There were indeed many things that the Empress could not control because she had never had a choice. This life had been decided from the moment she was born.
She waved her hand and did not want to continue speaking with Noble Lady Yuan. She just said to her: "This One will try. You can go back for now!"
Noble Lady Yuan was smart and definitely would not force her. Since the Empress was willing to try, there was basically a chance. Thus she smiled and stood up, saluting the Empress in a very proper manner. She then said: "Your Highness, take care of yourself. The central palace still needs you to take care of it!" After saying this, she left with her palace maid.
After Noble Lady Yuan had left for a while, two eunuchs helped Fang Yi into the room. Although her own palace had been lenient with her punishment, Fang Yi feared that Noble Lady Yuan would cause trouble again, thus she did not have them be too merciful. Although it was not to the extent that she could not get out of bed after being hit ten times, her buttocks were stained with blood, and walking was quite taxing.
The Empress felt distressed seeing this and quickly had someone help her to the kang bed to lie down. She then waved her hand and dismissed the eunuchs. Only then did she say to Fang Yi: "You too, what are you arguing with her for? Could it be that she really can become the master of Jingtsu Temple? "
Fang Yi consoled her, saying: "Your Highness, let's keep the peace. If this servant's beating can cause Noble Lady Yuan to speak less nonsense, this beating would be worth it."
"How could she possibly not speak!" The Empress helplessly said: "Either way, someone has something that can be used against her. I fear that she will not feel at ease for the rest of her life. Like this, who knows how many times this will happen."
"What did she ask of you this time?" Fang Yi frowned, "It can't be that she wants you to persuade His Majesty to appoint a crown prince, right?"
The Empress was startled and did not reply directly; instead, she said: "Saying it like this has reminded this One. Next time, she wouldn't want this One to ask for a crown prince, right?"
"Your Highness, you absolutely must not agree!" Fang Yi endured the pain and propped herself up, "Once the Eighth Prince ascends the throne and Noble Lady Yuan becomes the Empress Dowager, although you are the first wife, how could you be a match for those two? Moreover, that matter … "
"This One understands." The Empress interrupted her, "Let's talk about the future later. Right now, we have to think of a way to solve her request. You don't know, that woman, she … she wants to return to the position of concubine. "
Noble Lady Yuan wanted to return to the position of imperial concubine, thus she went to threaten the Empress. While returning to Cun Shan Palace, she had a smile on her face the entire time. The palace maid at her side, Yue Xiu, still did not understand why Noble Lady Yuan would be able to get some benefits every time she came to the Empress' side. Also, it seemed that the Empress was very afraid of her, but she understood that when it came to her master's matters, the things that she should know would be known without asking. If she asked about things that she should not know, it was possible that she would lose her head. There were many things that the less one knew, the better. That was the key to protecting oneself.
While the two were walking, they suddenly raised their heads, and Noble Lady Yuan stopped in her tracks. She then said in an odd tone: "Oh, it really is a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road."
Of course, it was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. Feng Yu Heng had come into the palace to visit Consort Yun. Just as she came out of Winter Moon Palace, she ran into Noble Lady Yuan. Even Huang Quan quietly muttered: "It really is someone that will run into whoever is annoying."
Feng Yu Heng shrugged, "Since we have run into each other, we need to say a few words." After saying this, she began to walk a little faster, as she even said to Huang Quan: "Quickly, let's go and greet her. Don't let her get away."
Huang Quan was helpless: "Young Miss, why do you seem to be so excited?"
"It's not excitement. It's just that I saw the fighting spirit on Noble Lady Yuan's face. Let's not disappoint her." After saying this, she had already arrived and greeted her with a smile: "Greetings, Noble Lady Yuan." She said greetings, but it was just a slight nod. There was no intention of formally saluting.
