Finally, the door of the bamboo building opened, and Qi Chuchu walked out holding another scroll.
"Is this a painting by Cui Yi?"
Qi Chuchu showed a slightly satisfied smile and nodded heavily.
Mu Chenduan was overjoyed and immediately picked up Qi Chuchu and spun him around for several times before putting him down.
Qi Chuchu angrily patted Mu Chenduan on the shoulder, "Be careful of Master Cui Yi's paintings!"
In this moment, Mr. Fu had also walked over, tying his gray beard cheerfully, "You have to thank your wife for being the rescuer, otherwise I would not have handed over such a famous work."
"Sir, this junior is truly honored. I would like to thank you again." Mu Chenduan said excitedly.
Mr. Fu waved his hand, beckoning him to get up, and said, "Treat your wife well!"
"That's natural, sir, don't worry!"
After returning to the palace, Qi Chuchu immediately sealed and packaged the painting, waiting for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
Four days later, there was a birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager. Many royal relatives arrived, and several ministers and their families also participated.
When the eunuch called out that Princess Duan and His Highness Prince Duan had arrived, almost everyone looked at the beautiful couple with either sarcasm, disdain or confusion.
"My son, I pay my respects to the imperial grandmother, Your Majesty, and the Queen."
Mu Chenjing spoke first, and then the Empress Dowager said, "Hurry up and take your seats. Now that I see the love and sweetness between you two, I feel relieved."
Mu Chenduan smiled lightly, took Qi Chuchu's arm and went to the seat to sit down.
This scene fell in Yun Luoran's eyes, but it was like the wind of nine cold days, making her feel discouraged.
But she still felt that Dugu Qingcheng was not worthy of the position of Princess Duan.
After the banquet officially started, everyone first presented gifts one after another, and the Queen Mother responded lovingly. Occasionally, she would also give a few compliments to the gifts that caught her eye.
Mr. Cui Yi's painting presented by King Duan and his wife made the Queen Mother's eyes light up, "Is it really Cui Yi's mountain dwelling picture? You are interested. The Ai family has been searching for a long time but could not find it. Where did you find it? ?”
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, this painting was obtained from an outsider collector. If the empress dowager likes it, then we can feel at ease." Mu Chen stood up and said.
After he finished speaking, the Empress Dowager smiled happily and quickly asked him to sit down.
"Fifth brother and the princess are really attentive." Mu Chenjing said with a smile on his face.
King Qingyang gave Mu Chen a disdainful look and continued drinking.
When the dancer came to perform her dance, King Qingyang immediately began to tease Qi Chuchu again.
"Princess, I remember that Princess Duan performed a dance during your birthday party, and the dance was completed into the painting "Green Mountain Pines and Cranes", right?"
Princess Qingyang nodded in response, knowing what her husband wanted, so she continued, "Princess Duan's dance that day was really graceful and graceful, as graceful as a swimming dragon. Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, so why not dance again?" It will also make the Empress Dowager happy."
Haha, Qi Chuchu smirked, and when she heard other people starting to agree, she had no choice but to catch up.
The palace attire for today's banquet was cumbersome and complicated. Qi Chuchu even went to change her dance clothes before starting to dance.
"It is said that Princess Qingcheng is an excellent dancer, and the eldest princess of Jiashan is a master of painting. Looking at it now, Princess Duan has the best of both of them." King Qingyang said, looking at Qi Chuchu painting in the dance indifferently.
As soon as he said these words, both Mu Chenjing and Rong Yuan became a little suspicious. The more they looked at the initial shape of the painting in Qi Chuchu's hand, the more they felt that King Qingyang's words were reasonable.
"Princess Duan is really versatile, and it is the feng shui of Prince Duan's palace that nurtures people. Previously, Princess Duan got sick from time to time when she first arrived in the palace." Yun Feiran said.
"This is Princess Duan's blessing. It seems that this palace has already taken shape. It will definitely be a masterpiece. How does the imperial grandmother think?" Rong Yuan said with a smile.
The Empress Dowager nodded and smiled, "But it has a bit of charm."
"Chu Chu is really amazing!" Zhaoruo said to himself happily and ate another piece of cake.
After the dance, Qi Chuchu congratulated her and said, "Today I am showing off my ugliness. I wish the Empress Dowager to be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
"Hurry and present it to the Ai family."
The palace servants presented Qi Chuchu's finished painting to the Queen Mother, and Mu Chenjing and Rong Yuan also looked at it carefully.
Among the praises, King Qingyang’s doubts were particularly obvious.
"I have never seen Princess Duan dance with my own eyes during the princess' birthday banquet. When I saw it today, I just thought it was ordinary. If it weren't for painting, she would be inferior to the dancing queen. Princess Duan, could it be that you are not Princess Qingcheng, but the Jiashan princess?" The eldest princess?"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a match falling into a pile of hay, and a spark immediately ignited, and many people whispered.
Qi Chuchu was stunned for a moment, and Mu Chenduan immediately answered, "Uncle Huang was joking. The princess only injured her arm and shoulder a few days ago. She has just recovered now. It is reasonable that she has not performed her dance to the extreme."
"Is it true?"
"Unknown to the emperor, I have been with the eldest princess of Jiashan since they were children. They have been influenced by each other and have made some achievements in the art of painting. However, this is not as good as the eldest princess of Jiashan." Qi Chuchu said. .
King Qingyang responded with a smile, but he knew that after this incident, Dugu Qingcheng already had doubts about him and would definitely attract a lot of attention.
"Royal Grandma, Zhao'er still has a birthday gift to give."
