Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"To see this painting in a hundred years' life is enough." Sun Hongyi murmured with a satisfied smile on his face.

The emperor also had a satisfied smile on his face, not for any other reason, but simply because this was the painting he had been thinking about for a long time.

At this moment, an inopportune voice suddenly sounded, "Your Highness, I am very curious, where did you get this painting from, and how can you prove that this painting is the original work of Mr. Bai Shi?"

The person who spoke was none other than Prince of Yan Li Xingxian.

He was brainwashed by Wang Zhuo yesterday, and he had been told for many years that the prince was a deep-minded person. So when he saw that Li Junhao's gift attracted so much attention today, he felt that Li Junhao's intentions were not pure.

Li Junhao turned around and saw Li Xingxian, who was sitting in the front row, standing up and bowing to the emperor.

The emperor was also stunned after hearing this. He didn't understand why his fifth brother, who had always been on the same page with him, would say such words at his birthday banquet today.

When Concubine Yu heard his words, a look of joy appeared on her face.

Li Junhao smiled and said, "I have always heard that Minister Sun has admired Mr. Bai Shi for a long time. I wonder if you can tell whether this was done by Mr. Bai Shi?"

He did not directly answer Li Xingxian's words, but turned to look at Sun Hongyi.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Sun Hongyi was so excited when he heard the Crown Prince say this that he couldn't speak. He felt so lucky to be able to get up close and watch.

"I have studied Mr. Bai Shi's paintings for fifteen years, and I believe I have some insights into his paintings."

He is usually a modest and cautious person, but today he said something very confident and conceited.

"Okay, then please ask Minister Sun to come forward and take a look."

"Yes."

Sun Hongyi walked to the front of the painting excitedly. The painting was very magnificent, about two meters long and less than ten meters high. It could really be described as a grand masterpiece.

"Yes, this is Mr. Bai Shi's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Whether it is the use of color, the turning of the brushstrokes, the signature and the seal, every detail matches."

After just a few breaths, Sun Hongyi had already given his own judgment.

Li Junhao's face was very calm, and he looked at Li Xingxian with burning eyes, "Uncle, are you questioning the authenticity of this painting, or are you questioning the way Hao'er got this painting?"

Li Xingxian said, "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. When I was in Northern Yan, a disciple of Mr. Bai Shi came to see me and I heard a few words about this painting.

However, what he meant at the time was that the painting had been destroyed by Mr. Bai Shi himself, and they, the disciples, had only seen it once. "

After hearing this, everyone immediately understood why King Yan had doubted the authenticity of the painting.

The emperor was in a good mood, so he tried to be a peacemaker. "Okay, okay, since it's an authentic work, it only means that what that person said must have been a misunderstanding."

Li Xingxian also bowed to the emperor and echoed, "Brother, what you said makes sense. We are all people who like to show off our knowledge of culture. Why don't we open our eyes today and see how this painting differs from what we see during the day and at night?"

As soon as he said this, many people immediately echoed him, "Yes, yes, let us open our eyes..."

Especially Sun Hongyi, even now, his eyes have not moved away from the painting.

After hearing everyone's suggestions, excitement gleamed in his eyes.

The emperor looked at Li Junhao with approval in his eyes. He did not expect that the prince would prepare such a big gift for him. This was really the biggest surprise of this birthday banquet.

So he said to Eunuch Chengping, "Okay."

After hearing this, Eunuch Chengping immediately bowed and stood beside the emperor. Then he said to the palace servants waiting in the hall, "Turn off the lights."

Although it is daytime now, due to the long depth of the hall, palace lanterns are still lit in places where there is insufficient light.

Following his command, the palace lanterns in the hall were extinguished one after another, and then the door of the hall was slowly closed.

Then, there were sighs and exclamations of admiration coming from everywhere, as people were all shocked by the contents of this painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

The mountains, green trees and all the scenery except the water glowed green in the darkness, as if fireflies had flown onto the painting to create this wonderful scene.

However, before everyone could react for long, the palace lanterns were lit one after another, the door of the hall was opened again, and the painting returned to its previous appearance.

"Hahaha, good, this gift from the prince is very good, very good, and there will be a generous reward." The emperor was enlightened just now, and now he was even more pleased. He asked Xiao Fuzi and the others to put away the painting, and Eunuch Chengping arranged for someone to put it away.

Seeing that Li Junhao was still calm at this time, Li Xingxian trusted what Wang Zhuo said even more.

At this time, the servant beside him whispered to him, "Your Highness, the letter has been given to Concubine Yu."

Li Xingxian nodded, his eyes casually sweeping towards where Yu Fei was sitting. Although the distance was a bit far, he could still see that she was also looking at him.

He felt sweet in his heart. It had been many years since the other party paid so much attention to him.

After everyone presented their gifts, Concubine Yu, who was sitting on the other side, walked out of the hall to get some fresh air, holding the letter she had just received in her hand.

She took Qimeng to a deserted place, and then nervously opened the letter.

She felt very uneasy as to why her father suddenly asked Prince Yan to send her a message. Even when she was looking at the scroll just now, her mind was on this letter.

After opening it, she took a quick look and felt a tightness in her chest. Her father's arrangement was really...

Qi Meng saw that Yu Fei had finished reading the letter, but her face was a little dazed, so she couldn't help but ask worriedly,

"My lady, is there anything wrong with the letter?"

Is there any problem? Of course there is, the key is that my father does not leave me much time this time, I must make a decision as soon as possible.

So she quickly adjusted her mood, and then whispered to Qi Meng, "Go back to Yuchen Palace and give me the sachet in my box."

Qi Meng was a little confused. The empress almost never let anyone touch the sachet, and she herself never touched it either. She even wrapped it tightly with oil paper.

Are you suddenly going to use it now?

"Why don't you go quickly? What are you standing there for?" Yu Fei urged anxiously.

"Yes, yes, I'll go get it right away." After Qi Meng finished speaking, she sent Concubine Yu back to the birthday banquet, and then she quickly returned to Yuchen Palace.