The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

The Wu Jinggong embezzlement case? Yun Yuke was very puzzled as to why the county magistrate would suddenly give her such a strange county gazetteer.

Seeing that the other person didn't speak, but only raised their chin, indicating that they must read it all.

This county gazetteer does not record in detail the ins and outs of Wu Jinggong's embezzlement, but simply records the relevant content of the Xin'an County government assisting the Ministry of Justice officials of the imperial court in searching for Wu Jinggong's remaining followers within the county.

The gist of the story is that Changyang Town captured Wu Jinggong, his wife, and several children. However, Wu Jinggong was quite prestigious in Changyang, and some locals helped some remnants of Wu Jinggong's family to escape towards Xin'an.

Meanwhile, the county annals also state that the pursuit yielded no results, and the men sent by the Ministry of Justice returned empty-handed.

Seeing that Yun Yuke had finished reading, Magistrate Sun did not speak, but simply gestured with his hand above his head, making a crown-like shape, and pointed to the county gazetteer in his hand.

The wife of the Duke of Wujing is quite likely to match the identity of the owner of that crown. Could this be something the magistrate discovered in the past two days?

Tong Yuxing's family was raided in the twelfth year of the Changlong era, and Wu Jinggong's family was raided only half a year later? Is there a connection between the two?

The two waited for about half an hour before they heard voices outside.

"Your Excellency, craftsman Tian and the others have repaired the damaged wall in the backyard. Would you like to come out and take a look?"

"Good! Master, be sure to pay the craftsmen Tian more so they can get to work urgently. Thank you for your hard work."

Magistrate Sun opened the door to make arrangements, and at the same time looked back at Yun Yuke, "Boss Yun, let's go to the warehouse to get the things."

The word "warehouse" was deliberately emphasized.

The two left one after the other, deliberately leaving the study door open.

On the way to the warehouse, Magistrate Sun took the time to give a detailed account of the current situation.

During the previous raid on the mountain stronghold, their leader, Gou Chenjun, escaped. The interrogation these past few days has yielded little result; the bandits have no idea where this self-proclaimed "Qilin" leader might be hiding.

Originally, they thought there was no hope of making a capture, but the jewelry and treasures seized from the secret room were extraordinary. In addition, someone broke into the backyard last night. Although the storeroom was not stolen, Magistrate Sun forgot to close the study door when he left. Furthermore, when he returned, he found that something was wrong with the study and that the door to the inner room had been opened.

All these circumstances indicate that the county government office was broken into last night. The intruder is hiding in the inner room of the study, presumably intending to take the magistrate hostage and break out.

This Lord Gouchen was notorious for his fierceness. His hiding in the inner room made things difficult for Magistrate Sun. He could only lock the door and pretend to be busy with work, unable to pay attention to what was happening inside.

It just so happens that Yun Yuke came today to discuss the copying matter, so I'll trouble Boss Yun to cooperate.

"The matter arose suddenly, so please don't blame me, Mr. Yun. It's just that this Mr. Gou Chen is quite cunning. He hid in his study, which contains a lot of important items that we absolutely cannot afford to lose. Otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure."

"It's alright. Magistrate Sun, you've been very kind to us merchants. And I'm a busybody, so why not?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Yun. I will have people keeping a close eye on you, and the Yun residence will also be strengthened with security. You and your family will definitely not be injured."

The county government's storehouse itself contains a large number of important treasures, so its location is rather unusual. In addition, after the last appraisal, Magistrate Sun moved those special crowns to another, more secluded place.

So in the original warehouse, only the original box and the gift list from Tong Yuxing remained.

Yun Yuke's handwriting wasn't very good, so she asked Magistrate Sun to make a copy.

It's best to keep the box original to lure the other party into a trap.

Just now, Yun Yuke secretly used her treasure to investigate the situation inside the room. Indeed, as Magistrate Sun said, the person inside moved lightly, and even though they were trapped inside, they tried their best to conceal their presence.

It aligns with my previous understanding of that Gouchen Jun.

This is an "old friend".

"Your Excellency, I will return now. Rest assured, I will return it within one day."

