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

"A spy from the Qu Kingdom? There really is a spy from the Qu Kingdom in the palace?!"

Concubine Yue raised her eyes, her brows full of fierceness.

The scarlet brocade palace dress and the phoenix embroidered with gold thread were bright and brilliant, making her look even more beautiful, majestic and elegant.

Fei Wan did not answer immediately. She let the maid help her sit opposite Concubine Yue, placed a few pillows in a comfortable position, and slowly lay down with her back leaning against them.

It's as comfortable as being in your own palace.

Then he waved his hand and told Xiangyi to leave.

"Linglong, you should go and rest too. I want to have a few private words with Sister Yue."

If anyone else dares to run to Changle Palace and give such an order, Concubine Yue won't be unhappy. Linglong will deal with the other person first.

But Fei Wan said so, and Concubine Yue didn't mind at all. Linglong also bowed very obediently and took her leave. Before leaving, she even placed tea and snacks in front of Fei Wan, just as considerately and meticulously as she served Concubine Yue.

In the summer, the master and servant of Changle Palace were secretly discussing using Fei Wan to deal with Yu Tingjin.

However, winter had just begun and Fei Wan had become the guest of honor here.

As the situation in the palace kept changing and people rose and fell, Yu Tingjin had long become a moldy mushroom in the corner and was forgotten by everyone.

"Sister, if there were no spies in the palace, how could so many things happen? Sister, you don't need to think too much, you can understand it better than me."

Fei Wan picked up a piece of snow-white osmanthus cloud cake with a silver fork, put it in her mouth and chewed it carefully. Her dark and clear eyes were full of wisdom, no longer the humble and timid look she had when she first came to power.

At this point, there was no need to hide his incompetence in front of Concubine Yue anymore.

Concubine Yue met her eyes, and her eyes, painted with gold powder, trembled slightly.

"Sister Zhao, I like your eyes. You can tell you're smart at first glance."

"I like your sister's eyes, too. They're so beautifully drawn. Don't worry about whether men see them or not. Please yourself first."

Concubine Yue raised her eyebrows: "Are you mocking me for being unfavorable?"

"So what."

"Ah!"

Concubine Yue took the jade feather used to tease cats and gently tapped it on Fei Wan's head across the table.

After a joke, we got back to the topic.

Concubine Yue played with the cat-teasing jade bone. Her delicate hands, painted with peach blossom color, looked even more radiant and white against the bright feathers. When she mentioned the Tartars, hatred surged in her.

"I knew long ago that there must be someone shady in this palace, secretly acting. Otherwise, how could Zheng Yunyi, that cowardly and sinister creature, dare to plot treason? Those beasts attacked the capital and the palace, not content with that, but they also stirred up trouble afterwards. They must have rescued Zheng Si and Lan Zhaoyi. And they even dared to assassinate me and you! What on earth do they want?"

It turns out that she also knew about Zheng Zhuyi's secret escape. As expected, Concubine Yue has her own power and ability.

But she also attributed the assassination to the Qu people...

Whatever.

Fei Wan said, "Your Majesty must be secretly investigating spies. He also ordered me to assist in the investigation in the harem..."

"Tell me the truth, Sister Zhao!" Concubine Yue interrupted Fei Wan, staring at her and asking, "Has His Majesty seriously investigated the assassin? After such a big commotion last night, he only sent the Tiger Guards and the Imperial Guards to search the capital city. He didn't even bother to teach the Qu Kingdom a lesson. What's his thinking?"

Concubine Yue did not hide her anger.

What is he thinking? Fei Wan thought to herself, he is "strategizing"!

But at this moment, he could not arouse Concubine Yue's further anger, lest her mood, which had been adjusted with great difficulty to serve the king, be further disturbed.

Fei Wan then said, "Your Majesty has some secret plans, I can see that. However, we concubines have no right to inquire about military and national affairs. I did not dare to ask in detail when I met him. But he asked me to assist in the investigation of the Qu Kingdom's spies in the harem, which shows that he is determined to purge the palace. Only when the backyard is peaceful can he have no worries in the front court."

