Feng Yuheng's right eyelid twitched when she woke up this morning. She was not superstitious, but sometimes she couldn't help but think too much, especially in these troubled times. It's possible that a woman's intuition is accurate. But she couldn't find the reason. When she saw the Eighth Prince and heard what he said, Feng Yuheng suddenly thought that maybe she always had a premonition that something would happen today, and this was probably the reason.
However, she had already said that her medical skills, archery skills, and these strange objects were all from her Persian master. Almost everyone in the capital knew about this, and even people from other provinces had heard of it. Now the Eighth Prince deliberately asked about it again. Even though she knew there might be something fishy going on, she had to nod and admit, "Of course I take it seriously."
The eighth prince Xuan Tianmo was still asking questions, and he was addicted to it. Seeing that she recognized the origin of the fountain pen, he immediately said, "This king doesn't often go back to Beijing, but I have met the princess a few times in the beginning. In these years, I have heard that Princess Ji'an is very capable, and she has many things in her hands. She has mastered and provided steelmaking techniques for Dashun. I also heard that these skills are derived from the Persian master. This king is really amazed." As he spoke, he raised the wine glass and gestured to Feng Yuheng, but he didn't force her to drink with him. He just tilted his head back and took a sip. When he put down the luminous cup, there was a weird smile on his face.
Feng Yuheng listened to it in his heart. Although he felt that this person's sarcastic words might be plotting something behind the scenes, he couldn't think of it for the time being, so he just said lightly: "Your Highness, you are too kind. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Your Highness has been away from home all year round, and most of the things you hear are exaggerated. It is better for you to go back to the capital more often and see with your own eyes. It is always more real." After saying that, he sat down, but frowned slightly and thought to himself.
This was just a minor episode and Tianwu didn't think much of it. Some minor officials came forward to present gifts, but they were no longer as restrained as before. People below started talking to each other and some stood up and walked around.
Besides Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tiange, the people sitting at Feng Yuheng's table were the wives of other princes with families. There weren't many people, so they all stood up and went to the concubines' side. After all, the prince's biological mother was there, and the daughter-in-law had to go over and talk to her. The table was empty for a while, and a young lady walked up to Feng Yuheng, first bowed to him, then sat down next to him very casually, and said in a low voice: "Is it just a writing pen? It is said that Princess Ji'an has made a lot of money, but how can she be so stingy and only give a pen to the emperor? Our family also gave a set of glassware!" After she finished speaking, she raised her hand and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, giggled twice, and did not hide her "finding fault" style at all.
Feng Yuheng looked at her curiously, with an expression of bewilderment on his face: "Miss, do you have a headache?"
"Hmm?" The woman was startled and put down the handkerchief covering her mouth. "What do you mean, Princess? My head doesn't hurt."
"You don't feel any pain even though there's so much water in your brain. You're truly a deity!" Feng Yuheng showed admiration on his face. "Why don't we open your skull and take a look? Maybe the water is all accumulated in one place. If we don't find it now, it could be fatal later."
The lady didn't react for a moment, and asked immediately: "What is a craniotomy?"
Feng Yuheng raised his hand and gestured at her head. "That's it. Use a knife to cut open your head and see if there is anything missing or extra inside, or if there is something wrong with your nerves. Tsk tsk, I don't know which family this young lady is from. How dare you let her into the palace when her brain is so broken? Aren't you afraid that your master will lose his official position because of this?"
The lady was frightened by Feng Yuheng's gesture, and subconsciously raised her hand to pull Feng Yuheng. As a result, Feng Yuheng was knocked down by her, and by chance, a luminous cup in front of the woman was broken. The cup shattered to the ground with a "snap", and Feng Yuheng screamed "Ah", and for a moment, all the eyes of His Highness Feicui were cast in this direction, including Emperor Tianwu.
Feng Yuheng held up his hands, looked at the young lady with a hurt expression, and said aggrievedly: "Whose family are you from? Why did you hit someone? Even if you don't like me, why did you break my second sister-in-law's cup? This cup is priceless, how can your family afford to pay for it?"
As she was making such a noise, she saw a group of people standing up from the opposite princes' seats, including the eldest prince Xuan Tianqi, the second prince Xuan Tianling, the fourth prince Xuan Tianyi, the sixth prince Xuan Tianfeng, the seventh prince Xuan Tianhua, and the ninth prince Xuan Tianming. These princes were all closer to Feng Yuheng without exception. The eldest prince was of course the one who helped him pass on his family line; even if the second prince didn't have much friendship with Feng Yuheng, didn't Feng Yuheng just mention his second sister-in-law? That was his wife, so he naturally had to stand up and take a look; the fourth prince was thinking about Xiang Rong in his heart, and he knew that the two sisters were not really going to get along, so he also joined in the fun; the sixth prince now had some inexplicable emotions towards Feng Yuheng, and of course he was indispensable; the seventh and ninth princes were of course his own family members. Now, only the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince were sitting there, one of them really didn't want to get involved, and the other was just intent on watching the fun.
