It was just after noon when the two entered the palace. Emperor Tianwu had just finished lunch in Yuehan Palace and was still saying to Concubine Yun, "It seems that Ming'er can't come today. We have to wait until tomorrow."
Concubine Yun said, "That's not necessarily true. What if they came after lunch?"
As he was speaking, a servant came to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince has brought the Princess into the palace."
Tianwu stood up suddenly and rubbed his hands, "Pianpian, you guessed it right. This boy finally brought his wife into the palace!" After that, he looked at Concubine Yun and said, "The new daughter-in-law needs to be served tea when she enters the palace. Do you want to go to Zhaohe Hall with me, or ask them to come over here?"
Concubine Yun waved her hand and said lazily, "I'm not going, and you don't have to stay. The prince and princess offer tea to the emperor and the queen, and I won't get involved. Let's go! Don't break the rules with such a small matter. They will come to my place later anyway."
Tianwu wanted to persuade him again, but Zhang Yuan reminded him: "Be obedient! Think about the people that the Eighth Prince has teamed up with now. You are the one who caused all the trouble. Do you still want to cause trouble for the Ninth Prince?"
Tianwu glanced at the eunuch and wanted to say something more, but then he felt that he was right. He was indeed wrong in this matter. Forget it, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Go to Zhaohe Palace. Also, tell the queen to get ready."
His Royal Highness the Prince led Princess Ji'an into the palace to serve tea to the Emperor and Empress. When the news spread in the palace, most people were happy for them. But there were also many people who were unhappy, such as Concubine Yuan, Concubine Jing, and those unfavored concubines in the harem. Now, their families were supporting the Eighth Prince, and they knew it. After years of silence, they had been dead in their hearts, but under the instigation of the Eighth Prince, waves were stirred. Now that they heard that Xuan Tianming and his wife had entered the palace, those concubines who had not interacted for many years began to visit each other again, gathering in groups of three or five, muttering their own little thoughts.
It was very particular for a new bride to offer tea to her parents-in-law in the folks, and naturally there was a ritual in the palace. However, Emperor Tianwu was always casual, and the Queen also felt that she was not Xuan Tianming's biological mother, and Xuan Tianming had never been very enthusiastic towards people since he was a child. She did not want to put on too much airs, and also to avoid making the person in Yuehan Palace unhappy, so she took the initiative to ask for everything to be kept simple, just like a family meeting, without so many red tape.
The Empress and Emperor Tianwu have always been the best partners. She can figure out all of Tianwu's thoughts, and keeping it simple today is what Tianwu wants. After all, Emperor Tianwu feels that his relationship with Concubine Yun has eased somewhat, but Yun Pianpian is just like her son, with a fickle mood. Who knows when she will be unhappy and sentence him to death! What if she feels aggrieved in Yuehan Palace while they are celebrating tea here? So, Tianwu was very satisfied with the Empress's arrangement, and praised her for the first time: "The Empress is very sensible."
Therefore, Feng Yuheng's tea offering was very simple, kneeling down, bowing three times, and drinking two bowls of tea, and that was it. Tianwu and the Queen each gave a big red envelope, and the Queen also said to her: "As a bride, you should not be so plain anymore. When you enter the palace next time, wear the phoenix hairpin, which you deserve."
The ceremony here was simple. After serving tea and paying respects, and listening to some caring words from the Queen to her new daughter-in-law, within half an hour, they were allowed to go to Yuehan Palace, and Tianwu naturally followed.
Tonight, Yuehan Palace held a banquet, and the protagonists were Xuantian Mingfeng Yuheng and his wife.
Yuehan Palace was usually quite lively, as Concubine Yun would sometimes call in dancers to come in and dance or something. But today the liveliness had a special theme: Xuan Tianming was getting married to Yao Xian's granddaughter, and for Concubine Yun, this was the most perfect match in her life.
Xuan Tianhua was also present at the dinner, and after the singing and dancing, he sat in a corner and played the piano quietly. He was still dressed in white, still had an extraordinary appearance, and when Feng Yuheng looked at him, there was a warmth in his eyes that slowly turned into family affection.
Concubine Yun said: "The wedding of Ming'er and Ah Heng has finally solved a major problem. The next one is Hua'er." After saying that, she glanced towards Xuan Tianhua.
Xuan Tianhua smiled bitterly, said nothing, shook his head slightly, and continued to pluck the strings. It was just that after the family dinner, when Xuan Tianming Feng Yuheng was about to leave the palace, he gave Feng Yuheng a gift.
It was a pearl flower, made of pearls. It was not gorgeous and looked a bit old, but it was easy to like at first sight. It was elegant and simple, without any gold or jade ornaments, but quietly exuding its unique aura of tranquility.
Concubine Yun whispered to her that it was the only thing left by Xuan Tianhua's biological mother. Feng Yuheng was helpless after hearing that. Since someone like Xuan Tianhua chose to give it to her, she couldn't refuse it. After thinking about it, she decided to put it in the space. Since it was the relic of Concubine Zhao, it should be preserved forever in such a void space!
