At this time, Zhiyan only needed to show her docile side and said softly, "I will listen to your majesty."

The monarch does not have to do anything else and will naturally feel a great sense of accomplishment.

But since the king had intervened, it was impossible not to find out that the gift sent by the Crown Princess was drugged.

However, the king did not immediately suspect the Eastern Palace. Instead, he checked clearly how the gift was delivered to the palace by the Crown Princess's people and who it passed through before being presented to Zhiyan.

Avoiding Zhiyan, the king interrogated these people one by one. Although everyone refused to admit it, after so many people had their hands full, someone must have tampered with it.

Even if the real culprit cannot be found, the king can think about who benefits the most from this incident and guess who is the mastermind behind it.

There is no evidence pointing to Madam Yu, but she is the most suspicious.

There is motive and means, but there is no conclusive evidence.

Compared with Zhiyan, a real young white flower, the king's feelings and filters for Madam Yu have unknowingly diminished a lot.

Before, he only thought she was gentle and harmless, and would not associate anything with her. But now with Zhiyan, when the king looks at Madam Yu again, it is different from the past.

In the end, the king did not punish the Eastern Palace or question Madam Yu because of this incident. He simply strangled all the palace maids who had come into contact with the gifts, and then directly promoted Zhiyan to Madam.

This position is directly on par with Madam Yu.

When Zhiyan received the order, she was teasing her child with an exquisitely crafted rattle, and Shili was beside her.

The eunuch beside the king came to read out the decree of promotion. Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and stood up with fear and trepidation to receive the decree.

"I am terrified..." Zhiyan seemed to be unable to react. She stared at the decree for a while, then murmured to herself, "I have to go see His Majesty. This is against the rules."

Before he finished speaking, the king walked in from outside, followed by a palace maid holding a brocade box.

"You want to see me? I'm coming right here."

The king was particularly gentle to Zhiyan. He walked over to her and looked her over. "Why is your face so pale?"

"I am afraid that I have no virtue or talent and am not worthy of the high position of a lady." Zhiyan said sincerely, with tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

After all, she is now of humble origins as a palace servant, so such a reaction is reasonable.

"If I say you deserve it, then you deserve it!" The king put his arm around her shoulders, looking very domineering.

Zhiyan naturally knew when to stop and quietly put away the imperial edict.

As for the palace maid following behind the king, what she held in her hands were naturally the rewards given to her by the king, all of which were very precious things.

The king followed Zhiyan and looked at the child on the bed.

The tiny baby was swaddled in a bright red swaddling cloth, and one could vaguely make out the baby's facial features that resembled those of its mother, looking particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Our youngest son looks so much like you!" The king really liked this youngest son who proved that he was still strong despite his old age, and he looked at Zhiyan with even more tenderness.

Zhiyan was shy and said nothing, just smiling.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and the days pass one after another.

The little child will eventually grow up slowly.

Shi Li quietly placed many people from Qianqi Tower in the East Palace, so that even if the prince was no match for Madam Yu and Master Fei, he could still fight back and forth with them with the help of his retainers.

In this life-and-death situation, Madam Yu and Master Fei could not give in and could only continue to fight. Whoever lost would end up dead.

But the king is not stupid. The more they fight, the more the king can see what kind of people they are.

In the back and forth tug of war, the king's feelings for them were constantly being consumed and destroyed.

And every time at this time, the king turned around to look at Zhiyan and the young master, he felt the warmth again, and his feelings for them grew day by day.

It’s just that the young master is still young and Zhiyan has nothing, so neither the East Palace nor Master Fei take them seriously, which allows them to develop steadily in the palace.

And in order to prevent Zhiyan from joining the other camp, they had to at least treat Zhiyan and the young master with courtesy on the surface.

Shi Li stayed by Zhi Yan's side year after year, and Shi Wu also stayed by her side year after year.

When the little prince was five years old, the king wanted to find a master to teach him riding and archery. After some arrangements, Shi Wu appeared in front of the king openly and was chosen by the king at first sight to become the little prince's riding and archery master.

Inside, Zhiyan held the king's heart firmly in her hands.

To the outside world, Rao Ji has put a lot of effort into Fang Shi over the years, and finally quietly pulled him into the camp, allowing Zhi Yan to have a stable support in the former dynasty.

But on the surface, Fang Shi is still a staunch princeling.

No one knew that when the Crown Prince and Master Fei were fighting in the ring, Zhiyan was the one hiding behind the scenes.

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