Chapter 342 He had been caught in the rain, so he wanted to tear off other people’s umbrellas
"You secretly replaced someone else's painting and asked Liu Danqing to copy it. It took you two days and two nights to finish it." Lu Li continued to expose him.
"You have done this more than once or twice. You are such a bad guy, passing off inferior goods as good ones and taking away the things that customers have worked so hard for!"
Ke Fuan's face changed drastically.
Where did this little god come from? How come he knows everything?
Before Ke Fuan could argue, the local officials followed Meng Shanchuan.
"Don't you want to report me to the police and say that I slandered you? I've already reported it for you. Go to the jail and tell them." Lu Yanshi laughed sarcastically.
Ke Fuan didn't expect that he would hit the iron plate this time.
He had done so many shoddy things behind the scenes without being discovered, so how come he was caught this time?
He regrets it!
But at this time, he still had to make excuses.
"Don't talk nonsense. I won't admit to anything I didn't do."
"I hope you can still be so stubborn even after you go to jail." Lu Yanshi smiled indifferently, full of coldness.
Ke Fuan shuddered and was taken away by the police before he even had time to cry out for justice.
Lu Yanshi ordered his men to pry open the cabinet, find the real "Street Scenes" painting, and compare it with the real painting in person.
In order to prevent himself from not being able to figure it out, he called Qu Fufeng as well.
Qu Fufeng had no idea what was going on, but since the emperor had spoken, he had to go ahead even if he didn't understand.
Just think of this as the ancient version of Find Fault.
Finding a little difference counts.
But he was disappointed.
He didn't have this convenient reserve knowledge and couldn't find it at all.
"I am incompetent." He took a step back honestly and let Lu Yanshi observe on his own.
Lu Yanshi touched the edge of the fake painting and suddenly laughed.
"Qu Fufeng, what do you think of me taking this counterfeiter back to the palace and letting him make the banknote you mentioned?"
Qu Fufeng was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty is wise."
"When we have produced one version of the banknote, we will let him make a copy until even he can't copy it. Then we can publicly announce the use of the banknote." Lu Yanshi made the decision.
He wanted to put some pressure on the people in the Ministry of Revenue to prevent those officials from muddling through.
"You are absolutely right." Qu Fufeng chuckled and began to gloat over the misfortune.
In the past, the people in the Ministry of Industry were always busy and dizzy, but now it’s time for the people in the Ministry of Households to feel the power of 996.
He had been caught in the rain, so he wanted to tear off other people's umbrellas.
Hehehe, let’s work overtime together!
Lu Yanshi took the real "City Life" away, and then, under the guidance of Lu Li, went to Liu Danqing's home and took him away as well.
Liu Danqing was depressed and frustrated throughout his life. He was obsessed with painting, but could not create anything of his own and could only imitate other people's paintings.
The more he failed to paint, the more obsessed he became. For the sake of painting, he did not care about his wife and children leaving him. But he could not sell his own paintings, so he could only make a living by imitating other people's paintings.
He didn't want to copy paintings all the time, so he often ate one meal and skipped another.
Now in his fifties, he still lives in poverty.
He never thought that one day he would be favored by the emperor of the time.
I immediately packed my bags and followed them.
The unaware guards who were accompanying him sighed secretly that the emperor was becoming less and less picky when choosing women, even old men were wanted.
Lu Yanshi found the talent he wanted and was eager to return home.
When they arrived at Beiwan City in Dongluo, they chartered a ship and traveled to Beijing by water.
Take the water route, with Xiaojiu here, the speed will double!
Lu Li did not disappoint his expectations. The journey that would have taken more than ten days by water ended up taking only five days to reach the dock in the capital.
If Lu Li wasn't afraid of being discovered that something was wrong, she could have been even faster.
"The Emperor and the Ninth Princess are back!" someone shouted at the dock.
When Concubine Shu learned about this, she immediately brought people to the city gate to welcome Lu Yanshi and others.
The last time the Emperor and the Ninth Princess returned, they did not greet them, which was already rude.
