Chapter 21 The Marquis is Jealous
"The jade pendant Madam mentioned is this one?"
Lu Yao raised his hand and took out half of a crystal clear jade pendant from his sleeve, and handed it to Jiang Wanning with both hands.
Jiang Wanning took it, glanced at it, and said happily.
"Yes, that's the jade pendant! I've seen Qingqing wearing it before.
Well done, Xiao Lu!
I was a little worried at first, because you didn't have time to look for it in such a short while, but I didn't expect you to be so quick..."
Lu Yao raised his chin slightly, looking quite proud.
"Of course. The Marquis personally taught me this skill, so this little thing is no problem for me. If Madam has any instructions in the future, just leave it to me!"
"Oh! Look at your sweet talk! You're much more talkative than that rebellious son. It makes people feel comfortable just listening to you!"
Jiang Wanning has always been clear about rewards and punishments.
Lu Yao helped her so much this time, she had to praise him a lot.
Moreover, the more she looked at the handsome boy in front of her, the more she liked him. If Shen Yutang could be half as sensible as him, there would be no need for her to worry about him.
We are all the same age, why is there such a big difference between people!
"Lu Yao, go out first."
Shen Yan's tone suddenly deepened.
He could clearly feel that Jiang Wanning's attitude towards Lu Yao was much more enthusiastic than towards himself.
Especially the look he gave Lu Yao seemed brighter.
This gave him a vague sense of crisis.
"Yes, Lord..."
Lu Yao was suddenly given a sharp look by Chen Yan. He immediately restrained his expression, realized that he had been a little too proud of himself, and quickly slipped away with his tail between his legs.
"I've been arguing for a long time and my voice is almost hoarse. That Liu family member is really noisy!"
Jiang Wanning sat down on the couch, picked up the cup and took two sips of tea, but did not notice anything unusual about Chen Yan.
She looked at the jade pendant in her hand again and again.
I pondered in my heart.
Even though the truth back then was a bit cruel to Murong Qing...she still had to take back what belonged to her.
After all, the eldest princess's wealth, glory and power are unique in the entire imperial capital, and even in the entire Dasheng Dynasty!
She was jealous when she saw it.
In order to avoid any more trouble and prevent another incident like today's, Jiang Wanning felt that he had to find a way to let Murong Qing return to his ancestral home as soon as possible.
Thinking about this, Jiang Wanning put on a smile again and turned his gaze to the tall figure in front of him.
Continue to praise.
"My Lord, today's incident is entirely thanks to your intervention... Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to handle such a situation on my own!
After all, you have been to the battlefield and killed the enemy!
As soon as I came out of the mansion just now, wow... that aura was so majestic, sweeping in all directions!
At that time, I thought, such a handsome and majestic man is my husband, how lucky I am!
No wonder all the women in the capital envy me.
..."
Under Jiang Wanning's endless praise, Shen Yan's thin lips, which had been pursed into a line, slowly raised a little arc.
Afraid that his reaction would be too obvious, Shen Yan couldn't help but cough lightly.
It's obvious what she's up to.
"Ahem... Madam, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Seeing that the time was almost right, Jiang Wanning didn't beat around the bush with him.
After thinking about the wording for a moment, he said.
"I was wondering, Lord, if you could find a time these days to invite Prime Minister Jing to our house for tea or something?"
Hearing this.
Chen Yan frowned instantly, as if facing a formidable enemy, and asked back a question.
"Madam, do you want to see Nangong Jing?"
Seeing his stern expression, Jiang Wanning's heart skipped a beat. "Why, Lord, do you have a grudge against him? Are you two not getting along?"
Shen Yan said.
"It's not that we don't get along, but I'm a little surprised that you suddenly said you wanted to see the Prime Minister."
"You scared me," Jiang Wanning patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you had offended Prime Minister Jing and couldn't invite him!"
Shen Yan couldn't help but ask, "Why does Madam want to see Jing Xiang?"
As far as he knows.
His Majesty is not in good health. Although he is still young, he is willing but unable to handle government affairs. Therefore, most of the government affairs are handed over to his trusted and powerful minister Nangong Jing to handle.
In order to avoid suspicion, Nangong Jing always lived in seclusion and rarely had private interactions with officials.
It is not easy for others to invite him.
but……
In Shen Yan's view, this is secondary.
The most important thing is that Nangong Jing is not only the most popular and powerful official around His Majesty, but also the most handsome man in the imperial capital.
