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

"Zhao Guipin, what do you mean?"

The emperor's face darkened and he raised his voice.

He no longer called her Zhaoqing, but just addressed her by her rank.

Cao Bin was holding the court beads but had not yet put them on the emperor. When he heard the sound, he knelt down subconsciously, lowered his head, and tried to reduce his presence, for fear that Fei Wan would implicate him.

Fei Wan clearly saw the shame and anger on the emperor's face, but she was not afraid.

Meeting the emperor's angry eyes, she blinked slowly.

He stood up, opened the food box, took out the white-glazed Qiu Si Wang Yue soup bowl, opened the lid, and presented a steaming bowl of nourishing soup.

"Your Majesty, you are still ill. Although you have improved a lot, the most worrying thing about a cold is that it is not cured at the root. It will leave lingering minor illnesses. Although not harmful, it is annoying. At this time, you must pay more attention to recuperation and be more careful than when you are actually ill.

Because you feel uncomfortable when you're seriously ill, you naturally eat less and move less, and live a regular life. But once you feel a little better, you relax your vigilance. Because you've been holding back from the illness, you're always thinking about having a good time, eating a big meal, running around, or even having more women around. These are all things that seriously damage your vitality."

Fei Wan spoke at length.

To Cao Bin's surprise, the emperor didn't interrupt her, letting her talk. If the empress or someone else had tried to persuade her, they would have been rebuked. This had happened before.

He knelt with his head down but didn't know that Fei Wan was doing more than just talking.

Eyebrows, eyes, and limbs are all busy.

The soft and gentle tone, the eyes full of resentment, the body twisting gently at the right time, the deliberately provocative look...

It says from head to toe, I'm jealous.

When a beautiful woman is jealous, she needs to be coaxed.

What's more, this beauty is still in great favor and is the apple of the emperor's eye.

How could the emperor blame her?

"Your Majesty, although you've been recuperating these past few days, you haven't had much time to rest. You've had to eat the tonics sent by the virtuous concubine, and admire Second Miss Yu dressed as a palace maid. After a busy day of state affairs, you still have to appreciate and guide Fourth Miss Zheng's pipa skills in the evening. She's a woman dressed as a man, and Your Majesty has to take the trouble to distinguish whether she's an assassin with ulterior motives..."

"These are all the beauties that are out in the open, known to everyone. But behind the scenes, I wonder if there are other beauties who come to the emperor's presence to perform their duties."

Fei Wan blamed herself, her tone resentful, "But I am still ignorant. I knew Your Majesty was so busy, but I still wrote flowery notes and letters to express my feelings. It made Your Majesty have to perfunctorily deal with me in the midst of his busy schedule. It really exhausted me!"

"I don't know what your Majesty was scolding me for while he was being so perfunctory. He must have been saying, 'This girl is ugly, stupid, clumsy, and has no figure. She has to go through all kinds of troubles all day long, fetching doctors and asking for medicine. She's causing me so much trouble. She made me sick, and you still don't let me have any free time, writing letters. It's so annoying. She's not as considerate as this little beauty who can play the pipa!'"

"Your Majesty, just tell me, am I right?"

She raised her chin, pouted her lips, and her clear, dark eyes were filled with soft resentment.

Her eyes were slightly red and tears were glistening.

Her pitiful yet stubborn look almost melted the emperor's heart.

Because the anger that arose from the tonic soup had long since dissipated.

All that was left in my heart was a mixture of anger and amusement towards Fei Wan.

"You little girl, you come here to entertain me so early in the morning! Let me see how I punish you!"

The emperor still had a stern face, but his tone was full of doting.

Fei Wan snorted softly, "Your Majesty, just punish me. I will bear it. Who made me old and faded? I am already an old person who can't get any older. I can't compare to the tenderness of the new people who can play the pipa, dress as a man, and lose my temper and slam doors..."

"You're just picky."

This time, the emperor didn't wait for Fei Wan to finish speaking, but stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.

Move your big palms around and rub them.

Cao Bin lowered his head and quickly slipped away with two young eunuchs who were helping him dress, not daring to get in the way.

