That person was none other than the Cheng sisters, Cheng Junman and Cheng Junmei, who married into the Feng family and became Feng Jinyuan's concubines.
Speaking of which, Feng Yuheng hadn't seen them for some time. He only heard from the Feng family that the Cheng sisters entered the palace to serve the sick, so he didn't ask the reason. After all, the Cheng sisters entered the Feng Mansion just to divide Kang Yi's power, and as for what other purposes they had with the Queen, it was unknown. Now that Feng Jinyuan has fallen and the Feng family is in such a situation, it is natural for the two sisters not to stay any longer, but their status is still there, and they still have to give an explanation to the Feng family.
When she got close to the two, the Cheng sisters naturally looked at them directly. The two sisters had heard about the breakup between Feng Yuheng and Yao Feng. Although they had doubts in their hearts, since Feng Yuheng was willing to let people believe it, they didn't say much, but they still wanted to talk to Feng Yuheng. Cheng Junman rolled her eyes, looked at the eyes around her that were faintly looking at them, and said to Feng Yuheng generously, "Princess, you are polite."
Feng Yuheng smiled and said, "You're welcome. Since you are the niece of the Queen, there's no need for us to be polite to each other."
Cheng Junman continued, "We should have met the princess a long time ago, but the princess knows that my sister and I have not been back to Feng Mansion for some time, using the excuse of going to the palace to take care of our aunt. When the princess just returned to Beijing, we were too embarrassed to meet her even if we wanted to, for fear that the princess would ask about this matter or urge us to go back."
When Feng Yuheng heard this, she knew that the Cheng sisters were really smart. No matter what, they first agreed with her ideas and practices, giving everyone a reason to approach them, so that everything would be easy. She smiled and said, "I never thought of urging you to go back. You all know the relationship between me and the Feng family, especially Feng Jinyuan. He can't be a good father, so I have no reason to be a good daughter. I can't control whether you go back or not. I even thought in my heart that it's okay not to go back. With the current situation of the Feng family, if you go back, you will lower your status and ask for trouble. It's nothing to bear the title of Feng Jinyuan's legal wife and concubine. You can ask the Queen to mess up this marriage, and you can still fight for a good future in the future."
When Cheng Junman heard what she said, she knew that her behavior had already met Feng Yuheng's wishes, so she happily walked forward and held her hand, saying warmly: "My sister and I are relieved that the princess can think this way. To be honest, I heard that the princess had completely severed ties with the Feng family, and my sister and I were really relieved. It's better to be severed, and it's better not to have such relatives. We can talk more in the future." As she spoke, she pulled Feng Yuheng to a place with fewer people and pretended to chat. It was natural to outsiders, and both parties had expressed their attitudes towards the Feng family, and they were also allies. When they finally stopped again, Cheng Jun still had a warm smile on his face, but his voice was lowered, and he whispered: "The princess really doesn't blame us, right? Or maybe the princess has any other plans in the Feng Mansion, we just want to ask you, if there is a plan, it just so happens that my aunt's illness has also recovered, my sister and I will go back. It's a decision, please give your instructions."
Feng Yuheng shook his head. "It's hard for you. I don't have any plans for Feng Mansion. Feng Jinyuan has his own life. Whether he returns or not depends on your wishes. You don't have to consider me. Of course, if you or the Queen have plans, you can just do it. You don't need to ask me about everything."
The Cheng sisters looked at each other, knowing that they couldn't hide anything from Feng Yuheng. Instead of playing it safe, they told the truth, so they continued, "My princess should also know that there have been rumors in the North that a treasure map of the Thousand Zhou Dragon Veins has fallen into Feng Jinyuan's hands. Dashun wants that map, and my aunt has always been helping the emperor, so the purpose of my sister and I entering the Feng Mansion is to find the treasure map."
Cheng Junmei took over the conversation: "But we have been searching for so long, but there is no clue at all. During this time, there were even Qian Zhou's secret guards lurking beside Feng Jinyuan, and they also got nothing. Later, Qian Zhou's secret guards withdrew, probably because they had given up. We kept an eye on it for a while, and then returned to the palace."
Cheng Junman nodded, and then asked Feng Yuheng willingly: "Does the princess know the whereabouts of the treasure map? Do you think... is it in Feng Jinyuan's hands?"
Feng Yuheng looked at the two of them, and wanted to find a trace of other emotions from their expressions and eyes, but the two sisters did not have a single flaw, as if it was exactly as they said, finding the treasure map was the task assigned by the Queen, and finding it was also handed over to the Emperor to relieve the Emperor's worries. So she did not continue to examine it, but just shook her head and said: "I don't know the whereabouts of the treasure map, let alone whether it is in Feng Jinyuan's hands. But since there have been such legends for so many years, and Qian Zhou has also sent people to investigate, and I have always suspected that Kang Yi's marriage is also related to this treasure map, then... it should not be a rumor, right?" She analyzed lightly, but in her heart she was thinking about it-the Queen risked her two nieces to marry Feng Jinyuan, for her, this treasure map, is it really just to relieve the Emperor's worries? If not, then for whom? Herself? But what does she want the treasure map for herself?
