Finally, the last painting fell into the hands of the queen.

The Queen smiled and flipped through the painting, and He Xiwen commented: "This is definitely not drawn by the Concubine. From what I can see, the person using the brush doesn't even know how to hold the brush."

Xiwen agreed and guessed, "My lady, could it be that Wu Da Ying painted it?"

The Queen's smile gradually faded, becoming pale and weak.

She coughed a few times, lifted her handkerchief, and her face was covered in blood.

In the bloodstains, a few pieces of flesh and blood could be vaguely seen, which was shocking.

Xiwen suddenly felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and hurriedly and carefully helped the queen sit down.

The queen coughed twice more before shaking her head and saying, "It's okay. I received word from home that the person has arrived in Xixia. I'm sure there will be good news soon. In comparison, I'm more worried about Wu Da Ying."

She has been seriously ill these days. Even though she knows that Wu Da Ying is being held hostage by the Imperial Concubine, she is unable to help.

However, looking at the imperial concubine's appearance, the queen guessed that she also gained a lot of benefits from Wu Daying's words.

Otherwise, with her temper, she would definitely torture Wu Da Ying.

As for this painting...

The queen smiled.

Could it be that Wu Da Ying first drew a pig's head for the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine was so angry but didn't want to kill Wu Da Ying, so she had to let Wu Da Ying draw a pig's head for everyone in the palace to calm her anger?

In this way, he could relieve his anger and make Wu Da Ying too busy to cause trouble again.

Obviously, as the imperial concubine's old rival, the queen had guessed the whole story almost exactly.

The next day, Linhua Palace.

The sun had already streamed into the room, illuminating the bed.

Wu Qing, who was forced to drink the sleeping soup, woke up slowly, his head still a little dizzy.

As soon as she woke up, Jinxiu was standing beside the bed, looking at her helplessly.

Jinxiu asked, "My lady, didn't you say that this time it would be foolproof? Didn't you say that we could definitely go back?"

Wu Qing scratched his head awkwardly and smiled.

"What's going on?" Jinxiu asked.

So Wu Qing confessed everything about the pornographic picture.

Jinxiu touched her chin, a little puzzled: "It's really strange, why doesn't the imperial concubine annoy you?"

Wu Qing coughed and whispered, "Do you think the imperial concubine is interested in me?"

Jinxiu thought about it, and suddenly her face turned pale and said: "My lady, it's my fault!"

"I happened to meet a fellow villager earlier. She curiously asked about you. I didn't want to say more, so I just told her that you were a fairy who came down to earth."

"Now that I think about it, that person might be the spy sent by the Imperial Concubine!"

Wu Qing's face was full of disbelief: "And the imperial concubine believed it? How is this possible!"

Jinxiu asked back: "Otherwise, how could the Imperial Concubine forgive you? Don't worry, it's definitely not that the Imperial Concubine likes you."

Wu Qing sighed.

That’s right, the imperial concubine is so beautiful, how could he look down on her?

It must be because she is valuable and they just don’t want her to die.

Wu Qing thought about it and smiled confidently again.

She said, "The Emperor's birthday banquet is just one day away! I will definitely be able to return home successfully by then!"

Wu Qing: [What a fool I am! I am going in the wrong direction! ]

[In the palace, the best way to commit suicide is to assassinate! If I chop the emperor with a knife, all nine clans will lose their heads.]

[The ancients said, "Those who criticize me to my face will be rewarded." My ancestors really didn't lie to me.]

Concubine Lin, who was eavesdropping on the other end, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea.

"Those who stab me in the face will be rewarded", is this how the saying is used? !

Concubine Lin held her forehead with her hand.

She had been so annoyed by Wu Da Ying's nagging these past two days that she even forgot the emperor's birthday.

Wu Qing: [I have to prepare a birthday banquet and give the emperor a big surprise. ]

Concubine Lin wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, shook her head, and smiled without saying a word.

The emperor's birthday banquet is also known as the Wanshou Festival.

That was a grand event celebrated by the whole country, and all the palaces and departments had to make careful preparations months in advance, with extreme strictness. How could someone be allowed to sneak in so easily?

On that day, Wu Qing carefully hid the pearl hairpin that was used as the murder weapon and put on exquisite makeup.

Before leaving, Wu Qingcai was told by the imperial concubine's maid that she was not of high enough status and was not qualified to attend the banquet.

Wu Qing felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and stood there in a daze.

"Fuck you! Why didn't you tell me earlier!" she collapsed and screamed.

This murder weapon cost her four taels of silver! That was all Wu Da Ying's savings!

If the imperial concubine didn't invite her to dinner, she would use money to buy food from the imperial kitchen.

Wu Qing, with an empty pocket, was destined to start eating stale steamed bread again.

…

On the day of the Emperor's birthday, all officials presented birthday gifts and celebrated his birthday in the Forbidden City.

At dawn, the emperor arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony in advance, awaiting congratulations from the kings, civil and military officials, and foreign envoys who had come from afar.

Longevity Buddha statues, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, gold and silver products, etc., are grouped into nine pieces, pouring into the hall like water, arranging the steps of the hall, a dazzling sight.

After the offering ceremony, the first banquet will begin.

The court band lined up and played solemn music.

The birthday banquet included twenty hot dishes, twenty cold dishes, four soups, four side dishes, four fresh fruits, twenty-eight candied fruits and fruits, and twenty-nine various dim sum and noodles, totaling one hundred and nine dishes.

All officials shouted "Long live the emperor" and celebrated with the emperor.

The birthday banquet was set up at noon, started at 3 p.m. and ended at 5 p.m., lasting four hours.

After all the officials left, the emperor moved to the Qianqing Palace to have fun with the empress and princes and then enjoyed another banquet.

After the current emperor ascended the throne, he named the country Great Yuan. This year is the thirteenth year of Great Yuan.

The emperor is thirty-seven years old this year, in the prime of his life. He is tall and strong, and as steady as a mountain.

As he grew older, the emperor grew a beard, and he looked extremely majestic, with an air of authority without even being angry.

After ascending the throne for many years, he used tough tactics, kept his word and maintained a firm grip on government affairs.

It's just that in recent years, perhaps because he was too strict, some people took advantage of him.

Those repressed forces, like imprisoned beasts, gradually found the opportunity to break out of their cocoons and become butterflies.

The emperor sat on the main throne with his eyes slightly narrowed. Although he was thinking something in his mind, there was still a smile on his face.

There are many people coming today.

Except for the seriously ill queen, all the concubines above the rank of noble lady were in the palace. The noble concubine, the virtuous concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine were all present today, and they all raised their glasses to congratulate the emperor.

The position on the emperor's left was reserved for members of the royal family.

He had few brothers still alive, and the only one who had the strength to walk and could come in person to celebrate his birthday was his youngest brother, Prince Ding.

Prince Ding and the Emperor were not born of the same mother.

Prince Ding's mother was the late emperor's Concubine Yu, who was a beautiful lady. Prince Ding inherited Concubine Yu's beauty and was so handsome that he was unforgettable at first sight.

Seeing the emperor glancing over, Prince Ding immediately curled the corners of his lips and stood up to wish the emperor a happy birthday.

Afterwards, the eldest prince, the second prince, and the little princess gathered together and were in harmony.

In addition to the concubines and princes, the emperor specially left behind several meritorious officials to celebrate with him.

One of them is Wu Da Ying’s ex-fiancé, Qin Lixue.