In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

As the emperor and the empress took their seats one after another, the banquet finally began. Various delicacies were served one after another. As the musicians played music, the dancers began to dance.

The emperor seemed to be in a good mood today, with a constant smile on his face. The queen sat beside the emperor with a kind smile on her face, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.

From time to time, Lin Qing would secretly give the snacks on the table to Yingyue who was standing behind him. The two of them admired the delicious snacks and praised the dancer's dancing moves. It was so pleasant.

Lin Qingyao's mind was never on the table. She didn't even touch the pastries and side dishes in front of her. She just drank a few glasses of wine, and her eyes were always looking towards the princes' seats intentionally or unintentionally.

Soon Lin Qingyao's eyes met the eyes of the Second Prince, who was also looking in the same direction. The two looked at each other, as if they understood each other's intentions in an instant.

Soon Lin Qingyao blushed at the Second Prince's revealing gaze. Their naked little actions were all seen by Concubine Yu who was sitting above them.

Concubine Yu was the only concubine, besides the Empress, who sat above the Emperor. The other concubines sat below, but Concubine Yu was the only one who sat next to the Emperor.

The emperor would whisper a few words in Concubine Yu's ear from time to time, and the two of them looked very close.

When Concubine Yu noticed the exchange of glances between the Second Prince and Lin Qingyao below, she quickly looked at Lin Qingyao calmly.

For some reason, she didn't seem to like Lin Qingyao. The more she looked at Lin Qingyao, the more she disliked her, especially the way she looked at her son just now. She didn't look like a serious person.

So Concubine Yu quietly gave a look to the palace maid serving on the side, and the palace maid immediately understood and quietly went down.

After three rounds of drinking, the banquet gradually reached its climax. Some officials who were drunk stood up and toasted the emperor, who drank them all with a smile.

Just then, the eunuch who served the emperor hurried in, leaned over and whispered a few words to the emperor. The emperor's face changed instantly, and then he hurriedly followed the eunuch and left.

After the emperor left, everyone present was stunned. Suddenly, the palace was silent and even the musicians stopped playing.

The queen smiled calmly and said, "The emperor has left for something. It's okay. The banquet will continue. There will be fireworks to watch later."

After hearing this, everyone happily continued to drink. Lin Qing had not seen Ye Tingxuan since he came in, and just now he saw the emperor leaving in a hurry, and a sense of uneasiness suddenly arose in his heart.

She quickly exchanged a glance with Yingyue, and the two of them quietly left the banquet one after the other.

Just then they saw the sedan chair carrying the emperor not far ahead, so they followed it without making any noise.

Soon, the two of them quietly followed the emperor to a magnificent palace. When they looked up, they saw the words "Baohua Tower" written above.

From the decoration and architectural style of the palace, it can be seen that this is a typical Western Region architecture. The style of Baohua Tower seems so out of place with this imperial palace.

Just as the two were about to go in, they discovered that there were many imperial guards guarding Baohua Tower inside and outside. Duan Ran could not get in with their abilities.

This also made Lin Qing curious about the Baohua Tower. Why did the emperor send so many imperial guards to guard the Baohua Tower? Did he not want people inside to go out, or did he not want people outside to come in?

When Yingyue saw so many imperial guards, she was afraid that if they continued like this, they would alert the enemy, so she quickly grabbed Lin Qing and ran away.

Soon, Lin Qingye and Yingyue returned to the garden of the palace where the banquet was held. They were about to quietly return to the banquet.

They heard a noise coming from the rockery in the garden. When they were about to go over to find out what was going on, a young eunuch came towards them and said in a shrill voice.

"Hey, hey! Whose lady is this? Why is she still hanging around here? The fireworks show is about to start! Hurry up and gather inside the palace!"

Seeing this, Lin Qing didn't know what to say. It would be better for her not to attract attention when entering the palace at this time.

Lin Qingye actually had another little idea when she entered the palace today. She wanted to secretly meet Concubine Yu alone, because she remembered that Nan Mingyu had told her when she was a child that Gulan had told her that there was a peculiar nation in the Western Regions.

That nation was famous for being the best at refining various elixirs. The most powerful one among them was the Bone-Reaching Fragrance, an elixir that could emit fragrance from the inside out after taking it. This fragrance could even attract butterflies in the east sun.

This Bone-Entering Incense is extremely rare because it is difficult to refine. Even people from the royal family of the Western Regions find it difficult to obtain it. The reason why this Bone-Entering Incense is difficult to refine is entirely because of the cruelty of its production process.

It is necessary to capture one hundred young girls, lock them all up, feed them various flowers every day, and bathe them with flowers every day. When the girls' bodies can naturally emit the fragrance of flowers, they need to be sent one by one into a large distillation box and distilled to death.

The essential oil distilled from the one hundred girls is the initiator of this bone-penetrating fragrance. As the raw materials are too cruel, Nan Mingyu did not tell Lin Qing about it.

So when Lin Qing heard Yingyue say that the fragrance emanating from Concubine Yu could attract butterflies in winter, she concluded in her heart that the pill that Concubine Yu took must be extremely fragrant.

Therefore, Lin Qing was also very curious about the origin of Concubine Yu, and why she could get something by chance that even the royal family of the Western Regions could not get.

And for some reason, her intuition told her that Concubine Yu must know something about her grandmother.

Just as Lin Qingye and Yingyue were about to sneak into the hall, everyone inside the hall started to walk out and go to the garden outside to watch the fireworks.

Lin Qing was also squeezed in the crowd and was almost knocked down. At this moment, a pair of big hands held her tightly, and then a familiar breath blew towards her.

Before Lin Qingye could react, Ye Tingxuan held her tightly in his arms, and her face immediately blushed with embarrassment.

Ye Tingxuan took Lin Qingye's hand without changing his expression and walked lightly through the crowd, then ran out with Lin Qingye. Soon they came to an empty palace.

Ye Tingxuan hugged Lin Qingye and jumped onto the roof. Lin Qingye felt excited and scared at the same time. She held Ye Tingxuan tightly with her little hands, fearing that she would fall down accidentally.

Seeing Lin Qingye being so cautious, Ye Tingxuan couldn't help but be amused and thought that Lin Qingye looked extremely cute at this moment.

After the two of them finally sat down, there was a loud bang, and the sky, which was pitch black just now, was instantly lit up, and flames shot up into the sky, like a fantasy.

Ye Tingxuan looked at Lin Qingye who was already stunned, and suddenly blurted out, "Baoer, are you willing to be my wife?"