She turned around and saw Xuan Tianming sitting in a wheelchair being pushed in her direction by Bai Ze. The golden mask on his face and the pouch embroidered with gold at his waist reflected the sunlight. It was a very beautiful sight.
But she was not in the mood to appreciate it. Upon seeing Xuan Tianming, she quickly trotted over and anxiously said: "Xuan Tianming, there's something wrong with Seventh Brother."
Xuan Tianming, however, did not pay attention to her words. His gaze was fixed on her neck, and the purple lotus on his brow furrowed "Who did it?"
Feng Yu Heng froze in place and subconsciously raised her hand to wipe her neck. She then asked him: "Is it very obvious?"
Xuan Tianming did not speak, but she could clearly feel the cold aura emanating from his body.
Bai Ze replied for him: "It is quite obvious. There are five finger marks."
"Third brother." Xuan Tianming suddenly smiled and reached out to the little girl in front of him, "Come here."
She placed her hand in his palm, "It's fine. I did not dodge. If I wanted to dodge, he would not have been able to hurt me."
Of course, Xuan Tianming knew that if Feng Yu Heng dodged, no one would be able to hurt her. But no matter what her original intentions were, an injury was an injury. He, Xuan Tianming, had never been so annoyed in his life. His woman had been hit? Even if it was the Heavenly Emperor that hit her, he would skin the Heavenly Emperor.
"That …" The cold aura became even colder, "Seventh Brother has already gotten revenge for me. I only found out today that Xuan Tian Ye could not beat Seventh Brother! Seventh Brother is really amazing. " She was deliberately changing the topic, but she truly wanted to know what exactly had happened to Xuan Tianhua, "Can you tell me what exactly happened to Seventh Brother? There's something wrong with him. I can tell. "
This time, there was a definite answer, Xuan Tianming told her: "Every year, the four countries will send envoys to our Dashun to pay tribute. This year, the ones chosen to pay tribute on the first day of the new year are Zong Sui from East Florida and Qian Zhou from the North." As he spoke, he was pushed by Bai Ze into Fei Cui Hall, "Qian Zhou sent an eldest princess and her daughter. Zong Sui sent a prince, but he brought a portrait of his younger sister."
Feng Yu Heng's brows were tightly furrowed, as if she had thought of something, "The most reliable diplomatic relationship is a political marriage, could it be that Zong Sui's princess is here for a political marriage?"
Xuan Tianming nodded. "That's right. That Prince brought a letter personally written by the Zong Sui Emperor, not only did he request for a political marriage, that Younger Sister of his even mentioned that she was interested in the Seventh Brother. "
As expected, it was like this.
At this time, the two of them had already entered the main hall, a palace servant quickly walked up to the two of them and bowed, saying: "Your Highness, county princess, please take a seat quickly, the Emperor and Her Highness the Empress are about to arrive."
Xuan Tianming held Feng Yu Heng's hand tightly for a moment then let go, "Go."
She nodded and returned to her seat. Just as she sat down, Emperor Tianwu brought the Empress and the imperial concubines into the hall. Everyone in the hall stood up together, kneeling towards the Emperor and Empress on the high platform, shouting in unison: "Long live the Emperor, long live Her Highness the Empress, long live Her Highness the Empress."
Then they heard Tianwu say confidently: "Everyone, rise."
The people below then stood up in a hubbub.
Because it was the new year, it was unavoidable to say some polite words. After Tianwu had everyone sit down, he began to give a speech for the new year, speaking a lot of long-winded words, mostly hoping that everyone would be well and that everything would go smoothly in the coming year.
Feng Yu Heng was not in the mood to listen to these polite words, thinking about what Xuan Tianming said about the political marriage of Zong Sui's Princess. Normally, Zong Sui was a small country and was even attached to Dashun's authority and had to pay tribute every day. Even if there was a political marriage, the candidate should be decided by Dashun, how could they be allowed to name names.
But looking at Xuan Tianhua's expression today, it was clear that this political marriage was already a foregone conclusion, this did not make sense!
On the high platform, the Emperor's speech had just ended, and the Empress began again. Feng Yu Heng felt like she was holding a commendation ceremony in the army, it was extremely boring.
But she did not know if it was because her words of boredom were seen through by someone, as the Empress was speaking, she suddenly heard the sound of a whip "pa", followed by a "crash", without any warning at all, a table was split in two. The fruit platter on the table fell to the ground, and tea spilled all over the Third Prince, Xuan Tianye.
Everyone looked over in shock and saw Xuan Tianye stand up suddenly, glaring at the Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, loudly shouting: "What are you doing?"
Only then did everyone notice that the Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, was pulling back his whip. While pulling it back, he said: "The table really is not sturdy, it broke after just one hit. I wonder if third brother's neck is sturdier than the table."
Once these words came out, how could Xuan Tianye not understand why he had been whipped, but even if he understood, he could not keep his face. Moreover, what sort of situation was this? Her Highness the Empress was speaking, yet this Old Ninth dared to be so arrogant?
He was furious and wanted to ask the Emperor and Empress to be the judge, but before he could speak, he heard the Empress coldly say: "Ye 'er, you really are becoming more and more immature!"
Huh?
Once these words came out, it was not just Xuan Tianye who was stunned, everyone was stunned.
This immature … should be His Ninth Highness, right?
But the Empress had her own reasoning: "If the table is broken, get a new one. Everyone is sitting properly, why did you suddenly stand up?"
