Following Emperor Tianwu's "Give thanks for the grace," the right prime minister and General Ping Nan stepped forward and knelt with Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ge, saying in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." After that, Xuan Tian Ge said: "There is no one from the Bai family to attend court, so Tian Ge will personally go and tell Fu Rong about this good news!" Seeing Tianwu nod, she stood up and smiled at Feng Yu Heng. Turning around, she left Heavenly Hall.
Feng Yu Heng's group also stood up and returned to their positions. Xiang Rong was completely stunned. Even after her second sister returned to her side, she still did not recover. With just a few words from the Emperor, her second sister went from standard second rank county princess to lower first rank imperial daughter. Her fief also expanded, going from a county to a prefecture. How big was a prefecture? Apparently, it was even bigger than the capital.
Heavens, this was truly a legend!
Xiang Rong stood there in a daze, her mind filled with random thoughts. As she thought and thought, she felt that the atmosphere was a little off. It was as though everyone was looking at her, and there were even people tugging at her sleeve.
She was startled and managed to recover. She then heard someone quietly discuss: "What's wrong with the children of the Feng family? None of them can hear his Majesty calling for her. "
Feng Yu Heng helplessly reminded her: "His Majesty is calling for you."
Xiang Rong's calf began to cramp up again, as she nervously asked Feng Yu Heng: "What should I do?"
Feng Yu Heng pointed at the center of the hall, "Walk over there and kneel."
Xiang Rong nodded and practically floated over. Along the way, she even swayed a couple times, scaring Feng Yu Heng so much that she nearly went over to support her.
Emperor Tianwu looked at the Feng family's third daughter's performance and roared in his heart. How did such a lass manage to find out about the unrest and report it to the Imperial Family? Could people now undergo genetic mutations?
Emperor Tianwu looked at Xiangrong with an uneasy heart, then after Xiangrong swayed a few times and finally knelt properly, he forcefully stabilized his emotions, only then did he speak: "The turmoil in the capital this time, fortunately, the Feng family's third daughter, Feng Xiangrong, was the first to discover it and report it in time, thus avoiding a man-made disaster. Feng Xiang Rong, We may grant you a grace, what do you want? "
Xiang Rong was immediately dazed. Was she not kneeling here to receive a reward? Shouldn't His Majesty say it out loud, and then she should just thank him? Why was it that when it came to her, she … she had to think for herself? What was she thinking?
Xiang Rong was in a mess and subconsciously looked towards Feng Yu Heng; however, she saw her second sister happily winking at her, thus she became even more confused.
Feng Yu Heng hated iron for failing to meet her expectations. Xiangrong, oh Xiangrong, this is just an empty check. Fill in the numbers yourself! You can fill in as much as you want! Fuck, why are you still foolishly kneeling there!
Unfortunately, no matter how anxious Feng Yu Heng was, how could Xiang Rong understand what an empty check was. She was in a complete mess and did not even dare to raise her head.
Emperor Tianwu also became anxious. He had heard that the Feng family's third daughter had the best relationship with Feng Yu Heng. She was also quite a good person, but she was a bit timid. But this was a bit too timid, right? Even if she did not dare ask for a grace, based on the thinking of a normal person, shouldn't she at least say a few polite words? But this girl just foolishly kneeled there, and her fingers continued to twist. This personality was too different from her second sister's. Even compared to the other daughters of the Feng family, it was too different! Were they really born from the same father?
Emperor Tianwu began to imagine a scene from over ten years ago. On a stormy night, Feng Jin Yuan picked up an abandoned infant from the side of the road …
Zhang Yuan saw that his Emperor was beginning to become distracted while sitting on the dragon throne and quickly tugged at Tianwu's imperial robe to remind him. As a result, Tianwu did not react. Zhang Yuan tugged again, but there was still no reaction. He became anxious. Taking advantage of the time when all the officials were looking at Feng Xiangrong, he raised his foot and kicked Tianwu's calf.
This kick was a bit too forceful, causing Tianwu to let out an "ow" and shout: "There's an assassin!"
But in a public place with so many people watching, where would there be an assassin in broad daylight. This shout caused the officials to become dazed. Xiangrong raised her hands to cover her ears in fear.
Feng Yu Heng facepalmed. This was too shameful. Both the old and the young were shameful.
Zhang Yuan was on the verge of crying, as he quickly said to Tianwu in a quiet voice: "There was no assassin. This servant kicked him."
Tianwu was furious, "What did you kick Us for?" His voice was a bit loud, causing all of the officials to look in Zhang Yuan's direction. They were all wondering, was this eunuch about to rebel? Where exactly did he get the courage?
Zhang Yuan was so angry that he wanted to cover Tianwu's mouth. He could not help but grit his teeth and say: "Keep your voice down. If you continue shouting like this, this servant's little life will be lost!"
Tianwu also knew that this damn eunuch had a habit of being rude to him, but he could not be too brazen about this. If the officials found out, they would have to submit a memorial to Zhang Yuan. Thus he also lowered his voice and asked him: "What did you kick me for?"
Zhang Yuan pointed at the kneeling Xiang Rong, "The Feng family's third young miss is still a child. It's normal for her to be timid, but your Majesty cannot be the same as her! Say, the two of you are just staring at each other. You've been staring at each other for a long time. What are you doing? Have you taken an interest in her? "
Tianwu really hated that he could not strangle this damn eunuch to death, "Take an interest, my ass!" Fiercely rolling his eyes, he waved his hand and loudly said to Xiang Rong: "Forget it! Since you can't think of what grace you want, then Us will say one. I heard that the children of your Feng family are not living well under Feng Jin Yuan's oppression? "
Everyone was stunned. How did this relate to whether or not they were living well?
