Noble Lady Yuan left with a smile on her face. Ever since she had been demoted to noble lady, this was the first time that she had smiled so proudly.
Yue Xiu followed at Noble Lady Yuan's side and quietly asked: "Master, will Her Highness the Empress really help us?" She was a little worried. Just now, Her Highness the Empress had been very angry. Who knew what her master had done to anger the Empress. Although the Empress had agreed in the end, she was unwilling. No matter what, she still felt uneasy.
Noble Lady Yuan heard her question and snorted coldly, saying with great confidence: "Help, how could she not help. As long as that weakness is still in my hands, no matter how angry she is, she will help."
Yue Xiu did not know what sort of weakness it was, but she did not dare ask because Noble Lady Yuan would take the initiative to tell her anything that she wanted to tell her. This sort of thing that was not told meant that Noble Lady Yuan did not want to talk about it. When it came to the Empress, Yue Xiu thought that it would be best if she did not know. But in the end, she was still a little worried, "Will the Empress …"
"Silence her?" Noble Lady Yuan giggled, "She does not dare because she does not know how many people I have told; however, she is very clear that it was definitely Mo 'er that told this One. It would be easy for her to kill me, but she would definitely suffer from Mo 'er's cruel retaliation. She has not made any preparations for a life and death struggle. "
While Noble Lady Yuan happily left, inside Jingtsu Temple, the Empress' anger had yet to subside. Her hands were still trembling. Fang Yi had someone clean up the broken pieces of porcelain and bird's nest then closed the door. Turning around, she quietly asked the Empress: "Would she really be talking about that matter?"
The Empress clenched her fists tightly, as her voice changed, "Aside from that matter, what else could cause her to run over and threaten this One so fearlessly?"
"But how did Noble Lady Yuan find out?" Fang Yi was extremely puzzled, "How could that matter have been spread to her? In this palace, aside from Your Highness and this servant, even the Cheng family's young miss did not know about it? " Just as she said this, she suddenly paused then dropped to her knees in front of the Empress, "Your Highness, it wasn't this servant that spread it. This servant uses my life to swear that I have never mentioned it to anyone. Your Highness, you must believe this servant!"
The Empress looked at Fang Yi and was stunned for a moment before she hurriedly said, "What are you doing? Hurry and get up! This consort can suspect anyone but you! Get up! " She gently raised her hand and helped Fang Yi up. When Fang Yi stood up, she said, "This matter is said to be a secret, but in this world, there is no wall that doesn't have a crack. This consort's maternal clan isn't completely closed off. As long as someone is interested, there's nothing they can't find out. "
Fang Yi also calmed down and thought about it carefully, but still frowned: "If the news is really leaked from that side, then this matter will not be easy to handle. If it's just Noble Lady Yuan, it's fine, but if it reaches other people's ears, I fear that the palace will not be peaceful! "
"Hmph!" The Empress snorted coldly. "When has the palace ever been peaceful? For Noble Lady Yuan to know about it, it must have come from the Eighth Prince. Now that the other side has this information in their hands, coming to threaten me for the first time today has given this One a reminder. If they have done it once, they will do it a second time and a third time; however, who knows what they will come to ask for in the future. "
"Then Your Highness might as well not help this time. A single Noble Lady Yuan is something that we don't care about." Fang Yi revealed a fierce expression. It was clear that she had already decided to cut off all ties.
The Empress, however, shook her head, "Forget it, it's just an engagement. It's not that big of a deal. If this One wants to help her, it won't take much effort. As for the future … it's impossible to just tolerate it. If she wants to use this to threaten this One, she won't be able to. At worst, we'll just fight to the death. This One has been on this boat for long enough. In the first half of this life, there was not much movement from that side, and we could be considered peaceful. But now, I fear that even if Noble Lady Yuan did not bring this up, he would come to the palace. This One doesn't want to be his chess piece. I didn't want to in the past, and I'm even more unwilling now. But there's nothing that can be done. This is this One's fate. From the day I was born, it was already decided. I can't escape or hide from it. Unless I give up on this life and return it to him. Fang Yi, say, if there comes a day when we can no longer hold on, we'll return our lives to him. Is that alright? "
The Empress' words caused Fang Yi to feel a bit emotional. In an instant, it was as though the head palace maid had aged a few decades, as she immediately lost all of her strength. She even collapsed to the side of the Empress' couch, smiling bitterly and sighing. After a long while, she finally said: "Alright, when there comes a day when we can no longer hold on, we'll return our lives to him."
Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming remained in the palace until the palace gates were about to be locked. Only then did they come out of Winter Moon Palace. Xuan Tianming had not returned for many months, so it was natural that he could not bring Feng Yu Heng back to the imperial daughter's manor. Thus the little girl was successfully brought back to the Imperial Palace Yu. Upon entering, she was warmly welcomed by Lady Zhou.
Xuan Tianming had returned to the palace, and everyone in the Imperial Palace Yu was even happier than when celebrating the new year. Lady Zhou led them into the inner courtyard while saying to them: "I was worried that Your Highness would not be able to return before the new year. This old one was thinking that if Your Highness really was delayed along the way, this old one would bring the cook and the guard to the South to welcome you. Wherever we went, we would celebrate the new year there."
Xuan Tianming helplessly said: "You're exaggerating. I said that I would be back before the new year, so I will definitely be back before the new year. When have I ever gone back on my words?"
