After thinking about it, Mr. Tang stood up and pulled out a painting. It was a picture of a rooster and gemstones painted by the prince. He gave it to his subordinates to check the origin of the gemstones.
He held the painting close to the gems and compared them carefully, and found that most of them were the same.
As for the differences, he didn't worry too much. The prince didn't copy them, but drew them after roughly recalling them, so there would definitely be some differences.
He put down the painting and leaned on the chair to think for a while, his heart wavering.
Unless the prince helped Zhou Man to fake it, it would be impossible for Zhou Man to come up with such a fake. He wouldn't be able to find it in a day, let alone a year.
How can it be so easy to find such colorful jade that happens to be in the shape of a rooster?
Not to mention the need for carving and polishing.
If it's not false, it's true.
Mr. Tang frowned in distress.
Zhou Man's words, deeds and expressions told him that this was false; but the factual evidence told him that it was true.
Mr. Tang rubbed his forehead, simply stood up and put the things into the rattan box. After thinking about it, he took it out again and called someone: "Find a good box."
Such a good thing must come with a good box, right?
It's too shabby to store it in a rattan box.
Mr. Tang took the things to the East Palace to show them to the prince.
The front hall of the East Palace was busy, and he didn't know what the prince and the officials of the East Palace were arguing about. He waited in the courtyard for a while before the prince came out with a calm face, and went to the small study with Mr. Tang to talk.
Master Tang took out the gem from the box while paying attention to the expression on the prince's face.
Seeing Master Tang taking out the gem, he frowned and couldn't help but stand up and move a little away from it. He frowned and asked, "Where did you come from Zhou Man? What can you tell?"
Lord Tang asked: "Your Highness, are you sure this stone is the one you gave to Zhou Man?"
The prince didn't even look closer and said directly: "It's just this one, what's wrong?"
Master Tang shook his head and said with a smile: "Nothing, I just came to confirm with His Highness."
Seeing that the prince was still standing far away, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, Zhou Man said that she has removed the toxins from this stone, and now this gem is no longer poisonous."
It wasn't poisonous and the prince didn't want to see it, so he still stood far away.
Mr. Tang put it away when he saw it and confirmed again, "Your Highness said it will glow at night. Does the poison come from the light?"
The prince frowned and said, "That's what Zhou Man said at that time. Why, didn't you ask her?"
He asked, but he suspected that every word Xiao Nizi said was false, so he didn't believe it at all.
Mr. Tang smiled and then asked some questions. The focus was how Zhou Man was sure that the stone was poisonous.
After asking questions, he hugged the box and left.
Mr. Tang did not dare to take anything home, so he stayed in the Criminal Department and worked overtime at night. Mr. Tang was so angry that he sent someone to bring him a bowl of soup every half an hour.
Mr. Tang drank his third bowl of soup sadly. It was finally dark!
As night fell, the dark room was still dark, and the stone placed on the table did not react at all.
Mr. Tang sighed, stood up in the darkness, followed his memory and went out the door. As soon as he reached the yard, the soft moonlight shone down, and he could no longer see his fingers.
When the boy who had been hiding in the corner saw this, he immediately struck a flint and lit a lantern to light the way for his master.
Mr. Tang exhaled and said, "Zhou Man's poison has been removed quite cleanly."
The boy couldn't help but ask, "Sir, isn't this a good thing?"
Mr. Tang was speechless, "Forget it?"
He was about to go home. Halfway through, he frowned and felt something was wrong. He turned around and went back to the office. When he returned to the yard, he saw a little fire in his house. He immediately stepped forward and kicked him.
Open the door.
The people in the house didn't expect him to come back. They held the gem in their hands for a moment, and before they had time to put it in the box, they immediately broke out the window holding the gem.
The boy shouted, "There is an assassin——"
Mr. Tang has already jumped out of the window following him...
If you steal something from the Ministry of Punishment, is it because the birthday boy thinks he has a long life?
As a result, Mr. Tang chased him and ran out of two doors, but there was no guard along the way.
Seeing that Mr. Tang could reach the corner of someone's clothes with his hand, a man jumped out from the corner and stopped Mr. Tang directly.
Mr. Tang instantly got into a fight with someone...
The boy chased after him, and Master Tang immediately shouted: "Go and get the gem back!"
The boy only hesitated for a moment, thinking that although his master was lazy, his kung fu was just okay, so he ran to chase the thief.
But at this time, it was obvious that there was more than one accomplice of the thief in the Criminal Department.
The boy was stopped before he could chase him very far. Master Tang sensed this and was so angry that he flew out a kick to repel the person who was blocking him, then flew past him and chased after him...
The thief ran all the way to the front yard with the gem in his arms. The yamen guard guarding the door turned around and saw him. He lazily pointed at him and asked, "Which yard are you from? What are you doing at night?"
The thief jumped up with the gem in his arms and flew directly out of the wall.
When the officer saw it, he was stunned. He immediately reacted, pulled out his machete and shouted: "It's a thief! Come on, catch the thief quickly!"
After crossing the wall, the thief squatted down and landed firmly. He stood up and turned around to run. However, in the dim night, he felt something was wrong and couldn't help but stop.
In the dark alley, someone struck a flint and lit a torch. As soon as the torch was lit, he saw a dozen horses parked in front of him, and the man on the horse was looking at him with a knife.
The firelight made the horses a little uneasy, so they shook their heads, but their hooves did not move. They were obviously well-trained military horses.
The thief couldn't help but take two steps back, turned around and was about to run to the other side, but he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, and a dozen horses came from behind, looking at him condescendingly.
While the two sides were having a tense confrontation, another person jumped down from the wall.
Mr. Tang stood still, glanced around, and when he saw the movement in the alley, he immediately jumped to the side, avoiding the thief's attack range and not standing beside the horse in the alley.
After he stood still, he looked over to the side holding the torch. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the leader, "Master Yin, it's you."
Yin Li smiled lightly and said: "Master Xiao Tang, I think Jingzhao Mansion is better than the Criminal Ministry? At least in my Jingzhao Mansion, no thieves will come."
Mr. Tang was speechless and cursed in his heart. The office in Jingzhao Mansion was cold and cold, and he had to face Yin Li. When he had a choice, of course he chose to go back to the Ministry of Justice to work.
You have to work overtime, so of course you have to stay where you are comfortable.
Moreover, coming out of the East Palace, the Ministry of Punishment is closer than the Jingzhao Palace.
But this was not the time to discuss this. He took a deep breath, pointed at the thief and said, "Master Yin, let's take him down first. He still has the gem in his hand."
Yin Li raised his finger and ordered in a deep voice, "Take it down."