The prince of love, the wealth has come to me

Chapter 118 The Emperor Presides Over the Banquet and Gambling

"I will kowtow to you and admit my mistake right now." Jiang Wanrou spoke so quickly that the censor's wife was too late to stop her.

"Is this true?"

"Of course it's true!"

The emperor had seen enough of the drama and spoke up, "Alright, I'll be the witness. Sister-in-law, please tell us what the strange beast said."

Ling Yueqing said seriously, "Oh, it's nothing, it just got scared after being beaten, so it's afraid of people."

"Also, there was an iron nail stuck in the front of its paw, so it felt excruciating pain every time it moved, which made it even more irritable and uncomfortable."

Everyone looked unconvinced, but if one looked closely at the Moon Kingdom envoy, one would find that his face was a little pale.

"Is what she said true?"

"Does she really speak animal language?"

"I do not believe!"

"I don't believe it either. He is just trying to attract attention by relying on the fact that he can't get close to the strange beast."

"I think it's true. Since someone in Yue Country knows how to do it, why can't someone in Li Country know how to do it?"

"That's right. As Princess Zhan, do you really need to attract attention by grandstanding?"

The crowd started out by whispering and then started arguing loudly.

I have long forgotten that this is happening in the court and in front of so many envoys.

Emperor Qianyang coughed with a dark face, and everyone reacted and fell silent.

Ling Yueqing suddenly had an idea and said, "Your Majesty, I have a good idea, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"You can say whatever you want, sister-in-law."

Ling Yueqing motioned for Eunuch Liang to come over.

Eunuch Liang came over with a confused look on his face, "Princess Zhan, what do you want me to do?"

Ling Yueqing secretly expressed her thoughts.

Eunuch Liang's eyes widened in shock. This was a very bold idea. Then, with a terrified look on his face, he went to pass the message to Emperor Qianyang.

After Emperor Qianyang heard this, his eyes lit up, and the next second he looked at Xiao Mingchen, "Eunuch Liang, tell this to my brother as well."

So Eunuch Liang ran over to Xiao Mingchen and delivered his message.

"What do you think, brother Huang?"

Xiao Mingchen raised his lips to a charming smile, "I think it's very good."

Emperor Qianyang then said, "Since my brother also thinks it is feasible, then let's do it."

Soon, a large table was brought up by several people, along with writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

Everyone started to feel puzzled when Ling Yueqing said she had a good idea. Then they looked at the people passing messages with confused faces, and then looked at the people moving the tables with confused faces.

After everything was ready, Emperor Qianyang coughed and said, "Today is a banquet, not a court session. There's no need to be so rigid."

"I think today's strange beast is particularly interesting. My dear ministers seem to have their own ideas and are unwilling to give in to each other. So I will simply set up a game so that my dear ministers can decide the winner."

"The blue team believes that Princess Zhan can speak the language of beasts and can successfully touch the strange beast. The red team does not believe that Princess Zhan can speak the language of beasts and cannot touch the strange beast."

"My dear ministers and envoys, please participate enthusiastically. Money or goods are all fine."

Everyone was horrified. What kind of game is this? Isn't this just a gambling game?

Is it really appropriate for the emperor to take the lead in doing these things in this kind of occasion?

Emperor Qianyang didn't care about that. Ling Yueqing told him anyway that she would definitely be able to touch the strange beast, and she only wanted a quarter of the money she got, and the rest would go into the national treasury.

If you fail to touch the key, you lose, and the Prince Zhan’s Mansion will compensate the national treasury with the amount of your loss.

Only a fool would not do such a business that is sure to make money.

Many ministers were tempted. After all, in their hearts they didn't believe that Ling Yueqing could do it. This was a business that was sure to make a profit.

"Your Majesty, if Princess Zhan can speak the language of beasts, but has not touched the beast, what should be done?"

Emperor Qianyang also looked at Ling Yueqing, who said indifferently, "Then it is considered that the red team wins."

Seeing Ling Yueqing's casual look, some people began to waver. Could it be that she really could do it?

"Your Majesty, I also want to participate, but I didn't bring any money with me when I came to the banquet today. What a pity~"

Some ministers did not want to participate, so they made up an excuse. After all, they were more inclined to the red side.

But if you choose the red side, you will win the bet but lose the face of the country. Who knows if the emperor will take revenge on you later? If you lose the bet, wouldn't that directly offend Prince Zhan's Mansion?

Since you can't please both sides, it's better not to get involved.

However, Emperor Qianyang did not follow his wish and slowly said, "My dear, don't worry. I have prepared the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. Please write the IOU first and pay it back another day."

Emperor Qianyang said as he glanced at the leisurely Ling Yueqing. She was truly a smart woman who even thought of this.

Ministers: "..."

Thank you~

So everyone took out money, wrote IOUs, and proceeded in an orderly manner.

Every time a stroke was made, someone would read it out loud, "Censor Jiang, five taels of red money..."

Everyone looked at Censor Jiang, who blushed and hurriedly paid another two hundred taels, repeatedly saying, "This old minister's eyes are blurry, and I made a mistake."

So everyone gave up the idea of ​​putting down a few cents as a token of their appreciation, as that would be disrespectful to the emperor.

Jiang Wanrou gritted her teeth and stamped her feet. Her father was really useless. What was there to be afraid of? She walked straight forward, picked up a pen, wrote an IOU for two thousand taels, and placed it on the red square.

The censor's wife wanted to stop it, but she was advised not to make big movements in the hall, so she kept winking at him, but Jiang Wanrou pretended not to see.

Go, bet 10,000 taels on the blue side." When everyone was almost done betting, Xiao Mingchen spoke.

Ignoring the gasps of the crowd, Chi Feng went forward to write the IOU, took it and had Xiao Mingchen press his fingerprints on it, and then placed it in the few blue squares.

Emperor Qianyang finally spoke, "My dear ministers, do any of you want to change your position? If not, this bet is over."

Several people changed their positions because of Xiao Mingchen's generosity. Although the King of War is rich, he would not joke about money.

Of course, most people thought that the War King was bewitched by the Princess and was just blindly following her.

From the beginning to the end of the whole gambling game, Lord Xi, the envoy of the Moon Kingdom, did not utter a word, and no one paid any attention to it.

Ling Yueqing walked around the pale-faced Lord Xi, came to the side of the white deer, and slowly squatted on the ground to look at it at eye level.

It made some strange movements and made some chattering noises.

Then he stood up, turned around and said, "Congratulations to some of the adults present here, they are going to get rich today."

Everyone looked puzzled, and then they saw Ling Yueqing easily grab the beast's front paw, and then turned it over, revealing the bloody flesh pads and the blackened iron nail in the middle.

Ling Yueqing gently stroked the white deer, and pulled out the iron nail quickly and accurately.

Everyone was surprised to find that the strange beast did not go crazy despite the pain, but just whimpered in grievance.

The emperor looked at the odds of one to several dozen, a smile flashed across his eyes, and then he slammed the table and challenged the envoy from the Moon Kingdom.

"What a strange beast from the Moon Country that no one can get close to. The truth is this. What is the meaning of your Moon Country doing this?"