Zhang Yuan knew that Tianwu was struggling with this, but he didn't dare to say anything definite, so he could only say vaguely: "Who knows."
Tianwu was not happy. "What are you talking about? Why would I need you if you don't know anything?"
Zhang Yuan felt wronged. "You can't guess the emperor's intentions. You can't guess the queen's intentions either! If I say something wrong, Your Majesty, you will twist my ears off. Then I won't be able to hear anything in the future. How can I serve Your Majesty?"
Tianwu was so angry that he chased him away: "Go away, stay outside, it's really annoying."
Zhang Yuan walked out. As soon as he left the hall, he saw a palace maid carrying a food box walking towards him. He thought it was another empress who came to deliver food to the emperor, so he wanted to go over and tell her not to deliver it. The emperor was in such a bad mood that anyone who provoked him would die.
But he felt something was wrong after taking two steps forward. The palace maid didn't come towards the main hall at all, but went straight towards Feng Yuheng.
Zhang Yuan's heart moved, he stopped and stood to look at the maid carefully, and he felt that she looked familiar. It was not until the maid brought out the snacks and tea in the food box and placed them in front of Feng Yuheng that he suddenly realized - here she is!
Without even bothering to look again, he turned around and ran back.
Tianwu saw him running back in a hurry, with a look of surprise on his face. He couldn't help but get nervous and asked anxiously, "Is there any movement over there?"
Zhang Yuan ran over and nodded, "Your Majesty, they are here! The leader sent a palace maid to bring snacks and tea to the county lady."
Tianwu was very happy and quickly told Zhang Yuan: "Watch from a distance and let the girl eat first. When she has almost finished eating, chase her away."
Zhang Yuan asked him, "How long will the county lord kneel down?"
Tianwu said: "Of course I have to kneel until she comes in person!"
Zhang Yuan was speechless and wanted to ask, what if they don't come? You're tiring the county lady again!
But Tianwu also has a temper, and who can change his decision? Seeing that he stopped talking and went back to reviewing memorials, Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly and left the hall.
At this time, the little palace maid who brought something to Feng Yuheng was saying to her, "You just injured a prince, but didn't kill him. The emperor is really bored to death by punishing you."
Feng Jinyuan couldn't stand listening any longer and said, "You bold palace maid, who gave you the courage to speak of His Majesty like that?"
The maid was not afraid of Feng Jinyuan at all, and said calmly: "Empress Yun. The words just now were said by Empress Yun herself, and I am just relaying them to the county lady at her instruction. If you are not used to hearing it, you can just ignore it, or you can go to the emperor to complain about the Empress, but I must remind you, Lord Feng, that the emperor might really like to hear such scolding."
Feng Yuheng picked up the tea and handed it to Feng Jinyuan: "Father, would you like to drink a sip?"
Feng Jinyuan turned his head away and didn't want to pay attention to her. Feng Yuheng stopped asking and drank tea and ate snacks by himself. While eating, he looked at Zhang Yuan who was standing at the entrance of Qiankun Hall.
The maid said, "County Lady, just eat your food with peace of mind. The Queen said that fighting in the afternoon has already consumed your energy, and you have to kneel in the palace at night. How can you not eat? These snacks are just to fill your stomach. The kitchen will make you more delicious food later."
Feng Jinyuan broke out in a sweat when he heard this. Concubine Yun, there is only one Concubine Yun in the world who dares to do this.
However, Feng Yuheng rejected the subsequent overtures and only said to the little palace maid: "Thank mother for her kindness on my behalf. I'll just have some snacks. I don't need anything else. I have to save some face for father at least."
The palace maid nodded, "Okay, I'll go tell the queen in a moment."
Feng Yuheng smiled and looked at the last piece of dessert on the plate, and said, "It won't take long, someone will come to chase you away now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yuan rushed over with an unhappy look on his face: "What are you doing? This is Qiankun Palace! Kneeling here is equivalent to admitting your guilt. Who has ever seen a criminal eat? Go back quickly!"
The maid was not afraid of Zhang Yuan's shouting at all. She packed up the food box slowly and watched Feng Yuheng eat the last piece of dessert. She also asked, "County Lady, is it delicious?"
Feng Yuheng nodded.
"It's delicious." The palace maid deliberately raised her voice and said, "This is the dessert made by our Queen Concubine Yun herself. Originally, there was another plate here that was going to be given to the Emperor, but Eunuch Zhang is in such a hurry, and Lord Feng is so unkind, so I have no choice but to go back." After saying that, she left with the food box.
Zhang Yuan was stunned. There was also one for the emperor? Made by Concubine Yun herself?
This time, it was his turn to break out in a cold sweat.
It's over. It's a rare occasion for Concubine Yun to cook for the emperor, but he just sent her back like that? If the emperor knew about this, would he break his legs?
Feng Yuheng comforted him: "Eunuch, don't feel sorry for my father. Although it's rare for my mother to make snacks by herself, and it's even rarer for her to bring some to my father, my father was in a bad mood today, and he had no choice but to drive that girl away. This is not your fault, please be at ease."
Why?
Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up. The more he listened, the more it sounded like what the Ninth Prince said. Was Princess Ji'an trying to exonerate him?
Feng Jinyuan was stunned. "When did I chase that girl away? It was clearly Eunuch Zhang..."
