Chapter 1712: Chapter 1709: Sabotage
He sat quietly, only the movent of the swaying carriage could be heard.
He looked at the wooden box, it was exquisite, but it didn’t seem to be from a famous shop, as there were no shop marks on it, and it looked quite new, like it was just freshly carved.
He touched the wooden box with his fingers, then took a closer look and found that the lacquer was also newly applied, clearly not an antique.
Li Chongjin’s lips curved slightly, feeling quite pleased, he slowly opened the wooden box and saw the jade hairpin inside.
A n’s style hairpin, the pattern on it wasn’t complicated but was very delicate, with the head section made hollow in the middle. The jade material was of high quality, polished to a fine smoothness, and felt incredibly soft to the touch, not at all sharp.
He couldn’t help but stroke it for a while, and the jade hairpin gradually absorbed the warmth.
He played with it for a mont, only then noticing a letter tucked beneath the box, surprised with joy, he quickly opened it, and upon reading the contents, he valued the hairpin even more.
This was actually polished by Chu Ziluo herself.
Li Chongjin couldn’t help but smile, shedding his usual somber and aloof deanor like a lting ice, showing a touch of warmth.
anwhile, after Li Chongjin left.
Chu Heng and Ye Muyu returned to the backyard to talk.
“Speaking of which, we’ve been quite blatant this ti, let’s hope those people don’t get ideas and cause you trouble again.”
Chu Heng was rather optimistic, “It doesn’t matter what those people think, as long as the Emperor doesn’t suspect .”
“By the way, the Dowager Empress’s birthday is coming up, have you finished preparing the gift?” Chu Heng reminded her.
Ye Muyu’s eyes curved in a smile: “Co, I’ll take you to see it yourself. I put a lot of thought into it this ti, hoping it will please the Dowager Empress at least without any mishaps, as long as we avoid trouble.”
Chu Heng didn’t refuse her offer, he was sowhat curious about the birthday gift Ye Muyu prepared since he hadn’t had the chance to see it due to being so busy lately.
Soon they arrived at the woodworking room where Ye Muyu had been busy.
Ye Muyu opened the door and entered first, a smile on her face, “Let show you, this is the gift I prepared for the Dowager Empress…”
Before she could finish her sentence, the scene inside made Ye Muyu’s face imdiately darken.
The woodworking table, which had been clean and tidy, was now covered in black soot. An oil lamp had fallen over, setting the table on fire, and the wooden carving in the middle was half burned. The red cloth covering it was completely charred.
Seeing this, Chu Heng asked in a deep voice, “What’s going on.”
“This oil lamp wasn’t in this position originally, and it hadn’t been lit since I finished everything. This is no accident.” Ye Muyu spoke with firm conviction, as anger surged in her chest seeing her preparations destroyed.
Normally, she wasn’t soone who liked to argue or get angry, but now, seeing the ruined table, she pressed her lips tightly, utterly furious.
Chu Heng reached out and pulled her into his arms, “Ah Yu, don’t be angry. I will help you resolve this, we will definitely find this saboteur and make them pay!”
Chu Heng’s voice was cold, filled with anger, his eyes burning with fury, his outward emotions starkly different from his usual restrained and steady deanor.
Seeing him angry, Ye Muyu hurriedly patted his back to calm his emotions.
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