Feng Yuheng walked out of the bedroom door and found that it was already dark outside. She actually slept for a whole day!
He couldn't help but stroke his forehead and complained to Xuan Tianming in a low voice: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"
Xuan Tianming told her: "It's no use getting up too early. Mother won't wake up before it gets dark."
Feng Yuheng was a little nervous. She didn't think much of Xuan Tianming, the bastard, sleeping on the same bed with her, but Concubine Yun probably wouldn't think nothing of it, right? She glanced at the little palace maid who was leading the way. Humph, look! There was an ambiguous look in this girl's eyes. It was really embarrassing.
She glared at Xuan Tianming fiercely and angrily followed him to the main hall.
When they arrived, Concubine Yun was in the main hall listening to a group of palace maids gossiping. The content of the gossip was - "Our Highness must have done something ruthless. The Princess Ji'an screamed loudly!"
"It seems like she's crying."
"When I was cleaning the bathroom, there was so much water on the floor that I had no place to put it. Not only were all the buckets of hot and cold water used up, but there were also clothes all over the floor."
"But the clothes seem to belong to His Highness. I think the county lady must have done it herself."
Concubine Yun was happy: "The little girl has a strong temper, good job!"
These words were just heard by Feng Yuheng who walked in, and he almost tripped over the threshold.
Strong! Is this how the word is used? It's the wrong word!
Seeing the two of them come in, Concubine Yun giggled for a while, then dismissed the servants and waved at them: "Come here."
Feng Yuheng pushed Xuan Tianming forward to pay her respects. Concubine Yun pointed to a chair beside her and asked her to sit down. Immediately, a maid brought tea.
She looked at the tea, and then, for some reason, she said, "Mother, why don't you give me a bowl of red date water?"
Concubine Yun smiled and said, "You are only thirteen. If this boy dares to do this, he is a beast."
Xuan Tianming was speechless.
Feng Yuheng began to think in his heart, what was the saying in his previous life? If you do some things, you are a beast, but if you don't do them, you are even worse than a beast.
She tried so hard to hold back her laughter that she almost got internal injuries.
Fortunately, the palace servants brought food into the palace soon, and she felt hungry when she smelled the fragrance. Think about it, she hadn't eaten for a day and a night, it would be strange if she wasn't hungry.
The palace is strict about not talking while eating or sleeping, but there seems to be no such rule in Yuehan Palace. Concubine Yun has always lived a free and easy life. In her eyes, there are no rules at all. There are many rules in the palace, so she simply locked herself up in Yuehan Palace. Outsiders can enter, but those who can enter must be pleasing to her and have permission. Otherwise, even the emperor can only stand outside the palace gate and stare at her.
Therefore, this meal was not boring at all. Concubine Yun drank the black chicken soup elegantly while saying quietly, "When I first entered the palace, that beastly mother concubine disliked me and chose the time when the old man was not around to have me whipped thirteen times. Later, your grandfather made a skin-changing prescription. I soaked in the soup for seventy-seven forty-nine times and finally got rid of all the scars on my body."
Yun Fei's words seemed to be spoken casually, but the sudden flash of pain in her eyes did not escape the eyes of the two men.
Xuan Tianming said a few words of comfort, causing Concubine Yun to laugh again. "It's okay. It's been so many years. That woman was beaten to death by the old man. I have nothing to resent. I just think that Ah Heng's whipping was good. Some people are stubborn, so we need to give them some slack."
The mother and son chatted casually, but Feng Yuheng was thinking about the skin-changing recipe that Concubine Yun had mentioned.
How could my grandfather, the legendary miracle doctor Yao Xian, whom I had never met, actually come up with that kind of prescription?
She thought about it for a while, and then she felt that the so-called skin replacement was just an exaggeration given by the ancients. Skin replacement is not impossible. In the 21st century, skin replacement is called skin grafting, but it is not as magical as people imagine. As for the scars that Concubine Yun said were gone, Feng Yuheng thought that it must be the medicine that Yao Xian had that could effectively remove scars. That medicine was not magical. She actually had it in her space, and it was not so painful to use, and it did not require such complicated steps.
She was still thinking when she heard Concubine Yun say, "Ah Heng, I must remind you that the mother clan of that evil offspring will soon hear the news. Although Ming'er and Hua'er have sent people to intercept them, this kind of thing cannot be stopped. Counting the days, they should be coming to the capital in a month or so."
Feng Yuheng was stunned. This was the first time she heard about Xuan Tianye's mother and concubine today. She didn't expect that there was a mother clan that Lian Yunfei cared about.
She thought for a moment and asked, "Did Ah Heng cause trouble for His Highness?"
Concubine Yun shrugged and smiled, "It is true that trouble has been caused, but your Highness should not be afraid."
She was puzzled: "Who is the third prince's mother's family?"
Xuan Tianming told her: "His maternal grandfather was the governor of the three provinces in the Northern Boundary. The three provinces in the Northern Boundary of Dashun did not exist since the capital was built. They were obtained by General Sui Yuan after six years of fighting after Emperor Taizong ascended the throne. Although Dashun has experienced five generations of emperors, more than half of the people in the Northern Boundary are of Qianzhou descent. They admit that they are Dashun people, but deep down they still believe that they have Qianzhou blood. Over the years, the relationship between Dashun and Qianzhou has been so tense. Even if the other side occasionally provokes, Dashun does not send troops to suppress it with all its strength, in order not to disturb the people of the Northern Boundary."
