Following Emperor Tianwu's shout of "Thank you", the Right Prime Minister and General Pingnan stepped forward together, knelt down side by side with Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tiange, and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Lord, for your grace." Then, Xuan Tiange said again: "No one from the Bai family will go to court, so Tiange will go there in person and tell Furong the good news!" Seeing Tianwu nodded, she stood up, smiled at Feng Yuheng, and turned to leave the Qiankun Hall.
Feng Yuheng and the others also stood up and returned to their positions. Xiangrong was so shocked that she didn't come back to her senses until her second sister walked back to her side. With just one word from the emperor, her second sister became a second-rank county lady and then a first-rank princess. Her fiefdom was also expanded from a county to a metropolitan prefecture. How big is a metropolitan prefecture? I heard it's bigger than the capital.
Oh my god, this is simply a myth!
Xiangrong stood there in a daze, thinking randomly in her mind. As she thought, she felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, as if everyone turned their eyes to her and someone was pulling her sleeve.
She was startled and came to her senses, then she heard someone whispering, "What's wrong with the children of the Feng family? None of them can hear the emperor calling her."
Feng Yuheng had no choice but to remind: "The Emperor is calling you."
Xiangrong's calves began to ache again, and he asked Feng Yuheng nervously, "What should I do?"
Feng Yuheng pointed to the center of the hall and said, "Go over there and kneel down."
Xiangrong nodded and almost floated over, swaying twice in the middle, which scared Feng Yuheng so much that he almost didn't go over to help her.
Emperor Tianwu looked at the performance of the third daughter of the Feng family and roared in his heart. How could such a girl discover the turmoil and report it? Can people have genetic mutations now?
Emperor Tianwu went to see Xiangrong with a nervous mood. After Xiangrong swayed for a few times and finally knelt down, he calmed down and said, "Fortunately, Feng Xiangrong, the third daughter of the Feng family, was the first to discover the turmoil in the capital and reported it in time, so a disaster was avoided. Feng Xiangrong, I will grant you a favor. What do you want?"
I was confused for a moment. Wasn't she kneeling here to listen to the reward? Shouldn't the emperor say the grace, and then she should thank him? Why did she... just let her think for herself? What did she think?
She felt all messy and subconsciously looked towards Feng Yuheng, only to see her second sister winking at her happily, which made her even more messy.
Feng Yuheng is so cruel. You want to tolerate it, but this is just a blank check. You can fill in the amount yourself! Fill in as much as you want! Damn, why are you still kneeling there like an idiot?
Unfortunately, no matter how anxious Feng Yuheng was, Xiangrong had no idea what an empty promise was, so she became confused and collapsed, not daring to raise her head.
Tianwu was also anxious. He had heard that the third daughter of the Feng family had the best relationship with Feng Yuheng. She was a good person, but a little timid. But isn't this too timid? Even if she didn't dare to ask for grace, according to normal people's thinking, shouldn't she at least say a few polite words? But this girl just knelt there stupidly, twisting her fingers constantly. This temperament is too different from her second sister, and even compared with the other daughters of their Feng family, it is too different! Are they born of the same father?
Emperor Tianwu began to imagine that more than ten years ago, Feng Jinyuan picked up an abandoned baby on the roadside on a stormy night...
Zhang Yuan saw his emperor starting to lose focus while sitting on the dragon throne, so he quickly tugged at Tianwu's dragon robe to remind him, but Tianwu didn't respond. Zhang Yuan tugged again, but still no response. He got anxious, and while all the officials were looking at Feng Xiangrong, he raised his foot and kicked Tianwu in the calf.
The kick was a bit too strong, causing Tianwu to scream, "There's an assassin!"
But where could an assassin come from in broad daylight, in public? This shout stunned all the court officials, and they were so scared that they raised their hands to cover their ears.
Feng Yuheng stroked his forehead, it was so embarrassing, embarrassing for both the old and the young.
Zhang Yuan was about to cry, and quickly whispered to Tianwu: "There was no assassin, it was the servant who kicked him."
Tianwu was furious, "Why did you kick me?" He spoke a little loudly, causing all the officials to stare at Zhang Yuan again. Everyone was wondering in their hearts, is this eunuch going to rebel? Where did he get the courage?
Zhang Yuan was so angry that he wanted to cover Tianwu's mouth. He gritted his teeth and said, "Keep your voice down. If you keep shouting like that, my life will be in danger!"
Tianwu also knew that this damn eunuch was used to being disrespectful to him, but he couldn't make this too blatant, otherwise if the ministers knew about it, they would report Zhang Yuan. So he lowered his voice and asked him, "Why did you kick me?"
Zhang Yuan pointed at Xiang Rong who was kneeling below him, "The Third Miss of the Feng Family is still a child, it's normal for her to be timid, but Your Majesty, you can't be like her! You two are just staring at each other for a long time, what are you doing? Are you interested in her?"
Tianwu really wanted to strangle this damn eunuch to death, "What the hell!" He rolled his eyes fiercely, waved his hand, and said loudly to Xiangrong: "Forget it! Since you can't think of what kind of grace you want, let me tell you one. I heard that your children in the Feng family are not living a happy life under the oppression of Feng Jinyuan?"
Everyone was stunned. How did this have to do with whether someone was living a good life?