Noble Lady Yuan furrowed her brow and also said: "I was wondering who it was. It turned out that it was Royal Consort Yu. Speaking of, I am a noble lady of the palace. You're nothing more than the official princess of a prince. When you see me, shouldn't you be a little more courteous? Could it be that you're looking down on a lowly noble lady like me? Remember when I was still in the position of imperial concubine, you had to salute me when you saw me. "
Feng Yu Heng looked at her in amusement and asked in confusion: "Noble Lady really has a good memory. You're still able to remember when you were still in the position of imperial concubine. Then you definitely won't forget that aside from being His Highness Prince Yu's official princess, I am also Dashun's lower first rank Princess Ji An. The position of imperial daughter is unrelated to whether or not you are a noble lady of the palace. Based on the ranking of female officials, you are nothing more than a standard sixth rank noble lady. Why would you ask a lower first rank imperial daughter to salute you? "
"That's right!" Huang Quan also said: "If noble lady knows how to be courteous, you should understand who should salute whom."
"You …" Noble Lady Yuan was infuriated; however, she did not know how to defend herself. Indeed, based on the position of princess, she was an elder, but based on the position of imperial daughter, she was nothing. There were many ranks between the two! She gritted her teeth and fiercely glared at Huang Quan. Taking care of her breathing, she finally managed to calm down a bit before saying: "Forget it, let's not speak of whether or not to salute. I just came out of Jingtsu Temple and met with Her Highness the Empress. I just happened to see Her Highness the Empress drinking medicine. I heard that it was given by Royal Consort Yu? It really is some good medicine. It smells like sweet tea. It really is something to be envious of. It must be known that us imperial concubines in the inner palace are still drinking the bitter medicine from the imperial physicians' hospital. " She still remembered the news that had come from the South that had caused her health to deteriorate. She had been forced to drink the bitter medicine for nearly a month. She had Xuantian Mo go out to buy some good medicine, but there was nothing that could be done about Hundred Herb Hall being closed. She finally managed to say that she had gone to Hundred Herb Hall in Xiao Zhou; however, she was told that the patient had to personally go to get the medicine. This caused her to be extremely angry. Now that she saw Feng Yu Heng, she could not help but recall that matter and could not help but curse.
But Feng Yu Heng was even more puzzled, "Noble Lady Yuan, are you sick?"
"You're the one that's sick!" Noble Lady Yuan subconsciously retorted.
However, she heard Feng Yu Heng say: "Then that's strange. Since you're not sick, is noble lady envious or jealous? It really is funny. Imperial Concubine I have heard of people who like jewels, gold and silver, and there are people who like beautiful women; however, this is the first time that I have heard of someone who likes medicine. But since noble lady likes it, that can be considered my honor. Right now, Hundred Herb Hall has been reopened. If noble lady is truly interested in my medicine, just personally go out of the palace and see a doctor. It's very convenient. "
Noble Lady Yuan felt that she had made a very serious mistake, and this was a mistake that should not have been made. This was not her first time arguing with Feng Yu Heng. The first time, she had lost her position as imperial concubine. Today, she had just moved her lips; however, she found that she still could not win against her. Every single word that Feng Yu Heng said was enough to push her to the edge of a wall. There was not a single way out. She stood there angrily and felt depressed for a long time; however, she did not know what else she could say.
Yue Xiu could no longer bear to continue watching and bowed to Feng Yu Heng. She then advised Noble Lady Yuan: "Master has been out for a long time. It's cold in Winter. Let's go back a little earlier!"
Noble Lady Yuan had been waiting for this opportunity, thus she did not continue to argue. Snorting coldly, she flicked her sleeve and left.
But just as she took a couple steps, she heard Feng Yu Heng ask: "I wonder how Her Highness the Empress' health is? Noble lady just came from Jingtsu Temple. How about you tell me? "
Upon hearing this, Noble Lady Yuan became spirited once more. With a sinister smile, she replied: "Royal Consort Yu really is considerate, but you must remember that one may know a person for a long time without understanding their true nature. Don't assume that everyone is a good person. That way, when you get bitten one day, it will hurt."
