Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Seeing that the topic was going off topic, Liang Yingxue said quickly, "Princess, please let us see what the jade hairpin looks like. We all want to see what kind of token of love can be worthy of you two."

"Yes."

"Let's see it now."

"Isn't it because you are reluctant to part with it?"

The other ladies also joined in the fun.

"How can I be reluctant to part with a hairpin? It's on my head now."

As she said that, Song Jiayi reached out to pull it out, but she couldn't find it after searching for a long time.

The maid beside her also looked over quickly, checked the jewelry on her head, and said with a pale face.

"Princess, the hairpin is missing."

"What? Why is he gone?" Song Jiayi's heart suddenly panicked.

"Don't panic, sister. Maybe you forgot to wear it today." Princess Zhaohua comforted her.

Song Jiayi shook her head and said, "No, I wear it every day."

She was very determined. Just as everyone said, it was a token of love between her and Zhang Yian. She liked it very much and wore it on her head every day for the past year.

"Our princess did wear it, and I pinned it on myself, right here."

Song Jiayi's maid also echoed.

"If it was worn, it might have accidentally fallen on the boat. Let's look for it together."

"Yes, look for it."

Everyone lowered their heads and began searching the boat, but after searching for a long time they found nothing.

At this moment, Song Jiayi's maid was bumped by someone. She frowned and looked up, just in time to see Meng Xiyue's back and the jade hairpin hidden in her hair.

"it's here."

The maid yelled, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Song Jiayi was delighted and walked over quickly, but she saw that the maid had nothing in her hands.

She frowned and asked, "Where is it?"

The maid looked at Song Jiayi, then at Princess Zhaohua, and finally pointed at Meng Xiyue.

"It's on Miss Meng's hair."

"What do you mean?"

Princess Zhaohua frowned. Why did they bring this up with Meng Xiyue again?

"Tell me what's going on?" Song Jiayi also scolded.

"Just now I saw the jade hairpin on Miss Meng's head, it's the same as the princess's." The maid said with her head down.

Meng Xiyue was slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered that she had worn a jade hairpin to match her clothes today.

She reached out and pulled it out, "Are you talking about this one?"

"Yes, this is the same as the princess's."

"This jade hairpin belongs to our young lady. She had it when she was in Qingyun City."

Qianxiang argued that these were the few pieces of jewelry her young lady had, and she certainly remembered them.

Song Jiayi took a look and said, "Miss Meng, can you show it to me?"

Meng Xiyue handed it to her without saying anything.

Song Jiayi took it and examined it carefully, then said in a deep voice, "This is exactly the same as my jade hairpin."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone gasped. They were exactly the same. He had just said that there was only one of this jade hairpin, so how could they be exactly the same? It was obviously Song Jiayi's.

Everyone saw that Meng Xiyue's expression changed again. It turned out that she was from a small place and when she saw good things, she couldn't help but want to take them for herself.

Liang Yingxue and Wang Lingjiao also breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed exactly the same.

Princess Zhaohua's face turned gloomy, "Sister Yue, what is going on?"

"This jade hairpin is mine. Zhou Chengjing once went to Qingyun City and saw this jade hairpin. He probably thought it was beautiful, so he went back and made one for me."

Meng Xiyue's face also looked a little ugly. This jade hairpin was made for herself and she did not make a second one.

When Zhou Chengjing saw it, he thought it was beautiful and wanted to ask for the drawings to make it and sell it at Shi Cuihua, but she did not agree.

Unexpectedly, he actually made the same one for himself and gave it to Zhang Yian, which became their token of love.

"Ms. Meng, your lie is too crude. Let's not talk about whether you know Mr. Zhou or not. Even if you do, Mr. Zhou's jewelry is made by Shicuizhai. How could he have stolen your style?"

Wang Lingjiao sneered, "I heard that the prince asked Shicui Zhai to send you a lot of jewelry. I believe you don't need any of it. Why do you have to do such a petty theft?"

In just one sentence, Meng Xiyue was convicted.

Meng Xiyue sneered, "I said, this is mine, it's mine. As for where the princess's jade hairpin went, I don't know, but it's not this one."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Zhou Chengjing. He knows the matter best."

"But Mr. Zhou went to Jiangnan and hasn't come back yet."

Song Jiayi's words made Wang Lingjiao and Liang Yingxue feel relieved.

"Miss Meng, it is a well-known fact that the princess has this jade hairpin, and you said that you also have it, but that is just one-sided."

Liang Yingxue said, "Master Xiao Zhang said there is only one jade hairpin. Could he deceive the princess?"

Hearing this, Song Jiayi said in a deep voice, "Ms. Meng, if you like this jade hairpin, I will have someone make another one for you, but this is a token of love between Yi An and me, so I'm sorry I can't give it to you."

This sentence completely convicted Meng Xiyue of the crime of theft.

Who is Song Jiayi? How could she lie?

Princess Zhaohua also said sternly, "Sister Yue, please return the jade hairpin to my cousin. It is very important to her."

"I didn't take it from her. This jade hairpin is mine. Why should I give it back to her?"

Meng Xiyue frowned. If she returned the jade hairpin, she would be admitting that she had stolen it.

"Besides, as you said, the prince gave me many precious head ornaments and jewelry, so why would I steal a jade hairpin?"

"Who knows what special hobby you have?" Liang Yingxue mocked, "There are only us on this boat, and the jade hairpin just happened to appear on your head. You said there is an identical one to you. How can such a coincidence happen in the world?"

Yes, it just so happened that Song Jiayi's was lost, and she had the same one, which was obviously the princess's.

"Miss Meng, as long as you return the jade hairpin to me, I can pretend that nothing happened, and what happened on the boat today will not be heard by others."

This was Song Jiayi's final concession, because she really admired Meng Xiyue's erhu performance just now.

Besides, she was from Prince Qi's Mansion and was brought here by Zhao Hua, so she didn't want to make things awkward.

Song Jiayi did have good intentions, but Meng Xiyue would never compromise. This was her jade hairpin.

"Princess, I know I can't explain this matter clearly. Can you wait until Zhou Chengjing comes back before making a judgment?"

Song Jiayi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, but now this jade hairpin must be kept in my hands."

"No, I have to hold this jade hairpin."

If it was given to Song Jiayi, others would only think that she was guilty and was buying time for herself.