Since she came alone, Yun Yuke had to hold the box in her arms. Fortunately, it was still daytime and there were many people on the street, so the person couldn't just rob her on the street.

Yun Yuke deliberately chose to take the route through the bustling downtown area, taking a few extra steps to get home specifically from the direction of the jewelry store.

There were only a few customers in the shop, and He Yuru was introducing a new set of jewelry to them.

"Yu Ru, is it your shift today? Okay, after you're done with your work, come and help me check. I need to withdraw some money from the account."

He Yuru was taken aback, then nodded.

"Okay, boss, please wait a moment. Huibing is with me; she went back to get something for the customer."

As soon as he finished speaking, another craftsman, Xu Huibing, came out from the backyard, carrying a tray with newly made hairpins.

Huibing also heard Yun Yuke's signal to "withdraw money".

This was a pre-arranged code among the Yun family members. Yun Yuke herself was wealthy and wouldn't take money from the shops' accounts. Furthermore, the shops operated by the Yun family were all independently run, and in principle, it was absolutely forbidden to take money from their accounts privately.

Therefore, "Boss Yun wants to withdraw money from the books" is basically a tacit code among the shops that Yun Yuke has invested in.

After seeing the guests off as quickly as possible, He Yuru and Xu Huibing were about to close the door when Yun Yuke waved her hand to stop them, saying, "Don't close the door, just leave it open. If there are any guests, just ask them to leave."

The two quickly moved closer to Yun Yuke.

"Boss Yun, what's wrong?" Huibing asked in a low voice.

"Huibing, tell Aunt Hua and the others to have Yuan Chen and Qing Qing organize everyone to stay in the underground workshop. Uncle Wu and the others should guard the workshop entrance. Remember to stay there for today's business, so you don't need to come back to the main hall later. Yu Ru, how about you stay in the shop with me?"

“I’m fine with it.” He Yuru nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Xu Huibing was about to leave when Yun Yuke grabbed her arm.

"Don't rush," Yun Yuke took out a booklet from her bosom, "Take this to Miss Yuanchen and tell her to take a close look and record any information."

Xu Huibing knew the matter was urgent and didn't waste any time, so she went immediately.

At the same time, a person entered from outside. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the county yamen's clerk.

That's quite suitable. Things happened so suddenly, we couldn't very well ask the constables and officers to change their clothes before coming. The clerk, who usually wears regular clothes, is the most suitable person to pretend to be a guest.

"Boss Yun, our people have been deployed, please rest assured."

Xu Huibing took the things back to the backyard and quickly reported the relevant situation. Apart from Yun Qingjin, everyone else in the Yun family was familiar with this procedure.

Although it was Yun Qingjin's first time encountering this situation, she remained relatively calm. Following the arrangements made by Aunt Hua and the others, they gathered in the secret workshop located near the jewelry shop in the Yun residence.

"Sister Chenchen, where did Mother go?"

Yuan Chen was looking at the gift list in his hand. Hearing the question, he put the list down and patted Yun Qingjin's head. "Your mother is working at the shop right now. She can't take care of things in the backyard, so she told us to stay here. It's safer in this house."

Yun Qingjin nodded and also saw the order form that had just been placed down.

"Sister, what is this? I don't recognize this character."

Yun Qingjin pointed to the character "毓" above, which was true; she had never seen this character before.

"This character is pronounced 'Yu,' which sounds similar to the 'Yu' in jade. These three characters are called 'Tong Yu Xing.'"

Tong Yuxing? Yun Qingjin felt a strange sense of familiarity and lowered her head to think for a moment.

"Then what about the back..." Yun Qingjin is now beginning to recognize the words on the back. They describe things like precious fabrics and exquisite jade.

"Qingqing wants to learn to read, right? Okay, the things you buy at this shop also require you to learn some characters. Qingqing, come and look at them together." Yuan Chen really liked this hardworking child. Although he hadn't spent as much time with Yun Qingjin as with others, he had seen how serious and diligent the child was.

A business name? No wonder it sounded so familiar. Oh, right, Yun Qingjin finally remembered when she had heard this name before.

In the twelfth year of the reign of Emperor Hegemony, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor issued an edict of self-reproach.