Consort Yun made a trip to Heavenly Hall and prepared herself to be tricked. She knew that Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng had both entered the palace today. If she could allow Qian Zhou's people to harm the emperor under their watch, there would be no need for the two of them to continue living.
But in the end, it was an assassination attempt from Qian Zhou. This was far more serious than the childish methods that Tianwu used to trick her. Consort Yun thought about it. This trip to Heavenly Hall was something that she absolutely had to do. Even if it was not for herself, she had to do it for her son.
Of course, she had never planned on going in to see Tianwu. She just thought that she would at most say a few words through the curtain before returning. Who knew that before she even entered the hall, she would hear Tianwu say such things. This caused her to angrily turn around and leave.
The palace maid of Winter Moon Palace had already accepted the fact that Consort Yun would not see Tianwu. She had also become accustomed to Consort Yun calling Tianwu old man. Hearing her ask this, she quickly replied: "Imperial concubine is overthinking it. His Majesty can scold anyone, but he would not scold imperial concubine."
Consort Yun rolled her eyes, "Hmph, him nagging is also considered scolding."
Just now, Tianwu's voice from outside was very loud. Everyone in Winter Moon Palace heard it. This palace maid pitied Tianwu a little, thus she tried to console her: "How about imperial concubine go see his Majesty. He's already so old. He's quite pitiful."
"He's pitiful?" Consort Yun's eyes became fierce, "Back then, he tricked me and trapped me in this cage for the rest of my life. Why would I want to see this sort of person? Don't bring this up again in the future. "
The palace maid shrank back in fear and no longer made a sound.
Consort Yun then asked: "Hua-er went out of the province to handle some matters. Will he be back soon?"
The palace maid replied: "His Highness the seventh prince has been away from the capital for almost two months. Thinking about it, he should be back soon."
"Yes." Consort Yun nodded and said to her, "Go to Heavenly Palace and tell Ming and Heng Zheng not to just focus on catching people. When it's about time, come over and eat. What time is it now? If they don't eat now, they'll starve to death."
At this time, Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng were discussing the matter of Ru Jia. Xuan Tianming said: "She should be thinking of a way to get out of the palace. There must be quite a few people from Qian Zhou hiding outside. Aside from the attendants that came with imperial uncle, there must be quite a few among the citizens."
Feng Yu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Didn't someone say that Feng Kun relied on the fact that he was a child to see Ru Jia a few times? Thinking about it, he must have told Ru Jia some things. The palace had taken many precautions, but they did not expect that a person who looked like a four-year-old child was actually a dwarf with the mind of an adult. Take a guess, has she left the palace yet? "
At this time, the officials had already left the palace. Only Feng Jin Yuan remained standing in the hall. He said that for the sake of avoiding suspicion and for the sake of expressing his stance, he would return after Kang Yi was caught and brought into the palace. Xuan Tianming did not say anything, allowing him to stand there. As for the conversation between him and Feng Yu Heng, it naturally fell into the other party's ears.
When Feng Yu Heng spoke, she specially looked in her father's direction. Pretending to be probing, she then asked: "Father, take a guess."
Feng Jin Yuan lowered his head and did not speak.
Xuan Tianming, however, sneered, "So I had to personally ask. Prime minister Feng, do you think that Princess Ru Jia is currently in the palace or outside the palace? "Thinking a little, he continued:" If she is outside the palace, take a guess. Where could she have gone? "
With Xuan Tianming asking, Feng Jin Yuan could no longer feign ignorance, but he did not know how to respond. He could only say: "This official truly does not know."
"That's why I said I would have you guess." Xuan Tianming continued to sit in his wheelchair next to Emperor Tianwu's dragon throne. When he spoke, he still spoke in a lazy tone, but the meaning behind his words caused one's heart to tremble. "If you knew, I would have directly asked you for an answer."
Feng Jin Yuan was shocked, as he suddenly had a thought. Regardless of whether or not Ru Jia could escape from the imperial palace, or how she escaped, if she successfully escaped, she wouldn't … she wouldn't have gone to the Feng manor, right?
Once this thought appeared, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Most importantly, he began to feel more and more that the possibility of Ru Jia going to the Feng manor was very high. But could he say this? Of course not. He was still in the palace, and his family was filled with the elderly, women, and children. There was also a pregnant concubine. It was easy for the people of the palace to catch Kang Yi, but Ru Jia was hidden in the shadows. If she truly was searched, not to mention the Feng family's face, perhaps the matriarch and the others would not be able to endure such a shock!
Feng Jin Yuan lowered his head, and it practically drooped to his chest. He did not dare say a single word.
At this time, a palace maid walked in from outside the hall. It was the one from Winter Moon Palace that had come to invite them back for a meal.
Xuan Tianming heard the palace maid's words and very quickly complied. He then patted the back of Feng Yu Heng's hand: "Let's go. Let's go eat."
Feng Yu Heng kicked the wheelchair, "Get up and walk on your own."
Xuan Tianming did not want to: "I've become accustomed to sitting. I don't want to get up."
Feng Yu Heng angrily gritted her teeth, "You're just pretending."
Xuan Tianming said very seriously: "I have truly become accustomed to it."
She was helpless. She could not argue with him in this hall, right. After all, he was a prince. Thus she could only smirk and angrily push the wheelchair away.
The palace maid quickly followed behind. Along the way, she covered her mouth and snickered. His Ninth Highness's personality was something that only county princess Ji 'an could handle!
