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"Dad, what should we do? Should we tell Prince Yan about this through a secret letter?" On the return carriage, Jing Chunxi felt very nervous and felt that the matter was very urgent.

Jing Yi, who was standing opposite, was wiping the dirt off his hatchet with a piece of coarse cloth. He paused when he heard the words, and his frown was reflected on the blade.

"How can we send a secret letter? Xier will leave after the New Year. You go find Xiaokang first and ask him and Prince Yan to make a decision." Jing Yi's voice was so low that it was almost drowned out by the rumbling sound of the wheels.

The last time Jing Chunxi returned from Prince Jing's mansion, upon learning of the possible changes in the palace, he had already sent a secret letter to Shibaao via carrier pigeon. To be on the safe side, the letter was split into two and sent by different carrier pigeons—like putting eggs in different baskets.

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly grew heavy. Jing Chunxi knew that while Prince Yan undoubtedly had spies in the palace, Jing Yi was always cautious—important information had to be relayed multiple times; this was their guiding principle.

The relics of the late emperor, now discovered, must not be lost. The few words in the secret letter couldn't explain the complexities involved. Someone had to make the trip in person.

"In this situation, Xi'er must vacate the space as soon as possible to store food and weapons for emergencies."

Jing Yi's words hit Jing Chunxi like a stone. She thought of the mountains of porcelain in the space—the porcelain and tea brought back from Jiujiang and Jian'an counties, as well as the wild goods collected from the mountain people, which had already taken up most of the space.

"I'll go! I'll go after the sixth day of the New Year." Jing Chunxi's voice suddenly became firm. The carriage happened to be passing a bumpy road, and the violent jolt caused Jing Chunxi's teeth to accidentally bite the tip of his tongue.

The smell of blood filled her mouth, but it suddenly sobered her up—the only thing left in the room was the few old provisions in the corner, and more than half of the weapons had been left to Dalang. If chaos really broke out...

"It's no longer possible to rely on the space to produce food," Jing Chunxi licked his lips, a new plan forming in his mind, "On the way back, I can just go to Jiangnan and harvest enough food before coming back."

To collect large quantities of food, one must go to the world's granary - Jiangnan. If one can use space to transport enough food...

This thought made her heart beat faster, and her fingers unconsciously touched the jade pendant given to her by Xu Zize, which was hidden in her lapel.

"Sister, what kind of flower is carved on the jade pendant?"

Pu Ge'er, who had been listening to the two of them talking without saying anything, was sitting opposite Jing Chunxi, and his eyes were always on Jing Chunxi's hand playing with the jade pendant.

Pu Ge'er suddenly asked a question, his eyes fixed on the warm black jade, which was shining softly under the candlelight, and the delicate patterns on it were faintly visible.

"It's just a token for the royal family to enter the inner city. There's no need for any fancy words!" Before Jing Chunxi could say anything, Jing Yi responded for her, looking over. His tone was firm; he knew this type of jade token like the back of his hand.

He also has a jade token like this, which was given to him by Prince Jing after they recognized each other. It was also to facilitate his entry and exit of Prince Jing's mansion. He always carries the jade token with him, and its surface is very smooth.

The flat jade plaques were all made uniformly by the royal family. Only simple dragon patterns were carved on the four corners, and a small auspicious beast was carved on the top. There was a large blank space in the middle. If you didn't look carefully when holding it in your hand, you would think it was an ordinary jade plaque.

The dragon pattern is small but lifelike, and every scale is clearly visible, showing the superb craftsmanship of the royal craftsmen.

"But the carving is really a flower, so big, it looks like a lotus. You all have it, why don't I have it?" After Pu Ge'er said this, he snatched the jade token from Jing Chunxi's hand unconvinced.

His fingers gently stroked the surface of the jade token, and he could clearly feel the uneven lines. It was indeed a lotus pattern, with petals stacked in a circle.

"Really? It's indeed different from daddy's. Maybe the one used by women is carved with lotus flowers?" Pu Ge'er's series of words aroused Jing Yi's interest, and he turned sideways to look at the jade token in Pu Ge'er's hand.

He leaned in for a closer look, his brow furrowed slightly, obviously wondering what this unusual pattern meant.

"It looks like the base of a lotus." Jing Yi understood clearly, and Jing Chunxi nodded. She had been carrying this jade token with her all the time, and it had become a habit for her to feel it a few times before sleeping. Naturally, she knew that this was the base of a lotus, and it was carved on both sides.

The lotus pattern is not only on the front, but also on the back. When it is rotated under the moonlight, you can see that the patterns on both sides overlap perfectly.

"Isn't that a lotus flower, Daddy's? Let Xier see it." Jing Chunxi stretched out his hand, with curiosity glittering in his eyes.

Jing Yi also carried this thing with him all the time. He took it off from his waist and confirmed it again. It was indeed a blank. He handed it to Jing Chunxi and said, "This lotus base should also be a hint." His voice suddenly became low, as if he thought of something important.

He quickly asked again, "What did Xiaokang give you?" Then he said without hesitation, "It should have been handed to him personally by the retired emperor or the empress dowager." Jing Yi's eyes became sharp, and his fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the jade token.

Jing Chunxi was stunned by his words. On the way to exile, Xu Zize gave her the jade token as payment for a debt. Later, when she found out that it was a unique token of the descendants of the Tao family, Jing Chunxi refused to take it and returned it to him.

Then, perhaps feeling embarrassed, he replaced it with this jade token, but he did not say a word about the origin of the jade token. If Jing Yi had not seen him entering the inner city that time, he would not have known that it was a token for entering and exiting.

Now that I think about it, the origin of this jade plaque is indeed strange, and the unique lotus pattern on it is even more thought-provoking.

"The tokens for entering and leaving are the same. It is impossible that they are exclusive to female relatives." Jing Yi was very clear about this. His voice was full of unquestionable certainty. "And it is impossible for Xiaokang to have a female relative's jade token in his hand at any time." His fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound. It was obvious that he was quickly thinking about various possibilities.

"If it's unique, could it be related to the portrait?" When Jing Chunxi looked at Jing Yi, she found that his face was very serious, and asked anxiously, "Do we have to go to the temple to look for it?" There was some anxiety in her voice, and her fingers pinched the jade card hard again.

Every temple should have a lotus pedestal. There are many large and small temples near the capital, and there are three royal temples. Jing Chunxi looked at Jing Yi with a bit of difficulty, her eyes firm, "I want to find it before going to Lingnan." There was a firm light in her eyes, and it was obvious that she had made up her mind.

"Is there a Bodhisattva enshrined in the Buddhist hall of the Cining Palace?"

When Jing Yi asked this, he was thinking that the late king would definitely think twice about where to hide something like the will. Unless there was a very trustworthy abbot in the temple to entrust it to, he would not put it so far away.

He took the jade pendant from Pu Ge'er's hand, gently stroked the patterns on it, and finally turned his gaze to the location of the palace.