Rebirth of the Princess Pearl

Dong'er was in the room, looking out the window at the night, his brows furrowed, his heart in extreme entanglement. Nan'er, who was standing beside him, was also in a state of great distress when she saw him like this.

"Brother Dong'er, don't be so sad! No matter what you choose in the end, you have to follow your heart!" Nan'er patted Dong'er's shoulder gently, trying to comfort him.

Dong'er turned his head, looked at Nan'er, smiled bitterly and said, "Nan'er, you make it sound so easy! How can this matter be so easy to choose! On one side is Jinyao, whom I really like, but on the other side is your childhood engagement, and there are also your parents' expectations. I feel like my head is going to explode!"

Nan'er bit her lip, a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes, but she still forced a smile and said, "Brother Dong'er, I know this is difficult, but I don't want to see you in so much pain! Just leave me alone and think about what you really want."

At this time, Su Jinyao was not idle in her own residence. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. How could she be questioned and looked down upon like this?

"Xiao Tao, what do you think we should do? Qing'er actually went and told Dong'er about those things. Now brother Dong'er must have something against me! No, I have to think of a way to turn the situation around!" Su Jinyao paced back and forth in the room, anxious like an ant on a hot pan.

Xiao Tao said cautiously, "Miss, don't worry, maybe Master Dong'er still believes in you."

"Believe me? Humph! Didn't you see the look in his eyes at that time? He was obviously shaken! I can't just sit there and wait to die!" Su Jinyao stomped her feet in anger and shouted loudly.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said, "Xiao Tao, I've got it! We can do this..."

Xiao Tao listened to Su Jinyao's plan, her eyes widened, and she said worriedly: "Miss, this...is this possible? If we are discovered, it will be even worse!"

"What are you afraid of? Now I have no choice but to risk everything! As long as I can get Brother Dong'er back to me, I won't care about anything else!" Su Jinyao said resolutely with a ruthless look in her eyes.

The next day, Dong'er got up early, but he still had no idea. After washing up, he was about to go to the main hall to think about it, when he heard a commotion outside.

"What's going on?" Dong'er frowned and walked outside while muttering.

When he arrived in the yard, he saw Su Jinyao kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair and tear marks on her face. A group of servants were surrounding her and were talking about something.

"Brother Dong'er!" As soon as Su Jinyao saw Dong'er, she rushed over crying, "You must save me! I... I've been wronged!"

Dong'er quickly supported her and asked in surprise, "Jinyao, what's wrong with you? What happened? Get up and tell me!"

Su Jinyao cried miserably, crying and saying, "Brother Dong'er, I...I received an anonymous letter after I went back yesterday, saying that if I didn't leave you, I would be ruined! I didn't take it seriously at first, but this morning, I found that my room was turned upside down and many valuables were missing! Someone must be trying to harm me and drive me away so that I can be separated from you!"

Dong Er's eyes widened when he heard this and he said angrily, "What? How could such a thing happen! Who is so cruel to dare to do this to you!"

Su Jinyao took the opportunity to hug Dong'er's arm and cried even harder, saying, "Brother Dong'er, I'm so scared now! I only have you, you must protect me! You said you would be with me, you can't just ignore me!"

At this time, Erkang and Ziwei also rushed over after hearing the noise.

Ziwei frowned, looking at Su Jinyao's appearance, secretly feeling that something was amiss, but still asked: "Miss Su, what's going on? Stop crying and explain yourself clearly."

Su Jinyao sobbed and pointed at the room next to her and said, "Madam, look, my room has become like this! I was really wronged. I didn't do anything. Just because I like Brother Dong'er, I was framed like this!"

Erkang snorted coldly and said, "Miss Su, this matter is not that simple. You said someone wanted to harm you, but do you have any clues? Do you know who did it?"

Su Jinyao shook her head and said innocently, "I...I really don't know! I haven't offended anyone before. It must have been done by those who don't want me to be with Brother Dong'er!"

Ziwei looked at Dong'er, then at Su Jinyao, and felt that Su Jinyao might be directing and acting in this matter, but it was not easy to say it directly, so she said: "Miss Su, you should get up first, we will investigate this matter thoroughly. Dong'er, take Miss Su to the guest room to rest first, and we will talk later."

Dong'er nodded and helped Su Jinyao walk to the guest room. Along the way, Su Jinyao kept crying about her grievances.

When they arrived at the guest room, Dong'er asked Su Jinyao to sit down, poured her a cup of tea, and said, "Jinyao, drink some tea first to calm your nerves. Don't worry, I will definitely investigate this matter and give you justice!"

Su Jinyao held Dong'er's hand, looked at him with tears in her eyes, and said, "Brother Dong'er, you are so kind! I knew you would believe me! I was really wronged, you can't let me suffer this injustice!"

Dong'er patted her hand gently and said, "Jinyao, don't worry. But you also need to think about it carefully. Could it be that you have offended someone before and you didn't notice it?"

When Su Jinyao heard this, her heart skipped a beat, but she still looked aggrieved as she said, "Brother Dong'er, I really can't think of it! I just want to be with you every day, so how could I offend anyone!"

