Chapter 228

"Father—" Yun Jiande looked guilty.

"Don't call me Father; answer my question clearly first." Yun Yongyuan's expression was ugly, and he repeated the question he had just asked, "What did you just say?"

Yun Jiande was very afraid and did not want to say it.

But it was clearly no longer a question of whether he wanted to say it or not; the old man demanded he speak.

So, Yun Jiande repeated what he had just said.

"I, I lost the key."

The key Yun Jiande spoke of was not an ordinary key, but the key to the Yun family warehouse.

The key to the Yun family warehouse was generally kept by the head of the family.

The current head of the family was Yun Jiande.

Logically speaking, as the head of the family, Yun Jiande could dispose of everything in the Yun family warehouse.

But the problem was that most of the items currently in the Yun family warehouse were earned by Yun Tian and were only temporarily placed there.

When Yun Yongyuan was still the head of the family, it didn't matter.

It was fine for his son's belongings to be temporarily placed in his warehouse.

Later, when Yun Yongyuan handed the position of head of the family to Yun Jiande, he had made it clear.

The Yun family could be managed by Yun Jiande.

The key to the warehouse could also be given to Yun Jiande.

The only condition was that the items left behind by Yun Tian must be kept for Yun Qiyue.

At the time of handing over the position, it was exactly when Yun Tian had his accident, and Yun Yongyuan was focused on retrieving his son's remains, which was why he had handed the position to his son, Yun Jiande.

Of course, another reason for doing so at the time was that Yun Jiande was too good at pretending, so much so that Yun Yongyuan had never discovered Yun Jiande's wolfish ambition, always regarding him as a good person who would take good care of Yun Qiyue.

Returning this time and finding that everything was different from what he had imagined, he was only disappointed and didn't want to bother with them, but he hadn't thought about touching the Yun family warehouse.

And now, wasn't his precious granddaughter about to get married?

His granddaughter was getting married, so as her grandfather, he naturally had to prepare her dowry.

And so, he had come to move the dowry just after the list was made.

But what did this bastard say?

He said he lost the key?

One must know that the Yun family warehouse was no ordinary warehouse.

What a joke, could an ordinary warehouse hold the treasures Yun Tian had conquered? Wouldn't it be targeted by thieves every minute?

Of course, the warehouse was passed down from ancestors.

It was built inside a secret chamber, with thick stone doors inside that couldn't be opened without the key.

So, how could he not be angry that Yun Jiande said the key was missing now?

Didn't the missing key mean that his granddaughter's dowry couldn't be taken out?

What if she were mocked for not having a decent dowry when she married the Regent?

Thinking of this, Yun Yongyuan felt even more that Yun Jiande was a bastard for losing the key, and he looked ready to hit someone.

Although Yun Jianye and Li Shulan were very angry upon hearing that the key was missing, they both knew very well that there were many good things in the Yun family's treasure vault.

If there was no key, wouldn't the treasure vault be useless? What would happen to the things inside?

However, seeing the old man so angry, neither of them dared to speak at this moment.

It was the old Madam, Chen Shi, who, seeing Yun Yongyuan looking like he was about to strike, hurriedly defended him, "Old man, you can't blame Jiande for losing the key; Jiande didn't want this either. Please calm your anger..."

"Shut your mouth!"

The veins on Yun Yongyuan's forehead throbbed, and he didn't want to say another word to Chen Shi.

Back then, Chen Shi had schemed against him, which was how these two were born.

If it weren't for the fact that she and her children had been well-behaved for so many years, how could he have elevated her status?

Every one of them was harboring evil intentions.

Tian'er was still the best.

Thinking of his son, Yun Yongyuan's eyes became moist and red.

Being roared at by Yun Yongyuan and seeing his eyes red with anger, Chen Shi shut her mouth in resentment.

Seeing that even his mother didn't dare to speak, Yun Jiande said cautiously, "Father, I... I will look for it again."

"Look? Where are you going to look?" Yun Yongyuan raged.

He couldn't stand the sight of Yun Jiande.

Was a lost key so easy to find?

If it were so easy to find, why hadn't he looked for it earlier instead of waiting until now?

Just as Yun Yongyuan was sulking, a servant ran in hurriedly.

"Old Marquis, Master... the, the Regent is here."

Yun Yongyuan frowned.

What was Ye Lanjue doing here at this time? How could he have the leisure to entertain him?

The other members of the Yun family, however, looked ugly and panicked upon hearing that Ye Lanjue had arrived.

Ye Lanjue, what was he doing here at this time?

Every time Ye Lanjue came, nothing good happened; the Yun family was truly afraid of him.

But what if they were afraid?

They couldn't drive him away, could they?

Besides, who would dare to drive him away?

And the next moment, everyone saw Ye Lanjue and Yun Qiyue walking toward them as if they were taking a stroll.

Yun Qiyue, it was Yun Qiyue again.

Why was she everywhere?

The Yun family members did not look at Yun Qiyue with kind eyes.

Of course, except for Yun Yongyuan.

"Qiyue—" Yun Yongyuan looked at Yun Qiyue with guilt in his eyes.

With the key missing, what was he to do if he couldn't prepare her dowry?

Although he could prepare it temporarily, the problem was that things prepared in a hurry could not compare to those in the storehouse.

For this granddaughter, he wanted to give her the best.

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiyue smiled and said, "Grandfather, what is wrong?"

As she spoke, she looked at the other Yun family members and said, "Why does Grandfather look unhappy? Has Grandfather been bullied?"

The Yun family members: "..." Who would dare to bully the old man? And who could bully the old man?

Did Yun Qiyue not need to use her brain when she spoke?

Upon hearing his granddaughter ask this, Yun Yongyuan's expression became even more guilty, "Your eldest uncle, he lost the key to the treasure vault."

"Oh—"

It was just a lost key; it wasn't a big deal.

Besides, she didn't know or care about any treasure vault.

At this time, Yun Yongyuan continued, "There are many things I treasured in the treasure vault, as well as things your father accumulated; I intended to use them as your dowry."

Upon hearing this, the Yun family members' expressions suddenly turned ugly.

It was one thing for Yun Tian's accumulated items, but why should the old man's treasured items also be taken out as Yun Qiyue's dowry?

Was this favoritism too extreme?

The more the Yun family members thought about it, the uglier their expressions became.

Yet, Yun Qiyue, upon hearing this, became interested.

If it was her father's belongings, they shouldn't be given to the Yun family, right?

Thinking of this, Yun Qiyue said, "Grandfather, don't worry; if the key is lost, we can just make another one."

Yun Yongyuan shook his head, "The door to the treasure vault is a thick stone door, and the key is specially made; it cannot be imitated or replicated. Without the key, it is impossible to enter."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiyue couldn't help but look at Yun Jiande.

Could he have lost such an important key?

She didn't believe it.