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

Yu Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be fine if Fei Wan just wanted to keep someone from the palace maids to manage the Yu family!

Madam Yu was shocked.

"Qin is just a concubine, how can she be the head of the household? If this gets out, people will laugh at her, and..."

"Shut up!" Yu Zhong said sternly, "It is an honor for the Yu family that Her Majesty has given us instructions to personally arrange matters for the Yu family's inner chambers. Just take care of your health!"

His favorite concubine was Yu Sujin, but Qin was also very popular with him.

He understood that Fei Wan's action was aimed at his legal wife, Madam Yu, but he had also reached the limit of his tolerance for his legal wife, so he used the donkey to escape.

Besides, Concubine Qin was a maid raised as a concubine, so even if she had any dealings with Fei Wan, that could be controlled. It was better than flatly refusing and thus provoking Fei Wan, who would then send a nanny from the palace to take care of the Yu family.

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. Then I will do as you said and let Qin help take care of the inner house."

Fei Wan had expected Yu Zhong's obedience.

This father has always been the best at weighing the pros and cons!

"I wonder where Concubine Qin is now. To be honest, I haven't seen her since I entered the palace. I miss her a little."

As soon as Fei Wan started talking, Yu Zhong immediately asked Qin to come and serve at the banquet.

As a concubine, Aunt Qin was not qualified to participate in today's welcoming ceremony. When she heard the good news suddenly, she was so happy that she could not only show up but also get the right to manage the household. She quickly packed up and came to Fei Wan to kowtow.

The kowtow was so loud, firmer than anyone else's kowtow in the Yu Mansion today.

Fei Wan was afraid that she would become stupid and unable to take care of the household.

Fei Wan actually didn't have much friendship with her, but based on his previous impression of her, he felt that she was not too bad or too stupid, and was one of the thorns in Madam Yu's eyes, so she could be used to counter Madam Yu.

If it works well, support it. If it doesn't, replace it.

Seeing that she was very respectful and trying her best to please him, and that she couldn't hide her excitement, he encouraged her a few words on the spot.

"From now on, the Yu Mansion is my family home. Madam is ill and needs to recover. Aunt Qin, please take care of the inner house for Madam. This will relieve Madam Yu's worries and also allow me to feel at ease."

Concubine Qin kowtowed again: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best! I will not let you and the Master down!"

Fei Wan smiled.

Be a smart one.

Only she and Yu Zhong's support was mentioned, and Madam Yu was left out. This shows his position.

He gave Qin Yi Niang a palace-style gold hairpin and a pair of earrings as encouragement, and also gave her a box of silk palace flowers for her to give as gifts.

Aunt Qin thanked him repeatedly.

He stood in front of Fei Wan and served her food very attentively, but he also did not forget to say auspicious words to Yu Zhong and express his loyalty. He also paid tribute to Madam Yu, and was very considerate.

It seemed to be working well for now. Fei Wan watched coldly as Yu Zhong went from being slightly suspicious of Concubine Qin to letting down his guard, and finally completely accepting the fact that Qin was helping to manage the inner chambers. Only Madam Yu was left secretly gritting her teeth but was powerless to do anything. She knew that Concubine Qin was quite capable.

But whether it can be used by her in the end remains to be seen.

Anyway, let Madam Yu vomit blood today.

"Madam, why do you look so pale? Are you still sick? You must be exhausted today. Why don't you have someone take you back to your room to rest?"

Seeing that Madam Yu was feeling uncomfortable and her complexion was getting worse, Fei Wan deliberately showed concern.

Madam Yu forced a smile and said, "No need. I'm fine and will recover soon. Your Majesty is visiting my parents, so how can I be the first to leave? Of course, I have to follow all the etiquette first."

Fei Wan said, "Although the Imperial Family is the most important, His Majesty upholds filial piety. If I ask Madam Yu to return home to recuperate first, I believe His Majesty will not blame you for being disrespectful. By forcing yourself like this, you are putting the cart before the horse and endangering the Imperial Family."

That's a serious statement.

Yu Zhong had to stand up and explain: "My wife's complexion has been like this for years, and she is not trying to hold on because of illness. Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Thank you for your concern. My whole family is grateful!"

While winking at Madam Yu.

He lowered his voice and ordered, "Serve me well and don't make me unhappy!"

Madam Yu became so angry that her face became even uglier.

The husband and wife have been loving each other for more than 20 years. Not only did the husband help outsiders to seize her housekeeping rights and support his concubine to rise to power, he also repeatedly threatened her verbally, not to mention beating her a few days in advance...

So cold and indifferent!

She felt both pain and hatred in her heart, but she had to sit up straight, force a smile, and maintain the last bit of dignity as the lady of the house.

If she was really sent back to her room to "recuperate", she would lose both face and dignity. Aunt Qin would take the opportunity to strip her of her power!

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I offer you a toast."

Madam Yu picked up her wine glass, stood up and forced a smile.

Fei Wan also picked up the wine glass and looked at the other party with a smile.

Biological mother?

She tried her best to find traces of similarity with herself on the middle-aged woman's face, from her forehead, eyebrows, all the way to her jaw.

