Chapter Nine: How Do You Have the Princess’s Token?!

“Young master, run quickly.”
Xiao Yu spoke weakly, but a smile lingered on her face.
Seeing the young master one last time before dying was worth it.
But now, the young master’s safety was more important.

“Help me up! I will kill Qin Hao with my own hands!”
Qin Dewu ignored the pain, crawling to his feet, grabbing the bluestone brick that had struck him, ready to charge forward.
The other servants formed a circle, closing in on Qin Hao.

“It’s fine, Xiao Yu. Let’s see who dares to touch me today.”
“Remember, all the suffering you endured, young master will make them pay back for you.”
Qin Hao’s gaze was steadfast as he comforted Xiao Yu.

Yang Suxin’s face contorted with rage. She said coldly, “Such shameless arrogance.”
“If you dare hurt my Dewu, I will make you wish you were dead.”
Qin Hao sneered, “Yang Suxin, you vile woman, I’m putting my words here. If you can kill me today, then I’m yours. If you can’t, you’re my servant.”

Yang Suxin was furious to the point of bursting.
A servant like him dares to humiliate her so blatantly!
“Attack! Capture him alive!”
“Qin Hao, you’re all bark and no bite. Since you dare to come back, you won’t be leaving.”
Yang Suxin barked orders in a sharp voice, frantic with anger.

Qin Dewu pressed a cloth to the back of his head to stop the bleeding and tried to rush forward.
Daring to insult his mother, Qin Hao was as good as dead.

“Is that so? Vile woman, before you make a move, why don’t you take a good look at this and then decide if you want to touch me.”
Qin Hao spoke, pulling a blue-green jade pendant from his waist.

The jade was exquisite and clearly valuable.
On the front, a dragon and phoenix were carved, while the back bore the characters “Qing Yao.”

“Open your eyes wide and see what this is.”
“Are you sure you want to make a move on me?”
Qin Hao raised the pendant high.

Yang Suxin was furious, wishing she could kill Qin Hao then and there.
But seeing the jade pendant in his hand, she instinctively looked at it.
When her eyes landed on the dragon and phoenix carving, a sudden shock struck her heart.

The dragon and phoenix motif was reserved for the royal family.
As the pendant swung slowly on its cord, the two characters “Qing Yao” clearly came into view.

Yang Suxin’s pupils constricted sharply, as if startled.
“Stop all of you, don’t move!”
She screamed sharply, hastily ordering her servants to stand down.

“Mother, what’s wrong? Hurry and capture Qin Hao! I want to kill him!”
Qin Dewu asked in confusion.

Yang Suxin said nothing, but studied the pendant carefully again.
The jade’s quality, the design, every detail matched perfectly.
It was the personal pendant of the Eldest Princess.

This pendant carried great significance.
Years ago, a foreign minister had presented a precious jade to the current emperor, the Xuande Emperor.
The emperor then ordered artisans to craft over a dozen jade pendants from it.
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