The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 707

Chapter 707: 331 See Through (Two Updates)_2

Gu Jiao said, "The petals are from the Imperial Garden, used to make Fresh Flower Cakes. I had some leftovers so I bought them back to make dried flowers."

Xiao Liulang had seen her make dried flowers before and roughly knew the process. He said, "I’ll get a sieve."

"Mm." Gu Jiao nodded.

Xiao Liulang got up to leave. Gu Jiao was used to being alone, yet the rare occurrence when someone was working by her side, it didn’t feel bad.

Xiao Liulang brought over a sieve. He opened the embroidered bag and poured out the petals. Suddenly, he heard a light sound, and a distinct weighted object fell out.

Xiao Liulang looked at the jade pendant that had unexpectedly appeared amidst the petals and asked with a puzzled expression, "What is this?"

He was about to ask whether the jade pendant was a gift from her grandmother, but as the words reached his lips he noticed that the jade pendant was broken. Even if it was a valuable thousand-year-old jade, her grandmother would not give such an item to Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao was not familiar with thousand-year-old jade, but she felt that the jade pendant was very sophisticated, a pity that a corner was missing.

She shook her head, "Grandmother didn’t mention sending me anything. I don’t know where it came from. It might have been carelessly put into this bag."

Was it carelessness?

A piece of thousand-year-old jade was carelessly placed in an embroidered bag?

Although it was not impossible, considering the abundant wealth of Renshou Palace-

Xiao Liulang paused for a moment, "Was it you who put these petals into the bag?"

"No." Gu Jiao shook his head, "It was Feicui."

"Who is Feicui?" Xiao Liulang asked. After all, he didn’t visit Renshou Palace often and he was not familiar with it.

Gu Jiao responded, "She is a small palace maid in Renshou Palace who is adept and quick-witted. She serves grandmother around the clock, mainly managing the empress dowager’s jewelry and clothing. I don’t know if she carelessly put grandmother’s stuff inside the embroidered bag. I will return it next time."

"No need for that, I’ll do it." Xiao Liulang toyed with the thousand-year-old jade pendant and replied without revealing any emotion, "It’s a coincidence. I am supposed to go to the palace tomorrow to give lectures to the crown prince."

Gu Jiao nodded, "That’s good too."