That person was none other than the Cheng shi sisters that had married into the Feng family to become Feng Jin Yuan's second wife, Cheng Jun Man and Cheng Jun Mei.
Speaking of, Feng Yu Heng had not seen the two for a long time. She had only heard the Feng family say that the Cheng shi sisters had entered the palace to take care of the sick, thus she did not ask any further about the reason. In the end, the Cheng sisters had entered the Feng manor for the sake of dividing Kang Yi's power. As for what other goal the two had with the Empress, that was unknown. Now that Feng Jin Yuan had fallen, with the Feng family's situation, the two sisters did not want to remain any longer. It was just that their status was still there. In the end, they still needed to provide an explanation to the Feng family.
She arrived before the two, and the Cheng shi sisters naturally faced her. The two sisters had heard that Feng Yu Heng and the Yao and Feng families had fallen apart. Although they had doubts in their hearts, since Feng Yu Heng wanted everyone to believe her, it would not be good for them to say anything, but they still wanted to speak with Feng Yu Heng. Cheng Jun Man looked around and saw the gazes that were faintly sizing them up. In a natural and unrestrained manner, she said to Feng Yu Heng: "Imperial daughter, greetings."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said, "There's no need to be courteous. Since you are her Highness the Empress' nieces, there's no need for such courtesy between us."
Cheng Jun Man continued: "Originally, we should have met imperial daughter long ago, but imperial daughter also knows that us two sisters used the excuse of going into the palace to take care of our aunt. It has already been a long time since we returned to the Feng manor. When imperial daughter just returned to the capital, even if we wanted to meet, we were too embarrassed to do so. We were worried that imperial daughter would ask about this matter or urge us to return."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yu Heng knew that the Cheng shi sisters were truly smart. No matter what, they would first agree with her thoughts and actions. They would give everyone a reason to get close to her. Like that, everything else would be easy to discuss. She smiled and said: "I never thought of rushing you back. You also know my relationship with the Feng family, especially that Feng Jin Yuan. He is unable to be a good father, so I have no reason to act as a good daughter. I don't care if you go back or not. I even thought in my heart that it's fine if you don't go back. With the current situation of the Feng family, you will be lowering your status and asking for trouble if you go back. With the title of Feng Jin Yuan's official wife and peaceful wife, this is not much. You can beg Her Highness the Empress to disrupt this marriage. In the future, you will be able to fight for a better future. "
As soon as Cheng Jun Man heard her words, she knew that her performance was already in line with Feng Yu Heng's intentions. Only then did she happily walk forward and grab her hand, warmly saying: "For Imperial Daughter to think like this, Younger Sister and I can be at ease. To be honest, when we heard that Imperial Daughter had completely severed all ties with the Feng Family, Younger Sister and I really did let out a sigh of relief. It's good that it's severed. It's fine if we don't have that sort of family. In the future, we will be able to speak more. " While she spoke, she pulled Feng Yu Heng to a place with fewer people and pretended to chat. To outsiders, this was very natural, and both sides had already expressed their attitudes toward the Feng family. They could be considered allies. When they finally stopped, Cheng Jun Man still had a warm smile on her face; however, she lowered her voice and quietly said: "Imperial Daughter really won't blame us, right? Or perhaps Imperial Daughter has some other plans in the Feng manor. We just wanted to ask you. If there are any plans, Younger Sister and I will go back. Either way, we have made a decision. Would Imperial Daughter please advise us. "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "It's been hard on you. I no longer have any plans for the Feng manor. Feng Jin Yuan has his own life. Whether or not he goes back will be up to you two. There's no need to worry about me. Of course, if you or Her Highness the Empress also has plans, you can do as you please. There's no need to ask me about everything. "
The Cheng shi sisters looked at each other and knew that they could not hide anything from Feng Yu Heng. Rather than play dumb, it would be better to speak the truth, thus they said: "Imperial Daughter should also know that there was a rumor in the North that a map to Qian Zhou's dragon vein had fallen into Feng Jin Yuan's hands. Dashun wants that map, and Aunty has always shared His Majesty's burdens. That's why us two sisters came to the Feng manor for the sake of finding that map."
Cheng Jun Mei picked up on this topic: "But we searched for so long, yet we did not find a single clue. During this time, Feng Jin Yuan even had hidden guards from Qian Zhou at his side. They also did not find anything. Later on, the hidden guards from Qian Zhou retreated. Thinking about it, they must have given up. We kept an eye out for a while before returning to the palace. "
Cheng Jun Man nodded then willingly asked Feng Yu Heng: "Does Imperial Daughter know the whereabouts of that treasure map? Say … is it in Feng Jin Yuan's hands or not? "
Feng Yu Heng looked at the two and really wanted to see if there were any other emotions in their eyes, but the two sisters did not reveal any clues. It was as though they had said. Finding that treasure map was the Empress' mission, and finding it was to hand it over to the Emperor to share His Majesty's burdens. Thus she did not continue to examine them. She just shook her head and said: "I do not know the whereabouts of that treasure map, nor do I know if it is in Feng Jin Yuan's hands. But since there has been this sort of rumor for so many years, and Qian Zhou has sent people to investigate, and I have always suspected that Kang Yi's marriage was related to this treasure map, then … it should not be a groundless rumor, right? " She faintly analyzed it; however, she began to ponder. The Empress had given her two nieces a chance to marry Feng Jin Yuan. To her, was this treasure map really just for the sake of sharing His Majesty's burdens? If it was not, who was it for? Herself? But what did she want the treasure map for?
