After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 676 Consideration

Su Jin not only sympathized with him but also with the servants moving the stones.

The stone was too large to be easily moved.

According to the elder’s identification, the Old Madam’s remains were at the upper right corner of the stone. There wasn’t much ground to dig, just enough for a hole.

The monks of the Great Buddha Temple moved aside, and Manager Li led the people to start digging. Initially, they dug forcefully, and the sound of digging echoed loudly.

As they went deeper, the speed slowed down; the bones were fragile. If they weren’t careful with a hoe...

Even a few heads wouldn’t be enough to compensate.

The Great Buddha Temple was serene, surrounded by lush greenery, as Su Jin stood in the shade of the trees waiting.

She didn’t know how much time passed, but her legs were quite sore from standing.

Xingxing was about to instruct a young monk to bring a chair when a shout from a servant came, "There’s a skeleton!"

Xie Jingchen stepped forward toward that direction.

He saw a piece of white bone exposed beneath the hollowed-out stone.

The monks of the Great Buddha Temple were dumbfounded; was this really the Old Madam of the Zhenbei Royal Mansion’s remains?

Mrs. Wang’s nose tingled, and her eyes turned red.

The servants excavated the skeleton, shoveling out dirt basket by basket.

The soil was dumped on the ground, and Xingxing, with sharp eyes, went over to sift through it and picked up an earring.

Before she could take a good look, Mrs. Wang snatched the earring, looked at it, and choked up, "It’s, it’s the Old Madam’s earring!"

After the Old Madam’s carriage accident, when she returned to the mansion, she only wore one earring.

The Old Madam said it fell off during the carriage jolt. She felt sorry for a long time because this pair of earrings was the first gift from the Old Prince after she arrived in the Capital.

Among the jade bracelet, golden hairpin, necklace, and earrings, the Old Madam adored the earrings the most.

The other half of this earring is still in Qihao Hall.

This really is the Old Madam...

Mrs. Wang, in tears, knelt on the ground with a thump.

The servants were startled, becoming more cautious as they dug out the soil.

They excavated the entire skeleton, ensuring nothing was left, and then filled the soil back.

While the servants were shoveling, a jade pendant was unearthed from the pile.

They quickly picked up the jade pendant, wiped it slightly, and handed it to Manager Li.

Manager Li wiped the jade pendant again and saw a character carved on it: Hui.

Manager Li handed the jade pendant to Mrs. Wang, saying, "See if this isn’t the Old Madam’s jade pendant."

Mrs. Wang wiped away her tears, took the jade pendant, and, after a few glances, said, "No, it isn’t."

The fake Old Madam wore the Old Madam’s clothes, and apart from that earring, nothing else was lost.

Mrs. Wang was certain.

Su Jin and Xie Jingchen exchanged glances.

The elder’s testimony and this lost earring could prove that these remains were indeed the Prince’s birth mother, Xie Jingchen’s grandmother.

Then where did this jade pendant come from?

Xie Jingchen examined the quality of the jade, noticing its glossy transparency, certainly not an ordinary item.

The fake Old Madam stumbled into the Capital, surviving by distributing porridge; she couldn’t possibly have such an expensive jade pendant.

This jade pendant must be related to the Old Madam’s accident.

Investigating through this jade pendant, they might uncover the person behind it all.

Confirming it was the Old Madam’s remains, Manager Li immediately sent someone to the military camp to report to the Old Prince and the Prince.

Xie Jingchen had someone buy a Phoebe Coffin to place the Old Madam’s remains as the Old Prince and the Prince arrived.

Mrs. Wang handed the cleaned and cloth-wrapped earring to the Old Prince for inspection.

Having a clear view of the earring—

The Old Prince wavered, almost losing his balance.

This pair of earrings he had painstakingly chosen, was the most heartfelt gift he had given.

Even after thirty-plus years, the Old Prince remembered it clearly.

The Old Prince’s eyes welled up; although he had mentally prepared for this, the reality still clenched his heart painfully.

Thirty-four years.

She had been dead for thirty-four years, and he only just found her.

The Prince supported the Old Prince, saying, "Let’s take Mother back to the mansion first."

...

Prince Zhenbei Mansion, Peony Garden.

Princess Nanzhang was reviewing account books when a maid rushed in, saying, "Commandery Princess, they found the real Old Madam’s remains."

Princess Nanzhang was startled.

"Found?" Mrs. Zhao was incredulous.

The maid nodded repeatedly, "As the elder brought into the mansion by the Heir’s wife said, they indeed unearthed the Old Madam’s remains, with the Old Madam’s earring as proof. The remains are already on their way back to the mansion."

How did they find it?

Even they didn’t know the location, so how was it found?

Princess Nanzhang felt a little uneasy.

"Besides the earring, what else?" Princess Nanzhang asked.

"I heard there was also a jade pendant with a carved character; nothing else," the maid replied.

Princess Nanzhang, feeling uneasy, instructed Mrs. Zhao, "You must quickly go to the Duke Mansion."

The servants of the Duke Mansion carried the coffin down from the Great Buddha Temple, and the news of the real Old Madam being found spread throughout Capital City like wildfire.

Old Madam of Duke Chong was too restless to stay seated.

Even her hand holding the tea trembled.

A maid came in, saying, "Old Madam, Mrs. Zhao from Princess Nanzhang’s side has arrived."

"Let her in quickly," Old Madam Duke Chong said with a trembling voice.

Soon, Mrs. Zhao entered.

Before Mrs. Zhao could salute, Old Madam Duke Chong asked, "Did the Zhenbei Royal Mansion truly find the Old Madam’s remains?"

Mrs. Zhao felt that Old Madam Duke Chong was genuinely anxious.

The maids and old women in the room hadn’t even withdrawn completely before she asked.

Mrs. Zhao glanced around, prompting Old Madam Duke Chong to react and gesture, "Everyone, leave."

When the maids and old women withdrew, Mrs. Zhao nodded.

"Did they find anything else?" Old Madam Duke Chong urgently inquired.

"Nothing else, except for a jade pendant with a carved character," Mrs. Zhao replied.

Old Madam Duke Chong’s face changed drastically, "Carved...carved what character?!"

Noticing Old Madam Duke Chong’s expression, Mrs. Zhao furrowed her brows tightly.

Why was she so afraid of the real Old Madam’s jade pendant?

Could it be that the jade pendant was hers?

Old Madam Duke Chong forced herself to calm down.

No.

It couldn’t be such a coincidence.

She must be frightening herself for nothing.

How could the jade pendant she lost possibly be in the hands of the Old Madam Zhenbei?!

"That’s all, you may leave," Old Madam Duke Chong said.

Mrs. Zhao didn’t ask more questions; some matters were understood without being voiced.

The Commandery Princess had sent her to inform the Old Madam of Duke Chong, which implicitly confirmed that the fake Old Madam’s confession was true, and that the masterminds behind this affair were the Empress Dowager and Old Madam of Duke Chong.

For now, only the remains have been found, but who knows when the evidence will surface.

Mrs. Zhao curtsied and withdrew.

Old Madam Duke Chong picked up the teacup, but her hand wouldn’t stop trembling, her heart like a sieve.

The scene from that year lingered in her mind.

She had never been close to the real Old Madam, only for a brief moment.

The real Old Madam suddenly awoke from her coma, the fake Old Madam strangled her, and she helped hold her down.

Could it be in that brief moment she snatched her jade pendant?

Yet, from the time they returned from the Great Buddha Temple, that piece of jade pendant was nowhere to be found!