“Madam Ji, this happened a long time ago. At that time, I was still young, and I only heard that Earl Ling An was a great hero and got many good things in the royal court of Northern Xinjiang. I wonder if Earl Ling An’s Mansion still has any old things from Northern Xinjiang?” The second prince Qilie shook his hand, still speaking with a low and slow voice and a smile.
Madam Ji paused, and looked at the Second Prince Qilie with a sidelong glance that seemed to be somewhat scrutinizing.
The second prince Qilie smiled more kindly: "It's not an important thing, but I heard it was left in the mansion of Lord Ling'an. It was originally something of my ancestors. What's more, it's my most respected ancestor. If Madam Ji can help me find it, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
Having arrived here, the Second Prince Qilie looked at the other people in the room and smiled indifferently.
In the room, apart from the maidservants around Madam Ji, there were only Madam Duan and her maidservants, as well as her own sister and servants. Madam Ji and her confidants would certainly not say anything. As for Madam Duan, she was just a maid who was promoted to a concubine. She had a low status and what could she understand
However, Prince Qi Lie also knew that Madam Duan was Ling Anbo's concubine, so maybe he knew it. Anyway, he had to ask her alone, so he might as well ask Madam Ji in front of her. It was like asking them together. Ling Anbo's mansion had already fallen into decline. Princess Ying? Princess Ying was lucky to come here today. She could take care of herself.
That item was very important. He consulted many people and finally came to the conclusion that it should be in Ling Anbo's hands.
This is a very important thing in the royal court.
"What is it?" The old woman carefully translated Madam Ji's words. Everyone could hear something strange at this time.
Madam Duan sat on the side with her head slightly lowered, as if she didn't hear what Madam Ji and Prince Qi Lie said.
She only gently pinched the handkerchief in her hand, indicating that she was not in a calm mood. No one expected that Prince Qi Lie would speak so frankly and tell her clearly what he wanted to find in front of her.
Isn’t he afraid that he will tell the Queen of England about this
"Madam Duan!" Prince Qi Lie turned to Madam Duan and smiled slightly, his expression as gentle as ever.
"The Second Prince." Madam Duan raised her head, looking uneasy.
"I will not hide this from you, Madam. Originally, this matter is also my family affair. The thing may not be a big deal to other people, but to me, it is a very important thing passed down from my ancestors. If Madam can help me find it, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
Prince Qilie said.
His expression was very natural.
A thing that is of no use to others, it is just something passed down from our ancestors.
This is probably the reason why the Qilie Prince in front of him is not afraid of people present telling others.
All the people here were women, one was paralyzed lying on the bed, and the other was brought up by a maid. Prince Qi Lie really didn't take them seriously. If he didn't have something to ask of them, he wouldn't even look at them.
But now he is acting in the most approachable manner.
The so-called visit to the Ling Anbo Mansion was actually to meet the two of them.
"Your Highness, I actually don't know many things. When the Earl attacked the royal court, our wife just married into the royal family, and I was just a maid." Madam Duan thought for a while and said.
"It's okay, Madam, just ask me to look for it. Just ask me to look for it in the courtyard where Ling Anbo used to live, in his study, and in the place where he often rested." Prince Qi Lie smiled, and then turned to Madam Ji. Madam Duan might not know, but he thought Madam Ji might know.
"It's a piece of jade. Madam Ji, do you know about it?" He said this very slowly, staring at Madam Ji closely. "It's a piece of jade with words on it. It's not big, just this small."
Prince Qi Lie gestured with his hands as he spoke.
Madam Ji's originally dim eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at Prince Qi Lie in almost astonishment, her hands resting on the bed, and she couldn't help but spasm wherever her eyes went.
"Madam Ji knows about this, right?" Prince Qi Lie was overjoyed when he saw it.
My father checked everyone who had the item. There were a lot of people who had entered that place at the beginning, but after checking them all out, the most likely person was Ling Anbo.
But for so many years, there was no way to arrange anyone to be with Ling Anbo.
Master Yuanhe had come with Pei Luoan before, and had checked it while helping Pei Luoan find letters, but because he was afraid of being discovered, he only looked through it briefly and found nothing.
Now it seems that he is not in Ling Anbo's study.
“If Madam Ji tells me where the jade piece is, I will reward her handsomely.” Prince Qi Lie calmed down, suppressed his impatience, and spoke slowly.
Madam Ji said nothing. She looked at Prince Qilie with a dim gaze that was somewhat scrutinizing, without the joy that she had been unable to conceal before.
"Don't worry, Madam Ji. This thing is really useless to others. If it was useful, Ling Anbo would have presented it to the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He would not have kept such a thing alone, right?" Prince Qi Lie smiled and comforted Madam Ji, and then said, "This thing is very useful to me, and it is also very useful to my elder brother. My elder brother has now secretly entered the capital. If he knew that this thing is now in Ling Anbo's mansion..."
Prince Qi Lie didn't say anything else. He just smiled at Madam Ji, with a gloomy look in his eyes.
The originally gentle smile turned cold, as if it was about to eat people.
