Regarding the payment, Hong Xiaoduo wasn't worried at all that the other party would renege on their promise.
To her surprise, when she asked if the fingernail used for identification had been brought, the response was that it had. However, the person who produced the item was not Eunuch Fu, but the man who resembled the emperor.
Hong Xiaoduo reached out and took a brocade bag, then couldn't help but glance at the other person again, thinking how cautious this person was.
"Xiaoduo, is this alright?" Wei Junpei asked.
Hong Xiaoduo turned her head in the direction of the sound and saw that Wei Junpei had already placed a soft cushion in the middle of the hall.
She really wanted to say that it didn't necessarily have to be on the ground; sitting in a chair would also be fine.
But considering that we're sitting on the ground during the day, let's stick to the same routine.
Holding the brocade pouch, he stepped forward, sat cross-legged, covered the pouch with both palms, and entered the space with his mind.
Upon opening the brocade bag in the space, one found that unlike Minister Gu's bag, which contained many small paper packets, there were only five small paper packets inside.
The markings on these five paper packages actually represent five characters: pine, plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.
She skillfully turned on the appraisal instrument and began operating it, all the while thinking that with this 'secret technique' she now possessed, becoming rich quickly in this dynasty would be no problem at all.
However, although this money is easy to earn, I don't feel very secure about earning it.
If it's used for identification, and a lost child is found, that's definitely a good thing, right? Because it's being used in the right place.
But what happens to the mother if there are suspicions of infidelity and that the children are not her biological offspring, and the paternity test confirms otherwise? Perhaps the most pitiful are the children who are found not to be hers!
Even if you make a statement first, it's useless; who can guarantee that the other party won't lie!
Therefore, Hong Xiaoduo herself gave up the idea of getting rich with this machine.
Before long, the results came out: a mother and son, a mother and daughter, and the son and daughter were related to the other as father and son or father and daughter.
Is this father the one on the dragon throne?
Were those two mothers his concubines?
Because of the example of Lord Bai Tiangu, whose father and son turned into brothers, Hong Xiaoduo is no longer confident in guessing. Anyway, Lord Wei said that he was helping the good guys.
This time, Hong Xiaoduo didn't linger in the space. She remembered the results of the appraisal and the mark on the paper package, and then left the space.
Get it done quickly so I can go home and sleep.
She really misses the days before she came to the capital, when she could sleep until she naturally woke up.
When I opened my eyes, I saw three people staring intently at me.
“Bamboo and orchid represent mother and son, plum and chrysanthemum represent mother and daughter, pine and orchid represent father and son, and pine and chrysanthemum represent father and daughter.” Hong Xiaoduo weakly took out the paper package from the brocade bag and showed it to the two of them.
At the same time, she also paid attention to the reactions of the three people.
Wei Junpei and Eunuch Fu looked at that person with no particular expression.
Unlike Wei Junpei and Lord Gu, who took out a pre-recorded list of marks to verify the results, that person didn't take anything. After listening to Hong Xiaoduo's words, she stared at the five small paper packets.
"Could you say it again?" After a while, he looked at Hong Xiaoduo and asked.
Judging from his voice alone, Hong Xiaoduo couldn't discern his emotions, but from his expression, she could tell that he was shocked by the outcome.
So Hong Xiaoduo repeated the result.
Then the man's brows slowly furrowed: "Young Lady Hong, can you guarantee that this blood kinship test will be accurate?"
“Of course I can. What, is the result of this appraisal not what you wanted? If you have doubts or don’t believe me, just pretend this appraisal was never done, and you don’t need to pay the thousand taels of gold.” Hong Xiaoduo met the other party’s gaze and said fearlessly.
Hong Xiaoduo was quite impressed with herself; she wasn't intimidated at all when facing an emperor.
"How could this be?" The man's brows furrowed even more.
"Whether you believe this test result or not, I have something else to tell you. This person has been poisoned, but I don't know exactly what kind of poison it is," Hong Xiaoduo said, pointing to the paper package with the character "bamboo" written on it.
That's right, that's what the DNA testing machine showed, but it didn't specify what kind of poison it contained.
Hong Xiaoduo felt that the instrument was a bit shady. You could say it was advanced, but it also showed that the toxic substances were uncertain.
Upon hearing this, the man was even more shocked. This time, he did not question Hong Xiaoduo, and his angry expression made even the old eunuch Fu panic.
Grandpa Fu looked again at the paper package with the character "bamboo" written on it that Hong Xiaoduo had pointed to, and was very puzzled. If this paper package belonged to that person, it didn't make sense. She clearly gave birth to a girl. Could it be that...?
Fu Gonggong thought of a possibility and turned to look at the man beside him, whose face was grim and ready to kill.
"Thank you for the appraisal. The reward will be delivered tomorrow." The man, his face full of anger, coldly said to Hong Xiaoduo, then put away the paper package and walked out.
"If you really want to thank me, why not give me something practical?" Hong Xiaoduo said, still sitting cross-legged on the cushion.
The two stopped in their tracks. Eunuch Fu turned to look at Hong Xiaoduo, and his gaze towards her was rather unpleasant. Why was she so greedy? Had she agreed to the thousand taels of gold too readily?
Wei Junpei was also surprised, because he knew that Hong Xiaoduo was not the kind of greedy person.
"How much does the young lady want? Just name your number." The man next to Eunuch Fu didn't turn around; his tone was stiff, impatient, and somewhat disdainful.
Hong Xiaoduo disagreed, saying, "Lord Wei is an upright official, but he has few children. Today, his grandson is being publicly harassed by a treacherous minister when he is recognizing his ancestors. Where does this treacherous minister get his confidence?"
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