Chapter 460 I Can’t Accept This

The old lady of Duke Xin obviously likes Xingxing very much.

Yu Mingzhu knew that her grandmother came to visit Lou Ruhui, so she naturally came to pay her respects to her grandmother as well.

As a result, when Yu Mingzhu brought Qin Rui in, they saw her grandmother holding Yu Xingxing's hand and saying something with a look of joy on her face.

Yu Mingzhu's eyes darkened slightly.

Qin Rui couldn't help but exclaimed softly: "Why is she here!"

Yu Mingzhu shook her head slightly towards Qin Rui and stepped forward to pay her respects to the old lady of Duke Xin.

The old lady of Duke Xin treated Yu Mingzhu well, but she was the elder of He Yu and could treat any younger person well.

The kindness he showed to Yu Mingzhu was almost indistinguishable from the kindness he showed to other young people.

It was the first time for Yu Mingzhu to see her grandmother holding a youngster's hand like this and being unwilling to let go.

Yu Mingzhu's eyes darkened again.

"Good girl, it's getting late. Do you want to go watch the lanterns tonight?" The old lady of Duke Xin said to Xingxing in a soft voice.

Xingxing nodded.

"Okay, then you can go back. When you go out to play at night, remember to wear more clothes to avoid freezing." The old lady of Duke Xin took off an emerald jade bracelet from her wrist and placed it in Xingxing's hand. "Good child, this bracelet is for you. First, it is a meeting gift for you, and second, it is to thank you for saving Huijie'er."

Xing Xing knew at first glance how valuable this emerald jade bracelet was.

Their Treasure House also has an emerald jade bracelet, but if it is not as good as this bracelet, it would cost eight thousand taels of silver.

This one was even more stunning, a bright green emerald jade bracelet. Xingxing estimated that it would cost at least 12,000 taels of silver.

Xing Xing naturally refused: "Madam, I can't accept this, it's too expensive——"

The old lady of Duke Xin held Xingxing's hand and said, "My dear child, I liked you very much when I first saw you. At my age, I do whatever I want. Besides, you saved Huijie'er's life. I'll give you a bracelet. If you don't accept it, I'll be really sad."

Xing Xing was more insistent than the old lady of Duke Xin: "Old lady, they say that one should not accept gifts without merit. If it were anything else, I would have accepted it. But this bracelet is too valuable, I really can't accept it."

Xingxing stepped back a few steps, bowed to the wife of Duke Xin, and said solemnly: "I appreciate the old lady's kindness. I wish the old lady good health and long life. I will leave now."

Having said that, Xing Xing took a few steps back and quickly walked out of the house.

Qin Rui opened her mouth slightly and never closed it!

Seeing that Yu Xingxing declined the emerald jade bracelet, she felt that the old lady of Duke Xin had said so much. If it were her, she might have been unable to resist tempting her to accept it - it seems that Yu Xingxing is not completely useless.

Qin Rui seemed to be thinking about something.

Yu Mingzhu, who had been sitting nearby, almost had her fingertips embedded in the armrests of the chair when she saw her grandmother take off the emerald jade bracelet from her wrist and put it into Yu Xingxing's palm.

That bracelet! She had hinted to her grandmother that she liked it, but her grandmother said that she was too young and the bracelet didn't suit her.

At that time, the old lady of Duke Xin gave Yu Mingzhu another set of head ornaments, and Yu Mingzhu put the matter behind her.

But at this moment, Yu Mingzhu could never have imagined that her grandmother would give the bracelet that she wanted but couldn't get to the person she hated instinctively on her birthday!

Yu Mingzhu used all her life's self-cultivation to avoid showing any resentment on her face.

But she was only twelve years old after all, and even if it didn't show on her face, the look in her eyes couldn't be concealed.

The old lady of Duke Xin was a little presbyopic due to her age, but Nanny Qingluan beside her could see everything.

The old lady of Duke Xin still had some regrets, and she told Yu Mingzhu a few words to be careful when going out with her brothers at night. Then she stood up and took Nanny Qingluan's hand and went back to her own yard.

After the old lady of Duke Xin left, Qin Rui watched the figures of the old lady of Duke Xin and her group disappear at the door. He suppressed his excitement and said to Yu Mingzhu, "Mingzhu, my God, your grandmother is so generous! I have never seen an emerald with better water than that bracelet. Your grandmother actually gave it directly to Yu Xingxing? That is an emerald..."

Qin Rui turned around excitedly and was about to gesture when he finally noticed that Yu Mingzhu's expression was not right.

Yu Mingzhu's face looked gloomy, a look she had never seen before.

Qin Rui was stunned: "Mingzhu?"

She stepped forward and took Yu Mingzhu's arm with some concern, "Why do you look so bad? What happened?"

Yu Mingzhu came back to her senses and forced a smile: "...It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered that cousin Hui hasn't woken up yet, so I'm a little worried."

Qin Rui believed it and nodded, but couldn't help whispering to Yu Mingzhu: "...If you ask me, Mingzhu, don't worry too much. The imperial physician has also said that she is fine now, just take good care of her. Mingzhu, you are too kind. Lou Ruhui accidentally fell down and almost ruined your entire birthday party, and you are still so worried about her..."

Yu Mingzhu listened expressionlessly for a while, then suddenly spoke abruptly: "Rui Rui, I'm a little tired. I want to go back and rest first."

Qin Rui slapped his head and said, "Look at me. You've been organizing a birthday banquet today, and you've been busy with Lou Ruhui's affairs. You've also got to go see the lanterns in the evening. You definitely need to get some rest."

Qin Rui said sincerely: "Mingzhu, you should have a good rest."

Yu Mingzhu's face showed no expression. She nodded and asked someone to send Qin Rui back.

Most of the guests who came today had left. Yu Mingzhu tried her best to say goodbye to them one by one before returning to her own yard.

Yu Mingzhu sent away all the maids and closed the door.

Soon, the sound of porcelain falling to the ground was heard in the room.

The maid was a little worried and asked Yu Mingzhu through the door: "Miss?"

Yu Mingzhu pushed open the door, and her hands hanging by her side were dripping with blood.

The maid was so frightened that she turned pale: "Miss?! Your injuries?!"

Yu Mingzhu said calmly: "...I accidentally knocked over a vase, and when I was picking up the porcelain pieces, I cut myself."

The maid was very anxious: "Wait a minute, I will call the palace doctor over now!"

Yu Mingzhu responded indifferently.

Soon, Jiao got the news and came over in a hurry: "Zhuzhu, are you injured?!"

Yu Mingzhu hid her injured hand behind her body and said, "Mom, it's okay, don't worry."

Jiao pried Yu Mingzhu's hand from behind her body with great distress. Seeing the cuts on her hand caused by the porcelain pieces and the blood stains on her hand, Jiao felt so distressed: "You child, you are injured like this!"