Chapter 112: The Jade Gift Incident (Part )
Chapter 112: The Jade Gift Incident (Part )
Just as Yu Qingli guessed, Murong Yanhui had not come to see her for many days this time. Of course, she didn't know whether Murong Yanhui would come to see her or not. It was not because he was angry, but because he was working hard to create the most unique token of love.
In the first month of spring, the sun is in Yingshi. The east wind unravels the flowers, and the crickets begin to chirp.
In this month, the air from the sky drops, the air from the earth rises, heaven and earth are in harmony, and all things begin to happen.
Suitable for: traveling, meeting friends, and purchasing things.
Taboo: taking soil and burying.
Murong Yan looked through the almanac for today and felt that today was a good day. After being frustrated for five whole days and wearing out countless pieces of raw jade, he finally polished the raw jade into a jade pendant yesterday.
The shape of the jade pendant is a bit... uh, weird, because it is not the common ones on the market, either round, square, or long fan-shaped, but neither round, square, nor long fan-shaped. If you look closely, the left side even seems to be slightly larger than the right half.
Murong Yanhui took the jade pendant in his hand and rubbed it for a while. It felt smooth and soft, just like Yu Qingli's hand that day.
He was in a very good mood. He stretched out his hand and held the jade pendant in the air. The early sunlight shone through the jade body, making it crystal clear. On the back of the jade pendant, a word "Yan" on the left and a word "Li" on the right could be clearly seen through the light.
It has to be said that Murong Yanhui did put some thought into polishing this piece of jade. Because the characters "Yan" and "Li" were polished very thinly, they were not very conspicuous on normal days. However, once sunlight passed through, the thin spots would easily let in light, and the characters would appear.
I still remember the assistant craftsman asked Murong Yanhui, "Your Highness, the shape of this jade pendant is not like the ones on the market. It's not even symmetrical on the left and right."
Murong Yanhui immediately replied, "Doesn't this show its uniqueness?"
"But Your Highness, if you want everyone to know that this unique jade pendant is from you, why did you make the words so inconspicuous?"
Murong Yanhui glanced at him nonchalantly, as if he were looking at an idiot, and replied lazily, "If it's too conspicuous, Lili might not accept it."
The assistant craftsman rolled his eyes when he heard this. In recent days, he found himself speechless at the incredible thoughts that Murong Yanhui had in his mind.
"The weather is good today, Lili must be in a good mood. She must miss me after not seeing me for so many days." Murong Yanhui murmured to himself, carefully put the jade pendant into a brocade box, and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion impatiently.
Faced with the uninvited Murong Yanhui, the servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion were already accustomed to it. No one stopped him, and no one reported him. To be honest, they were just servants who came for wages, so why should they offend Murong Yanhui?
Therefore, Murong Yanhui marched straight in and came directly to Yu Qingli's yard.
After the rain, the sky cleared up and the plants in the yard looked even more lush and green, with crystal water droplets dotted on the leaves. Even the spider web that usually looked unattractive now looked like a pearl net, sparkling with bright light.
Murong Yanhui walked through the flowers and leaves in a slightly hurried manner, and suddenly stopped in the middle of the yard.
He stared with his sharp eyes at a place not far away, where a window was open, framing the face of a beautiful woman like a picture frame.
Her skin was whiter than snow, and the tip of her small nose was like a pearl. At this moment, she lowered her eyebrows and eyes, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, casting a faint black shadow under her eyelids. A pair of small earrings hung on her earlobes, which were lush and green. The earrings drooped slightly and hung in the middle of her neck, making her neck look even more beautiful.
A gust of wind blew, ruffling her long hair that was scattered on her temples. A strand of hair hooked on the earring and swayed around her neck. The end of the hair was entangled with the mist from the tea bowl, which also moved Murong Yanhui's heart.
What is she looking at? She is so engrossed.
Murong Yanhui was full of questions, but he couldn't move his feet, as if if he moved, the fairy in the painting would be scared away. But he was unwilling to just stand there. After thinking it over, Murong Yanhui bent down and picked up a small stone. With a slight force of his fingertips, the stone hit the window frame accurately.
With a "pop" sound, Yu Qingli, who was lost in thought, was disturbed.
She subconsciously looked up to find the voice, and her eyes, full of autumn water, contained a hint of confusion that was not there before, which made Murong Yanhui's heart beat faster.
He suppressed his excitement, stood in the yard with his hands behind his back, his figure as graceful as a jade tree, his smile as foxy as a fox, his teeth slightly showing in the sunlight.
Murong Feng?
Yu Qingli was slightly startled and looked out from the window pane with green stains. She was blinded by the strong sunlight and did not recognize the person for a moment.
"Lili, I'm handsome, right? Are you stunned?" Murong Yanhui couldn't help but speak, "It's not too late for you to realize how handsome I am."
Yu Qingli came back to her senses and took a closer look. No wonder he was so proud today. It turned out that he was wearing the rarest and most popular robe these days.
At first glance, the robe would make people think it was a black robe, but it was not pure black. In the sunlight, it had a dark purple luster.
