That palace maid saw the suspicion in Zirui's eyes and couldn't help but laugh, "Royal Consort Yu's younger brother is indeed more cautious than the average youth. When we came here, our Imperial Consort said that using His Highness Feiyu's name might be able to fool us for a while, but it will definitely be seen through later. I didn't expect Young Master to be suspicious so quickly."
Feng Zirui was stunned, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes, "You really aren't Feiyu's person! Who is this Imperial Consort you're talking about? What's your purpose in using Feiyu's name to get close to me? "
That palace maid hurriedly explained, "Young Master Feng, don't be anxious. Let this servant finish speaking. Although this servant isn't His Highness Feiyu's person, it can't be said that this servant is completely unrelated to His Highness Feiyu. In reality, This Servant was sent over by Her Highness Imperial Concubine Shi De to take care of Young Master, and the reason why Her Highness Imperial Concubine Shi De would take care of Young Master is because Princess Yu had begged His Highness the Second Prince to ask for this favour. "
Hearing her say this, Zirui was startled. After thinking for a while, he said, "I know Consort Shi De. She's the Second Prince's birth mother and Feiyu's biological grandmother." After saying this, he saw the palace maid nod. Only then did he relax and finally ease the atmosphere, "Then we're still on the same side."
That palace maid nodded, "Yes, we're on the same side." After saying this, she advised Zirui, "Young Master, you can rest a bit more. Even if the morning court is dismissed, His Majesty still has to deal with government affairs in the afternoon. He won't summon you here."
Zirui shook his head, but advised the other, "This older sister, you should rest a bit. You've been on night watch all night. You must be tired."
"This servant is fine. In the morning, I saw that Young Master was sleeping soundly, so I took a nap in the corridor. The palace hasn't been peaceful these past few days. Before this servant came, Consort Shi De specially instructed me to be alert and not let my guard down, whether it's day or night. "
Zirui nodded, deeply agreeing with her words.
During the morning court in Heavenly Palace, the Eighth Prince, who had been sick for the entire day, finally appeared. Emperor Tianwu didn't have time to listen to the ministers' memorials and directly cared about the Eighth Prince's condition. In addition to showing concern in front of everyone, he also rewarded a lot of good things, including money and rare medicinal herbs. It was as if he couldn't wait to empty the treasury. For a moment, all the good things had to be stolen in the Eighth Brother's den. All the good stuff, all the good stuff, all the good stuff's good stuff.'s's's's's's....
Emperor Tianwu's concern for the Eighth Prince made the Eighth Prince's party very happy. They all felt proud and felt that they had chosen the right person this time. The Eighth Prince would definitely inherit the throne in the future. And those who originally followed the Eighth Prince also breathed a sigh of relief. They secretly thought that the Eighth Prince was really resourceful. Even when His Majesty favored the Ninth Prince so much, he was still able to turn things around. This person would definitely achieve great things in the future.
Finally, after showing his concern, Emperor Tianwu asked the Eighth Prince to stay in the palace for lunch. He specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare the mother and son's favorite dishes.
When the people heard this, they thought, great. Even the imperial court was chatting about daily life? The imperial censors originally wanted to say a few words, but when they thought of Emperor Tianwu's temper and how there were already people who crashed into pillars because of this matter, yet they still didn't receive the slightest bit of attention from Emperor Tianwu, they lost their confidence. They could only let Emperor Tianwu do as he pleased.
However, at this time, Xuan Tianming stepped forward and loudly interrupted Emperor Tianwu's words. He said, "Reporting to Imperial Father, it is now the end of the year. The tribute from Gu Shu and ten small countries in the south has already been delivered to the capital. This son has presented it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is the gift booklet. Imperial Father, please look over it." As he spoke, he raised the booklet in his hand.
The eunuch by Emperor Tianwu's side, Wu Ying, quickly went to receive it. Just as he was about to hand it back to Tianwu, he heard the Emperor on the dragon throne say, "There is no need for Zhen to look over such a small matter. Mo 'er, take a look! In the future, you will need to learn to understand the tributes. First, you need to consider whether or not those small countries are trying to fool our Da Shun. Second, you need to pick out some nice things for your imperial concubine mother. Over the years, We have truly let her down too much. "
As he spoke, the topic of the imperial harem was brought up again. A portion of the court officials frowned when they heard this, but no one dared to say anything. Even the left and right prime ministers chose to remain silent. They didn't want to speak with this old Emperor.
Xuantian Mo respectfully took the booklet from Wu Ying's hands and said, "This son obeys." After speaking, he glanced at Xuan Tianming and smirked.
Xuan Tianming didn't say anything and returned to his seat. Soon after, the Seventh Prince, Xuan Tianhua, also reported that the tributes from the eastern border had also arrived. As expected, Emperor Tianwu gave this task to the Eighth Prince and reminded him again to pick out good things for Consort Yuanshu first.
In addition, he also announced that there would still be a palace banquet on the first day of the new year. All officials of the fourth rank and above were allowed to bring their family members into the palace. The palace banquet would be hosted by the Empress and Consort Yuanshu. In addition, Tianwu said, "During this year's palace banquet, Zhen has an important announcement to make."
During today's morning court session, Emperor Tianwu's last sentence caused a great deal of discussion among the people. After the morning court session, everyone had their own guesses. Most people thought that the Crown Prince was going to be appointed, and some people couldn't help but directly congratulate the Eighth Prince. However, Xuantian Mo understood that it was still too early for the Emperor to appoint a Crown Prince. The current Emperor Tianwu probably wouldn't immediately appoint a Crown Prince.
