Feng Yu Heng brought up the matter of marriage once more, scaring Noble Lady Yuan into throwing the matter of the position of imperial concubine to the back of her mind. She stared straight at Emperor Tianwu, hoping that he would shake his head and say no.
Unfortunately, things did not go as she wished. Not only did Emperor Tianwu not shake his head, he even nodded, going along with what Feng Yu Heng had said: "We have also been thinking about this marriage recently. Although I do not have much of an impression of the Lu Family's daughter, Mo 'er is stationed at the border. Someone that he chose himself, it would not be good for Us to go against his wishes. This marriage will be decided like this. When Mo 'er returns to court for the new year, We will personally sanction the marriage. "
Once Tianwu said this, the Lu Family's people did not say another word, as they rushed forward and kneeled on the ground, kowtowing and thanking him for his grace. Lu Song even said: "This official is grateful for your imperial grace. From this day forward, I will definitely do my best to remain loyal to Dashun and help Your Majesty with your worries."
Emperor Tianwu nodded and did not say anything else; however, his gaze landed on Lu Yan, and he looked at her for a long time. Lu Yan had kept her head down the entire time and did not know that she was being sized up by Tianwu, but Lu Song had raised his head when he spoke and saw everything clearly. He could not help but feel his heart rise to his throat, as he silently prayed that his daughter would be able to work hard and not make any mistakes at this critical juncture. If the Emperor became unhappy, this marriage would be canceled, and the Lu Family would have rejoiced for nothing.
Fortunately, Lu Yan was able to work hard for him. She only quietly kneeled and did not cause any trouble. But on the other side, Noble Lady Yuan, who had finally managed to react, collapsed, loudly shouting: "No!" She then desperately tried to crawl forward. Just as she was about to reach Tianwu's feet, Zhang Yuan gave her a look, and palace servants immediately went forward to carry her back. Noble Lady Yuan collapsed and began to cry. While crying, she shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must not agree! How could a girl from the Lu Family be worthy of our Mo 'er! Your Majesty, please reconsider! "
Her cries did not cause Tianwu to feel the slightest bit of sympathy. In fact, Tianwu looked at Noble Lady Yuan with a strange expression and asked: "Isn't this what you were hoping for? Now that we have granted you your wish, why are you begging us to reconsider? "
Noble Lady Yuan was stunned. When had she ever looked forward to marrying the Lu Family? How could today's matter be considered as' fulfilling '?
Not waiting for her to understand, Feng Yu Heng's voice sounded again, this time to say to her, "The young miss of the Prime Minister's manor is already very good for a noble person's son. Noble Lady Yuan, what are you still dissatisfied with? "
Noble Lady Yuan fiercely glared at her and angrily said: "It's all because of you! It's all because of you! Although I have been demoted to noble lady, you must not forget that my son is the current Eighth Prince, Prince Sheng, and the general stationed at the border. With such a high position and authority, how could a lowly prime minister's manor be worthy of him? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "Noble Lady, you always look down on others and look down on yourself too much. Earlier, you said that I was a lowly imperial daughter, and now you say that the Lu Family is a lowly prime minister's manor. Then in noble lady's eyes, what sort of person is as honorable as you? The current left prime minister is a standard first rank official. If this sort of family is considered small, what sort of girl do you want His Highness the Eighth Prince to marry? In the current Dashun, aside from this imperial daughter and Princess Tian Ge, among the girls of the same age, the daughter of a standard first rank official should be the most honorable, right? If this is still not enough to satisfy you, then the only one worthy of His Highness the Eighth Prince would be a princess from a foreign country. " As she spoke, she suddenly came to a realization and seemed to have thought of something, as she continued: "I remember that on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival's banquet, noble lady seemed to be very close with the seventh princess of Gu Shu. Could it be that noble lady has taken an interest in that seventh princess? If that's the case, Heng Zheng can help you plead with Father Emperor. "
At this time, Noble Lady Yuan's mind was a mess, and she was completely unable to think. Her thoughts were completely being pulled along by Feng Yu Heng. Wherever she went, she would follow. At this moment, hearing Feng Yu Heng mention the seventh princess of Gu Shu, her intuition was better than the Lu Family's, thus she nodded; however, she heard Feng Yu Heng say: "Noble Lady, have you thought it through clearly?"
How could Noble Lady Yuan still have the ability to think. She just subconsciously nodded; however, she saw everyone present inhale sharply. Even the members of the imperial harem present looked at her and helplessly shook their heads. It was as though they were looking at a person that was beyond saving. She was puzzled and blankly looked at Feng Yu Heng, asking: "Didn't you say that you could help plead with His Majesty? Why haven't you said it yet? "
Hiss!
Finally, there were people that could no longer hold back; however, they did not dare say anything, only whispering. But Lu Song, who was kneeling to the side, was more anxious than anyone, as he loudly shouted: "Noble Lady! I, Lu Song, am a standard first rank official. How could the daughter of my Lu Family be so disdained by you? How could she not be worthy of His Highness the eighth prince? It's such that noble lady would rather ruin His Highness the eighth prince's future to have him marry a foreign princess than allow His Highness to marry my daughter? "
Lu Song's words were like a bolt of lightning, striking Noble Lady Yuan until she was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Even her palace maid, Yue Xiu, could not help but quietly remind her: "Noble Lady, according to the rules of the Dashun court, once a prince marries a foreign princess, he will no longer have the right to the throne!"
