Chapter 98 Purple Jade Ring
In the end, Yun Wan pressed her fingerprints and chose to ask the Lu family to inform Lu Fenglan in the afterlife when they visit the grave next time. Otherwise, what would it mean?
Who knows what the people he sends will do?
Emperor Jingxuan felt regretful about this.
As for the divorce certificate that he left behind, he carefully kept it after the ink had dried and put it in a secret compartment to ensure that it would not be lost.
After spending half an hour in the front hall, Yun Wan was still thinking about Xu Daru's visit to the capital to see Asui today, so she asked, "Your Majesty, when will Asui and Xu Daru's meeting end? I miss my child."
Mainly, she wanted to inform him about her relationship with Emperor Jingxuan. At the same time, Yun Wan was a little worried that Asui wouldn't be able to accept it and that he wouldn't know how to deal with it in the future...
Thinking of these rather tricky things, Yun Wan sighed softly.
Emperor Jingxuan readily agreed and said, "I'm afraid he won't have any free time these past two days. How about I order Jiang Fusheng to bring him in to have dinner with my wife in a few days?"
Without waiting for Yun Wan to speak, he continued, "Just now, I saw that Old Xu was very kind to that boy, and he answered the questions I asked him very well. He is indeed Madam's child, and is as smart as Madam."
He looked at her with admiration.
Hearing this, Yun Wan looked at him in surprise, feeling a little puzzled.
I've never heard him praise Asui so blatantly before. What's going on today?
She wanted to ask something else, but she was worried about disturbing the child.
She had a conflicted look on her face, and Emperor Jingxuan took it all in, his eyes flickering slightly.
He rubbed his brows and said casually, "I also have something I want to share with my wife."
Yun Wan turned her head, her attention drawn to what he was saying.
Emperor Jingxuan bent his knuckles and tapped the table unconsciously, lightly and rhythmically.
He pondered for a moment, then frowned and said seriously, "I suddenly remembered that I seemed to have lost a ring that night five years ago. The palace servants searched the entire palace but couldn't find it. Now I think it was stolen by that female thief."
"Ring?"
Yun Wan's heart was in a state of panic, and the sudden news made her breath skip a beat.
She pinched her palm, her face calm as usual: "What kind of ring?"
Emperor Jingxuan lowered his brows and looked grave. He raised his hand and revealed his palm: "A purple jade ring with dragon patterns engraved on it, exactly the same as this one."
Yun Wan lowered his gaze to the ring on his thumb.
The difference is that this is an imperial green ring, not purple jade.
But Yun Wan still felt familiar with the patterns on it. Except for the color of the jade, it was exactly the same as the ring she hid in the dark room of Cuiwei Garden.
Yun Wan felt a chill on his back as if he had heard the bad news.
She didn't dare show any abnormality, so she just kept a stern face and showed no emotion.
Seeing her staring intently, Emperor Jingxuan curled his lips, reached out to take off the ring and placed it in her hand, then asked calmly, "What are you thinking about, Madam?"
As soon as the ring came into his hand, it felt like a hot potato. Yun Wan shook it and almost threw it away.
Fortunately, she still had her sanity. She held the ring and could still feel the residual warmth on it. She asked with a puzzled look, "Your Majesty, how can you be sure that it was taken by the thief? What if it was just left somewhere?"
Emperor Jingxuan: "I have always worn that ring and never taken it off. Even if it was lost, someone in the palace would have found it. But there has been no news for so many years, so there is only one possibility."
He curled his lips and said slowly, "She probably hid the ring. Knowing its value, she couldn't sell it. She seems to be a smart person."
He guessed it exactly right!
But the smart person now feels that he is a fool and not smart enough.
Yun Wan: "In that case, what are your plans, Your Majesty?"
Perhaps she herself did not realize that she looked a little anxious at the moment.
Yun Wan just wanted to know that now that the ring had been found, what would this man do next?
If she had known his plan in advance, she might have been able to find a way to deal with it.
A thought flashed across Emperor Jingxuan's brows, and he fell into deep thought.
He didn't say anything, and Yun Wan didn't say anything either. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating, and the remaining warmth on the ring instantly dissipated, and the jade turned completely icy.
Fortunately, Emperor Jingxuan did not hide the truth from her and said nonchalantly, "One way is to follow the clues of the ring. If we can find out where the ring is now, it will be like catching her on the spot."
"What about the second one?" Yun Wan looked at him with a focused expression.
Emperor Jingxuan tilted his head, picked up the teacup and took a sip, his expression unchanged as he said:
"The second thing is to start with the female guests that night. Check to see if any of them left their seats and didn't return for a long time. If there is, and no one can prove what they did during that time, then the suspicion... would be very serious."
His tone was as cold as water, mixed with a hint of frost, and it made people feel gloomy.
Suddenly, his eyes fixed on hers, a ripple in them. "I remember that my wife was also at the banquet that night. I wonder if you could recall if you encountered any suspicious women that night?"
Yun Wan couldn't laugh.
Because isn't he the most suspicious and worst person she has ever met?
But she couldn't show it, lest she be exposed.
So she frowned and pretended to think, muttering softly: "My memory is not very good, and I can't remember what happened a few years ago, but when I think about it carefully..."
She shook her head and said, "I didn't see anyone suspicious. I do remember there was a fire in the palace that day, and after the banquet ended early, I left the palace and returned home."
After saying this, she looked at Emperor Jingxuan with an apologetic look, as if she felt sorry for not being able to help him.
Emperor Jingxuan smiled.
What a sincere-looking lady.
He almost believed it.
Sure enough, whenever the incident of five years ago was mentioned, the lady became frightened.
........
After leaving the front hall, Yun Wan breathed a sigh of relief.
Jade ring, female banquet guest.
If this continues, the investigation will lead directly to her!
This won't work. She has to find an opportunity to throw away the purple jade ring!
It's better to throw it away than to be caught.
Back at the Purple Palace, Yun Wan saw the square boxes on the table and floor, and asked curiously, "What are these?"
The palace attendant who was sorting through the records replied, "Your Majesty, these are gifts sent by the empresses of the various palaces. Qiyun Palace is still under renovation, so they sent people to deliver the gifts to Zichen Palace."
Judging from the situation, it has been prepared long ago and they can't wait to send it over as soon as the decree is announced.
Of course, this is not a friendly gesture towards Yun Wan, but just a common practice.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the palace attendant continued, "The Imperial Concubine said that you are now one of the concubines. I guess you don't know many people yet. I would like to invite you to Yaohua Palace tomorrow morning. The other concubines are all there."
In other words, Yun Wan will have to appear in front of the concubines in the harem tomorrow no matter what, and there are many people who are curious about her.
Knowing that Yaohua Palace would not be peaceful tomorrow, Yun Wan nodded: "I understand. Remember to wake me up at the appointed time tomorrow morning."
At the same time, when the news of Yun Wan's canonization as a concubine and the letter of breaking off the engagement arrived at Duke Lu's mansion, the old lady was so shocked that she fainted after hearing it.
For a moment, everyone in Duke Lu's mansion was in a panic.
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