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

Fei Wan straightened her expression and replied calmly, "I believe Ling Zhaoyi is not someone who would give or take things privately."

The emperor asked, "Why do you believe her?"

"She's a straightforward person who can't hide anything. She's been spending more time with me lately, and I've come to appreciate her frankness. How could such an innocent and lively girl like her hide things and do something forbidden with the guards?"

She was wearing a lavender palace dress with gold weaving, and a silk scarf covering her face, revealing only a pair of bright eyes like autumn water.

The tail of the eye is slightly raised, which brings out the dignity in the movement.

At this moment, Fei Wan still had the same charm and gentleness as before, but with a bit more of a noble aura.

Although she was the one involved, she remained calm and responded gently, and in an instant, she put those concubines who had been gossiping about her into the mud.

The emperor paused.

His eyes couldn't help but deepen a little.

Imperial Concubine, is your face healed now?

Today she was wearing a thick veil, so her face was hard to see, but it seemed that those terrible red spots were gone.

As time passed, the emperor gradually forgot about Fei Wan's terrifying face when she was poisoned.

I can't help but think of how charming and gentle she was when she was first favored by the emperor, and how gorgeous and radiant she was when she was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort.

What she said was still so understanding, kind and considerate.

"There are only a few people in the palace who are on good terms with Consort Ling, and being a Royal Noble Consort is even rarer." The Emperor's tone softened slightly as his eyes met his. "What about the others?"

The emperor scanned the room, "Do any of you believe what the guard said is true? Do you believe there's something fishy going on between Consort Ling Zhaoyi and the guard?"

"Your Majesty, I don't believe it at all. Gu Shu'er doesn't even like you, and she still likes a mere guard. What a joke! Who is behind this false accusation?"

The first person to express his opinion was Zhishu, who rarely spoke in public recently.

Firmly support Feiwan.

And it suits the emperor's wishes.

It's just that what he said really upset the emperor.

Yu Sujin also followed Fei Wan's lead. She couldn't stand Gu Shu'er, but she would never argue with her elder sister.

Concubine De, Concubine Shun, Concubine Chen and a group of people who were on good terms with Fei Wan all sided with Fei Wan and asked the emperor to send someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Especially Concubine Shun. The guards said that he had a secret meeting with Concubine Ling in her palace, and she didn't want to take responsibility for it.

He said a lot of things that were tantamount to hiding his true intentions.

Help Fei Wan and Gu Shu'er to clear their names, and hint that someone has ulterior motives.

At a glance from Queen Yan, several concubines who had defected to her stood up and supported Fei Wan.

When the other concubines who had different opinions saw this situation, they stopped talking and gave up their thoughts of taking the opportunity to overthrow the imperial concubine and seek opportunities to win her favor.

"My beloved concubines are absolutely right. During my birthday banquet, these thieves dared to spread rumors and disrupt the palace. If this evil is not eradicated, it will become a disgrace. Time and again, they wantonly provoke the imperial court and trample on the dignity of Daliang. How can I tolerate this?"

The emperor's face was solemn. He immediately called the Palace Administration and the Huben Guards to come and conduct a thorough investigation.

Fei Wan, Gu Shuer and all the palace maids around Concubine Shun were taken away for questioning.

The patrol team where the guard who dropped the handkerchief was located also had dozens of people who were summoned.

In addition, the concubines who had been dragged out to be beaten with sticks were also arrested, as were the palace maids around them.

All the palace maids who served or passed by the concubines' team on their way today were also interrogated.

As for the guard himself, he naturally received more "careful" care and was personally interrogated by Zhang Lin, the commander of the Huben Guard.

It was a huge scene.

This made all the concubines in the palace feel uneasy.

Even the most majestic Empress Yan couldn't help but flash a few traces of uneasiness, and kept looking at the emperor's expression.

The emperor met her gaze, turned around and asked with a smile, "The Queen has worked hard to prepare a birthday banquet for me. When the time comes, let's have the banquet. Don't let such a small matter disappoint the Queen's kindness."

Such a big commotion, is it just a small matter?

Empress Yan suppressed her doubts, stood up, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is busy with countless affairs every day, and you govern the world with great care. I am blessed to be able to serve you by your side for many lifetimes. Organizing a simple birthday banquet is not a big deal. Thank you for your consideration. I will do my best to serve you forever."

After giving him all the compliments, he ordered the banquet to begin.

Suddenly, string music sounded, palace maids danced, and delicacies from land and sea were served like a stream, and the birthday banquet began.

To everyone's surprise, they thought the emperor would be in a bad mood because of the large-scale interrogation of the handkerchief affair.

Unexpectedly, he was in high spirits and praised the performance of the court singers and dancers very much, and rewarded them generously.

He was in such a good mood, how could others be upset? Naturally, they hurried to join in the fun.

The atmosphere in the hall became increasingly heated.

It was as if nothing had happened.

According to the previous arrangement, the concubines took turns to perform and show their talents to the best of their ability.

Even more enthusiastic than at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

They were willing to show up and attract the emperor's attention, and Empress Yan had long encouraged them to be more diligent. She would also promote whoever was appreciated by the emperor.

So all the flowers competed for beauty, each showing off its own beauty.

"Call that horse..." The emperor suddenly ordered Cao Bin.

"Hero Ma Xiaofeng," Cao Bin said, completing the emperor's name. "Your Majesty, do you wish to see him? I will go and get him."

So soon, Ma Xiaofeng was brought to the main hall of Xianyue Palace.

He stumbled as he crossed the threshold and fell flat on his face.

He hurriedly got up and stepped on the corner of his robe, bumping into the butt of Cao Bin, who was leading the way in front of him, and knocked Cao Bin back a dozen feet.

If Cao Bin hadn't reacted quickly and braked immediately, he would have ended up in the mud like him.

"puff!"

Someone in the hall couldn't hold back their laughter, and the whole hall was filled with laughter.

An old prince from a branch of the royal family laughed heartily: "Where did this monkey come from?"

Cao Bin helped Ma Xiaofeng come to the imperial court and guided him to kneel down and pay homage. Fearing that he might make another mistake, he stood closely beside him and kept an eye on him.

After the emperor finished laughing, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. He asked with a smile, "Ma Xiaofeng, you were able to follow Marquis Wucheng into the enemy camp. He said that your kung fu was very impressive. How come you can't even walk?"

"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! I wish His Majesty a long life! I can walk, but I'm a little nervous and dirty! Long live His Majesty!"

Ma Xiaofeng answered so loudly that it hurt people's eardrums.

As soon as the word "jinzang" came out, there was another burst of laughter in the hall.

This is not just a little nervous, it is extremely nervous.

The emperor also laughed heartily.

Remind Ma Xiaofeng not to be afraid and just talk as usual.

"I called you here because I wanted to see what the heroes among the people look like. Why do you always keep your head down...Okay, stop bowing and look up so I can see."

Ma Xiaofeng looked up and was stunned when he saw the emperor.

"Your Majesty, you and I once had a dream, and the gods we dreamt of were exactly the same!"

Cao Bin hurriedly whispered to him that he could not look directly at the emperor.

Ma Xiaofeng quickly lowered her head again, still saying, "It's exactly the same, my God!"

The emperor's mouth curled up even higher.

I knew he might be complimenting her intentionally, but I was still happy.

"Give me a seat!"