On the night of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, a lot of snow fell in the capital. The next day, before the sun had even risen, there were many soldiers at the east gate of the capital with brooms and shovels clearing the snow. Many commoners also joined in and cleaned the roads leading in and out of the city.
The people said, "His Ninth Highness and Royal Consort Yu will be back before the new year. Looking at the days, they should be back today. Let's sweep a bit more of the road so that His Ninth Highness' carriage doesn't slip."
Thus, everyone silently picked up their tools and swept a bit more of the official road outside the city.
Hurrying, Xuan Tianming and his wife finally returned to the capital on the morning of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. The commoners and soldiers saw a horse carriage speeding towards them from afar. Some of the soldiers had sharp eyes and recognized Bai Ze who was driving the carriage. They cheered loudly, "His Highness the Ninth Prince is back! Royal Consort Yu is back! "
When the people heard the news, they immediately became excited and waved their arms at the carriage. They also continuously shouted, "His Ninth Highness! Royal Consort Yu! Welcome back to the capital! "After saying this, they all knelt down. Some kowtowed, some clapped, and some wiped away tears.
Soon, as if tears were contagious, more and more people began to sob. The sobbing was so loud that even when the carriage was still some distance away from the city gate, the people in the carriage could already hear that something was wrong outside.
Bai Ze turned his head and said to the people in the carriage, "Many commoners came out of the city to welcome them, but they are all crying and wearing plain clothes." He paused and analyzed, "They should be mourning for His Highness the Seventh Highness, right? Didn't the news that came along the way also say that the commoners of the capital spontaneously mourned for His Highness the Seventh Highness? But I didn't expect that even though tomorrow is New Year's Eve, they still don't want to stop. "
Feng Yu Heng stood up and walked to the front of the carriage to lift the curtain. The cold wind immediately rushed in, causing tears to form in her eyes. But she couldn't tell if the tears came from the cold wind or from the sadness in her heart. She just looked at the people kneeling on the ground and felt her nose ache.
"Seventh Brother can already have such great influence in Zong Sui's capital, let alone our own territory. Along the way, we saw many of the citizens of the provincial government wearing plain clothes. Thinking about it, the news of His Highness the Seventh Prince being killed in the explosion outside Tong City has already spread throughout the entire Dashun, right? "A faint worry arose in her heart. For Consort Yun, for Emperor Tianwu, and for Xiangrong. "The news that came said that Grandfather passed away and Xiangrong came back to attend the funeral. The last news that came back said that she fell ill because of the Seventh Brother. I don't know how that girl is doing now. I'm really afraid that she'll be too stubborn. If she gets hurt because of the Seventh Brother, how can I help her? "
Xuan Tianming was also helpless. The last time he received news was ten days ago. Because he was about to return to the capital, he did not ask anyone to investigate. It seemed to say that Feng Xiangrong was seriously ill, but it did not mention how serious it was. He could only advise Feng Yu Heng, saying: "We've already reached the city gates. We'll know when we go back and take a look."
She sat back down in the carriage, telling Wang Chuan and Huang Quan: "Go outside and greet the citizens! If they ask about the Seventh Brother, I really don't know how to face them. "
The two servants followed her instructions and left the carriage. She could hear the two of them standing on the carriage and talking to the citizens and the soldiers guarding the city. Regarding the question regarding Xuan Tianhua, she heard Wang Chuan say this: "For the country to prosper and the citizens to be at peace, the hidden dangers at the borders must be eliminated. This is the price that must be paid in exchange for the well-being of the citizens. Has everyone seen the back of our carriage? The main culprit, Duanmu Anguo, is in that prisoner carriage. His Highness and Princess said that they must make that person pay for all the suffering in the world, then send him to hell and never reincarnate. "
Everyone's attention was successfully diverted. All their hatred was focused on Duanmu Anguo. Everyone knew that the mine outside Tong City was planted by Duanmu Anguo. He was the murderer of His Highness the Seventh Prince. Now, Duanmu Anguo was right in front of them. How could they let him off?
Therefore, everyone rushed back, thinking of all ways to beat up Duanmu Anguo who was in the prisoner carriage. A hidden guard who was supervising the transport shouted loudly: "You can beat him, but you can't beat him to death! His Highness and Princess said that death is too easy on him. They want to keep him alive to suffer! "
The voice got further and further away. The carriage entered the city gates and quickly headed towards the imperial palace.
Xuan Tianming mentioned: "I'm going into the palace. You go back to the imperial daughter's manor to take a look! What if Xiangrong … … "
"I'm going into the palace with you." Feng Yu Heng suppressed the anxiety in her heart and said: "After all, it's Father Emperor and Princess Mother in the palace. Regardless of whether it's for the sake of Dashun's stability or considering that I am their daughter-in-law, they should be taken care of first." After saying this, she said to Wang Chuan and Huang Quan: "You two go back to the imperial daughter's manor. No matter what happens over there, tell them not to be anxious and not to panic. I will come out of the palace very quickly. Wait for me to come back and talk about everything."
