âMaiden Feng...â The empress walked toward Feng Ruqing. âWhere did you get this jade necklace from?â
Feng Ruqing stroked her nose. âWell, an old man... An old master gave it to me. He traded it with me for a jar of wine. Initially, I thought this necklace was useless, but I didnât expect to watch a good show today just because of it. So, not bad...â
Fu Chen, who has been silent since the beginning, was stunned.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIn your eyes, the spirit gathering stone is only a ticket to a good show?
âOh, you called him an old man back then, but now... youâve changed it to an old master?â
Fu Chen pursed his lips. âMother is being obvious...
âSo, the old man who had traded the jade necklace with Motherâs spirit wine was Tian Ya?â
Suddenly, Feng Lianqing laughed a sardonic laugh.
âFeng Ruqing, are you still trying to say that that old man is Tian Ya?â
Feng Ruqingâs face turned cold. âIt should be him, but you need to respect the old man, you have to call him an old master.â
The words âold manâ were... Too rude.
âHehe...â Feng Lianyi sneered. âWho in this world doesnât know that General loves his jade like a treasure? How can he be so kind as to trade his treasure for a jar of wine? Thatâs ridiculous! I was almost convinced that you didnât steal my jade necklace, but then you took it out yourself. Now, give it back to me!â
Nan Xianâs face was cold as he glanced at Feng Lianyi.
Just this glance alone could make Feng Lianyi fall to hell, her body trembled.
But she would not give up. Her eyes were filled with pride and stubbornness as she bit her lip, refusing to retreat.
Suddenly...
The piercing cold wind came steeply as if it contained a powerful force. Feng Lianyi could feel as if her skin was being cut all over her body, but she could not see any injuries.
She was trembling with pain.
And in the entire banquet hall, no one else had this feeling except for Feng Lianyi, so they thought Feng Lianyi was shivering from anger.
âXiao Qing said, respect the old man.â
If it were not for the respect for Tian Ya, he probably would not have let Qing Zhu send the mice out and would certainly have gone to eavesdrop himself.
After all, this was General Manor.
Some etiquettes had to be respected.
âNan Xian...â Feng Ruqing raised her hand to stop Nan Xian. She looked at Feng Lianyi and smiled, âYou said this jade necklace is yours?â
Feng Lianyi looked at Nan Xian somewhat timidly; perhaps the pain from just now was too unbearable, making her a bit scared of Nan Xian.
But things had already come to this point. There was no way to turn back. She bit her lip and said, âThatâs right. It was General who gave it to me in the first place.â
âOh...â
Feng Ruqing pointed at the red rope in the empressâs hand. âBut, your necklace has been destroyed.â
âYou...â Feng Lianyiâs face changed slightly. She was just about to point at Feng Ruqing, when she saw Nan Xian glancing at her. She withdrew her hand and clenched it. âYou must have swapped it, and the one in your hand is mine.â
âHmm.â
Feng Ruqing smiled faintly as she turned to the empress. âEmpress, did you get it?â
The empressâs face darkened, her eyes were cold and stern. âFeng Lianyi, you were the one who just admitted that the jade stone was made of obsidian and not a spirit gathering stone. Now I donât know which of your words are true and which are false!â