Chapter 150 – The Bracelets Would Only Be Passed On To Daughters And Not Sons
Chapter 150 The Bracelets Would Only Be Passed on to Daughters and Not Sons
They were both blood jade bracelets with tear-shaped green gem pendants. The bracelet holder of Second Madam Qu’s bracelets was the design of a pair of peach blossoms with multi-layer petals. Meanwhile, the bracelet holder of Yue’s bracelets was a pair of five-petal, single-layer peach blossoms.
Although it was multi-layered, there were not so many petals. There were only three extra petals. Granny Zhou clearly knew this feature as she had seen it before. She would have missed it had she not looked it closer.
“I have never seen the pair of bracelets Mother left.” Qu Moying shook her head, not remembering such bracelets in her memory. Needless to say, they must be in Yu’s hands now.
“My lady, the bracelets were the dowry that Old Lady Yue gave to Madam. Back then, it was stated that the bracelets would only be passed on to daughters and not sons. When they had a daughter, the bracelets would be passed on to her. When they had a son, the bracelets would be passed on to the granddaughter in the future. The Yue’s Mansion had it recorded because the bracelets were made from an ancient jade, made into two pairs, and priceless.”
They would keep a record for such an expensive and rare item. They would also record in detail where this item came from and where it went.
Qu Moying bit the corner of her lips hard until she felt a faint sense of pain at the corner of her lips. Suddenly, there seemed to be a double vision in her eyes. She vaguely saw the bracelet on Ji Youran’s wrist that day. It was not blood jade, but the solidified blood of her sister. Qu Moying clenched her hands tightly, and her fingertips pinched her palm. She would never forget the heartbreaking scene.
At that time, she wanted to drag Ji Youran to die with her so badly!
Why did Ji Youran do this? Even if she had an affair with Pei Luo’an, even if she wanted Qu Moying to call off her engagement with Pei Luo’an and to give up the position of Crown Princess, Qu Moying could agree with it. But why did Ji Youran have to murder her Father and sister without even giving them a second chance? Why was she so vicious?
“Grandmother said that the bracelets are passed on only to the daughters and not sons?” After a long time, Qu Moying finally cleared her dry throat and asked in a hoarse voice.
“Yes, that’s what Old Lady Yue said. I think everyone in the Yue Mansion knows about this,” Granny Zhou added, thinking that Qu Moying did not believe her.
Qu Moying’s heart fluttered, and she slightly released her fists. “D-Does Cousin Yue know about this?”
“I’m not sure. He is a male descendant, after all, and he was so young back then.” Granny Zhou thought for a moment and said uncertainly.
She was indeed not too certain about it. Yue Wenhan was a male descendant, and he was still young when the rule was stated, so he probably could not remember anything. When he grew up, no one would deliberately tell him this.
Qu Moying nodded and understood the situation. She did not intend to involve Yue Wenhan in this matter. Up until now, Yue Wenhan had already done a lot of things. It was he who submitted the letter about Concubine Xiang’s plan to recognize a son for General Ji to the imperial court.
Originally, this was a family matter. They shouldn’t alarm the Emperor, and the one that submitted the letter might even be reprimanded by the Emperor. However, the case in Earl Ling’an’s Mansion was different. He did not have a son. His eldest daughter was the Crown Princess in Eastern Palace who was rumored that she died after saving the Crown Prince, and his youngest daughter was missing. There were many speculations about her disappearance. Of course, if the Emperor were to send his men to inquire about the matter, the Ji Family would definitely say that her younger sister had eloped with someone.
Father had worked hard and performed a valuable service. He had been loyal to the Emperor in his entire life. The Emperor would definitely miss Father. After Ji Hanyue’s death, in order to show his concern for his imperial officials, the Emperor would probably find an heir for Father. This was also to win the hearts of the other officials.
Although Father died, some lords from the military still took Father’s side.
Speaking of which, the matter happened during the wedding night. It was not because of Ji Youran’s and Pei Luo’an’s good intentions that they did not accuse Father as a traitor.
If Father was a traitor, Earl Ling’an’s Mansion would be the first to be implicated. Not to mention the loss of the title, they might even be punished by death. Ji Youran would be implicated too if Earl Ling’an’s Mansion fell from grace. Under such circumstances, she did not dare to pin the blame on Father.
Similarly, Pei Luo’an did not dare to. The two women he married were both Ji’s daughters, and they would definitely be implicated after the incident. If a story was made about this by the other factions, he would not be able to defend himself, and he would even provoke the Emperor. It would likely affect his position as Crown Prince.
She couldn’t understand this when she was Ji Hanyue, but now, everything was clear.
It was not that Ji Youran and Pei Luo’an did not want to settle Father’s matter once and for all, but they did not dare to.
After Yue Wenhan reported the matter of finding an heir for Father to the Emperor, it would be inappropriate for him to make the next move. After all, he was just a Vice Minister of the Dali Temple. It might implicate him if he made too many moves, especially those against the Crown Prince.
Right now, she was very satisfied by everything that Yue Wenhan had done thus far, and she felt deep gratitude toward him. She would rather make the next move herself.
Although a daughter of the inner yard was weak, it did not mean that she was incapable.
“Granny Zhou, may I know where Aunt’s bracelets are now?” After making up her mind, Qu Moying calmed down and raised her eyes to ask.
“Crown Princess took one with her when she married Crown Prince into Eastern Palace that day.” Granny Zhou thought for a moment and continued, “She left the other one to Third Lady.”
