Huang Quan was sweating profusely from Feng Yuheng's yelling. He raised his hand to wipe his forehead and said helplessly, "Miss, can we change the way we call each other? If someone doesn't know, they might think we are doing something in this room. ..yan+kuai.c.om"
At this moment, Feng Yuheng was lying on a soft chair in the room and letting Huang Quan massage his shoulders.
"But speaking of which, the dumplings Miss made yesterday were so delicious!" Huang Quan sighed as he pressed the button, "Even the imperial chefs in the palace can't make them taste that good."
Feng Yuheng rolled her eyes. "I'm so tired making dumplings for you. It's more tiring than fighting! Press a little higher, use a little more force." She rarely enjoyed a massage from someone else, and it was pretty good. Speaking of the dumplings, it was just a bag of stuffing that she happened to find in the space. Things from the 21st century were brought to this era, so the taste was naturally different. What's more, she selected some other medicinal herbs and mixed them in. The aroma of the medicine mixed with the aroma of meat and vegetables, and the taste was just right.
"Miss, as soon as you spread the news, everyone outside was in an uproar. The old lady sent people to inquire about us all day long. Whether it was the small gate in Liuyuan or the main gate of the county lady's mansion, they were almost contracted by the old lady. Although they never came in once, they never gave up. Jin Zhen also came a few times. The people in Chenyu Fendai Courtyard were just like the old lady, guarding outside the two gates all day long, secretly, not coming in or leaving. Aunt An was the quietest. She only sent someone to come once to deliver some pickled vegetables she made by herself, and then she never came again."
Huang Quan reported the situation outside Tongshengxuan in one breath, and at the end he did not forget to sigh: "Everyone in the Feng family is a coward."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "They are so timid and yet they are making such a fuss. If they are not timid, they will turn the world upside down. You should pay more attention to what is happening outside these days. Also, you should go to Aunt An in person and tell them to relax and not worry about it. If the old lady asks Xiangrong to go to Prince Chun's mansion to inquire about something again, Xiangrong will go and treat it as a visit. I'm afraid there will be bigger movements in the court these days. You should go there. You will know who is close to the Feng family and who is distant after a try."
Huang Quan nodded, "Don't worry, Miss, I've remembered everything."
"Yes." She nodded. "Wangchuan and Qingyu are not here. You should keep an eye on the house. If you are short of manpower, you can ask mother to call Qingling over." She paused, sat up from the couch, looked at Huangquan, and said to her very seriously, "There is one more thing you need to do now."
"Miss, please speak."
"Go to the kitchen and bring me another plate of dumplings. I'm hungry."
Huang Quan's eyes widened instantly, "Still eating? Miss, you just ate twenty-six of them an hour ago!"
"Yes." Feng Yuheng did not refute, but emphasized again, "I am still growing, it is normal for me to eat more, go quickly."
As Feng Yuheng said, the court was in turmoil the next day. The emperor publicly reprimanded the Ninth Prince, who had always been doting on him. He not only accused him of laziness and rudeness, but also pointed at his legs and said that he was a useless person. The Ninth Prince was furious and left the court in his wheelchair without giving him any face. The Emperor Tianwu unexpectedly used the eldest prince Xuan Tianqi, contrary to his usual practice, and said: "It is better to have the first son. My Dashun has always had the saying of establishing the eldest and the legitimate son. Now that the Empress has no son, I have high hopes for Qi'er, the eldest son."
An early morning court session left all the court officials stunned.
The eldest prince Xuan Tianqi is strictly a businessman. He has rarely asked about the affairs of the court in recent years. Unless the emperor specifically asked him to come, he would not even attend the court. People once thought that the eldest prince was only thinking about making money from business, which was different from the third prince and others who had obvious intentions to seize the throne. But now it seems that although the nine sons of the dragon are different, he is the son of the dragon after all. It is very likely that doing business is just a façade, and in fact it is just hiding one's strength and biding one's time. Otherwise, why did the emperor suddenly do this, but there was no surprise on the eldest prince's face?
Xuan Tianye cast his gaze coldly towards Xuan Tianqi, and his mind replayed what Feng Yuheng said in Xianya Tower that day - "The material of your jade is very similar to the gourd ornament that big brother wore at the Yuexi Palace Banquet." Could it be true?
This morning, there was more than one surprising thing. When Bu Cong disappeared, Concubine Bu passed away, Bu Nishang was sent to the temple, and everyone thought that the Bu family was finished, Emperor Tianwu actually promoted Bu Baiqi to the third rank, and Bu Baiping, who was buried according to the imperial concubine system, was restored to the title of Concubine and moved to the imperial mausoleum.
In one sentence, it was announced that the Bu family returned to the court.
Some people remembered that the old lady of the Bu family had entered the palace a few days ago. Could it be that the emperor had already made up his mind at that time?
This morning's court session had left countless question marks in everyone's mind. People dispersed with doubts one after another, but no one noticed the wicked smile on the lips of the emperor sitting under the dragon throne.
"Ming'er is right. Sometimes, teasing these officials can be a fun thing." Tianwu asked Zhang Yuan beside him, "Do you think Ming'er will be angry if I scold her like this?"
Zhang Yuan naturally understood who the "she" the emperor was referring to, so he quickly said, "Empress Yun has always ignored the affairs of the court. Moreover, this idea was proposed by the Ninth Prince, and His Highness will definitely inform the Empress in advance."
Tianwu nodded, but sighed again, "I really hope that she can rush out of Yuehan Palace in anger to settle accounts with me, so that I can see her again. Sometimes I feel that even a fight is better than being in a stalemate like this."
