Jade of Rebirth

The sixth prince, Ning Wang Yuanying, was born to Concubine Shu. He is now 21 years old and has a calm personality. He is the coolest-looking prince among all the princes, like Emperor Zhang Wu, so he is also very fond of Emperor Zhang Wu.He has a younger sister of the same mother, that is, the fourth princess, Princess Yuyao, and the two brothers and sisters have a very good relationship.

The seventh prince, King Xiang Yuan, was born to Concubine Mei, who was the daughter of Prime Minister Zhang Zemin. Zhang Zemin was the elder of the two dynasties and was once the teacher of Emperor Zhang Wu. King Xiang Yuanzhen was not very outstanding, no matter in terms of literary talent or martial arts, he was considered the most inconspicuous among all the princes.

The Eighth Prince Yuan Rui is the son of Concubine Hui, and Concubine Hui is the daughter of General Huben Chang Qishan. Yuan Rui is only 17 years old and has not been crowned king.Although Yuan Rui's appearance is not outstanding, he prefers to wield knives and guns. He is a full-fledged general just like his grandfather.

The youngest prince is the Ninth Prince Yuan Heng.

Yu Li looked at the young man sitting not far away, narrowing his eyes slightly.

Yuan Heng was born to the concubine Xian. He is the most handsome prince among all the princes. He not only inherited the handsomeness of Emperor Zhang Wu, but also inherited the beauty of the concubine Xian. No matter whether he speaks or not, as long as he stands there, he is The most conspicuous of the bunch.Moreover, he is very studious, filial, gentle and polite, so he is very much loved by the Queen Mother and Emperor Zhang Wu.

Unfortunately, he is dumb.

Of course, he was not born dumb. He fell ill when he was ten years old, and he has been unable to speak since then.However, he was accompanied by a person who could read lips, so communication was not a hindrance.It's just that it is impossible for a dumb person to be the emperor anyway, so even if the crown prince Yuan Chen cannot be the emperor in the end, no one will be his turn for this seat.Because of this, although he was beautiful and outstanding, none of the princes, including the prince, regarded him as an opponent. After all, he was a mute, even if all the princes died, it would not be his turn to be the emperor, so what was the point? Afraid?

However, Yu Li took a closer look at him, and felt that the boy he rescued by Lingxi a year ago was clearly him. At that time, the boy could talk...

So it is very possible that Yuan Heng is actually just pretending to be dumb, so as to hide his strength and bide his time.

The banquet went on for quite a while, and the song and dance had been changed several times. Just when the wine was in full swing, the emperor and Ning Wang Yuanying were talking about something, and the ministers and family members below were drinking and watching the dance, which was harmonious.

Yuli had no interest in the banquet, and was not interested in singing and dancing. When he was secretly observing the ministers sitting below, he saw a man who looked like a servant walk up to him, and respectfully said to him:

"Young Master Yu, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, please move to another place to talk."

Yu Li was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Yuan Heng who was diagonally opposite, and saw Yuan Heng sitting there, smiling slightly towards him, with a very gentle and polite expression, but the pair of red phoenix eyes on his charming handsome face were deep and meaningful.

Of course Yuzhangci and Yuwan also noticed, seeing Yuli hesitated, Yuzhangci immediately urged him: "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince has an invitation, hurry up!"

"Yes." Yu Li got up and followed the servant into the depths of the hall.

At this moment, everyone was drinking and watching the dance, but no one noticed him getting up, and those who paid attention thought he was going to relieve himself.

Yuli followed the servant out of the Qinhua Palace. The night outside was dark, and a round and big moon was hanging in the sky. It quietly sprinkled the moonlight on the world, and covered the palace towers and plantains and green pine trees. Layers of dreamy gauze.The surroundings are silent, only the singing behind is faint, just like the hazy palace lanterns, intertwined into the night of Mid-Autumn Festival.

After passing through a hanging flower gate, and walking deeper for another half a quarter of an hour, the servant finally led him to a three-story building. The servant said:

"There are distinguished guests waiting for you inside, please follow me."

Yu Li was taken aback, honored guest?Isn't it Yuan Heng?

He followed the servant to the door of a room on the third floor. The door of that room was not pushed, but opened left and right. A large screen was erected inside, completely covering the figures inside.

The servant went in first, and then said to the person behind the screen, "Princess, we're here."

