Seeing his elder brother's slightly annoyed and extremely embarrassed expression, he unceremoniously curled his lips, revealing a hint of schadenfreude on his face.
In this light, it doesn't seem like entirely a bad thing. After all, my nephew was deceived by that cunning woman, and it wasn't intentional.
I had already lost face in front of all the officials before, and now my eldest brother is facing such an embarrassing situation, even though it wasn't my eldest brother who made the mistake.
But seeing his elder brother's angry and helpless expression, he unexpectedly felt a sense of balance and comfort.
Su Jinyun turned her head slightly, her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction as she looked at the scene on the screen, feeling genuinely unhappy.
This 001 is really becoming more and more out of line, showing such a scene to Qianluo so openly. What if it corrupts Qianluo?
If I get the chance in the future, I'll catch 001 and give it a good beating, teach it a lesson it won't forget.
While sharing 001 with Qin Qianluo, the little phoenix's body trembled violently for no apparent reason, and a strange feeling welled up in its heart.
But it quickly forgot about it and didn't take it to heart. Seeing that the screen was already showing the scene of Ning Chenjin and the woman, it continued to describe it vividly.
This woman was eloquent and tricked Ning Chenjin into believing she was pregnant, thus persuading him to purchase countless silks, satins, and rare treasures for her during this period.
As soon as those items came into her hands, she sold them without hesitation and exchanged them for money.
When she learned that Ning Chenjin was coming to the capital with the War King, she used all her charm and pleaded with him to come along.
Now she is even more ambitious and greedy, wanting Ning Chenjin to buy her several houses in the capital. Once she gets the land deeds, she is ready to leave without hesitation.
Ning Chenjin had previously bought her many valuable items, and her own private treasury had long been emptied, leaving her with nothing.
Nevertheless, he was still bewitched and secretly took a lot of money from the house.
Furthermore, he audaciously falsified accounts to deceive Princess Zhan, intending to make up for the deficit later when the money in his own shop was settled.
Little did he know that the land deed for the shop in his hands had long been secretly taken away by this scheming woman and given to her husband.
Now, this woman's husband is taking advantage of the Prince of War's family's return to the capital to resell goods with impunity.
She also went to great lengths to take advantage of Ning Chenjin's favor towards her, secretly stealing the defense map of the War King's fiefdom, attempting to sell it to other countries for huge profits.
After arriving in the capital, she became even more audacious, planning to steal the city's defense map as well, intending to sell it, then conceal her identity and escape to another country to live a carefree life.
Upon hearing this, the ministers' faces instantly became extremely serious, their expressions as somber as dark clouds.
Some of them frowned, some gasped, and others couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
It should be understood that if the defense map were to be bought by other countries, it would undoubtedly bring utter destruction to the entire War King's Mansion.
Those old ministers, who always paid great attention to etiquette and rules, stiffened slightly at this moment, almost slipping the court tablets they had been stroking for a long time, and the wrinkles on their faces instantly turned into deeper creases.
At this moment, he no longer cared about secretly criticizing the Prince of War for his lack of manners, and quickly turned all his attention to the crucial defense map.
Ning Jun had no time to be angry at this moment. His originally upright posture was now slightly hunched, as if his backbone had been removed.
Anger flared in his eyes, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked, and the brocade sleeves were creased with deep wrinkles.
If the defense map is successfully sold, it will inevitably plunge the entire War King's Mansion into a desperate situation, beyond redemption.
Even if the Emperor were to show favoritism, he would likely find it difficult to protect the entire Prince Zhan's household.
After all, if this really happens, the people's anger will be impossible to quell, and he will have no choice but to atone with his death to give the people an explanation.
Large beads of sweat appeared on Ning Jun's forehead, his anger dissipated, and he looked utterly dejected.
The emperor at the head of the table quickly put away his previous gloating expression, his brows furrowed, and his eyes revealed deep worry.
His fingers, which had been casually resting on the armrest, suddenly tightened, knuckles turning white, making the armrest crack. He leaned forward slightly, lost in thought.
Could this woman be a spy sent by the other two countries? After all, the Xuanyuan Kingdom had sent many spies to spy on them before.
Upon hearing that the person was involved in stealing the defense map, he instinctively assumed that their identity must be extraordinary, far beyond that of a simple conman.
Qin Qianluo was also shocked and her eyes widened. At first, when she heard that the woman was swindling money, she did not think that the situation was that serious.
Although he was quite unhappy about it, he didn't spend too much time thinking about it. He was still wondering how losing some money could affect the entire War King's Mansion.
However, when she heard the news of the stolen defense map, she suddenly realized what was going on and began to take it seriously.
He straightened up slightly, his eyes fixed on the light screen, and began to scrutinize the woman in it with renewed focus.
After a moment, he asked 001, "Did she sell the defense map of the War King's fiefdom? And did she get the defense map of the capital?"
After asking the question, he unconsciously gripped the jade pendant at his waist, standing there somewhat tensely, waiting for 001's reply.
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