Chapter 432: Pointing To A Deer And Calling It A Horse; the Death of the Second Prince! (1/2)

“Reporting to Your Majesty! Today, I bought four top-grade night pearls from the Globe Merchant Group and am here to dedicate them to you. With this, may Your Majesty stay young forever!” In court, Tang Bing, who had never once spoken up, stepped out presenting a tray with a red cloth on it with both hands.

There was disdain on the faces of Shen Qiandong and Hou Jin when they saw this. No wonder this fellow can climb so fast. He’s a bootlicker!

However, this perception was quickly overturned.

“General Tang, how thoughtful of you. Bring it up!” From behind the curtain, the empress commented with a hint of delight. At her order, Manager Fan walked down.

“Your Majesty, there is no need. Although they are called night pearls, their brilliance during the day is still unrivaled. You will be able to witness it once I unveil this red cloth,” said Tang Bing.

“Is it? Then, let us all see the pearls for ourselves. They are rare treasures!” The delight was now obvious in the empress’ voice.

Tang Bing gave a loud murmur of assent and slowly uncovered the red cloth. Standing the closest to him, Shen Qiandong and Hou Jin were the first to see the contents, and both were shocked speechless.

What night pearls?! These clearly are fish eyes!

“Court ministers, what do you think? Aren’t my night pearls glorious?” asked Tang Bing as he turned around and looked at the officials behind him.

To the surprise of Hou Jin and Shen Qiandong, some people actually answered with flattery!

“Glorious indeed!”

“It’s so bright that it’s difficult to look straight at! These are absolutely rare treasures that I have the honor to witness!”

“……”

Exclamations rang out one after another. Hou Jin and Shen Qiandong rubbed their eyes and checked again, but no matter how many times they repeated this action, they couldn’t make night pearls out of fish eyes. The prime minister wanted to disprove, but Hou Jin pulled him back from behind.

Seeing Hou Jin slowly shaking his head, Shen Qiandong frowned but still swallowed back his refute in the end.

Unlike him, some people couldn’t hold back their words.

“Ridiculous! Those are clearly dead fish eyes! You are openly lying to Her Majesty in court! You should be sentenced to death by beheading!” shouted a confidant of the empress.

Many other confidants of the empress chimed in with approval. We can help you deal with others, but you are bullying Her Majesty! Who can endure this?!!

“Are you sure you’re seeing clearly? These are the night pearls that I paid sky-high prices for, and yet you’re calling them dead fish eyes. You truly hurt my feelings. Besides, you really think that so many officials who agreed with me can’t distinguish night pearls from fish eyes?” asked Tang Bing.

Then, with a slight smile, Tang Bing brought the tray to Hou Jin and Shen Qiandong. “Imperial Scholar and Prime Minister, you two be the judges. Are these fish eyes or dazzling night pearls?”

All eyes immediately fell upon Hou Jin and Shen Qiandong. At this moment, their words would be crucial.

“We two are old, our eyes are blurred and our knowledge is limited. We are truly unable to tell what these are, but I think General Tang must have his own considerations.” Holding back Shen Qiandong who wanted to speak, Hou Jin smiled at Tang Bing.