The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

"That's what I was thinking too, but since we've never seen this crown style before in our county, would you please take a closer look, Mr. Yun?"

Yun Yuke nodded and beckoned Yuan Chen to come forward as well. The two of them carefully examined the headdress in front of them.

The workmanship is simple and unadorned, but the craftsmanship is complex, including not only kingfisher feather inlay and gold and silver inlay, but also several round and full pearls.

"It is purely handmade and made with very high-quality materials. There is no mistake. It is definitely a headdress of the rank of a noblewoman or above. Although I really can't say what the specific differences are between the headdresses of noblewomen, this is definitely not something that ordinary people can collect."

Yun Yuke made her judgment as she looked at the document.

“Although it is gold, the crown is old. It has probably not been properly maintained for at least five years.” Yuan Chen also knew about this and had seen different types of gold jewelry. “The person who collected this item did not know that this kind of jewelry needs to be maintained regularly, which is the granulation technique that we often mention for maintaining gold jewelry.”

"Judging from your assessments, Fenglang Village must have obtained this item at least five years ago?" Magistrate Sun stroked his chin, making his own deduction.

“Yes, it’s been at least five years, and I estimate it could be longer. But there are a few strange things,” Yun Yuke continued.

"First, if it were stolen goods, they would definitely want to sell them as soon as possible. But not a single pearl on this hair ornament is missing, and the remaining gold-inlaid parts are not damaged. It is clear that the person who kept this hair ornament never thought of using it to solve their financial problems."

The people next to him listened and nodded.

"Secondly, although I really don't know which noblewoman this was brought by, there doesn't seem to be anyone around Xin'an City who has ever been granted the title of noblewoman. To put it bluntly, I feel that the source of this item was not stolen, but most likely..."

Yun Yuke hesitated for a moment before boldly stating her judgment, "Perhaps this was a nobleman from back then... who turned to banditry, otherwise why wouldn't they have disposed of the stolen goods?"

“Indeed.” Magistrate Sun took these words to heart. “Mr. Yun, please take a look at the other items.”

Yun Yuke then opened several other jewelry boxes.

There wasn't anything particularly special in these boxes: a whole string of large pearls, a complete set of headdress jewelry, similar in craftsmanship to the crown, and the wear and tear was roughly the same.

It basically matches the judgment.

"Alright, thank you very much, Boss Yun. Your visit has put my mind at ease. I will be more careful from now on."

Yun Yuke nodded, glanced at Yuan Chen briefly, and then continued speaking.

"My sister Hua told me that when you came, you asked about the name of a business? Tong Yuxing? Why did you suddenly mention this? If I remember correctly, this business was convicted and its property confiscated back then, which implicated many merchants at the time."

"Oh right, that's right, it's true."

Magistrate Sun nodded and walked to another part of the house.

“We found this item along with these jewels while investigating the contents of the stronghold,” Magistrate Sun said, picking up a booklet from a nearby shelf. The cover read, “Tong Yuxing Trading Company Gift List.”

"This seems to be a private order, listing various gifts of different kinds and sizes. It's unclear who this order is for. Furthermore, it has no connection to this so-called business in this remote area, so I'm asking if you're familiar with it. I initially thought it was an unknown small business, but now I find out it's actually a business from ten years ago..."

Magistrate Sun shook his head, feeling quite regretful.

"I was originally planning to go to this shop to inquire about the situation after I learned about it, but I didn't expect it to be from ten years ago. It seems that this item is no longer of any use."

Yun Yuke nodded, noticing that Miss Yuan Chen was staring intently at the object.

"Magistrate Sun, may I take a closer look at this item?"

"Of course, no problem. Please take a look, Mr. Yun."

Yun Yuke took the item, spread out the list, and called to Yuan Chen, "Yuan Chen, come and help me take a look and roughly calculate the value of this list."

Miss Yuanchen naturally knew that Boss Yun was giving her a message, so she immediately stepped forward and carefully studied the gift list.

The two looked at the precious items presented, which were basically the same as the goods that Tong Yuxing had sold back then.

Fine furs, famous wines from beyond the Great Wall, and jewelry and jade artifacts.

In front of Magistrate Sun, the two could not communicate privately, so they could only examine the situation carefully, hoping to find some clues.

After flipping through the booklet, the two of them didn't gain much. Yuan Chen could only shake his head slightly at Yun Yuke before speaking loudly.

"Boss, I've finished looking through it. If we consider the prices from ten years ago, this gift list is indeed quite substantial. It must have been specially written by Tong Yuxing when he was giving gifts to people."

Yun Yuke couldn't find anything wrong with it either, so she could only close the booklet. "There's nothing unusual, but the question remains: how could this knock-off have something like this?"

For a moment, everyone in the room fell silent.

After waiting for a while, Yun Yuke broke the silence.

“Magistrate Sun, since… this item is of little use, I wonder if you could give me this booklet so I can take it back and study it?”

Magistrate Sun shook his head. "Boss Yun, although I respect you and trust your judgment, this item is still evidence. Without clarifying the situation of these items, I really cannot let you take it away. It's the rule, please understand."

Yun Yuke understood the reasoning behind it, so she didn't press the matter further. She could only return the gift list.

After this matter was settled, Yun Yuke told the county magistrate about her adoption of her daughter and took out the identity document she had previously obtained from Pingyang County from her bosom.

Magistrate Sun was pleased with the outcome and quickly instructed his subordinates to process Yun Qingjin's household registration information.

Having completed this task, Yun Yuke had resolved a certain of her difficulties.

The main reason for ensuring that Yun Qingjin's household registration information is fully verified is to provide the child with a clear explanation through official documents.

Since the child's family dislikes the child and even wants to get rid of him, then I must use the most normal and official channels to stop the heartless parents from taking their actions.

The adoption certificate issued by Pingyang County only stated that the child was an orphan, without any other information. The household registration information in Xin'an City also showed few discrepancies.

To outsiders, it's nothing more than Boss Yun picking up a daughter.

Of course, although Yun Qingjin's identity had been resolved, Yun Yuke was still more concerned about the situation of the "Tong Yuxing" business. After all, the girl Yun Chen beside her was Yan Lu Niang, the eldest daughter of Yan Dongjia of the Tong Yuxing business. By chance, she escaped the calamity of the family's confiscation and thus went into hiding, living with Yun Yuke.

Uncle Wu, the bodyguard, claimed to have been a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) in the past, but in reality, he was a镖师 employed by the Yan family. At the time of the incident, Uncle Wu was delivering silver notes to Yan Lu Niang on behalf of the Yan family, which saved him from certain death.

Well, it should be said that if Yun Yuke hadn't stopped him back then, Uncle Wu might have directly taken his knife and returned to the Yan family to storm the execution ground.

Once outside the county government office, the three finally had time for a proper discussion.

"Chenchen, didn't you notice anything unusual about that gift list just now?" Yun Yuke asked in a low voice.

Yuan Chen shook his head. "That gift list wasn't written by my father. I really don't recognize the handwriting. To be honest, I can't think of any reason or reason my parents would have given so many gifts back then."

"That's strange. How could a mountain stronghold like Fenglang Village have such things? Those jewelry pieces reserved for noblewomen are even stranger."