Chapter 29
How much longer?
"Seven days at most," the guard said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
All we need to do is obtain the accounts of Linglong Pavilion and examine them one by one, then we can secretly find the person who bought the jewelry by following the clues.
Song Xuan: "As soon as possible."
He was getting impatient.
At this moment, Xia Zi walked in, looking somewhat cautious: "Your Highness, the Shen residence has sent word that Miss Shen is still ill and unable to leave the residence."
With a snap, the wolf-hair brush in Song Xuan's hand broke.
Xiaxia was so frightened that she immediately knelt down.
His Highness has made an appointment with Miss Shen no less than five times in recent days, but Miss Shen has declined each time, citing illness.
Anyone can see that this is just an excuse.
Song Xuan raised his hand to rub his temples, feeling his mind in turmoil. Looking up, he could see the embroidered paintings in the study, the "Night Scene of the Jade Terrace" hanging on the wall, and a folding fan on the desk...
Before he knew it, her things had filled his life.
The letter he sent last time hinted at the matter at the temple, but Shen Qingnian did not reply and even refused his invitation.
He had originally intended to test her, but she seemed frightened by him, which was understandable; she must have been frightened by what happened that day, given how rude he had been...
"Come with me out of the manor," Song Xuan said, a hint of helplessness creeping into his gentle expression.
Fine, once the facts are laid bare, he'll see how she tries to deny it.
*
After leaving the palace, Song Xuan went directly to Linglong Pavilion.
Lin Yue'er has been in a bad mood lately, and today she came to Linglong Pavilion hoping to buy some jewelry to cheer herself up.
When Lin Yue'er saw Song Xuan, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, she was overjoyed. She quickly walked up to him and said, "Crown Prince, are you here to buy jewelry too?"
Song Xuan's expression was as gentle as ever. He nodded slightly and strode over to the jewelry displayed in the shop, which featured red jadeite headdresses.
This set of red jade jewelry is exquisitely crafted. Not only is it inlaid with a lot of red jade, but the other materials are also made of pure gold, making it extremely gorgeous.
When the shopkeeper saw Song Xuan in front of him, his legs immediately went weak, and he barely managed to stay upright.
His heart trembled, fully aware that the person in front of him was the Crown Prince, and that the young lady had specifically greeted him earlier.
"Wrap this red jade head up," Song Xuan gestured to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly: "A good benefactor, a good benefactor."
He quickly instructed the waiter to put the jewelry into a brocade box.
Lin Yue'er followed behind. She looked at the red jade headdress that Song Xuan had specifically asked for and blinked, "Does the Crown Prince intend to give this headdress to the Empress? Although this headdress is very elegant, it is not very suitable for the Empress. If the Crown Prince wants to buy it, why not buy the gold-inlaid jade headdress?"
She knew that her brother, the Crown Prince, would occasionally buy jewelry for the Empress, but this red jade headdress was not as dignified as the gold-inlaid jade one.
At this moment, the waiter had already placed the red jadeite headdress into a brocade box and brought it over.
The shopkeeper said with trepidation, "My esteemed guest, please accept this."
Xia Zi, dressed in casual clothes, was about to step forward to take the brocade box, but Song Xuan stopped her.
Song Xuan said, "Please trouble the shopkeeper to send the brocade box directly to the Shen residence."
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and immediately instructed the waiter to do so.
Standing to the side, Lin Yue'er's eyes practically spit fire when she heard that Song Xuan actually intended to send the brocade box to the Shen residence.
She never imagined that the red jade headdress was actually bought for Shen Qingnian by her brother, the Crown Prince!
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