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

Chapter 299: Dark Chess (for Cappuccino_Daytime Extra)

Xifeng said, "You would never have thought that she not only escaped from the palace, but also found a place to stay!"

Concubine Hui stared at her coldly: "It's been a long time since we last sparred..."

"Your Majesty, please don't do it..." Xifeng was cold and stern in front of outsiders, but he often joked with his master in private. Seeing Concubine Hui getting anxious, he quickly told the truth, "That palace maid, she escaped into Prince Rui's Palace!"

Concubine Hui was stunned: "Are you sure?"

"The people from the Zhenguo Mansion found out and told Concubine Yue, who then quietly informed Concubine Zhao."

Concubine Hui frowned in thought.

"I think Concubine Yue must stop trying to trick Concubine Zhao at this point. The news is most likely true. The Zhenguo Mansion doesn't dare to get involved with Prince Rui and wants to wait for Concubine Zhao to step forward..."

His eyes sharpened as he asked, "How did you easily hear such a secret from Chunxi Palace? Could Concubine Zhao tell you in person?"

"To take care of Concubine Zhao, several of Chunxi Palace's attendants were released from the torture chamber. As I was leaving the inner hall after delivering the medicine, Xiangyi had just received the news from Changle Palace and hurried in to tell Concubine Zhao. I walked a little slower, but since I have good hearing, I vaguely heard it."

Concubine Hui immediately rolled her eyes at her confidant.

"When did you eat too much meat oil and become confused? Concubine Zhao and her servants are so cunning, how could they let you overhear their secrets? They did it on purpose!"

Xifeng was stunned.

He immediately realized, "Noble Concubine Yue is waiting for Concubine Zhao to step forward, and Concubine Zhao wants you to step forward?"

"What else can Xiangyi do? Can't she wait until you've completely left Chunxi Palace before reporting? Why can't she wait just for a moment?"

The Emperor and Prince Rui appear to be friendly brothers, but in fact their relationship is subtle and anyone with a little intelligence can see it.

At least none of the high-ranking officials in the palace are stupid.

Oh, not counting Concubine Kang.

Now that Concubine Yue is in trouble, the forces of the Zhenguo Mansion outside the palace will naturally help with all their strength, and it is not surprising that they found out the whereabouts of Lin Shui.

However, the criminal slave who was suspected of murdering the royal heir ran to Prince Rui's palace and hid there.

This matter is very thought-provoking.

If things go wrong, it will become a major royal case.

Involving treason.

The Duke of Zhenguo is a shrewd and calculating person, how could he be the one to break the window paper?

The message was passed on to Concubine Zhao. As a victim or participant, how she used the message would determine the course of events.

The Duke of Zhenguo and Concubine Yue saw how Concubine Zhao acted and knew how they should act.

But Concubine Zhao passed the news back here...

Concubine Hui sneered.

"Zhao Fei, I saved you once, and you still dare to plot against me, your sister!"

Concubine Hui ordered Xifeng to prepare some food. "Something light, but nourishing. When I wake up from my nap, I'll go to Chunxi Palace and visit the kind-hearted Concubine Zhao."

*

"Look at what these dogs have done to your Majesty! Your Majesty, how could you be so stupid..."

The inner chamber of Chunxi Palace.

The Boshan stove was burning with the soothing agarwood incense. Fei Wan lay on the pillow, but she was very awake and had not fallen asleep yet.

Xiangyi was crying while feeding water.

"Why are you crying? It doesn't hurt that much."

"Where doesn't it hurt? How many strokes did you take? Look at the bruises on your body."

"They're just superficial bruises, they're just scars."

Fei Wan slowly drank the water and told Xiang Yi that she used some tricks when she was beaten.

By properly tensing and relaxing the body, and with the right timing, one can dissipate some of the force of the board's impact and protect key vital points. Furthermore, he was constantly circulating Qi and protecting his internal organs, so he suffered no internal injuries.

The external injury will heal after a while, so there is no need to worry.

pain?

