Chapter 778: Chapter 778 Hundred Longevity Picture Chapter 778: Chapter 778 Hundred Longevity Picture The palace maid by Empress Dowager’s side stepped forward and extended her hand to receive the long box from Xuexue.

Turning around, she walked in front of Empress Dowager and slowly opened it.

It turned out to be a Danqing Painting.

It was also a Hundred Longevity Picture, composed of one hundred small ‘longevity’ characters that formed one large ‘longevity’ character, signifying a long life of a hundred years.

Beside the painting, there was also a short poem: A hundred pine and cranes each leave their mark, casting a long-lived tale in the green mountains. With the Zen spirit, the dan spring merges with the blood, and the common people drink and become half-immortal. (Excerpt from Baidu)
The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but brighten her eyes and her face showed joy as she repeatedly exclaimed, “Good, good, good!”

Previously, on her birthday, everyone would give expensive gifts, all kinds of rare treasures, pearls, and jade, everything was available; however, nobody had ever been so creative to give her a simple Danqing Painting.

Xuexue was the first one, so it was no wonder that Empress Dowager was so delighted.

Seeing how happy Empress Dowager was, The Emperor couldn’t help but laugh, “Miss Situ from the Situ Family, truly wise, has even managed to please Empress Mother so much.”

“Indeed! The irritation that was stuck in my chest seems to have vanished upon seeing this Danqing Painting,” said Empress Dowager as she took the painting from the palace maid’s hands, her eyebrows raised in joy and her eyes smiling.

Indeed, who wouldn’t want to live a long life of a hundred years? On one’s birthday, to receive such an auspicious gift, it is only natural to be happy.

The Emperor glanced at Situtu Xueer on the ground and then said to Empress Dowager, “Miss Situ has made Empress Mother so happy, does Empress Mother have any reward?”

“Reward her with one hundred taels of gold,” Empress Dowager said happily, offering the reward without hesitation.

Kneeling on the ground, Xuexue bowed again, “This servant lady thanks The Emperor and Empress Dowager for the reward.”

The Emperor smiled meaningfully, “Rise and be seated.”

Eunuch An quickly ordered a palace maid to bring a stool and place it next to Empress Dowager.

Xuexue stood up, moving forward neither humbly nor arrogantly, and gracefully took her seat.

With Xuexue gone, only She Na remained on the ground, drenched and pitifully prostrate. She had intended to accuse Xuexue to have her punished, but before The Emperor and Empress Dowager even inquired about what had happened between them, they were swayed by Xuexue’s Danqing Painting to directly reward her with one hundred taels of gold and even offered her a seat beside them,
She Na was seething with indignation inside. A worthless Danqing Painting had won over the hearts of The Emperor and Empress Dowager, and she felt extremely unwilling to accept this.

“Empress Dowager, this servant lady humbly asks Empress Dowager to render justice,” She Na crawled a few steps forward as she lay on the ground.

Upon hearing these words, the originally joyful Empress Dowager’s expression suddenly darkened.

“You are from Minister She’s Family, aren’t you?”

“Indeed, your servant is,” she said, feeling secretly thrilled that Empress Dowager finally remembered her.

Empress Dowager passed the Danqing Painting to a palace maid.

The palace maid carefully received it and put it back into the box; Empress Dowager’s treasures were not to be handled carelessly.

“What exactly happened between you and Miss Situ? Feel free to tell us all about it,” said Empress Dowager.

Lying on the ground, She Na was still drenched, but because her back was up and her chest was down, her position did not expose her, and she felt somewhat relieved inside. She recounted everything that had happened in the hall with Xuexue, sparing no details.

At the end, she added angrily, “Empress Dowager, Situtu Xueer was too excessive, actually treating this servant lady like a dog and insulting me.”

Empress Dowager looked down at her contemptuously and coldly said, “Is this why Miss She got drunk?”

“Yes, this servant was feeling suffocated inside and drank a few more cups. I didn’t expect to cause such trouble, disturbing all the nobles here. I beg Empress Dowager for forgiveness,” she said while bowing her head twice again.

“Miss Situ, is this true?” Empress Dowager turned her head to look at Xuexue.

“Replying to Empress Dowager, Miss She is not wrong, this did indeed happen,” Xuexue said calmly.