Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

Lin Ran apologized with a guilty look on his face, "It's my uncle's fault, but this matter involves the interests of our Sheng Dynasty. If the Southern Xinjiang envoys use this to make things difficult for the emperor, the emperor will be forced to make concessions. You don't want to see him suffer, do you?"

Lin Yiwan naturally didn't want to see Emperor Sheng An in trouble, but she wasn't really angry.

She waved her hands randomly: "I'm tired, I'll go back first, you hurry up and report to the emperor first!"

Lin Ran sent someone to send her away, and then went to the imperial study to report to Emperor Sheng An.

The next morning, Princess Sheng woke up from aches all over her body.

She frowned and called Lu Cui into the room in a hoarse voice.

She asked in a serious tone, "When did that young master leave?"

When Lu Cui saw the marks on her shoulder, her eyes immediately turned red.

She complained, "He looks as gentle as jade, but how could he act so crudely? He even bruised Your Highness's skin!"

Princess Sheng's face suddenly showed joy, and she urged anxiously: "Quick, bring me the bronze mirror!"

Lu Cui handed the bronze mirror to her, and she saw the horrifying purple marks.

She couldn't help but smile: "It seems that we really got together last night. He is so handsome, and our child will definitely be good-looking too!"

Lu Cui frowned and said, "Your Highness, I feel sorry for you. He was so rude, didn't you scold him at the time?"

Sheng Tianzhu interrupted in a deep voice: "What do you know? This is called interest. If you treat me with such respect, how can I experience the ecstasy of it?"

Lu Cui bit her lip and dared not say another word.

But she searched the bed and couldn't find any trace of blood.

She couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why is there no blood?"

Princess Sheng was also stunned. After a moment, she said in a complicated tone, "You forgot, I fell off my horse before and was seriously injured. The doctor told me at the time that that thing might have been broken!"

Lu Cui nodded. "I see. I'll help you bathe and change clothes. The Prime Minister of the Sheng Dynasty is already waiting outside for us to go to the Honglu Temple to worship the sacred picture!"

When this was mentioned, a hint of coldness flashed across Princess Sheng's eyes.

She said in a deep voice: "The Emperor of Sheng Dynasty will definitely suffer a great loss this time, and our food shortage crisis in southern Xinjiang can be easily solved!"

After she had packed up, she quickly walked to the door of the inn.

Meng Xiang stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness, the Princess. Everything is ready at the Honglu Temple, just waiting for Her Royal Highness to move in!"

Sheng Tianzhu said proudly, "That divine picture was painted by our Southern Border Grand Master. It has been in your Sheng Dynasty for many years. I'm sure you have protected it very well, right?"

Meng Xiang smiled and replied, "Of course, it has always been kept in the secret room of the Honglu Temple. There are special people cleaning and guarding it every day, so there is absolutely no damage!"

Sheng Tianzhu nodded: "Then hurry over!"

When everyone arrived at the secret room of Honglu Temple, Princess Sheng indeed saw the picture of the snake lady scattering flowers hanging on the high wall!

She raised her eyebrows in sarcasm, thinking that the Emperor of Sheng Dynasty was really bold, as he actually dared to fool her with a fake divine map.

Fortunately, she stole the original painting, otherwise, she would have been fooled by this extremely similar fake copy.

She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Prime Minister Meng, are you sure this is authentic?"

Meng Xiang nodded: "Yes, could it be that Her Royal Highness the Princess noticed something wrong?"

Sheng Tianzhu ignored him and looked at the white-bearded old man following behind him and said, "Master Chongxi, you are the disciple of the old national master. You should know very well what his paintings should look like, right?"

Chongxi quickly leaned forward and replied, "Yes, I will go and check whether the divine map is real or not!"

Seeing that he was about to step forward quickly, Meng Xiang's face suddenly became gloomy.

He frowned and shouted, "Stop!"

Princess Sheng glared at him in dissatisfaction. "Prime Minister Meng, what do you mean by this? The Snake Lady is a sacred deity worshipped in Southern Xinjiang. We must worship her with an authentic image. Confirming the authenticity is a necessary ritual. Why are you interfering?"

Prime Minister Meng replied calmly, "Your Highness, there's no need to worry. You saw it when you came here just now. To protect this sacred map, the Honglu Temple is heavily guarded. It can't be fake!"

Sheng Tianzhu asked impatiently, "What if? If there's a fake divine picture hanging inside, the consequences won't be something you can bear!"

Meng Xiang hesitated for a moment, but after a moment's silence, he still refused and said, "I guarantee it with my own life!"

This was exactly what Sheng Tianzhu was waiting for. She wanted to force Meng Xiang to firmly believe that the painting was real, so that she could put forward conditions.

She immediately smiled and said, "Since Prime Minister Meng has said so, then this princess is embarrassed to ask for your head. However, if the divine map is fake, your Sheng Dynasty should compensate us with 5,000 dan of grain in Southern Xinjiang!"

Prime Minister Meng couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, how can you be so sure that this divine map is fake? Could it be that you have done something?"

Sheng Tianzhu interrupted with a flick of her sleeve: "It's ridiculous! This picture is placed in the secret room of your Sheng Dynasty's Honglu Temple. What can this princess do? I just don't want to worship a fake saint!"

Prime Minister Meng still refused to give in. He asked doubtfully, "What if this painting turns out to be authentic?"

Sheng Tianzhu almost blurted out: "Impossible!"

After a moment, she hurriedly made amends, "The auspicious time is almost here. We can't delay any longer. Let Master Chongxi go and verify it first!"

Prime Minister Meng said coldly, "If it's true, I wonder what price Princess Sheng will pay?"

Princess Sheng argued, "If it's true, what price can it cost us? This is a symbol of friendship between our two countries. We will still abide by the agreement!"

Meng Xiang sighed helplessly, "Your Highness, you question our Sheng Dynasty like this. Aren't you afraid that our people will feel resentful? If you don't offer some tangible benefits, not only will the people be unable to be appeased, but even the officials of the Sheng Dynasty, whom I represent, will be dissatisfied!"

There was a coldness in Princess Sheng's eyes. She never expected that the old prime minister of the Sheng Dynasty would be so difficult to deal with.

He had to force her to agree to something before he would let Master Chongxi verify the authenticity of the divine map.

Forget it, I won’t bother with him anymore!

He will definitely be disappointed anyway!

Having made up her mind, she quickly said, "How about this princess promise to give you five thousand war horses from the Sheng Dynasty?"

Meng Xiang spoke directly: "Words are not enough, written evidence is enough!"

Princess Sheng originally didn't want to sign the document, but Meng Xiang forced her to write her name on it, so she had to do it reluctantly.

After everyone put away their documents, she impatiently urged, "Master Chongxi, go verify it quickly!"

Master Chongxi walked quickly to the divine picture and examined it carefully with a frown.

After a moment, his eyes were filled with shock.