Zhu Kongshan's words made Concubine Yuan tremble. These words touched her heart. Returning to the position of concubine was a thought that had always been lingering in her mind. Her niece was right. She should make some plans for the queen. She couldn't let that woman get too comfortable in her high position.
She made up her mind and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Kongshan. Auntie understands. Right now, your cousin is a bit of a worry. You don't know that the capital has almost become the world of the Ninth Prince and Princess Ji'an. The people in the capital overwhelmingly support them. In addition, the Ninth Prince won a victory and won the hearts of the people. He is even more powerful in the court!"
"Don't worry, aunt." Zhu Kongshan advised her, "We women can't intervene in the affairs of the previous dynasty, nor is it convenient for us to intervene too much, but Kongshan is confident that he can help his cousin with the affairs of the people. Kongshan is a woman after all, so it's naturally not worth it to get involved with the Ninth Prince, but we can think of a way with Princess Ji'an. But I heard from my aunt that she is a powerful figure in the capital. Kongshan thought that we can't confront her head-on, because that would be thankless and unpopular. What cousin Mo lacks most now is the support of the people! Aunt asked Kongshan to go back and think of a way. Finding a breakthrough is the serious matter, and at present, at least what she can do, we can do too. Isn't it just to win the hearts of the people? Kongshan is proficient in this way. She has Baicaotang, and Kongshan can also find another school, and will not let cousin Mo's reputation continue like this."
Noble Lady Yuan nodded and sighed, saying, "Princess Ji'an is very smart and protects the people around her very well. Her brother was sent to Yunlu Academy in Xiaozhou, and her sister was also sent to Ji'an County. She has a younger sister in the capital, but she has always been at odds with her sister. She wouldn't even blink an eye even if she died, so it's useless."
“Not necessarily.” Zhu Kongshan smiled. “As the saying goes, people’s words are scary. Their bad relationship is their own business. But for others, she is her biological sister after all. If she goes too far, it will be chilling.”
Zhu Kongshan did not say anything more, and Concubine Yuan understood what she meant. She was in the palace now, and there were many things she could think of but could not do, and her Mo'er really needed a woman as scheming as Zhu Kongshan. Thinking this way, Concubine Yuan was even more determined to let Zhu Kongshan stay with Xuan Tianmo. Just like the Ninth Prince had Feng Yuheng by his side, a smart woman always gave a man extra points, and her Mo'er needed such a person.
Zhu Kongshan left the Cunshan Palace and went straight to the Jingsi Palace. With the advance arrangement of Concubine Yuan, she was able to go in and sit for a while, but when Concubine Li looked at her, the unfamiliarity in her eyes was completely different from Concubine Yuan's. She even asked Zhu Kongshan very impolitely: "You call me aunt? But I can't remember who you are at all. Is there any relative of yours in my family?"
Zhu Kongshan did not feel embarrassed. They had never met before, so it was normal that they did not recognize each other. So he explained, "My mother was a concubine of the Liu family, the third sister of the two noble ladies."
"Third sister?" Concubine Li thought for a long time, and finally recalled some things, with some emotion on her face, "It was so long ago, I was still a little girl at that time, your mother..." She tried her best to think about it in her mind, but the impression was still vague, and finally she had to give up, "I can't remember, it's been too long." Looking at Zhu Kongshan again, she said apologetically: "You said it was Concubine Yuan who asked you to come to the capital? I think it was for her son! Since you came for her, it doesn't matter whether you recognize this relationship or not. I am just a noble now, and I can't give you any protection. Go away! This is an ominous place, you shouldn't come."
After saying this, Concubine Li turned and went into the inner room, and never came out again. Zhu Kongshan stood there for a while, feeling awkward, but also felt that it would be rude to just leave like that, so he raised his voice and said to the inner room: "This time Kongshan will stay in Beijing for a longer time, and I hope to see cousin Feng. Second aunt, please take care of yourself." After saying this, he left Jingsi Palace with a little palace maid seeing him off.
The two girls beside him had something to say. One of them curled her lips and rolled her eyes at Jingsi Palace: "You know you are just a noble, but you are so arrogant. Ha, you act like someone is willing to come."
"That's right. This Jingsi Palace looks almost like the Cold Palace. It's called confinement, which means she is just waiting to die here!"
Zhu Kongshan frowned and glared at the two girls angrily, saying seriously, "I told you before I came here that since you follow me, you must obey me in everything. Regardless of whether she is my aunt or not, she is still the emperor's woman. This is the palace, and there are ears even on the walls. Who knows where your words might be spread. Are you tired of living and want to try the fancy punishments in the palace?"
Zhu Kongshan's words were threatening, but what he said was the truth. The two girls were used to being arrogant in Pengzhou, and the mistress of the Zhu family had told them that they would marry with the eldest daughter and become servants of the son-in-law, so they naturally felt that their status was different from others. After entering the capital, although they had to be reminded by Zhu Kongshan all the time, they would occasionally forget out of habit. Now that Zhu Kongshan reminded them again, they were also frightened. They lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Zhu Kongshan also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it would be good if these two girls were obedient and could be frightened. She was afraid that these two girls were fearless and that would cause her great trouble.
