Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Wang Zhuo on the bed had not fallen asleep yet. His mind was still constantly thinking about all the plans he had made with Jiang Muxue. Although there were some deviations now, there shouldn't be any big problems.

As long as you operate it properly, you will definitely achieve what you want.

Just like that, he slowly closed his eyes, waiting for all the pain in his body to disappear so that he could once again carry out his plan as normal.

The next day was the emperor’s birthday banquet. Li Junhao had returned to the Eastern Palace the day before, and some envoys would also go to the Eastern Palace to meet him.

When some officials who were sent abroad returned to the capital and the emperor did not have time to summon them one by one, the crown prince would meet with them one by one on the emperor's behalf.

This time, Li Junhao brought the fifth prince Li Juncheng and the eleventh prince Li Junsheng to meet these court officials.

This was the first time that Li Juncheng was allowed by the Crown Prince to participate in such an activity, so he cooperated very actively with Li Junsheng and helped Li Junhao do a lot of things within his ability.

So, after half a day of hard work, Li Junhao finally finished all the things that needed to be arranged in advance, and only then did he have time to return to the East Palace to rest.

However, after returning to the East Palace, he couldn't sleep.

Xiao Fuzi, who was serving in the inner room, saw that Li Junhao seemed not to have fallen asleep even after midnight, so she poured him a cup of hot water.

"Are you thirsty, Your Highness?" Xiao Fuzi asked in a low voice.

"No, you should go to bed early." Li Junhao turned around without opening his eyes.

Xiao Fuzi answered "yes" and turned to the door. He understood that His Highness was not used to sleeping in the East Palace and thought that he was more comfortable living in the Li Mansion.

Carefree and free, Mrs. Xie lives next door, no, Miss Gu.

But the time is not right now, Your Highness must return to the East Palace.

Early the next morning, almost everyone in the palace was busy, and the entire palace was decorated with a new look.

The Qianqing Palace is decorated in a calm and magnificent manner, and it is the venue for the emperor's birthday banquet.

The emperor first held a grand ceremony to worship heaven, accompanied by the Ministry of Rites and civil and military officials, and then moved to the Qianqing Palace.

The process was the same as in previous years, with everyone presenting gifts to the emperor according to their rank.

Since there was no queen in the palace, this event was jointly organized by Concubine Shu Si Yange and Concubine Hui Xie Jintang.

Because now Shufei is in charge of the harem affairs, and Huifei assists her.

In the past, it was Concubine Yu who had been doing these things, but since she was demoted to a concubine, she was also deprived of her right to manage the harem.

Although she was later promoted to the position of concubine, she was never given the right to assist in managing the harem.

In addition, not long after that, she became pregnant again, which made it even more impossible for her to work too hard.

Before the birthday banquet began, the Queen Mother also came over specially, but because she was not in good spirits, she just accepted the thanks from the Emperor and all the officials, and then was helped back.

After all, you never know what she might say now, and that would be bad.

Then it was the time for the concubines and princes to present gifts, and everyone racked their brains to say all kinds of words of blessing.

Even though the Third Prince was in Jinzhou and could not return in time, he still presented a prayer scripture he had copied himself, wishing the Emperor a long life and good health.

After hearing this, the emperor was so delighted that he couldn't stop smiling. He kept nodding and praising Li Junze for his hard work.

Then, Crown Prince Li Junze presented gifts, followed by Xiao Fuzi and Sang Mo.

Li Junhao also bowed to the emperor in accordance with the etiquette of previous years, and said words of blessing. Then he waved his hand and asked Xiao Fuzi and Sang Mo behind him to open the painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

As the scroll was slowly unfolded, the emperor, though knowledgeable and experienced, was still shocked by the majestic and magnificent artistic conception that gushed out from the scroll.

"Ah, this, this can't be..." The emperor didn't finish his words before he stood up from the dragon throne unable to bear it any longer.

Worried that he didn't see it clearly enough, he took a few steps forward and said, "This is really Mr. Bai Shi's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains."

"Your Majesty, you have a very good eye. Yes, this is exactly the wonderful painting that I have only heard of in rumors." Li Junhao did not forget to compliment the emperor.

"Oh, the painting I have been looking for for twenty years was actually found by Haoer. Not bad, not bad, good." The emperor was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling, and walked over again involuntarily.

When I got to the front of the painting, I took a good look at the details in it. "It is truly the lifelong effort of a great calligraphy and painting master. It is truly a miracle."

The emperor's words of praise kept popping up as if they were free, making the court officials sitting behind the painting itchy and curious.

At this time, the Minister of Rites Sun Hongyi was the first to lose his patience. One of his hobbies was collecting calligraphy and paintings by famous people, and he was particularly curious about this legendary painting by Mr. Bai Shi.

"Your Majesty, I have heard of this before. It is said that this is Mr. Bai Shi's last work. He spent many years personally walking through all the major rivers in Da Chu to create this painting. I wonder if we are lucky enough to see this miracle?"

His words immediately aroused the interest of more people. Some people who had heard of this painting before were talking about it and were very excited to be able to see it today.

Before the emperor could speak, Li Junze asked, "I wonder if Minister Sun knows if there are any other special features of this painting besides the points you just mentioned?"

Sun Hongyi paused for a moment before saying, "I have also inquired from many sources to learn some opinions about this painting. It is said that this painting looks different during the day and at night, and it is even more peculiar at night, even to the point of being breathtaking.

However, no one can explain clearly what is so strange about it. "

After hearing this, the emperor was even more delighted, and with a wave of his hand, he asked Xiao Fuzi and Sang Mo to turn the scroll to the court officials. As he wished, he heard waves of admiration.

"Oh, it's worthy of being a famous painting. It's really amazing. You can tell at a glance that it's definitely not an ordinary piece."

"Of course, the gift that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave to the Emperor as a congratulatory gift, how could it be an ordinary item?"

"Wow, look at the mountains, the water, and the trees. Oh my god, they are all arranged just right. The layout makes people feel comfortable at first glance."

As the saying goes, the layman sees the excitement, while the expert sees the details. When Sun Hongyi saw the painting, he was more surprised.

Ever since he heard people talking about this painting, he had made many guesses about it. However, when he saw it today, he felt that his previous guesses were too superficial.

How could he possibly guess what a painting by a great master would look like?

Although there are mountains, water, waterfalls and sunrises, green pines and fishermen in this painting, the artistic conception of this painting cannot be expressed in words.