Concubine Yuan's words were like opening a window in Concubine Li's closed mind. All along, Concubine Li had been trying to please Feng Yuheng blindly, trying every means to let her know how good the Sixth Prince was, hoping that Feng Yuheng would shift his attention to the Sixth Prince under her infiltration.
But all along, Feng Yuheng kept telling her how deep the relationship between him and the Ninth Prince was, and that such a deep relationship could not be broken up, which made Concubine Li feel helpless. She always felt that she seemed to be in the wrong direction, but she couldn't tell where she was wrong.
Today, Concubine Yuan's words finally made her understand that if she couldn't break up Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming, then there was only one way to make Xuan Tianming die! Her sister was right. Only when Xuan Tianming died would Feng Yuheng have the possibility of remarrying. At the same time, when Xuan Tianming died, her Feng'er would have less resistance, and the throne would be more secure.
Concubine Li felt that she had mastered the "secret" of Feng Yuheng's remarriage to the Sixth Prince, and was so excited that she didn't sleep well that night because she was too excited.
That night, in Prince Yu's Mansion, Feng Yuheng rested his head on Xuan Tianming's arm and talked about Feng Zhaolian's matter.
Hearing her say that Feng Zhaolian had used almost rogue methods to stay in the palace and even moved into the Jingci Palace of the palace, Xuan Tianming was not surprised at all. He said, "Then King Lian came to Dashun and Kyoto with his own persistence. How could he not seek revenge for his deep hatred? Don't think that his wish for revenge has been fulfilled just because King Qianzhou is dead. A good person has been made neither male nor female. Only he knows the bitterness in it."
Feng Yuheng recalled her previous speculations about the queen, and she asked Xuan Tianming: "Feng Zhaolian moved into Jingci Palace, is she also going for the queen? I always feel that my father must know the identity of the queen, so why did he keep her above the queen?"
Xuan Tianming held the young lady in his arms tighter, and then said: "Some things are arranged by God. She has done nothing wrong, but she cannot escape her fate. She has carefully concealed it for so many years, but in the end she still has to face the moment when the truth is revealed. Just wait and see! With Feng Zhaolian's actions, the day when the truth is revealed should not be far away. Father knows about this matter, and the reason why he didn't easily touch her line is, firstly, to fish, and secondly, after all, she is the mother of a country, and it will hurt the foundation of the country if she is easily touched. Let's see which way she wants to go, whether she lives or dies, the decision is in her own hands."
"Will Feng Zhaolian's move in ruin Father's plans?" She was a little worried. "After all, I brought her in. If she gets in the way, I won't be able to explain to Father."
"No!" Xuan Tianming comforted her, "There are people in the palace watching over the Lotus King. He moved into Jingci Palace for the same purpose as our father and us, just to fish. And this big fish is naturally the missing Duanmu Anguo."
When Duanmu Anguo was mentioned, everyone felt that he was a thorn in their hearts. Ever since that man disappeared, he has never appeared again until now, but Feng Yuheng never thought that he was dead. On the contrary, there was always a bad premonition lingering in his heart, always feeling that one day Duanmu Anguo would make a comeback and bring earth-shaking impact to their lives.
"Don't worry." As if sensing his wife's worries, Xuan Tianming patted her shoulder and comforted her, "We will stop him if he shows up, but we will not be afraid of him hiding. He has deployed so many chess pieces outside, and the queen is probably the one who is most deeply rooted in Dashun. As long as the old guy has ambitions, this chess piece will never be wasted. We should just wait and see what happens."
"There's another person." Feng Yuheng half-raised himself and said seriously, "Bu Cong, I don't know where Bu Cong has gone."
Xuan Tianming said, "There is news that Bu Cong's traces were found in Zong Sui territory, but in the end, we still couldn't find out where he was." He stretched out his hand to pinch his wife's little face and told her, "Don't worry, I'm here, don't be afraid."
She nodded and nestled back into his arms. The sense of security came over her again. She closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully.
Xuan Tianming held her in his arms. For the first time, he did not have the thought of "eating meat". He just sniffed the faint fragrance of her hair, curved the corners of his lips into a beautiful arc, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
The next morning, Xuan Tianming went to court, and Feng Yuheng slept until the morning. During breakfast, Huang Quan brought a letter in and handed it to her, saying, "It was sent from Baicaotang, saying that there is a maid who claims to know the young lady and asks the young lady to help her deliver a letter." As she spoke, she handed over another note, "This note was sent to Baicaotang along with the letter. I took a look and it should be the two maids from the Zhu family."
Huang Quan was right. It was Zhu Kongshan's maid Aruo who sent the letter to Baicaotang. The note stated that since they met Feng Yuheng outside Changning Palace, they felt that if there was anyone in the world who could help, it must be Princess Yu. They asked Princess Yu to help send a letter to the Zhu family in Pengzhou to let the Zhu family know the situation here.
Feng Yuheng looked at the envelope without sealing wax, shrugged and smiled, "These two maids are smart, they know where to exert their strength, and they found Baicaotang so quickly." As he said, he naturally took out the letter written by the other party to the Zhu family in Pengzhou, "The envelope is not sealed with wax, which is also a way to please."
