Chapter 265 The Unreliable Patriarch
Patriarch Xiaoqing lowered his head and said, "Yes."
hiss.
Everyone present couldn't help but gasp.
For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The head of the Xiaoqing family lowered his head and did not dare to raise it, waiting for Xiao Lanyuan's reaction.
After a long time, Xiao Lanyuan let out a breath.
"..Where did you lose it?" he asked slowly.
"Well, after I came to the capital, I had been carrying it with me, but I don't know why I lost it."
The voice of the head of Xiaoqing family is as soft as a mosquito.
He really feels guilty.
"Is this how the Qing family preserves the keepsake?" Xiao Lanyuan's tone darkened.
Qing Yi was also very anxious. "It has been preserved for so many years. Why did you come to the capital alone? How could you lose it?"
"Something happened to our Qing family. My grandfather was seriously ill. My uncles and even my aunts all wanted to fight for power, and the family was in chaos. At this time, my grandfather was still thinking about the token. He passed the position of the head of the family to me first, and then sent a team of guards to send me to the capital. However, those people were unwilling to let me go, and were unwilling to let me return the token at this time."
The head of the Xiaoqing family said a few words to let them know that there was a dispute in the Qing family.
"You don't want to return the token?"
Xiao Lanyuan didn't care about the internal strife in the Qing family. He immediately grasped the most crucial point.
What's the matter with not wanting to return the token?
"Prince Jun, you may not know yet? These three tokens are said to be related to a big secret, and may also be a huge fortune. The Qing family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and now the inside has already moldy and rotten. Not to mention other things, just the family wealth has been lost a lot."
"The saying 'wealth does not last for more than three generations' makes a lot of sense. It is not easy to keep a family going forever," said Fu Zhaoning.
She used to think that the Hu family and the Qing family were amazing for being able to remain hidden and powerful families for so many years, but now it seems that they are beginning to fall apart, unlike the great Shen family.
"Yes, yes, that's what the princess said. Also, people's hearts are not in harmony now. The Qing family's seclusion was the path chosen by the older generation, but now other people in the family are not happy to live that kind of life. They want fame, pleasure, and power."
Patriarch Xiaoqing looked a little gloomy when he talked about this, "Even my brothers and sisters think so."
"They heard from somewhere that if you get those three tokens, you can get everything, so -"
Xiao Lanyuan understood what was said and immediately laughed sarcastically.
“This is embezzlement.”
In fact, to put it bluntly, the person who guarded the token for the emperor in the past has become greedy and wants to take the thing for himself.
Xiao Lanyuan thought of the conversation between the Hu family members he heard today, and his eyes became even colder.
Therefore, not only the Qing family, but the Hu family has also had this idea, but now the old head of the Hu family can still suppress it.
The retired emperor is no longer with us, and he is no longer the emperor now. They have already started to have second thoughts about the matters entrusted to them by the retired emperor.
If they take these things to the emperor to report their achievements, they might be able to get the power and wealth they want.
Only Master Chi Chen handed over the token early.
Xiao Lanyuan looked at Fu Zhaoning and met Fu Zhaoning's gaze.
"I wanted to come here ahead of time to return the keepsake, but I didn't expect it to be lost. This is also my first time traveling far away."
Patriarch Xiaoqing lowered his head, his voice hoarse, "I originally wanted to spend a few days searching, since the Hu family hasn't arrived yet anyway, so it would be fine if I could find him before they arrive. But today I found out that Patriarch Hu has already arrived, so I can't just keep hiding my head."
"What does the token look like?"
"It's a hairpin!" said the head of Xiaoqing family quickly.
"hairpin?"
Everyone was stunned. The token of trust turned out to be a hairpin, for women to use?
"What does it look like?" Xiao Lanyuan asked again.
"I drew it." The head of the Xiaoqing family quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it over.
Xiao Lanyuan took it and unfolded it.
Fu Zhaoning poked his head out from behind him and watched.
What was painted on it was an ordinary hairpin with a cluster of plum blossoms carved on it. She took a look and counted them. There were nine plum blossoms.
Beside him, the head of the Xiaoqing family was explaining, "This hairpin doesn't look valuable, because it is an iron hairpin, not gold or silver, and it is solidly cast, very strong, and it feels like it can be used to kill people. Just poke it into the person's body, and then pull it out, and you can easily make a big bloody hole."
When he said this, Xiao Lanyuan glanced at him.
Use his token to kill someone?
The head of the Xiaoqing family shrank his neck.
Seeing his behavior, Fu Zhaoning wanted to laugh.
This child really is, if he stands or sits there without saying anything, he would be so pleasing to the eye and have the temperament of a banished immortal, and also as beautiful as a painting.
He is completely different when he comes to life, just like a funny naughty kid.
Are you still afraid of Xiao Lanyuan?
"Your Highness, I will send someone to look for him right away." Qing Yi said.
"Go ahead." Xiao Lanyuan handed the paper to Qingyi and glanced at the head of the Xiaoqing family. "Tell Qingyi where you have been and who you have met since you came to Beijing."
Otherwise, it would be very difficult to search in such a large area of the capital.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away. I'll remember it carefully and not miss any place!"
The head of the Xiaoqing family pulled Qingyi and said, "Let's go, let's go quickly."
No, he had to go quickly, otherwise he felt that Prince Jun’s pressure was about to suffocate him.
When his grandfather was about to hand over the token to him, he also reminded him to see what kind of person Prince Jun was. If Prince Jun seemed to be very unreliable, he should return the token in a high-profile manner. If a more reliable person knew about it, perhaps they would pay more attention to the token.
Let's see who will get the token in the end.
But if Prince Jun seems reliable, you should be low-key, not attract too much attention, and help Prince Jun protect the token.
Although he felt that his grandfather was overthinking, and he was only keeping it for him, no matter what kind of person Prince Jun was, it was all his stuff, right? He just had to return it.
But now that he saw Prince Jun, he could indeed feel Prince Jun's aura.
Anyway, even he is a little scared in front of Prince Jun, so Prince Jun should be reliable, right?
"Why--"
Fu Zhaoning didn't expect Qing Yunxiao to leave like this. He wanted to ask him to stay, but he slipped away faster than a mouse.
She had originally wanted to tell him that she had picked up his jade flute last time, but as soon as he came he mentioned something as important as a token of love, and she hadn't had a chance to mention it.
And now she couldn't say that she was carrying the jade flute with her.
"Do you know him?" Xiao Lanyuan turned around and looked at Fu Zhaoning.
“I don’t know him.”
Fu Zhaoning immediately stood up straight, blinked, and said quite innocently.
"So what do you want to call him for?"
Xiao Lanyuan didn't believe it at all.
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