Chapter 240 All Silence
"This painting was indeed given to him by the Empress Dowager."
Chu Chengyi did not answer Emperor Yongping's question directly, but told the truth.
His great-grandmother was the empress of the previous emperor and the biological mother of Emperor Yongping.
"Your royal grandmother gave it to him?"
Emperor Yongping frowned and began to wonder what his mother's intention was.
The Queen Mother was from the Zhang family of the Cheng'en Marquisate and was Concubine Xian's aunt. She originally wanted to support Concubine Xian to take the throne.
However, due to the interference of the previous emperor, the goal was not achieved in the end.
Concubine Xian gave birth to Prince Ning and Prince Huai, and Matthew was Prince Ning's father-in-law.
If it was really the late Queen Mother who gave this painting to Matthew Li, then her purpose was too obvious.
"Shu'er, is this true?"
Emperor Yongping thought for a while, but was unwilling to admit that his mother would do that, so he had to ask Chu Qinshu for confirmation.
“Ahh.”
[Your Majesty, I don’t know. I have never seen my father’s grandmother.]
There is no memory of the Zhang family treasure in Chu Qinshu's memory.
It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the original book.
This left her with no idea where to go.
"Well, we can ask Matthew Li if the painting was really given to him by the Queen Mother. Was the jade pendant also given to him?"
Emperor Yongping originally did not take the painting seriously, but if it was really given to Matthew by the Empress Dowager, he would have to take it seriously.
He knew clearly that the Zhang family's treasure map was a painting, and the key to unlocking the treasure was two jade pendants.
However, he had never seen the painting or the jade pendant before.
This legendary treasure is equivalent to the treasury revenue of the five countries in Changxing Continent for fifty years.
Sheng'an is not the most powerful country in Changxing Continent, and its annual treasury revenue is no less than three million taels of silver.
The combined annual treasury revenue of the other four countries would not be less than 10 million taels.
With this calculation, it is no wonder that Matthew Li invested nearly 10 million taels of silver to find this treasure.
Compared with this treasure, tens of millions of taels of silver are just a drop in the bucket.
“Oh.”
[Can the Emperor tell Shuer when this painting came into Matthew Li's hands?]
Treasure, Chu Qinshu likes it too.
Check, you must check.
"Zihuan."
Emperor Yongping could not answer this question, so he looked at Chu Chengyi.
"Matthew Li said it was the autumn of the eighteenth year of the Yongping reign."
Chu Chengyi took the painting and personally interrogated Matthew Li together with Yu Jinming.
In the eighteenth year of Yongping, he was enthroned as the successor.
I think the Queen Mother resorted to this desperate measure because Concubine Xian had no chance of becoming the Queen.
"Shu'er, check Matthew's ceremony at the time your father told you."
There was obvious urgency in Emperor Yongping's tone.
He was worried that the Queen Mother had given both the painting and the jade pendant to Matthew Li, but he was also worried that she had not given both to Matthew Li.
Everything has been handed over to him. He is imprisoned in the Dali Temple now, so it should not be difficult to find them.
But if not all of them are given to him, it will take some effort.
"Oh."
[Okay, I will go and help the Emperor check.]
Chu Qinshu said this and closed her eyes and entered the space.
"Little Gourd, Little Gourd, quickly check the video of Matthew Li in the autumn of the 18th year of Yongping. Maybe we will get rich."
As soon as Chu Qinshu entered the space, she shouted at Xiao Hulu to work.
"Master, you don't want to see Zhou Hongjing anymore?"
Little Gourd is watching Yu Jinming interrogate Zhou Hongjing.
Suo Jiang and his team's techniques are still as smooth as flowing water.
Zhou Hongjing had been paralyzed on the floor of the cell for a long time.
"Has Zhou Hongjing's trial result come out?"
How could Chu Qinshu not look at Zhou Hongjing?
She went out for a trip today, all for him.
"It's almost over. He's been paralyzed for a long time. If he doesn't tell me, he might not be able to breathe."
As soon as Xiao Hulu returned to the space, he stared at the Dali Temple. However, he had just returned for a short time and saw Zhou Hongjing crying.
It’s hard to believe that Zhou Hongjing, an old man who is almost fifty years old, could actually cry so hard.
If he wasn't tortured, he would have hugged Yu Jinming's thighs and cried.
"Forget about him, let's check Matthew first."
Chu Qinshu took a look at the video and saw that Matthew Li had collapsed into a pile of mud and didn't say a word for a long time. She didn't want to wait any longer.
First find out the origin of the painting, and then see what the Queen Mother says.
If it is really the treasure of the Zhang family, then she will take the White Tiger King and the Snow Wolf King out to hunt for treasure.
"Okay, Master, please wait a moment."
As the little gourd spoke, it switched the video. As it waved its little arms, the video kept changing.
Soon, the video stopped.
"Master, it's the autumn of the eighteenth year of Yongping. This time span is quite long. If you want to read all of it, it will take a lot of time."
The video stopped and Little Gourd stopped waving his arms.
"Is the Queen Mother's name on your list?"
Chu Qinshu also knew that Xiao Hulu was telling the truth.
"No, the story in the original book starts from your birth. When you were born, the Queen Mother was already dead."
Little Hulu is very familiar with the directory and can recite everyone's names by heart.
"Then let's talk about Concubine Xian. This is a video where Matthew Li and Concubine Xian appear at the same time."
If Matthew Li went to see the Queen Mother to discuss matters concerning treasure, Concubine Xian might have gone with him.
After receiving the instruction from its owner, the little gourd started to search hurriedly.
After less than half a cup of tea, I finally found it.
"Master, I found it."
When Xiao Hulu opened the video, Chu Qinshu saw Matthew Li, Concubine Xian, and an old lady with a fierce look on the screen.
"Xiao Hulu, take a screenshot of that painting. I want the whole picture."
Chu Qinshu stared at the video intently. As expected, the old lady handed Matthew a painting and said that the painting was a treasure map and asked him to find the place in the painting at all costs.
Since this painting was a treasure map, Chu Qinshu of course had to capture the entire map so that she could compare it with the painting her father had just brought into Yu's study.
"Master, the treasure map, is this the treasure map you want?"
The video was over when Little Gourd suddenly remembered what his master had said about getting rich.
Alas, there is so much gold and silver on the Gold and Silver Mountain, why is the owner so obsessed with money?
Also, when I went out today, I just went to other people's accounting offices and warehouses.
Is it possible that the treasury is short of money?
"Well, capture the video and show it to my Grandpa and Dad."
The video only mentioned the painting, and did not mention the jade pendant mentioned by Emperor Yongping.
Chu Qinshu was still a little disappointed.
It would be so frustrating if you found the treasure but didn't have the key to unlock it.
"Good."
Xiao Hulu quickly intercepted the video and went out to show it to Emperor Yongping and Chu Chengyi.
It has done this job many times and is very familiar with it.
After watching the video, Emperor Yongping and Chu Chengyi were silent.
As expected, the Queen Mother wanted to support Prince Ning to ascend to the throne, so she asked Matthew Li to look for the Zhang family's treasure.
Isn't this encouraging Prince Ning to take action against Chu Chengyi?
"Has Matthew Li copied this painting for others?"
Emperor Yongping did not want his sons to kill each other, nor did he want this infernal treasure to attract the covetousness of other countries.
"He has been looking for it for five years. I am afraid he has already made several copies and handed them over to others."
If we are looking for treasure, how can we find it without a treasure map?
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