Chapter 85: Wager (1) (2/2)

She took off the coral bracelet on her wrist and passed it over to one of her handmaids. The maidservant then moved forward and placed the bracelet onto a silver tray sitting on a stone table outside the corridor. When the bracelet hit the tray, it produced a clear ringing sound.

Each coral bead on the bracelet was finely carved with exquisite patterns, and their colours were about the same. Amber jade beads were placed between each coral bead, showing off a beautiful contrast of red and amber. Everyone could see at first glance that it wasn’t just any ordinary bracelet.

Chu Lian was shocked. She tried to remember when this character had appeared in the book she was reading before.

Lady Yang? There was a character in the novel who matched this identity, age, and appearance. Yang Ge’s wife! She was one of the most influential people among the ranks of the capital’s noble madams. Even Matriarch He had to accord her some respect if they met.

This madam was one of the original ‘Chu Lian’s’ greatest enemies…

In the end, ‘Chu Lian’ had tortured her to death with some cruel methods…

Chu Lian cast a curious, measuring gaze towards Lady Yang.

She hadn’t expected that Lady Yang, who should have been working against her, would come out now only to stand on her side.

What was this called again? The tables have turned?

Although Chu Lian didn’t want to overthink things and make her life complicated, she wasn’t so naive as to think that Lady Yang had come simply just to help her out.

As expected, she could hear some people talking in the crowd.

“Lady Yang and Madam Huang have been at odds since they were young unmarried ladies. It would be hard to avoid clashing over this matter today. Unfortunately, that poor Third Young Madam from House Jing’an has become a target.”

Chu Lian laughed inwardly. She didn’t really mind being a target. No matter what Lady Yang’s motives were, that coral bracelet was pretty valuable. What did she need the most now? Money! That bracelet was going to be hers!

“Since Sister Yang has already placed something in the pot, I’ll have to add in my own share.” A young madam with rosy cheeks standing behind Lady Yang spoke up. She looked to be in her twenties, and was dressed in a silk green dress. From what Chu Lian could hear from the crowd’s whispering, this was the wife of the vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The vice minister’s wife took off a butterfly-shaped golden hairpin decorated with pieces of jade from directly off her head and placed it in the silver tray.

The other madams behind Lady Yang followed suit, taking a single accessory off and placing it in the silver tray. There were hollowed out gold bracelets inlaid with jade, yellow jade amulets, headdresses with precious stones… All these high-quality, sparkling accessories were laid out on this ordinary silver tray.

The younger madams in the crowd were completely wide-eyed in shock.

What was going on? How did these influential senior madams suddenly start fighting with each other?