As Tao'er spoke, she took out a jade pendant from her arms. The jade pendant was very ordinary, in the shape of a very common gourd. At first glance, it looked very similar to the ones sold at street stalls, and was very worthless.
But if you look carefully, you will find that the pattern of the jade pendant is very special, and every cut is very smooth, and it also has a faint fragrance.
"I don't know who this jade pendant belongs to, but the master told me that after I get this jade pendant, I must go find the owner of the jade pendant."
Song Shuwan held the jade pendant tightly and frowned unconsciously: "When my father gave it to you, besides looking for the owner of the jade pendant, did he say anything else?"
Tao'er pursed her lips: "No, the Song family was in too much chaos at that time. Even this jade pendant was given to the slave by the master before the imperial army entered the house. There is no time to elaborate on the other things."
Song Shuwan lowered her eyes and said nothing. It was a very ordinary jade pendant. How could she find the owner of the jade pendant?
At this moment, there were two gentle knocks on the door. Song Shuwan came back from her thoughts and heard Baicao say: "Prince Concubine, the prince is here."
Song Shuwan guessed that Pei Huan was here for the Soul Flower, so she immediately put away the jade pendant: "You go and rest first, and come back to me when things calm down."
"Yes, miss."
Song Shuwan paused slightly and whispered softly: "Don't call me miss. I am now the eldest concubine of the Hou Mansion."
Tao'er nervously held her hands and said, "Slave, I understand."
Song Shuwan touched her head. After opening the door, she asked Baicao to take Tao'er away. Then she looked at Pei Huan: "The prince is here for the soul flower, right? The pills are almost ready."
Pei Huan waved his hand to show that he was not in a hurry: "I am indeed here for the soul flower, but besides the soul flower, there is another thing."
Song Shuwan was startled. For some reason, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked in the direction where Baicao was leaving with Tao'er. After a brief silence, she smiled bitterly: "The prince is here for Tao'er, right? In that case, just now, Why don’t you let Tao’er stay?”
Pei Huan nodded and said calmly: "You have met her, and you should have said almost everything you need to say. It will be the same with anyone."
Hearing this, Song Shuwan twitched the corners of her lips and pushed the wheelchair into the house: "Tao'er gave me a jade pendant. She said it was given to her by my father on the day the Song family was confiscated. She also told her that she must hand over the jade pendant. In my hand."
As she spoke, she put the jade pendant into Pei Huan's hand: "It's a very common jade pendant in the shape of a gourd. It has a very peculiar fragrance."
Pei Huan brought the jade pendant close to the tip of his nose, and suddenly a little surprise flashed across his expression. What is this smell?
His eyes narrowed slightly, and then he quickly suppressed his emotional changes, and said calmly: "This jade pendant does have a strange fragrance, but what is the use of this jade pendant? Or, is there anything special about it?"
Song Shuwan had been paying attention to him and saw his surprise, but she didn't pay attention to what he said next: "There should be something special about this jade pendant. My father asked me to find the owner of this jade pendant."
Hearing this, Pei Huan stretched out his hand, and the jade pendant fell on his knuckled palm. It was filled with an indescribable warmth, which made it much more precious.
"You can give this jade pendant to An San later, let him trace its appearance, and send someone to look for it."
Song Shuwan took back the jade pendant, thanked her softly, and then took the pills made from Baicao: "I put a lot of medicinal materials in these pills. The prince will take them first. If nothing happens, I will be able to treat the prince's illness first after returning to Beijing." Eyesight."
After getting the pills, Pei Huan did not stay and left directly with the people.
Three days passed as time passed. Tao'er followed Baicao and Feiyuan as they walked back and forth. She felt much more relaxed and in good spirits.
Song Shuwan saw it in her eyes and felt a little more happy in her heart. On the other hand, Pei Huan's body also recovered significantly after taking the pills.
For this reason, Song Shuwan resumed Pei Huan's acupuncture practice. When she had nothing to do, she would go to the streets to diagnose people's pulses and prescribe medicine for free.
For a time, there were voices of praise both inside and outside Mingzhou City.
Just when everything was going smoothly, an imperial edict suddenly came from the capital.
"According to the emperor's edict, the little princess wants to find a prince-in-law today, and she wants to choose from the entire Zhou Dynasty... In addition, Prince Pei is free from disaster relief. He will return to the capital immediately after receiving the imperial edict. There must be no mistake. I hereby--"
In the eunuch's protracted ending, Song Shuwan looked at Pei Huan as he took over the imperial edict, with a somewhat complicated look on his face. It was already July, and the little princess's consort hadn't been chosen yet? Then the envoys from various countries who came for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet are still staying at the inn in the capital?
What confused her even more was why the imperial edict calling Pei Huan back to the capital was placed in the same place as the imperial edict for the young princess to select a consort?
"Prince Pei, the imperial edict from this servant has also arrived, so I will not stay here any longer. Please also ask the Crown Prince to take the Crown Princess back to the capital as soon as possible."
Pei Huan nodded slightly: "I understand, please trouble this father-in-law."
After the father-in-law who delivered the edict left, Song Shuwan's eyes turned slightly, from the edict to Pei Huan's face, and a little understanding suddenly appeared.
"Is the little princess still thinking about the prince?"
Pei Huan: "..."
People around: "..."
God, although many people know that the little princess loves Crown Prince Pei, can they listen to the princess's sudden words? Wouldn't the Crown Prince and Crown Princess deal with them afterwards?
In the silence, Pei Huan coughed twice and handed the imperial edict in his hand to his side. An San stepped forward to take the edict and stepped back without daring to look down.
Pei Huan said solemnly: "The little princess is so beautiful that her husband must be carefully selected. Just wait until the news is spread. If you are confident in your appearance and learn how to be a prince, you can go to Beijing on your own. As for returning to Beijing... "
He paused and continued: "Just pack your luggage and return to Beijing lightly tomorrow."
"yes!"
The group of people left one after another. As for what they heard just now, they all forgot about it. If they didn't hear it, they didn't hear anything just now.
At dawn the next day, a motorcade left Mingzhou City. The moment the sun rose, the shadow of the motorcade was cast on the ground, and it was inexplicably very long.
Beijing.
When the emperor received the news that Pei Huan had returned to the capital, he couldn't help but frown: "I have been away for nearly two months, and I am finally coming back. Here comes King Xuan Nanming."
"yes!"
Half an hour later, King Nanming entered the imperial study, stayed for a while, and then left.
The next day, the palaces of several officials in the capital were surrounded by imperial troops. Due to the sudden incident, many people in the capital were unaware of the incident. In panic, another news spread - the little princess was attacked by an assassin when she left the palace, and was now in critical condition.
The two news came out at the same time, and the capital was in an uproar.
"Oh my God, this capital has only been quiet for two months, why did something happen again?"
"What's involved in the imprisonment of those officials? It won't involve us ordinary people, right?"
But no matter how panicked the people were, the court didn't say a word. In this inexplicable atmosphere, Pei Huan and Song Shuwan returned to the capital.
