On the bright yellow talisman paper, a big tortoise was drawn with bright red cinnabar.
Those specially made big mung bean eyes seemed to be mocking his stupidity and arrogance!
Eunuch Liu on the side was originally very nervous, but he almost stopped laughing after seeing the content clearly. Then, with the disbelief on Zhang Sheng's face, he said in a strange tone:
"Hey, this is the evidence Mr. Zhang said? I wonder if you dare to show it to the emperor?"
Zhang Sheng's face instantly pulled at the old man, and his heart was bleeding at the moment. He didn't know where someone had tricked him.
We cannot stay in this Prince's Mansion any longer.
As for Mr. Jiang...he underestimated her!
"Since we haven't found any, it means those demons are full of dazzling words. I will definitely teach them a lesson when I get back!" Zhang Sheng raised his hand to Eunuch Liu and said, "I take my leave!"
I thought the matter would be over just like that, but before Zhang Sheng could even take a step forward, he heard a voice:
"Since Mr. Zhang is no longer searching, please settle the account!"
The old housekeeper came with a group of servants, and the servants were holding things in their hands. This strange scene made the people in the yard look over curiously.
"What account?" Zhang Sheng said without curiosity: "Is it possible that Prince Rong's Mansion is some kind of black shop? You have to pay tolls when you come in?"
Things got messed up, and Zhang Sheng's tone became bad. The palace guards nearby were filled with anger when they heard this, and they wanted to come up and give him a meal.
The old housekeeper still looked calm: "Master Zhang is joking. What I want you to marry is the artifacts that your men destroyed in the palace. Come and bring the things to Master Zhang to see!"
"Wha, what?" Zhang Sheng was directly stunned by this scene. Before he could even react, he heard the butler speak unhurriedly:
"In order to make it easier for you to take a look, we have specially registered it, and now I will read it to you. A celadon tea cup, a silver-gilt filigree inlaid treasure-wrapped lotus pattern vase, a rabbit down fragrant duck and magpie gold hand stove, and a thin jade
A pair of plates, a torn glass bead curtain, a stained Sichuan embroidery screen, a gold silk flower palace lantern, a five-color silk carpet, red coral ornaments..."
Every time the old housekeeper recited something, the servant holding the object came to Zhang Sheng to show him. By the time he finished reciting, Zhang Sheng's sky was almost dark:
"These things, these things..."
Seeing that he was trying to be patient, the old housekeeper said "kindly": "Thanks to Master Tang for reminding me, I sent someone to record the officers and soldiers who searched, and there are some other trivial things that I won't bother with you. Let's count them down."
The total is twenty-three thousand taels of silver. Are you going to pay in cash or with a banknote, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Sheng almost vomited blood when he heard the total amount: "This is obviously blackmail!"
The old butler, who had been gentle just now, suddenly darkened his face when he heard this: "What do you mean, Mr. Zhang? Do you think that Prince Rong's palace cannot afford these things? Do you look down on my prince or the Holy Master?"
The old butler asked the question three times in a row. Zhang Sheng's face turned red, then green, and then turned white. After saying the last sentence, the palace guard who had just suppressed him instantly dropped his hand on the handle of the knife, as if he would rush forward to fight if he made a mistake.
Eunuch Liu on the side slowly closed his open mouth with a thoughtful expression: Could it still be like this?
Zhang Sheng was almost angry to death, but he couldn't refute. He could only swallow his anger and said: "That's not what I meant? It's just that these things are too valuable. I don't believe it..."
"What don't you believe? What thing in this house is not worth thousands of gold?"
Eunuch Liu took over from the old housekeeper and looked Zhang Sheng up and down with cold and disdainful eyes: "We have reminded Mr. Zhang that Prince Rong's Mansion is not a place where cats and dogs can run wild! If you dare to come, you must pay the price.
Prepare!"
In an instant, the situation at the scene was turned upside down. Zhang Sheng, who had been arrogant just now, was forced to speak. However, the prince who was originally swallowing his anger turned over and sang as a serf.
Zhang Sheng suppressed his panic and said fiercely: "I was ordered to search, and now I have to rush back to the palace to report my order to the emperor! You are stopping me from leaving, are you trying to sell me by force and blackmail the imperial officials?"
"Who blackmailed you? These are obviously..."
With a "squeak" sound, the door that was originally half-open suddenly opened again from the inside, and a clear female voice sounded: "Everyone, my master has something to say."
The scene couldn't help but be quiet for a moment and looked over.
Chun Xing walked out of it and said with a high expression and a straight face: "Old housekeeper, Eunuch Liu, the master said that Mr. Zhang has official business, and no one from the palace can stop him."
"this……"
"But……"
Seeing the slight change in the faces of the two people who were named, Zhang Sheng felt inexplicably proud: "It seems that noble people are sensible, and they are not as good as some slaves. They used chicken feathers as command arrows and dared to stop the imperial officials!"
He raised his head: "Everyone, get out of the way."
Not to mention, that noisy look makes people anxious and unhappy.
"Wait a minute, the master hasn't finished speaking yet."
It's a pity that he was interrupted again before he could be proud for too long. The girl continued without changing her expression: "I asked you to go back and resume your life because the palace is loyal and patriotic and dare not disobey the emperor's order and delay the emperor's affairs. But the loss of the palace cannot be tolerated.
It’s a waste of money. I believe Mr. Zhang is well-informed and reasonable and will definitely not default on the debt, so please write down the IOU before leaving.”
Zhang Sheng thought Jiang Tang was interesting a moment ago, but after hearing this, he realized how vicious this woman was: "You guys are..."
"Of course, there is one more thing!"
Chun Xing suddenly raised her voice and glanced at the two female guards just now: "During the search just now, the people under your command concluded that there was something wrong with the sachet on my master's body without even looking at it. I don't know, they thought that someone had framed him in advance.
The thief is shouting to catch the thief! So the master asked the slave to remind you that your men had better check it carefully and don't let treacherous people get in."
In just a few words, Zhang Sheng, who was originally going to argue with reason and scold Jiang Tang for being unreasonable, was instantly speechless.
Xiao Yichen hurried over after receiving the news that the palace was surrounded by officers and soldiers searching the palace.
When he learned that it was related to the Taoist temple that his fourth brother went to, he really regretted it. If he had known that it would be like this, he should not have said so much about Taoist nuns' efficacious powers that day!
But he never expected that his fourth brother, who had never believed in ghosts and gods, would actually go to a Taoist temple to burn incense for a woman, and be framed by someone in a dark way...
Along the way, he was in an extremely depressed mood. He couldn't tell who he was worried about for a moment, until he came here and saw Jiang Tang submissive and submissive to the aggressive prosecutor without leaving home, and even forced him on the spot.
After signing the IOU, I was as desperate as a rat crossing the street.
He finally realized that the reason why he came here in such a hurry was not because he was worried about what would happen to Prince Rong's Mansion, but because he was worried about... her.
[Ding~ Favorability of male supporting actor Xiao Yichen +1]