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

The maid replied, "I heard that the Empress, upon hearing the news, reprimanded the eunuch in charge. In a fit of rage, she vomited a pool of blood and is now unconscious."

"Have you called the imperial physician?"

"Your Majesty, the Court of Literature has brought two imperial physicians to Fengyi Palace for treatment."

"So what do the doctors say?"

"It's not clear yet. Fengyi Palace is currently closed, and no one is allowed to visit."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shun was silent for a moment and sighed.

He sighed, "I never thought there would be such a thing."

She turned to Fei Wan and Zhi Shu, looking confused: "Have you ever offended the eunuch in charge of Fengyi Palace? Why would he try so hard to harm you?"

Fei Wan smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I have only met the head eunuch of Fengyi Palace, and we have never spoken to each other. As for the eunuchs in charge, I don't know them at all, so how can I offend them? I wonder which eunuch in charge it is?"

Shun Fei's maid said, "I heard it was Eunuch Jiang Xi."

Concubine Shun exclaimed, "How could it be him? He has always been quiet and honest, always focusing on his work."

Zhishu looked at Concubine Shun.

Yan said, "Your Highness also came from the Qiandi Palace. After so many years, you must have known that being favored means being resented. Why bother asking this question? I don't believe that Your Highness has no idea about this matter. In fact, whether it was Jiang Xi, Wang Xi, or Liu Xi who harmed people, does it matter? What matters is that he is from Fengyi Palace."

Concubine Shun's kind expression almost faltered.

Fei Wan quickly apologized on Zhishu's behalf: "Your Majesty, Sister Ying speaks her mind frankly, please don't take it personally. In fact, after spending so much time with her, you'll know she's innocent and has no bad intentions."

Concubine Shun smiled awkwardly, "She's been in my palace for more than a day or two. How could I not know her? With her temper, if I were to argue with her, I would only be asking for trouble."

Fei Wan pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. Your Majesty is so magnanimous."

Concubine Shun is boring after all.

After a few more perfunctory chats, he sat for a while and then went back to the main hall.

Fei Wan and the other two bowed and saw him off respectfully.

After she left, Fei Wan looked at Zhishu, feeling both amused and helpless.

"You don't even give face to the main lady in your own palace?"

Before Zhishu was favored, she wasn't like this. Even when she was first promoted, she wasn't so sharp.

Zhishu raised her eyebrows when she saw that there was no one else in the room and the palace maids were standing at the door.

Smiling, she whispered, "Let alone her, even if Consort Xian were my mistress, I wouldn't dare to say anything. My sister wants to be gentle, and I will be tough. Together, we can advance and retreat, and only then can we attack and defend with ease and be invincible. If you want to stand firm in this palace and avoid being taken care of, you have to be resourceful and cunning. Isn't Consort Shun pretending to be kind to everyone?"

This insight and character made Fei Wan look at him with new eyes.

Zhishu always gives her surprises.

While I admire him, I'm also worried: "I'm 'soft and kind', so I've made fewer enemies. And you contradict everyone you meet, which can easily lead to unnecessary trouble..."

Zhishu chuckled, "In the palace, whether you have many enemies or few enemies, does it have anything to do with your character? If you are weak but favored, you will naturally have many enemies. No matter how weak and kind you are, you will be plotted against. The virtuous concubine is even more sharp-tongued than me. Look, apart from the queen and a few others, who dares to compete with her or plot against her? Everyone wants to curry favor with her!"

She sees so clearly.

Fei Wan stopped trying to persuade him.

Let her follow her own heart.

The two most important things in this world are striving for progress and gaining freedom.

There are many ways to make progress. If you can release your nature and make progress freely, the process itself will be very happy.

As expected, Zhishu continued, "Besides, I've been having so much fun lately, picking on everyone I meet. It's so much happier than when I was in Yanyun Palace. I finally don't have to cower in fear every day! No matter where I end up, I'm happy now!"

Fei Wan gave her some advice.

"Then you're doing just fine. Whether it's Consort Xian, the Empress, Consort Shun, or Consort Yuan, as long as they provoke you, you criticize them regardless of their status—this is called criticizing the matter, not the person. Over time, everyone will just think you have a straightforward and cold temper, and won't care who you're criticizing.

For example, when you spoke of Concubine Shun just now, although she was unhappy, she didn't harbor any resentment. It was simply because you didn't even give the Empress face in public that day that she found a subtle sense of being treated as an equal.

Zhishu's eyes lit up.

"After all, she's my older sister, and she's one step ahead of me in everything!"

"Then I must continue to release my mind."

"If I get into trouble..."

Fei Wan interjected: "If you get into trouble, I will try my best to cover it for you. If I can't..."

