Noble Lady Yuan's words were the equivalent of opening a window to Consort Li's closed thoughts. Up until now, Consort Li had only been trying to curry favor with Feng Yu Heng, thinking of ways to let her know how good the Sixth Prince was. She hoped that Feng Yu Heng would be able to shift her attention to the Sixth Prince.
But this entire time, Feng Yu Heng had repeatedly told her just how deep her feelings for the Ninth Prince were. Such deep feelings could not possibly be broken apart. This caused Consort Li to feel very powerless. She always felt that she was going in the wrong direction, but she could not say for sure where exactly she had gone wrong.
Noble Lady Yuan's words today finally allowed her to understand. In order to break apart Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming, if she could not do anything about it, there was only one method, and that was to have Xuan Tianming die! Her elder sister was right. Only with Xuan Tianming dying would Feng Yu Heng have the possibility of remarrying. At the same time, with Xuan Tianming dying, there would be one less obstacle for her Feng, and the throne would be a little more secure.
Consort Li felt that she had already grasped the "secret" that would allow Feng Yu Heng to remarry the Sixth Prince. For a while, she was extremely happy. It was such that she did not sleep well that night because she was too excited.
On this night, inside the Imperial Palace Yu, Feng Yu Heng rested her head on Xuan Tianming's arm and spoke of Feng Zhao Lian's matter.
Hearing her say that Feng Zhao Lian had used a scoundrel like method to remain in the imperial palace and had even moved into the imperial palace's Jingtsu Temple, Xuan Tianming was not surprised in the slightest, saying: "That Prince Lian brought his own stubbornness to Dashun and the capital. How could he not get revenge for his hatred? Don't think that with the death of Qian Zhou's ruler, his desire for revenge has already been fulfilled. A perfectly fine person has been turned into something that is neither male nor female. Only he understands the pain of it. "
Feng Yu Heng recalled her previous guess regarding the Empress, as she asked Xuan Tianming: "Feng Zhao Lian entering Jingtsu Temple is also for the Empress, right? I feel that Imperial Father must know the identity of the Empress, but why did he keep her on the throne? "
Xuan Tianming hugged his wife even tighter and said, "Some things are arranged by the heavens. She didn't do anything wrong, but she couldn't escape her fate. She carefully hid it for so many years, but in the end, she still had to face the moment when the truth was revealed. Just watch! Following Feng Zhao Lian's actions, the day when the truth would be revealed should not be far. His Imperial Father was well aware of this matter. The reason why he didn't touch her was because he wanted to bait her. After all, she was the mother of the country. Touching her would hurt the country's foundation. Let's see which path she wants to take. Whether she lives or dies, the decision lies in her own hands. "
"Then with Feng Zhao Lian moving in, will he ruin Imperial Father's plans?" She was a little worried, "After all, I was the one who brought him in. If he gets in the way, it would be hard for me to explain things to Imperial Father."
"He won't!" Xuan Tianming comforted her, "There are naturally people in the palace watching over Prince Lian. Him moving into Jingtsu Temple is just for the same reason as Imperial Father and us. It's just fishing. As for this big fish, it's naturally the missing Duan Mu An Guo."
Upon mentioning Duan Mu An Guo, everyone felt as though there was a thorn in their hearts. Ever since that person disappeared, he had never appeared again; however, Feng Yu Heng never believed that he had died. On the contrary, she always had a bad feeling in her heart. She always felt that there would come a day when Duan Mu An Guo would make a comeback and cause a huge impact on their lives.
"Don't worry." Seeming to feel the worries of his wife in his arms, Xuan Tianming patted her shoulder and comforted her: "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. We're not afraid of him appearing, we're just afraid that he will continue to hide and not come out. He has placed so many chess pieces outside, the Empress is probably the one who is the deepest in Dashun. As long as that old guy has ambition, this chess piece will definitely not be destroyed. We just need to wait and see. "
"There's still one more person." Feng Yu Heng propped herself up and said seriously: "Bu Cong, we don't know where Bu Cong went."
Xuan Tianming said: "There was news that reported that Bu Cong's traces were found in Zong Sui's territory, but in the end, they were unable to find out where he stayed." He reached out and pinched his wife's small face, telling her: "Don't worry, I'm here. Don't be afraid."
She nodded and snuggled back into his arms. A sense of security washed over her once more. Closing her eyes, she fell asleep peacefully.
Xuan Tianming held her in his embrace. For the first time, he did not have any thoughts of "eating meat." He just smelled the faint fragrance of her hair, and the corners of his lips curled up into a beautiful arc. Closing his eyes, he fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Xuan Tianming went to morning court. Feng Yu Heng slept until seven in the morning before waking up. During breakfast, Huang Quan came in with a letter and handed it to her, saying: "It was sent over from Hundred Herb Hall. They said that there was a servant who claimed to know young miss and asked young miss to help her send a letter." While she spoke, she handed over a slip of paper, "Along with the letter was this slip of paper. This servant took a look and saw that it should be from the Zhu family's two maidservants."
Huang Quan was correct. The one who had sent the letter to Hundred Herb Hall was Zhu Kongshan's maidservant, A-Ruo. The letter clearly stated that ever since they met Feng Yu Heng outside Zhang Ning Palace, they felt that if there was anyone in this world that could help, it would definitely be Royal Consort Yu. They asked Royal Consort Yu to help send a letter to the Zhu family in Peng Zhou to let the Zhu family know about the situation here.
Feng Yu Heng looked at the letter that had not been sealed and shrugged with a smile, "These two maidservants are quite good. They know where to start and found Hundred Herb Hall so quickly." As she spoke, she very naturally pulled out the letter that they had written to the Zhu family in Peng Zhou, "The letter was not sealed. This is also a method of currying favor."
