The Drama Queen vs. the Pretender
The light in Qin Lan'er's eyes flashed, like a falling star. She calmed down and said sternly, "No one can help, not even the emperor. Everyone, please don't dwell on this matter."
Lin Yuan was furious. The two men were so slow to speak that they asked questions for a long time but got nothing out of the question. Just as she was about to stand up and ask a question, Yuan Xuanlang held her shoulders and shook his head at her.
Under Lin Yuan's puzzled gaze, Yuan Xuanlang picked up the teacup, walked to Qin Lan'er, and said politely: "I'm sorry to bother you, young lady. Please don't blame me." After that, he drank half a cup of tea.
Here, there is a custom of leaving half a cup of tea to show that there is more food and that the host is attentive to the guests.
Qin Lan'er also drank tea in return.
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The three of them left the Qin residence and returned to the inn, gathering in the room. Lin Yuan gazed at Yuan Xuanlang with amusement. "Tsk tsk, this guy is really one-sided," she thought. "If I let him promote my Furong Health Pills, they would probably sell like hotcakes..."
Yuan Xuanlang couldn't ignore that gaze that seemed to be real. He raised his eyebrows, brushed away his black hair that had fallen to his shoulders, and turned to ask her, "Why, are you impressed by my charm?"
Lin Yuan looked at his smug and annoying look, and remembered that his teacher once gave him 98 points on a test that could have been worth 100 points, because he was afraid that he would become proud. Well, that made sense.
So she said resolutely: "No, I am not impressed by your smug look."
Yuan Xuanlang smiled and said, "I am not a mean person, but I am successful."
"You are still a villain if you are not successful." Lin Yuan retorted to him.
Yuan Xuanlang: “…”
Mu Yunxi couldn't help but smile.
Then several people entered the teahouse, which is a place with relatively good information.
"Have you heard that there's a new 'Pinyanfang' opened in Pucheng? The beauty cream inside is so popular that it attracts young ladies from all over the place to buy it." A man in green clothes said to his brother.
"What's so strange about this?" a man in black asked with a smile.
"Hey, don't worry, the owner of this store is the eldest son of Qin Yuanshan, the Qin family."
The man in black was surprised and said, "Ah? His sister is already widowed, how can he still have the time to open a shop?"
"The brother and sister broke up over that marriage. Miss Qin insisted on marrying Liu Ziyu, but her brother disagreed..."
Lin Yuan turned around and looked at Yuan Xuanlang. Both of them had collected important information. After listening quietly to the two people's conversation, they decided to go to Pucheng to find out.
The three of them rode their horses to Pucheng and came to the most prosperous street. They saw that there was a lot of traffic in front of Pinyanfang and the business was booming.
Entering Pinyanfang, you will see golden carved beams and pillars, the air filled with scented powder, and a wide variety of rouge, powder, and beauty creams.
"Boss, take out the best beauty cream in your store." Yuan Xuanlang threw a big bag of silver to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper bit the glittering silver, his eyes sparkling as he took out a red round box and said with a flattering smile, "Sir, this is our shop's signature jade cream, 'Jade Skin Cream'. Whether you're a rough man or a young lady, after using it, your skin will be as icy and smooth as jade..."
Lin Yuan looked at the Jade Skin Cream and felt it looked familiar. She asked, "Can I try it?"
"Of course, please."
Lin Yuan dipped her finger in the product and applied it on the back of her hand. She smelled it and felt the smooth texture and the faint scent of gardenia. The effect after applying it...
It’s exactly the same as the gardenia moisturizer I made before!
If it's genuine, then it must be from an underground trading group. I never expected my Gardenia Body Cream to be so popular!
But does Yuan Xuanlang really want to buy it? What does he want to do?
"Junior sister, how is it?" Yuan Xuanlang looked at her in a daze.
"Oh, it's very useful, it's worthy of being called the signature jade cream!" Lin Yuan was a little proud.
Yuan Xuanlang raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and then bought it decisively.
After leaving Pinyanfang, Lin Yuan asked, "Brother, are we leaving now?"
"No, no, I'll need the cooperation of my junior and senior sisters later." Yuan Xuanlang's eyes flashed with mischief.
