The matriarch had just raised her teacup to take a sip, but this servant's words caused her to spit out the tea in her mouth, nearly choking her to death.
"Ninth, Ninth Prince? What, what did he come here for? "The Ninth Prince's sudden visit messed up the Feng family members' tongues, and they all began to stutter.
Even Kang Yi was a bit nervous, and she could not help but look at Feng Yu Heng sitting to the side. She thought to herself, no wonder it was so calm before. It turned out that a storm was about to arrive!
"Elder madam." Seeing that everyone in the room was shocked, yet no one moved, the servant became anxious and quickly reminded everyone: "The Ninth Prince is still waiting in the front yard."
It was Feng Yu Heng who stood up first, casually saying: "Why are you not inviting his highness to the main hall to sit? What is he doing in the front yard on such a cold day? "
The servant trembled and thought a bit, replying: "I don't know if he has gone to the main hall or not. He just came to report that he arrived in the front yard."
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Did his highness say what he came here for?"
The servant replied: "He said … he came to help second young miss calm down."
Crash!
The matriarch's hand trembled, knocking over the teacup to the side.
Help second young miss calm down? Didn't Feng Yu Heng calm herself down? Was whipping Ru Jia not enough? Why did Prince Yu come to cause trouble?
The matriarch thought this in her heart, but she did not dare say it out loud. Kang Yi took the initiative to help her up then said: "His highness has come. Let's go take a look!"
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "Mother is right."
The members of the Feng family walked over to the front yard while feeling quite uneasy. They immediately saw Xuan Tian Ming in the middle of the yard, surrounded by a group of people. That person was still wearing a purple robe and sitting in a wheelchair. The golden mask on his face seemed to have been changed, as it was a bit brighter than before. Behind him stood a group of guards, and they had placed a few large chests in the middle of the yard. Everyone's expressions were very serious, and they looked very intimidating.
The matriarch and Kang Yi stepped forward and led everyone in the Feng manor to kneel. Kang Yi was clearly not too accustomed to this sort of ceremony. Ever since Qian Zhou's ruler ascended to the throne, she had never once kneeled. Even when she met Tianwu on the first day of the new year, she did not kneel.
But now, her status was different. She was the daughter-in-law of the Feng family. Since the matriarch was kneeling, it would be improper for her to not kneel. Thus, she also knelt with the matriarch.
Everyone knelt down, but Xuan Tianming acted as if he didn't see them. He only waved at Feng Yu Heng and called her to his side. Then, he directed her to turn left and right a few times before saying, "Fortunately, I didn't hurt you."
When Kang Yi heard this, black lines appeared on her forehead. Feng Yu Heng was the one who hit people, okay? That was a one-sided torture. How could she be injured?
Just as she furrowed her brow, Xuan Tianming finally began to pay attention to the Feng family, as he said: "I heard that during prime minister Feng's wedding yesterday, someone bullied our Heng Heng?" While he spoke, he twisted the whip in his hand. His voice was so cold that it caused anyone who heard it to tremble. "Elder madam Feng." He began to call out names, scaring the matriarch, "Can you tell I who bullied our Heng Heng?"
The matriarch had already been scared stiff. How could she still speak. She could only kneel there and tremble.
Feng Yu Heng glared at Xuan Tianming and helplessly said: "Grandmother is already so old. What are you scaring her for?" She then gestured at Kang Yi to the side with her chin, "Change it." After saying this, she took the initiative to personally help the matriarch up, "Grandmother, quickly get up. This matter is unrelated to you. There is no need for you to be afraid."
After the matriarch stood up, she stared blankly at Feng Yu Heng. She really wanted to ask, if she did not need to be afraid, then who should be afraid? Kang Yi?
Sure enough, she heard Xuan Tianming speak again, directly asking Kang Yi: "Since the Feng family has a new head wife, then I will ask this madam to tell me what exactly happened during yesterday's wedding banquet."
Kang Yi's scalp was a bit numb. All sorts of legends regarding Xuan Tianming once again echoed in her mind. But since he had already asked, she could not not refuse. Kang Yi thought for a bit and raised her head, but she was still kneeling on the ground. She faced Xuan Tianming and said: "It was this subject's daughter who did not teach properly and said something that caused county princess to be angry. Thanks to county princess's teachings, this subject's daughter will definitely be able to rein in her temper, change for the better, and be on good terms with county princess."
"Oh?" Xuan Tianming coldly looked at her, "You are telling I that county princess Ji An has already vented her anger for yesterday's matter, so I should not do anything else today?"
"My prince has misunderstood. This subject's wife did not mean that." Kang Yi felt that Xuan Tianming was truly too difficult to deal with, but she also felt that a grown man like him running over to get revenge was truly too petty. She could not help but say: "Ru Jia was already sent to the palace by his Highness the eldest prince to learn etiquette. Master has also gone to court and has yet to return. For my prince to bring so many guards, it must be that you have something to discuss with master, right? How about my prince come to the main hall and sit for a while. Is that alright? "
Once these words came out, the members of the Feng family trembled once more. The matriarch thought to herself that Kang Yi's mouth was truly terrible. Could she really understand Dashun's situation?
