Following the hidden guard's departure, Fan Tian Man let out a long sigh of relief. With a bit of concern, she said: "Imperial brother, do you think this matter will succeed?"
"It will definitely succeed." Fan Tian He coldly said: "The princes of Dashun have been fighting for the throne for many years. Which one of them does not want to find a power to rely on? How could the master behind that person be willing to abandon my Gu Shu. "
"But …" Fan Tian Man was still worried, "Didn't father Emperor say that Gu Shu must be protected, thus it must not participate in the struggle for imperial power in Dashun? How could elder brother have forgotten? "
Fan Tian He reached out and poked her head, "Is this something that you can choose not to participate in? Think about the reports that we have received along the way. Zong Sui is close to Prince Yu. I figure that the person behind Qian Zhou should be Prince Xiang. Now that that general has set his sights on us, we are only missing Gu Mo. Sooner or later, we will not be able to escape. "
In the Feng manor's Shu Ya courtyard, outside the matriarch's bedroom, Feng Jin Yuan was kneeling at the matriarch's feet and explaining the facts to the matriarch: "Mother, the Feng family cannot continue to be without a head wife, but in all of Dashun, who has a higher status than eldest princess Kang Yi? Taking ten thousand steps back, even if there is one, can you sympathize with your son this once? Son and Kang Yi are of two minds. Mother, can you agree to son's request based on this point? "
The matriarch's expression was heavy, as she looked at her son kneeling before her. She could neither scold him nor hit him. In the end, it was the matriarch that had brought Kang Yi into the manor. The interactions between Kang Yi and Feng Jin Yuan had been seen by her, and she had been happy.
But the things that followed truly caused her to feel regret. She had thought that she would find a reason to have Kang Yi return to the posthouse the next day. When the special envoy left the capital after the 15th, the two countries would be so far apart, and Feng Jin Yuan would no longer think about it.
However, she did not think that the prince of Gu Shu would suddenly come and provoke her. This caused Feng Jin Yuan to take the initiative to find her and make things clear.
"Jin Yuan, you must know that the eldest princess of a country is not from the Yao shi Shen Clan. She has a high position and authority. How many things are there that you can decide for her?" The old lady said earnestly, "What's more, she has a child with her. With two princesses, how do you expect the other children in this manor to live?"
"Mother has also interacted with Kang Yi for a few days. Could it be that you still can't see that she is dignified, steady, and magnanimous? Your son believes that he will treat the children in the manor the same way he treats Ru Jia. He will not let the children suffer the slightest grievance. "
"Really?" The old lady snorted. "Today's lantern incident is already a great injustice. What else do you want?" Just the mention of this made her angry. Even Bu Bai Qi could bring Old Mistress Bu out to look at the lanterns. How could her son only care about flirting with other people? Kang Yi was already so doted on before she even got married. After she got married, not to mention the children, even she, the mother, would probably be neglected.
Feng Jin Yuan quickly explained: "That was all son's fault. It's unrelated to Kang Yi. Also, didn't Kang Yi agree to compensate them? A country's eldest princess said that she would protect them. How much of a promise was this! Mother! " His expression sank, and he lowered his voice, saying: "In truth, son was not just thinking about this."
The old lady rolled her eyes at him, "Then speak. What else were you thinking about?"
Feng Jin Yuan said: "If today's matter with Gu Shu did not exist, son would not have cared too much about this matter. After all, the marriage between the two countries is a large matter. Either way, his Majesty would need to agree. But Gu Shu spoke first. If Qian Zhou and Gu Shu were allowed to get married, that would be the same as having Dashun sandwiched between the two countries. Once the two countries cause trouble, Dashun would face a dilemma! "
The old lady furrowed her brow and suddenly felt that Feng Jin Yuan's words were very reasonable, but her heart was still beating like a drum: "Will his Majesty agree?"
