The two were relatively unknown, and the undercurrents at the banquet had little to do with them. Wu Lingzhu wanted to join in, so the two started chatting about their clothes and jewelry.
As they chatted, Wu Lingzhu suddenly shared some anecdotes: "...Although it's called jewelry, you still have to be careful. Before I entered the palace, I heard that some gemstones are cursed. It's best not to wear those gemstones you don't recognize."
People love to hear strange and unusual stories. Upon hearing about the cursed gemstone, Consort Dai Jia asked in a low voice, "I've never heard of such a thing before?"
"It's true. In the south, there was a wealthy merchant whose favorite concubine gave birth to two children in a row. One child was missing a finger, and the other was missing an arm. Later, there were rumors that the wealthy merchant was heartless and his business eventually failed, and the concubine also died."
A few years later, a concubine of an official in that area gave birth to a child without feet. The concubine was sold off, and later several more children like that appeared in that area.
Later, it was discovered that the mothers of those children with physical disabilities all wore the same piece of jewelry while pregnant with them—a particularly beautiful hairpin made of gemstones. That hairpin eventually disappeared…
As she listened, Consort Dai Jia could no longer laugh.
The Seventh Prince was born with a limp, and she felt it was her fault, constantly blaming herself and feeling sorry for him.
But what if it's not a natural disaster, but a man-made one?
Do you know what style that hairpin is? And what kind of gemstones it's inlaid with?
Wu Lingzhu was taken aback: "I've only heard about it, and I haven't asked about the style of the hairpin in detail. As for the gemstone, I naturally know even less. It was something my nanny told me when I was young, so how could I remember it so clearly?"
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