Young Master, my wife brought the memories of her past life and was reborn to save the house.

The voice of the Minister of Rites was neither loud nor quiet, just enough for the Queen Mother and Emperor Jinglong who were standing in front of the painting to hear clearly.

There were also many people in the palace who turned their heads and looked outside the palace after hearing the words of the Minister of Rites.

Only two palace attendants were seen, carrying long and rectangular picture boxes made of rosewood, and carefully walked into the palace from the palace gate.

Empress Dowager Liu and Emperor Jinglong looked at the painting brought in from behind at the same time.

Not to mention the paintings, the boxes containing famous paintings have been carefully carved by carpenters, with smooth and delicate textures and a faint scent of fall incense.

Compared with the outer box presented by the Shen family, although the Shen family put a lot of thought into the painting box, the latter made everyone's eyes brighten.

Both Shen Zhengyi and Shen San changed their expressions.

Empress Dowager Liu pointed to the painting brought in from behind and said, "What's going on?"

Emperor Jinglong looked back at the Minister of Rites: "Who sent another picture of the Star King?"

Isn't there only one picture of Xingjun?

The Minister of Rites turned over the gift-giver's book and signed it: "The Painter of "Twenty-eight Constellations of Stars" was painted by Jushan Immortal."

The scene immediately exploded with voices and discussions.

"What does this mean? Master Shen sent a picture of Star Lord, and now the Immortal Jushan who painted this picture also sent one."

"Isn't the Immortal Jushan not in the interior? I heard that he went to Nanyang a few years ago."

"Then these two paintings...one of them is fake."

Shen Zhengyi's pupils trembled sharply, and when Shen Chengyi heard the word "fake", the wine glass in his hand suddenly slipped.

How could this be?

Immortal Jushan has been living in Nanyang. Why don't you send paintings here?

And that painting... was auctioned by him earlier. Both the real and fake ones belonged to the Shen family. Now the painting has returned to the hands of the original painter. This undoubtedly pushed the Shen family to the fire.

Emperor Jinglong strode forward, took the gift list from the hand of the Minister of Rites, and looked at it repeatedly.

He knows the Immortal who lives in the mountain.

His paintings are famous all over the world.

He also has a "Looking at the Stars" painting in his hand, which depicts everyone in the world looking up at the sea of ​​stars, and the star king is walking on the shooting stars and gazing at the sea of ​​people, which is also very shocking.

Since the picture of Xingjun at the back was sent by the Immortal Jushan, the person who gave the birthday gift must be in the Shang Dynasty and in Shangjing.

Emperor Jinglong suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "Quickly spread the word to the Immortal who lives in the mountain."

After saying that, Emperor Jinglong looked at the painting in the rosewood painting box, pointed at the painting and said, "Open the painting quickly."

The three chamberlains immediately held the painting box, and Eunuch Gao Kan, who was beside Emperor Jinglong, stepped forward to open the painting in person.

The moment this "Twenty-eight Constellations of Stars" was opened, everyone was shocked.

Although the characters in the painting have the same arrangement and shape as the Xingjun picture presented by Shen Zhengyi, some details are different.

Shen Zhengyi would never have thought that when this painting was brought back to Nanyang, the Immortal Jushan had retouched it with his own work, and the painting now in front of everyone was very skillful.

After Shen Chengyi saw the paintings given by Immortal Jushan, his hands trembled with fear and anger. Now he couldn't even hold the wine glass firmly, and his eyes were fixed on the two paintings.

And Shen Zhengyi could no longer laugh.

About half an hour later, the waiter's announcement came from outside: "The Immortal who lives in the mountain has arrived——"

Queen Mother Liu stood up from the chair again, but was persuaded by the maid next to her to return to her seat.

Not long after, two figures appeared outside the hall.

The person walking at the front was an old man with silver sideburns. He had a long white beard and wore light gray robes. He was very thin in appearance, but exuded a fairy-like temperament.

Following behind him was a young man in his teenage years. He wore a crooked hat and a drab blouse, dressed like a painter's boy.

But when Shen Wan saw the man behind the old man, her eyes lit up. That was her third brother.

