That night, a shocking piece of news spread throughout the capital. It was said that Princess Ji'an had lost a box of beautiful jade. The jade was white and flawless, and was the latest output from the mine. It was so beautiful that it was rarely seen in the ages.
The news spread quickly among the people, and by the time it reached Fanzhuang Teahouse, it had become the most popular topic of conversation that evening.
Who dares to steal Princess Ji'an's things? Such valuable things? Don't you want your head anymore?
Finally, the rumor reached the ears of Jingzhao Yin Xu Jingyuan. He did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried to the Princess's Mansion to seek confirmation. After confirming that Feng Yuheng had indeed lost a box of beautiful jade, and knowing that the beautiful jade was taken away by a lady who claimed to be the prefect of Lanzhou in Nirvana Pavilion, he knew in his heart that this must be a trap set by Feng Yuheng. But he was not afraid of traps, because he was originally a subordinate of the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua. Sitting in the position of Jingzhao Yin, in addition to protecting the safety of the people in the capital, he was also responsible for cooperating with Ji'an Princess Feng Yuheng to do various things.
So Xu Jingyuan nodded, and without saying anything, he went straight to handle the case.
Huang Quan had not followed Feng Yuheng during the day, and now he couldn't help sweating when he heard her say this: "Miss, what if the wife of the Lanzhou prefect doesn't return it, or if she damages the jade?"
Feng Yuheng said indifferently: "Don't worry, she doesn't dare."
Just one sentence, "She dares not," made Huang Quan determined.
At this time, such a big news naturally reached the posthouse in the capital. Because the moon was approaching, and because of the great victory of the Qianzhou victory this year, the imperial palace held a grand banquet, and many officials from other provinces came to the capital. The posthouse was suddenly filled with people, regardless of whether they were high-ranking or low-ranking officials, they all gathered together, quietly waiting for the arrival of the moon.
The news of Princess Ji'an losing her beautiful jade spread quickly here, and everyone who heard about it was wondering what kind of person could have lost the beautiful jade from right under Princess Ji'an's nose. However, she didn't know that on the third floor of the inn, the wife of the Lanzhou prefect, Jiang, was staring at a box of white jade with her eyes wide open. She didn't even notice that her maid Jixiang had gone out and come back. It wasn't until Jixiang walked up to her quickly and called her twice with a raised voice that she said angrily, "What are you arguing about? Don't you know that jade is the most spiritual? You will disturb it by doing this. Once the jade's heart is disturbed, its appearance will change accordingly."
Jixiang didn't understand such profound things. She was just anxious, especially looking at the box of jade, she was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet. "Madam, I'm afraid we are in trouble."
"Hmm?" Jiang didn't understand. "Get into trouble? What trouble?"
"It's this box of jade." Jixiang pointed at the things on the table and said, "Madam has been guarding these things since she came back and has not left the house. Naturally, she has not heard the rumors outside. It is said that Princess Ji'an in the capital lost a box of beautiful jade, and the appearance of the box is exactly the same as ours!"
Jiang frowned when she heard this. "Princess Ji'an? What does the beautiful jade I bought have to do with her?"
Jixiang was so anxious that he had to remind Jiang: "Did Madam buy it? Did you pay the money? She didn't even write an IOU! How did you get this jade? How can you explain it clearly?"
"But..." Jiang also understood something and couldn't help asking, "But I didn't see any Princess Ji'an today! Even if the jade was hers, someone else stole it first and then sold it to me."
"Oh, Madam!" Jixiang stamped his feet, "Didn't you figure it out? We were all fooled! The girl selling jade today is most likely Princess Ji'an herself! I've already inquired about it just now. That Nirvana Pavilion is a business under the name of Princess Ji'an. She's the boss, so it's very likely that she'll appear there!"
Jiang was horrified, but still couldn't believe that such a thing could happen in the world. She asked Jixiang, "But Princess Ji'an and I have no grudges in the past or present, why would she want to harm me?"
Jixiang lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Just when Jiang was about to ask a few more questions, she saw the little girl in front of her kneel on the ground with a plop. "Madam, please forgive me. I guess my poor attitude today made the princess angry."
This sentence brought Jiang's thoughts back to the scene in the jewelry store. It was okay if she didn't think about it, but she couldn't help but tremble with fear when she thought about it. That's right, they didn't regard each other as equals from the beginning, and they spoke rudely many times during the period. Now that she thought about it, it was not impossible for them to plot revenge.
Jiang was a little worried. "What should we do now? Jixiang, get up. The incident has already happened. It's useless for you to kneel down. Think about how to solve this problem quickly. How about we send the banknotes over now?"
Jixiang said helplessly: "But the master hasn't come back yet, where is Madam going to get the 80 million taels?"
Jiang became discouraged when she heard this. The money was not enough and the things were in her hands. What did the other party want to do?
"Then Princess Ji'an is a princess of a different surname, right?" She thought of a key point and asked, "After all, princesses of different surnames are not real royal family members, and I don't think they have much ability. Let them make trouble, and wait for the master to come back, and the matter will be settled." The reason why Jiang had such confidence in her master was because Lanzhou was the southern border of Dashun. Although they were all prefects, how could the prefects of border prefectures be the same as those in the Central Plains? In order to ensure the safety of the border, the court looked at border prefectures differently. A prefect of Lanzhou, although not as high as the position of prime minister, was enough to be on par with ordinary first- and second-rank officials. She calmed down and told Jixiang: "Don't worry! It's okay."
