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

Before Fei Wan spoke, she first looked at Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng listened carefully and confirmed that there was no one in the beams in front of and behind the house, where people could hide and eavesdrop, so it was very safe. He nodded to Fei Wan.

Fei Wan then lowered her voice and spoke freely.

"Ning City, lost during the reign of the previous emperor, has been occupied by foreign tribes for many years. Daliang's citizens have been killed or fled, leaving very few. Those who survived have become slaves tamed by the enemy nation, accepting its rule and not necessarily loyal to Daliang. After the enemy's defeat, how many of the remaining residents in the city are spies, and how many are willing to surrender to Daliang? Can anyone tell the difference?"

These are minor matters, and with time, they can be resolved through appeasement and education. However, Ningcheng is a strategic military stronghold. Why would the enemy, with its vast military strength, so easily abandon the city and flee? Could it be that they are facing internal problems, with the political situation affecting the front lines? If these problems are resolved in the future and they return, do we in Daliang have a plan to deal with them?

Are the victories General He reported, the numbers of enemy soldiers he slew, true? Is the force he commands truly capable? Are the soldiers and civilians under his rule truly peaceful? While the court is busy celebrating and the ministers are engaged in factional strife, reward-sharing, and power grabbing, if the enemy nation were to attack again, with spies from Ningcheng colluding within and without, how could General He possibly resist? He commands an army of 300,000, but the previous emperor's 200,000-man army was completely annihilated, and 400,000 border civilians were brutally massacred. It's not so long ago!

The present is different than it was then. Besides our northwestern enemy, our northern ally of Daliang recently installed a new ruler, a man obsessed with ostentation and ambition. He's eyeing Daliang's northern borders covetously, and has been harassing them frequently since last year. Then there's the newly emerged tribe within his ranks, sweeping through three prefectures in just two months and rallying various tribes for a rebellion. If this force encounters setbacks in the north, who knows if it won't invade us southward? How many of the commanders guarding the northern and eastern borders aren't incompetent nepotists who rose to power through nepotism? How many are truly ready to fight? You know better than I do.

Thank you, Prince. You don't need to seek a job or go to the frontier to join the army. Just enjoy the wealth and prosperity of your family. The virtuous concubine will protect you.

The border of Daliang has nothing to do with you.

What I said is just casual talk.

If you can listen, then listen. If you can't, then just treat it as a joke, and let it go in one ear and out the other. That's fine.

dont you agree? "

The room was silent.

The chirping of a few birds on the branches outside the window made the room even quieter.

The tea roses in the vase, pure offerings, were white and fragrant, their skin and bones like ice, standing still and graceful. Not far from them stood the lace-edged Chi Wan, dressed in the splendid and elaborate auspicious attire of a royal concubine, as gorgeous and ardent as brocade and clouds.

Not only Xie Weizhou, but also Xiangyi, Lan'er and even Xiaofeng in the room were looking at her in shock.

The many words Fei Wan said in one breath were enough for them to digest for a while.

In the end, it was Xie Weizhou himself who broke the silence first.

His sharp eyes looked deeply at Fei Wan: "My Lady Zhao, I have met you twice, and each time you have been very surprising."

"Maybe there will be more surprises in the future." Fei Wan met his scrutinizing gaze and suddenly discovered that his eyelashes were thick and long, which was very rare among men.

She is extremely beautiful, but not feminine, because her eyes under her long eyelashes are bright and sinister, and she is intimidating when she is serious.

This pressure was still immature and had not been tempered by the fire of war, but it was already very different from that of an ordinary teenager.

"Who are you?" Xie Weizhou asked.

This is the second time he asked this question today.

"Just ordinary people."

"Even if you refuse to tell me, I will investigate thoroughly."

"Your Highness, if you have the energy to investigate me, why not investigate the issues in Ningcheng as soon as possible? A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole, not to mention that Daliang has been established for a hundred years and is no longer as impregnable as a thousand-mile dike. Prosperity and chaos can change overnight. Your Highness, having read military books and history books, should understand this principle better than I do."

Xie Weizhou warned, or perhaps reminded, "If there's really a problem in Ning City, then Minister Yu, who's so closely tied to General He, might be implicated. You just acknowledged your ancestors, aren't you afraid of being implicated?"

"That's my own business, don't worry about it, my lord."

Xie Weizhou smiled brightly, revealing his beautiful white teeth.

But it was like the sharp teeth of a beast, "Zhao Ronghua, if you deceive this prince and deliberately use me, this prince will not forgive you in the end."

Fei Wan smiled: "Are you scared?"

"Whoever is afraid is the grandson!"

"Then I wish that Prince, you can find out the details of the border as soon as possible. Drink less while you're doing it, so as not to delay things. You smell quite drunk today."

"Humph!"

The man in red moved, and in an instant Xie Weizhou flew under the rear window, as graceful as a swimming dragon.

Xiao Feng wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Fei Wan's eyes.

Xie Weizhou gently pushed open the rear window and observed the movements of the patrolling guards outside the wall not far away. While looking for an opportunity, he moved his eyes and looked at Fei Wan again before leaving.

This femme fatale is really unfathomable...

He came here today to watch the fun and to spy. He wanted to help his aunt, Concubine Xian, to evaluate this young palace maid. After all, the honor and disgrace of Concubine Xian and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are related to his own family's safety.

But unexpectedly, he learned about her tragic past.

While feeling sympathetic, he also admired her boldness and means - which concubine would dare to reveal her own shortcomings and bring discredit to her family when visiting her parents?

She dares!

She also successfully forced the Yu family to give up Yu Gengyi. She was really not afraid of being suspected by the emperor or retaliated by the Yu family in the future!

He couldn't help but move closer to eavesdrop, but to his surprise, she had an expert by her side.

Not only did she catch him and beat him up, but she even had the guts to scold him in person?

The only person in the world who dared to curse him like that, and still made sense, was his good-for-nothing father...

What a hell.

In broad daylight, in the open, there suddenly appeared a female dad.

Xie Weizhou rolled his eyes. Aside from being depressed, he was also very puzzled and alert. He wondered how this girl's father, a concubine in the deep palace, could know so much about the border affairs...

Check her out thoroughly!

"My Lady Zhao, we'll meet again."

He took advantage of the gap in the guards' patrol and flew out of the rear window with a spun.

The window sash moved slightly and then closed again.

The red robe disappeared.

Only the faint smell of alcohol he left behind was in the air.

Fei Wan ordered people to open the windows for ventilation, and in a moment, the smell of alcohol dissipated.

In the courtyard, the palace servants were still standing obediently in the distance, completely unaware that an uninvited guest had come to the main house.

Xiaofeng went to the back window, gently opened a crack and looked out, "He got away."

Then he praised: "At his age, and being from an aristocratic family, his skills are excellent. However, he has not experienced the test of life and death, so his ruthlessness is far from enough."

Fei Wan knew, however, that General Xie, who had experienced the fighting on the battlefield, was so ruthless that the enemy was terrified at his mention of him, and he could stop the children at the border from crying at night.

I hope you can find out the real situation of Northwest China sooner, sooner...

Ride to the border!

Be a hero who guards the country's borders in this life. Don't wait until the country is destroyed and the city is ruined, and the building is about to collapse, to become a heroic and tragic martyr!

"Master Zhao, what do you want to do?"

After Xie Weizhou left, Lan'er was nervous and hesitant, and asked a question that puzzled everyone.

Fei Wan's statement just now involved national affairs, which went far beyond the struggles in the palace and deep mansions.

As Fei Wan's trusted associates, they all felt vaguely uneasy.