Xuan Tian Ming, however, suddenly laughed. It was as though he had heard a very funny joke. Pointing at Kang Yi, he said: "You're saying that this prince took advantage of Feng Jin Yuan not being at the manor to bully your family of old and young. This is very lacking in grace?" He said this while laughing. While laughing, he shook his head, "Something like grace, ever since the day I was born, I did not know what it was. I only know that someone caused my future wife to feel unhappy yesterday. Today, I came to your Feng family to demand an explanation. "
Kang Yi was also angry. When this matter was brought up, she recalled Ru Jia's bloodied appearance. She felt both angry and distressed, and she could not help but say: "Yesterday, my daughter spoke truthfully. County princess Ji 'an really has already vented her anger!"
Xuan Tianming raised his head and looked at the sky, "Heng Heng whipped her because she insulted I. As for I, I came today to demand repayment for angering Heng Heng. These are completely two different matters. How could they be mixed together? Also, madam, you should rejoice that it was Heng Heng that whipped her first. If it was I, your daughter would have already gone to see the king of hell. "
Three words appeared on the foreheads of the members of the Feng family: Unreasonable!
Could this damn Ninth Prince be reasonable for once?
It was unknown if Xuan Tianming had learned how to read minds, but when he saw the family's expressions, he blurted out: "Do you think I is unreasonable?"
The members of the Feng family quickly shook their heads, not daring to reply. Feng Yu Heng faintly said: "How could that be? In this world, who doesn't know that His Ninth Highness is the most reasonable person."
Was that so?
The members of the Feng family looked at each other in dismay. To say that Xuan Tianming was reasonable, wasn't this the greatest joke in the world? Since the day this prince was born, had he ever been reasonable? It was not just him. There was also his imperial concubine mother and his future wife, Feng Yu Heng. Which one of them was reasonable?
Kang Yi stared at Feng Yu Heng and felt that these two people really were a couple. There was no third person in the world that could lie through their teeth.
"So your highness' meaning is … …" Kang Yi did not want to beat around the bush anymore. Either way, they could not avoid this calamity. It was better to have him give a straightforward answer.
Kang Yi was going all out, but the members of the Feng family were afraid! What if she meant to whip everyone in the Feng family? What should he do?
Just as the family was trembling with fear, Xuan Tianming turned his wheelchair to Feng Yu Heng's side and very domineeringly snatched her from the matriarch's hands. Then he held that small hand and finally said: "I don't have any intentions. If Heng Heng is angry, that girl probably won't be able to endure another whip from me. Then I will spare her for now."
Kang Yi's eyes lit up when she heard this. Without another word, she directly kowtowed, "Many thanks to your highness for sparing my life."
"Un." Xuan Tianming naturally accepted her kowtow, but then he said: "However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment cannot be forgiven!"
Kang Yi was startled, "Punishment?"
"That's right." Xuan Tianming raised his voice. Then, all of the members of the Feng family heard him shamelessly say: "Our family's Heng Heng has a delicate body. Getting angry once is not a small matter. If she falls ill from anger, it will harm her vitality. If her vitality is harmed, it will need to be healed with the best medicine. I normally can't bear to provoke her. I go along with everything and yield to her. I hold her in my hands for fear of dropping her. Father Emperor also dotes on her and is afraid that she will be bullied due to her weak temperament. That's why he gave her the title of county princess Ji An. He thought that in any case, it would be able to scare people. But I never thought that there would still be people who are so blind. "
He spoke like this to himself, causing the members of the Feng family to break out in a cold sweat.
Feng Yu Heng's temperament was weak? Would she be bullied?
Ninth Prince, would you die if you didn't speak nonsense?
It would already be good if she didn't bully others, alright?
Of course, this was the roar in their hearts. They didn't dare to say anything. Not only did they not dare to say anything, they also had to act as if they agreed. They all stood with their heads lowered and nodded from time to time. They carefully waited for Xuan Tianming's next words.
Xuan Tianming looked around and said: "The reason I said so much is to tell this madam that the cost of our family's Heng Heng's illness is quite high."
"Cost?" Kang Yi didn't understand. She thought about it again and carefully asked: "Prince is talking about … … silver?"
"Smart!" Xuan Tianming nodded, "Let's put it this way. In the end, you are guests from afar. Our Dashun can't just hold onto a mistake and not let it go, right? So, the mistake is to use money as compensation. Just give the money for Heng Heng's supplements. "
Kang Yi let out a sigh of relief. Even the members of the Feng family let out a sigh of relief. If it could be solved with silver, then it wasn't a problem. The Ninth Prince was really being lenient this time!
Kang Yi generously said: "We accept the punishment. Prince, please name a price."
Xuan Tianming twisted Feng Yu Heng's fingers and counted. In the end, he counted five, "Five million taels."
The members of the Feng family broke out in cold sweat. Even if they ate gold, it wouldn't be this expensive, right?
Kang Yi's heart trembled for a while. She had opened her mouth like a lion. She had definitely been cheated. But so what if she was cheated? They were clearly cheating her. What could she do? This was called suffering in silence. She couldn't speak of her bitterness. She could only brace herself and say: "Fine, this subject's wife admits her guilt."
"Un." Xuan Tianming nodded and added: "Five million taels in gold."
The members of the Feng family collapsed.
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