Chapter 108 Don't Claim Relatives Randomly
As King Qi put down his teacup, his gaze inadvertently fell upon the wine cup that Pei Yanchuan had raised.
He tapped the wine cup lightly with his index and middle fingers.
King Qi frowned slightly, then suddenly realized that Pei Yanchuan was giving him a hint.
Looking down at the chessboard again, Pei Yanchuan hinted at the position.
Why didn't he think of that? Once the piece was placed in that position, the entire chessboard came alive.
At first, he was surrounded and had nowhere to go, but after this move, the opponent suddenly had nowhere to go.
King Qi quickly placed his white piece.
The person opposite him, who had been relaxed, now showed a hint of doubt and hesitation.
While the other party was thinking, King Qi looked up at Pei Yanchuan, who gave him a barely perceptible nod.
He downed the wine in one gulp.
This scene was witnessed by the Grand Princess. Her hands, hidden in her wide sleeves, were clenched tightly, her nails digging into her flesh.
Fresh blood flowed down the long nail guards and into the gaps between the fingers.
This Xiao Chong actually dared to betray me! He replied in his letter yesterday that he would stand with me!
Betrayal was what she hated most in her life, and anyone who betrayed her would not have a good outcome.
She will definitely torture him to death!
Meanwhile, King Qi noticed that his opponent hadn't made a move yet, and the two exchanged glances.
King Qi was in a good mood and looked at the other party's face with a slightly provocative expression.
After a long pause, the opponent threw the chess piece back into the wooden box, stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "I have lost."
He returned to his seat with an extremely unpleasant expression.
Tuoba Wenjing and Tuoba Yan'er also looked extremely unpleasant.
"Hahaha, Imperial Uncle has indeed lived up to my expectations," Xiao Yu said. "Since we've won the first two rounds, then this final round..."
"I think it's unnecessary to go through all that trouble."
Xiao Yu looked at the music box on the table and said, "Why don't you play rock-paper-scissors?"
So simple and brutal.
King Qi's lips twitched. He was making him play rock-paper-scissors with a teenage girl, all for a music box?
Why not just tell him to give it to that girl?
"Your Majesty," King Qi said, bowing, "I also do not have any interest in these trinkets."
“The princess is getting on in years and probably wouldn’t like it, so why not give it to this young girl?” Prince Qi looked at Jiang Wan Ning.
As soon as the Prince of Qi finished speaking, Pei Yanchuan's lips curled up: "Ningning, why don't you quickly thank the Prince for his sacrifice?"
Jiang Wanning stood up, curtsied, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
The chief eunuch, Wu Panpan, presented the music box to Jiang Wanning. The palace maids behind her took it and placed it on the table for Jiang Wanning.
"Thank you, Father-in-law." Jiang Wan Ning nodded slightly.
"Your Highness is too kind to this old servant." Wu Panpan bowed and retreated.
"Alright, I'm tired too. My brother is late, so you'll have to keep everyone company at the rest of the banquet."
As he spoke, Xiao Yu stood up and said to Prince Qi, "Royal Uncle, would you be willing to accompany me for a walk?"
The King of Qi was extremely puzzled, but he could not refuse the Emperor at this time.
He had no choice but to get up and leave with the Emperor. As soon as the two left, Pei Yanchuan got up and left as well.
The Grand Princess became even more convinced that the King of Qi had betrayed her.
"You bastard Xiao Chong!" The Grand Princess gripped her wine cup tightly, her eyes filled with venom.
After the Emperor left.
Jiang Wanru, who had been standing quietly, whispered a few words to the Grand Princess before getting up and walking towards Jiang Wanning with a wine cup in her hand.
"Father, Mother, Sister," Jiang Wanru said softly.
"Hey, don't go around claiming kinship with strangers." Shen Ruzhi's upper lip curled up quickly, and she snorted.
"The weasel's New Year's greeting to the chicken is not without ulterior motives."
After saying that, he gave Jiang Wanru a big eye roll.
Jiang Zheng and Shen Zhao raised their glasses to toast as if they hadn't heard anything, and Zhou Shi also ignored them with a cold face.
Jiang Wanru's eyes instantly filled with tears. She bit her lip tightly, trying hard to suppress her trembling shoulders.
"Here we go again." Shen Ruzhi rolled her eyes again. "Can you stop pretending?"
“Our Ningning doesn’t like drinking green tea anymore.”
Shen Ruzhi pointed in Pei Anqing's direction, "The person you need to perform for is over there, do you see him?"
"If you don't hold on tight now, you might get lured away by someone else. Everything you have will become a fantasy."
Jiang Wanru ignored Shen Ruzhi's sarcasm.
Her voice rose slightly, "Sister, I feel very guilty towards you because of what happened to my aunt."
"I've come here to apologize to you."
"Although I know you cannot forgive me, Ru'er cannot be without conscience. I still want to thank the Marquis and his wife for raising me all these years."
"You know that my parents raised you all these years?"
Jiang Wan Ning said coldly, "If you know what's good for you, then get lost."
"Don't put on an act for outsiders here, unless you want to make Aunt Liu suffer even more."
As Jiang Wanning spoke, she looked calmly at Jiang Wanru.
Jiang Wanru's heart tightened as she recalled that day in an unknown dungeon, and a chill ran down her spine.
He gritted his teeth. "Sister."
"I know you don't want to forgive me, and I don't dare to ask for your forgiveness. I only ask that you drink this glass of wine."
"My sister feels a little better now."
Jiang Wanru's movements became increasingly exaggerated, attracting the attention of those around her.
She did it on purpose because she knew that these aristocratic families valued etiquette the most and were afraid that outsiders would talk about their affairs.
To become a laughing stock.
She would never accept just an apology, so the problem must lie with the glass of wine in her hand.
Jiang Wan Ning stared at the glass of wine quietly.
"Does my sister not believe me?" Jiang Wanru bit her lip, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Since my sister doesn't believe me, then I'm willing to prove it." With that, she downed the wine in her hand in one gulp.
He reached out to grab the wine jug on Jiang Wan Ning's table.
She poured another glass, saying, "This time, the glasses and drinks are from my sister's table, so you can rest assured now."
"Don't worry, after today, I won't let my sister have any more trouble."
"Don't keep calling me 'sister.' My mother only gave birth to me."
"Such a heartless child could not have crawled out of her belly."
I'll say it again—get out.
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