Resourceful beauty

Chapter 140 Jade Pendant
On the ninth day of November, Fang Zhengjun returned to the capital and immediately learned of Chen Mei's pregnancy.

In the evening, when King Qi came back from the Northwest Camp, the first thing he did when he entered the palace was to send someone to call Fang Ruxuan to Shanshuiju.

"What the hell happened? He was very mysterious. He only told me to put my favorite jade pendant in the open, but he didn't say anything else. Until now, I haven't guessed what kind of medicine you sell in this gourd. .”

When Fang Ruxuan entered the door, King Qi was carrying the teapot to refill the cup. He pointed to the seat beside him for Fang Ruxuan to sit. King Qi asked with a smile.

Fang Ruxuan didn't hesitate any longer, and met Guanshi Qi and Su Yuan who was next to King Lu several times, and then told her father about Su Yuan's night visit to Shanshuiju.

King Qi's expression turned serious.

At first, he thought that Fang Ruxuan was playing some charades with him, and he was not sure which one of his many jade pendants she wanted.

But now that Fang Ruxuan finished speaking, King Qi was able to conclude that it must be the jade pendant carved with a tiger in the shape of a flowing cloud.

"Last year, I sent someone to visit Ningbei secretly. The information I got back from the investigation was completely different from what the court knew. Moreover, I also learned that King Lu had established a secret camp to train soldiers. Ningbei approached The Wudal tribe, the people of Udal are the most barbaric and unreasonable. King Lu once asked the court to allocate some troops to him so that he could resist foreign enemies, but the Holy Majesty never gave permission. Knowing that he was training soldiers, I thought He was afraid that the imperial court would find out that it would only cause trouble, so he established the secret camp, but now it seems that it is not true at all."

Said in a deep voice, King Qi stood up and walked behind the desk, and took out the jade pendant from a hidden box in the corner of the bookshelf.

Turning around and handing it to Fang Ruxuan, King Qi pointed to the jade pendant and said, "This jade pendant is one of the rewards given by the late emperor. Not many people have seen it. After I went to Jiangbei, I didn't wear it often, but some Once there was a riot in Huanan, I couldn’t get away from it, so I asked my cronies to take this jade pendant to mobilize troops to eliminate the chaos, and gradually, as long as everyone saw this jade pendant, they would know that I personally gave the order.”

"Because this jade pendant is unique?"

Fang Ruxuan rubbed the tiger's pattern, and asked playfully.

King Qi nodded, "A piece of jade the size of a pillow could have been carved into a large object, but the part of the tiger was formed naturally rather than carved. The first emperor liked it, so he asked people to carve this part into a large object." It was chiseled out separately and carved into a jade pendant, which is equivalent to a piece of high-quality jade, so it was just useless. I led troops to guard the southwestern border for three years, and made Hulan Kingdom bow down and proclaim its vassal. After returning to Beijing, at the celebration banquet, The first emperor praised me as Da Yuan's general, so he rewarded me with this jade pendant."

"Then daddy's jade pendant still has the function of dispatching troops?"

Since King Lu spent so much effort to get this jade pendant, then this jade pendant must have its indescribable function, Fang Ruxuan was very curious.

King Qi hesitated for a moment, "Before the treason and collusion with the enemy, there was a situation where rumors spread all over the sky. I don't know where it came from, saying that I had evil intentions and wanted to conspire to replace it. The staff all persuaded me to send some The military power was handed over, but none of the soldiers I had led for more than ten years was willing to lead the troops back to Beijing. Later, they still had to do so, and those who left said that it was clear that the new emperor would not tolerate me. When I encounter any difficulties, I still send people to give them instructions as before, and they will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"But Daddy never thought of using such a jade pendant."

Fang Ruxuan was sure that even after going through such a tragic experience of treason and collaborating with the enemy, her father never had the intention of rebelling.

King Qi nodded, "Sitting in that position, I am afraid that whoever it is replaced by is suspicious. How many people can trust me like the first emperor? So, I never blame him. Fortunately, our family We are together safely after going through hardships.”

"However, just because Dad doesn't think so, it doesn't mean that other people can be so magnanimous. The temptation of that position is proven by so many changes throughout the ages."

Fang Ruxuan handed the jade pendant to King Qi.

Taking a deep look, King Qi rubbed it for a while, then changed the dragon pattern pendant he was wearing.

Standing up and patting Fang Ruxuan's head, King Qi said with a smile, "Let's go, the show is about to start, let's see how they will make their debut next."

During dinner, Fang Zhengjun announced with a happy face that Chen Mei was happy.

Except for Su Yuan, everyone in Yixin Hall looked very happy, but thinking that he was worrying about finding an excuse to get King Qi drunk, now there is a logical reason.

Su Yuan noticed the jade pendant as soon as King Qi arrived at Yixin Hall, and couldn't help feeling a little excited. As soon as Fangzheng Junfu announced the good news, Su Yuan took the jug from Qiu Tong's hand and poured it for King Qi graciously. After drinking, he laughed and said that King Qi was going to be a grandfather, and toasted him several times.

Having been in the army for so many years, King Qi's drinking capacity was naturally not enough to get drunk with just a few drinks, but when the banquet was over, King Qi was already a little drunk.

Although he was a little puzzled, Fang Zhengjun didn't think much about it, and happily helped Chen Mei back home.

