Mu Jiang wiped the sweat from his brow. The fourth prince's words were just adding fuel to the fire. But the situation had already deteriorated to this degree. He was no longer afraid of being bitten by lice, so he decided to just go with the flow: "Your Highness the fourth prince, please speak."
"Un." Xuan Tian Yi was quite satisfied with his attitude, thus he said: "Monetary compensation is one aspect, but your daughter insulted and beat up third young miss Feng in front of everyone at the entrance of the palace. This psychological harm is still very serious. Third young miss Feng is still young, only 12 years old. I fear that this experience will have a negative impact on her future. "
Xuan Tianming felt that he had really underestimated this fourth brother of his in the past. When old fourth wanted to be shameless, he did not lose to him in the slightest! He could say anything, and it was as though it was the truth. That Feng Xiang Rong was the Feng family's young daughter of a concubine. Thinking back to when Feng Jin Yuan was still the left prime minister, he treated the daughter of a concubine very poorly. Her suffering and humiliation was something she had experienced since she was young. She might have become accustomed to it long ago. How could it possibly affect her future.
But with old fourth saying it like this, it was not good for him to expose it. After all, on this matter, they were on the same side. Thus Xuan Tianming crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back in his chair, calmly watching the play.
Mu Jiang did not wait for Xuan Tian Yi to draw the line, as he heard Xuan Tian Yi say: "I will not make things difficult for you. Tomorrow, bring that daughter of yours who hit people to the Feng manor and apologize to the Feng manor's third young miss. After that, this prince will send someone else to the posthouse where you are staying to punish that violent girl."
Mu Jiang's heart ached from hearing this. Squeezing money and insulting personality, this Dashun's princes really were one worse than the other. He already knew that his daughter of the first wife was unruly and arrogant. Originally, he did not want to bring her to the capital. The one he liked the most was the manor's fourth young miss. Although she was the daughter of a concubine, she was the most educated and well-mannered daughter. Unfortunately, that fourth daughter fell ill right before they left. Out of options, he had already reported to the court that he would be bringing a daughter to the capital. He could only grit his teeth and bring his daughter of the first wife; however, he did not think that before she even entered the palace, this disaster would be brought.
He nodded, not daring to say another word. Seeing that the princes did not have any more admonishments, he returned to his seat.
Mu Jiang had retired, but this was how officials were. Some people were in cahoots with others, but at the same time, there were also people who didn't like you. At this time, someone suddenly said: "I heard that the Mu family's young miss pointed at the Feng family's third young miss' nose and scolded her second sister for relying on a man to obtain the imperial daughter's position. There were many other words that were really, really unpleasant to hear!"
Mu Jiang's heart trembled. He wanted to find the person who spoke and commit that person to memory. He hated that he could not think of a way to get rid of that person once he left the palace. It wasn't easy for him to get out of this situation and spend money to avoid a disaster. Wasn't this person trying to push him into the teeth of the storm with just one sentence?
Unfortunately, even after looking around, he couldn't find the person who said it. After all, there were too many people at the palace banquet today. Thus, he no longer cared about looking for his enemy and only focused on watching Xuan Tianming's reaction.
The result was surprising. The Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, who was originally the most violent, did not get angry after hearing those words. Instead, he smiled in satisfaction and said: "What's wrong with that? My wife naturally has to rely on me. It's fine, I can be relied on! "
The words "relied on" were so powerful that some people couldn't help but want to applaud him. The princes no longer talked about this topic. Instead, they all raised their cups, as if they were celebrating the victory they had just won.
At the same time, on the other side of the imperial garden, a few unfamiliar looking young misses from other provinces also came over to Feng Yu Heng's side to worm their way into being friends. It seemed like they didn't know how to start the conversation. After thinking for a long time, one of them probably felt that if they had a common enemy, then they could become friends. Thus, she began to lead the conversation to Young Miss Mu, trying to find a common topic with Feng Yu Heng.
Then, she heard someone say: "That Young Miss Mu really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. She actually dares to say that the Imperial Princess relied on a man to sit in this position!"
As soon as these words came out, sure enough, the other young misses finally found a topic to talk about. They all began to ostracize Young Miss Mu, wishing that they could trample on her a few times.
But in the end, they didn't see Feng Yu Heng standing with them against a common enemy. Instead, she said with a smile: "Relying on a man? That's also a kind of ability! "
Everyone was stunned. Thinking about it again, wasn't it true? To have a man like the Ninth Prince willingly rely on her, if that wasn't a kind of ability, then what was? Young Miss Mu, if you have the ability, then find a prince! Let a prince fight for you to become an Imperial Princess! In the end, the words that came out were still sour.
Being said like this by Feng Yu Heng, everyone lost interest for a while. They also found that there was no way to break through with Feng Yu Heng, thus they changed the topic and began to express their concern for Xiang Rong.
Xiang Rong was much easier to talk to. More or less, the situation was no longer awkward.
Not long later, a palace servant finally raised his voice: "Her Highness the Empress has arrived!"
Everyone immediately came back to their senses and walked to the center of the field. They stood in front of the arranged main seat. When the gorgeously dressed Empress sat on the main seat, they all knelt down: "Long live the Empress."
