"Third brother, it's your turn." Feng Yu Heng handed the jug of wine back to Xuan Tian Ye, "Of course, if third brother does not dare drink, just pour it away. Heng just wants to give third brother a taste of something good, but I cannot force you."
The more she said this, the more Xuan Tian Ye had to drink. Even a young girl had drunk it. If he poured it away, what would happen?
He simply took a bite and picked up the jug of wine to drink; however, when he swallowed, he felt his heart begin to race.
Seeing him drink the wine, Feng Yu Heng laughed once more, "Third brother, don't worry. The snake's poison works through the blood. Drinking it like this is completely different from being poisoned."
Xuan Tian Ye knew that she was a doctor. He naturally could not argue with her on this sort of matter. Either way, he had already drunk it, thus he did not continue to pursue this topic; however, he felt even more apprehension toward Feng Yu Heng.
The two turned around to admire the plum blossoms. Their gazes then turned to the large tree where the snake's head had been nailed. Xuan Tian Ye suddenly said: "To be able to gather enough white crystals to make a head ornament is truly rare. Eldest brother is quite considerate."
Feng Yu Heng gently sighed, "Eldest sister's life is good. It's natural that you are worthy of eldest brother's love. Unlike me, I have been called a star of disaster since I was young. If it was not for my engagement with his Highness Prince Yu many years ago, I fear that I would have remained in the manor as an old girl. "
"County princess really knows how to joke." Xuan Tian Ye was expressionless, as he continued to stare at the tree. Only like this could he remind himself of what sort of girl he was talking to. If you truly treated her as a 12-year-old girl, then you would be making a great mistake.
"Hah." Feng Yu Heng smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I am a star of disaster, and I was unable to treat his Highness Prince Yu's legs. I also lost the phoenix hairpin. Father Emperor's treatment of me … is no longer the same as before."
Hearing her mention the phoenix hairpin, Xuan Tian Ye's heart trembled.
The divine immortal had tried three times but was unable to obtain it. Where exactly was that thing? Could it be … He squinted his eyes and looked at Feng Yu Heng. Could it be that it was still in this girl's hands?
"It's so cold. County Princess, are you not going back?" He felt a burst of irritation in his heart and didn't want to continue talking with Feng Yu Heng. He always felt that this little girl was drawing a deep pit for him. Even if he saw the first pit, it was hard to guarantee that there would be more pits after the pit.
"I'll stay for a while longer. It's very noisy inside." Feng Yu Heng smiled at him. "Third Brother, you can go back first."
"Alright, let's drink together another day if we have the chance." Xuan Tian Ye threw out these words and left with large strides. He always felt that speaking with Feng Yu Heng was suffocating and uncomfortable. This girl was so strange that he did not even want to look at her.
But after a few steps, she heard Feng Yu Heng muttering to herself behind her, "Ai, the capital is already so cold. Who knows how many people will freeze to death in the north?"
His eyebrows twitched as he quickened his pace.
Seeing him walk away, Feng Yu Heng returned to the stone bench and sat down. She then said to the air: "Come out. Stop hiding."
Not long later, the sound of footsteps could be heard coming from behind a rock garden.
"Younger sister, when did you find out that I was here?" The person that had come was Prince Jing, Xuan Tian Qi.
Feng Yu Heng turned to look at him and said: "I was just randomly shouting and guessing."
Xuan Tian Qi shrugged and smiled. Speaking with this county princess was always so amusing. This was something that he had noticed ever since Xuan Tianming had secretly brought him to Tong Sheng pavilion.
"Younger sister and Ninth Brother really did play a good game of chess, pushing this mess to I. Do you know how many times that deity with miraculous hands has already come to the Jing Palace? If it wasn't for I's hidden guards being sharp, I fear that my head would have already been stolen who knows how many times. "
"Eldest brother is a businessman. If you can't even protect yourself, how could you dare to accept this business deal?" Feng Yu Heng smiled and looked at Xuan Tian Qi, "Last time, His Ninth Highness said that as long as eldest brother can complete this play with us, there will naturally be no lack of benefits for you."
"Oh?" Xuan Tian Qi sat down across from her and seriously asked: "Then tell me, what exactly will I be able to gain from this business deal?" The reason that he dared to get involved in this mess with Xuan Tianming was because he had a grudge with Xuan Tian Ye many years ago. Secondly, Xuan Tianming had said that if he was willing to help, Feng Yu Heng would give him a pleasant surprise. For the sake of this pleasant surprise, he had been playing along with this play. In fact, he had been very excited to play along with the Emperor. He had even been told to give Chen Yu a set of crystal head ornaments to express his goodwill. Now, it was time for the pleasant surprise to be revealed.
Feng Yu Heng looked back at him seriously. After a while, she finally said: "As long as eldest brother can cooperate with us and father Emperor to successfully contain his Highness the third prince's private army, at worst, we will be able to get him to bring his soldiers back from the North. As long as we can control the interior of Dashun, everything will be easy to discuss. "
She did not directly state what the benefits were. Instead, because of the sudden change, she spoke about the core goal of her, Xuan Tianming and Emperor Tianwu.
Xuan Tian Qi naturally knew that the third prince had been raising a private army over the years in an attempt to seize the throne, but he did not understand why he was doing his best to prevent them from gathering in the North.
He voiced his doubts, and Feng Yu Heng very honestly told him: "Because we suspect that he has been colluding with the North's Qian Zhou for a long time. If we allow them to work together, perhaps it will not be as easy to break through in the future."
Was it easy now?