"It would be better if he could do so!" said Concubine Yue.

He secretly didn't trust the emperor.

This was also the emperor's own fault. He thought he could outmaneuver the empress dowager during the rebellion, secretly laying defenses and luring the enemy into a trap. But he didn't know that such a huge mistake would happen midway, and the Tartars would intervene. How could Concubine Yue, who had suffered so much from this, trust him?

Fei Wan didn't discuss this further with Concubine Yue, and continued, "His Majesty asked me to assist in the investigation of the harem. I was thinking that His Majesty didn't let my sister handle this matter, perhaps to promote me and give me a chance to compete with her. Secondly, if I don't do things properly, my sister, as the Queen, can step in to clean up the mess—His Majesty is always thoughtful in this regard."

She openly brought up the topic of the emperor trying to strike a balance between herself and Concubine Yue, making them more honest and close to each other.

As expected, when Concubine Yue heard this, her eyes lit up slightly, and she looked at Fei Wan with even more appreciation: "Humph, he's always like this! Little does he know that I won't argue with you!"

Fei Wan smiled sweetly, "I won't compete with you, sister. I have to ask you to have mercy on me and help me. Firstly, I can't do such a big thing on my own. Secondly, you are much better than me at assigning people and enforcing orders in the palace, so you can get twice the result with half the effort. Thirdly, and most importantly, if you don't get involved in this matter, how can I get rid of the hatred in my heart?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely help you."

Concubine Yue's brows suddenly became sharp.

She hated the Tartars to the core.

Fei Wan asked her in detail about the assassination that happened at night, and she told him everything.

When he learned that she had been assassinated, he was feeling stuffy in the house and, unusually, opened the window in the middle of the night in early winter to get some fresh air. And it was through that window that the sharp arrow shot in...

Fei Wan was even more certain that the assassin had deliberately harmed Linglong to make the assassination appear more realistic.

Everyone thought that the assassin wanted to kill Concubine Yue and accidentally hurt Linglong, but in fact, Linglong was the person the assassin really wanted to hurt.

The window was open, so the assassin could aim accurately and shoot arrows at people.

The windows of the inner hall of Chunxi Palace were closed and she was asleep, so the assassin shot arrows from a place farther away from the bed.

Otherwise, you should shoot the arrow towards the bed.

That the assassin didn't know the location of the bed?

Then the assassination attempt would not have been established.

You don't even know the whereabouts of the person you want to kill, and yet you risk your life to assassinate him in the palace? What a joke!

As for...

Could the assassin have accidentally injured her or Concubine Yue because of a miss through the window?

This possibility must be within the emperor's consideration.

Fei Wan sneered secretly.

He suppressed his thoughts and decided not to tell Concubine Yue.

Because the fewer people who know the truth about Lan Zhaoyi's trip to Qu State, the better.

"Sister, if you help me, you are also helping yourself and Daliang."

Fei Wan sat up, looked at Concubine Yue seriously, and whispered, "His Majesty will probably make some arrangements for the former court, secretly preparing for war and preparing to avenge the previous humiliation. We should pull out the nails in the harem as soon as possible, and it would be best if we can pull out the carrot and bring out the mud. We should find out all the spies of the Qu Kingdom in our Daliang, whether in the harem or the former court. Sister, do you dare?"

"What am I afraid of? Are you looking down on me?"

"This matter should not be made known to others. Sister, please do not inform the Duke's Mansion."

"I don't need your advice!" Concubine Yue snorted, "Just watch!"

Fei Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This was considered to have appeased and persuaded Concubine Yue.

She couldn't use Concubine Yue's power, so it was more convenient to let Concubine Yue use it herself. This incident was also the beginning of guiding Concubine Yue to participate in the court affairs.

The emperor wants to use the nobles and clan forces behind Concubine Yue, and Fei Wan also wants to use them!