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Chapter 138
Ruan Yunting looked at the old lady in astonishment, then looked down at the jade pendant on her chest, and murmured: "Grandma, what does this mean?"

With a flash of thought, she immediately thought of the phenomenon of this jade pendant in her hands—the old lady knew it, but some officials of Daliang Kingdom did not, but Prince Duan of Xiwu Kingdom did. Immediately gave her a miracle medicine like "Xiuyan Pill". The origin of the jade pendant has always been a mystery that he was eager to solve.

Ruan Yunting's heartbeat quickened, and she grabbed the old lady's hand: "Ancestor, you know the origin of the jade pendant, what does this jade pendant represent? Why did Prince Duan give me such a precious medicine when he saw the jade pendant? Why did you say I could You don't have to be afraid of the Lu family?"

The old lady smiled kindly when she heard this, and sat cross-legged opposite Ruan Yunting, and said, "I can't tell you the specific origin of this jade pendant, but I do know something about it."

Ruan Yunting also sat up straight: "What's the matter?"

"This jade pendant appeared three times in history before you appeared in front of me wearing it. The first time it appeared was when Daliang Kingdom was just founded a hundred years ago, and when Empress Xiuyan passed away nine years ago. If you don't read history books, about I don't know, before the founding emperor died, he went to Beiji and Pingnan Chu, there is no Xiwu Kingdom in the world.

The Xiwu barbarians are all foreign tribes, divided into several tribes. On weekdays, there are constant disputes among the tribes, but they will stubbornly resist foreign enemies.At that time, Princess Zhenning sent a barbarian general of the Xiwu tribe to lead an army of 20 troops to garrison Xiwu. The suppression was imminent. The commander of the 20 army saw the jade pendant, and immediately came out to help Xiwu. The founding emperor and Princess Zhenning saw the jade pendant, and for some reason, they allowed the independence of Xiwu, the only condition was that Xiwu was a vassal of Daliang. started a war. "

"I see." Ruan Yunting subconsciously held the jade pendant.

The old lady said again: "The second time jade pendants appeared was when I was 16 years old. There was a beggar who got him for some reason and quickly became prosperous. The beggar's son also entered the court as an official. And the beggar's descendants , you recognize it too."

"I recognize?"

"It's the Jun family. The beggar is the old man of the Jun family."

"What!" Ruan Yunting's eyes widened in shock.

"The third time the jade pendant appeared was 20 years ago. The head guard who served the late emperor returned home. I don't know why he got the jade pendant. But overnight, all 170 or eight members of his family were wiped out. The jade pendant was also missing. .”

"The family was wiped out?!" The hairs on Ruan Yunting's back stood on end.

"Yes, it was destroyed. So some people speculate that the jade pendant may have been snatched by the chief guard? Or obtained it by improper means? He couldn't keep what didn't belong to him. That's why I said, this You can’t afford the jade pendant, so send it back wherever it came from.”

"Oh my God..." Ruan Yunting looked down at the jade pendant in her hand in disbelief, she never thought that it would have such great power, it could make Xiwu independent, turn a beggar back, and even kill a whole family of people.Holding it in your hand, it really weighs a thousand catties.

"Not many people know the existence of this jade pendant, but because my grandmother is Princess Zhenning, I have the opportunity to know about it. Now you understand why Prince Duan of Xiwu Kingdom gave you 'Xiu Yan' when he saw the jade pendant. Dan' right?"

"understood."

"You should also understand that anyone who knows this jade pendant would not dare to take it away easily, right?"

"Understood, because the family will be exterminated."

"Yes. No one knows what power is hidden behind this jade pendant. But it can be seen from the tragedy of exterminating the family that the power behind that is not a kind person, and can do anything ruthless."

The old lady looked at Ruan Yunting who was still a little sluggish, sighed, and said, "That's all I have to say. But you still have to walk the road yourself. Although the power hidden behind the jade pendant is powerful, it may only be used once and it will be broken. It has been taken back, or it may not be taken back, no one can be sure. And whether this power is a blessing or a curse, it is even more uncertain. Whether you can enter the 'Yuxiu Division', whether you use the power behind the jade pendant, it is all up to you to decide .But I want to make one point with you."

"Grandfather, please tell me."

"Although I am your grandmother, I am also the head of the Xu family."

The old lady didn't need to say anything, Ruan Yunting already understood.What she meant was that she didn't need to be the emperor's woman, and she didn't need the power of Yu Pei, but the Xu family's position was that they would sacrifice her when necessary.

"I understand." Ruan Yunting sighed, and said a little tiredly: "Please tell the old lady to help send a message to the imperial concubine and empress. Just say that Ting'er thanked her for her kindness, but I am not blessed, I am afraid Is it because I can't bear the great grace of the emperor, or just be an ordinary person honestly."

The old lady nodded: "As you said."

Ruan Yunting helped the old lady up, and sent her to the gate of the courtyard before returning to her bedroom.Went to the clean room to wash up, changed clothes, retreated the servants, and lay down on the bed early.

Entering the palace, she will not go.But she can't move Yupei's power.First, the jade pendant belongs to Han Su, not her.Second, Yupei's power has been used, and I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse.Now that she has offended the Lu family, although the situation is urgent, it is within her expectation and control.But that mysterious force was completely out of her control.

