Lin Xiaodong thought for a moment, put his hand into his arms, and said, "I have two more stones here, and I would like to ask Miss Zhang Wu to appreciate them."
"oh?"
Lin Xiaodong took out the Sun and Moon Talisman and placed the Immortal Bead on the table.
Zhang Lanyue's eyes suddenly straightened.
"What kind of gem is this?"
Lin Xiaodong stared at Zhang Lanyue and asked coldly.
Zhang Lanyue picked up the Sun and Moon Talisman with trembling hands, stretched out her fingers, and gently touched the Eternal Pearl.
Buzz!——The Eternal Pearl vibrated and released a burst of fire.
"ah!"
Zhang Lanyue looked at it as if he was electrocuted, and threw the sun and moon talisman on the table.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Zhu looked up blankly and asked.
Zhang Lanyue sat down again, stared straight at Lin Xiaodong, and asked: "Where did Mr. Lin get this stone?"
Lin Xiaodong looked heavy: "A relic left to me by a close friend."
"This dear friend of yours passed away?"
Zhang Lanyue tilted her head.
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "He passed away. In order to save me, he died in the hands of the Yaowu tribe."
Zhang Lanyue's eyes turned red, and she said with a hint of sobs: "Since it is a relic of a friend, I don't think Mr. Lin will sell it. This stone is completely red, but I can't see the material, and I don't know the type, so it's hard to estimate it."
"I thought Miss Zhang Wu recognized it, but since she doesn't recognize it, forget it."
Lin Xiaodong put away the sun and moon talisman.
Zhang Lanyue stared at Lin Xiaodong without blinking. After a while, she affirmed: "You are not from the Yaowu tribe."
"I'm not."
Lin Xiaodong nodded.
"Then you are from the government?"
Zhang Lanyue asked again.
Lin Xiaodong blinked: "Yes, and no."
Zhang Lanyue lowered her head, blinked eagerly a few times, and said: "The person who left you this stone is your friend."
Lin Xiaodong nodded solemnly.
Zhang Lanyue stood up and bowed to Lin Xiaodong: "I already know what you mean."
Lin Xiaodong also stood up: "In late autumn, the weather is getting colder. The climate in Xingfeng City is dry, which is not good for the skin. It is not suitable for a beauty like Miss Zhang Wu to live. It is better to find another warm and humid place."
"The world is so big, there is no place for a weak woman like me to go freely."
Miss Zhang Wu sighed melancholy, picked up her skirt, and went upstairs.
Lu Zhu was puzzled: "Brother Lin, what did you and Sister Zhang talk about?"
Lin Xiaodong did not answer, and said with a smile: "Let's go home. Your brother is a rich man now. I will take you to live in style!"
The two of them walked out and arrived outside Jinhai Tower. They found that the passers-by watching the excitement had not dispersed. There was a noise in the distance and a group of officers and soldiers came.
It turned out that the reporting officer Chen Minghui came back, pointed at Lin Xiaodong and said: "That's him! Catch him and don't let him escape! He doesn't know where he stole the gems from!"
Lin Xiaodong looked over and was amused. The leader of the officers and soldiers was Mas Nian's staff officer Chen Yuansi, whom he had just met.
Chen Yuansi walked up and saw Lin Xiaodong and Lu Zhu. He was so frightened that he stared at them. One was the princess's adopted sister and the other was the princess's guardian. He couldn't afford to offend them.
"Lin Duhu, Miss Luzhu, why are you two here?"
Chen Yuansi came up and saluted Lin Xiaodong and Lu Zhu.
"Lin, Protector?"
Chen Minghui followed Chen Yuansi and was dumbfounded. He stared and wondered: Is he an official?
Passers-by were also shocked: "Lin Duhu?
Is this guy an official?"
"No wonder you have such a valuable stone in your hand!"
"The real person doesn't show his face! It turns out he has a background!"
"I had a stone in my hand, and I wanted to come to this Jinlou to sell it. The guy in this Jinlou saw that I was not well-dressed, so he said that I had stolen the stone."