The letter was written to the Zhu family's eldest young miss. The contents were as expected. It was all about Zhu Kongshan's actions in the capital. It was written in great detail, even including the matter of the banquet in Zhang Ning Palace. But at the same time that it was written, even more was added. It was A-Huan and A-Ruo's analysis of Zhu Kongshan's actions.
Of course, this sort of evaluation was all negative. It was all about the two maidservants' intense dissatisfaction with Zhu Kongshan. This included Zhu Kongshan and the Eighth Prince working together to suppress and isolate them. It was such that their letter could not be sent out smoothly, which delayed them quite a bit. There was also Zhu Kongshan's many good deeds, but they were all attributed to the Eighth Prince and her two aunts in the palace; however, she had never said a single good word for the Zhu family.
The two maidservants even added fuel to the fire, saying that Zhu Kongshan cared a lot about her status as the daughter of a concubine and that her mother was nothing more than a concubine. They asked the Eighth Prince to make a decision to promote her mother to the main wife and have the Zhu family's current head madam and young miss of the first wife step down.
Feng Yu Heng laughed upon seeing this, saying: "The Zhu family's two maidservants really are talented! With this letter, Wang Chuan's actions in Peng Zhou will be much more effective. Let's also send a letter to Wang Chuan and tell him about the situation on this side. Have him move quickly. It would be best if this matter was not dragged out until after the new year. "
Huang Quan nodded and quickly left to make preparations.
Peng Zhou, Zhu manor
The Zhu family's head madam was feeling unwell and invited a doctor from Hundred Herb Hall to examine her. After the doctor examined her, he wrote a prescription. There was a prescription for Chinese medicine and a prescription for Western medicine that belonged to Hundred Herb Hall. The Zhu family's eldest young miss, Zhu Kongyue, looked for a while then gave an order to a maidservant around 20 years of age: "A-Chuan, go ahead. The people at mother's side are all clumsy. I am at ease with you taking care of things. It would be best if you went with the doctor."
The maidservant called A-Chuan bowed and respectfully said: "Eldest young miss, don't worry. This servant will definitely do a good job." After saying this, she held the two prescriptions in her hand and watched the Zhu family pay the doctor before leaving the manor with him.
After the two left the manor, they kept their heads down until they turned into the alley that the Zhu family was in. Only then did the doctor quietly say: "Fortunately, the Zhu family's eldest young miss directly sent you out. Otherwise, I fear that it would have taken quite a bit of effort. Just now, I gave you a look and was worried that you would not understand! "
The maidservant called A-Chuan was none other than Wang Chuan, who had come to Peng Zhou to investigate the Zhu family. Ever since he had successfully infiltrated the Zhu manor, he was very quickly taken in by the eldest young miss and kept at her side as a maidservant. The residences of sixth rank officials did not have as many rules as those of the former Prime Minister's Mansion of Zuo and the Imperial Palace Yu. The retention and promotion of servants was not that complicated. For the most part, it was just that the masters took a liking to them and kept them. There were also not very strict requirements for slave contracts. Moreover, when Wang Chuan arrived, he immediately used his connections with Hundred Herb Hall to get a fake slave contract. There was absolutely no chance of anything going wrong.
She replied to the doctor: "It's fine. If I want to go out, there's nobody in the Zhu family that can stop me. But has there been news from the capital? Has there been a letter from the young miss? "
The doctor nodded, "Two letters have come. One is for you, and the other is for the Zhu family's young miss of a concubine's two servants. It's for the Zhu family's young miss of the first wife. But they were both sent directly by the boss. I just don't know if the letters were intercepted or if the Zhu family's maidservants had used the boss's method to send them over. The letters are still in Hundred Herb Hall. I will go and fetch them for you in a while. "
The two did not say anything else, as they headed toward Hundred Herb Hall. After arriving, they fetched the medicine first. After the doctor received the letter, he handed it to Wang Chuan without leaving a trace. Only then did Wang Chuan leave.
Returning to the Zhu manor, she sent the head madam's medicine to the kitchen. She then returned to Zhu Kongyue's side and took care of her for a while. Only when Zhu Kongyue was about to rest for the afternoon did she find some time to return to her own room. She then opened the two letters and read them.
She did not dare take any interest in A-Huan and A-Ruo's letters. She just carefully read the letter that Huang Quan had written. Not only did the letter give a detailed explanation of the situation in the capital, it also emphasized that she had to sow discord in the Zhu family. Only by having the Zhu family tear down Zhu Kongshan's stage could she achieve the best results. Only like this could she avoid dirtying her young miss' hands.
Wang Chuan felt that this idea was very good. She thought for a while then burned Huang Quan's letter. She then placed the letters from A-Huan and A-Ruo into her sleeve before quickly leaving the manor.
But not long after leaving, she returned. Holding the letter in her hand, she headed straight for Zhu Kongyue's room.
Zhu Kongyue was still sleeping lightly, and Wang Chuan woke her up. At the same time, she apologized: "It's not that this servant wants to disturb young miss. There are truly some urgent matters." While saying this, she handed over the letter in her hand, "This servant just left the manor and wanted to buy young miss some of your favorite pastries to be kept as refreshments after you woke up. But just as I left the manor, before I could even take a few steps, a young child hastily stuffed a letter into my hands. This servant saw that the letter was addressed to the Zhu family's eldest young miss. Only then did this servant quickly return to the manor to wake you up. Young miss, quickly take a look! "
Upon hearing that there was a letter, Zhu Kongyue quickly picked it up. Looking at the words "addressed to the Zhu family's eldest young miss," she nodded, "It's A-Ruo's handwriting. These two servants still remember me as their master? I thought that they had forgotten their duties after following Zhu Kongshan! "
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