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

"What are you afraid of me doing? Do you think I was serious about what I said in Changle Palace just now?"

Fei Wan saw Zhishu's helplessness and couldn't help laughing.

"elder sister?"

Zhishu was stunned.

Just now at Changle Palace...

Sister Zhao's expression was so sincere and heartfelt...

Even she was blushing. Could it be that she was not serious?

"Please let me in and sit down?" Fei Wan smiled.

Zhishu was embarrassed.

So the two of them entered the palace side by side.

As soon as he sat down in the side hall where Zhishu lived, and before he could say anything, Shunfei, the main concubine of the same palace, came over after hearing the news.

"How's everything going? Did the virtuous concubine give you any trouble? I came back first and missed you so much. I was afraid that everyone would disperse and you would suffer if you stayed there alone."

Concubine Shun looked at Fei Wan and the other person carefully with great concern.

Zhishu said, "It wasn't difficult at all. I just said a few words and came back."

"That's good!" Concubine Shun breathed a sigh of relief, paused, and sighed with emotion, "You say, this is really unexpected. How could this matter be related to Changle Palace? What did His Majesty say? Does he want a thorough investigation? Concubine Xian is now in charge of the harem, so this matter may be difficult to handle..."

"It's nothing difficult to handle. Whoever plots to murder the royal heir will be investigated as usual. In this palace, apart from the emperor and the empress dowager, who else is more important than the royal heir?" Zhishu said in a calm and righteous tone.

It was as if she was really pregnant with a child, and it was really a prince.

Concubine Shun smiled gently and said to Fei Wan, "Look, sister Ying is still clear-headed. I worry too much."

She sat down and chatted for a while, talking about all sorts of things, asking about the kitchen and showing concern for Zhishu's health.

Finally, Zhishu revealed a look of fatigue: "Your Majesty, Sister Zhao and I haven't had dinner yet. Would you like to stay and join us?"

Shun Fei then stood up and said: "I have already used it, you guys can use it. Look at me, I was just talking and made you hungry."

Ever since Zhishu had her spotting after attending the banquet she hosted, she no longer dared to bring food to Zhishu or eat with her, so she naturally said goodbye at this time.

Before leaving, he held Fei Wan's hand and told her to take care of her health and take good care of herself.

"Sister Zhao is already a little weak. Now that Concubine Xian is involved, I'm afraid she can't take care of the harem. All the affairs of the palace fall on you alone, and you will suffer a lot. Sister, please pay attention to your diet and eat carefully. No matter how busy you are, don't exhaust yourself. Remember this."

In the candlelight, Concubine Shun's gentle oval face looked even more amiable, and her concerned eyes were full of warmth.

Fei Wan nodded with emotion: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Of all the ladies in the palace, you are the one who cares for us the most and is so considerate in every way. We are so grateful."

"What are you thanking me for? It's so strange."

Concubine Shun patted Fei Wan's hand and said that she had several cousins ​​in her family and they played together when they were young. Now she rarely saw them in the palace. She only treated Fei Wan, Zhishu and others as her own sisters and felt indescribably close to them.

"If you're willing, just treat me as your sister. If you have any problems, just come to me. I will definitely help if I can, and if I can't, I will try my best to find others to help. This is the mutual support of sisters in the family."

Concubine Shun gave a few more instructions, and only after Zhishu's palace maids had placed dinner on the table did she really say goodbye and leave, returning to her own palace.

Zhishu and Feiwan sat down to eat together.

Zhishu was puzzled by Concubine Shun's excessive attentiveness today and wondered, "Could it be that the kitchen incident has something to do with her, and she's afraid it will be discovered?"

Fei Wan drank two spoonfuls of the perilla ginger soup that came with the meal and thought it was delicious. She also poured half a cup for Zhishu and handed it to her.

Yan said, "Whether she has anything to do with your pregnancy, I don't know yet. Her attentiveness today is probably to fight for power."

"What rights are you fighting for?"