They seem to be similar in some places, but upon closer inspection, there are differences.

The expression and temperament are even more different.

The other person looked at her without any warmth, and she felt the same way. When she mentioned her mother, she thought of the warm embrace of her adoptive mother when she was a child, and the official lady in brocade clothes in front of her only made her feel unfamiliar.

And, heartbroken.

Fei Wan suddenly had a glimmer of hope.

He put down the wine glass and slowly unwound the bandage on his hand, revealing the finger that had not yet healed.

She stated slowly, "Madam Yu, your Jin'er, your beloved daughter, was jealous of the kindness I received from His Majesty and the virtuous concubine. She beat me and crushed this finger with her foot. If it weren't for the exceptional medical skills of the Imperial Hospital's Wenyuan Judge, I would have lost my fingers. Over two months have passed, and the bone still hasn't fully healed. Even now, if I accidentally bump into something, it still hurts like hell."

There were gasps of surprise in the hall.

From the Yu family and the palace maids who served by their side.

Yu Zhong, Yu Wangbei, Yu Yongnan and the others just had solemn and gloomy expressions, and their eyes were full of vigilance.

Madam Yu, who was being stared at by Fei Wan, had a flickering look in her eyes, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

He laughed dryly, "Your Majesty... maybe you've made a mistake. Although Jin'er is spoiled, she has a kind nature. How could she..."

I was not wrong!

In an instant, Fei Wan was filled with great grief and anger.

Her hand was injured so badly that no one could bear to look at it closely, but her biological mother was still vague and trying to cover up for her adopted daughter.

——In the palace, she used needles to poke my nails, stirred them, flipped over my nails, and crushed my bones. She slapped me and kicked me in the stomach. She left me in the utility room to freeze and starve, and made me stay in the yard in the rain all night. Even the eunuch Cao Bin in the imperial court had seen my miserable condition. If Aunt Ruo Chu had personally examined my injuries and Your Majesty had heard her vicious curses against me with his own ears, then he would have banished her to the cold palace.

——Madam Yu, you said that I was wrong!

Fei Wan closed her eyes.

I swallowed back all the words I wanted to say.

If others don't treat her as their own flesh and blood and have no sympathy for her, then her questions are nothing but unreasonable, provocative, and embarrassing.

Who knew that although Yu Tingjin tortured and hurt her, she could actually endure the pain on her body, but the indifference and even hatred of her by her blood relatives in the Yu family were the arrows that truly pierced her heart.

Who knows that while she is strategizing and climbing forward with a cold heart, she longs for a warm embrace, longs for her loved ones to hug her, ask her if she is tired, if she is in pain, and if she wants to take a break.

But her biological mother looked at her fingers and said...

Jin'er is spoiled by nature and kind-hearted...

That's it.

When Fei Wan opened her eyes again, her smile was as beautiful as a flower, and her grace was blossoming.

The lips painted with crimson lipstick are perfectly raised.

She quickly wrapped the gauze back around her finger and deftly tied a butterfly flower on the knot.

"I understand Madam Yu's concern for Yu Gengyi. When I return to the palace, I will plead with His Majesty to move her to a better palace for recuperation.

As for the injuries I suffered, they are all in the past. I am a Buddhist. I didn't hold it against her then, and I won't hold it against her in the future.

I bring this up today just to let you see her faults, so that you won't blame your Majesty for punishing her out of pity for her.

Your Majesty has bestowed upon me and your family such a great favor. You must not harbor any ulterior motives and betray this grace. Otherwise, I will hold you accountable before Your Majesty can dispose of you.

Do you understand? "

Fei Wan acted like a noble concubine, and was intimidating without even getting angry.

That inappropriate hope for family affection was indeed inappropriate, so it was completely put aside.

Yu Zhong quickly stood up, pulled his stupid wife to kneel down and listen to the lecture, and nodded repeatedly.

He also explained that he had never resented Your Majesty because of Yu Tingjin.

Fei Wan sneered in her heart.

Let them get up and take their seats again.

The last bit of thought in her heart was extinguished at this moment, and she completely gave up on the Yu Mansion!

Everything that needed to be done today has been done.

The next step is just to wait until the process is over and then return to the palace!

"My Lady, my slavery has been cancelled!"

When leaving the Yu family, the maid Lan'er came to say goodbye happily with an abandoned indenture.

During lunch, the Yu family was forced to rush to the government to cancel Lan'er's slave registration. A big red cross was drawn on her indenture contract, and from then on, she was a free person.

Fei Wan was happy for her.

He quietly instructed her to find Ma Xiaofeng and ask him to help with the household registration documents for the female household.

Ma Xiaofeng was well-connected, and his mistress was a womanizer, so it was relatively easy for her to use her connections at the government office to open an account. The Daliang Dynasty had many restrictions on women living independently, but there were always countermeasures, so this was a simple matter.

Lan'er has left the Yu Mansion and is free to move around, and can do many things without any hesitation.

"Master Yu, Lan'er spoke up for me today and offended Master Yu. If she gets into trouble outside, I will inevitably blame Master Yu."

Fei Wan was half joking.

