But now the jade token was right in front of her, real.
"Master, I think this jade plaque... seems to be more than just for decoration." An Dong suddenly said from the side.
"What do you think the elephant is?" Qu Moying raised his eyes and asked.
"I think... a man like the old Duke would never make just a blood jade plaque. It looks beautiful, but it's just a decoration. If it's a decoration, why not make something else? He must make a plaque. If it falls accidentally, it will be gone."
An Dong thought about it and said.
The size of this jade plate doesn't look like something a woman could wear. Since it's not something a woman could wear, and the old Duke is a military commander, he doesn't seem like someone who likes to wear this kind of jewelry. Besides, military commanders are not good at wearing this kind of jewelry, and this kind of jewelry is too fragile. It might be shattered when he is not careful when getting on or off a horse.
Such a fragile thing, no matter how exquisite it is, is impossible for the old Duke to like it.
In this case, why not make some simple accessories for women? Like the Yue family, two pairs of blood jade bracelets were given to their two daughters.
This feeling was particularly strange, and the reason why An Dong was the first to discover something wrong was because he was not a woman. He did not think that this blood jade pendant was any good. It was easy to break and could not be worn outside. It could only be collected and was really of no use.
"Master, I think so too." Yuxiu also spoke from the side. She thought slower than An Dong because she was a woman. When she thought about it carefully, she felt that something was inappropriate.
Madam Zhou said, "Master, when I was in Yue Mansion, I heard about the blood jade bracelet. It was said that Old Master Yue happened to get a piece of top-quality jade with a particularly good color, but some parts of it could not be used and had to be removed. The rest happened to be able to make two pairs of blood jade bracelets."
"Some parts can't be used?" Qu Moying suddenly asked.
"Yes, that's why it can't be used. It seems that it's not suitable for making anything other than bracelets. Maybe the jade material in the center of the bracelet is not very good." Nanny Zhou nodded.
Because some parts are not very good, after removing them, the remaining parts are cut out to make bracelets. Besides, there are exactly two pairs, which are very suitable for two sisters.
As for cutting it into smaller pieces, that is not cost-effective.
Qu Moying frowned slightly, and looked at the jade token in her hand carefully, and suddenly said: "Yuxiu, go and get my pair of blood jade bracelets."
After Ji Youran was exposed that day, Qu Moying's pair of blood jade bracelets returned to her hands and were now kept in the inner room. As for the other pair, Qu Moying sent it to the Ministry of Justice, saying that he was looking for evidence against Ji Yanyue. Of the pair, the broken one belonged to Ji Hanyue, and the other one belonged to Ji Yanyue.
It was also sent to the Ministry of Justice as the key to finding Ji Yanyue. Later, when Donggong wanted to take it back, the Ministry of Justice refused to give it to her.
After all, the person who sent it was the Princess of England, and someone had it saved. In order to retrieve it again, the Ministry of Justice did not have the courage to do it, for fear of accidentally offending the King of England.
One was broken, and the other had minor flaws, so neither could be considered fine products. The Eastern Palace requested one, but the Ministry of Justice passed it on to the Prince of England's palace, and nothing happened thereafter.
Yuxiu turned back and went back in, took out the brocade box containing the blood jade bracelet and handed it out.
Qu Moying took the brocade box, opened it, picked up the jade plate in front of him, turned it around, looked at it, and then put it into the ring of the blood jade bracelet.
Not too big, not too small, just right!
Qu Moying seemed to understand something...
"This... is this what's left after making the blood jade bracelet?" Madam Zhou widened her eyes, pointed at the blood jade plate that was put into the ring, and swallowed in shock. "Didn't they say that after making the jade bracelet, the rest of the
It’s no longer usable?”
"The old Duke actually used the center part of the blood jade bracelet to make a jade pendant?" An Dong also gasped in shock.
With the status of the old Duke, how could he use the scraps from making border decorations to make another jade plaque? As for Jiangnan, the old man of the Yue family must have had good taste. He first made blood jade bracelets for his two daughters, and then gave the remaining part to the old Duke Qi.
Besides, there are four bracelets, so are there four pieces of scraps
Even if it was because of Xiao Yue's different background, Old Master Yue would never do this.
Qu Moying picked up the blood jade card again. It was very smooth, and she thought it was just an ordinary card. But it was crystal clear with a few bright colors. She knew it was a fine product. A strange color appeared in her eyes, and she said thoughtfully: "Maybe this is the only good one. The rest are bad, just like what Madam Zhou said."
"Master, there seems to be more words here." An Dong had sharp eyes and immediately discovered that there was a tiny word across the width of the card.
Qu Moying stood the card up and looked at it, mainly at the front and back. It was very smooth without any marks, but he didn't expect that there was actually a word on the wide and thick side.
I held it up to the light, but I couldn't see it clearly. It looked like a word written backwards.
Yuxiu asked hesitantly, "Miss, look here, is this a seal?"
The words written on the backhand need to be pressed down to be seen clearly.
Yuchun had already gone to get the ink pad. Qu Moying took it, picked up the seal, pressed it on the ink pad, and pressed it on a piece of white paper.
The font appeared, and it looked like words at first, but now I could clearly see that it was not, but a very small dragon-shaped thing.