The Empress had come out with Princess Wen Xuan and the seventh princess of Gu Shu. She was in a very good mood today. Raising her hand, she warmly and solemnly said: "You may rise."
Palace servants then immediately scattered in all directions, leading the madams and young misses to their seats.
Only then did they formally sit down. They then heard the Empress say: "The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet should have been personally hosted by His Majesty, but there are many people that came today. In addition to this, there are official matters that need to be discussed with the officials. With no other choice, the male and female guests will be separated for now. When the banquet begins, they will naturally gather together. I hope that the madams and young misses will not mind."
What a joke, who would dare mind the arrangements of the imperial palace, thus everyone began to politely chat with the Empress.
Xiang Rong quietly asked Feng Yu Heng: "Who is the one at Her Highness the Empress' side? Why does she not look unfamiliar, and she doesn't seem to be someone from Dashun? "
Feng Yu Heng told her: "That is the seventh princess of Gu Shu. She came to the capital with an official from the South. In truth, she went to the Feng manor once and went with her elder brother to ask for Kang Yi's hand in marriage. You might have forgotten. "
With Feng Yu Heng's reminder, Xiang Rong also recalled this matter; however, she still did not have much of an impression of the seventh princess. She just felt that this girl that clearly had a foreign charm was truly beautiful, and she could not help but take a few more glances.
Feng Zhao Lian reminded her in a timely manner: "She's not that beautiful. She's quite a bit worse than me."
This was something that Xiang Rong acknowledged. After all, Feng Zhao Lian's face was indeed enough to make him unrivaled in the world, but she could not agree with Feng Zhao Lian's attitude. In addition to this, there was also the matter with the seventh prince. It was such that when Xiang Rong faced Feng Zhao Lian, she always felt a little awkward.
Feng Zhao Lian, however, did not have the self-awareness of being a love rival, but he was very clearly able to understand Xiang Rong's thoughts, and he did not forget to tell her: "Don't think too much. Right now, we are still competing. Who knows who will win and who will lose."
Xiang Rong was so angry that she did not want to pay attention to him. Who would want to compete with another man? Feng Zhao Lian's mental state was not normal. She could not allow herself to be dragged into a ditch.
Feng Zhao Lian saw that Xiang Rong was ignoring him and did not think much of it. He just turned around and went to speak with the other young misses. Either way, he was beautiful. He was so beautiful that he could not even bear to refuse someone of the same sex. That was why he was quite popular in this sort of setting.
On this side, the Empress had already introduced the seventh princess of Gu Shu to everyone present. While everyone was praising the seventh princess, they began to speculate. What exactly was the reason that the princess of Gu Shu had suddenly come to Dashun?
Since it was a hundred flower banquet, it was natural that there would be no lack of flower appreciation. Not long after everyone had been seated, the Empress took the initiative to stand up and lead everyone deeper into the garden. While walking, she took the initiative to introduce some of the rare flowers that she had specially arranged for.
Xuan Tian Ge and Feng Yu Heng's group did not go forward. Instead, they just stayed in the middle of the group. The Empress was accompanied by Princess Wen Xuan, and they were able to get closer to the madams and young misses of the officials' families. Normally, gossip would begin in the marketplace. The places with the most women were the places where gossip would erupt. Thus the two successfully heard a great deal of gossip, especially when it came to matters from the various provinces. There were so many that Feng Yu Heng even had the heart to record it all.
Places with many flowers would naturally have a stronger fragrance. The young miss with sensitive breathing had already helplessly retreated out of the area. She found a place with few flowers and some ventilation to stop. Feng Yu Heng saw this and did not say anything; however, she smelled something different from the fragrance of the flowers.
She deliberately slowed down her pace. Xuan Tian Ge had always been rather careless and thought that Feng Yu Heng really liked looking at these flowers. That was why she slowed down. However, she did not know that as she slowed down, she slowed down to the back of the group.
On this side, there were a few young misses talking very disdainfully. One of them said: "Did you see that one in the back wearing a veil? What is she pretending for? There are only women here, and she's wearing a veil. What's the point? "
Immediately following this, someone said: "Could it be that there's something wrong with her face?"
Someone immediately denied it: "That's impossible. How could she enter the palace if there's something wrong with her face? Do you think that this is the brothel market outside? "
That young miss thought about it and felt that this was true, thus she changed her words, "If she doesn't have something wrong with her, then she's especially beautiful. It's so beautiful that she doesn't want to show her face to others."
"No matter how beautiful she is, how beautiful can she be? It's not like you didn't see that Miss Lian who was with Princess Ji An. That kind of beauty was openly displayed in front of others. Could it be that the one in the back could be more beautiful than her? "
"She couldn't be more beautiful." Everyone sighed, "It's impossible for anyone to be more beautiful than that Miss Lian, unless … … it's a monster. But how could there be monsters in this world. "
"That's right, that's right. Not only is Miss Lian beautiful, her personality is also good. The one in the back is different. It seems that I have never heard of her before. Just which family's young miss is she?"
Feng Yu Heng heard that Feng Zhao Lian was quite popular and could not help but laugh internally. She then dragged her feet and very quickly brushed shoulders with the veiled Lü Ping … …
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