Of course, the reason why Concubine Yuan could not be moved for the time being was also because of her relationship with the Gu Master. Feng Yuheng was not sure whether Concubine Yuan's death would anger the Gu Master.
She returned to Prince Yu's Mansion, but she was a little lost. Xuan Tianming was at a loss for a moment after listening to her talk about the news she had seen and heard in the palace.
Death Heart Gu, this is really a Gu technique that makes people give up! Neither life nor death, could it be that for the sake of Dashun, he really has to disregard the life of Emperor Tianwu? That old guy, he and Concubine Yun called each other that way behind each other's backs, but the three words "old guy" do not mean disrespect, but imply a kind of closeness. Now, the old guy has been controlled by someone with the Death Heart Gu. Xuantian meditated that for the sake of Dashun, he might have to make a cruel decision in the end. But he didn't know if those brothers could understand his difficulties.
The couple stared at each other for more than an hour without saying a word.
However, when there is no way out, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Just when they were about to give up in front of the Death Heart Gu, Huang Quan came in and reported: "The eldest uncle of the Yao family is here, and he said he has something important to discuss with the prince and princess."
The eldest uncle of the Yao family is naturally Feng Yuheng's eldest uncle Yao Jingjun. The Yao family has always been relatively low-key. Although they are close relatives, they rarely come to Feng Yuheng's house except when there are things that need Feng Yuheng's decision at Baicao Hall and the school. Especially the three uncles as elders, they know how to avoid suspicion. They don't want the Yu Palace to think that Feng Yuheng has married into the family, so the Yao family also came forward to curry favor with them, fearing that this would be bad for Feng Yuheng and would leave a bad impression on the people of the Yu Palace about the Yao family and Feng Yuheng.
Therefore, the Prince Yu's Mansion rarely welcomed the Yao family to visit. But today, Yao Jingjun came in person, on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Feng Yuheng's intuition told her that her uncle was definitely not coming to pay New Year's greetings, but must have something to do.
She had a bad premonition and stood up suddenly. She asked Xuan Tianming with a bad look on her face, "Could something have happened to Grandpa?"
Yao Xian is getting older every year. Although he is supported by a soul from the future life, his body belongs to the previous owner. At this age, he may get a serious illness one day. What she fears most is that Yao Xian will get sick.
Xuan Tianming quickly held her hand, only to find that the little girl's hand was cold, and she was obviously frightened. He comforted her: "Don't worry, it's okay. Didn't we just see grandpa before the New Year? The old man is in good health."
Huang Quan realized that Feng Yuheng was thinking of something bad, so he quickly said, "Miss, you must have misunderstood. The eldest uncle of the Yao family came wearing a new robe with a silver base and red edges. Although he said he had important matters to meet the masters, he looked happy and even exchanged New Year greetings with Madam Zhou. Judging from his condition, it doesn't look like Doctor Yao is in trouble!"
Feng Yuheng felt relieved when he heard this, and then he said to Huang Quan: "My uncle must have something to ask when he comes to visit. Please invite him to the courtyard, which is in the main hall."
Soon, Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming met Yao Jingjun in the main hall. Yao Jingjun first saluted the two, but was stopped by them. Then, without much greeting, the other party directly handed over a letter and said, "The letter sent back by Yao Shu from the South Realm had been opened when the Yao family received it. It was obviously robbed and read by someone halfway. But on the surface, this letter is just an ordinary family letter, so it was finally delivered to the Yao Mansion. But look here-" He opened the letter and pointed to the few words at the end to show them, "This is a method we discussed before Yao Shu left. Once the news sent back is not convenient to say directly in the letter, we will add a few styles of tails when writing the last line of words. This tail with a hook is the code we agreed to send to you immediately after seeing the letter."
When Feng Yuheng heard this, she immediately remembered that she had given Yao Shu a kind of pen. It was a very common thing in later generations. The pen was filled with special ink, and the words written would disappear within a few minutes. If you wanted to see it again, you had to go to her place and mix it with another kind of potion in the candlelight and gently bake it.
She had shown Xuan Tianming that kind of thing before, and now after hearing what Yao Jingjun said, she immediately thought that Yao Shu must have used that pen to write a secret letter to her. She was afraid that it would be robbed on the way, so she disguised it as a family letter and sent it to Yao's house.
She took the letter from Yao Jingjun, then came to the table, asked the servants to prepare candles, and walked to an antique shelf to pretend to fiddle with the box, but in fact she was mixing the potion from the space. When Feng Yuheng dripped the potion onto the candle wick and lit the candle, she turned the back of the letter, which seemed to be blank, upwards in front of the two of them, and then controlled the distance between it and the candle and slowly baked it. Soon, the back of the letter, which was originally blank, showed words.
Yao Jingjun was amazed, but soon, he was attracted by the content of the letter - Yao Shu said that the king of ancient Shu proposed a marriage alliance with Dashun and asked to marry Dashun's only princess, Xuan Tiange!
Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming were also a little confused. It was common for two countries to make peace with each other, but as a defeated country that had to cede territory and pay compensation, what qualifications did Gu Shu have to ask to marry the noble Princess of Dashun?