"Master, is it a dragon?" An Dong's voice was floating. The dragon was a divine creature in the nine heavens. Besides, only the emperor could be called a dragon, the true son of heaven. How could the old duke have such a thing in his hands
Moreover, before this thing was printed, it looked like just a word, not a painting. Only when it was pressed down and printed on paper could you see that it was the shadow of a dragon.
The five-clawed golden dragon refers to the current emperor
This is a life-threatening thing, how could it suddenly appear behind this jade token.
"Master... what should we do now?" Yuxiu was also panicking. Everyone just wanted to see what the Duke of Qi's Mansion meant by sending the jade token, but they didn't expect it would bring up such a big thing. Did the Duke of Qi's Mansion really not know about this deadly thing or were they pretending not to know? This... could this be given away casually
Qu Moying thought for a moment, and used a silk handkerchief to carefully wipe the ink on the jade plaque clean. Then he put the jade plaque into the ring of the blood jade bracelet, closed the lid, and told An Dong, "Send it to the prince's study."
This kind of thing was no longer something she, a British princess, could bear.
One can do things within one's ability. Although she is bent on revenge, she will not be dragged into this vortex for no reason. Pei Yuanjun must have a way to deal with her.
She wouldn't be so arrogant as to think she could control such things.
An Dong nodded repeatedly, took the brocade box, calmed himself down before leaving.
In the study, Pei Yuanjun looked at the brocade box on the table, which contained a pair of blood jade bracelets and a jade plate. He picked up the jade plate with interest.
An Dong has recounted the entire incident in detail.
"Go back and tell the princess that it's okay. I will keep this thing for the time being." Pei Yuanjun said lazily, with a nonchalant smile on his handsome face.
"Yes, I will report it right away." An Dong finally felt relieved. If the prince said it was okay, it must be okay.
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When he retreated to the door, he heard Pei Yuanjun muttering to himself: "The old Duke really gave me a great gift. This thing... can it be given away casually!"
An Dong was so scared that he tripped and almost fell. He quickly lowered his head to calm himself down and walked out of the study.
When I stood in the corridor, there was a faint trace of sweat on my vest. This matter... really makes me speechless...
When Yue Wenhan came to the mansion, Pei Yuanjun was not there. Qu Moying met his cousin in the flower hall outside.
After the formalities, the host and the guest sat down.
As soon as he sat down, Yue Wenhan couldn't wait to say, "Princess Ying, there is finally news this time."
"That Xiao Haitang went to the government office and told the government that on the day cousin Ji disappeared, he saw two servants outside cousin Ji's yard. They were servants from the second house. One of them was a steward named Xiao, who was the one who caused trouble before. So he arrested him. This time he arrested the right person and found out some things."
Yue Wenhan said happily.
Qu Moying was concerned about this matter, and he had also been concerned about it. However, there had been no progress in the Ministry of Justice for a long time, and he was also concerned about Ji Youran's identity, so he could only waste time on it for the time being and could not really turn Ling Anbo's mansion upside down.
Things are different now. Ji Youran has lost her power, and Qu Moying has pulled her down from the position of concubine. No one knows what the situation is now, but it should not be good.
The second branch of the Ling'anbo Mansion no longer recognizes even the members of the Ji clan and has driven them out of the clan.
It was Xiao Haitang, the cousin who was once engaged to Mr. Ji, who said this. Her words were more credible than those of others. Xiao Haitang took the initiative to come and expose the matter. She said that she had forgotten about the matter at first, but when she saw the steward named Xiao acting suspiciously that day, she suddenly remembered the matter and took the initiative to find the Ministry of Justice.
This matter was still guided by Qu Moying. Xiao Haitang no longer wanted to marry Ji Yuanxing and only wanted to break off the engagement with Ji Yuanxing. Qu Moying promised her a favor, on the condition that she went to the yamen to report the manager who was with Xiao at the time. This manager was Xiao's confidant before and had a family friendship with her. He had done a lot for Xiao.
This actually has the meaning of cheating.
Qu Moying was not sure what happened when his sister left that night, or if anyone saw it, but since there were so many people in the mansion, it was impossible that no one saw it.
My sister was fine when she suddenly disappeared in the house. No one found her, alive or dead. I don’t believe that she could have disappeared without anyone knowing.
On the other hand, if someone knew, it would most likely be the confidants of several people in the second house.
In the past, there was no reason and no opportunity to conduct a large-scale search and questioning, but now it is possible, as long as there is a special reason. It would be best for Xiao Haitang to go to the government to report it at this time.
The only person who can make the decision in the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion now is Madam Duan. If she wants to bring someone in for questioning, it is just a matter of a word, and no one will stop her or stop her with this or that reason.
Madam Ji was paralyzed on the bed. Even if she wanted to speak, she had to ask her personal maid to speak for her. It was already good enough that she could take care of her own affairs.
Then there's still energy left to take care of other things.
As for Ji Youran's father and elder brother, they were also overwhelmed and unable to discipline their children at this time.
Yue Wenhan hurried over at this time, he must have found some clues.
"Cousin, have you found any news about my cousin?" Qu Moying smiled softly. This news should be good news, as can be seen from the excitement of his cousin.