Chapter 2254 Severed Hand
When I saw what was inside, I was stunned.
"Huh?"
The two brothers Xu Shizong and Xu Shifeng were originally sitting in their respective seats, just waiting for Gu to take a look at the contents and put the brocade box away.
However, I didn't expect that when Gu saw what was inside, he showed a look of shock.
Both asked, "What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
Gu looked at the things in the box, then looked up at them in confusion: "This-"
The two people felt something was wrong, and immediately stood up and walked over to look into the brocade box.
There were indeed quite a few old things inside, and they all looked very familiar. They were obviously what the queen had been using, such as a handkerchief, a jade hairpin, a pair of bracelets, and an old shirt.
However, on top of these things, there was a "severed hand"!
Certainly not human hands.
It was a hand made of jade, warm and transparent, but with traces of cracks at the broken end. It was obviously not a complete hand, but one that had been taken off something.
Gu was a little surprised and said, "This, this thing is——"
Xu Shizong coughed twice, and Xu Shifeng beside him also frowned.
Seeing them like this, Nan Yan also stood up and walked over, asking, "What's wrong? Aren't there things in here that the Empress used?"
He looked down and immediately showed a look of surprise.
Said: "Oh, how did this thing get in here? Xiaoyu, how are you doing things?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ran Xiaoyu immediately knelt down.
"This slave deserves to die."
"I asked you to sort out the Queen's old things and return them to Lord Xu and General Xu, but you were so careless as to bring this thing in as well!"
Seeing them like this, Xu Shifeng immediately asked, "Madam, what is going on? This 'hand'——"
Nan Yan sighed softly, waved her hand, and asked everyone to sit down. Then she said, "Actually, this thing was originally going to be returned to you, but there was a problem. This hand was originally on a fertility-sending Guanyin statue. When I was pregnant with Princess Xinping, the Empress gave me a fertility-sending Guanyin statue. I only found out a few days ago that the fertility-sending Guanyin was a gift from her family when she married into the Prince of Yan's Mansion."
As she spoke, she looked towards them.
Xu Shifeng thought about it and recalled this past event. He immediately said, "That's right. This is what we gave to the Queen together."
"Sent together?"
"yes."
"oh……"
Nan Yan nodded, her expression unchanged, and said with a hint of apology: "Well, it is I who am sorry for you."
Xu Shifeng said, "How can I be worthy of your words, Your Majesty?"
Nan Yan said, "You all gave the Fertility-Giving Guanyin to the Empress together. It was a token of family love. The Empress then gave it to me. I think she was also giving me that token of love. I am deeply grateful for your care."
“…”
"But I, I broke the Guanyin statue."
"ah?"
Xu Shifeng looked at her in some surprise.
Xu Shizong on the side covered his mouth and started coughing.
Gu was holding the brocade box, but she quickly put it down and came to her husband's side, saying softly, "Husband, do you want to go back and rest?"
Xu Shizong covered his mouth and just waved his hand gently.
He coughed so hard that his back could hardly stand up straight.
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