Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 557;

"They brought it? Why didn't they return it?"

Hearing this, Qiu Shuang shook her head and said, "Just now I was too busy asking them to leave, but I didn't notice this."

"Why don't the servants put it away first, and then send it back after they release it?"

"Okay, you can take it down first."

When Qiushuang moved those things, an object wrapped in red silk fell out of it.

It landed on the table with a crisp sound.

"what is this?"

Lu Yaoyao suddenly said, the object wrapped in red silk is not big, only the size of a child's palm, it looks like a jade pendant or something.

Personally, she still prefers jade, and she also liked it in her previous life, but the price of the high-quality jade in her previous life made her daunting.

But when she arrived in Dongzhou, her hobby still remained the same. As far as her storeroom was concerned, most of the items in it were high-quality jade objects.

Qiu Shuang has followed Lu Yaoyao for many years, so she is naturally very aware of her young lady's hobbies, so she quickly put down the things she had just picked up, picked up the red silk and unwrapped them.

As expected, there was a piece of jade inside, and it was also a top-grade emerald jade of excellent quality.

However, when she saw the carvings on the jade again, Qiushuang was taken aback, Lu Yaoyao raised her eyebrows slightly, and King Jin stood up beside her.

That's right, this jade pendant is engraved with serious dragon patterns.

In ancient society, things like dragons were a symbol of status, and they should not be used indiscriminately. Even if they were needed by those performing operas, they would use different methods to avoid them, and try to make the dragon pattern appear different.

But at this time, the dragon pattern on this jade pendant is very beautifully carved, and the details are also very clear.

Five-clawed dragon pattern, this is an object that only the royal family, and the emperor of the palace, can wear and use.

Even a prince like King Jin cannot use it.

How could such a high-end object appear in the gift from Zheng Youcai's family?

You must know that Zheng Youcai is just a commoner, even if he has some money, it is still thanks to the support of the Luo family.

There has never been any big person in the ancestors, so how could this kind of thing appear in his hands.

"let me see."

Lu Yaoyao just stretched out his hand to take the jade pendant, but he didn't want to be robbed by King Jin.

Seeing that King Jin took the jade pendant and looked it over immediately, then his expression was startled, and he stared at the two large characters engraved in the middle of the back of the jade pendant.

"Father."

Lu Yaoyao and Qiushuang beside him were taken aback by the sound of father.

At this time, they also noticed that King Jin's expression was not right.

"What's going on? Could this jade pendant belong to your father?"

Lu Yaoyao leaned over to stare at Yupei and asked.

"It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong, this jade pendant belongs to my father. When I was young, I often saw him hanging around his waist and played with it."

Seeing that he was so sure, Lu Yaoyao frowned slightly.

"How did your father's things get into Zheng Youcai's hands?"

"Are there any capable people in his family's ancestors?"

Although the jade pendant belongs to the royal family, it does not necessarily mean that the owner is the royal family. At least in some period of time, the royal things will be spread out of the palace.

Just like the imperial gold medal she obtained earlier, it is also royal, and engraved with imperial dragon patterns, but it is something bestowed by the emperor.

If Zheng Youcai has capable people in his family, it is not ruled out that the former emperor once rewarded the jade pendant.

"No, I have investigated Zheng Youcai, and his family has been just ordinary scholars for three generations."

"The most capable one is Zheng Youcai's father. He was admitted to Juren at a young age. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten the Luo family's attention and married the girl over."

"That's strange. Since there is no capable person, how could this thing fall into his hands?"

"When the first emperor passed away, was there any turmoil in the capital?"

King Jin nodded, then shook his head and said, "It's true that there was turmoil, but it was only limited to the battle between the kings, and it didn't spread too widely at all."

"It's not enough to let the things in the palace flow outside, not to mention that this thing is something that my father wears with him every day, and it is even more impossible for it to flow out of the palace."

Indeed, when the first emperor passed away, all the things used in front of him had to be put away and used for burial, especially those things that he liked more.

"It seems that this king has to go and see this Zheng Youcai."

Lu Yaoyao nodded.

In the evening of that day, King Jin returned to the capital and went directly to Shuntian Mansion without remembering to go back to the mansion.

When the servants saw the arrival of King Jin, they all came over to greet him.

"You don't need to be too polite, what about the people I asked to be imprisoned?"

"Here, the young ones must take care of what the lord has told you."

"It's just that that guy is not honest. He always wants to report to someone, but the younger ones ignore him."

King Jin nodded and continued, "Find me a quiet room, and you go and bring Zheng Youcai here."

The people of Shuntian Mansion hurriedly arranged.

Not long after, Zheng Youcai, who looked terrified, was brought before King Jin.

He didn't know King Jin, but that didn't stop him from pleading for mercy.

However, King Jin just looked at him fixedly, and really didn't understand how his father's beloved thing fell into his hands?

When Zheng Youcai got tired of complaining, he took out the jade pendant and put it directly in front of Zheng Youcai.

"Do you know this thing?"

Zheng Youcai was startled, looked around, nodded quickly and said, "I know you, this is a small family heirloom gem, I don't know how it came into the hands of adults."

"Family heirloom jade?"

King Jin smiled coldly.

"Do you know what is engraved on it?"

"Dragon, who doesn't know this?"

As soon as he said this, Zheng Youcai suddenly realized something, and his face turned pale.

"Hmph, you still know it's a dragon, tell me, who is qualified to use such an object?"

With a sound of my lord and a questioning question, the already pale Zheng Youcai was so frightened that he fell to the ground limply.

This is coming to an end, the matter of stockpiling grain has not been settled, and now there is a charge of hiding and manufacturing exclusive objects for the royal family?

Can he still be saved?

"Answer the king's words honestly. If you dare to say a lie, the king will kill you."

"Where did you get this jade pendant?"

The king of Jin who asked the question again was full of aura, and Zheng Youcai was so oppressed that he had difficulty breathing, but thinking that his own life was at stake, he still forced himself to adjust his state.

It took a while before he had a reaction, and he got up and knelt in front of King Jin.

"Forgive me, my lord. This thing doesn't belong to my family. It's a wedding present from my aunt."

"The little one didn't think it was a royal property at the time. If you knew, even if you borrowed a hundred courage from the little one, the little one wouldn't dare to keep it private."

Hearing this, King Jin frowned slightly, and continued to ask: "Your aunt gave it to you? Hmph, how dare you lie, do you think this king hasn't investigated your family's situation?"

"How could your aunt have the patience to get something like this?"

"No, it's not, the young prince did not lie. Although the young aunt is not very capable, she did do things in the palace in the early years."

(End of this chapter)