Chapter 117 Coming Out of the Palace
Sang Ning was at a loss for words. Why did the mother and daughter give such an important thing as a gift without hesitation?
"I don't want it, but I don't understand. This lock is really valuable. It shouldn't be yours, right?"
At that time, there was no such thing as jadeite, and red jadeite was called ruby, which did not exist in Dongyang Kingdom.
They were all introduced by foreign merchants, and those who could purchase the gems were of course high-ranking nobles or wealthy businessmen.
She remembered that Sang Ning'er's stepmother had a red jadeite in her hand. The texture was far from as clear as the longevity lock, but it was still treated as a rare treasure and inlaid in a headdress, saying that it was to be given to her daughter as a dowry.
It can be seen that the origin of this longevity lock is not simple.
"This is mine." Mo Cuiyu's expression showed a trace of sadness.
"Sister-in-law, actually, my father is not my biological father. I...he dug me out of a grave."
"In the grave? Are you the coffin?"
“No, no, no…”
Mo Cuiyu was startled, afraid that Sang Ning would think she was unlucky, so she hurriedly explained, "I was already three years old at the time. I was buried alive, not in a coffin."
"At that time, my father was injured by a group of thugs. The doctors in the city said that his condition was very serious. I wanted to sell this longevity lock and take him to seek medical treatment in other places, but he refused and told me my life story.
When he was young, he and his mother went to a famous temple to pray for a child. When they passed through the wilderness, they heard the cry of a child coming from an isolated grave.
My father was very brave and dug up the grave despite my mother's dissuasion. He found a child inside, and that was me.
At that time, I was so frightened that I had convulsions. My father said that the clothes I was wearing were made of high-quality brocade. They were afraid of causing trouble. Since they had no children for many years, they were reluctant to throw me into trouble again, so they took me and moved to Pingyang quietly.
He also said that he didn't see the longevity lock at the time. It wasn't until five days later, when his convulsions had subsided and he loosened his fist, that he realized he had been holding it in his hand.
The mother and daughter can even synchronize this, Sang Ning thought.
Mo Cuiyu paused, her voice was no longer anxious, and her thoughts seemed to have returned to her childhood.
"When I was eight years old, I caught a cold and had a persistent fever. My mother found this longevity lock that she had hidden away and put it on me.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but after I put it on, the fever subsided quickly.
I’ve been wearing it ever since.”
"My father told me my life story. He was worried that I would be bullied by gangsters again, so he asked me to leave Pingyang. If I really want to find my biological parents, I can also find out secretly.
In fact, no one knew what happened back then. He thought it might be a fight between the wives and concubines of a large family. Maybe it wasn't that bad. Maybe my parents were looking forward to my return.
Later, Sang Ning learned that Huo Jianglin brought a famous doctor to save Old Man Mo and proposed to Mo Cuiyu again.
This time, Father Mo agreed.
Why does it feel wrong?
Isn’t this a play directed and acted by Huo Jianglin himself?
Sang Ning looked at Mo Cuiyu, who was suffering a lot.
Forget it, let’s not dig any further. If it’s true, how would Mo Cuiyu bear it?
Anyway, it has come to this, so let’s forget about the past.
"Then do you want to know who your biological parents are?" Sang Ning asked.
"I thought about it before, but not now. In this chaotic world, where can we find it? Besides, we are... not looking for it anymore, not looking for it anymore."
Yes, they are now criminals, and even their blood relatives avoid them, let alone people they haven't seen for many years.
Even if her parents were still alive, there wouldn't be much family affection between them.
"If we are destined to meet, we will meet each other. If we are not destined to meet, we will not recognize each other. Let's go and see."
Sang Ning knew that now was not a good time to look for someone, so he said something nonsense like "let it be".
Li Yuzhi happened to come in and asked casually, "What are you talking about?"
Sang Ning showed her the longevity lock: "Sister-in-law, look, where could this have come from?"
Li Yuzhi took a look and said, "It looks like something from our mansion."
Well, this is starting to take over.
"This doesn't belong to the Marquis's Mansion, it belongs to the eldest cousin's wife."
"Ah? That's impossible." Li Yuzhi said firmly: "No matter how rich my second uncle's family is, they can't buy such a good thing."
She thought he came from Huo Baohong's home.
Sanning became even more curious.
It seems that Mo Cuiyu's background is quite complicated. How could she be of the same status as the Marquis' Mansion, and that was twenty years ago?
"I'll go ask my mother!" She took the lock and asked the old lady with curiosity.
The old lady said: "You are really capable! You can hide such a good thing under the noses of the officials."
"Mother, this is not something from the Marquis' Mansion."
Really, doesn’t he know whether there is anyone in the Marquis’ Mansion or not?
"Don't be ridiculous. That old bastard Sang Xiuqi can't even get this thing. But..."
The old lady frowned in confusion: "You don't even have the key to the private vault, where did you get it?"
"It's really not from our Marquis' Mansion!" Sang Ning said helplessly.
I told her about Mo Cuiyu.
When the old lady heard this, she became alert and her curiosity suddenly arose.
I thought the Marquis had just asked for it from the palace and thrown it into his private treasury!
She looked at the longevity lock carefully again.
"Yes, this is something from the palace. We have an emerald at home, and your father asked the emperor for it and gave it to me.
This kind of gem is only produced in Shan Kingdom. The emerald in our home was given by an envoy from the King of Shan Kingdom five years ago.
The Shan envoy came here once before, twenty years ago. Could it be that this ruby was sent back then?"
Twenty years ago, Huo Zhennan was not yet a marquis, and she was also with the army in the northern border, so naturally she didn't know very much.
Who did the emperor give the ruby to?
The old lady shook her head, she didn't know that.
"She's probably either the Empress or a favorite concubine. The only official who can ask the Emperor for gems is your father."
Who else dares to compete with the imperial concubines for jewelry?
Sang Ning didn't expect that this would involve the palace, and suddenly nothing interested him anymore.
He spat out, "Bad luck!"
I finally know why Mo Cuiyu was buried alive. It was something the palace could do!
Even if she is a noble princess, she won't survive more than two episodes if she returns to the palace.
What the hell are you looking for!
For her safety, she didn't return the lock to her and just threw it into the space.
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