Chapter 27 Jade Pendant Causes Troubles
Li Xiuyun felt that Yuan Chuyi was already a woman who got pregnant out of wedlock, and her face was disfigured. She was lucky to be married now, and she deserved it if no one married her. It was a favor to her that she could agree to her son marrying her.
"She is a helpless woman. She has two younger brothers and sisters to support, and there is another one waiting to be raised in her belly. If you are willing to marry her, that is the blessing she has earned in eight lifetimes!"
Wang Chunsheng glanced at his mother with dissatisfaction, and while wiping his father's hands, he said, "Mom, don't underestimate Mrs. Yuan! She is an idea and very capable. She can support their family by herself!"
Li Xiuyun sighed: "But with our family's conditions, where can I tell you to go and get married? Matchmaker Wang has made several suggestions, but no one is willing to come!"
Wang Chunsheng looked at his mother, "Mom, Mrs. Yuan is a girl whose situation is much more difficult than ours. How can she live a good life? I am a grown man, am I not as good as her? Don't worry, we can also get over it. OK."
Yuan Chuyi didn't know what the villagers were thinking. She had been tired all day and was checking Xuan Yue's injuries. Seeing that he was fine, she made a small bed next to Shiliu so that he could help at night. Take care of Xuan Yue.
"Sister, don't worry, I will take good care of you, sir, and make sure to complete the task!" Shiliu said seriously. He looked at Xuan Yue, "Sir, if you have anything, you must call me, otherwise I won't be able to complete it. Mission accomplished!”
A smile appeared on Xuan Yue's face, "I will! Thank you!"
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she went back to her room to rest. Before going to bed, she went into the farm space to harvest crops. The things she exchanged in the mall now were all necessities, such as the gold sore medicine she needed for her previous surgery, and she exchanged it without thinking. But even though she wanted it very much, she didn't want to change things that she didn't have to use. She wanted to save the output for upgrading the farm. The higher the level of the farm, the better the quality of the things she exchanges. Her previous education experience taught her how to delay gratification.
The backyard of Ruifuzhai pawnshop in the city. The young boy Qiao Liang is currently giving the shopkeeper Qiao Fuxuan, who is in his forties, a backbeat.
"Master, I've been waiting for you to come back. Why did it take you so long to come back this time?"
"Oh! Something happened on the way and we were delayed. You are already able to run the shop independently, so it doesn't matter whether the master is at home or not!" Qiao Fuxuan drank tea and looked at him worriedly, "I'm not here for half a month, and there's nothing in the store. Something happened!"
Qiao Liang had a slightly worried look on his face, "With Xu Da and his two brothers here, no one dares to come and make trouble. Everything is normal in the store! It's just that, Master, I received an unusual item. I'm afraid I received it by mistake. I'll take it now." Come and take a look, okay?"
When Qiao Liang saw his master nodding, he immediately motioned to the two guards on the side to go to the warehouse to get what he called the extraordinary object.
Qiao Fuxuan was drinking tea leisurely. When he saw the jade pendant on the tray in Xu Da's hand, he just glanced at it and was so shocked that he almost threw the teacup out of his hand.
"Master!" Upon seeing this, Qiao Liang obediently knelt down in front of his master without waiting for him to say anything.
Qiao Fuxuan carefully picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. He looked over it several times before finally looking at Qiao Liang, "Do you still remember who got it?"
"Yes, she is a girl. She said that this jade pendant is her ancestral possession!"
Qiao Fuxuan couldn't help but slapped his disciple's head hard, "Is your head flooded with water?" He pointed to the word "安" on the jade pendant, "Can't you tell what this word is?"
Qiao Liang looked at the word and said timidly, "It's the word An!"
"Who is our big boss?"
"An, Prince An's Mansion!" Qiao Liang said timidly again, and then looked at Qiao Fuxuan in horror, "Master, are you saying that this object came from Prince An's Mansion?"
Qiao Fuxuan stroked his forehead, looked at the word "Ning" on the back of the jade pendant, and rubbed it for a while, "This jade pendant is something that the prince wears with him on weekdays! I have seen the prince several times, and this jade pendant is always hanging on his waist. It is said that this jade pendant is When the prince was crowning him, the late emperor bestowed it on him at the same time!"
Qiao Liang collapsed on the ground in fear, "Master, what should I do now? Is my disciple suspected of selling stolen goods? Will he have to spend his next life squatting in jail? Master..."
Qiao Fuxuan sighed, thought for a while, and patted Qiao Liang on the shoulder, "Let's go to the house to test Jiang Xue's tone first and see how the jade pendant was lost! Get up, let's go there now!"
Qiao Liang cautiously followed Qiao Fuxuan to the Xiao Mansion in the east of the city and knocked on the heavy door.
Jiang Xue had already gone to bed at this time, and his father left him at home again without taking him to the border. He was feeling depressed. When the uncle asked him to get up and said that shopkeeper Qiao was here, he had no choice but to pout and get up reluctantly. The first thing he said when he saw Qiao Fuxuan was: "Uncle Qiao, why are you back just now!" His tone was full of displeasure.
Qiao Fuxuan smiled carefully and said, "Sorry to bother you so late!"
Jiang Xue poured him tea, "You're not disturbing me, but I just rushed back to the border more than an hour ago. If you had come earlier, you could have seen him!"
"Ah!" Qiao Fuxuan was so surprised that he just missed it!
Jiang Xue was surprised to see his expression, "Uncle Qiao, didn't you come so late to see me?"
"I don't know that I've been back before!" Qiao Fuxuan looked at Jiang Xue cautiously, "Actually, I came here to ask you about something."
"Oh uncle, just tell me what's going on, there's no need to be so hesitant!"
Qiao Fuxuan looked at Jiang Xue, then at the ashen Qiao Liang behind him, and finally asked, "Xiaoxue, you have been with the prince for many years, but do you still remember the jade pendant that the prince carries with him?"
"Jade pendant!" Jiang Xue immediately became energetic when he heard these two words, but the excitement was fleeting. "The jade pendant was lost when my grandfather returned to Beijing to attend the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. I was looking for it." It’s here! It’s been nearly four months now and I still can’t find it. I’m almost dying of panic!”
Qiao Fuxuan gingerly took out a brocade box from his arms, opened it, and presented it to Jiang Xue with both hands, "Xiaoxue, help uncle take a look, is this the piece?"
When Jiang Xue saw the jade pendant, her eyes suddenly lit up. She picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. He had worn this jade pendant countless times when he was waiting for his father to change his clothes. He was very familiar with it. "This is my jade pendant. Where did you get it?" His tone was full of excitement.
Qiao Liang hurriedly stepped forward and said that he collected the proceeds from the pawn.
Jiang Xue laughed happily, "It's true that I couldn't find anything even though I was wearing iron shoes. It took no effort to get it!" He looked at Qiao Liang, "Tomorrow you will follow me to the border and tell me the origin of this jade pendant in detail! "
Qiao Liang was so frightened that his legs trembled. "Will the prince kill me? I, I really didn't do it on purpose!"
Jiang Xue couldn't help but laugh when she saw him like this, "I'm scared to see you. Maybe you have accomplished something great!"
Qiao Liang looked at his master.