Zhu Kongshan brought a lot of people with him, including the master and the maids, which was a huge force, but his status was much lower.
It was not enough for Feng Yuheng to dominate the scene by herself, she also had a royal princess Xuan Tiange, plus the legitimate daughter of the right prime minister and the legitimate daughter of General Pingnan. This team was dazzling no matter where it was placed. Even Feng Zhaolian, who had no rank, no rank, and no backing, was so beautiful that even those who wanted to make fun of her would shut up after seeing her face.
Of course, those who came with Zhu Kongshan were not completely unpresentable people. There were also some mistresses and legitimate daughters of second- and third-rank officials. Such people had been to the palace and met many nobles, so such scenes were not new to them. However, there were still some women from official families of lower ranks, and some were concubines. They had never had the opportunity to enter the palace before. This time, it was because their families silently supported the eighth prince, and they took the opportunity of doing good deeds to curry favor with Zhu Kongshan, that they were able to follow him into the palace. Now that they had just arrived at the palace gate and met the princess and the queen, they were a little nervous, but also faintly excited.
But soon someone whispered to them and reminded them of their own position. After being reminded, the women barely suppressed their excitement and lowered their heads.
Zhu Kongshan sighed inwardly, thinking that the most abundant thing in the capital was people of high status. She had already prepared to oppose Feng Yuheng, but she didn't expect that the other party would also bring the princess. She guessed that Feng Yuheng would most likely come, after all, there was the relationship with the Sixth Prince. But she never expected that Feng Yuheng would bring so many people to help.
She took the initiative to step forward, came in front of Xuan Tiange Feng Yuheng, and bowed politely, "I am Zhu Kongshan, a commoner, paying homage to Princess Wuyang, paying homage to Princess Yu." Her manners were in place, her voice and appearance were calm, and there was nothing wrong with her.
Seeing Zhu Kongshan bow down, the people who followed her could no longer stand there stupidly. They were all family members of officials in Beijing, so they naturally knew the importance of the people in front of them, so they stepped forward and bowed down with Zhu Kongshan.
Feng Yuheng nodded and said nothing. Although as the prince's wife, she was now on par with Xuan Tiange in rank, and with the Ninth Prince as her brother and Xuan Tiange as her sister, she was now a more famous person than Xuan Tiange. But she saw that Xuan Tiange's eyes had flashed with fighting spirit the moment she saw Zhu Kongshan, so she thought it would be better to leave this opportunity to her good sister. This princess was usually bored in the mansion, and she finally had a chance to be lively, so she had to find something for her to do.
She took a step back and stood together with Feng Tianyu and Ren Xifeng in tacit understanding. The three of them looked at Xuan Tiange together, and heard Xuan Tiange say, "Are you the woman who suddenly came to the capital and suddenly ran to the north of the city to help the poor? What's your name, Zhu?"
"I am Zhu Kongshan." Zhu Kongshan still maintained a half-bent kneeling posture, looking extremely tired.
Xuan Tiange nodded and continued, "It's great that you can benefit the people of Beijing. Dashun needs women like you. If everyone in the world can be like Miss Zhu, it will be a blessing for Dashun. I hope you can continue to do so, and don't think it's over after this winter. I really hope to see Miss Zhu again at this time next year."
Zhu Kongshan quickly replied: "Princess Wuyang, please rest assured. I will do my best. Even if I am no longer in the capital next year, I will continue to help the poor people in other places. As long as I can see, I will not let any of the people freeze to death or starve to death."
"Very good!" Xuan Tiange smiled, "It's good that you can understand this. Doing good deeds requires sincerity, and you can't have other intentions, otherwise the Bodhisattva will blame you."
After she finished speaking, she ignored Zhu Kongshan and turned back to say to Feng Yuheng and the others, "Let's go! Let's go in." They walked in unison and passed in front of Zhu Kongshan and his group.
Seeing that the lecture was over, the palace servants at the palace gate hurried forward cheerfully, almost kneeling down. Seeing several palace servants leading Feng Yuheng and his party into the Rui Gate, Zhu Kongshan realized that his legs were already sore from half-bending his knees. At this time, a young eunuch came forward and said, "Everyone, the princess and the princess have already entered the palace, you can follow us!"
They then stood up, rubbing their legs sadly, and tried hard to keep up with the eunuch's pace and hurried into the palace gate.
Feng Yuheng and his party were in front, and Zhu Kongshan and his party were behind. The people behind could see that the palace servants in front kept saying nice things, making the masters laugh from time to time, but their side was lifeless, and the young eunuch had a stern face and didn't show any good looks at all.
Some people were feeling unbalanced, but they didn't dare to say anything to Xuan Tiange, Feng Yuheng, and the others, so they thought about it for a while, pointed at Feng Zhaolian, and said, "Look! It's so cold, and she's wearing such thin material. This is the imperial palace after all, how can she be so ostentatious?"
Unexpectedly, Feng Zhaolian in front of her had sharp ears, and she turned her head charmingly and glanced at the person who was speaking accurately, with a smile on her face, which made the woman blush immediately. The picky words that were about to be thrown out on the corner of her mouth were swallowed back, and she could not say another word.
