without careful inspection. This lock can be opened.
Ah Qi didn¡¯t discover it either, but King Lotus discovered it. Maybe it was because he often made these things with subtle little mechanisms, so he was able to discover the mystery.
After opening it, there is a small wax pill hidden in the small longevity lock.
Knead the wax ball open with your hands. Inside is a small piece of cloth with a line of words written on it. It is a very beautiful small regular script with hairpin flowers.
There is a line of words written on it, a name and a birth date. The name also looks like a nickname¡ª¡ª
Do you still need to hide your nickname and birth date so carefully?
"Is this the dead baby that was brought?" Xiao Yun always felt a little uncomfortable looking at these things. When she thought that these things might belong to the dead baby, and that he might have been born by a woman with deep love and expectation, but he didn't have the chance to see the world, she felt her heart aching. .
"If those people went to find a baby boy just to deceive her, or deliberately killed the child because they wanted to deceive her, she would be even worse.
If the child died because of her¡ª¡ª
Doesn¡¯t she owe the child and the child¡¯s parents?
¡°I don¡¯t know how big a blow it will be if the other party gives birth to the child and finds that the child is missing.
"It shouldn't be that child." King Lian's eyes were so powerful that he could guess what she was thinking by looking at her expression. He quickly showed her the eight characters to see more clearly, "This child named Er Er is better than us." Xie is five years older."
Sure enough, looking at the year and month written on it, the child was indeed five years older than Ming Ruoxie.
Five years older, then he is no longer the dead baby.
But Xiao Yun still felt a little heartbroken and guilty when thinking about that child.
?"Huh? This birth date, except that it is five years earlier, is the same as Ruoxie's. Same month, same day, same time." Xiao Yun suddenly discovered something strange.
In other words, this child named Er Er is exactly the same except that he is five years older than Ming Ruoxie!
Xiao Yun looked at Lian Wang in shock.
"It seems that maybe they wanted these two children because of their birth dates." King Lian suddenly thought of this.
"Is there anything special about this birth date?" Xiao Yun couldn't understand.
Listening to their words, Ah Qi suddenly thought of something. He quickly said to King Lian: "Your Majesty, can you let your subordinates take a look?"
King Lian handed over the cloth.
Ah Qi looked at the birthday number on it and frowned.
"Ah Qi, did you discover anything?"
"Back to the prince, I'm not sure yet. I brought some things from the altar and put them in Prince Jin's Mansion. I have to go back and take them out to confirm the pair."
"Then let's go back."
They quickly packed up these things and left the town, hurried back to the capital.
At this time, on the road leading to the capital, several riders were riding fast, raising a trail of smoke and dust, heading towards the capital of Dazhen.
It¡¯s past the Lantern Festival, and everything in the capital has gradually returned to normal life.
But soon, a tax order shocked the merchants and people in the capital. The emperor actually increased the tax by 30% at this time.
The people in the capital actually don't have much income. Many people do handicrafts, grow some fruits, embroidery, make clothes, blacksmith, and make wine. Many of them just go out and set up small stalls and exchange a few copper coins to make ends meet. .
Originally, the tax was already very heavy, but suddenly, as if on a whim, the emperor wanted to increase such a heavy tax at this time!
It seems that the bustling scene of the Lantern Festival is still in front of them, but just two days later, they were all knocked into the mud, catching them all off guard.
???????????????????????? This tax order barely gives them any buffer time. Three days later will be the day to pay taxes, and this time they have to pay according to the new tax order.
For a time, there was no joy or laughter in the entire capital.
Last year, the Empress Dowager was still in mourning, and no one was allowed to indulge in pleasure, listen to music, prepare banquets, or get married. But now everyone really can¡¯t laugh anymore. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com