209 The Ninth Uncle, Turning His Hands to Make Clouds and Rains
Zhai Dongming!
Feng Qingchen smiled. He was indeed a playboy. The arrow he shot was just right.
Zhai Dongming walked in with his head held high. "Assassin? Princess, you are joking. Dongling is a peaceful country with a peaceful people. There will never be assassins. Even if there are assassins, they will not kill you. Killing you will not benefit you at all. A smart assassin will not go to such great lengths and waste manpower to kill a princess."
He stopped beside Feng Qingchen and raised the bow and arrow in his hand, indicating that he was the one who had just shot the arrow.
"Prince Su? What do you mean?" Xiling Yaohua wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
The meaning of Zhai Dongming's words was too obvious, that is, she was a princess and was nothing at all, and it would be a waste to kill her.
"It doesn't matter whether the princess understands what I mean or not. After all, the princess of Xiling is bullying the people of Dongling in my Dongling territory. Not everyone can do such a thing." If Feng Qingchen still had to consider the difference in their identities, then Zhai Dongming didn't care at all.
A princess, no matter how favored she is, is just a woman, and the value of royal women is used to win over court officials or marry off to foreign countries. No matter how smart Xiling Yaohua is, she cannot escape this fate. This time, Xiling intends to marry off to Dongling.
If nothing unexpected happens, Princess Yaohua will marry into Dongling, but it is hard to say who she will marry.
By then, even if she is the most honorable princess in Xiling, she will have to abide by the rules of Dongling when she comes to Dongling.
"Prince, this is how you entertain guests in Dongling. How can you be so rude to a princess from a neighboring country? What is your intention?" The more noble a woman is, the more proud she is. Zhai Dongming made her sound ignorant with just a few words, which made Xiling Yaohua very angry, and the smile on her face became a little ugly.
"Princess, what is your intention in putting a sword on the necks of the people of Dongling?" Zhai Dongming pointed at Feng Qingchen and Sun Sixing who were being held down by the guards, with a playful smile in his eyes.
Xiling Yaohua's eyes flashed, and she immediately smiled and said, "It's just a misunderstanding. I want to accompany Qingchen to the wooden house of Feng Mansion to witness Qingchen's extraordinary medical skills."
Xiling Yaohua waved her hand, signaling the guards to let the man go. The man was not injured, so what did it matter? He was just a pariah.
"Princess, are you kidding me? What did Qingchen say, allowing you to see my medical skills? Qingchen's sect has a rule that only disciples can see the sect's medical skills. Could it be that Princess, you want to take me as your master? But I didn't accept your gift?" It's different when you have a backer. Feng Qingchen pulled Sun Sixing to Zhai Dongming's side.
Well, at this time she found that Zhai Dongming's viciousness was still very cute.
"Princess, Miss Su, I don't disagree with you wanting to see the disembowelment technique, but the prerequisite is that you have to take me as your master. My requirements are not high. You just need to kneel three times and kowtow nine times. After the master-disciple ceremony, everything will be fine."
"I want to take you as my master, but who the hell are you?" Princess Yaohua knew Feng Qingchen better and did not say anything. However, Su Wan underestimated Feng Qingchen and scolded him in anger.
"Qingchen is a human, but Miss Su, are you a thing? What kind of thing are you? Tell us so that we can learn more."
Hahaha……
As soon as Feng Qingchen finished speaking, Zhai Dongming burst out laughing. Seeing Zhai Dongming laughing, Sun Sixing stopped holding it back and said with a smile, "Master, how could Miss Su Wan be a thing? She is not a thing, okay?"
"My dear disciple, you have discovered the truth. Miss Su Wan is indeed a worthless person." Feng Qingchen also laughed, sweeping away his previous depression.
However, she knew very well that her opponent was not Su Wan, but Xiling Yaohua, the vicious woman.
"Feng Qingchen!" Su Wan's expression remained unchanged, her smile was stiff, but the pearl hairpin on her head was shaking slightly.
Noble ladies have been trained since childhood to smile no matter what the situation. They should smile calmly, smile in a mysterious way, and smile in a way that makes their opponents nervous. Unfortunately...
It is not good to wear too many jewelry, as it may accidentally reveal her true inner feelings.
"Miss Su Wan, there is no need to remind Qingchen. Qingchen knows my name. If there is nothing else, Qingchen will take his leave. Goodbye, both of you." This time she was really seeing them off. Feng Qingchen took Sun Sixing and left without looking back.
Although Zhai Dongming is not a kind person, he is also loyal. He will never allow these two women to bully the people of Dongling.
"Stop her." Xiling Yaohua ordered.
"You dare." Zhai Dongming raised the bow and arrow in his hand.
He is not Princess Yaohua, he cannot lead his troops around.
"There is nothing I am afraid of. I have the order of Emperor Dongling. Could it be that Prince Su wants to disobey it?" Xiling Yaohua held the hand of the palace maid behind her, looking elegant and graceful, and faced Zhai Dongming with an extremely tough attitude.
The guards of Xiling surrounded Feng Qingchen but did not dare to step forward.
They were not princesses, so even if Zhai Dongming shot them to death, they would have no choice but to accept it.
"Your Majesty's decree? Where is it?" Zhai Dongming's eyes darkened.
"The emperor has given his permission. Miss Su Wan and I have received his permission. The emperor has agreed for the two of us to come and see Feng Qingchen's medical skills. Prince Su, you don't think that I would lie to you about this, do you?"
This is what it means to be fearless.
Anything can be done with the help of a tiger skin.
Hearing this, Zhai Dongming hesitated. The emperor was worried that he could not find any fault with their Prince Su's Mansion. If that was the case, he would be disobeying the emperor's order if he protected Feng Qingchen against Xiling Yaohua today. If the emperor blamed him for this mistake, grandpa would definitely have to sacrifice his power to protect him.
