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

The question of what the emperor ate was soon answered.

At three o'clock in the morning, the emperor woke up again.

His complexion looked much better and he was very clear-headed.

After eating some soup, he learned that several concubines and princes and court officials had been guarding the palace, so he first met with the princes and court officials, encouraged them a few words, and let them leave the palace.

Then, let the concubines come forward.

"You've all worked hard, go back and get some rest. I'm not feeling well, but when I get better, I'll host a family dinner and have a good drink with you."

Although he was physically weak, his temper had improved a lot. He was friendly and considerate.

Queen Yan expressed her willingness to stay and serve.

A rare smile appeared on the emperor's face. He hadn't smiled publicly at Queen Yan for a long time.

Yan said, "If you stay, what will happen to your palace? It's enough to give you a headache. Go back now."

As he spoke, his eyes scanned the crowd, and when he passed Fei Wan, he quickly looked away. Fei Wan was wearing a thick veil today, but he was obviously still frightened by the red spots he had seen before and didn't want to look at her closely.

Finally, he set his sights on Concubine Shun, "Concubine Shun, stay."

Concubine Shun bowed respectfully and responded.

Queen Yan patiently repeated the imperial physician's instructions on daily life and diet, and repeatedly warned Cao Bin to pay attention.

It was rare for the emperor to smile at her, and it was rare for her to show such concern for the emperor.

The warmth between the emperor and the empress surprised everyone, but they were also happy to see it happen.

The emperor waved his hand weakly: "Alright, I understand. You all go back. I need to be quiet for a while."

Empress Yan led the others in a formal retreat, but before she could rise from her seat, she heard a commotion outside. She could faintly hear a woman's loud shouting, and in the stillness of the night, even across several halls, it was still quite distinct.

It seems to be saying: The Queen hasn't returned yet so late, it must be something serious. I will take responsibility for my own actions. Your Majesty is in a coma because of me, so I will take the responsibility. Don't let the Queen be implicated!

Queen Yan's expression changed.

Fei Wan and the others looked at her in confusion.

Only the emperor laughed.

He was weak just now, but now his eyes brightened: "Is Shu'er here? Ask her to come in."

"Your Majesty, she is ignorant and noisy. It is inappropriate to disturb Your Majesty's rest..."

Empress Yan's attempt to stop her was stopped by the Emperor, "Cao Bin, go and call her over."

Cao Bin had no choice but to go to the outer hall himself and bring in the girl who was stopped by the palace servants.

A bright red cape, snow-white fur, and a round face like a pink ball revealed under the hood that had not yet been taken off.

Her almond-shaped eyes were wide open and her eyelashes were fluttering.

As soon as the girl appeared, the gloomy atmosphere in the room filled with the smell of medicine suddenly became bright, as if a ray of sunshine had broken through the dark clouds in the sky.

"Your Majesty, you are still alive! I thought..."

"No nonsense!"

Queen Yan interrupted the girl's rash remarks in a harsh voice.

The girl stopped talking but did not stop walking as she rushed straight to the dragon bed.

As she moved, her goose yellow skirt was exposed outside her cloak, and the narcissus patterns embroidered with gold thread danced with her steps, like a cute and innocent bird, fluttering to the emperor.

She looked the emperor up and down with her bright eyes.

"Your Majesty, you look sick, but you're in good spirits. I'm relieved!"

Her words were very rude and impolite, but the emperor was not angry. Instead, he smiled and asked, "What are you worried about?"

"Don't worry, I don't have to bear the crime of regicide!" The girl patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Otherwise, if you eat the food I give you, something bad will happen. I might be executed by slow slicing, and my whole family will suffer as well. How terrible it is!"

Queen Yan's expression was as terrifying as it could be.

She lowered her head, took a few deep breaths, then looked up again and adjusted her expression.

"Shu'er, His Majesty needs to rest. Please come back with me."

"Let her stay. Concubine Shun, you go back with the Imperial Noble Concubine and take care of her on the way." said the emperor.

Everyone was surprised.

But the emperor had made up his mind, and when Empress Yan tried to persuade him, she was given a cold shoulder instead.

No one dared to persuade him anymore.

But the girl did not appreciate the emperor's kindness.

"Why are you keeping me here? I don't know how to take care of patients. You have plenty of people here!"

The emperor did not take it as an offense, "You chatted with me, I felt better and slept well."

Empress Yan risked offending the emperor by adding, "Your Majesty, she is still unmarried. If she stays in Chenqian Palace for one night, even though she is attending to her illness, I'm afraid that when we talk about marriage later..."

Before the emperor opened his mouth to reprimand Queen Yan, the girl interrupted him first.

"Empress, even if I stay here for one night, ten nights, or a hundred nights, as long as I don't become your Majesty's woman, what does it matter? How can it affect my marriage proposal? If the man uses this incident to doubt my innocence and refuses to listen to my explanation, then I can't marry him. Besides, I'm not planning on getting married. I'll live on my own for the rest of my life. You're really worrying too much!"

Who is this person?

After leaving the bedroom, Empress Yan said to Fei Wan and the others with a complicated expression:

"This is my cousin's sister, Gu Shu'er. She's always been a coward, and once tried to commit suicide after her engagement was broken off. After being rescued, her personality changed a lot, and her actions and words became incoherent. Friends and relatives all said and heard that she might have been too traumatized and had gone a little crazy. My cousin begged me to let her stay in the palace for two days during the New Year holiday, so that she could take some rewards and raise her status so that she wouldn't be looked down upon when she was approached for marriage. But who knew that she would..."

He actually got along well with the emperor!

Queen Yan regretted it to death at this time.

He couldn't resist the girl's pestering and agreed to take her to Chenqian Palace to "see the world." He originally wanted her to stay in the outer hall and take a look at the furnishings, but she fumbled around and knocked over a vase, alarming the emperor in the inner hall, who summoned her...

Her madness and rudeness not only did not bring her any trouble, but instead she was favored by the emperor.

The two boxes of snacks and soup that Queen Yan brought to Chenqian Palace were eaten up by Gu Shuer in front of the emperor.

The emperor laughed and scolded her for stealing the food, but she took out a small box from her sleeve pocket like a magic trick. There were ice cubes in it, surrounding a snow-white ball in the middle.

She scooped a spoonful for herself and fed the rest to the emperor.

It is said that the milk cake is made from cow's milk and is complicatedly processed. It melts when exposed to heat, so even in winter, it must be kept surrounded by ice to maintain its taste.

A very cold thing!

The imperial physician said it was a very cold thing!

At that time, Empress Yan and Cao Bin were present, and no one could persuade the emperor to eat all the egg-sized balls.

In the evening, Queen Yan, who was teaching Gu Shuer in Fengming Palace, heard that the emperor was in a coma due to respiratory stagnation, and she felt that it was related to the ball.

It took a combination of soft and hard tactics to detain Gu Shuer in Fengming Palace and not allow her to appear before the emperor.

But she still came here by herself!

I don’t know what method she used to deceive the people guarding her in Fengming Palace.

My cousin's wife mentioned that after this girl died once, she became more cunning and always came up with some weird ideas that made people laugh and cry. She felt really sorry for her.

Queen Yan no longer felt sorry for her.

I just think she is a big trouble.

"I will send her home tomorrow."

Zhishu, who had been silent all this time, said coldly, "Looking at the situation, the Queen may not be able to send her away."