It can be said that everyone in the imperial capital, from ninety-year-old ladies to three or four-year-old children, who has seen Nangong Jing, is fascinated by his handsome appearance.
Although compared to himself back then, Nangong Jing is slightly inferior.
But now he is almost forty, while Nangong Jing is only twenty-six or twenty-seven, the age when his complexion is as white as jade.
If the Madam were to meet him...
"It's not that I want to see him, eh, I can't say that..."
Facing Chen Yan's questioning gaze, Jiang Wanning subconsciously wanted to explain.
But it's hard to speak.
She couldn't say that she had read the original book and knew that Nangong Jing was entrusted by His Majesty and the Queen Mother to secretly search for the whereabouts of Princess Zhaohua.
In the original text, only three people knew about this matter.
She couldn't even take the jade pendant and take the initiative to go to the Prime Minister's Residence to find Nangong Jing. Otherwise, if the Queen Mother suspected that she knew what happened that year, she would probably be killed!
So, she could only design a plan... to let Nangong Jing "accidentally" see the jade pendant and find out Murong Qing's true identity.
She really burned her brain dry!
"My Lord, I don't mean to hide it from you, but I really can't say too much right now.
I can only say that I looked for Jingxiang because of Qingqing.
But I'm just guessing. We'll know the exact situation when Jing Xiang arrives... Don't ask too many questions. Just pretend you know nothing and invite them over. How about that?"
Listen to her say this.
Shen Yan seemed to be relieved.
Although he didn't know what she was up to, he didn't ask any further questions. He just thought about it for a moment before replying.
"You can ask me to invite Jing Xiang, but... I have one condition."
"What conditions?"
"If I can get someone here, I'll move back in. You can't refuse."
Jiang Wanning: “…”
This old Deng!
She was talking about business, what was going on in his mind? Men, huh.
However, despite his complaints, Jiang Wanning still agreed.
"Okay, as long as you can invite Prime Minister Jing here... I will definitely make the bed and beg you to move back in!"
Hearing the second half of the sentence, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth curled up unconsciously again.
Little did Jiang Wanning know that what he was thinking was...
If he wants to move back, he can move back.
At worst, she can just move out!
…
Return to the study.
Shen Yan immediately wrote a letter to invite Nangong Jing.
Lu Yao was serving at the table, grinding while secretly observing the Marquis's expression.
The Marquis never showed his emotions on his face, but just now when the Marquis came out of his wife's room, he could clearly feel that the Marquis was in a very good mood.
He even saw the Marquis walking on the road and laughing inexplicably twice.
Think of this.
Lu Yao couldn't help but cautiously hinted to Chen Yan.
"My Lord, Madam didn't say anything to you just now, did she?"
Shen Yan put down the pen in his hand and sealed the letter.
As if she saw through his thoughts, she asked back calmly.
"The jade Buddha found in Liu's box, was it you who put it there?"
Lu Yao's expression changed, and he immediately knelt on the ground, actively admitting his mistake: "My Lord, I don't want to do this, but..."
Shen Yan raised his eyebrows slightly: "But what?"
Lu Yao's face was filled with sorrow and self-blame: "Madam gave me too much!"
As he spoke, Lu Yao slowly took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and placed them obediently on the desk in front of Shen Yan.
Shen Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at him.
I have to admit that Jiang Wanning spent his money without any regrets.
But Shen Yan didn't say much, just gave Lu Yao some advice.
"From now on, you will do whatever Madam asks you to do...Put this stack of banknotes back in Madam's room."
Lu Yao felt his heart was bleeding.
"All...all?"
"Never mind, you keep one."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Taking the envelope given by Chen Yan, Lu Yao quickly took out a banknote from the stack of banknotes and stuffed it into his boots.
Then he put the rest into his arms and disappeared into the study room in a flash.
Run as fast as you can!
…
The second day.
Jiang Wanning came to Qiyun Pavilion and had just returned the jade pendant to Murong Qing. The two of them had not chatted for a few words in the room.
Then a maid ran in hurriedly and said anxiously.
"Madam, this is bad! Miss Murong just brought Princess Ruyang to the mansion and took Sister Baojuan away!"
"What?!"
When Jiang Wanning heard this, he immediately stood up from his chair.
The maid's face was full of anxiety.
"They said that the jade Buddha in Madam Liu's box was deliberately put there by Sister Baojuan, and that Madam Liu was being wrongly accused... They even had Sister Baojuan pinned to the ground, beat her until her head was bleeding, and forced her to sign a confession!"
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