Two days before Mrs. Wang's birthday, the people of Qingshui County were stunned by a piece of major news.
The county constables had unearthed a treasure chest on Xiaoao Mountain, hidden by a rebel army decades ago!
No one knew what was inside the chest, but it was certainly valuable, because a thousand elite soldiers had come from the Prefecture to escort the chests back there overnight.
This was the news the common people heard. What they didn't know was that the Prefecture was merely a way station; the items' true destination was the Capital City.
Chen Song privately told Xu Suying and Chen Wanqing that among the items in the chest was the Queen's Seal, passed down through successive dynasties.
The Queen's Seal was certainly not as valuable as the Jade Seal. But any item belonging to the Empress's palace, even a hairpin, carried great significance and symbolism, let alone a Queen's Seal that could prove the Empress's identity and status.
