When Zhang Yuan heard what Feng Yuheng said, he was so happy that he went to pass on the message. Emperor Tianwu also smiled and squinted his eyes, and kept saying in his heart, this daughter-in-law is good, this daughter-in-law is really good!
Soon, the Empress brought a group of concubines to the Qiankun rear hall. From a distance, they heard Concubine Hua, who loved to act like a spoiled child and cry, howling at the top of her voice: "Qian Zhou and his gang of murderers, I must skin them alive!" Then she ran forward quickly, knelt down beside Emperor Tianwu's couch, and said, "Your Majesty, are you okay? I was so worried."
The Queen reluctantly asked the maids around her to help Concubine Hua up, and then said, "The Emperor is already frightened, you are yelling so loudly, be careful not to scare the Emperor again." Then she turned to ask Feng Yuheng, "How is the Emperor?"
Feng Yuheng bowed to everyone, and then replied to the Queen: "The Qianzhou Palace assassination incident came suddenly. Father was originally immersed in the joy of getting the steel knife. It only took a moment for him to go from great joy to great shock. He was really a little overwhelmed. This disease... is quite tricky."
Hearing her say this, the queen also became worried and hurried forward to investigate. But Tianwu closed his eyes and ignored everyone. The queens took turns to come forward to speak, but no one responded.
Concubine Hua wiped her tears and started crying, and several younger concubines also started crying, causing chaos in the back hall.
Feng Yuheng glanced at Concubine Gu Xian, and then naturally withdrew his gaze. Back then, he teamed up with the eldest prince Xuan Tianqi and really tricked the third prince. Now that the third prince has been beaten, his power is disintegrating at a very fast speed. The troops in Ganzhou can't provide military pay and food, and Xuan Tianming has secretly sent people to disrupt the morale of the army. Now they are scattered and separated, and there is no longer the grand occasion as before.
Everything was proceeding according to the pace she had set. Feng Yuheng thought that it was time to fulfill the bargaining chip she promised to give to the eldest prince.
While the concubines were asking questions to the emperor and Zhang Yuan, Feng Yuheng quietly walked to Concubine Gu Xian and whispered, "Ah Heng has been away from the capital for several months. How is the queen? How is my brother?"
Concubine Gu Xian's eyebrows moved. Feng Yuheng's initiative to talk to her meant that this girl did not deliberately avoid things. When she mentioned Xuan Tianqi, Concubine Gu Xian was even more satisfied. So she nodded and said, "All good. When Qi'er came to the palace to see me a few days ago, he also mentioned that he missed his ninth brother very much. He thought that he would have a good reunion when you come back."
"They have a deep brotherly love, so naturally they want to get together." Feng Yuheng said calmly: "Before leaving Beijing, my elder brother asked me to bring back some wild fruits and put them in the palace carriage outside the palace. When the affairs in the palace are dealt with, I will personally deliver them to my elder brother."
Concubine Gu nodded, and a rare smile appeared on her old face.
She waited for a while, and when she saw that almost all the concubines had come forward to speak, she cleared her throat and said, "It's hot in summer, please go to the side hall to wait. The patient needs ventilation, and it's really not suitable for him to be surrounded by so many people."
After hearing this, the Queen followed suit and said, "Yes, we are making a lot of noise here, and the Emperor can't rest. In my opinion, it would be better if we can't help here. Why don't you sisters follow me to the Baode Hall to chant sutras and pray for the Emperor?"
In fact, the concubines were not willing to leave at all. They had few opportunities to see the emperor. They were finally summoned to take care of him when he was sick. Now they had to go and recite scriptures again. That was too much of a loss.
But the Queen had spoken and they had to listen, not to mention that Concubine Gu Xian also added: "Thinking about the Emperor in your heart is the real concern, not pretending to be worried here, but actually disturbing the Emperor's rest."
Feng Yuheng smiled apologetically at the concubines, and then said to the Queen: "Don't worry, your Majesty, Ah Heng will do his best to treat the emperor."
The queen glanced at her and nodded, but she was filled with emotion. The old emperor has found another powerful accomplice! They, the runners-up for thousands of years, marched to the Qiankun Palace in a mighty manner, and I think the effect should have been achieved. At this moment, the news must have spread throughout the harem, and those who should hear it will naturally hear it, but I don't know if they are serious or just pretending to be stupid.
She took one last look at Emperor Tianwu, then stood up and led the way out of the back hall. The concubines behind her saw that the queen had already left, so they couldn't stay any longer and had to follow her.
Feng Yuheng and Zhang Yuan walked out for a while and then walked back. Zhang Yuan sent away the palace servant who had just been called in for show, then stood next to Tianwu, touched his arm, and whispered, "Everyone is gone."
Tianwu was speechless.
Zhang Yuan curled his lips, "When I sent people to pass the message to the various courtyards in the harem, I specifically asked them to shout it out, and I also sent people to pass the message over there. I have done everything I should do."
Tianwu still said nothing.
Zhang Yuan looked at Feng Yuheng, feeling a little embarrassed. Feng Yuheng smiled and shrugged, "It's okay, go on."
Zhang Yuan continued: "Get up and sit for a while. If it really comes, you will have to pretend and it will be so uncomfortable. Get up quickly, get up quickly."
