freenovelworld Chapter 794 Jade Gourd
Chapter 794 Jade Gourd
Shen Shuyi felt that he had experienced the sweet taste of honey and oil.
But it is undeniable that she feels much more comfortable in Xie Mansion than in Shen's family.
Three days later, it was supposed to be the day for Shen Shuyi and Xie Jingchi to return home, but early in the morning, the imperial edict of Emperor Qianwu came down, and Li Yun was sent to summon them to the palace.
Shen Shuyi immediately changed her clothes and jewelry. After all, she could keep things simple when going home, but she had to be more solemn when entering the palace to show her respect.
Soon, the two were invited to the Empress Dowager's palace, where Emperor Qianwu, the Empress Dowager, Concubine Jing and others were all there.
Although Concubine Xiang had resolved the misunderstanding with Emperor Qianwu, she still lived in Chonghua Palace for a long time. Although she did not stay indoors completely like before, she was still extremely low-key.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and the Concubine Jing..."
Shen Shuyi and Xie Jingchi greeted him together, and Emperor Qianwu said with a smile: "Get up, come forward, and let me take a good look."
Everyone's eyes fell on the two of them. Xie Jingchi was wearing a navy blue brocade robe today, while Shen Shuyi was wearing a light blue long skirt with a tulle on the outside, which complemented each other.
Emperor Qianwu's gaze fell on Xie Jingchi. Seeing that he looked very happy, with a smile in his eyes, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Sure enough, it’s different when you marry a woman you love.
Thinking of this, Emperor Qianwu couldn't help but think of his youth. Unfortunately, time was not forgiving, and he eventually grew old...
The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Shen Shuyi, and she smiled and said, "Although Lord Xie's family background is poor, he is a pillar of Daqian. He personally asked for this marriage. I believe that he will treat you well in the future."
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "With the Queen and His Majesty here, I think he wouldn't dare to bully me."
Emperor Qianwu and the Empress Dowager laughed. Obviously, these words proved that the two of them got along well, otherwise, they would not dare to speak so casually.
In fact, Shen Shuyi's estrangement from Xie Jingchi was indeed diluted a lot during the past few days of close contact.
Moreover, although Xie Jingchi was not easy to get along with, he was easy to talk to her.
Concubine Jing looked at the perfect couple in front of her and couldn't help but sigh that their Yuncheng didn't have this blessing. Otherwise, now with the support of the Qingyuan Marquisate, Minister Shen and the Queen Mother, if Shen Shuyi could marry Yuncheng, it would be a rare and great help.
Unfortunately, a few days ago, His Majesty also granted Yuncheng a marriage.
But fortunately, Shen Shuyi is still friends with them...
Emperor Qianwu asked Xie Jingchi some questions, but it didn't take too long. He just gave some rewards to Xie Jingchi and Shen Shuyi respectively to show the emperor's favor.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, Concubine Jing's aunt caught up with her.
"Princess, the Queen said that if you are not busy later, you can often visit her palace. She wanted to invite you today, but she was afraid of delaying your return, so she gave up."
"Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your kindness. Please ask your aunt to report to the Concubine Jing on my behalf. I will definitely visit you someday. Please don't mind my bothering you."
The aunt smiled and handed Shen Shuyi a box, saying, "This is a gift from the queen, so don't refuse it."
Because Shen Shuyi had accepted the rewards from Emperor Qianwu and the Empress Dowager, she also accepted the gift from Concubine Jing after exchanging some greetings.
It was not until they were on the way to the Shen Mansion that Shen Shuyi opened the gift box and couldn't help but frown.
"Why, you don't like it?" Although Xie Jingchi was reading a book, he was always paying attention to her movements.
However, he felt that given her personality, she wouldn't frown even if she didn't like it.
Shen Shuyi took something out of the box. It was an exquisitely carved jade gourd. This gourd was similar to the ivory bracelet that his uncle had given to the Empress Dowager.
There are six layers inside and outside, and each layer is carved with different patterns.
If you lift the necklace on it, the jade gourd will slowly rotate like a revolving lantern. If it is placed in a well-lit place, it can project shadows of landscape paintings on the ground. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a work of art that surpasses nature.
Not only that, this jade is transparent and flawless, it can be said to be a rare and beautiful jade.
Such a beautiful jade was carved with great effort, and the carving was so successful that its value could be said to have increased several times.
But the important thing is that Shen Shuyi has seen this jade gourd before...
Thinking back carefully, this jade gourd was before he went to the Jade Buddha Temple for meditation. At that time, Zhao Derong passed away and Qin Xuerong was promoted to the position of legitimate wife.
One day, she went to pay her respects to Qin Xuerong. By chance, she saw Qin Xuerong happily admiring the jade gourd with Shen Jingyu and Shen Jingzhen.
She held the jade gourd high, her eyes full of love.
Although she was far away at that time, the jade was of excellent quality and she held it in a light-transmitting place, so she saw it at a glance and was deeply impressed.
But Qin Xuerong soon discovered her and hurriedly put away her things.
But even with just a glance, Shen Shuyi was sure that he would not remember it wrong.
But I didn't expect that this thing... after going around in circles, would actually fall into my hands.
Seeing that Shen Shuyi didn't say anything, Xie Jingchi held her hand and asked again: "What are you thinking about?"
Shen Shuyi retracted his thoughts and said slowly: "I'm thinking about the person behind Jinglou."
This jade gourd has been in Qin Xuerong's hands for at least a dozen years. Regardless of its origin, she had no shortage of money in the past few years, so naturally she was reluctant to pawn this thing.
Now that Shen Jing'an needs money, she is short of money. She must be desperate to give it up.
Therefore, Shen Shuyi inferred that the jade gourd must have been pawned to Jinglou recently.
However, judging from the pawn receipts that Hongying had obtained before, the jade gourd that Qin Xuerong and Jinglou traded for was considered to be of poor quality and rough workmanship, so it was only sold for five hundred taels.
But the one in my hand... is clearly the one that Qin Xuerong had in her hand at the beginning.
So, Qin Xuerong pawned this treasure to Jinglou, but Jinglou issued a pawn certificate for a defective item. Then the difference between the treasure and the defective item was equivalent to the silver that Qin Xuerong and Shen Jingan bribed Jinglou.
Once the accumulated silver reaches 200,000, you can get a key point of the scientific examination.
Jinglou would then launder the treasures and originals and pass them on to high-ranking officials or people behind the scenes.
Now, it seems that it didn't take long for this jade gourd to appear in Concubine Jing's hand. Was it a coincidence, or was there another mystery...
Xie Jingchi was so smart that he guessed what she was thinking just by glancing at the jade gourd in her hand.
"He is much more cautious than Xiao Heyu, and this matter involves so many people that it is difficult to find any solid evidence."
Shen Shuyi nodded. It seemed that he also suspected Xiao Yuncheng.
But this matter is indeed difficult to investigate.
After all, there is not much real gold and silver involved in this thing, but there are a lot of calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, jade and other treasures.
But these things are real and fake, and it is common to make a mistake and sell them at a loss. It is also a blessing to be lucky enough to get a rare treasure, and it is difficult to get conclusive evidence.