Chapter 34 It’s so easy to cheat!
"Stop being so unreasonable! What's there to try? Didn't Yan'er answer all of Jingxiang's questions just now? I think you're just trying to make things difficult for me!"
Princess Rong'an sneered, looking dissatisfied.
She hadn't yet settled the score with Jiang for the feud they had in the Marquis' Mansion, and today she heard Murong Heng sent someone to complain, saying that the Jiuxiao Huanpei Qin he was going to buy for her was snatched away by Jiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!
This made her very angry!
Jiang's behavior was clearly like stepping on her head and slapping her in the face, and she couldn't tolerate this.
"None of your business, I'm talking to the Prime Minister, not you."
Jiang Wanning didn't indulge her at all.
Her beloved daughter-in-law is the eldest princess. As long as she recognizes her ancestral roots, she can walk all over the imperial capital. How could a mere princess have the right to be arrogant in front of her?
"You..." Princess Rong'an's nose was suddenly crooked with anger, "How dare you be disrespectful to me!"
“Pah.”
Jiang Wanning impatiently waved away Princess Rong'an's finger and pushed her aside. "I'm discussing serious matters with the Prime Minister, kid, don't butt in!"
"What kid? I'm not! I'm sixteen!"
Princess Rong'an immediately retorted unconvincedly.
"Oh? Really? Seeing your cerebellum being underdeveloped, I thought you were only three years old."
"You, you called me a...bitch again! Don't stop me, I'm going to rip her mouth apart!"
Seeing Princess Rong'an rushing forward to attack, Murong Yan'er and Murong Heng stepped forward together and stopped her.
If only Jiang and Murong Qing were present, they would naturally not stop them.
But now that the Marquis is still here, Princess Rong'an will definitely suffer. When the princess comes to question them, she will have to punish them for instigating the incident, which will not be worth the loss.
After Princess Rong'an was pulled away by Murong Heng, Jiang Wanning looked at Nangong Jing again and said with narrowed eyes.
"Prime Minister, what do you mean?"
Nangong Jing suddenly felt a little afraid of being scolded by her.
He even felt that if His Majesty offended Jiang, he would be punished by her.
Moreover... although Murong Yan'er's answer just now was flawless, the reactions of Jiang and the Crown Prince's Consort also did not seem fake. If he found a fake princess and went back, he would probably slap himself in the face.
Thinking of this, Nangong Jing couldn't help but become slightly serious and coughed lightly.
"Madam, please feel free to speak."
Jiang Wanning nodded with satisfaction.
As expected, in this bloody and abusive novel, only the second male lead has a brain and can understand what people say.
"It's a curious thing, actually. This half of a mandarin duck pendant looks like an ordinary jade pendant, but a few days ago, the string broke and it accidentally fell into a teacup. When it was dipped in boiling water, a purple auspicious beast pattern appeared within the jade... Isn't that interesting?"
Nangong Jing understood immediately and nodded in agreement.
"This is a rare thing. This is the first time I've heard of it."
Shen Yutang frowned slightly when he heard this: "How come I don't know about this?"
“…”
Jiang Wanning really wanted to kick him!
"What the hell do you know? You're obsessed with other people all day long. When have you ever cared about your own wife?! And you still have the nerve to say it out loud? You have no shame!"
Shen Yutang looked embarrassed and finally kept his mouth shut.
Jiang Wanning said this and turned to Murong Yan'er, plucking his eyebrows.
"If you are truly the owner of this jade pendant, you should know what kind of auspicious beast the purple pattern represents, right? If you don't, then this jade pendant isn't yours!"
Murong Yan'er didn't expect Jiang to do this, and she was unsure for a moment.
Some time ago, the jade pendant's neck string did break once, which gave her the opportunity to take it away from Murong Qing's dressing box. Now that Jiang spoke so concisely, it didn't seem like a lie.
If she said she didn't know, it would be like slapping herself in the face in public.
There was no other way, Murong Yan'er could only agree to her words.
"This is my jade pendant, of course I know it!"
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Jiang Wanning curled the corners of his mouth and said to Nangong Jing.
