When I came out of the Queen Mother's bedroom, it was almost time for the palace banquet to begin.

Lin Yushu and Nan Shuning walked together towards the Longyin Hall located by the lake.

Jiuqing Palace was a summer resort for emperors of all dynasties. Now that spring is getting warmer and flowers are blooming, the palace is full of colorful flowers, and it is very lively.

The two were watching happily when Lin Yushu caught a glimpse of a dark shadow from the corner of her eye, which flashed past behind a bush not far from her.

Lin Yushu suddenly stopped and said, "Oh, my sachet fell. I'll go back and look for it. You go to the table first."

Although Nan Shuning didn't want to be separated from Lin Yushu, she also knew that personal belongings were very important to women, so she could only nod worriedly.

"The time is almost up, don't be late."

Nan Shuning's back disappeared behind the flowers. Lin Yushu tugged at Leng Dai's sleeve and said, "Go over there."

The master and servant walked silently towards the flowers where the black shadow had just appeared. When they turned around, they saw an old Taoist priest in a black and white Bagua Taoist robe standing in a pavilion with his back to them.

Lin Yushu walked behind him and bowed slightly.

"Greetings to the Imperial Master. I wonder why you came here specially?"

Hearing this, the old Taoist priest slowly turned around, revealing a kind face and smiling gently.

"How do you know I came here on purpose?"

"Everyone in the palace knows that Your Majesty has always been very kind to the Imperial Master, so how could he let the Imperial Master wander around the palace garden alone?"

"Hahahaha, what an interesting girl."

Taoist Lingxu, the national teacher, stroked his half-white beard and looked at Lin Yushu with an inquiring look, as if thinking about something. Then he scanned Lin Yushu's body and paused slightly at her waist.

"Last year, during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, I had the honor of meeting Miss Lin in the Stargazing Tower. At that time, there seemed to be a huge, bright night-shining pearl in the sachet around Miss Lin's waist. I am not afraid of Miss Lin making fun of me. I have no other hobbies but to collect night-shining pearls. I wonder if I can have the pleasure of seeing Miss Lin's night-shining pearl today?"

Lin Yushu was stunned when she heard this. She had not expected that the Queen Mother would suddenly fall ill that night, and people in the Observatory were in chaos. Taoist Lingxu could actually see the night pearl on the Bi Yue Jue hidden in the sachet around her waist.

She never imagined that the imperial teacher, who was highly respected by Emperor Ming and whose status in the palace was second only to the emperor, came to find her specifically for a night-shining pearl?

Ever since she discovered that the Bi Yue Jue could cause abnormal movements in the gold-eating insect in Nan Rongjing's body, Lin Yushu no longer carried the Bi Yue Jue with her.

One was that he was afraid that Nan Rongjing's poison would recur, and the other was that he was afraid that the trace of the Holy Spirit Talisman, the sacred object of the East Witch Kingdom, would be leaked.

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint the Imperial Master. I didn't bring the Night Pearl with me today."

"What a pity, what a pity."

Although he said it was a pity, Taoist Lingxu's expression was as gentle as ever, without any regret at all.

"The palace banquet is about to begin. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Lin Yushu had just turned around to leave when the Imperial Master's voice sounded behind her again.

"Today's palace banquet will still have fireworks, but these fireworks contain a huge murderous intent. I hope the county lady will take care of herself."

Lin Yushu suddenly stopped and looked back at Taoist Lingxu in panic, but he still looked gentle and kind, as if the words just now did not come from his mouth at all, but were just Lin Yushu's hallucination.

Lin Yushu's mouth was dry, "Thank you for the reminder, Imperial Master."

After they walked away, cold sweat began to flow down Lin Yushu's forehead, although she didn't know why Taoist Lingxu wanted to help her.

But since such a powerful figure could warn us of the "murderous intent", one can imagine that today's situation is bound to be disastrous!

"Leng Dai, go find Mu Shang who is beside the Prince of Jin and tell him..."

Lin Yushu came to the table alone and signaled to Nan Shuning with her eyes that she was fine.

