Madam Yang’s words fell, and the lively private room suddenly fell silent. Jiang Shi hadn’t told her about the matter yet. At this time, Lu Lingyun spoke, “Madam Luo, coincidentally, my young master and your son, Luo Gongzi, are old friends.”
“Really? My son has never mentioned this to me!”
“But for some reason, they’ve had a falling out recently,” Lu Lingyun said slowly, sipping her tea.
Instantly, Madam Yang’s face changed, anger flashing in her eyes. “What kind of nonsense has that stinking brat been up to!”
“I don’t know,” Lu Lingyun feigned ignorance. “Just a few days ago, someone went missing from my estate. My young master went looking for Luo Gongzi and got into a big fight with him. He fell ill upon returning to the estate, so it seems they’ve had a disagreement.”
Madam Yang frowned and asked, “Who went missing from your estate?”
“It wasn’t technically someone from my estate, they didn’t have a deed of sale or any official status. Honestly, they were just a friend of my young master. It was just a fight between friends.”
Madam Yang became increasingly confused. This involved a third friend? Who was it?
“Sister Yang,” Jiang Shi spoke at this moment. The servant girl beside her produced the “asking for a name” note from Luo Heng. Jiang Shi pushed it back, “The day you sent this note, our general was furious with me. He said that we only have one daughter, Qi Luo, and that there was no need to be in such a hurry. After talking it over, we decided to keep Qi Luo for a couple more years. We don’t want to waste Luo Gongzi’s time.”
Seeing the note being returned, Madam Yang’s eyes revealed dissatisfaction. She was about to speak, but Lu Lingyun interrupted, “Madam Luo, you should go back and ask Luo Gongzi if he has already found someone he likes.”
Lu Lingyun’s words made Madam Yang understand. Lu Lingyun was telling her that her good son had taken a woman away from her! And it seemed like he had even offended several people for this woman.
“That good-for-nothing brat! He dared to do such a thing! I’ll teach him a lesson!”
Madam Yang rose abruptly from her seat. She glanced at the note on the table. “Sister Jiang, I’ve wronged you. Please forgive me. I’ll get to the bottom of this and give you an explanation.”
“Don’t be silly,” Jiang Shi said. “It was just a casual conversation between us. It’s nothing to worry about.”
With this one sentence, Jiang Shi dismissed the “asking for a name” note, which had already initiated the process of proposing marriage, as a casual joke, signifying that nothing serious was happening. This effectively exonerated Wang Qi Luo and Luo Heng.
There would be no rumors spreading in the future.
Madam Yang’s eyes flashed with a murky light, but she put on a smile and said, “I’ve truly wronged you both. I’ll invite you to dinner tomorrow to apologize. I’ll be leaving now.”
“Alright, you go ahead,” Jiang Shi replied.
Madam Yang called the servant girl to collect the note, then left the private room with her entourage in a flurry.
After they left, Jiang Shi turned her gaze to Lu Lingyun. “Yun’er, it seems Madam Yang genuinely didn’t know.”
“Whether she genuinely didn’t know or was just pretending is irrelevant. Just watch what she does next,” Lu Lingyun winked at Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi nodded in agreement. “You’re right. But no matter what, I can’t possibly marry Qi Luo off to her son.”
Lu Lingyun chuckled.
She hadn’t expected that Xing Dai Rong would help her this time around. If Xing Dai Rong hadn’t acted so early, she wouldn’t have known how to reveal Luo Heng’s true nature to Jiang Shi and prevent Wang Qi Luo from marrying him.
Now, Xing Dai Rong and Luo Heng were entangled.
Whether Xing Dai Rong truly had some skills or not, and whether Luo Heng was really going to marry her, the truth would soon be revealed.
Two people with ulterior motives, who knows who would end up outsmarting who!
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