Xuan Tianye stared wide-eyed at the Empress, was this something a person would say?
The Empress became unhappy once more: "Ye 'er!" She suddenly raised her voice, "What are you looking at this One like this for? Could it be that you want to rebel? "
Thump! Ye Tian Ye directly knelt, "Son does not dare!" The Empress could say anything, but to say rebel, he wanted to ask what the Empress wanted to do. Unfortunately, he did not dare.
Everyone knew that the Emperor and the Empress of this dynasty had a very pleasant cooperation! The Empress was most skilled at figuring out the Emperor's thoughts. As long as the Emperor gave her a look, even if there were no plays, she would know what to do next.
Since the Empress had expressed her stance on this matter, it should be the Emperor's stance as well. The Emperor had already expressed his stance, so who could say anything?
Moreover, the current situation in court was already very clear. The third prince would not be able to obtain the Emperor's approval. Even if he had been placed in an important position by the Emperor for the past two years, he had not received any substantial benefits. As for the current popular eldest prince, he had been acknowledged by Emperor Tianwu time and time again. It could be seen that the third prince's loss of power was already a foregone conclusion. He was already a discarded piece.
Xuan Tian Ye did not know that after this whip was lashed out, the hearts of the people in his faction that had been watching had already begun to shift. Even Feng Jin Yuan had begun to have reservations about him.
He knelt on the ground, his face burning hot. He felt that this was a great humiliation; however, he was powerless to resist. Ever since he was young, heavens knew how much he had been bullied by Xuan Tianming, but every time, it was like this. Everyone was blindfolded and supported Xuan Tianming, completely ignoring his feelings. Today was the same. On the first day of the new year, in front of all of the officials and even their families, Xuan Tianming had once again trampled on his dignity.
"Son knows his wrongs. Would mother Empress please forgive me." He kowtowed to the ground, as a metallic taste rose in his throat, but he forcefully swallowed it back down.
"Un." On the stage, the Empress nodded, "It's good that you know your wrongs. This one hopes that you can do well, especially you, Ye 'er. You must do well for imperial concubine Xu De!"
Hearing her mention imperial concubine Xu De, Xuan Tian Ye's heart tightened. His hands that were hidden in his sleeves tightly clenched into fists. "Son will follow mother Empress' teachings."
"You may rise!" Finally, after the Empress had taken care of this matter, Emperor Tianwu spoke up. "It's the new year. Ming is just looking for the atmosphere. How can you be so boring?"
All of the officials began to roll their eyes. The Emperor and the Empress really were a pair. Who else did the Ninth Prince's personality resemble? It was a complete replica of the Emperor.
Xuan Tian Ye stood up and lowered his hands, not daring to speak. The palace servants at his side had already quickly cleaned up the mess and gave him a new table. The Empress then said: "What are you still standing there for? Sit down! "
Only then did he dare to sit down. At this time, Xuan Tian Ye really wanted to turn around and see what sort of person Xuan Tianming was. If possible, he really wanted to pick up a sword and truly fight with him. However, he also understood that even if he used a sword, he feared that he was not the Ninth Brother's opponent. Moreover, the Emperor was currently staring at him. He did not even dare turn around.
After a small disturbance, the Empress' speech continued, but the people below were not in the mood to listen to the official speech that she had to give every year. Instead, they were all guessing in their hearts why the Ninth Prince had suddenly made a move against the Third Prince.
Someone quietly said: "Just now, outside Fei Cui Hall, I think I saw his Highness the third prince get into a fight with county princess Ji 'an. His Ninth Highness shouldn't be venting for county princess Ji' an, right?"
Another person also said: "It's not just a fight. I heard that his Highness the third prince grabbed county princess Ji 'an by the neck."
Once this was said, everyone that heard it looked towards Feng Yu Heng. Sure enough, there were some with sharp eyes that saw the clear mark on her neck.
As for Feng Yu Heng, who knew if it was on purpose, but not only did she not cover it up, she pulled her collar down a bit, allowing the mark to be seen even more clearly.
"His Highness the third prince is going too far." The situation in the court had been quietly reversed for more than two months. Whether it was the officials of the previous court or the womenfolk of the inner courtyard, everyone knew that the Third Prince, who had never been favored, seemed to have lost even the most basic trust of the Emperor. Thus, they spared no effort in making up stories about him. "Regardless of what sort of grudge he has with His Ninth Highness, why should he get revenge on a girl?"
"That's right! As I see it, he just can't beat the Ninth Prince. That's why he went to flaunt his might in front of his future princess. "
"It's a pity that my father once praised his Highness the third prince for his magnanimity and steadiness. Now, it seems that he's just a vile person that only has the ability to argue with women."
"Hah, be careful of what you say. What past? There's no past. Your father has never praised his Highness the third prince before."
These words caused the face of the young miss that had just spoken to turn pale. She quickly nodded in agreement, repeatedly saying: "Right, right, right. My father has never praised him."
In practically an instant, the third prince, Xuan Tian Ye, had become a god of plague that everyone feared. He held his cup of tea and listened to all of the gossip. He also remembered every single word that was said. Sooner or later, there would come a day when he would make up for the humiliation he had suffered today!
At this time, the Empress' words had already come to an end, as a eunuch at her side raised his head and shouted: "Zong Sui's special envoy, Li Kun, is here for an audience!"
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