Chapter 152: Mother’s Letter

You Lanchen brought Xia Muqing to a dilapidated temple. There were spiderwebs everywhere and dirty dried grass was placed on the ground. It was obvious that someone had been there.

The corners of Xia Muqing’s mouth twitched as she asked, “Don’t tell me you’ve been staying here?”

You Lanchen didn’t look embarrassed at all. He nodded casually and he looked like a man who didn’t care about such stuff.

Xia Muqing’s shock lasted for a moment before she asked, “Where’s the thing you wanted to give me?”

Youlan Chen put on a sad expression and said, “I thought you should at least be concerned about me and offer me a better place to stay.”

Xia Muqing ignored him and rolled her eyes as she extended her hand, signaling him to hurry.

You Lanchen’s expression vanished as he took out a small wooden box and handed it to her. “This box was left behind by your mother, but I couldn’t open it no matter how many times I tried. So you have to think of a solution yourself.”

Xia Muqing returned to the inn with the wooden box. However, she didn’t see Jiang Yifan after she entered. He had probably gone back already.

At this moment, she didn’t expect that her negligence now would cause her immense regret in the future.

She returned to the Xia residence, but Jiang Yifan was nowhere in sight. She felt that it was odd, but she decided to wait until he returned before asking.

She returned to her room and took out the box that You Lanchen had given her. The entire box was made of a piece of wood with no gaps at all. Although it was a box, the lid couldn’t be seen.

There were many tiny traces on the box, as if it had been slashed with a knife. There were also traces of black ash at the corners, as if the box had been burnt. This should be the methods that You Lanchen had tried before. However, the box that had been subjected to fire and slashes remained intact, with only a few traces on the surface.

Xia Muqing had no choice but to play with it subconsciously. She frowned when she felt a tinge of pain.

It turned out that the edge of the box was too sharp and it cut her finger. A droplet of blood dripped onto the box and it slowly opened.

As a crack appeared, she realized that there was a gap on the box. It was too smooth, and it looked like a pattern on the box, making it unnoticeable.

After opening the box, there was a letter inside. She took the letter out, and the letter was written with the words “My Child’s Letter.”

There were three pieces of paper. Every word inside revealed the reluctance to part and guilt a mother felt for her daughter.

‘Qing’er, by the time you read this letter, you should have already grown up. It’s a pity that I can’t see you with my own eyes. But my daughter must be the most beautiful. I’m not a good mother. I gave birth to you but I couldn’t raise you. I left you alone to survive in this world. I am sorry. I was originally the Holy Lady of the Jin Country, and I only left the country because of your father. However, he is actually a member of the Shaman tribe. He approached me in order to obtain the sacred treasure- the lotus jade pendant. I was too stupid to believe him.

Before I left, I poisoned him. He shouldn’t be able to escape from the Shaman tribe for the time being. After I fled from him, I realized that I was pregnant. I came to this country to marry Xia Jingtian. I wanted to give you a home. This is the last thing I can do for you. Qing’er, remember what I am about to say. Don’t trust anyone. No matter if she is a witch or a citizen of the Jin Country. You must never be the Holy Lady of the Jin Kingdom. Remember this! Remember my words!’

After Xia Muqing finished reading the entire letter, her doubts were slightly resolved. However, she didn’t expect that she wasn’t Xia Jingtian’s daughter, but the daughter of a certain man in the Shaman tribe.

As for the lotus jade pendant, it seemed to be the one Ye Qingxuan had given her. In other words, this jade pendant originally belonged to the witches. In that case, Jiang Yifan’s true enemy was a witch.

She just didn’t know why the witches would attack the Jiang family.

Xia Muqing, who had wanted to tell Jiang Yifan about this, didn’t see him for the entire day. Instead, she received an invitation from the palace. The empress wanted to hold a banquet in the palace and specially sent an invitation to her.

Xia Muqing was a little surprised. She had never interacted with anyone from the royal family before. Why would she receive a sudden invitation this time? Could it be because of Ye Qingxuan?

After thinking about it, she couldn’t think of a better reason. She asked Gungun to keep an eye on the black eagle and the little phoenix at home. She packed up and prepared to set off.

When she arrived outside the palace, she realized that there were quite a number of people at the banquet. The entrance of the palace was filled with carriages and sedans.

No one was allowed to drive or sit in a carriage inside the royal palace. As soon as she alighted, a young maid came to welcome her and led her into the royal palace and towards one of the halls.

On the way, they bumped into many rich ladies. They were dressed gorgeously and were a little confused when they saw Xia Muqing.. After being introduced by the people around them, they knew that she was the daughter of the Xia family and they couldn’t help but take a few more glances at her.