Her companions who were walking beside her saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh: "You seldom go out of the house on weekdays, so you don't know many things outside. Miss Lian's charm is not something that ordinary people can resist. I have never seen a woman so beautiful that we, as women, can't even feel jealous. We even feel... blushing and heartbeating. It's really strange to think about it."
It was indeed strange; this was the common feeling everyone had after seeing Feng Zhaolian.
Finally arriving at Changning Palace, Feng Zhaolian glanced at the imposing palace gate, but she didn't care at all. She gave Feng Yuheng the gift she had prepared casually, and said, "I came to the palace to break the ice and go fishing, but I don't really want to attend any palace banquet. Please help me deliver the gift, and I'll find a place to fish."
Feng Yuheng really couldn't understand what was going on in this man's mind, and she didn't bother to care, but she still ordered a young eunuch to follow him to avoid causing any trouble.
Seeing Feng Zhaolian leave, the ladies in Zhu Kongshan's group were still reluctant to leave. If it weren't for Zhu Kongshan, some of them would have gone fishing with him. Xuan Tiange couldn't help but shake his head and whispered, "That evildoer really attracts bees wherever he goes." Feng Yuheng believed it without a doubt.
Changning Palace also made some preparations for this palace banquet. Although it cannot be compared with the large-scale royal palace banquets, no matter what, Concubine Li had just been reinstated as a concubine, and the palace was full of joy. Even the palace servants changed into new clothes.
Concubine Li didn't invite many people to the palace banquet today. Only a few imperial concubines, concubines and two noble ladies came from the palace. None of the concubines and imperial concubines came. Concubine Li had been muttering since early morning that she could only rely on Feng Yuheng to support the appearance today, hoping that she could come to honor her. But now, not only Princess Yu came to honor her, but even Princess Wuyang came. The palace maids in Changning Palace were all smiling and kowtowed. Their joy was written directly on their faces, which was dazzling to see.
Feng Yuheng took the initiative to reward these servants. She was generous and gave each of them a large ingot of silver. The smiles on the faces of the palace servants became even wider, and they nodded and bowed to invite people in.
However, everyone was only concerned with greeting the people on Feng Yuheng's side, and ignored Zhu Kongshan and the others who were walking behind. When Feng Yuheng and his party entered the Changning Palace, they looked at the door and found that there was not even a gatekeeper.
The eunuch who led the way was only responsible for sending people to the gate of Changning Palace, and then stood there waiting for a reward. But who would reward him at this time? People were so angry that their stomachs were almost twisted. The young eunuch waited for a while, and seeing that he really couldn't get any reward money, he simply snorted coldly and turned away. In his heart, he was complaining about the shabbyness of these people, and at the same time, he also brought the words to other palace servants in the palace, so that all the palace servants who met on the way from Changning Palace to Ruimen heard that a group of shabby ladies came into the palace and couldn't even afford a reward.
Feng Yuheng and the others were led directly into the main hall. Concubine Li had heard the excitement outside long ago, so she stood up to greet them in person. Seeing Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tiange coming, she was so excited that she didn't know what to say.
Concubine Li was reinstated as a concubine, and her rank was immediately raised. She was also the biological mother of the prince, so Feng Yuheng naturally had to pay respect to her. But before she could do so, Concubine Li held her back, holding her hand and saying, "Good child, we are all family, there is no need to be so polite. Come on, come inside and sit with me." This warm and welcoming attitude almost ignored Xuan Tiange.
However, Xuan Tiange didn't care. She was not a guest in this palace. She had played in every corner of this place when she was a child. The concubines in the palace were just decorations to her. If the emperor didn't care, how could she care? So, watching Concubine Li holding Feng Yuheng and talking non-stop, she took Feng Tianyu and Ren Xifeng to walk around in the yard, and then looked at Zhu Kongshan and his group waiting at the gate of Changning Palace. She stretched out her hand and called a little maid: "Come, go and bring them all in! Since we are here, we have to greet Concubine Li anyway."
She spoke loudly, and everyone outside heard it, and they were all very depressed. Princess Wuyang had become the host, and they, who were originally invited guests, were now like shameless guests who came to the house and had no face at all.
Even though they had complaints in their hearts, they did not dare to show it in front of Xuan Tiange, so they bowed their heads and entered the courtyard one by one. Led by Zhu Kongshan, they also entered the main hall, and then knelt in front of Concubine Li and saluted politely.
At this time, Concubine Li was telling Feng Yuheng that the Sixth Prince had sent a letter yesterday, and specifically mentioned that Feng Yuheng was in the capital and asked her to take good care of him. She kept patting the back of Feng Yuheng's hand and said, "If you have anything to say, just come to Changning Palace and tell me. I can make some decisions for you now."
Feng Yuheng was speechless after hearing this. What could a Concubine Li do for her? The Sixth Prince's letter said that, it was nothing more than a polite remark, why did Concubine Li really take it seriously? She was a princess after all, and had the title of a princess. What could she not decide on herself? Why did she come to ask for a concubine?
But she thought so in her heart, but couldn't say it directly, so she just said: "Thank you for your consideration, Ah Heng is doing well." After that, she tilted her head and glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and reminded Concubine Li: "Miss Zhu is here to pay her respects to you!"
But I heard Concubine Li snort lightly and said in a light tone: "Since you are here, then get up!"
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