Jiang Songlu felt even more bitter. She awkwardly withdrew her hand and stared at the treasure box with resentment: "What's so great about it?"
She looked at Jiang Bailu, who was also filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment. She was unhappy to have been humiliated by a mistress.
After a moment's thought, he raised his chin arrogantly and asked Fu Yan, "How much is this box of silver? I'll buy it all."
Fu Yan smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, ladies, but this young master has already paid for the money, so he's not for sale."
Yuan Qi helplessly spread his hands and said coldly, "Do you think money can buy everything? Young Master Jiu is richer and more powerful than you. You should work hard for a few hundred more years."
She had Green Bamboo carry the seven-treasure box: "Let's go."
Jiang Bailu looked at Xiangli Mingzhu with a flushed face. Xiangli Mingzhu's expression was also not good. This Yuan Qi was ungrateful and did not know how to flatter her daughter.
Jiang Bailu walked over: "Mother, I want her."
Xiangli Mingzhu rolled her eyes at her, thinking she was spineless: "Stop fooling around. Phoenix Tower brought so many good things, isn't that enough for you to choose from? What good things does she have in that box?"
Jiang Songlu said, "Those jade bracelets are exceptionally beautiful, truly exquisite."
Xiangli Mingzhu waved to Fu Yan.
Fu Yan bowed and scraped as he approached: "Madam, what are your orders?"
Xiangli Mingzhu politely asked, "Manager Fu, do you have any more like those jade bracelets?"
Fu Yan chuckled: "Yes, we do, but they're a bit pricey."
Xiangli Mingzhu laughed: "How expensive could it be? Does the Jiang family think they can't afford it?"
Fu Yan smiled obsequiously, "Madam, what are you saying? How could the Jiang family not afford them? Those are bracelets made of Kunlun jade, with good quality and translucency. They cost 50,000 taels of silver each. How many would you like?"
Xiangli Mingzhu knew that Kunlun jade was the finest of all jade types, extremely rare and hard to find, hence its high price.
Fifty thousand taels of silver is indeed a bit expensive. But the Jiang family is not unable to afford it.
"Let's buy three."
One for Jiang Bailu, one for myself, and one for my future daughter-in-law as a greeting gift. As for Jiang Songlu, since she wasn't born from her womb, I won't give her one.
Jiang Bailu and Jiang Songlu were overjoyed.
But Jiang Songlu was self-aware enough to know that she was not the legitimate daughter and therefore not entitled to such a good thing.
Fu Yan immediately ordered the waiter who had come with him to go back and fetch three Kunlun jade bracelets.
He added with a forced smile, "Madam has excellent taste. There are only three Kunlun jade bracelets left in the shop. If you want another Kunlun jade bracelet, who knows when you'll be able to get one? Kunlun jade is really hard to come by."
Xiangli Mingzhu felt a pang of regret; 150,000 taels was no small sum.
Yuan Qi returned to Peony Residence, dismissed everyone, closed the door, and began to study the Ruyi hairpin.
There was no poison on the hairpin, nor did it appear to contain any hidden weapons.
She had long ago noticed that a hidden formation had been set up above.
She carefully took the Ruyi hairpin out of the box and examined the array on it closely. Breaking the array was not difficult, but she was afraid that a "big gift" awaited her after the array was broken.
She formed a hand seal and quickly broke the array above, revealing a rotating threaded buckle.
She smiled and said, "I knew Xiangli Mingzhu wasn't that kind-hearted."
She held the ruyi hairpin to her ear to listen for any sound inside, but there was none. She shook it slightly and listened again before she could hear a faint sound. If she didn't have exceptional hearing, she wouldn't have been able to hear it at all.
"There really is something there."
Yuan Qi unscrewed the threaded buckle, and a one-inch-long golden silkworm pupa crawled out. Unlike other silkworm pupae, it was more like an insect than a silkworm pupa. Yuan Qi could even see the two rows of sharp teeth on the pupa.
Moreover, the golden silkworm pupa's abdomen was very round, and its belly was stretched very large. If I'm not mistaken, there should be many small insects inside the golden silkworm pupa's abdomen.
The silkworm pupa throbbed and crawled toward Yuan Qi's hand with incredible speed. If she hadn't dodged quickly, she would have been bitten by the golden silkworm pupa.
"You're quite fierce. You're a Gu worm, aren't you? If I'm not mistaken, you're the Golden Silkworm Pupa, the king of all Gu worms. Unfortunately, I've discovered you."
The cultivation of these Gu worms is extremely difficult. They must fight against other Gu worms and poisonous insects from a young age. Whoever can devour the other in each battle and survive will be the King of All Gu.
Therefore, this golden silkworm pupa not only contains a potent poison, but also contains many larvae in its abdomen, making it difficult to remove once it enters the human body.
The owner of the Golden Silkworm Gu can control it through sound, allowing it to roam and devour the human body, releasing toxins, laying eggs, and the larvae to grow by sucking the blood, flesh, and internal organs of the human, making it extremely cruel and vicious.
Those afflicted with the Golden Silkworm Gu will suffer immense pain. Unless the owner uses their voice to urge the Golden Silkworm Gu to leave, it will not leave until death.
Many people don't even live long enough to see the golden silkworm pupae lay eggs; the toxins released by the golden silkworm gu alone can kill most people on the spot.
However, cultivating the Golden Silkworm Gu is extremely difficult.
The Golden Silkworm Gu has another use: under the control of its master, it can absorb toxins from the human body. So whether it is used to save people or to do evil depends entirely on the master's decision.
The Golden Silkworm Gu was ferocious; it actually attacked Yuan Qi's face. It arched its belly, sprang up, and rushed towards Yuan Qi's mouth and nose.
With a thought, Yuan Qi produced a small black pottery jar the size of a palm in his hand.
The golden silkworm gu was agile and moved as fast as lightning, but it still fell into the small black pottery jar.
"Although the Golden Silkworm Gu is vicious, it is not easy to raise one. It would be a pity to kill it directly. You can stay here for a while."
Yuan Qi had already planned it out. Since the Golden Silkworm Gu had failed to be implanted into her body, her master would definitely try to take it back. At that time, she would set a trap, and whoever fell into it would know what would happen!
Kong Qing had already realized that the array on the Ruyi hairpin had been broken, and he had never intended to let the Golden Silkworm Gu lie dormant indefinitely.
As soon as he discovered that the formation had been broken, he immediately found a secluded spot and used a whistle to control the Golden Silkworm Gu to attack Yuan Qi.
He had been cultivating this golden silkworm gu for over a year, putting in a lot of effort, but he never expected that the golden silkworm gu would fail and be imprisoned.
Yuan Qi put the small black pottery jar into the box before letting Green Bamboo in: "Go and find out where Madam has been these past few days."
She even gave Green Bamboo a handful of small silver fish to use for gathering information.
When Wen Zhujun returned from outside, she immediately noticed the lightning-struck wood ruyi hairpin on the table. She picked it up and looked at it: "This thing is pretty good. It looks quite powerful. Where did it come from?"
Yuan Qi was very generous: "My mother distributed jewelry and fabrics today, and this is one of them. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Wen Zhujun accepted it without hesitation: "Then I'll take it."
She put the hairpin in her hair, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and said, "Yaoguang Pavilion is sending another batch of spiritual herbs for you to refine medicine. They said the medicine you refined in the last batch has already been distributed and there's not enough to sell, so they're telling you to hurry up."
Yuan Qi snorted: "Do you really think I'm a cash cow?"
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