But after lowering his head, his eyes were filled with undisguised coldness.

If she guessed correctly, today's situation was most likely set up by Nan Huaishuo, and the purpose was to make her marry the Northern Liao Prince Tuoba Tao.

In this way, her father and brother would definitely lose the trust of Emperor Ming, and the border would fall into turmoil again.

Nan Huaishuo would not do such a thing that would harm others and not benefit himself, which means that Tuoba Tao has given him great benefits, making him willing to sell out his country for fame!

Nan Huaishuo is still the same as he was in his previous life, disregarding the lives of others for his own selfish interests. He really deserves to die!

Just as he was thinking about it, Leng Dai came back, lowered her head and reported softly.

"It is just as Miss said. Mu Shang found something wrong in the fireworks, but he couldn't handle it as Miss said, because..."

Lin Yushu's heart sank as she listened to Leng Dai's detailed report of the strangeness of the matter.

She didn't expect that there was a Gu breeder next to Nan Huaishuo!

This is a situation that has never happened in the previous life!

calm down!

Gu worms are also poisonous. When it comes to toxicity, no one in the world can compare to her except her deceased master.

Lin Yushu quickly recalled the contents of the Poison Sutra in her mind and soon found a way to crack it.

The banquet had already begun, and Lin Yushu was unable to leave, so she could only continue to give instructions to Leng Dai.

"You ask Mu Shang to find Shen Mutang and use these five herbs to make a poison called Yin Gu San, and then..."

If Lin Yushu were to handle this matter personally, it would surely be foolproof. However, the situation is urgent now. If she leaves rashly and is discovered by Nan Huaishuo, then everything she has done will be in vain.

She could only pray secretly, hoping that Shen Mutang would understand her words and apply his superb medical skills to the use of poison.

Everything was arranged and the Ministry of Rites had just finished reading the lengthy birthday speech.

Officials from various governments presented birthday gifts one after another, and the scene was extremely lively. Even though the battle on the front line had just ended, frugality was advocated in the palace and throughout the country.

But you still can't save money during grand festivals.

First, it was done for the common people to see, to prove the prosperity of the Great Zhou, and second, it was done for the neighboring countries to see, to deter them from offending lightly, especially at today's palace banquet, with the envoys from Northern Liao present.

After the birthday gifts from the officials' families were presented, the envoys from Northern Liao walked to the front and bowed in salute.

"Your Majesty, we from Northern Liao also have a birthday gift for the Empress Dowager."

After saying that, he clapped his hands a few times, and several burly Northern Liao guards came up behind him, carrying a huge cage covered with red cloth.

As the cage was placed on the ground with a thump, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

The Northern Liao envoy walked to the red cloth, raised his hand and pulled it hard, and the red cloth immediately fell to the ground, revealing something in the iron cage.

"Oh my god, is this?!"

"Golden deer!"

The golden color represents the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now that a golden deer has appeared, doesn’t this auspicious sign mean that the heavens are protecting the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

The Northern Liao envoys were certain that Emperor Ming would love this gift very much, and sure enough, the next moment the Emperor Ming's hearty laughter was heard in the hall.

"Good! Good! Good! I didn't expect that Northern Liao could find such an auspicious object. It's really thoughtful. Come on, reward the Northern Liao envoy with 100 taels of gold."

The golden deer in front of him was a very small female deer, and looked very docile. Emperor Ming waved his hand and asked the guards to open the iron cage, and the golden deer immediately jumped out of the cage.

The golden deer blinked its huge eyes and showed great interest in the dishes in front of everyone. Its moist nostrils fluttered as it sniffed the tempting aroma in the air.

Suddenly, as if attracted by the colorful palace jewelry on the women's table, the golden deer slowly moved towards Lin Yushu and the others.

On Lin Yushu's left is Nan Shuning. Today, Princess Pingyang was called by the Queen Mother to sit next to her, so on Nan Shuning's left is the Sixth Princess Nan Yanran.

However, before the golden deer could get close to them, it suddenly stopped, fell to the ground twitching, and foamed at the mouth.

The golden deer...is dead!

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