I'm really not an old sword

Lin Qingsu has completely become the outrageous person that people see as "surpassing Abe Haruaki in literature and surpassing Minamoto no Raikou in martial arts."

On the day when Lin Qingsu was ordered to enter the palace, no one in the entire Heian-kyo dared to offend him. Some were scared by his beatings, and more were frightened by the rumors spread by Fujiwara no Michinaga and those who claimed to have been defeated by Lin Qingsu's men and were therefore Lin Qingsu's flatterers, people whom Lin Qingsu had actually never met.

Lin Qingsu blushed when she heard others praising her.

At first, she thought he was exaggerating to save face, but when she looked closely, Lin Qingsu realized that she had never seen him before.

I can only say that the city is full of tricks.

……

During the Heian period, the spirit of respecting literature was prevalent.

Even the more educated concubines in the palace would be more favored, and some women with literary reputations would be asked to serve as female officials to teach the concubines.

This was the case with Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon.

However, the middle-aged female official who brought Lin Qingsu into the palace was obviously not the case. She didn't even know how to pronounce the words on the Fujiwara family's screen.

"Keep your head down and don't look around randomly in the palace."

"No matter what happened in the Left Minister's house, now that you are in this palace, you must abide by the rules of this palace. If you don't understand, then say less and do less. Do you understand?"

When Lin Qingsu was led to the front of Fujiwara Akiko's palace, she saw several Onmyojis leaving under the guidance of other female officials.

The middle-aged female official asked, "How is the health of the Empress?"

"We only know that the Empress Dowager is under a curse, but we don't know what kind of curse it is or how to break it. Forgive our lack of knowledge."

"That's all."

The middle-aged female official sighed helplessly.

Many Yin-Yang masters and doctors have come here these days, but none of them can figure out what is wrong with Fujiwara no Nakamiya. However, many Yin-Yang masters and doctors say that she is cursed.

This is the last try today.

If it is good, then just kick this man out; if it is not good, then keep a close eye on it and let the others go with him.

"Come with me." The middle-aged female official instructed: "Talk less and do less!"

Along the way, I saw maids and female officials coming in and out from time to time, and finally I walked to a couch in an inner room.

A girl about sixteen or seventeen years old was lying on the bed.

It was late summer and the air was still hot, but she was wrapped in a thick quilt with a pale face.

In Murasaki Shikibu's Diary, it is recorded that Fujiwara Akiko had crystal clear skin, thick hair, and was very beautiful.

The girl's pale skin was like cream.

Her hair was thick and black like ink, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and she had the quiet air of a scholar, but more importantly, she had the maturity and majesty of a mother of a country that was inconsistent with her age, which she maintained even when she was sick.

"Master Zhonggong, Lin Qingsu is here."

Fujiwara Akiko slowly opened her eyes, with a look of deep fatigue in them.

Seeing him, she smiled and waved tiredly to the middle-aged female official: "You go out first."

"But, Your Excellency, the Emperor's order is..."

Fujiwara Akiko raised her eyebrows, and her childish little face was full of coldness.

"This is my place. If it's his order, then have him come and tell me in person!"

The middle-aged female official immediately stopped talking and bowed her head and left after admitting her mistake.

Fujiwara Akiko glanced at the maids again, and they immediately lowered their heads and left. For a moment, the inner room, which was bustling just now, was left with only Fujiwara Akiko lying on the hospital bed and Lin Qingsu standing upright with a sword at her waist.

Fujiwara Akiko slowly sat up with the help of the bed, and the thick bedding fell off, revealing a thick white lining underneath.

"You must be the person that Sister Zezi talks about all day long."

She held onto the bed, covered her mouth and coughed a few times. When she looked up, she saw Lin Qingsu's puzzled eyes. She pursed her lips and couldn't help but smile.

"Are you curious about why I'm really sick?"

"Yeah." Lin Qingsu was actually not interested at all.

"Of course I did it for him to see. Although my father is now at the peak of his power and has the support of me, the Empress Dowager, he is still the Emperor, not to mention my good cousin."

Fujiwara Akiko suddenly sneered, "But who would have thought that guy wouldn't even look at me and spend the whole day hanging out in that bitch's palace."

"I was sent to the palace by my father when I was eleven years old. He disliked me because of my father's arbitrary rule. Especially after my father forced my cousin to become a nun in order to make me the Empress, the guy who loved her deeply disliked me even more."

Fujiwara Akiko sighed softly as she spoke, "I thought that guy would change his mind after I grew up, but who would have thought that my good cousin would actually send me a vixen... cough cough cough!"

Lin Qingsu remained silent.

He was only here to help Fujiwara no Michinaga deal with the evil concubine, not really to disrupt the harem. So he had to listen to the middle-aged female official and talk less and do less.

But Emperor Ichijo is really stupid.

Haven't you heard the saying, "A daughter once married off is like water spilled."

Be nice to Fujiwara Akiko. If she has any brains, she will definitely side with you as her husband instead of her father in the overall situation. Why are you making a fuss about it?

It must have pissed the woman off.

"You don't think I'm beautiful either?"

Fujiwara Akiko's face suddenly turned cold.

Lin Qingsu was stunned.

"Then why don't you look at me?"

"How do you plan to deal with her?" Lin Qingsu asked directly.

Fujiwara Akiko looked at him coldly, while Lin Qingsu looked at her indifferently.

He was hired by her father to help her deal with political enemies, and he was not her servant, so she had no psychological burden at all.

