The legitimate daughter is reborn and the fake Bai Lian is completely panicked

Shen Mi's eyes were red and she pretended to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeves.

She sobbed and said, "A few months ago, I learned that my sister had reached the age of marriage, so I kept this bracelet in my room and never touched it until today."

"In the past few days, the maids and servants can recall whether anyone else has been to my yard."

She walked slowly towards Shen Shu, took the broken bracelet from Shen Shu's hand, and handed it to Pingyang Hou.

"Dad, my mother's bracelet was made by the best shop in the north and south of Yanjing City. This bracelet is very expensive. Dad has seen it. My mother often wore it on her hand when she was alive and cherished it very much."

Marquis Pingyang held the bracelet in his hand and examined it carefully.

The bracelet was slightly blue in color and was broken into several pieces, but it looked a bit old and had no luster at all, making it look more like a fake.

His brows suddenly tightened, he looked up at Shen Mi, and hurriedly said: "Mi'er, are you sure this bracelet was given to you by your mother?"

Shen Mi nodded: "Yes, it was indeed given to me by my mother."

Pingyang Hou picked up the bracelet in his hand and looked at it for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "This is not the bracelet Jingwan wore when she was alive. This is a fake!"

"The bracelet Jingwan wore when she was alive had brighter colors, and the red jade on it was also brighter. I remember it very clearly, and it was just a fake."

“Fake?”

Shen Mi pretended to be shocked and walked forward, took the half bracelet from Pingyang Hou's hand, and looked at it carefully.

After a long while, she said, "Dad, this really doesn't look like a bracelet given to her by her mother."

"I remember clearly that the bracelet my mother gave me had twelve red jadeite beads on it, but even if all the beads were put together, there were only eleven on this bracelet."

Her voice trembled: "But that's not right. The bracelet that the mother gave to her daughter has been kept in the box in the room. Could it be that someone replaced it?"

Pingyang Hou took a deep breath and sighed: "Think carefully, are you remembering it wrong?"

Shen Mi's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly: "Dad, could it be possible that mother would give her a fake one?"

"I have worn that bracelet for many years and I remember it clearly. It is made of twelve red jades. Dad should also know that the twelve jades represent blessings for every month of every year."

"Someone must have replaced the real one with a fake one in order to frame my daughter. My daughter had good intentions and wanted to give her most beloved thing to her sister... Who knew?"

Shen Mi continued to sob and said, "This bracelet is really worth a lot of money, and it is hard to buy on the market, and it is not easy to resell. I am afraid it is really in someone else's hands."

"This jade bracelet is not easy to resell. The person who stole this bracelet was afraid of being exposed and dared not wear it on his body or take it out of the house."

"In the past few days, Qinghe also noticed that maids from other courtyards entered my daughter's courtyard, but she didn't see who they were clearly."

Pingyang Hou felt somewhat guilty towards Shen Mi, and when he saw her red eyes from crying, he suddenly felt distressed.

He looked at the guards beside him and ordered, "Go search the backyard. Don't miss any corner."

"Yes, sir."

After the guards left one after another, Marquis Pingyang showed an awkward smile on his face.

He looked at the guests present and said with a smile: "Such a thing happened in the mansion today. I am sorry to have made you all laugh."

"Since Shu'er's coming-of-age ceremony has been completed, please move to the elegant pavilion and have a cup of tea."

Led by maids and old women, some guests went to the private rooms on the side to drink tea, eat fruits and discuss what happened today.

Most of the guests who came to join in the fun stayed in the front hall to watch the show.

"Marquis Pingyang, this matter is of great importance. Let's stay and see what's going on."

Lin's face was stiff and she winked at Shen Shu, who then walked towards Lin's side.

She clenched her fists tightly, feeling uneasy.

She didn't expect that the bracelet in the box was fake. She asked Bai Lu to put poison in the bracelet. Didn't Bai Lu notice?

Today, Shen Mi's words made her feel so aggrieved.

She looked at her father, whose face was full of pity for Shen Mi, and suddenly became jealous.

When Marquis Pingyang saw that the prince was still sitting in the inner hall, he wanted to welcome him to the elegant pavilion.

"Your Highness, how about I take you to the Yage?"

The prince waved his folding fan, his eyes fell on Shen Mi, and said with a smile: "What's so good about the elegant pavilion? I am right here."

Pingyang Hou was helpless: "I am sorry to have embarrassed you today, Your Highness."

The prince said: "It doesn't matter, the show can still be watched."

Pingyang Hou smiled awkwardly, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Shen Mi beside him.

The little girl's eyes were red from crying and she looked aggrieved, which made him a little suspicious.

Could it be that he really had wronged her?

Everyone was waiting in the lobby for the results of the guards' search, and some were whispering.

"Master, Master, we found the things."

A loud and slightly heavy voice came from outside the hall door, and then the people in the nearby elegant room also became restless.

Everyone saw a black-clad guard walking into the hall holding a blue jade bracelet in his hand and placing the item steadily in the hands of Marquis Pingyang.

"Master, please check if this is the bracelet that belonged to my late wife."

The people who were originally drinking tea and eating melon seeds in the elegant room, upon hearing the noise, gradually moved towards the front hall, wanting to see what was going on.

Marquis Pingyang picked up the bracelet and examined it carefully.

The bracelet is light blue with bright color, and is inlaid with twelve red jadeite. The light falling on the jadeite is dazzling.

He handed the bracelet to Shen Mi.

"This is indeed Jingwan's possession during her lifetime."

"Mi'er, take a look. Is this the one your mother gave you?"

Shen Mi picked it up and looked at it carefully, then slowly said, "Dad, this is the bracelet I want to give to my sister. There are twelve rubies on it, and they are real."

She clenched the bracelet tightly in her hand and looked at the guard beside her.

"Where did this come from? How could it be anywhere else?"

The guard lowered his head and stammered, "It was… found in a box under the bed in Miss San’s room."

"What? Third sister's room?" Shen Mi deliberately raised her voice to attract more people around to join in the fun.

Shen Shu's face turned pale instantly. She quickly glanced at Bai Lu beside her and immediately walked in front of Pingyang Hou.

"Impossible! How did this bracelet end up in my room?"

"I have never taken my second sister's bracelet, Dad!"

Shen Mi held the bracelet and sobbed, pretending to be aggrieved.

"Sister, I was planning to give you this valuable jade bracelet from mother as a coming-of-age gift. Why did you go to such lengths to take this bracelet and replace it with a fake one?"

"It's all my fault for not telling you in advance. This bracelet was originally a gift for you, so you..."

"Shut up, Shen Mi!"

Shen Shu was furious, but she couldn't throw a tantrum in front of so many people, as it would ruin her dignified and elegant image as the most talented woman in Yanjing.

She could only look at Marquis Pingyang beside her with pleading eyes.

"Dad, please believe me. Shu'er didn't steal my sister's bracelet. I didn't mean to harm my sister."