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Chapter 546 - Where did the jade pendant come from (1)
Chapter 546 - Where did the jade pendant come from (1)
Chapter 546: Where did the jade pendant come from (1)
“The emperor is here!” When the eunuch’s unique sharp voice sounded outside, Cang Shuhang hurriedly knelt.
He knelt on his knees and didn’t dare to raise his head to look at the emperor. He could only vaguely see a pair of cloud boots embroidered with a five-claw golden dragon, passed by him.
“You are the Magistrate of Dongyang City?” The emperor sat down at the dragon seat and looked at Cang Shuhang with cold eyes.
Cang Shuhang stayed kneeling on the floor, without the emperor’s permission, he didn’t dare to move: “Answering back his majesty, this official is Cang Shuhang.”
“Look up!”
Cang Shuhang hurriedly looked up, but his eyes kept looking down. He didn’t dare to directly look at the emperor.
“Look at this thing. Do you know it?” When the emperor’s words fell, the eunuch immediately brought the velvet box close to Cang Shuhang: “Cang Daren, please have a look!”
Cang Shuhang took a glance. Isn’t this the birthday gift he gave to the empress?
“Answering back to his majesty, this is this official’s gift to the empress dowager.”
The emperor looked at him coldly and asked in a deep voice: “Where did this come from?”
Cang Shuhang’s heart skipped a bit and almost sank. Is there something wrong with this thing?
“Answering back to his majesty, this thing was obtained by this official’s cousin from an antique shop. Looking at its unique appearance, this official bought it to my cousin and decide to give it to the empress dowager.”
When the emperor saw the strange look in his face, he knew that he was lying: “Really? You bought it in an antique shop? Which antique shop? Where is it? Take me now. If half of your words contain lies, you know the punishment of deceiving this emperor, right?”
Cang Shuhang was frightened. He had a cold sweat and almost collapse. But still, he quickly kowtowed to the emperor: “Emperor please spare this lowly one’s life. This, this jade pendant is not from an antique shop… …”
“Are you telling the truth?”
Cang Shuhang nodded: “These words are true!”
At this time, Cang Shuhang cursed the eighteen generations of He Ming’s ancestors inside his heart. That guy dared to push him into a pit. He will see how he will clean him up.
The emperor didn’t pay any more attention to Cang Shuhang. He let him continue to kneel.
Who knows how long did it take, but Cang Shuhang felt that his knees and legs were completely numb. He could hardly feel that he still had legs. It was uncomfortable, but he didn’t dare to move.
Then an old eunuch came in a hurry and said to the emperor: “Emperor, Housekeeper Sun is here.”
The emperor nodded his head and said: “Let them come in.”
After a while, a 50-year-old man brought two middle-aged men into the Imperial Study Room. The old man was full of spirit. He walked in front of the emperor step by step, knelt, and paid respect skillfully.
The emperor stared at Housekeeper Sun coldly, he didn’t pay attention to him. He directly asked: “Is Prince Jin’s token of engagement still there?”
Housekeeper Sun immediately nodded his head: “Answering back to his majesty, Prince Jin’s token of engagement has been kept in the treasury. When Prince Jin left the capital, this old slave asked him to take it with him. He refused and left it behind.”
The emperor raised an eyebrow: “Then look at what this is?”
The eunuch carried the tray forward. The velvet box in the tray was opened, and a jade pendant was lying inside.
Housekeeper Sun was stunned. He thought for a moment. After looking at it closely, he busily said: “Emperor, this is not Prince of Jin’s jade pendant.”
The emperor raised an eyebrow: “It’s not Prince Jin?”
Housekeeper Sun nodded his head: “Yes, on the jade pendant of Prince Jin, the laughing Buddha’s left hand has a little red dot on it, but this one is on the right hand.”
The emperor’s complexion drastically changed. He tried to look at the jade pendant carefully and found out that what Housekeeper Sun said was right. He didn’t notice this earlier. There were two pieces of this jade pendant. One has a red dot on the left and one has on the right. Chu Yan’s jade pendant has a red dot of blood on the left hand, while that child’s jade pendant was on the right hand.