Chapter 119: Meeting the Emperor
Jing Mingmei also refused to take pictures of what he wanted.
Instead, I took some random photos.
This woman was simply going against the grain and was becoming increasingly out of his control.
Just as he was about to regret his decision with a gloomy face, he heard the master of ceremonies announce, "Mr. Jing has received the emperor's second calligraphy."
It concerns the emperor.
No matter how heartbroken or unwilling he was, he had to force a smile.
As soon as Jing Mingmei got the calligraphy and painting, he rushed forward impatiently and stretched out his hand to Jing Mingmei: "Give it to me."
Marquis Jin Ping didn't care whether Jing Mingmei agreed or not, and reached out to grab the calligraphy.
I thought it was something I was determined to get.
Unexpectedly, Jing Mingmei turned around and dodged.
Marquis Jin Ping blushed with embarrassment: "What do you mean?!"
Jing Mingmei lowered her eyebrows and said humbly, "This is not the Marquis's thing, so naturally I can't give it to him."
At this time, Lady Jia, the wife of the Marquis of Jinping, snorted and laughed, "How can it not be Master's? Jing Mingmei, you are saying this on purpose, wanting to embarrass Master in front of his colleagues!"
For a moment, everyone who was leaving slowed down their pace and pricked up their ears to listen to the gossip here.
"What do you mean?" Lord Huo's face immediately darkened after being humiliated by a concubine.
Jing Mingmei said with an embarrassed look on her face, "I am representing my brother in law at this auction tonight. All the money I spent tonight was also given by my brother in law.
If you want your majesty's calligraphy, I can give it to you on behalf of my brother.
But the money for filming is..."
Lord Huo thought Jing Mingmei had already paid, so he coaxed her gently, "I'll give you the money when we get back."
Unexpectedly, he had just finished speaking.
Wen Yan walked over holding the bill and said, "Thank you, sir. Would you like to pay with a banknote or silver?"
Jing Mingmei blinked her innocent big eyes and looked at Lord Huo without blinking, her eyes seemed to say: Give me the money quickly!
Lord Huo is not really short of money.
Over the past decade, he had obtained some of the silver from Jing Mingmei, which he had given to the Jia family to silence them.
Most of them quietly acquired property.
The annual profit is tens of thousands of taels.
He could squeeze out more than 200,000 taels of silver.
But why?
The Jing family depended on him, and he had long regarded the Jing family's money as his own.
Does Jing Mingmei want to rebel?
Jing Mingmei completely ignored his meaningful gaze and whispered, "My Lord, with so many colleagues watching us, if I use my brother's money to pay for you, your reputation will be ruined!
What about the rumors about wasting the concubine's dowry and treating the concubine's family as a money bag..."
"Shut up!" Lord Huo growled.
Then he had to force himself to squeeze out a dry laugh: "I was just joking with you just now. You must pack up your brother's things." After saying that, he hurried away with Mrs. Jia.
Mrs. Jia turned around and gave Jing Mingmei a provocative smile.
The hidden pride in that smile seemed to be saying: You see, I am the one the Marquis loves the most after all.
Jing Mingmei rolled her eyes: "Retarded."
All the items Jing Mingmei photographed today were taken to the Jing family’s large house in the capital, which has five courtyards and a cross-yard.
The Jing family hired many experts to guard this place. It is much safer to keep the auction items here than to take them back to the Marquis' Mansion where people can only enter and not leave.
In the shop, Prime Minister Xiao, who was the last to leave, subconsciously looked back as Xiao Yinghan helped him downstairs.
Then, a piece of clothing flashed past the door of the accounting office.
The pattern on the hem of the clothes looked familiar to him.
It seems to be a unique pattern on the casual clothes of the emperor's guards.
The Emperor... The Emperor actually came to the auction!
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a middle-aged man in brocade clothes walking out of the accounting office.
Prime Minister Xiao lifted his robe and prepared to kneel down to pay his respects.
The emperor waved his hand and told him to go home quickly and not stay here and cause trouble.
Prime Minister Xiao quickly came to his senses, bowed, and quickly left with his granddaughter.
Wen Yan directed the servant to clean the shop.
We have to clean up tonight and resume business tomorrow.
As she was giving orders, a guard in green suddenly appeared in front of her: "Miss Wen Yan, my master wants to see you."
Meng Chifei strode over and took Wen Yan's hand: "Let's go together."
Wen Yan instantly understood that the person who wanted to see her was the current emperor.
After living for two lifetimes, this was the first time Wen Yan met this emperor.
She kept her head down, and when she went up to the second floor, she knelt down and kowtowed.
"Raise your head." A majestic male voice came from above.
"Fuck... I dare not!" Wen Yan was so nervous that she stuttered and crawled even lower, fearing that she would do something inappropriate and offend Sheng Yan.
I only heard a cold snort from above: "When you ordered Meng Chifei to plot against me, you were quite decisive.
Why are you so panicked now?"
Wen Yan was so frightened that her body trembled. "I...I didn't plot against Your Majesty. I just proposed a way to raise more money. If Your Majesty doesn't like it, then don't do it. How can you blame me?"
"So, the fault is all mine?"
"I dare not. I am telling the truth." After two rounds of dialogue.
Wen Yan had already guessed that the emperor did not really want to punish him.
He gradually grew bolder and spoke without stuttering.
The emperor snorted, "How much silver have you raised today?"
Wen Yan hurriedly presented the account book.
The emperor looked at the 360,000 taels of silver on the account and breathed a sigh of relief with a slight hint of relief.
With so much silver, it should be enough to last until the corrupt officials in Jinyang Prefecture are investigated!
"Stand up and answer." The emperor said lightly.
Meng Chifei hurriedly helped Wen Yan up.
The emperor looked at Wen and Meng and said, "You two did a great job at tonight's auction. I hope you won't let me down, and certainly not the people of Jinyang Prefecture, down with the disaster relief efforts later. As long as this is done well, you two will be rewarded."
"I promise to complete the task beautifully." Meng Chifei smiled and patted his chest.
As the emperor spoke, he handed the folding fan in his hand to Meng Chifei: "I will not let those who work hard in vain, this reward is for you."
Meng Chifei happily took it and played with it by opening and closing it.
The emperor took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Wen Yan: "You are a smart girl. Work hard for Meng Chifei. This is a reward for you."
Wen Yan took one look at the mutton-fat jade pendant and immediately knelt down: "I don't want the jade pendant. Your Majesty, please reward me with some gold, silver and other common things!"
The blue-robed guards behind the emperor held their breath.
He had been with the emperor for more than ten years, but this was the first time he saw someone dare to exchange rewards with the emperor.
She even made the emperor laugh out of anger.
If he had gold and silver, would he let the Meng family raise money for disaster relief themselves?!
The emperor snorted coldly, put away the jade pendant and went downstairs.
Wen Yan looked at Meng Chifei: "I don't think I made the emperor angry!"
Meng Chifei hesitated for a moment, then said, "...I don't think so. The emperor has a childish temper, moody and unpredictable, and changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book... Hmm..."
Wen Yan covered her mouth with her hand: "Be careful that the emperor hears."
Meng Chifei pulled her hand away: "Don't worry, the emperor has no martial arts skills and can't hear you."
Wen Yan: "..." The emperor couldn't hear it, but could the guards around him not hear it either?
In the carriage outside the yard.
When the emperor heard the guard's retelling, his expression changed again and again.
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