Feng Jian spent the whole morning with Zhuang Yuyan and stayed for lunch.

Seeing that Zhao Chongyi obviously couldn't eat, but was swallowing the soup reluctantly because he had brought it to him personally, his heart softened a little. He put down his silver chopsticks and said, "If you don't want to eat, forget it. Ask the Shangshi Bureau to prepare more vegetables and fruits as snacks today." After saying that, he asked a young eunuch beside him to go to the Shangshi Bureau to convey his oral instructions.

"Your Majesty, I am fine, I just have no appetite, I will be fine soon," Zhuang Yuyan tried to smile naturally, "Your Majesty once led a thousand elite soldiers to suppress thousands of mountain bandits and was invincible, how could I be timid and useless because of a little thing."

"I am a man, so I must fight for the people," Feng Jin said with a smile, "It's okay for a girl to be a little weak."

"But I am the emperor's woman," Zhuang Yuyan looked at Feng Jin seriously, "Even if I don't have to conquer the world, I at least don't want the emperor to be distracted by me when he is busy with government affairs."

Feng Jin laughed. What a silly and adorable woman. To him, the woman in the harem was just a condiment. How much influence did happiness or sadness have on him? However, facing her serious eyes, Feng Jin's heart was still gentle as he said, "I am very pleased and happy that you think of me." After saying this, he saw a smile on the woman's face. For a moment, he couldn't bear to face this true love.

Zhuang Yuyan smiled gently and picked up a dish for the emperor with chopsticks: "It is my honor that the emperor is pleased."

"You didn't refuse at all," Feng Jin picked up his chopsticks and ate the food that Qi Bu had prepared. "You said these words because you were waiting for me to praise you."

"As the saying goes, an emperor's word is law. Your Majesty's praise of me is of course true. How can I not accept it? Moreover, every word he says is from the bottom of my heart. There is no reason for that." Zhuang Yuyan tilted her head and smiled at Feng Jin. Her slightly pale face suddenly became lively.

Feng Jin looked at her cute appearance and couldn't help but smile. He shook his head and said, "It seems that some girls can't be praised or spoiled."

"I am your woman. If the emperor doesn't favor me, no one else will," Zhuang Yuyan withdrew her hand that was holding the soup. "Since the emperor has said this about me, I will not have dinner with you. Anyway, I cannot be favored or boasted about."

"It's too late to talk about it now," Feng Jin put down his chopsticks, picked her up, held her on his knees, and patted her butt lightly, "But it's a good beating."

"Your Majesty!" Zhuang Yuyan hugged Feng Jin's waist with her backhand, pinched the flesh around the emperor's waist, and then looked up at the emperor with pride.

Feng Jin looked at her like this. Although his waist was a little painful from being squeezed, he was still in a good mood and continued to hold her on his knees. He smiled and said, "I finally understand today that my beloved concubine cannot be provoked, scolded or beaten. I can only praise and pamper her."

Zhuang Yuyan snorted in her heart, I know today that you only feel comfortable when you are squeezed and tortured by others.

Gao Dezhong stood in the corner with his eyelids drooping, occasionally glancing at the almost untouched food on the table. With a beauty in his arms, the emperor had no idea whether to eat it or not.

But was Zhao Chongyi really frightened silly? When he pinched the emperor, it looked painful, and he didn't know how the emperor could endure it.

The meal didn't cost much, but Feng Jian was still mentally satisfied in the end, and he left with a smile on his face.

Watching the emperor leave, Zhuang Yuyan rubbed her stomach and drank two bowls of bitter juice. Who could drink any tonic soup?

After waving away the other palace ladies and leaning back on the beauty couch, Zhuang Weiyan half-closed her eyes and looked at the water lily on the flower stand. Who on earth had plotted against her like this?

Concubine Xian seemed to be in the same camp as the Empress, and could even tolerate Concubine Yan Gui, so there was no need to be irritated with her at this moment. A woman like Concubine Shu Gui would probably think of a more vicious way and would not use such means to deal with her. As for Concubine Ning, Xu Zhaorong, and Ye Shurong, they had no conflict of interest with him, and they would not spend energy to deal with him for no reason.

Even an old fox like the Queen Mother would never resort to such means to deal with me, not to mention that I don't look like the Queen Mother's main target.

After thinking for a long time, Zhuang Yuyan yawned, called a palace maid to fan her, and fell asleep lazily.

After Feng Jian returned to the palace, he did not review the memorial immediately. Instead, he wrote down the names of several vacant palaces and finally put a tick behind a palace that was well ventilated and facing the sun.

"Pass on my decree. Zhao Chongyi is now ranked third, and it is not appropriate for her to live in Taoyu Pavilion. Xihe Palace is now designated as Zhao Chongyi's sleeping palace. The Shangshe Bureau will select the nearest auspicious day to be responsible for Zhao Chongyi's relocation." After Feng Jin read out the decree, he asked Gao Dezhong to convey it.

It seems that the Emperor is really angry this time. He even skipped the discussion with the Empress. This shows how unhappy he is with this murder case.

