Chapter 104 Witness
"Five Mountains and Flying Fairies" is an ancient painting from the previous dynasty that has been collected by the Du family for hundreds of years.
It is not easy to pass it down from generation to generation and preserve it intact.
When the late emperor was alive, Emperor Yongping had the honor of seeing this painting once and was deeply attracted by the artistic conception of the painting.
But Du Hongdao is a stingy person, especially when it comes to things passed down from his ancestors, he treats them like the apple of his eye.
It was impossible to ask him to present himself to the royal family on his own initiative.
Open robbery is not the style of Emperor Yongping.
Therefore, no matter how much he liked her, Emperor Yongping would not force her.
But not forcing it doesn't mean you shouldn't take the opportunity when it comes.
"If the Prince of Shou can allow my granddaughter to have two children within three years, and they must be a son and a daughter, then I will agree to the emperor's proposal."
Du Hongdao was not surprised by Emperor Yongping's request.
After all, he never concealed his love for this ancient painting.
Du Hongdao's greatest wish is to have his granddaughter have descendants.
Therefore, Du Hongdao was willing to exchange an ancient painting for two great-grandchildren.
"Can."
Emperor Yongping agreed immediately.
Then he patted Chu Qinshu on the back and said to himself, Shu'er, the emperor's "Five Mountains and Flying Fairies" depends entirely on you.
“Ahh.”
[Send Shu'er to Uncle Sanhuang's house to live for a few days, or invite Uncle Sanhuang and Aunt Sanhuang to enter the palace.]
Chu Qinshu is not completely superstitious about her ability to bestow blessings.
After all, I have never used it once, so I don’t know if it works.
But there are many useful things planted on the trees in her space. If that doesn't work, there are still small gourds.
She would definitely not let her royal master lose.
"How about you, Lord Su, be a witness for Lord Du and me?"
Emperor Yongping knew that his son had recovered well, and with the help of his granddaughter, he was full of confidence.
But when Yu Shi starts to argue, few can match him, and he always threatens to kill himself.
We still need a witness to be on the safe side.
Therefore, he dragged Su Pengxin into the gambling game without hesitation.
Su Pengxin: “…”
He was asked to be a witness to such a deceptive gambling game?
No wonder his right eyelid kept twitching before he entered Yu's study.
"minister......"
Su Pengxin wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare.
"Minister Su, do you not trust my character, or do you not trust the young princess's childish words?"
Seeing that Su Peng was hesitant, Du Hongdao was even more anxious than Emperor Yongping.
Su Pengxin was so angry that he almost laughed when he saw him like this.
I thought to myself that this old fool didn't even know that he was being tricked by the emperor.
Shouldn't both parties make equal bets?
How come Du Hongdao was the only one who put up an ancient painting from the previous dynasty as a bet, while the emperor didn't put up anything?
So the emperor wouldn't suffer any loss whether he won or lost, and the only one who was cheated was Du Hongdao?
Such a gamble cannot be set up without decades of experience in deceiving people.
But he couldn't remind Du Hongdao of this in front of the emperor.
I can only delay as much as possible, hoping that Du Hongdao can react on his own.
"My dear Lord Su, why are you so embarrassed when I ask you to be a witness?"
Emperor Yongping tried hard to control his facial expression, but he was about to laugh out loud on the inside.
It's not that he's unwilling to put something on the line.
In fact, it was Du Hongdao himself who didn't mention it.
And didn’t he mention that he wanted Princess Shou to have a son and daughter together for three years?
Isn't this a gamble?
Su Pengxin: “…”
If he dared to be a witness today, he would probably go to the Du Mansion crying and ask for the ancient painting on behalf of the emperor in three years.
He doesn't dare to take this job.
"Xian..."
"My dear Yu, come quickly and carry your niece to the side hall, such as the toilet, for me."
Su Pengxin was about to pull his son-in-law to block the sword.
Emperor Yongping sent Yu Jinming away before him.
Just kidding, Yu Jinming is not only his favorite minister, but also the prince's brother-in-law.
