After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

General’s Mansion, Chunnuan Pavilion.

Looking at the buttons on the table in front of her, Fan'er couldn't help but frown.

"Madam, you are so kindhearted. The lady just gave us a button so casually, and you dropped the lawsuit and let her go. She really made a profit..."

There is nothing special about this button except that it looks much larger than usual. It's still just a button.

No matter how you look at it, it seems that the Madam is intentionally showing leniency and letting Mrs. Du go...

Shen Qingyin's expression was calm: "Bring me the scissors."

"Yes."

Fen'er took a pair of scissors, Shen Qingyin took the scissors, picked up the button, and began to cut off the fabric on the outer edge of the button little by little.

After a while, the cloth was cut and torn off, revealing a round black object about a size larger than a grape.

"What is this?" Faner came closer to take a look in surprise.

He quickly recognized it: "It turned out to be a wax ball!"

The anticipation that had risen in my heart when I saw Shen Qingyin cutting buttons just now disappeared in an instant.

Wax balls are not valuable things.

Still a loss...

Too bad...

Madam not only released Mrs. Du, but also paid fifty taels of silver...

Shen Qingyin did not answer, but only told Faner to get a basin of hot water.

Fan'er went there obediently, quickly fetched the hot water, and put it on the table as instructed.

Shen Qingyin threw the wax ball into the water, and told Faner to close the doors and windows and draw the curtains.

Faner did as she was told doubtfully.

The master and servant waited quietly in the dark room for about a quarter of an hour, and the wax ball in the basin actually began to emit a faint light.

While Fan'er was surprised, she saw Shen Qingyin put his hands into the water, picked up the wax ball and rubbed it gently. The black wax oil disappeared, and a bright and dazzling bead appeared in front of them. The green light emitted by the bead instantly illuminated the room.

Faner was stunned and speechless.

It took him a long while to come back to his senses and said, "It turned out to be a pearl!"

"There's actually a pearl hidden in the button! No wonder it took us so much effort before the lady was willing to hand it over..."

Shen Qingyin looked quietly at the pearl in front of him, but his heart was like a raging storm.

When Mrs. Du handed the button to her, she felt that the weight of the button was wrong, and it was obvious that there was something hidden inside.

She picked it up and took a closer look, and found the wax ball inside. Although the wax was black, she could still faintly make out what was wrapped inside, and it was emitting light.

She guessed it was a pearl, but it was just a guess.

The appearance of the pearl at this moment truly confirmed her guess.

She had also seen a pearl in the palace in her previous life, but that pearl emitted white light.

The one in front of me that is emitting green light is even rarer and more precious than that one. It is definitely not an ordinary pearl.

The Du family and the Shen family obviously didn't know the true value of this thing.

Otherwise, Shen Zhinian would not have given it to Du back then, and Du would not have easily taken it out today.

Such a pearl is worth 200,000 taels, not to mention 200,000 taels...

However, the person who can own such a pearl must be of extraordinary status.

Is it really a relic of its biological mother?

If so, who is my biological mother...

Shen Qingyin wrapped the pearl in a handkerchief, put it in a box, and said to Fan'er:

"Go and see if the general and the lady are here. If they are, ask them to come over."

Faner agreed and went out, and came back after a while.

"Madam, the general is not in the house, and the lady is also out of the house."

Shen Qingyin nodded slightly: "I understand. Then wait until they come back and invite them over again. Also, remember not to leak Mingzhu's matter."

"Yes, I understand. But will the madam tell others?" Fan'er trusted herself, but she was not sure about Madam Du.

Shen Qingyin lowered his eyes.

This pearl did not originally belong to the Shen family.

In the Shen family, it is unspeakable and invisible.

Telling it to others would only bring trouble to the Shen family.

Otherwise, Shen Zhinian would not have given it to Du and hidden it for so many years.

If Shen Zhinian knew that Du used the pearl to exchange for her release from prison, he would definitely blame Du.

I guess Mrs. Du is not that stupid to tell anyone about this...

Besides, Shen Zhinian would soon be in danger...

above the lobby.

As soon as Shen Zhinian was brought up, he cried out that he was innocent.

Along the way, he thought about it carefully, but couldn't think of anything that could be used to catch him.

Even if the two incidents were caused by the Du family and became known to everyone, if there was any accountability, it was the Du family's business and had nothing to do with him.

At most, his reputation has been damaged, but it can't be considered a crime. There's no need to handcuff him right away...

Even if he asked Mrs. Du to deal with Shen Miaomiao, that was just talk. There was no evidence or witnesses. It would not be easy for Mrs. Du to drag him into the water.

Besides, if it was really Mrs. Du who exposed him, shouldn't Mrs. Du be brought here for confrontation?

He looked back several times, but he didn't see anyone bringing Mrs. Du...

The only businessman named Su who is a little worried at the moment will not be easily found in a short time.

Even if we find it, it is impossible to find it so quickly from Jiangsu and Zhejiang...

"It's unfair, Lord Pei. I know the law and will never do anything that violates it..." Shen Zhinian dragged the heavy shackles on his wrists and bowed to the hall to protest his injustice again.

Prefect Pei Xiren's face was grim: "Unfair? Unfair or not, go see someone first."

Shen Zhinian was stunned. At Pei Xiren's command, a man with handcuffs and shackles and disheveled hair was pushed into the hall by the yamen runners.

This man had obviously been tortured, and his body was covered in blood.

"Kneel down!" The bailiff brought the man to Shen Zhinian and made him kneel on the ground.

Shen Zhinian was full of suspicion and wanted to see the man's appearance clearly.

But the man had his head lowered and his messy hair covered his face, so I couldn't see him clearly.

"Raise your head." Lord Pei ordered.

The man raised his head slowly and reluctantly. Shen Zhinian saw the scar on the man's face and was immediately frightened to the point of turning pale and his body couldn't help shaking.

"Shen Zhinian, he has already said everything. Are you still crying foul?" Pei Xiren slammed the gavel and asked angrily.

Shen Zhinian couldn't help but shiver.

But he said, "My Lord, this man is unfamiliar to me. I don't know him, and I don't know what he said to slander me."

Pei Xiren sneered: "Don't recognize him? Well, let's start with whether you recognize him or not."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and another runner brought someone to the hall.

Shen Zhinian recognized at a glance that the person brought up was not someone else, but a servant in his house... Liu Zi, who was sent to Yuhu to deliver a message a few days ago...

I thought to myself that this was not good.

Although Liuzi is efficient, he is timid and can't stand being scared...

"What about him? Do you recognize him?" On the hall, Pei Xiren pointed at Liuzi and asked Shen Zhinian.