84_84041As the secret guard flashed away, Fan Tianman breathed a sigh of relief and said with some concern: "Brother Wang, do you think this can be accomplished?"
"It will definitely work." Fan Tianhe said in a cold voice: "The princes of Dashun have been chasing for the throne for many years. Which one of them doesn't want to find a force to rely on? How could the master behind that person be willing to abandon our ancient Shu?"
"But..." Fan Tianman was still worried, "Didn't father say that in order to protect the peace of the ancient Shu Kingdom, we must never get involved in the imperial power struggle of Dashun? How could brother forget it?"
Fan Tianhe reached out and poked her head. "Is this something you can just not participate in? Think about the news we have received along the way. Zong Sui is close to Prince Yu, and I guess the person behind Qian Zhou is Prince Xiang. Now that the general has set his sights on us, we are short of Gu Mo, and we will not be able to escape sooner or later."
In the Shuya Garden of the Feng Mansion, outside the old lady's bedroom, Feng Jinyuan was kneeling at the old lady's feet and explaining the facts to her: "Mother, the Feng family cannot be without a mistress forever, but looking at the entire Dashun, who can match the status of Princess Kang Yi? Even if there is, can you sympathize with your son for once? My son and Kang Yi are in love with each other, can you agree to my son's request for this reason?"
The old lady had a heavy face as she looked at her son kneeling in front of her. She couldn't scold him or beat him. After all, it was she who made the decision to bring Kang Yi into the family. She was also very happy to see the exchanges between Kang Yi and Feng Jinyuan.
But the facts that followed made her regretful. She had originally thought of finding a reason to let Kang Yi return to the posthouse tomorrow. After the fifteenth day when the envoys left Beijing, Feng Jinyuan would not worry about him anymore as the two countries were so far apart.
Unexpectedly, the sudden provocation from the prince of the ancient Shu Kingdom caused Feng Jinyuan to take the initiative to find her and make things clear.
"Jin Yuan, you have to know that the eldest princess of a country is not Yao or Shen. She is in a high position and has great power. How many things can you do for her?" The old lady said earnestly, "What's more, she has a child with her. Princesses, how can the other children in this mansion live?"
"Mother has been in contact with Kang Yi for a few days. Can't you see that she is dignified, steady and generous? I believe that he will treat the children in the mansion as lovingly as he treats Ru Jia, and will not let the children suffer any grievances."
"Really?" The old lady groaned, "Today's lanterns incident is already a great injustice, what else do you want?" She got angry when she mentioned this. Bu Baiqi could take old lady Bu out of the house to watch the lanterns, but why did her son only care about talking about love with others? Kang Yi was so favored before he got married. After he got married, not to mention the children, even she, the mother, would be neglected.
Feng Jinyuan quickly explained: "It was all my son's fault. It has nothing to do with Kang Yi. Besides, didn't Kang Yi also promise to compensate them? The princess of a country said she would protect them. This is a lot of promises! Mother!" He lowered his voice and said, "In fact, my son has considered more than that."
The old lady rolled her eyes at him and said, "Then tell me, what else are you thinking about?"
Feng Jinyuan said: "If there was no Gu Shu incident today, my son would not be too concerned about it. After all, the marriage between the two countries is a big deal, and we still have to ask His Majesty for approval. However, Gu Shu spoke first. If Qian Zhou and Gu Shu were allowed to marry, it would be like being sandwiched between the two countries. Once the two countries cause trouble, Da Shun would be faced with a dilemma!"
The old lady frowned, and suddenly felt that what Feng Jinyuan said made sense, but she was still worried: "Will the emperor agree?"
Feng Jinyuan was delighted when he saw the old lady speak up. "Mother, if the emperor agrees to this, it means that Dashun is not afraid of the marriage between the two countries, and I will never mention this matter again. If the emperor agrees, mother should understand that if I marry Princess Kangyi into the palace, it will really relieve the emperor of his worries!"
