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

"My lady is so smart."

At that time, Fei Wan, to Concubine Hui's surprise, did not make excuses after being exposed, but admitted it directly.

Still smiling at her, she said weakly, "Your Majesty doesn't want to be used by me. I understand. Thank you for telling me. Then, I will think of another way."

Concubine Hui had only seen women in the palace who were good at pretending to be stupid.

A woman who will continue to pretend to be ignorant even after being exposed.

Fei Wan was the first one to admit it without even struggling.

She was suddenly choked and didn't know how to continue.

After a pause, he could only ask, "What do you want to do?"

"Find someone else to tell His Majesty about this." Fei Wan was still frank. "Although it would be better for you to tell His Majesty instead of someone else. After all, you just did something that greatly pleased His Majesty, and His Majesty loves you. But, since Your Majesty refuses, I can only settle for the next best thing."

Her tone was full of regret.

With a seriously injured body and pale face, he looked pitiful.

For a moment, Concubine Hui had the illusion that she owed her something.

Realizing her guilt was unfounded, Concubine Hui turned cold and sneered, "Even if you let His Majesty know that the maidservant had escaped into Prince Rui's mansion, what would happen next? Can you prove that this matter is related to Prince Rui? Can you enter and search Prince Rui's mansion? Do you have any other evidence besides the maidservant's escape? In the end, it will still be difficult for you to clear yourself of the suspicion of murdering the heir to the throne. If people continue to suspect that you colluded with Prince Rui and instructed the maidservant to murder the heir to the throne, haha!"

Fei Wan's eyes suddenly lit up when he looked at her, and his expression was filled with gratitude beyond words.

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty... I have offended you so much in the past, yet you are willing to remind me. You did not disclose my martial arts skills, you broke into the Palace Administration Office to save me, you sealed off Ciyun Palace for me, and gave me so many excellent bruises and sprains medicines... Why are you so kind to me?"

Concubine Hui's heart skipped a beat when she was stared at by the increasingly scorching gaze.

Subconsciously, he scolded, "I didn't do that. Don't talk nonsense! I reprimanded the Palace Administrator and sealed off Ciyun Palace to uphold palace rules and justice. What does that have to do with you?"

Fei Wan coughed twice and laughed breathlessly: "No matter what your majesty says, I will only remember your kindness."

"Sweet talk is useless." Concubine Hui sneered, "Tell me the truth honestly, does Ying Ronghua's miscarriage have anything to do with you?"

"I have said it before, I am innocent."

Concubine Hui suddenly stepped forward and squatted at the head of Fei Wan's bed, almost face to face with her.

So close, he ordered, "Look into my eyes and say it again!"

"I am innocent." Fei Wan said without hesitation.

Concubine Hui looked at her.

Her shadow was reflected in the dark pupils.

He also saw his reflection in her eyes.

The clear gaze only lasted for a moment.

Concubine Hui curled the corners of her lips coldly and stood up.

"I believe you."

"Thank you, ma'am."

She didn't explain why she believed it, and Fei Wan didn't ask why.

"Who do you think did it? And have you found any clues or evidence?"

"I dare not make any random guesses. I just feel intuitively that Your Majesty did the right thing by sealing off Ciyun Palace. I don't have any evidence yet, but since the maid Linshui escaped into Prince Rui's Mansion, I will try to find some clues. I also ask Your Majesty to help with the investigation."

Fei Wan finished saying these words in one breath, and her breathing was already unstable.

Concubine Hui raised her eyebrows: "Why should I help you investigate?"

"Helping me is also helping Her Majesty herself and the sisters in the palace. Stifling the unhealthy atmosphere in the palace is good for us, good for His Majesty, and good for the government and the people of Daliang."

Fei Wan closed her eyes and coughed as she finished speaking. Xiang Yi, the maid who was changing her bandages, became anxious and begged her not to speak anymore and to take good care of herself.

She still forced her eyes open, looking at Concubine Hui with eager anticipation, saying, "The whole palace is filled with scheming and scheming, but Your Majesty's heart is as clear as the moon, and as proud as the sun, looking down upon all living things. Your Majesty can shoulder this responsibility, and only you can."

Until she left Chunxi Palace that day, Concubine Hui felt that she was still being watched by those eyes.

You are the only one who can bear it.

If someone else said this, it would be false and insincere. But when the owner of those eyes said it, it was...

"Your Majesty, do you believe in Concubine Zhao?" asked the maid Xifeng.

"letter."

"why?"

"Women's intuition."

"...So, do you really want to help Concubine Zhao find the real culprit?"

Concubine Hui simply said, "Why should I help her? She can't protect her pregnant sister, and she can't protect herself either. It's her fault that she's not as skilled as others."

Later, she received a message from the emperor, saying that if she could find out the truth, he would give her ten thousand silver coins.

Concubine Hui agreed without hesitation.

"Zhao Fei has no face in my presence, but silver does."

Xifeng said, "Your Majesty has promised you a hundred thousand silver coins for helping to manage the harem. This is more difficult than managing the harem, but you only get ten thousand..."

"Just give us the money. With so many people here, it's time for them to get some new winter clothes."

Concubine Hui had sufficient reasons.

But he couldn't figure out whether it was to add to the surviving relatives of Li's army, or because he was touched by Fei Wan's words.

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, just do it.

She actually started sending people out to search for relevant clues. She also arranged personnel in the Palace Administration Office to monitor the interrogations and any signs of trouble.

However, nothing has been found yet...

Zhishu came to the door.

He also painted a bunch of turtles, pigs and dogs on her beautiful palace gate.

She was originally the person in charge of the investigation, but in the blink of an eye she became a suspect of conspiracy with Concubine Zhao!

Tolerable or unbearable!

After waiting for a long time without seeing any movement from Concubine Zhao, she took the initiative to go to Chunxi Palace, but found Fei Wan leisurely eating grapes.

He kept saying, "I have no plans."

She really wanted to beat Fei Wan into the shape of a grape!

"Zhao Fei, are you aware that the court is flooding with memorials accusing you of causing chaos in the harem?" Hui Fei dropped a crucial tidbit. "And your father, the Minister of the Court, has also been implicated for forcibly purchasing land from civilians and causing a death. He's been confined to his home and can't even go to the Ministry of War."

Fei Wan said, "I heard about it."

Concubine Hui frowned even more tightly, "Then you..."

Fei Wan said, "I've also heard that there have been quite a few memorials accusing you of insubordination, misuse of the iron certificate, and offending the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"You don't have to worry about my affairs."

"Also, there are numerous memorials implicating the Duke of Zhenguo for his misconduct during his inspection tour of the capital, which nearly caused civil unrest." Fei Wan ate another grape. "Your Majesty, you, Concubine Zhao, and I are all sitting on the brazier."

Concubine Hui stared at her: "What do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty is a clever woman. I'm afraid you came here today not only to urge me to clear my name, but also to test me and see how you plan to deal with the Queen Mother, right?"

Fei Wan speaks directly.

Concubine Hui was not surprised at all.

They both knew that neither of them was easy to fool.

It would be better to be frank than to beat around the bush.

She quite admired Fei Wan's directness.

So I asked directly: "What do you want to do? Will you tell me?"

"Of course." Fei Wan took a sip of water, let the maid help her, and slowly got off the bed.

He stepped on the pedals, but when he landed he was unstable.

He suddenly fell into Concubine Hui's arms.