Chapter 399 Face-Slapping Operation (Four)
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All the noble ladies were shocked, and Jiang Shanshan sternly scolded, “What are you panicking for? Speak properly!”
The attendant’s head cloth was half off, his face marked with a long streak of blood, and he had lost one shoe. With tears in his eyes, he cried out, “It’s not that I’m panicking, it’s a big problem! Someone brought a pot to the door to cause trouble, accusing Master Qi of fraud and wanting to take him to the authorities. Please, save Master Qi!”
Jiang Shanshan paused for a moment, then called out to the noble ladies, “You keep eating and drinking, I’ll go check it out.” She didn’t directly show herself outside but hid behind the door to observe the scene.
Outside, the situation was chaotic. Jiang Daiqi was being pushed and shoved by a group of palace maidservants who wanted him to admit that he was a fraud and to take him to the authorities. Zheng Momo was there, counting off point by point, “You said this pot was your own idea. Then tell us how you came up with it. Where’s the blueprint? Who made it? When was the first pot made? If you can’t explain, you’ll be taken to the authorities!”
Jiang Daiqi was just a helper; how could he explain all this? As the questioning continued, Zheng Momo slapped down a blueprint and said harshly, “Shameless thief! You stole my master’s blueprint, didn’t run far, and dared to open a shop here to sell pots and deceive people!”
Great, now he was upgraded from a fraud to a thief! The maidservants shouted, “Take him to the authorities! Take him to the authorities!” And indeed, they started pushing Jiang Daiqi towards the direction of the Five City Guards Office.
“I didn’t steal the blueprint! I didn’t come up with this idea, it was our family’s second little sister!” Seeing Ying Wang’s mansion being brought up, knowing that he was in big trouble, Jiang Daiqi was both unwilling and afraid. Since Jiang Shanshan hadn’t shown up yet, he cursed the attendant, “Hurry up and get Second Miss to come out and testify for me!”
Jiang Shanshan watched angrily, cursing Jiang Daiqi for being stupid. With just a piece of paper, he was intimidated! She had agreed to let him handle everything on her behalf until she felt it was appropriate to reveal herself as the founder of the pot. But now, with just a mention of Ying Wang’s mansion, he was scared silly!
Glancing at the arrogant Zheng Momo and others and then at the luxurious carriage parked not far away, Jiang Shanshan’s heart bled with hatred. She gritted her teeth and strode out.
She refused to believe that the drip dew pot wasn’t her creation, and Fu Mingzhu dared to turn black into white in front of everyone? Last time, it was because Fu was plotting behind her back that she lost. This time, face to face, who was afraid of whom?
Seeing her come out, Jiang Daiqi burst into tears of joy, “Second sister, please, come and testify for me! They insist that I stole their master’s blueprint to make money by deceiving people. Please tell them that this pot was your own idea!”
Leading several maidservants from the Changxing Marquis’s mansion to the shop door, Jiang Shanshan looked coldly at the maidservants who were messing with Jiang Daiqi and shouted, “Let him go!”
Zheng Momo chuckled lightly, “Isn’t this the second Miss of the Changxing Marquis’s mansion? Instead of selling glass and soap this time, you’re selling pots?”
Jiang Shanshan ignored Zheng Momo completely and raised her sharp chin to look at the carriage of Mingzhu, “Fu Mingzhu, if you have the guts, come at me. Is it interesting to bully an innocent person like this?”
Fu Mingzheng was lying on the window sill watching the excitement, laughing at Mingzhu, “Look, you’ve bullied her so badly! It’s really too much! She just wants to sell a pot quietly, but you have to force her out.”
“Dare to do, dare to bear. Since she wants to be famous, how can we not fulfill her?” Mingzhu adjusted her posture while hugging the pillow. She didn’t bother to deal with Jiang Shanshan. Making a scene like this in front of the people of the capital would affect her and the reputation of Ying Wang’s mansion.
Zheng Momo questioned Jiang Shanshan with a stern face, “Second Miss Jiang, didn’t the Changxing Marquis’s mansion teach you manners and etiquette? Is it appropriate for a young lady to shout and yell in the street? I’ve never seen a young lady from any family dare to casually address our Wangfei by her name.”
Jiang Shanshan disdainfully replied, “Fu Mingzhu’s raised dog, get lost! You’re not worthy to speak to me!”
Zheng Momo became furious, “I’m not worthy to speak to you? Then are you worthy to speak to our Wangfei? You’re a young lady who doesn’t treat her own brother as a matter of importance, only as a scapegoat to be used. How noble are you? You sent your own brother to prison, and now you’ve brought your cousin to take the blame. Aren’t you stepping on them to climb higher? Second Miss Jiang, you’re truly admirable.”
Jiang Shanshan’s face twitched as her secrets were exposed. “Don’t talk about irrelevant things. Let’s talk about the matter at hand, the drip dew pot!”
Zheng Momo nodded, “Alright, let’s talk about the drip dew pot. Just now, this person said that the second Second Miss Jiang came up with it herself? That it’s unique to you, with no other share?”
Jiang Shanshan didn’t know why Zheng Momo kept harping on this point, but she had no room for retreat at this moment. She could only admit, “Of course! What do you want?”
Zheng Momo asked insidiously, “Are you sure it’s not someone else’s idea that you borrowed? Second Miss Jiang, it’s normal for a young lady with no money to want to be famous and to seek fame and fortune. Everyone makes mistakes, and admitting it isn’t a big deal. As long as you admit you were wrong, you can still sell your pots, and we won’t pursue it any further.”
After being scolded and tormented, she still wanted her to admit that she was deceiving the world and had stolen someone else’s blueprint? Then how could she continue to survive in this capital? Moreover, Jiang Shanshan was truly confident that the pot was hers alone. “Of course!”
Zheng Momo sneered, “Shameless! Second Miss Jiang, you say you’re not shameless, not deceiving the world, not seeking fame and fortune, and you still don’t admit it! Is the Changxing Marquis’s mansion really that short of money? Can’t afford to raise a daughter, so you have to repeatedly ask her to come out and earn money to support the family? The first time you made that glass and soap, you said it was your own idea, and it ended up causing a loss of life while making black money. This time, you took a cheap street pot and claimed it as your own idea, not only deceiving people but also giving yourself credit! You’re really shameless.”
The maidservants cooperated and burst into laughter, “Is the Changxing Marquis’s mansion really that poor? After all, it’s a hundred-year-old mansion. Zheng Momo, don’t talk nonsense. In our opinion, it’s just the young lady who loves fame. After all, there are so many beauties and talented women in the capital.”
Jiang Shanshan felt all the blood rushing to her head. All the hatred, contempt, and jealousy towards Fu Mingzhu surged into her heart. She angrily said, “I dare to say, and I dare to admit it. This pot was indeed my own idea. You guys keep talking, saying that it’s all over the streets in the northwest? Why don’t you bring out a few for me to see?”
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