Feng Yu Heng's carriage was stopped by someone and the driver had no choice but to stop. Huang Quan quickly got up and lifted the curtains to look outside. He heard her let out an "ah" sound. She then turned her head to Feng Yu Heng and said, "It's Craftsman Bai." At the same time, she stopped the driver and told him, "It's someone I know."
Feng Yu Heng also said at this time, "Quickly invite Craftsman Bai into the carriage." As she spoke, she also stood up and personally helped Craftsman Bai into the carriage. She called out, "Uncle Bai."
Craftsman Bai quickly waved his hands and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare. This old man will pay respects to the imperial princess." As he spoke, he was about to kneel.
Feng Yu Heng quickly stopped him and anxiously said, "Uncle doesn't need to be so courteous. Based on my relationship with Furong, you are worthy of being called uncle. Quickly come in and sit. "
Craftsman Bai no longer acted courteously. He walked a few steps into the carriage and sat down on the side, right across from Wang Chuan and Huang Quan. The carriage continued to move forward.
Wang Chuan could see that Craftsman Bai's expression was somewhat flustered and his forehead was covered in sweat. After sitting down, Craftsman Bai would occasionally lift the curtains to look outside. He couldn't help but become suspicious and asked, "Craftsman Bai, who are you hiding from?" As he spoke, he used the silver pot in the carriage to pour him a cup of light tea.
Craftsman Bai took the cup and drank it down. Only then did he say, "I won't hide it from the imperial princess. When I was in the palace, I received an edict saying that the imperial princess asked me to help change a few pieces of jewelry. The empress specifically allowed this old man to leave the palace. This old man was locked up in the palace for nearly a year. When I was allowed to leave the palace, I was supposed to wait for the imperial princess at the palace gates. However, because we weren't going through the same palace gates and the workshop was located in the opposite direction from the inner palace, I wanted to go back to the residence first to see Furong. However, the entire way, I felt like someone was following behind me. I looked back several times, but I didn't see a single person. However, that feeling of having a knife at my back lingered. I happened to see the princess's imperial carriage, so I boldly stopped it. "
"Someone is following them?" Feng Yu Heng furrowed her brows. She then shouted into the air: "Ban Zou, go take a look."
However, she heard an imperceptible gust of wind pass by her ear. She knew that Ban Zou had left. Calming herself down, she said to Craftsman Bai: "I will personally investigate this matter. Uncle can be at ease."
Craftsman Bai nodded and then asked Feng Yu Heng: "I heard that Princess wants this old man to help you change a few pieces of jewelry?"
Feng Yu Heng briefly told him about the Lu Family and Phoenix Pavilion yesterday. Craftsman Bai coldly snorted and said: "This matter is directed at the princess and the Yao Family, so it should be done. However, if it is directed at the Lu Family, this old man will definitely not accept it."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "If it was only directed at the Lu Family, Heng wouldn't have invited uncle out of the palace. Of course … … "She lowered her voice and said," Changing the jewelry is just an excuse. The most important thing is that I want to get uncle out of the palace. "
They were all smart people. Craftsman Bai had been in the palace for so long. Although he didn't know if he really had endless work to do, or if he was forced to stay by someone, he could guess pretty much the truth. Now that he heard Feng Yu Heng say it like this, the suspicion in his heart grew even stronger. But the inside of the imperial carriage was not a place to speak. He changed the topic and said to Feng Yu Heng: "The things that need to be done are all done in my manor. Imperial daughter, do you want me to do it at home or at Phoenix Pavilion?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "It's not safe anywhere. Uncle can just follow me back to the princess' residence. As for those things, I will send someone to the residence to retrieve them."
The two did not speak the entire way and very quickly arrived at the entrance of the imperial daughter's residence.
Huang Quan helped craftsman Bai out of the carriage, while Wang Chuan helped Feng Yu Heng out of the carriage. Everyone walked straight back to Feng Yu Heng's courtyard. Feng Yu Heng waved her hand and dismissed the servants in the courtyard. Only then did she bring craftsman Bai into the small courtyard's main hall.
Craftsman Bai was already impatient. Upon entering the room, he asked: "Does Imperial Daughter know where Fu Rong is?"
Feng Yu Heng replied with a question: "Where does uncle think she is?"
"This …" Craftsman Bai was a little hesitant. Normally speaking, Bai Fu Rong should be in the palace, but over the months that he had been in the palace, his sense of danger had become stronger and stronger. Even now, when he left the palace, he still felt that someone was chasing after him. Bai Fu Rong's safety had become uncertain.
He told Feng Yu Heng what he was thinking, and Feng Yu Heng did not hide it from him. She told him about how Qian Zhou's people had secretly found Bai Fu Rong and told her about her past. Aside from what sort of poison Bai Fu Rong had been poisoned, she did not hide anything else.
Craftsman Bai never thought that the situation outside would develop to such a degree. Hearing that Bai Fu Rong had actually gone with the army to Qian Zhou, he became even more frightened. But the things that Feng Yu Heng had said, even if he did not participate, he knew that it was definitely the truth. First, there was no need for Feng Yu Heng to lie to him. Second, if it was not for Qian Zhou deliberately leaking information about him and Kang Yi, there was no way that Feng Yu Heng would know about it no matter what.
He let out a long sigh and nodded, acknowledging this ill-fated relationship. At the same time, he told Feng Yu Heng: "In truth, Fu Rong is older than Ru Jia. After we escaped to Dashun, we were worried that our identities would be exposed. That was why we changed the household register after the child grew a little older. We also changed her birth date by two years. Imperial daughter … "He was a little anxious and asked:" How is Fu Rong right now? "
"Don't worry." She told craftsman Bai, "My maternal grandfather, Yao Xian, is doing his best to save her. I will protect her life. As for the accessories, they can be changed slowly after they arrive. There's no rush. "
Craftsman Bai let out a long sigh. He knew that the situation was complicated, and it was inconvenient for him to ask any further. With Feng Yu Heng's guarantee, he trusted that all of this would pass one day. Qian Zhou had fallen, and Kang Yi had died. Even his old bones could smell the scent of dirt. How many more years could he hold on for? Either way, it would be fine as long as he could see his daughter live peacefully.
