Chapter 83 How Can You Call It a Small Matter?

Chapter 83 How Can You Call It a Small Matter?

Yet Gao Wenyan had miscalculated.

The Many Treasures Shelf was empty; there was no sign of the puzzle box.

Could it be that her father had put it away because she showed interest in it?

Gao Wenyan carefully searched through everything, but even after a thorough search, she still couldn't find it.

"Miss, Madam is about to return."

Madam Gao, thoroughly annoyed by Gao Wenting, walked into the room with disdain.

"How can you fuss over such a trivial matter for so long?"

Gao Wenting followed closely, persistent and unyielding.

"How can you call it a small matter? That Prince Liu insulted me."

"You're old enough to handle your own problems. Why come crying to me?"

After saying this, she glared at Gao Wenting again.

"If you're not ashamed, I am ashamed for you."

"Oh, Mother."

Gao Wenting tugged at her, but Madam Gao quickly pulled away.

"Scram! Don't ruin my nap."

To get rid of Gao Wenting, she even quickened her pace.

Gao Wenyan could hear their conversation from inside the house. They would likely reach the courtyard after turning the next corner.

As soon as Madam Gao entered the courtyard, she saw Gao Wenyan standing by the door.

"What do you want now?"

Annoyed by Gao Wenting, she frowned impatiently.

Gao Wenyan knew immediately that Gao Wenting must have come up with some silly idea.

"I'm looking for Second Brother."

She cleverly distanced herself from the situation.

"I heard he came to see you, so I came here."

Madam Gao hurriedly waved her hand to dismiss Gao Wenting.

"Go, go, take your Second Brother away."

Gao Wenting pretended to be reluctant: "But, Mother! You have to stand up for me."

At his cry, Madam Gao covered her ears and ran into the house.

Gao Wenyan couldn't help but chuckle. "What did you do to annoy Mother like this?"

He smiled smugly.

"That's none of your business."

Once they left the courtyard, Gao Wenting asked, "How did it go? Did you find it?"

Gao Wenyan also smiled triumphantly.

"Of course."

She had almost given up and casually lifted the outer robe on the couch, only to reveal the box!

It seemed General Gao had placed it on the couch last night and forgotten to put it away, covered by the robe.

Given her father's temperament, once he realized it was missing, the entire household would be in chaos.

However, when Gao Wenyan tried to twist the box a few times, nothing happened.

This puzzle box was not going to be easy to open.

But time was running out, and she couldn't afford to study it slowly.

They say many hands make light work, so she called her two brothers at night.

The three of them stared at the puzzle box, clueless.

Gao Wenting asked, "Do you think there's something hidden inside?"

"Yes, probably."

He examined the box and said, "But it doesn't look like it has any mechanism."

He tried twisting it a few more times before handing it to Gao Wenxi.

"Let's see if Big Brother can do it."

Even the well-experienced Gao Wenxi furrowed his brow.

The box was intricately carved with delicate patterns, and no matter how one looked at it, it appeared to be just an ordinary storage jar.

They took turns, twisting and turning the box, but there were no changes.

Gao Wenting slumped onto the table dejectedly.

"Are you sure there's something in here?"

Gao Wenyan shook the box, but there was no sound at all.

Yet, she was certain that in her previous life, the ring was in this box.

But after studying it for so long without any results, she began to doubt herself.

Could things have changed in this life?

Is there nothing in the box anymore?

However, she couldn't shake off her unease until she saw it with her own eyes.