As soon as Gu Changfeng returned to the Gu Mansion, he immediately repaired the book and handed it to the prince. When he handed over the letter in his hand to the secret agents who contacted both sides, he found that he was already sweating.

It is not trivial for the emperor to ask about immortality, and he must not let it go. Otherwise, Tianqi is in jeopardy.

"Your Majesty, why don't we send someone to the Prince's East Palace to ask?" Gou Yin said cautiously. Even if His Majesty's food is effective, it will be difficult for him, who is a big chamberlain, to stop him. His Majesty has eaten this medicinal diet, and even his cough has improved a lot, and his energy is relatively vigorous on weekdays, not as haggard as before.

And that's probably a good thing.

"No, if anyone finds out that I am keen on eating these, they will not slander my reputation for being mediocre." Qi Guan No.

"Yes." Gou Yin lowered his head and retreated.

It was late at night, but the study in the prince's mansion was lit up, and two figures could be faintly seen.

"What do you say? Your Majesty asked Gu Xiangchangsheng today? The eldest prince was surprised in his heart, and his face even had a hint of disbelief.

"Yes, the spies in the palace sent it back, and it should be correct." The speaker respectfully clenched his fists, like a practitioner.

"I see, you go down, don't let anyone find out." The eldest prince waved his hand in ruin.

"Yes."

After a while, only a figure remained in the room, floating in the firelight.

"Heheha, that's great!" After the eldest prince finished speaking, he lay on his back in his chair and grinned.

The three provinces acted quickly, and the forces of Li Qing secretly contributed to the trouble with the help of the supervision of the imperial history, and the evidence of Zhuang Qiandu's embezzlement was soon conclusive, and his entire family of 32 was put on death row.

But Tianqi has the law that the doctor can't be punished, and some people plead for it. The emperor also refused, and promised to let go of the dealer girl, as an official slave, and exiled to the north. All the men except Zhuang Qiandu were punished with hard labor and quarried in the mountains.

As for his family property, all of it was confiscated.

Interested people found that the sum of his family property could not match the loss of the imperial court at all.

So where did the rest go? Qiguan was furious again and sent the eldest prince to assist the crown prince, so as to investigate the case and recover the lost losses.

Zhuang Qiandu was in prison and could not bear the criminal law, so he wrote a list and was secretly transmitted to the prince.

For a while, most of the people in the court were in danger. I'm afraid that the next person to be investigated and punished is myself.

The crown prince and the eldest prince are destined to have a bloody storm, and now they are still stable, but after that, it may not be said.

However, all this turmoil has little to do with the Jiang family. They are still living their own little lives.

Li Qing expected it early in the morning and took precautions.

In the blink of an eye, it was the emperor's 60th birthday, and before the birthday, the red lanterns were already hung high in the Shangjing market, and the posture of celebrating the whole world was set.

Emperor Qiguan has been in a good mood recently, and Gu Xiangwan presented a box of healthy pills, which made him feel the vitality of his youth. This made him more and more determined to ask for medicine, and everything had to wait until after his birthday banquet.

The only difference in this birthday banquet is that Beiban also sent people over to congratulate him.

The contemptible people of the Northern Barbarians have always been at odds with the heavens, and this time the emperor came to congratulate him on his birthday, and he must be uneasy and kind.

Whether it is the big or small officials of the DPRK and the central government, as well as the people of Shangjing, they are all vigilant. If these barbarians make a little move in Shangjing, won't they want to mess around?

I heard that the current power of the Northern Barbarians is the regent's eldest princess Wanyan Zara, this Northern Barbarian woman is the eldest daughter of the Northern Barbarian King, and has been given high hopes by her father since she was a child. Of course, she also lived up to her expectations and became a powerful woman.

Wanyan Zara admired Han culture in Beiban, and in just one or two years, Beiban was more than twice as strong.

All the evil forces of the Northern Barbarians were subdued by her.

No one knew why she, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old prairie woman, was so bold.

Even Li Qing was very curious.

She can be regarded as witnessing the rise of a generation of strange girls, I hope Tianqi can be lucky, after all, war is inevitable.

"Mother, I need to observe this official birthday banquet as a prisoner of the country, I wonder if the palace has sent an invitation to my mother?" Yun Ji asked while standing beside Li Qing.

Li Qing took out a fold from his sleeve, and inside was an invitation that had been sealed by the Ministry of Rites.

"The emperor's birthday, the whole world celebrates, your mother and I are also invited, but I am in the female position, led by the queen, you ask for more blessings." Li Qing opened the invitation card for Yun Ji to take a look at, and immediately put it away.

This birthday banquet invites all famous people.

For example, the Jiang family is not in the ranks, and Guan Shangxuan belongs to Yingtian Academy, and he is not in it, so on the day of the birthday banquet, only two people from the Jiang family entered the palace.

Due to the arrival of the northern barbarians, in order to prevent changes, Li Qing made a good defense in the house in advance. While this may seem redundant, in this age of murder without blinking, it's always right to be cautious.

"You just need to follow behind others, don't look at what you shouldn't see, don't open your mouth if you shouldn't say it, study first, and when you recite the birthday message, you can fill up the number indiscriminately, don't let people find out." Li Qing told Yun Ji uneasily.

"Okay, I'll take care of it." Yun Ji nodded, said goodbye to Li Qing, and got into another carriage. With Yan Qing personally protecting Yun Ji, Li Qing is relieved.

Li Qing's carriage landed at the gate of the palace, and after the inspection, he continued to move forward two more gates before Li Qing was asked to get out of the carriage and walk.

At that time, Chunhua followed closely beside her.

"Watch carefully, don't make mistakes." Li Qing whispered to Chunhua. Chunhua paused with his hand, indicating that he understood. It was a code between the two of them.

Although this is not the first time to enter the palace, this time is more grand than the last time the queen held a flower banquet, and you need to cheer up 120,000 points.

"A-Qing."

When Huan saw Li Qing, he immediately smiled. "I knew I would meet you here, so I waited here."

Li Qing raised her eyes and saw Huan Shi pulling her daughter Shangguan Momo, and the two looked at her with a smile.

"Mrs. Li is fine."

"Hello." Li Qing's face showed the color of spring breeze, responding to the Huan mother and daughter. "Sister Lao is waiting here."

Huanshi waved his hand and said indifferently: "What's the trouble to worry about, just talk some nonsense, go, let's go in quickly, we are waiting for you to come." Huan climbed up Li Qing's arm, and the two of them walked towards the main hall like confidants and friends.

Men and women have different seats, so they enter at different doors, separated by a gauze tent in the middle, and although they are in a large hall, they can only see each other's shadows.

"I heard that Ah Qing sent a good gift to Your Majesty, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are very happy."

"It took a little effort, but I didn't fail." Li Qing replied. What she sent was a double-tiered birthday cake that failed N times.

Because it is a pastry, it is surprisingly novel among the gifts, so it has caused heated discussions as soon as it comes. But in the end, the result was good, and the emperor and empress liked it.

Her purpose was achieved.