"In that case, why don't you have the shopkeeper bring the Four Treasures of the Study, have Qingqing and Yan'er each write down the name of the auspicious beast pattern, and then pour boiling tea over the jade pendant? Wouldn't that help us find the pendant's true owner?"
Nangong Jing nodded.
"That's an idea...but what if both of them are right?"
"Impossible! Only Qingqing and I know about this. No one else could possibly know! If you trust me, just give it a try and you'll know!"
Nangong Jing didn't ask any more questions and immediately gave instructions to the store owner.
"Get the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone!"
Not long.
The waiter brought two sets of paper and pen and placed them in front of Murong Qing and Murong Yan'er respectively.
Behind each of them stood a number of people.
There were also many tea drinkers watching the fun with great interest, not even having time to drink tea and snacks.
"Tell me, who does this mandarin duck pendant belong to?"
"Of course, it must belong to Miss Yan'er! She knows the jade pendant like the back of her hand. If it wasn't hers, how could she know it so clearly?"
"That's right! This Marquis' wife doesn't look easy to get along with. She's so aggressive, I'm afraid she's used to robbing people!"
"Marquis Pingyang is truly unlucky, marrying such a fierce woman! I wouldn't be able to handle it!"
"Maybe the Marquis of Pingyang would like this. She's so beautiful!"
"Indeed, he was protecting the Madam just now... So why do I feel like the Crown Prince is the most unlucky one?"
"Hush, keep your voice down... Prince, look here! Let's guess what that auspicious beast is, shall we?"
"I guess it's the white deer."
"I think it should be Qilin."
…
At the tea table, Murong Yan'er also heard everyone's discussion.
At the moment, everyone was obviously on her side, and even Nangong Jing could not deny that she was the owner of the jade pendant.
This means that no matter how Jiang argued, as long as she wrote the name of the auspicious beast correctly, even if Murong Qing wrote it correctly as well, she would still be better.
There are only a few auspicious animals, and even fewer are suitable for women to wear. They are nothing more than Qilin, crane, white deer, Pixiu, golden toad, etc.
After a little thought, Murong Yan'er came up with a plan.
She picked up the pen and gently dipped it in ink, not in a hurry to write. Although she lowered her head as if looking at the paper on the table, her eyes were secretly glancing at Murong Qing.
There was something blocking the table, so the two couldn't see what the other wrote on the paper.
But I can see the other person's gesture of picking up the pen.
Murong Qing wrote very quickly and finished two words in one go.
Murong Yan'er secretly counted the strokes. Both characters had more than ten strokes, some of which might be connected and some of which were paused, but the difference would not be too big.
Just as she was thinking about it.
On the other side, Jiang Wanning sneered when he saw that she had not started writing yet.
"Qingqing has already finished writing, why haven't you written anything yet? Are you sure you can't guess what it is?!"
"Who said Yan'er didn't know? You don't need to be so complacent!" Princess Rong'an was eager to slap Jiang's face, and seeing this, she couldn't help but feel anxious. She immediately retorted, urging, "Yan'er, write quickly, so that bitch can open her eyes and see who is real and who is fake! Humph, when the truth comes out, I will go to the government office and sue her for the crime of seizing private property. I'll see where she can put her old face!"
Murong Yan'er curled her lips into a smile and nodded.
"good."
After that, she wrote two words on the paper with confidence.
Thinking about how Jiang would shoot herself in the foot, it would be very funny!
After the two men put down their pens and put the paper into the wooden box, the servant came forward, took the wooden box from their hands, and placed it in front of Nangong Jing.
Nangong Jing did not open the wooden box to check immediately, but ordered someone to bring a pot of boiling water.
Then, under the intense gazes of the crowd, he dropped the half mandarin duck pendant into the teacup, picked up the teapot and poured boiling water on it.
In an instant, everyone held their breath and stretched their necks to look—
Waiting to witness the "miracle" happen!
Even Shen Yutang and Princess Rong'an showed a bit of curiosity, wanting to see if the jade pendant was really as magical as Jiang Wanning said!
But Jiang Wanning was the only one with a smile on his face. He looked lovingly at the people in front of him who were full of anticipation, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Alas, the ancient people were indeed simple and honest, and so easy to deceive!
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