Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

But as cautious as she was, she kept recalling what happened when she fainted on the way back. Unfortunately, she could not remember anything.

Although she felt it was very unusual, she did not think about the illusion. After all, she was an expert in illusion. So after returning to the Queen Mother's Kunning Palace, she was distracted by various trivial matters.

The key point is that even if she felt something was wrong, Sang Mo would not give her the opportunity to pass on the message. All the palace maids and eunuchs in the East Palace were sent to Kunning Palace to help. In fact, it was not to help her, but to tie her up.

Therefore, the birthday banquet on the second day started with great enthusiasm. Everything seemed to be the same as in the previous life. Li Junhao was worried that the other party would become suspicious, so as soon as the banquet started, he asked Nanny Li to appear at the banquet to ensure that everyone who should see her saw her. Only then did he let Sang Mo arrest her.

At the banquet, the Queen Mother was in good spirits. Seeing so many ministers and their families coming all at once, especially the delicate young ladies they brought with them, she couldn't stop smiling.

After meeting each of them one by one and exchanging gifts, they entered the hall.

This birthday banquet was held in the Lama Temple with the unanimous consent of the Emperor and the Crown Prince. The entire hall was very spacious, with forty tables arranged in a row. The ministers who came were all officials of the third rank and above and their families, as well as royal relatives.

Everything went smoothly and according to the procedures arranged in advance by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Several princes and concubines also presented their birthday gifts. The Empress Dowager was very happy and praised them all.

Finally, the Queen Mother took the hand of Crown Prince Li Junhao and asked him to sit next to her, and the birthday banquet officially began.

The whole hall was filled with a peaceful atmosphere and laughter was heard everywhere. Under the arrangement of several ladies, several unmarried ladies present also performed their talents one by one and won rounds of applause.

Li Junhao glanced at the Empress Dowager and found that her mind had begun to wander. She even seemed to be feeling sleepy while watching the performance in the hall and could hardly open her eyes.

As they were far away, no one at the banquet noticed the Queen Mother's abnormality. However, Prince An Li Junze, who was sitting in the front row, had already discovered that something was wrong. Logically, the Queen Mother should have brought up the topic of granting marriage at this time, but she did not. She just watched the performance quietly.

Sitting not far behind Li Junze was his maternal grandfather, Wang Zhuo, a short and fat old man with a simple and honest face. He was always smiling and polite to everyone he met.

At this time, he must have noticed something unusual. Seeing the Queen Mother's current appearance, he wondered if it was because Nanny Li had put too much medicine. He looked around but did not see Nanny Li.

Normally, Nanny Li should have been close to serve the Empress Dowager, but today she was not in the palace. A bad premonition suddenly arose in her mind.

Just as he was guessing all sorts of things in his mind, he heard Prince An Li Junze stand up and call out with a smile, "Grandmother."

Wang Zhuo's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that Li Junze was about to turn eighteen years old, but was still so impatient. However, he had no choice but to wait and see.

The Queen Mother was about to close her eyes, but when she heard Li Junze's call, she opened them again. Seeing that it was Li Junze, she immediately laughed again, "Well, it's Xiao San, you are the one with the most tricks, but what new tricks have you come up with?"

She thought Li Junze didn't think it was lively enough, so she made a new suggestion.

Li Junze smiled and shook his head, then said, "Xiao San watched the performances of the ladies just now, which were very wonderful, so I also want to perform a show for the Royal Grandmother. I wonder if the Royal Grandmother wants to watch it?"

"Look, this is Xiao San's performance, and the Empress Dowager will definitely watch it. I wonder what kind of performance you want to have?" The Queen Mother immediately perked up and sat up straight in her chair.

"It's a pan flute, the same one that Miss Wei Yunluan used in her performance just now." Li Junze answered with a smile, glancing in the direction of Wei Yunluan who was sitting in the back row.

His reminder is obvious enough, isn't it? Li Junze was secretly proud in his heart. The Queen Mother hasn't remembered it, so I'll remind her.

After his reminder, the Queen Mother really remembered it, patted Li Junhao's hand, and then said, "Okay, but before you perform, the Royal Grandmother has something to announce."

After hearing this, Li Junhao immediately understood that the Queen Mother was thinking about the arranged marriage.

At this time, the emperor, who had been sitting quietly on the dragon throne without speaking, suddenly said to the queen mother, "Mother, are you talking about the arranged marriage between the crown prince and Prince An?"

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor with a smile on her face. "Yes, does the Emperor have any objections?"

The emperor naturally had no objection. "I have already drafted the imperial decree granting marriage according to what your mother said yesterday. Why not let the eunuch read it out directly?"

"Very good, very good," the Empress Dowager was happy. She was able to choose two girls for the Crown Prince and Prince An after naturally informing them, the girls' fathers, and the Emperor. She also consulted the Imperial Observatory to match their horoscopes in advance. There was nothing wrong with granting the marriage directly.

Having two couples married at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet can be considered as accumulating blessings and longevity for the Empress Dowager.

Then the eunuch took the prepared imperial edict, walked to the steps, and read it aloud:

"It's up to heaven, the emperor decreed.

I believe that the foundation of the country lies in the sons; the marriage of the princes is related to the ancestral temple. Now the Crown Prince and Prince An have reached the age of marriage, and it is appropriate to have virtuous and virtuous concubines as their wives. After careful consideration, consultation with the Grand Master and the Grand Tutor, and careful selection of the classics, I now grant the marriage:

Prince An Li Junze is a man of great virtue, benevolence, filial piety, and intelligence. I now grant Sun Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Sun, to be my consort. I hope..."

"I don't want to."

Before the eunuch had finished reading the imperial edict, it was interrupted by a woman's loud voice. Then a pretty, thin woman walked out, shouting loudly while kneeling down to several people in high positions.

"Please Your Majesty, Your Majesty, take back your order. I do not want to do so."

She spoke very urgently, and then she fell to the ground and refused to look up again.

Following closely behind her were Master Sun and his wife, who also knelt down with anxious looks on their faces.

Master Sun was already sweating profusely, and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me..."