Zhang Yuan didn't know whether Concubine Yun would come. Even if he knew, he didn't dare to say it directly. Over the years, Concubine Yun has always been an obsession in the emperor's heart. Although he relied on the fact that he had served the emperor since he was a child and the emperor treated him more tolerantly, Zhang Yuan still knew that some things could be said and some things could not be said, especially about Concubine Yun. It was better not to say anything.
Seeing that Zhang Yuan was silent, Tianwu groaned and said no more. He turned back to look at the memorials and muttered, "Then let her kneel! What if she comes?"
So, Feng Yuheng and Feng Jinyuan, the father and daughter, knelt in the square of Qiankun Hall, and Zhang Yuan accompanied Emperor Tianwu in the hall to read the memorials.
Emperor Tianwu was obsessed with Concubine Yun and didn't turn the page of the memorial in his hand for a long time. Zhang Yuan was too lazy to expose him.
However, Tianwu was old after all, and although he was thinking about Concubine Yun, he could not resist the starry sky, the night sky, the sun and the moon. Zhang Yuan watched his eyelids drooping, the memorials in his hands fell down, his elbows could no longer support the weight of his body, and finally, he simply lay down on the table and fell asleep.
He shook his head helplessly, took out a cloak to cover Tianwu, and did not dare to wake him up, fearing that if there was any movement in Yuehan Palace, he would not be able to react immediately. If Tianwu missed another meeting with Concubine Yun, Zhang Yuan thought, his old master might not be able to get through this.
However, the whole night was silent. Not only Yuehan Palace, but even other palaces were quiet. The Queen did not even come here.
The Qiankun Hall was quiet, and the charcoal was burning warm, which was perfect for sleeping. Tianwu slept until dawn the next day. Just as he was half asleep, he felt someone shaking him hard. When he opened his eyes, he saw it was Zhang Yuan.
"What are you doing?" He was in a bad mood and a little impatient.
Zhang Yuan said urgently: "Your Majesty, wake up quickly, you can't sleep anymore."
Tianwu's eyes lit up, and he sat up immediately. He held Zhang Yuan tightly with both hands and asked anxiously, "Is she here? I knew it! She treats that girl very well, and she must be unable to bear to see people kneeling like this."
Zhang Yuan's face fell, "Your Majesty! It's not Concubine Yun, the Concubine is not here."
"Not coming?" Tianwu was stunned, then his face showed obvious disappointment, "Then why did you ask me to wake up?" As he said that, he was about to lie down on the table again.
Zhang Yuan held the man in his arms, "Your Majesty! Concubine Yun is not here, but... His Highness the Ninth Prince is back!"
"who?"
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince!"
Tianwu raised his hand and slapped his forehead. "It's over. This is a big deal! How come that guy came back so soon?" After saying that, he raised his foot and kicked Zhang Yuan fiercely: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
Zhang Yuan was about to cry: "I called you a long time ago, but you didn't wake up!"
As they were talking, there was a noise outside the palace gate. They both leaned over to see that Feng Yuheng, who was kneeling outside, had stood up and was pushing Xuan Tianming, who was sitting in a wheelchair, inside. Step by step, Tianwu's heart trembled.
"It's over." Tianwu murmured softly, "Do you think Ming'er will turn against me?"
Zhang Yuan also whispered: "Eighty percent... yes."
"What should we do then?"
"Give me some compensation."
Tianwu is in a dilemma. Should he give “a little” as compensation? — “Among the things that couple did, which one can be compared to the quantifier “a little”?”
With a bitter face, he looked at Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng who were already standing in the middle of the hall. The girl had been kneeling all night, and her mental state was quite good, and she didn't look tired at all.
But Xuan Tianming was much worse than her. He rushed back from the camp and went straight into the palace, with a frosty aura still on his body. Of course, compared to the frosty aura, his angry expression was even more frightening.
Tianwu spoke awkwardly, "Um...Ming'er, you're back!"
"Humph!" Xuan Tianming rolled his eyes. "If I don't come back, will you drag my wife out of the Meridian Gate and chop her to pieces today?"
Tianwu waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no!"
"No?" Xuan Tianming was furious. "I couldn't bear to bully my wife, but you let her kneel outside for a whole night? What are you thinking? Ah? What are you thinking? What are you going to do?"
Tianwu was also confused by the series of questions, and he shouted, "How dare you! I am your father, the emperor, the ruler of a country. Don't I have the right to punish a person? Besides, she knows what she did!"
Xuan Tianming was about to explode, but Feng Yuheng used some strength to press his shoulder, temporarily suppressing his anger. Then he walked around the back of the wheelchair, stepped forward, and saluted Tianwu: "My daughter-in-law is guilty! The Third Prince is not well-trained. If you think about this matter carefully, how can you hide it from your father's sharp eyes. Your father kept silent about it all these years, also to save some face for the Third Prince. It's a pity that my daughter-in-law is ignorant and actually exposed it. I hope your father will punish you."
Tianwu rubbed his solar plexus and couldn't put his hands down.
Damn it, how come this damn girl has the same mouth as Lao Jiu? However, this excuse is not bad, otherwise... just get off the ground!
"Ahem!" He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Ah Heng! It's good that you admit your guilt."