In Heavenly Hall, aside from the palace servants that had been left behind, only Feng Jin Yuan remained. The two that had gone to eat did not even look at him when they left. They just casually brushed past him. Feng Jin Yuan felt that as the prime minister, he was definitely the most sullen prime minister in history.
But there were some people that were like this. When they were sullen, they would not look at themselves. They would look at others for an objective reason. Just like the assassination attempt by Qian Zhou, he believed that it had all been forced out by Feng Yu Heng! Clearly, everything was going well. The betrothal gifts had been sent, and the matriarch was very happy. The ten million taels of gold that had been scammed by the two had also been sent to the county princess' manor. As long as he paid more attention to not offend Feng Yu Heng, his future days should be smooth sailing.
Unfortunately, Feng Yu Heng had only just returned to the capital, yet she was actually able to force Qian Zhou's people to assassinate her! No wonder that old Daoist Zi Yang had said that she was a jinx that would bring down the Feng manor. Now, it seemed that it was true.
Feng Jin Yuan did not consider at all why Qian Zhou had brought a prince that was pretending to be the grandson of the emperor to Dashun. He just knew that Kang Yi was done for. Ru Jia was done for. Although the Feng manor had managed to escape this calamity, who knew whether or not someone would find fault with it and take care of it. Qian Zhou, his thoughts drifted to that icy country in the North. He actually began to think that if Qian Zhou had the strength to contend with Dashun, would it be a way out for the Feng family?
While he was imagining things in the palace, on the other side, a large group of Imperial Guards left the imperial palace and headed straight for the Feng manor.
The people of the Feng manor had already gone to rest in their own courtyards. The matriarch had already bathed with granny Zhao's help. She wanted to go to bed and rest, but she felt that it was still too early. Moreover, the sound of the cicadas in the yard was too noisy, causing her to feel irritated.
Granny Zhao saw that she was a little uncomfortable, thus she suggested: "How about we go for a walk in the yard. The days are long in the Summer, so it's a little early to go to bed."
The matriarch heard that they were going for a walk in the yard and also felt irritated. Furrowing her brow, she said: "What are we going to the yard for in the middle of the night? There are a lot of mosquitoes. "
"Then how about we go sit by the lake for a while?"
"The wind by the lake is cold."
Granny Zhao knew that the matriarch was not in a good mood today. No matter what she said, it would be wrong, thus she simply did not say anything. She just stood to the side and fanned herself.
That night in the Feng manor, it was not just the matriarch that was irritated. Kang Yi was also irritated, and there was no reason for it. Xia Chan watched as she paced around the room, incessantly asking the servants whether or not her nephew had returned to the posthouse after entering the Palace. However, none of the servants left the manor. Other than quietly waiting for news from outside, they also did not know anything.
Who knew if it was because of Kang Yi's influence, but Xia Chan also began to feel a little flustered. This servant was one of the matriarch's people. Her thoughts were clear, and she felt that the heir of Qian Zhou had gone missing. She then blamed it on Yao shi. This matter was very strange, thus she used the excuse of going to the kitchen to get some pastries and ran out of Kang Yi's courtyard.
When Xia Chan came out, she headed straight for Shu Ya courtyard, but before she could get halfway, she heard a commotion in the front yard. It seemed that a large number of people had come. She curiously ran over to take a look. Only then did she find that the people that had rushed in were all soldiers. They were all dressed in the same way as the Imperial Guards outside the county princess' manor. She thought to herself that this was not good and turned around to look for the matriarch.
Not long later, everyone in the Feng family was gathered in the front yard. Kang Yi was even more tied up and escorted out by the Imperial Guards.
The matriarch nearly collapsed on the ground in fear. She needed granny Zhao and another servant to support her so that she would not fall. As for Kang Yi, she had calmed down at this time. She just kept her head down and did not say a single word. Even if the Imperial Guards used a lot of force, she would at most frown a little. She would not say a single word.
This time, it was the second prince who had personally come to capture Kang Yi. Faced with the trembling and pale-faced women of the Feng manor, he maintained a kind expression, calmly explaining to the matriarch: "Envoys from Qian Zhou have caused a ruckus and attempted to assassinate the Emperor in the palace. Father Emperor has already given the order to arrest all of the people from Qian Zhou in the capital, including the manor's madam. "
Upon hearing this, the matriarch's heart immediately became cold. She had felt that she was flustered today, fearing that something would happen, but she never thought that such a large thing would happen.
"Your Highness." She spoke up, her voice trembling, "Where is Jin Yuan?"
At this time, the matriarch was only worried about how her own son was doing. Also, if Kang Yi was an enemy, what was the Feng family?
The second prince understood her thoughts and comforted her, saying: "Elder madam, do not worry. Prime minister Feng is fine. Back then, the Feng manor wanted to prevent the marriage between Qian Zhou and Gu Shu, thus Prime minister Feng was forced to marry Qian Zhou's eldest princess. Now that something has happened, it's natural that the blame will not be placed on the Feng manor. Moreover, county princess Ji An's steel has been completed. It is truly my Dashun's greatest merit. Just for the sake of county princess' face, the Feng family will be preserved. " After he finished speaking, he no longer looked at the people of the Feng manor. Turning around, he waved to the soldiers behind him: "Return to the palace!"
A large group of Imperial Guards escorted Kang Yi out of the Feng manor's gates.
The matriarch was truly unable to endure and fell to the ground; however, she heard Feng Chen Yu fiercely say: "Feng Yu Heng, it's her again! Just how far does this jinx want to jinx our Feng family? "
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