The news of Feng Yuheng's return to the capital was known to everyone, including Feng Fendai. Dongying felt that her young lady was not in a good mood these days. She often lost her temper with the Fifth Prince who came to visit her, but when the two of them were alone, they would drive her to the yard. She couldn't hear what they were arguing about, but only vaguely heard something about whether to enter the palace or not.
Until today, the Fifth Prince personally brought Feng Fendai into the palace, and Dong Ying naturally followed him. Only then did she understand that her young lady had been making a fuss for a few days in order to enter the palace. As for the purpose of entering the palace, when the three of them stood at the gate of Jingsi Palace, Dong Ying also completely understood. It turned out that her young lady just wouldn't give up!
The fifth prince Xuan Tianyan had already been helpless with Feng Fendai. He pointed at the gate of Jingsi Palace and said to Fendai, "Normally, Jingsi Palace does not allow outsiders to enter, let alone Lady Li. But you insisted on coming, so I arranged everything for you. Fendai, I have told you my position more than once, but it's a pity that you didn't listen. Then go! Anyway, the situation is very chaotic, and I want to see how chaotic it can get."
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Fendai couldn't wait to walk towards Jingsi Palace, and as they passed by, she threw back a sentence: "I'm doing this for your own good!"
Seeing Feng Fendai and her maid squeeze in through a small door of Jingsi Palace, Xuan Tianyan frowned and watched for a long time, and suddenly said to the attendant beside him: "What do you think, is this destined?"
The servant had been with him for many years, and after hearing the words "fate", he immediately understood what his master meant. The fourth young lady of the Feng family squeezed into the Jingsi Palace through the crack of the door, so stubborn and resolute. When did this brainless fourth young lady of the Feng family actually have some of the stubbornness of that person back then? And when did the back of the fourth young lady of the Feng family really look a bit like that person back then?
"Your Highness, you are overthinking." The attendant didn't know how to persuade him. It was impossible to persuade him about this matter. When the fifth prince insisted on getting married to the fourth daughter of the Feng family, he felt uncomfortable. After all, Feng Fendai was just a concubine's daughter, and she was not presentable in any way. But when he thought about how his master had been absurd for so many years, not to mention concubines, even dancers could become concubines in the mansion. Compared with those women, the concubines of the Feng family were relatively prestigious. But he didn't expect that now... "Your Highness, you should think twice!"
"Think twice?" Xuan Tianyan smiled bitterly. "I have thought about it a long time ago, and I have told her that she has her temper, and I have my persistence. She doesn't listen to me, and insists on thinking that what she does is right. She is determined to go on, and I can't stop her. Then let her go! Life is just a game anyway. At least when I see her, I can see a lot of things that have passed away." Xuan Tianyan turned around and walked into the palace road, like a person without a soul, just floating in the middle of the palace road. Occasionally, a palace servant would pass by and bump into him, kneeling down and kowtowing, but he would pretend not to see anything and just walked on his own until he was out of the palace gate. He suddenly came to his senses and quickly ordered his entourage: "Don't follow him out, go to the end of Jingsi Palace and wait. After the girl comes out, we have to take her out of the palace! Don't let her cause trouble in the palace."
After Xuan Tianyan finished speaking, he left his attendants behind and got on the carriage of Prince Li's mansion alone.
The attendant resigned himself to his fate and returned to the palace, quickly walking towards Jingsi Palace. If the Fifth Prince hadn't reminded him, he would have really forgotten about this matter. He couldn't leave the Fourth Miss of the Feng Family alone in the palace. What if she came out of Jingsi Palace and caused trouble again? She was a serious troublemaker.
In Jingsi Palace, Fendai was disdainful of the tea brought by the little palace maid: "It's just tea leaves. How come the noble lady is in such a miserable state now?"
Concubine Li was originally weak in character, and Fendai's sharpness was something she could never resist. Moreover, she had lost her position as a concubine and was only a minor concubine. She had been locked up in Jingsi Palace for so long, and she no longer had the momentum she had when she was Concubine Li. Fendai's words made her shiver, and her shiver earned Fendai's disdainful roll of the eyes.
The maid who brought the tea could not bear to see her master being bullied, and said unwillingly: "Feng Si, please be careful with your words. Although my master has been demoted, she is still a noble lady with a prince. With Feng Si's status, it is not enough for her to speak like this in front of a noble lady."
"Not enough?" Fen Dai is no longer the child who gets angry easily. She has no idea when the viciousness in her bones has been cultivated. As she spoke, her eyebrows moved, and she had some of the charm of the beautiful woman she used to be. She ignored the little palace maid and stopped commenting on the bowl of tea. She only looked at Li Guiren and asked in a sinister tone, "How long has it been since you last left Jingsi Palace? How long has it been since you last saw outsiders?"
Li Guiren frowned as she listened, and felt that Feng Fendai was a little different from the one she had seen at the winter hunting grounds. She seemed to be more mature. She was reluctant to talk to Feng Fendai, but she couldn't refuse her, so she just said vaguely, "The Emperor doesn't allow anyone to leave here, and he won't let anyone in easily. Naturally, she is not as free as the fourth Miss Feng."
"Oh!" Feng Fendai nodded. "No wonder, no wonder he can eat and sleep peacefully. Otherwise, if it were any other mother, when she knew her son did that kind of thing, she would definitely be unable to sit still..."
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