Chapter 19 Why does it feel like the Marquis is a wife slave?
That half of the mandarin duck pendant is the token of recognition between Murong Qing and the Queen Mother, and it must not fall into the hands of others!
"this……"
Murong Qing hesitated to speak, as if it was difficult for him to start.
She actually heard the hidden meaning in her mother-in-law's words and knew that her mother-in-law suspected that Liu had taken the jade pendant.
But within just a few days, her mother-in-law had a falling out with Liu because of her, so she didn't have the nerve to add fuel to the fire.
Seeing her hesitating, Jiang Wanning guessed about 70% of what was going on.
She turned and asked Murong Qing's maid.
"Xing'er, you've always been in charge of the Crown Princess's jewelry. You should know best if anything is missing!"
Xing'er knelt down immediately after hearing this.
"It wasn't my fault... On the day the jade pendant was lost, Madam and the Third Young Miss came to Qiyun Pavilion. As for the Young Miss's jewelry, most of it has been missing since last month. But the Young Miss didn't want to cause trouble, so she kept it to herself..."
Jiang Wanning sneered.
"It seems that there is really a big thief in the mansion!"
After a pause, she looked at Chen Yan with admiration again: "My Lord, you are so good at fighting, you must be able to catch thieves, right?"
Shen Yan probably understood what she meant and nodded.
"How do you want to catch it, Madam?"
Seeing how sensible he was, Jiang Wanning suddenly felt a little guilty for teasing him behind his back.
The situation was urgent and she was not in a position to explain at the moment, so she just gave instructions.
"You'll know in a moment. Just say what I say. Don't contradict me. It will kill me..."
Shen Yan smiled slightly and did not ask any further questions: "Okay, I will follow Madam's arrangements."
Jiang Wanning: “.”
He is so sensible!
As a marquis, why does he feel like a wife slave?
No, this must be her illusion.
…
Outside the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.
Baojuan stood in front of the stone lion with her hands on her hips, and ordered the servants to throw Liu and Murong Yan'er's luggage out of the door, and then told the maids to forcibly "invite" Liu and her daughter out of the Marquis' Mansion.
Liu said indignantly.
"You are just a lowly servant, who gave you the courage... to treat us like this?"
"Of course it was Madam who gave me the courage."
Baojuan had been bullied by Liu a lot before. She was just a maid in the lady's room, but Liu asked her to bring her water for washing feet. It really disgusted her.
Now, of course, she must take this opportunity to vent her anger.
Taking the straw mat handed to her by the servant, Baojuan stepped aside, threw the mat to the ground in front of the stone lion, and raised her eyebrows at Liu.
"Look! Didn't you say you wanted to die by crashing into the stone lions outside the Marquis' Mansion? Madam told you to die quickly... so I can collect your body sooner rather than later!"
Hearing this.
Liu's face turned pale. She didn't expect Jiang Wanning to be so vicious.
She immediately collapsed to the ground and began to wail at the top of her lungs.
"What sin have I committed? I raised my daughter with so much effort, but she turned out to be such an ungrateful, white-eyed wolf... I just stayed at her house for two more days, and she already despises me and wants me dead..."
Liu had a sharp voice and usually spoke in a shrill voice.
He howled at the top of his lungs, and his voice could be heard from far away.
But in just a moment, many people came to point and talk about the Marquis's Mansion.
soon.
Jiang Wanning and Murong Qing hurried over.
Seeing the two men approaching, Liu howled even louder.
She knew that Jiang was very concerned about her reputation, and that she was just being tough when she asked Baojuan to pass on the message.
As long as I am willing to take the risk, Jiang will definitely regret it and come to me for help.
However.
Unlike what she expected, Jiang Wanning did not feel embarrassed when he heard her crying like that. Instead, he even solicited passers-by without thinking.
"Come, come, come, everyone, come and see... The big show of the year is going on, don't miss it if you're passing by!"
Liu was choked: "?"
No, what is this stupid woman singing about?
Shen Yutang also rushed out after hearing the news. He immediately stepped forward and helped Murong Yan'er, who pretended to be pushed to the ground.
He turned to look at Murong Qing behind Jiang Wanning and shouted angrily.
“You’re going too far!”
Jiang Wanning: “…”
Later she would ask Baojuan to go to the drugstore to buy ten kilograms of mute medicine and feed it to him!
A slap was thrown, but it didn't land on Shen Yutang's face, so he dodged it. Jiang Wanning raised his hand and said, "You little bastard, you still dare to hide!"
Shen Yutang couldn't help but be angry: "Mother, with so many people watching, don't you think it's not embarrassing enough... Is there anything that can't be said in the mansion?!"
On the side, Liu knew that she couldn't win the argument with Jiang Wanning, so she grabbed Murong Qing and accused him.
