Concubine Yun went to Qiankun Palace and prepared to be deceived. She knew that Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng would both enter the palace today. If the Qian Zhou people could injure the emperor under the noses of these two people, then they would have nothing to do with each other.
But after all, it was Qian Zhou's assassination, which was much more serious than the childish tricks that Tianwu used to deceive him on weekdays. Concubine Yun thought about it and decided that she had to go to Qiankun Palace, even if not for herself, but for her son.
Of course, she had not originally planned to go in to see Tianwu. She thought that she could just say a few words through the door curtain outside and then come back. Who would have thought that before she even entered the hall, she heard Tianwu's words, which made her so angry that she turned around and left.
The maids in Yuehan Palace had long accepted the fact that Concubine Yun would not see Tianwu, and were also used to Concubine Yun calling Tianwu "old man" all the time. When they heard her ask this, they quickly answered, "Your Majesty, you are overthinking. The Emperor would never scold you, no matter who he scolds."
Concubine Yun rolled her eyes, "Humph, his nagging is also considered scolding."
Tianwu knocked on the door loudly just now, and everyone in Yuehan Palace heard it. The maid felt sorry for Tianwu, so she tried to persuade him: "Why don't you go see the emperor? He is so old, and it's pitiful."
"Is he pitiful?" Yun Fei's eyes widened. "He deceived me and trapped me in this cage for the rest of my life. Why should I see such a person? Don't mention such things again in the future."
The palace maid shrank back in fear and said nothing more.
Concubine Yun asked again, "Hua'er went to another province on business. Will he be back soon?"
The maid replied, "It has been almost two months since the Seventh Prince left the capital. I think it should be soon."
"Yes." Concubine Yun nodded and said to her, "Go to Qiankun Palace and tell Ming'er and Ah Heng not to just focus on catching people. Come over to eat when it's almost time. It's already so late. If you don't eat now, you'll be starving."
At this time, Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng were discussing the matter of Ru Jia. Xuan Tianming said, "People should be trying to find a way to leave the palace. There must be a lot of Qian Zhou people hiding outside. In addition to the entourage that followed the emperor's uncle into the capital, there must be a lot of civilians mixed in."
Feng Yuheng thought for a moment and said, "Didn't someone say before that Feng Kun relied on the fact that he was a child to meet Ru Jia several times? I think he must have told Ru Jia something. The palace was on guard against all kinds of things, but I didn't expect that someone who looked like a four-year-old child was actually a dwarf with an adult mind. Do you think she has left the palace now?"
At this time, the ministers had already left the palace, and only Feng Jinyuan was left standing in the hall. He said that in order to avoid suspicion and to express his position, he would go back after Kang Yi was arrested and brought into the palace. Xuan Tianming did not say anything and just let him stand there. Naturally, his conversation with Feng Yuheng also fell into the ears of the other party.
Feng Yuheng glanced at her father while speaking, and then asked in a probing manner, "Father, guess too."
Feng Jinyuan lowered his head and said nothing.
Xuan Tianming sneered, "You really have to ask this question yourself. Prime Minister Feng, do you think Princess Rujia is in the palace or outside the palace now?" After thinking for a while, he said, "If she is outside the palace, guess where she could be going?"
Xuan Tianming asked, Feng Jinyuan could no longer play dumb, but he didn't know how to answer, so he could only say: "I really don't know."
"So I told you to guess." Xuan Tianming was still sitting in his wheelchair, next to Emperor Tianwu's dragon throne. He still spoke in that lazy tone, but the meaning behind his words was very frightening. "If you knew, I would have asked you for the result directly."
Feng Jinyuan was startled. He suddenly had an idea. Regardless of whether Ru Jia could escape from the palace or how she escaped, if she successfully escaped, could she... could she have gone to Feng Mansion?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. The worst thing was that he felt more and more that it was very likely that Ru Jia would go to Feng Mansion. But could he say that? Of course not. He was still in the palace, and his family was full of old, weak, women and children, as well as a pregnant concubine. It would be easy for the palace to catch Kang Yi, but Ru Jia was hiding in the dark. If they really searched for her, not only would the Feng family lose all their face, but the old ladies and the others would not be able to bear the shock!
Feng Jinyuan lowered his head, almost drooping to his chest, and dared not say another word.
At this time, a palace maid walked in from outside the hall. She was the one from Yuehan Palace who came to invite people back to dinner.
After hearing what the palace maid said, Xuan Tianming readily agreed, and then patted the back of Feng Yuheng's hand: "Let's go, let's go eat."
Feng Yuheng kicked the wheelchair and said, "Get up and walk by yourself."
Xuan Tianming refused: "I'm used to sitting here, I don't want to get up."
Feng Yuheng gritted his teeth in anger, "You're just pretending."
Xuan Tianming said very seriously: "I am really used to it."
She was helpless. She couldn't argue with him in the palace. After all, he was a prince. So she could only pout and push her wheelchair away angrily.
The palace maid quickly followed behind, laughing secretly with her hands covering her mouth all the way. Only the Princess Ji'an could control the temper of the Ninth Prince!
