Dressed as a tyrant and kissing the little queen

Chapter 166 Return Gift 2
"Actually, there is no jade pendant at all, it's just a potted flower."

A pot of flowers that is said to be extremely precious. When Pei Yuandao gave this pot of flowers to Zhong Ying, he told him that the flower was called Nine Petal Lotus.

It's called Nine Petal Lotus, but it's not actually a lotus, and it doesn't even have any flowers at all.

There are only nine small leaves shaped like lotus flowers, which are emerald green and very verdant.

Pei Yuandao was not the prime minister back then, and like Zhong Jia, he was just one of the cabinet scholars.

Pei Yuandao didn't like drinking or listening to music. His only hobby was tending flowers and plants.

He has a small yard in Kyoto. The yard is full of various exotic flowers and plants. He spends almost all his spare time on these flowers and plants. He treats these flowers and plants as treasures and cherishes them extremely.

Zhong Jia and Pei Yuandao are close friends, and when they have nothing to do, they will bring their only daughter Zhong Ying to Pei's house to chat and discuss things with Pei Yuandao.

And Zhong Ying will play with Pei Song, Pei Yuandao's son.Pei Song is the son of Pei Yuandao's sister, who was adopted by Pei Yuandao because his parents died.

Pei Yuandao really likes Zhong Ying, who is lively and cheerful. Although Zhong Ying is a few years older than Pei Song, he still intends to make this marriage for Pei Song.

Zhong Jia naturally had no objection, but Zhong Ying refused.

At that time, Zhong Ying and Ling Chengji had already known each other, and they fell in love at first sight, and they were interested in each other.

Although there was no matchmaker's words, Ling Chengji, as the prince of the Ling Kingdom, was naturally not comparable to the Pei family.

Therefore, Pei Yuandao's idea of ​​getting closer to the Zhong family finally came to nothing.

But the matter did not affect the relationship between the two.

Once when Zhong Ying couldn't hide his love for an extremely emerald green and lovely lotus-shaped plant in Pei's family, Pei Yuandao generously gave this pot of "flower" to Zhong Ying.

Zhong Ying doesn't know how to grow flowers. Not long after moving home, the flowers gradually withered.

Reluctantly, she had no choice but to hold the withered flower and ask Pei Yuandao apologetically how to revive it.

"She was sad when she went, but she was very happy when she came back."

Zhong Jia thought of her daughter who came back from Pei's mansion that day, and her eyes were full of memories of the past, "She said that Uncle Pei told her that this flower originally grew in the north, and when it arrived in Buyedu, the water and soil were not acclimatized, and it was easy to wither. No, it is not enough to support. However, it has another use."

Zhong Jia remembered that Zhong Ying dug out the dry plant, which was obviously a small "flower", but there were huge roots underneath.

Zhong Ying showed him the stem, "Uncle Pei said that its stem can be carved into anything I want."

Later, Zhong Ying once showed him an exquisitely carved white jade pendant, saying that it was carved from the root of the nine-petaled lotus.

Zhong Jia only thought that his daughter was joking with him. After all, how could the roots of plants turn into jade?
He didn't take it to heart at all, and he didn't know that his daughter gave this jade pendant to Ling Chengji.

……

"Miss Zhong asked someone to carve the jade pendant, and my subordinates have not yet found any effective clues."

Jueying bowed and said, "As for where Pei Yuandao got the nine-leaf drip lotus, it's been many years. I'm afraid I have to ask him himself to find out."

It's just that Pei Yuandao is now the prime minister's honor, and he can't be interrogated at will, so Jueying doesn't dare to startle the snake without authorization.

"As for the nine-leaf dripping lotus, I will ask Pei Yuandao in person."

When Ling Junxing said this, his eyes were dark and cold.

Outside the door, Eunuch Kai's voice sounded: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty just came here and brought some snacks to the Emperor. Your Majesty said that she made these dim sums herself."

(End of this chapter)