How could he be a witness when he was so close to the royal family?
If this gets out, he will be accused of bullying his old ministers.
"Oh."
[The Emperor is going to make a fortune again. This painting can be exchanged for two cities.]
When Chu Qinshu heard about "Five Mountains and Flying Fairies", she asked Xiao Hulu to search for records about it in the video.
In the original book, this painting was sent to the royal family of the Red Spirit Kingdom by the imperial master a few years later.
The royal family of the Red Spirit Kingdom gave it to a neighboring country in exchange for two cities.
The two cities are much more valuable than Princess Huai's box.
Yu Jinming listened to her niece's thoughts, her steps were staggered, and she almost fell down.
Day by day, being an errand boy is like performing in a drama.
The previous play hasn't even finished yet, and the next one has already begun.
There is really no free time at all for these court officials.
"Alas, Anping is still young and can't hold his urine. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two dear ministers."
Emperor Yongping saw Yu Jinming carrying Chu Qinshu away, and Nanny Yao followed him silently.
He turned and looked at Du Hongdao and Su Pengxin.
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Among all the babies over a month old, the little princess is the one that I have the least worries about. It's just that my son-in-law is so ignorant that he can't even give me a granddaughter."
Su Pengxin looked at Yu Jinming's disappearing back, his teeth itching with hatred.
He secretly decided that after returning home, he would send someone to bring his daughter back to her parents' home to stay with her for three to five months.
Yu Jinming ran back and forth dozens of times, crying and begging for mercy on her knees, but she was not brought back.
Let’s see if he dares to abandon his old father-in-law and face this hot potato alone in the future.
"Hahahaha, Lord Su is right. Duke Fu is also looking forward to having a granddaughter. Maybe he can have one next year."
Emperor Yongping laughed it off, but in his heart he was still thinking whether he should use this opportunity to fool Su Pengxin as well.
He has been the Minister of Justice for many years, so his family background should be more solid than Du Hongdao's.
However, he knows the law by heart, so he might not be easy to fool.
"My dear Lord Du, Lord Su is unwilling to be a witness. I'm afraid he doesn't believe that Prince Shou and Princess Shou can give birth to a child, and thinks this bet is useless.
Alas, you will only be jealous of me from now on."
Su Peng didn't believe it, so Emperor Yongping could only continue to deceive Du Hongdao.
"Your Majesty, why don't you have someone write a bet? As long as I have my great-grandson in my arms, I won't default on my debt."
Du Hongdao was very dissatisfied with Su Pengxin's performance.
They thought that he, who only knew how to study law all day, did not understand the joy of having children and grandchildren around him, and even less did he understand how he felt about looking forward to having great-grandchildren.
So I decided to write a document so that no one can evade the debt.
"Okay, let's do as Du Aiqing said."
After Emperor Yongping finished speaking, he picked up his pen and wrote three identical contracts in one breath.
The emperor made a bet with his old minister, but it doesn't sound nice to call it a bet.
"My dear Lord Su, since you don't want to be a witness, can you just sign this deed to prove that it was written by me?"
Su Pengxin was happy for only half a minute before he was speechless after seeing the deed handed over by Emperor Yongping.
If he had known this, he would have agreed earlier.
You can still deny a verbal promise, but once your name is on the deed, you can't deny it no matter what.
Don't tell him that the signature is just to prove that the deed is written by the emperor himself.
The witness also acts as a middleman. Not only does he have to prove that the bets made by both parties are real, but he is also responsible for collecting the money if one party fails to redeem the bet.
"Sir Su, you are a grandfather now, why do you still have to think about the consequences before doing anything? You are not as smart as an old man like me."
Du Hongdao had obviously hit a dead end. Apart from what Emperor Yongping said about Prince Shou being able to have children, he would not listen to anything else.
Seeing him like this, Su Pengxin's hope that he would figure things out on his own was completely shattered.
"Oh, Your Majesty, I suddenly feel unwell and can't even lift my arms."
Su Pengxin decided to pretend to be sick and refused to sign the contract with a flaw.
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