Chapter 635: Adding Fuel (4)
Nan Qi, standing behind him, nearly choked on his own saliva. What had Tie Yi just said? "Made-in-China jewelry." Nan Qi peeked at the table and saw the exquisitely crafted box. It was a small box, intricately carved with patterns. Looking closely, it looked like... a tiger head?
What?
Xie Jingxing opened the box and took a look. It was filled to the brim with all sorts of jewelry. Cat's eye jade, a double jade ring, a pearl headpiece, a jasper hairpin... all of them were of superb quality. Even in such a small box, it was worth a fortune. Nan Qi wondered, could this be a gift for Miss Shen? But Miss Shen didn't seem to be someone who admired jewelry and jade. Was the master sure he could give this as a gift?
However, it is quite generous.
Xie Jingxing closed the box and said, "Not bad." Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "What's Fu Xiuyi been up to lately?"
Tieyi thought for a moment and said, "There was no movement, he just got a little closer to the prince."
The Crown Prince... Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows and said, "Watch him carefully. Fu Xiuyi is no ordinary person."
Tieyi said yes and was about to leave.
"Wait," Xie Jingxing stopped him and said, "Chen Yue should pay attention too."
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The Shen family had been in turmoil for the past few days, and no one knew what had happened. First, there was the marriage exchange between Shen Dongling and Shen Yue, then the Wang family refused to accept Shen Yue, and then Shen Yue simply ran away. Now, things have gotten even worse, with Chen Ruoqiu catching Chang Zaiqing and Shen Wan in bed.
As a guest of the Shen residence, the daughter of an old friend of General Shen, Chang Zaiqing's relationship with the family should have been courteous. With the exception of Madam Shen, everyone else would greet Chang Zaiqing with politeness, as the current head of the household, Chen Ruoqiu, seemed to be extremely fond of her. Who could have imagined that Chang Zaiqing's politeness would lead her to Shen Wan's couch? And Chen Ruoqiu, not by anyone else, but by her own "meticulous" sister, was stabbed in the back.
Chen Ruoqiu immediately started making a fuss, and the noise spread all the way to Rongjing Hall.
In Rongjing Hall, Madam Shen sat high in the center. Chang Zaiqing and Shen Wan stood to one side. Shen Wan was expressionless, while Shen Gui seemed to be enjoying the show. Chang Zaiqing lowered her eyes and remained silent, seemingly deeply ashamed. Her daughter, Chen Ruoqiu, however, forced herself to hold back her tears and put on a determined attitude.
"Enough, stop crying." As if finally fed up with Chen Ruoqiu's behavior, Old Madam Shen said impatiently, "What's the big deal about your husband taking in a girl? Is it worth it for you to cry like this?"
"Mother," Chen Ruoqiu cried out, "If the master had taken the girl in properly and made her a concubine according to etiquette, I, your wife, would naturally not have said anything and would even have taken the initiative to prepare it for you. But these two did it quietly, right here in the yard, right in front of me. The whole yard was kept in the dark, clearly trying to humiliate me. Mother, I am your daughter-in-law too, and you are a woman too. If your husband wanted to take a concubine, how could I stop him? Why resort to such humiliating methods?"
"Third Madam," Chang Zaiqing couldn't help but say, "Today's incident was all a misunderstanding. I got drunk and it has nothing to do with the Third Master. Zaiqing is not a concubine, so let's just pretend that this incident never happened. I will pack up and leave the Shen Mansion tomorrow. I hope you won't blame the Third Master for this."
Compared to Chen Ruoqiu's aggressiveness, Chang Zaiqing neither denied his involvement with Shen Wan, but instead took all the blame on himself, appearing even more reasonable. Shen Wan's expression changed slightly, and he said, "What are you talking about leaving? I should give you an explanation for what I did."
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