"The Empress was 'recuperating', and Consort Xian was assisting in the management of the harem. No one had said anything originally, but now Consort Xian is in trouble and implicated in the murder of the Crown Prince. It's hard to say whether she can continue to assist. Even if she is proven innocent in the future, her power will probably be weakened during the investigation."

"But, don't I still have my sister?" Zhishu sipped her soup slowly, thinking, "His Majesty has ordered my sister to assist the harem with the virtuous concubine. If anything happens to the virtuous concubine, my sister will take over."

"I'm only a noble concubine. It's fine for me to manage the harem together with Concubine Xian, but if Concubine Xian gets into trouble, I alone won't be able to convince the public. Before the truth about the drugging comes out, I'm afraid we'll need a high-ranking concubine to hold the fort. Below Concubine Qing and Concubine Xian, there's Concubine Hui among the four concubines, and below them are Concubine Shun and Concubine Kang. Do you think Concubine Shun will be tempted?"

Zhishu suddenly realized, "Sister, you are right."

There are many beauties in the harem today, but only a few hold high positions.

Concubine Qing was ill all year round. Among the four concubines of the next highest rank, namely Xian, De, Shu and Hui, the positions of De and Shu were vacant, leaving only Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui had a fiery temper. She usually kept to herself, only appearing when she couldn't avoid it. Most of the time, she kept to herself, doing what she wanted, ignoring everyone and making others afraid to provoke her. It was said that if she was provoked, she wouldn't resort to oppression or palace rules, but would take direct action. Born into a military family, she was quite skilled in martial arts. Legend has it that she once crippled a minor concubine, though it's unclear whether this is true. Regardless, no one dared to offend her these days.

Since Feiwan and Zhishu were favored by the emperor, except for paying their respects to her during the audience with the emperor in the palace, they had no chance to say a word to her at other times.

With such a person, even if the virtuous concubine falls, it would probably not be her turn to take charge of the harem.

Then the next one is Concubine Shun.

It is understandable that she wanted to take advantage of the time when Concubine Xian was involved in the incident.

Zhishu thought for a moment and said, "If Your Majesty could really let Concubine Shun assist and replace Concubine Xian, we would be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Concubine Xian is imposing, while Concubine Shun is gentle and not overbearing. Moreover, her gentleness is different from the Empress's soft but sharp nature. If she is a good person, it would be a blessing for the palace."

Fei Wan nodded.

But it is too early to say this now. It is still unknown how the emperor will view and deal with the matter involving Concubine Xian.

Fei Wan has just obtained the assistant authority and has been quite active recently. It is not time to instigate this matter any further, lest it go too far and arouse the emperor's suspicion.

She needs quiet at this time.

Just watch the situation develop quietly, then go with the flow and act accordingly.

"In short, we have achieved our goal today."

She and Zhishu agreed to expose the matter and force Concubine Xian to suffer the consequences.

Use the power of Concubine Xian and the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and even borrow the power of the Emperor, to conduct a thorough investigation.

This forced Concubine Xian and the Emperor to treat Zhishu's affairs as their own and devote their whole hearts and efforts to them.

Their foundation is still shallow, and there are things they cannot do and clues they cannot find, but the virtuous concubine and the emperor can definitely do and find them.

"Next, we just have to wait for the virtuous concubine to try her best to clear herself of suspicion and help us find out who is behind this." Fei Wan finished her soup and continued to eat slowly.

Zhishu, however, found it difficult to eat. The mention of Consort Xian inevitably brought back Feiwan's behavior.

"elder sister……"

"Ok?"

"Sister, Concubine Xian..."

Fei Wan raised her eyes and found that a layer of blush had appeared on Zhishu's pure face again.

I couldn't help but put down my chopsticks.

He looked at Zhishu with a smile, slowly swallowed the food in his mouth, and cleared his throat.

It seems that there are some things I still need to tell Sister Sakura.

Sister Ying is cold and transparent, better than ordinary people, but she is still a good woman at heart. Unlike her, she is not evil and has a black heart. There are some things she has not seen through.