Zhu Kongshan had brought many people, including the masters and maidservants. It could be said that she had quite a bit of influence; however, her status was much lower.
On Feng Yu Heng's side, just having her own presence was not enough. She also had the imperial family's proper princess, Xuan Tiange. In addition to this, the daughter of the first wife of the prime minister and the daughter of the first wife of General Ping Nan were also present. This sort of group would be dazzling no matter where they went. Even if it was someone like Feng Zhaolian, who had no rank or backing, because of his outstanding looks, the people that wanted to make fun of him would all shut up after seeing his face.
Of course, the people that had come with Zhu Kongshan were not completely unpresentable people. There were also some second and third rank officials with head wives and daughters of the first wife. This sort of person had entered the palace and had seen many noble people. This sort of scene was not new to them. But in the end, there were still some daughters of lower-ranked officials, and there were even some daughters of concubines. In the past, they had never had the chance to enter the palace. This time, it was because their families were silently supporting the Eighth Prince, and they had used the opportunity of doing good deeds to curry favor with Zhu Kongshan that they were able to enter the palace. Now that they had just arrived at the palace's entrance, they had run into the princess and princess. They were a little nervous but also a little excited.
But very quickly, there were people at their sides that quietly reminded them of their position. This caused those girls to forcefully suppress their excitement and lower their heads.
Zhu Kongshan sighed to herself and thought that the thing that the capital did not lack the most were people of noble status. She had already made preparations to oppose Feng Yu Heng; however, who knew that the other side would also bring in a princess. For a lowly Consort Li, she had guessed that Feng Yu Heng would most likely come. After all, there was the relationship with the Sixth Prince. But she never thought that Feng Yu Heng would bring so many people to support her.
She took the initiative to step forward, arriving in front of Xuan Tiange and Feng Yu Heng. She then bowed, "This humble girl, Zhu Kongshan, greets Princess Wuyang and greets Royal Consort Yu." Her etiquette was perfect, and her voice was calm.
Seeing that Zhu Kongshan had bowed, the people that had come with her naturally could not just stand there foolishly. They were all the family members of officials in the capital. It was natural that they were even more clear on the importance of the people in front of them, thus they all went forward and bowed along with Zhu Kongshan.
Feng Yu Heng nodded and did not say anything. Even though she was the official princess of a prince, she was now of the same rank as Xuan Tiange. In addition, the Ninth Prince was the elder brother and Xuan Tiange was the younger sister. Logically speaking, she was now someone who was more important than Xuan Tiange. But she could see that in the instant that Xuan Tiange saw Zhu Kongshan, a fierce fighting spirit had already appeared in her eyes. She thought that it would be better to leave this opportunity for her good friend. This princess was normally quite bored in the manor. Now that she finally had a chance to liven things up, she had to find something for her to do.
She took a step back and very tacitly stood together with Fung Tianyu and Ren Xifeng. The three of them looked at Xuan Tiange and heard Xuan Tiange say: "You are that girl who suddenly came to the capital and suddenly ran to the north of the city to help the poor? What's his name again? "
"This humble girl is Zhu Kongshan." Zhu Kongshan remained in a half-bent position and was very tired.
Xuan Tiange nodded and continued: "You being able to help the people of the capital is very good. My Dashun needs a girl like you. If everyone in the world can be like young miss Zhu, that would be my Dashun's fortune. I hope that you can continue to do so. Don't just end things after this winter. This princess really hopes that I can still see young miss Zhu's figure at this time next year. "
Zhu Kongshan quickly replied: "Would Palace Princess Wuyang please be at ease. This humble girl will definitely do her best. Even if this humble girl is no longer in the capital next year, I will continue to help the poor in other places. As long as this humble girl can see, I will not allow a single citizen to freeze or starve to death. "
"Very good!" A smile appeared on Xuan Tiange's face, "It's good that you can understand this point. Doing good deeds requires sincerity. You must not have any ulterior motives; otherwise, Bodhisattva will blame you."
After she finished speaking, she no longer paid any attention to Zhu Kongshan. She just turned around and said to Feng Yu Heng's group: "Let's go! Let's go in. "The group walked in unison, passing by Zhu Kongshan's group.
The palace servants at the palace's entrance saw that the lecture had already ended and quickly came forward with smiles. They were so attentive that they nearly knelt. Seeing the palace servants lead Feng Yu Heng's group into Rui Gate, Zhu Kongshan's group finally noticed that their legs had begun to ache. At this time, a eunuch came forward and said: "Everyone, the princess and princess have already entered the palace. You should also come with us!"
Only then did they stand up and rub their legs with great sadness. They then did their best to keep up with the eunuch's pace and quickly entered the palace.
Feng Yu Heng's group was at the front, while Zhu Kongshan's group was at the back. The people at the back could see the palace servants at the front saying some nice things, causing their masters to smile from time to time; however, their side was lifeless. The eunuch had a stern expression and did not give them any face.
There were some that felt that this was unfair; however, they did not dare say anything about Xuan Tiange and Feng Yu Heng's group, thus they pondered for a bit then pointed at Feng Zhaolian and said: "Look! It's such a cold day, yet she's actually wearing such a thin material. In any case, this is the imperial palace. How can she be so ostentatious? "
Who knew that Feng Zhaolian's ears would be sharp. He turned around and very accurately glanced in the direction of the person that had spoken. With a smile on his face, he immediately caused the girl's face to turn red. The critical words that had been stuck in her mouth and were about to be thrown out were swallowed back down, and she was unable to say another word.
