Chapter 1826: Chapter 1826: Dead (4)
âHa.â Yang Ruxin laughed, âI really hadnât thought about it before, but hearing you say it like that, that girlâs got the mind for it⊠So what to do? Canât exactly go and warn the Cui Family, and even if we did, they might not believe us.â
âThis matter isnât urgent, we can plan it out over time.â Gu Qingheng smiled, âBut the immediate matterâŠâ
âWhat?â Yang Ruxinâs eyes widened instantly.
âObviously itâs sleep.â Gu Qingheng said, pulling Yang Ruxin down onto the bed.
As for what might happen, only the moon knew.
The next day, Gu Qingheng went off to the Governorâs Office to serve, while Yang Ruxin stayed at home preparing clothes and jewelry for the palace visit tomorrow.
The attire for going to the palace is quite a study itself. Back when Elderly Nanny taught her the rules, she mentioned that sometimes when the attire and adornment arenât right, it can cause trouble. Like with jewelry, if someone without any rank assumes theyâre rich and wears a phoenix hairpin to the palace, not losing their head would already be considered royal mercy.
Actually, itâs easiest for those with rank under the Imperial Edict, as they just need to wear formal attire. They have custom uniforms already, but itâs a hardship for those without rank.
For the birthday banquet, it mustnât be too plain, but canât be too extravagant either. If you overshadow the main character, wouldnât that breed resentment?
Fortunately, Madam Lou was reliable in this aspect, thoughtfully helping to select a light blue dress, made of Rainbow-colored Brocade, with only a few orchid patterns embroidered on the hem and cuffs. Her hair was styled into a womanâs bun, with a Jade Hairpin inlaid with a ruby.
This was a relic left by the deceased Shu Manzhi.
I heard it was given to Shu Manzhi by her grandmother when she came of age, considered a family heirloom of the Shu Family.
Though it seems ordinary outwardly, according to Gu Qingheng itâs anything but ordinary in origin. The story goes that back then the Shu Familyâs ancestor saved an injured fox in the mountains, and as gratitude, the fox later led the ancestor to a jade mine. The Shu Family rose to prominence because of it, as among the unearthed stones, one not only contained green jade but also a ruby.
Thus, the Shu ancestor carved a hairpin from the jade, set the ruby into it, and gave it to his wife, passing it down to his granddaughter-in-law⊠Later, when it reached Shu Manzhiâs grandfather, he had a son named Shu Xing. Originally meant for the eldest daughter-in-law, it ended up with Shu Manzhi instead, and now itâs oddly landed in Yang Ruxinâs hands.
No matter the case, this hairpin carries extraordinary meaning, having been passed down in the Shu Family for nearly two hundred years.
Though Yang Ruxin isnât of the Shu Family, Gu Qingheng shares the Shu bloodline, so she wears it with peace of mind.
And then earrings and bracelets were matched accordingly, making her overall appearance neither excessively flamboyant nor overly modest, not instantly noticeable but definitely not overlooked among a crowd.
While busy with preparations, Gu Di suddenly hurried over, saying there was an important matter to report.
Yang Ruxin quickly called him in.
âMadam, Luo Yusheng and Luo Yujiao, the siblings, are deadâŠâ