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Chapter 8 The Lost Jade Pendant
Episode 008 Lost Jade Pendant

As soon as Mother Luo entered the room, she heard Ju Hong's voice choking slightly, and asked Yu Pei in a crying voice.

Xue Dongyuan has a piece of Xiuyan jade pendant, which was carved from green Xiuyan jade in the Eastern Jin Dynasty into a picture of flowing clouds and hundreds of blessings. It was personally consecrated by an eminent monk in Qingyun Temple. It is extraordinary in terms of material and meaning.

When the Han family was pregnant with Dongyuan, she had a dream, saying that the child was in a catastrophe and needed a piece of long-lived jade to calm her down and keep her safe for the rest of her life.

Mrs. Han told the old lady that the old lady personally asked someone to spend a thousand taels of gold to make this jade pendant, and Dong Yuan carried it with her when she was born.Originally it was hung around the neck, but later she thought it was too heavy and she didn't want to wear it, so the old lady asked someone to wear tassel tassels for her, and hung it on the waistband of the coat.

This is a life-saving thing!

If it is lost, all the maids and servants inside and outside the house will not be able to survive!
Mother Luo was a little flustered. Seeing that the meek orange was in a mess, she pulled herself together and said, "Don't worry, think about it carefully. Where did you throw it? Miss Nine, help me think about it too..."

Grandmother cared about this jade pendant very much, and once she went to ask An to forget to wear it, she scolded Ju Xiang for being ignorant and unable to take care of Dong Yuan, and deducted Ju Xiang's monthly statute for half a month.Later, when I asked for peace, Ju Xiang didn't dare to go, so she only let Ju Hong accompany her.

Dong Yuan didn't dare not wear it either.

Grandmother didn't ask about the jade pendant today, so she must have hung it around her waist when she was in her inner room.

lost?

Dong Yuan vaguely remembered that there was a kind of strength in the left elbow that could not be dragged away.The person who supported her seemed to have been prepared long ago, and the speed was astonishingly fast.

If it is lost, it is at that moment...

Her heart immediately rose to her throat.

It was her most precious thing, if that person took it away and falsely accused her of having an affair with him, Dong Yuan would not be able to argue with it.

The hands tucked under the sleeves were clenched a little bit, and Dong Yuan's plain eyes were filled with bitter anger.

The maids started rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for Yupei, Dong Yuan saw this posture, and immediately shouted: "I left Yupei with my grandmother, what are you panicking about?"

Ju Hong was overjoyed, her makeup was stained with tears, and she pulled Dong Yuan's hand with tears: "Miss Nine, you scared me to death, why did you say that?"

Dong Yuan squeezed Ju Hong's hand and winked at Luo's mother.

Mother Luo understands that only Mother Luo, Ju Hong and Ju Xiang are sent out of the house.

Tangerine's slightly sluggish spirit tensed up again.

Dong Yuan said in a deep voice: "When I entered my grandmother's room, if something was missing, my grandmother would definitely notice it. Orange red is a curse. My grandmother is very careful about wearing these! But when I was in my grandmother's room, she didn't say anything. , It shows that it was only lost when I came back... You must not make any noise! ​​This thing is for my life, if it is picked up by someone with a heart, and witchcraft is done on it, will I die or live?"

Something is not in the old lady's house?
Ju Xiang and Luo's mother nodded again and again, secretly praising in their hearts, no matter what Miss Jiu does, she is always so thoughtful!
Tangerine's face was slightly pale, her lips moved and she looked at Dong Yuan.So the jade pendant was really lost?The orange-red tears were like beads with a broken thread, and they couldn't be suppressed no matter what.

"Don't cry..." Dong Yuan sighed, now anger and fear are useless, he can only try to make up for it, "When we came back, it slipped off, the jade pendant must have loosened at that time. I made winter plum shortbread last night Although it's not very tasty, Juxiang and Luo's mother sent some to the old lady, and searched carefully along the way. From the old lady's Rongde Pavilion to our Shicui Pavilion, you have to pass by the third lady's Ningxiang Pavilion, Miss Ten and Miss Eleven's Peach Lantern House, ask them who left the door when I came back."