He blinked in the direction of Shen Wan imperceptibly, then followed the old man into the main hall, saluting in unison: "The grassroots residents express their sincere intention to pay their respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

The old man and his painter knelt down to salute Emperor Jinglong.

Emperor Jinglong said excitedly: "The Immortal who lives in the mountain is exempt from the courtesy."

"Thank you Lord for your kindness." Immortal Jushan was helped up by Gu Jingxing.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them saluted the Queen Mother, Prince Edward, Queen, King Jin, etc. at the table one by one.

Like Emperor Jinglong, Empress Dowager Liu was very excited when she saw that the painter who created the "Twenty-Eight Stars" personally went to the Shang Dynasty to present gifts to celebrate his birthday.

"Immortal Jushan, the Emperor has exempted you from the courtesy, so there is no need to salute again. The fact that you traveled thousands of miles and came across the ocean has surprised the Ai family." Empress Dowager Liu said with a smile on her face.

After listening to the words of Empress Dowager Liu, the Immortal Living in the Mountain made another bow and said: "I heard that the Empress Dowager has been asking about Cao Min's "Picture of the Twenty-Eight Stars" ten years ago. A few days ago, some people went to the Nanyang Museum to inquire about the painting. The price, but it's a pity that the man thought the painting was too expensive and didn't buy it. The common people were about to return to the Shang Dynasty to worship their ancestors. In line with the beauty of adulthood, I dedicated this painting to the Queen Mother's 60th birthday."

He turned his head and looked at the two paintings displayed in the main hall. First he looked at the picture of the Star King presented by Shen Zhengyi. The Immortal Living in the Mountain shook his head, then looked at the painting he had created. Finally... he looked at the painting he was sitting on. During the dinner, Shen Chengyi stared at Shen Chengyi and said, "I didn't expect such a coincidence. I actually saw in the palace the man who went to Nanyang to inquire about Xingjun's map a few months ago. This young master, do you still remember me?"

"Pa." Shen Chengyi stood up suddenly, but accidentally overturned the table in front of him, causing a big noise.

Shen Lian, who was sitting nearby, shouted: "Third brother, be careful."

"Lian'er." Mo Junli saw that all the dishes on the table were spilled, and the wine was poured on Shen Lian's clothes. He stood up quickly and helped Shen Lian up from the mat, with a sullen face. He looked at Shen Chengyi displeased: "Shen Chengyi, what's the matter with you?"

He was asking about the painting.

Shen Chengyi walked to the front of the palace in a panic and annoyance, knelt heavily on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, this painting of grassroots people was previously bought at the Nanyang Museum for a large sum of money. It was stolen and lost by the robbers from the Holy Island when it returned to the waters of Huaizhou Prefecture."

Emperor Jinglong's eyes darkened and he looked at the "Picture of the Twenty-eight Stars" presented by the Shen family. He no longer had the same attitude towards the Shen family just now: "So, you are going to tell me that because the painting was lost, your Shen family got it again. He made a fake painting to deceive the Queen Mother."

When it comes to deceiving the Queen Mother, Emperor Jinglong has already given the Queen a lot of face. If he is convicted of deceiving the Queen, Shen Chengyi will be finished.

Queen Shen clenched her clothes tightly with both hands and breathed a little heavier.

After hearing what Shen Chengyi said, Immortal Jushan looked a little colder: "Master, what did you mean by those words just now?"

Shen Chengyi turned back to confront the Immortal Jushan: "I took this painting at the Nanyang Museum a few months ago and brought it back to the Shang Dynasty. It was later snatched away by pirates and its whereabouts are unknown. Now it has fallen into the hands of the old gentleman. Dare I ask? Old gentleman, from whom did you get the Xingjun map?"

"It's too much, it's too much." Immortal Jushan got angry on the spot and scolded Shen Chengyi: "You did take the picture, but you are shameless. After you took the picture, you made a private appointment with me and said that you would give me ten thousand taels and let me transfer the painting from Take it out from the Nanyang Museum and trade it privately. I don’t agree. There are no such rules. If you break the rules, you say you don’t want it. I have spent so much effort and you, a shameless villain, ruined it. You said you took pictures from the Nanyang Museum. If you buy this painting, the museum owner must have written you a receipt, but you should take out the receipt for your auction of this painting and slap me in the face, come on!"