All the people in the Hou Mansion are evil, and they will be repaid tenfold after rebirth

Lu Yundi sighed deeply, turned to look at the matchmaker, and smiled slightly: "Matchmaker, we appreciate your kindness. However, we still need to think about this marriage."

Seeing this, the matchmaker knew that it was futile to continue talking, so she stood up and said goodbye: "Mrs. Jiang, I will take my leave first. You and Miss Jiang can discuss it slowly. If you need any help, please call me at any time."

After the matchmaker left, only Lu Yundi and Jiang Yuqi were left in the living room. Lu Yundi looked at her daughter with a complicated look in her eyes: "Yuqi, are you really willing to give up the interests of your family for love?"

Jiang Yuqi raised her head, with a determined light in her eyes: "Mother, love is more important to me than the interests of the family. I am willing to bear everything for love."

Lu Yundi sighed softly.

"Okay, Yuqi, since you have made up your mind, mother will not force you." Lu Yundi said slowly, with a hint of helplessness and sadness in her voice.

Jiang Yuqi heard this, tears welled up in her eyes again, she held her mother's hand tightly: "Mom, thank you! I know I am making things difficult for you. But I really can't accept being separated from Chu Qirui."

Lu Yundi patted her daughter's hand gently, with a firm look in her eyes: "Yuqi, mother will support your choice. But you must remember that no matter what happens in the future, you must face it with strength. The interests of the family are important, but your happiness is more important to mother."

Jiang Yuqi's eyes were filled with tears. She hugged her mother tightly: "Mom, I know, I will take good care of myself and won't let you worry."

Lu Yundi did not go out today. She looked around the Zhenxing Marquis's Mansion for a place to hide the military token. Lu Yundi frowned, with a hint of anxiety in her eyes. She stood on the path in the garden, rubbing the silk handkerchief in her hand gently, as if to comfort herself.

Maid Xiang Ning followed closely behind, with a worried look on her face. She asked cautiously, "Madam, do we really want to continue looking? If the Marquis knew, he would probably blame us."

Lu Yundi stopped and turned to look at Xiang Ning, with a firm look in his eyes: "Xiang Ning, this matter is of great importance, we have to investigate. However, you must ensure that this matter is kept secret and never let the Marquis know."

Xiang Ning nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Madam, I understand the importance of this and will keep it a secret."

The two decided to go to the study first. In the study, books piled up like a mountain, and the inkstone and brush exuded a faint scent of ink. Lu Yundi carefully flipped through each book, hoping to find clues. Xiang Ning shuttled between the bookshelves, taking down books from time to time to check.

"Madam, there is a book called 'Essentials of Military Strategy' here. Could it be hidden inside?" Xiang Ning asked in surprise, pointing at the pages of the book.

Lu Yundi took the book and flipped through it, but she did not find any trace of the military token. She put the book down in disappointment and sighed, "It seems that it is not here."

Next, they went to the utility room and the storeroom. The utility room was filled with all kinds of sundries, while the storeroom was where the property of the mansion was stored. The two searched through boxes and cabinets, but still found nothing.

"Madam, we have searched all these places but couldn't find the military token. Could it be that we have overlooked something?" Xiang Ning looked at Lu Yundi in confusion.

Lu Yundi pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Oh, I remember the Marquis once mentioned that he used to play in a secret place when he was a child. We might as well go there and take a look."

The two came to a rockery in the back garden of the mansion. Lu Yundi carefully moved a stone to reveal a secret door. She handed Xiangning a fire starter and whispered, "You go in first. I'll be guarding outside."

Xiang Ning nodded and walked into the secret door with the tinder. Inside was a narrow passage. She walked carefully, fearing to make any noise. At the end of the passage was a stone room. In the middle of the room was a stone table with some ancient weapons scattered on it.

Xiang Ning gently pushed open the door. The coldness of the stone room formed a sharp contrast with the warmth outside. The fire starter in her hand flickered with a faint light, illuminating this corner forgotten by time. The weapons on the stone table looked ancient and heavy, and each one seemed to tell of the glory of the past.

She looked around and her eyes fell on a corner of the stone table, where there was an exquisite wooden box with intricate patterns carved on it. It didn't look like an ordinary item. Xiang Ning walked over and carefully opened the wooden box. It was empty inside, with no trace of the military token.

"Madam, it's not here." Xiang Ning said softly to Lu Yundi outside.

Lu Yundi frowned slightly and walked in. Her eyes quickly scanned the stone room and finally fixed on a stone slab on the stone table. The stone slab seemed slightly different from the surrounding ground. She squatted down and tapped it lightly with her fingers, and the stone slab made a dull sound.

"There may be a mechanism here." Lu Yundi said, pushing the stone slab hard. The stone slab slowly moved away, revealing a secret compartment. She opened the secret compartment and found a cloth bag inside.

Xiang Ning held his breath nervously, watching Lu Yundi carefully unwrap the cloth bag. Inside was a piece of yellow parchment, which was densely written with words, but it was not a military token.

"Madam, this is not a military token either." Xiang Ning said disappointedly.

Lu Yundi shook his head slightly, with a hint of determination in his eyes: "Don't worry, we haven't found all the possible places yet. Since this secret room exists, the military talisman should be hidden somewhere here."

As soon as Lu Yundi finished speaking, she began to search the stone chamber carefully, leaving no corner untouched. Xiangning also rekindled hope, she picked up the tinder and carefully illuminated every dark corner.

Suddenly, Xiang Ning's eyes stopped on a mural in the stone chamber. The mural depicted a fierce war, in which a general was holding a military token, looking heroic. She pointed at the mural and said to Lu Yundi: "Madam, look at this painting. Could the military token in the general's hand be a clue?"

Lu Yundi walked over and stared at the mural. She suddenly found that the military symbol in the mural seemed to be slightly raised, slightly different from the surrounding pictures. She touched that part carefully, and sure enough, there was a subtle mechanism there.

"Xiangning, please help me." Lu Yundi said.

Xiang Ning immediately stepped forward, and the two of them worked together to press the mechanism.

There was only a slight mechanical sound, and the mural slowly moved away, revealing a hidden compartment. In the compartment, a golden box inlaid with gems lay quietly there.

Lu Yundi's heart tightened and she opened the box carefully.

In the box, the military talisman lay quietly on the soft velvet, shining with a faint luster.

"Found it, we found it!" Xiangning whispered excitedly.