Marry another wife, the mistress of the marquisate will not serve you anymore

The atmosphere of the entire birthday banquet was instantly pushed to a climax, and the distinguished guests present were nervously and expectantly waiting to witness the moment of miracle.

The lady's brows were twisted into knots, her face was gloomy, and she clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand.

If Song Wanyin's boasting fails to smooth things over, the Marquis' Mansion will probably become a laughing stock in the entire Upper Capital.

This move is considered irrational and inappropriate.

Gu Qingchen didn't think what Song Wanyin said was true. He thought she was just being mysterious and wanted to attract attention.

The elders from the Gu and Jiang families sat quietly aside, waiting to see Song Wanyin make a fool of herself, so that they could take the opportunity to dampen her spirit and destroy her prestige.

Song Wanyin grabbed a handful of gold powder and waved her sleeves. In an instant, the painting of "Good Fortune and Longevity" became brand new, especially under the refraction of light, it sparkled brightly.

No matter from which angle you look at this painting, you can clearly see that every peony flower is in full bloom, and the oriole's mouth opens and closes, as if you can hear the bird's sweet singing. The scenery in the entire painting is given life, it is extremely real, and it actually "comes alive".

Song Wanyin waved her sleeves again, and a miracle happened. The peony flowers in the painting began to emit fragrance, and the oriole also flew out of the painting and danced gracefully at the birthday banquet.

In an instant, the whole room of distinguished guests was in an uproar, marveling at the performance and applauding.

"Wow! It's alive. The scenery in this painting really comes alive."

"Is my vision blurry? But the peony is indeed blooming, and the ribbon bird is indeed dancing. This is one of the most amazing things in history."

"I didn't even blink just now, for fear of missing any detail. I saw with my own eyes that this painting has undergone a drastic change."

"This is clearly the reincarnation of the magic brush Ma Liang! Today I have finally opened my eyes. If this gets out, it will definitely become a legendary story."

Zhao Yundi cheered excitedly and said:

"Wan Yin, you are amazing. You must draw a picture for me later!"

The Second and Third Madams turned pale with fright and nearly fell off their chairs, thinking that this was clearly witchcraft and fully suspected that Song Wanyin was the witch.

Gu Zecheng and Gu Zeqian were also stunned by the scene before them. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

The old man's and Madam Jiang's pupils suddenly widened and they sat there dumbfounded, as if they had been acupunctured and were frozen.

Jiang Lanyue walked forward in disbelief and looked at the painting carefully, repeatedly confirming whether the scenery in the painting was real or fake.

Originally, I planned to see Song Wanyin embarrass herself in public, but unexpectedly, she won a standing ovation, became famous overnight, and outshone all the other girls.

I am like the green leaves behind this peony flower, which can only serve as a foil. I feel very unhappy.

Faced with the shocked exclamations of the crowd, Song Wanyin calmly put the remaining gold powder in his hand back into his sleeve.

The secret to making the painting look alive is the secret gold powder mixed with a special fragrance.

This gold powder can make full use of photosynthesis to form virtual shadows. It can create illusions according to the changes in light, giving people a visual impact and illusion.

In fact, what people see is just the phantom of the gold powder refracted under the light. Combined with the exquisite painting skills of this painting, the texture of every detail, even the shadow part, is fully controlled, giving people a sense of reality and three-dimensional illusion.

It was as if the peonies in the painting were really in full bloom and the oriole was really flying out of the painting and dancing gracefully.

However, this clever idea was the one she came up with after racking her brains and with great difficulty, and she would never let it out easily.

Song Wanyin turned to look at Gu Qingchen and said with a calm smile:

"Now it's your turn to make a solemn apology to me."

Gu Qingchen's face turned pale, his facial muscles twitched a few times, and his fists clenched so hard that they made crackling sounds. He looked helpless, as if he was stuck in a quagmire.

All those present were high-ranking officials. If he lowered his standards, he would be laughed at by everyone. How would he survive in officialdom then?

Zhao Yundi had long disliked Gu Qingchen, so she took the opportunity to teach him a lesson and said:

"My Lord, as a man, how dare you do something that you don't deserve?

Just admit your mistake to Wanyin openly, and we won’t laugh at you.”

Having said that, there could be people with ulterior motives who are waiting for this moment to make a big fuss.

Seeing that the princess had spoken, Gu Qingchen felt as if he was pushed to the forefront of the storm. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a broken single syllable from between his teeth:

"sorry."

Seeing that he looked bitter and resentful, Song Wanyin raised her hand to his ear and asked:

"Ah? What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."

Gu Qingchen was so angry that his face turned red, but he didn't dare to get angry in public. It was like he was being put on the execution ground, unable to get off the tiger.

"Song Wanyin, I was wrong just now, please forgive me."

This insincere apology seemed to have exhausted all the strength in my body, and I felt unprecedented humiliation.

Song Wanyin raised her head with satisfaction. She had finally made Gu Qingchen, this tough guy, give in. This was just the beginning.

"If I had known today, why would I have done it in the first place?"

Jiang Lanyue's eyes were slightly red as she stepped forward and held Gu Qingchen's hand, saying distressedly:

"Brother Qingchen, are you okay?"

Gu Qingchen's eyes were fierce and he hated Song Wanyin to the core, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger, putting the overall situation first in everything.

"A real man can bend and stretch. This little humiliation is nothing."

At this time, there were rustling footsteps outside the door, and Eunuch Shen, who was serving the Empress Dowager, walked in.

"The Queen Mother's grace has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately stood up and knelt in unison.

When the lady heard that it was the Empress Dowager's grace, she stood up excitedly, thinking that pie had fallen from the sky.

At such an important moment as her 60th birthday, the Empress Dowager's grace suddenly appeared. It must be because she was thinking of the generations of loyal ministers in the Marquis's Mansion that she came to show her support and give her a birthday gift.

Gu Qingchen immediately stepped forward to support his mother, and they knelt down together, ready to receive the grace of the Empress Dowager.

Unexpectedly, Eunuch Shen passed by the mother and son and came to Song Wanyin, smiling charitably:

“Madam, the Empress Dowager ordered me to come here today to give you this set of four treasures of the study.

This is a surprise that the Queen Mother has carefully prepared for you. I hope you can go to the palace and paint a portrait of mother and child for the Queen Mother and His Majesty.

The Queen Mother talks about you every day and invites you to come to the palace to chat when you are free."

Song Wanyin knelt respectfully and slowly raised her eyes to look at the four treasures of the study presented by Eunuch Shen, which emitted a faint scent of ink.

"Your Highness thanks you for your grace!"

It must be no coincidence that the Empress Dowager's grace suddenly came at this critical juncture.

Since I got married, if I count carefully, I haven't been to the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager for a long time.

Since she was a child, she has been loved by the Empress Dowager, who treats her like her own granddaughter. This is a great honor.

The smile on the lady's face disappeared instantly, her eyes went dark, and she almost fainted. Fortunately, Gu Qingchen supported her in time.

Isn't this a slap in the face of the entire Marquis's Mansion, losing face and dignity in public?