In the imperial study room in the palace, Emperor Wanli was almost going crazy waiting! He had received news a long time ago that the motorcade would arrive today. He also knew that a sum of two million taels of silver in the motorcade would be put into the inner treasury, and a large number of rare treasures would also be delivered! These are the fine products Liu Haojia picked out from the homes of salt merchants and officials! So when he first received the message that Marquis Wu Ning was asking for an audience, he immediately said loudly: "Pass, pass, pass! Let him come in quickly, I have something to ask him!"
Wait for Liu Haojia to arrive in the study. Before he could be rude, Emperor Wanli shouted angrily: "Liu Liuqing family, why did you sell the Luminous Pearl? Shouldn't such a good treasure be given to me? Do you still have me in your eyes?"
Liu Haojia was unmoved after hearing this. After saluting meticulously, he knelt there and said, "Long live my lord, I have an explanation for this matter!"
Emperor Wanli slapped the table angrily and said, "What else can you explain? You don't want to give this kind of treasure to me, but you exchange it for silver! Are you just short of that little silver?"
Liu Haojia did not speak, but took out a document from his arms and raised his hands above his head. The young eunuch next to him immediately took it and sent it to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli felt cold when he saw this, and then turned over the pages of the book angrily. I’ll give you a nice scene after reading it first!
But as he looked through the documents, his anger dissipated a lot! This document is naturally the status of the previous holders of the Night Pearl! The miserable scene described above finally made Emperor Wanli calm down! After he finished reading, he said, "Okay, get up and talk!"
When Liu Haojia stood up, Emperor Wanli softened his tone and said, "You sold the Luminous Pearl because you were afraid that something would happen to me like these unlucky ghosts, right?"
Liu Haojia bowed and said, "Long live the wise Lord, that's what I think! That night-bright pearl is obviously an ominous thing, and it will never be allowed to enter the palace!"
Emperor Wanli wriggled his lips twice and then suddenly said: "I don't believe it! I am the emperor and the lord of the world! My blessings are incomparable to those of those people! That luminous pearl is an evil thing, and I can't bear it live!"
Liu Haojia said hurriedly: "Long live Lord, what you said is true! I just thought, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst! And even if Long live Lord, you are fine, you are not the only one in the palace! If others are affected by that evil If things are damaged, wouldn’t it damage the peace in the palace?”
When Emperor Wanli heard this, he slammed the table and said, "You are sophistry! I ask you, who did you sell that luminous pearl to? Immediately send someone to search his house and get the luminous pearl back to me!"
Liu Haojia still bowed and said: "Long live Lord, this must not be done! The person who bought the Luminous Pearl also paid real money. You can't just ransack the house for no reason because of this! Doing this will hurt Long live My love for the people!"
Emperor Wanli pointed at Liu Haojia and said loudly: "Don't fool me! I'm not a three-year-old kid, and I'm not going to lie to you just by telling you a few words! I want that luminous pearl right now, what do you think I should do?"
At this moment, a eunuch outside announced: "Long live Lord, Miss Zijuan has arrived and she wants to see Long Live Lord!"
Liu Haojia breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He knew that reinforcements must have arrived! Because he had asked himself to quietly send a letter to Queen Mother Li a long time ago, explaining the situation of Ye Mingzhu, and it was used at this time! 「
Zicuckoo came in and saluted and said with a smile: "Long live Lord, I am here to invite Lord Long live and Hou Wu Ning to talk to the palace on the order of the empress." 「
Emperor Wanli pulled up his sleeves and said, "I wonder what the queen asked me to do?" 「
Zijuan shook her head and said, "This slave doesn't know!" But I heard the empress say something about night pearls, and the slaves next to her didn’t know! 「
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wanli glared at Liu Haojia fiercely, feeling both angry and proud at the same time! I am angry because I am angry that Liu Haojia did not send the night pearl over, so that the queen mother would miss it! I'm so proud that my mother has come forward. Let me see how you can frustrate me!
So Emperor Wanli said proudly: "Okay, since the queen mother has called, the Liu Qing family will follow!"
After Emperor Wanli got up and went out, Liu Haojia naturally followed him out after hearing this. But before he left, he still reached out to take back the document on the table and put it in his arms. Although the rhododendron looks
He arrived, but he kept his mouth shut and said nothing. A palace man like him knows best when to speak and when not to speak.
The group soon arrived at Queen Mother Li's palace. Several people came forward to pay tribute to the Queen Mother. Emperor Wanli bowed easily and sat down, but Liu Haojia did not receive Empress Dowager Li's instructions and could only kneel there upright.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Wanli was even more happy, feeling that the Night Pearl was not far away! Empress Dowager Li said slowly: "Marquis Wu Ning, the Ai family heard that you got a luminous pearl in the south of the Yangtze River. It can fill the whole room with radiance! Is this true?"
Liu Haojia lowered his head and said honestly: "Back to the Queen Mother, it is indeed true! That night pearl is about fifteen minutes in size. It is so bright that you can read documents within two steps."
Hear this. Everyone, including other palace maids and eunuchs, gasped! Where is the luminous pearl here? This is clearly a national treasure!
Empress Dowager Li glanced at the gloomy crowd to calm them down, then turned back and said, "The Ai family wants to ask you, where is the night pearl now?"
Liu Haojia still said honestly: "When I returned to the Queen Mother, I sold the Luminous Pearl for a total of eight thousand taels of silver!"
Empress Dowager Li slammed the table and said sternly: "You actually sold this kind of treasure that can be handed down from generation to generation, and you only sold it for eight thousand taels of silver! Let's not talk about the silver, why don't you offer this rare treasure to the royal family? In your heart, Is there a royal family?"
Everyone looked at Liu Haojia with sympathy when they heard this. As far as this matter is concerned, it is easy and pleasant to put a disrespectful label on him! So in their opinion, Wu Ninghou, who has always been favored, is probably going to suffer a big loss this time!
At this time, Liu Haojia said loudly: "Go back to the Queen Mother, I have a favor to report!"
Empress Dowager Li narrowed her eyes and said, "Then tell me, let's see what tricks you can come up with. If you can't tell, just look at your skin! Don't think that the Ai family can't deal with you just because you are a commander!"
Liu Haojia heard this and immediately said: "Queen Mother, I had no choice but to sell the Night Pearl! That pearl is an ominous thing and must not be sent to the palace!" ap.
After speaking, he took out the document from his arms and raised his hands above his head. Zijuan stepped forward to take the document and handed it to Queen Mother Li. Queen Mother Li took the document and read it carefully. After a while, she finished reading the document and said, "Liu Aiqing, are all the things stated in this document true?"
