After he finished speaking, Qin Siyang stood up again and bowed to the four elders.
Then he said to Gu Yunxuan, "Little Zhao is an upright man. He never meant to spread rumors about you. He told me that even without the engagement between your families, he would marry no one but you."
"So I think when he spoke without thinking, you were the first person who came to mind. That's why he said those things. I hope you won't take offense."
"When it comes down to it, Little Zhao only swallowed that humiliation for my sake."
Zhao Longteng looked at Zhao Sifang. "Sifang, was everything young Qin just said true?"
Zhao Sifang knew Qin Siyang had revealed his trump card to save his marriage.
Even though he had always believed in loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, he couldn't undermine Qin Siyang now.
He nodded. "Yes. Brother Qin told the truth."
With Zhao Sifang's confirmation, everyone was convinced that Qin Siyang really did have another Crimson Crystal.
Then Zhao Longteng asked, "How big is that Crimson Crystal?"
Zhao Sifang scratched his beard. "About... the size of a chicken egg?"
Qin Siyang had a whole bag of Crimson Crystals, some even as big as a fist.
Of course he couldn't mention one that large. He couldn't screw Qin Siyang over.
So he chose a medium-sized Crimson Crystal to describe.
The scar on Zhao Longfei's forehead twitched. "The size of a chicken egg?! Isn't that about as big as Li Tianming's?!"
The size of a chicken egg?
Little Zhao, you bastard!
I'm helping him out of a jam, and he's making me pay through the nose!
Qin Siyang clutched his chest, feigning composure as he asked, "Was that Crimson Crystal really as big as a chicken egg?"
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