An imperial decree completely shattered Chenyu's idea of getting the phoenix-head golden hairpin.
Feng Yuheng smiled and raised her hands above her head, and then she heard the guard solemnly instruct her, "Princess, please take it well."
After saying this, he placed the bow flat in Feng Yuheng's hand.
Feng Yuheng took Hou Yi's bow in her hand, only to find that it was extremely heavy. If she had not been prepared, she might not have been able to catch it.
When she looked up again, she saw the guard's approving look. She also knew that this Hou Yi bow was definitely not an ordinary item.
Sure enough, seeing her holding the bow in her hand, Zhang Yuan nodded, looking relieved, and then raised his voice again: "Houyi's bow is a sacred object of Dashun. This bow is made of ancient black cold jade and weighs 186 kilograms. The founding emperor of Dashun used this bow to shoot the enemy and laid the foundation of our Dashun country. From then on, the founding emperor issued an order that anyone who gets this bow, regardless of gender, can freely enter and leave our Dashun military camps, assist the generals in commanding the three armies, and help the emperor pacify the world!"
Feng Yuheng squinted her eyes and looked at Zhang Yuan, with a slight smile on her lips. She seemed to see Emperor Tianwu and Xuan Tianming looking at the Hou Yi bow and thinking about giving it to her.
Feng Yuheng knew that the three arrows shot at the palace banquet was a shock to everyone, even Xuan Tianming had to look at her with a higher regard. If Emperor Tianwu really cared about his son, he would definitely understand that only she, Feng Yuheng, was worthy of his most beloved son.
After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Feng Yuheng again and asked her with a smile: "Does the princess remember everything?"
Feng Yuheng nodded: "I remember. Ah Heng thanks the emperor for his grace." She held the bow and kowtowed solemnly.
Zhang Yuan was very satisfied with Feng Yuheng's performance. When he looked at Feng Jinyuan again, he saw the uncertain face of the left prime minister.
He laughed secretly in his heart. The Left Prime Minister, who had always remained moderate for many years, thought he could protect the Feng Mansion very well. However, he didn't know that the Emperor's heart, which originally valued the Feng Family very much, had already shifted when the Feng Family drove the Yao Family's daughter off the position of mistress.
"Please come sit in the hall and have a cup of hot tea, sir!" As Feng Yuheng took the bow and received the order, everyone in the Feng Mansion also stood up. The old lady took the initiative to invite Zhang Yuan and kept winking at Feng Jinyuan.
In fact, Feng Jinyuan knew that he had to curry favor with Zhang Yuan without the old lady's instructions. But since Zhang Yuan had been able to stay with Emperor Tianwu for so many years, it was not easy for any minister to curry favor with him. Even if it was a prince, he could tell who was far away and who was close.
In response to the old lady's invitation, Zhang Yuan just waved his hand politely and said, "Thank you, old lady. I have to go back to report to the emperor, so I won't bother you any more. Oh, by the way—" he said, looking at Feng Jinyuan, "When I came out, I saw another group of palace servants coming to the Feng Mansion. After asking around, I found out that they were sent by the Empress to deliver something to the eldest lady of the Feng family. Lord Feng should get ready and let the eldest lady come out to receive the order."
After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he bowed to the Feng family. Feng Jinyuan quickly led everyone to return the greeting, and then sent Zhang Yuan out of the house. Before he turned around to call Chenyu, he saw a servant running to the door and said in a panic: "Master, there is a royal carriage coming to our house."
Feng Jinyuan quickly ordered the servants: "Quick, go and help the young lady out."
He didn't know what Zhang Yuan meant when he said that the Queen sent something to the eldest lady. Chenyu made a big mistake last night. It was a great favor for the Queen not to be angry or punish her. Why would she send something to her?
The old lady was also unsure, so she grabbed Yao with one hand and An with the other and asked them, "What does the Queen want to give to Chenyu?"
Yao and An shook their heads and said in unison, "I don't know." Each one was more formulaic and emotionless than the other.
The old lady was angry and helpless, and wanted to take out her anger on the two concubines, but one was Feng Yuheng's biological mother, and the other was An's daughter Xiangrong, who was very close to Feng Yuheng, so she couldn't touch either of them.
The old lady was so angry that she looked around and finally shouted at a maid, "Go tell Han to kneel in her own courtyard and receive the order with everyone else!"
The little girl ran away in a hurry. Feng Yuheng smiled secretly in her heart and walked lightly to the old lady: "Grandma, don't be angry. Maybe the Queen felt that the punishment on Big Sister last night was a bit too heavy, and wanted to give something to compensate! After all, my father is the Prime Minister."
The old lady was relieved a little, but she was still unsure. At least Feng Yuheng could talk to her. She quickly grabbed Feng Yuheng's hand and asked mysteriously, "Can they? If the palace really cares about your father being the prime minister, why didn't they take Shen's incident into consideration?" After thinking about it again, she comforted herself, "Last time it was Concubine Yun, this time it's the Queen. The Queen has always been more tolerant, and she can't compare with Concubine Yun's temperament." After saying that, she felt something was wrong, and grabbed Feng Yuheng and said repeatedly, "I don't mean anything else. I'm not saying that Concubine Yun is bad. My dear granddaughter, you must not take it to heart, and you must not be angry with your grandmother!"
Feng Yuheng understood that this grandmother had begun to fear her. Not only was the grandmother afraid, Feng Jinyuan was also a little afraid, but he was more resilient than the old lady and did not forget to maintain the dignity of a father.
She didn't care about these. Whether the Feng family loved or feared them, it was all their own fault. She, Feng Yuheng, never had the bullshit principle of "I won't offend others unless they offend me". For this Feng Mansion, whether she offended others or not depended on whether she was happy or not. When she was happy, she had to go out and flirt; when she was unhappy, she had to go out and find trouble to vent. She had realized that in this family, except for a few close people, the others were not worthy of pity.
