Gu Shu was thus labeled as "uninformed". God knows that Baixiang Water was really fought over by everyone in the harem of Dashun! She couldn't figure out where Princess Ji'an got this amazing perfume from? And the bottle also made her confused.
At this time, Feng Yuheng spoke again: "Princess Gu Shu also personally appreciated it. We in Dashun have such a good thing, why do we need your Qianxiangshui?"
The ancient Shu princess was speechless.
Feng Yuheng smiled, then turned around and said to Emperor Tianwu: "Father, it is not easy for Ah Heng to mix this kind of perfume. Not many can be successfully prepared every year, but from now on, I am willing to give some to the concubines in the harem during the New Year. It doesn't matter if we don't have the ancient Shu perfume."
When the concubines heard her words, they were all so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. The empress took the lead and nodded repeatedly. Without waiting for Emperor Tianwu to speak, the empress said: "Of course, with the perfume mixed by Ah Heng, why do we need the things of Ancient Shu?" After that, she turned to the Ancient Shu princess and said: "Seventh Princess, don't blame me for being so talkative. If you people of Ancient Shu like that kind of Qianxiang perfume, take it back and develop more and use it yourself. But that kind of thing containing musk ingredients is absolutely not allowed in Dashun. I believe that the ladies sitting here would not dare to take the risk of exchanging their children for fragrance, right?"
After hearing this, people nodded and said, "Of course we don't dare, of course we don't dare."
The Queen said with satisfaction, "It's good that you understand this." Then she looked at the Princess of Gushu and said, "Seventh Princess, please return to the Southern Territory tomorrow. I will send someone to take you back. This time when you visit Dashun, Gushu did not formally submit a letter of credence. So it is a private visit. I'm sorry that Dashun cannot keep you here any longer. You must be careful on the way, especially the Thousand Perfumes. You must protect them well and don't leave a single drop in Dashun."
As the queen spoke, her face grew colder. The Seventh Princess of Ancient Shu was not stupid either. She knew that they were being ordered to leave, so she nodded, bowed, and returned to her seat.
Feng Yuheng also did not stay on the field any longer. At this time, the people who were avoiding the incense outside also returned to the hall, and the singing and dancing continued.
She walked back to the banquet, and deliberately walked around the table of Princess Gu Shu. Princess Gu Shu was so angry that she gritted her teeth, glared with anger, and hatred was written all over her face. Feng Yuheng didn't care, and passed by her as if he didn't see her. However, a cold voice reached the ears of Princess Gu Shu: "Why? Hate me?"
Princess Gu Shu said without hesitation: "I wish I could strangle you to death."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "You are not the only one who wants to strangle me to death, but it seems that it is not your turn yet, so wait a little longer!"
With a bottle of Dior perfume, Feng Yuheng once again saved Dashun's reputation. People can no longer remember how many times Princess Ji'an has saved the day and brought glory to Dashun. They only know that with this princess around, no matter how embarrassing the situation is, Dashun will never be in despair.
Obviously, Emperor Tianwu thought so too, so he picked up the wine glass and raised it towards Feng Yuheng. Feng Yuheng quickly stood up and respectfully drank a glass with Emperor Tianwu.
This scene was actually nothing in the eyes of the officials and most of the ladies in Beijing, but a small number of visitors from other provinces who had ulterior motives were unhappy, especially those female relatives who were good at stirring up trouble. Some of them even started to instigate Feng Fendai - "Miss Feng Si, has Princess Ji'an ever given you the same perfume as her?"
Fen Dai snorted coldly, "How is that possible? That's something only ladies can afford."
"Oh! That's what you say, but others don't have a share. You are her biological sister, so why don't you have a share?"
Fendai was already too jealous and greedy, and she immediately felt unbalanced when she heard people provoking her like this. Some people just wanted to watch the fun and were still inciting her, saying, "Sisters should help each other. She is in a high position and has great power now, but we have been in Beijing for a few days and heard that the Feng family is now living in extreme poverty. It is obvious that she has no regard for you. Alas, I feel so sad for Miss Feng Si."
After hearing what was said, Fen Dai's anger rose again. But what could she do? She had too much experience in dealing with Feng Yuheng, and all of them were failures. Especially in this situation, even if she was angry, she always remembered not to take the initiative to provoke the second sister, otherwise, she would have to bear the consequences. In Feng Yuheng's heart, there was no such thing as the Feng family or not, the sister or not. The only one she recognized was Feng Xiangrong.
Fen Dai thought so, but then she remembered that Xiang Rong might have had that kind of perfume a long time ago, and she couldn't help feeling even more unwilling.
Emperor Tianwu was sitting leisurely on the main seat in the hall. The play just now was sung so passionately that he still felt very satisfied when he thought about it.
Zhang Yuan stood by and saw his smug look. He couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "What is there to be proud of? If Princess Ji'an hadn't brought a bottle of perfume into the palace today, I don't know how this situation would end!"
