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

"Thank you for the seat, Your Majesty, but I will sit down later. I have prepared a magic trick to perform for Your Majesty."

Ma Xiaofeng kowtowed again respectfully.

After getting permission, he stood up and asked for a small square table to be placed in front of him.

He took out a square piece of red paper from his bosom, and then took out a bunch of small wooden sticks, and arranged them into a Chinese character for longevity in public.

Then cover the longevity character with red paper.

He knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor, wishing him a long life.

When he stood up and picked up the red paper, everyone in the hall was surprised to find that the wooden strips covering the paper were gone, leaving nothing behind.

He unfolded the red paper and saw a big word "Shou" (longevity) written on the empty red paper.

"it is good!"

The old prince on the seat took the lead in cheering, and everyone else followed suit.

The emperor was smiling and in a better mood. He ordered a reward, and a palace maid came with a tray of silver ingots and brought it to Ma Xiaofeng.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! I won't spend this money. I will donate it all to burn incense and pray every day, wishing my lord a long life!"

Ma Xiaofeng knelt down again to express his gratitude.

As a result, he fell down, and things rolled out of his arms and sleeves.

When everyone looked closely, they found that they were all wooden sticks from before.

The whole hall burst into laughter.

The trick was exposed.

Ma Xiaofeng scratched his head, chuckled awkwardly, picked up the wooden sticks and put them back into his arms.

The emperor laughed and said, "You are a hero among men. You dare to fight in the enemy camp. Why are you so flustered when you enter the palace?"

Ma Xiaofeng said, "I'm not panicking. I just... I just feel like I've stepped into the Lingxiao Palace. I don't know where to put my hands and feet. How can I be worthy of entering such a wonderful place..."

The emperor's face became slightly solemn.

"You are a righteous man who fought for his country and his people. Among my millions of subjects, if you are not worthy to enter the palace to see the emperor, who else is? Cao Bin, give me some wine."

Ma Xiaofeng was helped by Cao Bin to sit on a small stool temporarily placed there and drank a glass of imperial wine.

"People say the power of heaven is unpredictable, but I never thought Your Majesty would treat me so well." Ma Xiaofeng wiped his eyes after drinking, his eyes reddened, and bowed again. "I have nothing to repay Your Majesty's grace, so I will offer the meager profits of my post office to Your Majesty. From now on, for every ten taels of silver earned by the post office, four taels will be contributed to the national treasury. Your Majesty, please grant my loyalty to Your Majesty. I will be grateful!"

The emperor was moved.

Look at him deeply.

"Ma Xiaofeng, are you serious? I don't care about your little bit of money, but it's a lot for you."

"Your Majesty, if I didn't have to save some money to keep the post office running, I would be willing to give it all to Your Majesty. A mere 40%, I am ashamed!"

"Well, you are indeed a loyal and righteous man. I reward you with a fourth-rank general, but it's too little."

The emperor immediately rewarded him: "Promote Ma Xiaofeng to the rank of Third Rank General of Cavalry, and grant him a Five-Colored Horse and the Qinglin Sword! Cao Bin, from now on, send some people to Ma Xiaofeng's post office to help him run some of the operations, so that his dedication will be well worthwhile."

Cao Bin should be.

Ma Xiaofeng was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! I dare not ask for any more rewards. If Your Majesty can send someone to help me manage my business, my eight generations of ancestors will kowtow to thank you in the depths of the nine springs!"

emperor:"……"

That's not necessary.

My eight generations of ancestors, please just leave it alone.

The emperor saw clearly that Ma Xiaofeng was a crude and uncouth man with a bit of wit. He had no chance of treason, not now and not in the future. He was also rightfully in control of the post office, and the emperor was overjoyed. How could he care less about Ma Xiaofeng's reckless words?

So he was given a table of wine and food and was allowed to drink at the last seat in the hall.

This was a great honor for someone who had always been a commoner.

