In the imperial study, Mo Rongzhan held a wooden box in his hand. The box was already broken. He stared at the few pieces of cloth inside, his expression cold and sinister. His eyes were deep and cold, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, Shen Yi wants to see you." Ford whispered from outside.
Mo Rongzhan's eyes turned cold. "Let him in."
Shen Yi, dressed in a black suit, came in from outside. He was Mo Rongzhan's secret guard. Mo Rongzhan usually gave those things to the secret guards to do.
"Your Majesty." Shen Yi knelt down on one knee in front of Mo Rongzhan. There was no extra expression on his cold face.
Mo Rongzhan looked up at him. "Get up. Did you find out?"
Shen Yi handed a piece of cloth to Mo Rongzhan with both hands and whispered. "Your Majesty, I found out. This is the Flowing Water Cloud Brocade that was given to Jiangnan as a tribute in the 25th year of Emperor Gaozong. In addition to the imperial concubines in the palace, only a few aristocratic families were rewarded."
"Who got the reward?" Mo Rongzhan's voice did not change. It was still cold and flat.
"In addition to the Princess Royal Residence, there is only … the Ye family." Shen Yi hesitated before saying.
Ye family? Mo Rongzhan's eyes flashed with a strange light. He looked down at the piece of cloth. The little girl said her name was Yao Yao. There was a word 'Yao' on it. Was it her?
Who was she?
If this piece of cloth was left by her, then what about Lu Wushuang? It was impossible for Lu Wushuang to get this Flowing Water Cloud Brocade. Was she the little girl who saved him?
Mo Rongzhan had doubts again.
"Has anyone been to the woods before me?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
Shen Yi replied. "I went to the woods and looked. In addition to the road that Your Majesty walked on, there was another path in the woods. There was indeed someone passing by, but I have not found out who it was."
"In any case, we must find out who was in the woods." Mo Rongzhan's voice suddenly turned cold. Perhaps it was this person who dug out the box. Who was it?
Was it Yao Yao? If it was her, why didn't she come to him? She had his jade pendant in her hands … Mo Rongzhan's eyes suddenly turned cold. The jade pendant was in Lu Wushuang's hands!
If Yao Yao was the little girl who saved him, how could Lu Wushuang have the jade pendant? How did she know what happened back then?
Mo Rongzhan did not think that the person who saved him back then was related to the Ye family, so when he found out that the Ye family also had Yun Jin, he automatically ruled out the possibility of the Ye family. He was trapped in the dry well back then because the Ye family set him up. They wanted to kill him again and again, so how could they save him?
Shen Yi received his orders and left the Imperial Study. Mo Rongzhan sat alone behind the desk, deep in thought. Not long after, the Imperial Consort's voice came from outside, requesting an audience.
Mo Rongzhan put away the wooden box and the rags before letting Lu Wushuang in.
"This concubine greets Your Majesty." Lu Wushuang walked into the imperial study with a smile on her face. She curtsied and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, you said that you would accompany me for dinner today, but you were so busy that you didn't even have dinner."
"I forgot." Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly and reached out to take Lu Wushuang's hand. "I still need Imperial Consort to remind me."
Lu Wushuang's beautiful face was filled with a gentle smile. "This concubine personally cooked a few snacks that Your Majesty likes to eat. Your Majesty, please have a taste."
Mo Rongzhan nodded with a smile. He gently sniffed her hair. Lu Wushuang's body had always had the fragrance of rouge. It was no longer the sweet fruity fragrance of her childhood.
"Your Majesty." Lu Wushuang thought that Mo Rongzhan wanted to be intimate. She called out coquettishly, "Can we eat first?"
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly and naturally let go of Lu Wushuang's hand. He had never been particular about food. The only thing he could remember in his life was the sweet and sour cherry-flavored cake that Yaoyao had given him.
"Imperial Consort, did you have a nickname before?" Mo Rongzhan whispered to Lu Wushuang.
Lu Wushuang smiled. "I used to be called Shuang 'er at home. Your Majesty, you also used to call me Shuang' er."
Shuang 'er …
Yaoyao said that her nickname was Yaoyao.
Lu Wushuang was not the little girl in the woods! For the first time, Mo Rongzhan knew that he had mistaken her for someone else. But what about the jade pendant?
Mo Rongzhan ate something tasteless and then asked Ford to come in and take away the food.
"Your Majesty, is the food not to your liking?" Lu Wushuang asked in a low voice. Although in the eyes of many, she, Lu Wushuang, was the only one in the harem, only she knew that she did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of Mo Rongzhan. This man … was not as easy to get along with as he looked. He was even a bit temperamental. He was good to her because she had been with him for many years and he thought that she was his savior.
"No, it's just that the border is not fair. I am a little worried." Mo Rongzhan said lightly. "It's getting late. I will send you back."
Lu Wushuang's eyes were filled with joy. "Okay."
Back at the Kunning Palace, Mo Rongzhan did not let the palace maid come in to change his clothes. He sat with Lu Wushuang for a while and then said casually, "Do you still have the jade pendant I gave you? The last time I saw it, it was a bit old. Let someone make a new one. "
"This concubine is afraid of breaking the jade pendant, so I have put it away." Lu Wushuang's heart skipped a beat. Why did the emperor suddenly ask about the jade pendant? "Your Majesty, this concubine will get it."
Mo Rongzhan nodded. "Mmm."
Full of doubts, Lu Wushuang got up and took out a brocade box from the cabinet. Did the emperor know something? No, it was impossible! All the people of the Ye family were dead. In this world, except for her and her eldest brother, no one knew that the jade pendant was taken from Ye Zhen.
"Ah …" When Lu Wushuang opened the brocade box, she screamed in horror.
Mo Rongzhan immediately got up and walked over, "What happened?"
"This … this …" Lu Wushuang looked at the jade pendant in the brocade box in amazement. "When this concubine put it in, it was fine. I don't know when it became like this."
It was unknown when the Phoenix Jade Pendant had cracked, but the Phoenix bird had shattered into pieces. Only the Phoenix was still intact, and the Phoenix without the Phoenix looked exceptionally lonely.
Mo Rongzhan pursed his lips and took the brocade box. "I will let someone see if they can …"
How can I repair it? It has been broken into pieces. Was it because he recognized the wrong person that the jade pendant was broken?
"Your Majesty, this concubine is guilty. I did not protect the jade pendant well." Lu Wushuang knelt down, bowed her head, and said guiltily.
This jade pendant was the last trace of connection between Mo Rongzhan and Ye Zhen. Now that even the jade pendant was destroyed, Ye Zhen's shadow finally disappeared completely.
With her by Mo Rongzhan's side, he would forget what happened in the past sooner or later.
"You take a rest first. I will go to the imperial study to deal with something." Mo Rongzhan said coldly, took the brocade box and left.
Lu Wushuang was left with a stunned look on her face.
She was not as good as a jade pendant?
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