Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

61

After being released from prison, Lou Xiao realized that it was almost dusk.

There seemed to be some newly lit colored lights in the distance, and the celebration would continue today.

Only a few sounds of stringed instruments could be heard, which seemed particularly desolate in the dark and silent prison.

Xiao Zhengdu didn't catch up, of course he still had something to ask Tang Wang, who exactly was that 'he', who was 'Lord Ji', who helped Tang Wang along the way...

Someone stood outside the prison, with the setting sun casting a long shadow.

When the other person saw her, he smiled kindly, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time.

It was Ling Yu, the servant beside Her Majesty the Queen.

Seeing him coming to greet her, she slowed down her voice and asked, "Why is Servant Ling Yu here? Have you been waiting for a long time? Does His Majesty want to see me?"

So she had been in prison for so long?

"It was His Majesty who asked me to wait for you. How come there is no one to serve you, the Duke of Zhenguo? It is getting late and the night is cold. You should put on more clothes."

Ling Yu's servant was always kinder to her and seemed to regard himself as her elder.

Lou Xiao touched his clothes and walked on the road with Ling Yu, saying with a slight smile, "I'm not that weak, don't treat me like a child."

I don’t know if it’s because of Xiao Zhengze, but both the senior sister and the servant Ling Yu forgot that she is a martial artist and has a strong body.

Xiao Zhengze had a weak health when he was young. He had to take medicine when the weather was a little bad, but now he is much better.

At least in front of Lou Xiao, he looked like an ordinary person and was not sick.

Chatting casually along the way, Lou Xiao's serious thoughts about Tang Wang's matter relaxed a lot.

Even when they arrived at Her Majesty the Queen's place and were alone with her and her sisters, she still remained relaxed.

In private, she is my senior sister.

"How is it? She confessed." The Queen asked casually while flipping through the memorial, "Do you know the assassin?"

Lou Xiao knew that the Queen must have heard some things from others. Some things could not be said in front of Xiao Zhengdu, but could be said to her senior sister.

"Master and her mother are acquainted, so I have heard about her." Lou Xiao said with a sigh.

"Although Master had predicted that she would get into trouble, I never thought it would come true now."

"Xiaoxiao, do you feel it's a pity?" The empress seemed to look up at her from the memorial, but before she could grab it, she looked back at the memorial in her hand.

Lou Xiao didn't know the danger in this sentence, and replied without thinking,

"It's not a pity - if she wasn't such a badass she wouldn't have brought disaster upon herself and her family. I just don't know who used her to get here. It seems like her path to Beijing was arranged for her."

The Queen's voice was even, "She caused this?"

I just don't quite believe it.

Lou Xiao affirmed, "That should be right. She doesn't have the brain to plan so many things."

This statement is particularly hurtful, yet strangely convincing.

Lou Xiao did not make a final decision on the matter, but mentioned Xiao Zhengdu, "But I am not completely sure, let's wait for Prince Youshan and the Ministry of Justice to interrogate them in detail before making a final decision."

She only knew a little about Tang Wang, and was not very clear about what she experienced later.

The queen put down the memorial in her hand and pinched her brows.

Even on her birthday she had to find time to review memorials. Being an empress was actually very tiring.

Lou Xiao quietly walked behind her and pressed her acupuncture points to relieve her fatigue, and whispered to her senior sister,

"There are endless memorials to read. Today is a good day for Senior Sister. It doesn't matter if you take a good rest for a day. Health is the most important thing."

The queen closed her eyes and raised her lips, "I only watched for a short while today, you are the only one who talks too much."

Lou Xiao curled her lips, "Okay, okay, I've said too much. Senior Sister, please punish me by making me copy books or write. I will definitely complete it well when I go back."

She recognized it quickly, and her words were full of frustration. The queen deliberately teased her.

"Whatever punishment you have, you can get it done by going to Li Huaiqing. It's useless."

Lou Xiao pretended to be angry, "Senior sister, you are wronging me. I did go to Li Huaiqing to learn calligraphy, but I did all the writing myself, without asking anyone else to do it for me."

She muttered, "Besides, he can't do that. He's sometimes very pedantic, and the literati's stubbornness is like that."

She almost didn't say the word "donkey", but the queen understood and patted her hand.

"You are the only one who can say such a thing among all the other gentlemen. If he knew that he would have such a disciple after just a few days of teaching, he would never want to see you again."

"If you don't want to see him, then don't see him." Lou Xiao said angrily like a child, "I'll just tell you in front of you, Senior Sister. If you don't tell him, how will he know?"

The Queen laughed softly. In fact, she also agreed with Lou Xiao's words.

Li Huaiqing is indeed a man of great talent, but he also has some literary flaws.

She wouldn't say that he was too self-righteous, but he was too obsessed with the literary spirit in front of her, which made her feel uneasy in using him.

But the Queen had no idea how to kill his arrogance, so she left him alone to see if he would give in.

But it seems that the waist can't be bent anymore.

"I won't tell him." The Queen opened her eyes and said as if making a promise.

Lou Xiao didn't want to talk about Li Huaiqing anymore, so she suddenly brought up the main business.

"Tang Wang said that there was no poison in the hidden weapon, but I don't quite believe it. Although King Hanhai doesn't seem to have any other symptoms, I'm still a little worried..."

Speaking of her brother, the queen nodded and said,

"That's right. The imperial physician is on duty and will find out what's going on. However, the imperial physician has lived in the palace for a long time and is not familiar with the affairs of the martial arts world. Whether there is a new poison... it's difficult to deal with."

Lou Xiao thought about it and came up with an idea, "So, Senior Sister, I have to go to Jianghu to investigate. Such a big thing happened to the Tang family and the government hasn't found the murderer, and her husband..."

The Queen asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that husband?"

Lou Xiao said uncertainly, "It's hard to say... Let's see what King Youshan can find out. Tang Wang has a very bad reputation, how could someone be in love with her... I don't really believe what she said."

"That means they approached him on purpose." There are too many such tricks in the palace. "Does the Tang family have anything coveted? Otherwise, even if their reputation is bad, they won't be destroyed."

This was an angle Lou Xiao had never thought of, she clapped her hands, "Yes - but what can the Tang family have?

The previous head of the Tang family knew how to make weapons and invented the Thousand Silk Rain, but due to the rules of the martial arts world, he only used it to protect himself. Tang Wang is not talented enough and cannot inherit her mother's legacy..."

That is, someone wants to inherit.

Lou Xiao didn't know whether she was comforting herself or telling the Queen, "The Thousand Silk Rains were only made by the previous generation of the Tang family master..."

But if we have the Tang family's map, in such a big world, we may be able to find another genius in making tools.