The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"Your Majesty has a decree——"

"Chungcheongbo recommended the unscrupulous witch doctor Liu, who used a poisonous drug to harm the Queen Mother for two months. His crimes are grave. The Queen Mother is kind and cannot bear to punish him severely. Considering Chungcheongbo's unintentional mistake, she will only fine him one year's salary and confine him to reflect on his mistakes! Witch doctor Liu shall be executed immediately!"

Soon, the emperor came out.

Following behind was the dejected-looking Lord Chungcheong.

Cao Bin announced the decree loudly, and everyone in the hall knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

"Zhongqingbo's behavior is a bit eccentric. I heard that he kept a witch doctor in his house for a while and he treated many people."

"It would be good for the Queen Mother to vomit out the poison of the powerful metal and stone medicine. It can also relieve the poison and reduce the internal heat."

People who didn't know the inside story were whispering about it.

Wu Xiangrong cursed Doctor Liu quietly, "So he's a witch doctor. How dare he treat your leg injury? Who gave him the confidence?"

Fei Wan said: "The Queen Mother gave it to me."

"When he helped the Queen Mother bully you, he certainly didn't expect that he would die so soon."

In fact, Wu Xiangrong didn't expect this either.

When she complained to the emperor about the indecent assault against Imperial Physician Liu, she felt that the most likely outcome was that the emperor would find a reason to expel Imperial Physician Liu from the Imperial Medical Bureau, or at most give him a beating with a stick.

Although molesting a palace concubine is a serious crime, it is not easy to make such a thing public, especially since Doctor Liu is protected by the Empress Dowager.

Who would have thought that the emperor would sentence him to death today?

"Your Majesty really values ​​you." Wu Xiangrong sighed.

Fei Wan shook her head.

He whispered, "It's not for me, it's for the reputation of filial piety."

"Ok?"

"If we don't punish Chungcheongbok today, I'm afraid people will spread rumors that the Queen Mother vomited on her birthday because Your Majesty was angry. Punishing Chungcheongbok and ordering the witch doctor to be executed is not only an explanation to the world, but also a warning to Chungcheongbok's mansion and the Queen Mother, forcing them to be more restrained in the future."

After hearing this, Wu Xiangrong thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case!

Sister Zhao is still the one who sees things clearly...

I still have a lot to learn.

"My dear ministers, witch doctors can mislead people. I hope you will take this as a warning.

The Queen Mother took inappropriate medicine, and her body was not in good condition and her mood was unstable. After drinking today, she lost control of her anger and frightened all the ministers and relatives. She was very regretful at this moment.

The Queen Mother wanted to come out to comfort everyone, but the imperial physician advised her to rest.

"Everything happened for a reason. I ask you, my dear ministers, not to take today's incident to heart and be more considerate of her, okay?"

The emperor spoke loudly, using the vomiting incident to attribute all the empress dowager's anger today to the effects of the medicine.

He was also very tolerant and, as the emperor, asked for his subjects' understanding.

Who dares to say that they are inconsiderate?

The people in the hall shouted "Long live the emperor" again.

The court officials and nobles vied with each other to express their willingness to sympathize with the Queen Mother.

Some clever people took the opportunity to flatter her, saying that the minor setbacks on the Empress Dowager's fiftieth birthday were a sign of endless blessings in the future.

Even more clever, the leader praised the emperor for his filial piety.

The storm was resolved just like that.

The emperor left the hall on the pretext of attending to an illness.

Before leaving, she told everyone to stay a little longer and leave the palace after the banquet was over, so that the birthday banquet could be a success and bring more blessings and longevity to the empress dowager.

But what’s the point of the banquet if the main characters are not here?

When the time came, they dispersed immediately.

The hall was once filled with the clinking of glasses, but soon it became deserted and quiet.

It was as if the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were having a fight. It started with great fanfare but ended in disaster, with no real benefit gained.

