Chapter 194: Something Happened in the Academy
Chapter 194: Something Happened in the Academy
After thinking it through, Mrs. Peng said with a smile on her face, "Thank you, Miss, for thinking of me. With this ten thousand taels, I finally don't have to worry about how our second branch will survive."
Xie Lan did not miss the flash of displeasure in Peng's eyes.
But she pretended to know nothing, and carefully touched the two fortune cards in her hand, "Second Aunt, don't think 10,000 taels is too little. I spent 12,000 taels to buy these two cards."
Peng's eyes flickered, somewhat incredulously, "This is just a wooden sign, not jade, why is it so expensive?"
"Second Aunt, you don't understand. This is not an ordinary wooden plaque, but a precious magic tool. Otherwise, why would I use it to carve a fortune-bringing plaque?"
"So it's a magic weapon, no wonder it costs 12,000 taels. So if you calculate it this way, the young lady gave me 10,000 taels, I'm still making a profit."
"It's my duty. If it weren't for Second Aunt helping me take this job, I wouldn't be able to make this much money."
The two of them praised each other back and forth. If you didn't know, you would think they had a very good relationship.
"Second Miss, what time tomorrow should we go to set up a fortune-attracting formation for Lady Jin's silver shop?"
Xie Lan raised his hand and calculated twice, "Tomorrow's Chen time is an auspicious day, which is perfect for setting up a fortune-attracting formation."
"Okay, I'll come see you tomorrow morning."
Xie Lan nodded, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
Mrs. Peng put down the teacup and before leaving, she glanced calmly at the box containing the fortune-bringing signs, with a flash of greed in her eyes.
She thought she was doing it secretly, but she didn't know that Xie Lan saw it clearly.
It's midnight, it's quiet at night.
A tall and thin figure, wearing night clothes and a mask on his face, quietly flew into the courtyard of Tinglan Pavilion from outside the wall.
He first hid behind a big tree and looked out. Finding that the house was dark, he rushed forward quickly, took out a thin dagger, pried open a window, and climbed in quietly.
He quickly climbed out of the window with a black box, jumped over the wall in a few seconds, rushed out of Xie's house, and disappeared into the night.
It was not until this time that Tiechui walked out from the darkness, glanced in the direction where the man in black left, and turned back to Tinglan Pavilion.
"Girl, the fortune sign has indeed been stolen."
Xie Lan was not surprised at all. He waved his hand at Tiechui nonchalantly, "Got it. You should go downstairs and sleep as well."
The next morning, Peng arrived at Tinglan Pavilion as promised. She saw Xie Lan, Nanny Zhang and Tiechui searching everywhere. Her eyes flashed for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
"Why are you rummaging around in such a mess? What are you looking for?"
Xie Lan stood up from a large wooden box and said unhappily, "Second Aunt, my two fortune cards are missing."
Mrs. Peng pinched her palms and said anxiously, "How could it be gone? Didn't you put it in the box yesterday?"
"It was in the box. After you left, I put it in this big wooden box. I was just about to take it out to set up the formation for Lady Jin when I realized it was gone."
"Then... could it be that you remembered it wrongly and put it somewhere else?"
"If I remember correctly, it was placed in this big wooden box."
Aunt Zhang frowned and said, "It's not in the wooden box. I and Tiechui have also looked in other places, but there is still no trace of it."
Xie Lan kicked the wooden box angrily. It must be that damn thief who stole it while we were sleeping.
No, I have to report to the police. When the government helps me catch the thief, I will break his arms and legs and make him a cripple for the rest of his life. I will see how he can steal again."
Peng's heart tightened, "Miss, you can't report this to the police. If outsiders knew that a man broke into your yard at night, your reputation would be ruined.
Even your second sister and the others will be affected, and it will be difficult for them to find a satisfactory marriage in the future."
Xie Lan was very dissatisfied, "If I don't report it to the police, then I will have to swallow this loss by myself?"
Mrs. Peng sighed, "For now, the only solution is to ask your father and your second and third uncles to quietly ask around outside to see if anyone has used a fortune-bringing card.
If you are lucky, you might be able to find the thief by following the clues."
Nanny Zhang also pretended to persuade her, "Second Madam is right, this matter cannot be reported to the authorities. Young Miss, you are about to reach the age of marriage, and it is time to look for a marriage. You cannot ruin your reputation at this juncture."
"That thief got a good deal." Xie Lan cursed helplessly and sighed, "Second Aunt, without the fortune-attracting plaque, I can't set up a wealth-attracting formation for Lady Jin today.
You have to tell her that I will set up the array for her in a couple of days after I have carved a new fortune-attracting plaque."
"That's the only way." Mrs. Peng responded, and after thinking for a while, she suddenly said, "Miss, why don't you go and set up the formation for Lady Jin today, and then re-carve the fortune-attracting plaque in two days, and then give it to her, so that she won't think we broke the promise."
Xie Lan shook her head, "Second Aunt, you don't understand, the wealth-gathering formation is optional, the key is that the fortune-attracting card is the most important.
With it, even without the fortune-attracting array, Lady Jin's silver shop can still turn losses into profits, or even make a fortune."
Mrs. Peng was delighted. It turned out that with the fortune-attracting plaque, she didn't need to set up the formation. That was really great.
“In that case, I can only wait until you carve the fortune-attracting plaque again before setting up the formation.
Miss, I will go find Lady Jin first. I need to explain this matter clearly to her.
Otherwise, she might get angry and ask another Taoist to set up a formation for the silver building, and then our work would be in vain."
"Okay, I'll trouble you, Auntie, for this matter."
Mrs. Peng responded casually with a few words and left impatiently.
As soon as she left, Xie Lan put away the anger on his face and returned to normal, and did not carve any more fortune plaques.
Instead, she packed her things and asked Tiechui to drive her to the Royal Academy.
Xie Lan went to study at the Royal Academy because she felt that the academy had a lot of people and it was a good place for her to go and do some digging and eating melons and earn money for the ancestors.
But she didn't expect that something big would happen in the academy on the first day of school.
After entering the academy, Xie Lan saw students gathering in groups of three or four, discussing something quietly.
She didn't care at first, but later she saw some students were in a state of panic, and some ladies were even terrified.
Out of curiosity, Xie Lan couldn't help but move closer.
"What are you talking about, so mysterious?"
Xie Lan's voice was not loud, but unexpectedly, it frightened the ladies so much that their faces turned pale.
Xie Lan looked at them strangely, "I'm not a ghost, why are you so scared?"
It would have been better if she didn't mention the ghost. After she did, the ladies were so scared that they hugged each other.
A lady saw that Xie Lan looked like she knew nothing, and perhaps because she was afraid that she would mention the horrible word again, she hesitated for a moment but kindly reminded her.
"Girl, please stop talking about that. Someone just died in the academy last night. Don't get entangled by dirty things."
Xie Lan frowned. A murder happened in the academy?
Such a big thing happened just after his second senior brother left Beijing. How did Lord Xiao become the headmaster?
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