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

"Auntie, something happened in Yongning Palace!"

As soon as Xiao Lezi opened his mouth, he created a crack on Wu Jiayan's calm face.

“Impossible.” Wu Jiayan maintained his entrance look, but he didn’t control the strength of his hands well, and with a “crack” he broke the long nail on his right index finger. “You mean, the emperor—”

"No, not the Emperor!"

As soon as Wu Jiayan said this, Xiao Lezi knew that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly clarified it. He also explained what had just happened and the whole process, even the omen of the Hun Tian Pavilion.

After listening to Xiao Lezi's explanation, Wu Jiayan's expression eased a little. "The Liu Ronghua case should have been given a seven-day grace period, but something happened in the prison and the sky was unfavorable. The emperor was afraid that the omen would come true, so he was in a hurry to solve it."

"That's right." Xiao Lezi completely agreed with Wu Jiayan's statement, thinking that she was indeed an experienced person who had figured out the situation so quickly. He just didn't know what she thought about it. Thinking of this, he asked with a cupped hand, "Little aunt, you see that His Majesty is so anxious that he can't wait for the three judges to consider it carefully... Is he deliberately favoring Concubine Shuo and not willing to give Liu Ronghua a chance to clear herself?"

Wu Jiayan pondered for a moment, but could not come to a conclusion. Looking at Xiao Lezi's curious eyes, Wu Jiayan sighed and said, "This time, I feel that the emperor has changed a lot, as if he has changed. There are many things that I am not sure about. If he tells you to do something, you must make your own judgment, otherwise it will lead to a dead end."

"What?" Xiao Lezi didn't hear the most crucial words. He looked tentatively at Ling'er who was massaging Wu Jiayan's shoulders, but saw that she was also frowning and shaking her head, meaning that she didn't hear clearly either.

"Nothing." Wu Jiayan's eyes dimmed and even became bored. "I just feel that the situation is unpredictable, just like His Majesty's mind. I can't make any rash conclusions and need to wait and see."

She said this, but her mind was not on the subject. She glanced at the palace lantern, watching the quietly burning flame, wondering what she was thinking.

"Yes." Xiao Lezi bowed his hands again and thanked her, "Thank you for your teachings, aunt."

Although I don’t know why my aunt’s attitude suddenly became strange, she also pointed out a clear way for myself.

"What do you think I should do now?"

"Didn't the emperor allow you to invite Wang Zheng?" Wu Jiayan said nonchalantly, "Could it be that you want to disobey his order?"

"Not really..." Xiao Lezi scratched his head helplessly, "Didn't you say, aunt, that everything about Liu Ronghua would be reported to you in detail? I thought you were on Liu Ronghua's side and had a way to prevent this new witness from testifying."

"You're overthinking it. No matter how powerful I am, I can't stop the emperor from using his power." Wu Jiayan looked at her innocent nephew and said as a matter of course, "Besides, I'm not on anyone's side. I once thought that Liu Ronghua might be the variable in this ■■, but now it seems that she is more like a star of disaster."

Xiao Lezi's eyes widened in disbelief: "Aunt, do you mean that we should start to deal with Liu Ronghua?"

Ling'er's face froze and her wrist paused, attracting a questioning glance from Wu Jiayan.

"Your Highness, I—" Ling'er explained hurriedly, "I just feel that although Liu Ronghua is a threat to us, what Concubine Shuo did in this matter is even more intolerable! Your Highness, you are following the order of the Emperor to cooperate with the six palaces, but Concubine Shuo wants to convict Liu Ronghua without your permission. This is really an act of usurpation. I, I feel that even if we want to deal with Liu Ronghua, we should first weaken Concubine Shuo's power!"

"..."

Wu Jiayan touched his forehead helplessly. Ling'er's words were completely irrelevant, but her favoritism towards Su Feiran was obvious. What a silly girl.

"Xiao Lezi, go call someone first, don't let the Saint wait in the air."

Wu Jiayan's tone softened and he sent Xiao Lezi away. Ling'er withdrew her hand in fear and knelt down in front of Wu Jiayan, cold sweat rolling down her forehead and disappearing on the carpet in the hall.

"You also think that I should help Liu Ronghua?" Wu Jiayan rested her elbows on the soft golden pillow, propped up her arms and rested her chin on her palms, leaning on the couch, looking at the familiar maid with inquiring eyes, "You also think...I should stop Concubine Shuo from summoning Wang Zheng?"

Ling'er was unsure whether the Imperial Concubine was angry, so she answered cautiously, "I dare not disobey the Imperial Concubine's wishes. I just felt that Wang Zheng was a palace servant sent by the Queen Mother to the Buddhist temple, so he would naturally obey the orders of Concubine Shuo and help her speak. Once a person is biased, he will ignore the facts and give false testimony."

"anything else?"

"And..." Ling'er bit her lip and said fearfully, "The harem is under your jurisdiction, Your Majesty. Both Liu Ronghua and Concubine Shuo should obey Your Majesty's teachings - be honest and upright. Now, Concubine Shuo dared to use such despicable means under Your Majesty's nose, which really disrespects your actions."

Be honest and sincere, be impartial and upright...

Wu Jiayan pondered over these eight words, which he should have known by heart, and suddenly felt very unfamiliar.

These eight words represent the emperor's high hopes for her, and are also the rules he has imposed on her since the day she became a royal concubine. However, she has failed to live up to them for who knows how long.

Ling'er thought that she was still the Wu Jiayan who only wanted to become a virtuous concubine who would go down in history, but she had long since broken her rules for the sake of her duties as a virtuous concubine, which was both ridiculous and pitiful.

"I will help Liu Ronghua this time," Ling'er couldn't believe it at all. Wu Jiayan didn't reprimand her, but changed her mind. "Even if it's to thank her for making up for my omission in Qiandeng Buddhist Hall that day, it's also to repay your loyalty to me over the years."

Ling'er was shocked for a moment. She never expected that Wu Jiayan helped Su Feiran because he saw through her thoughts.

——She and Rao'er are sisters. She can never forget the day in the Thousand Lamps Buddhist Temple when Su Feiran helped Rao'er and alleviated her suffering.

Regardless of whether Su Feiran was kind-hearted or impulsive, even if it was false, judging by the result, she still helped Rao'er. Even though Rao'er was Concubine Jia's maid, she might offend Concubine Jia because of this.

Discussing deeds, one does not care about one’s heart, and no one is perfect when considering one’s heart.

She never thought that the Imperial Concubine would one day admit that there were omissions in her decision.

"Alright, there's nothing to be surprised about. I've repaid your debt of gratitude for you, so you don't have to worry about it day and night and neglect your duty."

Wu Jiayan turned her head away, unwilling to look at the little maid who was almost crying with gratitude, and waved her hand impatiently.

"Although I cannot stop Concubine Shuo from calling Wang Zheng, I know what kind of testimony she wants Wang Zheng to give. Although there is no way to shut him up—excluding physical means, of course—as long as there is a more reliable outsider to refute his testimony, we can turn danger into safety."

In order to repay a drop of kindness, he actually turned his elbow outward and risked angering his master.

This girl is just as stupid as ever.