Tianwu waved his hand and said confidently: "Don't worry, as long as Miss Heng is here, she will not embarrass me no matter what she says."
"Why are you so confident?" Zhang Yuan was helpless, but thinking about it again, if he didn't teach that ancient Shu princess a lesson in that situation, it would not be Emperor Tianwu who would be embarrassed, but the entire Dashun! So he also felt emotional, indeed, as long as Princess Ji'an was there, everything would be solved.
The singing and dancing at the Moonlit Palace Banquet continued. In fact, the singing and dancing were just a diversion. Behind the singing and dancing were people's conversations and cooperation. Tianwu seemed to be listening to the songs and watching the dances, but he did not miss any official's conversations with others. He saw every scene, even an expression that could convey the emotions of the person talking. The palace banquet was just a test. He had to know what these officials of his had in mind.
"Ah Heng." Xuan Tiange walked around the table and when he returned to Feng Yuheng, he whispered to her, "I just saw the eldest lady of the Yao family leaving the palace with Lu Yao."
"Huh?" Feng Yuheng didn't really notice it. Just now, several young ladies had taken the initiative to talk to her. She was busy with socializing and didn't really pay attention to other movements.
Xuan Tiange continued, "But it looks normal. It's just the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law going out for a walk. The palace banquet has been going on for a long time, and people can't sit still. The Queen said early in the morning that if the ladies can't sit still and want to walk around in the palace, they can visit the several gardens."
Feng Yuheng nodded, wanting to say that it was okay, but she was still uneasy in her heart. After thinking for a while, she turned her head to look at the table, and saw that the eldest daughter of the Lu family, Lu Ping, also stood up at this time, nodded at her, and then walked out with her maid.
Feng Yuheng stood up suddenly, which actually scared Xuan Tiange. She said, "I feel bored too, Tiange, why don't we go out for a walk too?"
Xuan Tiange agreed, "Okay, I've been bored for a long time." The two of them walked out while talking. Huang Quan and Xuan Tiange's maid followed them quickly. When they passed Feng Zhaolian, they saw him putting his arm around a young lady's shoulder and talking casually - "Beauty! In my opinion, no young man in this palace is worthy of you!" The young lady laughed out loud.
A few people had just left the Qiankun Hall, and before they could discuss where to go, they saw a palace maid running towards the hall in a hurry. When she arrived at the door, she saw Feng Yuheng and the others. She didn't even bother to greet them, and hurried over and said, "Princess, Princess, hurry, go to the lotus pond and take a look! The eldest and young wives of the Yao family have both fallen into the water!"
"What?" Feng Yuheng was shocked. She thought something was going to happen when Lu Yao and Xu came out together, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. "You lead the way." She made a prompt decision and asked the palace maid to lead the way. Together with Xuan Tiange, she lifted her skirt and ran towards the lotus pond.
The lotus pond was not far from the Qiankun Palace. They arrived quickly and saw a lot of people gathered in front of them. They were all ladies who came out to stroll in the garden. At this time, a lady was shouting, "Go and call a few eunuchs. We are all women. None of us can swim. We can't save anyone!"
Someone said: "The maid has already gone to call her, but she hasn't come after calling for a long time?"
Feng Yuheng frowned. The palace was full of palace maids and eunuchs, but why were there no eunuchs near the lotus pond? They couldn't come even when he called them? Could it be that someone had sent everyone away in advance?
She pushed through the crowd and saw Xu and Lu Yao splashing around in the lotus pond. Someone saw her coming and said, "Don't worry, Princess. The water in the lotus pond is not deep. It's only up to your neck at most."
But some people said: "Although the water is not deep, there are a lot of water plants in it. Look at the lady's condition, it is clear that something has entangled her feet and she can't stand straight."
"What's the point of standing up!" Another young lady stamped her foot. "It's true that the water is up to your neck, but do you know that there's mud underneath? Who can stand up? If you step into the mud, you'll sink all the same!"
Feng Yuheng was a little anxious, especially when she saw Xu looking at her for help. At this moment, Lu Yao, who was still able to splash in the water and shout, shouted at her: "Sister Heng, Sister Heng, save us! Save us!" She shouted, but she had no strength left. The water gradually disappeared. Xu, who was beside her, seemed to want to help her, but she couldn't muster any strength and her body sank.
Feng Yuheng also wanted to save her, but even though she had a million skills, she still had one drawbackâshe couldn't swim! Not only could she not swim, her maid Huang Quan wasn't very good at swimming either. Although she practiced hard, she didn't achieve much success in the end.
But since the incident happened suddenly, Huang Quan didn't care about so much. Lu Yao called her while taking off her outer robe and pretending to jump into the river.
But before she could make any move, a figure suddenly jumped out from the crowd, and then, with a "plop" sound, a woman took the initiative to jump into the lotus pond -
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