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Fan Liuer was worried that Li Chenbi would find out the origin of the item and hand it over, so she denied it outright, "No, this...this is Wei Nian's family heirloom, she gave it to me before she died."

Li Chenbi narrowed his eyes at her. "Wei Nian's family heirloom? What? Could it be that Wei Nian is a princess of the royal family who was lost to the outside world?"

Fan Liuer didn't know how the topic of royalty came up, "No, she's just an orphan."

"Do you know what you're holding?" Li Chenbi asked.

Fan Liuer hadn't had time to look yet, so of course she didn't know what it was. "She gave it to me in the stone coffin. It was too dark, so I couldn't see it clearly."

Li Chenbi knew she was lying and was somewhat displeased. "Fan Liuer, when will you be more honest with me? You always treat me like a thief."

"You're holding the Imperial Seal in your hand. If others find out you have the Imperial Seal, do you know how much trouble that will cause?"

Fan Liuer was frightened by his words.

Imperial Seal?

Wei Nian casually picked up one and gave it to her—was it an imperial seal?

She had never seen the imperial seal, but she knew what it was.

Now the thing in her hand felt like a hot potato, so she quickly took it out. "I didn't know it was an imperial seal. I've never even seen what an imperial seal looks like."

She held the object in her hand up to Li Chenbi, and only then could she see what it looked like.

Below is a small, palm-sized, bluish-white jade platform, upon which lies a hornless dragon.

This...this is the imperial seal?

Her hands were trembling slightly.

Li Chenbi took the jade seal from her hand, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

She was so frightened she almost dropped it.

Li Chenbi examined the jade seal in his hand, then flipped his wrist to reveal the seal script at the bottom.

By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous.

This is indeed the imperial seal. Judging from the marks of time on the seal and the ink deposits at the bottom, this seal is very likely the Imperial Seal of the State, which has been lost for hundreds of years.

The first emperor of this land created the imperial seal, which symbolized the legitimacy of the Mandate of Heaven. The first thing a new dynasty did after overthrowing the previous one was to seize this seal, representing the inheritance of the Mandate of Heaven. Without this seal, one would be ridiculed as a "blank emperor," lacking a complete legal legitimacy.

However, this jade seal was lost when the previous dynasty overthrew the old one, and it has never reappeared since.

The Imperial Seal of the State was missing, but a seal was still essential, so the founding emperor of the previous dynasty had one made himself.

Later, the founding emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty overthrew the previous dynasty. He looked down on the imperial seal of the previous dynasty and had a new one made.

However, he never gave up searching for the jade seal among the common people, because only by obtaining the jade seal could he prove that he, as the emperor, was the legitimate ruler.

Unexpectedly, the Imperial Seal of the State, which several emperors of the Great Yan Dynasty had never given up searching for, ended up in Fan Liuer's hands.

Holding the jade seal, he asked Fan Liuer again, "Are you sure this jade seal is Wei Nian's family heirloom?"

Fan Liuer dared not hide it any longer and hurriedly said, "No, Wei Nian just grabbed one from the stone coffin and gave it to me."

As she spoke, she immediately explained, "I absolutely did not intend to covet any money. At the time, I couldn't see anything inside. She just grabbed something randomly and said she wanted to keep it as a souvenir for me."

"She saved my life. This is what she left me. I thought I'd keep it. Anyway, there are so many valuable things in that stone coffin, one more won't make a difference."

After saying that, she cautiously asked Li Chenbi, "What... should we do with this? Should we hand it over to General Yan?"

Li Chenbi held the jade seal in his hand. "Of course we have to hand it over. Holding such a thing in our hands will only bring disaster. But I still need to think about when to hand it over. We have to make the most of its potential."

"It has a function? What function?" Fan Liuer asked curiously.

Li Chenbi looked at her and slightly raised his lips, "If you use it well, it can ensure that your descendants will never have to worry about food and clothing."

Fan Liuer's eyes widened. "Really?"

However, she cannot have children and will probably never have any descendants in this lifetime, but she can ask for something for herself.

Li Chenbi saw right through her thoughts and asked, "What do you want?"

"I can have anything I want?"

"I can't answer that question. This is making a request to the future emperor, not to me. But you can think whatever you want."

Since Li Chenbi had said so, Fan Liuer boldly considered it.

"Hmm...could the future emperor grant me a title like Princess or County Princess? And also bestow upon me a mansion, some shops, and land?"

"That's it? Then it should be fine."

Fan Liuer was somewhat excited. If this jade seal could really give her a noble status, then she and Li Chenbi would be on equal footing, and she would have someone to rely on.

If he doesn't do well in the future, he might have to rely on her for help. At that time, she will have completely turned the tables and be able to truly trample Li Chenbi under her feet.

Thinking of this, she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. Now she no longer felt that the jade seal was too hot to handle. She snatched it back from Li Chenbi's hand and hugged it to her arms.

"This is what I found; you're not allowed to take credit for it."

Li Chenbi was amused by her and pinched her cheek. "Fan Liuer, what do you take me for? Do you think I have everything I want that I have to earn with a jade seal?"

Once he confirmed that it was the Imperial Seal of the State, he had already figured out how to use it.

Once General Yan assumes that position, he will use this jade seal to help Fan Liuer obtain a proper status.

That way she would have enough confidence and wouldn't be thinking about things all day long.

Upon hearing Li Chenbi's words, Fan Liuer thought to herself that it made sense; Li Chenbi was already very wealthy and didn't lack money.

As for power, he is currently General Yan's strategist and the second-in-command of the entire rebel army. If General Yan becomes emperor, his power will be even greater, and he doesn't lack for it.

The jade seal was indeed of little use to him.

She smiled at Li Chenbi and asked, "Then when will we hand over this imperial seal?"

"No rush, keep it safe for now, I'll tell you when the time is right."

"Okay," Fan Liuer said, then suddenly remembered that her secret stash of money was gone.

She was placed in a carriage before being abducted, but she didn't ride in the same carriage when she returned, and she didn't think about it at the time.

She panicked; all her belongings were stored inside.

"Where's my money box? Did you bring it back to me?"

Li Chenbi sighed helplessly, "Fan Liuer, when will you finally realize that the least valuable thing in this Li family is your money box?"

Fan Liuer disagreed with her, for her money box contained enough to ensure she would live a life of comfort and security.

"You're talking nonsense! Those few potted plants on the front porch, could they be worth more than my money box?"

"One pot might not be enough, but several pots together should be enough."

Li Chenbi said calmly, "Those pots were purchased from Persia and Tibet. They were royal tributes and worth a hundred taels of gold."

Fan Liuer's legs went weak.

One hundred taels of gold?

She had secretly broken off a branch before...