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Chu Huanyan took the box, opened it, and found a red jade hairpin inside. A fiery red kapok flower was engraved on the head of the hairpin. The carving was exquisite, and it was worth a fortune at a glance.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

"Congratulations on your success in getting back your parents' belongings."

"This hairpin is too precious, my maid..."

"I heard from Mr. Yang yesterday that Lin Zeyuan once gave you a very expensive hairpin. But if you think about it, you will know that this is an exaggeration. How could the mother and son give you such an expensive gift? Someone just happened to give it to you. This hairpin seems to suit Miss Chu."

Xiao Jinzhi's tone was relaxed and normal, as if he just happened to get it, so he gave it away casually.

Qin Li, who was following him, couldn't help but sigh after hearing these words.

His Highness said it quite easily. Last night, I don’t know who spent the entire night selecting in the warehouse. He compared many hairpins and even asked Dr. Shen and himself for their opinions before finally selecting this one. And even the box to hold this hairpin took most of an hour to choose.

Chu Huanyan was slightly stunned. She disliked that the hairpin Lin Zeyuan gave her was not valuable enough. What was the reason for this?

Could it be that Xiao Jinzhi was used to hanging out among flowers, so he was used to competing for the top spot when it came to pleasing women?

If he were to know that the hairpin Lin Zeyuan gave him was pulled from a dead man's head, I wonder what he would think.

Thinking of this, Chu Huanyan glanced at Xiao Jinzhi, but finally swallowed those words.

"Then I would rather be respectful than obey your orders. Thank you, Your Highness."

"You're welcome, Miss Chu." Xiao Jinzhi's tone was pleasant, her peach-blossom eyes raised, and she was obviously in a good mood.

Chu Huanyan lowered her head and closed the box again. When she saw the pattern engraved on the box, she was suddenly startled.

In an instant, the memory comes back to life!

She remembered why the pattern on the jade pendant looked familiar!

"Miss Chu, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Chu Huanyan's expression was different, Xiao Jinzhi asked with concern.

"My daughter is in an emergency and needs to go back to the palace. I'd like to say goodbye first and ask for your forgiveness, Your Highness." After saying this, Chu Huanyan immediately got on the carriage.

Xiao Jinzhi didn't know why, but seeing Chu Huanyan's anxious look, she felt worried, so she got into her carriage and ordered Qin Li to follow.

After returning to the Hou Mansion, Chu Huanyan went straight to the warehouse.

In addition to some valuables, there is also a separate room to store some sundries from the past.

It's just that it's been too long, and it hasn't been checked for many years, so Chu Huanyan can't remember exactly what's inside.

Xian Yue and Yun Chen also followed into the warehouse. Looking at Chu Huanyan who was rummaging around, Xian Yue hurriedly said: "Miss, what are you looking for? I and Yun Chen will help you."

Chu Huanyan took out the jade pendant and said, "Look for a wooden box. It should be exactly the same as the pattern on this jade pendant."

Just now, she finally remembered why the pattern on the jade pendant felt familiar.

That's because when she was sorting out old things after her parents died, she once saw a box at home with the same pattern as the one on it.

But there was no lock on the box at the time, and she didn't know how to open it. There were so many things to do, and she really didn't have the intention to study it, so she had it put away.

It was never seen again, and it must have been stored in this warehouse.

Chu Huanyan searched carefully, while Yun Chen and Xian Yue also checked the large and small boxes one by one.

Finally, in the corner of a large wooden box, Chu Huanyan found the box.

It's about a foot long and half a foot wide, and the patterns engraved on it are exactly the same as those on the jade pendant.

"Miss, this box is too strange. How can you open it without a lock?" Xianyue looked at the box and asked curiously.

Chu Huanyan walked out of the warehouse with the box and looked carefully in the sun. There were gaps around the upper part of the box. Judging from the shaking, there was something inside, but it was not locked...

"If Gu is not mistaken, it should be a mechanism box." Xiao Jinzhi and Qin Li flew down from the courtyard wall.

"Mechanism box?" Chu Huanyan turned the box over and looked carefully. Finally, at the bottom of the box, she found a small bulge on the side near the bottom.

This pattern and shape... Chu Huanyan reached out and touched it. After a moment, she took out the jade pendant again and faced the hollow in the middle.

It was a perfect fit, and Chu Huanyan tried to rotate it. The next moment, there was a click sound, and the lid on the top of the box instantly came loose.

"Miss, this..." Xianyue looked at the box in surprise.

With the sound of the box, Chu Huanyan's heart couldn't help but thump. Therefore, this jade pendant is the key to opening the box. So, are the things in the box specially left for her by her parents?

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Huanyan reached out and opened the lid.

Inside the box, the first thing that catches the eye is a small and exquisite jade tablet. It is made entirely of jade and inlaid with gold. It is only engraved with patterns and no words.

"What is this jade sign?" Yun Chen asked.

"This is my mother's thing. It is a keepsake of my grandfather's family. Everyone in the family has it."

It's just that my grandfather's home is thousands of miles away, and my mother insisted on marrying my father back then. In the end, she broke up with the family and never went back again.

Chu Huanyan put the jade token aside temporarily, and then picked up the thick stack of things wrapped in paper.

After taking off the outer kraft paper, Chu Huanyan discovered that the things wrapped inside were all banknotes. After counting, there were nearly thirty thousand taels of silver.

"The Marquis and his wife actually kept so much money." Xian Yue couldn't help but speak.

If this box could have been discovered earlier, the young lady wouldn’t have had to work so hard to maintain the Marquis’s mansion after his wife’s accident!

What was placed under the brown paper was a letter and a sachet.

I saw the envelope written on it: My daughter Yan Yan personally sends this letter.

Chu Huanyan opened the letter with trembling fingertips. The letter was very long, more than ten pages.

Chu Huanyan read it word by word. In these more than ten pages, he did not explain the reason for writing the letter. He only carefully arranged a road for Chu Huanyan, a road away from the imperial city.

Among them, from choosing a place to settle, to how to buy and sell houses and fields, how to hire servants, how to deal with government agencies and traffickers, and even down to details, how to check accounts, how to manage the house, and how to suppress and deal with slaves if they cause trouble... …

No matter how big or small, there are arrangements and instructions for everything.

Between the lines, it seems that they are telling their beloved daughter how to be independent in the future.

It was even mentioned that if the younger brother or sister is disobedient, there is no need to indulge in family affection. If one of them regresses and tolerates it, he must not affect himself.

But at the end of the letter, there is still no explanation. Only at the end, there are two different handwritings written:

My daughter is beautiful and safe every year.

My daughter is beautiful and safe every year.