Chapter 346 The Vase Beside Me
"If you point your filthy finger at my queen again, I will chop off your entire hand!"
The King? The Queen?
Qin Hualang thought for a moment, but he didn't believe that a high and mighty prince would come to a place like this.
Qin Hualang immediately understood what was going on after just one glance at Jiang Wan Ning.
The decent-looking man in front of her, in order to win over this pretty woman, deliberately claimed to be a prince and promised her the status of a princess, just as he had promised her the position of the top scholar's wife earlier.
But everyone knows that it's just a trick to deceive women. Once they've really won them over, all they need to do is carry them back to the mansion through the back door in a sedan chair.
No one would marry a merchant's wife as their principal wife; even if such a woman did exist, she would be from a fallen clan.
"I see now. You're using the identity of a prince to swindle people here?" Qin Hualang originally wanted to point at Pei Yanchuan, but he didn't dare, afraid that he would lose his other hand as well.
He could only cover his crippled hand with his good one and said fiercely, "I've seen plenty of tricks like this before. You think you can fool me?"
"It can only fool that pretty face next to you."
"No wonder this woman looked at me with disdain when I introduced myself. Turns out she has someone even more formidable."
Qin Hualang turned to look at Jiang Wanning, "Young lady, to tell you the truth, my title is the real deal, while his title is probably made up out of thin air."
“The Prince of Jin just got married today, so he can’t possibly be the Prince of Jin. Now, apart from the Prince of Jin, the only other person in the capital in Dongling is the Prince of Langya.”
Those princes had long been sent to their fiefdoms, and they wouldn't be allowed to come to the capital unless there was a reason.
"Of all the people you could impersonate, you had to impersonate a prince, and on the very day of another prince's wedding. So, does that mean you're the Prince of Langya and she's the Princess of Langya?"
Qin Hualang laughed loudly, talking to himself, "Do you think the Prince and Princess of Langya have time to come to such a small place today?"
"The princess came all by herself to listen to us talk for so long?"
The crowd, initially intimidated by Pei Yanchuan's imposing aura, dared not say much. However, after Qin Hualang's words and the agreement of those around him, they began to find some truth in them.
She began to scrutinize Pei Yanchuan.
But this person didn't seem like a con artist or swindler at all; after all, a person's demeanor can't be learned.
Some of the smart ones had already shut up and retreated to a safe distance to watch quietly.
Some, eager to curry favor with Qin Hualang, mustered their courage and said, "Yes, how could the Prince of Langya possibly come to a place like this?"
"I heard that Prince Jin is getting married today. The Emperor and Empress are both there, and Prince Langya is naturally accompanying him as well. Kid, if you're going to impersonate Prince Langya, you should at least choose a good day. Why did you have to pick a day like today? Aren't you just walking into a trap?"
"Yeah, yeah, you're good-looking, but you're not very bright." The person who spoke then looked at Jiang Wan Ning, "I'm telling you, girl, you mustn't be fooled by him, or you'll get yourself into trouble."
Jiang Wan Ning, as if struck by a sudden thought, became playful and looked up at Pei Yan Chuan with a mischievous grin, "Are you really faking it?"
"This young master Qin said that the King of Langya is not suitable."
Jiang Wan Ning lowered her head guiltily as she spoke, "It seems you really were faking it."
Jiang Wanning originally wanted to get Qin Zhaolin's powerful backer out of Qin Hulang, but now that Pei Yanchuan has arrived, she'll just be a spectator.
Pei Yanchuan's face darkened instantly. "Is this how you just spoke of me?"
Seeing Jiang Wan Ning's reaction, Qin Hualang became even more convinced that she was a fraud, so he mustered his courage and said, "Isn't that right?"
"This was told to me by my father himself. The Prince of Langya is impotent, otherwise he wouldn't have been married for so many years without a concubine or children."
"Then it's also possible that the princess is impotent?" Jiang Wan Ning deliberately prompted.
Qin Hualang said confidently, "If the princess was not good enough, I'm afraid the prince would have divorced her and remarried long ago."
"What man in this world would stay with a barren hen and let himself be childless? For aristocratic families, the more descendants the better."
"So it can only mean that the princess is good, but the prince is not. The two have reached some common goal, such as the princess not allowing the prince to remarry in order to show that she is favored. After all, most women are vain."
Just like his mother, even though his father had one after another, although there weren't that many on the surface, he and his father had abused countless maids in the mansion.
Some even sleep in their own bed in the morning and their father's bed at night.
However, when his mother went out to attend various banquets, she would still wear all kinds of jewelry, saying openly or secretly that they were gifts from his father, and then act as if they were a loving couple.
"For example, the prince is obviously not going to let others know that he is like this. I'm afraid that after a few more days, the princess will pretend to be pregnant and eventually take a child back to raise."
Qin Hualang was proud of his thinking ability, and some people in the crowd nodded in agreement.
Jiang Wanning tried hard to suppress her laughter, while Jiang Wanjun looked at Pei Yanchuan with a nervous expression.
Leaning closer to Jiang Wan Ning, she whispered, "Sister, is your husband really...?"
She glanced at Pei Yanchuan again, feeling guilty, but seeing his ashen face, she was too scared to ask any more questions. She figured she'd find out later if her sister had a child.
"Is this what Qin Zhaolin told you at home?" Pei Yanchuan asked with a dark face.
Qin Hualang answered naturally, "My father is the Vice Minister of Revenue, serving in the same court as the Prince, so he naturally knows these things."
"Then I would like to ask Qin Zhaolin myself."
"Your Highness, please don't be anxious," Jiang Wan Ning added fuel to the fire, "This young master Qin said that he will definitely be the top scholar in this imperial examination..."
Jiang Wanning recounted everything Qin Hualang had just said in one breath.
Pei Yanchuan gently pinched Jiang Wanning's waist. He was deliberately trying to watch the show, so he would let her watch to her heart's content. However, he knew he would need to do some things a few more times that night, and he couldn't let her be afraid of getting tired and hold back.
"I'd also like to know who the big shot behind Qin Zhaolin is?" Pei Yanchuan asked Qin Hualang.
Qin Hualang smiled confidently, "Who is it?"
"The powerful figure behind my father is naturally..."
Qin Hualang seemed to realize something and suddenly stopped talking. "You brat, are you deliberately trying to find out?"
"The person behind my father is not someone I can tell you about. In any case, he is someone who can rival the Prince of Langya."
Jiang Wan Ning tried hard to suppress her laughter, while Pei Yan Chuan's eyebrows twitched. Now, who else could rival him besides the Imperial Son-in-Law Chen Jie?
What Yu Hai said is really true.
I'm not afraid of strong opponents, I'm afraid of incompetent teammates.
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