Chapter 30: Making the Affair Public
“Click.”
The shopkeeper opened his mouth wide, as if he heard the sound of his jaw dislocating.
Although he had heard that the wife of Marquis Pingyang was a tyrannical and unreasonable evil woman, after seeing her today, he realized... she was ten times more vicious than the rumors!
"What are you barking at? I'm lucky I didn't hold you accountable for all the shit you did! And you're so arrogant that you're trying to teach me a lesson?!"
Jiang Wanning frowned.
When I think of how this prodigal son used to spend the money he gave to Murong Yan'er lavishly, I feel so heartbroken that I want to slap him a few more times.
Seeing her sleeves ready to move, Shen Yutang instinctively pulled Murong Yan'er back two steps.
Then he asked.
"Yan'er, what happened?"
Murong Yan'er lowered her head pitifully, looking like she had been wronged but still understanding.
"Sister also wants the zither I picked out...Brother Yutang, please don't blame me. I willingly gave it to you. I couldn't afford it anyway, so I just don't deserve it."
In a word, she avoided the important issues and never mentioned the fact that she pretended to be the "Crown Prince's Consort". She only talked about how miserable and wronged she was.
Shen Yutang was immediately heartbroken.
He immediately looked up at Murong Qing, his expression full of dissatisfaction.
"Today is Yan'er's birthday, can't you give her some space? Why are you trying to snatch even a zither from her?"
Murong Qing's eyes were red, he was so angry that he wanted to laugh, his chest was heaving violently, but he was hesitant to speak.
Jiang Wanning encouraged from the side.
"Qingqing, fight back!"
Murong Qing then exploded.
"You only know that today is Yan'er's birthday, but you never knew that tomorrow is my birthday!
You give Yan'er birthday gifts every year, spending thousands of taels of silver, and even give her the jade pendant you carry with you, allowing her to flaunt the title of "Crown Prince's Consort" in public, while I am regarded as a liar and subjected to constant humiliation and contempt... Shen Yutang, you, you bastard!"
Jiang Wanning shook his head slightly.
The scolding wasn't harsh enough, it wasn't quite right, I need to practice more.
Turning around, I saw the shopkeeper's eyes gleaming, his hands clenched into fists, and a look of delighted delight on his face. He was just about to shout out the slogan: Fight! Fight!
Seeing more and more people gathering outside the shop, looking inside, pointing and talking, Shen Yutang probably felt a little guilty and couldn't help but distance himself from Murong Yan'er.
He walked forward, held Murong Qing's hand, and spoke in a low voice.
"Why are you talking all this? If you want to make a scene, do it back home. Don't embarrass yourself here and make a fool of yourself..."
Jiang Wanning brushed his hand away and pulled Murong Qing behind him.
Seeing that he wanted to save face more, he raised his voice and shouted outside.
"Oh, how could you not have known the word 'shame' when you were arguing endlessly with your sister-in-law? Now you want to be ashamed? The prince is really generous. He spent three thousand taels of silver just to buy a birthday gift for his sister-in-law... Such a foolish brother-in-law is really hard to find even with a lantern. I envy him so much when I see him!"
"Mother! Stop shouting, stop shouting..."
Shen Yutang hurriedly stopped her.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior before, but after she shouted like that and was criticized by the onlookers, he felt embarrassed!
It was as if he had really done something wrong to his wife and children, and had become a true heartless man.
Murong Yan'er's face turned red and white. She never thought that Jiang was so bold and completely disregarded the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion and spread the "affair" between her and the prince in public.
Outside the Qinzhai, passers-by were happily watching the opera and eating melons with great relish.
"I didn't expect the Prince of Pingyang to be such a person. He looks so impressive, but...all men are really not good!"
"That sister-in-law is not a good person either. She only wants to get into her brother-in-law's bed. Shameless!"
"Two women sharing one husband? The prince wants to enjoy the happiness of having two wives!"
"In my opinion, if this sister were to marry into the Marquis's mansion, the Crown Prince would be so enticed by her that he would favor his concubine over his wife, and even disrupt the moral code!"
"Poor Crown Princess!"
…
Seeing that everyone's words were getting more and more unpleasant, Murong Heng usually had a lot of bad ideas, but when he met Jiang who didn't play by the rules, he was at a loss for a moment.
