Su Ningxin hesitated for a moment, and seeing the old lady anxiously wanting to come and help in person, she chose to press on an inconspicuous corner, and sure enough, she opened the hidden compartment underneath.
All eyes turned here for an instant, and they were too surprised to hide it. No one thought that the old lady had hidden something in the box beside her bed, and it was placed in such an obvious place.
The eldest lady who was watching all this not far away almost twisted the handkerchief in her hand, scolding the old lady in her heart for being cunning and actually hiding something on the bedside. It was really dark under the lamp.
Su Ningxin didn't care about other people's envious or jealous looks. She opened up the contents hidden in the dark box in the purse. As soon as she took it out, Su Ningxin took a breath of cold air.
[It’s so damn valuable.]
Looking at the old-looking dagger in front of her, Su Ningxin immediately thought that she had a shining golden dagger in the past, and she still felt a little pain in her chest when she recalled it.
Although the dagger in front of her looked old, it was definitely more valuable than her own, because Su Ningxin saw a mark on the handle at a glance. It was the work of the most famous Mo Ya in the previous dynasty. The weapons he made were always sharp and tough. It is so famous that even now, a hundred years later, it is still sought after by martial arts practitioners.
It's a pity that many of the weapons he made were lost due to the troubled times, and very few of them still exist, so they are more expensive. When Su Ningxin thinks of its price, she can't help but feel like money signs appeared in her eyes.
The most important thing was not its price, but the news about this dagger immediately popped into Su Ningxin's mind when she saw it. She heard that the Xuanning Hou Mansion had already fallen.
However, the former Marquis Xuanning was lucky enough to have no greater merit than the savior. He saved the late emperor during an assassination, so he kept the title of Marquis Xuanning without being demoted. He was also appreciated by the late emperor and gave him a royal title. He gave his beloved dagger to his predecessor, Marquis Xuan Ning.
Of course, this is just a legend. Whether it is the beloved dagger remains to be investigated.
According to Su Ningxin's understanding of the current emperor Chu Luojue, his so-called favorite things all look good and do not affect his emperor's character, but how do you treat him? He often spreads some rumors about how he likes these things. Get wind of things and then give them away as a sign of favor.
This not only expresses the importance he attaches to his ministers, but also makes those who receive rewards feel flattered, and he himself does not have to bear the pain of giving up his love.
As for what Chu Luojue really likes? He felt that he wanted to hide it so tightly that no one knew about it, and he wished he could hide it under the bed.
Of course, this is just Su Ningxin's understanding of the emperor Chu Luojue. It is speculated that other emperors may be like this. As for whether the former emperor was as stingy as him, I don't know, but I guess it is almost the same.
Regardless of whether the emperor really likes this dagger or not, it does not affect the importance of this dagger to the Su family. It shows the emperor's favor to the Su family, but he did not expect that it would always be in the old lady's hands.
Su Ningxin held it in her hand and played with it. She even pulled it out and looked at the blade, sighing that it was indeed a good weapon. One look at it showed that the branch was sharp and it was indeed made by Mo Ya.
After putting it away and looking around, everyone in Su Ningxin's sight avoided her gaze, as if she was afraid that she would see what she was thinking.
Su Ningxin looked back at the old lady, held the dagger in front of the old lady, and asked in a gentle tone, "Grandma, what do you want the dagger for?"
However, Su Ningxin's next words suddenly changed her tone and said with murderous intent, "Do you want your granddaughter to help you kill someone?"
Su Ningxin's cold voice made several people present shiver.
But the old lady didn't mean that. Instead, she shook her head and said intermittently with difficulty, "Meet... a courtesy."
When she said this, the old lady's fingers only wanted to point to Chu Jihan. Of course, the only one she could point to was Chu Jihan, because the only one she could give a greeting gift to was Chu Jihan.
Su Ningxin was stunned for a moment while holding the dagger. She didn't expect that the old lady would actually give such a valuable thing to Chu Jihan. After all, the Su family has many grandchildren, so it would be wrong for Chu Jihan.
At this time, except for those who were young and didn't know about daggers, everyone in the room looked in shock and anger. They felt that the old lady was confused and gave away the dagger that symbolized the glory of the Su family to outsiders.
Before anyone could react, Su Ningxin immediately took action. She stood up and put the dagger into Chu Jihan's hand. "It seems that grandma likes it very much. Come and thank grandma."
[That’s right. I didn’t expect Chu Jihan to be able to gather wealth. I’ll take him for more walks in the future.]
Chu Jihan smiled helplessly, and was a little flattered. Although he had long heard that Mrs. Su Ningxin was favored, he did not expect that she would be favored to this extent.
He also felt the dissatisfied eyes of the descendants of the Su family behind him, but he would not give up because of this. Chu Jihan understood Su Ningxin's principles very well, and he also agreed with them very much. He felt that what he got in his hands was mine. It's impossible to take it away, unless you can beat me and take it away.
So Chu Jihan followed Su Ningxin's words and said to the old lady, "Thank you, grandma."
Listening to Chu Jihan's words, the eyes of everyone present were about to burst into flames, especially the eldest lady.
This time, the old lady did not say anything to persuade him to stay, and allowed Chu Jihan and others to leave for the front yard.
After all the young masters from the Hou Mansion left, the old lady's house became a little quiet. Some of the younger sisters didn't know what happened, but they felt something was wrong in the atmosphere and didn't dare to speak out.
Not to mention the eldest lady and others, even the third lady's expression was a little bad. She knew very well that Su Ningxin was not from the Su family, and she also had her own son. She originally thought that the old lady's preference for the third room would definitely put Kunqing Dagger into trouble. She left it to her son, but she didn't expect that she would just give it away to an outsider.
The ladies present all had a common thought in their hearts. They hoped that their sons would have some foresight and tell their father about it immediately after knowing that they had gone to the front yard, so that they must find a way to leave the dagger in the Su family.
Thinking of this, they were a little worried. If their son was too determined to think that the gift given by the old lady could not be taken back, and did not tell their father, it would delay the matter. They had better send a maid to inform them about the insurance.
Su Ningxin pretended not to know what everyone was thinking, but sat beside the old lady's bed. She picked up the medicine bowl that the third lady had put down just now and tested the temperature. She felt it was a little cold and asked the maid to warm it up.
After that, he talked to the old lady softly, mostly about what he had seen and heard in Daming Mansion. The old lady had a hard voice, but she listened carefully and occasionally responded.
(End of chapter)