Yu Zhong quickly laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking! Lan'er is a loyal servant. Without her, I would not even know that something went wrong in my family. How can I say that she has offended the Yu family?"

He immediately ordered someone to reward Lan'er with a sum of silver to help her settle down in the capital, and publicly told her that if she had any difficulties in the future, she could just come back to find her old master.

That's good.

Fei Wan threatened the Yu family not to attack Lan'er openly, and with Ma Xiaofeng and others protecting her secretly, Lan'er could find a place to stay in the capital.

Fei Wan patiently put on a farewell act with the entire Yu family.

Then he got on the sedan chair and returned to the palace, ending his visit to his parents!

There are still a lot of things waiting for her in the palace.

There is no need to stay here anymore!

The drums and music sounded again.

The team is huge.

The imperial procession of Guipin was much higher than Ronghua's. The eunuchs, palace maids, guards and musicians who were temporarily transferred from the palace lined up in the streets, directly occupying the three street corners outside Yu Mansion.

The entire Yu family knelt outside the gate to see them off respectfully.

Fei Wan's carriage traveled a long way, but they remained where they were, as a sign of respect.

However, Fei Wan never looked back once.

After becoming a rich girl, she abandoned the Yu family, just like she abandoned the pain of her previous life, leaving it all far behind and no longer caring about it.

From then on, she only walked towards the bright future ahead.

That was the future she believed in and worked hard for.

"Concubine Zhao returns to the palace—"

"Concubine Zhao returns to the palace—"

As they approached the palace, the eunuchs' long chants echoed along the long street.

Although the streets were cleared, the sounds of drums and music accompanied by the clatter of military horses' hooves could still be clearly heard by residents and merchants along the streets. Even the officials and wealthy families deep in the streets could faintly hear them.

She was still beautiful when she left the palace, and became a noble concubine when she returned. Such overwhelming glory, at this moment, I wonder how many people in the capital would envy her!

Whoosh!

Amidst the grand and lively sounds, something unusual suddenly appeared.

Ding!

The crisp sound of iron colliding.

Followed by an exclamation.

A eunuch holding a fan in the guard of honor suddenly screamed.

He was shot in the shoulder and fell to the ground.

"There's an assassin! Protect the queen!"

The nearest guard shouted loudly, and the team instantly became agitated.

"No more chaos! Keep moving forward! Guards, protect me!"

The leading eunuch in charge of ceremonies reacted very quickly, shouted at the panicked palace servants, and ordered the team to speed up.

The imperial cavalry rode forward, surrounded Fei Wan's chariot, and drew their swords.

The eunuch who was shot by an arrow was carried to the back of the team, and a group of guards rushed towards the direction from which the arrow came. The accompanying soldiers from the Beijing Military Department also quickly responded and soon doubled the martial law at the nearby street intersections!

The whole process was orderly, and Fei Wan himself sat still without moving.

The cold arrow that hit the eunuch actually came from the side. She noticed it at the time, but it was too late to dodge.

If the arrow had not encountered an obstacle and changed direction, it would not have hit the eunuch, but would have hit her hard!

"Who dares to assassinate the Queen?"

Xiangyi followed beside him, shocked and angry.

Fei Wan turned her head and looked at her, indicating that she didn't need to worry about it.

No matter who it was, the imperial guards would investigate thoroughly. Because this cold arrow was aimed at her, but it hit the emperor in the face.

The emperor made an exception and allowed her to visit her parents, and promoted her to a higher position. She sat on a phoenix chariot, listening to drums and music, but she was assassinated halfway...

It would be strange if the emperor didn’t get mad to death!

"Your Majesty, I have returned from visiting my parents and would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your grace!"

As soon as Gong Feiwan returned, he went straight to Chenqian Palace, knelt outside the palace, and thanked loudly.

Emperor Xiao Yu put down the memorial and without waiting for the eunuch to summon him, he walked out of the door quickly and helped Fei Wan up with his own hands.

"Are you okay?"

He looked Fei Wan up and down, and the concern in his eyes was not false.

Fei Wan threw herself into the emperor's arms.

It was as if she had been tense for a long time and finally relaxed. Her body and limbs were soft, but she held the emperor's waist tightly.

With a soft cry, tears fell like rain.

"Your Majesty... I was almost killed. I thought I would never see you again..."

Who is so blind as to dare to assassinate her?

She must kill the other person!

"Sister, you're finally back. I heard someone attempted to assassinate the imperial procession?"

Zhishu arrived first.

He stroked his lower abdomen with his hand, walked hurriedly, and his face was unusually pale.

Panting, he stumbled when he reached the emperor and almost fell at his feet.

The emperor quickly let go of Fei Wan and went to help her.

"Yingqing, you're pregnant, why are you running so fast?"

Zhishu stood firm, tears welling up in her eyes before she spoke.

She choked up and said, "I am worried about Sister Zhao's safety. In this moment of desperation, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me..."

She wiped her tears with her sleeves, hiding the cold light in her eyes.

Who is plotting against Sister Zhao? She wants to use the non-existent royal heir in her belly to vent her anger on Sister Zhao!