The letter was written to the eldest daughter of the Zhu family. As expected, the content of the letter was all about Zhu Kongshan's actions in the capital. It was written in great detail, even the events of the Changning Palace banquet were mentioned. However, while describing the story, Ah Huan and Ah Ruo also added more comments and analysis on all of Zhu Kongshan's actions.
Of course, all these comments were negative, and they all reflected the two girls' strong dissatisfaction with Zhu Kongshan. This included the fact that Zhu Kongshan and the Eighth Prince jointly suppressed and isolated them, so that their letters could not be smoothly delivered, which delayed them for a long time. In addition, Zhu Kongshan did so many good things, but all of them were attributed to the Eighth Prince and her two aunts in the palace, but they never said a good word for the Zhu family.
The two maids even exaggerated and said that Zhu Kongshan was very concerned about her status as a concubine's daughter and that her mother was just a concubine. They also asked the Eighth Prince to make her mother the legitimate wife in the future and let the current Zhu family's eldest lady and the legitimate daughter step down.
Feng Yuheng was so amused that she said, "These two maids of the Zhu family are really talented! With this letter, Wangchuan's actions in Pengzhou will be more effective. Let's send a letter to Wangchuan and tell her about the situation here so that she can act quickly. It's best not to delay this matter until the New Year."
Huang Quan nodded and hurried downstairs to prepare.
Pengzhou, Zhufu
The eldest lady of the Zhu family was not feeling well, so she invited a doctor from the local Baicaotang to come and see her. After seeing her, the doctor wrote a prescription, which included both Chinese medicine and Western medicine that was exclusive to Baicaotang. After trying two prescriptions, the prescriptions were quite complicated. Zhu Kongyue, the eldest lady of the Zhu family, read them for a while, and told a twenty-year-old maid beside her, "Achuan, you go. The people around mother are clumsy, and I trust you to be steady. You should go with the doctor."
The maid called Achuan bowed her head and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Miss. I will do my job well." After that, she took the two prescriptions in her hand, watched the Zhu family pay the doctor the consultation fee, and followed them out of the house.
The two of them walked out of the house with their heads down, until they turned the corner into the alley where the Zhu family lived. The doctor then whispered, "Fortunately, the eldest lady of the Zhu family sent you out directly, otherwise it would have taken a lot of trouble. I winked at you just now, but I was afraid that you wouldn't understand!"
The maid named Achuan was none other than Wangchuan who had come to Pengzhou to investigate the Zhu family earlier. After successfully sneaking into the Zhu family, she was soon spotted by the eldest lady and was directly kept by her side as a first-class maid. The sixth-rank official's family did not have the same strict rules as the Zuo Xiangfu and Yu Wangfu in the past. The retention and promotion of servants were not that complicated. Most of the time, the master would retain the servants if they liked them, and the requirements for selling indentures were not very strict. What's more, as soon as Wangchuan settled here, he immediately used the relationship of Baicaotang to make a fake indenture, which was foolproof.
She replied to the doctor, "It doesn't matter. If I want to go out, no one in the Zhu family can stop me. But is there any news from Beijing? Did the young lady write a letter?"
The doctor nodded. "Two letters arrived. One is for you, and the other is from the two maids brought by Miss Zhu to Miss Zhu. However, both were sent directly from the East. I don't know if the letter was intercepted or if the maid of the Zhu family sent it through the East. The letter is still in Baicao Hall. I'll get it for you later."
The two of them said nothing more and went all the way to Baicaotang. When they arrived, they got the medicine first. The doctor took the letter and put it into Wangchuan's hand without leaving a trace. Only then did Wangchuan leave.
After returning to the Zhu Mansion, she delivered the eldest lady's medicine to the kitchen, and then returned to Zhu Kongyue's side and served her for a long while. It was not until Zhu Kongyue wanted to take a nap that she had time to return to her room and opened both letters and read them.
She was not interested in Ah Huan and Ah Ruo's letters, but only read the one written by Huang Quan. The letter not only gave a detailed description of the situation in Beijing, but also emphasized that she must instigate the Zhu family and let the Zhu family dismantle Zhu Kongshan's stage, so as to achieve the best effect and avoid dirtying her own lady's hands.
Wangchuan thought this was a good idea. She thought about it for a while, burned Huang Quan's letter under the candlelight, then stuffed the letter from Ahuan and A'ruo into her sleeve, and hurried out of the house.
But he came back not long after he went out, holding the letter in his hand and went straight to Zhu Kongyue's room.
Zhu Kongyue was still in a light sleep, so Wangchuan woke her up and said apologetically, "It's not that I want to disturb you, it's just something urgent." As he spoke, he handed her the letter in his hand, "Just now I went out of the house, and I wanted to buy you some of your favorite snacks, so that you can have them as refreshments after you wake up. But just after I left the house and took a few steps, a little kid hurriedly stuffed a letter in. I saw that the letter was written by the eldest daughter of the Zhu family, so I hurried back to wake you up. Miss, take a look!"
When Zhu Kongyue heard that there was a letter, she quickly took it in her hand and only read the words "From the eldest lady of the Zhu family" on the envelope before nodding. "It's A'ruo's handwriting. Do these two girls still remember me as their master? I thought they had forgotten their duties after following Zhu Kongshan!"
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