C45

"How could that be? I was already overjoyed that you could come." Xue Shaoli intimately held onto Xue Ruyun's arm.

"It's cold outside, let's talk inside. "Earlier, I heard that my sister was sick. I should have gone to visit her, but Her Majesty insisted that I accompany her when she recited her prayers, so I couldn't leave. I hope that you don't take offense." The two of them walked into the house. Xue Shaoli thought about how Xue Ruoyun had been injured a few days ago, but she hadn't been there once. Thus, she quickly came up with an excuse.

Xue Ruyun hadn't taken this matter to heart in the first place, nor did he expect her to go. Thus, he faintly smiled. "How could that be? It's only right to accompany the empress dowager. I've got a small illness that's not too serious."

The two of them chatted in such a courteous manner for a while. Finally, at ten o'clock in the evening, Xue Ruoyun bid his farewell and left.

"Does the relationship between the young miss and the young miss seem to be really close? Logically speaking, the second young miss and the third young miss were born from the same mother, but why is there such a huge difference in temperament? " Yun Zhi said.

However, Xue Luoyun remained silent. He had observed her expression in detail during his conversation with Xue Shaoli. Although her attitude was respectful and her tone was gentle, he always felt that her eyes seemed to be calculating something.

"Maybe I was overthinking it." Xue Luoyun shook his head.

After sending Xue Ruyun off, Xue Shaoli's expression immediately changed. "Pretending to be exhausted to death."

That night, Xue Shaoli couldn't help but complain to Mrs Zhao, "Originally, the lord father was in a good mood and had talked about dowry with me, but she ran off and ruined my good fortune."

"What, your father is planning on giving you that treasure as a dowry?!" Mrs Zhao asked, pleasantly surprised.

"What treasure?" He only said things like gold, silver, and jewelry. " Seeing Madame Zhao's surprised expression, Xue Shaori Li quickly asked.

"I knew it. He's going to leave it to that damned girl." Mrs Zhao's eyes dimmed as she spoke with resentment.

"Just what kind of treasure is it? Hurry up and tell me." Xue Shaoli was getting more and more curious.

"I'm not too sure about the specifics either. I only know that Han had a peerless treasure in his hand before it was given to your father for safekeeping. Your father said he would use it as a dowry for his daughter. " Mrs Zhao slowly explained.

Xue Shaoli closed the door hurriedly and said to Liu Xu, "Get me ready, I want to enter the palace."

"The young miss and the third prince are truly in love. We just announced the wedding this morning, and now we can't wait to meet again." Liu Xu teased her and said enviously.

"What do you know?" Xue Shaori rolled his eyes at her, frightening her so much that she didn't dare say another word.

At night, a man wrapped in a big cloak quietly walked out of the Prime Minister's Palace towards the palace.

After hearing the signal to knock, Third Prince Mu Lingfeng opened the door and was surprised to see Xue Shaoli dressed in this outfit. "Why are you here so late at night?"

"What, I can't come?" Xue Shaolei took off his cloak and said with a bit of anger.

Mu Linfeng's face was filled with displeasure. She then rolled her eyes and changed her expression into a smiling expression. "You're thinking of me after not seeing me for just a few days, and you're still running here all night?" Mu Lingfeng hugged Xue Shaoli from behind and leaned his head on her neck, kissing her slender white neck as he teased her.

Xue Shaoli's face was flushed red from embarrassment. She half pushed her body away and half fell into his arms. "Deathly phase, I've come for proper business."

"Let me kiss you first if you have anything." As Mu Lingfeng spoke, he hugged Xue Shaoli's face and gave her a wild kiss. The two chatted for a while before Xue Shaoli finally remembered that they had come today to discuss something important.

"Today, everyone came to my mansion to congratulate me. There was a person who came, but he reminded me of a rather important matter." Xue Shaoli said as she leaned against Mu Lingfeng.

"What is it?" Mu Lingfeng asked absent-mindedly while stroking Xue Shaoli's hand.

"Do you still remember my Xue Residence's first daughter?"

"I remember, didn't you hate her? Why are you bringing her up?"

"The reason why I mentioned her was because she went to congratulate me. It was by chance that I found out about something big."

"What is it?" Mu Lingfeng asked as he kissed her shoulder.

"I only found out today that Xue Ruyun's mother is the Han family. Her father was once a famous merchant in the capital, a wealthy family. The Han Family's marriage to the Xue Residence brought them a peerless treasure. " Xue Shaoli told her what Mrs Zhao had told her in full detail.

"Oh? What peerless treasure is this? " Hearing his words, Mu Lingfeng's interest was piqued. He stopped stroking Xue Shaoli's hand. "What treasure is actually not available in my palace?"

"It is said that this is a legendary and peerless treasure that has been lost for many years — — the Nine Eyed Heaven Pearl. The Heavenly Jewel was a sacred artifact of the Western Regions, and I heard that the Heavenly Jewel was an extremely rare treasure. As for the Nine-Eyed Sky Pearl, it was the most precious treasure out of all the rare treasures. It was once the object of Buddha Sakyamuni. It is said that it is able to release strange substances, cure illnesses and wounds, and has miraculous effects. Furthermore, it is also able to have eternal beauty and everlasting youth. " Xue Shaoli said with glowing eyes.

"There are many of these things in the palace." Mu Lingfeng was already used to it. Only women believe such nonsense as eternal youth.

"Don't worry." It was my mother who told me this, and of course it was no surprise. The strange thing is that after reading through the information in my hands and reading through the ancient books, I found a huge secret that only my father knows about. " Xue Shaoli said proudly.

"What secret?" Mu Lingfeng became a little interested.

"The Nine Eyes on the Nine-Eyed Heaven Pearl represents the Nine Five Great Masters. Legend has it that once one obtains the Heaven Pearl, they will be able to obtain the world."

"What!" When Mu Lingfeng heard this, he unconsciously pinched Xue Shaoli tightly until she cried out in shock, "You're hurting me!" Only then did he regain his senses and quickly let go.

"Is this Heavenly Jewel really that special?"

"Don't worry, just listen to me. I heard that at that time, the father of the Han family was just a small merchant selling shoes, and then accidentally acquired this Heavenly Jewel, and with a shake of his body, he became the richest man in the Western Lion Country within a few years. Furthermore, her daughter, the Han family, was rumored to be a devastatingly beautiful woman. At that time, she was the unparalleled beauty of the capital. It was said that she almost became an imperial concubine.

Xue Shaoli's conjecture was reasonable, it seemed like this treasure really did exist. Mu Lingfeng asked impatiently, "Then where is the Heavenly Jewel now?"

It's been said that this treasure was previously kept by the Han Family. Afterwards, she died from an illness, and since Xue Ruoyun's age was still young, this item was kept by my father.

Hearing this, Mu Lingfeng rolled his eyes and pushed Xue Shaoli away. "Forgive me for my bluntness, but if this treasure has the ability to seize the world, why didn't your father become the current emperor himself?" Mu Lingfeng asked as he was deep in thought. His conjecture was not unreasonable.