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

"Miss."

Fei Wan called softly, and walked to Hui Fei's side as she was told, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you know that old man? His name is Song Fu, is it the same as "Fu" in "blessing"?

Concubine Hui said, "It's the Fu in Kuangfu. He was one of my ancestor's personal guards. In that battle, not only was his left eye injured, but his leg was also injured. He couldn't even walk with force. His hometown is in Jiangnan. It's such a long way from the northwest to Jiangnan. I wonder how long he walked, and I don't know if his leg injury has relapsed..."

Holding Fei Wan's hand, Concubine Hui asked with concern, "Think carefully, when he recovered from his illness and set out on his journey, were his legs and feet flexible? Did he need to use a cane to support his right leg?"

Fei Wan was stunned.

He blinked and said in astonishment, "No? Grandpa Song walked briskly after he recovered from his illness. He doesn't look like he had a leg injury at all. And when he was washing his feet by the mountain stream, I saw his calves, and there were no injuries. Could it be that his thighs or hips were injured? Or maybe the person the queen is talking about is not the same person I met that year."

Concubine Hui's eyes flashed slightly, and she looked at Xifeng.

Then he smiled and sighed to Fei Wan, "Could it be another old man named Song? However, you were lucky to meet someone from Huangliu Village when you were a child and learn some martial arts from him."

Fei Wan nodded in agreement: "Yes. I didn't understand it when I was little, but when I grew up and remembered the stories Grandpa Song told me, I realized that the people living in Huangliu Village were heroes and their descendants."

"Xifeng, go get some refreshments."

Concubine Hui asked Fei Wan to sit on the chair next to her and became more cordial.

Fei Wan thanked him and took a seat.

I know that I made the right decision by using Huangliu Village as a stepping stone.

In fact, there is no Grandpa Song that I met in my childhood.

She made it all up.

Old man Song Fu did exist, but she met him not ten years ago, but two years later.

At the border, the entire population of Huangliu Village was mobilized, eventually even the elderly, the weak, women, and children joined the battlefield. With the exception of a few tiny children, who were escorted south by a group of strong women, preserving a small portion of the village's bloodline, the rest of the village, over 500 people, ultimately perished in the flames of war.

Old man Song Fu returned to his hometown in the south in his early years. When the war broke out, he rode his horse for thousands of miles at the age of eighty, returned to Huangliu Village, and led his troops to kill the enemy.

It’s because Huangliu Village is not an ordinary village.

Instead, it was built after the ancestor of the Li family died in battle. Some of his wounded soldiers took off their armor and stayed in the local area to reclaim wasteland and cultivate farmland.

The Li family army is gone, but the fighting spirit remains.

For decades, two or three generations, when the enemy invaded, they put down their hoes and picked up knives, and remained fearless warriors.

Fei Wan fled from the capital to the border, and settled in Huangliu Village with Ma Xiaofeng, her lover, and others for a while. Half of her martial arts skills were learned there.

She had only met Old Man Song Fu twice, and the Li family's swordsmanship was not taught by the old man himself.

But what's the difference.

In short, it was all taught to her by the heroic spirit of the Li family.

It doesn't count as deceiving Concubine Hui!

Concubine Hui was not stupid, and she knew how to test her subtly with her words.

Song Fu didn't have a leg injury. If she had followed Concubine Hui's words and said that the old man was using a cane, Concubine Hui would have exposed her lie immediately.

Now, Concubine Hui was really frightened.

"Please enjoy, Concubine Zhao. This is horse cheese from the northwest. Old Master Song used to love it."

The tea brought by Xifeng was clear and the snacks were sweet. They were not delicate but substantial, which was in line with Concubine Hui's style.

Fei Wan ate snacks and talked with Concubine Hui about the war and the old stories of Huangliu Village.

In a short while, both the host and the guests were delighted.

Concubine Hui actually wanted to keep her for lunch.

"Your Majesty has given me a meal, so I shouldn't refuse. However, I still need to go to Changle Palace to pay my respects to the virtuous concubine to resolve today's misunderstanding. If I dine here before leaving, I'm afraid it will delay the time and make the virtuous concubine unhappy. I am of low status and must be cautious in everything. I beg Your Majesty to understand."

