Feng Yuheng had participated in too many palace banquets. When she was murdered by Feng Chenyu and Feng Zihao in Fengwu County, Emperor Tianwu even held a palace banquet for her in the name of calming her down. Although there would be some unpleasant incidents at every palace banquet, generally speaking, she didn't hate palace banquets that much.
But this time is different! Feng Yuheng's dislike for this palace banquet has reached a certain level, especially when she thought that Emperor Tianwu would announce the appointment of Concubine Yuan Shu as the Imperial Concubine at the palace banquet, and then immediately there would be a group of Eighth Prince's party members flattering her, she felt upset.
It's not jealousy. If Emperor Tianwu was a "normal" emperor, if he had always been pampering all the concubines, then this matter wouldn't be a big deal. But the weird thing is that Emperor Tianwu is not that kind of emperor, and the person who has always been by his side and in his heart is not Concubine Yuan Shu. In addition, she knew that the old emperor was controlled, but she still couldn't find out the result. This series of events gave Feng Yuheng a headache, and she became more and more repulsive to this palace banquet.
But she had to go anyway, at least she had to seize this opportunity to get in touch with Emperor Tianwu openly, instead of sneaking around in the middle of the night to watch a live sex scene. She had to see in person how much trouble the old emperor could make, and this also reflected the extent to which Emperor Tianwu was controlled.
She didn't like the palace banquet, so she didn't bother to pay attention to her attire and makeup. Fortunately, she was now the Princess of the Imperial Court, and had the clothes that a princess or prince's wife should wear. Madam Zhou had prepared them for her a long time ago, so she didn't have to spend too much time on dressing up. But Madam Zhou said to her, "This is your first year attending a palace banquet as a princess, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of people staring at you. Princess, you must be more careful when you go to the palace."
Feng Yuheng thought about it, but shook his head and said, "If the year is the same as before, maybe I will get a lot of attention. But this year is probably different, people's attention will probably not be on me."
Today, Madam Zhou personally arranged her hair. It was said that she arranged it according to the style made by the princess, and asked Wangchuan and Huangquan to learn from her. Hearing Feng Yuheng say this, Madam Zhou paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "That's true. A good life has turned out like this. I don't know what happened to the emperor. Anyway, the princess should be careful when she enters the palace. If there are things that can be managed, we should manage them. If we can't manage them, we can just avoid them. There is no need to take on everything ourselves."
Feng Yuheng knew that Madam Zhou was doing this for her own good, so she was grateful and nodded: "Don't worry, I will."
Princess Yu's clothes were a purple color that matched Xuan Tianming's, except that the details had a lot of lace and gold and silver threads that a girl should have. When she and Xuan Tianming stood together, they looked like a couple's outfit, which made all the servants in Prince Yu's mansion look at them with envy, and they sighed that they were really a pair of beautiful people.
Madam Zhou even wiped away tears quietly, thinking back to when the Ninth Prince had just returned from the Northwest, wearing a mask and sitting in a wheelchair, which made her anxious for a long time. Speaking of which, it was all thanks to this Princess Yu. At first, she didn't understand why the Ninth Prince was so concerned about the marriage that he didn't care about at all after returning from the Northwest, and even offered such a heavy betrothal gift. But after so many years, step by step to today, Madam Zhou felt that the betrothal gift was still too light. Such a good princess deserved to be betrothed with the whole world.
Feng Yuheng followed Xuan Tianming on the imperial carriage, which was driven by Bai Ze, while Huang Quan and Wang Chuan sat at the door of the carriage. Xuan Tianming said, "Originally, we should have celebrated the first New Year after our marriage in a more lively way, but unfortunately, our luck was bad and the year was not good, so we can only do this. I always feel indebted."
"Then I'll make it up later." Feng Yuheng didn't care about this. She told Xuan Tianming: "According to the rules where we are, two people should go traveling after getting married. Do you know what traveling means? It means going to a place far away from where you live to enjoy the mountains and rivers, without anyone else, just the two of us, and being sweet and happy, which can enhance the relationship between husband and wife."
Although Xuan Tianming also found traveling novel, his attention was still focused on another sentence Feng Yuheng said - "What do you mean by that place?"
Feng Yuheng smiled slyly, "I won't tell you."
He rolled his eyes, but did not ask any more questions. This girl had many secrets, waiting for him to discover them bit by bit. As long as he knew that this girl's heart was with him, that was enough. If he tied this little girl to his side, no matter how many secrets there were, it would not matter. It would just add to the fun of the couple.
When the imperial carriage reached the main road of the palace, it gradually encountered many vehicles that were also heading to the palace. Xuan Tianming, as a male guest, had to enter from the Deyang Gate, while Feng Yuheng was heading to the Rui Gate. The imperial carriage first sent Feng Yuheng to the Rui Gate, and then turned back to the Deyang Gate. When they finally arrived at the Rui Gate, Bai Ze stopped the car, lifted the curtain and said to the people inside: "Our imperial carriage is too big, it is difficult to go in, unless... we have a quarrel with the vehicles blocking the way in front." He spread his hands as he spoke, and then said: "In the past, when seeing the imperial carriage of the Prince Yu's Mansion, some people would take the initiative to give way, but now the situation in the palace has changed, and many people are no longer afraid of us. But Your Highness, Princess, I think we really don't need to indulge their bad habits, just follow our old rules, whip the way, and kill one less person!"