"Qingqing, I never thought you could be so cruel... It's fine if you don't care about your own reputation, but don't you care about the reputation of the Marquis and Yutang?"
Seeing her confuse right and wrong, Murong Qing couldn't help but get angry.
She immediately followed what Jiang Wanning had taught her and cursed back at Liu.
"What face do I have left?
Because you are my mother and Yan'er is my sister...I begged my mother-in-law to bring you two to the Marquis' Mansion to stay temporarily, but what did you do?
For over two months, not only have you been eating and drinking for free at the Marquis's mansion, barking orders and acting like a proper guest, but you've even stolen my mother-in-law's treasures and jade... I'm completely embarrassed!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The onlookers who were originally accusing Murong Qing of being unfilial suddenly cast disgusted looks at Liu and pointed at her and spat at her.
"Having a mother like this, the Crown Prince's Consort is truly unlucky!"
"You deserve to be kicked out of the house!"
"Look at how she's dressed. She looks even more noble than the Marquis's wife. If you don't know her, you'd think she's the Marquis's wife..."
"It's just stolen wealth. Fish eyes are just fish eyes. They can't turn into pearls!"
"Madam Hou is truly good-tempered. She's actually been able to tolerate such a greedy parasite for over two months... If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to tolerate her for even a single day!"
…
Liu had never been scolded so harshly before, and she subconsciously wanted to argue.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I steal anything from the mansion? These gold hairpins and jade ornaments were clearly given to me by the Marquis's wife herself!"
Jiang Wanning chuckled.
What Liu said was actually correct. The jewelry she wore was not stolen. Instead, she coaxed the original owner with sweet words and had him give it to her personally.
That's why she dared to wear it openly without fear of being seen.
But now, as long as he doesn't admit it, these things on Liu's body will be of illegal origin.
"Why don't I remember giving you these? Taking things without asking is like stealing... You're the wife of the county magistrate, after all. You can't possibly not understand such a simple truth!"
Liu probably didn't expect Jiang Wanning to be such a scoundrel.
She was stunned for a moment before she thought of a rebuttal.
"You, why are you still refusing to pay? Giving something away and then regretting it is just too mean! If you couldn't bear to give it to someone, you shouldn't have pretended to be so generous in the first place. Now you're accusing me of something. Is that unreasonable? I'm so wronged!"
Murong Yan'er was also filled with grief and anger.
"Madam Hou, as a woman, you should know that a woman's reputation is of paramount importance... If you don't have any real evidence, please take back what you just said and don't let my mother bear the unwarranted infamy! Ahem... "
In excitement, Murong Yan'er spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
"Yan'er!"
Shen Yutang's face turned pale immediately, thinking that his mother had gone too far today. "Mother, are you trying to force Yan'er to death?"
Seeing this, the onlookers couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.
"Could there be some misunderstanding?"
"If he really stole something, he wouldn't be so blatant, right?"
…
Jiang Wanning finally spoke.
"Whether it was stolen or not, you'll know once you open the box and check! Not only were there some jewelry missing from my house, but I also lost a gift from the emperor... This is something I can't afford to lose. I can't possibly give it to you as well, right?"
Hearing Jiang Wanning say this, Liu suddenly panicked.
He immediately argued.
"I didn't take it, so why should I open the box and submit to inspection to prove my innocence? Even if you are the Marquis' wife, you can't bully others like this, right? If this gets out, how can Yan'er and I hold our heads up high in the Imperial Capital in the future..."
Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this, instinctively sympathizing with the weak. It seemed as if they all found Jiang Wanning hideous.
"That's right, even Madam Hou can't bully people like this!"
"Perhaps she lost the item herself, and she's afraid of His Majesty's punishment, so she's deliberately pinning the blame on someone else!"
"That's too vicious..."
…
The two sides are in a stalemate.
Shen Yan walked out of the house and saw so many people gathered outside, and his tone became a little gloomy.
"what happened?"
It happened in the blink of an eye.
Just when everyone's attention was on Shen Yan, Jiang Wanning immediately took two steps forward, grabbed Liu's wrist and lifted it up, then held the jade bracelet on her hand.
Crying to Chen Yan.
"My Lord, she stole many treasures from my room... Look, this jade bracelet was the token of love you gave me back then! She actually dared to steal it. How despicable..."
Liu: “???”
This bracelet was clearly a birthday gift that Yan'er bought for her some time ago. When did it become a token of love between Jiang and the Marquis?
This stupid woman must be crazy, she is telling lies with her eyes open.
How could the Marquis join her in such mischief?
That's really funny.
"My Lord, this bracelet was bought for me by Yan'er... My sister's eyesight is not good, so she mistook it for a bracelet. You should be able to recognize it, right?"
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