Yuli suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then saw Zhixue coming out from behind the screen, his face seemed to be panicked, excited, and a bit dazed, but when he saw Yuli, his face suddenly turned into Surprised, and at the same time relieved, he exclaimed:

"Ali, you are here!"

Yu Li walked over curiously, and saw a lady sitting there, looking at him with a smile. A face flashed in his mind, and he blurted out subconsciously:

"Princess..."

Princess Changle is wearing a Tangdi-colored brocade dress, combing a lily bun, burning blue dot emerald buds and golden flower tines all over her bun.She has an oval face and bright eyes. When she was young, she must have been a beautiful and smart woman like a deer.Now that I am older, I have added extravagance and become more and more luxurious.She looked at Yuli, smiled and said: "It's hard for you to remember me."

Yuli wanted to kneel down and salute, but when she thought that Zhixue, who was supposed to be waiting for her in the carriage at the gate of the palace, was brought here somehow, she frowned, took a step forward and hid Zhixue behind her, and said, "If you have something to do, , just come to me directly, why did you call my boy here? He is not sensible, and he is afraid that his words will offend you..."

Princess Changle laughed lightly, interrupted him, saw him startled, and said: "I am also pleased to see you protecting Axue so much."

Zhixue, who was behind Yuli, interjected after hearing the words: "Ali treats me like a brother, and I grew up with him, so we are closer than brothers."

Princess Changle smiled.

In fact, she still likes Yuli quite a lot. Although he is not from a very good background, he is handsome, has an outstanding temperament, is neither humble nor overbearing, and speaks with restraint. The most important thing is that he treats her son well.

Seeing the two of them talking like this, Yu Li felt something in his heart. He suddenly remembered the situation when he met Princess Changle in Qingtong Academy a few days ago. He immediately thought of something, but this matter is a royal secret, so he can't take the initiative to ask.

Sure enough, Princess Changle saw him frowning with doubts on his face, and she took the initiative to say: "To tell you the truth, Axue is my long-lost child, and I brought him just now to verify whether he is my child." .”

"What?" Yu Li asked in surprise.He really suspected that Zhixue was Princess Changle's child at first, but now hearing Princess Changle admit it is another matter.

"When I gave birth to him, I saw a red birthmark on his armpit. I just looked at it, and it is indeed there. And combined with what I found earlier, I can confirm that Axue is my child." Princess Changle said , looked at Zhixue with loving and gentle eyes, and said, "Since you and Asue are as close as brothers, and you are his 'master' in name, I invite you to come and tell you."

Yuli glanced at Zhixue and saw him smiling at her. Although the smile was not very bright, even a little shapeless, it was not difficult to see that Zhixue was still very excited and happy.Then he turned his head and asked Princess Changle: "Then what do you mean, you want to admit him now?"

Princess Changle shook her head: "It's not convenient now, I have my own difficulties, so I hope to let Axue stay with you for a while, and soon after I finish everything, I will recognize him back. It will be announced to the world in time, and he will not be left unknown to the people."

Yuli naturally knew that Princess Changle's difficulties referred to the royal family, including the empress dowager and the emperor, she must tell these two people, and try to get them to recognize the existence of Zhixue.

"Okay." Yuli nodded, and smiled slightly, "If Zhixue likes it, I have no objection. I am also very happy that you can reunite with Zhixue." As she said, she glanced at it as if she was relieved. Zhixue.

He thought to himself, if he can save Zhixue, prevent him from dying early, and recognize Princess Changle as his mother, he is not in vain.

"During this period of time, you and Zhixue will still be masters and servants as usual, and I will send secret guards to protect you." Princess Changle said to Yuli.

"Okay, thank you princess." Just as Yu Li finished speaking, he heard footsteps behind him. Because there were wooden boards under his feet, the footsteps were extra heavy.He turned around and looked back, only to see Yuan Heng and a guard walking in.

Because he couldn't speak, he bowed to Princess Changle, and Yuli also hurriedly saluted to him.

Princess Changle stood up and introduced to Yuli with a smile: "This is old Jiu Heng'er. I wanted to invite you here in person, but I was afraid that it would be too abrupt and cause suspicion, so I asked Heng'er to send you an invitation card. , you are not scared, are you?"

In fact, she originally wanted Ning Wang Yuanying to give it to her, but Yuanying was stared at by the crown prince and Jing Wang Yuanmin, and Yuli was the son of Yuzhangci. Come to be suspicious, so Yuan Heng sent the invitation instead.It just so happened that Yuan Heng also often went to Qingtong Academy, so it would make sense to say that he met Yuli at Qingtong Academy.

