The person that Li Guiren cared about most in her life was not Emperor Tianwu, but her son, the Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng. When she was young, she had used some means to win favor, but that was not simply to gain the favor of Emperor Tianwu, but to use the emperor's protection to prevent herself from being bullied in the palace. Later, when she had a son, all her energy was transferred to this son. In addition, after Concubine Yun entered the palace, Emperor Tianwu no longer entered the harem, and her thoughts became even less concerned.
But the Sixth Prince was her treasure. He was a filial child, well-read, and learned. She had placed great hopes on that child, and she had transferred her previous desire to rely on Emperor Tianwu's favor to stop being oppressed in the harem to the Sixth Prince. Unfortunately, the Sixth Prince was filial to his mother, but the child was devoted to poetry and books and had no intention of doing anything else. Later, when he was forced to do so, he simply ran away to guard the border, which made Concubine Li feel very uncomfortable.
When she heard Feng Fendai suddenly talking about her son, she couldn't help but be startled! She had been locked up in Jingsi Palace for a long time, and it was rare for her to see outsiders. The Sixth Prince was allowed to come in to visit, but he couldn't come often. She was silent for a while, and asked the maid beside her: "How long has the Sixth Prince not been here?"
The maid obviously knew something. She glared at Feng Fendai with a look full of resentment, and then replied to Li Guiren helplessly: "It has been several months."
"It's been a few months..." Concubine Li frowned, and a bad premonition arose.
The young palace maid quickly advised: "Don't take it to heart, my dear. Even the Sixth Prince cannot come to Jingsi Palace often. Moreover, His Highness has military power and is very busy. In my opinion... he should go back to the Northeast Camp to handle affairs."
Lady Li didn't believe it. If she was just going back to her camp, Feng Fendai wouldn't have come to say those strange things. She looked at Feng Fendai and asked directly, "What do you want to say?"
Fen Dai raised the corners of her lips and smiled at Li Guiren with some dissatisfaction, "Guiren, how come you don't even know what your son is doing?" She glared at the palace maid and said rudely, "You should speak frankly when your master asks you questions. You, a servant, not only concealed the truth but also lied. What crime should you be punished for?"
The maid was furious with Feng Fendai, but she couldn't vent her anger. The Feng family was ruined, but Feng Fendai was the future principal wife who was engaged to the fifth prince. If she was not careful, it would easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings between the fifth and sixth princes. She didn't want that to happen, so she had to kneel down and confess her guilt: "I deserve to die, please punish me, Your Excellency."
Li Guiren was also angry, but she couldn't vent it on Feng Fendai, so she just vented it on her servants. Seeing the maid kneeling down to admit her fault, she slapped her in the face - "Tell me! What's going on!"
The maid gritted her teeth, knowing that she couldn't hide the truth, so she told the truth: "It's all my fault. I was afraid that the master would worry, so I concealed it. In fact... in fact, the Sixth Prince is indeed not in the capital. Although he went to the Northeast Camp, he did not lead his troops back to the capital. Instead, he went to Yuntian Prefecture and stayed in Ji'an County."
"Ji'an County?" Li Guiren rarely asked about court affairs, and she didn't know what Ji'an County was when she heard it. But the word Ji'an was too familiar to her. The Feng family had a Princess Ji'an, so could Ji'an County be...
Feng Fendai sneered, "Your Excellency is really forgetful. Isn't Ji'an County the fiefdom held by my second sister, the so-called Princess Ji'an? The Sixth Prince is really promising. I have asked people to find out. When he went to Ji'an County, he not only led troops to explain Feng Yuheng's crisis, but even stayed there. Your Excellency, what do you think the Sixth Prince did in Ji'an County?" When she said this, she chuckled. If there were any members of the Feng family, they would definitely be able to hear that the laughter was exactly the same as Han's in the past. "The Sixth Prince stayed in Ji'an County and became a teacher."
Li Guiren was stunned. Her son went to Feng Yuheng's territory? To be a teacher? Although she knew that her son only liked poetry and books, and had mentioned more than once that if he was not a descendant of the royal family, he would definitely be a teacher, but why did he have to go to Ji'an County when he could go anywhere else? She was a little panicked. Why did her son get involved with the Princess Ji'an?
Feng Fendai seemed to understand what she was thinking, and snorted coldly, "Don't you understand why, my dear? Then let me tell you, it's for love! The Sixth Prince likes Feng Yuheng in his heart, so he simply doesn't want you, his biological mother, and goes straight to Feng Yuheng to live in Ji'an County. I heard that he lives in Feng Yuheng's mansion in the county. The relationship between the two is very close! Fendai knows more, so why not tell your dear that the Sixth Prince went to the Northeast Camp first and brought back tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but did not return to the capital directly, but took a detour to Ji'an County to help Feng Yuheng out. After that, he never came back, and simply gave those tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the Seventh Prince. Now the Sixth Prince is not only an ordinary teacher in Ji'an County, but he even has no soldiers and horses in his hands. Tell me, should such a son who forgets his mother when he has a sweetheart be punished?"