Huang Quan had someone send craftsman Bai to the guest courtyard. The table for crafting accessories that had been brought over from the Bai manor was also sent over. Craftsman Bai dove into the work and did not speak with anyone else.
After Feng Yu Heng and Consort Yuanshu left, the Empress leaned back on her bed in Jingtsu Temple with a worried expression. Fang Yi carefully took care of her from the side, peeling grapes for her one at a time.
The Empress looked at the peeled grapes and suddenly asked Fang Yi: "Tell me, how much of what Consort Yuanshu said is true?"
Fang Yi's hand paused in the middle of peeling grapes then continued. At the same time, she replied: "As this servant sees it, whether or not Consort Yun is in the palace is another matter, but the strange things that Consort Yuanshu mentioned do not seem to have been fabricated."
"That is to say, Winter Moon Palace really is acting strangely?" She thought for a bit and then asked with uncertainty: "That Consort Yun has always acted strangely. If she suddenly changed her personality, it wouldn't be too strange."
Fang Yi nodded, "Indeed, the hardest place to figure out in the palace is Winter Moon Palace. However, the Emperor protects it so tightly that no outsiders can get in. If we really listen to Consort Yuanshu's words and niangniang gets involved, what if Consort Yun is still in the palace? Wouldn't the Emperor punish niangniang? "
"But what if Consort Yun really isn't here?" The Empress smiled bitterly, "If she really isn't here, then it's true to Consort Yuanshu's words. As the Empress of the Middle Palace, ben gong couldn't even watch a consort escape. This is also a great crime. Consort Yun, ah, Consort Yun, you've really given ben gong a difficult problem. "
Fang Yi handed a small bowl of peeled grapes to the Empress, "Niangniang, eat some. These are seedless grapes that have just been offered as tribute from the territories. This servant felt that they were sweet when peeling them. "
How could the Empress be in the mood to eat. She looked at the bowl of grapes like she was looking at a bitter medicinal soup. She then took the pills that Feng Yu Heng gave her and happily said: "That yatou really has a way. She can even make such a good medicine. It's fortunate that she has some filial piety. Otherwise, ben gong's illness would be hard to recover."
Fang Yi helplessly said: "There is a matter. This servant originally didn't want to tell niangniang beforehand. This servant was afraid of disturbing niangniang's recuperation. I was planning to investigate in private and come back to report after the investigation. However, after thinking about it, I don't know where to start. I can only ask niangniang to give me an idea. " She repeated what Feng Yu Heng said to the Empress before asking: "Niangniang, do you think this matter should be investigated from the Imperial Hospital or from the Inner Palace?"
The Empress didn't speak for a long time, as if she was thinking about something. When Fang Yi wanted to ask again, she heard the Empress faintly say: "There are many things in the palace. Finally, it's on ben gong's head. What can be done if they investigate? If they dare to do this, then they aren't afraid of being investigated. Because you won't be able to find anything. After all these years, how many unjust cases have there been in the palace? "
"Niangniang means … … not to investigate?"
"I didn't say not to investigate. It's just that we can't deal with this matter right now." The Empress' mind was filled with whether or not Consort Yun was in the palace. If she didn't clarify this matter, she would feel uneasy.
Fang Yi thought about it and said: "This servant feels that we can only cooperate with one person on this matter. That is Princess Ji An. Regardless of whether or not Consort Yun is in the palace, we should keep a close eye on Consort Yuanshu. Once there's any movement on her side, we should immediately send it out of the palace. As for what to do, if something really happens, Junzhu and His Ninth Highness should be more anxious than us. If there's nothing else, we might as well do her a favor. "
The Empress nodded and praised Fang Yi: "You're getting smarter and smarter." With this idea, her mood improved. She threw the peeled grapes into her mouth one by one, "En, it's very sweet." After thinking about it, she reminded: "Keep your mouth shut. This matter must not reach the Emperor's ears. Once he's involved in Consort Yun's matter, he's easily impulsive. The court can't be thrown into chaos because of this!"
Speaking of Cun Shan Palace, Consort Yuanshu was a bit hesitant after being intimidated by Feng Yu Heng. Thinking about it carefully, she had been too impulsive in the past. Consort Yun didn't have the highest position in the palace, but her weight in the Emperor Tianwu's heart was different. No one in the palace, including the Empress, could enter Emperor Tianwu's heart. The reason was because that year, Emperor Tianwu had left the palace incognito and met Consort Yun in a mountain stronghold. Ever since Consort Yun was born, the palace didn't have any more concubines. He also didn't favor any concubines. All these years, he had lived alone in Zhao He Hall with only a taijian as his companion. He and the Empress were just putting on an act in front of other people. In front of these concubines, he wasn't even willing to put on an act.
This kind of existence, as long as she touched it, whether she succeeded or not, she would be touching Emperor Tianwu's forbidden scales. If she succeeded, she wouldn't be able to win back Emperor Tianwu's heart. If she failed, she would be consigned to eternal damnation.
Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu understood this layer of reasoning and could not help but feel a lingering fear. With a start, her entire back became wet. Just as she was about to instruct Yue Xiu not to mention this matter again, she saw the limping eunuch Rong Zhen come in again. He stood in front of her and whispered, "Mistress, there's movement at the Winter Moon Palace again."
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