After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

After hearing this, Li Siming had no choice but to go ahead.

"Next, the prince will present the gift." Su Shengyuan shouted.

Li Siming walked to the center of the stage with his painting. At the same time, he silently prayed to God that his painting must be real, otherwise how could he stay in front of the emperor in the future!

If you present a fake painting to the emperor during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he will definitely reject it.

Li Siming couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this, and every step he took from then on was extremely difficult.

The next second, everyone present was stunned, because Prince Li Siming also took out a "Landscape Fu" that was exactly the same as Li Siqi's.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment. This matter became very difficult to handle. No matter which side was telling the truth, it was a slap in the face of the other side, and this was during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which the emperor attached great importance to.

Li Siming and Li Siqi were also quite shocked because they had recently heard a rumor in the palace that the emperor really liked this painting, and that the person who collected it was going to auction it off, so the two of them bought it.

I didn't expect to receive the same gift on such an important occasion.

Xu Yingying, who had only been to the palace a few times and had never seen such a grand scene, was frightened by this scene and broke out in a cold sweat. She did not dare to say anything and could only pray silently in her heart that Li Siqi's painting was real.

But her fantasy was soon shattered.

"Someone, call the painter to come and see which of these two paintings is the real one." The emperor's originally happy face suddenly became unhappy.

After a while, Painter Lang arrived.

"See your Majesty, long live my Emperor."

"Painter Lang, please stop being so polite and help me see which of these two paintings is the real one." The emperor said to Painter Lang anxiously.

"As you command, Your Majesty."

Painter Lang walked over to the two paintings and observed them for a long time. Finally, he pointed at Li Siming's painting and said, "Your Majesty, the painting on the right is real."

Li Siming heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the huge stone that was pressing on his heart finally fell.

When Li Siqi heard this, his eyes were full of disbelief.

It's fake?

He was not a person who did things in a careless manner. Before he delivered the painting to the palace, he had asked many people to look at it. Only after they nodded and said it was genuine did he present it to the emperor. However, he did not expect that this would be the result now.

"Hmph." The emperor suddenly snorted coldly, his entire face filled with displeasure.

At the same time, all civil and military officials knelt down.

"Father, I know I am guilty, but I did not intentionally present the fake painting to you. Before this, I had asked many people to appreciate it, and they all said it was real, so I..."

Li Siqi knelt on the ground and explained to the emperor.

"That's enough! I don't want to hear your excuses. You actually gave me a fake painting on such an important day as the Mid-Autumn Festival. I guess you don't take me seriously. In this case, in my opinion, it's better for you not to stay in Shangjing. Go to Nancheng! Go and solve the problem of unrest among the people there!"

The emperor waved his hand.

Nancheng is some distance away from the capital, which is both far and near. However, due to the large population mobility and complex population, the people here come from all over, so it is difficult to manage.

This is also a notoriously hot potato, so when the Imperial Concubine and Li Siming heard that the Emperor was going to send Li Siqi there, they immediately showed an expression of gloating.

Of course, Li Siqi also has his own connections in the court.

Seeing this, Jin State's Gongsun Tian stood up without hesitation and spoke for Li Siqi, "Your Majesty, although the painting that the Ninth Prince presented to you is so real, it only shows that the person who made this fake painting is too skilled. The Ninth Prince is not a professional painter, so it is normal for him to be deceived."

"I feel that what is even more valuable is the sincerity of the Ninth Prince! I hope the Emperor can forgive the Ninth Prince this time because of his filial piety." After Sun Tian finished speaking, he kowtowed to the Emperor several times.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yingying immediately stood up to testify for Li Siqi, "Your Majesty, I have been with the Ninth Prince all this time. He has really worked hard. He has gone around looking for this painting for you, the Emperor, and has put in a lot of effort."

As soon as these words came out, many people stood up and pleaded for Li Siqi:

"Your Majesty, please think twice. The Ninth Prince has only been home for a short time. How can you let him leave the capital again?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down and forgive the Ninth Prince!"

"Your Majesty, please be lenient with the Ninth Prince because of his filial piety!"

……

The emperor looked at the civil and military officials kneeling before him, and his heart was filled with emotion.

In fact, it was he who spread the news that he liked landscape poetry. The paintings in the hands of the brothers Li Siming and Li Siqi were all copied by others he asked others to do. None of them were authentic. The real ones had already been put in the national treasury by him.

Considering Li Siqi's safety, the emperor finally hardened his heart and scolded everyone: "How dare you! How dare you question my decision?"

"Pass the order down. The Ninth Prince has been very disrespectful to me. Now I am sending him to the South City to solve the problem of the unrest among the people in the South City. Leave immediately and do not enter the capital without an imperial decree. And Xu Yingying, who is beside him, should go with him."

After saying this, the emperor left without hesitation.

Xu Yingying, who was kneeling beside him, was so angry when she heard this that her teeth were about to break.

Really, just demote Li Siqi if you want to demote Li Siqi! Why drag her into this too?

I am so impressed! She has only been in the capital for a few days! She was kicked back to the countryside without any clear reason.

After being scolded by the emperor, Li Siqi returned to the palace like a walking corpse.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter what he did wrong, his father had never reprimanded him as harshly as he did today.

What happened today?

Even if what he gave was a fake, his father would not treat him like this!

Li Siqi was puzzled and felt very unwilling when he thought of this. He wanted to go to the palace again to ask his father for clarification on the matter.

But before he entered the palace, Su Shengyuan arrived at the palace.

"Greetings, Ninth Prince. I am here under the order of His Majesty to supervise you packing your things. Please leave the capital as soon as possible after you have packed your things."

Su Shengyuan said respectfully to Li Siqi.

"Eunuch Su, can you let me see my father one more time before I leave? I want to explain this matter to him in person. I really didn't mean it." Li Siqi explained.

“Ninth Prince, please don’t make things difficult for me. I am only acting on the emperor’s orders.” Su Shengyuan said to Li Siqi helplessly.

Xu Yingying heard every word of their conversation.

Seeing that Su Shengyuan's attitude was very firm, Xu Yingying thought that the emperor must be very angry.