Chapter 384 This crowd of spectators is so easy to lead!
Chapter 384 This crowd of spectators is so easy to lead!
"Grow old together with you? Me?" Jiang Lifeng slowly lowered his head with a contemptuous expression, "How are you going to prove that we had such a past?"
Even though many people in the Ding Mansion had seen him, everyone knew that the testimonies of relatives and friends could not be fully trusted.
Ding Ruihan was also obviously aware of this problem. His face turned even paler, but he still stiffened his neck and said, "Then how are you going to prove that the jade pendant was not given to me by you?!"
She had no way to prove that they had ever made such a vow of love, so could he prove that they hadn't? !
Jiang Lifeng was stunned for a moment by the boomerang.
Jiang Yingcheng was stunned: [What a clever sophistry! ]
The classic old story of "How to prove that your mother is your mother" from the previous life suddenly came to his mind, and Jiang Yingcheng almost applauded Ding Ruihan!
[As expected, truly smart people never let themselves fall into self-proving, they always pass the problems to others! ]
but--
[Sister Rui Han doesn’t even know Brother Li Feng’s real name…]
In a place where Ding Ruihan couldn't hear, Jiang Yingcheng issued three consecutive soul-torturing attacks -
[If such an important gift has been given, it means we are already at the stage of discussing marriage, then...]
[Does she know the true identity of Brother Li Feng? ]
[They are already talking about marriage, why would she go boating on the lake and get on someone else's pleasure boat?! ]
[If she really accepted the jade pendant as a gift, then where is such an important jade pendant now? It was given by the late emperor, she wouldn't say that she was careless and lost it, right? ]
Each of the three interrogations was simple and clear, hitting the nail on the head, but due to her character of "a naive and ignorant little girl" she couldn't ask directly. Jiang Yingcheng was extremely anxious: [Damn it, Cheng, Chengcheng, if only she had prepared a recording speaker in advance! ]
That way she could pretend to raise questions in a mature manner, quietly hide outside the government office, and pretend that the noise was made by the onlookers!
The feeling of having what she thought was a brilliant idea in her mind but not being able to speak it out loud almost made her fall backwards in anger.
Jiang Lifeng: “…”
Although this method of directly exposing a woman's private affairs was a bit crude, since the other party wanted to kill him, he would not show any mercy!
The little guy's advice was quite good, and he, the future Crown Prince of Nanyang, accepted it with a smile!
Jiang Lifeng turned around suddenly, facing Ding Ruihan behind him and the people outside the government office, and said sternly: "Since you said that the jade pendant was a token of love that I gave you, then..."
His eyes were stern, and he pretended to come up with the response method himself, disrupting the order of the little guy's questions: "The brother outside the door just now said that when you and I are very close, you still went boating on the Chunyi River. Is this behavior inappropriate?"
"Besides, since you and I have developed to this stage, we should have discussed marriage. Miss, do you know my name and where I live?"
"Finally, where is the jade pendant now? I have no emotional entanglement with you now. The jade pendant was given by the late emperor. I hope the young lady will return it to me."
"I am willing to exchange other treasures for that jade pendant. I hope you will show some mercy."
Ding Ruihan was choked by the series of questions for a long time. Seeing this, the people outside the door also hesitated and stopped denouncing. The air seemed to be stagnant at this moment.
She looked up in surprise at the man she had chosen to spend her life with. She stammered for a long time and could not answer a single question.
At the beginning, Nie Wen had repeatedly proposed to invite a matchmaker to come to her house, but at that time, she had not yet assessed the financial resources of those men's families, so she refused every time.
Later, he said that an elder in his family happened to pass by Fengjin County, and proposed to organize a dinner party as friends so that she could meet him first. For this purpose, he specially called two good friends to fill the party, but she rejected it sternly.
After that, he never made similar requests again and just took care of and pleased himself carefully.
But all this changed after that day's trip on the painting boat!
Ding Ruihan no longer had the aggressive aura she had just now, and her eyes suddenly filled with heat: "Brother Wen, why are you..."
The words stopped here at the right moment, leaving only the sobbing sound full of grievance that continued for a long time.
Jiang Lifeng paused.
All the memories of the past came to his mind because of these two lines of tears. He slowly scratched his fingertips with his fingernails and spoke softly, "You——"
[Why aren't you as easy to fool as before? ! ]
Jiang Yingcheng took it very smoothly.
Jiang Lifeng: “…”
His sympathy suddenly disappeared, and he slowly retracted his outstretched hand.
Jiang Yingcheng vividly imitated Ding Ruihan's words in his mind: [Thinking back to the time when we traveled together, I was responsible for eating, drinking and having fun, and you were responsible for paying and working. Even the accessories I used when I went out to show off were bought by you, a sucker~]
The last sentence was emphasized with cadence.
Jiang Lifeng took a deep breath and silently recited the "Heart Purification Mantra" in his heart.
[Also, every time Sister Rui Han started to cry, Brother Li Feng would give all the money he had saved from his frugal life to Sister Rui Han. Sister Rui Han used the money to eat and drink well at the Ding Mansion, while Brother Li Feng could only live a rough life with simple meals! ]
[Oh oh oh, there's something even more exciting here! Brother Li Feng——]
"Cough cough cough cough!!"
Jiang Lifeng suddenly coughed loudly a few times, interrupting the little guy's inner revelations.
He admitted that he was really gullible in the past, but he really didn't want others to know how gullible he was!
Don’t think he didn’t see it, the ministers who could hear the little guy’s inner voice, their eyes were almost shining!!
Jiang Lifeng gritted his teeth secretly and took a few steps forward, wanting to end this farce as soon as possible.
He extended his hand again: "Miss, can you return the jade pendant to me?"
At the same time, I made up my mind that as long as Ding Ruihan could truly repent and apologize sincerely, this matter could be resolved...
He didn't want their acquaintance to end in such an undignified way.
There was a sudden commotion at the back of the crowd, and a powerful voice succeeded in breaking through the crowd: "Make way! I am an important witness in this case, please make way!"
All the people in the court stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the government office gate.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a beard appeared in everyone's sight. Zou Cailiang waved his hand and ordered the officer to let the man in.
As soon as he entered the court, the middle-aged man knelt on the ground with a "thump" and said, "Sir, I am the owner of a jewelry store in the city. Just yesterday..."
He pointed at Ding Ruihan who was kneeling beside him and said loudly, "This woman came to my shop and picked out a hairpin, saying that it was something she lost a few days ago. She also said that she wanted to report it to the police today, and asked me to help her as a witness!"
Zou Cailiang: "..."
"I am touched by his sincerity, so I come here today to bear witness—"
Before he could finish his words, a male voice rang out from the crowd outside the government office.
"But a mysterious person suddenly visited your store late at night, saying that he had a treasure that he was eager to sell?"
Bearded man: “?”
Although he was surprised, he thought Ding Ruihan had already told him about this, so he didn't care: "That's right!"
He didn't turn around, so he didn't notice Ding Ruihan's face suddenly turned pale, and he said to himself: "That person——"
The man continued, "That man was dressed in black and behaved mysteriously, but because his offer was so good, you had the guts to accept it?"
The bearded man's eyes lit up: "That's right!"
"The shopkeeper has a keen eye, so he must be able to recognize that person at a glance?"
The bearded man was very happy: "That's right!"
Before he could say a few words, the onlookers automatically filled in the blanks for him!
This group of spectators is so easy to lead!
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