Feng Jin Yuan saw the old lady speak up and rejoiced, "Mother, if his Majesty agrees to this matter, Dashun does not fear the marriage between the two countries. Son will not bring this matter up again. If his Majesty agrees, mother should understand. Son marrying eldest princess Kang Yi into the manor is truly helping his Majesty get rid of a problem! "
Hearing this, the old lady also became emotional. She had clearly been very opposed earlier, but now, she repeatedly nodded: "Right! Helping his Majesty with his worries, you are someone that has performed a meritorious service, especially when it comes to such a large matter. Think about it, only our standard first rank prime minister's manor is worthy of Qian Zhou's eldest princess. Jin Yuan, you did the right thing. " As she spoke, she personally reached out and helped Feng Jin Yuan up, advising him: "When you go into the palace tomorrow, properly speak with his Majesty. Clearly analyze the pros and cons of this matter. See what his Majesty thinks. Either way, we will do everything according to his Majesty's wishes. "
Feng Jin Yuan fiercely nodded, his heart rejoicing.
At this time in Jin Fu courtyard, Kang Yi was sitting under a plum tree in the middle of the courtyard, thinking to herself. She did not wear much, and she did not even have a cloak. The servants sent by Tong Sheng pavilion offered to put on a cloak a few times, but they were all refused. In her words, Qian Zhou was cold year-round. Dashun's Winters could already be considered warm.
Ru Jia sat across from her, her arms resting on the stone table. Reaching out, she spoke to Kang Yi: "Mother means to say that Gu Shu's marriage proposal was deliberately done by someone?"
Kang Yi furrowed her brow and did not nod or shake her head. She only quietly said: "Because Qian Zhou and Gu Shu are truly too far apart, they have practically never interacted before. That prince of Gu Shu said that he had seen this one many years ago at the border of Qian Zhou. How could that be possible? Qian Zhou's border has always been a place that has been heavily guarded. Even if a person from Dashun appeared, there would be a secret report, much less someone from Gu Shu. "
"Then was Fan Tian He lying?" Ru Jia furrowed her brow and asked: "Why would he tell such a lie?"
Kang Yi was also pondering this question. After thinking for a while, she suddenly asked: "Say, with him coming to propose this time, who would be the most affected?"
Ru Jia tilted her head and said: "Mother is talking about … uncle Feng? I heard that uncle Feng will be going into the palace tomorrow to discuss your marriage with his Majesty Dashun. "
Kang Yi nodded, "That's right. If it were not for the prince of Gu Shu suddenly putting on this play, the emperor of Dashun might not have agreed to my marriage with him. But with Gu Shu interfering like this, the emperor of Dashun will definitely happily arrange a marriage between me and uncle Feng for the sake of preventing Qian Zhou and Gu Shu from succeeding. "
"That prince of Gu Shu came to help us!" Ru Jia was a little puzzled, "Did mother know him in the past? Why would he help us? Or could it be … that he is one of Prince Xiang's people? "
Kang Yi smiled bitterly, "Silly child, you don't understand. How could this be considered helping. He clearly saw that the Feng manor was a pit of fire and pushed me in. The prince of Gu Shu definitely would not submit to Prince Xiang. On the contrary, I fear that they will oppose each other and will fight for quite a while. "
Ru Jia smirked, "Isn't that perfect? Either way, mother has already made up her mind to marry uncle Feng. Ru Jia also likes him very much. Who cares if he pushed me or not. It's fine as long as we achieve our goal."
"That's true." Kang Yi let out a long sigh, "This one really wants to see just how much ability county princess Ji An has. The person behind the scenes wants to use county princess Ji An to trap this one in the inner courtyard of this residence. This one will not go along with his intentions. "
The next day, Feng Jin Yuan entered the palace to meet with the emperor and happened to run into the prince and princess of Gu Shu. Both expressed their desire to marry eldest princess Kang Yi. Emperor Tianwu was the ruler of a third party. Naturally, it would not be good for him to favor his own people. He was even less willing to allow a marriage between Qian Zhou and Gu Shu, thus he said: "This matter will depend on eldest princess Kang Yi's own intentions!"
What intentions could Kang Yi have. That afternoon, she personally entered the palace and reported to the emperor. She wanted to marry Feng Jin Yuan and wanted to represent Qian Zhou in promising Dashun that she would never betray him.
Emperor Tianwu was very happy and personally sanctioned the marriage for the two. He also set the wedding ceremony for the 26th day of the first month. As for Kang Yi, she would be married out of the imperial palace with the status of eldest princess. This could be considered to have saved Feng Jin Yuan a great deal of face.