"The Emperor actually gave Xihe Palace to Zhao Chongyi?!" Concubine Xian frowned and looked at the Empress carefully, "Your Majesty, Zhao Chongyi is too favored." Among all the main palaces, although Xihe Palace is not big, this palace is very exquisitely built and is closer to the Emperor's Qianzheng Palace than Taoyu Pavilion. The Emperor is too fond of Zhuang Luoyan.

"How could the emperor bestow a palace on Zhao Chongyi?" The empress did not say the next sentence. The emperor bestowed a palace on her but bypassed her. Wouldn't this express her dissatisfaction?

If there really was a maid hanged outside Taoyu Pavilion, it would be fine, but she was struck to death by lightning. Now there are servants in the palace saying that Zhao Chongyi was blessed by heaven, and those servants who were struck to death by lightning deserved to die. In the past, she would never allow such talk to appear in the harem, but the emperor personally sent people to Chonghua Temple to donate incense money in the name of Zhao Chongyi being blessed by heaven, "Zhao Chongyi was frightened, and Taoyu Pavilion can no longer be lived in, so it is right to move to another place."

Concubine Xian could probably guess the queen's concerns and feelings, and nodded, "Yes, after causing such a big incident, it's not considered partiality to change her residence."

The queen smiled bitterly. How could it be possible that Zhao Chongyi, who was rarely seen in the past and was the most favored concubine in the harem, would become so popular overnight? The emperor was clearly telling the person who was scheming against him that the more he schemed against her, the more he would favor her. The emperor has always been like this. What could she say?

"Xihe Palace, what a Xihe Palace!" Concubine Zhuang forcibly broke the problem in her hand, and the back of her white hand dripped with black ink. She took two deep breaths and said, "Fetch some water."

Xie Yu looked at Concubine Zhuang worriedly, cleared the things on the table, and whispered, "Master, getting angry can hurt your body."

Concubine Zhuang snorted coldly: "She just has such good luck."

"I think... it's a coincidence," Xie Yu poured a cup of tea and placed it on the table, "Besides, it's better for Zhao Chongyi to be favored than your opponent. After all, she should consider the family name when doing things."

"If she valued the surname, she wouldn't have done such stupid things when she first entered the palace." Concubine Zhuang picked up the teacup, thinking of the past, how could she drink tea? She put the teacup on the table, "Now that she is favored, she pretends to be a good man."

Seeing Concubine Zhuang like this, Xie Yu, a servant, dared not to persuade her anymore. However, thinking of the other masters in the palace, she could only sigh in her heart. Once she entered the harem, she only had rivals and no longer sisters.

The masters of various palaces were surprisingly silent about Zhao Chongyi's change of residence. They just sent many gifts to Taoyu Pavilion under the banner of putting pressure on Zhao Chongyi. Even the empress dowager sent a hundred-year-old ginseng. It seemed that no one had any opinion on the matter.

Zhuang Yuyan herself was somewhat surprised. She could have expected that the emperor would move her, but she had never thought that she would move to a palace, and that it would be her main palace. This was really unexpected. The name of this Xihe Palace alone was quite noble. The two words "Xihe" were very auspicious, and it was not far from the main palace, which showed its nobility.

That night, the emperor sat in Taoyu Pavilion for more than half an hour before he got up and returned to Qianzheng Palace. Zhuang Yuyan was also glad that he did not stay overnight. If he had been given a palace and stayed overnight, even if the empress was really virtuous, she would probably be dissatisfied with her.

On the sedan chair, Feng Jin was playing with the jade pendant in his hand. Seeing Gao Dezhong following the sedan chair with his head buried, he asked, "Gao Dezhong, which concubine do you think I should give the third prince to?"

Gao Dezhong didn't dare to answer this question, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is still young and looks very nice. I think any queen would like him."

"Just hand the child over to Concubine Xian first. I think she has taken good care of the eldest prince," Feng Jin tapped the jade pendant lightly. "You will go and convey the order tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Dezhong couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking, but Concubine Xian was indeed a good candidate.

As soon as the decree came out the next day, Concubine Xian became the object of envy and jealousy from the other concubines in the harem. However, considering her qualifications, although they were reluctant, they could only smile and say congratulations.

Zhuang Yuyan was not very interested in raising someone else's child. Besides, the child was just a foster child, not a registered child. When the child grew up, he would know who his biological mother was. As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. With the biological mother around, there would be some distance between the foster mother and the child.

When paying respects to the Queen, she did not embarrass herself. Zhuang Yuyan felt relieved and secretly alert. If the Queen had made a few sarcastic remarks to her, she would have just let it go. However, the Queen still looked virtuous, which showed how thoughtful she was and how much she could endure.

The more patient a person is, the more ruthless they will be in scheming against others. She didn't want to be a part of the queen's schemes, nor did she want to go against the queen.

The Queen was still somewhat resentful at first, but when she saw Zhao Chongyi's cautious and fearful look, her resentment faded a little. Although Zhao Chongyi was somewhat smart, that was all. She didn't need to waste her energy on such a plaything.

The empress's eyes swept over Concubine Shugui and Concubine Rou, her expression remained unchanged. These two women were the ones who enjoyed the emperor's everlasting favor.