Even if Kang Yi was the eldest princess of a country, she was still shocked by the five million taels of gold.
Qian Zhou's current ruler had only ascended the throne for a few years, and his foundation was not stable. Qian Zhou was extremely cold, and the land was barren. Large amounts of food had to be purchased from Dashun. In addition to this, the national treasury was not plentiful. Although this five million taels of gold was not all of it, it was enough to empty out 80% of Qian Zhou's national treasury.
Kang Yi looked at Xuan Tianming and felt that the eyes under the mask were like those of a fox. He was sly and full of tricks. She suddenly realized that getting revenge for Feng Yu Heng might just be a pretense. This Xuan Tianming's true goal was to empty out Qian Zhou.
"My prince." She was very troubled, "Although this official wife is the eldest princess of Qian Zhou, I am still a woman. Five million taels of silver is already a large sum. If it was changed into gold, it would be impossible to gather!"
Xuan Tianming corrected her: "What do you mean by changing it into gold? It was gold to begin with! "
Kang Yi's face was pale, and her brow was furrowed tightly. It seemed that she was thinking about something and did not speak for a long time.
Feng Yu Heng smiled and leaned against Xuan Tianming's wheelchair. Acting as though nothing had happened, she chatted with him about daily life: "These past few days, the family has been celebrating, so I did not have time to go into the palace. I wonder if father Emperor's health is good?"
Xuan Tianming had a sly smile on his face as he replied: "He's not bad. It's just that he's always thinking about you."
"Then I will go into the palace to visit him some other day. Right, I saw his Highness the third prince at the banquet yesterday." She abruptly changed the topic, "But I don't know why, but the attendant he brought was injured. When he left, he was carried out of the residence. His legs were covered in blood from the knees up, and the blood flowed all over the ground."
The members of the Feng family immediately recalled what had happened the night before when the third prince left the manor. Nobody could understand why, but the guard that had come with the third prince had been injured. It was as though someone had used a knife to slash his leg, as the blood continued to flow. It had already snowed yesterday, and the white ground was dyed red. The old lady was so angry that she kept muttering inwardly that it was unlucky.
But no one knew why that person was injured. The third prince did not pursue the matter with the Feng family. Instead, he did not say a single word and left with his people. Later, when the Feng family was cleaning the courtyard, someone found a large pool of blood in the pavilion in the forest. There were also people who said that they saw the guard kneeling there the entire time, as if he had been punished by the third prince.
Everyone originally thought that it was the Third Prince himself who had been too harsh with his servants, and this matter had already passed. But now that they heard Feng Yu Heng suddenly mention it again, why did everyone suddenly have a feeling in their hearts that the matter with the guards was most likely related to Feng Yu Heng?
The Old Madame was the first to think of this, but she immediately felt that something was wrong. Feng Yu Heng was indeed a bit overbearing, but she was not as powerful as the Ninth Prince. With the Third Prince's temperament, would he give in to a little girl?
Kang Yi, however, heard Feng Yu Heng's words and felt her heart tighten for no apparent reason. It was as if it was being twisted. After the pain subsided, it was replaced by panic. Her gaze also moved towards Xuan Tianming's knees. For some reason, she suddenly imagined Ru Jia's knees bleeding, and she could only sit in a wheelchair. From that moment forward, she would need to push her wherever she went. They would no longer be able to walk together as mother and daughter.
The more Kang Yi thought about it, the more panicked she felt. She barely managed to maintain her calm, but immediately following this, Feng Yu Heng added a sentence that caused her legs to give way. She went from kneeling to sitting down and fell to the ground. She then heard Feng Yu Heng say: "Say, how did those two bloody legs get injured? Could it be an arrow? Hah! Mother, I heard that your Qian Zhou has a divine archery team. They are very brave. Is that true? "
She turned her head and looked straight at Kang Yi. Her eyes were filled with questions, but even more so, they were as cold as ice.
