Feng Huaiji entered the inner hall, sat on the chair and opened the wooden box on the table.
The first thing that caught his eye was a letter. He opened it and saw two lines of words, "Returning the gift to my second brother, incense to calm the mind."
Unlike her, who is docile and gentle, this handwriting is elegant and lively.
Feng Huaiji put the letter aside, opened the box, and the scent of agarwood mixed with other medicinal herbs wafted into his nose.
He took one, put it in the incense burner and lit it, then went to wash up.
After returning, there was a constant smell of animal smoke and a fragrant scent from the brocade tent.
I was busy a few days ago, but I have nothing to do during the past two days of rest. The palace has transferred troops to Bozhou, and the capital is calm.
Since the change in the palace sixteen years ago, it has been difficult to tell whether the emperor is happy or angry, and the court officials have been in fear and keeping to themselves for several years.
In the past two years, because the emperor had no heir, many officials were ready to take action and submitted memorials to the emperor, suggesting that a son of the royal family be selected for adoption.
At the same time, after some people started to come forward with proposals for selecting concubines, the number of proposals increased day by day.
The emperor just sits there and lets it go. I don’t know whether he agrees or is just watching the fun. His mind is unpredictable.
Feng Huaiji lifted the gauze curtain and lay down on the bed.
Light footsteps approached, and Qing Ming's voice came, "Sir, the guards have caught someone."
Feng Huaiji opened his collar, revealing his chest slightly. "Who?"
"Miss Zhang, after interrogation, we learned that it was the old lady who helped us bypass the guards in the mansion and get outside the courtyard wall."
"She heard that you asked the old lady to drive her out of the house, and she wanted to... climb into bed."
Feng Huaiji didn't stand up. "I'll drive her out of the house tonight with drums and gongs. Since she has no dignity, I don't need to give her any dignity."
"Also, to make an example of someone else."
"Tomorrow you will personally lead people to send those cousins away."
"As for those who helped the old lady, give them 10 or 20 blows. Make sure they are severely injured and send them back at night."
"If you don't want her grandson to have a good sleep, then don't blame me, her grandson, for waking her up."
"Old people have so much energy in their old age that they won't get sick if they sleep one or two nights less."
No matter how much filial piety he had, it would have been worn away by her repeated disgust and troublemaking, not to mention that she had often bullied his mother in his early years and established her mother-in-law's authority.
His grandmother had played an important role in the fact that the first wife had so many illegitimate sons and daughters. She had sent many people to his father, fearing that no one would "serve" her eldest son.
The mild reprimand given to his father at the door today was just to make his brother feel guilty.
Calling them grandma or saying "you" is the greatest filial piety they can show.
It's better that they have a complete falling out. In the future, his brother's affairs will be put in a clear path and there will be one less obstacle.
The current emperor suffered a lot in the past because of the empress dowager's so-called filial piety. Even if the news of his filial piety or not gets out, there are reasons for it, and he will not be labeled as unfilial.
Of course, this matter could not be spread.
"Yes." Qing Ming stepped back.
"Wait, I asked you to weave a new tassel, have you done it?" Feng Huaiji's eyes suddenly flashed with the image of Yingyue tying a tassel on the jade pendant.
"Not yet. We'll finish it tomorrow morning. It's ugly and it would be disgraceful for you to take it out."
“The quick effect is low.”
Qingming said nothing and retreated. Soon after, a faint humming sound was heard in the night, and the sounds of gongs and drums gradually faded away.
Early the next morning, Feng Huaiji got up to practice swordplay, while Xuan Qing reported what happened last night.
"Everyone in the mansion got up last night and watched us drive that man out. Even the people living next door came out to watch."
"This morning, Qingming took people to send the cousins in the mansion to the carriage."
"The old lady blamed you for not giving her face. She was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night and invited the palace doctor overnight."
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