At this time, Nan'er also came to the door of the guest room. She heard about Su Jinyao's situation and was a little worried, so she wanted to come and see what was going on.

Nan'er knocked on the door gently and said, "Brother Dong'er, I'm Nan'er, can I come in?"

Dong'er got up to open the door, and when he saw it was Nan'er, he said, "Nan'er, you're here, come in."

Nan'er walked into the room and saw Su Jinyao crying. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she still said politely, "Miss Su, don't be too sad. I believe we will find out the truth about this matter."

Su Jinyao looked at Nan'er, a hint of displeasure flashed across her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and said, "Thank you for your concern, Nan'er. I am really wronged!"

Nan'er nodded slightly, then looked at Dong'er and said, "Brother Dong'er, I came here just to ask, what is going on? Will it affect your reply to Lord Li?"

Dong Er frowned and said, "I don't know either. This happened too suddenly. I have to figure this out first."

When Su Jinyao heard this, she hurriedly said, "Brother Dong'er, you can't change your mind just because of this! I really like you, no matter what happens, I want to be with you!"

Nan'er listened from the side and felt a little uncomfortable, but still said nothing.

Erkang and Ziwei were talking in low voices in the yard.

"Ziwei, look at Su Jinyao, is she acting? It's such a coincidence that this happened just when Dong'er was about to give an answer." Erkang frowned and said with a look of doubt.

Ziwei disagreed. She frowned and retorted, "Erkang, don't be so arbitrary! Although this is a bit of a coincidence, you can't just assume that she is acting! Maybe she was really framed."

Erkang got anxious when he heard this, and raised his voice and said, "Ziwei, why are you still speaking for her? Don't you see the strangeness in this? She was said to be scheming before, and now this kind of thing has happened again. It's obvious that she wants to win Dong'er's sympathy so that Dong'er will change his mind!"

Ziwei was not to be outdone and shouted, "Erkang, you are biased! We haven't investigated the case thoroughly yet, and you are convicting people like this. It's too unfair! What if you wrongly accuse the girl?"

Erkang stamped his feet in anger and said, "Ziwei, you are too soft-hearted! It's obvious that Su Jinyao is not a good person. Don't be fooled by her appearance!"

Ziwei glared at Erkang and said, "Erkang, stop yelling here! Let's send someone to investigate first to see what's going on. It won't be too late to draw a conclusion then!"

Erkang snorted and said, "Humph! Let's investigate. I don't believe we can't find out what's wrong with her!"

So Erkang ordered several capable servants to investigate the theft in Su Jinyao's house and the anonymous letter.

After a few hours, the servant came back to report.

"Master, Madam, we have found out everything." A servant said respectfully.

Erkang asked hurriedly: "How is it? What did you find out?"

The servant looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Master, Madam, we found that someone was indeed behind this, but..."

"But what? Tell me quickly!" Ziwei said anxiously.

The servant hesitated for a moment, then said, "However, we found that the handwriting of the anonymous letter was very similar to that of Miss Su's maid Xiao Tao, and although the house looked messy, some valuable items were not lost, but were just hidden."

When Erkang and Ziwei heard this, their eyes widened. They looked at each other and understood what was going on.

"Humph! They are just acting! This Su Jinyao is really something!" Erkang said angrily.

Ziwei also frowned and said, "This girl actually resorted to such means to achieve her goal. It's too much!"

Erkang said, "Let's go, we have to explain this matter to Dong'er. We can't let him be fooled by this girl again!"

Ziwei nodded, and the two of them walked towards the guest room.

When he arrived at the door of the guest room, Erkang didn't knock, but pushed the door open and walked in.

Dong'er, Nan'er and Su Jinyao were all startled and looked towards the door.

"Father, Mother, why are you here?" Dong'er stood up and asked in surprise.

Erkang looked at Su Jinyao and said coldly: "Miss Su, you acted really well! We were almost fooled by you!"

When Su Jinyao heard this, her face turned pale. She pretended to be innocent and said, "Master, Madam, what are you talking about? I...I was really wronged!"

Ziwei walked forward, looked at Su Jinyao, and said seriously: "Miss Su, please stop pretending! We have already investigated clearly. The anonymous letter was written by your maid Xiaotao. The things in the room were not lost at all, but were hidden. You are directing and acting this out to win Dong'er's sympathy!"

When Su Jinyao heard this, she knew that the truth had been revealed. She fell to her knees and cried, "Master, Madam, I... I know I was wrong! I just like Brother Dong'er too much, and I'm afraid of losing him, so I came up with this idea! Please forgive me!"

Dong'er was listening at the side, completely stunned. He looked at Su Jinyao in disbelief and said, "Jinyao, you...you actually did such a thing! How could you lie to me like this?"

Su Jinyao raised her head, looked at Dong'er with tears in her eyes, and said, "Brother Dong'er, I really have no choice! I love you too much, I don't want to be separated from you!"

Nan'er watched from the side, feeling that Su Jinyao was going too far, and also a little distressed that Brother Dong'er was deceived. She said softly, "Brother Dong'er, you see clearly now, she is really not someone worthy of your lifelong trust."