Xiang Rong was also a little confused, but she still nodded subconsciously. She really did feel that they were not living well. That father of hers truly caused people to feel bitterly disappointed.
Seeing Xiang Rong nod, Tianwu laughed, "See, as I said! That old man Feng Jin Yuan has always only cared about benefits and not family. Where could he possibly be as compassionate to children as Us. "
Everyone wiped away their sweat. You just killed one of your own sons and locked them up, yet you're now talking about compassionate?
Zhang Yuan was helpless as well. Why did this old man even come up with such a phrase? But he did not continue to remind him. Tianwu had been the emperor for the majority of his life. He had always spoken like this, and the officials were already used to it. This was nothing.
Tianwu also felt that it was nothing. In fact, he did his best to express his own opinion, saying: "The children of the Feng family, Ji 'an county … imperial daughter, are already taken. Feng Jin Yuan can't control them. Our junior brother, he most likely does not dare control them. I heard that the fourth girl has been engaged to old fifth … "
While he spoke, he looked at the fifth prince. Xuan Tian Yi quickly took a few steps forward and also kneeled: "I beg father Emperor to agree."
"Hmph." Tianwu snorted, "Whether or not you agree, you did not ask Us before going to the Feng family to propose marriage. But We do not want to concern ourselves with your matters. If you want to marry her, then marry her! Right now, We just want to talk about the matter of the Feng family's third young miss. She has performed meritorious deeds for the country, so We naturally want to reward her, but this reward must have a bit of meaning. How about this, We will give you a grace. Feng Xiang Rong, We will allow you the freedom to marry. You will not be restricted by the Feng family, and you will not be controlled by Feng Jin Yuan. But at the same time, you cannot force others. You, do you want this grace? "
Once these words came out, Xiang Rong felt as though a warm current had suddenly flowed through her head. The gloomy life that she did not have much hope for was suddenly brightened. The Feng manor that had been weighing on her like a mountain was immediately lifted with the words "freedom to marry." There was no more coercion, and there was no more panic. Originally, there was only a small path in front of her, but now, the ruler of the country had opened up a bright path from another direction.
Xiang Rong was happy, so happy that she nearly jumped up. What nervousness, fear, trembling, they were all gone. The little girl that had been kneeling on the ground with her head lowered suddenly looked as though she had been injected with chicken blood. She raised her head high and had a smile on her face. Like a little fool, she looked at Tianwu then kowtowed three times, loudly saying: "Thank you, your Majesty, for your grace!"
Tianwu was given a fright and raised his head to wipe his forehead. He thought to himself that sure enough, she was Feng Yu Heng's younger sister. Her spirit had changed so quickly. Thinking a little more, he seemed to have heard that when old ninth had left her in the Imperial Palace Yu to look after old fourth, this girl had forced old fourth to embroider with her for an entire night. He immediately felt that it was fun, and an image of old fourth holding a needle to embroider mandarin ducks appeared in his mind. He could not help but think of a plan "That, wasn't it just said that old fourth would be confined? We will give him another job. Either way, he will be confined. Just have him embroider for the Feng family's third young miss! Every month, he must finish at least one embroider and send it to the Feng manor. If he can't finish, he will not be given food! Alright, Feng family's third girl, get up. Go to your second sister's side and wait. We will talk to these old fellows about something else. "
Xiang Rong happily jumped up and ran back to Feng Yu Heng's side while holding her dress. Where was the slightest bit of nervousness. Even Zhang Yuan had no choice but to admire her. The Feng family's children really were easy to carve!
Tianwu spoke once more; however, he no longer worried about his youngest daughter's worries. Instead, he made a clear statement regarding the turmoil in the capital "This morning, the remnants of the North have all been captured. Only Bu Cong is still on the run. Starting today, Bu Cong will be relieved of his position as commander of the East. All of the troops in the East will be under the command of Prince Yu, Xuan Tianming. "
None of the officials made a sound, but they were all shocked. Tianwu's words were said lightly, but in reality, Xuan Tianming already had troops in the West and Northwest. Now that the North was causing trouble, he needed to send troops to suppress it. The troops in the South were in the hands of General Ping Nan, but the North and South were very far apart. The matter of sending troops to the North would definitely need to be completed by Xuan Tianming. Once the North was taken, there would naturally not be a second master. Thinking about it like this, three-fourths of the troops in the world would be in the hands of the Ninth Prince!
Those officials that thought that Emperor Tianwu would use this opportunity to appoint a crown prince immediately understood. Whether or not the crown prince was appointed was just a matter of circumstance. Currently, it was clear that the Emperor only liked the Ninth Prince. What eldest prince, what third prince, what fourth prince, they were all just chess pieces in the Ninth Prince's grand plan to control the world. Sooner or later, this world would belong to Xuan Tianming.
And at this time, Xuan Tianming also walked forward from the ranks. Facing Tianwu, he cupped his hands and bowed, loudly saying: "Son has already passed down the order. Of the 300 thousand troops left in the Northwest to guard the border, 100 thousand will move North and control the three provinces in the North. At the same time, ten thousand troops will be transferred from the military camp in the suburbs of the capital. Deputy General Qian Li will lead troops to the North to provide support. "
Feng Yu Heng also walked forward and stood at Xuan Tianming's side. The two looked at each other, and she loudly said: "From the Divine Intent Army, the Divine Archery Unit and Divine Secret Unit will each send 500 elite troops to follow the army to the North. Daughter-in-law promises father Emperor that in five months, the new steel weapons will be officially released to the soldiers in the army. When the time comes, Daughter-in-law and his Highness Prince Yu will personally bring these new steel weapons to the North."
Xuan Tianming curled his lips into a sly smile, "Once the North is withdrawn, we will attack Qian Zhou!"
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