"Your Majesty is truly amazing. You said that the Queen Mother's mood swings were caused by the effects of the medicine. Then, her criticism of Sister Zhao today, and the angry words she said to Your Majesty, such as the idea of ​​becoming a nun, have all become a joke."

On the way back, Wu Xiangrong held Fei Wan's hand and kept sighing.

Fei Wan nodded in agreement. "The Queen Mother was furious for a while, but in the end, His Majesty easily turned the situation around. The Zhongqing Earl's Mansion was also embarrassed. It was really not worth it. Besides, His Majesty will definitely have other plans for the future. We will wait and see."

The emperor is very resourceful and thoughtful.

The reason why I always believed in her kindness was that I never looked down on her and only treated her as a pet like a cat or a dog.

After what happened today, Fei Wan reminded herself again to be careful and not to arouse the emperor's suspicion.

"What about sister Sakura?"

Wu Xiangrong was worried.

I really want to go to Yanyun Palace to see how Zhishu is doing, but I am afraid that something unexpected will happen and make Zhishu's situation even more difficult.

"Sister, go back and rest first. All the people gathering information should be withdrawn. Sister Ying will be fine. We just need to wait."

Fei Wan judged that, considering the emperor's high-profile resistance, Zhishu would be back in two or three days.

Unexpectedly, she still underestimated the emperor.

After returning to Guanlan Courtyard, I had just taken a nap when Xiaohui came in happily to report.

"Master, Master, Master Sakura is here!"

what?

Fei Wan almost thought she was dreaming.

Only after I saw clearly who entered the room did I believe it was true.

"I was afraid that my sister would worry, so I came here as soon as I left Yanyun Palace."

Zhishu was wearing a crimson silk long gown with dazzling hairpins and rings, and she approached with a smile.

Her maid reported, "His Majesty has sent Aunt Ruochu from the Imperial Court to Yanyun Palace to convey his decree, promoting our Lady Ying to the rank of Selected Consort, a promotion of two ranks. He also said it was the Empress Dowager's order to comfort the innocent and frightened Lady. The Lady's clothes and jewelry were all brought over by Aunt Ruochu!"

"Congratulations sister!"

Fei Wan looked at Zhishu carefully.

She usually wore green and blue clothes, but this time she changed into brighter colors, which added a bit of charm to her coldness and was very attractive.

Zhishu's expression was normal, showing neither the grievance of being banished to the cold palace nor the joy of being suddenly promoted. She just smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations, sister."

Fei Wan also advanced to the next level today and is now ranked among Ronghua.

Fei Wan suddenly remembered the day of the rat plague when the emperor got angry in front of his concubines and said that whoever harmed her in the future would be promoted.

Today's example actually happened to Zhishu.

Fei Wan told Zhishu, "...it shows that His Majesty despises the harem's infighting and dislikes those in power using their power to oppress others."

There is no one else around, only her trusted maids.

Zhishu sneered, "Isn't the strife in the harem due to the fact that there are too many women, while His Majesty only has one? They fight for men, for favor, for position, for limited food, clothing, and daily necessities. If he wanted to end the strife, he could just disband the harem, or give every concubine the same position and treatment, and then there would be peace. We hate harem strife, so what? He hates it too. What right does he have to hate it? Is he bullying him?"

Fei Wan: “…”

Sister, keep the good things in your heart and don’t say them out loud.

Changing the subject, Fei Wan was planning to send someone to inform Wu Xiangrong so that she wouldn't worry.

Someone from the imperial court came outside.

"My Lady Zhao, His Majesty has decreed that you may move into the main hall of Chunxi Palace."

The eunuch who delivered the decree had a flattering expression on his face and said with a grin, "According to convention, only noble concubines and above can occupy the position of head of a palace and live in the main hall. Little Master Zhao, you are the first in our palace to hold such a position!"

Fei Wan was surprised.

She is just Ronghua, three levels lower than the noble concubine!