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The neatly cut opening on the ceremonial gown indicated that it was intentionally slit with a sharp blade. The embroidered pattern had tight silk stitches, dense and substantial. It couldn't be easily cut open, so there were many frayed silk threads around the edges of the cut, hanging loosely.
Xie Ning lowered her head and examined it closely. She could tell that the cut started from the upper right corner of the embroidered pattern and went diagonally to the lower left. This embroidered pattern was located on the lower front of the gown, measuring about six or seven inches in size. The entire phoenix and autumn moon embroidered pattern had been nearly completely severed, and there was no way to mend it.
"When was this discovered? When was it last checked?"