Tang Yun approached step by step, "There are no outsiders in the shop. Are you ashamed to be seen, or do you think I'm not worthy to see your true face?"
She immediately accused Lin Qingwan of a crime, creating a very tense atmosphere between the two.
Lin Qingwan's voice was calm and firm, "Miss Tang is joking."
She took a few steps back. "Miss Tang, you choose first."
When Tang Yun saw her, she was reminded of the humiliation the Crown Prince had inflicted on the Tang family in the courtyard that day, and she couldn't swallow her anger. "No matter how exquisite the things outside are, they can't compare to those made in the palace."
"My phoenix crown is being taken care of by the Ministry of Rites."
"Why didn't the Crown Prince prepare anything for you? You have to choose it yourself?"
Tang Yun raised his voice, as if he wanted everyone to hear him.
Lin Qingwan remained calm and said, "The Crown Prince values Miss Tang, and you are the principal wife, so naturally no one else can be your phoenix crown."
Tang Yun had thought she was some kind of vixen, but now it seemed that outsiders were just outsiders; neither their aura nor their background could compare to his own.
The Crown Prince must have been too lonely at the border, which is why this woman took advantage of him.
"You know that much." Tang Yun smiled mockingly, then turned and ordered the shopkeeper, who was already shivering, "Take out her crown, I'll take a look at it for her."
"They are ignorant and immature; don't embarrass the Crown Prince."
The shopkeeper shakily placed the item on the table. Tang Yun personally pulled off the cover and saw that there were indeed twelve bright pearls on it. His expression immediately changed drastically.
"How dare you! I am the principal wife; only my phoenix crown is worthy of being adorned with twelve pearls." She glared angrily at Lin Qingwan. "I knew you had ill intentions all along!"
"My marriage to the Crown Prince was bestowed by His Majesty. How dare you be so disrespectful? You are showing no regard for His Majesty or the Crown Prince."
Tang Yun, full of rage, reached out to tear the twelve pearls in half.
The shopkeeper stopped her, saying, "Miss Tang, please calm down. This style was indeed ordered by the people from the Crown Prince's Palace. If you damage it, I won't be able to explain myself."
Tang Yun's eyebrows furrowed. "Nonsense! The Crown Prince made this woman wear a phoenix crown befitting a principal consort. Are you trying to say that the Crown Prince is disrespectful to His Majesty?"
The shopkeeper trembled all over, then knelt down with a thud and kowtowed, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"
Lin Qingwan's eyes were deep as she calmly watched the crazed Tang Yun and the shopkeeper who was on the verge of madness.
Hearing Tang Yun describe it so seriously, Mu Xue became somewhat frightened. "Miss, this is clearly Su..."
Lin Qingwan stopped her with her eyes. There was no evidence to prove that the design sent by the Crown Prince was made by Consort Su, and the shopkeeper must have a reason to get away with it since he dared to do it.
The key trigger for this scene is still Tang Yun.
Lin Qingwan calmly said, "I haven't asked Miss Tang why she has time to browse the shops outside?"
Tang Yun was furious. Hearing that she wanted to change the subject, she said angrily, "Of course you don't want to run into me. You think you can humiliate me just because you have the Crown Prince's favor? Dream on!"
Lin Qingwan was now in a dilemma. She couldn't say that the crown was made for her by the Crown Prince, otherwise it would implicate him, but she also couldn't say that it was her own idea.
Consort Su's move was far more clever than sending birds.
However, since Su Yun had framed her, such a large crown would cost a lot of money, and she knew it was unusable, so she would definitely have to make another one. Therefore…
Thinking of this, Lin Qingwan stepped forward and examined the pearl on the crown more closely.
Seeing that she was not in a hurry at all, Tang Yun became even angrier and went straight up to tear off the two pearls. "Since you know that the Crown Prince values the Tang family, stop using these underhanded methods. His Majesty's punishment is not something you can bear."
Lin Qingwan ignored her and turned to the trembling shopkeeper beside her, "Was this crown really made for me by the Crown Prince?"
The shopkeeper nodded vigorously, "It's absolutely true. The messenger repeatedly reminded me that I couldn't let you suffer, and I promised to do my best."
Lin Qingwan then asked, "How much silver will this crown cost?"
Shopkeeper: "These are all rare and precious items, costing over a thousand taels in total."
Lin Qingwan looked at Tang Yun through her bamboo hat. Tang Yun could vaguely see that the face behind the thin veil was slender and delicate, like a fairy in a painting.
She couldn't stay calm around this woman. "Are you saying the Crown Prince is willing to spend money on you?"
Lin Qingwan was taken aback; this Miss Tang was indeed a good candidate to be used as a pawn.
She said helplessly, "Shopkeeper, are you really going to let me fool you with hollow gold thread and fake pearls when it costs thousands of taels of silver?"
The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat; he never expected Lin Qingwan to see through his disguise. He immediately forgot all his excuses, stammering, "This...this..."
Lin Qingwan said calmly, "Is it because the Crown Prince dotes on me, or do you have ulterior motives and want to use me to frame the Crown Prince?"
The shopkeeper's throat felt as if it had been slashed by a razor blade; his voice was hoarse and trembling. "I wouldn't dare! I..."
"Qiu Hong, report to the authorities." Lin Qingwan gave the order, and the onlookers outside were startled.
The shopkeeper panicked, "Innocent! It really is..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Qingwan warned her in a deep voice, "Think carefully. Embezzling money and passing off inferior goods is at most a crime of deception. But if you insist that this phoenix crown is the result of the Crown Prince's disobedience to His Majesty, then you will likely face the fate of having your entire family executed."
The shopkeeper slumped to the ground, covered in a cold sweat.
Tang Yun sneered, "Why can't it be that the Crown Prince is just trying to appease you? You weren't even qualified to wear the Empress's phoenix crown in the first place."
Lin Qingwan closed her eyes. This idiot, no wonder the Crown Prince doesn't like her.
"Miss Tang, you are, after all, the Crown Princess. If you insist on saying that the Crown Prince is disrespectful to His Majesty, what good will that do you?" Lin Qingwan couldn't hold back any longer and retorted with strong sarcasm.
Tang Yun was stunned. "You...I..."
Lin Qingwan leaned closer, her body covered in a light, pleasant fragrance from some kind of perfume. Tang Yun momentarily forgot what he was going to say.
“Miss Tang, if I were the Crown Prince, I wouldn’t like you either. Someone just casually passes on a message, and you come here to be used as a pawn? You’re not even married yet, and you’re already making things difficult for the Crown Prince at every turn.”
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