After the morning court session ended, the emperor ordered Yan Xing to stay behind. Yan Xing stayed behind as told. After all the ministers, officials and princes left the hall, the Emperor turned towards the Yan Xing and said, "I have something for you".
The emperor motioned the eunuch behind him and the eunuch hurriedly came forward to Yan Xing carrying a small and exquisite rectangular box in his hand.
Yan Xing didn't know what was inside the box, he accepted the box from the eunuch's hand and opened it. Inside the box lay a silver hairpin with red peach blossom flowers and two small silver butterflies hanging on it.
With one look, Yan Xing could tell that, the silver used to make the hairpin was not ordinary.