Then he glanced at Juhong, "Go and find out how long those father-in-laws have been sitting here and what they said. If you can't find out, you have to know what the old Hou Ye said at that time, just a few words..."

The three of them bowed their knees and hurried out.

About half an hour later, Ju Hong came back first.

She was worried: "I can't figure it out! The old lady sent all the people in the house away, and the old man poured tea herself. After sitting for about a stick of incense, those father-in-laws left. They were still accompanied by Chief Ge, and Master Hou did not." Come out. After those father-in-laws left, Lord Hou changed his clothes and went out..."

The old lady pours the tea herself?

Dong Yuan's back, which was leaning on the silver-red bullet ink pillow, was tense all of a sudden.

She thought of those eyes full of stunning luster and unbridled passion, it should be a man who has never known scruples and domineering since childhood!

Like a piece of soldering iron, her heart was burning with pain, Dong Yuan's fingers became tighter and tighter, she couldn't breathe.

"What should I do, Miss?" Ju Hong was so anxious that she was about to cry again.

"It's okay." Dong Yuan comforted her, "Ju Xiang and Luo's mother haven't come back yet..."

Another half an hour later, Mother Luo came back with a gloomy expression on her face.

"The third lady didn't go out, but the tenth lady and the eleventh lady went to sit with the fifth lady. I... I didn't dare to ask anything..." Mother Luo looked at Dong Yuan guiltily.

If something is lost, the first thing to do is not to say anything.Mother Luo is just a servant woman, she dare not search even if it is Miss Ten and Miss Eleven who were concubines, let alone the third lady?
I can only wait for Orange Fragrance to come back.

Juxiang didn't come back until a quarter of the time.

Looking at her lowered eyelids, Dong Yuan's last hope was shattered!
The jade pendant was not found!

The little maids and the rough envoy's wives waited on the outside, and Dong Yuan's master and servant sat on the kang in the Dongci room, silent to each other.

"Miss, tell the old lady." Mother Luo said after a while, "Let the old lady help you to search and find it as soon as possible. The longer it delays, the worse it will be for you!"

Dong Yuan didn't make a sound, she held the corner of the pillow tightly, making herself look calm and calm, and settled the hearts of mother Luo, Ju Hong and Ju Xiang.If she gets into a mess, the servants in the house will have no idea, and things will get out of hand.

She just wants to know at this moment, who is that cousin who might have picked up her jade pendant!
It's not eunuchs, eunuchs are not so interested in meeting women; it's not guards, there are so many concubines in the palace, and they dare not be so bold when walking in front of the imperial court; then, it's the emperor's favorite minister, or the emperor's brother, or even Emperor Yuanchang himself!

Whoever came to visit and persuade the old Hou Ye to return to the court hall must know what happened in the court hall and make the old Hou Ye so angry that he was sick!
Concentrating the irritability in his heart, Dong Yuan smiled naturally and easily: "No way. Now tell the old lady, you will definitely be detained. Tomorrow is the Laba Festival. If there is a reward at home, if something happens to you, nothing will be done. No!"

Luo's mother and Ju Hong didn't talk, they were not the children of Xue's family, and they were counting on Yueli to live.Especially when the new year is approaching, I have to send something back to make the family happy for the new year.

Ju Xiang is the son of a family, her parents and brothers are all working in the mansion, and the glory of life and death in the mansion is closely related to her.She was in a hurry: "Miss, that is your lifeblood, what is the monthly reward at this time?"

"What kind of lifeblood!" Dong Yuan didn't care, and smiled gently, "It's just a dream of my mother. When I was nine years old, I fell from a tree and almost lost my life, so I accepted the saying of disaster. The catastrophe has been escaped, so what is the use of the jade pendant? It's just that my grandmother believes in this, and I wear it every day out of filial piety..."

Orange Hong, Orange Fragrance, and Mother Luo's hearts are slightly settled.

