The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."

Everyone shouted long live the people, Gu Tianyan raised his hand and said "stand up" in a very good mood.

Gu Tianyan is forty-nine years old this year, and today is his fiftieth birthday. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that in the future he will be blessed with great fortune and great luck that will last for ten thousand years, provided he does not get angry.

After everyone sat down again, someone soon presented him with gifts and said auspicious words. He accepted them one by one and was very pleased.

There are also rules for presenting gifts, which are arranged in the order of royal family members to official ranks.

In other words, after Gu Beihuai presented his gift, it was Shen Qingyan's turn.

But Qingmei didn't come back for a long time, which made her look very "anxious".

Shen Yunjiao saw this and became even more proud.

She tried to open the brocade box that Xia Zhushun brought her, but found that she couldn't open it no matter what, as if it was stuck by something.

How is this going?

She motioned to Xia Zhu to open it quickly.

The gifts from everyone were varied, including rare treasures, valuable calligraphy and paintings, and even living creatures such as koi and parrots.

Gu Tianyan was very pleased and accepted them all.

When Gu Beihuai presented it, he naturally said that he was presenting it together with the princess, and no one thought much about it or asked any questions.

But Shen Yunjiao seemed to have found some loophole and immediately asked Shen Qingyan in surprise.

"Sister, I saw you prepared a gift, why didn't you give it to me?"

Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but just loud enough for everyone to hear.

Sure enough, it came.

Shen Qingyan deliberately looked embarrassed and said very awkwardly.

"Sister, you are mistaken. My gift has been presented together with the prince's."

Shen Yunjiao refused to give in and said something shocking.

"But I clearly heard your maid take out a brocade box, saying it was a gift for the emperor. Inside was a jade ring with an emerald dragon pattern. Why didn't you take it out?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

It’s not because the jade ring is so rare, but because of the dragon pattern.

In Tianfeng, only the emperor was allowed to use dragon-patterned ornaments. If anyone else used them privately, they would be regarded as having ulterior motives and the intention of rebellion.

And Shen Qingyan had a dragon-patterned gift but didn't present it. Doesn't that mean she had some ulterior motive towards Gu Beihuai?

As expected, Gu Tianyan's eyes were no longer kind and smiling, but rather contained a bit of majesty and questioning.

"what happened?"

Shen Qingyan bit her lip and immediately knelt down.

"Father, I am at fault for this. The jade ring and brocade box I prepared for you were soiled by the maid, so I asked her to go down and clean it. Unexpectedly, she has not returned yet..."

The entire Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent, with Shen Qingyan's aggrieved yet beautiful voice echoing.

Gu Beihuai's eyes were deep. He didn't think Shen Qingyan would be so negligent. Could it be that this was the show she invited him to watch?

He chose to remain calm about this.

The next moment, Shen Yunjiao spoke again.

"Sister, could it be that you feel that your gift is the same as mine and that's why you don't want to present it?" Shen Yunjiao's voice was tinged with pride. While she spoke, she gave Xia Zhu a crazy look, hinting her to quickly open the brocade box.

What's going on? I can't even open a box. What can I eat?

Xia Zhu tried her best, but the brocade box was clearly opened by Qingmei's throwing, so why couldn't she open it?

Shen Yunjiao's words made everyone's eyes fall on Shen Qingyan.

Shen Qingyan knelt down hurriedly, her tone extremely frightened, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The maid will be back soon..."

Gu Ruxiao couldn't stand it anymore and tried to smooth things over.

"Sister-in-law, your maid hasn't come back since the banquet started. She hasn't done anything well in such a long time. It's better not to have such an incompetent maid. I will find you a few more capable ones later."

These words helped Shen Qingyan to get back on track.

Gu Tianyan's expression also looked better.

At this moment, Xia Zhu, who had spent half a day trying, finally opened the brocade box.

"Miss, it's open!"

Shen Yunjiao was delighted and took it quickly.

"Your Majesty, this is the congratulations from your humble servant...Ahhhh!"

Sharp and terrified screams filled the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony. In extreme fear, Shen Yunjiao subconsciously threw the brocade box in her hand away.

It was thrown right at Concubine Hua who was sitting in front.

Concubine Hua was the favored concubine who had just given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, some time ago, and was holding the little prince in her arms.

The things in the brocade box fell out piecemeal as it flew over.

Centipede, scorpion, gecko, green snake... and a small doll covered with silver needles.

"what!"

Concubine Hua was extremely frightened and hugged the little prince tightly. The poisonous insects were all over her back and crawling around wantonly.

"Quick, protect Concubine Hua!"

"Protect the Seventh Little Prince!"

"Guard! Guard! Protect the Emperor!"

The scene instantly became chaotic. The palace maids and eunuchs were in a panic. The imperial guards rushed over and surrounded the entire hall.

At this time, Shen Yunjiao was so frightened that she stood there shivering.

No, that's not the case. Shouldn't the brocade box contain a jade ring? How could it be poison?

Shen Qingyan was shocked and looked at Shen Yunjiao quickly.

"Sister, my gift is different from yours, don't lie!"

Shen Yunjiao realized instantly that she must have been tricked.

So he pointed at Shen Qingyan and yelled hysterically: "It's you, you must have done it on purpose!"

Shen Qingyan raised her eyebrows. Haha, you’re not that stupid. You reacted so quickly.

She had specially coated the brocade box with fish bladder glue and pig skin glue, making it extremely difficult to open. So after Xia Zhu got it, they were unable to immediately confirm whether the item inside was a jade ring.

"What are you talking about, sister? I don't understand."

Shen Qingyan said innocently.

Shen Yunjiao wanted to say something else, but was controlled by the Imperial Guards and forced to kneel down.

Soon, the poison was cleaned up, but Concubine Hua, the Seventh Prince and the Sixth Princess were all frightened and went to a side hall to be examined by the imperial physician.

Gu Tianyan couldn't help being angry. He had long forgotten the words about not getting angry easily and was furious.

Shen Yunjiao knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, I clearly prepared a jade ring, how could it turn into those things? Someone must have deliberately framed me!"

Gu Tianyan naturally didn't believe it, and angrily ordered: "Come here, Shen Yunjiao, the daughter of the Shen family, brought poison into the palace and offended the imperial concubine and the princes and princesses. This is an unforgivable crime. Take her away and give her a hundred lashes to serve as a warning to others!"

Hundred whips!

Just hearing this number, Shen Yunjiao was so frightened that she almost fainted.

Will she still be alive after being whipped a hundred times?

No one dared to plead for mercy and lest they offend the Holy Lord. Even Qin Fenglan could only watch anxiously and dared not speak.

The moment she was dragged away, Shen Yunjiao immediately turned her attention to Shen Qingyan.

Even if I die, I will drag Shen Qingyan down with me!

"Your Majesty, Shen Qingyan must have brought poison with her as well. Please investigate!"

Gu Tianyan suddenly turned to Shen Qingyan with angry eyes.