This time, she learned that the Emperor and the Ninth Princess had already entered the territory of Dongli, and it would take about half a month for them to return.
So she sent people to wait at the dock every day, and as soon as there was any news, they would drive a steam carriage to the palace to inform her.
As expected, she had waited for something.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Shen Liuzheng got out of the car and saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty is here to welcome you back to the capital." The ministers behind her also knelt down and saluted.
"Thank you for your hard work, my beloved concubine." Lu Yanshi helped her up and then looked at the ministers behind him.
"My dear ministers, you have worked hard. Please stand up quickly."
"Empress Shufei, long time no see. I missed you so much." Lu Li rushed towards Shen Liuzheng.
Shen Liuzheng caught her with a smile.
"I miss you as well."
"Ha! Ninth sister, don't you miss me?" Lu Qiongying appeared from behind Shen Liuzheng.
"Fifth sister! Your face is healed now?" Lu Li was delighted when he saw her smooth and fair face.
"Yes, I'm back to normal!" Lu Qiongying raised his chin proudly, regaining his former high spirits.
"Ahem." Shen Liuzheng coughed to remind her daughter.
Lu Qiongying hurriedly saluted Lu Yanshi and said, "Your Highness, I am here to see you, Father."
"Get up." Lu Yanshi was very happy to see his daughter's appearance restored.
Lu Li and Lu Qiongying hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the two sisters started chattering.
"Why didn't the others come?" Lu Li was a little curious.
How come the fifth princess came here alone?
"They are busy." Lu Qiongying didn't want to answer this question and simply changed the subject.
She noticed the little tail following Lu Li and asked curiously, "Who is this?"
"This is Lu Xuan, our father's son and our younger brother." Lu Li pulled Lu Xuan out from behind her.
"My father had such a big child with someone else?" Lu Qiongying was stunned.
The court officials were also secretly wondering where the emperor's son came from.
Could it be the prince who was once exiled among the people?
The emperor brought this prince back. Did he intend to pass the throne of crown prince to him?
This prince who has been exiled to the common people has such a good relationship with the Ninth Princess. Could it be that the Ninth Princess also supports this prince to ascend the throne?
Lu Li's words stirred up huge waves of shock in the hearts of the court officials.
"Xiaojiu, please make it clear. Lu Xuan was picked up by you. He is my adopted son, not my biological son." Lu Yanshi looked at Lu Li unhappily.
This child, why is his speech so unclear?
If he had a son outside, he was really afraid that Concubine Shu would get furious and punch him to death.
"I'm just afraid that Lu Xuan will be sad after hearing this." Lu Li argued.
She went on a secret visit and heard a lot of gossip.
She once met a family that always mentioned their adopted son's identity to outsiders. The adopted son became distorted after hearing this so many times, and in the end, because he felt that the adoptive parents were unfair, he killed them.
She was afraid that Lu Xuan would be sad to hear his father always emphasize that he was a godson, so she omitted the word "god".
"It's just one character difference. They're all sons anyway. What's the difference?" Lu Li muttered softly.
Lu Yanshi: ...
If he is afraid of upsetting an elephant, isn't he afraid of ruining his father's reputation?
She is really his good lady.
But looking at her father's gloomy face, Lu Li still came out to clarify.
"Yes, this is my father's adopted son. I picked him up."
Hearing this, the ministers all breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little disappointed.
Without a prince, who will inherit the throne?
"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Concubine Shu."
After they finished speaking, Qu Fufeng and Meng Shanchuan behind them also came up to greet Shen Liuzheng.
The others following them also got off the carriage and followed their example to salute Shen Liuzheng.
Shen Liuzheng was a little surprised. Why were there so many people when the emperor went out for a while?
The ministers behind them opened their mouths in astonishment when they saw this group of people.
Those people at the back, including men and women, old and young, can’t all be picked up by the Ninth Princess.
Picking up a child can be said to be because there is a lack of playmates on the road, but why pick up an old man or a cripple?
And that young and beautiful girl in the crowd, could she be the emperor’s new love?
The ministers looked at each other, their eyes filled with inquiry and curiosity.