If her acting skills were slightly worse, it would be considered a clumsy performance.
But would Jiang Pengji's acting skills be bad?
Thus, she successfully portrayed herself as a righteous gentleman who cherished the world and had gone astray for a moment. After realizing her mistake, she repented and reflected on herself.
Even though Yang Si was used to seeing his lord's acting skills, he was about to be led into the ditch by her.
She was simply a drama queen!
The idle viewers in the streaming room queued up to give Jiang Pengji likes, sending countless "666" comments.
Huang Shaotian, a man of few words: "I seem to have seen a walking drama queen. With the streamer's acting skills, the judges must be blind if she doesn't win an Oscar."
Midnight Epilepsy, a man of few words: "Her tricks are too profound. I suddenly feel sorry for Xu Bei. He met a peak drama queen and was almost fooled."
Fengwu, Xu Bei and the streamer, this is a showdown between two 10,000-year-old drama queens. I suddenly thought of a joke. If it's a fight for hegemony, the feudal lords will rise together. The lords of every faction will surely be drama queens. If these drama queens were to gather together and have them act together, whoever has the most profound tricks will survive until the end … Hahaha, I think our streamer will definitely defeat everyone in seconds. "
With the support of the idle buff, Jiang Pengji successfully trapped Xu Bei.
Xu Bei was unaware of the impending danger and continued to tease Jiang Pengji with a smile.
"My worthy brother, you were trying to persuade me just now. Why are you remorseful now? Everyone makes mistakes. What's more, my worthy brother's actions aren't wrong. I've never heard of an item like the flashing brick. My worthy brother must have put in a lot of effort to create it. Even blood brothers have clear accounts. It's only right and proper for me to purchase it from my worthy brother. If you don't accept it, I won't comply. "
Jiang Pengji pondered for a while and finally opened her mouth hesitantly.
"Brother Xu's words make sense … An item like the flashing brick that benefits the people shouldn't be owned by just one or two families. If we monopolize it, it would seem narrow-minded. Since Brother Xu wants to buy the method to create the flashing brick, it must be valuable. I have an idea, but I'm not sure if it's feasible. Why don't we lower the price and sell it to a few more families? Not only can we promote it, but we can also earn some money to subsidize our family … "
She said the first few words shyly, as if she was guilty of her own thoughts, but the last sentence was mischievous.
Xu Bei smiled at first, but soon after, he seriously considered her words.
Because of Jiang Pengji's previous performance, he did not think that she was acting. Instead, he felt that she was noble and had a benevolent heart.
If it were someone else, they would definitely try their best to squeeze out all the benefits they could, but Liu Xi did the exact opposite.
Who would see a profiteer give away the money he had earned?
Xu Bei thought to himself that if they were in a time of peace and prosperity, it would be a blessing for the people to have such officials.
He had always wanted to find a chance to leave and improve his relationship with Liu.
He had always been looking for an opportunity to leave a good impression on her and get closer to her.
Now that there was a ready-made opportunity in front of him, he would not miss it.
He said, "Brother, if you don't mind me being a busybody, why don't you lend me that painting scroll first?"
"Brother asked," Jiang "Jiang" Jiang "Jiang" was, Brother. "Liu, I."
"Bei". "I Brother Jiang. and I," Has Wang "Long." Jiang, "I saying, I I I I,". I don't have much else, but I have built up some connections. " Xu Bei's tone carried a tinge of pride. "From what I can see, your shy personality is not suitable for this kind of work. If Younger Brother trusts me, I will definitely handle this matter properly for you. "
Jiang Pengji was startled. She only regained her composure after a while. She understood Xu Bei's meaning.
"How … how can I accept this?" She was so happy that she almost bit her tongue. She spoke incoherently, "Brother Xu, you are willing to do so much for me. All the more I cannot accept your money. How about this, I am willing to give you the technique to make the flashing bricks for free … "
Before she could finish her sentence, Xu Bei interrupted her.
"Blood brothers should settle accounts clearly. Although we are not related by blood, we feel like old friends at first sight. We are like brothers. How can I take advantage of you? "
He had to give her money, and he even gave her quite a bit.
However, whether the money was to be used to purchase the technique or to compensate for the mental damage she had suffered last night, it was up to the benevolent to see.
After breakfast, Jiang Pengji brought along Yang Si, her personal guards, and a "contract" with Xu Bei's official and private seal. She wrapped her bag and slowly left.
Yang Si was speechless.
Watching the whole process, he felt that his value as a strategist was reduced to a backdrop. He was not even comparable to a salted fish.
"I'm so tired … I feel like I'm tongue-tied when I speak in such a genteel manner."
Jiang Pengji tightened her rabbit fur cloak to block out the cold wind. She then rubbed her stiff cheeks.
Acting was really tiring.
Yang Si frowned. "My lord, will Xu Bei and the rest really fall for it?"
Jiang Pengji thought about it. "It's hard to say in the future, but at least they've fallen for it now. However, there is no perfect plan in this world. If I'm discovered, then so be it. What's there to be afraid of? Even if they discover something, my crime is merely taking advantage of the situation. At most, I'll add another crime of 'using Xu Bei'. Both crimes are harmless. If we carefully consider it, they won't have much to lose. However, I was almost assassinated in their camp. This is an iron-clad fact. To them, it's better for me to be alive than dead. If I die, they will be finished too. Therefore, even if they were unwilling to accept it, they still had to swallow their anger. Who would dare to shed all pretense of cordiality? "
"This is indeed the case." Yang Si recalled the scene from last night and asked, "Was that assassin really Xu Fei's doing?"
If it was really Xu Fei's doing, then the estrangement between the Xu brothers was deeper than anyone could imagine.
Jiang Pengji glanced at Yang Si and asked him in reply.
"Do you think this is Xu Fei's doing?"
Yang Si shook his head. "I don't think so. Xu Fei has no motive."
Xu Fei was indeed the most suspicious, but from Yang Si's point of view, Xu Fei had no motive.
Why did he say so?
One of the main reasons the Xu brothers could become powerful figures in the alliance army was that they had a total of 100,000 troops.
If their relationship broke down and they went their separate ways, each of them would only have 50,000 troops in their hands. They wouldn't be as much of a threat.
The Xu brothers' interests were tied together. There were conflicts of interest, but there were also areas where they helped each other.
They were bound together for good or for ill.
If one of them fell, the other wouldn't be able to gain any benefits.
Xu Fei assassinated Liu Xi and then framed Xu Bei?
This was obviously a stupid move that would kill 1,000 enemies while sacrificing 800 men.
However, if this matter wasn't done by Xu Fei, Yang Si really couldn't think of any other suspects. Unless …
Yang Si shifted his gaze to his lord. Could it be that this assassination was directed and acted by the lord herself?
No!
Impossible!
Yang Si had just come up with this idea, but it was immediately extinguished by him. The loophole in this conjecture was far greater than Xu Fei's.
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