Yu Li shook his head with a busy smile, and said, "The boy can understand the difficulty of the princess."

He said, when he turned his head, he saw Yuan Heng staring at him right and wrong, those dark and radiant eyes looking at him, made him feel thrilled, as if his face was dyed with temperature.

While averting his gaze, he thought in his heart: This kid is really rude, what's the point of looking straight at someone?

Princess Changle said again: "Then I will send Axue back first, and the two of you will have a chat to avoid arousing suspicion."

"Yes." Yu Li replied, Yuan Heng smiled and nodded.

Seeing his smile, Yuli couldn't help sneering in her heart: This guy is really gentle and well-behaved when he smiles, he is not at all like the grown-up him he saw in his dream, with a condescending and frivolous expression on his face. You need to act in front of people, but you don’t need to act in private, right?

Princess Changle and Zhixue went down the stairs slowly under the guidance of the maidservants, and Yuan Heng's guards followed them out, and even closed the door behind them.

Seeing that this place has turned into a closed space, Yuli couldn't help but feel a little wary. In addition, he didn't know Yuan Heng well, so he didn't have much to say, so he bowed to him and said: "The Caomin will leave first, Caomin I will wait outside the main hall later, so as not to arouse suspicion..."

As he said, he lowered his head and wanted to pass by Yuan Heng. Who would have thought that Yuan Heng would grab his hand, twist it behind his back, and press him on the red sandalwood round table.

"You..." The accident came too suddenly, Yu Li exclaimed subconsciously.He never thought that he would attack him suddenly, so he couldn't struggle to resist at all... What's more, Yuan Heng was taller than him, so he was not his opponent at all.Yuan Heng twisted his hand like this, pressing him firmly from behind.He yelled, "What are you doing, let go!"

Unexpectedly, there was a burst of low laughter, and even with the heat, a deep and charming voice said: "I recognize you."

Yu Li was almost laughed at by him, and then mocked: "Then you treat your savior like this?"

"Who told you to treat me like this?" The voice next to the ear said, not without pride.

Yu Li found it funny even more, why is this guy still so competitive?Didn't I just twist him once when I met him as a villain?Now that the wings grow hard, they will take revenge on him, right?

Yu Li calmed down and didn't struggle anymore, let him hold her down, and only said in a mocking tone: "I heard that the Ninth Prince Yuan Heng is dumb, aren't you afraid that I will expose the matter of you pretending to be dumb?"

Yuan Heng smiled lightly, with disdain in his words: "Go ahead and tell me, who will believe you?"

"What if I tell the crown prince or King Jing about this?" Since he saw Yuan Heng and Yuan Ying in the previous life together, the prince and King Jing must not deal with him. Moreover, Yuan Heng was hunted down a year ago. It must be someone sent by the prince or King Jing to test whether he is really dumb, right?

If he told the crown prince or King Jing about Yuan Heng's ability to speak, they would not let Yuan Heng go, even if it was a one in ten thousand chance, because for the throne, they would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let him go. Passed one.

But Yuan Heng was not threatened by him, he smiled even more, as if looking at an innocent child: "Then you may not survive tonight."

Although there was a smile when he said these words, Yu Li really felt a bit of murderous intent from them.

But Yuan Heng quickly said: "But you are such a smart person, how can you be so stupid as to go to the two idiots Prince and King Jing? So I am very relieved of you." Saying that, he let go of Yu Li, Taking a step back, she elegantly pulled back her wrinkled sleeves.

Yu Li's arm was sore from being crushed, and when she got up, she couldn't help but glared at Yuan Heng: "Then I wouldn't trust a narrow-minded person like you."

When Yuan Heng heard this, a smile that fascinated all sentient beings appeared on that handsome and beautiful face: "You are not afraid that I will take revenge for saying this."

His lazy and relaxed voice, paired with that charming smiling face and the black eyes that stare at people seriously, is really captivating.Yuli liked Xiao Jinyan in his previous life, and he probably learned to appreciate men. Seeing him like this now, his heart skipped a beat, and he blushed.Afraid of losing his composure, he quickly lowered his head and said:

"Let's not talk about it. If you go back late, you will attract attention. I will go back first."

Yuan Heng raised his eyebrows, but didn't stop him, just said: "Remember our agreement."

Yu Li walked towards the door and waved to him: "Got it."

But after he had walked for a while, he remembered, did they agree on something just now?