The old lady became excited upon hearing this. She was clearly against it just now, but now she nodded repeatedly: "Yes! You are a meritorious person for sharing the worries of the emperor, especially in such a major event. Think about it, only our Prime Minister's Mansion of the first rank can be worthy of the eldest princess of Qian Zhou. Jinyuan, you did the right thing." As she said, she personally reached out to help Feng Jinyuan up, and instructed: "When you enter the palace tomorrow, talk to the emperor and analyze all the pros and cons clearly to see what the emperor means. In short, we will do everything according to the emperor's wishes."
Feng Jinyuan nodded fiercely, feeling ecstatic.
At this time, Kang Yi was sitting under the plum tree in Jinfu Courtyard, still thinking about her own things. She was not wearing much, not even a cloak. The servants sent by Tongshengxuan wanted to put a robe on her several times, but she refused. In her words, Qianzhou was always cold, and Dashun's winter was considered warm.
Ru Jia sat opposite her, half leaning on the stone table with her arms, and was able to speak to Kang Yi: "Mother, what you mean is that Gu Shu's marriage proposal was deliberately arranged by someone?"
Kang Yi frowned, neither nodded nor shook his head, but whispered: "Qian Zhou and Ancient Shu are so far apart that they have almost never had any intersection in history. The prince of Ancient Shu said that he had seen me at the border of Qian Zhou many years ago. How is this possible? The border of Qian Zhou has always been a place of strategic defense. Even if a Dashun person appeared, there would be secret reports, not to mention the Ancient Shu people with obvious facial features."
"Then Brahma Crane is lying?" Ru Jia frowned and asked, "Why would he tell such a lie?"
Kang Yi was also thinking about this question. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Who do you think was most stimulated by his marriage proposal?"
Ru Jia tilted her head and said, "Mother, you mean... Uncle Feng? I heard that Uncle Feng will go to the palace tomorrow to talk to His Majesty Dashun about your marriage."
Kang Yi nodded, "That's right. If there hadn't been such a sudden incident involving the prince of Ancient Shu, the Emperor of Dashun might not have agreed to my marriage with him. But with Ancient Shu intervening, the Emperor of Dashun would have happily granted a marriage between me and your Uncle Feng in order to prevent Qian Zhou and Ancient Shu from successfully marrying each other."
"The ancient Shu prince is here to help us!" Ru Jia was a little puzzled, "Did mother know him before? Why did he help us? Or... is he the Xiang King's man?"
Kang Yi smiled bitterly, "Silly child, you don't understand. This is not helping at all. It's clear that they saw that Feng Mansion is a pit of fire and pushed me to jump in. The ancient Shu prince will never join the Xiang Wang. On the contrary, I'm afraid that they will form an opposition and have a big fight."
Ru Jia curled her lips, "That's perfect, anyway, Mother has made up her mind to marry Uncle Feng, and Ru Jia likes him very much, so it doesn't matter if he pushes us or not, as long as we achieve our goal."
"That's right." Kang Yi let out a long sigh, "I want to see how powerful a mere Ji'an County Lady is. The person behind the scenes wants to use Ji'an County Lady to trap me in this mansion, but I don't agree with his wishes."
The next day, Feng Jinyuan went to the palace to meet the emperor, and happened to meet the prince and princess of Gu Shu. Both of them expressed their desire to marry Princess Kang Yi. As a third-party monarch, Emperor Tianwu naturally couldn't favor his own people, and he didn't want Qian Zhou to marry Gu Shu, so he said: "It depends on Princess Kang Yi's own opinion!"
What could Kang Yi mean by that? She went to the palace in person that afternoon and reported to the emperor that she was willing to marry Feng Jinyuan and was willing to promise to Dashun on behalf of Qian Zhou that she would never betray him.
Emperor Tianwu was very pleased and personally granted the marriage to the two, and scheduled the wedding ceremony for the 26th day of the first lunar month. Kang Yi married from the palace as the eldest princess, which was the greatest honor for Feng Jinyuan.
