As a prince, even if Xuan Tianfeng did not pay much attention to court matters, he still had spies in place. Everything that happened in court, both big and small, would always reach his ears. Of course, this included what happened during the Winter Hunt.
He faintly sighed and stopped thinking about this residence for the time being. He stopped lamenting that he could not follow his heart and do the things that he liked; however, Feng Yu Heng was able to realize her dreams and hopes so well. He looked at Feng Yu Heng. His face was full of joy, but also gratitude. He cupped his fist and bowed deeply. "Feng thanks sister-in-law for being magnanimous and saving my mother's life on the hunting ground a few days ago. Feng is endlessly grateful for sister-in-law's kindness in return for evil. I will remember this kindness in my heart. In the future, if sister-in-law has any errands, Feng will definitely do his best to repay this great kindness. "
Feng Yu Heng was not surprised that he took the initiative to bring up the matter of Noble Lady Li. She did not have much contact with this Sixth Prince. She had met him once at the palace banquet two years ago. Later on, the Sixth Prince left the capital and never returned. Today was the second time the two of them had met, but it was also the first time they had talked. Previously, perhaps she did not have a specific impression of the Sixth Prince that Wang Chuan and the others had described, but today, she saw that this person was wholeheartedly devoted to literature and understood righteousness. He did not have those secretive thoughts and did not have those disputes for power. He was a thorough scholar. His gaze was refined and his speech was humble and respectful. He looked at the common people and had hopes and ideals that were down-to-earth. Talking with this person was an extremely pleasant process. Even when he brought up Noble Lady Li, it could not pull her thoughts from the mountains and the common people back to the majestic court.
Feng Yu Heng smiled and replied, "If Sixth Brother says this, then Heng will feel guilty. After all, Noble Lady Li has been demoted because of this matter. For the imperial concubines in the inner palace, this is a great matter." Status was the foundation of the inner palace. To be demoted from the position of imperial concubine to noble lady all of a sudden sounded like a simple matter, but in reality, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Xuan Tianfeng shook his head with a bitter expression. "Rather than letting her sit on the concubine seat, I think it would be better for her to sit on the noble seat. Living in a side palace far away from the center of power will also allow her to calm down. It's better than thinking about nonsense all day long. " He raised his head and looked at the mountain range. He took a deep breath and said, "I know what she's thinking. She always felt that since she had given birth to a prince, she shouldn't see me being inferior to my brothers. What others have, I should have as well. But she didn't know that the things she thought were good were worthless in my eyes. As for the true holy land in my heart, she will never be able to understand it. " Xuan Tianfeng retracted his gaze and looked at Feng Yu Heng. He said very sincerely, "The reason why I am grateful to you is because I know that it was only because of your words that her life was saved. Otherwise, just using witchcraft to curse you would be a capital offense, not to mention that she stole your little white tiger and caused it to bite Feiyu. Although my wishes are different from my birth mother's, she is still the mother who gave birth to me. I cannot not remember this kindness. "
Xuan Tianfeng was persistent, so Feng Yuheng did not try to push it away, only replying to him with a faint smile: "I originally had no intention of taking the initiative to suppress anyone, and in my heart, I always hoped that everyone could get along. Noble Lady Li only had a knot in her heart that was hard to untie. The matter with Feiyu was also not her original intention. I heard from the two servant girls by my side that Sixth Brother was a prince who studied. I thought that when Sixth Brother came back, he would be able to properly persuade Noble Lady. This matter will be let go of like this. There is no need for Sixth Brother to mention it again. "
Xuan Tianfeng nodded. His gaze was still filled with deep gratitude, but he did not mention this matter again. The two of them walked around the manor again. Xuan Tianfeng bid farewell to her. However, the imperial carriage into the capital had traveled quite a distance. He could not help but lift the curtain of the carriage and look back. From afar, he could only see the afterimage of the manor. He could not even see half a person clearly. However, he still felt that there was a young lady standing there. She was pointing at the mountain range in the distance and saying that she had planted half of the herbs on the mountain. He could even smell the fragrance of the herbs …
On the evening of the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household's kitchen was already preparing for the next day's New Year's Eve dinner. The fragrance of meat filled the streets. It was very much like the New Year's atmosphere. But the Prime Minister's Mansion of Zuo was completely different. Not only was there no fragrance of food or meat, there was even a thick smell of medicine.
Lu Yan lay on the bed. She was so sick that her face was pale white. Her eyes were sunken, and she could not even get up. To the side, maidservant Ru Yi stood there with red eyes. She held a newly brewed medicine in her hand and was currently advising Lu Yan to drink it. Lu Yan, however, was very stubborn and refused to drink it no matter what was said. Ru Yi was so anxious that she began to cry.
The members of the Ge Clan also sat on the side of the bed to accompany her. She furrowed her brow and looked at her sickly daughter in confusion. "How did she suddenly fall ill like this?" She was puzzled while asking the servants in the room, "How did you take care of her? Was the window open at night? Or was the fire not burning well enough? Seeing that tomorrow is New Year's Eve, we still need to go into the palace the day after tomorrow. With young miss falling ill like this, how can she be cured? "
The members of the Ge Clan sternly reprimanded, causing everyone in the room to kneel on the ground in fear. Even the medicinal soup that Ru Yi was holding spilled out. Lu Yan lay on the bed, her heart feeling stuffy. At this time, she also exploded. Using what little strength she had left, she slapped the bed and shouted: "Damn servants! Everyone can see that the Lu Family is no longer the same as it was in the past. Our manor no longer has any money, yet you treat me like this! You caused me to be unable to get out of bed and caused me to fall ill like this. I will definitely have your heads chopped off! Chopped off! "
Her voice was hoarse, as she loudly shouted like a madwoman. The members of the Ge Clan did their best to hold her down, not allowing her to move around randomly or get angry. They repeatedly advised: "Yan'er, don't get angry, don't get angry. The more angry you get, the more you don't want to get rid of the root of this illness. Let's properly recuperate. Who knows, it might get better by the first day of the new year!"