Xuan Tianming thought this made a lot of sense and was about to nod when Feng Yuheng said, "Wait!" She was lifting the curtains to look outside, and as she looked she said, "Don't force your way in, I'll just get off here." After that, she pointed outside the window and explained to Xuan Tianming, "I saw Seventh Brother and Xiangrong. They just got off the car too. I'll go with Xiangrong. You guys should hurry to Deyang Gate to avoid being blocked on the way back. We don't want to cause trouble at the palace gate today. If we have to lose our temper, let's do it inside the palace." After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked to the bottom of the palace carriage, and Huang Quan Wangchuan quickly followed.
Xuan Tianming did not stop her, but only told Bai Ze to turn around after Feng Yuheng got off the car. Bai Ze asked, "Don't you want to wait for the princess?"
He shook his head, "No, when has your princess ever been bullied?"
Bai Ze thought about it and thought, that's right, Feng Yuheng has always been the one bullying others, when has she ever been bullied? So he rubbed his nose and stopped arguing, and drove the imperial carriage to turn around and leave. However, Xuan Tianhua's imperial carriage was moving slower because he personally helped Xiangrong get off the imperial carriage and even reminded her of the palace rules. It was not until he saw Feng Yuheng coming that he nodded at her, then turned back to the imperial carriage and followed Xuan Tianming's carriage to Deyang Gate.
Xiangrong stepped forward and held Feng Yuheng's hand, calling out, "Second sister." Her little face was flushed, and her eyes were filled with joy.
Feng Yuheng certainly understood what the girl was happy about. These days, she and Xuan Tianhua had been getting along very well, and their relationship had made great progress. The little girl had been infatuated with Xuan Tianhua since she was ten years old. For Xiangrong, such progress was a great thing.
She did not discourage Xiangrong, but just said to her: "People only live for a few short decades. It is the best thing to do to pursue the happiness you want. Even if you are wrong, it is your own choice. Just don't regret it."
Xiangrong nodded and told Feng Yuheng: "Second sister said this before, and I have always remembered it. Second sister is right, life is only a few decades long, and now it seems that time is passing slowly, but looking back, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. I don't want to wait until I get old to regret it, so even if I am wrong now, I don't care, at least I have tried and worked hard. If I can have a brilliant life for twenty years, I would rather not have seventy years of dullness."
As the two sisters were talking, Feng Yuheng glanced at them, and countless ladies glared at Xiang Rong. Some even shouted without hesitation, "How dare you touch the Seventh Prince? Don't you see what kind of person you are? She is just a concubine's daughter, and a concubine's daughter from a lowly family. What qualifications does she have to enter the palace? What qualifications does she have to stand with us? What qualifications does she have to let the Seventh Prince personally send her here? And personally help her get out of the car?" ︽②miào︽②bi︽.*②阁︽②,
A series of questions and reluctance were spoken out, and Xiangrong heard them. He lowered his head slightly, not wanting to cause trouble or talk too much. He also pulled Feng Yuheng back two steps, and shook his head at Feng Yuheng, indicating that Feng Yuheng should not say anything more.
But it was this concession that made those jealous people even more unscrupulous. Some people even thought that Feng Yuheng also moved aside because the situation in the palace had changed and the emperor's favor had shifted. Therefore, the always strong Princess Yu had no one to rely on and was no longer the same as before.
Thinking of this, they became bolder again, and someone immediately said, "I heard that Miss Feng San has now moved into Prince Chun's mansion! How shameless! She has no engagement, and is not of marriageable age, yet she has moved into the mansion of His Highness the Seventh Prince. What kind of thing is this?"
"Just living there?" Someone else said bitterly, "How could it be as simple as just living in Prince Chun's mansion? In my opinion, she most likely offered herself voluntarily and climbed into the bed of the Seventh Prince."
"Isn't that just a "prostitute"? How is she different from a prostitute in a brothel? I never thought that a wealthy family like the Feng family would raise a daughter like this. It's really shameful!"
Each word was more unpleasant than the last. Feng Yuheng did not speak out, but just looked at Xiangrong. She wanted to see if Xiangrong, who was now fourteen years old, had made any major progress in dealing with such things after experiencing family changes and living independently in Ji'an County.
At this time, Xiangrong was also very angry. She frowned and looked at the ladies who were gossiping, and said, "Since you don't talk behind people's backs, then I don't need to pretend not to hear it. It doesn't matter how you criticize me. My background and status are there. People can see it without you saying anything. I just hope that you can accumulate some virtue for yourselves when you speak ill of others. If the Seventh Prince is the kind of person who can allow a woman to live in the mansion casually and climb onto his bed casually, then he is not worthy of your admiration now, and I am not worthy of your jealousy. So you have to know that the person who was scolded just now was not me, Feng Xiangrong, but the Seventh Prince who you worship as an immortal in your hearts."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
