He widened his eyes in surprise, his face filled with disbelief and fear.

Sheng Tianzhu thought he had a sure win, so he urged Master Chongxi in a deep voice: "Tell me quickly, is it real or fake? You should be able to tell the difference easily with your master's paintings!"

Master Chongxi hesitated for a moment before uttering three words with difficulty: "It's true!"

Sheng Tianzhu's smile froze immediately. She simply couldn't believe this fact.

She clenched her fists tightly, her eyes full of suspicion and coldness.

She shouted, "Chongxi, did you see clearly? You can't even tell the red lotus from my southern border apart? This kind of thing can't be faked at all!"

Chongxi said in panic, "Your Highness, I'm not mistaken. This is the real painting of the Snake Woman Scattering Flowers. It's the one my master gave to the late Emperor of the Sheng Dynasty thirty years ago!"

Princess Sheng was shaking violently. How could this be possible?

The real magical picture is obviously still in my dormitory!

No, she has to go back and check!

She tightly grasped the wrist of the maid Lu Cui next to her and winked at her.

Lu Cui immediately shouted anxiously, "Princess, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. Why did you suddenly feel dizzy?"

Prime Minister Meng said worriedly, "Your Highness, would you like to invite an imperial physician to come for you?"

Princess Sheng waved her hands weakly, "No need. I'm just a little excited after seeing the divine picture for the first time. I'm afraid I can't offer sacrifices in my current physical condition!"

Prime Minister Meng frowned immediately and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, we just signed the document. If you let me go back, I won't be able to report to the Emperor!"

Sheng Tianxue, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but yell angrily, "What? Are you still afraid our princess won't admit it? She's not feeling well right now. If anything goes wrong while she's worshipping the divine map, can your Sheng Dynasty bear the consequences?"

Prime Minister Meng quickly spoke: "I will wait here for Your Highness the Princess. We can hold the worship ceremony after you recover!"

Sheng Tianzhu didn't want to stay any longer, so she quickly took Sheng Tianxue away with her.

When the two returned to the room, Sheng Tianxue closed the door tightly.

She asked anxiously, "Your Highness, what's going on? That divine map should be in your hands. Why did Chongxi verify it was real?"

Sheng Tianzhu was also a little confused. She quickly urged: "Hurry up and take out the divine map I hid under the bed and see if it's real or fake!"

Sheng Tianxue took it out as instructed and reached out to carefully unfold the scroll.

Sheng Tianzhu saw the clue at a glance, this painting is fake!

The difference lies in the snake girl's red tail. It is not the juice of the red lotus flower, but ordinary pigment.

Her face suddenly turned pale and ugly, and terrifying murderous intent surged in her eyes.

She gritted her teeth and said, "I thought that there would be a day when I, Sheng Tianzhu, would be fooled by others. That thief was so bold that he actually replaced the real map right under my nose!"

Sheng Tianxue asked in disbelief: "Princess, what do you mean? Where did this thief come from?"

Sheng Tianzhu sighed helplessly, "Xue'er, just last night, when you went to the palace for the banquet, a handsome young man came to this inn. He was very eloquent and said that he was guided by the snake god to come to see me. I just wanted to take advantage of him, so I got together with him!"

Sheng Tianxue didn't expect there was such a hidden secret. She asked anxiously, "Then do you know who he is? He must have taken advantage of your distracted state to replace the real map!"

Sheng Tianzhu's face was filled with anger. She clenched her fists tightly and said, "I can't swallow this loss. I originally promised him that I wouldn't bother him, but now, I have to make him responsible!"

Sheng Tianxue frowned and pondered: "For now, let's go and worship the divine map first. If we delay too long, I'm afraid the Emperor of Sheng Dynasty will become suspicious!"

Sheng Tianzhu felt uncomfortable in her heart. She originally worshipped the divine picture just to make things difficult for Sheng Chao. Now that it was no longer fake, what was the point of her going to worship?

She said irritably, "You can represent me. Just say I'm tired and need to rest!"

Sheng Tianxue did not dare to disobey her order. She told Lu Cui to take good care of her and then left quickly.

Lu Cui carefully brought the tranquilizing soup to Sheng Tianzhu and said, "Your Highness, drink it and have a good sleep first!"

She gritted her teeth and murmured, "How can I sleep? You're well aware of the current situation in Southern Xinjiang. I came here with an important mission, but I failed miserably. Not only was my body deceived, but I also wasted five thousand war horses. I can't accept this!"

Lu Cui angrily said, "It's all that scoundrel's fault. If he hadn't deceived Your Highness and stolen our divine map, how could Your Highness be so distressed?"

Sheng Tianzhu calmed down after hearing her words. She frowned and pondered, "If that man came here to steal the divine map, then he must have obeyed the order of the Emperor of Sheng Dynasty. I will find him, choose him as my husband, and take him to Southern Xinjiang!"

Lu Cui asked in confusion: "Princess, what's the point of taking him away? What we lack is food, not bad men!"

Sheng Tianzhu narrowed his eyes and replied, "Not only do I want him, I also want food. This is what the Emperor of Sheng Dynasty forced me to do!"

She waved at Lu Cui and said a few words in her ear.

As night fell, the entire inn fell into silence.

In the middle of the night, a scream suddenly rang out from Princess Sheng's room, followed by Lu Cui's wailing: "Her Highness the Princess has been bullied by this lecher!"

Emperor Sheng An originally thought that he could rest assured after getting the divine map back, but he never expected that Princess Sheng would actually send him a portrait of Lin Yiwan in men's clothing.

Her eyes were red as she said, "Your Majesty, this person bullied me. Please help me. I just came to your Sheng Dynasty as a guest and encountered such a thing. If this gets to my father's ears, with his hot temper, he will definitely blame Your Majesty for neglecting me!"

Emperor Sheng An's pupils contracted violently. Even though he knew that Princess Sheng had framed him on purpose, he could not openly refute it.

After all, he knew that Lin Yiwan's methods were not honorable.

He could only say, "Don't worry, Princess. I will definitely give you an explanation. Even if I have to search the entire capital, I will find the culprit and let you deal with him!"

Princess Sheng shook her head. "I don't necessarily need to punish him. After all, he is my man. I want to take him to Southern Xinjiang to be my husband. I believe the Emperor should agree, right?"

Emperor Sheng An shuddered. He wanted Lin Yiwan to go to Southern Xinjiang and marry a princess? Wouldn't Zhan Yan tear down his palace when he returned?

Of course he couldn't agree!

He said anxiously: "Princess, don't worry, find the person first!"

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