Chapter 55 The Jade Pendant of the Autumn Fan
Walking on the cobblestone path in the palace, Ye Wanning suddenly felt a pang of melancholy. It had been the same a few days ago, but in the end... She sighed softly. In the end, it was all her fault that Qiu Shan had been harmed.
Ye Wanning looked up at the sky. It wasn't too late yet. She decided to go check on that girl.
After Qiu Shan died, Ye Wan Ning made many inquiries but could not find the location of her body. Thinking about it, she couldn't help but sigh softly. She never expected that in the end, she couldn't even be given a tomb.
Ye Wanning walked slowly to the palace gate where she had been placed under house arrest. Now, she could only reminisce about Qiu Shan here. She gently pushed open the door, and what came into view was a patch of green not far away.
Ye Wanning was somewhat surprised. This... She quickly walked to the green area. How could this be! Ye Wanning's eyes widened, somewhat unable to believe the scene before her. This... was the vegetable she had planted before?
Ye Wanning was somewhat taken aback. Could there be someone else here? She frowned, just as she was thinking this, when she heard a noise behind her. Ye Wanning was startled, "Who's there?"
A woman dressed as a palace maid walked out tremblingly, "Greetings... Greetings... Your Highness... This servant... This servant... This servant is a palace maid from the laundry department..."
Laundry department? Ye Wanning looked at the man with some suspicion, "What are you doing here?"
The palace maid was clearly frightened and didn't dare to lift her head. Naturally, she didn't realize that Ye Wanning wasn't the Empress at all. She whispered, "This servant...this servant...this servant came to water the vegetables..."
Watering vegetables? Ye Wanning was taken aback. Few people knew about this kind of vegetable. Ye Wanning frowned, and couldn't help but think of the day she was falsely accused of fire prevention. Could it be another trick they used?
If that's the case, Ye Wanning's face turned fierce; she would definitely not let them off!
After a long silence, Ye Wanning spoke up and scolded, "Are all the people in this laundry department so idle that they don't do their proper work and instead come here to water the flowers!"
"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!" Hearing Ye Wanning's angry words, the palace maid begged for mercy repeatedly, "This servant...this servant was only trying to help my childhood friend!"
Childhood friend? Does that refer to Qiu Shan? Hearing the palace maid's words, although she was somewhat skeptical, Ye Wanning still asked curiously, "Childhood friend? Tell me, what is it? If it makes sense, I won't blame you."
The palace maid's voice trembled slightly, with a hint of sobbing, "A few days ago... she was summoned here to serve the Princess Consort of Jin... I heard her say that the Princess Consort treats people very well, so I thought she had finally found a good master."
"Who would have thought that just a few days later, she would come running to me in a panic, begging me..." she said, wiping away her tears, "saying that she had planted some vegetables in this palace, and that she was afraid she would never see them again, and asked me to take good care of them..."
Ye Wanning was shocked. She looked at the palace maid and was speechless. "You...you mean...Qiushan was prepared to take the blame for me all along?"
"Huh?" The palace maid was a little confused by Ye Wanning's question. She looked up and saw that the person in front of her was not dressed as a palace woman. Remembering that she had just said that Qiu Shan had taken the blame for her, she immediately understood. "You...you are the Princess Consort of Jin?"
Ye Wanning, her eyes red, nodded at the palace maid. Seeing that the maid was still kneeling, she hurriedly reached out her hand, "Quick, get up."
To everyone's surprise, the palace maid did not get up, but instead kowtowed deeply to Ye Wanning, saying, "Your Highness, this servant has a favor to ask of you!"
"Don't..." Seeing the palace maid about to kowtow, Ye Wanning quickly reached out to stop her, but failed. She had no choice but to ask, "What is it? Tell me."
The palace maid took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Ye Wanning. She looked at Ye Wanning and said, "Your Highness, this is what Qiushan gave me before she went to confess her crimes."
Ye Wanning took the jade pendant from her hand. She noticed that the jade was of ordinary quality and didn't seem to be anything special. Looking at the jade pendant, she asked with some confusion, "What is this?"
"Qiu Shan told others that she was an orphan, but I know that's not the truth," the palace maid explained. "Her parents died early, but she has an older brother. This jade pendant was left to her by her brother. However, she was separated from her brother when she was young and had no choice but to come to this palace."
"You mean..." Ye Wanning looked at the palace maid, "that I help her find her brother?"
“That’s right!” the palace maid said, kowtowing again. “For so many years, Qiu Shan has always longed for her long-lost brother! I hope the Princess will grant her wish!”
Ye Wanning pursed her lips, feeling a pang of sadness. She turned her head away from the palace maid. "Fine, I promise you, I will do everything in my power to help Qiushan find her brother!"
When Ye Wanning arrived at Jianzhang Palace, it was already dark. She saw Su Wenzhen and the others waiting for her outside the palace.
Upon seeing Ye Wanning appear, Su Wenxuan greeted her with a smile, "Where have you been, sister-in-law? I sent someone to the East Palace to fetch you, but they couldn't find you."
Ye Wanning squeezed the jade pendant in her palm, smiled and bowed, "Greetings, Your Highness." She paused and said, "I went to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers for a while, and when I came to my senses, I realized it was already late, so I rushed back."
"Sister-in-law, you're in high spirits." Su Wenxuan smiled and said, "It's getting late. Sister-in-law and second brother should head back to the manor first. We're setting off for Mount Putuo tomorrow, and the journey is long, so you should get some rest today."
Seeing that Su Wenzhen's expression was normal, Ye Wanning knew that Su Wenzhen had already told him about this, and she was relieved. "Your Highness is right."
With that, he took Su Wenzhen's hand and left.
When they returned to the Prince's mansion, it was already past midnight. Before they even reached the gate, they saw Cui'er standing there anxiously looking around. When she saw the carriage approaching, Cui'er hurriedly went to greet them, "Sister, you're finally back!"
Ye Wanning smiled and helped Su Wenzhen down from the carriage. "What are you saying? Do you think we'll never come back?"
"Pah, pah, pah! Don't talk nonsense!" Cui'er pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved, and said, "It's all because of that incident that I was scared. I thought..."
Ye Wanning chuckled and tapped Cui'er on the head, "You're always thinking nonsense!" With that, she walked towards the mansion, "Go back and get some rest! We have a long journey ahead tomorrow!"
Cui'er was taken aback and followed behind Ye Wanning, asking in confusion, "Huh? Sister, where are you going?"
Ye Wanning turned around, raising an eyebrow, "Mount Putuo!"
"Huh?" Cui'er was taken aback. "Mount Putuo is so far away, what are you going there for, sister?"
“I didn’t want to either, but…” Ye Wanning smiled meaningfully, “But some people are unhappy that Wenzhen and I are living so comfortably, so they’re trying all sorts of ways to make things difficult for us.”
With that, Ye Wanning let out a long sigh, "Oh dear, being a princess is really not easy!"
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