Qu Moying felt as if someone had crashed her heart. Her eyes turned red, and her breathing became a little cold.
She knew very well about the bracelet she was wearing when she was Ji Hanyue. The river at Linyuan Pavilion where she fell into had a rapid flow. She fell into the river while wearing the bracelet, and she believed she had died there. Her hands spread out weakly as she fell down from a high position. When she fell into the river, her wrist would inevitably hit the water. The jade was crisp and clear. Even if it didn’t break into pieces, it should crack.
“Granny Zhou, who do you think have Crown Princess’ bracelet now?” Qu Moying asked again. She wasn’t asking Granny Zhou’s opinion, but the assumption everyone would make.
No one knew that there had already been a problem with Ji Hanyue’s bracelet.
“It should be with Princess Ji now. She had not only the bracelet, but all of Crown Princess’ dowry. General Ji and Madam carefully prepared the dowry. Madam gave most of her dowry and half of General Ji’s savings to Crown Princess. The Crown Princess’ dowry procession was ten-li-long. She married Crown Prince in such a lavish manner, but… but…”
At this point, Granny Zhou could not go on. She began to cry again, feeling utterly sorrowful.
General Ji and Madam gave almost all of their assets to Crown Princess with the hope that Crown Princess would be able to gain a firm foothold in Eastern Palace. However, no one expected that a disaster struck the moment she entered Eastern Palace. Crown Princess was seriously injured and was in a coma. Xiao and First Lady Ji benefited from this. They claimed that First Lady Ji entered the palace to take care of the Crown Princess. Granny Zhou didn’t believe it no matter what.
But so what if she didn’t believe it? She was just a servant. She didn’t even have a Master who could speak for her in the mansion, so she had no say at all.
“Granny Zhou, don’t be sad. The matter of Crown Princess’ dowry will be properly settled in the future.” Qu Moying had already found out what she wanted to know and comforted Granny Zhou softly.
After ordering Yu Chun to help Granny Zhou back to rest, Qu Moying sat there and thought for a while. Then, she walked to the desk, grabbed a brush pen, and wrote a letter. After the ink dried, she took the envelope and wrote something on it before folding the letter, putting it in the envelope, and handing it to Yu Dong.
“Go to the streets and buy some silk threads I used for my embroidery. Find someone in secret to send this letter to me in the name of Princess Ji. The sooner the better! Next, investigate the matter of that couple. Don’t listen to the rumors and speculations. Take your time. You don’t have to come back in a hurry.”
The cunning couple had spread some fake news outside the mansion previously. Although the Qu Mansion had made clarification, some people might still make an issue out of this matter and bring her trouble, despite the faint possibility. Yu had to take care of her own things now, and Qu Qiuyan did not dare to do anything for fear that she would be implicated.
However, Qu Moying felt that it was better to send Yu Dong out to investigate the matter. It would be beneficial for her to have Yu Dong inquire outside, or to have someone spread some words appropriately.
Yu and Qu Qiuyan wanted to say that she was a fake Qu Moying. She wanted to show everyone whether she was fake or someone framed her.
Many of these things had happened during a short period of time, including Xu Lipeng calling off the engagement. If this went on, when Ji Youran confronted her, there would be people who would suspect that she had been framed again.
Qu Moying was too weak to go up against Ji Youran now. She should gather the small advantages in her hands bit by bit. Revenge was not a lonely bravery. She had to fight with her all, down to the very last detail.
Keeping a good reputation was not for the sake of getting married, but for an act of better revenge.
“Yes, I’ll do it right away,” Yu Dong responded and left. He left the mansion with the excuse of buying some embroidery threads for Qu Moying. After leaving the Qu Mansion’s door, he walked to a dark corner outside. Immediately, someone flashed out to see him. After saying a few words in a low voice, he handed over the letter in his hand to that person.
When Yu Dong was assigned to work for Qu Moying, he was accompanied by two secret guards. It was inconvenient for secret guards to be in the Qu Mansion during the day, so they could only follow him outside the mansion. If there was anything to do, Yu Dong could assign it to the secret guards, and he did not need to do it himself.
The man left as soon as he took the letter. They did it very quickly, and they were in the dark corner. When people saw them, they only thought that Yu Dong had met someone on the street coincidentally and chatted with him briefly.
After that, Yu Dong came out from the dark and went to buy the thread. His lady told him that he didn’t need to deal with the following things, so it wouldn’t matter if he went back a little later.
“My lady, I heard that Second Master went to Madam’s room and slapped her multiple times until she fainted. The doctors were getting busy again,” Granny Miao told Qu Moying what she had heard as soon as she came in from the outside. She was certainly in a good mood!
Qu Moying smiled with a calm expression. Qu Zhizhen would be humiliated if she was proven to be fake. If Qu Zhizhen swallowed his anger without saying anything at this attempt, it meant that there was a bigger problem, and that Yu was a tougher opponent than she had anticipated. Now, however, she was glad to hear that Yu couldn’t bear it and was beaten unconscious. This was just the beginning.
Of course, she did not believe that Yu would have a life crisis!
Let the show go on! From now on, it would probably be more chaotic.
“My lady, Granny Wu came with an old maid from the Crown Prince’s Mansion, saying that they wanted to see you and convey a message from Princess Ji,” Yu Chun suddenly lifted the curtain and came in to report.
“Let them in,” Qu Moying nodded and said indifferently. She raised her watery eyes and looked at the door. The corners of her lips slightly curved.
They came!