She was puzzled by this matter, and the palace servants shouted loudly for everyone to leave the palace and prepare to set off, so the conversation between the three of them ended here. It was not until Feng Yuheng gradually walked away that Cheng Junmei whispered to her sister beside her: "Why do I always feel that there is something wrong with the way Princess Ji'an looks at us? Is she suspicious of something? But we are telling the truth?"
Cheng Junman told her: "Don't think too much. Princess Ji'an has always been suspicious. We don't care what she thinks. Anyway, we didn't lie to her. If something really happens in the future, we can also be in the right."
The huge crowd left the palace and soon met up with Emperor Tianwu. Then the male and female guests were divided into different carriages, but they were not divided too finely. Some men and women who were close to each other would still walk together, one on the horse and the other in the carriage, and they would chat from time to time.
Feng Yuheng did not sit in her own carriage. She sat with Xuan Tiange, accompanied by Wang Chuan and Huang Quan, and even Xuan Tiange's maid sat in the carriage. It was cold in winter, and there was a charcoal brazier in the carriage, which made Huang Quan sigh: "The princess's carriage is so good."
Xuan Tiange was so angry that she reached out to pinch her: "Is your princess' car bad? Who told her not to bring her own car?" After that, he said to Feng Yuheng: "But then again, this year is also cold enough. Although there is no winter disaster like the year before last, the snow is not heavy. The weather is not any colder than the winter disaster. I feel it is even colder."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Yes, the lowest temperature was minus 24 degrees Celsius the year before last, and this year it has reached minus 29 degrees Celsius. It's about to reach 30 degrees Celsius. How can it not be cold?"
Xuan Tiange didn't understand what she meant, but she knew it was colder, so she didn't ask any more questions. She had some psychological tolerance for Feng Yuheng's weirdness, so it didn't matter if she occasionally said something she couldn't understand. "It takes about three hours to drive from the capital to the hunting ground in the eastern suburbs. We have enough charcoal, so it's okay. The concubines and masters in the palace can also support themselves, so they won't suffer. It's just that the young ladies from the official families who came with them will suffer. I think their carriages are very cramped, and I'm afraid they can't put down the braziers."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "When did our Princess Wuyang start to feel sorry for others? When did those young ladies from official families ever catch your eye? Why do you care whether they are cold or not?"
Xuan Tiange rolled his eyes at her, "I don't feel sorry for others, but didn't Xiangrong come along? Uncle Huang allowed Fourth Brother to go out for some fresh air, and I heard that Fourth Brother was so angry that he abducted Xiangrong along with him. I was just afraid that she would get cold. You too, why did you break off relations with the Feng and Yao families? Now even Xiangrong can't get close to you. I wonder if you'd feel bad if she got sick from the cold."
Feng Yuheng lifted the curtain and looked outside. As soon as the curtain was opened, a gust of cold wind rushed in, making the people in the car shrink their necks. "Xiangrong won't be cold." She looked for a while and then put the curtain down again, reaching out to warm herself by the fire. "You also said that it was the Fourth Prince who tricked her here. With the Fourth Prince's current concern for Xiangrong, do you think Xiangrong would be cold? The brazier in the car might be burning more vigorously than ours, and she might even be wearing the fur cloak given by the Fourth Prince, wrapping herself tightly."
After hearing what she said, Xuan Tiange nodded and said, "I actually forgot about this. Well, you are right. But since you mentioned the animal skin cloak, there is something you might want to hear."
"Oh? What's that?"
"Ah Heng, you know that we in Dashun haven't gone to the winter hunting for the past two years, but this winter hunting was the favorite of the emperor's uncle in the past. As soon as winter came, he would be dragged out to practice no matter how cold it was. He didn't go in the past two years, not because he was getting older, but because of the winter disaster the year before last, and last year you and Ninth Brother were fighting again. The court couldn't let people watch the war while the royal family was having fun, so it was quiet for two years. The reason why it resumed this year is, firstly, because the border is temporarily stable and there are no major wars, and secondly, you know? It's because the emperor promised Concubine Yun that he would personally make a leather cloak for her. Yes, personally, he must do it himself."
Feng Yuheng frowned, "The hunting grounds are all fenced, right? What kind of ferocious beasts can be hunted? If you really want to hunt for fur, you should go deep into the mountains."
Xuan Tiange stamped his feet and said, "Oh, don't tell him that. Just try to make him happy. When he gets there, we'll arrange for people to deliberately release some tigers and leopards for him to fight, and send more people to protect him. If he is really allowed to go into the mountains, Dashun will be in chaos."
Feng Yuheng thought about it and just smiled, saying nothing more. Xuan Tiange continued to talk to himself, "There are many people coming this time, and many concubines came with them, they are so happy. I saw someone brought several big boxes, which must be filled with clothes and jewelry. She thought that she would have a chance after leaving the palace and being away from Concubine Yun's eyes. But she didn't think about it. She didn't wait for this opportunity for more than 20 years, so how can she have it now? Dream on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the carriage shake violently, as if it had hit something. Not only did the entire body of the carriage bounce up, but he also heard the horses neighing, and the carriage began to shift to the side. With Xuan Tiange's scream of "Ah", the entire carriage fell to one side.
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