Chapter 546 Untitled
But Qiu Yunfei received the "summons" and followed the eunuch all the way to the door of the flower hall.
"Please wait a moment, my lord. Let me go in and report."
The eunuch gave instructions, bent over, pushed open the Xiang curtain a little, and squeezed in. After a while, he lifted the door curtain from the inside and waved to Qiu Yunfei to leave.
Qiu Yunfei hurriedly picked up the package, walked into the flower hall with small steps, bowed deeply and said: "Qiu Yunfei wishes your highness good health."
"No need to be polite, stand up."
The prince gave him a false support from a distance of about ten feet. Qiu Yunfei was about to stand up when he suddenly smelled a strong smell of urine. He wrinkled his nose and looked around suspiciously.
"What are you looking at?"
Seeing Qiu Yunfei snorting, Sun Shaozong was afraid that he might accidentally anger the crown prince, so he hurriedly asked, "Didn't you say that there was something extremely urgent that you needed to report to me?"
When he heard Sun Shaozong mention the serious matter, Qiu Yunfei hurriedly spread out the package on the ground, took out the magical jade from his sleeve pouch, and then told the story of how he discovered this thing.
"According to the results of my on-site inspection, the ashes inside the incense burner should have been the rice paper with words written on it, but unfortunately it was destroyed by the fire..."
"Qiu Qing's family."
Before Qiu Yunfei could finish his words, the prince could not help but ask curiously, "The ashes were burned so thoroughly, how do you know there was anything written on them?"
"Reporting to Your Highness."
Qiu Yunfei pointed at the dust in the incense burner and explained, "When I first found it, there were some lumps of paper ash on the bottom layer. Although they were all burnt, I could still vaguely make out the color difference - that is, the color was different, so I concluded that there was writing on it."
As he spoke, he spread his hands again and said helplessly: "It's a pity that the paper ashes are only as big as a fingernail at most, and they are not connected to each other, so it is really impossible to make out what is written on them."
He was feeling annoyed here, but the prince kept praising him, saying that there were no weak soldiers under a strong general.
"Your Highness, thank you for your praise."
Sun Shaozong casually spoke modestly on behalf of Qiu Yunfei, but his eyes fell on the jade - no matter what was written on the paper ashes, it is now impossible to verify, so the important clue discovered by Qiu Yunfei must be related to this jade.
Qiu Yunfei had kept everyone in suspense for a long time, and finally changed the subject. He held up the magic jade and said, "Fortunately, I found a magic jade engraved with 24 characters in the interlayer of this incense burner. What's more, this jade..."
"Show it to me."
Sun Shaozong suddenly interrupted him, and without further ado, he stepped forward to take the piece of white marble, and commented seriously: "It has a fine and warm texture, and is transparent and flawless. Although it cannot be called a rare treasure, it is also a rare thing for ordinary people - but the words engraved on it are crooked, and it seems to be the work of an amateur."
The prince listened from behind and didn't think there was anything wrong.
But when Qiu Yunfei heard this, his eyes widened immediately. He and Jia Baoyu were just casual acquaintances, but he could think of the words engraved on it. It was exactly the same as the one next to Jia Baoyu. How could Sun Shaozong, who was related to Rongguo Mansion by marriage, not recognize it?
“Sir, you…”
Just as he was about to ask a question, Sun Shaozong gave him a sharp look. Although it was silent, it was full of the words "shut up".
Sun Shaozong stroked the jade again and said, "But there are traces of re-polishing around the jade. I think it was once inlaid on something and then removed. But whether it is inlaying or re-polishing, it is not something that an amateur can do."
"Since it was entrusted to a jewelry store, the words were engraved so awkwardly. It's obvious that the engraver didn't want to let others do it - there must be some story behind this."
"Furthermore, this item is hidden in a secret place. If we can find its source, it should be helpful in solving the case."
Qiu Yunfei really didn't notice this - mainly because when he saw the twenty-four words there, his mind was full of Rongguo Mansion, so how could he have time to take a closer look?
Subconsciously, he wanted to ask for the jade and take a closer look at it, but Sun Shaozong had already put it in his pocket. He turned to the prince and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, this case involves seven lives. We really can't delay any longer. Please allow me and Inspector Qiu to leave first."
The prince actually wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to his enemy, but seeing Sun Shaozong's righteous look, he couldn't think of a reason to stop them, so he could only watch the two of them leave.
Not to mention how the prince went to the inner courtyard to change his pants.
Qiu Yunfei followed Sun Shaozong out of the flower hall. Seeing that there was no one around, he couldn't help but approach and whispered, "Sir, the words engraved on the jade..."
"It's the same piece as Brother Tongbao's, right?"
In fact, when Sun Shaozong heard the name of "Tonglei Baoyu" just now and Qiu Yunfei deliberately emphasized that there were twenty-four words engraved on it, he had already thought of Jia Baoyu, and this was exactly why he stopped Qiu Yunfei and did not let Qiu Yunfei continue.
Sun Shaozong kept his eyes straight ahead and continued walking forward, whispering as if nothing had happened: "That's why I didn't dare let you finish your words - don't forget, the eldest daughter of Rongguo Mansion now lives in Jingren Palace."
What's the point of living in Jingren Palace?
Qiu Yunfei pondered in confusion until he walked a few dozen steps figured out the key point of the matter. He couldn't help but blurt out, "Could it be that the Crown Prince is resentful of Your Majesty's selection of a concubine for pregnancy?!"
"What are you yelling about!"
Sun Shaozong turned around and glared at him, neither confirming nor denying.
Qiu Yunfei shrank his neck and dared not say anything for a while. Only after he walked out of the gate of the Prince's Mansion did he let out a long breath and thanked Sun Shaozong with a wry smile.
Since the Crown Prince was resentful , if he really knew that this murder case was related to Concubine Xian De's younger brother, he would never let it go easily.
No matter what the final result is, the enemies will inevitably become enemies with the Rongguo Mansion - if they are not careful and cause the virtuous concubine to move out of Jingren Palace, then that will be an irreconcilable feud!
"I am Qiu Yi, a humble man. Nice to meet you, Lord Sun."
"Villain's revenge..."
"Small……"
At this time, the four family generals who were outside the door had also come over. They all greeted Sun Shaozong rudely and left the young master Qiu Yunfei aside.
This respect was not due to Sun Shaozong's official position, but to his reputation as the most powerful general in the capital.
Fortunately, Qiu Yunfei was feeling lucky to have escaped the disaster - the Rongguo Mansion might not be able to do anything to him, but his father's whip was always merciless - so he did not care about these trivial matters. He just waited for Qiu Yi and others to show their courtesy before asking Sun Shaozong for instructions on what to do next.
Sun Shaozong stroked the spiritual jade and pondered for a long time before saying, "Let's go and take a look at Rongguo Mansion first."
The appearance of this jade is actually quite different from the one that Jia Baoyu had, but just based on the twenty-four words that are exactly the same, it is worth a visit to Rongguo Mansion.
