novelhk Chapter 81 Clues
Chapter 81 Clues
"Sixth Master, you have already searched all the delicacies in Suining City, and now you are running to the corners of Suining City to look for food. You are really torturing yourself. If you want to eat something, you just need to open your mouth, and all the delicacies in the world will be delivered to your mouth."
Wen Yan followed behind and complained that although he had followed the Sixth Prince since he was a child, he could not stand the Prince's temper.
Pei Yuan followed behind and said arrogantly: "It's not the first day you know the temperament of the Sixth Master. Besides, the taste of food varies from person to person. If the person who presented the food thinks this is delicious but that is not, then he will miss out on a delicacy that the Sixth Master thinks is good, right?"
Zhao He, who was walking in front, nodded and said, "That's right. Food is very subjective. Besides, when I was out looking for food, I also saw different beautiful scenery. Isn't this much better than staying in that square world?"
Pei Yuan also echoed, "That's right. If I have to be a bird in a cage for the rest of my life, I don't want to! A man should have ambitions to go far and wide."
"So this is the reason why you disobeyed your parents' idea and chose martial arts instead of literature?" the man asked jokingly.
Pei Yuan did not respond, and Wen Yan on the side was speechless. Although he grew up with His Highness, their statuses were different, and it was inconvenient for him to interfere in the teasing between the two brothers.
Suddenly, a man in a black gown passed by them quickly, and the jade pendant on his side swayed back and forth with his body.
Zhao He caught a glimpse of the pattern on the jade pendant and paused for a moment. That was exactly the pattern of the jade pendant that the General of the Cavalry had worn before. His face changed and he quickly walked forward, grabbed the man and asked, "Where did you get this jade pendant?"
The man was pulled like this, and he was a little angry and asked: "What are you doing? What does my jade pendant have to do with you?"
Seeing this, the servant behind the man pushed Zhao He away and said, "You are so unreasonable. My young master had something urgent to do, but you still stopped him and wouldn't let him leave."
Zhao He realized that he was a little anxious, and he cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, this jade pendant is very similar to the one I lost, so I wanted to ask where it came from. It is very important to me."
Pei Yuan and Wen Yan behind him calmly surrounded the man and his servant into a circle. When the General of Cavalry delivered the letter before, His Highness did not avoid them, so they also knew the importance of this jade pendant.
If they could help the General of Cavalry find his lost second son, they would be able to win him over to the Third Prince's camp. Now, all the princes vying for the throne are vying to be the first to find the General of Cavalry's biological son, but for some reason, no one has been able to find him.
Most of the few that have been found so far got the information from somewhere unknown, and they forged the tokens on their bodies, so the General of Cavalry and his family were always happy for nothing.
Seeing that he was surrounded, the man softened his tone and said, "I understand your feelings, but I bought this jade pendant from Hu's Jewelry Store. I spent 100 taels to buy it. If you feel that it reminds you of something else, I can sell it to you for 90 taels."
Zhao He winked at Wen Yan, and Wen Yan took out a 100-liang note from his pocket and said, "This is 100 liang. Young Master, buy it so you won't suffer any loss. But if I have something important to ask you later, where can I find you?"
The man took off the jade pendant and handed it to Wen Yan, saying, "I am the third young master of the landlord family in Wujia Village. Several villages around are owned by my family. You will know it if you ask around."
After a pause, the man looked at the two people beside him and said, "I wonder if this gentleman can let me leave. I do have something urgent to do."
Zhao He nodded, Pei Yuan and Wen Yan made way, and Young Master Wu hurriedly left with the servant behind him.
"Go to Hu's Jewelry Store." Zhao He said in a deep voice.
There was no Hu's jewelry store in the county where they were now, only Yong'an County had a jewelry store, so they had to go back to where the carriage stopped and hurry back.
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"Are you the owner of this jewelry store?"
"Exactly."
"Did you sell this jade pendant here?" Zhao He handed over the jade pendant.
The shopkeeper held it up to the light, felt the lines carefully, and pulled out an account book, saying, "This is exactly what my store sells. Where did you get this from?"
The shopkeeper saw that the group was in a low mood, so he held the jade pendant and asked about it as soon as they came in. He wondered what happened to the jade pendant?
"Where did you get this jade pendant?" Zhao He asked.
The shopkeeper looked up at him as if he was looking at a fool. This noble young man seemed to be of extraordinary bearing, but didn't he know that a store's supply of goods should not be shown to others casually? The shopkeeper was about to refuse.
Pei Yuan on the side handed over a jade token. The shopkeeper took the token, which had the word "Pei" engraved on it. On the other side, there was a pattern engraved exclusively for the Pei family. This token was only for the direct descendants of the Pei family, while other branches mostly had iron or copper tokens.
The shopkeeper looked at the three people seriously and said, "Please wait a moment."
The Pei family was one of the major surnames in the Dazhao Dynasty. Although the imperial power changed, the major clans always stood firm.
It is said that if you can get help from Pei, it is worth showing off. If you tell your colleagues about it, I wonder how many people will envy you.
Now that Pei came here, she hung a plaque in the store. This store has recruited Pei's direct descendants. I wonder how many people will come here after hearing the news.
Besides, Pei's family didn't look down on this kind of county store, so how could they steal their own business secrets and sell them to others? It would be fine if they showed it to them, and they could even do them a favor.
The shopkeeper said a few words to a woman who looked like a housekeeper in the backyard, then rummaged through a box with dark red patterns in the backyard. He found an account book at the bottom of the box and carefully held it out.
"My dear guests, this account book records the origin of the jade pendant. It was taken from the Hu family's pawn shop. However, if we want to trace the origin of the items in this pawn shop, it would be very difficult."
Zhao He and Pei Yuan looked at each other and said, "Okay, thank you very much."
He knew that the pawnshop never asked where the items came from. The counter was as tall as a person's head so that the pawnshop waiter could not see who the person who came to pawn the item was. This was so that they could not see the suffering of all living beings and could lower the price again and again with a clear conscience.
The clues were lost from then on, and the three of them temporarily lived in a mansion in Yong'an County.
In the evening, Wen Yan walked in from outside the courtyard and said quickly, "Your Highness, there is a message from the capital, and it is urgent."
If there is a red string outside the note, it means it is an urgent letter.
Zhao He looked serious and quickly opened the note to take a look.
The gods are fighting, the Pei family is in internal strife, and they are in urgent need of money.