In the Qiankun Hall, apart from the palace servants who stayed behind, Feng Jinyuan was the only one left. The two people who went to eat didn't even look at him when they left, and just passed by him casually. Feng Jinyuan felt that he must be the most aggrieved prime minister in history.
But some people are like this. He doesn't think about the problem from himself, but has to find objective reasons from others. Just like the assassination of Qian Zhou people, he thought it was all forced by Feng Yuheng! Obviously, everything was fine. Qian Zhou people sent the betrothal gifts, and the old lady was very happy. The 10 million taels of gold that the two of them cheated together were also carried to the county lord's mansion. As long as you pay more attention and don't offend Feng Yuheng again, the future should be smooth sailing.
Unfortunately, Feng Yuheng had just returned to Beijing for a short while, but she was able to force the Qianzhou people to assassinate her! No wonder the old Taoist Zi Yang said that she was an evil star and would bring bad luck to the Feng Mansion. Now it seems to be true.
Feng Jinyuan didn't consider why Qian Zhou brought a prince pretending to be a grandson to Dashun. He only knew that Kang Yi was finished, Ru Jia was finished, and although the Feng family escaped a disaster, who knew if they would be found to have other faults and taken away in the future. Qian Zhou, his thoughts drifted far away to the icy country in the far north, and he was actually thinking, if Qian Zhou had the strength to compete with Dashun, would it be a way out for the Feng family?
While he was daydreaming in the palace, on the other side, a large number of imperial guards left the palace and headed straight for the Feng Mansion.
The people in the Feng Mansion had already rested in their respective courtyards. The old lady had already taken a bath with Nanny Zhao waiting on her. She wanted to go to bed and rest, but she felt it was too early, not to mention that the cicadas in the courtyard were really annoying and made her feel upset.
Seeing that she was a little uncomfortable, Aunt Zhao suggested, "Why don't we go for a walk in the garden? The days are long in summer, so it's a little early to go to bed."
The old lady was also annoyed when she heard that we were going to walk in the garden. She frowned and said, "What are you doing in the garden so late at night? There are so many mosquitoes."
"How about we sit by the lake for a while?"
“The lake is cool.”
Nanny Zhao knew that the old lady was just in a bad mood today, and no matter what she said, it would be wrong. So she simply said nothing and just stood by her side, fanning herself with a fan.
That night, in Feng Mansion, not only the old lady was upset, Kang Yi was also upset, and for no reason. Xia Chan watched her wandering around the house, constantly asking the servants whether her nephew had returned to the posthouse after entering the palace, but none of the servants left the house, and except for waiting for news from outside, they knew nothing.
Not knowing if it was influenced by Kang Yi, Xia Chan also began to feel a little nervous. After all, this girl was from the old lady's side, and she was very smart. She always felt that it was very strange that the prince of Qian Zhou was missing and then blamed it on Yao, so she made an excuse to go to the kitchen to get some snacks and ran out of Kang Yi's yard.
As soon as Xia Chan came out, she ran to Shuya Garden, but before she ran halfway, she heard a commotion in the front yard, as if many people had come. She ran over curiously and found that the people rushing in were all soldiers, all dressed the same as the imperial guards guarding the county lady's mansion. She thought it was not good, so she turned around and went to find the old lady.
Soon, all the members of the Feng family were gathered in the front yard, and Kang Yi was tied up and escorted out by the Imperial Guards.
The old lady was so frightened that she almost collapsed on the ground. She needed Zhao Ma and another maid to help her so that she wouldn't fall. Kang Yi, on the other hand, calmed down at this time. She just lowered her head and said nothing. Even if the imperial guards pushed her hard, she just frowned and said nothing.
The Second Prince personally led his troops to arrest Kang Yi. Facing a group of trembling and pale women in the Feng Mansion, he was kind and calmly explained to the old lady, "The emissaries from Qianzhou caused chaos and attempted to assassinate the emperor in the palace. Father has issued an order to arrest all Qianzhou people in Beijing, including the lady of the mansion."
When the old lady heard this, she immediately felt disappointed. She felt that something bad was going to happen, but she didn't expect it to be so serious.
"Your Highness." She spoke, her voice trembling, "Where is Jin Yuan?"
The old lady was only concerned about her son at this time. Also, if Kang Yi was an enemy, then what was the Feng family?
The second prince understood her thoughts and comforted her, "Don't worry, old lady, Prime Minister Feng is fine. The Feng Mansion originally wanted to prevent Qian Zhou from marrying with Ancient Shu, so Prime Minister Feng reluctantly married Princess Qian Zhou. Now that something has happened, they will naturally not blame the Feng Mansion. What's more, the success of Princess Ji'an is the greatest achievement of Dashun. Even for the sake of the Princess, the Feng Family can protect her." After he finished speaking, he turned around and waved to the soldiers behind him, "Return to the palace!"
A large number of imperial guards escorted Kang Yi out of the Feng family's gate.
The old lady couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground, only to hear Feng Chenyu say fiercely: "Feng Yuheng, it's her again! To what extent will this nemesis bring about our Feng family?"
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