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

"What kind of stone I buy is none of your business?"

Gu Shuer's rebuttal was stubborn, but her tone became weak when she met Fei Wan's insightful and clear eyes.

Then he puffed out his chest and took responsibility for what he had done. "I'm going to assassinate him, so what? I won't implicate you. If it succeeds, I'll kill him and then commit suicide. If it doesn't, I'll die on my own. You'll just have one less rival for your favor. Wouldn't that make you happier?"

Before the night.

A slap landed on Gu Shuer's face.

His face was as cold as frost, showing a fierceness that he had never shown in front of Gu Shuer before.

"I performed a sword dance with you, but you tried to assassinate me midway, and even said you wouldn't implicate me. I knew you were stupid, but I didn't expect you to be this stupid. So, I won't dance with you at the Wanshou banquet tomorrow. You can do it on your own. When you die, remember that you died of stupidity. Don't be a human in your next life. Any mother who gave birth to a fool like you would be so angry that they would stuff you back into their stomach."

"you……"

Gu Shuer's face turned red after being scolded.

I never knew that the seemingly weak and calculating imperial concubine could be so eloquent.

Fei Wan pushed her out of the house without waiting for her to speak.

"I've practiced dancing so hard for so long, but I didn't expect to fail at the last moment. Get out of my sight right now!"

Gu Shuer didn't expect Fei Wan to be so strong. No matter how she struggled, it was useless. She was quickly pushed out of the door, and the cool breeze made her shiver.

"Open the door! My cloak is still in your room!"

Fei Wan cut the cloak with scissors, opened the door, and threw the cloak into her arms.

Gu Shuer held the clothes that were torn into a ball.

He stood at the door in a daze, angry.

Thousands of thoughts surged in my mind, all kinds of resentment and grievances rushed out, and tears streamed down my face unconsciously.

The palace maid who served her heard the noise and came out of the servants' resting room. She saw the slap marks on her master's face, the torn clothes in her arms, and the tears on her face.

He immediately said angrily, "How can you bully people like this? What's wrong with the Imperial Concubine? Sister Shu'er, let's go to the Imperial Court and file a complaint against her. His Majesty loves you the most! Let's go now!"

Gu Shuer shook off the palace maid's hand and turned around and ran away.

The unsharpened dagger she used for sword dancing still fell in Fei Wan's room.

Fei Wan asked someone to put it away.

Xiao Hui said regretfully, "Your Majesty practiced dancing with her for many days, and she messed up like this. What a waste of time. If you had known she would be like this, you would have used the time you spent practicing with her to rest."

Xiang Yi said, "If she really wants to assassinate you, Your Majesty, shouldn't we tell the Emperor in advance? Otherwise, if she does something stupid, she won't be able to survive the torture. If she confesses that Your Majesty knew about her assassination plan, we won't be able to clear our name even if we jump into the Yellow River!"

Xiaohui also became anxious when she heard this.

But he hesitated: "But if our queen rashly accuses her like this, without any evidence, just because she bought the whetstone won't prove anything. Instead, His Majesty will be suspicious, right?"

The Empress's glory has faded recently. Even with the occasional "food" sent by the Emperor, it's barely enough to maintain the dignity of the Imperial Concubine. Because of Gu Shu'er's existence and the damage to her appearance, His Majesty hasn't summoned the Empress for a long time. Reporting Gu Shu'er again would be disastrous.

Both maids were worried about Fei Wan.

Fei Wan herself was not in a hurry.

"Sleep well first, and we'll see what happens tomorrow. Sword dancing may not be in vain. A scholar has been rebelling for three years but failed. I'm afraid Miss Gu can't even defeat a scholar."

She still asked Xiaohui and the others to help her bathe and beautify her skin, and then applied perfume all over her body so that she could sleep comfortably.

Her appearance has been restored.

She kept the veil on to avoid being seen, but she was just waiting for the right opportunity.

As time went by, the emperor seemed to have given up hope of restoring her appearance and only used her as a substitute for writing memorials.

The more this happens, the more likely you are to make a big splash.

……

It was a rainy day on the Wanshou Festival.

Spring comes late in Beijing. It is the end of February and the winter chill is still there.

But the spring rain came early.

There were some snow particles occasionally mixed in, and the sky was so gloomy that it made people feel depressed.

But Cao Bin was a talkative person. When he woke up early in the morning and saw the bad weather, he happily went to the emperor and reported: "Spring rain is as precious as oil. On your Majesty's birthday, heaven has sent down an unusual downpour. This proves the old saying: A wise emperor is blessed with the help of all spirits. Long live your majesty!"

The emperor knew it was a compliment, but he was still happy. He gave Cao Bin a generous reward, and all the palace servants who served in his court also accepted the reward.

On the emperor's birthday, all the palaces received rewards, but this was an extra gift given by everyone because of Cao Bin, and everyone thanked Cao Bin privately.

Cao Bin instructed his men, "Why should we thank our family? We should thank our wise emperor. Without His Majesty, how could we have such a peaceful and prosperous age? Everyone, please be alert and serve us well today... Oh, and that General Ma, is he coming to the palace soon? He's a grassroots hero commended by His Majesty. Don't be so arrogant and look down on him. Don't treat him with disrespect and betray His Majesty's care for his people."

The palace maids all nodded in agreement, not daring to slack off.

However, when Ma Xiaofeng entered the palace, he was like a wild monkey jumping into the crowd. He made many jokes along the way, making the palace servants who accompanied and guided him laugh and cry.

Not to mention how thick and tacky the gold ring on his hair and the gold belt around his waist were, he had eight gold rings on all ten fingers, looking like a nouveau riche.

He also didn't mention that when he saw the palace maids lined up in astonishment, they knelt down and kowtowed, saying that the fairy lady from the temple had come to the mortal world.

He said that after entering the room where he was waiting to see the emperor, he took the water that the palace servant brought him to wash his hands, picked it up and drank it all up. When the palace servant pointed it out, he pointed at the basin with his palm and shouted, "My goodness! Such a small basin, it's not used for soup, but it's used as a wash basin?"

It's enough to make people tremble with laughter.

He also took off his shoes before entering the house, saying his soles were dirty and he couldn't step on the carpet. As soon as his boots came off, the eunuch who was guiding him was nearly fainted from the stench. The eunuch swore he had never smelled such a sour smell in his life. It took much persuasion to finally convince him to put his shoes on.

The palace servants reported these things to Cao Bin.

It means that it is not that we treat him badly, but that he is too vulgar and funny, and we can't help but feel uncomfortable.

"Father, we didn't mean to laugh at him..."

"Okay, okay, these are all trivial matters. Tell him to go to the back to take a bath and change his clothes and shoes before seeing the emperor, so as not to let the stench bother Your Majesty." Cao Bin ordered.

As a result, Ma Xiaofeng was taken to take a bath. When she took off her clothes, a bunch of balls, strips, and blocks of strange-shaped things fell to the ground, scaring the eunuch who followed her.

Aren’t we all checked full body before entering the palace? How come there are still hidden items?

Luckily it wasn’t a sword or hidden weapon!

What is this?!