While she was thinking, Chenyu had been supported by several maids and walked out. The red dress had long been taken off, and her face had been washed, leaving only her swollen eyes to remind people of what happened last night.
The old lady wanted to talk to Chenyu. After all, she was the daughter that the Feng family had placed the greatest hopes on. She had loved her for so many years. Now seeing Chenyu in such a miserable state, how could she not feel heartbroken?
But she was still holding Feng Yuheng in her hand, and she felt it was not right to let him go and care about Chen Yu.
While the old lady was hesitating, the imperial carriage had already arrived at the gate of Feng Mansion.
Two young palace maids got off the carriage first, then lifted the curtain and invited out an old maid.
Yao recognized the person at a glance and whispered to An, "That's Nanny Dong who serves the Empress. She has been serving the Empress for nearly thirty years."
An understood, "Sister must have seen these palace maids many times in the past, but now..."
"It's okay." Yao smiled and shook her head, "As long as my Ah Heng and Zi Rui are well, I don't care."
Mrs. An nodded. "The Second Young Miss and the Second Young Master are both promising people. Sister, your future blessings are immeasurable."
While the two were talking, the nanny and two little palace maids had already entered the mansion.
Each of the palace maids held two boxes in their hands. The maid stood in the middle of the courtyard with a serious face, looking around at everyone. Finally, her eyes fell on Feng Yuheng. Her droopy face finally warmed up a little, and she nodded at Feng Yuheng with a little smile, then straightened her face again and said in a loud voice: "The Queen Mother has a reward, and the eldest lady of the Feng family, Feng Chenyu, will accept the reward!"
Although they were mentally prepared, when they really heard that Chenyu was asked to accept the reward, Feng Jinyuan, the old lady and Feng Chenyu were still nervous.
The others knelt down together with the intention of watching the fun, and heard the old maid say: "The Queen Mother said that it's just a reward, so there's no need to issue an imperial decree." As she spoke, she waved to the two young palace maids behind her: "Bring it up!" Then she looked at Chen Yu and said: "These are two boxes of rouge tributed from Western Xinjiang. They are very precious. The palace only gets 365 boxes every year."
Phew!
Xiangrong couldn't help but burst out laughing first.
An was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth. The old nanny didn't say anything, but Feng Jinyuan glared at her fiercely.
I wanted to laugh but I didn't dare to. ...
Three hundred and sixty-five boxes a year, that's one box a day, is that also called precious?
The nanny seemed very satisfied with Xiangrong's reaction. She cleared her throat and said, "Speaking of preciousness, the most precious thing about this rouge is its color. It is a black rouge. When you apply it, your face will be completely black and shiny, which is very much in line with the preferences of the eldest lady of the Feng family. Pass on the Queen's oral order--"
Upon hearing this, the Feng family members knelt straighter, and heard the maid say, "Since the eldest daughter of the Feng family likes to paint her face black, I will give her fifty boxes of Western Xinjiang black rouge. From now on, the eldest daughter of the Feng family, Feng Chenyu, must use this rouge to paint her face black again when she leaves the house, otherwise she will be punished for disobeying the imperial order. Miss Feng, do you remember this clearly?"
Feng Chenyu wants to die!
What she was most proud of was her face. It could be said that this face was her life. It was because of this face that Taoist Zi Yang designated her as the Phoenix, and she was destined to be the mother of the country in this life.
But now, the Queen Mother actually wants her to paint her face black whenever she goes out. How can this be allowed?
Feng Chenyu's stubborn look surfaced, and she looked at Feng Jinyuan with a wronged look, but she found that Feng Jinyuan just bowed his head and knelt, not even looking at her. Then she looked at the old lady and found that the old lady was just like her father, just bowing her head and kneeling, not daring to resist at all.
She had no choice but to defend herself. As soon as she looked up, she saw the old nanny looking at her and questioning her, "Miss Feng, are you going to disobey my order?"
Feng Chenyu shuddered and her knees ached. The injury from kneeling all night started to ache again.
She lowered her head helplessly. Disobey the order? She didn't dare.
"I obey your order and accept the reward." She raised her hands above her head, just like Feng Yuheng did to Zhang Yuan. Unfortunately, one received the treasure of Dashun, and the other received the broken rouge that could earn more than 300 boxes every year.
Two palace maids suddenly put two large boxes of rouge into Chenyu's hands. They looked like two large boxes, but in fact there were countless small boxes inside. In addition, the weight of the wooden boxes themselves made Chenyu feel her arms sink when they fell into her hands. She almost dropped the rouge.
The old nanny quickly reminded her: "Young lady, you must hold it carefully. If you accidentally knock it over, the Queen will be angry."
Chenyu could only grit her teeth and hold the two large boxes steadily, tears streaming down her eyes, she felt so aggrieved.
Seeing that she had accepted the gift, the old maid nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since Miss Feng has happily accepted the reward, I will go back to the palace to report to the Queen. Oh, by the way..." She turned to Feng Yuheng and said, "The Queen has always been thinking about the princess. Before I left the palace, the Queen also told me to tell the princess to visit the palace when she is free. The Emperor and the Queen miss you very much."
Feng Yuheng smiled and looked up, revealing two rows of small white teeth, and said obediently: "Ah Heng has made a note of it. Thank you for your concern, Madam."
The old lady of the Feng family habitually added: "Please come to the hall and have a cup of hot tea!"
The nanny didn't even look at the old lady. She just waved her hand, turned around and walked out of the mansion.
As soon as the imperial carriage left, the maid next to Chenyu screamed, "Miss! What's wrong with you?"
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