Jade of Rebirth

at dusk.

On March [-]th, the spring scenery is very pleasant. The trees in the yard have sprouted, the grass grows wildly, and sporadic flower buds appear occasionally.The setting sun slanted down a thin layer of gold, adding a bit of warmth to this pleasant spring scene.It's just that a gust of cold wind blows occasionally, which still carries the coldness, which makes people dare not be careless.

Yu Li was sitting under the window, writing something earnestly. He carefully wrote a paragraph on a piece of letter paper, then put the letter paper into an unsigned envelope and sealed it, and then called Bi Sheng Come here, hand this thing over to her, and tell her: "You find a reason to go to Yuqian's Xinlanyuan later, and then find a rough envoy who doesn't know you and say you are a girl from Lifengyuan. You picked up this letter at Xinlanyuan, and asked if it belonged to the second lady."

"Huh?" Bisheng was taken aback for a moment, then thought of something, "Are you pretending...to write to her?"

"Hush." ​​Yu Li put her index finger on her light-colored lips, signaling to Bi Sheng to speak cautiously, "I wrote in the letter to ask her to put the reply under the peach tree in Zhaoyue Pavilion. Get it, understand?"

Bisheng listened, as if thinking of something interesting, she nodded with a smirk: "Hey! Got it!"

……

On the second day, Yu Li returned home for lunch after finishing her lessons at the private school, and heard from Bi Sheng that Yu Qian had brought something over.

"What is it?" Yuli asked suspiciously.

Bi Sheng hurriedly took things from the side and showed them to Yu Li: "Second Miss said that in order to thank you, she specially bought them for you."

Yu Li took a look and saw that it was a food box, which was well covered. He frowned and asked, "Food box? There are pastries in it?"

"We haven't opened it to look at it. It should be pastries. However, the second lady said that in order to avoid suspicion, she dared not bring gifts over in a fair manner, so it may not be dim sum." Bisheng said, in front of Yuli The noodle opened the food box, and when I looked inside, I saw it was a wooden box, "Huh? Master, it's really not dim sum, it's a wooden box."

Seeing it, Zhixue also gathered around and asked curiously: "The box looks very exquisite, what's inside?"

Yuli took the box, opened it carefully, and saw a Hetian jade animal paperweight lying quietly inside, he slowly took the paperweight out of the box, and felt warm when he touched the paperweight , delicate and smooth, it can be seen that this jade is definitely the best jade.What's more, the carved beast is lifelike, with every detail on its body, so this paperweight is absolutely extraordinary.

"Wow, what a beautiful thing, what is this?" Zhixue's eyes sparkled, "This second lady is so generous, she gave such a precious thing as soon as she made a move... It can be seen that she is determined not to marry .”

When Yu Li heard this, the corners of her lips curled up, and there was a hint of sarcasm in her black eyes... This thing was not hers, so it was natural and generous for her to give it away.

"Zhixue, this thing can't stay with me." Yuli thought for a while and put the paperweight on the table.

"Why? Is it because it's too expensive?" Zhixue's eyes widened and she was very puzzled. Why does Ali look at such a good thing like a hot potato?

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

"What are you talking about?" Zhixue listened to her.

Yu Li whispered a few words in her ear, and then saw Zhixue frowned, then put the paperweight into her arms, and said, "Okay, I understand, then I'll go now."

Watching Zhixue go out, Yuli said to Bisheng again: "Sister Bisheng, go and put this box with the black ink ring I bought from outside yesterday, and put it on the multi-treasure shelf."

"Ah? Why?" Bisheng was also very puzzled, "Master, are you buying a box and returning the pearl?"

Yu Li pulled her lips and smiled when she heard the words: "Don't ask why, just do it."

"Oh."

"By the way, did Yuxi reply to your letter yesterday?"

"Reply!" Bisheng talked about this matter, couldn't help but put a veil on her lips and smiled, "The reply letter is in my purse, and the contents inside make me blush!"

Hearing this, Yu Li slowly raised her lips: "This is what I want."

……

Zhixue finished her lunch break and was about to pack her things and go to Qingtong Academy to find Qi Liuyi when she heard the noise outside.He said to Zhixue: "Go outside and take a look to see what happened."

