697 Meeting, even if you don't want to

No matter whether it is an annoying thing or an annoying person, it will not change because of your will. Even if you are unwilling to face it, you have to raise your head and deal with it.

After seeing Su Wenqing off, Feng Qingchen called Tong Jue and Tong Yao over and asked them if anything had happened in the Yun family.

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Feng Qingchen really guessed it right. The Yun family was facing big trouble at this time, and Yun Xiao must be in a state of panic.

The emperor suffered a great loss at the hands of the Cui family. He couldn't find the Cui family hiding in the dark, but he was unwilling to suffer the loss in silence, so he started with the Yun family, which had some relationship with the Cui family but not too close.

The Emperor joined forces with the four countries of Nanling, Beiling and Xiling to put pressure on the Yun family, forcing them to supply all the medicinal materials for the disaster relief free of charge. Yes, all of them were provided free of charge.

If it was just one country, the Yun family could still rely on Yuncheng to ignore it, or bargain, but the four countries joined forces at the same time. Even if the Yun family and Yuncheng were combined, they would be unable to compete. In front of the huge machine of the country, no matter how powerful a family is, it has its limits.

If the four countries join forces, not to mention the Yun family, even the Cui family and the two kings cannot stop them.

"The Yun family became a scapegoat, but what about the Cui family? Did the Cui family do anything?" Feng Qingchen really sympathized with the Yun family. This was a typical case of the Yun family being shot while lying down, but the Yun family was the largest medicinal material merchant in Jiuzhou, so it was understandable that the emperors of the four countries joined forces to bully the Yun family at this time.

"No, the actions of the four emperors did not hurt the foundation of the Yun family. They just made the Yun family temporarily unable to cope with the situation. After this incident, the Yun family will be seriously injured, but it will not shake the foundation of the family. Therefore, the Cui family did not take action."

In other words, the emperors of the four countries only warned the Yun family and made them bleed heavily to curb their development, but they had no intention of uprooting the Yun family. In order to appease the anger of the four countries, the Cui family would stand by and watch.

"Keep keeping an eye on the Yun family and inform me of any situation in time. Also, how is the plan to sneak into Yecheng going?" Feng Qingchen sighed. Not to mention that she didn't have the ability at this time, even if she had the ability, she couldn't help the Yun family. The emperor just wanted to vent his anger, and everything would be fine if he vented his anger.

The Yun family should consider themselves unlucky!

"The Ye family has been operating in Ye City for too long, and their family is small. In Ye Ye's generation, there is only one heir, Ye Ye. Our people cannot get involved, and we cannot find any useful information for the time being." Tong Jue and Tong Yao lowered their heads at the same time. Any more explanation would be redundant at this time.

Feng Qingchen certainly understood that an old power like Yecheng was not so easy to shake. She just wanted to give it a try. If the effect was not obvious, then forget it and just take it slow.

"What about the Shandong Lu family? As a prosperous family in Shandong, they have a large population, so it should be easy to find a breakthrough." Feng Qingchen firmly believed that no matter how solid the castle was, it could not withstand being destroyed from within by her people. To deal with Yecheng and the Shandong Lu family, the Ninth Prince had his own methods, and she had her own way.

"Miss, you really guessed it right. We have finally found someone we can cooperate with. The Shandong Lu family keeps a close eye on their direct descendants and does not allow them to take concubines or do anything indiscriminately. But the more they watch, the more likely it is that trouble will arise. The biggest bandit leader in Shandong is actually the illegitimate son of the Shandong Lu family, and he has always been against the Shandong Lu family." Tong Jue's eyebrows were curved, and his eyes were narrowed into slits.

She really didn't expect that such a casual search would allow them to find a useful person.

"Illegitimate child? There are many such products in wealthy families. Don't alarm him first, let's just watch." Feng Qingchen suddenly realized that she was also an illegitimate child in her previous life, but she chose to abandon her family and clan instead of becoming an enemy of them.

"Understood. I will ask those people to be careful. Don't reveal their identities." Tong Jue wanted to investigate the news about the Lu family in Shandong. Of course, it was impossible for him to train people locally. Tong Jue directly asked his men to disguise themselves as businessmen and go to Shandong to do business. It was also easy for him to make friends with local wealthy families with the identity of a businessman.

The master and his servants were just about to discuss how to tear open the Ye family when there was a knock on the door: "Girl."

It was Harue's voice outside the door.

"Come in."

Chun Hui walked in gracefully with a gold-embossed invitation in her hand: "Miss, Prince Jinxing of Nanling sent someone to deliver an invitation, saying that he will visit you tomorrow afternoon."

Chun Hui respectfully handed the invitation to Feng Qingchen with a look of admiration. To have a prince of a country come to visit in person upon arrival was a treatment that not everyone could have.

"Nanling Jinxing? Isn't he arriving tomorrow?" Feng Qingchen took the note and opened it...

The writing is graceful and elegant, with a gentle yet sharp edge. Through these words, Feng Qingchen seems to be able to see Zhou Xing, who has become a prince of a country.

The handwriting was beautiful and the content was very formal, a bit like the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Feng Qingchen glanced at it and didn't read any more.

"Yes, the vanguard officer said that Prince Jinxing will come to visit you as soon as he arrives in Dongling. Please forgive me if I have offended you." In other words, when Nanling Jinxing arrived at the Dongling Imperial City, he did not even see the emperor, but met Feng Qingchen first, which shows that...

In Nanling Jinxing's heart, Feng Qingchen's status is extremely high.

Of course, this is also where Nanling Jinxing is smart. He was placed in a high position by the Ninth Prince. If one must say that someone has help in Dongling, it should be the Ninth Prince.