Noble Lady Yuan was immediately woken up and immediately realized that she had fallen for Feng Yu Heng's trick. She was so angry that she nearly fainted. Her eyes spat fire as she glared at Feng Yu Heng, but aside from glaring, what else could she do?
Feng Yu Heng curled her lips into a smile and asked: "Does noble lady really want His Highness the eighth prince to marry that princess of Gu Shu?"
Noble Lady Yuan gritted her teeth, "Naturally, I don't want to."
"Then the Lu Family's marriage …"
"His Majesty has decreed a marriage. How could there be any reason to refuse."
"That's more like it!" Feng Yu Heng smiled and said, "Since ancient times, a mother's status has indeed risen because of her son, but young master must not forget that the son also rises because of his mother! What Noble Lady Yuan should be thinking about right now is whether or not her demotion will have a bad effect on His Highness the eighth prince. Also, you should rejoice that you were able to get involved in the marriage of the Lu Family. After all, the present is no longer the same as before. "
Everyone facepalmed. How was it that the present was no longer the same as before? It was clearly that the present was no longer the same as before! In the blink of an eye, Consort Yuanshu had become a noble lady. Even the title had been changed from Noble Lady to Young Master. How dramatic of a thing was this, but it had truly happened. It really was … fate making fools of people!
Seeing that Noble Lady Yuan no longer had any intention of objecting, the Lu Family once again gave thanks for the grace; however, Lu Yan gathered her courage and glanced at Feng Yu Heng. She kept thinking to herself, for Princess Ji 'an to be so helpful, could it be that she had decided to agree to the matter that she had discussed with her in the morning?
In just this short period of time, a prince's marriage had been decided. Before anyone could react, this matter had already been decided. The officials that had been on the Eighth Prince's side had no choice but to accept this reality. After thinking a little more, in any case, Lu Song was the current left prime minister. He really did not suffer too much of a loss. It would be better than marrying a foreign princess. Thus they all stood up and went to congratulate Noble Lady Yuan. This angered Noble Lady Yuan to the point that she really wanted to explode on the spot and send these people away.
After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, the princes and young masters all returned. Some palace servants immediately came forward and calculated the total number of hunts each prince had taken with the people who were holding the game in their hands.
Very quickly, the results were announced. The fourth prince, Xuan Tian Yi, had taken first place for the day with 26 kills. After him was the second prince with 18 kills and the fifth prince with 11 kills. The eldest prince was a little more mediocre, only hitting six kills. But everyone knew that the eldest prince was not proficient in this. He was a prince that did business. The meaning of his existence was to accumulate wealth for Dashun. It was to continuously replenish the Dashun treasury. In addition to this, the eldest prince had always treated people with generosity, and he had some dealings with these people in the business world. That was why nobody would look down on him because of a mere hunt.
Speaking of, the people were rejoicing over the fact that their own sons were all quite capable and did not truly compete with the princes for the rankings. They all just shot a few for show, and that was enough.
It was the seventh prince, Xuan Tianhua, that left the palace servants behind him empty-handed. They did not manage to bring back a single kill. As for Xuan Tianhua, he stood in the field dressed in white, without a trace of the travel-worn appearance of someone who had just returned from a hunt. He also did not pant heavily like the others. Instead, he acted as he should. It was as though he had not entered the hunting field and was just sitting on the side drinking tea. In an instant, it caused the madams and young misses who had followed to stare blankly. There were even some young misses who wiped away their tears on the spot, quietly discussing with their mothers whether or not they could think of a way to be like the Lu Family and ask for a marriage for themselves with the seventh prince today.
However, everyone wanted to marry Xuan Tianhua, but everyone knew that Xuan Tianhua was the most difficult prince to marry. Even the Ninth Prince, who everyone thought was the most difficult to marry in the past, had been conquered by Feng Yu Heng. The seventh prince, however, was still like a deity in a painting, untainted by the mundane world. They could only watch.
Seeing that Xuan Tianhua did not have any kills, everyone was not surprised. Even Emperor Tianwu did not think much of it. After all, they were too experienced. Emperor Xuan Tianwu rarely participated in this kind of hunting. The few times he had followed, he mostly stayed on the viewing platform and drank tea with them. Later on, he did join the hunting field twice. However, the first time, he only brought back twenty or so small beasts alive. The second time, he simply used arrows without arrowheads to shoot at the beasts. The arrows were dyed with different colors, so when the other princes brought back small game, he first used the dyed arrows that did not cause any harm. It was very embarrassing.
However, who did not know Xuan Tianhua's temperament? Everyone had long been used to his hands not being stained with blood. It did not matter if it was human blood or beast blood. In short, he was untainted by the mundane world. If he wanted to do this, and the emperor did not care, what could others do to him?
Everyone thought that this time, it seemed that the Ninth Prince simply did not do anything and rode his horse into the hunting field for half a day.
In the end, it was Emperor Tianwu who broke the silence. He asked Xuan Tianhua, "Hua 'er, did you gain anything from the hunting field this time? Or did you gain some knowledge? "
Xuan Tianhua smiled faintly and bowed to Tianwu. Then, he nodded, "This son also gained something."
"Oh?" Tianwu's interest was piqued, "What do you mean by 'gain'?"
Xuan Tianhua said, "Since it was hunting, then this son's harvest was naturally also prey."
When everyone heard this, their interest was piqued. Could it be that His Highness the Seventh Prince also shot small beasts? Did he also kill? Or did he see blood?
Unexpectedly, the palace servant following behind Xuan Tianhua loudly reported, "This time, His Highness the Seventh Prince successfully released a total of twenty-eight small beasts in the hunting field!"
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