Concubine Hui snorted and glared at Fei Wan. "Don't beat around the bush with me in the future. If you don't want to stay, just say so directly. I don't have the patience to listen to your long-winded speeches."

"Yes, I will remember that." Fei Wan said with a smile, "But your Majesty should be more patient. Impatience will not accomplish great things. Your Majesty must be patient."

Concubine Hui looked at her with scrutiny: "I don't know what important things concubines like us could have to do."

Fei Wan's eyes were clear as she looked at her tenderly. "My most important task right now is to live up to His Majesty's trust and to assist the other ladies in managing the harem properly so that the court can have no worries. As for the major events in the future... I believe Your Majesty is even more ambitious than I am, and I will seek your advice when the time comes."

"Your Majesty, please sit down. I will take my leave."

She stood up, bowed properly, and turned to leave.

Passing by the small table where the Snow Jade Cooling Cream was placed, he reminded Concubine Hui not to forget to use it, as it would be good for her injuries.

"My lady, this medicine..."

Xifeng waited until Feiwan left, then stepped forward and took the mutton-fat jade bottle.

Concubine Hui took it, opened the lid, picked out a little with a hairpin, and put it to her nose to sniff carefully.

"It smells like a good medicine for wounds."

Xifeng said, "It's just that the palace has many ways of adding ingredients to medicines and foods, often without anyone noticing. Although this is an imperial medicine, we don't know who has used it and whether it is safe."

Concubine Hui smiled.

"Xifeng, you don't believe Zhao Fei."

"I don't believe it. Does your Majesty believe it?"

"Me?"

Concubine Hui applied a little ointment from the hairpin to the back of her hand and rubbed it gently.

"Today, she was sometimes sincere, sometimes hypocritical, cunning and changeable, yet knowing how to measure her words. Her words were very direct, yet she didn't say everything. How could I dare to completely trust such a person? It's just—"

After putting the hairpin back on her head, Hui Fei went into the inner room, took off her outer clothes, and handed the bottle to Xifeng to apply the medicine.

"It's just that she's hiding her true intentions, and she has big plans, but there's no need to tamper with this little ointment. She's different from Concubine Si, Concubine Xian, and even Concubine Qing."

Xifeng was ordered to apply the medicine.

Seeing the bruises on Concubine Hui's body again, he frowned slightly and felt distressed.

"When the old lady was still alive, she said that Your Majesty may seem reckless, but in fact she is as meticulous as a hair. Your Majesty is good at judging people, and I will obey you. But Concubine Zhao is too cruel. Look at what she has done to you..."

Concubine Hui was lying down waiting for the medicine to be applied, but she immediately turned her head when she heard this.

He strained his side during the fight in the bathtub, and he hissed in pain, grimacing.

But he said in denial: "Her mediocre skills are nothing compared to her. I was careless that day and fell into her trap. In a fair fight, she can't possibly beat me!"

"Your Majesty is right, you are invincible. Get down now!"

Xifeng pushed his master back and applied medicine carefully.

Concubine Hui lay on the pillow, feeling the coolness of the ointment, and Fei Wan's words echoed in her mind.

——There is a fierce tiger living in the Queen’s heart.

—— Trapped in the palace, with my hands and feet tied, in fact, this is the place closest to my dream.

dream……

"Has the money for Huang Liuzhuang and the other bereaved families been delivered this month?"

"Don't worry, Madam. We send people to deliver it on time every month. We haven't missed a single one."

"Ah."

Concubine Hui half closed her eyes.

dream.

Riding a fierce horse in the west wind and killing enemies in blood were her dreams before entering the palace...

But now the dream is far away.

All that was left was to send some silver and money to the remaining members of Li's army and their relatives as a consolation.

At lunchtime, the emperor's edict arrived.

Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui quarreled for no reason and failed to set an example for the harem, so they were punished by having each of them copy the Heart Sutra ten times to calm their minds and cultivate their character.

Concubine Hui's responsibility of assisting in the management of the six palaces was suspended, and she was only replaced by Concubine Qing, Concubine Shun, Concubine Kang, and Concubine Zhao.