Xiangrong was also a little confused, but still nodded subconsciously. She really felt that her life was not going well. Her father was so heartbreaking.
Seeing Xiangrong nodded, Tianwu was happy, "Look, I'll tell you! Feng Jinyuan, that old man, has always only cared about interests and not family affection. He is not as considerate of children as I am."
Everyone wiped their sweat, you just killed and imprisoned your own sons, and now you are talking about compassion?
Zhang Yuan was helpless. How could such a word as "old man" come out? But he didn't remind him again. Tianwu had been the emperor for most of his life and always spoke like this. The court officials were used to it. It was nothing.
Tianwu also thought it was nothing, and even tried hard to express his own views. He said: "The children of the Feng family, the Princess of Ji'an County, are already taken, and Feng Jinyuan has no right to interfere. He probably doesn't dare to interfere with my junior brother. I heard that the fourth girl is promised to the fifth brother..."
As he spoke, he looked at the Fifth Prince. Xuan Tianyi quickly stepped forward and knelt down: "I beg you to grant my blessing, Father."
"Hmph." Tianwu snorted, "Whether it's done or not, you didn't ask me before you went to the Feng family to propose marriage. But I don't want to get involved in your affairs, so marry her if you want! Now I want to talk about this Third Miss Feng. She has made contributions to the country, so I will naturally reward her, but this reward must have some practical meaning. So, I will give you a favor, Feng Xiangrong, I will allow you to marry freely in this life, without being restricted by the Feng family or controlled by Feng Jinyuan, but at the same time, you cannot force others. Are you willing to accept this favor?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xiangrong felt as if a warm current suddenly poured over her head. Her dark life, which had originally had no hope, suddenly became bright. The Feng Mansion that had been pressing on her like a mountain was instantly removed with the words "freedom of marriage". There was no more coercion, no more panic. Originally, there was only a small path in front of her, but now, this king of a country had opened up a sunny avenue for her from another direction.
Xiangrong was so happy that she almost jumped up. All her nervousness, fear and trembling disappeared. The little girl who had just been kneeling on the ground with her head down suddenly became excited. She raised her head high with a smile on her face. She looked at Tianwu like a little fool, then kowtowed three times and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Tianwu was startled, raised his head and wiped his forehead, thinking that she was indeed Feng Yuheng's sister, and her spirits changed so quickly. Thinking about it again, it seemed that when Lao Jiu left her in the Yu Palace to look after Lao Si, this girl forced Lao Si to accompany her to embroider flowers all night. She immediately found it interesting, and a picture of Lao Si holding an embroidery needle and embroidering mandarin ducks appeared in her mind. She couldn't help but come up with a plan - "Well, didn't you just say that Lao Si was imprisoned? I'll give him another job. He's locked up anyway, so let him embroider for Miss Feng San! He must embroider at least one pair of flowers every month and send it to Feng Mansion. If he doesn't finish it, he won't be given food! Okay, the third girl of the Feng family, get up, wait by your second sister, and I'll talk to these old guys about something else."
Xiang Rong happily jumped up, holding up her skirt and ran back to Feng Yuheng, without any nervousness at all. Even Zhang Yuan had to admire that the children of the Feng family were indeed very capable!
Tianwu spoke again, but he was no longer entangled in his little daughter's concerns. Instead, he made a clear statement about the unrest in the capital - "This morning, all the remnants of the Northern Territory have been captured, and only Bu Cong is still at large. From today on, Bu Cong will be dismissed as the commander of the Eastern Territory, and all the troops in the Eastern Territory will be under the command of the Imperial King Xuan Tianming."
None of the officials knew about it, but they were all frightened. Tianwu said this lightly, but in fact, Xuan Tianming already had troops from the West and Northwest. Now that the North was in chaos, he had to send troops to suppress it. The troops from the South were in the hands of General Pingnan, but the distance between the south and the north was very far, so Xuan Tianming would have to send troops to the North. Once the North was taken, it would naturally not change to another master. In this way, three quarters of the world's troops would be in the hands of the Ninth Prince!
The officials who had thought that Emperor Tianwu would take this opportunity to appoint a crown prince immediately understood that whether or not to appoint a crown prince was just a matter of situation. It was clear that the emperor had always favored only the Ninth Prince. The eldest prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince were just chess pieces in the Ninth Prince's plan to control the world. Sooner or later, this world would belong to Xuan Tianming.
At this time, Xuan Tianming also stepped forward from the line, bowed to Tianwu, and said in a loud voice: "I have issued an order to move 100,000 of the 300,000 troops left in the northwest to guard the border to the north to control the three provinces in the north. At the same time, 10,000 troops will be drawn from the camp outside the capital, and the deputy general Qian Li will lead the troops to the north to provide support."
Feng Yuheng also came forward and stood beside Xuan Tianming. The two looked at each other, and then she said in a loud voice: "In the Shenji Camp, the Shenshe and Tianji will each dispatch 500 elite soldiers to follow the army to the north. I promise my father that in five months, the new steel equipment will be officially released to all soldiers in the camp. At that time, I and His Royal Highness the Prince will personally bring these new steel equipment to the northern border."
Xuan Tianming raised his lips and smiled evilly, "As soon as the Northern Realm is taken back, we will attack Qian Zhou directly!"
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