"Then what should we do?" Mother Luo had no idea.This matter can be big or small, she dare not decide.

"Zhenxianhou Mansion, who doesn't know that Miss Jiu is the old lady's darling? And who doesn't know that the jade pendant is saved by Miss Jiu? Even if the little maid picked it up, she wouldn't dare to sell it, she would definitely give it to the old lady Go and ask for a reward. Don't worry, someone will probably bring it tomorrow...just think about what the old lady said..." Dong Yuan's tone was relaxed with confidence and affirmation.

Ju Hong, Ju Xiang and Luo's mother were finally infected by her, and they pursed their lips and smiled.

Then he gave her a lot of ideas in a hurry.

Things in the house were finally brought under control, Dong Yuan lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night.She tossed and turned, thinking about the jade pendant.

A few years ago, she wore a red string and hung it under her underwear, but Dong Yuan always didn't want to wear it, saying it was heavy on her neck; the old lady also said that she made a collar and hung it outside, Dong Yuan felt like a dog on a leash, and was even more unhappy.At the end, the tassels were dropped and hung on the girdle.

If she knew she would lose it so easily, she should have listened to her grandmother and made a collar to hang on her chest.

Turned over, the self-ringing clock ticked, it was a quarter of Yinchu!

The next day is the Laba Festival, and the servants at home made Laba porridge last night.

During the Laba Festival, there will be sacrifices at home.

The men go home after going down to worship their ancestors, and then reunite with their families to drink Laba porridge.Not only to drink at home, but also to give to relatives and friends.

At the beginning of Sichu, the Laba porridge in the palace will be rewarded.

Mrs. Shizi left a bowl for each person in the family, and then divided the rest into several food boxes and sent them to several good families.

Every year.

Although Dong Yuan didn't sleep well all night, the dark circles under his eyes were not heavy.She woke up at the beginning of the day, and went to pay her respects to the old lady at a quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour earlier than usual.

Mother Zhan in the old lady's room saw her so early and asked if she had breakfast.Dong Yuan smiled and said, "Come to grandma's place for a delicious meal."

Mother Zhan laughed, and ordered the little maid to serve Dong Yuan breakfast first.

The old lady usually eats breakfast at this time, but she didn't get up today, Dong Yuan looked at the inner room with some worry, Zhan's mother explained with a smile: "Master Hou came back late yesterday, the old lady has been waiting, Zichu only went to sleep. I haven't woken up yet. I'm getting old, and I finally slept soundly, so I didn't dare to call Old Madam."

Dong Yuan nodded, sat on the kang and drank millet porridge.

At the third quarter of Maozheng, the old lady got up.Seeing Xue Dongyuan, the old lady noticed at first sight that her Xiuyan jade pendant was missing, so she lowered her face and asked her where the jade pendant had gone.

Dong Yuan just smiled: "Grandmother, don't worry, you haven't lost it, I have a surprise for you, don't ask now..."

The old lady was at a loss.

Dong Yuan just smiled but didn't answer.

Is this Miss Jiu's plan to delay the attack?Ju Hong heard it when she was waiting at the side, and her head buzzed loudly!Miss Jiu said confidently that she has a way to deal with it, so it was such a bad idea?

Ju Hong couldn't help looking at the old lady again.

The old lady actually squinted her eyes and scolded her as a ghost: "I'm only surprised when I look back, but grandma will punish you!"

Does this pass?

Ju Hong has a kind of luck to survive a catastrophe, and half of her hanging heart falls.The old lady really likes Miss Nine!

At the beginning of the morning, Mrs. Rong, the wife of Shizi, came with her grandmother Hang, granddaughter Xue Fengrui, and grandson Xue Hanjia; the second wife Feng and the fifth lady Xue Dongrong also entered the door; Xue Donglin, Xue Huayi, Xue Dongwan, and Xue Dongshu came last.

Mrs. Shi Zi laughed at Dong Yuan: "Our Miss Nine is the first one to come, is she hungry for Laba porridge?"

(End of this chapter)