"His Ninth Highness sent the princess of Gu Shu back home and has been in the South recently. A few days ago, I received a letter from him, saying that His Highness the eighth prince, who has always been stationed in the South, is about to have a joyous occasion. Based on what I know, His Highness the eighth prince has personally chosen many gifts from the South and asked His Ninth Highness to bring them back to the capital. They are betrothal gifts for the Lu Family's third young miss. " As she said this, Feng Yu Heng stood up and bowed to Consort Yuanshu, saying: "I really must congratulate Your Highness Consort Yuanshu!"
Once these words came out, they immediately sent out a message. That was, the Eighth Prince was going to be connected by marriage to the Lu Family!
But why was this?
Consort Yuanshu was dazed, and everyone present was also dazed. However, compared to their daze, the Lu Family members were overjoyed. Lu Yan was so excited that she tightly grabbed the Ge Clan's arm, repeatedly asking: "Is this true? Mother, is this true? "
The Ge Clan also did not understand. To the Lu Family, this was a pleasant surprise, but this good news had come from Feng Yu Heng's mouth. Could it be trusted? She quietly asked Lu Song: "Husband, didn't you go and see Consort Yuanshu this morning? Did you hear her mention it? "
Lu Song shook his head and sighed, saying: "Not only did she not mention it, but Consort Yuanshu is already very against this marriage. Our Lu Family has already reached this point. What right do we have to help His Highness the eighth prince? What can we use to help? Consort Yuanshu has already clearly told me that it is impossible for our two families to be connected by marriage, but I don't know why now … Ah! " He was suddenly startled then seemed to have come to a sudden realization, saying: "I know. Our Lu Family's matter happened in the past two months, and Consort Yuanshu had already sent a letter to His Highness the eighth prince, mentioning the marriage between our two families. Later on, the Lu Family's matter happened. Even if she sent another letter, it was already Winter, and it would take two to three months for the letter to reach the South. As for His Ninth Highness's letter, it should be after Consort Yuanshu's first letter. Speaking like this, His Highness the eighth prince should not know too much about our Lu Family's matter, or … before His Ninth Highness sent the letter, the news, it had not reached to the South..
..., it seems to me, this marriage.......... as I see it... this marriage.......
Lu Yan, however, did not care about such things, only saying: "Why not? . Since Princess Ji 'an has already said it, it means that it can be done. Also, it must be done! " She spoke resolutely, her eyes wide open. She told Lu Song, "The marriage between the Lu Family and the Eighth Prince was brought about by the Ninth Prince's letter. Father, now that Princess Ji 'an has already said it in front of so many people, do you think that the water that has been spilled can be recovered?"
Lu Song was stunned, "You mean to say …"
"Daughter's meaning is to beat them at their own game."
Lu Song's eyes lit up, and he looked at the two people from the Ge Clan. The family of three immediately came to an agreement. Thus Lu Song stood up and very respectfully saluted Consort Yuanshu, saying: "Many thanks Consort Yuanshu for her favor. My daughter is not talented, but she will definitely not disgrace His Highness the eighth prince."
"Shut your mouth! Cease your nonsense! " Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu became anxious and suddenly stood up. She did not have time to cause trouble for Feng Yu Heng, as she pointed at Lu Song and said: "Who said that His Highness the eighth prince will be marrying someone from your Lu family? This One will definitely not agree to it! Also, the marriage of a prince is sanctioned by His Majesty. How can it be decided just because you say so? "
Lu Song said in a wronged manner: "Replying Your Highness, this marriage was not something that this subject said. It was …" He looked at Feng Yu Heng, "It was something that Lord Ji said!"
Consort Yuanshu was so angry that she did not know who to vent her anger on. Turning her head, she angrily glared at Feng Yu Heng and said: "What nonsense are you saying now? An imperial daughter, in the end, you are just an imperial daughter. This One is the dignified Consort Yuanshu! She is the birth mother of a prince! You really have the guts to dare to spread rumors about this One! "
Feng Yu Heng blinked and moved two steps as if she was very scared. In the end, she walked to the center of the stage and kneeled in front of Emperor Tianwu, "Imperial Father, you have to uphold justice for Heng Zheng!"
Consort Yuanshu almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Uphold justice? The person that should be asking His Majesty to uphold justice should be her, right? Thus, she also kneeled in front of Emperor Tianwu and said the same thing: "Your Majesty, you have to uphold justice for this concubine!"
Emperor Tianwu looked down and did not say anything. However, he gave a look to Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was also helpless. In his heart, he thought, you're the emperor, but whenever there's a problem, you push a palace eunuch like me out. You really are magnanimous ah! However, he still had to listen to Tianwu's words. After examining Tianwu's mood and expression, he quickly knew what he should say. Thus, he raised his voice and said to the two people in front of him: "Requesting Your Majesty to uphold justice should be based on first come, first served. It was Princess Ji 'an who requested it first. Consort Yuanshu, please kneel to the side." With that one sentence, he sent Consort Yuanshu to the side. She was still kneeling.
A servant came to help Consort Yuanshu to the side. After taking a few steps, he did not forget to remind her: "Your Highness cannot stand or sit. You must kneel."
Consort Yuanshu was so angry that her liver hurt, but there was nothing she could do. Zhang Yuan represented the emperor. Everyone knew this. She could only kneel here and look at Feng Yu Heng as she said: "Father Emperor, Heng is only a Junzhu, but today she offended Consort Yuanshu. What should we do? She's just a lowly imperial daughter. Her Highness Imperial Concubine Shu is the head of the palace, and she is the birth mother of a prince. If she does not let go of A-Heng, would A-Heng still be alive? "
Her words were spoken in a tearful voice. That's right, they were indeed tearful. Feng Yu Heng "went against her conscience" and squeezed out a few tears. It seemed that Tianwu was very distressed.
