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

Seeing Concubine Wu walking into the hall almost at the same pace, Xiao Yu laughed out loud.

"Why, have you learned a new way to walk? You look very graceful."

Concubine Wu didn't realize that she was walking in an awkward manner.

She was extremely nervous.

When she heard the emperor praising her gracefulness, she quickly bowed and thanked him.

The smile on his face was stiff and his movements were stiff.

Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing when he saw it.

After teasing her for a few words, he asked her to go to the inner hall to wait, as he still had some memorials to review.

"Your Majesty, please don't approve it, okay?"

Concubine Wu said this inexplicably.

After saying that, I wanted to slap myself in the face.

Does this count as meddling in politics?

Unexpectedly, the emperor was not angry. Instead, he asked her, "Why don't you let me approve it?"

"...It's too late. Staying up late is bad for your health, and reading under the lamp hurts your eyes."

Concubine Wu bravely whispered the reason.

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be okay, she continued, "You didn't take care of yourself when you were young. As you get older, your body will make up for it. Some will suffer. Your Majesty, please take good care of your health."

Xiao Yu was silent.

Concubine Wu's heart was pounding and she finally knelt down.

I felt like I was going to be punished.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Xiao Yu suddenly let out a long breath.

He said with emotion: "It has been a long time since anyone has advised me like this. Please get up."

Concubine Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

He apologized, stood up carefully, and stood aside.

As a result, Xiao Yu really stopped reviewing the memorials. He stood up and took Concubine Wu into the bedroom.

But he did not visit her.

The two of them just sat leaning against the head of the bed, chatting until midnight before lying down to sleep.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yu got up to attend court. Concubine Wu had already dressed and was kneeling on the ground to help him adjust his dragon robe.

Xiao Yu suddenly said, "Cao Bin, pass on the imperial decree. Consort Wu is promoted to the rank of Ronghua, fourth rank."

He also ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to clean up the Zhuhui Palace where Wu Ronghua lived.

Wu Ronghua knelt down to express his gratitude.

He didn't come to his senses until he left Chenqian Palace and returned to Zhuhui Palace.

"Pinch my face quickly, Sister Zhao, and see if I'm dreaming!"

She sat in her room for a while when someone from the Imperial Household Department came.

She asked the maid to guard the house while the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs arranged things, and she rushed to Fei Wan's Guanlan Courtyard alone.

But it is not about sharing the joy of upgrading.

She just couldn't believe it. She didn't even sleep with the emperor, just chatted with him, and she was promoted?

She felt as if she were floating.

Neither what he said nor what he walked was real.

Fei Wan congratulated her and asked her to stay in the house to drink two cups of hot tea to calm her overly excited emotions.

He quietly reminded her: "Sister, you have been promoted. In addition to the things ordered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be provided for you, the previously missing manpower will also be replenished. There are more people and more things, so please be careful, sister."

This sentence made Wu Ronghua shudder.

The unreal feeling of being in the clouds dissipated a little.

"I shouldn't have come here. I'm going to watch the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs add things now!"

She turned to leave.

But he was grabbed by Fei Wan.

"It's time to go to Fengyi Palace to pay respects."

The daily audience with the Queen cannot be delayed, and Wu Ronghua has just been promoted, so he cannot make any mistakes in etiquette.

Wu Ronghua was annoyed. "I was reckless. Sister Zhao, please remind me more often in the future. I'm older than you for nothing. I'm not as calm as you. My age has become like a dog's!"

Fei Wan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This sister is not only harsh in mocking others, but also quite harsh when talking about herself.

The emperor was probably attracted by this point of hers.

In the past, she was timid and inconspicuous in front of the emperor, but now that she has let go and revealed her true nature, she immediately stands out.

Moreover, she was from the Qiandi Palace and had experienced all the times that the emperor had gone through. Once they talked about the past, they would probably be able to resonate with each other.

Therefore, when it comes to vying for favor, it is better to win the heart.

On the way to and from Fengyi Palace, Fei Wan and Wu Ronghua analyzed the reasons for her favor and encouraged Wu Ronghua to continue to face the emperor with her true self.

By now, Wu Ronghua has completely convinced Fei Wan.

He knew that if he had not received Fei Wan's inspiration and support, he would have remained in the position of a noble for a long time.

"Sister, I will listen to you!"

While pondering Fei Wan's words, she hurried back to guard her own palace.

Later, Zhishu also went to Zhuhui Hall.

He quietly told Wu Ronghua about the discovery of the powder last night, and stayed there to help her keep an eye out.

Fei Wan returned to her room, rested, did needlework, and continued practicing calligraphy.

There are still many people coming to visit.

Because of Wu Ronghua's promotion, those who wanted to gain favor had a firm hope and thought that they could succeed by making friends with Fei Wan.

But Fei Wandu asked someone to turn away the visitors on the grounds that she was not feeling well.

Right now, there's Concubine Xian's scheme, someone's trick with the powder, Yu Tingjin has already sent a new letter home, and who knows what the Queen will do...

The situation Fei Wan needs to consider and face is rather complicated.

She doesn't want to connect with more people for the time being.

But you cannot offend those who come to make friends with you, and you must also be prepared to build up your influence in the future.

So she picked out the things that the emperor had recently bestowed upon her, some that were not too expensive but presentable, and gave them to the visitors as gifts, and sent people to deliver them everywhere.

I received a lot of praise at once.

And received a lot of return gifts.

Regardless of whether everyone was sincere or not, this effort to win people's hearts was quite good.

But you can't just bribe others.

The most important thing in this palace is the emperor's heart, which cannot be ignored.

Avoiding favor means avoiding jealousy, not avoiding the emperor.

When the new staff arrived and Xia He was leaving, Fei Wan asked her to take a brocade box to the emperor.

Inside were the underwear she made for the emperor.