She couldn't afford to lose this bet, so she simply didn't gamble.

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To the outside world, Ruan Yunting still claimed to be sick, and her life of confinement is still not over.However, after not going to the academy for a few days, Ruan Yunting seemed to gradually get used to it.She set a time for herself every day, and at a certain time, she just practiced something regularly.It is also a compulsory course to practice piano every afternoon under the grape trellis beside the west courtyard wall.

The timbre of Fengwei Jiaoqin is pure and ethereal, Ruan Yunting's technique is becoming more and more proficient, and the sound of the piano is becoming more and more smooth and melodious.She had previously learned many well-known or out-of-print scores of this era from Xiao Beishu, but what she loved most were songs that changed the modern age.Play the songs she once loved on the guzheng.It seems that she can go back to the past, and it is a kind of comfort to lead him back to his parents through time and space.

People often miss their loved ones when they are loneliest.A piece of "Eternal Thoughts" was played unconsciously.The simple melody pulls the heartstrings, with lingering and helpless sadness.What she thinks is a dream that is impossible to achieve in this life, so how can she not be helpless.

The melody was played once, and outside the west wall, suddenly there was the sound of sobbing and flute to join her. There is a heavy force that can knead and hurt people's hearts.

Hongdou and Chanjuan were on the sidelines, already fascinated by listening.Ruan Yunting's eyes were slightly closed, and she was also immersed in it.No one thought of going to see who the companion was.

At this time, Han Bin's family had already left the east back door, and ran quickly along Ronghua Lane to the west.The person who played with Miss Ruan and Qin Xiao has always been a thorn in the old lady's heart, because she doesn't know what the other party's meaning is.Is it purely because of the girl's piano skills, or is there admiration for Miss Ruan, or is it sent by someone with a heart to seduce the girl to do those out-of-the-ordinary things in order to frame the Xu family.

Although Han Bin's family is old, her legs and feet are not slow. In addition, she is determined to find out the truth today, so she has put in a lot of effort on her feet. Fortunately, she came from a humble background and gave birth to a pair of big feet, so she can move freely at this moment run.

Soon, Han Bin's house came to the end of Ronghua Lane, and the melodious sound of Ruan Yunting playing the piano and the seamless sound of the flute that matched it became more and more vivid.Taking a breath, she hurriedly turned the corner.

In the distance, I saw a tall and thin figure dressed in white yarn and wearing a cloth scarf, leaning against a poplar tree with his back facing himself.

Can be regarded as caught!
Han Bin's family was full of joy, and walked forward with light steps.The closer he got, the more he felt the figure of this person looked familiar. After standing in front of him and seeing his side face clearly, Han Bin's family couldn't help but exclaimed:
"It's you!"

The flute sound stopped abruptly.The exclamation from Han Bin's family passed through the courtyard wall.

Ruan Yunting paused, and played the piano wrongly.He also came out of his own thoughts.

Hongdou and Chanjuan said excitedly and anxiously: "It seems to be Mother Han's voice, she has seen who that person is!"

"Yeah." Ruan Yunting murmured back, but she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart. In fact, she didn't know who it was, and it would be nice to play a song once in a while.It's just that it is really rare to meet someone who can communicate with her heart and become a bosom friend in this era.It would be a lie to say that she didn't want to know who the other party was at all.

"Mother Han, who is that person on the other side of the wall?" Chanjuan couldn't help asking impatiently.

The voice of Han Bin's family was a little strange, as if he still had half of his mind wandering away, and said vaguely: "Oh, girl, let's go to Pine Age Hall now."

Ruan Yunting pursed her lips and guessed half of it.

"Let's go, Chanjuan will go with me."

"Yes." Chanjuan responded, happily supporting Ruan Yunting to go.

Pine Age Hall.

As soon as Ruan Yunting stepped up the steps, Huamei lifted the curtain for her. When she saw her, she looked a little strange, and said with a smile: "Miss Ruan is here, please come in."

"Thank you, Sister Thrush."

Instructing Chanjuan to wait outside, Ruan Yunting's heartbeat also accelerated a little. After entering the door, passing through the side hall, bypassing the ink and lotus screen on the rosewood base, the main room that the old lady often used for banquets came into view.

At this moment, the old lady was sitting upright, and Han Bin's family members stood aside with their heads bowed, and the man in white sitting next to the old lady turned around when he heard the movement.

He has a handsome face, thick eyebrows, rough facial features, and full of masculinity. When he looked at her with his narrow and long oval eyes, he looked away awkwardly and blushed.

Ruan Yunting was stunned.

"Mr. Xiao?! Why are you?!"

Xiao Beishu coughed dryly, and smiled in a deep voice: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Miss Ruan's piano skills have improved to a higher level."

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Summary:
In her previous life, she was born in a famous family, so she chose Tan Hualang to help him to the top of the blue sky, but she was betrayed by love.

In this life, I was reborn in a jade carving business, and saw my biological father clinging to the powerful and abandoning his mother.

So she vowed that in this life, she would use the carving knife in her hand to carve for herself the most exquisite happiness in the world.

(End of this chapter)