Xuan Tian Qi smiled bitterly, "It's not easy now either! You also saw it. That set of crystal head ornaments was given to your Feng family's fourth young miss by Feng Chen Yu. I fear that old fifth is already chatting with that Feng family's fourth young miss. As for your eldest sister, Feng Chen Yu, although she has a beauty that can cause the downfall of cities, as I see it, her brain is not very good. Does this sort of person really have the aspect of the phoenix? "
"Whether or not she does or not is not something we can say. After so many years of rumors, even if people do not believe it, they will still think about it a little. As for that crystal head ornament … "Feng Yu Heng felt a wave of irritation," There will always be unexpected things. We will investigate further. Eldest brother, there is no need to mind. Either way, father Emperor's preferred candidate for the position of heir is eldest brother. Let's first see if his Highness the third prince can remain calm. Second, we hope that he can lower his guard against His Ninth Highness, giving us some time to deal with the private army that has already arrived in the North. As for the benefits that eldest brother will receive from this business deal … "
She finally reached the most important part, and Xuan Tian Qi's eyes widened, as he leaned over.
Feng Yu Heng laughed. The eldest prince, Xuan Tian Qi, loved doing business. He definitely did not care about the politics of the court. He was completely focused on doing business. To say that he was the richest person in the world was not an exaggeration in the slightest. Most importantly, his businesses were spread throughout Dashun and the four surrounding countries. Regardless of where he went, there would be people from his side.
This sort of existence was the most frightening. Although he did not have soldiers, he had money. When it came to things like money, there were times when it was even more frightening than soldiers.
"We don't have money." Feng Yu Heng spoke the truth, "The things that eldest brother likes the most, I and His Ninth Highness do not have."
"Then what do you have?" Hearing her say this, not only was Xuan Tian Qi not disappointed, he even felt a bit of joy and anticipation.
Feng Yu Heng leaned forward and lowered her voice: "I heard that eldest brother is nearing 40 and has no children?"
Xuan Tian Qi was startled, and his old face immediately turned red. He wanted to ask: "How did you know?" But after thinking a bit, with Xuan Tianming present, what could this girl not know?
"I am a doctor. Eldest brother does not need to worry too much in front of me." She did not keep him in suspense and took the initiative to say: "My bargaining chip is my medical skills. Eldest brother will help us accomplish this, and I will treat eldest brother's infertility."
Hiss!
Xuan Tian Qi inhaled sharply.
To him, this was too great of a temptation!
He had spent half his life doing business. Expanding his business and accumulating wealth were the greatest pleasures of his life. But it was as Feng Yu Heng had said. He was nearly 40 years old and had no children. In the manor, regardless of whether it was the official princess or the concubines, they could not have children. If he did not have children, what was the point of this large fortune? Could it be that he would donate it to the national treasury after he died?
Xuan Tian Qi held his breath for a long time before letting it out; however, he used a trembling voice to ask Feng Yu Heng: "You really can treat it?"
She nodded, "It can be treated."
Xuan Tian Qi did not even think and clapped his hands: "Deal!" He then thought of an important matter, "That crystal … younger sister, forgive I for speaking bluntly, but our plan has already been seen through?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head and obediently said: "I don't know, but it's impossible for the other side to not be suspicious. His Highness the third prince has always been suspicious. We can't hope to fool him with the play we put on over the past few days. Let's wait and see. "
"Alright, then I will wait for news from younger sister's side." As he spoke, he stood up and did not continue to stay, only saying: "I will be going back first." He then turned and left.
Only then did Huang Quan trot over to Feng Yu Heng's side, saying with some concern: "It's fine if you went to see his Highness the eldest prince, but the third prince's young miss went to see him alone. This servant's heart has been at a loss the entire time."
Feng Yu Heng laughed, "Could it be that he can eat me?"
"Do you think that he can't?" Huang Quan's eyes became fierce, "Two years ago, there was a rumor in the Xiang Palace that his Highness the third prince would bite people when he was angry. His palace's previous housekeeper was bitten to death by him."
"I'm not an unarmed housekeeper." Feng Yu Heng rolled her eyes and spun the snake skinning dagger in her hand, "Look, I'm carrying a murder weapon."
Huang Quan's lips twitched, "Young miss, this servant will not comment on your sleeve." She then glanced at the snakeskin that Xuan Tian Ye had not taken away and could not help but be startled: "What should we do with this thing?"
Feng Yu Heng looked at the emerald green snakeskin and found that it was truly beautiful, thus she picked it up and placed it in her sleeve, "I will find someone to make a small object out of the snakeskin. Un, it will be the new year in less than two months. When the time comes, it will be sent to the Xiang Palace as a gift. Thinking about it, his Highness Prince Xiang will definitely like it."
Only then did Huang Quan cover her mouth and laugh, "This servant saw his Highness Prince Xiang's expression when young miss skinned the snakeskin from a distance. Thinking about it, seeing this gift, he will be happy to celebrate the new year!" While she spoke, she looked at Feng Yu Heng with great admiration, "Young miss' move was truly too shocking. Not to mention Prince Xiang, perhaps even our His Ninth Highness would have no choice but to admire it."
Feng Yu Heng grinned, "You absolutely must not tell Xuan Tianming. Last time, he already said that I am not like a woman."
Huang Quan let out a "pft" and laughed, "Young miss is still young. Young girls are all playful. It's just that the things you play with are a bit special. There's nothing to be surprised about."
Feng Yu Heng was very satisfied with Huang Quan's attitude. She stood up and prepared to return to the banquet, but just as she exited the pavilion, before she had even taken a few steps, she saw a round figure coming from the direction of the banquet hall.
Huang Quan let out an "eh" sound and said: "The Emperor's young grandson came to find young miss, right?"
As she spoke, Xuan Feiyu had already run over; however, he grabbed Feng Yu Heng's hand and did not care that he was gasping for breath. He just pulled her back while shouting: "Deity big sister, quickly! Quickly go back! Something happened to your younger sister! "
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