Chapter 35: Mother-in-law is good enough
She just made it up, so why did everyone believe it? It made her feel a little sorry for her own eloquence. Wouldn't she be the top seller in northern Myanmar?!
The group of people stared into the teacup for a long time, but saw no change in the jade pendant.
Princess Rong'an couldn't help but speak first.
"Why, why is there no reaction?"
Murong Heng was also a little anxious.
"Could it be that the tea isn't hot enough?! Waiter, go get another pot of water! It has to be freshly boiled!"
Murong Yan'er tightly grasped the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, as if she realized something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what the problem was.
It was Nangong Jing who first understood and called the waiter.
"No need to get water."
As he spoke, he looked up at Jiang Wanning, hinting at something.
"Madam, were you teasing us just now? If I'm guessing correctly, this jade pendant... surely won't display any auspicious beast patterns."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and turned to look at Jiang Wanning, with even some resentment in their eyes.
"Ah, this?!"
"What's going on?!"
"Could it be that...we've all been fooled?!"
…
"cough."
Jiang Wanning covered his face with a handkerchief and coughed lightly, a little unable to withstand the "public anger", but still nodded to Nangong Jing and admitted it frankly.
"That's right, I was the one who lied to you all just now... I didn't expect you to be so gullible and believe any nonsense."
Everyone: “!!!”
Suddenly I felt like my IQ was being rubbed on the ground!
This woman is so despicable! Not only did she deceive them, she also laughed at them! She has absolutely no conscience!
Murong Yan'er's face turned pale, and she almost couldn't sit still, holding on to the edge of the table.
It was all in vain that she had always thought that Jiang was as stupid as a pig. Even after she fell into her hands once, she just thought it was a blind cat that caught a dead mouse. However, she did not expect that Jiang was so cunning and lured her into her trap willingly.
Nangong Jing was not idle either. Although he already had a general idea in his mind, in order to convince everyone, he opened the wooden boxes one by one and took out the papers inside.
Ask the book boy to show off in front of everyone.
"This is written by Miss Murong San—Pixiu."
"This is written by the Crown Prince's wife—no illustrations."
Chen Yan: Wow.
Everyone was stunned.
“This, this, this…”
"It turns out that Miss Murong is the one who claimed the title!"
"How dare she?"
"Pfft! I was just speaking up for her... I was really fooled by her pitiful appearance!"
"It's okay! It's normal for you to be deceived. Isn't the prince deceived?"
"Madam Hou is truly amazing! She came up with such a brilliant idea. I'm really impressed by her."
"The Crown Princess is so lucky to have a mother-in-law who supports her like this!"
"That's right, it doesn't matter if the husband is blind, as long as the mother-in-law is capable!"
…
In an instant, Murong Yan'er felt extremely ashamed, as if she was being paraded through the streets.
Shen Yutang's face turned pale and blue, and amid the spitting of the crowd, he always felt that he was no different from the "adulterer" who was drowned in the pond.
Princess Rong'an was still waiting to see the Jiang family's joke, but who could have imagined such a result? How could she accept it?!
He turned around and looked at Murong Yan'er, whose face was pale.
Princess Rong'an was both anxious and annoyed.
"Yan'er, what the hell is going on?! Shouldn't that jade pendant be yours?! How did you let that Jiang fool you?!"
Murong Yan'er naturally would not admit that she was an imposter, so she could only play the victim.
"I, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get the jade pendant back, so I had to take a gamble... I was too anxious, so I fell for her trick."
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Murong Heng quickly defended her.
"Yes, Princess, you saw it too! Just now, Jiang was so aggressive, and Yan'er was so timid, how could she be her match..."
Murong Yan'er wiped her tears and sobbed softly.
"When I was little, my grandmother loved me dearly and gave me half a mandarin duck pendant. I wouldn't dare say my sister stole it from me. Maybe we just had the same style... But no matter what others think of me, I'll fight for it for my grandmother's sake."
"Ah, Yan'er, you...what can I say about you!"
Princess Rong'an naturally didn't want to admit that she was fooled by Murong Yan'er. Seeing that what she said made some sense, she didn't doubt it too much and was coaxed into submission with just a few words.
However, Shen Yutang felt that he was a little sorry for Murong Qing and wanted to hold her hand awkwardly.
"Qing'er, I was confused just now, please don't blame me..."
Murong Qing dodged his hand and stood behind Jiang Wanning.
Jiang Wanning immediately slapped someone's dog paw away.
"If I don't blame you, who else can I blame! It's you who caused this romantic debt!"
Shen Yutang: "..."
I dare not be angry or speak.
…
A moment later.
Nangong Jing asked Murong Qing a few questions, then hurriedly said goodbye and left with the mandarin duck pendant, probably to continue his investigation.
After all, what happened just now made him have to be more careful.
After removing the obstacle of Murong Yan'er, Jiang Wanning did not have any extra worries. He thought that the mission was finally completed for the most part, and it was time to spend money to celebrate.
He asked the waiter to call the shopkeeper to discuss the matter.
"Shopkeeper, Madam Lin came to see your teahouse the other day and said she wanted to sell it... Well, I'm in a good mood today, and my daughter-in-law's birthday is coming up soon. I'd like to buy this teahouse as a birthday gift for her, so I won't bargain with you any more! Just give me your lowest price and we can make a quick deal, how about that?"
aside.
Murong Yan'er and her group had not left yet. When they heard Jiang say this, it was obvious that she was trying to save face for Murong Qing and make them feel upset.
Several people looked unhappy.
Princess Rong'an was even more furious, and immediately ran up and interrupted.
"Shopkeeper, this teahouse is the princess's wish! No matter how much she asks, I will pay 30% more!"
Hearing this, Jiang Wanning raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at her.
"Why, you want to snatch this teahouse from me?"
Although the environment of this teahouse is nice, she doesn't have to go there. If Princess Rong'an really wants to be the one who takes advantage of her, she doesn't mind raising the price with her.
I'll just give the shopkeeper a wink later. Are you afraid that we won't be able to "divide the bill"?
Maybe by then we can save the money to buy a clinic.
Sure enough, Princess Rong'an was immediately inspired to fight by her and sneered.
"We're open for business, and since we haven't paid a deposit yet, we're still negotiating the price... We're competing fairly, so how can you say it's robbery? Naturally, whoever offers the highest price gets it! If you can't afford it, then don't buy it!"
"Who says I can't afford it? As long as it's something Qingqing wants, even if it's the moon in the sky, I'll pick it down for her!"
Jiang Wanning started to speak out directly, as if he was going to compete with Princess Rong'an.
But unexpectedly, before she could start to perform.
The shopkeeper interrupted the confrontation between the two with a wry smile and said in a flattering manner.
"Madam, please don't bother bargaining yet... Our boss has ordered that this teahouse is no longer for sale. Just consider it a thank you gift and give it to the Crown Prince's wife! No money required."
"What?! Give it to her?!"
When Princess Rong'an heard this, she immediately flew into a rage, her eyes widening in disbelief.
"Why? Such a big teahouse, just given away like that. Did your boss get kicked in the head by a donkey? Or is he having an affair with this woman?!"
"Princess, be careful with your words!"
Hearing her making such random accusations, the shopkeeper couldn't help but frown and said unhappily.
"The boss gave the building to the princess because she saved his life. Compared to the boss's life, what is a mere teahouse worth? I hope the princess will not make any irresponsible remarks."
Hearing this, Murong Heng seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked a follow-up question.
"The boss you're talking about, could it be Jing Xiang?!"
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