Her companion walking at her side saw this scene and could not help but sigh: "You rarely leave the manor normally and don't know about the many things that happen outside. How could Miss Lian's charm be something that a normal person can resist? I have never seen a girl that is this beautiful. She's actually able to make us, who are also girls, unable to feel even the slightest bit of jealousy. In fact … there's a feeling of blushing and our hearts racing. Thinking about it, it really is strange. "
Indeed, it was strange. This was the feeling that everyone had after seeing Feng Zhaolian.
Finally arriving at Zhang Ning Palace, Feng Zhaolian glanced at the imposing palace gates; however, he did not mind in the slightest. He handed the gift that he had casually prepared to Feng Yu Heng and said: "I came into the palace for the sake of breaking the ice and fishing. I don't really have any intention of participating in some palace banquet. Help me deliver the gift. I will find a place to fish. "
Feng Yu Heng truly could not understand what this person was thinking. She could not be bothered to pay attention to it; however, she still ordered a eunuch to follow him to avoid causing any trouble.
Seeing Feng Zhaolian leave, the young misses from Zhu Kongshan's group were still a little reluctant to part. If it was not for Zhu Kongshan being present, perhaps a few of them would have gone fishing with him. This caused Xuan Tiange to shake her head and quietly say: "That evildoer really does attract bees wherever he goes." Feng Yu Heng believed this without a doubt.
Zhang Ning Palace had also made some preparations for this banquet. Although it could not be compared to the large banquets held by the imperial family, regardless of what was said, Consort Li had just been reinstated as imperial concubine, and the palace was in a celebratory mood. Even the palace servants had changed into new clothes.
For today's banquet, Consort Li had not invited many people. Only a few outstanding beauties and talented girls had come, as well as two noble ladies. Not a single one of the members of the imperial harem had come. Consort Li had been saying since early in the morning that they could only rely on Feng Yu Heng to keep up appearances, hoping that she would do them the honor of attending. But now, it seemed that it was not just Royal Consort Yu who had come. Even Palace Princess Wuyang had come. The faces of the palace servants of Zhang Ning Palace bloomed with smiles, as they quickly went forward to kowtow. Joy was written all over their faces, and it was a dazzling sight.
Feng Yu Heng took the initiative to reward these servants. She was very generous, as each person received a large silver ingot. The smiles on the faces of the palace servants became even brighter, as they bowed and invited them inside.
But everyone was only focused on greeting Feng Yu Heng's group. They did not even pay any attention to Zhu Kongshan's group. When Feng Yu Heng's group entered Zhang Ning Palace's courtyard and looked at the entrance, there was not even a single person standing guard.
The eunuch that had led the way was only responsible for sending them to Zhang Ning Palace's entrance. He would then stand in place and wait for the reward. But at this time, how could there be anyone that would reward him. Everyone was so angry that their stomachs were about to become crooked. The eunuch waited for a while. Seeing that he truly could not receive any reward, he simply snorted coldly and turned to leave. In his heart, however, he was cursing these people for being so shabby. At the same time, he passed along the words to the other palace servants in the palace. It was such that all of the palace servants that they met on the way from Zhang Ning Palace to Rui Gate heard that a group of shabby young misses had come into the palace, and they could not even afford a single reward.
Feng Yu Heng's group was directly led into the main hall. Consort Li had already heard the commotion outside. At this moment, she stood up and personally went to welcome them. Seeing Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tiange arrive, she was so moved that she did not know what to say.
Consort Li had been reinstated as an imperial concubine, and her rank had been raised. She was also the birth mother of a prince. When Feng Yu Heng saw her, she naturally had to salute. But before she could salute, she was stopped by Consort Li. Holding her hand, she repeatedly said: "Good child, we're all family. There's no need to be so courteous. Quickly come, quickly come inside and sit with this One. "This warmth truly caused Xuan Tiange to be ignored.
But Xuan Tiange did not mind. To this imperial palace, she was not considered a guest. She had run around and played around in every corner of this place when she was young. To her, the imperial concubines were nothing more than decorations. Even her Uncle Emperor did not care, so how could she care. Thus, seeing Consort Li tug at Feng Yu Heng and speak endlessly, she brought Fung Tianyu and Ren Xifeng to walk around the courtyard. She then looked at Zhu Kongshan's group that was waiting outside Zhang Ning Palace's entrance. She reached out and called for a palace maid: "Come, go and bring them in! Since they've come, no matter what is said, they must pay respects to Her Highness Consort Li. "
Her voice was quite loud, and the people outside all heard this. All of them felt extremely depressed. It turned out that Palace Princess Wuyang had become the master, while they, who had been invited as guests, had shamelessly come in. They did not have any face at all.
Even if they had complaints in their hearts, they did not dare express it in front of Xuan Tiange, thus they all lowered their heads and entered the courtyard. Under Zhu Kongshan's lead, they also entered the main hall. They then arrived in front of Consort Li and very respectfully kneeled to salute her.
At this time, Consort Li was telling Feng Yu Heng about the letter that the Sixth Prince had sent the previous day. She also specifically mentioned that Feng Yu Heng was in the capital and asked her to take care of her. She repeatedly patted the back of Feng Yu Heng's hand and said: "If there's anything you need, just come to Zhang Ning Palace and tell this One. This One is currently able to make some decisions for you."
Feng Yu Heng was speechless from hearing this. What sort of decisions could a Consort Li make for her? What the Sixth Prince had said in his letter was nothing more than a bit of courtesy. Why was it that Consort Li actually took it for real? In any case, she was a princess, and she had the title of imperial daughter. What sort of things could she not make her own decisions for? Why would she ask for a concubine?
But while she was thinking this, she could not say it out loud, thus she just said: "Many thanks Your Highness for being considerate. Heng Heng is doing very well." After saying this, she turned her head and looked at the people kneeling on the ground, reminding Consort Li: "The Zhu family's young miss has come to salute you!"
However, she heard Consort Li snort and faintly say: "Since you've come, you may all rise!"
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