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

That night the autumn wind rose.

It seems like midsummer is still just around the corner, but before I know it, it’s time to put on more clothes.

After two days of recuperation at Fei Wan's place, Yu Sujin was finally able to walk again. There was some color on her face, no longer as pale as when she was first rescued.

She came over early that morning as soon as Fei Wan finished breakfast.

As soon as he entered the door, he bowed deeply to Fei Wan.

"Eldest sister, you saved my life. Susu will never forget it. In this life, I will be with you in the palace for the rest of my life. Susu will follow your lead and serve you wholeheartedly."

Fei Wan asked someone to help her up, and seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, she asked someone to bring her a new dress.

"The weather is getting colder, and you're still recovering. You should pay more attention to keeping warm and avoid getting sick."

"Thank you, elder sister." Yu Sujin accepted the clothes without refusing. She just said, "Since Susu entered the palace, she hasn't been of much help to you, elder sister. Instead, she has always caused you trouble. Now, elder sister has to give her the clothes..."

There was a sense of loneliness in his words.

She no longer has the energy and spirit she had when she first entered the palace.

It seemed that being driven out of Chenqian Palace by the emperor had hit her hard.

Fei Wan asked her to sit beside him, reached out to straighten her hair that had been messed up when she kowtowed, and pinned a hibiscus bud from the vase between her hair. After looking at it for a moment, she smiled and said,

"Sister, you are in the prime of your youth, how can you say such decadent things? I remember when you were at home, you loved hibiscus and planted several by the window. It is true that these flowers complement you, and you are more beautiful than the flowers."

Yu Sujin smiled bitterly: "Eldest sister, to tell you the truth, I was driven away from the emperor's presence, and was punished by the virtuous concubine to kneel. How can I have the face to stay in the palace in the future? No matter how young and beautiful I am, I will die in loneliness."

She raised her hand to touch the flowers on her hair, then looked at the flowers in the vase and sighed.

"They're all hibiscus, but the flowers in this palace are prettier than the ones I grow at home. They can actually have two colors in one flower, and they have double petals. They're just like you, my elder sister. You're treated like gold and jade in the palace. It's a pity that I can't adapt to the climate here..."

Fei Wan shook her head gently, "You're wrong. For flowers to bloom, the soil and water are only the right location; the right time and the right people are also indispensable. I'm lucky to be where I am today, and I've caught His Majesty's eye. But you're where you are today, but there's also an unfortunate reason."

Yu Sujin listened carefully: "What's the reason?"

"Did you know that before you delivered the gift to the Emperor on behalf of the virtuous concubine, His Majesty was angry because Yu Tingjin had mistreated me and had ordered her to be banished to the cold palace?"

"...?!"

Yu Sujin was stunned.

She really doesn't know.

So, she was implicated by Yu Tingjin. As a fellow member of the Yu family, she was the target of His Majesty's wrath! ?

"Eldest sister, I...I was ordered by the virtuous concubine to go before the emperor. It was Linglong who coaxed me to Changle Palace...So, did the virtuous concubine deliberately send me before the emperor at that time to make His Majesty vent his anger on me..."

Fei Wan knew that she was trying to hide the fact that she had taken refuge with Consort Xian, so she didn't expose her, nor did she ask her motive for disguising herself as a palace maid. She just said, "I don't know about that. Perhaps it's just a coincidence."

"Even if it was a coincidence, the virtuous concubine's intention to plot against me was real. She sent me there, waited for me to be disliked by His Majesty, and then punished me by making me kneel... Not only did she cut off my future, she also made me lose face in the palace, and kneeling also damaged my health..." Yu Sujin glanced at Fei Wan's expression and added, "Incidentally, it also slapped my elder sister in the face. Although I'm useless, from the outside, we are sisters after all. Punishing me is tantamount to losing my elder sister's face. My elder sister was just ordered by His Majesty to assist in the harem, and she is targeting you like this."

Not bad, he didn't give up and even added fuel to the fire.

Fei Wan thought to herself, if Yu Sujin was so scared after kneeling for a night that she never dared to be competitive again, that would be really useless.

Then he said, "Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort holds a high position of power and comes from a good family. Even if she is deliberately targeting me, I should still observe the virtues of a concubine. Sister, the same goes for you."

