Want to win the palace fight? Better to be crazy than to be idiotic!

Chapter 143 Show affection and die quickly

Unexpectedly, Wang Qian did not go to the poetry competition venue first, but like the other three, came to Zichen Palace to greet Lin Xiuqing first.

Wang Qian looked at the three people in the courtyard one by one. She didn't know if it was Su Feiran's illusion, but she always felt that the way Wang Qian looked at her was different from the way she looked at the other two.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have lost weight again." Ma Shuya said with a smile, "I envy you so much. It would be great if I could be like you. No wonder His Majesty praised you as 'a delicate flower reflecting the moon when you are quiet, and a willow swaying in the wind when you move', and there was no falsehood in his words."

Su Feiran and Xie Zhiqi remained silent upon hearing this.

Whose delicate flower shines in the moonlight? Whose weak willow sways in the wind?

Regardless of whether Qin Fengan really said this or not, what he was describing was definitely not Wang Qian!

If they only looked at Wang Qian, she was indeed worthy of the titles “a delicate flower reflecting in the moonlight” and “a weak willow swaying in the wind”, but they had seen with their own eyes that Wang Qian broke ten stacked wooden boards with one punch at the shareholders’ meeting!

It has been a long time since the shareholders' meeting. During this period, Wang Qian's skills have improved rapidly. Now, if I give her twenty pieces of wood and ask her to split them, it will not be a difficult task.

The word "fragile" has nothing to do with Wang Qian. Su Feiran was living a life of idleness in the palace, staying in the palace all day and night. Her physical condition was extremely poor, and she would suffer from hypoglycemia if she missed a meal. This word was more suitable to describe her.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. This sentence is more appropriate to describe Sister Liu Ronghua." Wang Qian's eyes flew to Su Feiran and she whispered softly.

Su Feiran felt very hurt. She was indeed weak and inexperienced. Even if Wang Qian was making a deliberate sarcasm, she was not wrong.

"Yuxiao, I'm going to start exercising from today on." Su Feiran whispered to Yuxiao in anger, "Every day I will get up before dawn, run five laps around the Purple Palace and Taiyi Hall, and then go to the Imperial Garden to do anaerobic exercise at noon. Oh, yes, from now on I will only eat chicken breast and stir-fried vegetables for three meals a day, reducing salt, sugar and grease."

"Master, you can't do it." Yu Xiao whispered back, "If you don't go to pay respects to Concubine Jia, you will be considered early if you can get up at 9:00 every day. It's cold today, and you complained after taking a walk in the Imperial Garden. You walked back with the help of the wall and rested for 15 minutes after walking three steps. If you only eat chicken and vegetables, your body will not be able to bear it. If anything happens to the master, His Majesty will blame me for not taking good care of the master."

After hearing what Yu Xiao said, Su Feiran was immediately relieved.

Why do you need to exercise? Health is the most important thing! For the sake of my health, I won’t exercise!

Xun Yin heard it all and saw his master go from being filled with ambition to giving up in an instant. The change was so fast that it was breathtaking.

As expected of his master who was famous throughout the palace for his eloquence, even his speed in convincing himself was lightning fast.

Xie Zhiqi vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the way Wang Qian looked at Su Feiran. Compared to before, there was a little more...admiration in her eyes?

Or is it admiration?

Xie Zhiqi was convinced that she must have seen it wrong.

Wang Qian's pride was one of the best in the entire harem. Many people had tried to win her over, but all of them were rejected. With her strong character, how could she easily change her bad impression of Su Feiran?

Now it was not easy for her to suddenly smile at Su Feiran. It was unbelievable to say that she admired Su Feiran.

The four people waited in the courtyard for a long time, each with their own thoughts. Finally, the door of the main hall was creaked open from the inside.

Only then did the four of them understand why Yuliu was guarding the door and not letting anyone in.

——The person who opened the door was Qin Fengan.

The servants knelt down and bowed their heads in haste. The four concubines also saluted in a panic, saying respectfully, "I am Liu Ronghua, the talented lady Wang, the talented lady Xie Cainu, and the talented lady Chun. Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Stand up." Qin Feng'an raised his hand in the air, pretending to excuse everyone from the formalities. "Today is Empress Xian's birthday. Since you all have a close relationship with her, there is no need to be formal."

When they heard Qin Feng'an mention Empress Xian, everyone realized that Lin Xiuqing had not come out.

Ma Shuya asked with concern: "Your Majesty, is Concubine Xian in the palace? Is she safe?"

Xie Zhiqi also stepped forward and said, "I and the other three sisters brought a small gift to congratulate Empress Xian, but we haven't seen Empress Xian since early morning, so I and the sisters are a little worried."

"Don't worry, she just wanted to sleep in today. I saw that she rarely rested, so I stayed overnight to accompany her." Qin Feng'an said, "You don't have to worry, Concubine Xian just drank a little wine with me last night, and she was drunk and slept for a long time. She will come out in a while, and it won't be too late for you to congratulate her then."

"I am adjourning today as I still have many matters to attend to. My beloved concubines, I will wait for you to show your talents at the poetry competition."

After saying that, Qin Fengan walked down the stairs in front of the hall, and then walked out of Yongning Hall as everyone watched.

After Qin Feng'an left, the four of them looked at each other at the same time, and they all saw deep shock in each other's eyes.

When Yu Liu heard that Lin Xiuqing had woken up, he went into the hall to help his master wash and dress, leaving the four people outside to continue waiting.

When Yu Liu disappeared into the hall, the door was closed again. The four of them did not feel impatient at this time, but could not wait to whisper to each other.

"Is this the first time His Majesty has attended the morning court?" Ma Shuya asked in surprise, "Even though His Majesty favored Liu Ronghua a while ago, he never missed any morning court."

Yuxiao coughed lightly, signaling Chuncairen to be more careful with his words.

She glanced at Su Feiran again and felt relieved when she found that he did not show any strange expression.

Wang Qian seemed a little dissatisfied: "Your Majesty is diligent in government affairs, what does it have to do with who he favors? Sister Chuncairen, didn't you hear Your Majesty say that he drank with Empress Xian last night? Maybe Your Majesty can't hold his liquor, and he and Empress Xian got drunk together, so he got up a little late today."

Even if Su Feiran was slow, he could tell something was wrong this time.

——Why does Wang Qian seem to be speaking for her?

Ma Shuya snorted unmoved, "I have known Concubine Xian for a long time, and I know that she can't drink much, but Your Majesty's alcohol tolerance is unfathomable. You all saw that at the shareholders' meeting that day, Your Majesty drank a thousand cups without getting drunk. If Your Majesty and Concubine Xian were drinking together, I'm afraid that when Concubine Xian couldn't hold her cup, Your Majesty would still be reluctant to drink!"

Su Feiran sensed a hint of hostility in Ma Shuya's words and sighed helplessly.

Yesterday, she went out incognito with the emperor. Although she did not do anything wrong, it left an unsolvable knot in Ma Shuya's heart.

Although she had no intention of offending Ma Shuya, she could not help feeling dissatisfied when she saw how easily she had obtained the favor that Ma Shuya had longed for.

Su Feiran was helpless, but she had no choice. She and Ma Shuya lived together in Zichen Palace, and they saw each other every day, so they had to keep their face.

After the poetry competition was over, she planned to visit Ma Shuya alone with some gifts to see if she could ease the relationship with her.