Lady Li was so angry that she almost vomited blood, but Feng Fendai was merciless and continued to talk, each word was more heartbreaking than the last: "That's not all. Lady, think about it. Feng Yuheng and the Ninth Prince are now married. If the Ninth Prince knew about the Sixth Prince's thoughts and knew that the Sixth Prince was thinking about his wife, what would happen? If you don't take care of it, the Sixth Prince will die in the hands of the Ninth Prince sooner or later! Fendai is not exaggerating. Your Highness gave the troops to the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince are in the same group. Now the Sixth Prince is alone and helpless. Isn't he at the mercy of others?"
Of course, Li Guiren understood Feng Fendai's reasoning. No man would allow someone else to think about his wife, let alone the Ninth Prince who had always been self-centered since childhood. But since her son had nothing in his hands, why did Feng Fendai come to Jingsi Palace? She certainly remembered that Feng Fendai asked her to persuade the Sixth Prince to join forces with the Fifth Prince because she was interested in the military power in her son's hands. Now that the military power was given away, what value did she have?
Concubine Li looked at Feng Fendai in confusion and asked her, "What else do you want to do?"
Feng Fendai stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly, "You want military power! Although the Sixth Prince has handed over his troops, the military token is still in his hands. In other words, the command of the tens of thousands of troops is still his. He is now living in Ji'an County. With the Ninth Prince's mind, how could he not know what is going on? The opposition has already been formed. If you don't persuade the Sixth Prince to make a decision, I'm afraid that one day the Ninth Prince will turn against you and eat you all to the bone."
Li Guiren shuddered, and instantly thought of the evil face of the Ninth Prince Xuan Tianming, and the fierceness of Princess Ji'an Feng Yuheng, and couldn't help but get scared. But even though she was scared, it wasn't a big deal. When she heard that her son had fallen in love with Princess Ji'an, she actually had another idea in her heart. That idea was ready to move, and she almost couldn't wait.
Feng Fendai seemed to notice some changes in Li Guiren's mood, but she just thought that she was stimulated by her words. She also knew that the Sixth Prince was not in the capital now, and it would take some time for Li Guiren to contact him. So she was not in a hurry, but just reminded again, "You'd better make plans early." Then she stood up, dusted off the non-existent dust on her dress, looked at the side hall of Jingsi Palace with disdain again, and said, "Make a decision early, and you can get out of this hellhole early. Don't look at the fierceness of the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince now, but if the two tigers fight, both will suffer!" After that, she chuckled for a while and left on her own.
The maid stood up from the ground, took out the tea bowl that Fendai had used and threw it away. When she came back, she quickly persuaded Concubine Li: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to the words of the Fourth Miss of the Feng Family. Why does the Sixth Prince have to help the Fifth Prince?"
"Who should we help?" Concubine Li suddenly asked, "Like now, we should hand over the troops to the Seventh Prince and help the Seventh and Ninth Princes?"
"This..." The little palace maid was a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, she said, "Can't you just not help anyone? Live your own life? Our prince is not the kind of person they are. His Highness has told Your Majesty many times before. Your Majesty, please don't force His Highness into that path."
"I'm his mother, I won't harm him." Li Guiren's eyes suddenly flashed with determination, "But you're right about not helping anyone... Go, look for our jewelry box. I remember there should be a pair of jade bracelets left over from the previous dynasty. They were given to me by the Sixth Prince when he returned to Beijing the year before last. Go find it and find a way to send it to Feng Yuheng, and say it's a wedding gift from me to her and the Ninth Prince."
The young maid was puzzled for a moment. Her master had never been on good terms with Princess Ji'an. Something like that happened during the winter hunt. Although Princess Ji'an had pleaded for mercy and saved her life, she had never seen her master express gratitude. Why did she suddenly want to give a gift? The pair of jade bracelets from the previous dynasty were the most valuable things in Concubine Li's hands. She had always treasured them very much. Now she was giving them away. Could it be that...
The little palace maid was frightened and said quickly, "My dear, please don't take Fourth Miss Feng's words to heart! The Sixth Prince is not a foolish person, how could he fall in love with his own sister-in-law? Besides, even if this is true, Your Majesty should have stopped it in time, and should not help the Prince in such a matter."
"Why not? I've heard that the Feng family has a daughter with a phoenix destiny. In the past, it was said to be the beautiful Feng Chenyu, but Feng Chenyu died a long time ago. Now there are three left, and no matter how you look at it, Feng Yuheng is the one who has a phoenix destiny. If Feng'er really likes her, then I have to find a way to help her. So what if she's been married? As long as Feng'er likes her!"
The little palace maid was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe. Her intuition told her that her master... was crazy!
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