Here, the niece of Yuan Guiren entered the palace. In Yuehan Palace, someone had already told Concubine Yun about this. Concubine Yun, who never left Yuehan Palace and had no interest in anything in the palace, actually had many spies, some arranged by Xuan Tianming, some arranged by Xuan Tianhua, and some arranged by Emperor Tianwu. She was annoyed by these things at first, but later she felt that she was bored and might as well just listen to them as gossip. She listened to them for more than ten or twenty years and gradually got used to them.
Now, when she heard that the niece of Noble Lady Yuan had entered the palace, the secret guard told her about the deeds of this niece that the Ninth Prince had learned about her. Concubine Yun laughed as she listened, and said, "The days of peace have ended before they even began. My daughter-in-law is really unfortunate."
Zhu Kongshan left the palace. There was one last gift in the carriage that had not been given out. The maid Aruo looked puzzled and asked, "Miss, who is this gift for? Did you forget to take it to Concubine Yuan?"
Zhu Kongshan shook his head thoughtfully, "No. This is for another person. Let's go there now." After that, he lifted the curtain and asked the driver outside, "Uncle, do you recognize the place where the fourth lady of the Feng family used to live?"
The driver was from the Eighth Prince's mansion, and he was there to help Zhu Kongshan find her way around the capital. When he heard her ask, he nodded immediately, "Yes, I know. Are you going that way, cousin? That mansion is still called the Feng Mansion, but there's only one master living there."
Zhu Kongshan said: "Let's go over there. I'll go see Miss Feng Si."
"Okay!" The driver responded, turned not far ahead, and headed straight for Feng Mansion.
When they arrived, the fifth prince Xuan Tianyan had just come out of Feng Mansion. Feng Fendai didn't look at him much today, so he was in a good mood. Seeing a carriage parked at the gate of Feng Mansion, he looked over in confusion and saw Zhu Kongshan walking down with the support of two maids. It seemed that she was going to enter Feng Mansion, so he asked, "Which family is this lady from? Is there anything you need to do in Feng Mansion?"
Zhu Kongshan was also stunned. She had just heard that only Miss Feng Si lived here, so how come another man appeared? And judging from his clothes, he could not be a servant. She was careful and looked carefully. Finally, she saw the clue from the accessories on Xuan Tianyan's waist. Then she thought about the "Character List of Beijing" that Yuan Guicong had popularized to her in the palace before, and basically confirmed the identity of this person. So she hurried forward and bowed: "Is this His Royal Highness Prince Li? I am Zhu Kongshan, the cousin of His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince. I came to Beijing to visit my two aunts and just came back from the palace. Because I am new here, I have prepared a lot of gifts for the sisters in Beijing. I was thinking of giving one to Miss Feng Si at the Feng Mansion."
Xuan Tianyan was stunned. The eighth brother's cousin? He rarely asked about these things, and he really didn't know that the eighth brother's cousin had come to Beijing. But seeing that the woman in front of him was well-educated and beautiful, she didn't seem like a nosy person, so he relaxed a little, stretched out his hand to support her, and said politely: "Since she is the eighth brother's cousin, she is not a stranger to me. You can go in. Miss Feng Si is in the mansion. It would be good for you to get to know each other, and you can have something to entertain each other."
"Your Highness is right." Zhu Kongshan said politely, "Then I will not accompany you any longer. I will go in now. Good luck, Your Highness." After saying that, he bowed again and led the servants into the mansion. But before leaving, he looked up at Xuan Tianyan and smiled lightly, politely.
Xuan Tianyan had a very good impression of Lao Ba's cousin. He thought that Fen Dai didn't have many friends on weekdays, and if he could make friends with such a beautiful and elegant lady, perhaps he could help to control her temper.
Zhu Kongshan didn't stay long after entering the mansion. Feng Fendai was a very emotional person. Her mood was sometimes good and sometimes bad. She was still fine when she was with Xuan Tianyan, but as soon as Xuan Tianyan left, she became irritable again. She was dissatisfied with everything and felt that this mansion was as deserted as a dead man's den. She just accompanied Zhu Kongshan for a few words symbolically, and didn't even pour him a cup of tea. She just watched him put down the gift, and then announced his home address, and then sent him away. This made Zhu Kongshan's two maids complain again after leaving the mansion.
Zhu Kongshan didn't say anything about this. After a short contact, she had some understanding of Feng Fendai's personality. For her, people with defects were the easiest to conquer. With defects, there were needs, and she could do everything she could to meet the needs of the other party.
After Zhu Kongshan left, Feng Fendai spent a long time looking at the Pengzhou specialties she brought. There were dried vegetables, pickles, and air-dried meats. They were said to be homemade by the farmers in Pengzhou. Although they were not valuable, they looked very friendly.
Feng Fendai looked at them and suddenly sighed, "The eighth prince's cousin? She came to Beijing to visit her relatives. There are also her two aunts in the palace. It's great. It's good to have someone at home. Even if they are distant relatives, they are still popular. Unlike this Feng Mansion, it's worse than the cold palace!"
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