Find the Crystal
Lory's comment made Ming Yue Yin rearranged her hair. She took out the pins and only placed one peach blossom flower hairpin on her half bun hairstyle. She watched Lory as she sat next to a round table and took out a wooden box from it.
"What is that?" Ming Yue Yin sat across Lory as she gently placed the box on the table.
Lory pushed the box towards Ming Yue Yin who accepted the box with confusion. Ming Yue Yin's eyes bulged out and her jaw dropped as she opened the box.
"It…it's a…how did you get this?" Ming Yue Yin stammered.
"It's not me. This is Li Xin's doing," Lory answered calmly. "He said you might need it..."
A half tiger tally made of bronze and gemstones lay inside the box. A complete tiger tally was needed for one to dispatch the imperial army as it gave you the absolute authority to command the army. The tiger tally was created and divided between the Emperor and a nominated official to prevent the Emperor from misusing his power.