Chapter 923 Jade Disc, Jade Jade
The lock is opened.
Nan Yan almost held her breath, holding the key in one hand and holding the lid of the box with the other, and carefully opened it.
Inside the box was a bright yellow booklet.
It is called a booklet, but you can tell at a glance that it is very thin, with only one page.
At this moment, Nan Yan was so nervous that cold sweat broke out all over her body. She picked up the booklet with trembling hands and was about to open it when suddenly, something fell out of it and fell back into the box with a click.
Nan Yan looked down and her eyes widened in shock.
What fell into the box was nothing else but a jade pendant!
She remembered the familiar jade pendant in her mind, both in shape and in the patterns on it. It was the jade pendant that Arslan had shown her when he first came to Yan Country.
That is, the jade pendant belonging to Princess Tana!
It’s actually here!
The thing that Arslan had been looking for for so long, the jade pendant that was related to the whereabouts of Princess Tana, actually appeared here!
Nan Yan's hands were shaking. She wanted to take it, but as soon as her fingers touched the jade pendant, she suddenly felt as if she was burned and immediately pulled her fingers back.
Jade disc!
What’s important is the jade disc, she wants to see clearly what’s written on it!
She took a deep breath and slowly opened the booklet in her hand, and saw several rows of clear tiny handwriting on it.
The first row is nothing more than the year, month and day when the prince was born and the name given.
As a royal concubine, she already knew what was written on the royal jade disc.
However, this booklet is an exception.
The date of birth above only has three characters recorded - Guimao year.
The first five years of Emperor Gao's founding of the country.
Nan Yan frowned immediately when she saw it.
She already knew Zhu Feng's age, so it wasn't difficult for her to guess the year he was born. However, as a prince of the royal family, his jade disc shouldn't have only such a rough record, lacking even the month and date.
But in fact, that's it!
In other words, when the jade disc was recorded, no one knew the specific month and day of his birth.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath.
However, this was not her ultimate purpose for coming in to open the box and take a peek at Zhu Feng's jade disc.
Her gaze slowly moved downwards.
The following records are about parents. Needless to say, Zhu Feng’s father is naturally Emperor Gao, and his name is also written very clearly.
Zhu Feng is indeed a member of the royal family.
But below that, the part for the mother was blank.
When Nan Yan saw it, she felt a chill all over her body.
Not written.
There was no record of Zhu Feng's mother on his jade disc.
It was clearly known to everyone that Zhu Feng and his brothers were the sons of the late Queen Chen. Not only did he say so himself, but Emperor Gao also announced it to the outside world.
However, the column for his mother on his jade disc was blank.
This cannot be forgotten.
The royal jade discs are very important items. Filling out, checking, and deciding on each one must go through very strict procedures. Just like Xiao Xinping's jade disc, it is said that it took a long time before it was made.
However, it is impossible for such a low-level mistake to appear on Zhu Feng's jade disc.
What's more, in the box where his jade disc was placed, there appeared a jade pendant belonging to Princess Tana!
There is only one possibility——
Last night, the contents of the piece of paper delivered to my door might be true...
It’s true!
Thinking of this, Nan Yan's breath became heavier.
She looked around and found the pen and ink, but when she was about to take it, she stopped immediately.
The handwriting from decades ago will definitely be different from what I write now after the passage of time. It is impossible for me to make the fake look real.
In this way, others can tell at a glance that there is a problem.
Of course not.
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Looking at the sundial outside, it was almost time for the sacrifice.
Zhu Xuan stood in front of the hall on the other side, looking at the sundial, then at the sun above his head, and a faint smile appeared on his face, which he couldn't suppress.
But immediately, he took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and gently wiped the corner of his mouth, erasing the smile without a trace.
Now is not the time to be complacent.
Although, looking at the arrangements around him, he could almost know what would happen in a while under the watchful eyes of the crowd, and when he thought of that possibility, he couldn't help but want to laugh.
At this time, Jian Ruocheng walked to his side.
"Your Highness."
"Well, is everything ready?"
"Everything is ready. We are just waiting for the Emperor to go to the altar."
"Very good. Everything today is very important. No mistakes can be made."
"yes."
"Let's go, we should go over there and respectfully invite the ladies to the great altar."
"yes."
Jian Ruocheng followed him calmly and walked to the hall on the other side.
The queen and her concubines were resting in this place. Although the preparations here were very thorough, it was not as comfortable as the palace they usually lived in. Some people were already complaining.
Zhu Xuan walked over, raised his hand and saluted Xu Miaoyin respectfully, and said, "Sister-in-law, the time is almost up. Please take your people over."
"Um."
Xu Miaoyin nodded.
Just as they stood up and walked out, Tian'er, Zhu Xuan's maid, came over and whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, there's no sign of the Imperial Concubine."
"What?"
When Zhu Xuan heard this, he frowned.
Imperial Concubine, Si Nanyan.
He knew that this woman was difficult to deal with. Although she was not as strong and skilled in martial arts as Ran Xiaoyu, when they first met in Jinling, she had used her own fighting skills to wrest the city of Beiping back from Zhu Xuan's hands.
This woman must be guarded against.
He immediately said, "Go find it!"
"yes."
Jian Ruocheng stood beside him, frowning slightly. Zhu Xuan looked at him, his tone a little cold: "Second Young Master, you go and look for it too."
"yes."
Jian Ruocheng nodded and turned to leave.
At this moment, Zhu Xuan called out to him from behind: "Second Young Master."
"Um?"
"If Concubine Si really affects the overall situation today, what will the Second Young Master do?"
“…”
Jian Ruocheng turned around and glanced at him.
After a pause, he said calmly, "No one can ruin your highness's plan today."
Zhu Xuan smiled and said, "You'd better keep your word."
Jian Ruocheng turned and left without saying anything.
He walked along the corridor and through a spacious open space, and soon arrived at the side hall where the jade disc was placed.
The place was very quiet and the guard seemed to have been called aside.
The door opened a little.
His brows furrowed.
Logically speaking, no one should come to this place.
unless--
Thinking of this, his breathing became slightly quickened. He slowly walked over and reached out to push open the door.
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