Murong Yanhui saw Yu Qingli looking at her silently. She wanted to show off, so she deliberately slowed down her pace and walked slowly towards Yu Qingli.
He walked leisurely and slowly, like an idle aristocrat on a long journey. His steps were light and graceful, leaving almost no trace on the damp bluestone ground. The long hem of his clothes was slightly lifted, without splashing a drop of water.
But somehow, under Murong Yanhui's deliberate performance, Yu Qingli did not show the slightest infatuation, but instead a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
However, even though it was only a fleeting moment, Murong Yanhui, who had been keeping a close eye on Yu Qingli, still noticed it. He took two steps at a time and went straight into Yu Qingli's room.
Yu Qingli had no choice but to stand up, turn her back to the window, face him, and ask in her usual tone, "Why are you here?"
Yu Qingli asked, sighing inwardly. How could he only be angry for five days? Didn't Murong Yanhui have a bad temper? It seemed everyone had overestimated Murong Yanhui's temper. Next time, she might consider giving him a good beating. It would be best if he didn't come to her for ten days or half a month.
Why didn't he get so angry that he never came to see Yu Qingli again? Because Murong Yanhui was so thick-skinned, the possibility of this happening was basically zero.
"Lili, it feels like three years have passed since we last met. Have you missed me after not seeing me for five days?" Murong Yan walked back to Yu Qingli. He was taller than Yu Qingli, and his eyes just passed over Yu Qingli's shoulder and saw the table behind her.
There was a piece of paper on the table, which shone slightly golden in the sunlight. It must be a piece of flowery paper embossed with gold powder.
Murong Yanhui's brows furrowed immediately. Who was writing to his Lili? Whose letter had Lili reading so intently?
A wave of jealousy suddenly rushed to Murong Yanhui's head. Just as he was about to explode, he suddenly heard Yu Qingli's cold and indifferent voice, "Why don't you answer when I ask you? You are in a daze, which is really rare."
Murong Yan turned her gaze back to look at Yu Qingli, thinking, don't be impulsive. Lili hates reckless people the most.
"Lili, what were you doing just now? You were so engrossed that you didn't even notice someone coming in." Murong Yan replied and took a few steps forward.
Yu Qingli slightly turned sideways to block Murong Yan's way back, "I didn't see anything. You haven't answered me yet, why are you here today?"
Murong Yanhui still didn't answer, only chattering on: "The servants didn't even inform you? Where's Mei Hong? She really deserves a beating. They actually let a young lady like you stay alone in the room. What if a bad guy comes in?"
Yu Qingli looked at Murong Yanhui speechlessly, thinking that in such a dignified Prime Minister's Mansion, perhaps only a villain like Murong Yanhui would have the courage to break in in broad daylight.
Yu Qingli was distracted for a moment, and Murong Yanhui immediately flashed sideways like a swimming fish, stretched out his hand, and held the paper flower note between his fingers.
"You, you are despicable, give it back to me!" Yu Qingli jumped up hurriedly to grab it, but Murong Yanhui held the flower letter high up, and no matter how hard Yu Qingli tried, she couldn't get it.
Murong Yan looked up and glanced at the letter. Her charming eyes narrowed dangerously, and a fierce look flashed across them.
"Murong Feng?! Lili, you actually have correspondence with Murong Feng?" Murong Yanhui was immediately furious and asked while shaking the flowery paper in his hand violently.
Yu Qingli also became angry when she heard Murong Yanhui's accusatory tone. "What does it have to do with you if I exchange letters with him? Who are you to me? Do you have the right to control who I exchange letters with?"
Yu Qingli was about to grab the letter again when she spoke, but Murong Yanhui was retorted by Yu Qingli and immediately became furious.
For the past five days, I've been polishing the jade pendant day and night, my hands are calloused. And yet, where's Yu Qingli? She's actually here, exchanging letters with Murong Feng, flirting with him. Even more hateful, Yu Qingli just now was so absorbed in reading Murong Feng's letter. When has she ever looked at something I gave her with that expression?
In comparison, Murong Yanhui only felt a surge of anger in his chest, like a tornado, and wherever it passed, his internal organs were in a mess. The heart-wrenching pain made his anger even more intense.
He wanted to curse loudly, but looking at Yu Qingli's indifferent face, he couldn't say anything in his heart. He was afraid that if something went wrong, the two of them would break up.
He wanted to pretend that he saw nothing and continued to give the jade pendant with a smile, but the unspeakable anger in his chest rushed straight to his heart.
In the end, Murong Yanhui found that she couldn't say a single harsh word to Yu Qingli. She could only tear the flowery paper in her hand into pieces angrily, cursing as she tore it apart, "Murong Feng, hello, hello, you actually dared to take advantage of me. I told you to write a letter, I told you to write..."
Yu Qingli looked at Murong Yanhui indifferently, only frowning slightly, watching the flowery paper falling from his hand like snowflakes, reflecting his dark clothes, as thin as butterfly wings.
Yu Qingli sighed softly in her heart. She really couldn't stand Murong Yan's personality of doing whatever she wanted.
"Murong Yanhui, that's enough!" Yu Qingli said lightly, looking at Murong Yanhui with burning eyes.
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