Chapter 551 The Fish Has Taken the Bait
She was exhausted after a long day. The guards reported that the soldiers had indeed searched Grandma Mao's house, but they found nothing and left.
She was thankful that she hadn't affected Grandma Mao and the others' lives.
Meng Yao was able to evade the soldiers' search thanks to Xie Qiyun's help.
Jiang Fenghua took the sword and went to bed. Thinking of the scene of him forcibly kissing her, she unconsciously wiped her lips back and forth. Has he always been so domineering? Does he not know how to respect people at all?
A short while later, a familiar fragrance filled the room, and she began to droop her eyelids and drifted off to sleep.
Xie Shang only sneaked in after she fell asleep.
Jiang Fenghua was too hostile to him, so he had to drug her. Only when she was asleep would she put away her sharp claws and become as docile as a kitten.
After that, he held her and slept soundly.
The next day, Jiang Fenghua woke up feeling refreshed, which meant she had slept very well the night before. Ever since she came out with Lin Yu, she had been terrified and dared not sleep too soundly.
At that moment, when she touched someone lying next to her, she was so startled that she immediately jumped up. When she saw that it was Xie Qiyun, Jiang Fenghua quickly checked her clothes and thankfully there was nothing wrong with them.
Jiang Fenghua was furious and turned over to grab his neck. Xie Shang was also woken up. He was too tired last night, so he had fallen asleep.
"Why are you in my room?" she asked, pressing her voice harder.
Xie Shang grasped her wrist. "Nothing happened between us. We just slept together. I... I was just worried about unforeseen circumstances and whether the inn would have enough rooms..." This excuse was not convincing.
Jiang Fenghua increased the force of her sword. Of course, she knew that nothing had happened between them. If he dared to do anything improper to her, she would kill him with one strike.
She suddenly let go, a feeling of grievance welling up inside her. Why should she be manipulated at will and unable to resist? Tears welled up in her eyes, and a sense of helplessness and loneliness washed over her.
Xie Shang noticed her eyes were red and asked, "Ruan Ruan, why are you crying?"
He panicked and quickly got out of bed. "I really didn't do anything, I swear, look, I'm wearing my clothes."
She said coldly, "You just rely on your money and power to break into my room without my permission, and even have the ability to make me fall into a deep sleep."
I can't kill you, but you can easily kill me or bully me. I've already told you I don't like you, but you still barged into my room and even bullied me in public.
You didn't do anything, but what will others think? A man and a woman alone in a room, what do you take me for? Some wild woman you call a concubine you can just take at will? Am I an object you can manipulate at will?
Xie Shang was dumbfounded. He explained, "Of course I consider you my wife."
A tear slid down Jiang Fenghua's cheek. "We're not married yet, are we? What kind of wife is she if we're not married?"
Xie Shang has become mute. Why did he say he was her fiancé? He should have just said she was his wife.
Sure enough, he couldn't cover up one lie with countless others.
Jiang Fenghua lied to him back then, and she had to keep making up countless lies to cover it up. That must have been how she felt back then!
He said, "I'm sorry, it was my oversight. I thought..."
He thought that if he clung to her relentlessly, she would like him; he thought that if she forgot the hurt she had suffered, he could forget it too.
"Ruan Ruan, I'm sorry." Xie Shang apologized sincerely. "If you don't like me, I will never force you to like me again."
Just then, a group of people arrived at the inn. A voice from downstairs called out, "Isn't this Captain Wang? He's here so early. Our host hasn't even gotten up yet."
Wang Fu said, "My master knows that your master wants to buy pearls and wants to come and confirm it in person. Go and invite him down quickly!"
"Please have a seat, sir. I will go and invite the master of the house right away."
The adults who followed Wang Fu in forced him upstairs, saying, "No need."
Shen Bingxuan, who was hiding upstairs, was stunned when she saw the person who came. Lin Yu saw this and whispered, "You know someone."
"The Fourth Prince, Meng Li."
Seeing that the people they had attracted were Meng Yao's brothers, Lin Yu quickly said, "You should hide first and don't come out."
Shen Bingxuan trembled with fear, nodded, and hid in her room.
Lin Yu quickly went to Meng Yao's room and told him to hide as well.
At the same time, Xie Shang heard the noise downstairs and lowered the bed curtains. "Don't come out, I'll go see who's here."
Jiang Fenghua pulled him back, "Who's here?"
"I guess the person who came must be of a high rank. It seems the bait was too tempting and the fish took the bait."
After Xie Shang finished speaking, he opened the door and went out, just in time to run into Meng Li who was coming upstairs.
Wang Fu saw the patron and said, "Young Master Xie, you're up so early. This is my master, Lord Meng."
Xie Shang nodded and cupped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Lord Meng. My name is Xie Qiyun." It seems that the surname Meng is related to Meng Yao. I didn't expect him to be so lucky and catch such a big fish.
Meng Li glanced at him. "So you're a merchant from the Great Zhou Dynasty, needing to buy 100,000 pearls and a large quantity of jade?"
"It is indeed I," Xie Shang said, deliberately feigning doubt. "Does Lord Meng really have a channel to obtain top-grade pearls?"
Seeing his noble air and dignified demeanor, Meng Li thought he didn't seem like a swindler. "The price of top-quality pearls is not low. Is Master Xie really asking for 100,000 pearls?"
"The more the better," Xie Shang said in a deep voice.
"I'm not afraid to tell you, Mr. Xie's arrival is quite timely. Another jeweler just happens to have a batch of pearls to sell. I've come here to discuss payment with Mr. Xie, since the goods aren't in our hands; I'm just acting as a middleman." This implies a desire to profit from the price difference.
"Money is not a problem, but I need to inspect the goods first. If the goods are good, I can pay a deposit first. Once you have all the goods, I will pay the rest immediately. I will also pay you well for your hard work."
Meng Li was still somewhat uneasy because his elder brother had instructed him to thoroughly investigate anyone entering Licheng.
"Did Master Xie bring only his own people?" Meng Li asked.
"Of course, they are all guards and bodyguards I hired. So many goods need to be transported from the Great Zhou to the Southern Kingdom. I have to procure the goods and then escort them back to the Great Zhou. There are many bandits on the way, so it would be unsafe not to bring more people with me."
"May I take a look around?"
"Please, Lord Meng."
Just then, Jiang Fenghua's charming voice came from inside the house, "Husband, what have you been doing?"
Xie Shang was taken aback. "She is my wife. I brought her to the Southern Kingdom specifically to buy jewelry. The pearls were bought to please her. Please forgive my trouble, sir..."
"Master Xie spent tens of thousands of dollars just to win a smile from a beauty?" Meng Li wondered to herself what kind of beauty could be so generous.
The next moment, Jiang Fenghua appeared barefoot in front of them. Her long black hair was casually tied up with a jade hairpin, and her long hair draped over her fragrant shoulders. She was a beauty that could topple kingdoms and cities, and her beauty was unparalleled throughout history.
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