Anxiang Courtyard.

Caiwei had another busy and fulfilling day.

She carried Chang Fengyi's dinner, and after serving Chang Fengyi her meal, she ate her own, tidied everything up, and then she could get a good night's sleep.

The room on the west side is divided into five smaller rooms.

There's a section at the entrance, and the back is used as a storage room.

Upon entering, there is a small study, which Chang Fengyi does not need yet; in the middle is a small room for Caiwei to serve, which she needs to get up at night; at the very back is Chang Fengyi's inner room, which is quite spacious and very tidy.

This is the area that Caiwei is currently in control of, and she is very satisfied with it.

Chang Ziyu lay on the bed; she had been awake all day.

I could vaguely hear noises outside, but the courtyard remained quiet.

Luo Yaohui, who was closer to the road on the east side, should have heard it more clearly; however, she made no sound today, letting the sounds from outside drift over on the wind.

Chang Ziyu looked at Caiwei, an ordinary palace maid.

She's just as good at work as Chen Zhi, and seems to have it more comfortable than Chen Zhi.

Chang Ziyu felt extremely unwell; she had lost her right hand.

Caiwei got ready and came over to feed her.

Chang Ziyu stared at her face, which had faint freckles.

In the past, Caiwei would have been nervous; now, not because she has feelings for Chang Fengyi, she's not nervous at all.

Chang Ziyu didn't want to die; she wanted to live! To live well! To live better than anyone else!

After eating a few bites and regaining her strength, Chang Ziyu asked, "Where is he?"

Caiwei whispered, "Nobody's the best news right now."

Chang Ziyu stared at her.

Caiwei's voice was so low it was almost inaudible, but the room was quiet: "It's inconvenient to do anything like this, and it's hard to make people like you. Actually, in the palace, it's a blessing if no one pays attention to you. You have to wait for the right opportunity. In the palace, many things aren't won through struggle."

Because there's danger in competing, and standing up will attract attention. There's rarely a second chance.

Even if there's never a chance, you can still live a peaceful and stable life until old age.

Chang Ziyu stared at her: "And you?"

Caiwei whispered, "This servant asks for nothing but peace and safety."

Chang Ziyu sneered, but her body was in great pain.

She really can't do anything right now, and she could die at any moment.

But Chang Ziyu was unwilling to accept this fate! She had only been in the palace for a few months, and this was how she ended up?

She's clearly in Changhe County!

Caiwei worked silently.

Chang Ziyu was in pain from being moved around, and she slapped herself in anger. Only when her hand hurt did she realize that she was missing her hand.

Chang Ziyu was too exhausted to even get angry. She coughed up blood, enduring the pain all over her body.

She lay on the bed, the light gradually dimming, but she still refused to close her eyes.

She learned music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework—what can you do without using your hands?

Even if you're lying there without using your hands, your hands still play a very important role. Without hands, what can you use to seduce someone?

Chang Ziyu's mind was filled with all sorts of strange thoughts, and she called out to Caiwei, "Go find His Highness and tell him I have something very important to say."

Caiwei carried the basin to the door, turned around and said, "This servant doesn't want to be beaten, otherwise no one will serve you."

Chang Ziyu watched her departing figure and coughed up blood in anger.

Inside the room on the east side.

The situation is much better than in the west. This is because there are more people from Luoyaohui, and they have also been allocated two rooms.

Therefore, the easternmost room belongs to Luo Yaohui.

There is a study in the front, an inner room in the back, and a dressing room on the side.

The maid lived next door and slept on the floor while serving the servants.

Luo Yaohui had more things than Chang Ziyu, so she shouldn't have been compared to a village girl in the first place.

But now that Luo Yaohui has moved in, she needs to calm down and think about what to do next.

Cai was busy working on the side.

Luo Yaohui stared at her.

The Cai family was completely unaffected; everyone was preoccupied with their own affairs.

Luo Yaohui asked, "The Sage has come over again. What exactly does he mean?"