Soon, the second half of the letter gave the answer. The reason why he dared to ask for the princess was because the king of ancient Shu had his own support. He directly pointed out that the maiden family of a concubine in Dashun had close contacts with a thousand-year-old Gu tribe in ancient Shu. The maiden family of that concubine was surnamed Liu. He was sure that the eighth prince of Dashun would not miss such a good opportunity, and once Dashun encountered an irreversible crisis related to Gu Shu, he could personally help. And the reason why he had this confidence was because what could the thousand-year-old Gu tribe do? He was the royal family of ancient Shu, and the most refined and poisonous Gu in the world was in the hands of the royal family!
As soon as this was said, people immediately understood what was going on. As a member of the Yao family, Yao Jingjun knew a little about this matter, and he immediately said, "The surname Liu... Isn't the surname Liu the family of Concubine Yuan's maiden family? What the ancient Shu king meant was..."
"It means that he can solve the current crisis of Dashun." Feng Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief, but then sighed again. She breathed a sigh of relief because if the King of Ancient Shu could help, the poison in Emperor Tianwu would most likely be cured. Although the Death Heart Poison was incurable in her opinion, the King of Ancient Shu was right. Since the Poison came from the desert in the south, it was obvious that the most skilled Poison Master must be in the royal family, and the King of Ancient Shu was most likely the best Poison Master in the world. And the sigh was because of the conditions of the King of Ancient Shu.
Please marry Xuan Tiange! Is it possible that in order to cure the old emperor's illness, Xuan Tiange's life must be sacrificed? She asked Xuan Tianming
"The seven princesses of ancient Shu have seen him, and a prince has also seen him. They are so old. How old must the king be? He should be about the same age as my father, right? Is he crazy? At that age, he wants to marry Tian Ge, who is in her prime?"
Xuan Tianming also frowned and thought, and did not speak for a long time. Yao Jingjun spoke up and said, "No! The old king of ancient Shu has died, and the throne has been passed down. The new king is said to be less than 25 years old."
"Huh?" Feng Yuheng was stunned. "When did it happen?"
Yao Jingjun pointed at the letter in her hand and said, "It's written in this book. You didn't read the previous content, so you don't know clearly."
She quickly read through the previous content. Apart from greetings to the Yao family, Yao Shu did talk about some gossip about ancient Shu. He did mention that there was a new monarch there, who was the fifth son of the old monarch.
"Age is not a problem, but..." She looked at Xuan Tianming again, "But does this count as a transactional marriage? I am always a little unwilling to use Tiange's happiness to make a deal."
"Don't think too much for now." Xuan Tianming said, "We need to find a way to meet the king of Ancient Shu before we can study the following matters. At least we need to know whether he can cure the poison that the old man has been infected with. As for Tiange, given her personality, if she knew about this, she would definitely do it for the old man and the country without hesitation. And this is also the obligation that the children of the royal family must bear. There are other places to marry besides Ancient Shu. The probability of Tiange wanting to marry an ordinary person is really too small. If it weren't for this current matter, it wouldn't be surprising for the new king of Ancient Shu to ask for marriage. But this matter is in front of us, and the other party has clearly mentioned it. As you said, it has the meaning of a transaction, and I am not willing to accept it."
After he analyzed the matter, Feng Yuheng had to admit that it was too difficult for Xuan Tiange to marry an ordinary person with her identity, and this was the reason why she had not yet been promised marriage even though she had passed the age of marriage. Dashun was keeping this only princess and waiting for the price to rise!
"In the face of national crisis, the princess should think about her family, the country and the world." After a while, Yao Jingjun expressed his thoughts, "It's not that I'm hard-hearted, nor that I don't feel sorry for Princess Wuyang, but from the perspective of a minister and the people of Dashun, the royal family has the obligation to defend the stability of the world and provide the people with a good national policy. I don't think Dashun will be much better after the eighth prince ascends the throne. He is not a good emperor with a righteous heart, nor is he an emperor who can serve the people wholeheartedly. If Dashun falls into the hands of such a person, the country will no longer be a country."
Yao Shu's words made Feng Yuheng understand that in this matter, he had to make a choice. Was it Xuan Tiange's happiness or the stability of the whole world? This was a difficult question.
"Let's find a way to meet the king of ancient Shu first." Finally, Xuan Tianming made the decision and said to Yao Jingjun, "Uncle will reply to Yao Shu with a normal family letter. As for the other secret letter, I will make other arrangements."
After discussing it, they each went their separate ways. Yao Jingjun's letter home was just a cover-up, the real secret letter was delivered by Xuan Tianming using the goshawk that he had secretly trained and could fly into the clouds.
The letter was sent directly to the king of ancient Shu. The specially trained goshawk could ensure that no sharpshooter could shoot it down from the sky. Of course, except for the pistol used by Feng Yuheng.
There was only one sentence in the letter: The new king of ancient Shu has ascended the throne, and it is time to personally offer annual tribute to the lord country Dashun!
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