Madam Ji couldn't help but spasm again, and cold sweat broke out on her vest. She understood that it was related to the power struggle among the royal children of the Northern Frontier.
And now they think this thing is in their own house.
If the two men from Northern Frontier really thought they were in her house, there might be trouble in her house. A few days ago, the maid next to her told her as a joke how the envoy from Northern Frontier was almost assassinated. If her family was involved, with the current strength of Ling'anbo Mansion, wouldn't it be like throwing meat on the knife edge
She did know about that thing.
She was very surprised at the time and asked her eldest son what it was. Her eldest son said that he got it from the royal court of Northern Frontier and he didn't know what it was. The words on it were also from Northern Frontier, which Madam Ji didn't recognize.
That time, she saw it by chance when she went to her eldest son's study. The jade piece was placed on her eldest son's desk, and her eldest son looked at it in confusion.
She also asked her son at the time, what is the use of such a piece of jade? Since it was obtained from the northern border, should it be presented to the emperor
The eldest son said that it was not necessary and that the thing did not look like something particularly useful. The emperor also took a look at it and thought it was nothing special, so he still gave it to him.
If that’s the case, why is she still confused by such a piece of jade? Mrs. Ji is very puzzled.
But my son said that this thing always looked complicated.
Since you can’t see it, just put it away for the time being, that’s what Madam Ji said at the time.
After that, she forgot about the incident, but not long after, the eldest daughter-in-law had a new pair of cards in her hand, saying that it was the eldest son's idea to replace the original pair of cards with this one.
At that time, Madam Ji thought that her eldest daughter-in-law, the new daughter-in-law, wanted to seize power, so she scolded her severely. In the end, it was the eldest son who came to the rescue.
That was exactly what he meant, and he had this pair of cards made by someone else.
He had specially found the craftsman, and the pattern on it was also designed by him, in the same style.
Mrs. Ji wanted to ask for the pair of cards at that time, as she still wanted to manage the household. However, her son said that she was old and the pair of cards should be given to her eldest daughter-in-law so that she could enjoy the good life in the future. So the pair of cards never came into Mrs. Ji's hands.
Later, Mrs. Ji picked up the pair of cards and touched them, and found that it was much heavier than ordinary pairs of cards. It didn’t look big, but it seemed as if there was something inside.
Later, while a few maids around her were chatting and laughing, Madam Ji inexplicably recalled the incident with the jade piece. Could it be that it was included in this
So I deliberately kept it in mind.
But now this pair of cards is not in Ling Anbo's house. Inadvertently, this pair of cards fell into the hands of the Princess of England, who was still the daughter of the Qu family at that time.
Madam Ji didn't know the truth, but she could guess that if the thing was real, it should be hidden inside the pair of cards.
The British princess never liked
Reaching out and pressing the corner of the bed, Madam Ji suddenly smiled, but her face was distorted, and her smile was even more creepy.
Princess Qia was originally staring at Madam Ji, but now she involuntarily turned back to avoid Madam Ji's smile.
Only Prince Qilie kept smiling as usual.
Mrs. Ji's voice was gurgling, and it sounded very strange when it was sporadic.
The old woman looked at Madam Ji in front of her in panic, her face slightly pale and very uneasy.
She understood and heard the lady mentioned the Princess of England.
Princess Ying used to be a relative of the Ling Anbo Mansion, but not anymore. Not only that, she is also the daughter of the Yuguo Mansion, which means her status is much higher than before.
The old woman looked at Madam Duan, not knowing whether to pass on the message.
"What did the Madam say?" Prince Qilie sensed it keenly, raised his head and looked at the old woman coldly with a sinister look in his eyes.
The old woman was so frightened that she took a step back, fell down, and hurriedly grabbed a corner of the bed.
Madam Ji suddenly knocked on the bed hard, her throat gurgling, she glared at the old woman angrily, and pointed at Madam Duan.
"Mrs. Duan knows?" Princess Qia turned her gaze back.
Madam Ji patted the edge of the bed again, then grabbed the sleeve of the maid beside her and pulled it hard, then pointed at Madam Duan, her throat still making a gurgling sound, which sounded even more weird.
"Speak!" Prince Qi Lie raised his eyes, fixed his cold gaze on the old woman, and shouted sternly.
The old woman was so scared that she fell to her knees with a plop: "Your Highness, our Madam said that this matter is related to Madam Duan and Princess Ying."
"Is it related to Madam Duan?" Prince Qi Lie asked slowly. He mentioned two people, but he was not in a hurry to ask them one by one. He asked the one who might have a greater relationship first.
Mrs. Ji laughed and patted the bed hard again.
"Our lady dowager said that the thing might be in the hands of Madam Duan, but it might be in the hands of Princess Ying?" The old woman didn't quite understand what she heard.
There are too many meanings here, and even guessing is not that accurate.
It used to be just an everyday expression, and one could guess what it meant based on Madam Ji's usual temperament, but now it's impossible to even guess it.
There are too many things in here and I can’t understand what they are saying.
"In Madam Duan's hands?" Prince Qi Lie asked Madam Ji directly again, his voice very low and slow.