Ten Miles of Red Makeup: The Legend of Ming Yu

Chapter 784 Smell
The Queen of Beiyue was supported by the palace maid and left the Hanyuan Palace. Mingyu didn't know what she said, how much the Queen of Beiyue believed, but even if she didn't believe it, she said that she couldn't cure her poison, and no one could put a knife on her neck Force her to detoxify.

Officials don't need to pin their hopes on her, the Queen of Beiyue wants to detoxify, they can only get the antidote from Dongling, as for how to get it, it's out of Ming's concubine's business.

But the dignified Queen of North Vietnam was poisoned, and she still couldn't get the antidote, which is a bit embarrassing.

Ming concubine turned to look at the emperor of Beiyue, the emperor of Beiyue couldn't figure out whether she really didn't want to detoxify the empress of Beiyue, or if she really couldn't cure it, after all, Ming concubine had laid a lot of groundwork before saying "can't solve it".

Ming concubine apologized, "I can't cure the queen's poison. If it was in the Dajing dynasty, I could look through medical books to see if there is any other way."

Now, she can only do nothing to help.

The emperor of Beiyue nodded lightly, and ordered Shun Gong to be fair, "Let the imperial physician think of ways to look for ancient medical books."

Eunuch Shun felt that pinning his hopes on those imperial physicians would be tantamount to destroying the queen's hope. It seemed that the only way to get the antidote was to find the poisoner.

Ming concubine felt that there was nothing to do with her, and was about to resign and leave the palace, but just as she was about to resign, a young father-in-law walked in quickly and whispered something in Eunuch Shun's ear.

Eunuch Shun was stunned, "Which painting did you lose?!"

Probably because he was shocked, Eunuch Shun's voice suddenly became louder. The emperor of Beiyue looked at him, and Ming concubine also looked at him.

"What's the matter?" the Beiyue Emperor asked with a frown.

Eunuch Shun walked up to the emperor of Beiyue and said, "Earlier, the queen had a nightmare, saying that Princess Yunxi had lost something. After hearing this, the father-in-law in charge of the warehouse checked the old things left by Princess Yunxi, and found that something was lost... …”

"And, what's more, it's that, that painting."

Eunuch Shun's voice trembled, and he knew that the lost painting was unusual.

But no matter how extraordinary it is, it's just a painting. Could it be a treasure map?
Thinking of Dongling's detour back to Dajingchao to find the jade pendant left behind by Princess Yunxi in order to send a fake princess to North Vietnam, it shows that the purpose of coming to North Vietnam is not pure. Now that Princess Annan has left North Vietnam, the goal should be achieved.

The Beiyue emperor's expression changed, "Which one is it?!"

"The Picture of Spring Rain in Xiaoshan Mountain," Eunuch Shun replied with a trembling voice.

This painting is Princess Yunxi's favorite. In the past, the emperor would take it out for admiration every once in a while, but recently there are so many things that the emperor doesn't care about it. Who would have thought that the painting would disappear.

"The treasury manager's father-in-law is not good at taking care of him, so he is kneeling outside the hall right now," Eunuch Shun said softly.

There is no way, the father-in-law in charge of the warehouse was written by him, he is his confidant, one of his own, if something happens, he will be guaranteed.

The Beiyue Emperor's face turned green, "Let him get out of here!"

Soon, the father-in-law in charge of the warehouse came in, and knelt down with a plop.

Eunuch Shun saw it and said, "When did you lose the painting?!"

The warehouse steward's heart trembled like a sieve, "I don't know, the warehouse is cleaned every day, and the paintings were not found missing. Today, I heard the rumors in the palace that the queen had nightmares. This servant took his heart and brought someone into the warehouse. Check carefully..."

There are quite a lot of things in the warehouse, but there are not many that are worth entrusting to the Queen of Beiyue in the dream of Princess Yunxi, and they must be the most beloved things.

After the father-in-law checked the most important items, he went to check the brocade box.

There were paintings in the brocade box. The father-in-law looked at it for a few times and didn't find the problem, but finally saw it when he closed it.

Half a year ago, he ate mozi crisps before checking the warehouse, and accidentally got his fingerprints on the painting, because the ones on the back were harmless, otherwise his life would be in danger.

It's just that the fingerprints were always there, and he didn't know when the emperor wanted to see the painting, and he never found a chance to remove the fingerprints. Later, when the emperor didn't find out, he forgot about it.

He read the scroll carefully several times this time, but the fingerprints were gone.

This painting is no longer the original painting.

The father-in-law also hesitated whether to pretend that he didn't see it. The emperor is getting old and his eyes are not as good as before. He may not be able to see that the painting has been stolen, and the palace has been passing on the emperor's body for a day. Not as good as one day, maybe not many days to live.

After the emperor kicks off in two days and the new emperor ascends the throne, he will not be able to recognize the authenticity of this painting, and he may not take this painting seriously.

After hesitating, the father-in-law still chose to confess. After all, confession is lenient, and resistance is strict.

Princess Yunxi has entrusted the queen with dreams, what if one day she entrusts the emperor with dreams?This is not impossible.

Seeing that the emperor's face was so ugly that he was about to kill someone, Eunuch Shun hurriedly said, "If you don't have something, you won't be able to see it if the painting is changed!"

He reprimanded and pleaded guilty to the emperor, "This slave is guilty. I was taken advantage of by recommending such a worthless person to take care of Princess Yunxi's old things."

The emperor of Beiyue took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, "Where is that fake painting?"

The father-in-law in charge quickly got up and went outside to get the fake painting.

He opened the painting and showed it to the North Vietnamese emperor, who frowned again and again.

The painting is exquisite, even for him, it is difficult to find that the painting is fake. He looked at the father-in-law in charge, "How did you find out that the painting is fake?"

The father-in-law did not dare to tell the truth. On the way here, he thought up a lie. When the emperor asked about it, he hurriedly said, "Slaves can smell it. The painting was kept in the red sandalwood box for a long time. , there is a strong sandalwood fragrance when it is taken out."

"Although this painting also has the scent of sandalwood, but because of the short storage time, the smell is weak."

Such a subtle difference can tell the truth from the fake, even Ming concubine admires his courage to deceive the king.

However, no one doubts this except for the concubine Ming. After all, he is the confidant of Eunuch Shun and is loyal to the emperor. Moreover, it makes people believe that a father-in-law can tell whether the painting is fake by his real ability. This is better than distinguishing the painting by smell It is harder to win people's trust.

Besides, it's not shameful to see it, so there's no need to lie.

Eunuch Shun looked left and right and didn't see that the painting was fake, he said, "Has anyone been in or out of the warehouse recently?"

The father-in-law in charge hurriedly said, "The storeroom is full of old things of Princess Yunxi. Usually, except for the slaves and two confidantes, no one else can get in, except last time..."

"Hurry up!" Eunuch Shun urged, he really borrowed his courage from the sky, he dared to say half of the talk with the emperor, not afraid that the emperor would chop his neck off!
The father-in-law in charge just took a breath, and immediately continued, "Except that last time the emperor allowed Princess Annan to go in and pick up a few old things of Princess Yunxi as a dowry."

Don't ask, the fake princess must have taken the opportunity to steal the painting.

The father-in-law still remembered that Annan County asked him to introduce the paintings at that time. He only cared about Annan County Princess, but not her maid. That maid must have taken advantage of him not paying attention!
(End of this chapter)