Jiang Yuan sat steadily, with no intention of trying to figure out the truth, looking as if she was sure of winning.

After leaving the bedroom, the gift prepared by Jiang Yuan never left Xing'er's hands from beginning to end. Xing'er figured out the crux of the matter in an instant.

Xing'er was completely panicked. She gave Shuang'er the chin bean just to get this job. She hoped that she could show up more often in front of the emperor, gain his appreciation, and become a phoenix.

But the fact is not so. Jiang Yuan did not intend to promote Shuang'er from the beginning, but deliberately set up a game. Shuang'er was a player in the game before, and now she took the initiative to replace Shuang'er.

Concubine Chen glanced at Shuang'er's clothes and said sarcastically, "Jiang Zhaoyi, this wicked servant is bullying his master, and you don't take good care of him. Now the joke has even reached the emperor."

Concubine Zhen said, "This cunning slave should be beaten to death and the jade bracelet thrown out."

Concubine Zhen's move cut the Gordian knot, which had a negative impact but achieved excellent results.

Gu Yingxia stared at Jiang Zhaoyi meaningfully, snorted coldly and turned away.

Jiang Yuan felt guilty, so she lowered her head to sip her tea, didn't say much, and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible.

During the banquet, the concubines toasted each other one by one, and the emperor seemed very happy.

Shuangxi was also happy. The emperor had been frowning recently because of the disaster relief funds and hadn't smiled for a long time. Today he was finally happy.

Xi Jiaorong took the initiative to perform, playing the piano and singing softly.

"Empress Qi, come and dance."

Qi Yuer patted the cake crumbs on her hands and stood up to dance.

Many noble ladies knew how to dance the Xiangshui Dance, a popular dance in Kyoto. Concubine Mei also started dancing after drinking two glasses of wine.

Gradually, all the concubines who could dance began to dance to the music of the zither. Zhu Bifeng played the flute horizontally, and the sound of the flute harmonized with the music of the zither.

Overall, the Cherry Party was well organized. The only flaw was the jade bracelet Jiang Yuan gave.

After the banquet, Jiang Yuan returned to the palace with half a basket of cherries. Shuang'er came out to greet her. She looked outside the palace several times but still did not see Xing'er.

"Don't look anymore, Xing'er won't be back."

Shuang'er sobbed softly, as if she was sad about what happened to her companions.

It was not surprising at all that a palace maid died in the harem. Shuang'er turned over the broken bricks under the bed, and found her savings hidden in the broken bricks.

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"The Piranha Plant chased me across two mountains and still keeps chasing me."

Wei Junzhai threw fire scale powder behind him as he ran. The head of the carnivorous plant was covered with blue powder. Wei Junzhai threw down a match and the fire spread down the mountain.

"If you set fire to a mountain, you'll spend the rest of your life in jail."

You can't run around, you have to put out the fire first.

Wei Junzhai covered the fire with sand and soil, and the fire became smaller and smaller.

Wei Junzhai tamed many kinds of spiritual plants. After the carnivorous plant mutated, he suffered the backlash and had to flee.

During this period, he wrote a letter to Gu Yinwei, hoping to get Gu Yinwei's help.

The letter for help was sent to the harem, but it fell into oblivion and no reply was received.

She refused to come and rescue me, so I had to take the initiative to go find her.

Wei Junzhai burned the carnivorous plant, patiently extinguished the remaining embers on the ground with sand, and slowly walked down the mountain.

Wei Junzhai came to the front of the palace and asked to see Empress Dowager Hengle by name.

The guard went in to report that Wei Junzhai did not see Gu Yinwei but saw Zhu Bifeng first.

"Please ask the Imperial Master to send down a shower of sweet rain."

Zhu Bifeng smiled, and the whisk in Wei Junzhai's hand fell down. He picked up the whisk and turned away, feeling embarrassed that he had found the wrong person.

"You came to the palace specially to see me, why are you leaving right after arriving?"

Gu Yinwei walked out slowly, her face didn't look old at all.

"There's been little rain in Mobei, and the fruit trees are barren. The people there are complaining bitterly. Please ask the Imperial Master to come up and pray for rain."

Pray for rain, is it so easy to pray for rain?

The previous emperor died, and he had no place to absorb luck. He relied entirely on bleeding to nourish spiritual plants and absorb spiritual energy for cultivation. When the young emperor met him, he spoke less than three sentences to him, two of which were asking him to go on stage to pray for rain.

The people in Weijunzhai were numb.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come to the palace. Originally, he was the one seeking help, but now I have become the one helping others.

"Master, hurry up and prepare. I will immediately order the preparation of the rain-praying platform."

Zhu Bifeng left, smiling. Wei Junzhai had a bitter face. Who was he and why did he come to the palace?

"Master, do your best. I will not treat you unfairly."

Wei Junzhai entered the palace for two reasons: one was to seek wealth, and the other was to seek help.

Unexpectedly, he became a person who helps others.

On the high rain-praying platform, Wei Junzhai stood alone. If he prayed for rain, he would be reluctant to give up his luck. If he didn't pray for rain, he might not be able to come down from the stage today, with so many subjects watching him below.

Zhu Bifeng led four ministers to burn incense and pray. Wei Junzhai, holding the wind and rain token, was at a loss.

Master Chen shouted, "Mr. Wei, please pray for rain! The farmers in Mobei are eagerly waiting for it."

Wei Junzhai raised the token and symbolically recited a few spells, and a gust of wind blew in the sky.

Lord Zhao stroked his beard and called out, "Mr. Wei, why is it only windy and not raining?"

Wei Junzhai's current situation is like being hung on a frying pan, and his life will be in danger if he makes any mistake.

Gu Yinwei came to watch the fun holding two ginseng dolls, and Wei Junzhai recognized the origin of the ginseng dolls.

With a grit of teeth and a stomp of feet, it really started to rain.

Zhu Beifeng and the four ministers of state protection were very happy and all looked at Wei Junzhai with admiration.

Gu Yinwei cut off a bunch of hair from the ginseng doll's head. The ginseng doll touched its head and slowly walked away.

Wei Junzhai took the ginseng tea and was in tears. The ginseng doll had been sucking his blood for years and had gained intelligence. It was originally cultivated by him with great care. He was also wondering why the ginseng doll and the Polygonatum suddenly disappeared from Lingyin Mountain. It turned out that they were poached by Gu Yinwei.

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