1406 Jealousy, Enemy of the King

Feng Qingchen's first contact with Wang Jinling and Cui Haoting was quite successful. At least the three parties reached a tacit understanding. Although they were not open and frank with each other, they would not hold each other back.

Wang Jinling and Cui Haoting, representing the Wang and Cui families, expressed goodwill to Feng Qingchen and the Fengli clan. The Wang and Cui families looked forward to the rise of the Fengli clan, and also hoped that Feng Qingchen could become the next generation leader of the Fengli clan.

It is more in the interests of the Cui and Wang families if Feng Qingchen is in power than if someone they don't know is in power.

It was not until now that Feng Qingchen understood that the reason why the aristocratic families were so powerful was because they had the support of the Fengli clan's military power. King Fengli was loyal to the Lan family, but don't forget that the Fengli clan itself was an aristocratic family. The Wang and Cui families were very happy for the Fengli clan to hold military power again.

No matter what era, having military power is the kingly way, which is why the Lan family tried every means to destroy the Fengli clan and seize the Fengli clan's military power. With the Fengli clan around, the imperial power can never be highly concentrated.

Feng Qingchen didn't think there was anything wrong with the separation of military and political power. Since the emperor had the military power, he had no scruples and could do whatever he wanted.

It is not a good thing for the country or the people for the emperor to have the final say. If he is a wise ruler, it is fine. But if he is a foolish ruler who has too much power, the people will suffer.

After talking with Wang Jinling and Cui Haoting, Feng Qingchen revised his plan and took out the intelligence on Beiling to check it out.

Even with the combined efforts of the Cui and Wang families, they were unable to obtain much useful information, which shows how tightly Beiling is guarded. Wang Jinling and Cui Haoting suspected that the people behind the Beiling royal family were the Fengli clan.

The battle between Nanling and Beiling was over, and Beiling won, but Beiling's imperial seal was not found.

"Can you really sit on the throne with the Imperial Seal?" Feng Qingchen was very skeptical, but the Ninth Prince gave her a positive answer: "As long as he is the Prince of Beiling, he can sit on the throne with it."

The door creaked and the Ninth Prince walked in under the moonlight.

"Why are you here?" Feng Qingchen put down the information in his hand and stood up: "No, it should be, how did you get in?" Are the Eighteen Riders just eating and doing nothing?

"The fifteen-day period is up."

"Ah?" Feng Qingchen didn't react for a moment, and the Ninth Prince's face immediately turned black: "Have you forgotten?"

"What?" Feng Qingchen looked at the Ninth Prince in confusion. When she came to her senses, the Ninth Prince was already standing there with an expressionless face, staring at her.

Feng Qingchen immediately walked up to the Ninth Uncle and said with a cute smile, "Well, I'm busy with this."

The Ninth Prince still didn't say anything, just looked at Feng Qingchen. Feng Qingchen laughed dryly and pulled the Ninth Prince's sleeve: "Are you angry?"

"Don't be angry, I didn't mean it. You know, the fifteen-day period is just a joke. I just want you to have a good rest in the Ninth Prince's Palace."

Feng Qingchen shivered as the coldness in his body intensified. He continued to act cute, "I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Can you please not be angry?"

"Hmph..." He gave some face, at least he made a sound, but he still stood there motionless. Feng Qingchen acted like a good boy for a long time, but the Ninth Emperor's uncle was still unmoved. Feng Qingchen's eyes rolled, and suddenly he hugged his left hand and cried out, "It hurts."

"What's wrong?" The Ninth Prince could no longer hold it in and asked anxiously. Feng Qingchen was worried that if the Ninth Prince knew that she had been deceived, would he kill her?

It's hard to get off the tiger, so I can only cheat to the end.

"My hand hurts." Feng Qingchen pretended to be in pain. The Ninth Prince's expression changed and he carefully supported Feng Qingchen: "Sit down first and let me take a look."

This worry was absolutely genuine. Beads of sweat appeared on Feng Qingchen's forehead. The Ninth Prince thought she was in pain, but in fact she was just worried.