"Good child, quickly stand up and talk. The floor is cold." He leaned forward and was about to help her up himself. Zhang Yuan was so scared that he quickly pressed him down. Then he jogged over to Feng Yu Heng's side and helped her up.
Feng Yu Heng was still wiping her tears, but the spectators all rolled their eyes. They thought to themselves, Princess Ji 'an, you really can act! A Junzhu? A Junzhu isn't a Junzhu anymore, alright? Offending Consort Yuanshu? Afraid that she'll make things difficult for you? When have you ever been afraid of offending someone? Among the people you've offended, is a little Consort Yuanshu even a big deal? Do you really care about a little Consort Yuanshu? Thinking back to when you were at odds with the Imperial Consort, you weren't even this scared!
But these people were only silently criticizing in their hearts. Most of the people sitting here were close to Feng Yu Heng. Only a small portion of people fawned over Consort Yuanshu and placed their hopes on the Eighth Prince. But with the emperor's current attitude, what could they say? Consort Yuanshu, you've been wronged. Everyone knows this, but who dares to help you?
Feng Yu Heng pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief. Then she raised her head and said to Tianwu, "Imperial Father, Consort Yuanshu just said that to Consort Heng, Consort Heng is very scared. But … but that news wasn't made up by Consort Heng! It was His Ninth Highness who sent a letter back to the capital. Imperial Father, you've seen that letter before. It was the letter that Consort Heng brought in the day before yesterday when she entered the palace. "
Tianwu nodded, "Consort Heng is right. Two days ago, Ming sent a letter back. It did mention that he had the intention of marrying the Lu Family's Third Miss as a consort. Consort Yuanshu, come, come, come. Repeat what you just said to us again! "
Consort Yuanshu's heart was startled. Shock once again swept through her body. She never expected that the Emperor Tianwu also knew about what Feng Yu Heng was talking about! Then the only person who was kept in the dark … was her?
Consort Yuanshu fearfully raised her head to look at Emperor Tianwu. She didn't know what to say at all. She originally thought that Feng Yu Heng was definitely spouting nonsense and that it was impossible for that kind of news to be sent back. Or that she and Xuan Tianming had teamed up to do this. But looking at Tianwu's attitude now, regardless of whether or not the other party deliberately stirred up this matter, it seemed like Tianwu wasn't opposed to it? From the looks of it, he was quite happy? This …
"Your Majesty." Consort Yuanshu still wanted to make one last attempt, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Eighth Prince is stationed at the border all year round and doesn't have much contact with the Lu Family's daughter. How could he suddenly want to marry her? There must be some kind of misunderstanding here. "
Tianwu waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this matter for now. Right now, we are only making a decision for Heng. What did you threaten her with just now? She's just a little imperial princess? You're the dignified Consort Yuanshu? Alright, since you have these thoughts in your heart, then we will make a decision for Heng today! "
Once these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. They didn't understand. How was Emperor Tianwu going to make a decision for Feng Yu Heng? Consort Yuanshu said that she was just an insignificant imperial princess. Could it be that she was going to be promoted to a princess? But even if she was a princess, she still couldn't compare to the imperial concubines in the palace!
Just as everyone was guessing, they heard Emperor Tianwu speak up, "Consort Yuanshu, Yuan-shi, can't rule with virtue and speak unkindly. Today, she will be demoted to concubine and stripped of her title Shu. She will only be called Concubine Yuan."
With a sudden verbal decree, Consort Yuanshu was demoted to Concubine Yuan. She didn't even have the "Shu" title anymore. This couldn't help but shock everyone. But in the end, a concubine was still the position of head of the palace. Concubine Yuan was still above Feng Yu Heng as an imperial daughter!
It was very clear that Concubine Yuan was also thinking this way, as she coldly glanced at Feng Yu Heng and fiercely said: "Even if it's the position of concubine, you should still treat this One as an imperial concubine."
Feng Yu Heng retreated a couple steps to the side and patted her chest in a very fearful manner. She then heard Emperor Tianwu say: "Oh, a concubine is also no good. Then a noble lady!"
Everyone inhaled sharply. Without the position of head of the palace, even if she was a noble lady, she was still the Emperor's woman, but the difference in status was too great. Feng Yu Heng was an imperial daughter, and her status was also illustrious. If she wanted to oppose a lowly noble lady, there really was nothing that Noble Lady Yuan could do.
The former Consort Yuanshu, the current Noble Lady Yuan, fell to the ground in an instant. From the heavens to the earth, she had been returned to her original position. Noble lady, that was the position that she had been given when she had just entered the palace! She had worked hard for a few decades and finally managed to give birth to a son for the Emperor and obtain the position of imperial concubine for herself; however, it was all lost in an instant. This … why exactly was this?
She cried and begged Tianwu: "Your Majesty, this concubine knows her wrongs. This concubine really knows her wrongs. I beg Your Majesty to show grace and not demote this concubine to noble lady! Your Majesty! "
She loudly begged, causing the Empress to feel irritated, "Today, when we arrived at the hunting ground, Yuan shi, you were crying from time to time. This One has said it many times. Today is not the time to cry. Who are you crying for? "
Noble Lady Yuan really wanted to say that Feng Yu Heng was also crying, but how could she have the courage to do so. Right now, she only hoped that Tianwu would change his mind and return the position of imperial concubine to her. She could not worry about anything else for a long time.
But Tianwu clearly did not have any intention of changing his mind. She cried for a long time but did not receive the slightest response. At this time, Feng Yu Heng's voice spoke up once more: "Father Emperor, then as you see it, the marriage between His Highness the eighth prince and the Lu Family's young miss …"
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