"Okay." As soon as Zhixue went out, she saw Yuzhangci and a large group of people coming towards the room where they were. Yuzhangci was still very angry, almost angrily leading the way.He hurried back and said to Yu Li, "A Li, it's your father who came here with a large group of people. He looks very angry..."

Yuli heard the words, but she was very calm, as if she had expected this moment, she smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Yu Zhangci shout angrily: "Yu Li, come out for me!"

Yu Li glanced out coldly, then pretended to be dazed, and walked out.Walking outside the house, he saw anger on Yuzhangci's elegant face, Qin Shi, Yuwan, Yuxuan and Yuqian stood beside him, behind Yuxuan was Qin Shi's nephew Qin Jun, his face was full of anger. He couldn't hide his gloating, as if he had already seen Yuli's tragic end.

"Father, what happened?" Yu Li stepped forward and asked suspiciously.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Yu Zhangci suddenly paused when he was about to rush out.

Yuxuan on the side couldn't hold back, sneered and said: "Father's white jade paperweight is gone!"

"Oh?" Yu Li raised his eyebrows, frowned for a moment, and said in an unfair tone, "That's what you should look for, white jade paperweight, since it's made of jade, it should be very valuable, right?"

"Yu Li, you are still pretending to be stupid!" Yu Xuan pointed at him with a proud face, "It is clear that you took the white jade paperweight, why are you pretending to be innocent here!"

Yu Zhangci also frowned, but held back his anger, and said coldly: "If you take it, take it out quickly, the white jade paperweight was a gift from King Qing when Yutong married into Prince Qing's mansion, if you lose it , is a big deal.”

Hearing this, Yuli looked aggrieved: "I didn't take this thing, why did my father think that I took it? Is there any evidence?"

Qin said from the side: "It's not that your father wronged you, it is indeed someone who pointed out that he saw this white jade paperweight in your room." She spoke softly, but her eyes and tone were full of complacency, as if the enemy had finally been captured. As if he had grasped the handle, he was impatient to kill the other party.She said, looking at Yu Qian who was standing beside Yu Wan, and said, "Xian'er, didn't you see it? Tell me about it!"

Yu Li looked at Yu Qian, and saw that she dodged to avoid Yu Li's sight, looked at the ground, and said:

"When I came to deliver snacks to Yuli just now, I saw him have a very delicate wooden box. He was not there at the time, only Bisheng was there. When Bisheng went to serve tea, I took a look out of curiosity and saw that there was a A strange beast made of white jade, maybe this is it."

Bi Sheng was also standing beside her now, upon hearing this, she was immediately filled with righteous indignation: "Second Miss, how could you be like this, with a red mouth and white teeth touching your upper and lower lips, you said that you are here with us! When did you see it? You are clearly framing!"

Yu Li also frowned, looked at Yu Qian, as if accusing her: "Second Sister, why did you wrong me? When did I have a white jade paperweight?"

"I didn't frame it, I really saw it, otherwise, what reason would I have to wrong you?" Yu Qian said with aggrieved face.But even though she said this, she was puzzled in her heart. According to their plan, Yuli should have thought that this was a trap at this time, and would say that she sent the things in a food box. Why didn't she say so?That way she can say she's bringing snacks, who uses a food box for presents?

Could it be that Yu Li also thought of this, and felt that it was useless to say it, so he didn't say it?Yu Qian thought about it, looked at Yu Li, and saw that he straightened up, his handsome face was full of composure and tranquility, without any panic...

"Of course you have a reason to wrong the third young master, because you, you..." Bisheng said, as if she had something to say, she hesitated to speak and glanced at Yuli.

Yu Li glanced at Yu Qian, sighed, and said, "Forget it, Bi Sheng."

"You are a slave, you have no place to speak here!" Yuxuan glared at Bisheng, then turned to Yuli and asked, "Since someone has identified you, what else can you say? It is clear that you stole father White jade paperweight! Hurry up and hand it over!"

Qin Shi also chimed in and said, "Li'er, why are you so confused? If you are short of food and clothing, you can just talk to your mother, why bother to be a thief?"