Feng Yu Heng agreed with Lady Zhou's words. She told Xuan Tianming: "Actually, I was planning to do the same. If you don't return before the new year, I won't stay in the capital. I will follow Lady Zhou to the South to look for you."
Bai Ze followed behind and said: "What is this called? Looking for your husband from a thousand miles away? "
Feng Yu Heng rolled her eyes at him. She did not say anything, but it could be considered a tacit agreement. Xuan Tianming pursed his lips and smiled. He felt that this girl was becoming more and more interesting. He liked to tease her more and more. It was a pity that the time they spent together was always short. With Tianwu's age and Dashun's situation, even if he wanted to stop and accompany her, the burden on his shoulders was so heavy that it made it difficult for him to breathe.
After the two ate in the palace, they returned to the fu. The servants only prepared a bath and a wash before retreating. Xuan Tianming looked at the two large bathtubs in the room that were separated by a large screen. He helplessly said to Feng Yu Heng: "Let's go wash in the universe. I really missed that place these past few months."
Feng Yu Heng smiled. She thought to herself that it was easy to go from simple to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to simple! After being used to the shower equipment of the twenty-first century, Xuan Tianming naturally felt that it was not good to use this kind of wooden tub that was inconvenient to change the water and rinse. Thus, she pulled his hand and placed her right hand on the phoenix birthmark on her right wrist. Their figures disappeared as they instantly entered the pharmacy space.
They washed and bathed in the space and even found some snacks to eat. Xuan Tianming felt that Feng Yu Heng's things were all delicious, but Feng Yu Heng had already grown tired of eating them. When the two came out, it was already late at night. The two curled up on the bed and could not fall asleep for a while. Xuan Tianming said to Feng Yu Heng: "After the New Year, we will be going to the South. This time, we will be sending off the Gu Shu princess. Gu Shu's attitude is very interesting. They do not recognize the Dashun court, but they recognize the small court that Eighth Brother established. They even feel that the new policies implemented by Eighth Brother are very beneficial to the development of the desert countries. They want to support the Eighth Brother to ascend to the Dashun throne and can no longer hold back. "
Feng Yu Heng asked him in confusion: "Are the Eighth Prince's new policies really good?"
Xuan Tianming shrugged and smiled, "Those are the new policies that were specifically designed for Gu Shu. It has given Gu Shu countless benefits, so naturally, they will say they are good. However, for Dashun, there are only a hundred harms and no benefits. I know the Eighth Brother's thoughts. He wants to win over the hearts of the people of Gu Shu and have them support him to ascend to the Dashun throne. Once the Eighth Brother ascends to the throne, the new policies will be abolished and Gu Shu will not be able to gain any benefits. In the end, he is using Gu Shu and the other small desert countries to fight for the throne. However, he is putting on a good act, making people believe him. "
"According to what I know, there are many small desert countries. Could it be that all of the small countries support the Eighth Prince? Does Gu Shu also have the same opinion? "
Xuan Tianming nodded, "This is where those small countries are different from our side. The monarch there is a supreme existence. With a single word from the monarch, there will not be any objections from below. It is not like Dashun, where there is at least a court and there are different voices on both sides. As for submitting memorials, there is at least a discussion in court. When I went to the South this time, I could clearly feel the movements there. Spies reported that at least ten small countries, including Gu Shu, have already joined forces. Under the urging of the Eighth Brother, they will launch a probing attack on Dashun after the new year. As for the Eighth Brother, he has promised that as long as he can successfully ascend to the throne, Lan Province and Shutian Province will belong to Gu Shu as repayment. "
Feng Yu Heng frowned upon hearing this. Was this not selling out the country for glory? Relying on giving away Dashun's land to ascend to the throne, was the Eighth Prince not afraid that he would not be able to sit on the throne steadily? "Probing attacks? What are they testing?" She asked Xuan Tianming, "Testing the strength of Dashun's attacks? Using this to determine the gains and losses of supporting the Eighth Prince? "
"That's right." Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, "In order to allow the other party's attacks to go smoothly, the Eighth Brother will definitely secretly lend a helping hand, allowing the other party's attacks to go more smoothly and making our encirclement more difficult."
"And once Dashun's encirclement fails, the Eighth Prince will appear at that time, using his power to attack the ten desert countries and snatch the credit." Feng Yu Heng calmly stated. At the same time, she was very puzzled by this behavior, "Do they all think that as long as they sit on the throne, they will reach the peak in this lifetime? Then, they will not need to govern, nor do they need to approve memorials every day, nor do they need to wake up early to attend morning court? Being an Emperor is just a matter of eating and drinking? Why is everyone willing to be an Emperor? In my opinion, the most difficult job in this world is being an Emperor. Not only does he have to shoulder the world, but he also has to be trapped by this country for half of his life. Not only is he trapped, but his children will also be trapped in the future. Then, when he reaches his old age, his sons will continue to fight for the throne. Watching so many of his own children fight to the death, won't the person on the throne be sad? " Feng Yu Heng grabbed Xuan Tianming's forearm and said seriously, "I don't want to be trapped by this country, Xuan Tianming. If your brothers are more capable, this country will not be in chaos in their hands. I really want to persuade you to give up all of this. Unfortunately, it's not possible. With them shouldering the world, not to mention you, even I am worried … "
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