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Chapter 752 The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (7)

Chapter 752: The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (Part 7)

The warehouse manager was kneeling on the ground. He was frightened to death when he heard the princess' words. At this time, there were only three people in the warehouse: him, the princess, and the major general. Everyone else had been sent outside.

The emperor sent a fake item to the general's mansion?

He seems to be caught up in a shocking secret. Will he be silenced?

The emperor actually gave a fake treasure!

But when we think about the words in the imperial edict, "hand over the treasure intact to General Duan," does this have a hidden meaning?

Could it be that the young general had sent a fake into the palace? Did the emperor deliberately send it back?

The butler didn't dare look at Duan Jingwu, so he could only whisper his reply to Shen Tiaotiao: "Princess, only the topmost items are real; everything below is fake. The gold and silver only have gold and silver powder on the outside; the inside is just stone. Those ceramics aren't from the palace of the previous dynasty, and the paintings are fake. For example, this painting you see is a replica of a painting left behind by Wu Daoren, the most famous painter of the previous dynasty. The original painting is priceless."

Shen Tiaotiao still refused to accept: "Why do you say this painting is fake?"

Duan Jingwu also said: "Tiaotiao, I didn't pay attention before. Most of these are fakes. This time I'm in big trouble."

In her previous life, Shen Tiaotiao was just an ordinary college student who studied a foreign language and had never learned to appreciate ancient paintings. She just thought this painting was pleasing to the eye and was puzzled: "Why do you all think it's fake?"

The housekeeper looked at Shen Tiao Tiao in surprise, "Princess, have you forgotten? The real painting should be in your hands."

Shen Tiaotiao didn't know how she got involved with her.

"Huh? It's impossible."

The housekeeper continued, "Actually, this painting was hidden at the bottom of a box. When I examined it, I thought it looked like the original, but considering its origins, it must be a forgery. The original painting was originally in the palace of the previous empress, but was later taken out of the palace by a palace maid during a period of chaos and found by your in-laws. The painting was then given by the Imperial Concubine to the Empress Dowager as a birthday gift. It is said that the Empress Dowager passed the painting on to you three years ago."

Shen Tiaotiao was being stared at by two pairs of eyes and felt extremely guilty. She was a temporary time traveler and had only a tiny bit of the original owner's memory. She was afraid of being exposed. Fortunately, the original owner's mother, the imperial concubine, had passed away, otherwise her identity might have been exposed by the imperial concubine.

After she came here, she only knew how much gold, silver and jewelry she had in her private vault. She would never care about any paintings. If she had known this, she would not have said anything!

Shen Tiaotiao acted as if she had suddenly realized something. "Ah! I suddenly forgot about it! It turns out it's this painting! It's definitely in my hands."

She didn't see the flash of doubt in Duan Jingwu's eyes.

Of course, the issue now is not about a painting, but what do these fake treasures mean?

Duan Jingwu really didn't dare to think about the emperor's thoughts, but he had to admit that the emperor meant that he should solve the problems of disaster relief and food, and he would not be held accountable for the crime of sending counterfeit goods into the palace.

But disaster relief is never easy. I heard there's already an uprising in the north.

The same goes for food and fodder. The Yun Kingdom is eyeing them covetously. Perhaps war will break out soon. It costs money to maintain an army in peacetime, let alone fight a war?

But the emperor's decree directly pushed the responsibility of disaster relief and food supplies onto him. If anything went wrong, the anger of the people of the world would be directed at him.

Duan Jingwu cursed Shen Kang several times in his heart, and he also hated Mingli for hurting him.

Duan Jingwu suspected that the treasure map was fake and was given to him by Mingli on purpose, but unfortunately he was fooled!

"Tiaotiao, let's go to the palace first to express our gratitude and then apologize to His Majesty. This time, I was tricked by someone with ulterior motives."

Duan Jingwu wanted to meet the emperor, apologize to him, and ask him to find someone else to do these two things. He was willing to lead his troops to conquer the southwest and kill all the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Shen Tiaotiao followed Duan Jingwu into the palace to meet the emperor. Unfortunately, the emperor was a coward. Although he met with her, he did not give Duan Jingwu a chance to explain. He asked him to quickly deal with the disaster relief and food issues so that he would have time to prepare for the marriage next year.

"Jingwu, you grew up under my watch. You and your father are my right-hand men. Work hard and don't let me down."

Duan Jingwu sneered in his heart. How could he provide disaster relief without money? Without money, was his father supposed to lead the troops into battle while starving?