"Mother!" Yu Wan gave Qin a reproachful look, and said as if she was wronged by Yu Li, "Why do you say that, third brother, maybe third brother was just confused for a while, and he liked it when he saw the paperweight, so he used it to appreciate it for two days That's all. Father, you see that the third brother grew up outside, maybe he doesn't know the rules of our house, you see this, so let him go?"

What he said, on the surface, he seemed to be exonerating and pleading for Yuli, but in fact he was clearly saying that Yuli was uneducated and ignorant of the rules.

Sure enough, after hearing Yuzhang's resignation, he became more and more angry, and said: "Presumptuous! If you don't even understand this rule, are you still worthy of being a child of Yu's surname? Could it be that since you grew up outside, you can steal chickens and dogs?! Is there still half a point? Is the etiquette, righteousness and shame?"

Yu Li looked at the people in front of him talking to each other, and felt ironic in his heart... Even before he saw the stolen goods, he was discussing his crimes here, so he was so sure that he was a thief?Forget about Qin and her children, what about his good father?I never even had the slightest doubt to believe that he stole it...

Maybe in his heart, he is just a bastard born to a lowly concubine who can't stand on the stage, who is born to sneak around!

His eyes looked around these people, especially when he saw Yu Qian, his eyes became especially cold and dark... I never wanted to harm you, but you came here by yourself, so don't blame me You are welcome.

He didn't bother to pretend to be wronged anymore, so he just asked Yu Zhangci calmly: "Father, as the saying goes, 'Catch the thief and take the stolen goods', may I ask you, mother, brother, and Wan'er who are so sure that I took it, who of you saw that?" Is the white jade paperweight in my room?"

Having said that, everyone was taken aback.

But Yuxuan quickly reacted, and said loudly: "If there is any, you can find out by searching!" Then, he said to the servants around him, "What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you go into the room and search?!"

"Wait!" Yu Li stopped a few people.

"What? Are you guilty? Don't dare to search anymore?" Yuxuan almost laughed, because he knew that the white jade paperweight sent by Yuxi must be in Yuli's room. How could Yuli not have such a good white jade paperweight? like?This slave must be afraid to let him search because of guilty conscience.Hmph, when I find it, I want you to look good!

Qin Jun, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth and said to Yu Li: "Cousin, why are you doing this? Is there any? You can find out if you have it. It will prove your innocence and save everyone from arguing. It doesn't look good in front of outsiders."

Having said that, Yuzhangci remembered that Qin Jun was still there... If Qin Jun knew about it, would the Duke of Qin also know about it?At that time, the family ugliness will be publicized!He was about to ask his servant to search, when Yu Li said slowly:

"It's not that I'm guilty of not letting you search, but I'm thinking, if I let you search like this today, then in the future, if anyone of you misses anything and yells at me to show off my prestige and search my room, then I will Where else is there a foothold in Yufu? Father, you might as well just drive me out."

Zhixue also said from the side: "Master, you can search it, but what if the third young master really doesn't exist? How can you repair the father-son relationship between you and the third young master? Now that the third young master is suspected by you, what do the servants think of him?" ? How does he deal with himself?"

Apparently the words of the two master and servant moved Yuzhang to resign, he asked Yuli back, "Then according to you, how do you treat?"

Yu Li looked at Yu Xuan and Qin Jun slowly, and smiled slightly, which made them both confused, and then said: "It's not fair if you only search mine. I ask, search mine first, if not How about searching all the residences of everyone in our Lifeng Courtyard, including the rooms of eldest brother and cousin Qin Jun?"

Yu Zhangci subconsciously looked at Yu Xuan, as if asking for his approval.

Yuxuan didn't care, because he was sure that the white jade paperweight must be in Yuli's room. The reason why Yuli made such a request was just to resist, hoping that he and Qin Jun would not agree, so there would be no need to search.So he said bluntly: "Okay, anyway, I'm open and aboveboard, so I just search, how about you, cousin?"

Qin Jun was also full of complacency at the moment, and said: "Okay, the Qing Dynasty is self-clearing. For my uncle's white jade paperweight, I searched it."

"Okay!" The smile on the corner of Yuli's lips became more and more calm, "Since the eldest brother and cousin are so calm, then I might as well be calm...Father, you can search!"

When Yuzhang heard the words, he no longer hesitated, and waved to the servant behind him: "Search!"

The servants filed in immediately.