Both Concubine Yun and Concubine Zhu looked looking forward to it, but Su Yuan made it clear that she wanted to keep King Qi, so they could only return disappointed.

After everyone left, Su Yuan helped King Qi to the inner hall, and poured another bowl of tea for King Qi by drinking the sober soup.

Seeing that King Qi had completely passed out, Su Yuan took off the jade pendant from him in fear, and asked Qiu Tong uncertainly, "Are you sure the effect of this medicine can last until tomorrow morning?"

Qiu Tong nodded affirmatively, "Staff Qi ordered the doctor to prepare it early, there will definitely be no problem."

Handing the jade pendant into Qiu Tong's hands, Su Yuan quickly waved her hand and said, "Hurry up, you must get the jade pendant back before tomorrow morning, otherwise, if the prince wakes up and finds that the jade pendant is not there, it will be troublesome."

"Slave remembers..."

After answering the words, Qiu Tong quickly stepped out of the Yixin Hall.

Behind Qiu Tong, a black shadow followed her from a distance, watching her leave the mansion through the back door without incident, get into a carriage and drive into an alley in Dongcheng.

It wasn't until fish scales turned white on the horizon that Qiu Tong returned to the palace with a tired face.

Although Su Yuan was lying beside King Qi, she didn't sleep all night. As soon as Qiu Tong came back, Su Yuan woke up.

Putting on the jacket and going to the main hall, she took the palm-sized wooden box handed over by Qiu Tong, opened it, and saw the two identical jade pendants, Su Yuan praised in a low voice: "Sure enough, it's ingenious..."

After a while, Su Yuan asked Qiu Tong suspiciously, "Then, which one is true?"

After holding it in his hand and looking at it for a long time, Qiu Tong pointed to one of them and said, "It's true, the master said, in order to distinguish it, one of the toes on the left front palm of the fake one should be slightly shorter."

After comparing and looking at it, it was indeed the case, Su Yuan patted her chest and sighed, put the real one back into the wooden box, turned around and returned to the inner hall, and put the fake one on the dressing table.

Getting up early the next day, Su Yuan personally helped King Qi change his clothes as usual. When he was wearing the jade pendant, Su Yuan casually asked King Qi why he didn’t wear the dragon pattern pendant that the late emperor gave him. Glancing at the Tiger Jade Pendant, he said: "In the past in the barracks, I dressed casually. I was going home. I was afraid that there would be guests in the mansion, so I found out and brought it with me. If you don't tell me, I'd forget it. Speaking of it, That jade pendant is more meaningful. That being the case, let’s put this jade pendant aside, you just put it away."

After finishing speaking, King Qi turned his head and glanced at the bronze mirror, seeing that there was nothing wrong with his body, he strode out of the inner hall with great strides.

In the inner hall, Su Yuan looked at the fake jade pendant in her hand, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: I knew it would be so easy to get it, so why did I have to put so much effort into arranging it?
He had already learned what happened last night from Mu Mian, and when he sent King Qi out, the smiles of the father and daughter met each other's eyes, and there was some cunning of a successful plan.

In the afternoon, Fang Ruxuan received a message from Mu Mian, saying that Chu Yuan invited her to a party.

"Young Master Chu said that in three days, he will leave Dayuan and go back to Yao Country. These few days will be busy, so this time we bid farewell to Miss in advance."

Kapok expressed Chu Yuan's original words.

Nodding in response, Fang Ruxuan took kapok out of the mansion after taking a nap according to the old time when they met.

The weather was already very cold, and when Fang Ruxuan stepped into the Chu house, Chu Yuan was still dressed in black and sitting at the stone table under the plane tree, making tea, just as before.

The two of them were talking, and they were all talking about the old days. Neither Fang Ruxuan nor Chu Yuan took the initiative to mention the parting in three days.

Until the sun was setting and they were about to leave the Chu residence. This might be the last time the two met. Fang Ruxuan picked up the tea bowl and said to Chu Yuan: "This farewell, it has been years, and I don't know when the next meeting will be. Replace wine with tea to respect you, I hope your wish will come true, and your wish will come true, in this life, there will be no cage that can confine you."

"Lend your auspicious words..."

Smiling and drank the tea in the cup, Chu Yuan took out a green bamboo box from his arms, and pushed the box in front of Fang Ruxuan, "I usually wear this with me, and the managers in the shops everywhere see it However, seeing the jade pendant is like seeing me, if you have anything to tell them to send them, it will be more convenient to have this jade pendant in your hand."

Having known each other for so long, this seems to be the first time Chu Yuan sent something to Fang Ruxuan.

But the meaning of those words didn't seem to be a gift to her, but rather a borrowing. Fang Ruxuan felt that there seemed to be no reason to refuse.

After hesitating for a while, Fang Ruxuan took the bamboo box and put it in her sleeve pocket.

For a while, the two fell silent again.

The cold wind blew up, and the leaves in the yard fluttered like butterflies. Fang Ruxuan raised her head and smiled at Chu Yuan, "I should go."

Chu Yuan nodded, "I'll see you off."

"Bon voyage, cherish this journey."

Outside the Chu residence, Fang Ruxuan turned around and boarded the carriage after speaking with a smile.

Standing outside the door, Chu Yuan saw the carriage disappearing out of the alley, and remained standing still.

(End of this chapter)