Ma Xiaofeng was filled with gratitude. He sat down and ate the meat with big mouthfuls, his eyes lingering on the dancer who came on stage next.

Let the emperor be completely relieved.

Fei Wan didn't make eye contact with Ma Xiaofeng the entire time.

No one noticed her relationship with Ma Xiaofeng.

Ma Xiaofeng entered the palace today and performed exceptionally well. Her exquisite appearance even surprised Fei Wan.

In this way, Shengshi Post Office finally had a clear path forward. With the emperor and the imperial court as its biggest backers, its future expansion would be smoother.

As for the emperor sending people into the post office, there is no need to worry.

Not to mention that Cao Bin was sent to control the situation, even if a stranger was sent, Fei Wan would have the ability to control him.

The emperor felt that he had gotten a good deal and from then on he controlled the potentially threatening post office for his own use.

Little did he know that Fei Wan was the one who got the better deal.

The post office has official endorsement, and from now on all the important roads in Daliang from north to south, east to west, and by land and water, will be covered by her influence.

The huge amount of private property hidden by the Empress Dowager in Shu has also been discovered during this period.

Next, Fei Wan will use the post office to cause the post office's expansion in Sichuan and Shu to conflict with the businessman who manages the empress dowager's private property.

Then, with the emperor's support, he cut it off.

On the other hand, the profits of the post office were incredibly lucrative. Many people wanted to get involved and profit from it. Daliang had the emperor as its backer, and the post office would also develop in the Qu State and neighboring countries.

However, due to Ma Xiaofeng's anti-Qu identity, Shengshi Post Office will not openly expand in Qu Country. Instead, it will find a large force to back it up and operate under a different name. This will not only benefit them, but also allow them to become familiar with the situation and roads of Qu Country, making it easier for them to act in the future.

While the two countries have not yet officially torn their relations apart, Fei Wan ordered his men to act as quickly as possible and strive to gain a foothold in Qu State within a month.

Silently calculating, Fei Wan was seeing singing, dancing and feasting before her eyes, but her mind was filled with thoughts of all corners of the world, of the government and the people.

"Empress Hui has arrived—"

A notification interrupted her thoughts.

Concubine Hui entered the palace wearing armor, followed by two female deputy generals.

The three men came forward and kowtowed to the emperor to wish him a happy birthday.

The emperor smiled and raised his hand, asking them to stand up.

"Concubine Hui has been busy with military training recently. You must have worked hard. I see your skin has become a little rough. Before you leave the palace this time, remember to go to Chenqian Palace and pick up a few boxes of moisturizing balm before you leave."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Hui thanked the emperor and reported that she had brought a team of soldiers into the palace today and rehearsed a dance to celebrate His Majesty's birthday.

The emperor readily accepted.

However, before Concubine Hui's birthday dance was performed, the investigation into the guard's secret meeting with Concubine Ling Zhaoyi had already yielded results.

The chief officers of the Palace Administration and Huben Guards went to the palace together and reported in public.

It was said that they found out that the guard was an insider bribed by Ye Han's tribe of Qu State. He accepted 20,000 taels of silver from the other party and left it to his family. He deliberately sacrificed his life to frame the palace concubine in exchange for his family's wealth for a lifetime.

The false accusation of a secret meeting apparently involved Consort Ling Zhaoyi, but the real target was the Imperial Noble Consort.

The emperor asked in a deep voice, "I heard that Ye Han's tribe was rebellious in Qu State. Why did they travel thousands of miles to the inner palace of Daliang to frame my Imperial Concubine?"

"Your Majesty, the prisoner confessed that the spies lurking inside and outside the Daliang Palace had been killed several times because of the Imperial Concubine. They believed that although she was a woman, she was a natural disaster, so they had to eliminate her first before they could continue their operations."

Ha ha!

The emperor sneered.

"What else do they want to do in my Daliang?"

Fei Wan's eyebrows twitched.

I really didn't expect things to turn out this way.

This was rare and beyond her expectations.