Ever since Consort Yuanshu was reinstated, the management of the Imperial Palace had become even more strict. Not only were idle people not allowed to enter the Imperial Palace, even the people who were already in the Imperial Palace were not allowed to move around.
Now, the movement between the concubines was limited to going to Cun Shan Palace. Their interactions with each other were not restricted, but the atmosphere in the Imperial Palace was oppressive. No one wanted to be unlucky at this time.
When Feng Yu Heng entered the Imperial Palace, she felt that the Imperial Palace at night was even more oppressive. Teams of Imperial Guard were constantly patrolling. There were three times more guards than before. There were a few times when she suddenly appeared from her space and almost collided with the Imperial Guard. She had no choice but to retreat back into her space.
Gradually, she found that the people walking around the Imperial Palace were not all Imperial Guard. After all, it was impossible for the Imperial Guard to increase so much in such a short period of time. After thinking about it, it should be that the thirty thousand soldiers that were handed over to the Eighth Prince were brought into the Imperial Palace by him and joined the Imperial Guard.
She frowned and looked at the large groups of soldiers and horses rampaging through the Imperial Palace. She suddenly felt a deep sense of worry. Thirty thousand soldiers! They were all in the Imperial Palace. Wasn't this the rhythm of a change in the Imperial Palace? The reason why the Eighth Brother hadn't made a move to abdicate the throne was that he didn't have more military power in his hands. He knew that even if he took over the Imperial Palace and sat on the throne, his position wouldn't be stable. He would be kicked out sooner or later! That was why he chose a more stable and justifiable path, which was to have the Emperor pass on the throne.
That sense of urgency once again attacked her. She suddenly realized that she couldn't delay any longer. If she delayed any longer, who knew when Emperor Tianwu would be able to write a summons to pass the throne under the control of the gu. At that time, everything would be too late. They couldn't go and tell the people that the Emperor was being controlled by someone and that he didn't write a summons to pass the throne. Who would believe that? So what if they believed it? To the people of the world, whether it was the Eighth Prince or the Ninth Prince, they were all the same. They were both the Emperor's sons. No matter how the country was tossed around, it was still surnamed Xuan. There was no difference.
But for them, it was too different. If the Eighth Brother ascended the throne just like that, then what were they? What would happen to him? Did she really run away from her "home"?
As she thought about this, she walked towards Zhang Ning Palace where Consort Li lived. In the dead of winter, the night was unbearably cold. The further one walked into the harem, the colder it felt. This huge harem felt like it was a cold palace. The doors of each palace were tightly shut. Some didn't even have a guard at the door. There was no sign of life.
Zhang Ning Palace was a very large palace. Other than the Jingtsu Temple where the Empress lived and Consort Yun's Winter Moon Palace, this was probably the most imposing place. But when she arrived at Zhang Ning Palace, she felt that the palace was very gloomy. As soon as she came out of the space, she shivered unconsciously. A very uncomfortable feeling came over her.
Feng Yu Heng did her best to calm her emotions and walked inside. The closer she got to Imperial Concubine Li's bedroom, the more she felt that something was off. She could faintly hear some strange sounds. It sounded like someone was crying, but it also sounded like someone was singing. That strange movement suddenly reminded her of the professional mourners at funerals. They were crying and singing at the same time, making the atmosphere very strange.
But how could there be a funeral in this place?
She felt strange and walked faster. Zhang Ning Palace was not heavily guarded. After all, those guards were not allowed to enter the palaces of the concubines. She didn't care about the palace maids and eunuchs who were on night duty. It was only when they arrived in front of Imperial Concubine Li's bedchamber that they found that the candles in the bedchamber were lit in the middle of the night. As for Imperial Concubine Li's personal palace maid, Zuo 'er, she was standing guard at the entrance of the bedchamber. From time to time, she would look inside with an anxious and helpless expression.
Feng Yu Heng hid herself and used her space to enter the bedchamber. When she appeared, if it was not for the fact that she had prepared herself mentally, she really would have been given a fright by everything in the bedchamber.
What was Consort Li doing? Why did this room … look like a mourning hall?
Yes, Consort Li's bedroom was decorated like a mourning hall. There were flags, incense tables, memorial tablets, and even a coffin. There was also a brazier on the ground. Consort Li was kneeling beside the brazier. She was filling it with paper money while muttering, "What should come will come, and what should go will go. I'll send you off, but you can't go back. The Yin Road is cold, and you wear cotton clothes. After you pass the Yin and Yang Boundary, you don't have to care about anything in the world. What should come will come, and what should go will go. Yang Qi will disperse, and we'll part forever. "
Even if it was Feng Yu Heng, facing this situation, she could not help but shudder. Consort Li's words sounded like she was singing. Her tone was very strange, and it was a bit like she was singing an opera. She looked up at the memorial tablet carefully and saw that it was written with the name of the Eighth Prince, Xuan Tianming. Beside Consort Li's hand, there was a small figure made of white cloth. There was also a note on it. The note also had the three words "Xuan Tianming" written on it.
She was shocked at that time. She didn't expect that she would find such a big secret in Zhang Ning Palace at night. What was Consort Li doing? Xuan Tianming was obviously alive and well, but she decorated a mourning hall. What was the meaning of this? Funeral for the living?