Lin Xiaodong looked at Chen Minghui expressionlessly.
Chen Minghui was so frightened that his legs became weak and his whole body trembled.
"You're blind! This is the person next to the princess, the imperial guard! How dare you mess with the people around the princess?
She is the princess’ adopted sister, the princess’ sister, think about it for yourself!”
Chen Yuansi's eyes widened and he roared at the top of his voice.
On the second floor of Jinhai Building, a window of a room opened. It was Miss Zhang Wu, leaning on the window sill with her elbows, looking down.
"The princess's adopted sister?
Imperial Protector?"
Chen Minghui repeated Chen Yuansi's words and shrank in fear! "You kid, you actually said that the stone in Lin Duhu's hand was stolen! You are so bold to slander the princess' palace people. Come on, give me
I'll slap you!"
Chen Yuansi waved.
Several officers and soldiers came up, grabbed Chen Minghui's arm, and pushed him to the ground. They raised their hands and said with loud mouths: "I told you to talk nonsense! I told you to talk nonsense!"
Chen Minghui was beaten until the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and both sides of his mouth were swollen. His face was beaten like a pig's head. He begged for mercy with a sad face and a vague expression: "I was wrong and I won't dare to do it again!"
The passers-by were also frightened and they all felt happy in their hearts: "Fortunately, I didn't show off!"
"You are called a dog and look down on others. You must have received retribution today!"
"These two people turned out to be people close to the princess?
I really made a mistake today!"
"Brother..." Luzhu couldn't bear it anymore and shook Lin Xiaodong's arm.
Lin Xiaodong waved to Chen Yuansi: "Okay, okay, it's okay. Miss Luzhu and I have to go on our way, so we'll leave first."
Chen Yuansi smiled and cupped his hands at Lin Xiaodong: "Lin Duhu, Miss Luzhu, take care of yourself!"
"Bah! Keep your eyes brighter from now on!"
Chen Yuansi pointed at Chen Minghui, cursed, and led them away.
Lin Xiaodong raised his head and glanced at Zhang Lanyue on the second floor, then pulled Luzhu away.
Zhang Lanyue returned to the room and began to pack her luggage.
With a bang, bang, bang, Jin Zishi opened the door, his face turned pale, and he wiped his sweat and said: "Fifth girl, you saved me from a big disaster today! Who would have known that these two people are the people around the princess! Oh my God
, thank you so much! If it weren’t for you, I would have been slapped while kneeling on the street just now! Chen Minghui deserves to be blinded!"
Zhang Lanyue smiled: "It's nothing."
Only then did Jin Zishi notice that Zhang Lanyue was packing her luggage and asked: "Fifth girl, what are you doing?"
Zhang Lanyue smiled and said while cleaning up: "Mr. Jin, winter is coming soon. The climate in Xingfeng City is dry, which is not good for the skin. I am planning to move to the south."
"ah?"
Jin Zishi couldn't react.
"Mr. Jin, take care of yourself."
Zhang Lanyue picked up her luggage, smiled slightly, and left.
Lin Xiaodong and Lu Zhu went to the inn and prepared to take the bus back to Jiangji City.
While waiting for the bus, Lu Zhu asked: "Brother Lin, who is that fifth girl?"
Lin Xiaodong tilted his head, looked into Luzhu's innocent big eyes, and said with a smile: "This is not something you should know."
Luzhu pouted: "Humph, you didn't tell me anything!"
Lin Xiaodong shook his head and smiled, put his hand into his pocket, took out the few stones just now, and said: "If you like it, I will give you one."
Lu Zhu opened her eyes wide in surprise, stared at the stones, but shook her head: "No, these stones are so expensive, how can I want them."
"you sure?
Take one as a family heirloom and pass it on to your son as a dowry."
Lin Xiaodong smiled.
Luzhu's heart was moved, she chose over and over again, and finally picked the pink one.
"Okay, I'll give it to you. Remember, this is five thousand taels of gold. You have to hide it and don't let anyone know about it."