The fourth master was alarmed. The emperor's father-in-law would not tell him anything. When he entered the palace, he felt something was wrong. Now he saw the thief smile on his uncle's face, as well as the other princes and Lord Leng in the palace.
His expression reminded him of the stone he saw outside, and he probably knew what was going on.
He first met his father-in-law and uncle according to the ritual, and then asked directly: "Father, do you want to ask whether the jade mine in Zhuangzi is real or fake?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present gave a thumbs up. No wonder the business is so big. They just have the courage and confidence to know that they can bear all the consequences after exposing it.
Emperor Ming Yuan said: "Yes, I asked Gu Si to pick up a piece and put it outside the yard. Come, let's go out and take a look."
Fourth Master shook his head, "Don't look at it, they are ordinary stones. Among the stone mountains in Zhuangzi, the most valuable ones are white marbles, but there are not many."
Emperor Ming Yuan straightened his neck and suddenly felt it was difficult to breathe, "Ordinary stone? You can tell it just by looking at it?"
The fourth master said with certainty: "I have been to Meizhuang many times without just taking a look. There is nothing valuable in the entire Meizhuang and on the entire hill. If there is anything valuable, it will be cleared away. There is no way there is such a valuable jade mine."
Rather than mining.”
Emperor Ming Yuan breathed out from his nose, "But my uncle said that there is a jade mine underneath, how can it be false?"
This is a matter of character, and everyone didn’t know how to answer the call.
King Wei said: "Father, maybe even my great-uncle was deceived?"
Fourth Master smiled. Sometimes, laughter can express a desperate attitude. Emperor Ming Yuan's face suddenly shrunk, as if the strong belief in his heart was suddenly destroyed.
How could my uncle do this? Isn't this just grabbing food from a beggar's bowl? He is already poor enough.
Seeing that their father was so sad, everyone looked at the Fourth Master, should they express their feelings?
The fourth master also advised generously: "Father, don't be sad. You are not the first person to fall into his hands, and you will definitely not be the last one. Besides, money is not something you should spend on making his old man happy."
That’s fine.”
Emperor Ming Yuan couldn't be happy and kept a long face. What about the trust between people? Why was it gone when he came to him?
Feeling troubled, he sent everyone away and asked Eunuch Mu Ru to prepare the car. He personally asked his uncle if there was really no jade mine and he wanted to return the goods.
When they arrived at Prince Su's Mansion, they were invited to wait in the main hall. After a while, a group of old people arrived. After Emperor Ming Yuan paid a visit to the Supreme Emperor, since one million taels was not a small amount, he directly said to Prince Anfeng: "Uncle,
It’s like this. I asked people to go to Meizhuang and collect a few stones. When they came back, they found that they were just ordinary stones. One of them was white marble. There was no jade or jade. What’s going on?”
Prince Anfeng was slightly surprised, "No? How could there be no? Impossible."
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at him, "It's true. I've asked someone to look at it, and I asked Leng Si. Leng Si said that there is indeed no jade in Plum Village. Uncle, you... you didn't lie to me.
?”
Prince Anfeng was dissatisfied, "How can I say that I lied to you? I don't know either. Those who don't know can at most say that everyone has been deceived. How can I say that I lied to you?"
Emperor Ming Yuan said: "In this case, I don't want Zhuangzi anymore, so I will give it back to you. You can return one million taels to me when it is convenient for you."
Prince Anfeng said: "Okay, if you don't want it, just return it. As for one million taels...just wait a moment, I will get it for you. It's ridiculous. It has been sold for so long.
We also have to take care of after-sales service, and only I can do that."
Emperor Ming Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, as he got his pension back, but in case something unexpected happened, he said: "Well, if it's a banknote, it'd better be from a bank account opened by the imperial court."
Prince Anfeng stood up and said, "Don't worry."
The three giants looked at each other. Brother Wei had one million taels. Didn't the one million taels be divided? There were so many guards, and each person only got a thousand taels. They all enriched their own pockets, and no one had any money.