Feng Yuheng raised her eyebrows. Was this just a flattery? She reached into her bosom and took out the life and death agreement she had made with Xuan Tianye. "Father, please read this. Your daughter-in-law dare not lie to you in the slightest."
Zhang Yuan quickly stepped forward to take the paper and handed it to Tianwu. Tianwu got angry again when he saw it: "You really don't know your own limitations! Don't you know you are the same? You even signed a life and death agreement. Xuan Tianye is looking for death! He deserves it!" He became more excited as he spoke, and asked Feng Yuheng: "I heard that he still has a breath left? Oh, you too, why not just whip him to death and be done with it? Why does he still have a breath left? What's the point of keeping a person like this who doesn't know his own limitations alive?"
Feng Yuheng thought to herself, if I really beat myself to death, you wouldn't say that. But even though she thought so in her heart, she didn't dare to say it out loud, so she quickly said, "The Third Prince is a prince, and my daughter-in-law doesn't dare to do that."
Xuan Tianming finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and took over the conversation, but said to Tianwu: "Don't always instigate my wife to kill people, if you have the ability, do it yourself."
Tianwu glared: "If I can kill me, do I need her?"
Feng Yuheng frowned. What was going on?
However, the two did not continue their conversation, and Xuan Tianming said, "The third brother has no ability. He has signed a life and death agreement, so he deserves to be beaten. My wife did nothing wrong in this matter. She knelt for nothing. You have to take responsibility."
Tianwu thought to himself, here it comes, he just wanted to seduce Concubine Yun, but instead of seducing his wife, he provoked the God of Plague, retribution came so soon!
"She's your own wife, why should I be responsible?" He was angry and didn't care about who was the "I" or not, so he just called himself "I".
Xuan Tianming nodded, "Yes, you don't have to be responsible. I used the wrong word. It should be compensation."
Zhang Yuan and Tianwu looked at each other, and the message conveyed in their eyes was: See what I said.
Tianwu had no other ideas, so he simply spread his hands and asked, "What compensation do you two want?"
Feng Yuheng didn't know what Xuan Tianming was planning, and it was not appropriate for her to ask the emperor for anything, so she didn't say anything and just looked at Xuan Tianming.
Then Xuan Tianming said, "Among the four countries bordering Dashun, which one does your father dislike the most?"
Hey? Tianwu was stunned. Why did he end up here? After thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth: "Qian Zhou is the most annoying person."
Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, "I don't know who it is, but his heart softened when he saw the eldest princess. I haven't told my mother about this yet. I'll mention it to her when I have nothing to do."
"Wait, wait, wait! What do you mean you're the only one who brought this up to mother? What are you talking about?" Tianwu has only one Concubine Yun in his heart for his whole life. As for his sons, he also dotes on Xuan Tianming unconditionally. If his rationality is halved when he meets Xuan Tianming, then for Concubine Yun, it becomes zero. In addition to rationality, there is also IQ, which is also zero. When he heard that Xuan Tianming was going to make arrangements with Concubine Yun, he refused to do it on the spot - "It's true that I felt a little soft-hearted when I saw the eldest princess of Qianzhou, but that was not because of her, but because I thought of your imperial aunt."
“Tsk.” Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, “One-sided statement.”
"No!" Tianwu was furious and pulled Zhang Yuan over - "You say!"
Zhang Yuan had a bitter face, thinking, Your Majesty, how can my words count? But he still said, "Your Highness, the emperor really only gave that Qian Zhou man some face for the sake of the deceased princess."
Tianwu added: "That's right. Later, when your wife beat the other person's daughter, I didn't say anything, did I? And when you two teamed up to defraud others of 10 million taels of gold, didn't I pretend I didn't know? It shows that I didn't take her seriously at all! Ming'er, be obedient and don't say anything to your mother." He almost sounded like a plea at the end.
Feng Yuheng was becoming more and more curious about what had happened between Concubine Yun and Emperor Tianwu. How could Kaiwu pamper her to such an extent? How could he put aside his status as an emperor without hesitation and speak to Xuan Tianming in a flattering manner? She was really curious, too curious!
Xuan Tianming nodded and didn't embarrass him any further.
When Tianwu saw him nod, he felt very happy and quickly said, "Ah Heng, push him forward. Yes, you two should come closer and talk to me. Don't stand so far away."
Feng Yuheng did as he was told, and Xuan Tianming said, "Shouldn't we maintain the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects?"
Tianwu thought to himself, do you still have the courtesy between the emperor and his subjects in your eyes? - "Stop talking about that, and get out of here!"
So Feng Yuheng obediently pushed the people over. As soon as they got closer, Xuan Tianming spoke first, and he said: "Since you have no interest in the princess, let's take Qian Zhou down!"
Tianwu had just taken a sip of tea when Xuan Tianming said something that made him spit out tea.
"What the hell? Take it?" Tianwu slapped his forehead, "Ming'er! Do you think Qian Zhou is this tea bowl? Can you take it just like that?"
Feng Yuheng blinked, "Father, although it's not as easy as taking it, it's not as difficult as you think."
Tianwu asked Feng Yuheng: "I know you are annoyed with the new mistress of the Feng family. If you are really annoyed, just close the door and whip her a few more times. But it's best not to fight for the time being."
Xuan Tianming's eyes widened: "Then how can we discuss compensation?"
Tianwu was puzzled, "What does our compensation have to do with Qianzhou?"
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