Feng Yu Heng understood. She knew long ago that there was a problem with Ying Cao, but seeing that the child's nature was not bad and she was young. She could even play with Zirui. Only then did she boldly allow her to stay. Fortunately, the rain had passed and the sky was clear. Everything was fine.
She thanked the Miao Clan for taking care of Zirui over the years, but the Miao Clan laughed at her for speaking in a foreign language. The Yao family had always treated her as their own granddaughter. They had never deliberately distanced themselves from her because of the word "foreign." These were things that the elders should do. It was just a pity that Yao Xian had passed away early and could not enjoy a few more years of familial happiness.
At night, Feng Yu Heng and Zirui sat in the courtyard. Zirui was 13 years old and had already grown into a handsome young man. He had inherited all of Feng Jin Yuan and Yao shi's good looks. He was very handsome. Feng Yu Heng said: "My younger brother, who knew that you would be such a handsome young man!"
Zirui did not understand what a handsome young man was, but he knew that his sister was praising him for his good looks, thus he smiled and said: "That's because I take after elder sister. Elder sister is beautiful, so Zirui is beautiful."
"Nonsense." She reached out and poked Zirui's head, "His looks are all like father and mother. How could he take after elder sister."
"Father and mother are no longer here. In the future, Zirui will only have elder sister." The young man slightly raised his head, "Zirui has grown up, but he is still not as tall as elder sister. Wait for me for another two years. When Zirui becomes of age, he will definitely surpass elder sister." As he spoke, he slightly sighed, "Elder sister, where will you go in the future? I know that you don't want to live in the capital, but I have rarely seen elder sister these past few years. Now that you are leaving, can you take me with you? " The young man's eyes were filled with anticipation. He told Feng Yu Heng: "I have already learned all of the lessons at the academy. Teacher said that my progress is at least two years ahead of the average student. If I want to participate in the imperial exam, my current knowledge is enough. And if I go for the imperial exam, my achievements won't be any worse than my father's. Teacher also said that he had nothing more to teach me. If I want to learn more, I should follow Big Sister. He said that Big Sister is a legendary woman, one of a kind in this world. "
Listening to Zirui relay the words of Imperial Tutor Ye Rong, Feng Yu Heng sighed with emotion. She had once brought a lot of things to the Imperial Preceptor through Zirui. They were all things from the later generations. Ye Rong had once given her a handwritten reply. The letter was written with a fountain pen. He wasn't very skilled at it, but the strokes were elegant, which was really rare. In the letter, Ye Rong expressed extreme curiosity about these things. He also praised Feng Yu Heng for having the style of a great general, which was hard to find in the world.
She pondered over Zirui's words. After a while, she asked, "I remember that you used to like reading military books. You always said that you wanted to follow your brother-in-law into battle when you grew up. Do you still think so now? Do you want to carry swords and spears onto the battlefield, or do you want to enter the court and become an official? "
Zirui seriously thought about this question again. Then he told Feng Yu Heng, "Big Sister, I have thought about fighting on the battlefield many times and then making great contributions to the army so that Big Sister could be proud of me. But later on, I didn't think like that anymore. Big Sister, Zirui is very useless. Zirui doesn't want to go onto the battlefield, nor does he want to enter the court and become an official. Instead, he misses the days in Xi Ping Village. Although it was very hard and very poor, and although there were bad people who made things difficult for us, the people there were much simpler than in the capital. When we left the capital that year, Zirui was still too young. He doesn't remember many of the good days in the Feng manor. But the memories of the three years in Xi Ping Village are still there. Every time he thinks about it, it will trigger endless longing. Big Sister, will we go back again? "
Feng Yu Heng looked at her younger brother and smiled. She told him, "Yes, as long as you want to, Big Sister will take you back."
She kept her word and stayed in Xiao Zhou for ten days. Zirui dropped out of the academy and the Miao Clan took Ying Cao back to the capital. Feng Zirui followed his big sister west.
They were going to return to Xi Ping Village to live a peaceful life there. They were also going to return there to wait for Xuan Tianming to meet up with them.
When the carriage was heading west, Feng Yu Heng told him, "We still have to go to the North to send His Highness Prince Lian home. Then, your brother-in-law will take us to a very good place. He said that place is a paradise, a place that you can fall in love with at a glance. Zirui, are you looking forward to it? "
The youth nodded, "I am looking forward to it. As long as Big Sister and brother-in-law are there, Zirui will look forward to it."
"But you have studied hard for many years, yet you have no use for it. Do you have any regrets?"
"I don't. Teacher said that knowledge and skills do not have to be used on the battlefield or the court. They will accompany me for a lifetime and will be reflected in every aspect of my life."
The carriage headed west. Ban Zou drove the carriage. Huang Quan occasionally handed out a bottle of water and two pieces of dessert.
The water was mineral water that Feng Yu Heng took out from her space. The dessert was also chocolate pie that she took out from her space. Everyone ate with relish, but no one asked why Feng Yu Heng could always pull things out of her sleeve.
Zirui giggled and said to Huang Quan, "My big sister is an immortal, so I am an immortal's younger brother. Big Sister Huang Quan, do you think that I will suddenly have immortal techniques in the future?"
Huang Quan said, "Then according to your analysis, I am also considered an immortal servant. I should have some small magic techniques, right?"
However, Wang Chuan said, "Having immortal techniques is not as good as you think. The more power you have, the more responsibility you have to bear. Young Miss has suffered so much over the years. Could it be that it is not enough? I would rather have Young Miss live an ordinary life. We can live ordinary days without fame or profit. It is better than being on the edge and fighting against each other all day. "As she spoke, she asked Feng Yu Heng," Young Miss, how long will it take for His Highness to meet us in the northwest? "
Feng Yu Heng thought for a bit and said, "The matters in the capital will take about a month. If we hurry, we can still live there for a month or so. I will also let you see the place where I used to live."
