The note that Duanmu Qing handed over to Feng Jinyuan was actually a Gengtie with the birth date and time of the third prince Xuan Tianye written on it.
Feng Jinyuan frowned, not understanding what they were thinking. At this point, could he still marry his daughter to the Prince Xiang's Mansion?
He was so angry that he wanted to throw the engagement letter back at Duanmu Qing's face, but even though he raised his hand, he couldn't throw it away because Duanmu Qing's words blocked his mouth. He said, "Prime Minister Feng, think about it carefully. Who can the Feng family rely on now? Who dares to let you rely on?"
Feng Jinyuan felt cold on his back. Yes, how could the Feng family today be compared to the past? After the Qian Zhou incident, it was already good that the Feng family did not follow suit. Could it be that they still expected the emperor to value him as much as before? Now he was pardoned for Feng Yuheng's sake, but, not to mention that it is like living with a tiger, the Ninth Prince is fickle, and the emperor has almost the same temper as him. Who knows, he might suddenly change his mind one day. Just her second daughter Feng Yuheng, that is a person whose temper is unpredictable! When the Yao incident happened, Feng Yuxing hung the girl at the gate of Songyuan and beat her to death, pointing at his nose and cursing, her face was already torn. Let such a big Feng family rely on her to survive, is it reliable?
Duanmu Qing saw Feng Jinyuan put down his raised hand again, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and he continued, "Prime Minister Feng, think about it carefully. You and the Third Prince have been tied to the same rope for so long. Even if you really want to change the direction, who can really believe you? You may help a prince to the throne, and when he sits firmly on the throne, the first person to be eliminated is you. Besides, do you think there is still anyone who dares to take over the Feng Mansion that has such a close relationship with Qian Zhou? Oh, I heard that your marriage certificate has been annulled. What a pity. A day of marriage is a hundred days of grace. No one will forget this."
Feng Jinyuan broke out in a cold sweat again. He glared at Duanmu Qing and snorted coldly, "The Third Prince is a useless person. Could it be that he still wants to take the throne?"
Duanmu Qing retorted: "Don't forget whose daughter beat you up with all those wounds. My Duanmu family didn't settle accounts with you, and on the contrary, we want to marry you. This is already generous. Prime Minister Feng, don't go too far."
"Hahaha!" Feng Jinyuan really laughed this time. He pointed at Duanmu Qing and said, "You also know that his injuries were caused by my second daughter? Then you must know why Ah Heng beat him up! A prince, who couldn't even get rid of a woman, wants to covet the throne with this little ability? It really disappoints me! He is not a master and his skills are not high. A big man can't beat a little girl. You are so embarrassed to talk about settling accounts, really." Feng Jinyuan waved his hands while speaking, "Well, if you want to settle accounts, go find that girl. I also want to see how capable your Duanmu family is to settle accounts with her."
Duanmu Qing's face turned really pale. Feng Yuheng was indeed an insurmountable obstacle for the Duanmu family. Not to mention that she had the support of the Ninth Prince who could not distinguish right from wrong behind her, the fact that she now controlled the steelmaking technology alone had made her a national treasure of Dashun. No one could touch her.
However, his conflicting emotions only lasted for a blink of an eye, and he quickly returned to normal, then asked Feng Jinyuan: "Prime Minister Feng means that the marriage you and the Third Prince had secretly promised countless times is no longer valid?"
Feng Jinyuan rolled his eyes at him, "That was the beginning. Now that the Feng family is in trouble, I won't cause any trouble for the Third Prince."
Duanmu Qing nodded, "Alright, then I'll go back and tell my cousin that the Phoenix has changed his mind and that the daughter with the Phoenix destiny will not marry him."
Feng Jinyuan didn't say anything, which was considered as his consent.
But then Duanmu Qing said something that made him dumbfounded: "Prime Minister Feng, do you know who I brought with me to the capital this time?" Then, without waiting for Feng Jinyuan to speak, he said, "Ghost Doctor Song Kang."
Feng Jinyuan was shocked and stood up in an instant. He subconsciously asked him, "But what about the ghost doctor Song Kang who can revive the dead?"
Duanmu Qing nodded, "That's right."
Feng Jinyuan's whole body sank, and he sat back in his chair silently. He was so familiar with the name of the ghost doctor Song Kang that he had heard it all the time. During the more than two months he had been to Beijie to suppress the disaster, he found that every household in Beijie had a portrait of a man in his forties, very thin, but with bright eyes. People called him the ghost doctor Song Kang, saying that he was the most powerful doctor in the world. Beijie was far away from the emperor, so the people naturally had never heard of the god doctor Yao Xian. They only knew Song Kang, and because the man wore a black robe all year round, he looked like a ghost at night, so people called him the ghost doctor Song Kang. It was said that the doctor's medical skills were so good that he could save patients with damaged heart and lungs. Some people also said that they had seen the ghost doctor move one person's internal organs to another person to prolong that person's life.
