Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 73: Hairpin, Guilty Conscience

Long Yue rudely took the small package and wooden box and handed them to Li Qingmu.

"Open them and take a look!"

To be honest, she didn’t trust this family, so she urged him to quickly check them first.

"Don’t worry, not a single item is missing. I knew this day would come sooner or later, so I kept all these things."

After this matter was made clear, Long Yue discovered that Mrs. Li Zhou’s attitude towards them had suddenly turned cold, and even her tone when speaking seemed impatient. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Long Yue was speechless. Isn’t this too realistic?

"Wow, what an exquisite swaddle! The embroidery on it is really great!"

Li Xiangxiang exclaimed in admiration, and Long Yue quickly turned to look.

Li Qingmu had already opened the package, and inside was a baby’s swaddle with an embroidery tucked in the middle, probably for wiping him when he was little. Both items were made of red silk satin and embroidered with exquisite patterns.

With her sharp eyes, Long Yue immediately noticed the pistils in the center of a lily flower were embroidered with silver thread!

Golden silk and silver thread!

Li Qingmu noticed this as well, so he immediately put away the swaddle and then glanced at the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box was a hairpin, still made of wood, looking unremarkable and crudely crafted. The swaddle looked like something from a wealthy family, but the hairpin seemed a bit vulgar.

But it was this very contrast that made Li Qingmu realize that this hairpin was definitely not simple.

He put both items away and said blandly, "Mother, that’s enough."

"No need to call me Mother. Seeing your attire from childhood, it’s clear you’re a child of a wealthy family. We can’t match up to that, so let’s go our separate ways. Here is your identity registration. Later, you can set up your own household!"

As Mrs. Li Zhou spoke, she handed a government document to Li Qingmu.

Long Yue glanced at the red official seal on it and the reason for leaving written afterward. The reason was simple: it basically said that Li Qingmu was of age and didn’t want to rely on family support, so he voluntarily left the household.

This was a good reason; at least it saved face for both sides.

The ink on the document had already dried, indicating it was prepared long ago. The Li family had long anticipated that Li Qingmu might fail, so they had prepared in advance?

Oh, haha, well, you can’t blame them. Who told them to disappear for so long?

"All right."

Li Qingmu’s voice remained calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

"Um..." Mrs. Li Zhou cleared her throat, glanced at Long Yue, then said to Li Qingmu, "A Mu, since you voluntarily left the household, you can’t take anything with you from home. As for the house..."

"I don’t want it."

Li Qingmu’s straightforwardness caught Mrs. Li Zhou a bit off guard. The prepared excuses were now useless. Her small eyes widened slightly as she stared at the furry fur coat on Li Qingmu, her greed evident.

"This was borrowed by a benefactor. It must be returned in due time!"

How could Mrs. Li Zhou’s little schemes escape the perceptive Li Qingmu? He immediately said coldly.

This is a joke; these are things given by the Young Prince, a gesture of his, and even if they were destitute, they couldn’t be sold, let alone given to them. What was Mrs. Li Zhou thinking?

Long Yue felt this family was a bunch of oddballs, each of them had something wrong with their minds!

"Oh dear, who on earth is so generous, lending such expensive things? I think that family is too wealthy; they wouldn’t care about one more or less of such a fur coat. A Mu, after all these years of your parents raising you, sending you to school and providing you food and drink, you just leave like that, are you going to let our family starve, and forget the people who helped you?"

"Ha, so what you mean is that not only are we leaving with nothing but we also have to leave some money and food for you?"

Long Yue glared at the Second Sister-in-law Zhang over there, posing with her hands on her hips, and her anger surged. What kind of people is this family? Taking advantage of every little thing?

No matter whose it is, they’re thinking of taking it away, right?

Shameless!

"According to Second Sister-in-law Li, when A Mu was taken in by you, surely he had some valuable items on him, right? Otherwise, with Lady Li’s temperament, how could she have raised the Prime Minister for no reason?"

Since this family wanted to completely sever ties with them, Long Yue was also unreserved, speaking with unfamiliarity: "How about this, let’s calculate how much silver you’ve spent raising A Mu over the years, and then see how much silver he brought with him back then, and finally calculate how much he’s earned from selling paintings and calligraphy over the years, and we’ll adjust the difference!"

This...

Long Yue spoke decisively, and Mrs. Li Zhou’s face immediately changed.

Just like Long Yue said, if there weren’t benefits, the Li family wouldn’t have raised Li Qingmu. Back then, when she was giving birth to her third child, there were complications, and the third child died soon after birth. At that time, a man in black carrying a child barged into their home.

The man reeked of blood, with bloodstains on his arms, and he threatened them with a knife to swear an oath to raise the child well and educate him. He then gave them fifty taels of Silver and a good quality Jade Pendant as a care fee, and the wooden box, saying it should be handed to the child when he grew up.

After the man in black ensured they’d raise Li Qingmu properly after witnessing their oath, he took away the dead child. This sleight of hand made Li Qingmu their third child.

At that time, Mrs. Li Zhou waddled around the village with a big belly, so the villagers never doubted Li Qingmu’s background, nor did any rumors spread.

Mrs. Li Zhou knew Li Qingmu’s background wasn’t ordinary and might cause trouble, but the man took their dead child, so she thought even if trouble came, it wouldn’t fall on them. Thus, they raised him well according to the man’s instructions.

When Li Qingmu started school, they found that he was exceptionally smart and good at studying, potentially becoming a high-ranking official in the future, bringing them prosperity. Thus, even when Li Qingmu grew up and started a family, they still didn’t plan to reveal the truth.

Mrs. Li Zhou was conflicted; the things given by the man in black were indeed enough for Li Qingmu’s upbringing. Even the Jade Pendant, she had it appraised at a pawn shop, and it was worth at least one hundred taels of silver. She planned to pass it down as a family heirloom and never considered selling it.

Now, with Long Yue suggesting a clear account, she began to panic. This woman was a madwoman, what if she really wanted to search the house and found the Jade Pendant?

Feeling guilty, Mrs. Li Zhou forced a smile and said, "A Mu, Lady Yue, what are you saying? How can I take someone else’s things? This fur coat is absolutely something I can’t have. Just leave it at that!"