"Is that so?" Feng Yu Heng faintly said: "Noble Lady, taking care of yourself is the most important thing. Although it's still hard to tell if there's a good person or not, at the very least, it's clear who the bad person is!"
Noble Lady Yuan was choked once more. Stomping her foot, she did not continue to remain and quickly left.
Huang Quan frowned and was able to figure out a bit. She could not help but ask: "Young Miss, then the Empress …"
Feng Yu Heng waved her hand and cut her off. She then turned her head and coldly said to a rock garden to the side: "Stop hiding. Come out!"
It was just these words that caused Huang Quan to be given a fright. She was responsible for protecting Feng Yu Heng, but she had been too focused on listening to her young miss insult Noble Lady Yuan to notice that there was someone hiding at her side. At this time, hearing Feng Yu Heng mention it, she also became angry. Flying over, she headed for the fake mountain!
Following a scream, a palace maid was dragged over to Feng Yu Heng like a little chick. "Young Miss, she was the one hiding behind the rock."
"Princess, please spare me! Princess, please spare me! This servant is not a bad person. I really am not a bad person! "The palace maid dropped to her knees in fear and repeatedly kowtowed to beg for forgiveness.
Feng Yu Heng saw that she was nothing more than a normal palace maid. She did not have any martial arts foundation, and she had been rather clumsy at hiding herself. Thus she gestured for Huang Quan to help her up. Only then did she ask: "Which palace did you take care of? Who is your master? "
The palace maid trembled as she said, "This servant attends to Noble Lady Li in Jing Si Palace. When I heard that the princess consort had entered the palace today, Noble Lady wanted to invite you to Jing Si Palace to sit for a while. She sent this servant to wait on the path to Winter Moon Palace. This servant did not want to hide at first, and it was definitely not for Princess that I hid. It was truly because I saw Noble Lady Yuan. Princess, you should also know that although our Noble Lady Li and Noble Lady Yuan are sisters, the relationship between the two is not that good. This servant thought that it would be better to avoid unnecessary trouble, thus I hid for the time being. I definitely did not have any intention of eavesdropping on your conversation with Noble Lady Yuan! "
"Noble Lady Li?" Feng Yu Heng was puzzled, "What did she want to see me for?"
The palace maid shook her head, "This servant does not know."
"Forget it." Feng Yu Heng thought for a bit then said, "In the end, she is Sixth Brother's birth mother. Just for the sake of the Sixth Brother, Princess I should go and take a look. Let's go! Let's go to Jing Si Palace. "
At this time, in Jing Si Palace, Noble Lady Li was standing outside the side hall with her neck craned. From time to time, she would tidy up her clothes and ask her maid, Zuo: "How do I look? It's not too shabby, right? "
Zuo calmly said: "According to noble lady's attire, it's just right."
"According to noble lady's attire … wouldn't that be a little too serious? Hah, that's no good, that's no good. How could it be serious. It'll scare her. Let's change into something else. "
Zuo grabbed hold of her and earnestly advised: "You've already changed your clothes three times. She is Royal Consort Yu, and she is a lower first rank Princess Ji An. No matter what you wear, it won't scare her. This is already very good. It conforms to the rules. Don't change anymore. "
"Is it really alright?" Noble Lady Li felt her hair and felt that her hairpin was a little crooked. She had Zuo straighten it out and said: "It's fine for me, but don't I need to take into account Feng's face! Only by dressing appropriately can she have a good impression of me. If her impression of me is good, she will also be good to Feng. "
"Master!" Zuo was anxious. She stamped her foot and said: "Don't say such things again. She is Royal Consort Yu. Why would she be good to the Sixth Prince for no reason? If word of this gets out, how will the Sixth Prince be able to face others? "
As she spoke, there was a sound from the other side of the palace door. The door was pushed open halfway and she saw the maid she sent out walking in leisurely with Feng Yu Heng and her maid. Noble Lady Li began to feel nervous again …
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