Chapter 1455 - 274, Cooked Rice (16)
Anyway, after discussing so many doubts, Lady Jiang could not help but believe in her daughter’s words. Moreover, Le Yao had also told her that if she did not believe it, she could go and ask Chen Haigang for confirmation—after all, Chen Haigang had participated in the competition of the Imperial Merchants and had naturally seen the princes, but he disdained to engage in ingratiating behavior, so even when he returned home, he did not tell Lady Jiang anything about how the princes were.
Lady Jiang slapped the table violently, frustrated and angry, "I knew that Tao Hua was no good from the start! Who goes around persuading people to become someone’s little concubine? This liar—I was just wondering why as soon as I sent someone to inquire about getting close to the Third Prince, this old woman showed up? It all makes sense now; it was all prearranged!"
Le Yao did not know how Tao Hua had come to be involved, but Lady Jiang did. On that day, she had just instructed a trusted aide to find out who the best matchmaker was among the matchmakers. Then, someone claiming to be Tao Hua, supposedly the lowest ranked but most reputable person in the Matchmaker Circle, had approached her. They even said that she had arranged matches for the offspring of officials, which made Lady Jiang trust her even more.
Yet, she had not expected her to be a swindler!
Thinking of how long she had been calling such a vulgar woman "big sister" and how many silvers she had given her, Lady Jiang felt both furious and resentful.
"No! I must teach this woman a lesson!"
Yet Le Yao quickly held her mother back, whispering, "Mother, we must take our time with this matter and devise a way to bring them to justice without exposing our own involvement."
Lady Jiang suddenly realized that yes, the most important thing now was not the silver nor settling scores, but her daughter’s reputation. If people found out that she had gone on multiple dates with a man she did not know, her reputation would be ruined forever.