Damn it! Feng Yu Heng was angry! She subconsciously raised her right hand and closed her fingers into a palm. She was about to chop down on the back of Consort Li's head. But at this time, she suddenly felt that someone was quickly approaching from behind. This person's qinggong wasn't bad. Even if it wasn't as good as Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua, it wasn't much worse. She was extremely shocked and thought to herself, could it be that Imperial Concubine Li had raised some sort of hidden guard? But when she came in, she already looked around and didn't find anyone suspicious. Then the person who came was … …
She quickly stopped and her figure flashed. She ran towards the pillar on the left side of the hall and hid behind it. When she arrived, the person behind her also caught up. Their movement skills were better than hers. They even reached behind the pillar before her and reached out to cover her mouth. Then they signaled with their eyes: Don't make a sound!
Imperial Concubine Li's words that were neither human nor ghost continued to mutter. She did not notice the danger behind her in the slightest. She did not know at all that if Feng Yu Heng had struck with that palm based on her earlier state of mind, it would have been impossible for her to survive. Feng Yu Heng didn't have many forbidden lamellae in her life, but Xuan Tianming was definitely one of them. When she saw the other party actually give Xuan Tianming a funeral for the living in the palace, her impulse to kill was no joke.
It could only be said that Consort Li was lucky that someone saved her. And the person who saved Consort Li and covered Feng Yu Heng's mouth was none other than Consort Li's son, the Sixth Prince, Xuan Tianfeng. This was also the reason why Feng Yu Heng didn't fight back after seeing who it was.
For a moment, she was even prepared to fight. Once this fight started, it was possible that the palace would not be peaceful. But when she saw that the person who came was Xuan Tianfeng, the anger and impulse in her heart subsided a lot. Although she didn't know when Xuan Tianfeng came back or why he was covering her mouth, her intuition told her that the other party didn't have any intention of hurting her. In fact, there was even a pleading look in his eyes.
She calmed down for a moment, then reached out to pull down Xuan Tianfeng's hand that was covering her mouth. Then she pointed to the back window, indicating that the two of them should go out and talk. Xuan Tianfeng nodded. His body flickered, and he quickly pulled her out of the half-open window.
The window was opened a little wider by the two of them, making a slight noise. Consort Li glanced over and felt the cold wind rush in, causing her to shiver. Two of the white candles in front of the mourning hall were blown out. She stood up, walked forward, and lit them again. The mourning hall was lit up again. Only then was she satisfied. She returned to the brazier and threw handfuls of paper money into the brazier.
Meanwhile, the two people who had already left the back window and circled around to the rear courtyard finally stopped. Before Feng Yu Heng could speak, she heard Xuan Tianfeng say: "Sister-in-law, have mercy and spare my mother's life. Sixth Brother can repay this favor in any way, okay?" His voice was full of pleading. One of his hands was still holding onto Feng Yu Heng's wrist, holding it very tightly.
She pulled her arm back, pulling her wrist back from the other's hand. She rubbed it with her hand. She didn't directly respond to the previous topic. Instead, she asked: "When did Sixth Brother come back? Why is there no news at all? "
"I secretly came back." Xuan Tianfeng said, "I heard the news in the capital. I was worried, so I came back to take a look."
"What is Sixth Brother worried about?" Feng Yu Heng's gaze was a bit cold, "Is it because you're worried about Fuhuang, or because you're worried about your mother who knows how to use gu?" As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Consort Li's bedroom through the back window. Her brows furrowed again.
Xuan Tianfeng was a bit anxious, but he couldn't speak loudly. He could only lower his voice as much as possible and explain: "How could she know how to use gu! That's nonsense. It has nothing to do with gu. Ninth Brother, are you feeling unwell right now? Are there any signs of being affected by gu? "
Feng Yu Heng's anger rose again: "Even if you're not affected by gu, let me ask you, if someone gave you a funeral for the dead like this, what would you do if you knew? Would you just let her do it? Wouldn't you feel uncomfortable at all? If that's really the case, then I can only say, Sixth Brother, you're too magnanimous. I'm just a little girl. I'm not as magnanimous as you. I'm very narrow-minded! Consort Li cursed my husband like this. Regardless of whether it's related to gu or not, I can't stand it anymore. Sixth Brother, you still have to give me an explanation. "
"Alright." Xuan Tianfeng happily nodded, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Sixth Brother will definitely give you an explanation. Moreover, I promise you that something like this will never happen again. If it happens again, I … …" He gritted his teeth, "I don't care if I don't recognize this mother. Also, Younger Sister-in-law, you have to believe me. She really doesn't know the Gu Arts. These tricks are all passed down from the old saying. I will definitely strictly order her to take them away. Please don't be angry anymore. "As a dignified prince, he was speaking in such a humble manner, but he had no choice but to do so. First, that was his mother. Second, the person he was facing was Feng Yu Heng. Third, he could see that Feng Yu Heng wanted to kill him. Just thinking about it made him scared.
"In addition, Sixth Brother, I treat you like a brother. I won't allow anyone to interfere in my relationship with Xuan Tianming. I do not wish for Imperial Concubine Li to have any other thoughts. I hope that you can understand and that Imperial Concubine Li can understand. "
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