Feng Chenyu was at the end of her rope and had to use her only beauty to exchange for a chance to survive. In her opinion, all men were lustful. With her beautiful face, who wouldn't be tempted as long as they were willing to put in the effort?
She gritted her teeth and pulled her clothes down again, revealing a large area of her shoulders.
Unfortunately, the guard in the cell only glanced at her and immediately turned his head back. What a beautiful shoulder, he ignored it.
Feng Chenyu was unwilling to give up, so she simply unbuttoned two more buttons on her chest and called out again, "Big Brother."
The guard got impatient and shouted, "Button up your clothes! If you don't know how to put on your clothes, you might as well take them off! Don't you think about what you have done wrong? You are a broken woman, and you still want to continue doing your old job?"
Another person also said, "That's right. I never thought that the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, the most beautiful woman in the capital, would be such a scumbag."
The two of them were talking to each other, their tone full of contempt.
Feng Chenyu never thought that one day her appearance would be looked down upon by others. This is her only reliance at present, and this trick doesn't work. Is it possible that she will really be cut in half?
She slid down to the ground. It was still hot outside, but the ground in the death cell was bone-chillingly cold. The two guards added, "Since ancient times, those who commit evil have been punished. No one who has been imprisoned here has ever escaped the death penalty alive."
Feng Chenyu already understood that this approach was a dead end.
At this time, Feng Jinyuan was kneeling in the square outside the Qiankun Palace, while Princess Xiang was drinking tea with the Queen in the Central Palace.
The queen still looked very well behaved, as if nothing had anything to do with her, but she could always say a few words about anything at the most critical moment. At this moment, the Princess of Xiang was sitting next to her, with a sense of pleasure of revenge between her eyebrows, so she smiled and said to the Princess of Xiang: "If you don't have the ability of the Princess of Ji'an, you must learn to hide your thoughts. No matter who you hate or who you love, you must not show it on the surface, and you must not give people any handle to catch you. Only in this way can you live longer."
Princess Xiang nodded and said, "Thank you for your warning, mother."
The Queen continued, "Speaking of the Princess Ji'an, she is indeed a legendary figure. At first, she relied on Ming'er to rise to power. With Ming'er's support, she could live comfortably. But that girl has a similar fate to Ming'er. Ming'er initially relied on his mother's favor to win the emperor's favor, allowing him to do whatever he wanted. But later, he became successful, with solid military achievements, and no one could say anything. The Princess Ji'an is the same. If she had relied on Ming'er blindly, she would not have lived to this day. But she has great abilities. Not only is she a doctor, she can also make steel. With these skills, she can make a name for herself in the entire Dashun."
Princess Xiang also agreed, "Mother is right. Without such great ability, we can only be cautious in words and deeds and not show our true colors. Fortunately, the county lady is a reasonable person and is not on the same page with the Feng family. Otherwise, I'm afraid..."
"There's nothing to be afraid of." The Queen put down the teacup in her hand and chuckled, "Feng Jinyuan has always been a blind man. Even today, he still can't see who the Feng family's ultimate hope is. Just based on this point, it is impossible for Princess Ji'an to be on the same page with the Feng family." She looked at Princess Xiang and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. It's the Feng family's own lax family tradition that allowed Feng Chenyu to do such a morally corrupt thing. Let's see how the emperor will deal with it! It's time for the Feng family to withdraw from the court."
Princess Xiang was thinking: if the Feng family fell, what would happen to the two nieces of the Queen? She sent her two nieces to the Feng Mansion, but watched the Feng family gradually decline. What was she thinking?
The Queen has been sitting alone in the palace for so many years, seemingly enjoying honor and favor, but in fact, every hair she plucked out is empty. Princess Xiang's expression changed, and she almost immediately thought of the other party's thoughts. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Whether a woman lives a good or bad life has never depended on a man. Feng Jinyuan has no ambition and no backing, so they will live better. I have already told them that in the Feng family, Feng Jinyuan is not a support, and the one who can really be relied on is the Ji'an County Master. And this support is not only now, but also in the future."
Princess Xiang understood everything in an instant. The emperor's mind had never shifted, and it had always been on the Ninth Prince. As long as the Cheng sisters could always keep the same mind with Feng Yuheng, they could really have hope in this life. Feng Yuheng was the one who could protect them for the rest of their lives!
Unfortunately, some people understand this truth, but some people just don't. Just like Feng Jinyuan, in his heart, he has already deeply excluded Feng Yuheng from the Feng family. The honor and disgrace of that daughter has nothing to do with the Feng family, and the Feng family can never expect Feng Yuheng to bring any benefits. He was thinking about Chenyu with all his heart, and later put half of his hope on Xiangrong, but he was unwilling to admit that the only person who had the ability to save the Feng family was the second daughter he hated.
He knelt outside the Qiankun Palace, and Zhang Yuan was trying to persuade him earnestly: "Go back! The emperor said he's gone, so it's useless for you to kneel here all night! Prime Minister Feng, don't blame me for being nosy, the things that happened in the Prince Xiang's Mansion today have spread all over the palace. Think about it, the Third Prince is a prince, don't worry about whether the emperor likes him or not, he is a son who can be included in the family tree and jade disc. Oh, your daughter has cheated on his son, and you kneel here and apologize, and the matter is over?"