The strategy of inflicting pain on one's self is useful, but the prerequisite is that one must suffer first!

"Your left hand..." The Ninth Prince touched it and knew that Feng Qingchen's left hand was not fully healed, so he would not think that Feng Qingchen was pretending to be in pain.

"It's nothing serious. I just can't lift heavy objects in the future and I can't hold a knife for too long. My hand can't take it." He broke his bones and muscles, twice. How can he be the same as before?

She had secretly practiced holding the knife. Chi Lianshui was right. She still had the accuracy to cut, but she couldn't hold the knife for too long. If she held the knife for too long, her hands would start to feel sore.

In short, I won’t be able to have major surgeries in the future.

"Teach Sixing and let him do it." The Ninth Prince pressed Feng Qingchen's arm twice. Feng Qingchen felt a warm current seeping into him, and his muscles and bones felt relaxed.

"It's very comfortable, continue." Feng Qingchen's brows gradually relaxed and his body gradually relaxed.

Dealing with Wang Jinling these days was very tiring. She couldn't get any advantage and would be cheated by Wang Jinling if she wasn't careful. However, from Wang Jinling, she also learned how to deal with people, or how to deal with people she hated.

Being generous and making choices. As the legitimate daughter of Feng Li, she must have the bearing of a superior and cannot just act according to her own likes and dislikes. Even if it is someone she doesn't get along with, as long as he is useful to the family, she has to use him.

The Ninth Prince did not speak, but did not listen to the movements of his hands until Feng Qingchen was drowsy and stopped: "It doesn't hurt anymore?"

"It hurts... Yeah, it doesn't hurt anymore." Feng Qingchen was smart and met the Ninth Uncle's teasing eyes. Feng Qingchen knew that the Ninth Uncle had figured it out, so she had to put away her little thoughts and said pitifully: "I'm just seeing that you are angry."

"Do not do to others what you do not want others do to you. Qingchen, remember what you said to me?" Feng Qingchen has become so capable that he actually uses torture on him.

"This, this... ahem. I am using myself as an example to tell you that next time you are not allowed to use the torture method on me." Feng Qingchen's tone changed, and he immediately changed from being pitiful to being righteous. The Ninth Prince reached out and rubbed the top of Feng Qingchen's head: "Wang Jinling has taught you bad things these days."

Being too rigid will easily break, while being too soft will easily lead to being bullied. Feng Qingchen was too rigid before, and being more flexible will be beneficial to her future actions, but...

The Ninth Prince would never like that Feng Qingchen used this trick on him.

"I'm laying the foundation for going to Beiling. Feng Liyou asked me to learn more from Jinling and Haoting. The people of the Fengli clan won't teach me these things, and he can't teach me either. I can only rely on myself." Even though she had a backer, she still had to rely on herself in the end.

However, Feng Liyou was not wrong. Life is lived by people. If you want to live a better life, you can only rely on yourself.

"I can also teach you these." In the final analysis, someone was jealous.

"It's different. I not only want to learn from them, but also to build good relationships with them. Public matters are public, and private relationships are private. I want to make friends with them as Feng Li's legitimate daughter. It will be more convenient for me to act in the future. You know, our three families are born as a community of interests. We have a basis for cooperation."

"You can also cooperate with me." The Ninth Prince did not want the three major families to stick too tightly together.

He was not afraid of the power of the aristocratic families. In his opinion, the so-called aristocratic families could all be used for the country and the people. As long as they worked for the people of the world, what their status was would not matter.

Even if there are no aristocrats, there are still meritorious officials. The world's major affairs cannot be decided by an emperor who has sat in the palace since birth and has never experienced the sufferings of the world.

An emperor who is afraid of the power of the aristocratic families can only mean that he is incompetent and afraid of being overthrown by the people.

However, he didn't want to argue with Feng Qingchen about these things every day in the future...

If that day really comes, will he handle his business as usual? Or will he handle business as usual?