"Father!" Feng Yuheng's eyes shot up. "As the prime minister, I don't know if you have the ability to help my father govern the country, or if you are a man who dares to do and take responsibility. But at the very least, you should have good ears, right? Didn't the maid say when she left just now that Lord Feng Xiang didn't like her? Didn't you hear it?"
Feng Jinyuan was so angry that his liver ached, "But she also said that Eunuch Zhang was in a hurry!"
"Did you say that?" Feng Yuheng looked at Feng Jinyuan, then at Zhang Yuan, "Who heard it?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head, "We didn't hear it anyway."
Feng Yuheng pointed at himself and said, "I didn't hear it either. Could it be that father was the only one who heard it? That doesn't count."
Feng Jinyuan knew, she did it on purpose! When has this girl ever been reasonable? She always tells lies with her eyes open, and it's like she's competing with the Ninth Prince, one is better at making up stories than the other, and one is more weird than the other.
But he was afraid! It would be fine if Feng Yuheng made up something else, but now this Baer he made up was actually related to Concubine Yun! His mind suddenly flashed back to the incident between Concubine Bu and Minister Bu at the palace banquet. The scene where the emperor lifted Concubine Bu up and slammed her hard against Minister Bu was still vivid in his mind. One died and the other was seriously injured. He still trembled when he thought of the blood on the ground today. Feng Jinyuan felt that if this matter could not be settled, he would most likely be the next person to die.
Perhaps in other matters, Emperor Tianwu was still a reasonable monarch, and he would not be too partial to anyone. But once the matter involved Concubine Yun, it was another realm. The originally rational emperor could turn hostile in an instant. What monarch and minister, what husband and wife, what father and son, as long as Concubine Yun was provoked, the king of heaven and the old man would not be able to do anything. How capable was Feng Jinyuan to survive under the oppression of Concubine Yun?
Feng Yuheng watched the man beside him gradually sweating on his forehead, and the smile on his lips deepened, "Father also knows how to be afraid? I thought that father had currying favor with the Third Prince, so he was fearless."
The more she said, the more afraid Feng Jinyuan became, but at the same time, the idea of getting rid of Feng Yuheng became more and more profound in his mind.
Zhang Yuan did not stay here for long, and turned back to Qiankun Hall. In the hall, Tianwu was holding a memorial in his hand, still reading it seriously.
Zhang Yuan walked forward, glanced at the memorial, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, everyone has left, so stop pretending."
Tianwu snorted angrily, "Why am I pretending? Zhang Yuan, are you tired of living?"
Zhang Yuan pointed at the memorial and said, "You still say you're not pretending. When I left, you were holding up that memorial. When I came back, you were still holding up that memorial. There were only two lines of words on it."
Tianwu lost his temper and simply threw the memorial on the table, "I won't read it anymore. Hey! Tell me, what's going on outside?"
Zhang Yuan recounted what had just happened outside. Of course, he had automatically ignored the fact that he had driven that girl away. Anyway, Princess Ji'an had already given him the reason, so he only had to repeat it.
Sure enough, Tianwu got angry as soon as he finished speaking——"Fuck it! Is Feng Jinyuan tired of living?"
This roar was made by using internal strength, and the noise was so loud that the father and daughter kneeling outside the hall heard it clearly. Feng Jinyuan collapsed to the ground, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
Feng Yuheng asked him in surprise: "Father, what happened? Have you been kneeling for too long? I'll ask Eunuch Zhang to summon the imperial physician for you!"
Feng Jinyuan was speechless. He felt like he was about to die. It would be strange if the emperor would keep him alive since he was so angry.
Sure enough, right after that, another loud roar was heard from the hall - "Feng Jinyuan! I'm going to cut you into pieces!"
Feng Jinyuan completely collapsed.
Inside the palace, Zhang Yuan desperately held down Emperor Tianwu, constantly persuading him: "Your Majesty, calm down! Didn't you say that with Prime Minister Feng still around, there would be many things that could be figured out? Why are you losing your temper now?"
Emperor Tianwu said: "But Pian Pian made some snacks for me!"
"Oh! There will be another chance later!"
"Is it possible? You know Yun Pianpian's temper! If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to find it again? Feng Jinyuan, Feng Jinyuan, I really can't relieve the hatred in my heart even if I tear him into pieces!"
Zhang Yuan saw that he couldn't persuade her, so he resorted to a ruthless trick: "Princess Ji'an is already thirteen this year! If you order Prime Minister Feng to be executed, the princess will have to observe mourning for her father for three years. The Ninth Prince has already said that the princess should marry immediately after she turns fifteen and has the coming-of-age ceremony. You've dragged it out for another two years. If you anger the Ninth Prince again, then the mother and daughter will have to deal with you together!"
You know what, this trick really works. Tianwu, who was originally so angry that he wanted to rush out to kill someone, immediately stopped his momentum, looked at Zhang Yuan, and then thought about what he said, with a helpless look on his face: "What a pair of enemies who are collecting debts!"
Zhang Yuan muttered quietly: "Who made you owe others a debt?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Tianwu was angry again, "Say it to me again, kid!"
Zhang Yuan said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you heard it wrong. I didn't say anything. I was just scolding Prime Minister Feng!"
"Hmph!" He stopped being furious, flicked his sleeves and returned to his chair, "Hey!" He waved at Zhang Yuan and called him over, "Analyze for me, if I let Princess Ji'an kneel outside for a night, do you think Pianpian will come in person?"
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