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

"Then I'll trouble you, Eunuch Cui, to wait outside for a moment. I'll pack up and leave."

After sending Cui Liang out to wait, Fei Wan asked Xiao Linzi, "He wasn't this attentive before. What happened?"

Xiao Linzi spat in a low voice, "Either he's harboring evil intentions, or seeing the young lady's growing favor, he doesn't dare to be disrespectful. He's always looked down on everyone, and in the past he was only respectful to the Empress and the Consort."

After hearing this, Fei Wan said, "He's in the Imperial Court and he's also Eunuch Cao's adopted son, so we should just treat him with some perfunctory care. Just be careful with him and don't attack him for now, but don't let him scheme against you."

"I understand, thank you for your reminder, my lord."

Fei Wan went into the inner room. The maid had already prepared several bright clothes for her to choose from.

Fei Wan thought for a moment and ordered, "Bring out the new dress made of rouge brocade and match it with the red jade headpiece."

Xiangyi and Xiaohui's eyes lit up and they hurried to get it.

Are you going to dress up, my lady?

The precious rouge brocade that His Majesty bestowed upon me has been made into new clothes but has not yet been officially worn. The set of filigree goose-wing jewelry made of red jadeite gemstones that was a tribute from the country of Tubalun has never been worn in public.

If I put them all on now...

It’s so fascinating!

With the help of the two, Fei Wan slowly finished dressing.

Looking at myself in the mirror, I feel very satisfied.

Clothes make the man. With the luxurious clothes as a contrast, her usual fragility is gone, and she now exudes nobility.

"My lady, it's so beautiful!"

"Is there anyone in the world as beautiful as my young master? Could she be a fairy descending to earth?"

The two maids surrounded Fei Wan, looking at her from left to right, unable to admire her enough.

Fei Wan smirked at Xiang Yi and said, "How did you become such a chatterbox?"

"I'm not just talking nonsense. If I were a man, I would be bewitched by you, young lady."

"Okay, let's go."

Fei Wan sprinkled some lotus scent on her hair. The light fragrance spread as she walked, adding to her beautiful appearance and charm.

After some packing, which took some time, when he arrived at Chenqian Palace in a sedan chair, Yu Zhong was already waiting outside the palace.

"Zhaorong Hua is doing well. His Majesty is reviewing memorials and has instructed that the young lady and Lord Yu should go in together after they arrive." The eunuch standing on duty in front of the palace came over to pay his respects.

Fei Wan nodded, held the maid's hand, and stepped out of the sedan chair.

Yu Zhong stepped forward, lifted his skirt, and knelt on his knees.

"Your servant, Yu Zhong, pays homage to Zhao Ronghua. May the young lady be well and safe!"

This time the etiquette is really thoughtful.

Fei Wan smiled faintly, satisfied with the effect of her formal attire.

The precious rouge brocade and the unique goose-wing red jadeite jewelry in the world, even if Yu Zhong didn't know the value of the goods, he should be able to see their extraordinaryness.

This shows her great favor.

Moreover, she was no ordinary concubine. The emperor had mobilized the Tiger Guards to quickly retrieve witnesses who had been there for over a decade to prove her identity, so Yu Zhong must have considered her importance.

Even if Yu Zhong could guess that the emperor's motives were not pure, not only to favor her, but more to suppress meritorious officials, so what? The emperor wanted to use her to measure Yu Zhong's loyalty. How could Yu Zhong dare to disrespect her!

"Master Yu, why be so polite?"

Fei Wan reached out and gave Yu Zhong a helping hand, helping him to stand up.

"I heard that there are all the witnesses. Lord Yu might really be my biological father. This kneeling is really embarrassing for me."

Yu Zhong quickly said, "Zhao Ronghua is a concubine of the royal family. Even if I am lucky enough to be your biological father, I cannot go beyond the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects."

Fei Wan smiled indifferently and invited Yu Zhong to enter the hall together.

Yu Zhong asked Fei Wan to go first and be polite.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you found my childhood neighbor. Is that true?"

After entering the hall and paying her respects, Fei Wan choked with tears as she saw the emperor.

"Yes."

