They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 405 Ridiculous
Bai Yunxian was suddenly startled. "I..."

Bai Lanshi panicked. Although she was flustered, she remained defiant and pulled the flustered Bai Yunxian into her arms to hide her expression. "How can you bully me like this! My Yunxian never lies, never lies!"

Xu Zhichun sneered: "My Mingxuan is so young, he would never do such a thing."

Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin did not leave. They looked at each other, and Mrs. Qin nodded slightly. She stepped forward and said with a smile, "Young lady, could you let me take a look at the jade pendant?"

"What do you want to do?"

Brandy glared at her, as if she were trying to steal her family's "good marriage."

Madam Qin was speechless. "To be honest, I just lost a jade pendant today. I've forgotten exactly where I lost it. I didn't expect to be able to find it, but since the young lady found it, let me take a look."

Xu Zhichun resolutely denied that the jade pendant had anything to do with Liang Xiucai. Others might not be able to tell, but how could the couple not?

This means that even if the girl genuinely obtained the jade pendant from Liang Xiucai for some unknown reason, she couldn't prove it belonged to him. The jade pendant must have been just an ordinary ornament, without any personal markings.

If this matter really goes to court, the girl will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure and will tell the truth, but Xu Zhichun and the others certainly don't want that to happen.

Making a big fuss about this will benefit no one.

It would be better if she stepped forward and admitted to it, so that everyone could be cleaned up.

This also dispelled the speculations of some ill-intentioned individuals.

Of those who have come to congratulate and attend the banquet today, who dares to say that not a few are harboring impure intentions, filled with jealousy, and eager to cause trouble?

Upon hearing Madam Qin's words, everyone suddenly understood.

"Oh dear, then it must belong to Madam Qin!"

"Is there any need to say more? Otherwise, would Madam Qin possibly claim something from someone else?"

"I'll just say it!"

"Hey Yunxian, hurry up and take out the jade pendant so people can see it!"

Bai Yunxian was dumbfounded. "Impossible! This is what Mingxuan gave me, it is!"

Liang Mingxuan came out of the study and shook his head: "I didn't."

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Bai Yunxian was startled by his sudden appearance and lowered her head.

She was still feeling guilty, after all, the jade pendant was not given to her by Liang Mingxuan. She could fool everyone, including herself, but she couldn't fool Liang Mingxuan.

Liang Lizheng: "Isn't that simple? Hurry up and take it out so Madam Qin can see for herself, and then she'll know."

Brandy was also bewildered—

She didn't actually believe that Liang Mingxuan would be interested in her daughter. Now that the owner of the lost item was asking, how could she not panic?
She was panicked, but more importantly, she couldn't bear to part with it.

"Even if we found it, this jade pendant is still ours. We can't just give it away for free."

Everyone: "."

"cut!"

Good grief, so what you found is yours, right?

Madam Qin smiled and said softly, "Of course I can't let you get it for nothing. How about I give you ten taels of silver as a thank you gift?"

Bai Lanshi and Bai Yunxian were both startled.

The villagers gasped, filled with envy.

"Twelve!"

"Oh, ten taels!"

We can't continue. If someone tries to trick us into pointing out the patterns on the jade pendant in public, Madam Qin definitely won't be able to do it.

Xu Zhichun winked at Mu Xiang. Mu Xiang blinked and stared blankly for a moment. Xu Zhichun had to wink at her several times before she suddenly realized what he meant. She then stepped forward and snatched the jade pendant from Bai Yunxian's hand. "Madam Qin, please take a look."

"you!"

Bai Yunxian and Bai Lanshi, mother and daughter, were both shocked and angry, their eyes wide with surprise.

But if it's not yours, it's not yours. When you have it in your hand, you can deceive yourself for a while, but if someone takes it away, you can't justifiably take it back.

Madam Qin looked at the floral and bird patterns on the jade pendant and smiled with delight: "Yes, yes, this is the very piece that I accidentally lost. Miss Bai, thank you so much! Granny Xi, quickly give Miss Bai ten taels of silver."

"Yes, ma'am."

Granny Xi immediately took out a ten-tael silver note, stepped forward and placed it in Bai Yunxian's hand with a smile, "Miss Bai, thank you very much, our lady likes this jade pendant very much."

Bai Yunxian instinctively clutched the silver note in her hand, but by the time she came to her senses, it was too late; Granny Xi had already left.

"me--"

No way! The jade pendant clearly fell from Mingxuan's cousin, how did it become Madam Qin's?

What's the matter?

"No! No! This jade pendant—"

Xu Zhichun interrupted her: "It was all a misunderstanding before, which is understandable. It's hard to say whether Miss Bai was misled by someone or something. Fortunately, the truth has come out now!"

Bai Yunxian wanted to deny it, but she was really guilty.

Misleading? That's not entirely wrong. Didn't my aunt mislead me?
She is not smart or greedy, but that doesn't mean she's stupid and incapable of discernment.

Even if I hadn't thought of it before, I'm vaguely thinking about it now.

My aunt had no good intentions.
Of course, even if she had thought it through, she would still have been willing to take the gamble.

However, it turned out that she lost.

Bai Yunxian sobbed and cried sadly.

The village head's wife sighed, "It seems Madam Xu was right. Yunxian must have found the jade pendant and misunderstood something. Young girls are prone to believing rumors, that's normal. Let's leave it at that, everyone, don't say anything more!"

Everyone knows that a young lady's reputation is important, so she should watch her mouth and not say anything carelessly.

It's understandable that she might have such a momentary lapse of judgment; after all, who wouldn't want to marry a scholar?
"Yes, yes, it's good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up."

"Really!"

Bai Yunxian opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Now that things have come to this, what else can she do? Not to mention that her cousin Mingxuan would definitely not admit that the jade pendant was his, the jade pendant is no longer in her possession.

Could she possibly snatch it back?
Lady Bai was overjoyed, her face beaming as she nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! My Yunxian is so innocent; she must have been misled by some instigation to talk nonsense. This girl is usually very shrewd."

She was already very happy to have received ten taels of silver.

As for anything else, is that something she can even think about?

Everyone chuckled. Who cared whether her daughter was clever or not?
Anyway, that's how it is. Everyone with eyes has seen it, and everyone with a heart has heard it. Even if there's no gossip, when she tries to find a husband, no reasonable family will consider her.

It was a false alarm.

Around 4 p.m., people gradually left, and the finishing touches were all done.

Madam Qin and Master Qin, along with Qin Ning'an and the Qin family's servants, also took their leave.

Xu Zhichun and Liang Minglang solemnly thanked the two.

"I'll visit you another day to express my gratitude."

"It's nothing, Mr. Liang and Mrs. Xu, please don't be shy!"

They exchanged a knowing smile, both of them understanding each other perfectly.