With Tianwu's words, Kang Yi could no longer continue to live in the Feng manor. Because she would be marrying back soon, there was naturally no need to pack up her things.
"Prime minister Feng returned to the manor alone. He was practically smiling so much that he could not close his mouth." In Tong Sheng pavilion, Huang Quan was currently telling Feng Yu Heng about what had happened today, "I heard that his Majesty has even set the wedding date. It will be on the 28th of the first month. Thinking about it, there won't be much time left. I fear that the entire Feng manor will begin to get busy again."
Feng Yu Heng was currently distributing snacks to Zirui. The pile of potato chips and rice crust that came out of her space caused Zirui to feel extremely surprised. He had never eaten such a strange and delicious thing before. Feng Yu Heng told him: "After the 15th, you can return to Xiao Zhou!"
Zirui raised his head and asked her: "Wasn't it said that father would be getting married on the 28th? Can't Zirui stay behind to observe the ceremony? "
Feng Yu Heng rolled her eyes at him, "Observe what ceremony? He doesn't even respect himself as an elder. What filial piety is there for his children? "
Huang Quan also said: "Just let that Princess Ru Jia be filial to him!"
Zirui thought a bit and felt that what his sister had said was reasonable, thus he nodded and said: "Then Zirui will listen to elder sister. It's fine if I don't observe this sort of ceremony."
"Un. This time, I will have Ban Zou send you back. You absolutely must not let anything happen. "She asked Huang Quan," Is there any news from Xu Jing Yuan's side? How many of the Chen family's people have been caught? "
Huang Quan said: "Not many have been caught in the capital. Because it's the new year in the outer provinces, the reports have not returned yet. No matter how anxious we are, we will need to wait a bit longer. Young miss, how about this servant sends young master back to Xiao Zhou this time. Ban Zou is no longer here, and this servant is truly worried. "
"I promise that I will not leave the capital before Ban Zou returns. Is that alright? It's fine. At worst, I'll just borrow someone from Xuan Tianming. "
Only then did Huang Quan relax, but he did not forget to remind her: "Then young miss must not forget to borrow someone from his Highness … Forget it, this servant will go and ask tomorrow."
Feng Yu Heng was speechless. Was she so weak that her servant was so worried? Before the new year, Huang Quan had clearly been looking at her with a look of worship every day. Why did he immediately return to his original position upon returning to the manor?
After coaxing Zirui for a while, she had Qing Ling bring the child back to rest. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by, and Ban Zou stood in front of her.
"After Gu Shu's prince left the palace, he directly returned to the posthouse. He only moved around the posthouse and did not see anything out of the ordinary. However, before he entered the capital, he had interacted with Bu Cong a few times. "
"Bu Cong …" Feng Yu Heng's brow furrowed tightly. She understood Bu Cong, but she also did not understand him. After all, the events of her youth were part of the original owner's memories. She could not search for too much information. Moreover, Bu Cong had changed a lot over the years. It was so big that she could not recognize him at a glance last time.
"Last time, Bu Cong's horse almost hurt young miss. It is clear that he has bad intentions." Huang Quan did not have a good impression of Bu Cong, especially when she knew that Bu Cong had previously proposed marriage to Feng Yu Heng. She felt even more repulsed by this person. "He is a general, yet he wants to interact with a foreign prince. Could it be that he wants to rebel?"
Feng Yu Heng laughed, "He doesn't have the ability to rebel. The Xuan family has ruled the country for over three hundred years. It has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the citizens. How could a trivial general like him possibly rebel? "
Ban Zou followed up: "Since he doesn't want to rebel, there must be a power behind him that he is loyal to."
"That's right." Feng Yu Heng picked up a piece of Zirui's unfinished potato chip and placed it in her mouth, "The Bu family's young miss, Bu Ni Shang, was once engaged to the fourth prince. I'm afraid that this matter cannot be separated from the fourth prince. Ban Zou, continue to watch for me. I want to see if the person who helped Kang Yi enter my Feng family's door, the big tree that Gu Shu's prince is leaning against, will be able to enjoy the shade. "
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