Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

His Majesty did not receive any news about the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he got the news that Concubine Wang received a letter from home and cried heartbreakingly in the palace. His intuition told him that it could not be a good thing. Could it be that her mother wanted to divorce the Prime Minister?

His Majesty thought about it wildly but felt that something was not right. After talking to Tinghe, His Majesty explained the structure and staffing of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ting He rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, are you saying that the Prime Minister actually has a daughter who has just come of age?"

His Majesty nodded.

Ting He laughed and said jokingly, "Your Majesty is so lucky. I guess Prime Minister Wang must have written a letter to Concubine Wang that did not satisfy her."

His Majesty continued to nod and said, "Then I will ask the guards to steal it back."

Ting He stopped her in time and said, "The letter was probably destroyed or burned after it was read. It can't be stolen."

He continued, "If the Prime Minister lets his second daughter enter the palace to consolidate his favor because he can't bring me down, it's possible that Concubine Wang will be so angry that she will cry."

His Majesty thought it made sense, but now he was not interested in anyone except Tinghe, especially a little girl who had just come of age.

With the targeted situation, His Majesty acted more cautiously, fearing that he would fall into Concubine Wang's trap, so he had been avoiding her all this time on the grounds of being busy with official duties.

The Empress Dowager's birthday celebration will soon begin. Over the past year, the national strength of the Great Xia Kingdom has grown exponentially. The glass products, rubber products and cement exported to other countries have all passed through the hands of the emperor and slowly expanded outward.

Cement makes the cities on the front line strong and indestructible, waterproof, fireproof, oilproof and resistant to all kinds of common weapons, because Tinghe added an equal amount of hardness iron powder during the refining process.

This time, the Queen Mother's birthday banquet was attended by people from as far away as the Western Regions, beyond the Great Wall, Huihe River, and small and medium-sized countries.

As the monarch of the Great Xia Kingdom, Zhao Xurao naturally generously accepted all the envoys who came.

Many envoys also knew that the struggle for gender rights in Daxia had ended seemingly nonsensically, but they could see that the status of women could no longer be underestimated and could no longer be oppressed, especially their princess who had returned to the river. The next emperor would come as a woman.

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On the day of the banquet, Ting He, on the pretext of working on his own project, took out the statue of Guanyin carved from the etheric face that he had exchanged from the system.

She had spent a lot of money on this human-shaped Guanyin, just so that the Queen Mother would be the first to feel happy at the birthday banquet.

The Queen Mother was indeed very happy, and she rewarded Ting He with a hundred taels of gold. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

The belly was already very big after more than eight months of pregnancy. The banquet hosted many foreign envoys, each of whom brought treasures and specialties from his own country. The Queen Mother was also very happy.

The Prime Minister's daughter, Concubine Wang, went even further. She said she had embroidered a picture of hundreds of children and grandchildren with her own hands. When it was opened, it was indeed luxurious and high-end.

The prime minister's youngest daughter danced reluctantly and took out a picture of a hundred years of longevity that she had painted after spending several days and nights drawing. This made the empress dowager extremely happy and she even awarded her a hairpin as an exception, but it was not a phoenix hairpin.

His Majesty the Emperor had been keeping a close eye on Ting He, fearing that someone might be so blind as to hurt her terribly large belly.

The old lady of Duke Xingguo came to the banquet holding her little son who was just born not long ago, which made Tinghe happy. She thought that when she was gone, the family would not be in chaos. Even the emperor would feel very sad if he lost him.

Probably not. She would most likely feel sad for her children. Yes, Tinghe, who had taken fertility pills to give birth to a son, was told by the imperial physician that she would have a son and a daughter, a dragon and a phoenix, auspicious. His Majesty even used the title of the daughter of destiny to say that she had the potential to prosper the country.

So, Ting He thought, the bigger the fame, the more hated one will be. There is a hidden plot in which Concubine Wang poisons His Majesty. It is estimated that in this case, in order to prevent her child from being born, she will probably do the same.

So recently she brought a lot of detoxification pills in case of emergency. His Majesty was watching closely, and those dirty things never came in front of her, which made her happy and save trouble.

Foreign envoys also sent people to perform foreign programs, which moved the audience and received rave reviews.

His Majesty also generously took out glassware, allowing everyone who entered the palace to enjoy a set of glassware created and produced by their Great Xia Kingdom.

The banquet was in full swing. Concubine Wang was looking over here all the time. It could be seen that she was very happy today. She couldn't help but toast to the Queen Mother and express her blessings.

Ting He always felt something was strange. Although it was quite lively today and the guards were guarding every corner, there was nothing unusual, but her heart was beating fast. The two children were always kicking and hitting her stomach, which made her lose her appetite. She had not drunk a drop of water or eaten a single grain of rice.

Somehow, she always felt uneasy, so she took an antidote pill and secretly handed it to His Majesty when he was about to drink. The system was not there and she couldn't tell, but seeing that the imperial doctors at the banquet were watching the performance enthusiastically, she felt a little relieved.

He quietly put the detoxification pills back into the wine jug, and called Haitang to put dozens of detoxification pills into the wine jug prepared in the imperial kitchen. Only then did he feel a lot more relieved. His Majesty watched her act with doting eyes, and did not ask what those pills were. He maintained 100% trust in Tinghe.

When the banquet was coming to an end, some ministers had begun to stagger around and found it boring to sit there. Tinghe also felt uncomfortable in her stomach, so she wanted to return to Changqiu Palace early and bid farewell to the emperor, and was about to leave. However, she was stopped by Concubine Wang, who asked her if she was feeling unwell and asked if she could call the imperial physician who was not drunk too much to check on her. Tinghe refused.

His Majesty wanted to personally send Tinghe back, but Tinghe refused and asked him to stay until the end of the banquet. When he turned around and was about to leave, he saw a group of seductively dressed women walking towards him. They all had fragrant flowers on their heads and held a long pole in their hands. Hanging on the pole was a disc of incense, which was emitting wisps of green smoke.

He Ben didn't want to stay, but he suddenly remembered that in his previous life, when he was a maid beside the Queen, Concubine Rou used this method to cause the Queen to have a miscarriage.

Ting He's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned around and went back. She was squeezed by the group of women. She held her stomach and moved forward quickly. Hai Tang immediately stepped forward to lead the way.

After finally seeing His Majesty, Concubine Wang stood by His Majesty's side and said something. There were too many people and she couldn't move past them, so she had to shout:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The chaotic noise blocked her voice. Ting He wanted to take out the loud speaker and shout again, but it was just a thought. Seeing that group of strange women lighting incense and walking in front of her, blocking her figure and preventing her from squeezing through, she was so angry that she shouted at the top of her voice:

"Someone's been murdered... Someone come quickly..."