Zhai Dongming was grinding his teeth. No wonder the emperor asked him to be responsible for the safety of the inner city during this period of time and he was not allowed to leave the city without the emperor's order. It turned out that the emperor had set a trap for him to fall into.
"Prince Su, if you have nothing else to say, I will take Qingchen and leave." Princess Yaohua was really going to piss Zhai Dongming off to death by taking advantage of him.
Zhai Dongming had never suffered such a loss before. He was so angry that his veins bulged. He stood in front of Xiling Yaohua, but gradually lost his confidence. Just when he was about to give way...
"Princess Yaohua, wait a minute. Prince Su has nothing else to say, but I do."
A pure and slightly arrogant voice was heard, breaking the atmosphere of the Feng Mansion. Everyone followed the voice and looked towards the gate. They saw the Ninth Prince, surrounded by guards, walking in at a leisurely pace.
The momentum and demeanor were like that of a king arriving.
"Ninth Uncle!"
Among this group of people, the most shocked one was Feng Qingchen. Feng Qingchen's eyes were wide open, and his gaze was fixed on the Ninth Prince, unable to look away for a long time.
How could he come!
Zhai Dongming was very excited. He immediately turned around and saluted Dong Lingjiu. Dong Lingjiu glanced at him and said coldly, "Get up."
"Ninth Uncle." Xiling Yaohua and Su Wan also stepped forward to pay their respects. The palace maids and guards behind them also saluted upon seeing this.
Only Feng Qingchen stood there straight, looking particularly unique. The Ninth Prince acted as if he didn't see her. He said "No need for formalities" and walked straight in, sitting down in the main seat without any hesitation.
Everyone had to follow. Xiling Yaohua and Su Wan sat at the bottom, one on the left and one on the right, while everyone else stood.
As soon as Dong Lingjiu sat down, he said slowly: "Princess Yaohua, Miss Su Wan, you are guests from afar, representing Xiling and Nanling to come to Dongling to celebrate the birthday of my emperor. Dongling should treat you with courtesy. I also forgot that Princess and Miss should also remember to follow the host's wishes and don't make things difficult for the host."
Dong Lingjiu's words sounded high-sounding, but they revealed his intention to favor Feng Qingchen.
If it were in the past, Feng Qingchen would have been secretly delighted, but now she could only smile bitterly. The Ninth Prince's method of combining the big stick with the sweet dates was really very skillful.
Su Wan wanted to marry Dong Lingjiu, so she smiled and nodded when she heard this, indicating that she would obey.
Give men enough face in front of others, but act according to your own thoughts behind their backs; this is how the Nanling Su family educates their daughters.
Xiling Yaohua is different. Although she admires the Ninth Uncle, she is very clear that his political stance is opposite to hers. She does not need to give face to the Ninth Uncle. If she gives face to the Ninth Uncle, what about the face of her Xiling royal family?
"Ninth Uncle, is it true that the Emperor's words of advice are no longer effective in Dongling?" He said this in one sentence, but he went straight to the point, looking at Dongling Jiu sharply, as if he wanted to suppress Dongling Jiu's momentum.
"Princess Yaohua has already said this. Dongling etiquette is passed down from generation to generation. We dare not disobey the emperor's words. The emperor's order is to let Princess Yaohua and Miss Su Wan come to Feng Mansion to see Doctor Feng's medical skills, but he did not say that Princess Yaohua and Miss Su Wan should participate in the whole process. Princess Yaohua, please do not falsely convey the emperor's order."
Dong Lingjiu seldom smiled, and seldom spoke such a long sentence. He spoke this sentence very slowly, and every word seemed to hit people's hearts, making everyone's spirits involuntarily tense.
"Princess Yaohua, if everyone is like you, acting arbitrarily based on the emperor's order, then Dongling Qi will be in chaos. I don't think you dare to act like this in Xiling. If so, I would like to go on a diplomatic mission to Xiling."
A warning, a threat, a blatant warning.
The subtext of this statement is: Everything that you, Xiling Yaohua, have in my Dongling, I, Dongling Jiu, will definitely get back double when I go to Xiling.
Xiling Yaohua could no longer hold back the smile on her face. She observed secretly and knew that although Dongling Jiu was protecting Feng Qingchen everywhere, he was always doing it in secret. She didn't expect it to be so obvious today, even at the cost of using the two countries as an excuse.
Feng Qingchen accepted the protection from the Ninth Prince, so she gave in.
Xiling Yaohua wanted to calm herself down by serving tea and drinking water, but she found...
The people from Feng Mansion didn't serve tea at all.
With her hands suspended in the air, she had to retract them. Xiling Yaohua barely maintained her composure, with a somewhat stiff smile on her face: "It was Yaohua who was anxious. Yaohua heard in Xiling that Qingchen had cured the eldest son's eye disease, and Yaohua admired him very much. This time she came to Dongling in the hope of seeing Qingchen's medical skills with her own eyes. When she heard that Qingchen was going to open Madam Sun's stomach today, she and Miss Su Wan hurried here, hoping to see Qingchen's superb medical skills. Yaohua and Miss Su Wan are not doctors, so even if they see it, they won't understand it, and they will never let Qingchen's medical skills spread to others."
If soft tactics don’t work, then hard tactics will be used. Xiling Yaohua doesn’t want to give up easily.
Unfortunately, the person she met today was Dong Lingjiu, a man who would not be persuaded by any persuasion.
The Ninth Prince nodded and agreed, "Since Princess Yaohua and Miss Su Wan admire Doctor Feng so much, then we should do everything according to what Doctor Feng says. I think given your admiration for Doctor Feng, I will definitely not object."
With just one sentence, the initiative was handed over to Feng Qingchen.