Kang Yi helplessly nodded. Although she did not want to mention Qian Zhou's divine archery team, especially in front of Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng, they had already asked. Even if she wanted to avoid it, she could not. She could only grit her teeth and say: "There is a divine archery team, but they can't be considered brave."
"Oh." Xuan Tianming nodded and suddenly ended the topic of Qian Zhou's divine archery team. He then began to ask about the five million taels of gold: "Does this madam mean that you do not want to use five million taels of gold as compensation? Un, it's fine. I will not force people to do things against their will. Since money cannot resolve it, we can only find another method. "
Kang Yi felt uncertain, "The other method that my prince is speaking of is …"
"There is no need for you to ask about this!" Xuan Tianming waved his hand to her then turned his head and said to Feng Yu Heng: "Heng Heng, how strong do you think Qian Zhou's divine archer is? If an arrow was shot from across the valley, would it be able to pierce through I's knee? "
Feng Yu Heng placed her palms on his knee and gently said: "Then we will need to ask the people of Qian Zhou."
"But this eldest princess does not want to chat with I."
"It's fine. Isn't there another princess in the palace."
"My prince!" Kang Yi suddenly shouted. Perhaps it was because she was in too much of a panic, but her voice was hoarse. "I'll give it!" She looked at Xuan Tianming, her eyes filled with despair and pleading, "Five million taels of gold … I'll give it."
"Good!" Xuan Tianming finally smiled, "Madam is straightforward. Then would madam immediately write a contract. I will give you three months. You must bring this compensation to the neighboring county princess' manor."
Kang Yi was truly afraid. Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng were singing the same tune. It was clear that they were saying that if she did not give the money, they would cripple Ru Jia's leg.
If it was any other matter, perhaps she could have endured a little longer, but she was in the wrong on this matter. At the time, Xuan Tian Ye had borrowed the divine archery team from Qian Zhou to infiltrate the Northwest, his goal was to take the life of the Ninth Prince Dashun. Unfortunately, he had miscalculated.
Although Qian Zhou had been completely removed, it was impossible that they would not leave behind any clues. Now, it seemed that the crippling of Xuan Tian Ye's leg and the two's words today were reminding her that there were some things that people would remember. There were some things that people would remember. There were some things that would be avenged.
Kang Yi secretly gritted her teeth. She was a mother. No matter how expensive five million taels of gold was, it could not compare to her daughter's leg.
"Then we will do as your Highness says. Within three months, this official wife will definitely deliver the gold."
"Un." Xuan Tianming nodded and no longer looked at her. Instead, he said to the Feng matriarch: "Elder madam, father Emperor has already heard about what happened at the banquet yesterday. He heard that I would be coming to the manor today as a guest, thus he had I bring a message."
Upon hearing that the Emperor had something to say, the matriarch quickly kneeled once more. Xuan Tianming quickly waved his hand, "No need. It's just a few words. Father Emperor said that he originally agreed to this marriage because he thought that the previous head wife of the Feng family was not very happy. Apparently, she was lacking in the upbringing of her children. Father Emperor felt that eldest princess Kang Yi was a person of virtue and prestige in Qian Zhou. She would definitely be someone with a good upbringing. With her taking care of the Feng family's children, she would definitely be able to raise an outstanding daughter and capable grandchild. But who knew that eldest princess would actually raise her own daughter like that. This truly has caused father Emperor to be very disappointed. At the same time, he also feels that he has let down Prime minister Feng. "
Once these words came out, the people of the Feng family were a little unable to react.
What did he mean? It sounded as though he was a little regretful about granting this marriage? Could it be that there was going to be a divorce? It couldn't be. They had just gotten married yesterday!
Xuan Tianming watched everyone's reaction for a while before saying: "Father Emperor has always loved Prime minister Feng and deeply blamed himself for this matter. He felt that if he made a mistake in his judgment and delayed the future of the Feng family's children, it would not be too good. But with things as they are, it is too late to correct this mistake. That's why father Emperor thought of a compromise. "
The matriarch probed and asked: "Wh, what is it?"
