Chapter 576: My Dear Daughter (1)

Senior Servant Wang was extremely anxious, But, Madam

Im fine. Ill think of a solution for this problem.

Senior Servant Wang had no choice but to keep quiet then.

Over the next few days, Chu Lian felt that there was something strange going on with Countess Jingans courtyard whenever she went over for morning greetings.

However, Chu Lian couldnt pinpoint what exactly was amiss.

Chu Lian was currently sketching jewellery designs for Treasure Pavilion in her little study with a piece of charcoal.

When she abruptly came to a halt in the middle of her sketch, Xiyan quickly noticed her movements. The handmaid set down the needle and thread within her hands and asked, Third Young Madam, whats wrong?

Chu Lian put down the thin charcoal block in her hand and sighed, Ive finally realised why I felt that there was something strange about Mothers courtyard recently.

Xiyan stared at her with wide eyes, waiting for her to continue.

Did you notice that many of the decorations inside Mothers room have been changed?

Xiyan furrowed her brows upon this realisation after Chu Lians reminder.

There used to be a pair of flower-patterned cloisonn vases on the table next to the main seats of the parlour. Several gorgeous peacock feathers had been on display inside the vases.

They had even talked about those pair of cloisonn vases before during one of their chats. Those were some very rare vases. Senior Servant Gui had even mentioned that they might have been handed down from a previous dynasty and were probably worth several thousands of taels. Wenqing and Wenlan had been stunned after hearing that. They had never seen such a valuable vase before.

Countess Jingan had had a very rich dowry. She had come from a large clan in Jiangnan, which had existed for several hundred years. They had also been quite famous during the previous dynasty. However, their family had been on a slow decline since the era of Emperor Chengping. Even so, they hadnt been stringy with Countess Jingan when she had gotten married.

At that time, Countess Jingans dowry was considered one of the most valuable amongst the noble madams within the capital.

It was a pity that she had been in poor health ever since the birth of her third son. After over a decade of seeking treatments and taking expensive medications, her dowry was nearly spent.

However, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Countess Jingan still had several treasures stowed away at her place.

The pair of red jade bangles that she had previously given to Chu Lian and Madam Zou was one of them. Thosecloisonn vases were also another one of her hidden treasures.

The vases have been changed! Xiyan responded with shock.

Chu Lian nodded. Actually, it wasnt just those vases that had been changed. Several other decorations in the room had also been replaced. While the replacements werent considered too bad, but their quality was inferior compared to the previous decorations.

If she hadnt been drawing designs today and thinking about the patterns on the artworks she had seen during modern times, she wouldnt have thought about those vases.

But, werent those vases Madams most treasured items? Xiyan asked in confusion.

Senior Servant Wang had once said that that pair of cloisonn vases had been placed in the parlour for nearly thirty years!

They had allegedly been placed in there on the second day of Count Jingan and Countess Jingans marriage. Countess Jingan treated them like precious treasures and often dusted them off herself.

Since she cherished and loved them so much, why would she replace them now?

Chu Lian couldnt think of a reason at the moment. She ordered Xiyan, Find out whats happened in Mothers courtyard recently.

Xiyan acknowledged the order and left immediately.

Chu Lian actually had a good guess in her heart, but she couldnt be certain. She shook her head and decided to wait for Xiyans information. If her speculation turned out to be true, then, as juniors, she and He Changdi couldnt stand by and ignore this matter.

Recently, her mother-in-law had been appearing much more haggard than before. Even Great Doctor Miao had specially visited her, asking her to urge Countess Jingan to pay more attention to her health. She shouldnt let his medical skills and the valuable medicines go to waste by relapsing back into illness.