The two servants got out of the carriage at a fork in the road. They brought the prisoner carriage and the hidden guards back to the imperial daughter's manor first. Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming's carriage sped up and rushed towards the imperial palace. When they arrived in front of Deyang Gate, they saw Wang Zhuo who was guarding the gate. Seeing Wang Zhuo kneeling and crying in front of them, Xuan Tianming's heart went "thunk". "Something happened." He said, "Something must have happened in the palace. Those damn bastards, in the messages they sent back and forth, they definitely didn't tell I the truth. Let's see if I will take care of them when I return. "
The two didn't wait any longer. They got out of the carriage and hurriedly walked into the palace. Wang Zhuo followed behind them for a while and told them: "Go to Winter Moon Palace. The Emperor and Consort Yun are both there. This subordinate doesn't know what to say about this matter. In short, Your Highness and Princess will understand everything when you reach Winter Moon Palace."
Indeed, when they reached Winter Moon Palace, they understood everything.
They had already received news that Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming had entered the palace. Ban Zou was kneeling in Winter Moon Palace. The two saw him as soon as they came in. Feng Yu Heng was puzzled, "Ban Zou, what are you doing?"
Ban Zou raised his head and said expressionlessly: "This subordinate did not protect Her Highness well. Master, please punish me."
Feng Yu Heng was startled and wanted to ask something, but Xuan Tianming did not stop walking. He walked forward with large strides. As he walked, he said: "Get up. Whether or not I should punish you, I will have to see Mother Consort first."
Ban Zou silently followed behind the two to Consort Yun's palace. As soon as he entered, before he could see the person lying on the sickbed, he saw Emperor Tianwu holding a jug of wine and sitting in front of the table. One sip at a time, the next sip. He didn't know how much he drank, but he drank until the entire hall was filled with the smell of alcohol.
Xuan Tianming fiercely furrowed his brow, and his anger surged. Just as he was about to explode, Feng Yu Heng pulled him back in time. She pointed at the palace and quietly said: "Did you notice anything different?"
He was slightly startled and looked around. It seemed like there was a change, but where was the change … … He finally saw something strange. Consort Yun liked things like crystals and glass. In the past, the walls of the palace were covered in glass, and the floor was inlaid with crystals. It was especially beautiful. But now, the glazed crystals had actually been removed and replaced with normal wallpaper. The entire hall did not look like there was anything wrong with it; however, compared to Imperial Concubine Yun's former beautiful palace, it was not just a little shabby.
He was puzzled, "Why did it become like this?"
"It's not just that." Feng Yu Heng pointed at a few tables and said: "In the past, I gave many mirrors to Mufei. She especially liked them and said that the mirrors I gave her reflected people clearly. So she moved them all over the Winter Moon Palace. But look, there isn't a single mirror here … … Xuan Tianming, wait here. I'll go see Mufei first. "
"Why won't you let me go?" Xuan Tianming stared fixedly at the screen in front of Consort Yun's bed. His eyes were practically spitting fire.
Feng Yu Heng held his hand and did her best to make her voice as calm and gentle as possible. She said: "I'm a woman. It's more convenient."
Xuan Tianming forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart and nodded. Feng Yu Heng did not wait any longer and quickly walked towards the bed. As she walked, she heard Xuan Tianming and Emperor Tianwu coldly say: "Don't drink anymore."
The old Emperor replied: "You're back? Then where's Our Hua 'er? "
Her nose twitched and she walked behind the screen. Who knew that she would see such an old Consort Yun.
Feng Yu Heng did not know how to describe her shock. She had prepared for the worst. She had thought that Consort Yun would become seriously ill because of Xuan Tianhua. She had thought that she was not afraid of being seriously ill. As long as she returned, there would be a way to treat her. But she did not think that Consort Yun's sadness would be expressed in such a way.
She was stunned. Her mind was buzzing. She could not stop thinking about how she should treat this? The hair was white, the face was old … … She reached forward and felt Consort Yun's pulse. Fortunately, the aging was only on the surface. The organs did not decline along with it. This made her think of Bai Fu Rong. She had also aged so quickly, but that was because she had been poisoned. Someone had planted a poison in her body. She had fought against that poison for a long time. In the end, she had used medicine to suppress it bit by bit.
But Consort Yun's aging was different from Bai Fu Rong's!
She was extremely annoyed. If she had known earlier that Xuan Tianhua's matter would cause such harm to Consort Yun and Emperor Tianwu, she would definitely have sent a secret letter to inform the two that Xuan Tianhua was still alive. Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now.
She looked at Consort Yun and reached out to gently push her, quietly saying: "Imperial Concubine Mother, wake up."
Consort Yun woke up very quickly. She had only aged and was not sick. Her mental state did not change too much because of this. She did not need Feng Yu Heng to help her. She sat up on the bed on her own and muttered: "How long has This One been asleep for? You've already returned. Where's Ming? Go ask for This One, where did Old Seventh go? "
"Imperial Concubine Mother." Feng Yu Heng's heart ached. She almost could not bear to look at Consort Yun's appearance.
But Consort Yun did not seem to avoid it. She said: "Isn't it just old. This One doesn't mind, so what do you care about? That bastard Xuan Zhan actually tore apart this room full of Liu Li. Hmph! Heng Heng, go tell him. Have him put it back in the same way that he tore it apart. This One's Old Seventh is gone. This One cannot have no more Liu Li. Also, Heng Heng, tell This One, when Old Seventh passed away … … was it very painful? "
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