"How could it possibly get better." Lu Yan had practically given up all hope, "I know my own body. Although I don't feel like there's anything wrong with it, my entire body is weak. Even getting up is difficult. How can I go into the palace?"
"Yan'er is right!" Outside the door, Left Prime Minister Lu Song also walked in. While walking, he said: "The rules of the palace are very strict. People who are ill absolutely must not go into the palace to avoid offending the Son of Heaven and the nobles. If someone were to see that Yan'er went into the palace with an illness, perhaps our manor would be even more … forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about this. Right now, the most important matter is to quickly think of a way to treat Yan'er's illness. "
The members of the Ge Clan began to feel puzzled, as they pondered in confusion: "Why exactly did Yan'er suddenly fall ill? From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like it's a cold? The doctor that came did not say that it was a cold. He only said that her body was weak. It was as if something had emptied her body, and she needed to eat outside to make up for it. But we've already made up for it. The good things that the Eighth Prince sent were all given to Yan'er, yet there was no effect. What should we do? "
Lu Song also felt it was strange. It was Lu Yan that said: "It's definitely not a cold. Daughter thinks that it's most likely that someone poisoned me."
"What?" Lu Song and the members of the Ge Clan were both shocked. Even the servants kneeling on the ground began to tremble. Ru Yi said: "We have always been careful with what young miss eats and drinks. This servant will always go to the kitchen to keep an eye on it and personally bring it to young miss. This servant has taken care of young miss since young. It's impossible for this servant to harm young miss!"
The members of the Ge Clan also said: "Right now, the people that have not left the kitchen are all loyal servants of the manor. They are able to go through trials and tribulations with our family. It's impossible for them to poison Yan'er."
Lu Yan also said from her bed: "That's right. It's impossible for Ru Yi to harm me, but it's hard to say for the others. Father, Mother, you must uphold justice for your daughter! "
Lu Song nodded, "Don't worry. Father will definitely not let this matter rest. I will definitely get to the bottom of this. But this is all for later. The most important thing right now is to treat your illness. "
At this time, the kneeling Ru Yi suddenly said: "This servant has an idea."
The members of the Ge Clan nodded to her, "Speak."
Ru Yi quickly said: "Let's go to Hundred Herb Hall to invite a doctor! Regardless of who opened Hundred Herb Hall, it's a place to treat illnesses and save people. This servant heard that as long as one can afford the consultation fee, the doctors from Hundred Herb Hall are deities that can bring back the dead! Also, the medicine there is also good. It's not this kind of bitter soup. Instead, it's small pills and tablets. You can get better after eating it. "
With Ru Yi mentioning this, the members of the Lu Family also reacted. But of course, the best doctors in the capital were at Hundred Herb Hall. The doctors that they had been accustomed to inviting had long been eliminated by the nobles of the capital. Now, for any family with power and influence, which family would not go to Hundred Herb Hall when they fell ill? But the problem was … "I'm afraid that we don't even have enough money to pay the consultation fee." The members of the Ge Clan helplessly sighed, "The salary that master brought back last time was used to bribe aunt Fang Yi."
"Mother!" Lu Yan suddenly shouted, "Go get the jewelry that His Highness the eighth prince gave. Those are all valuable things. Any one of them is enough to pay the consultation fee!"
"But those were given to you by His Highness." The members of the Ge Clan were a little reluctant.
Lu Song, however, spoke up, "Ru Yi, go get the young miss's jewelry box!" He then scolded the members of the Ge Clan: "Women that value money over life. Yan'er is already this sick. Of course, seeing a doctor is more important. Those things that have been spent can be redeemed later. Even if they can't be redeemed, as long as Yan'er gets better and can enter the palace to receive the imperial edict from the Ci clan, you can have as much as you want in the future. Why care about one or two small things? "
The members of the Ge Clan also knew that they had been short-sighted, thus they nodded and no longer felt distressed over those things. In truth, what she felt distressed over was not the items. Instead, she felt that they had been given to her daughter by the Eighth Prince. If her daughter could keep the first gift that was given to her, then her relationship with the Eighth Prince in the future would have a better foundation. But right now, she could not worry about that much. Lu Song was right. Treating her illness first was the most important matter.
The members of the Ge Clan comforted Lu Yan and told her to rest for a while and not get angry. They then sent for a doctor from Hundred Herb Hall. As long as someone came, her illness would be treated. Lu Yan continued to sleep with her eyes closed. The members of the Ge Clan gave Lu Song a look, and the two left Lu Yan's room. When they stood in the middle of the yard, they heard the members of the Ge Clan say: "If she really was poisoned, the poison that Yan'er was poisoned with is quite strange. This concubine has thought of all possibilities of poisoning and eliminated them one by one. Unless … "
"Unless what?" Lu Song stared at the members of the Ge Clan with a serious expression.
"Husband has also thought of it, right?" The members of the Ge Clan looked at Lu Song. Having been married for many years, she was able to immediately guess what Lu Song was thinking, thus she no longer tried to play along and quickly said: "That bird nest, this concubine feels that there is a problem with the bird nests sent from the palace!"
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