"Can I meet them? I wonder who they are. I've never been home since I was sold into slavery at a young age. I don't know what's become of my fellow villagers..."

Fei Wan covered her eyes with a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

With her exquisite makeup and gorgeous clothes, the emperor saw in Fei Wan the shadow of the virtuous concubine when she first married. But Fei Wan did not have the irritating pride of a daughter from an aristocratic family. She was nothing but beautiful.

The beauty shed tears and the emperor was moved.

"Lord Zhao will summon them to meet shortly. Right now, it is important for Minister Yu to confirm whether you are the daughter of the Yu family."

Although the emperor rejected the request, his tone was extremely gentle and he even handed Fei Wan a handkerchief.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help." Fei Wan took the handkerchief, carefully put it in her sleeve, and used her own handkerchief to wipe her tears.

This feeling of cherishment made the emperor sigh again that Zhaoqing loved him wholeheartedly.

The look in his eyes when he looked at her became softer.

Fei Wan lowered her head and wiped her tears, knowing that her fancy dress had worked on the emperor.

Dressing up formally can, on the one hand, intimidate Yu Zhong, and on the other hand, make her look beautiful enough to impress the emperor, which will only be more beneficial to herself.

"Your Majesty, while I was waiting, I met with those villagers. Their statements align with those testified by the witnesses in the capital. I believe that Princess Zhao is my daughter. Your Majesty, by your grace, has reunited me with my family!"

Yu Zhong prostrated himself on the ground, weeping bitterly and thanking the emperor for his great grace.

Fei Wan was stunned and stood aside, crying silently.

"Zhaoqing, are you so happy that you've gone mad? Why don't you recognize Lord Yu?" the emperor asked with a smile.

Fei Wan choked up for a long while before whispering, "I dare not believe it, nor... I dare not recognize you. Madam Yu is very resentful of me because of Yu Gengyi. Last time..."

"My lady, my wife has regretted it!" Yu Zhong interrupted Fei Wan hurriedly. "She had a dream last night. She dreamed that the Bodhisattva hit her with a willow branch, saying that she had abandoned her own flesh and blood and told her to return to the right path. When she woke up in the morning, she couldn't move half of her body. Only then did she realize that she had done something wrong. Thinking back on her meeting with my lady, she realized that she was completely wrong. Now she is crying at home. If she hadn't been unable to move, she would definitely come to the palace with me today. She can't wait to see my lady and recognize each other as mother and daughter."

Yu Zhong cried as he spoke, as if speaking from the heart.

But Fei Wan had already learned from her own sources that Madam Yu was beaten by Yu Zhong and was bedridden.

The couple quarreled behind closed doors, and others didn't know the details. Occasionally, they would raise their voices and say something like Rong Hua changing clothes, which seemed to be about things in the palace.

Yu Zhong started beating Madam Yu so hard that she couldn't get out of bed.

At this time, people said that they were beaten by the Bodhisattva in their dreams.

This ability to pretend...

Fei Wan suddenly thought that both she and Yu Sujin were good at pretending, so, was this a family tradition?

"Is Madam Yu ill? Has a doctor been consulted to see if she is seriously ill?"

Fei Wan immediately showed extreme anxiety.

The emperor said, "Zhaoqing, don't worry. Cao Bin, send the imperial physician to see Madam Yu. If you need any medicine, just get it from the Imperial Pharmacy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fei Wan expressed her gratitude with tears in her eyes.

But he knew that the emperor was trying to win him over and also to investigate whether Yu Zhong had lied about his wife being sick.

This is how emperors are, everything they do has several purposes.

What follows next is a natural progression.

Fei Wan and Yu Zhong were competing in their attire in front of the emperor.

In the end, the father and daughter reunited and thanked the emperor for his grace.

All are happy.

"Zhao Qing, since you are a daughter of the Yu family, your status is different from before, and your position should be promoted. Let me think about it..."

The emperor smiled and spoke.

This is what Fei Wan was waiting for.

She came in gorgeous attire, hoping to attract him with her beauty and get him promoted to a higher rank.

"Your Majesty, what virtue and ability do I possess? I am already terrified to hold the position of Ronghua, how can I possibly advance any higher?"

Naturally, I still had to refuse on the surface.