Feng Jinyuan looked up at him and asked in his heart: What else?
Zhang Yuan rolled his eyes and snorted, "Prime Minister Feng, go back. It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that can't be avoided. Instead of kneeling here and waiting, you might as well go home and comfort your family and wait together."
Feng Jinyuan's heart thumped. Zhang Yuan had always been on the same page with the emperor. He had served Emperor Tianwu since he was a child, and now he had trained himself to the point where he could tell what the emperor was thinking from a single expression. Now, if Zhang Yuan said something like this, it meant that the emperor had already decided to kill him, and it was useless for him to kneel down.
Feng Jinyuan stood up and staggered out of the palace. Zhang Yuan watched him for a while, shook his head, and returned to the Qiankun Palace.
Emperor Tianwu was sitting on the dragon throne reading memorials. The latest memorials were very disturbing. There was a lot of rain in the summer and it was already August. It should have been autumn, but this year was not much better and the water just didn't decrease. Every state had submitted memorials requesting disaster relief and tax reduction, which really upset him.
Seeing Zhang Yuan enter the palace again, he threw the memorial on the table and asked, "Send him away?"
Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Let's go."
"Hmph!" Tianwu was already angry, and when he heard about what happened in Prince Xiang's mansion today, he became even angrier. "Feng Jinyuan, that old bastard, raised a daughter who is really capable of doing such a thing. In my opinion, the sentence of beheading is too light, Lao Jiu should be punished by flaying! Flaying!"
Zhang Yuan reluctantly helped him to calm down his anger and advised: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Beheading is not an easy task. Just think about it. Such a beautiful woman was cut in half from the waist. I heard that she was still conscious when she was just beheaded. If you move your buttocks forward and put it in front of her eyes, she will be scared to death in the end."
Tianwu shuddered when he heard this. "Now that you put it that way, beheading is indeed not a light punishment. Is Laojiu's sentence okay?"
Zhang Yuan replied: "That's great."
Bang!
Tianwu slammed the table, startling Zhang Yuan. Then the old emperor said, "If it's okay, then why are you still hesitating? I'll just give him the throne, right?"
Zhang Yuan quickly advised: "How can the throne be given to you just by saying so! Although there is a position of Grand Emperor, have you really seen one? Since the founding of the Dashun Dynasty, oh no, let's count the previous dynasty, the previous previous dynasty, and the previous previous previous dynasty, have you ever heard of any dynasty that really had a Grand Emperor?"
Tianwu was stunned, but said unwillingly: "There has to be a first one! I don't mind being the first."
"That won't work!" Zhang Yuan didn't know how to persuade him. After thinking for a while, he simply said, "Now the border is not settled, the new steel has not been built, and the Ninth Prince and Princess Ji'an are busy in the camp every day. They will have to fight Qianzhou in a while. How can they have time to sit in the palace? Even if you don't think about the empire, you should always think about His Highness, right? He just conquered Qianzhou, and there was a palace coup in the capital. He has to lead the army to fight back again. What's the matter?"
Tianwu made this analysis and felt that Zhang Yuan was right, so he said helplessly: "Then I will help him guard the throne for another two years. I have to let Ming'er sit on the throne securely, otherwise, Pianpian will not forgive me. Alas, I know she doesn't like the palace. If it weren't for Ming'er, she wouldn't stay behind these high walls. So I have to help Ming'er take over this country quickly. If I wait any longer, I won't be able to take her out of the palace."
Zhang Yuan's nose felt sore and something in his eyes almost fell out. He turned his head away and asked awkwardly, "You all eloped, what should I do?"
Tianwu glared at him and said, "Look at your lack of ambition. Oh, you all left the palace, what should I do? What do you think I should do? Of course, I should serve me! Why, I am not in this palace anymore, and you are still serving Lao Jiu? With his temper, do you want to be like me when I was here, and do whatever I say? For example, you got up late yesterday, and I was in court, but you were still dreaming in your room. If it were Lao Jiu, would he spoil you like this?"
Zhang Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty is right. If it were His Majesty the Ninth Prince, he would have slapped me back to my grandmother's house long ago."
"That's right! You'd better stay away from Lao Jiu. And his wife doesn't look like someone who is easy to talk to. You should stop wanting to serve in the palace."
"That's fine. Then when Your Majesty decides to elope with Concubine Yun, just let me know and I'll pack my bags and leave together!"
Bang!
Tianwu slapped him on the head and said, "What the hell are you talking about? Get out of here! If you want to get out, just go away. Pianpian and I ran away from home. Laojiu is a filial child, so he will definitely send someone to look for us. By then, his mother may be soft-hearted and come back."
Zhang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "After all this talk, you still want to be the emperor!"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Tianwu glared, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. Come here and help me figure out which rank I should give to that old thief Feng Jinyuan to be more satisfying this time?"
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