Compared to the tortures in my previous life, this little pain is nothing.

As for weakness, ninety percent of it is pretended.

If I am not weak, can I move Concubine Yue?

Can it anger Concubine Hui?

Can you get the emperor's guilt and heartache?

Moreover, the palace maid who carried out the execution made all sorts of noise but did little. She put on a lot of show, but in fact she let the execution go.

To be honest, even though she received more beatings, Concubine Yue's injuries were much more serious than hers.

"Is Chaihu dead?"

Thinking of the palace maid who carried out the execution, he asked Xiangyi in a low voice.

Xiang Yi glanced at the doors and windows again, making sure no one was outside, before she whispered, "When I left the palace, I happened to see a group of people being beaten to death and carried out. Chaihu was among them. The servants carrying the body said she had committed poisoning before the caning, and they even lifted the white cloth to show me. Her face was blue and her lips were purple, with blood at the corners of her mouth. It was indeed an ugly death."

"That's good." Fei Wan felt relieved.

Chaihu is the palace maid who follows Chai Siyan, the most arrogant and vicious one.

Because they had the same surname, she currying favor with Chai Siyan and made her her adoptive mother. She was very smart.

The mother-daughter relationship is fake, she is just trying to find a way to survive under the cruel and mean Chai Siyan.

They had some connection in their previous life. Specifically, Fei Wan had been bullied by her.

But back then, there were many people who bullied Fei Wan, so who was she? In this life, Fei Wan pulled her out from the crowd, coerced her, bribed her, and easily manipulated her to use her.

There are several similar people in Gong Zhengsi, all of them are hidden chess pieces.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the medical officer Chu Qingmu made a new fake death drug, and each of these chess pieces was given a copy.

Whoever really has the opportunity to use it will receive a generous reward afterwards.

Afraid of death and not daring to use it?

Sorry, no negotiation.

Fei Wan made them believe that those who fled from the battlefield would end up living a life worse than death.

There is less moral burden when threatening bad guys.

Some things require good people to do, while some things require bad people.

This time, it was Chaihu’s boss Chai Siyan who ran into him.

Chaihu became the "chosen one".

Her vicious and somewhat crazy behavior in the torture chamber was actually caused by her fear. She did not dare to but had to face the impending "death", so her words and actions were slightly out of control.

But the effect is okay, the drama is well done, and the delaying of time is successful.

The fake death drug became her first small reward—

Otherwise, if she really followed Chai Siyan and tortured high-ranking concubines, she would be beaten to death together with them.

She was carried out of the palace as a corpse and placed on a mass grave, where someone would come to meet her. When the time came, Chaihu would awaken. From then on, the world would have one less palace maid who had died for her crimes, and one more wealthy, anonymous woman. How she spent the rest of her life with the large reward was her own business.

"Bupleurum can give life, but those people like Chai Siyan have no way of survival." Fei Wan sighed.

Even though they tortured her.

But they are also real human lives.

Overnight, he could no longer see the light of day.

From the moment they accepted the Empress Dowager's decree, they were on the road to destruction.

Today, Chai Siyan might have dreamed of completing his task well, being appreciated by the Empress Dowager, and being promoted to be in charge of the Palace Administration Office.

In the life and death struggle between those in power, those in lower positions will never have the opportunity to decide their own life and death.

No matter who wins at the top, those below them cannot win.

Because they cannot see the situation clearly, nor can they see the way forward.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about those bastards. Take care of your own body first." Xiang Yi wished she could beat those people to death with a stick herself.

After feeding her the water, he was about to bring the lotus seed and barley porridge simmering on the stove so that Feiwan could eat something.

A palace maid reported at the palace gate that the Yu family had sent a family letter into the palace.

at this time?

Xiangyi frowned.

Thinking back to the Yu family's attitude towards Fei Wan when she first came to visit...

Intuition is not something to be trusted.

But he had no choice but to accept it and hand it to Fei Wan.

Fei Wan opened the letter and began to read.

After a moment, he smiled.

"Master Yu is still quite smart."