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

After the servants in Ma Shuya's palace finished their work, Su Feiran was finally able to sit opposite her and drink some hot tea.

Although Ma Shuya's hospitality was a long process, it was of good quality. Su Feiran had been spoiled by all kinds of milk tea in modern times, and drinking pure tea leaves was like drinking peony. It tasted like water and had no taste. Even though he only drank two sips in Yongning Palace that day, the tea here was more fragrant than anywhere else, so Su Feiran drank a few more sips.

"This is Spring Hill Floating Green. The sisters in the back garden all love it." Seeing that Su Feiran liked it, Ma Shuya smiled and introduced it, "It's a pity that you entered the palace too late and missed the supply of Spring Hill Floating Green. If you like it, you can take some away."

Su Feiran originally came to give gifts, and although he was a little tempted by the idea of ​​eating and taking away something at the same time, he didn't have the nerve to agree to it.

"I just entered the palace, so it's my turn to give things to my sisters. I was thinking about what to give to the sisters living with me, so I brought these brocades. I wonder if you like them?" Su Feiran ordered Xunyin to put the brocades on the table for Chun Cairen to observe.

Ma Shuya only took a glance at the materials and knew that they were rare treasures even in the palace. She quickly declined, saying, "Are these gifts from His Majesty? They are too expensive. I can't accept them!"

“Saito, you’re joking. How could this be——”

Su Feiran's words of explanation had just come out of her mouth when she suddenly realized that something seemed to be wrong, as if a discordant note was secretly mixed into the choreographed piece of music, and she swallowed the words back.

"These were prepared by my mother's family for me to enter the palace. It would be a waste if I were the only one using them, so I am distributing them to my sisters." Su Feiran changed her tone.

Ma Shuya also understood and said, "I see. Since my sister said so, I will accept it."

After saying that, Ma Shuya gave Qingtan a look, and Qingtan neatly arranged the brocade that Xunyin brought and put it back into the warehouse.

"I understand what I mean, sister. Since we all live together in Zichen Palace, we should naturally take care of each other. You don't have to worry, sister." Ma Shuya picked up the tea bowl, used the lid to skim off the tea leaves, and took a sip of tea.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Su Feiran coughed lightly. He understood what she meant, that it was getting late, so he drank the last sip of tea in the bowl and said with a smile, "I am really happy to meet you today, sister. I will come more often in the future. Please don't find me annoying, sister. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."

The sun outside was so hot that it made people dizzy. "It's getting late" and other excuses were just excuses. Ma Shuya could tell, so she didn't force her to stay. She stood up and sent Su Feiran and his servant to the door with Qingtan.

"Goodbye, sister." Ma Shuya saw the guest off with a smile.

Su Feiran bowed and said goodbye, and Ma Shuya watched her go away. Unexpectedly, Su Feiran walked a short distance and suddenly had a brain twitch. She turned back and waved to Ma Shuya, shouting, "I'll come to play with you next time!"

After shouting, Su Feiran showed a silly smile to Ma Shuya in front of the door, looking cheerful and stupid. Xunyin was shocked, not knowing what was wrong with his master, and dragged Su Feiran away.

Ma Shuya and Qingtan stood on the steps in front of the door in silence for a long time. Finally, Qingtan asked cautiously: "Master, look... is this Liu Ronghua trying to show off his favor?"

"She is an interesting person, and she is not bad at heart, but she is too naive." Ma Shuya suppressed the smile on her face and said slowly, "But who am I to judge others? This backyard looks calm, but in fact, it is turbulent. To this harem, she is like a rising star, but if she goes far, her light is doomed to be worn out."

"Then, those brocade silks that Liu Ronghua sent——"

"Choose some dark colors and sew the palace gown. Since the base is made of brocade satin, it doesn't have to be too simple. Be careful and it doesn't matter if you go slowly." Ma Shuya said softly, "Put the rest in the storehouse for now."

......

