Concubine Yuan left with a smile on her face. It was the first time she smiled so proudly since she was demoted to a concubine.
Yuexiu followed Concubine Yuan and asked in a low voice: "Master, will the Queen really help us?" She was a little worried. The Queen seemed very angry just now. The master didn't know what she had done to irritate the Queen. Although the Queen agreed in the end, she was reluctant after all, which made people feel uneasy.
After hearing her question, Yuan Guiren snorted coldly and said confidently, "Help her, how could she not help? As long as the handle is still in my hand, she has to help even if she is angry."
Yuexiu didn't know what the evidence was, but she didn't dare to ask, because Concubine Yuan would tell her anything she wanted to tell her, and if she didn't tell her, it meant that Concubine Yuan didn't want to tell her. Since it was about the Queen, Yuexiu thought it was better for her not to know. But she was still a little worried, "Will the Queen..."
"Kill to silence the witness?" Concubine Yuan chuckled. "She doesn't dare, because she doesn't know how many people I have told, but she knows very well that it must be Mo'er who told me. It's easy for her to kill me, but she will inevitably be cruelly retaliated and attacked by Mo'er. She is not ready to fight to the death."
Yuan Guiren left triumphantly, but in Jingci Palace, the Queen's fury had not yet subsided, and her hands were shaking. Fangyi ordered people to clean up the broken porcelain pieces and bird's nests on the ground, then closed the palace door, turned around and whispered to the Queen: "Is she really talking about that thing?"
The queen clenched her fists tightly and spoke in a different voice, "Apart from that incident, what else could have made her so fearless as to come and threaten me?"
"But how did Concubine Yuan know about it?" Fang Yi was extremely puzzled. "How could that matter be spread to her? In this palace, besides the queen and me, even Miss Cheng doesn't know about it?" She just said this, suddenly paused, and then knelt down in front of the queen - "Your Majesty, it was not me who spread it. I swear on my life that I have never told anyone about it. Your Majesty must believe me!"
The Queen looked at Fang Yi and was also stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said: "What are you doing? Get up quickly, I can't suspect anyone but you! Get up!" She raised her hand lightly and supported Fang Yi, and when Fang Yi stood up, she continued: "This matter is said to be a secret, but there is no wall that is impenetrable in this world. My mother's family is not perfect either. As long as someone is willing to do it, there is nothing that cannot be found out."
Fang Yi calmed down and thought about it, but still frowned: "If the news really leaked out, this matter will be difficult to handle. It's okay if it's just one noble lady Yuan, but if it gets to other people's ears, I'm afraid this palace will be in turmoil!"
"Hmph!" The Queen snorted coldly, "There has never been peace in this palace. That noble lady Yuan must have gotten the news from the Eighth Prince. Now that they have this leverage in their hands, they came to threaten me for the first time today, but it also serves as a reminder to me. If they did it the first time, there will be a second and third time. I don't know what they will come to ask for in the future."
"Then Your Majesty, you should just not help this time. We don't even take a noble lady like Yuan seriously." Fang Yi's face showed ruthlessness, and it was obvious that she had made up her mind to make a decisive move.
The Queen shook her head, "Never mind, it's just an engagement, not a big deal, it won't take much effort for me to help her. As for the future... I can't tolerate it again and again, she can't threaten me with it. At worst, we'll die together, I've been on this boat for long enough, there was no movement on the other side in the first half of my life, we were considered safe, but now, I'm afraid that even if Yuan Guiren doesn't bring this up, he will come to the palace. I don't want to be his pawn, I didn't want to before, and I don't want to do it anymore. But there's no way, this is my fate, it's been destined since the day I was born, I can't escape, I can't hide, unless I don't want this life and give it back to him. Fangyi, if one day we can't hold on, we should give our lives back to him, okay?"
The queen's words made Fang Yi sigh with emotion. In an instant, the head maid seemed to have aged several decades and lost all her strength. She even slumped down beside the queen's couch, sighing with a bitter smile. After a long while, she said, "Okay, when one day we can't hold on any longer, we'll give his life back to him."
Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming stayed in the palace until the palace gates were about to be locked before they came out of Yuehan Palace. Xuan Tianming had not been home for several months, so it was impossible for him to send Feng Yuheng back to the Princess's Mansion. Therefore, he successfully took the little girl back to Prince Yu's Mansion. As soon as she entered the door, she felt the warm welcome from Madam Zhou.
Xuan Tianming returned home, and everyone in Prince Yu's mansion was happier than during the Chinese New Year. Madam Zhou led the people to the inner courtyard and said to them, "I'm still worried that His Highness won't be able to come back before the New Year. I thought, if His Highness is really delayed on the way, I will take the kitchen and guards to the south to meet him. Wherever we meet him, that's where we'll celebrate the New Year."
Xuan Tianming said helplessly: "How can it be that exaggerated? I said I would come back before the New Year, so I must come back before the New Year. When have I ever broken my promise?"
Feng Yuheng agreed with Madam Zhou's words. She told Xuan Tianming, "In fact, that's what I was planning. If you don't come back before the New Year, I won't stay in the capital anymore. I'll go south with Madam Zhou to find you."