Zhishu said, "Then I will get what I asked for."

The two looked at each other and suddenly couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Fei Wan lowered her head, her body shaking uncontrollably from smiling.

Zhishu simply held her stomach and laughed until she was out of breath.

The palace maids standing guard outside the door looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what had happened to the two young ladies...

One of them is gentle and the other is cold, why could they laugh like this?

What could possibly happen?

Even if the plot succeeded, Fengyi Palace was implicated in the banned drug incident, and the queen vomited blood and fell into a coma.

There's nothing to be happy about.

It's just a fight with someone in the mud. Even if you win, you'll still be covered in mud.

But in this lonely world, it is so wonderful to have a close sister who walks side by side with us, who shares the same interests and goals, who understands each other's sufferings, and who supports and supports each other...

That's something to really laugh about!

Since Fei Wan's rebirth, she has been scheming and planning every step of the way, competing with those ruthless and cold-blooded people. She must make herself cold-hearted and cold-hearted so that she can be as calm as water.

But Zhishu made her feel warm.

A solid support.

This unbridled laughter was genuine joy.

It is also an unrestrained release under the oppression of the cold and lonely palace!

"Okay, sister, stop laughing... and you're not allowed to laugh anymore... restrain yourself!"

Zhishu held her waist and tried her best to restrain herself.

The two of them finally stopped.

Everyone understands that they have to stop.

Otherwise, if it gets out, people will say that they were overly excited after hearing that Fengyi Palace was implicated.

"Let's go check on Sister Wu. She should be released by now."

Feiwan pulled Zhishu.

I went to Zhuhui Palace to look for Wu Ronghua, but found nothing.

The palace maid in Zhuhui Palace said that her mistress had not returned, and as soon as she came out of the Palace Administration Office, she went straight to the Imperial Court.

The two had no choice but to go back and wait.

Not long after, news came.

Xiaohui brought in Wu Ronghua's maid Jin Chan with a smile on her face.

Jin Chan reported: "My young master Zhao, my young master has returned to Zhuhui Palace. She feels disheveled and will come to see you after she has cleaned herself up. I sent this servant to tell you in advance so that you won't worry."

Fei Wan asked, "How was it in front of the Emperor? When His Majesty saw Sister Wu, did he feel any sympathy for her suffering?"

"Your Majesty showed pity, but my mistress said there was no need for pity. She was tough and strong, so a trip to the torture chamber was nothing. Besides, there were rules in the torture chamber, and they didn't torture people casually. She lifted her sleeves and collar to show Your Majesty that she had only received a few blows, not serious injuries. She assured Your Majesty that it wouldn't hurt."

Jin Chan's eyes sparkled as he approached Fei Wan and told her, "Your Majesty shows concern for my young mistress by promoting her to the rank of Fourth Rank Concubine on the spot! Isn't this the perfect ending to hardship and the return of good fortune?"

"Congratulations to Sister Wu! You will be Concubine Wu from now on!"

Fei Wan was completely relieved.

It seems that the torture chamber secretly accepted bribes and did not do anything to Sister Wu.

I was beaten with a few sticks and only had some superficial injuries, but I had to endure the pain in exchange for the emperor's favor. It was still worth it.

Sister Wu looked honest and straightforward, but she was not stupid, and could be quite shrewd at critical moments. She knew that after leaving the torture chamber, her first stop would be to see the emperor. If she let herself be seen by the emperor in such a disheveled state, she would make him hate the person who framed her.

The emperor must have felt a slight sense of guilt from hating her to pitying her. In addition, she said it was okay, which relieved the emperor of that little bit of guilt. So it was natural and reasonable for her to be promoted as compensation.

"Xiaohui, go prepare a table of wine and food. Xiangyi, invite Miss Ying over. We're going to hold a wedding reception for Sister Wu tonight!"

Fei Wan gave the order happily.

At the same time, in the Palace Administration Office, the imprisoned Concubine Yuan received an official decree:

He was demoted to a commoner and sentenced to death immediately. All the official men in the Yuan family were dismissed from their posts and never re-employed.

"His Majesty--"

"Your Majesty, you can't be so heartless! You once gave me calligraphy. Have you forgotten the good times we had together?"

"Let go! I want to see the Queen! I want to see the Queen!"

Yuan struggled violently.

The consul aunt in the torture room brought people to hold her down and poured a cup of poisoned wine into her mouth.

"Um...don't..."

Yuan choked, but was forced to swallow the wine.

The consul's aunt looked gloomy.

What useless thing do you have to meet the Queen? Aren't you just causing trouble for her?

If you die now, it will be the best way to show your loyalty to the Empress.