Under the dim light
Xingnong is writing a storybook.
She had to finish writing the remaining half of the storybook tonight and hand it in to the study tomorrow, otherwise it would be too late to finish it after returning from the capital.
With the means of transportation of this dynasty, a round trip would take at least ten days to half a month.
"Knock knock..." There was a sudden knock on the door, and then Shen Ruoxi's voice rang out: "Xing Nong."
Xing Nong put the manuscript into the creation space, walked over to open the door and said, "Mom, why are you still awake so late?"
Shen Ruoxi walked in and put a white jade pendant into Xingnong's hand. "Here's the jade pendant. When you have no money in Beijing, take it to the pawn shop and exchange it for silver. I also gave one to Xingqing. I told her to exchange it for silver if she wants to go home. Come back safely, okay? Mother, I'll be waiting for you at home."
The jade pendant felt soft to the touch. Xing Nong looked down at the pendant. Under the candlelight, the halo of the white jade was soft and slightly yellowish, like solidified fat, crystal clear, and flawless. This was the finest white jade with the best texture she had ever seen!
There are no patterns carved on the smooth jade body, but even without patterns, the overall shape of the jade pendant looks like a dragon lying down with its head raised, ready to take off. The whole piece of jade is full of spiritual energy.
She asked in surprise, "Mom, where did you get this jade pendant? Is Xingqing's jade pendant the same?"
She said she also gave Xingqing a piece
There are actually two such good jade pendants
Shen Ruoxi shook her head. "They are different. Xingqing's piece is purple. I got it from a mud brick in the corner of the house. I don't remember your piece. It seems like I picked it up, but it also seems like someone gave it to me. I don't remember!"
She had a picture in her mind, as if someone gave it to her in the cave, but who would give her such a good jade pendant
So, she must have picked it up in the cave.
Whenever she had an attack, she used to hide in a cave in the mountains.
Anyway, she doesn't remember many things from the past.
However, ever since Xingnong placed a pot of grass next to her bed, she felt that she was not as easily frightened as before.
Xing Nong: “… .”
Could it be that Shen Wanshan tried every means to get that house just because of the jade pendant in Xingqing's hand
"Mom, why didn't you give this jade pendant to grandma?" After all, our family was so poor before.
Shen Ruoxi: "I didn't remember having the jade pendant before. I only remembered it when I moved here, and then I dug it out from the corner of the kitchen."
Xing Nong: "..."
She returned the jade pendant to Shen Ruoxi: "Mom, I have silver, you can keep this jade pendant!"
Maybe it was left by the legendary ancestor.
And she really did have some silver. Last time, Old Zhang gave her a jade token with one thousand taels in it. And the accounts were settled once a month. Now it has been a month, and there should be some silver in the jade token, but she didn't know how much there was and she hadn't checked it yet.
Shen Ruoxi put her hands behind her back and said, "You take it! I forget things easily. I must come back! Mom has gone back to sleep, so you should go to bed early too."
Shen Ruoxi said this and ran away, as if she was worried that Xingnong would stuff the jade pendant back to her.
Xingnong closed the door, picked up the jade pendant and took a closer look. It turned out that the knotted rope on the jade pendant was made of gold thread, and the weaving method was quite special.
She put it in her purse along with the gold beads and a few jade tokens from the bank.
Then she went back to her desk to work, she also had to write down the recipe.
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The night is getting deeper.
The magnificent palace
On the dragon bed, the emperor in bright yellow pajamas suddenly jumped up from the bed: "No!"
His forehead was covered with sweat and his face was full of fear!
The eunuch who was dozing off beside the bed was startled, quickly got up, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief: "Your Majesty is having a nightmare again?"
The emperor has been having the same nightmare over the years. Every time he wakes up, he breaks out in a cold sweat and his clothes are soaked. The eunuchs have gotten used to it.
"Your servant will help the emperor change his clothes."