But this time, he was invited to the Imperial City by Emperor Dongling. If he always put Emperor Dongling first, he would be an enemy of the Ninth Uncle. Obviously, Nanling Jinxing didn't have this idea, so...

As soon as he arrived in the imperial city, he came to see Feng Qingchen. One was to tell Feng Qingchen that he had not forgotten her, and the other was to tell the emperor and the ninth uncle that his position would not change.

I can think of so many things during one visit. Zhou Xing is indeed not the same Zhou Xing. Feng Qingchen closed the invitation and threw it aside: "Tell them to entertain Prince Jinxing and his party well and don't lose their manners."

Feng Qingchen rubbed his worried heart, looking unwilling to say more.

"Yes, young lady." Chun Hui saw that Feng Qingchen didn't look happy at all, and was so scared that she dared not say anything more and retreated timidly.

Tong Jue and Tong Yao saw that Feng Qingchen was in a low mood, so they didn't dare to say anything. They looked at each other and asked quietly, "Miss?"

"Step down. We'll talk about other things next time. You can handle the unimportant matters." Feng Qingchen waved his hand tiredly.

Ever since the Ninth Prince told her that Nanling Jinxing was coming to Dongling, she had been irritated and didn't know whether to meet him or not. Now...

Whether she wanted to see him or not, she had to see him. Nanling Jinxing did not give her the chance to refuse, showing the prince's tyranny to the fullest.

The same thing, no matter how unhappy Feng Qingchen was, she had to cheer up the next day and prepare to entertain Nanling Jinxing and his party, while also strengthening the security of the Feng Mansion.

The prince's incognito visit is different from a formal visit. During an incognito visit, everything is kept simple, but during a formal visit, everything is done according to etiquette. If she fails to observe etiquette, the people from the Ministry of Rites will not let her off, even without the emperor's intervention.

Nanling Jinxing has a special identity. If he dies in Dongling or in Feng Mansion, no one in the Feng family will live.

Because Feng Qingchen was in a bad mood, the servants in the Feng Mansion were also cautious and did not dare to make any mistakes. They were all on edge as if facing a powerful enemy. Chun Hui, Qiu Hua, Xia Wan and Dong Qing did not know Nanling Jinxing's identity, but Tong Jue and Tong Yao knew something about it. However, Feng Qingchen did not say anything, and even if Chun Hui and the others asked, Tong Jue and Tong Yao did not dare to reveal a word.

It was just past noon, and Feng Qingchen was about to take a nap to get enough rest to deal with Nanling Jinxing, but... before she even left the courtyard, a servant came in a hurry to report: "Miss, Miss, Prince Nanling and his entourage have arrived. They have already entered the city and will be here in a quarter of an hour."

"Got it." Feng Qingchen straightened his clothes, turned around and walked out. At the same time, he asked someone to gather all the servants in the Feng Mansion to welcome Nanling Jinxing at the door.

How ridiculous! The young man who used to call her "sister" all the time came to Feng Mansion again just because his status changed. She brought everyone in the Feng Mansion to kneel outside the door to greet him.

The snow had melted, but the cold wind was still biting. Feng Qingchen didn't know how long he had been standing outside the door, he only knew it was very cold...

Seeing the vanguard coming from afar, Feng Qingchen perked up. When the ceremonial formation of Nanling Jinxing showed its tip of the iceberg, everyone in the Feng Mansion, except Sun Sixing, knelt on the cold floor under the leadership of Feng Qingchen to welcome the arrival of Nanling Jinxing.

Nanling Jinxing was so eager to go home that it would not be an exaggeration. In his heart, Feng Mansion was his other home, and Feng Qingchen was his non-blood relative. He had waited for this moment for a very long time...

Today's ceremony was grand, with more than a thousand palace maids and soldiers accompanying the group, stretching for miles. This also meant that Feng Qingchen had to kneel for a long time before he could wait for Nanling Jinxing to arrive at the gate of Feng Mansion.

Nanling Jinxing came to Feng Mansion today with the mood of returning home in glory. He wanted Feng Qingchen to see that he was no longer the pariah who had to hide and could only survive under Feng Qingchen's wings.

Now he not only has the ability to protect himself, but also can protect Feng Qingchen.

Seeing Feng Qingchen kneeling in front of him from a distance, Nanling Jinxing's eyes flashed with anger, and he immediately called the adjutant who was accompanying him: "Who spread this message? When did this prince say that everyone in the Feng Mansion should come out to welcome you? This prince repeatedly instructed that everything in the Feng Mansion should be kept simple. You didn't understand. Go, get someone to stand up."

"Yes, yes, yes." When the adjutant heard this, sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He quickly dismounted his horse, ran to the front of the team, and personally stepped forward to pass on the message, asking Feng Qingchen to get up.

Feng Qingchen was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Etiquette cannot be abolished, His Highness will be here soon."

Bah, she has been kneeling for so long now and now she is speaking. If she stands up again at this time, those censors in Dongling might accuse her of being arrogant and disrespectful to foreign guests.

"But, but, His Highness..." The adjutant was about to cry and wanted to go forward and pull Feng Qingchen up, but there was no clear limit on what men and women should do.

"I will explain it to Your Highness, you don't have to worry about it." Feng Qingchen was still kneeling on the ground, with no intention of getting up.

Nanling Jinxing had been paying attention to Feng Qingchen's actions. Seeing that Feng Qingchen hadn't stood up yet, he knew that she was unwilling. Regardless of how panicked the guards around him were, Nanling Jinxing rode forward...

“Your Highness, Your Highness…”