The Right Prime Minister, Feng Qin, also thought about it. He walked to Xuan Tianming's side and asked in a low voice, "What does His Ninth Highness think about this matter?"
Xuan Tianming said, "It has nothing to do with appointing a Crown Prince. It should be appointing a Gui Fei."
"Gui Fei?" The Right Prime Minister frowned, "Is he going to promote Consort Yuanshu? Your Highness, if this continues, we need to make preparations in case the situation suddenly changes and we are caught unprepared. This old official sees His Majesty like this … Ai! "He sighed heavily and didn't continue speaking. However, his words showed that he was extremely disappointed in Emperor Tianwu. In the past, the old Emperor was also willful, but he didn't go overboard. He also doted on the Ninth Prince, but he wouldn't do anything that went against the court. Moreover, compared to the Eighth Prince, the Ninth Prince was much more outstanding and capable. Moreover, the Ninth Prince had Feng Yu Heng behind him! She was simply a fairy.
The Right Prime Minister didn't say anything else. His footsteps also slowed down as he silently followed behind them out of the palace. However, Xuan Tianming opened his mouth again and said to Xuan Tianhua beside him, "Has anyone been sent to the south?"
Xuan Tianhua nodded, "We've already sent people there. However, it's a long journey and we won't be able to get a reply in a few days. We still need to find it in the capital. The person who raised the Gu must be hiding in the capital. Or perhaps, he's hiding in the palace. "
"Cheng Heng is investigating in the palace. I'll leave the capital to Seventh Brother. I have to run to the barracks these few days, so I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of too much. "
While the two brothers were discussing how to rescue Emperor Tianwu, on the other side, the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo, was already walking towards Cun Shan Palace. As for yesterday's matter, he needed to give an explanation to Consort Yuanshu as soon as possible. After all, when he entered the palace this morning, he already heard that Consort Yuanshu had searched the palace last night. However, the person she was searching for was currently in his residence.
Inside Cun Shan Palace, Consort Yuanshu was still happily listening to the two palace maids flatter her. Only when the Eighth Prince walked in did she send the two palace maids away, leaving only Yue Xiu at her side to take care of her.
When Xuantian Mo sat down, he immediately told Consort Yuanshu about what had happened the day before. When she heard it, Consort Yuanshu's heart trembled.
She was the same as Xuantian Mo. She could not understand what sort of person had used to enter the Sheng Palace and how they had been able to silently throw someone onto Xuantian Mo's bed. They had also been able to drug her son. Everything had been done so cleanly that they could not guard against it. Then what if the other party wanted to kill someone? Would that not be the same as raising a hand and dropping a knife, and her son would not even know how he had died? She broke out in a cold sweat from the shock. Reaching out, she grabbed Xuantian Mo's sleeve and said: "You must investigate. If you cannot find this sort of person, you will be in too much danger." After saying this, she continued to ask: "Could it be old ninth? This is not the first time this One has heard that among your brothers, he is the one with the best martial arts. "
Xuantian Mo nodded: "Imperial concubine mother, do not worry. Son will definitely investigate this matter. As for old ninth, his martial arts are indeed good, but son is not lacking either. Perhaps I cannot beat him in a one-on-one fight, but he would not be able to appear and disappear so mysteriously. It's just that … "He thought for a bit and said with uncertainty:" That servant at his side always gives people a strange feeling. I fear that this matter cannot be unrelated to her. "
"You're talking about that Princess Ji 'an?" Consort Yuanshu furrowed her brow and asked: "A few days ago, didn't you say to this One that you wanted to get your hands on that Princess Ji 'an? This One already said that girl is not like a normal person. Consort Li is also having ideas about her. She even held a funeral for old ninth in the palace, but isn't he still living well? That girl is quite evil. It would be best if you did not have any ideas about her. "
"But if there comes a day when she can stand at my side and work for me, that would be more amazing than a thousand or ten thousand Zhu Kongshans." Upon mentioning Feng Yu Heng, Xuantian Mo became spirited once more. He even told Consort Yuanshu about the benefits of marrying Feng Yu Heng. This caused Consort Yuanshu to sigh.
It was just that they never thought that all of this would be heard by Feng Yu Heng. That person that they had said would appear and disappear mysteriously was now hiding right under their noses. It was just that none of them knew about it.
Feng Yu Heng was so disgusted that she wanted to whip someone. One Consort Li was not enough. Now, there was another Xuantian Mo. Why was she so rare? Her face was not that stunning, right? At most, she could be considered above average. In this Dashun that was filled with beautiful women, how could she have fallen into the eyes of so many princes?
She was completely unable to understand this matter. Why were there so many people looking at her? What exactly was so good about her? What did they see in her? Could it not be changed? There was no need to do this.
Feng Yu Heng was feeling very depressed, but she still had to continue eavesdropping, as she heard Consort Yuanshu say: "We'll talk about that girl's matter in the future. This One will advise you not to think too much about it. This matter is not reliable. As for the person that you said came to your manor, this One will not search the palace for her. " She thought a bit more then said very seriously: "If there really is no other way, we need to speed up this matter. Every day that you do not ascend the throne, I will feel uneasy. The sooner you ascend the throne, the sooner I will feel at ease. This One has already taken care of that old man enough."
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