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

Defei's investigation into the eldest princess's new clothes incident ended the next day.

He Shuangying was accused by Xia He of passing suspicious paper packages and cotton wool to an embroiderer, instructing her to tamper with new clothes. However, the embroiderer committed suicide, leaving no witness, and He Shuangying's suspicion could not be verified.

Defei interrogated all the people involved but failed to obtain any strong evidence.

He ended it directly and submitted the results to the emperor.

The emperor casually flipped through a thick stack of confession records and asked calmly, "Is that all?"

Defei knelt down.

She apologized, "I am stupid and can only find out this much. He refused to confess. According to custom, the Palace Justice Department would torture such a person. But I cannot bear to let He suffer, so I can only betray your majesty's trust and let her go for now. I know I have failed in my work, so please punish me, your majesty!"

He said it with great sincerity.

In fact, the matter was essentially put on the emperor's shoulders.

——In short, He was promoted by Your Majesty yourself. How dare I torture her? If you want to know the truth, you can torture her yourself.

——Punish me quickly and let me reflect on my mistakes behind closed doors. This will give me a chance to listen to operas in peace for a few days, and don’t bother me with the mess in the palace!

"You go down first. Although you didn't do much, you did work hard. I won't punish you."

The emperor sent Defei away.

Defei thanked the emperor quickly, complimented him highly, and quickly left.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm glad that I got away with it without getting into trouble.

Here the emperor flipped through the confession a few more times, became impatient to read it carefully, and put it aside.

He couldn't even finish reading all the memorials from the court, let alone the confessions about trivial matters in the palace.

Ask the people around him: "Where is He now?"

Cao Bin was quite clear-headed and replied, "Your Majesty, He is still being held in the Palace Administration Office along with the relevant personnel. Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort has not yet sent her back to Guanlan Courtyard."

The emperor wanted to ask He to clarify the matter, but the thought flashed through his mind and he gave up.

She came and cried non-stop, which was annoying.

"Cao Bin, what do you think about this?"

"...I dare not speak nonsense."

"Say, I forgive you."

Cao Bin bowed and said carefully, "I believe that nothing is greater than Your Majesty, and nothing is more important than knowing who is right and who is wrong. Before there is concrete evidence, everyone has their own opinion. Your Majesty, please punish whoever you wish to punish, and if you do not wish to care, please set it aside. It is difficult to be clear about things in this world. I only wish Your Majesty good health and happiness every year, day and night."

Talking a lot is equivalent to not giving any advice.

But it made the emperor laugh and clap his hands.

"You old bastard, you even rhyme!"

Cao Bin smiled flatteringly: "I am able to make Your Majesty smile. My rhyme is comparable to that of a great writer."

The emperor laughed and scolded a few times, and his mood really improved a lot.

He was troubled by everything in the palace and the court.

This old slave who has been by my side for many years can actually help to relieve my boredom a little.

Once I felt better, I put the matter aside.

He ordered Cao Bin to send some rewards to Ming Guipin and the eldest princess as a consolation.

"That palace maid, there's no need for her to come back and serve you anymore." The emperor felt that Xia He was inappropriate.

When a servant does not know how to keep things quiet or handle things skillfully, and instead makes things out of control, he should no longer be used.

Just expelling her from Chenqian Palace without punishing her was already considered merciful.

Cao Bin agreed to all of them.

Taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, he asked, "Then, should I release He Shi? The detention room at the Palace Administration Office is quite damp and cold, and He Shi might not be able to stand it if she stays there for too long."

The emperor nodded: "Let her go back."

Sure enough, he hasn't thought about disposing of her yet, Cao Bin thought to himself.

He deeply disliked He, but he deliberately spoke on her behalf to test the emperor's intentions. Now that it seemed the emperor was still interested in He, he would not take action against her for now and would settle the score later.

Cao Bin casually mentioned, "It seems that Concubine Zhao has caught a cold these past two days and hasn't been feeling well. Your Majesty, when I deliver the rewards to Concubine Ming, could I also give some to Concubine Zhao?"

The emperor laughed and said, "You are delivering things for me!"

Cao Bin chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is always concerned about Concubine Zhao, so I dare not not think about it for you in advance."

"Then go and deliver some, pick out the best ones."

The emperor has always been generous to Fei Wan.

Even when Fei Wan knelt with Empress Yan that night at Xianyue Palace and begged for the removal of He Shi, he didn't get too angry. He had a slight grudge in his heart, but it didn't stop him from continuing to give out rewards.

After saying this, he remembered that He was going back to Chunxi Palace, so he ordered: "Find another place for He to live, and don't disturb Concubine Zhao from recuperating."

"Yes, I obey."

Cao Bin deliberately mentioned that Fei Wan was not feeling well, just waiting for the emperor to say this.

So he went on his own errand.

The emperor was tired of thinking about state affairs and wanted to rest.

I'm planning to find a concubine to keep me company.

After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't find a suitable candidate.

Because of the incident with the eldest princess's clothes, many concubines in the palace knelt and begged to depose He Shuangying. Now that she hadn't been completely deposed, the women must be unhappy and would inevitably bring it up again when they met, which was very annoying.

"Someone, call Wu from Zhuhui Palace over."

The emperor thought of Wu Xiangrong, who had not seen him much recently.

That night, Wu Xiangrong did not seem to kneel with the concubines.

She speaks in an interesting way, even though she's a little clumsy, but it's good to help relieve boredom.

At that moment, Wu Xiangrong arrived, bringing not only herself but also Qiu Changzai.

They said they were originally chatting together, and when they heard the summons, they came together.

"If Your Majesty has something important to discuss with Sister Wu, I will return immediately. If you simply wish to summon Sister Wu to accompany you, I am willing to serve Your Majesty. Please do not despise my humble appearance."

Qiu Changzai blushed slightly and lowered her head to beg.

She is a beautiful girl next door, fresh and gentle, and she makes people feel pity for her when they see her.

The emperor smiled and said, "I remember you can dance? Come and see me."