"Eldest sister?"

"Sister, you wanted to visit the emperor that night, but I stopped you because the timing was wrong. His Majesty was ill and should have rested properly. You shouldn't have disturbed him then. The virtuous concubine sent you there, and it happened to coincide with Yu Tingjin's demotion. You missed the right time. If you were to oppose the virtuous concubine now, you wouldn't even have the support of the people."

Fei Wan solemnly instructed Yu Sujin, "When you have figured it out, come with me to Changle Palace to apologize. We are all sisters in the same palace, and we must get along well with the Concubine Xian, so that His Majesty can have no worries."

Yu Sujin looked stunned and aggrieved.

Fei Wan didn't explain any more.

After a few days of rest, her hoarse voice had healed and her body had returned to normal. That day, she no longer closed the door to visitors.

So throughout the morning, there was a constant stream of concubines coming to visit.

Everyone brought gifts, big bags and small boxes. Even those who were poor and financially strapped would present embroidery, calligraphy, or paintings they had made themselves.

Congratulations to Fei Wan on her promotion, congratulations to Minister Yu on receiving the title, condolences and congratulations to Fei Wan on her recovery, or gratitude for her care for the palace people over the past few days... The reasons are varied, but the essence is the same, to come and make friends and curry favor.

Yu Sujin had been staying with Fei Wan the entire time. Because she had been punished to kneel, she felt that everyone looked at her strangely, but she was also genuinely shocked by the huge crowds that flocked to Fei Wan's place.

When Feiwan thanked the guests and rested at noon, she picked out a few gifts from everyone and let her take them away. Yu Sujin returned to her room, opened the boxes and admired them carefully, and she couldn't let go of them anymore...

These are just ordinary things that Fei Wan doesn't care about. They are better than the best things she got when she was in the boudoir.

She then strengthened her determination to rely on Fei Wan.

——Even if my elder sister wants to use me to please Concubine Xian, I will accept it!

As long as there is still hope of turning things around, what can't be tolerated?

"Eldest sister, I will go with you to Changle Palace to apologize to the virtuous concubine."

In the afternoon, as soon as Fei Wan woke up from a nap, Yu Sujin hurried over to express her opinion.

Fei Wan smiled: "I'm glad you understand."

She washed and dressed, then put on a rouge-colored silk dress with a crabapple pattern, which was even more elegant and graceful than before. Her hair was decorated with more pearls and jade than usual, and the golden brilliance caught Yu Sujin's eyes.

Fei Wan smiled at her and said, "Why are you staring at me like that? The virtuous concubine has countless things that are more magnificent than what I'm wearing. Don't let yourself be stunned when you go over there."

Yu Sujin came back to her senses with a start.

I know I lost my composure.

"Thank you for the reminder, elder sister. I won't dare to do it again."

Fei Wan didn't bother to be polite with her and said directly, "It doesn't matter here, but outside, calmness and generosity are the most important things. Don't let people look down on you. When you have a place to stay in the future, you can have as many of these things as you want."

Yu Sujin's breathing stagnated: "Eldest sister, I...will I still have a place to stay? That day, His Majesty..."

Fei Wan smiled: "That depends on what you do. I'll go to Changle Palace later..."

"Sister must listen to her!"

Fei Wan was not disappointed. When Yu Sujin arrived at Changle Palace, he knelt in front of Concubine Xian as soon as he entered the hall and apologized.

The virtuous concubine sat upright on a gold-inlaid phoenix chair, wearing gorgeous clothes. She stared at the gorgeously dressed Fei Wan, and the cold light in her eyes shot directly at Yu Sujin.

"What crime has Consort Yu committed? Sister Zhao has been claiming illness for days and hasn't been visiting me, yet today she's come specially with her own sister. This shows how deeply you two sisters love each other!"

She now just thought that Fei Wan and Yu Sujin had deliberately set a trap for her, causing His Majesty to misunderstand that she was scheming and get angry whenever she saw Fei Wan and the other two.

"Linglong, please show me the guests. I have things to attend to, so I won't be accompanying you sisters."

He actually kicked the guest out in public without giving Fei Wan any face at all.