In the hall, the music was pumping.
People were eating, drinking, dancing and laughing.
The banquet was accompanied by a dance, and the atmosphere was warm and cheerful, immersing everyone in it.
Gu Qingshan filled up the wine and pushed it to the young soldier.
The two of them had another drink.
"Your Majesty seems to be very happy recently." Gu Qingshan said.
The soldier unbuttoned the top button of his collar and said relaxedly, "Yes, before coming to the palace, His Majesty went hunting in the mountains as usual and caught many prey."
"His Majesty has been in a much better mood since then."
Gu Qingshan smiled and said: "You all went?"
The soldier said uncomfortably: "His Majesty didn't let us follow that hunting, saying that too many people would easily scare away the prey and it would be no fun."
Gu Qingshan asked: "Your Majesty never lets anyone follow you when hunting?"
"Not really, it was just the day before yesterday that he didn't let us follow him on a whim."
"He must be very satisfied." Gu Qingshan said.
"Yes, I came back with a smile on my face."
Gu Qingshan fell into thinking.
"Huh, what do you mean you're chatting instead of betting with him?" A female voice sounded.
The two of them turned around and saw that it was Her Royal Highness the Princess.
The princess glared at the officer angrily, turned around and ran away.
"Sorry." The young soldier said.
"It's okay." Gu Qingshan waved his hand generously.
The young soldier rushed to chase the princess.
"Hunting alone..." Gu Qingshan murmured in a low voice.
According to Queen Varona's hint, the Emperor has become different from before.
Valona stayed up all night playing cards with others just to protect herself.
Once the emperor knew what she had seen, the emperor would definitely kill her and silence her.
The problem is hunting.
Gu Qingshan sat alone in the corner, sipping his wine.
When the ladies came to ask him to dance, he did not refuse.
Some celebrities chatted with him, and he continued what they said and talked about some interesting things.
He completely integrated into the banquet and into Fuxi's upper class society.
He waited quietly for the banquet to end.
late at night.
The song ends and everyone disperses, and the banquet comes to an end.
Many people were drunk and sent to their rooms to rest.
Gu Qingshan was arranged to rest in a room.
He stood still in the room, released his spiritual thoughts, and scanned the entire palace.
The young nobles found a small hall and continued drinking and chatting.
The young officer and Princess Fuxi were also present.
They are energetic and playful.
Gu Qingshan's spiritual thoughts passed by, but they didn't notice anything.
The meeting hall of the palace was brightly lit.
Although it was late at night, the emperor was still discussing matters with several ministers.
In the chess and card room, the game is still going on.
The queen played a card: "Five tubes."
A lady smiled and said: "Hu, five tubes are stuck."
The queen said: "I didn't expect to lose so much today."
At this time, Gu Qingshan's voice came.
The queen pushed the cards, stood up and said, "I'm a little hungry. Go and see what snacks are in the kitchen that suit your appetite. Pick some over. We can continue playing after a midnight snack."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Several ladies stood up and saluted.
For such trivial matters, you can usually just ask the palace maid.
But the queen let them choose the midnight snack that suits their appetite, which is also a considerate move.
Besides, playing cards is playing cards, and they don't dare to neglect the etiquette and rules that should be followed.
The three ladies were led down by the palace maid.
"You also step aside, I will be quiet for a while." The queen ordered.
The maids waiting nearby retreated.
The chess and card room became quiet.
Gu Qingshan's voice appeared again.
"Your Highness, please tell me the specific situation now."
The queen spoke quickly to the air: "The day before yesterday, your majesty went hunting alone, and when you came back, your whole person was different."
"I could tell at a glance that he was a little different, but there were no injuries on his body, and there was no change in his strength as a top expert, so I thought it was nothing."
"Does he know that you noticed it?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"I have been acting as normal and haven't done anything unusual."
"But then, as his behavior and behavior became less and less like him, I knew something was wrong with him."
"He is even happy for me to play cards, because this way I won't find out more of his secrets, and he and I can get along for the time being."
"Everything is fine for now? Do you think he will kill you?" Gu Qingshan asked.
The queen showed determination on her face and said: "When he is completely ready, he will definitely come to kill me."
"Why."
"My pillow partner knows many of his secrets, and I am his only flaw."
"So you think differently?"
"Yes, I just want to keep the empire stable, he wants more."
The Queen continued: "I will be a hindrance to his ambition."
Gu Qingshan suddenly asked: "Do you know where Fuxi's crown is?"
The queen was stunned and said: "There are three crowns, which one are you talking about?"
“The center is set with gems from the universe.”
"I will take care of the crown and the emperor's scepter. Of course I know."
"I want the jewel in the crown. You go and get the crown. We'll leave right away."
"Can you save me?" the queen asked.
Her expression was very calm: "Although I have heard from Anna that you are magical, but if you can't do it, don't try to save me easily."
"Otherwise, if you can't cope with it, you will die too."
"Do you still care about my life or death?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"If there is no hope, I hope I am the only one who dies."
The queen was very calm and seemed to have matured her thinking.
"Why?"
"If you die, it will definitely have a serious impact on Anna. She is at the most critical moment now, and she must not let anything go wrong in her state of mind." The Queen said.
"She is our Medici family's last hope."
"So if you are not sure, don't worry about my life and death. Just find a chance to leave. Just tell her the truth in the future."
Gu Qingshan was in awe.
"As long as I want to save you, no one can stop me," he said.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and someone outside the door whispered a report.
"Come in."
Two palace maids came in, curtsied and said, "Supper has been arranged, and the three ladies are waiting for you."
The queen said: "I'm not hungry suddenly, let them eat, and come back to play cards after eating."
"yes."
The two maids looked at each other and exited.
The queen waited for a while, stood up, and went out through the other door.
She kept walking and finally entered a room.
"Step back," the queen said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Two palace guards said.
They bowed, carefully exited, and closed the door.
The queen walked to the wall and opened a secret compartment.
Fuxi's crown, inlaid with the blood of the sun and moon, lay quietly in the dark grid.
Next to the crown, there is a scepter.
The queen looked at the scepter in surprise, with a trace of fear in her eyes.
The emperor's scepter of the Fuxi Empire is made of pure gold. The head of the staff is carved with a human head, which looks forward in a gazing expression.
This head belongs to the founding emperor of the Fuxi Empire.
When the founding emperor died, he asked that his entire head be integrated into the scepter, wrapped in gold, and carved into a scepter to be passed down to successive kings of the empire.
This means that although he has passed away, he still keeps an eye on his descendants to see if they are qualified as kings.
The pure gold scepter is still there, but the head of the founding emperor is missing.
"Do you know about this?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"I don't know." the queen said.
"Could it be that the emperor took it without telling you?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"I have been arranging and handling these things, he——"
The queen controlled her emotions and took out the crown.
She tried not to look at the scepter.
After all, this thing is too weird.
Why not take away the entire scepter and just take away the head of the founding emperor?
