Zhang Yuan told Emperor Tianwu about Xuan Tiange agreeing to a political marriage with the Gu Shu ruler, this was what Feng Yu Heng told him, asking him to find a chance to infiltrate Emperor Tianwu and see what kind of reaction Emperor Tianwu would have.
Reality proved that Emperor Tianwu was really clear-headed, once he heard that his most beloved niece was going to be married off to Gu Shu because of him, he was furious on the spot — — "No! Definitely no! She definitely cannot marry! "
Zhang Yuan spread his hands: "But Princess Wuyang agreed."
"That is still no good!" The old Emperor's domineering aura returned, "Tiange was coerced! She was forced by that Gu Shu scoundrel. That child has been filial since young and knows how to please Us the most, she is much better than those rascals. She agreed because she wanted to save Us, this is taking advantage of someone's perilous state, how can it be counted? "
"But she has already acted to save you, if you go back on your words now, where is the image of a ruler?" Even though Zhang Yuan could not bear for Xuan Tiange to get married, but when he saw the old Emperor being so unreasonable, he got angry. Once he got angry, he easily thought of his most tragic days, so he said unwillingly in his heart: "Look at you, you were like this back then, once you heard that Liu Shi hung herself in Cun Shan Palace, you ran over eagerly to take a look, in the end, you believed a few words of nonsense made up by others, angrily giving This Servant a few beatings and throwing This Servant into the Department of Guilty Servants. If not for the Royal Consort Yu secretly helping, and Her Highness the Empress taking This Servant out of the Department of Guilty Servants under the pressure of opposing you, This Servant would have died in that place long ago. "
The young Eunuch got angry when he talked about those days, "You were unreasonable back then, and you are still being unreasonable now. This Servant saw that new ruler of Gu Shu the other night, He is also a talented person, looking at him, he even has some similarities with our Ninth Prince! Not to mention the conditions of exchange, if he could really capture Princess Wuyang's heart, it would also be a wonderful thing. Why didn't you even ask a few more questions before saying no? "
Emperor Tianwu's eyes were still red. He had just cried. Now, because of this matter, he held back his tears, but his anger rose again. He glared at Zhang Yuan, gnashed his teeth and said: "Damn eunuch, you dare to challenge me now? Are you trying to ascend to the heavens after seeing me lying here and unable to get off the ground? "
Zhang Yuan answered honestly, "I've dared to challenge you in the past. It has nothing to do with whether you're lying in bed or not. If you don't like me, then there's nothing you can do. Anyway, don't even think about chasing me back to the Department of Guilty Servants, otherwise I'll definitely hang myself. If you don't like me, if you're really too angry, then recuperate properly. When you're better and can walk, then lift your leg and kick me. This servant promises not to run. "
Emperor Tianwu looked at this eunuch in a daze. His days seemed to have returned to the past in an instant. Just like Zhang Yuan said, this eunuch had never been afraid of him before. He dared to say anything, dared to do anything. He had never been rude in front of him, and he was used to it. But thinking about the past few months, he had been muddle-headed because of the Gu technique, unable to distinguish right from wrong, unable to distinguish good from bad. He had almost tormented this eunuch to death. Now that he was finally awake, the eunuch was still alive … … it was great.
"You said … …" Emperor Tianwu was silent for a while, then finally asked: "That new ruler of Gu Shu, is very similar to My Ming?"
"En." Zhang Yuan nodded, "A bit similar. He looks to be in his twenties. His eyes are as evil as His Ninth Highness. He looks especially good. Speaking from my heart, he looks better than Princess Wuyang. "
"Hmph!" Emperor Tianwu snorted again. He was a little unhappy that Zhang Yuan said that Fan Tianli looked better than Xuan Tiange. Thinking about it again, he shook his head and said: "No, no, it's not good to look like Ming. We know Ming's personality too well. If he did not have someone as powerful as Miss Heng to hold him down, he might not even care about the women in this world. In addition, he looks so good. If Tiange finds out that he likes the new and hates the old after marrying over, or if he has too many concubines in the imperial harem, when that time comes, all of them will work together to deal with an outsider like Tiange. Then Our Tiange will suffer! No, it's still no good. "
"Our Princess Wuyang is not bad!" Zhang Yuan said, "This Servant thinks that she is quite powerful, why can't she suppress that person? Moreover, he is just the ruler of a vassal country. Your remaining sons are all good. No matter who ascends the throne in the future, would they not stand up for their younger sister? If that Gu Shu person dares to bully their younger sister, wouldn't they send troops to destroy Gu Shu! How could she be bullied? "
"What do you know!" The old Emperor rolled his eyes, "When two countries go to war, how can it be purely because of a woman? People die in war, and the lives of soldiers are also lives. They can go to war to protect their families and the country, but they definitely cannot go to war just because a princess was bullied by her in-laws. "The old Emperor spoke with a bit of helplessness," Everyone says that the imperial family is good, but what is good about it? Look, of the children born into the imperial family, which one of them can decide their own fate? Just like Old Sixth being regent. We can clearly see that he is not happy at all, but he still forced himself to accept the edict. Why? Because he is a child of the Xuan family. Because he has a responsibility on his shoulders. "
Emperor Tianwu sighed again and then waved his hand, indicating for Zhang Yuan to go further away and not say anything else. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep not long after.
