A beautiful daughter came to the Xiangfu

Before leaving the palace, the Queen Mother called Lin Qingyang to her side and said that she wanted to thank her for her careful care over the past few days and decided to give her a reward.

The Queen Mother brought Lin Qingyang to the Buddhist temple and dismissed everyone around them, leaving only the two of them.

The empress dowager kowtowed in front of the Buddhist hall, then reached out and groped under the Buddha statue. A small cabinet next to the hall extended out. The empress dowager opened the cabinet door, took out a box from it, took out the white jade hairpin from the box, and put the box back. Everything returned to normal.

Lin Qingyang was almost dumbfounded when she saw the Queen Mother's series of actions. There was actually a secret compartment here, but the Queen Mother did not avoid her.

The Queen Mother came to Lin Qingyang with the white jade hairpin and said to her, "I originally wanted to give this hairpin to you as a gift after you and Jing Sui had a child, but now I think it's better to give it to you earlier!"

As she spoke, the Queen Mother asked Lin Qingyang to lower her head and put it on her head.

This hairpin is of ordinary style and is not made of precious jade. Why would the Empress Dowager hide it so carefully?

When Prince An came out of the Buddhist temple, he saw that there was a white jade hairpin on Lin Qingyang's head.

"Did the Royal Grandmother give it to you as a reward? I think it must be a good thing." Prince An looked at Lin Qingyang's hairpin with a smile and coaxed the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "You have been in the palace for a long time. Go back to your Prince An's Mansion and ask for a fortune for me at the temple outside the city next month. By the way, go to Duke Qing when you have time and tell him that he doesn't need to come to the palace to see me this month. I am much better now."

Prince Xiao An immediately said, "We will go to Duke Qing and convey your message to him."

Having said that, he took Lin Qingyang out of the palace and went directly to the Duke Qing's Mansion.

Lin Qingyang had been to the Duke of Qing's Mansion more than once, but each time she went there she was looking for Zhuang Weining. This time she was returning home to deliver a message for the Queen Mother.

Since the Queen Mother woke up, the palace servants around her have been replaced. Prince An, the Crown Prince and others no longer need to guard the palace every day. Except for Zhuang Weining, everyone in the Duke of Qing’s mansion has returned to the mansion. The Queen Mother is fine these days, and Zhuang Weining has also returned to the mansion. Now, Prince An and Lin Qingyang no longer need to guard the palace.

When Prince Xiao An and Lin Qingyang entered the Duke Qing’s Mansion, it was as if they had returned to their own home.

When Duke Qing saw them leaving the palace, he naturally asked the Queen Mother if she had any instructions.

"You came to me right after leaving the palace. Does the Queen Mother have any instructions?"

"Your Highness, I can't hide anything from you. The Empress Dowager asked us to tell you that we don't need to visit her in the palace this month. She said she is in much better health. She also asked us to go to the temple outside the city to ask for a fortune for her next month. Do you plan to go with us?"

Prince Xiao An conveyed the Queen Mother's words. As for next month, there is still some time.

When Duke Qing saw the hairpin on Lin Qingyang's head, he asked directly, "The hairpin on Princess An's head was a gift from the Queen Mother, right?"

Lin Qingyang touched the hairpin on her head, nodded, and said, "It is the reward given by the Royal Grandmother today."

Zhuang Weining looked at the hairpin on her head and didn't find it strange.

Duke Qing thought for a moment, then said to Prince An and Lin Qingyang, "Prince An and Princess, please follow me. I have something to return."

Having said that, he stood up and went to the back hall.

Prince Xiao An and Lin Qingyang followed Duke Qing away, leaving Zhuang Weining and Zhuang Yunlin alone.

Zhuang Weining complained: "Why does Daddy still have a secret with these two?"

Zhuang Yunlin tapped Zhuang Weining's forehead with his finger: "Children should stay out of the adult business."

Zhuang Weining was unconvinced, "Are you an adult child?"

Zhuang Yunlin: "I didn't care."

Zhuang Weining snorted.

Prince Xiao An and Lin Qingyang followed Duke Qingguo to his bedroom. Duke Qingguo opened a locked drawer for jade pendants under his clothes cabinet. No wonder it had to be locked, there were so many jade pendants in it, which looked valuable.

Duke Qing took half of the jade pendant and gave it to Lin Qingyang, saying to her, "Does the princess still remember this half of the jade pendant?"

Lin Qingyang looked at it for a long time and felt that it looked familiar. He said, "My mother seemed to have half a jade pendant. I saw it when I was a child, but I haven't seen it for a long time and I can't remember it."

Duke Qing smiled faintly and said, "This is your mother's half of the jade pendant, but later your mother entrusted it to me."

"No wonder, my mother said that if I have any problems, I can go to Duke Qing." Lin Qingyang said with emotion.

"Hahaha, but I may not be able to help if there is anything." Duke Qing said.

Little Prince An looked at the half jade pendant that Duke Qing gave to Lin Qingyang and couldn't help but frowned: "Why does this jade look familiar?" Little Prince An also had half a piece of jade, which was left to him by the late Princess An.

Duke Qing looked at Prince An and said, "You must be familiar with it. This jade belonged to the Queen Mother. She split it into two halves, one for your mother and one for the daughter of Prime Minister Lin. They are cousins. The Wang family had two daughters and one son. The two daughters married the then emperor and Prime Minister Lin, who is now the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Lin's late wife. The son of the Wang family gave birth to a daughter, who is your mother."

"When you go to the temple next month, remember to bring your half piece of jade with you. There are things that still need you to do."

Duke Qing looked at Lin Qingyang again, glanced at her hairpin, and said, "Take this hairpin with you. The hairpin and the jade are made together. You will know its use when the time comes."

Lin Qingyang was stunned. It seemed that what the Queen Mother gave her was not an ordinary thing. No wonder it was hidden so carefully. It turned out that the Queen Mother asked them to come to Duke Qing to convey a message to him so that he could see her hairpin. Then, going to the temple next month would not be just to ask for amulets from the temple.

This ordinary sentence was actually like a codeword. It contained the secrets between Duke Qing and the Queen Mother, the secrets between his mother and the late Princess An, the secrets between the young Prince An and himself. My God, how many secrets were there in the capital?

"Please keep this jade pendant. Although it is not worth much, many people want it!" Duke Qing's tone seemed a little sarcastic when he spoke.

Back in the front hall, Zhuang Weining was curious about what his father gave them, but since his father gave it to them secretly, it meant that he didn't want him to know. Although he was curious, he didn't ask.

"By the way, my brother has almost found a shop for Miss Aying. I estimate it will be open next month." Zhuang Weining took Lin Qingyang's hand and talked about the recent events outside the palace.

After staying in the palace for more than ten days, he was unable to help with Ah Ying's affairs and he didn't even go to the clinic.

"Okay, I'll go see her these few days. We agreed to do business together, but in the end I couldn't help her at all." Lin Qingyang felt quite embarrassed.

Then he looked at Zhuang Yunlin and said, "I haven't been to the clinic yet. I will make up for the time I spent there these few days when I have time."

Zhuang Yunlin smiled and said, "Don't worry." Then he secretly glanced at Xiao Anwang and thought: She is obviously the boss's wife, but she acts like an employee, alas!