Chapter 1286 - 55: Father-in-Law and Son-in-Law Duel (Part 4)
The Palace Attendant’s voice drifted heavily, not daring to lift his head to meet the King Beimo’s eyes.
Deceiving the Emperor, this is indeed a first.
If charged with deceiving the monarch, he would definitely lose his head.
King Beimo did not suspect the Palace Attendant’s words, after all, serving outside the hall, it’s quite normal not to know the situation inside.
Thinking of Su Yang saying he wouldn’t play Mahjong, he would surely lose miserably.
A son-in-law gambling with his father-in-law, daring to bet to win, and actually winning, this audacity is quite hefty.
If he doesn’t suppress this, where will the dignity of King Beimo be?
King Beimo thought of Su Yang just turning over ten thousand taels after winning and felt delightful.
It’s just that when he walked in, the smile on his face stiffened a bit.
Because Su Yang was counting money, looking at the Beimo Crown Prince, "Let big brother-in-law spend lavishly."
That look on the Beimo Crown Prince’s face, it practically engraved "if I don’t beat this brother-in-law to death, I’m not the Crown Prince of Beimo."
In terms of asking for a beating—
Su Yang is the first runner-up; no one dares claim the first place.
King Beimo frowned as he came forward, seeing a pile of silver notes and gold ingots at the front of Su Yang.
In front of him, the Beimo Crown Prince had no silver notes, Beimo Empress had a bit more.
King Beimo remembered the incident ten years ago when Su Chong won over the Heir of Duke Chong.
King Beimo realized he was careless.
The people of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion are known to play the fool to catch the tiger.
Yet, the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion is famous for being domineering like bandits, plus being assertive, it’s easy to fall into their trap.
The Beimo Crown Prince rose to look at his father and said, "Father, why don’t you play a few rounds?"
Su Yang dared to win against his brother-in-law, there’s no way he dares to win against his father-in-law.
If he dared to win, he would ensure that his father would be furious enough to pin him down for a thrashing of two to three dozen strokes.
The Madam sitting in front of Queen Beiyue quickly got up to give King Beimo her seat.
She just entered the palace to chat with the Empress and lighten the mood, certainly not wanting to get involved in their father-in-law and son-in-law fight, or the brother-in-law struggle.
Already gambled away three thousand taels, and if continued, who knows how much more she would lose.
Such a great opportunity to escape, how could she not rush to leave?
The Madam rose, and the Beimo Crown Prince couldn’t say no.
But if the Beimo Crown Prince did let go, surely something would fall, there’s no way their father and son couldn’t win against one just sprouting hairs.
Su Yang also stood up, waiting for King Beimo to sit down before seating himself, saying, "Then the young son-in-law will accompany father-in-law to a couple more rounds."
King Beimo glared at Su Yang sideways, then looked towards Princess Yinchuan.
Princess Yinchuan, "... ."
Is Father asking her to help cheat?
Recalling how she refused to marry, and Father insisted she did, Princess Yinchuan was really unwilling to help her own father.
Back then, if he had listened to his daughter, there wouldn’t be a rebellious son-in-law asking for trouble now.
Princess Yinchuan turned her head away.
King Beimo, "... ."
Heart filled with frustration.
The daughter cherished in his palm for fifteen years, married for just a few days, and her elbow was already siding against him, her father.
The heartache of King Beimo was clearly visible to Beimo Empress, as she glared fiercely at King Beimo.
How King Beimo and Princess Yinchuan thought, nothing could be hidden from her eyes.
However, Beimo Empress’s mood was rather good; she missed her daughter and worried about her wellbeing in Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, hence they let the young couple return for a visit.
Though Beimo Empress could send someone to Daqi to inquire, no matter how trustworthy the person sent, Beimo Empress would still be uneasy.
Firstly, the waiting time is unbearable.
Secondly, nobody knows whether the inquiry would yield truth or lies.
What if the person she trusted to keep her calm found a way to appease but not inform the bad news?
With her daughter back in person, looking at her daughter’s complexion, she immediately knew if her daughter was truly doing well or just pretending.
Glancing at Princess Yinchuan’s face, Beimo Empress still felt a bit annoyed.
Her daughter, indulged for fifteen years, was tanned like that; how could a mother not be upset?
There’s indeed a word she didn’t like blocking in front——
Her daughter got stronger.
In the past, accompanying her for a garden stroll caused breathlessness halfway, needing to rest in the pavilion.
Now, a walk around was nothing, instead tiring her mother, the Empress.
Upon Princess Yinchuan’s return to the palace, every word and deed of hers was under Beimo Empress’s scrutiny, whether genuinely happy or feigning joy couldn’t be masked.
Toward Su Yang, Beimo Empress held a three-part fondness.
Just at the Mahjong table, Su Yang feeding Beimo Empress, raised that fondness to seven parts.
Having won over the Beimo Crown Prince, Beimo Empress returned some of the winning, but overall hadn’t lost.
This son-in-law’s heart inclines towards his mother-in-law.
After King Beimo joined a round of Mahjong, Beimo Empress glanced at Su Yang with full satisfaction.