She saw Xuan Tianming clap his hands, and a group of palace maids immediately escorted two beautiful women in from the imperial carriage outside the manor. The two beauties in the middle looked to be no more than 20 years of age. One had delicate features, and the other had large eyes and heavy makeup. Their steps were steady and steady. Their eyes were focused on their nose, nose on their mouth, and mouth on their heart. Their steady and dignified manner was truly comparable to Kang Yi's.
Feng Yu Heng slightly squinted her eyes and immediately recognized the two.
She had seen them in the imperial palace. They were the nieces born of concubines from the empress' maternal family. They had always been raised according to the rules for raising princesses; however, who knew that they would be sent into the Feng manor today.
"This is …" The matriarch was also shocked. She had never seen these two before, but looking at their attire and bearing, they did not seem like the daughters of normal officials. She could not help but feel a little dazed.
Kang Yi also furrowed her brow. She understood the struggles inside and outside the palace too well. She immediately understood what Emperor Tianwu meant.
"It seems that this official wife must congratulate husband on the addition of new people." She spoke a little helplessly. Yesterday, she had just entered the manor, and her bridal chamber had been stolen by a pregnant concubine. The next day, two new people were sent in, and they were sent by the emperor. How could she not feel flustered?
But the more flustered she felt, the happier Xuan Tianming felt. Not only did he laugh loudly, he also praised Kang Yi "Madam really is a smart person." He then said to the matriarch: "Father Emperor admits that he has wronged Prime minister Feng, so he specially chose two concubines for Prime minister Feng and had I send them to the manor. Old madam, you should have heard of these two concubines. They are sisters and are the empress' own nieces. They have been raised in the palace since they were young. Although they do not have the title of princess, they are treated with the same respect as princesses. "
The matriarch was suddenly startled and immediately recalled that there were two people in the palace. The empress' older brother died early, and the daughter of the first wife was born, leaving behind these two concubine daughters. When they entered the palace, they were only ten years old. Emperor Tianwu did not have a daughter, so he simply kept them in the palace. However, these two were extremely low-key. They did not participate in any of the palace banquets, and they did not pay attention to any public matters. Calculating their age, they should be almost twenty this year, but the number of people who had actually seen them could be counted on one hand.
These two people had been sent to the Feng family. What did the emperor want to do?
"What is it?" Xuan Tianming saw the matriarch like this and couldn't help but ask: "Old madam, are you not satisfied? Do you feel that they are not worthy of Prime minister Feng? They are only concubines and nieces of the empress. This status can be considered valuable, right? "
The matriarch was only confused. How could she dare to be disdainful? She quickly said: "Your highness misunderstands. It's not disdain, it's ….. it's fear. For the emperor to care so much, the entire Feng family is grateful. "
Xuan Tianming nodded in satisfaction. Raising his hands, he said to the members of the Feng family kneeling on the ground: "You may all rise."
The members of the Feng family had been kneeling for too long. When they stood up, they swayed. Xiang Rong nearly fell back down to the ground. Han shi was even worse. Holding her belly with both hands, her face turned pale.
Feng Yu Heng glanced at her then took the initiative to step forward and put her hand on her wrist. After a while, she said: "Nothing happened. The child is fine."
At this time, Xuan Tianming raised his hand and said to the two behind him: "Why have you not gone forward and saluted the old madam! You are concubines that father Emperor personally conferred, but you are different from concubines. Remember your own status. "
The two delicately said: "Younger sister understands." Although the nieces of the empress were born of concubines, they were of the same blood to the empress. Naturally, they would call Xuan Tianming cousin.
The two stepped forward and arrived before the matriarch first. Kneeling, they said: "This concubine is Cheng shi Jun Man and Cheng shi Jun Mei. We pay respects to old madam."
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