After staring at each other for a long time, Fujiwara Akiko's cold face blossomed into a beautiful and charming smile like spring snow melting.

"Noriko is right, you really are a piece of wood."

Lin Qingsu sighed inwardly.

He suddenly felt a little sorry for Fujiwara Akiko.

She was sent to the palace at the age of eleven. She lost the company of her family and her husband did not like her. She hoped all day long that her husband would change his mind. When she finally grew up and was able to enjoy love, she was looking forward to her husband's favor, but her cousin sent a seductive woman to her.

This girl, who still has a somewhat childish face, looks as mature as an old witch in her thirties or forties.

"He'll change his mind in due time."

"I don't care."

Fujiwara Akiko snorted coldly, stood up, and then instead of moving, she looked at him as if he were a fool.

Lin Qingsu knew what she wanted him to do, but he just didn't move.

Finally, it was Fujiwara Akiko who raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "Did father send you here to piss me off to death so he could replace you with a more obedient and beautiful daughter to take my place as Empress?"

Lin Qingsu went forward with a headache and held her arm, but Fujiwara Akiko still refused to give in.

"I remember Yanzi will be eleven after this year?"

"Your father helped me find someone, and I helped him deal with the woman Xianguang sent in. That's all." Lin Qingsu said impatiently.

Fujiwara Akiko stopped pestering him and asked, "So how are you going to help me deal with her?"

"I have my own way." Lin Qingsu said calmly: "The only problem is that I need to see her."

If the demon concubine is just an ordinary person, then use the law to control her;

If it's a monster, it's even simpler.

Fujiwara Akiko snorted coldly: "I will take you there."

There were many maids standing outside the hall, including handmaids and female officials. The middle-aged female official who had been kicked out before was also waiting.

Lin Qingsu saw Fujiharako among the female officials.

She was wearing a long purple dress and stood out among the female officials like a crane among chickens. After looking at each other, she hurriedly looked away in panic.

"Get ready, Feixiangshe."

Because Lin Qingsu was supporting Fujiwara Akiko, and because it was "not in accordance with etiquette" and "not well yet", the middle-aged female official tried to persuade her for a long time, but was finally speechless after Fujiwara Akiko said "get out".

Hikasha was far away from Fujiwara no Akiko's bedroom, and the two halls were located at the two ends of Seiryoden where the emperor lived.

When the group arrived, there were many imperial guards guarding outside Feixiangshe. They looked surprised when they saw Fujiwara Akiko put her hand on Lin Qingsu's arm.

"Your Excellency, the Emperor has ordered that no outsiders are allowed to enter."

"Are you saying that I am an outsider?"

"I dare not." The guard looked at Lin Qingsu: "It's just that this person's identity is unknown and he needs to stay outside..."

"Kill him." Fujiwara Akiko suddenly said coldly.

The imperial guards and Lin Qingsu were both stunned for half a second.

The imperial guards thought that Fujiwara no Akiko was just angry and didn't take it seriously.

Until Lin Qingsu drew his sword.

‘Poof! ’

Fujiwara Akiko stared blankly at the headless body lying in front of her.

The sounds of swords being drawn around seemed much quieter.

She turned to look at Lin Qingsu, her beautiful eyes filled with shock, as if to say, "I was just angry, why did you really chop him down?"

"Assassins! There are assassins!"

Half of the imperial guards standing guard outside the courtyard immediately drew their weapons, surrounded him, and stared at him as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"How dare you!" Fujiwara Akiko came back to her senses, her face as cold as ice. "What? Are you going to kill me?"

"Your Majesty, this person is holding a weapon in a key area of the palace and wantonly killing your Majesty's guards. We..."

A captain of the imperial guards stepped forward, but was interrupted by Fujiwara Akiko before he could finish his words.

"This official spoke rudely to me, and I ordered him to behead him. Do you intend to kill me?"

"My subordinates dare not!"

"Why don't you get out of my way?!"

The guard lowered his head and remained motionless, neither taking action nor moving away.

Fujiwara no Akiko's face turned cold as she was about to speak.

"Okay~"

A charming voice that almost melted one's bones suddenly sounded in the courtyard.

Fujiwara Akiko narrowed her eyes and turned her head away.

The voice came from a woman with long red hair who had just walked out of the courtyard.

The woman didn't look as pretty as Zhang Zi, but she was extremely seductive, and her waist swayed as she walked.

Looking at Fujiwara Akiko again, she stared at the woman coldly, and then looked up stubbornly and looked at the man the woman was holding her arm in questioning light.

No wonder Emperor Ichijo doesn't like you.

At this moment, the charming woman was lazily nestling in the arms of a man who looked to be in his twenties.

The man looked pale as if he had indulged in excessive sexual activities, but his expression was dignified as he looked at Lin Qingsu and Fujiwara Akiko coldly.

"Just now I was wondering who came, but it turned out to be Sister Zhangzi."

The woman's voice was coquettish but not at all offensive.

"How cruel~" She looked at the bloody corpse with a look of fear on her face and shrank into the man's arms: "Your Majesty~ I'm scared~"

When Fujiwara Akiko saw the woman, her eyes became fierce and she seemed to want to say something, but looking at the man next to her, she finally did not speak and lowered her head obediently.

Lin Qingsu, on the other hand, looked at the young man unscrupulously.

"You are the demon-slaying swordsman that the Left Minister highly admires."