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"Hey! Shopkeeper, what the hell is this Jade Skin Cream of yours? My sister's face got all over with rashes after using it!" Yuan Xuanlang slammed the counter, shocking the shopkeeper for a moment.
After he came to his senses, he said in panic, "How...is this possible? Can you please let me see your sister's face?"
Lin Yuan lifted her veil, revealing a face full of rashes, and then quickly put it down.
Others who saw this also whispered to each other, and the seeds of doubt began to germinate.
"If you don't give me an explanation, I will never forgive you!" Yuan Xuanlang said angrily.
"Sir, please calm down," a middle-aged man in a black straight-hem robe walked down the stairs. "I'm the owner of this shop. Please move to the second floor."
Yuan and Lin followed the man upstairs.
"Are you Qin Yuanshan?" Yuan Xuanlang asked with a hint of doubt.
"It's me, I don't know..." Before Qin Yuanshan finished speaking, he saw a figure jumping into the window. Yuan Xuanlang tapped his xue while he was looking at the window, "What are you doing...hmm".
Yuan Xuanlang stuffed a rag into his mouth at the right time.
"I'm arresting you!" Yuan Xuanlang stuck out his tongue and made a face, looking smug and provocative.
Mu Yunxi grabbed Qin Yuanshan with a sack. Qin Yuanshan's expression of fear grew more intense, but unfortunately, it was all buried in the darkness of the sack.
She and Yuan Xuanlang carried the large sacks, quietly went out through the back window, climbed over the eaves and walls, and finally landed in a deserted alley.
Lin Yuan ran out of the main gate crying and joined them.
"What are you doing? I am Qin Yuanshan, the eldest son of the Qin family in Weicheng! You will be in trouble if you catch me!" Qin Yuanshan glared at the three people and tried to persuade them.
"You are not Qin Yuanshan." Yuan Xuanlang looked into his eyes and said firmly.
Qin Yuanshan sneered: "This young master will always keep his name and surname, Qin Yuanshan."
"Oh? Then I'll have you go to Weicheng and confront my good friend Qin Lan'er face to face. If you're a fake, then you're using the Qin Mansion's reputation, impersonating someone else, and deceiving customers..."
He grabbed Qin Yuanshan by the collar, his sharp eyes slashing at his face, "According to the laws of our Ming Dynasty, is this crime enough for you to bear?"
Yuan Xuanlang raised the corner of his mouth, and narrowed his eyes slightly, which made people shudder.
Lin Yuan was really impressed. They had only known each other for less than half a day, and he was already calling her "Qin Lan'er's friend." But this coercion and inducement was really satisfying! She hadn't expected him to have such a ruthless side.
Qin Yuanshan said in panic: "Sir, spare my life!"
He knelt down and said, "My name is indeed 'Qin Yuanshan', and I'm also a businessman. I've met him a few times. However, the title of Young Master of the Qin Mansion is all a rumor. No wonder I'm so upset!"
"Whether he's trying to compromise or just go with the flow, it's hard to say." Yuan Xuanlang changed the subject, "Then where is the real Qin Yuanshan?"
Qin Yuanshan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I don't know. Maybe he went back home..."
Yuan Xuanlang stroked the pattern on the scabbard: "Oh, there's no need to keep useless people."
Lin Yuan held a bag of hawthorn balls and gave some to her senior sister. The two of them squatted in the corner, eating and listening to Yuan Xuanlang "interrogating the prisoner". They were so leisurely.
"Ah, I heard from my colleagues that two months ago, Master Qin heard that Qin Lan'er was going to elope with Liu Ziyu, so he hurried back to Weicheng, that is, back home."
Lin Yuan and Mu Yunxi looked at each other and saw each other's doubts.
Someone is lying, either Qin Lan'er is deceiving others, or...
It takes a whole day and a night to travel from Weicheng to Pucheng by horseback. It is normal that Qin Lan'er does not know that she has a fake brother. However, the deeds of this fake brother have spread to Weicheng. Could it be that Qin Lan'er did not notice it?
After the interrogation, Yuan Xuanlang knocked Qin Yuanshan unconscious, and the three of them decided to return to Weicheng Inn first.
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