The emperor came to his senses, raised his hands, and asked the eunuch to help him change his clothes. He looked out the window and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's three quarters past midnight. The Emperor has just fallen asleep!"
The emperor frowned when he heard this and could forget about sleeping tonight.
At this time, there were whispers coming from outside.
The emperor suddenly felt annoyed: "Who is talking outside?"
Every time this happens, it's because the women in the harem are causing trouble again.
He doesn't want to see any woman in the harem now.
The eunuch outside replied, "Your Majesty, Prince Ding is drunk and wants to see Your Majesty."
Prince Ding is the emperor's younger brother. Every time he gets drunk, he will go to the palace to "talk" with the emperor even in the middle of the night.
Even Princess Ding couldn't stop him.
All the civil and military officials in the court knew about this.
I just don’t know which bird died or ran away in Prince Ding’s palace this time, making Prince Ding so sad that he got drunk again.
The emperor loved his younger brother very much. Whenever he got drunk and asked to see the emperor, the emperor would go to see him even if he was in the bed of a concubine at that time.
Of course, the emperor would scold him every time, but he still met him every time.
The emperor's expression eased slightly: "Please ask him to come in."
"yes."
The emperor quickly got out of bed and put on his casual clothes.
Soon Prince Ding ran in with a sad face and threw himself into the emperor’s arms: “Royal brother, Royal brother! I don’t know where the parrot I have raised for seven years has flown to! Woo woo..., my Xiaowu, daddy misses you so much, where have you been? I can’t live without you! My Xiaowu, please come back soon! Woo woo...”
The emperor's mouth twitched, and he pushed him away with a look of disgust. He patted his clothes on his chest and scolded him: "You are a prince, but you are crying and crying for a bird all day long. Aren't you ashamed? Even if you are not ashamed, I feel ashamed. In addition to walking the bird every day..."
The emperor scolded Prince Ding.
In order to save Prince Ding's face, the eunuch beside the emperor went out and asked the eunuchs and guards who were serving around to stay away, and then he himself stood guard one meter away from the door.
Prince Ding did not dare to reply, and listened to him scolding with a wronged look on his face. After listening for a long time, when the emperor finally finished scolding, he said: "Royal brother, will you send someone to help me find Xiao Wu? Royal brother, please send the Jinying Guards to help me find her!"
Then suddenly the emperor shouted angrily: "Asshole, are the Jinying Guards helping you find birds?"
Upon hearing this, the emperor started cursing again.
The guards outside heard the emperor cursing for a full quarter of an hour before his voice gradually died down and then they could no longer hear anything. They probably thought he was tired of cursing.
There was finally no sound in the room.
The emperor sat back in the dragon throne and took out three letters from his arms.
"Did the three of them write to me at the same time this time?"
Prince Ding nodded and said, "Yes, I think it's a coincidence. I wonder if there is any good news."
The emperor opened the first letter and took a look. He was so excited that he stood up all of a sudden. He clenched his fists to prevent himself from making any sound.
He sat down quickly and opened the second envelope.
This time, the emperor was so excited that he punched the dragon table!
The eunuchs and imperial guards outside were startled when they heard the loud noise, and couldn't help thinking that Prince Ding had really pissed off the emperor this time!
It seems that the bird was lost rather than dead, and that bird was very much loved by Prince Ding. Prince Ding could not survive without it, so the emperor must send out the Jinying Guards to help find it.
The emperor opened the third letter again, and with a loud "bang", the entire dragon desk cracked into countless cracks.
Prince Ding's heart trembled, and he shouted at the right time: "Brother, calm down!"
The emperor gave him the letter: "The same person?"
Prince Ding took it and took a look, with a look of shock on his face: "It should be."
The emperor shouted angrily: "Send the message to the commander-in-chief of the Jinying Guard."
The people on duty outside heard this and looked as if they knew it.
Prince Ding wants the Grand Admiral of the Jinying Guard to help him find a bird again!