Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

After paying back Shen Shuping's debt, the guy left in a huff.

Those around him witnessed Long Aotian's strength once again.

"Husband, where did you get so much money?" Back in the courtyard, Shen Juanxin couldn't help but feel a little worried about Long Aotian suddenly bringing out so much money.

"Well," Long Aotian smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, my wife. This money is definitely not ill-gotten; it was all lent to me by my friends."

“Yes, sister-in-law, the master is very capable.” Jiang Beichuan chimed in from the side, “The master personally sent me to get this money from his friend.”

"Is it the Left Commander of the Huayi Mansion?" Shen Juanxin still vividly remembered the radiant, handsome, and heroic Left Commander of the Huayi Mansion.

"Uh, yes, it's him."

Long Aotian couldn't really explain it. It was a dead eunuch who had given him the money, and he was too lazy to explain. So he immediately let Dong Fuguang accept the favor.

“Even so, we should thank him even more,” Shen Juanxin said. “Not only did he recommend you for a position in the Huayi Mansion in Jingcheng, but he has also lent us money, solving such a big problem.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Beichuan's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Long Aotian didn't notice the change in his expression, but instead asked his wife about the family heirloom bracelet.

"My lady, what exactly is that bracelet that your second uncle was talking about?"

"Um, wait a minute..."

Shen Juanxin hesitated for a moment, but finally got up, went back to her room, and took out the bracelet.

"This jadeite and red jadeite bracelet is a family heirloom of the Shen family." Shen Juanxin handed the redwood box containing the bracelet to Long Aotian. "Before my father passed away, he entrusted this bracelet to me. He repeatedly instructed me that this bracelet should never be sold in poverty, nor abandoned in wealth..."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian nodded to himself, then opened the mahogany box. Inside, there lay a jade bracelet with a deep green and red hue, looking just like an autumn leaf on a tree that was about to turn red.

What makes this bracelet even more ingenious is that on both sides of the red patina in the jade core, four phoenix wings made of gold are embedded in it, making it look as if a fiery phoenix is ​​circling around it, which is very exquisite and beautiful.

If this bracelet were in modern times, it would definitely be a museum's prized possession!

but……

Strangely, neither Long Aotian's nor Shen Congxin's memories contained any record of seeing this bracelet.

"My lady, I've never seen this bracelet before." Long Aotian took the bracelet, played with it in his hand for a while, then put it back into the rosewood box and handed it back to Shen Juanxin.

Shen Juanxin took the box, leaned close to him, and whispered, "You haven't seen this before because I can't take it out, lest your creditors find out..."

Long Aotian was ashamed and could only say okay.

But he couldn't resist his curiosity and asked, "This bracelet is so beautiful, and it's a family heirloom, it must be worth a lot of money, right?"

“Hmm…” Shen Juanxin thought for a while and said, “I haven’t estimated the value of this bracelet. But I bought quite a few bracelets when I was in the Shen family. According to the current market, this one should be able to sell for several hundred taels.”

"Hmm, that's quite valuable." Long Aotian nodded.

The reason Shen Juanxin took out the bracelet to show him now is because...

First, he had just done her a huge favor. Second, she had also noticed the changes in Shen Congxin these past few days. Otherwise, if he were still indulging in all sorts of vices like drinking, gambling, and womanizing, that certainly wouldn't work.

“This bracelet is quite valuable; no wonder that guy wanted it.” Jiang Beichuan rubbed his chin and said, “The moment I saw that guy, I knew he wasn’t a good person!”

“Actually…” Shen Juanxin hesitated for a moment, then looked at Jiang Beichuan.

The young man was quite clever; knowing it wasn't appropriate for him to be present, he said, "Well, sir, you two talk, I'll go wait outside first."

Long Aotian didn't say anything, after all, he had to respect what his wife wanted to say.

What if I accidentally reveal a shocking secret? Wouldn't that be a bad thing?

Seeing Jiang Beichuan walk outside, Shen Juanxin said with relief, "Actually... it might not be so simple for Second Uncle to want this bracelet."

"why is that?"

“According to our family genealogy, my Shen family ancestors were very wealthy merchants,” Shen Juanxin said. “They had so much money that it could fill a mountain of gold and silver!”

“After his death, apart from leaving some money to his descendants, the rest of the money disappeared without a trace,” Shen Juanxin told Long Aotian. “Some people say that he took it to his grave. Others say that he hid it. Because he left his children a total of five things: a bracelet, a jade thumb ring, a necklace, and earrings.”

“Rumor has it that if you can collect all these things, you can obtain your ancestors’ treasure,” Shen Juanxin said. “However, these are just rumors, and we don’t know the truth.”

"Wow, mountains of gold and silver!" Long Aotian's eyes widened when he heard about these two mountains.

He rubbed his hands together and said, "Doesn't that mean that as long as we find these five things, we'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of our lives?!"

Shen Juanxin almost burst out laughing when she saw his expression.

“If you can think of it, do you think we family members wouldn’t think of it?” she said. “Before my father had his accident, he also thought about collecting the treasures passed down from our ancestors.”

"Was it successful?"

"No, because that jade thumb ring has disappeared..."

"This..." Upon hearing this, Long Aotian's heart sank. "He died before even starting his mission. It seems the gold and silver mountains are gone for good..."

"Then, what exactly is it about this jade thumb ring that has disappeared?" Long Aotian asked again, unwilling to give up.

“This…” Shen Juanxin shook her head and sighed, “No one knows what happened. It was a long time ago. Even my father couldn’t find the whereabouts of that jade thumb ring.”

"in this way……"

Long Aotian sighed; his dream of getting rich was completely shattered...

"Beichuan, why are you so downcast?" After resolving all the issues, Long Aotian pushed open the courtyard gate and left home. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Jiang Beichuan with a bitter face.

Jiang Beichuan stroked the horse's mane and said, "My lord, are you going to Jingcheng with Lord Dong to become an official in the Huayi Mansion?" He asked somewhat angrily, like a child.

"how do you know?"

"How would I know? Your sister-in-law let it slip at your house just now!" Jiang Beichuan turned to look at Long Aotian, his face serious. "Are you not telling me because you're worried I'll cling to you?"