He couldn't help but look at Murong Yan'er and asked in a low voice.
"What now?"
Murong Yan'er was naturally unwilling to give in, but seeing that it was useless to persist, she covered her handkerchief with her hands and began to cough violently, "Cough, cough, cough, cough..."
"Yan'er!"
Murong Heng quickly supported her and said, "I'll help you go to the teahouse across the street to rest for a while."
Seeing Murong Yan'er coughing violently, Shen Yutang subconsciously turned his head to take a look, but because of the discussion among the crowd, he did not follow her.
…
A moment later.
When Murong Yan'er and Murong Heng walked out of the Qinzhai, the onlookers gradually dispersed.
The shopkeeper came up with a fawning smile on his face.
"Madam, do you want to put this Jiuxiao Huanpei Qin... on display for the Crown Prince's Consort?"
Jiang Wanning glanced at him indifferently and sneered.
"You mistook a fish eye for a pearl and offended the Crown Prince's Consort. Shouldn't you give me a 50% discount?"
Shen Yutang twitched his eyes, feeling that his mother was scolding him.
The shopkeeper's tone was slightly hesitant, but he didn't dare to confront her again. He just replied with a smile, "This... the price difference is too big. I can't make up my mind. Madam, please sit down for a moment while I go and ask the boss for instructions."
Jiang Wanning nodded.
"Go!"
…
Back hall.
Behind a screen, Nangong Jing sipped the tea in his hand and watched a rare drama of fighting for power among the marquisates.
The shopkeeper walked in with an embarrassed look on his face, knowing that he had stirred up a hornet's nest today. While cursing Murong Yan'er, the fake, a thousand times in his heart, he looked cautiously at the man in the snow-white coat in front of the table.
"Master, you've heard the Marquis's request... She has such a rude temper. If she starts making a scene, I, I really won't be able to handle it."
Nangong Jing said lightly.
"That's fine. Just take her 1,500 taels. The remaining 1,000 taels will be deducted from the shop's account, and the remaining 500 taels will be deducted from your monthly salary and bonus. Do you have any objections?"
Shopkeeper: “…I dare not.”
The sky is falling! All my hard work for the past year has gone to waste!
The more he thought about it, the more heartbroken he became. Turning around, the shopkeeper finally couldn't help but slap himself in the face. He shouldn't have been so mean.
…
Walk back to the hall.
The shopkeeper attentively put the Jiuxiao Huanpei Qin into its case, handed it to Xing'er, and said with an apologetic smile.
"Miss Xing'er, please hold it carefully."
"snort."
Xing'er took the zither case and immediately walked back to Murong Qing's side.
The group turned around and was about to leave.
Seeing that Jiang Wanning had no intention of taking the money, the shopkeeper quickly stopped her and said awkwardly, "Hey... Madam Hou, you haven't given me the money yet."
Jiang Wanning didn't care: "Put it on this rebellious son."
Shen Yutang: “?”
Shopkeeper: “?”
"No..." Shen Yutang paused, and when he reacted, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed to speak, "Mother, I... I don't have that much silver."
He didn't know that this piano was so expensive.
The last time he came to Qinzhai with Yan'er, the zither Yan'er picked out was worth two hundred taels. He thought that this time it would not exceed five hundred taels at most.
Jiang Wanning didn't care about him and snorted coldly, "Then I'll slowly deduct it from your salary!"
A man with money is nothing.
He can't be allowed to have money!
Shen Yutang: "..."
Oh wow, now my pockets are really cleaner than my face!
…
After leaving the Qinzhai, Jiang Wanning took Murong Qing's arm and walked happily towards the teahouse.
I'm really lucky in terms of wealth today.
Not only did he give Murong Heng and Murong Yan'er, the annoying brother and sister, a good beating, he also broke their bones and made a net profit of a world-famous zither. This trip was worth it!
As the group walked out of the teahouse, they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them.
“Ouch—”
The man pulled the reins and stopped just behind a few people.
Jiang Wanning subconsciously turned around to look, and when he looked up, he met Chen Yan's handsome face.
"Madam, you...?"
Meeting Chen Yan's slightly doubtful gaze, Jiang Wanning's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Oops, you’re early.
I was so busy arguing that I almost forgot about the important matter!
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