Feng Yuheng followed along as he listened and analyzed: "I've seen the map of Dashun's territory. Although there are only three provinces in the northern border, those three provinces cover a very large area. If we calculate it based on the area occupied by the prefectures in the Central Plains, there is enough land to divide into seven provinces."
"That's right." Xuan Tianming nodded. "The place is big, and there are many people. If one day the people are in chaos, it will definitely not be a good thing for Yu Dashun."
"Yes!" she sighed, "If there is such a historical origin, the people of Dashun in the northern boundary can actually be regarded as descendants of Qianzhou. Once Dashun and Qianzhou fall out, I'm afraid..."
"I'm afraid the North Boundary will arouse public anger."
"Then why did you instigate me to ask my father for Qian Zhou?" Feng Yuheng's eyes widened. "When you said that to my father this morning, I was already unsure. Qian Zhou is certainly hateful, but we can't fight an unprepared war. I didn't know that the people of the Northern Territory had such a history before, otherwise I wouldn't have followed you to make trouble."
Concubine Yun heard the words coming out and asked Xuan Tianming, "What did you ask the old man for?"
Xuan Tianming waved his hands, "It's nothing. He made Hengheng kneel for no reason, so he should be compensated. I said that since we all dislike Qianzhou, we will have to fight sooner or later. After we conquer them, we can give that broken country to Hengheng as a dowry!"
Concubine Yun was happy, "This is a good idea."
Feng Yuheng stroked his forehead and asked, "Don't you two think this is a big deal?"
She reminded Xuan Tianming: "I beat the Third Prince like this, his maternal grandfather's family will definitely take revenge. The three provinces in the Northern Territory are very far away from the Central Plains. To be disrespectful, isn't the governor of that place almost like a local emperor? There is no guarantee that they will trip us up over there in the future, so we have to think carefully about attacking Qianzhou."
"We must consider this in the long term." Xuan Tianming said, "This should be done at least after your refined steel is made and put into large quantities for military use. This is the first step. After this step is taken, we can slowly think about the rest."
Concubine Yun comforted Feng Yuheng: "Don't think too much. What's the big deal about being the governor of three realms and three provinces? Don't you think the old man doesn't care that much?" She always called Tianwu the old man, which sounded disrespectful, but Feng Yuheng could see that there was some warmth in Concubine Yun's eyes when she talked about that person.
So she nodded and said, "Indeed, if Father cared, he wouldn't have let me off the hook after I beat him like that."
Concubine Yun took a sip of wine from her glass and said with a smile: "So, this face will be turned over sooner or later, including that Qian Zhou. Don't think that no one knows what he has done over the years!" As she spoke, her eyes cast towards Xuan Tianming's legs, hatred surging in her eyes.
The meal lasted until very late. When Feng Yuheng pushed Xuan Tianming out of Yuehan Palace, the head maid who sent them out said to her, "I have something to say. Please don't blame me for being too talkative, County Lady."
She stopped, looked at the palace maid, and said, "Aunt is an old lady who has served my mother for many years. If you have anything to say, just tell me. I will listen."
The maidservant said she dared not, and then she spoke: "I just want to ask the county lady to come to the palace more often to see our queen when she is free. The queen is actually quite depressed living alone in Yuehan Palace, but she never says it. But I have been with the queen for fifteen years, and I can see that the queen likes the county lady. Every time you come, she is happier than seeing the two princes. And the new toys you gave her, the queen can play with them for at least half a month each time. I also feel sorry for the queen, so please come here more often."
These words made Feng Yuheng's nose sour. Concubine Yun's carefree appearance was actually very confusing, making it unclear whether she was happy, angry, sad or happy. She came here several times, and although she could see that Concubine Yun would be happy to see her, she didn't expect that the things she gave her would let her play with them for so long.
Feng Yuheng sniffed and said to the palace maid, "Ah Heng has made a note of this. Thank you, aunt, for reminding me. I will definitely come to Yuehan Palace more often in the future."
The palace maid gratefully escorted the two of them out. She got on Xuan Tianming's palace carriage and was personally escorted to the County Lord's Mansion by him.
Xuan Tianming saw that she was not in a good mood, and knew that she must be thinking about what happened just now, so he took the initiative to say: "You don't have to take it too seriously. She chose the path she took, and she knew about loneliness a long time ago. After so many years, I'm used to everything."
Feng Yuheng shook her head, "That's not what I meant. After all, I am her future daughter-in-law, so I should fulfill some filial duties."
"The daughter-in-law's filial piety is something that will happen after we get married."
"I did it in advance, can't I just consider it as a way to please you?" She raised her little face and smiled, "I will come to the palace often in the future, and there are still many new things. I also have the skin-changing medicine that mother mentioned, and it is better than the one she used before, so she doesn't need to suffer so much."
Xuan Tianming twitched his lips, and his eyes subconsciously cast towards her sleeves. Feng Yuheng retracted her sleeves guiltily, and did not want to give any explanation for his curiosity, but frowned and said to him: "Actually, regarding the matter of mother being poisoned by the Soul-Separating Powder, there is a detail that I overlooked..."
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