Tianwu had spoken, and Kang Yi could no longer live in Feng Mansion. And since she would be getting married soon, there was no need to pack up her things.
"Prince Feng returned to the mansion alone, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling." At Tongshengxuan, Huang Quan was telling Feng Yuheng about what he saw today. "I heard that the emperor has even set a date for the wedding, which is the 28th of the first lunar month. It's not too long now, and I'm afraid that everyone in the Feng Mansion will be busy again soon."
Feng Yuheng was distributing snacks to Zirui. Zirui was amazed by the pile of potato chips and rice crusts that appeared in the space. He had never eaten such strange and delicious things. Feng Yuheng told him: "After the 15th, you can go back to Xiaozhou!"
Zi Rui looked up and asked her, "Didn't they say that father would be getting married on the 28th? Shouldn't Zi Rui stay to watch the ceremony?"
Feng Yuheng rolled his eyes at him, "What ceremony are you watching? He himself is disrespectful to his elders, so why would he expect his children to be filial to him?"
Huang Quan also said: "Let Princess Rujia be filial to him!"
Zi Rui thought about it and felt that what his sister said made sense, so he nodded and said, "Then Zi Rui will listen to my sister. It's better not to watch this kind of ceremony."
"Yes. Let Ban Zou take you back this time, but don't let anything happen again." She asked Huang Quan, "Is there any news from Xu Jingyuan? How many people from the Shen family have been arrested?"
Huang Quan said, "Not many people have been caught in the capital, and the reports from other provinces have not been returned because of the New Year. Even if we are anxious, we have to wait for some time. Miss, how about I take the young master back to Xiaozhou this time? Ban Zuo is not here, and I am really worried."
"I promise not to leave the capital before Ban returns, okay? It's okay, at worst I can ask Xuan Tianming to borrow someone else."
Huang Quan was relieved, but she did not forget to remind her: "Miss, don't forget to ask His Highness to borrow someone... Forget it, I will go and ask him tomorrow."
Feng Yuheng was speechless. Was she so weak that her maid was so worried? Huang Quan had looked at her with admiration every day in the camp years ago. How come he returned to his original position in an instant after returning to the mansion?
After coaxing Zirui for a while, she asked Qingling to take the child back to rest. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by and Ban Zou stood in front of her.
"After leaving the palace, the prince of the ancient Shu Kingdom went straight back to the posthouse. His activities were all around the posthouse, and there was nothing unusual. However, he had several contacts with Bu Cong before he came to Beijing."
"Bu Cong..." Feng Yuheng's eyebrows were knitted tightly. She knew Bu Cong, but she also didn't know him. After all, the past events of his youth belonged to the original owner's memory, and she couldn't find much information. Moreover, Bu Cong had changed a lot over the years, so much that she couldn't recognize him at first glance last time.
"Last time, Bu Cong's horse almost hurt the young lady, which shows that he has evil intentions." Huang Quan didn't have a good impression of Bu Cong at all, especially knowing that Bu Cong had proposed marriage to Feng Yuheng before, she was even more repulsive to this person. "He is a general, but he wants to contact a foreign prince. Is he going to rebel?"
Feng Yuheng laughed, "He doesn't have the ability to rebel. The Xuan family has been on the throne for more than three hundred years, and has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How can a mere general like him rebel?"
Ban Zou continued, "Since he is not the one who wants to rebel, there must be a force behind him that he is loyal to."
"That's right." Feng Yuheng pinched a piece of potato chips that Zirui hadn't finished eating and put it in his mouth. "The young lady of the Bu family, Bu Nishang, was once engaged to the Fourth Prince. I'm afraid this matter is related to the Fourth Prince. Ban Zou, keep watching for me. I want to see whether the big tree that helped Kang Yi enter my Feng family and the prince of the ancient Shu Kingdom to lean on can provide shade."
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