Zirui rushed to say, "That place has many large mountains. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The entire Xi Ping Village is in a cave in the mountains. In the past, elder sister would always go into the mountains to pick mushrooms. She would also dig for wild vegetables. It was because she knew how to find those things to eat that mother and I did not starve to death. "
The youth excitedly spoke of the past, but for Feng Yu Heng, those things could only be found in the memories of the body's original owner.
She looked out the window, her thoughts faint. She did not know how the real Feng Yu Heng was doing in the South. Did she cry at Yao shi's grave? How did she face Feng Jin Yuan's grave?
In the capital, following Feng Yu Heng's departure, the atmosphere seemed to have turned cold very quickly. The fake Eighth Prince's influence began to gradually invade. The people were slowly moving closer to the capital due to his influence. From time to time, there would be conflicts outside the city gates. It was such that the citizens would do their best to reduce their travel to avoid getting into trouble.
In the imperial palace, Noble Lady Li also received some bad news. Zuo ran to Heavenly Hall late at night. Kneeling outside, he loudly said: "Your Highness, quickly go take a look! I fear that Noble Lady is in trouble! "
Sun Rang was shocked and quickly went inside to report. Regardless of how much Noble Lady Li sought death, she was still His Highness the sixth prince's mother.
Xuan Tianfeng was woken up from his sleep with a start. His body was covered in a cold sweat. Quickly putting on his clothes, he brought Sun Rang and followed Zuo over to Jing Si Palace.
When they arrived, Noble Lady Li was lying in bed. Blood was flowing out of her mouth, scaring the servants in the room into kneeling on the ground, not daring to make a sound. The imperial physicians rushed back and forth, but they could not stop the blood no matter what they did.
Xuan Tianfeng looked at the blood that was faintly turning black. It was a sign that she had been poisoned. He could not help but become furious: "Is this how you take care of your master?"
Zuo kneeled on the ground and cried, saying: "Your Highness, it's all this servant's fault. It was this servant that did not take good care of Noble Lady. Recently, Noble Lady has been reading some miscellaneous books, and this servant did not pay too much attention to it. However, ever since the two Taoist priests entered the palace, Noble Lady asked them to provide her with medicinal pills. She also said that according to the books, the Taoist priests were able to refine a type of golden pill that could make one immortal. The two Taoist priests did not know how to refine it. Every day, they would only tell Noble Lady some anecdotes about the Taoist scriptures. However, Noble Lady Li was not satisfied with this. She stole the medicinal pills that the Taoist priests carried with them and ate several of them in a row. Within two hours, she could not take it anymore. "
While they were talking, the two Daoists who had been standing outside also opened their mouths. One of them said, "That's the Golden Pill that we eat. Daoists have their own way of eating it. We don't swallow it like the nobles. It is also this poor Taoist's fault for not receiving the items that he carried with him. This poor Taoist accepts the punishment. "
But what did this have to do with the Taoist priests? Zuo had already said that Noble Lady Li had stolen them. Xuan Tianfeng took a deep breath. He was not a muddle-headed person and would not casually punish someone. However, the person lying on the bed was his mother after all. The blood she spat out caused his heart to tremble. Thus, he hurriedly instructed Sun Rang: "Go get a doctor from Hundred Herb Hall, quickly!"
Everyone in the palace became busy. Noble Lady Li had never been able to have much of a presence in the palace, but she attracted everyone's attention in the last moments of her life.
Emperor Tianwu also came. He had originally been staying up late to play Fight the Landlord with Consort Yun and Zhang Yuan. When he heard about this, he could only sigh: "She is Feng's mother in the end. Zhen will go take a look."
Unfortunately, when he arrived, Noble Lady Li could no longer recognize him. She only held onto Emperor Tianwu's hand tightly, unwilling to let go. Her gaze carried a pleading for life, as well as the fear of death.
Emperor Tianwu sighed heavily and said to her: "Now you know how good it is to live? Then what were you doing before? Feng, this child, had it hard enough. If you could be well, how happy would he be? As a mother, why can't you think a bit more for your son? You always think about what kind of position you can obtain in the palace, but even if the entire harem was given to you, so what? Zhen is about to give up the throne. You already have no one to fight with. Could it be that you want to make things difficult for your daughter-in-law? That is something only a foolish mother-in-law would do. Forget it, forget it. Zhen has wronged you in this life. Let go! If there is a next life, I hope that you can live more clearly and more freely than in this life. Just be born in a normal family, far away from the palace and the imperial family, and properly live out this life. "
After he finished speaking, Noble Lady Li's eyes finally closed. Her life had finally come to an end. No matter how unwilling and unwilling she was, her life still ended on this night, ending in her own hands.
Hundred Herb Hall's doctors did not have time to save her, but they also said that no one could save her from this poison, unless Royal Consort Yu was here.
Unfortunately, Feng Yu Heng was already on her way to the Northwest Village. She did not know what happened in the palace.
Xuan Tianfeng looked up at the sky and sighed. Emperor Tianwu patted his shoulder and ordered the servants: "Give her a grand burial. Place her in the Xuan family's imperial mausoleum as the Empress Dowager."
Once these words were said, Xuan Tianfeng's tears could no longer be stopped as they flowed down.
Dashun, Tianwu's twenty-seventh year, midsummer.
Noble Lady Li died … …
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