Cai glanced at her and said, "You mean we'll both die, and perhaps the Luo family will die too."

Luo Yaohui was frightened and unwilling, but dared not say anything more.

Luo Yaohui then asked, "What's the story with that village girl? Didn't they say Qian Shi confessed?"

Cai sat down in the dimly lit room, sipping tea, and said in a low voice, "The Pei family's word doesn't count; it has to be Yuji Zhenren or some other True Lord. So we definitely have to find Zichan Mountain. Secondly, it involves fate; we either don't believe it, or we have to be careful."

Luo Yaohui's voice was very low: "So the sage valued her destiny?"

Lady Cai sat down beside her and whispered in her ear, "Walls have ears. The sage has been emperor for twenty years, what fate does he need? He is a wise ruler, he did it for the sake of the Great Zhao and the Xie family."

Luo Yaohui didn't know whether to believe it or not.

At least for now, we should believe that. Cai believed that a man with great ambition could do it.

Even the head of a family would carefully choose a wife for his eldest son. How much more so for the crown prince.

Was the marriage arranged hastily? No.

Even if the emperor compromises, the Di family will not.

Therefore, Pei Huanyue is worthy of her name, and as for the Pei family's shortcomings, that's not a big deal.

No one expected it to escalate to this point.

Luo Yaohui suddenly remembered: "Your Highness, you could be deceived because you believed in the Phoenix's Fate?"

Cai said, "That was an assassination attempt three years ago. As for what happened after that, this Phoenix Fate is not hers."

If Chang Ziyu manages to deceive Feng Ming, it will evoke different reactions.

Chang Ziyu, like the Pei family, has now been torn apart.

Of course, Luo Yaohui was more concerned about her own affairs. She still didn't understand: "What is Qing'e Palace thinking?"

Lady Cai said in a low voice, "She was able to win over the Emperor and gain the support of the court officials on her own. His Highness's favor was actually secondary."

Luo Yaohui gritted her teeth: "Don't you care about the harem?"

Lady Cai said, "The harem may fall out of favor, but as long as the court supports her, she will not lose her position."

Luo Yaohui felt a pang of sadness. If she didn't lose her position, everyone else's efforts would have been in vain.

Besides, she wasn't entirely without means; otherwise, why would His Highness only have eyes for her?

Luo Yaohui gritted her teeth in anger: "You're that confident?"

Cai was also bewildered. But the fact that the Emperor had come today, along with the King of Song and the cabinet ministers, had truly gilded the reputation of Qing'e Palace.

No matter what the Pei family does, Qing'e Palace belongs to that person.

So in this case, it's much less troublesome.

The power struggles within the imperial harem are mostly not about the power struggles within the court.

Other than that, when the women in the harem were vying for the support of the court, there were still many variables.

Luo Yaohui asked, "What are you busy with today?"

Lady Cai said, "The word has spread far and wide; make mooncakes. Each palace servant will receive two."

Luo Yaohui died of anger.

Cai sighed.

To win people's hearts, only she dared to target all the palace servants. Who would believe she didn't bribe them?

No one could do this, not even Consort Cui.

Qing'e Palace dared to do anything, and even the emperor praised her, leaving others only to feel resentful.

Luo Yaohui asked, "Where are Di Baose and Guo Bing?"

Cai said many times, "Di Baose is afraid of being beaten. She's smart enough not to provoke the Guo family now that they're not in Sheng'an."

Luo Yaohui shouted, "Dare to hit her?"

Cai asked, "What do you think?"

Luo Yaohui was disheartened.

If Guo Bing were really beaten, would Xi Ya be that important?

Perhaps the sage appeased the Guo family, leaving Guo Bing at a disadvantage. So, was Luo Yaohui really that unintelligent?

So unlucky! Luo Yaohui felt incredibly unlucky! Where did this monster come from?! What a load of rubbish about a phoenix destiny!

I'm going crazy!