Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

With the goal clear, no one said anything more and they got right to work.

Upon entering the old house, Song Wenjie left two imperial guards and yamen runners to guard the gate before leading the others through the passage.

The passageway wasn't very wide to begin with, and now that dozens of people had suddenly flooded in, it felt crowded.

Magistrate Feng followed Zhao Lian and Song Wenjie into the secret room, while the others stood guard outside.

Upon learning that three people would need to open the key together, Magistrate Feng hesitated: "Commander Song, are we sure we want to do this?"

Song Wenjie raised an eyebrow: "What, is the magistrate afraid?"

Since Song Wenjie had spoken up, Magistrate Feng didn't hold back: "Admiral Song, with such a large amount of gold and silver treasures here, there's no way there wouldn't be a mechanism. If we turn the key and trigger the mechanism, we'll have nowhere to hide."

Zhao Lian knew what Magistrate Feng was worried about, and said to dispel his concerns: "Magistrate Feng, you can rest assured. I have already checked, and I have already cracked all the previous traps. You see, those hidden arrows on the ground are them."

Seeing the broken arrows below, Magistrate Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gave an embarrassed smile: "That's good, that's good!"

He knew that both Miss Lian and Song Wenjie knew kung fu, and that if anything happened, they could dodge it.

But if I don't know kung fu, I'll definitely die.

Song Wenjie said with a solemn expression, "Lord Feng, the Emperor attaches great importance to this batch of gold and silver jewelry. We can only succeed, we cannot fail, otherwise the Emperor will not forgive us."

Zhao Lian took out the keys and handed them to them. As the three keys were inserted into the keyholes at the same time, everyone's hearts tightened.

Nobody knows what will happen next.

Zhao Lian looked at the two of them: "Alright, are you ready? I'll call out three times, and then we'll turn the key together."

Song Wenjie nodded: "Ready!"

Magistrate Feng swallowed hard, looking nervous: "I'm ready too."

He tried his best to calm himself down, but his hands were still trembling.

"Okay! 3-2-1! Turn the key!"

At Zhao Lian's command, the three of them turned the key at the same time, and a strange scene unfolded.

With a loud crack, the top of the iron frame detached from the ceiling of the chamber, and the entire iron frame sank downwards.

When he saw no hidden weapons, Magistrate Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had been given a second chance at life.

Before he came, he had already made up his mind to die, and even gave his wife his last words.

Song Wenjie also dared not be careless. Although Zhao Lian had previously deciphered some hidden weapons, no one knew if there would be some hidden weapons to be used as the final weapon.

Seeing the iron frame detach from the roof, Song Wenjie tentatively picked up a gold bar and found that the secret room no longer shook as before, knowing that the danger had passed.

The next step is to figure out how to quickly get these gold and silver treasures to the ground.

The passageway is quite narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through at a time. It would be no easy task for dozens of people to move all that gold and silver jewelry back and forth.

At this moment, Zhao Lian came up with a good idea: these dozens of people could stand in the passage without having to move back and forth, relying solely on passing things around.

Each person simply passes what they have to another person, and so on, and the item can be moved out effortlessly.

Zhao Lian shared her idea, which was approved by Song Wenjie and Magistrate Feng, who both thought it was a good idea.

“Alright, since you two have no objections, let’s do it this way.” With that, Zhao Lian turned to look at Magistrate Feng: “Magistrate Feng, you are responsible for recording these things. When we hand them over to the court, we need to reconcile the accounts. We must make sure there are no mistakes.”

Magistrate Feng laughed heartily: "Miss Zhaolian, don't worry! I understand this matter perfectly well."

These items will be transmitted to the ground, where Liu Yu will record them. They will then have to count them to prevent them from being embezzled during the transmission process.

There were quite a few things in the three secret rooms. I brought some dry food with me, and I ate a pancake to fill my stomach when I got hungry.

The group worked from morning till night and finally moved all the items to the ground.

These items were piled up like a small mountain in the main room of the old house. According to the count, there were two or three hundred gold bars alone, not counting other gold and silver jewelry. It was roughly estimated that these items were worth more than 100,000 taels of silver.

Looking at the approximate figures, Zhao Lian was stunned. She never expected that the deceased emperor would be so generous, willing to give so many things as a dowry for his sister.

Besides some gold bars, there were also some jade and agate, and gold and silver jewelry.

The jewelry was exquisitely crafted. Zhao Lian picked it up and examined it, then suddenly grinned mischievously, "If I took just one of these things, probably no one would know."

Song Wenjie said sternly, "This is unacceptable! The Imperial Household Department remembers exactly how much dowry the Princess received when she got married. Even though the Emperor doesn't say it, he knows better than anyone else in private!"

"These things must not be touched. If you like them, I'll buy you a few later."

The Emperor may not say anything, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know. The reason he doesn't say anything might be to test them. If they don't match up, the Emperor might suspect them.

Zhao Lian curled her lip: "Tch, who cares! But then again, who knows if those thieves spent all that gold and silver? If it's really missing, who can we complain to?"

uh~

Song Wenjie was speechless. He hadn't thought of that. After a long while, he said in a muffled voice, "I don't care about what happened before, but from now on, these things are absolutely not to be touched."

Liu Yu looked at Zhao Lian suspiciously from the side: "These are all things women wear, what do you, a man, need these things for!"

Zhao Lian rolled her eyes at him: "Mind your own business! Mind your own business. Keep your accounts in order, or you'll be held responsible if anything goes missing."

Song Wenjie glared at him: "Don't meddle! It's getting late, hurry up and double-check the accounts, and take these things back."

Liu Yu scratched his head, realizing that everything he said was wrong.

Before they arrived, Magistrate Feng had prepared more than a dozen carriages. Under the cover of night, everyone loaded their belongings onto the carriages.

After loading, the outside was covered with a black cloth, and then some straw was placed on top to avoid attracting attention.

If you didn't tell them, no outsider would ever guess that there was gold and silver jewelry inside.

After loading the carriage, everyone rested for a while, then lit torches and continued on their way. Although the group consisted of top-notch experts, Song Wenjie still dared not be careless, since the carriage was carrying nothing but gold and silver jewelry.

Along the way, the carriages were driven by yamen runners, with him and Zhao Lian leading the way, followed by several guards. Each of the other carriages was accompanied by two imperial bodyguards, ensuring ample security.