As soon as he heard that Feng Yuheng was beaten, Xuan Tianming was the first to complain, "Who was so arrogant at the palace banquet? Not only did he break Princess Yuan's cup, but he also beat Princess Ji'an?"
The word "beaten" firmly pinned the hat on the young lady's head. The young lady, who had no idea where she got the courage and temper from, immediately retorted upon hearing this: "She was the first to say that I had water in my brain!"
Everyone laughed. You hit the princess just because she said something to you. What else could it be except that you are crazy?
Feng Yuheng cried again, "That's because my father clearly liked the fountain pen my brother Zirui gave him, but you said it was just a writing tool, and you were very disdainful. You also said that your family also gave him a set of glassware. My father just praised the fountain pen and ordered me to have people develop it and promote it in Dashun, but you belittled it like this. Could it be that in your eyes, my father is so greedy for money that he ignores the convenience of scholars and writers?"
She threw out a bunch of words, and people understood what she said. It turned out that this lady was not only stupid, but also fierce!
At this time, Princess Yuan, who was sitting among the concubines, also stood up and asked in a stern voice, "Whose family are you from?"
The young lady never expected that things would develop into this. The fragments of the luminous cup on the ground had already scared her half to death. Now so many princes stood up and stared at her. Princess Yuan also asked, what did she...what did she do? How did it become like this?
For a moment, the woman was stunned on the spot. She even forgot to kneel and just sat there.
There was no movement on her side, but one of the officials could no longer sit still. He almost rolled to the middle of the hall and knelt down in front of Tianwu: "Your Majesty, it is all because of this old minister's poor teaching of my daughter. Please forgive me!"
When people saw it, they were surprised to see that it was the Grand Secretary of the current dynasty, Li Zhonghe.
For a moment, everyone's three views were completely shattered. Someone couldn't help but ask: "Grand Secretary! You are a civil servant, how come your little girl thinks that a fountain pen is not as good as a set of glass lamps?"
"Yes! Even if girls don't study, is this the trend in your university scholar's mansion?"
All kinds of similar opinions came up, and the princes didn't even need to speak. Anyone who didn't stand on the side of the Eighth Prince started to point fingers and talk. Finally, even Tianwu asked in confusion, "Is this how Li Daxueshi teaches his children?" After that, he glanced at Feng Yuheng and said something very biased, "This is the first time I've seen a minister's daughter dare to hit my daughter-in-law. What kind of world is this?" Tianwu sighed repeatedly, "It's all my fault. I'm not good at governing. I'm ashamed of the people of Dashun and the people of the world! Today, the daughter of a minister hit my daughter-in-law. Will you ministers rebel and beat me tomorrow?"
The more she talked, the more she thought. Feng Yuheng thought that under her influence over the past two years, the old emperor had really become more and more sensible! In addition, Tianwu was originally unruly, so even if he was an emperor, he was an emperor who liked to watch the fun and was not afraid of trouble. Sometimes Feng Yuheng even felt that cooperating with Tianwu was more smooth than cooperating with Xuan Tianming!
As soon as Emperor Tianwu said this, everyone in the hall could no longer sit still. No matter who they were, whether they had something to do or not, they all knelt on the ground and shouted, "I dare not! I dare not!"
The emperor was furious, and not only did his ministers kneel down, but the empress and all the concubines also knelt down, as did the princes, princesses, and county ladies. But only the daughter of the university scholar was so frightened that she was still sitting on the chair, which seemed so abrupt.
Feng Yuheng sighed softly and said quietly: "Today is the New Year. If the family of the Grand Secretary really has the thoughts that my father said, then my father..." She raised her head and suddenly said loudly: "Protect my father!"
This shout frightened Tianwu, who thought this girl was really dramatic! Then he saw the secret guards who appeared out of nowhere and blocked him tightly.
The Grand Secretary was paralyzed with fear, but there was no need for Tianwu to say anything at this time. The guards had already entered the hall and took the young lady of the Li family away without saying a word. The Grand Secretary did not get anything good, so he followed them in disgrace. During the New Year, the seal was sealed, and no imperial decree could be issued to demote the official, but the end was clear, and he would definitely lose his position. The Grand Secretary of the Inner Palace was only a regular official. He never thought that a small official like him could be respected by the emperor at this palace banquet, but he did not expect that his daughter had taken some medicine and caused such a big disaster.
Seeing that the people had been taken out and the secret guards returned to the dark to continue protection, Tianwu raised his hand and asked "Everyone, please stand up", then he looked at Feng Yuheng, and the two nodded to each other, expressing their pleasure in cooperation.
Soon, a servant came forward to clear away the fragments of the luminous cup. Xuan Tiange asked Feng Yuheng in a low voice: "Why are you so angry?"
Feng Yuheng shrugged, "Today might be a big move. I think it's been a while since I've dealt with anyone, so I'm a little rusty. I was thinking of finding someone to practice with, but I don't want to let them down when the time comes. Who would have thought that someone would come to me at this time, Tiange, do you think they are just bored?"
Xuan Tiange didn't know whether she was bored or not. She just asked curiously, "What do you mean by dropping the ball?"
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