The Addicted Farmer's Daughter-in-law

Chapter 306 The feeling of deja vu (4)
After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, pointed to the jade pendant on the portrait and said: "This portrait is indeed very similar to our jade pendant, but the engraving on our jade pendant is a genuine dragon, and the one on the drawing If you look closely, it looks more like a snake, so... maybe the person you drew was wrong?"

Xia Linyan shook his head resolutely: "Wuzhi is very talented in painting, and both of them have the ability of photographic memory, so it should be impossible to make mistakes."

"Let's talk about other things first. As for the jade pendant, I'd better ask my father after returning to the valley. We don't know the origin of this jade pendant." Xiao Yimo gave Xiao Yuanqiu a look to ask him to put away the drawing paper , and then handed over the jade pendant.

"Just put the jade pendant on you, Brother Mo. It won't be of much use if you keep it on me. Besides, Uncle Ling asked me to give it to you. Maybe it's the kind of treasure that is passed down from generation to generation as the owner of the valley?" Xiao Yuanqiu also studied this jade pendant occasionally, except that the material seemed to be good and it felt good to the touch, there was nothing special about it.

Before Xiao Yimo answered, Xia Linyan on the side continued: "I know something about this jade pendant. This jade pendant can mobilize court officials."

"Ah?" Xiao Yuanqiu was startled, the Valley of Beasts has never been in contact with people from the imperial court, how could it have something that can mobilize court officials.

"According to our investigation, this jade pendant originally belonged to the royal family. A long time ago, when the Xiao family had not fallen out with the royal family, they sent people to protect the safety of its main members when the royal family was in crisis. Afterwards, the emperor at that time Send this object to the head of the Xiao family at that time. For the royal family, this object is equivalent to a jade seal. Even today, or even hundreds of years later, as long as this country still belongs to the Shangguan family, this jade pendant It won’t lose its effect.” At that time, Xia Linyan continued to pursue it with the mentality of not believing that this jade pendant had such a great effect, but after investigation, he found that it was the case.

Xiao Yimo held the jade pendant in his hand, tossed it up and down a few times, and raised his eyebrows lightly: "Is it from the royal family? If it is such an important item, why didn't you take it back when it almost destroyed the Xiao family?"

Xia Linyan slowly shook his head: "It's not that they don't want to take it back, but that the members of your Xiao family have been hiding this thing too deeply. If it wasn't for the fact that you haven't found this thing, maybe the Xiao family would have been the first to be wiped out at that time." Yes, on the one hand, the royal family at that time had a good relationship with you, on the other hand, they have always been afraid of your Xiao family's force."

"No wonder Uncle Ling said at the time that this thing cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary." Xiao Yuanqiu stared at the jade pendant for a moment with a solemn expression. Perhaps it would be better to destroy such an object. There is also no need to use the army, keeping it will only bring harm to the Valley of Beasts.

"Well, let's go back to the previous topic. When your wife's grandfather, General Jia Aoqing, married her grandmother Sang Yu, he made a vow to marry only one of them. I heard this from people who served them. , but after the battle that made him famous all over the world ended, he immediately obeyed the emperor's will and married the current Princess Xuelan in the mansion." Xia Linyan paused for a moment, seeing that neither of them seemed to have any intentions. If you ask, then continue.

"Because members of your Xiao family don't care about state affairs, so you don't understand. More than 30 years ago, just a few years before Jia Aoqing and Sang Yu got married, Jia Aoqing, who was still very low in official rank, participated in a famous battle. The battle led to the complete destruction of a small country, and it was also because of that battle that he was named a general, but the small country that was supposed to be completely wiped out had a princess who fled. She was adopted by the famous Shangshu's family, because she has outstanding talents, and she has not been in the capital for a few years, and no one knows her existence."

"The two have been married for two years, but they have not given birth to a child. After a battle, the royal family suddenly found out their identity, and threatened Jia Aoqing to marry Shangguan Xuelan, who also did not want to marry into the general's mansion, and gave birth to Jia Zhiyan. Later, there were rumors that she hanged herself to protect the Shangshu family and her young child who had adopted her, and there were also rumors that she was murdered by Shangguan Xuelan, this remains to be investigated.”

Xiao Yimo raised his eyebrows: "What happened to Fan'er's mother back then?"

Xia Linyan smiled apologetically. Originally, what he asked himself to investigate was only more than ten years ago, and he was a bit far-fetched, but because it is closely related to it, he can't say nothing.

"Although Shangguan Xuelan was conferred the title of princess, it is a family that has inherited the position of princess for several generations. It has no direct blood relationship with the current royal family. Therefore, Shangguan Xuelan wants her daughter to marry into the palace. The next prince became a legitimate member of the royal family, but according to the will, it was Jia Zhiyan, the daughter of the general's mansion, who wanted to enter the palace as his concubine. The carriage was robbed when going out."

"Originally, if it was just a simple robbery, it would be very easy to find clues, but after those people took Jia Zhiyan away, another mysterious person appeared and killed them all on the way. Jia Zhiyan was also rescued, and it was impossible to find out the identity of the mysterious person at all, and it was even impossible to find out that he just happened to pass by, or he robbed Jia Zhiyan with a purpose. Therefore, as to why Jia Zhiyan would appear in Silent City later I have no idea about this remote mountain village."

Xia Linyan said all these things in one breath, picked up the teacup that was set aside, took a sip, and turned to look at the new shoots on the willow tree outside the window.

Xiao Yimo frowned, and questioned suspiciously: "If that's the case, she shouldn't have known anything superfluous when she was a boudoir lady. Now, from my mother's reaction, she seems to be very clear about some things that happened back then."

"Well, I forgot to tell you this just now. The thieves who robbed them were the guards of Shangguan Xuelan at that time. I heard this from the beggar who accidentally passed by the ruined temple where they settled." Xia Linyan nodded lightly, and put down the teacup in his hand.

"At that time, those people thought that if Jia Zhiyan refused, they would spread the news to everyone. If that was the case, even if Xu Shangshu's family who adopted Sang Yu was a century-old family, they would use the excuse of adopting another country against the party. , will be punished to a certain extent, and even more likely to be exterminated. If too many people know about it, even if the emperor wants to conceal the matter, I am afraid that he will have more than enough energy. Severe punishment." At this time, Xia Linyan roughly told everything he knew.

(End of this chapter)