"Your Majesty, I have sent someone to Fu'en Temple to give Concubine Wei a message."

"Oh?" The emperor frowned slightly, "Then why hasn't she arrived yet? Is her old illness coming back?"

The queen was startled and the corners of her mouth twitched unconsciously.

The news of Concubine Wei's death had not yet reached the palace. The day before yesterday, I secretly sent someone to check, and that person only said that Concubine Wei was no longer in Fu'en Temple.

So is she dead or not?

The queen quickly glanced at the prince sitting beside her, and the prince winked at her, so she pretended to be calm and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I haven't had time to tell you that my sister Wei Fei's heart disease has relapsed. She is very weak and can't get up to come here to celebrate your birthday."

"What did you say?" The emperor put down his hand just as he was about to raise his wine glass, frowning even more tightly, "Why are you telling me such an important thing now!"

He looked at the many guests below, trying his best to control his excitement, staring at the queen and lowering his voice, "Yan Shu, what should I say to you? You are already the queen, when will this jealousy problem be cured!"

"Your Majesty, please understand! I am not jealous of my sister this time. It's just that your birthday banquet is coming soon, and I don't want to disturb your luck because of these other things!"

"Other matters?" The emperor glared at the queen fiercely again, "Concubine Wei has been with me for many years, she has always been gentle and virtuous, and has never overstepped the boundaries. Moreover, she gave birth to Xuanlin and Yuanyi for me, how can this be considered other matters!"

"Oh? That's right," the emperor said angrily, and suddenly remembered something. He glanced at the prince and said to the queen, "Why doesn't Xuanlin see anyone? This child never misses my birthday banquet."

"This..." The Queen was already frightened by the Emperor's rage and dared not breathe. Now that the Emperor Ming was mentioned, she was sweating profusely. "I don't know..."

"Reporting to the Emperor, my sixth brother has followed us. He is a mobile guy and I don't know where he is right now. We should send someone to the valley to find out."

Seeing that the queen looked embarrassed, the prince quickly took over the conversation.

"Oh?" The emperor looked suspicious, and looked at the prince with flickering eyes, "The prince knows the whereabouts of the Ming King better than I do."

"Ha, after all, Prince Ming is my sixth brother, and brothers must understand each other."

Seeing the emperor's half-believing and half-doubting expression, the smile on the prince's face became increasingly stiff, but he secretly thought that this place was only a few steps away from Wanjing Mountain.

He just couldn't believe that no one had noticed that Song Xuanlin was dead even at this point.

"Forget it." The emperor stared at the prince's face thoughtfully for a moment, then sighed softly, "Let's talk about everything after the banquet is over."

"Eunuch Gao, let's start the meal."

"It's the Emperor."

Then, Eunuch Gao flicked his whisk and shouted to the table, "Let's eat!"

As the voice fell, everyone at the table seemed to be freed and relaxed immediately.

The emperor raised his glass first and nodded in greeting to all the dignitaries in the hall.

Everyone also raised their glasses to celebrate the emperor's birthday.

Although Rong Sheng raised his wine glass with everyone else, his attention was entirely on Prince Jing'an and Crown Prince Liu Rufeng who were standing in front of him.

They looked calm and toasted with everyone else.

At this time, the emperor poured another glass of wine and looked at Prince Jing'an.

"It's been a long time since I sat with Brother Mo Tian like this." The emperor spoke first, looking at King Jing'an with a kind and smiling look, "Today, I will toast to you, brother!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he immediately raised his cup and drank it all.

"Your Majesty, you really embarrassed me." Upon hearing this, King Jing'an immediately showed a look of fear and trepidation, and hurriedly said, "My martial arts skills are no longer as good as they used to be, and I am covered in injuries. Thanks to your care over the years, I have been able to live a life without worries about food and clothing. Not only that, Your Majesty is so confident that I am still in charge of 50,000 soldiers."

When the emperor heard the term "military power", veins on his forehead throbbed, and he immediately smiled and said, "This is what you deserve. I was able to inherit the throne smoothly back then because of your sacrifice. Now even if you ask for half of Dazhen, it's not too much."

When the emperor said this, he glanced at Prince Jing'an's expression.

Seeing that King Jing'an's expression did not change at all, he said again: "Today, you and I will be the same as we were back then. How about getting drunk?"

"Haha, it is my humble honor!"

The people around them looked at the peaceful scene between the two and became more relaxed, toasting each other.

Oh, that's really interesting——

Rong Sheng listened carefully to the conversation between the two in a corner and found that although they seemed harmonious on the surface, they were actually testing each other.

If all the civil and military officials had not been present, the two might have been engaged in a silent argument for a while.

I just don’t know when Prince Jing’an is going to take action, and where Song Xuanlin is hiding.

She thought silently and raised her glass slowly.

Just as I was about to drink it, I suddenly felt a furtive gaze from beyond the rim of the cup.

With a slight turn of his eyes, Rong Sheng saw the man's face clearly.

It turned out to be Li Yujing...

Why is he looking at me like this?

Rong Sheng couldn't help but think of Li Yujing's virtues in his previous life, and finally guessed his intentions.

Did his wishful thinking come back to haunt him?

Could it be that he wants to be the son-in-law of the Marquis's Mansion?

She knew Li Yujing's character very well.

Li Yujing is the same kind of person as Lu, both of them are so heartless and profit-driven.

The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.

In three years, he succeeded in getting close to the prince, but he must have felt that it was not enough.

Now Rong Dexin has no children, and Princess Yong'an is the real legitimate daughter.

Once someone is able to marry the princess, the title of marquis may fall into the hands of this son-in-law.

Haha, his strength is not that great, but he is very good at planning for himself.

But this time, I will never let him succeed.

And then, his life was almost over.

Coming back to her senses, she raised her head and poured the wine in the glass into her mouth.

As his tongue moved, Rong Sheng suddenly felt that this drink was slightly different from the previous one.

Thinking of the look Li Yujing gave her just now, she seemed to have thought of something.

"Liu Ling, did a palace maid come over to pour wine just now?"

"Yes, Princess." Liu Ling leaned over and whispered, "Refill the wine at each table."

Haha, this wine must have been tampered with.

Rong Sheng glanced at Li Yujing vaguely and drank the glass of wine in one gulp.

Then, she deliberately shook her body, held her forehead and said, "Liu Lingyuli, I'm going to go out and find a place to rest. You guys stay here and serve the Marquis and the Madam. I'll be back soon."

"Uh... Do I really not have to follow you?"

"No, you two just stay where you are and wait for me to come back."

After he finished speaking, Rong Sheng stood up shakily, said something to the eunuch next to him, and left the hall.

Li Yujing looked at Rong Sheng as he left in a daze with a sly look in his eyes, and he was extremely excited.

"Hey, little beauty, you will be mine soon!

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