Chapter 1281 - 53: Father-in-law and Son-in-law Duel (Part 2)
Su Yang is a clever person; he knows that rather than getting into a staring contest, it’s better to find something else for Princess Yinchuan to do and divert her attention.
"There will be plenty of opportunities for you to make shoes for me in the future. Since we rarely visit Beimo, why don’t you make more pastries for Father-in-law and the others?" Su Yang said with the look of an "ideal son-in-law."
His sister’s pastries had such a strong impact that he still remembers them vividly.
His sister-in-law, Princess Fu Yun’s pastries, made his elder brother have diarrhea for a day.
Su Yang doesn’t believe that Princess Yinchuan, who can’t even bandage a wound, could make pastries.
His brother-in-law’s difficulties are bound to be met with the brother-in-law’s revenge.
Just as Su Yang predicted, King Beimo and Beimo Empress ate them and successfully ended up with stomachaches.
However, Su Yang wasn’t spared from the trap he set for the Beimo Crown Prince.
Princess Yinchuan brought some back for him to eat.
Of course, Princess Yinchuan knew the pastries couldn’t be eaten and instructed the maid to throw them away, but the Beimo Crown Prince thought that since it was his Imperial Sister’s first time making pastries, the brother-in-law ought to taste them.
What could Princess Yinchuan do?
She had already implicated her father, mother, and big brother, so she couldn’t be biased against her husband.
Especially since the idea of making pastries was suggested by Su Yang.
He must have been harboring bad intentions.
Su Yang reluctantly ate two pieces.
However, he ate them without any issue.
Poor Imperial Physicians were waiting outside the palace, seeing that Su Yang did not rush to the toilet, and Princess Yinchuan was skeptical, "Doesn’t your stomach hurt?"
"Before eating the pastries, I took Antidote Pills and also some antidiarrheal medicine," Su Yang said.
"...!!!"
Princess Yinchuan was furious.
Su Yang just looked at her, and Princess Yinchuan found herself swallowing her anger.
Knowing that the pastries would cause stomachaches yet still serving them to Su Yang amounted to an assassination attempt on her husband.
Su Yang had her make the pastries for King Beimo as an act of filial piety but didn’t ask her to make them like a laxative.
In this matter, she wasn’t right, and had to repress her anger.
In the second clash between the father-in-law and son-in-law, Su Yang emerged victorious once again.
After entering the palace with Princess Yinchuan, Su Yang and Princess Yinchuan went to the Imperial Garden.
King Beimo and Beimo Empress were there enjoying the flowers.
Su Yang and Princess Yinchuan stepped forward to pay their respects.
The two who had just had stomachaches felt frustrated seeing Su Yang as their son-in-law.
Yet, it was meant well; it was their daughter who had not done well, causing trouble for them.
Taking a deep breath, King Beimo suppressed his anger.
After staying in the Imperial Garden for a short while, a minister came to request an audience.
King Beimo allowed the minister to come over.
Hmm.
The minister spoke on a matter of solving questions.
The answer had been found, needing confirmation with Su Yang to affirm correctness.
Su Yang praised the minister a few times, and the minister humbly replied, "The answer wasn’t from me, but from a young gentleman."
King Beimo knew about this and said, "Summon him to the palace, I want to meet him."
The minister accepted the order and withdrew.
These words were intended for Su Yang.
A young man could solve the problem that had stumped Su Yang for three days in a short time, proving his exceptional abilities.
King Beimo was hoping that someone might help him regain face from the son-in-law.
Su Yang didn’t say anything.
The problem was set by himself, then solved by himself, earning three thousand taels in the process, fearing that if revealed, King Beimo might want to beat him.
Even if beaten, he was more concerned about having to give up the money.
He wouldn’t admit that the money was already spent.
Su Yang, "...."
He was determined to dig some money from King Beimo or Beimo Crown Prince.
With the rare opportunity to enter the palace, how could he miss such a chance?
Su Yang, when setting a trap, can count the ones who escape it on one hand.
King Beimo easily fell into the trap set by Su Yang.
Su Yang provoked King Beimo, leading him to declare, before leaving the Capital, that Su Yang was prohibited from entering the palace.
Su Yang touched his nose and said to King Beimo, "I’ll definitely be able to enter the palace within three days."
Princess Yinchuan looked at Su Yang and said, "Father doesn’t allow you into the palace, how will you enter?"
"I’m definitely going in," Su Yang replied.
"Impossible!" Princess Yinchuan retorted.
Not only did Princess Yinchuan not believe it, King Beimo himself wasn’t convinced.
Su Yang aimed for just this disbelief, then said, "Father-in-law doesn’t believe, how about we make a bet?"
Confident in winning, King Beimo couldn’t avoid accepting, curious about why Marquis Dongxiang’s son had such confidence on his turf.
"What are the terms?" King Beimo asked.
"If I enter the palace, Father-in-law rewards me with ten thousand taels," Su Yang stated.
"What if you lose?" Beimo Crown Prince laughed.
"Then I’ll stay with Yinchuan in Beimo for half a year."