Chapter 42: A jade pendant
Qian Yuanzhuo has changed his mind!
"Perhaps we have made a mistake in our words, and what was stolen was an item worth 500,000 taels of gold, not silver." This is the best statement that Qian Yuanzhuo could think of at the moment of making a decision.
No one noticed that Qian Yuanzhuo's change of mind at that moment was because he was bewitched by Liu Rumeng.
Liu Rumeng was very satisfied with Qian Yuanzhuo's answer. The reason is not that his rhetoric can withstand scrutiny, but that Liu Rumeng feels that Qian Yuanzhuo's "chess piece" is really easy to use. Liu Rumeng is also an extremely thoughtful person, although she didn't hear what Li Weixi said to Qian Yuanzhuo; But after Li didn't hesitate to whisper to Qian Yuanzhuo, Qian Yuanzhuo's reaction could be guessed. She knew in her heart that if Qian Yuanzhuo stopped at this time, it would be because of Qian Yuanzhuo that Ji Ruo failed, if it was really like this, she didn't know when she would meet another good opportunity, how could Liu Rumeng stop there.
Over the years in Xunhuan Pavilion, Liu Rumeng has also seen a lot of such sons, she knows very well what these people want from childhood to adulthood, whether it is things or people; often what they can't ask for makes them think hard, but as the saying goes: things must be reversed, Liu Rumeng naturally knows this reason well and will give a hint when Qian Yuanzhuo is about to retreat; made Qian Yuanzhuo think that she was not incapable of oil and salt, and had no feelings for him, but wanted to refuse and welcome.
Sure enough, after Qian Yuanzhuo received Liu Rumeng's secret send-off, he only said that her previous refusal was just a test of how much she wanted her.
"Oh!" Li did not hesitate to raise his eyebrows, and did not question the inconsistency of his words. Instead, he said with interest: "I don't know what is so valuable? His eyes never looked at Qian Yuanzhuo for half a minute, but stared directly at Liu Rumeng on the other side.
I never thought that Liu Rumeng, who was looked at like this, did not feel a little ashamed, but a weak and helpless appearance, as if nothing had happened. Li didn't hesitate not to turn his head, and no longer looked at Liu Rumeng, but sighed in his heart: I really underestimated this Liu Rumeng! Maybe others haven't seen it, but she flattered Liu Rumeng to Qian Yuanzhuo, and she saw it clearly; Even so, Liu Rumeng can still show weakness to her so casually and act in this scene; This had to make Li Weixi begin to question Liu Rumeng's character and personality. Originally, although she didn't despise Liu Rumeng's way of life, she still had some sympathy for her, but now it seems that this sympathy is superfluous. Liu Rumeng cherishes himself very much, looking at the people above the court, he is afraid that in his eyes there are no more usable chess pieces; At this moment, Li did not hesitate to regret in his heart, and he was impulsively bewitched by Ye Xizhi that day, and he responded to this matter for some "small profits", and now it is difficult to ride a tiger. At the moment, even if she is unwilling, she has to bite the bullet; There is a saying: Entrusted by people, loyal to people, since she promised Zhao Qing that she would not miss the appointment.
"That's it! Only this once, not for example. Li did not hesitate to slander himself.
Looking back, Qian Yuanzhuo thought that this explanation was very reasonable, and he would definitely be able to get by, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the unhesitant question raised his heart that he had finally let go to his throat again.
"Yes······ Jade pendant. That's right, it's a jade pendant! My daddy's. Qian Yuanzhuo was looking at Zhao Qingcheng's jade wrench fiddling with his fingertips, and replied casually, lifting the privy envoy out for credibility.
As soon as Qian Yuanzhuo finished speaking, Ye Xizhi stood up, presumably having something to say. He secretly breathed a sigh and stared at Ye Xizhi nervously; Qian Yuanzhuo knew that Ye Xizhi had always been good friends with Zhao Qingcheng, so he would naturally be partial to help him, and what he said would definitely be unfavorable to him.
But I listened to Ye Xi's words: "I have heard that the privy envoy prefers jade, and whenever he obtains a treasure, he will always invite important ministers from the court to watch and appreciate it together, and explain in detail the value and origin of the object." I also had the honor to accompany my ancestor to the Privy Envoy's Mansion to see one or two, and all of them were of great value. ”
Ye Xizhi's implication was to affirm Qian Yuanzhuo's statement, which made Chen Fuyin in the hall a little incomprehensible, and muttered in his heart: Which side is this Ye Gongzi?! Listening to this, it seems to be towards Qian Gongzi. Even Qian Yuanzhuo, one of the parties involved, was a little incomprehensible, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Ye Xizhi was selling in this gourd. As everyone knows, Ye Xizhi's move was also signaled by Liu Rumeng, Liu Rumeng knew that Ye Xizhi and Zhao Qingcheng were good at lip reading, so they used their mouth to trick him into saying that this was planned by her and Li Weixi a long time ago.