I naturally admire Fei Wan in my heart.

Look at how coquettish and jealous she is, how can she be so sophisticated?

Not only can I tease His Majesty in person, but I can also make him laugh and cry, and he can't let go of it!

He had said that when Empress Zhao first gained her favor, he had seen that this person was extraordinary and would definitely be the best! Tsk!

After waiting outside for a moment, but not too long, as the time for court was approaching, Cao Bin bravely returned to the inner hall door and cautiously lowered his head to remind him, "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court."

"Your Majesty, please pack up and go to court. If you delay, I will be called a foxy concubine again. Your Majesty has been lingering with other beauties these days, but I have to bear the false reputation. I will not suffer this loss."

Fei Wan twisted and turned, and somehow broke free from the emperor's arms.

He stepped back a few steps.

The action was too fast, and the emperor hugged nothing, feeling disappointed.

"Eunuch Cao, please come in and serve His Majesty in court."

Fei Wan didn't give the emperor any more chance to pester her. She walked to the floor-length dressing mirror and tidied up her messy hair and clothes.

Although the emperor longed for her tenderness in his arms, he wasn't so foolish as to skip court for her sake, so he smiled and let it go. He held out his arms for the eunuchs to put on his dragon robes and crown, but there was no time left to eat a snack as usual.

So he drank two sips of lotus jujube soup, held a piece of purple ginger in his mouth, and hurried out, sitting on the dragon chariot to go to court.

Fei Wan followed the sedan chair and squatted to see it off.

The emperor sat on the sedan chair and looked at her with a meaningful smile: "Don't leave. Wait until I come back."

"Yes, I will be waiting here for Your Majesty."

Fei Wan Yiyi agreed.

But in my heart I thought, what can I do when you come back? Are you still going to have sex with me in broad daylight? I am afraid that Your Majesty is powerless!

After watching the dragon chariot go away, Fei Wan returned to the emperor's bedroom.

I know that I have achieved half of the purpose of coming here today.

When a new person appears and the emperor's heart is wavering, she is justified in being jealous and controls the emperor harshly, which not only allows the emperor to discover a new side of her, which is fresh and exciting, but also allows the emperor to feel her sincerity towards him and cherish her even more.

This one is done.

As for the next item, let’s wait until the emperor comes back.

Fei Wan covered her face with her handkerchief and yawned, saying that she felt dizzy after getting up early. She rewarded the imperial maid who came to serve her with a few pieces of silver, then lay down on the dragon bed and took a nap.

The emperor was in court, so she let him go about his business. She would take a rest and recuperate first.

……

"What time is it?"

Ciyun Palace.

The empress dowager, who was in seclusion "recuperating", woke up and it was already dawn.

"Your Majesty, it's still early, 8:15 AM. You should get some more sleep."

Nanny Shixiang came forward and replied softly.

The Queen Mother herself opened the curtains and saw Tohka, neatly dressed and with sleek hair. She smiled and said, "You've been up for quite some time, but you let me continue sleeping."

"The Queen Mother slept late last night, so it would be good to catch up on some sleep today."

"I'm old and I don't get enough sleep. How can I sleep well?"

The Queen Mother stood up and Shixiang called the palace maids in to help her dress and wash.

The Queen Mother allowed the servants to serve her and asked lazily, "Last night, that girl from the Zheng family went to Chenqian Palace. What rank did she get promoted to today?"

Although she lived in seclusion, she was aware of every movement in the palace.

Shixiang said, "I didn't stay the night. I only got the pipa 'Xiangsi'. I carried the pipa all the way back in anger."

The Queen Mother was silent.

He frowned and said, "Just as useless as her sister."

Just as Shixiang was about to say something, a palace maid arrived in front of the inner room and carefully peeked inside through the gauze curtain.

"What are you doing? You're such a coward! If you have something to say, come in and tell me!" Tohka scolded.

The maid hurried into the room and saluted: "Replying to the Queen Mother, the Queen's sister, Miss Zheng Si, has come to pay her respects and is waiting outside the palace gate."