She could not understand this matter no matter how much she thought about it, yet there were palace servants loudly shouting for everyone to leave the palace and prepare to set out. The conversation between the three came to an end. Only after Feng Yu Heng gradually left did Cheng Jun Mei quietly say to her elder sister: "Why do I keep feeling that Princess Ji 'an is looking at us with a slightly odd expression? Is she suspecting something? But what we said was the truth, right? "
Cheng Jun Man told her: "Don't think too much. Princess Ji 'an has always been suspicious. We don't care what she thinks. Either way, we did not lie to her. In the future, if something really does happen, we will be able to stand on the side of reason. "
The large group of people exited the palace and very quickly met up with Emperor Tianwu's side. The male and female guests then entered their own carriages and imperial carriages; however, they were not separated too closely. Some of the men and women that were closer would still walk together. One would sit on a horse, while the other would sit in the carriage. From time to time, they would speak a few words.
Feng Yu Heng did not sit in her own imperial carriage. She sat with Xuan Tian Ge. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan accompanied her. Even Xuan Tian Ge's palace maid sat in the carriage. The Winter was cold, and there was even a brazier in the carriage. This caused Huang Quan to sigh: "Princess' imperial carriage really is good."
Xuan Tian Ge angrily reached out to pinch her: "Is your imperial daughter's carriage lacking? Who told her to not bring her own carriage. " After saying this, she said to Feng Yu Heng: "But speaking of which, this year is cold enough. Although there was no Winter disaster like the year before, the snow was not heavy; however, the weather is not any colder than when the Winter disaster occurred. I faintly feel that it is even colder."
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "That's right. The year before last, the lowest temperature was negative 24 degrees. This year, it has already reached negative 29 degrees. It's about to reach 30 degrees. How could it not be cold."
Xuan Tian Ge did not understand what she meant, but she knew that it was colder, so she did not ask too much. Feng Yu Heng's strangeness was something that she could endure. Occasionally saying a few things that she did not understand was nothing. "From the capital to the hunting ground in the Eastern suburbs, it will take about six hours. We brought enough charcoal, so it's fine. The imperial concubines and mistresses in the palace all know how to take care of themselves, so they will not suffer. It's just that the young misses from the officials' families that came along will suffer. I see that their carriages are very cramped. I fear that they will not be able to fit a brazier."
Feng Yu Heng laughed, "When has our Palace Princess Wu Yang learned to feel distressed for others? When have those young misses from the officials' families ever caught your eye? Why do you care if they are cold or not? "
Xuan Tian Ge rolled her eyes, "I don't feel distressed for others. Isn't Xiang Rong also coming along? Uncle Emperor allowed fourth brother to come out and get some fresh air. I heard that fourth brother stubbornly dragged Xiang Rong along. I am worried that she will catch a cold. You as well. Why did you break off relations with the Feng and Yao families for no reason. Now, even Xiang Rong cannot get close to them. I want to see if you will feel distressed if she falls ill from the cold. "
Feng Yu Heng lifted the curtain and looked outside. Just as the curtain was lifted, a gust of cold wind blew in. It was so cold that the people in the carriage shrunk their necks. "Xiang Rong will not catch a cold." She looked for a while then lowered the curtain and reached out to warm it up, "You also said it. It was His Highness the fourth prince who brought her along. Based on how much His Highness the fourth prince cares for Xiang Rong, do you think that Xiang Rong will catch a cold? It's possible that the brazier in the carriage will burn even brighter than ours. It's also possible that she is currently wearing the animal skin cloak that His Highness the fourth prince gave her, wrapping herself up tightly. "
Hearing her say this, Xuan Tian Ge nodded, "I forgot about this. Forget it, you are reasonable. But since you mentioned the animal skin cloak, there is something that you might be willing to hear. "
"Oh? What is it? "
"Heng Cheng, you know this. Our Dashun has not gone to the Winter Hunt for the past two years, but this Winter Hunt was something that Uncle Emperor liked the most. Once Winter came, no matter how cold it was, he would drag us out to practice. He did not go for the past two years not because he was getting older with each passing year. Instead, it was because of the Winter disaster the year before last. Last year, you and Ninth Brother were fighting a battle. The court could not allow people to watch the imperial family enjoy themselves while fighting a battle. Only then did it stop for two years. As for the reason that it resumed this year, one, it was because the border was stable for the time being, and there were not too many battles. Two, did you know? It was Uncle Emperor who promised Consort Yun that he would personally go and make a cloak for her. It was done personally. He definitely had to do it personally. "
Feng Yu Heng frowned, "The hunting grounds are all fenced off, right? What kind of fierce beasts could there be to hunt? If he really wanted to hunt for leather, he should have gone deep into the mountains. "
Xuan Tiange stomped her foot: "Oh, don't tell him that. It's just to make him happy. When we get there, we'll arrange for people to deliberately let out some tigers and leopards for him to hunt. We'll just send more people to protect him. If we really let him go deep into the mountains, Dashun would be thrown into chaos. "
Feng Yu Heng thought about it and agreed, so she just smiled and did not say anything else. Xuan Tiange, however, continued to speak to herself: "Many people came this time, and quite a few of those imperial concubines also came out. They were overjoyed. I saw someone bring a few large chests, and they must be filled with clothes and accessories. They even thought that once they left the palace and left Consort Yun's watch, they would have a chance. But they did not think about it. They did not wait for this chance for more than 20 years, so how could they have one now? Dream on! "
Just as she finished speaking, she felt the imperial carriage shake violently, as if it had run over something. Not only did the entire carriage bounce up from the shock, the neighing of horses could be heard immediately after, and the imperial carriage started to move to the side. Following Xuan Tiange's "Ah" scream, the entire carriage tilted to the side.
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