Want to win the palace fight? Better to be crazy than to be idiotic!

"Forehead......"

Su Feiran looked embarrassed, but he had already put half of the pea yellow into his mouth, so it would not be right to spit it out now.

She usually doesn't smack her lips when she eats, but today she was so engrossed in eating that it was as if her snack was mixed with addictive substances, and she forgot about her dining etiquette for a moment.

"Pfft..."

Since Concubine Jia had started the reprimand, the other concubines could no longer hold back and all burst into sneers at once.

"How did a starving ghost like this get into the royal residence? In my opinion, the emperor must have felt that the palace had too much supplies, so he came to find someone to help him digest them!"

"Maybe His Majesty likes people who don't follow the rules, otherwise why would he summon me to his bedchamber on the first day?"

"Looking at her appearance, she is still so innocent. I'm afraid she didn't sleep with His Majesty at all. I'm afraid she didn't perform a trick on His Majesty all night."

"How could she? She can't do magic tricks. She must have been speaking in a foreign accent all night!"

Wu Jiayan slapped the armrest of the wooden chair, and with a "swish" sound, she stood up suddenly.

"Shut up!"

After this angry shout, everyone was frightened into silence, not daring to say a word.

"Liu Ronghua has done nothing wrong. It's not your turn to make up stories out of nothing!"

"My Lady, why bother getting angry over this person who doesn't know etiquette? At worst -"

Some people tried to persuade Wu Jiayan unwillingly, but were glared back at by her fiercely.

"You all come from prominent families, and your families must have taught you the proper manners for women. I know that some of you are jealous of Liu Ronghua's admission into the palace and her success, but bad words will not please the emperor, so you better be careful."

Wu Jiayan slowly sat down on the wooden chair and warned,

"Also, this is not just about Liu Ronghua. All the sisters in the harem should remember this - if you have any objections to someone, feel free to speak up in person. If there is a dispute that cannot be resolved, please inform me and I will handle it impartially. If I find out that someone is secretly using some shameful means, I will not be able to expose it with just a reprimand or two."

Although Wu Jiayan was unpopular in the back garden, he acted like the master of the harem at this time and looked quite decent.

Except for the other three concubines, everyone in the hall was shocked. They stood up, saluted and said "We dare not".

The new concubines who entered the palace might have thought that Concubine Jia was using the incident of Liu Ronghua to establish her authority, but the three elderly concubines who had already been concubines knew Wu Jiayan's character well and were a little confused at this moment.

"Did the imperial concubine take the wrong medicine today?"

Concubine Shuo Hua Tangdi was full of doubts.

"She just made some empty promises and tried to scare the newcomers, but she didn't impose any serious punishment. Could it be that she has started to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures?"

Ning Fei Li Changsui thought more deeply: "Could it be that the imperial concubine saw that the emperor was interested in Liu Ronghua and wanted to win him over? If not, there is no way to explain her favoritism towards Liu Ronghua today."

Although Empress Xian did not guess Wu Jiayan's motives, she took a sip of tea and looked up at the Imperial Concubine with suspicion in her eyes.

Wu Jiayan scolded a few words, said some clichés like "looking after the six palaces", and summarized the expenses of each palace as usual before adjourning the meeting.

By the time the concubines left Chitang Garden, the gravel road under their feet had been warmed by the sun.

Yuxiao followed Su Feiran out of Chitang Garden. Su Feiran looked back at the scenery in the courtyard - it was really beautiful. The crabapple trees were planted neatly, and the other layouts were also unique. Although Wu Jiayan's personality was flawed, her aesthetics were quite good, which showed her extraordinary talent. No wonder she could win the emperor's favor.

Even the palace maids in Chitang Garden are all charming, like delicate spring flowers, and the queen of flowers who manages them is naturally graceful and charming.

Su Feiran had just arrived and wanted to go to the Imperial Garden for a stroll. After walking a short distance, she met Lin Xiuqing and Yu Liu. The two of them were standing in a corner with few people. When asked, they said they were just looking at the swaying shadows of the thin branches on the red wall. When they saw Su Feiran and Yu Xiao, they waved, as if they were waiting for them.

"Greetings, Empress Xian." Su Feiran bowed flattered, with a smile that he couldn't hide on his face.

Hehehe, I just like talking to beautiful sisters!

"Please stand up," Lin Xiuqing personally helped Su Feiran up, "We are all sisters from the same palace, there is no need to be polite. Although I am the head of Zichen Palace, I don't like the sisters to kowtow to me every day, which makes me look distant."

Empress Xian is indeed considerate!

Su Feiran stood up cheerfully: "Yuxiao and I are about to go to the Imperial Garden. If Empress Xian is free, why don't we go and have some fun together?"

Lin Xiuqing shook her head helplessly: "As the master, I have to shoulder the responsibilities. I haven't finished the task assigned by the imperial concubine yet, so I can't travel with you. I'm very sorry. But I also hope you have fun. I'll ask Yuchen to send you some food and a pot of plum wine brewed by me to express my feelings."

Su Feiran was moved to tears for the second time. Now in her eyes, Lin Xiuqing was like a fairy, and she would never allow anyone to defile her!

What is a lady from a noble family? This is a lady from a noble family! The ones in all TV dramas are so lame!

"Good sister!" Su Feiran excitedly took Lin Xiuqing's hand, startling Yu Xiao and Yu Liu beside her. "You are my great benefactor! When I become successful, I will repay you with a spring of gratitude!"

"It's a small effort, why bother?"

Lin Xiuqing was amused by Su Feiran and did not refuse Su Feiran's approach.

"I admire your unrestrained nature. I hope that the various things in the deep palace will not change your nature."

"But I am only worried that your mouth will cause trouble. How can a concubine in the back garden rise to prominence? It's good that I heard it today. If someone else heard it, I'm afraid they would suspect that you have rebellious intentions."

"Thank you, Empress Xian, for your teachings." Su Feiran responded obediently.

"I am waiting for you here today to remind you."

Lin Xiuqing's tone suddenly became serious. He held Su Feiran's hand tightly and patted it.

"Don't say what you shouldn't say, don't do what you shouldn't do, this is just the basic way to survive in the harem. But I want you to be careful of Concubine Jia. I can't say it directly, but no one in the six palaces is close to her, there is a certain reason for this."

"Maybe she was in a good mood today, or she wanted to be generous, so she didn't punish you and Yang Cainu. From now on, you must not be so reckless, and you must not be greedy when paying respects."

Su Feiran frowned. When she met Wu Jiayan today, she found that she was indeed outstanding in appearance, as if she was the most favored in the palace, and when she was majestic, she looked like a dean. Although Su Feiran felt very uncomfortable when she listened to her lecture in Chitang Garden, the scenery in the courtyard when she left made her irritability disappear like a cloud.

Especially the crabapple trees, which were pruned to be extremely tall and straight. I heard that Wu Jiayan personally pruned them, and his skills were even better than those of the royal gardener. If you come a few months earlier, you can see the crabapple trees in full bloom, with the whole garden full of red.

The red crabapples are in full bloom, the whole garden is red?

As his memory went back, Su Feiran recalled an insignificant incident.

The leaf that fell from Yu Liu did not belong to the lotus magnolia of Zichen Palace.

——Those are the leaves of the crabapple tree.