Chapter 149 The Prime Minister's Wife Notices the Jade Pendant
After a long while, Liu Mingyue caught a glimpse of the old lady staring at her waist in a daze, and she knew that the plan had succeeded.
"The old lady doesn't look well. Is there anything wrong?" Liu Mingyue looked worried and a little panicked.
Yin Miaoyin and Zhen Shi also noticed that the old lady looked strange. They looked over worriedly and asked in unison, "Mother? Grandmother?"
She stepped forward to support the old lady, and the old lady, who was in a state of confusion, took her hand tightly, staring at the jade pendant on her waist and said, "I wonder if Mr. Liu could let me take a closer look at this jade pendant?"
If you listen closely, you will find that the old lady's voice is trembling violently. Liu Mingyue suppressed her excitement and looked at the jade pendant on her waist in confusion. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded: "Okay."
Liu Mingyue took the jade pendant hesitantly and held it in both hands cherishingly. It was obvious that she was reluctant to give it to others.
The old lady handed the walking stick to the nanny serving behind her, and solemnly took the jade pendant, holding it very carefully in her hand.
"I wonder if there is anything wrong with this jade pendant? Or what is it about it that makes the old lady find the craftsmanship interesting?" Facing the old lady's somewhat uneasy look, Liu Mingyue asked uncertainly.
No matter whether it was Liu Mingyue who knew the inside story or the Zhen family members who did not, anyone with a standard of intelligence could see that there was something wrong with the jade pendant.
The woman with a hunched figure held the jade pendant in both hands. After looking at the front, she turned it over. When she saw the pattern engraved on the back of the jade pendant, her eyes flickered and she almost fainted with excitement.
The old lady was shocked and delighted. She clenched the cold jade pendant in her hand and looked up at Liu Mingyue in disbelief.
The face looked very familiar, but the age was a little off. However, since he was holding the jade pendant, he must be related to her daughter who had been lost many years ago. Liu Mingyue met the old lady's eager gaze, but she was actually a little nervous.
"Master Liu, I would like to ask you a question. Where did you get this jade pendant? Did you get it by chance?"
The old lady held the jade pendant in her hand as if it were a life-saving straw. Her spirit was fading, and she didn't know how many years she could live.
Her daughter was lost when she was still a child, and all she cared about all these years was to find her daughter in her lifetime. After so many years, the old lady's health gradually deteriorated, and she was a little discouraged, but she didn't expect that the clouds would clear and the moon would appear.
Judging from the old lady’s expression, the Prime Minister’s Mansion has indeed never given up looking for their daughter all these years.
Facing the old lady's question, Liu Mingyue stopped talking as she did when introducing the jewelry. Instead, she became cautious and said with a restrained expression, "The jade pendant is not a rare item, but because it is very important, I carry it with me. As for where I got it from, I cannot tell you."
Her tone did not allow for discussion, indicating that she had no intention of negotiating or saying more.
In the eyes of the old lady and others, Liu Mingyue's various reactions clearly showed that she was worried that they would pose a threat to the original owner of the jade pendant.
The old lady grasped the scattered information in Liu Mingyue's words and thought that the original owner of the jade pendant was indeed not the Liu family. Realizing that the people in front of them were wary of them, the old lady hurriedly explained.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Liu. This jade pendant belongs to an old friend of mine."
The old lady spoke cryptically. Liu Mingyue raised her eyebrows when she heard it and frowned, "What old friend?"
"I haven't seen this old friend for many years. She should have... forgotten me. But I have missed her very much over the years. I wonder how she is doing."
The disappearance of her daughter was a source of worry for the old lady, and this topic became a taboo in the prime minister's residence.
Normally in the prime minister's residence, unless the old lady brings it up herself, the servants and even the masters of the residence would not dare to say anything.
When she mentioned her poor daughter at this moment, the old lady couldn't stop crying.
Yin Miaoyin tightened her grip on the armrest of the chair and looked at Zhen in surprise and doubt.
"Since she is an old acquaintance, hasn't the old lady communicated with her via correspondence over the years?" Liu Mingyue asked knowingly. She had to react as an ordinary person would in such a situation.
"I am ashamed to say that I don't know where my old friend is, so we haven't exchanged letters for many years."
Regarding the jade pendant, Liu Mingyue did not tell the truth, and the old lady did not tell the truth either. The two of them were testing each other, but Liu Mingyue did it on purpose, while the old lady was trying to find out her background.
Liu Mingyue remained silent and was obviously very protective of the original owner of the jade pendant.
"I hope Mr. Liu can tell me where the owner of the jade pendant is now and whether we can meet her. Has she been doing well these years?" The old lady was a little nervous when she asked her daughter whether she was doing well these years.
She was so roundabout because she had no choice. The prime minister's mansion was a high-ranking family and there were countless people who wanted to get close to him.
If she hadn't been worried that the other party would find someone to impersonate her daughter who had been missing for many years, or even hold her daughter hostage, the old lady would not have dared to speak out because of her many concerns.
Liu Mingyue also showed a half-believing and half-doubting attitude towards what the old lady said. She kept observing the old lady's expression, as if trying to determine whether it was true or not.
"Mother, is that jade pendant..." Yin Miaoyin came close to Mrs. Zhen and asked in a low voice whether the jade pendant was related to her lost aunt.
Zhen raised her hand and made a gesture of silence, reminding her daughter not to speak too much at this time.
Although the old lady did not mention anyone by name and Mr. Liu was on guard and spoke ambiguously, both Zhen and Yin Miaoyin could barely guess the reason.
Seeing her mother's reaction, Yin Miaoyin was sure that her guess was correct. The girl widened her eyes and looked at the extraordinary man standing in the hall in disbelief.
When she first met him in Ruyi Pavilion, she felt that this Young Master Liu looked somewhat similar to the portrait of her grandmother when she was young. At that time, she was amazed that in such a big world, it was unexpected that such a coincidence could happen.
Unexpectedly, even more coincidental things were to come.
Under the old lady's earnest questioning, Liu Mingyue was silent for a long time, and after thinking it over again and again, she slowly spoke: "The old lady said that this jade pendant belonged to an old friend. To be honest, this jade pendant was left to me by my mother."
Liu Mingyue took the jade pendant back from the old lady's hand and gently stroked the moist patterns on it. At this moment, she was really feeling complicated.
When he found out that the jade pendant belonged to his mother, the old lady was overjoyed and asked, "How old is your mother?"
"Thirty-five." Liu Mingyue said, "But my mother was lost from her family when she was still young. She was still very young at that time and I don't know her exact age. This jade pendant was the only thing my mother had with her when she was picked up by my father."
After hearing what Liu Mingyue said, the old lady's eyes were already filled with tears. Although she had not yet seen her daughter, she was already 70% certain in her heart that Mr. Liu's mother was the person she had been looking for for many years.
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