Someone else chimed in, "Yes, I heard that the pearl can even glow; it's quite amazing!"
When Jiang Wan mentioned Song Lin, Song Ziyu initially didn't believe her, thinking she was up to some trick again.
Later, after hearing various comments from others, it turned out that this was actually true.
He had absolutely no idea!
Song Ziyu's face gradually darkened to a terrifying degree, and he said in a low voice, "What exactly happened to Lin'er!"
Gu Yurong felt extremely guilty and dared not meet his gaze.
Pei Xuan spoke up: "We'll know the truth of the matter by having Song Lin come over and ask him."
It was at this moment that Gu Yurong realized with a start that she had been so busy with socializing that she hadn't noticed that Song Lin had been out of her sight for a long time.
Where did that child go?
Later, the guards of the Eastern Palace found the drunken Song Lin in the backyard.
He took out some wine from somewhere, drank until his face was flushed, and staggered around, showing none of the demeanor of a young master from a noble family.
Seeing him so humiliated, Song Ziyu was furious.
Song Yu stepped forward to support him and spoke.
"Brother, the beads you wore a few days ago..."
Song Lin was already quite drunk, and seeing Song Jue's face made him even more disgusted. He rudely pushed him to the ground.
"What beads? Those are the crape myrtle beads my mother gave me, a priceless treasure! You want them? Dream on!"
"My mother said you're just a little bastard, what right do you have to compete with me!"
As he spoke, he stepped forward, intending to fight with Song Jue.
Everyone shook their heads at the sight, their eyes filled with disdain.
During the banquet, Grand Secretary Teng was even more ashamed to lift his head.
How embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing.
If it weren't for the fact that he and the Song family were old friends, he would have abandoned this disciple on the spot!
Song Ziyu could no longer hold back and slapped Song Lin across the face.
"Nonsense! Where has your manners gone!"
That's enough.
Pei Xuan stood up from the high platform and said coldly.
After Song Lin's outburst, things seemed to become clear.
The Song family clearly obtained the real Ziwei Pearl, but they passed off the fake one as the real one as the real one, presenting it to the Crown Prince, and then tried to shift the blame onto Linglong Pavilion.
Song Ziyu broke out in a cold sweat, feeling as if a great calamity was about to befall him: "Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
"Gifts are not distinguished by their value, but by the sentiment behind them. I will not punish you for this."
"But it was really wrong of you to insult Linglong Pavilion."
Pei Xuan's face was cold and indifferent, his dark eyes were icy.
“You should apologize to Mr. Qingwu, not to me.”
"Yes, yes!"
Song Ziyu immediately replied.
"Your Majesty, I will certainly apologize to Linglong Pavilion and beg for Mr. Qingwu's forgiveness. Please rest assured!"
Pei Xuan then gave up.
But after this incident, the guests lost their appetite for the banquet and were all discussing the farce that had occurred at the General's Mansion.
Even Pei Tang pursed her lips, unable to help but feel sorry for Jiang Wan.
"The Song family is truly outrageous. You must have suffered a lot of injustices in the past, right?"
"If it were an ordinary family, a divorce would be fine, but unfortunately, you were betrothed by the late emperor... Never mind, if you ever get into trouble in the future, I'll stand up for you!"
Jiang Wan's mind raced, and she tentatively asked, "Princess, is it impossible to divorce a marriage contract bestowed by the late emperor?"
"You...you want a divorce?"
Pei Tang stared in surprise, then sighed.
"Alas, even Father Emperor cannot easily overturn the late Emperor's decree, otherwise he will be criticized for being unfilial."
She frowned and whispered.
"However, I once heard my mother mention that there was a successful divorce in the previous dynasty, but I can't recall the specifics..."
Jiang Wan's eyes lit up: "Please trouble the princess to keep an eye out and find out something for me."
Pei Tang agreed and patted her on the shoulder generously.
"Leave it to me, don't worry..."
"What's there to be worried about?"
A cold, detached voice came from behind.
The two huddled together talking, unaware that Pei Xuan had approached them.
"It's nothing!" Pei Tang shook his head and winked at Jiang Wan. "This is a secret between me and Madam Jiang, so please don't ask, Your Majesty!"
Jiang Wan understood and smiled knowingly.
"Your Highness, it is getting late, so I shall take my leave."
Her bright eyes and gentle smile, her delicate beauty, made all the noble ladies in the hall pale in comparison.
Pei Xuan's dark eyes darkened.
He stared silently at Jiang Wan's retreating figure, his gaze probing.
...Why did he feel that today's events were inextricably linked to her?
That night, in the general's mansion.
Upon hearing this, Zhou was so angry that she nearly fainted.
Six thousand taels of silver!
She even brought her own dowry into the situation, and yet this scandal has turned out so ugly!
"Quickly, have someone prepare generous gifts and go to apologize to Linglong Pavilion."
Song Ziyu said with a stern face.
"As long as Mr. Qingwu doesn't hold this matter against us and is willing to say a few good words for us in front of the Crown Prince, let him make any request he may have!"
Gu Yurong retorted indignantly, "What Mr. Qingwu? He's just a commoner without any official rank or title. My husband is giving him far too much face..."
"You've done all these stupid things, and you still dare to speak!"
Zhou slammed the teacup on the table to the ground and then pointed at Song Ziyu and cursed.
"Look at your spoiled wife, she's gone too far! She even dares to take my dowry!"
The thought that Gu Yurong had embezzled half of her money filled her with rage.
"Yeah, Yu Rong, what kind of mess have you made?"
Song Shuling was also extremely anxious, her chest heaving with anger.
"Now that the money is gone and you've angered the Crown Prince, your brother-in-law has to live at the mercy of the Crown Prince. You've ruined everything!"
Her husband was already angry with her because she couldn't get money from her family.
If I go back home now, I might be scolded and reprimanded even more.
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