In Yuehan Palace, Xuan Tianhua was playing a song "May You Have No Worries" under the Moon Viewing Tower to comfort Concubine Yun and let her close her eyes and rest. Xuan Tianming was curled up in a soft chair, biting a pear with relish.
Not long after, a palace maid came up and whispered a few words to Xuan Tianming, who then asked, "Is the court dismissed so soon? I thought the old man wanted to chat for a while longer."
Xuan Tianhua's "Wish There Is No Worry" was playing at the ups and downs when suddenly a scale jumped up, like a pearl playing on a plate, crisp and moving in people's hearts.
Concubine Yun slowly opened her eyes, looked at the two brothers, and said quietly, "My daughter-in-law hasn't been here for a long time."
Xuan Tianming took another bite of the pear and replied to her, "Aren't you just hiding in the mansion pretending to be a bear? Are the dumplings I brought to you last night delicious?"
Concubine Yun nodded, "The dumplings are really delicious."
“She made it herself.”
Concubine Yun picked up a small mirror beside her and said, "That girl always has new and fresh toys, like this mirror. The reflection looks like a real person. When I first looked at it, I thought I saw a monster."
Xuan Tianhua's hands did not stop moving, and he played another high-pitched note, saying at the same time: "Mother, how could anyone say that he is a monster?"
Concubine Yun giggled, "Hua'er just knows how to make mother happy. But speaking of those dumplings, you all ate them, right? They tasted much better than those made by the chefs in the palace. This palace is becoming more and more unsatisfactory. They can't even cook a good meal." She spoke with a sigh, seemingly casually, but she didn't know that if another concubine said it, a hundred heads would not be enough to chop off.
Xuan Tianming also pulled up the corners of his lips and put on an evil smile: "Speaking of which, I don't want that useless throne, but if you take it, you can live a better life."
"I don't need you to worry about me." Concubine Yun smiled even more evilly than him. "When the old man dies, I won't have to stay in this palace anymore. I will be free and happy then. Who wants to continue to suffer with you?"
Xuan Tianhua played the piano and chuckled, "Alright."
"No one can be trusted. Just take care of yourselves. None of the old man's sons are worry-free. You two brothers should be more careful and don't let others plot against you."
"Don't worry about it." Xuan Tianming advised her, "When you have nothing to do, look in the mirror more often and see if there are any wrinkles on your face."
Concubine Yun rolled her eyes at him, then her expression darkened, "Your legs and face, I look at them...
Always uncomfortable.”
Finally, "Wish No Worries" came to an end and stopped after the last string sounded. Xuan Tianhua looked at the two and said, "Ming'er mentioned yesterday that this mask is quite nice."
"It's not as good as the face I gave him." Concubine Yun was very satisfied with her work. "Oh, by the way." She finally remembered something serious. "Have you put away the golden phoenix hairpin?"
Xuan Tianming nodded, "No one can find the things that Hengheng has collected."
Xuan Tianhua also asked him, "I also find it strange. Where did my sister-in-law hide something that even the Immortal Hands couldn't find? She clearly put it into her sleeve pocket right under our noses that day. How come the Immortal Hands couldn't get it after three attempts?"
Xuan Tianming smiled even more wickedly this time, as if he had mentioned something that made him very proud, and even raised his head slightly. But when he spoke again, he said, "I don't know either. I always ask less about her affairs."
Concubine Yun was slightly startled. "Why don't you ask so few questions? Aren't you very concerned about that girl?"
"That's why I didn't ask because I cared about it." Xuan Tianming answered as if it was a matter of course. "When I first met her in the deep mountains of the northwest, she had some strange things. I was seriously injured at that time, and she said it was medicine, so it was medicine. She gave it to me, so I used it without worry. I didn't ask, as long as I remembered that she would never hurt me, that would be fine."
Xuan Tianhua's hand on the strings moved slightly, causing the strings to ring slightly. It was as if something passed through his heart, creating a ripple, but it was not deep and it calmed down in an instant.
"Only when you get someone who doesn't ask questions like this can you be considered a good match. Ming'er, you are so blessed."
Concubine Yun suddenly stretched, stood up, dragged her long skirt and walked out step by step, "I just feel sorry for my cat. Bu family, since the old guy wants to play, then stay for a few more days, otherwise I always think that sending Bu Nishang to the temple is too cheap for her."
After saying the last sentence, the man had already walked out of the hall under the moon-viewing platform.
Minghua and the other brother looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This mother always lived more casually than they and their brothers.
In the Shuya Garden of the Feng Mansion, Nanny Zhao was talking to the old lady. "There was news from the court that the Ninth Prince had lost favor with the Emperor because of his leg disease, which had no hope of being cured. As a result, our Second Miss also lost favor. I heard that Princess Wuyang avoided the Second Miss. That day when I went to pick up the Second Miss and brought her back to the mansion, I saw the old lady of the Bu family coming out of the palace. Sure enough, Lord Bu of the Bu family was promoted to the third rank, and even the Imperial Concubine Bu, who had been demoted to a concubine, was re-honored. I think that the Chu family offended Concubine Yun at the beginning. Now that the Ninth Prince has lost his power, the Emperor is not as concerned about Concubine Yun as before, and he is probably going to compensate the Bu family."
The more the old lady listened to Madam Zhao's words, the more upset she felt. She was about to ask a few more questions when a little maid hurried in and leaned over to say, "Madam, someone has come from the palace. The two maids from the fourth young lady's place have been asked to go back."
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