Zhao Qingcheng, who was sitting on the side for a long time and had not spoken, listened to the words of the two and raised his eyes to look at Li Weixi. He didn't understand why Li Wei did this?! Obviously, because of her talented woman's kindness, Qian Yuanzhuo has an opportunity, which is really unfavorable to her at the moment. Did she have another plan? This Ye Xizhi is also strange, why did he speak to Qian Yuanzhuo.
Thinking of this, Zhao Qingcheng opened his mouth and said: "It's just that this king heard that although the jade collected by the privy envoy is extraordinary, the most valuable thing is only a jade gilt bowl. ”
Zhao Qing Chengshi didn't know what to do, and he didn't hesitate to do anything about Qian Yuanzhuo's reticence at the moment, and he didn't hesitate to do anything for the future, so he could only take it step by step and look for loopholes and flaws in his words.
"Well, it does. Xia Guan also heard a little. Chen Fuyin followed Zhao Qingcheng's words and echoed them in a timely manner.
Zhao Qingcheng lowered his eyebrows, habitually played with the jade wrench between his fingers, and said to himself: "Now it seems that this jade pendant is more valuable." ”
Seeing that everyone's reaction was quite recognized, this made Qian Yuanzhuo unexpected, he was secretly glad that when he thought that he had been fooled, there was a cold voice in his ears that made his nerves tense again, and the owner of this voice was Li Weixi.
"Since it is a valuable and expensive object that the privy envoy so cherishes, how can he let Mr. Qian take it to the Joy Pavilion so casually." Li did not hesitate to shoot at Qian Yuanzhuo with questioning eyes, "It is inevitable that a man will untie his clothes when he goes to the Qinglou, is Qian Gongzi really not afraid of losing it?" ”
"The jade pendant was originally given to my father by someone else, and he thought it was not worth a few dollars, so he gave it to me to wear and play. I didn't know that the object was worth the old money, so I came to the door to let Xi's mother lose money. At that moment just now, Qian Yuanzhuo was already prepared to deal with it, so he naturally answered more fluently.
"Then I'm even more puzzled! Since even the privy envoys who are well versed in this way can't tell its value, how did Mother Xi and those girls in the Xunhuan Pavilion recognize the value of this jade pendant and then have the idea of stealing. "Li is really worried about Qian Yuanzhuo's IQ.
"Maybe it's because they think this jade pendant is special, so they have a thief's heart." At this point, Qian Yuanzhuo seemed to feel that the victory was in his hands, and the thief's eyes kept wandering around Liu Rumeng, and he was even more careless in answering Li Weixi's questions.
If that's the case, why don't you take this opportunity to tell everyone what the jade pendant looks like. First, I can let Xi's mother send someone to find it, maybe it just fell somewhere in the Joy Pavilion and was not found by others. Second, it is also good for everyone present to open their eyes and see this jade pendant worth 500,000 taels of gold. Li did not hesitate to finish speaking, and the spring peach outside the court made a color, and the spring peach immediately understood.
Li Weixi's meaning couldn't be clearer, she wanted Qian Yuanzhuo to finish describing it later, and let Chun Tao buy a jade pendant with a similar texture and appearance to settle the matter.
And here, Qian Yuanzhuo said it casually, but he never thought that he would ask him to describe the appearance of this jade pendant. He wanted to excuse himself, but what he didn't hesitate to say was reasonable, and Qian Yuanzhuo couldn't refuse. But how did he describe the form and appearance of this imaginary object! And it has to be something that is not in the pool, otherwise it will be questioned.
Qian Yuanzhuo frowned, pacing back and forth in the hall, thinking about how to justify himself.
Seeing this, Ye Xizhi sneered in his heart, but asked with pretended concern: "Brother Qian, why are you so anxious?" It made me dizzy. ”
"It's your own object, and it's so difficult for you to get a rough idea?!" Zhao Qingcheng said in a deep voice.
After the two of them took turns to say this, Qian Yuanzhuo's heart became even more restless. I didn't dare to walk back and forth anymore, and stood upright in the hall, my palms covered with sweat.
With Zhao Qingcheng and Ye Xizhi pressuring on the side, Li didn't hesitate to say anything more, she just paid close attention to Liu Rumeng in the court, for fear that Liu Rumeng would cause some more moths······