Feng Jinyuan originally thought that this was just a legend, but he had been in the Northern Territory for more than two months. During the worst winter disaster, refugees died every day. Song Kang had appeared once and actually used the good leg of a dead man to exchange for another person with a broken leg.
Now, Duanmu Qing said that he brought the ghost doctor Song Kang with him. What does this mean? Is the third prince saved?
"Prince Feng, would you like to reconsider this marriage?" Duanmu Qing watched the change in Feng Jinyuan's mood for a while, knowing that he had changed his mind, he continued, "My Duanmu family has already sent people to take over the troops in Ganzhou. Prime Minister Feng must understand that the Third Prince does not rely on the power he has cultivated himself, but also on the full support of my Duanmu family."
Feng Jinyuan was completely shaken, and he picked up the marriage proposal again, thinking about the pros and cons of this marriage again. The Feng family was on the verge of despair, and if the Third Prince could still be saved, he had to grit his teeth and support him to the end, but... "Why is the Third Prince obsessed with the Feng family? The help I can give him now is already very limited."
Duanmu Qing laughed loudly, "Prime Minister Feng, to tell you the truth, there is news from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory in the palace. It is said that the chief astronomical observer did see the phoenix star coming to the world, and this phoenix star is in the Feng family."
"What?" Feng Jinyuan was startled. "Is Feng Xing really in the Feng family?" Then he thought of what the old Taoist Zi Yang said many years ago. However, he once thought that it was just a trick deliberately arranged by the Shen family to support Chen Yu. Could it be... "No!" He shook his head again. "Even if she is in the Feng family, how do you know it must be Chen Yu? It is true that she has been passed down the fate of the Phoenix, but she is now a concubine of the Feng family. A concubine has no chance of becoming the queen. What's more, you should have heard that the ninth prince's legs are now well. With the emperor's love for him, even a fool can see who the throne will be passed on to. So, the Phoenix Star should be..." When he said this, he got goose bumps all over his body. Although he was extremely reluctant to admit it, he still didn't tell the fact - "It should be Ah Heng."
Duanmu Qing didn't care about this at all. He just waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. No matter who it is, as long as they target the Feng family, it doesn't matter if it's your third or fourth daughter. Prime Minister Feng, don't you understand now? The so-called Phoenix Star is just a tool to win people's hearts. The eldest lady of the mansion has the fate of a phoenix. Now if we secretly reveal that the Phoenix Star has descended on the Feng Mansion, and spread it from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until everyone knows about it, then it will be a success. Those foolish people will believe this, and Miss Feng will be preconceived. This is the best way to win people's hearts."
Feng Jinyuan couldn't help but secretly say that it was brilliant. He didn't expect that they could plant someone in the Imperial Observatory. The Imperial Observatory even believed the emperor. If such a word spread, the people would naturally form a basic concept of the future queen or even the emperor. This was too powerful for the third prince.
He changed his expression quickly, and then laughed loudly, put the Zhang Geng sticker close to his body, and then said to Duanmu Qing: "Please tell the third prince when you go back that this marriage is settled."
"Okay!" Duanmu Qing also laughed, "Then from now on we are a family. After the eldest lady has her coming-of-age ceremony, the third prince will immediately marry her into the palace as a concubine."
"Wait!" Feng Jinyuan was stunned again, "Concubine? How can she be a concubine?"
Duanmu Qing waved his hand indifferently: "Hey! You don't have to take this Phoenix Prime Minister to heart. After all, the principal wife is still in the mansion, and her illness was cured by the second lady of the mansion. Now the maids around the principal wife have been replaced by the queen, and it is a bit difficult to make any changes. Besides, the eldest daughter is a concubine, and a concubine must be a concubine when she marries a prince. This is not the key point. What does it matter if she is a concubine or a principal wife? When the big event is completed in the future, after entering the palace gate, there is no rule that the principal wife must be made the empress when establishing the queen."
Feng Jinyuan thought so too. The first empress of the current emperor was just a concubine when Emperor Tianwu was still a prince. Couldn't she be the empress? He felt relieved and nodded again, "Then it's settled." He stood up, "It's not easy for the deputy governor to return to the capital. Logically, I should host a banquet for him. But the current situation in Feng Mansion is not suitable for a banquet. I will not keep the deputy governor."
It was obvious that he wanted to see the guest off, but Duanmu Qing just sat on the chair without even lifting his butt.
Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Feng Jinyuan knew that he must have something else to say, so he asked again: "Deputy Governor, do you have anything else to say?"
Duanmu Qing said, "I came here today for two things. The first one is, of course, the marriage between the Third Prince and the eldest daughter of the mansion. As for the second one..." His face showed that sinister expression again, "I want to meet the one who injured my cousin so much that he couldn't get up for months - the Princess of Ji'an County!"
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