"Master, why are you grinning like an idiot?" Xun Yin dragged Su Feiran away, his face full of horror.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not possessed by a ghost."

Su Feiran scratched his head and said as he walked,

"I just feel that this kind of occasion where people come and go is too serious and not suitable for me. After going through the whole process, every word I said seemed to be a prescribed procedure. I said so much in the Pure Talent Hall, but in fact, every word was empty and meaningless. Pure Talent Hall would not trust me just because I gave gifts and said something. It was just a courtesy to each other."

What procedures, what processes... Su Feiran's complaints were irrational, Xun Yin couldn't understand, and didn't understand why the master was suddenly depressed. She frowned and advised: "But, everyone in the harem has been through this. Master, don't think so much, we still have to go to Xie Cainu's palace!"

Su Feiran stood still and said thoughtfully, "Put half of these brocade satins back to the attic and use them later."

"No, you're not going to send me off?" Xun Yin widened his eyes.

Su Feiran made a "tsk" sound and flicked Qingtan's head. Xunyin looked up blankly and looked at Su Feiran with a look of disappointment.

"Think about it, I was summoned by the emperor to sleep with him last night. Anyone would guess that these brocade satins were given by the emperor himself. If it is true as you said, this thing is so precious that it is hard to find even in the harem. If I give it away so ostentatiously, what will others think?" Su Feiran asked himself and answered, "They will definitely think that I am showing off his favor!"

"My master means..." Xunyin had been in the palace for many years, and she was very unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the back garden. After Su Feiran said this, she realized the problem.

"Just now in the Pure Talent Palace, I just felt something was wrong, and I figured it out after I came out." Su Feiran thought for a moment and said, "No wonder Pure Talent's expression was so strange at first, I'm afraid I did something wrong."

"If I hadn't heard from you, my master, that these were sent by Empress Xian, I would have thought they were bestowed by His Majesty." Xunyin told the truth.

Su Feiran sighed: "If I really send them out like this, I will be betraying the kindness of Empress Xian. Giving away so many good things at once will eventually make people feel pressured. It is better to take it slow and not rush."

......

The sun was blazing outside, and no one wanted to go out. Xie Zhiqi was the same. She was sitting in the west attic arranging flowers, and she was occasionally amused by the jokes told by the maid Zhima next to her. She lived a quiet and peaceful life.

Suddenly, the voice of another palace maid, Nico, came from the door: "Master, Liu Ronghua from the East Pavilion is here!"

"Liu Ronghua?" Xie Zhiqi took a deep breath and stopped the hand holding the jade scissors in the air. "What is she doing here?"

Although the two had some interactions when they were both concubines, it was just a chance encounter in the same situation. That day, she angered the Queen Mother, and Xie Zhiqi thought she had to say goodbye to her, but in a twist of fate, she actually won the favor of the emperor with a set of messy operations. Such a big gap made Xie Zhiqi hard to accept.

They were all newcomers, Su Feiran had done nothing, but she was ranked among the nine concubines. Xie Zhiqi, on the other hand, was just a newly-entered concubine, barely one level higher than a concubine, but lower than everyone else.

It was impossible for Xie Zhiqi to say that she was not jealous. Although she envied Su Feiran's wealth, if time could go back and she had to repeat Su Feiran's actions in front of the empress dowager and the emperor, she would neither dare nor know how to do it.

Now Xie Zhiqi and Su Feiran are from two different worlds, why is Su Feiran here?

"Her maid seems to be carrying something in her hand. She is probably here to give a gift to her master." Nicole answered from outside.

"Giving gifts?" Xie Zhiqi snorted coldly, "We entered the palace together, how could she be so condescending as to reward me!"

"So what the master means is that you don't want to see me?" Nicole's voice sounded a little hesitant.

"We still have to meet him. I can't let others think that I'm impolite." After Xie Zhiqi finished speaking, she turned to Zhima and said, "Put away the vases and put some things to welcome the guests. We don't have anything great here, so we'll just have to make do."