0p0 Chapter 446 Jin She Loves Talent (7)
Chapter 446 Jin She Loves Talent (7)
Originally, Master Shen was very reluctant to return the betrothal gift.
When he heard that his so-called "good daughter" had actually "borrowed" a lot of things from other families, his face instantly became long and his expression became extremely ugly.
But even so, he still gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm and said, "Is this given away or borrowed? You have to produce some solid evidence."
Deep down in Master Shen's heart, he always felt that Chu Yunfan was deeply in love and obsessed with his daughter. Even if the other party could really produce a so-called list, there would not be enough conclusive evidence to prove that these things were borrowed.
Therefore, he came up with an idea and thought of simply cheating and not admitting the debt, and the less he could pay, the better.
However, what Master Shen never expected was that after Chu Yunfan heard what he said, he actually showed a look of confusion on his face, staring at him for a long time before slowly speaking: "My Lord, don't you know anything about this?
Every time Miss Shen came to our Chu family to "borrow" something, she had to register it with the accounting office. Not only did she have her own signature and seal, but even the reason for borrowing the item was clearly written.
I vaguely remember that there were several reasons, and they seemed to be related to you, Master Shen."
As he spoke, Chu Yunfan flipped through the thick list in his hand, muttering, "Let me take a good look! Hmm... What was the reason she wrote when she took the Qingyan Lamp away last time?"
After a while, Chu Yunfan was heard shouting excitedly: "Found it!"
At this time, he had already turned to the middle of the book. Then, Chu Yunfan cleared his throat and read aloud, "It says that it is for your late night reading."
The Qingyan lamp is made of a special material. When it is lit, the light is bright and soft, which not only allows the user to see the words on the book clearly at night, but also does not hurt the eyes.
Master Shen seemed to be slapped hard in the face, but he still insisted: "Nephew Chu, isn't this your filial piety to me?"
But Chu Yunfan's face immediately showed a "horrified" expression: "Master Shen, don't be ridiculous. How can I give you the Qingyan Lantern as a gift?"
This sentence has not been finished yet. Of course, it is also possible that Chu Yunfan did it on purpose. In short, the result is that Shen Yueying popped up: "Chu Yunfan, you are a Duke, but you are so tolerant. It's just a lamp, you..."
"How dare you!" Quan Shun retorted angrily, "Ms. Shen really has high standards! The Qingyan Lamp is just a small thing in your eyes."
This question was asked by Quanshun, but it was obviously also the intention of Emperor Hongwen. At this moment, his hand rested on a lamp on the desk.
After seeing Emperor Hongwen's action, Master Shen immediately knelt down.
It turned out that there was also a Qingyan lamp on the desk, but this one had a dragon pattern on it.
The one on Master Shen's desk has a Qilin pattern on it.
"I am terrified!" Master Shen's legs went weak and he knelt down.
Seeing this, Shen Yueying felt unwilling, but she had no choice but to kneel down with them.
Chu Yunfan lowered his head with a look of "I was wrong", but no one noticed that the corner of his mouth was raised in a beautiful arc at this moment.
He brought the Qingyan Lantern on purpose.
Because the lamp is made of "meteorite from outer space", there are only two of them in the world.
When the Qingyan Lamp was just made, Emperor Hongwen had just ascended the throne and had the best relationship with the Chu Mansion.
The dragon pattern represents Emperor Hongwen himself, while the Qilin represents Chu Yunfan's father.
Moreover, each of these two lamps has a groove mechanism, so they can be combined into one.
This symbolizes that Emperor Hongwen has absolute trust in Chu Yunfan's father.
Of course, this is still the case now. After all, there is no one that the Emperor loves more than a dead person with outstanding achievements.
Originally, Emperor Hongwen intended to treat this matter as a farce, and in the end, he would smooth things over and then "give both parties fifty lashes" to let the matter go.
But now it really can't be resolved so simply.
"Yunfan, let me see the booklet in your hand." Emperor Hongwen finally had to take on this "hot potato".
At first, he was still reluctant, but when he saw the third part, that is, before the location of "Qingyan Lantern" was written, Emperor Hongwen was already angry: "Nonsense! Even if you want to be nice to someone, you don't have to pile so many good things in front of the other person."
"You have to understand that some people are born ungrateful and can never be tamed no matter what you do." Emperor Hong Wen glanced at Shen Yueying as he spoke. His tone was angry but his eyes were cold, as if he was looking at a dead person.
Master Shen didn't have much time left with Emperor Hongwen. He understood the meaning of this look, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Hongwen: "Your Majesty, my daughter is young and has little knowledge. She has never seen anything good, so she 'borrowed' so many things from the Chu family."