Jixiang felt a little powerless. They have been in the southern border for many years, far away from the capital, so naturally they know little about what is happening here. In addition, women do not ask about political affairs, so they have no idea what the people in the capital are like. But just now, when she heard the news, she went to inquire about the Princess Ji'an Feng Yuheng. It would have been fine if she hadn't asked about anything else. After inquiring, the little girl was so scared that she almost sat on the ground and cried! She never thought that a princess of a different surname would have such a strong position. What's more terrible is that she is not only capable and has a better life, but she is also the future wife of the damn King of Hell, the Ninth Prince. No matter how dominant and arrogant their Lanzhou prefectural family is, they can't afford to offend such a person!
The little girl cried anxiously. The more she saw her wife's calmness, the more anxious she became. So she cried while telling her wife everything she had heard about Princess Ji'an Feng Yuheng. In the end, she reminded her, "Madam, do you still remember how the Duanmu family, the former governor of the three provinces in the Northern Territory, was defeated? It was Princess Ji'an and the Ninth Prince who led troops to the Northern Territory and captured them!"
Jiang's heart trembled when she heard this. How could she, a woman living in the southern region, know these things? Now it sounded like a fairy tale, and she couldn't believe it at all. "How could such a woman exist in the world?"
Jixiang nodded, "Yes, it's Princess Ji'an. Master, what should we do? I heard that Princess Ji'an is very petty and vindictive. She spread the word that the beautiful jade was lost, which is clearly a declaration of war against us! What if the master comes back in a while..."
As they were talking, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang. The two people in the room were startled and saw Lanzhou Governor Ji Lingtian pushing the door open with a gloomy face. His eyes were staring directly at the box of white jade on the table.
Jiang subconsciously protected the jade with her arms and timidly called out, "Master!"
Ji Lingtian signaled the servants behind him to close the door, walked up quickly, pulled Jiang away, looked into the box, and couldn't help pounding the table, "I remember you said this morning that you were going out to buy jewelry. After hearing about this, I was afraid that you went to the jewelry store opened by the princess, but I didn't expect that you went anyway." He loved this first wife very much. After all, they were young couples. Even though he already had countless concubines at home, this first wife was still the most important person in his heart. "Madam, how could you be so confused? Since you know that Nirvana Pavilion is the largest and best jewelry store in Beijing, why don't you find out who opened it? How can someone who can open the best shop in Beijing be an unknown person?"
Jiang was also very aggrieved, tears welled up in her eyes, "It was just buying a piece of jewelry, how could I have thought that there was such a big shot behind it, and how could I have thought that a princess would not stay in the mansion honestly, but would actually hang out outside with a man? Wait..." She suddenly paused, and then recalled the scene during the day, and couldn't help but ask, "A princess actually had a secret meeting with a man?"
Ji Lingtian was confused, "What do you mean by having a secret meeting with a man?"
Jixiang also reacted at this time, and quickly described the man who was with Feng Yuheng during the day to Ji Lingtian. They thought that this was also a handle to catch Feng Yuheng, and they also thought that if the other party pushed them too far, they could also threaten them. But they didn't expect that the more they talked, the uglier Ji Lingtian's face looked, and in the end it was even pale.
He asked, "You said that man was dressed in purple robes and had a handsome appearance?"
Jixiang nodded, "Exactly."
Ji Lingtian sighed, "It's fine that he's handsome, but do you know what that purple robe represents?" Seeing the two dumbfounded, he continued, "The current Ninth Prince prefers purple and has always worn purple clothes. He has never changed in all these years. How could Princess Ji'an have a secret meeting with another man? The man next to her must be the Ninth Prince without a doubt."
As they were talking, there was a commotion outside, as if a large group of people were rushing into the inn. The attendant that Ji Lingtian brought with him looked at the door and then turned back and said, "Master and Madam, it's bad, it's the soldiers."
As soon as he finished speaking, the officers and soldiers had already gone up to the third floor and rushed straight to the room where they were.
Jiang was powerless to argue against Jingzhao Yin Xu Jingyuan's personal search, and Ji Lingtian could not influence Xu Jingyuan's law enforcement. He could only watch his wife and maid Jixiang being taken away. He could only say to Xu Jingyuan: "I will give the princess an explanation for this matter. I hope Lord Xu will consider my hard work in guarding the southern border and not embarrass my wife."
The officers and soldiers came and went quickly, and in just a short while, the post house returned to its former tranquility.
Ji Lingtian frowned and sat in the room, repeatedly thinking about where to start this matter. He also remembered that when he came to Beijing, the Eighth Prince who had been stationed in the chaotic area of the south had told him that he should keep a low profile when he came to Beijing, especially not to conflict with the ninth prince and his wife. Good days are coming, so there is no need to rush. Unfortunately, his wife ruined the matter.
Ji Lingtian clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table. "Princess Ji'an, how dare you set such a trap for me? Do you really think everyone is afraid of you?"
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