Then, I saw an oval and larger bird's nest falling straight into the well mouth!
When everyone was shocked, about a dozen cats sprang out from all around and jumped into the well one after another!
Soon, a sharp cat meow came from the bottom of the well! Occasionally there is a bird chirping!
Moreover, the screams are getting stronger and shriller!
Chen Zhuoxin's expression changed slightly, he took a few steps back and whispered a few words to Yin Hong.
Yin Hong lowered his head but had not yet left, only to hear people exclaim in surprise!
Chen Zhuoxin and Yin Hong looked towards the source of the exclamation. A black and white tabby cat jumped out of the bottom of the well and stood on the edge of the well, looking at everyone warily.
There seemed to be blood on the mouth of this tabby cat, and it actually held a shining pearl hairpin in its mouth. A larger pearl on the hairpin shone brightly in the sun.
Even from a distance, this pearl hairpin in the cat's mouth is expensive.
Everyone was extremely surprised by what they saw in front of them. How could there be such a hairpin under the well?
So everyone looked at Guan Jingqiu and Ji Jun again. Did the hairpin fall when they went down the well?
Guan Jingqiu touched her head subconsciously. She could see that this hairpin was not something she usually liked or wore, and the style was not what she wore today. However, she felt a little guilty, so she touched her headdress carefully.
The beaded hairpin on her head did not fall off, and Guan Jingqiu felt relieved.
Ji Jun, on the other hand, did not move. She could see at a glance that this pearl hairpin was not hers. Even if it was hers, she could not show any panic at this moment.
What's more, since the pearl hairpin has fallen into the well, it can be treated as lost. Can it be snatched from a cat's mouth now?
What a price drop!
The two people's actions after seeing Zhu Chai fell into the eyes of everyone, and their superiority was immediately obvious.
I just felt that Guan Jingqiu immediately panicked, which was really out of character.
On the contrary, he is Jijun, generous and unmoved, with the spirit of "not changing his face even when Mount Tai collapses in front of him".
Many people began to have a different impression of Ji Jun.
At this time, I heard a noble lady whispering,
"This beaded hairpin looks a bit familiar, like a new style recently released by Rongbao Pavilion!"
Some of the bold ones among the crowd took a few steps forward and saw that they were indeed several new styles of beaded hairpins recently released by Rongbao Pavilion.
Everyone suddenly felt a sense of surprise, and then looked around at the people around them.
Some people came to the well shortly after hearing the noise, but others couldn't help but touch the hairpins on their heads.
At this time, I suddenly heard a noble lady say,
"Miss Meilin, this hairpin looks a bit like the one on your head."
After hearing this, everyone looked at Mei Lin. Sure enough, no matter the size, the position of the gems on the hairpin, the color, and the style, they were indeed very similar.
The only difference is that Meilin's hairpin is embedded with several emeralds the size of a small fingernail.
There are several pearls on the hairpin in the cat's mouth.
Ji Jun narrowed his eyes and took a closer look at the hairpin in the cat's mouth, then looked at Mei Lin, and then looked around at the other noble girls. Sure enough, he saw that the styles of hairpins on the heads of the other noble girls were obviously different from this.
This is easy to understand, because most noble ladies are unwilling to wear the same headdress as others.
Just like those girls in previous lives who were unwilling to wear matching clothes, ladies are willing to wear the same or similar hair accessories unless they have a good relationship with each other to show their close relationship.
But why is the hairpin in the cat's mouth exactly the same as the one on Mei Lin's head?
Is this a reminder?
Mei Lin felt a little uncomfortable being seen by everyone, but she had seen big scenes now, so she was still calm at the moment.
However, Meilin's facial expression clearly stiffened, showing her uneasiness and displeasure.
It was Yu Jue who was the first to become unhappy.
Yu Jue thought that after all, she and Mei Lin came from the Huai'an Marquis Mansion. Looking at Mei Lin like this, there is a lot of doubt in her eyes, which naturally means contempt for the Huai'an Marquis Mansion.
What's more, when Yu Jue saw this pearl hairpin, she remembered that she also had one!
Yu Jue remembered that it was after the fourth round of screening for the selection of princes and concubines, a female official in the palace gave one to each of these beautiful girls.
She and Mei Lin each got one. Her hairpin was made of pearls, but from a distance, the pearls on her own one seemed a little smaller than this one.
When dressing up for the wedding today, Aunt Yuan specially asked the little maid to go to each courtyard to find out what jewelry other people were wearing.
Aunt Yuan said that even if the two sisters are the same, they should not look stingy, and if they are like the other ladies in other houses, they will easily serve as foils for others.
Yu Jue also knew that she was running for the crown princess this time just to serve as a foil for others.
She still has this bit of self-awareness, but aside from other things, in terms of appearance, she is not as good as several other young ladies who failed to win, not to mention her talent or family background.
Aunt Yuan mentioned this, and Yu Jue thought that several noble ladies also got this beaded hairpin that day. If I wear the same clothes as others, won't I make them unhappy?
Anyway, it’s not like she didn’t have other jewelry, so Yu Jue didn’t wear this beaded hairpin.
