"Fourth sister, can I take a look at the drawer under the desk?" Qu Mingcheng looked at Qu Moying politely.
"Since we've found out this far, just take a look!" Qu Moying said indifferently without changing his expression.
Qu Mingcheng nodded to the old woman.
The old woman opened the first drawer swiftly, took a look, and didn't find anything unusual. She then opened another drawer and shook her head again.
"Miss, there are some of your things in here... some of your collections that are inconvenient for people to check." When it came to the last drawer, Yu Dong suddenly took a step forward and stood in front of the old woman, stammering with a nervous expression.
Her behavior made Qu Mingcheng more certain that this drawer was the one where the jade pendant was placed.
"What is the thing that your young lady doesn't want others to see?" Qu Mingcheng turned to Qu Moying and asked without any hurry.
Qu Moying seemed unable to figure out what it was for a moment, and looked up at Yu Dong.
Seeing everyone looking at him like this, Yu Dong looked more and more nervous. He stretched out his hand and pressed the desk, as if to give himself strength. He looked at Qu Mingcheng with a bit of pleading in his eyes: "Second Master, here are some ornaments left by the late Madam. They were originally supposed to be put on the dressing table inside, but they haven't been sorted out yet, so they are temporarily placed here. If they are damaged, I'm afraid it won't be good!"
"Fourth sister, I will ask people to be more careful. If anything is accidentally damaged, I will double the compensation to you." Qu Mingcheng said softly to Qu Moying.
This means that you must check.
Yudong's face turned pale and he held the handkerchief tightly in his hand.
"Get out of the way first!" Qu Moying said after a moment of hesitation.
"Miss..." Yudong's voice became louder unconsciously.
"Yudong, get out of the way!" Qu Moying's face darkened. He looked at Yudong suspiciously and waved his hand.
Yuchun, who was standing nearby, came over, pulled Yudong's sleeve, and pulled her away from the desk.
The old woman reached out and carefully opened the last drawer. Since Yudong said so, the things in it must be precious, so how could she dare to destroy any of them
The drawer slowly opened, and when Qu Mingcheng looked over, the first thing that caught his eye was a jade pendant. His expression immediately changed: "Fourth sister, what does this mean?"
The old woman also reached out and picked up the jade pendant, trying to hand it to Qu Mingcheng, but Yu Dong snatched it away: "This is our young lady's jade pendant!"
Then he hid behind him.
This attempt to cover up something made Qu Mingcheng very angry. He looked at Qu Moying with a cold smile, "Fourth sister, where did you get this jade pendant? Why is Third sister's jade pendant in your hand?"
Yudong’s previous behavior made him believe that this jade pendant was the one he asked Qingmei to give away.
When I took a quick look at it just now, I felt that it was the case.
"What do you mean, second brother?" Qu Moying looked strange, "Are you saying that I stole Third Sister's jade pendant? I haven't been to Third Sister's yard recently, so how could I have taken Third Sister's jade pendant?"
"Fourth sister, now that things have come to this, are you still going to admit it?" Qu Mingcheng frowned and said unhappily, "You didn't go, but your maid went!"
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Yudong, with a hint of threat in his eyes: "Yudong, tell me what's going on here?"
"What Second Brother said is really ridiculous.
Qu Zhizhen, who was sitting next to her, was frowning tightly. His expression was not looking good either. He glanced at his son who came in, then looked at Qu Moying, pursed his lips, and frowned. This matter was not easy to handle.
The two men came in and bowed to the lady and Qu Zhizhen, then sat down on a chair on each side.
Qu Mingcheng first recounted what had just happened, and then said that Yudong, the maidservant beside Qu Moying, had snatched the jade pendant and hid it behind her back, clearly looking like a guilty thief.
After Qu Mingcheng finished speaking, the lady looked at Qu Moying and said, "Ying girl, is this the case?"
The lady would never believe that Qu Moying would do such a thing!
"Grandma, my second brother came here today in a very strange way. He said that my third sister had lost her jade pendant, and he wanted to check my room. He saw a jade pendant and said that I took my third sister's jade pendant. He also said that even if I didn't take it, I might have sent someone to take it. I sent a Buddhist sutra to my third sister before, so we had some contact. So, this matter is blamed on me."
Qu Moying said coldly.
Qu Zhizhen didn't say anything. His eyes moved between his two children, examining their expressions.
"Mingcheng, how do you know that the jade pendant belongs to Yan?" The lady frowned and looked at Qu Mingcheng unhappily. She just didn't believe it.
"Grandma, you will know once you see it!" Qu Mingcheng said confidently.
The lady looked at him deeply, nodded, and asked Wu Ma to take the jade pendant from the old woman who was searching.
My nanny took the jade pendant and presented it to the old lady. After the old lady took a look at it, her brows furrowed even more and she handed it to Qu Zhizhen.
Qu Zhizhen took it and looked at it. He was speechless for a moment and looked up at Qu Mingcheng: "How do you know that this jade pendant belongs to your third sister?"
This jade pendant looks very ordinary, not the best one. Qu Zhizhen had only heard that King Jing had taken off the jade pendant before, but he didn't say what the jade pendant looked like. For a moment, he was really skeptical.
"Father, you can pick it up and look at the hole for hanging ornaments on the jade pendant. There are words inside," said Qu Mingcheng.
Qu Zhizhen picked it up and looked at it against the light. He didn't see anything, so he shone it against the light again. He still didn't see anything. He looked up at Qu Mingcheng and said, "There's no writing inside!"
"Impossible, how could it be..." This was too unexpected, Qu Mingcheng couldn't help but say it. After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said something wrong, and then he straightened his face and said, "Father, can you let me take a look? Just now, the maid of my fourth sister held it and refused to let me see it."
Qu Zhizhen handed the jade pendant in his hand forward. After Qu Mingcheng took it and looked at it, he held it up to the light and his face froze.
He took a few steps forward in disbelief, and leaned in under the light in the middle of the room. After checking carefully, he still didn't see any words. For a moment, he was a little panicked. How could there be no words? He had seen the jade pendant before, and it should have words on it. Why was there no words now
I didn't believe it, so I turned it over and looked at it carefully, and I had a bad feeling in my heart.
Seeing his expression, Qu Moying sneered in her heart. She had found this jade pendant from her own accessories. It was somewhat similar to the one in Yu Dong's hand before. At first glance, you would not be able to tell that it was the same jade pendant unless it was played with frequently.
Since it is not the one in Qu Qiuyan's hand, this one naturally has no words on it. Even if Qu Mingcheng can see through it, it is impossible for it to have words on it...