Zhang Yuan looked at Emperor Tianwu, who was getting older by the day, and his heart ached. He did not know how much longer the old Emperor could last. He wanted to ask Feng Yu Heng, but he did not dare to. Fortunately, he could accompany him by his side now. No matter how long it was, he would serve him with all his heart. If there was a day when the old Emperor could not hold on and returned to the heavens, then he would accompany him. With a broken body, he had long thought of living and dying with this old Emperor.
In the imperial palace, everything was calm. Other than the wails that still came from the death row prison, the other corners had already returned to their usual calmness.
Outside the palace, in the Chun Palace, Xuan Tianming also brought Feng Yu Heng over to eat with Consort Yun.
Consort Yun already knew that Emperor Tianwu had regained consciousness, but she did not mention it. She treated it as if it did not happen, treated it as if that person did not exist. She still wanted to stay in the Chun Palace and live her own days. And the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua also did not want to chase her back to the Winter Moon Palace. If there were not these messy matters, at this moment, the whole family would be gathered together. A mother, bringing along two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law that she thought would be her daughter-in-law. This was an extremely harmonious scene.
Xiangrong had also stayed in the Chun Palace for a long time and was no longer as nervous as when she first came. She had also become familiar with the servants in the Chun Palace, especially with Consort Yun. Because she accompanied her every day, the two of them were like good sisters. Xiangrong's personality was originally a little rebellious and also a little lively. It was just that she had been suppressed by the Feng family for too long in the past, to the point that she herself did not know what kind of personality she had. After that, she came to Ji 'an County and became much more cheerful. Now that she came to the Chun Palace and mingled with Consort Yun every day, she took another step forward. Even Feng Yu Heng sighed: "Our Third Sister is different from before. If Madam An saw this, she would probably be extremely shocked, right?"
Xiangrong covered her mouth and laughed, saying as she laughed: "Second Sister is making it sound so strange! How can it be that exaggerated? "
"That's right." Consort Yun also said: "What is this? In my opinion, she still needs to continue changing. For example, if I ask her to secretly go to Hua-er's room at night, she would not dare no matter what. "
"Oh my! Madam!" Xiangrong's little face turned red immediately, "How can you say everything out loud?" As she spoke, she even glanced at Xuan Tianhua, feeling very uneasy. "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, don't misunderstand. Madam is just joking around. You must not misunderstand!"
"What joking around? What are you joking about? "Imperial Concubine Yun lost it," I'm being serious. You two have already hugged and held hands, but what happened after that? You just let it go? I say, Hua-er, if you don't have that kind of feelings for a girl, don't give her so much hope. Say, you were so proactive during the New Year, why did you not do anything after that? "As she spoke, seeing that Xuan Tianhua was about to explain, she quickly interrupted," Alright! Don't tell me that the capital has been too chaotic and busy these few months. I don't like hearing that. Let me ask you, when are you going to settle the matter between you and Third Girl? Third Girl is fourteen this year and will be of marriageable age next year. If you continue to drag it out, it will be a little late. This engagement is not a small matter. You still need to exchange engagement notes, go through a matchmaker, three letters and six rites, you are busy! Third Girl's mother is in Ji 'an County. In my opinion, as the man's side, we should show some sincerity and go there in person. As your mother, I naturally have to go there in person to give the betrothal gifts, I … "
"You want to take this opportunity to sneak out, don't you?" Xuan Tian Ming immediately exposed imperial concubine Yun's thoughts, "Using this chance to leave the capital and run around wildly, it's very enjoyable, isn't it?"
Consort Yun was a little embarrassed, "No, I don't mean that. Isn't this for your Seventh Brother?"
"Then you can ask Madam An to come back."
"That would seem insincere." Consort Yun said earnestly and even threatened Xuan Tianming, "Third Girl is Heng Zheng's younger sister. How can you be so disrespectful to people? We have been thorough with our etiquette. This is also for A-Heng's sake. Could it be that you don't care about your wife? "
This accusation was a little too big. Xuan Tianming quickly said: "I definitely don't mean that."
"Then it's settled! Let's choose a good day and go to Ji 'an County together. Bring the engagement note and the betrothal gifts. Un, there are still many good things in Winter Moon Palace's storeroom. Later, you can go in and search. Take out everything you can. The betrothal gifts for third Girl must not be shabby. "
She was already calculating the betrothal gifts, but the two people involved could not get a word in. Xiang Rong opened her mouth in shock and there was a bit of shyness on her face. Xuan Tian Hua was very calm. He did not refuse, nor did he agree. He just looked at imperial concubine Yun with a smile. He watched her count the so-called betrothal gifts with her fingers.
In the end, Feng Yu Heng could not hold back and said: "Imperial Concubine Mother, we still haven't asked Seventh Brother and Xiang Rong's thoughts."
"En?" Consort Yun was stunned, "Third Girl, is there still a need to ask? I already know her thoughts. She even calls Hua-er's name when she sleeps at night! "
Xiang Rong's cheeks were red. Consort Yun would invite her to sleep with her from time to time. She once called Xuan Tianhua's name in her dream. But Consort Yun heard it clearly and used it as a joke for many days. She did not expect that she would bring it out at this time. It really made her feel ashamed.
"Then what about Seventh Brother?" Feng Yu Heng looked at Xuan Tianhua, "Does Seventh Brother agree to this marriage?"
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