At this moment, seeing everyone scanning and focusing on Mei Lin’s hairpin, Yu Jue said,
"It's just a hairpin, what's the big deal? That day after we ran for the crown princess, many ladies got the hairpin from Rongbao Pavilion. It looked like this, but the gemstones were different!"
Yu Jue looked like a rare and strange person, but she was actually a little complacent. After all, very few candidates for the crown princess could enter the fifth round!
This hairpin alone is enough to give you bragging rights!
When everyone heard this, their expressions became even weirder.
At that time, many people also heard that after the fourth round, some noble ladies received pearl hairpins from Rongbao Pavilion as gifts from the female officials in the palace.
Now that this beaded hairpin appears here, doesn't it look even weirder?
Guan Jingqiu is trying her best to prevent Chen Guogong and Ji Jun from filling in the dry well, so she will not miss any opportunity to change the direction of the situation.
Guan Jingqiu pretended to be concerned,
"Oops! Maybe some thief stole some girl's hairpin, and then accidentally threw it into this well? Or maybe some girl accidentally fell into the well?"
Everyone looked at Guan Jingqiu with strange eyes and speculated wildly. Guan Jingqiu had no time to take care of everyone, and still said to herself,
"Perhaps the thief accidentally fell into the well after stealing the pearl hairpin? Mr. Guo, could you please send someone down to see if there is a thief or a young lady who slipped and fell? It's a matter of human life, or is it? Be careful! Or are there other jewelry? After all, the girl’s belongings are lost and it’s a matter of honor, so please be more careful!”
At this point, Chen Guogong naturally had no choice but to insist on filling the well regardless, not to mention that he didn't want to fill it in. After filling it, he had to dig it out.
Although he is not afraid of trouble, he is not willing to go through such trouble.
Moreover, he didn't want to kill any of Guan Jingqiu's brothers and sisters at the bottom of the well, but he just wanted to take the opportunity to warn Guan Jingqiu not to play such tricks in the Duke's Mansion!
So Chen Zhuoxin signaled to Yin Hong beside him, and Yin Hong sent a boy to go down the rope to the bottom of the well to check. When the boy went down, he even took a fire certificate.
Soon the boy at the bottom of the well screamed!
"Dead people!"
Some of the people on the well heard it clearly, but they were a little unbelievable.
Some people couldn't hear it very clearly, but they just felt that the sound was very harsh and shrill, and they were confused.
Ji Jun and Ji Min were extremely shocked when they heard it clearly!
Guan Jingqiu was a little confused...
Yin Hong's face darkened and he ordered another boy,
"Go down and take a look!"
The boy obeyed the order and went down into the well. He thought to himself that the bottom of the well was quite spacious and four or five people would not be a problem.
It is well ventilated and will not cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Soon, the well rope shook.
Yin Hong looked at Chen Zhuoxin solemnly, and Chen Zhuoxin nodded slightly.
Yin Hong rushed down and shouted,
"Come up, all of you!"
Ji Jun thought, "You all come up", not "You all come up", it should be to get the person below also to come up!
But, why did that person die?
Soon, the boy who went down into the well for the first time climbed up. His face was pale and extremely ugly, and his lips were trembling a little. When he saw Chen Guogong and Yin Hong, he was full of panic and wanted to say something, but Yin Hong was ruthless. He glared hard, then left silently.
Then everyone heard a low cry of surprise, and a disheveled man was dragged up!
But because this man came up hanging upside down and was thrown heavily to the ground without making any sound, he should be what the boy calls a "dead man".
Then the boy who went down for the second time came up from the bottom of the well.
Ji Jun was secretly puzzled. She had indeed sprinkled the medicine, but it was a stupor-inducing powder and not fatal.
You see, Guan Jingqiu quickly regained consciousness after being exposed to the medicinal powder.
Could it be that he was in a deep coma and was mistaken for a "dead person" by the servant?
At this moment, Yin Hong tested his breath with his hand, then felt the man's pulse, and finally placed his hand on the pulsation point of the carotid artery in his neck.
Ji Jun secretly praised, not bad, not bad!
However, Yin Hong shook his head at Chen Guogong and said coldly,
"My lord, the man is dead."
"Huh?" The ladies who were watching exclaimed.
Several ladies in the boudoir's legs and feet became weak and sat on the ground! Even the timid maid failed to help her young lady up, and instead fell down too!
What's more, he fainted directly!
For a moment, people were really overwhelmed!
When Guan Jingqiu saw the clothes of the man on the ground, her heartbeat accelerated, she gasped for air, a "gurgling" sound came from her throat, and she couldn't say a word!
After a long time, she rushed to Ji Jun, shaking her arms and fingers, trembling in front of Ji Jun's eyes. She didn't know whether she wanted to point at Ji Jun's face or body.
Guan Jingqiu exerted all her strength, her eyes were about to burst, and her eyes were vaguely filled with bloodshot eyes, as if she was trying to suppress the rage. She squeezed out a sentence from her throat,
"You killed someone! I want you to pay with your life!"
(End of chapter)