Bai Ze followed behind and said, "What is this called? Looking for a husband across thousands of miles?"
Feng Yuheng rolled her eyes at him and said nothing, but it was also a tacit agreement, which made Xuan Tianming smile. He felt that this girl was becoming more and more interesting, and he liked teasing her more and more. Unfortunately, the days they spent together were always short. When Tianwu was this age and Dashun was this situation, even if he wanted to stop and spend some time with her, the burden on his shoulders was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.
The two of them had dinner in the palace, and when they returned to the mansion, the servants only prepared a bath and washed up, and then they all left. Xuan Tianming looked at the two large bathing tubs separated by a large screen in the room, and said to Feng Yuheng helplessly: "Go to Qiankun to wash, this king has been missing there for the past few months."
Feng Yuheng smiled, thinking that it was easy to go from simple to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxurious to simple! Accustomed to the shower equipment of the 21st century, Xuan Tianming would naturally feel uncomfortable if he was asked to use this kind of wooden barrel that was inconvenient to change water and rinse. So he pulled his hand, put his right hand on the phoenix birthmark on his right wrist, and his figure disappeared, instantly entering the pharmacy space.
After washing and bathing in the space, he also found some snacks in the space. Xuan Tianming felt that everything here at Feng Yuheng was delicious, but Feng Yuheng had long been tired of it. When the two came out, the night was getting darker. The two curled up on the bed, but they couldn't fall asleep for a while. Xuan Tianming said to Feng Yuheng: "We still have to go to the South Border after the New Year. This time we are going to send the ancient Shu princess. The attitude of the ancient Shu Kingdom is very interesting. They don't recognize the Dashun court, but they recognize the small court established by Lao Ba. They even think that the new policy implemented by Lao Ba there is very beneficial to the development of the desert country. They want to support Lao Ba to ascend the throne of Dashun. They can't restrain their thoughts."
Feng Yuheng asked him puzzledly: "Is the Eighth Prince's new policy really good?"
Xuan Tianming shrugged and smiled, "That was a new policy designed specifically for Ancient Shu, which gave Ancient Shu countless conveniences, so naturally they agreed. But for Da Shun, it was a hundred harms and no benefit. I know what Lao Ba is thinking. He wants to win over the hearts of the king and people of Ancient Shu, so that they will support him to ascend the throne of Da Shun. Once Lao Ba succeeds to the throne, the new policy will be abolished first, and Ancient Shu will not get any benefit at all. In the final analysis, he is using Ancient Shu and other small countries in the desert to fight for the throne, but he pretends to be so decent that people are very convinced."
"As far as I know, there are many small countries in the desert. Could it be that all of them support the Eighth Prince? Do the people of Ancient Shu share the same view?"
Xuan Tianming nodded, "This is the difference between those small countries and ours. The monarch there is the supreme being. Once the monarch says a word, there will be no opposition from below. Unlike Dashun, at least there is a court, at least there are different voices from the left and right, and as for the need to report, at least there is a court to discuss. This time when I went to the South Boundary, I clearly felt that there was a lot of restlessness over there. A spy reported that at least ten small countries, including Gu Shu, have joined forces and will launch a round of tentative attacks on Dashun after the New Year under the instigation of Lao Ba. And Lao Ba also promised that as long as he can successfully succeed to the throne, Lanzhou and Shu Tianfu will be assigned to Gu Shu as a reward."
Feng Yuheng frowned when she heard this. Isn't this selling out one's country for personal gain? The Eighth Prince ascended the throne by selling Dashun's land. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to sit on the throne securely? "A tentative attack. What are you testing?" she asked Xuan Tianming. "Test the strength of Dashun's attack? Use this to decide the gains and losses of all parties in supporting the Eighth Prince?"
"That's right." Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, "In order to allow the other side to attack smoothly, Lao Ba will definitely lend a helping hand in secret, making the other side's attack smoother and making it more difficult for us to encircle and suppress them."
"And once the Dashun encirclement and suppression fails, the Eighth Prince will come forward at this time, use his power to strike at the Ten Kingdoms of the Desert, and grab the credit." Feng Yuheng stated lightly, and at the same time was extremely puzzled by this behavior, "Do they all think that as long as they sit on the throne, they will reach the pinnacle of their life? Then they don't have to govern, don't have to review memorials every day, and don't have to get up early to attend the morning court? Being an emperor is just eating, drinking and having fun? Why do people want to be an emperor? In my opinion, the most difficult job in the world is to be an emperor. Not only do you have to shoulder the responsibility of the world, but you also have to be controlled by this Jiang "I have been trapped in the mountains for half my life. Not only will I be trapped, but my children will also be trapped in the future. Then when he is old, his sons will continue to fight for the throne. Seeing so many of his own children fighting to the death, won't the person on the throne be sad?" Feng Yuheng grabbed Xuan Tianming's forearm and said seriously: "I don't want to be trapped by this country. Xuan Tianming, if your brothers are more motivated, the country will not be in chaos when handed over to them. I really want to persuade you to give up all this. Unfortunately, it's not possible. If they take on this world, let alone you, I don't feel at ease..."
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