He put more strength to pull Tianwu, but the other party remained lying on the couch, motionless. Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and was shocked. He turned his head to look at Feng Yuheng, and seeing that she had no reaction, he plucked up the courage to reach out and feel Tianwu's breath.
I'm angry!
He was puzzled, why didn't he wake up? Thinking about it again, he simply pinched Tianwu's philtrum, and finally pinched him to wake up with a roar.
Tianwu was furious - "What the hell?"
Zhang Yuan was startled by him and jumped far away. Looking at Tianwu's angry face, he was also confused - "I saw that the emperor would not wake up no matter how I called him, so I was scared, so I..."
"Didn't you say I was unconscious? Why would I wake up?" He even had a point.
Zhang Yuan said helplessly: "That's for outsiders to see. Right now, there are only three of us in the back hall. Your Majesty, please stop pretending."
"Is this called pretending? I'm just practicing, Xiao Yuanzi, tell me, what I just did... No, was my performance just now realistic? Can I deceive that woman?"
Zhang Yuan nodded, "Same, very much like you. If I can't wake you up again, I'll probably have to ask the county lady to help."
Tianwu waved at Feng Yuheng: "Girl, come here, come here too, and see if you can find any flaws."
Feng Yuheng told the truth: "Father, if Eunuch Zhang really asked my daughter-in-law to help, I wouldn't just scream like that. I would just prick her with a needle..."
Tianwu's forehead was filled with black lines, "Come on, come on, each one is more boring than the other." Then he looked out the window again, "Is it dark already?"
Zhang Yuan told him: "It's already dark."
Tianwu couldn't sit still any longer, "Why don't you go over there to meet her? It's dark now, don't let her fall."
Zhang Yuan looked at Tianwu helplessly, and after organizing his words for a long time, he said, "Your Majesty, I am not trying to discourage you, you are just thinking too much. Concubine Yun may not come, and even if she does, she will be carried in a sedan chair by palace servants, so she won't fall."
Tianwu glared and said, "If you want to talk about something else, it's fine if she doesn't come, but I'm being assassinated! How could she not come?"
Zhang Yuan also argued with him, "You've played assassination scenes many times before! When did someone come?"
"That's different. This time it was Qian Zhou who stabbed her, and it's true. There's no way she wouldn't take it to heart."
Zhang Yuan stopped trying to persuade her, as he knew it was useless. The old emperor's heart was all on the woman in Yuehan Palace, but that woman's character was really not flattering. He simply moved closer to Feng Yuheng and whispered, "I'm free anyway, County Lady, how about we make a bet?"
Tianwu suddenly threw a pillow at him: "You bastard! How dare you bet on me!"
Zhang Yuan was not afraid of him at all. He picked up the pillow and said, "I bet ten taels of silver that Concubine Yun will not come."
Feng Yuheng said with a smile: "Then this county lady bets one hundred taels of gold that my mother will come."
"What?" The emperor and the eunuch spoke in unison, both of them showing disbelief. Zhang Yuan advised her: "County Lady, for so many years, Concubine Yun has never seen the emperor. Are you pitying me for being poor and deliberately wanting to give me gold?"
Emperor Tianwu poked him and said, "Don't talk nonsense!" Then he said to Feng Yuheng, "Ah Heng, tell me, why do you believe so much that your mother will come?"
Feng Yuheng thought for a moment and said, "My daughter-in-law actually...really just wanted to give some pocket money to Eunuch Zhang."
"Forget it!" Tianwu didn't believe it at all. "Don't I know how greedy you two are? Old Nine wasn't that serious before, but now the one you kidnapped has red eyes just by looking at the gold. The claim that you gave Xiao Yuanzi 100 taels of gold is unreliable, unreliable."
Feng Yuheng thought that Emperor Tianwu had not been blinded by love, and he could still analyze the basic principles, so he told him the truth: "In fact, just as father said, Qian Zhou's assassination attempt did happen, and it happened suddenly, causing quite a stir in Qiankun Palace. Although mother has avoided seeing you over the years, after all, a husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days. At this time, mother must not be able to sit still in Yuehan Palace."
Tianwu analyzed it and felt that what Feng Yuheng said made sense, so he quickly called Zhang Yuan: "Quick, change my clothes, something nicer. Pianpian likes white, go get me a white robe!"
Zhang Yuan was about to cry, "You were already unconscious, what would it mean if you were wearing white? No, no, in my opinion, this is the best outfit."
"Oh no! Pianpian likes to be clean. I have been wearing this all day and it smells like sweat. Please change it for me quickly."
Zhang Yuan really couldn't persuade him, so he had to find a new set of clothes and change into them. Emperor Tianwu said while putting on the new clothes: "Ah Heng, if your mother really comes out this time, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Feng Yuheng looked bitter, "My daughter-in-law only gave me some confidence, but she didn't make much actual contribution! My father, please don't push this onto me."
"Eh?" Tianwu was puzzled. "It's a good thing to get a reward, why are you hiding behind? Help me..."
"I didn't help at all!" Feng Yuheng told him seriously, "My daughter-in-law really didn't do anything."
As soon as she said this, a voice that sounded like heavenly music to Tianwu suddenly came from the corridor between the front hall and the back hall: "I knew it would be hard for you, old man, to die! Humph, you liar! Cunning!"
At this moment, Emperor Tianwu, who was caught lying, cursed in his heart, and all his words were combined into one sentence: "Fuck!"
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