In the Great Ye Kingdom, not every prince receives a fiefdom upon reaching adulthood. Apart from the first few princes, very few receive fiefdoms afterward. It's easy to imagine how humiliating it would be for Feng Jingchi to have his fiefdom revoked.
Feng Jingchi never expected that his father would take back his fiefdom because of this. At this moment, he knelt outside the door, trying to persuade Emperor Feng Zhao to rescind his order.
However, Emperor Feng Zhao already intended to reclaim the fiefdoms of his princes, and Feng Jingchi had walked right into the line of fire. No matter how much he pleaded, Emperor Feng Zhao refused to change his imperial decree.
"Prince Kang, please return quickly. Aren't you putting this old servant in a difficult position? His Majesty is currently in a fit of anger. Why don't you let him calm down first? After returning to the palace, have the Imperial Concubine put in a good word for you, and perhaps His Majesty will change his mind?"
"Yes, Mother Consort can definitely help me." With that thought, Feng Jingchi stood up, glanced at the tightly closed door one last time, and left angrily.
Li De sneered. He was certainly not advising Prince Kang. His Majesty's decision was not made on a whim; if the Imperial Concubine had tried to persuade him, she might have also become angry.
Shi Xinyi has been living a particularly comfortable life lately. Without the sarcastic remarks of the noble ladies in the capital and the strange atmosphere in the Prince An's mansion, and with Feng Jingchi's doting affection for her, she feels that this is the life she should be living.
“Princess Yi, this is a letter from Guiyi Gate.”
Shi Xinyi frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. This was the third letter already. She had thought her performance was already quite obvious, but she hadn't expected that the Guiyi Sect Master still wanted to see her.
"Put the letter down."
Shi Xinyi felt a little annoyed as she looked at the letter. She had been wanting to say goodbye to the past, and Uncle Zhou was being incredibly tactless this time. Just as she was thinking about how to refuse, she saw Feng Jingchi walking towards her angrily.
"You may all leave now." The servants looked at each other, but in the end they obeyed the order.
Although the two are not yet married, the strict separation of men and women at the inn doesn't seem as enforced as in the capital, but it's still against the rules. They usually have servants with them when they're together, so asking them to leave is what makes them hesitate.
But seeing Feng Jingchi's angry expression, the servants dared not provoke him. Before leaving, they saw Princess Yi gently holding Prince Kang's hand, and even they, the servants, felt a sense of disdain.
Although the future Princess Consort of Kang was not particularly concerned about the separation of men and women, she didn't actively try to get close to her like Princess Yi. Compared to Princess Yi, He Yanran seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
"Why is Your Highness so angry? Please have some tea."
Feng Jingchi accepted the tea from Shi Xinyi. Seeing her concerned expression, his anger subsided somewhat. He sighed and explained Emperor Feng Zhao's decision to Shi Xinyi.
Shi Xinyi became increasingly alarmed as she listened. She had thought that the loss of the power to approve memorials was already bad news, but she never expected that the real disaster was yet to come.
Compared to Feng Jingchi's naiveté, Shi Xinyi was clearly more clear-headed; she knew what regaining her fiefdom meant. If she could previously comfort herself with the Emperor's favor towards Feng Jinghan, now even those reasons failed to convince her.
She knew more clearly than ever that Prince Kang had no hope of ever reaching that position.
What should I do? Shi Xinyi was extremely anxious, but her face remained gentle.
"Your Highness is right. With the Imperial Concubine in charge, His Majesty will surely change his mind."
Feng Jingchi didn't notice Shi Xinyi's strange behavior and said proudly, "Of course, my mother is the most favored. With her around, there will definitely be no problem."
"Fool!" Shi Xinyi cursed the Prince of Kang in her heart, regretting that she had been blind before. If she had known that the Prince of Kang was so useless, she would not have attracted his attention in the first place.
When Shi Xinyi met Prince Kang as his future concubine, she understood why the imperial decree had been issued to her.
She had met Prince Kang once at a flower-viewing banquet when she first returned to the capital. At the time, she only felt that he had an extraordinary bearing and guessed that he was not an ordinary person, so she deliberately attracted his attention and eventually became Prince Kang's concubine.
Although not the principal wife, she had heard that this betrothed Princess Kang was not favored by the emperor, and she was confident she could win over the emperor's heart. Things turned out exactly as she predicted; now the emperor only had eyes for her, which was originally a good thing for her.
However, if King Kang is not destined to ascend the throne, this would actually be a bad thing.
Having gained confidence and comfort from Shi Xinyi, Feng Jingchi left with a satisfied expression. Seeing Feng Jingchi's departing figure, Shi Xinyi's previously smiling face immediately darkened.
She picked up the letter she was about to throw in the trash, pondered for a long time, and said, "Someone, reply to the Guiyi Sect that I have been too busy recently, and will visit Uncle Zhou after I am done with my work."
After the servants left, she sat by the window, looking through the glass pane, feeling somewhat flustered.
I originally thought I could stay away from those roughnecks, but now it's clear that I can't rely on Prince Kang. If I get implicated, these people might at least be of some use.
Even, if possible, she could extricate herself from the role of the future concubine of Prince Kang.
Thinking of this, Shi Xinyi felt a little relieved. She had always been lucky, and she was sure she would get what she wanted this time as well.
Meanwhile, An Ge stared into deep thought as she looked at the progress bar of the special mission.
Just now she discovered that the task progress bar, which had been stagnant, had suddenly moved forward a little, and the completion rate was now 12%.
At this time, Feng Jinghan sent someone to inform Feng Jingchi that his fiefdom authority had been revoked.
Ever since An Ge told Feng Jinghan about the potential danger to Emperor Feng Zhao, the two discussed it and shifted their focus to Feng Jingchi. Therefore, whenever Prince Kang made any move, Feng Jinghan would send someone to inform him.
Upon hearing this, An Ge suddenly realized that this meant Emperor Feng Zhao was one step closer to danger. "Good heavens, this isn't mission progress, it's Emperor Feng Zhao's death countdown!"
If, as the two suspect, Emperor Feng Zhao's danger stems from Feng Jingchi, then it's understandable that he might do something unpredictable if pushed to the limit.
"I feel like I'm not running an inn right now, but playing a game called 'Defend the Emperor of the Great Ye Kingdom'," An Ge couldn't help but complain.
"But master, this game doesn't allow resurrection, so don't accidentally mess things up."
An Ge rolled her eyes at Xiao Qi, "Of course I'll be careful, but I'm not an omnipotent god after all, I can only do my best."
"By the way, Master, the Boundless Space can be opened again. Do you want to go?"
"The matter of Emperor Feng Zhao hasn't been resolved yet, so I can't go anywhere." If it weren't for the fear of alerting the enemy, An Ge would have sent Lu Yan to be Emperor Feng Zhao's bodyguard. "However, I can test my idea. I need to ask Hogg what's needed to refine something that suppresses strength."
Thinking of this, An Ge rushed to the foundry.
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