Xuan Tian Ming's head swelled and helplessly sat up in bed then covered her up with a blanket. "Are all doctors so sensible? This is the first time that this prince has seen a girl like you. You really are something!"
Feng Yu Heng squinted her eyes and noticed a hint. Grabbing the blanket, she sat up and asked with an expressionless face: "Then do tell, what are other girls like? Xuan Tian Ming, are other girls just rushing to get into your bed? With just this bit of teasing, they all cheer? I say, isn't it about time for this imperial daughter to investigate this palace? If there is a courtyard with a servant that you are sleeping with or a concubine, this grandaunty will need to have them executed nice and early."
Xuan Tian Ming laughed: "Beloved consort, please investigate. The Yu Palace respectfully invites imperial daughter Ji An to investigate."
"Tsk!" Feng Yu Heng knew that this person did not have that sort of hobby, and she also knew that she could not catch him for this matter, thus she changed the topic: "Then tell me, how much do you earn in a month? How many servants do you have, and what are your expenses? How many shops, residences and fields do you have? How are things spent every year after it is all collected? How many businesses do you have, and how much do they earn? How much wealth do you have in your palace right now, and how many banknotes do you have? Also, who will manage the money for our family in the future? Who will manage the money?"
Xuan Tian Ming's head hurt, "The money will definitely be left for you to manage, but how much I earn and how much is saved is something that I really don't know! You would need to ask lady Zhou for that."
"Hmph!" Feng Yu Heng loudly snorted: "Then when it comes to the question of who looks better between you and seventh brother, you should just go and ask lady Zhou!" After saying this, she lay back down and wrapped herself in the blanket, "Sleep!"
A certain person rubbed their nose. When exactly had the tides turned? Things clearly were not like this?
He lay down and wanted to hug the girl at his side, but the damn girl wrapped herself up like a zongzi. He tried a few times to get his hand inside but was met with failure. Helpless, he could not hug her over the blanket. "Give me part of the blanket, alright?"
"No."
"It's cold."
"Serves you right!"
A certain person fell silent and fell into a light sleep while hugging the zongzi. Roughly one hour later, Feng Yu Heng heard the breathing of the person hugging her come with a bit of sniffling. She reached back and felt the arm at her waist. It was ice-cold.
At the start of Autumn in the capital, the range of temperature was very large, and the nights were very cold.
Her heart suddenly ached, and she quickly turned around to cover Xuan Tian Ming with the blanket. She then felt how cold his chest was, and she felt even more annoyed over her little temper earlier.
A certain person sniffled a few times then very naturally pulled the girl into their embrace. Kissing her forehead, he even savored the moment before nodding, "Sweet."
She angrily beat him: "Pretending to sleep! No decency at all." Either way, they were awake, and could no longer fall asleep. She simply got up and fetched a soft cushion to place behind her. Seeing Xuan Tian Ming look up at her, she recounted what had happened when she had seen imperial concubine Yuan Shu inside the palace. She then asked: "I only saw the eighth prince once. After that, there was no more news. What sort of person is he? Where did he go?"
Xuan Tian Ming saw that she mentioned this and also sat up in bed at her side, telling her: "Old eighth is also a person with a military background; however, his martial arts are not especially good. It would be accurate to say that his calculations and plans are unparalleled. He is an imperial advisor. Over the years, he never clearly expressed which side he stood on, but it's also because of this that his position became clearer. He is standing for himself. At present, he is in the South. Using his status as a general, he has gone to join in with the Southern Army to help repel the attacks in the South. It's reported that the majority of the strife in the South has been handled, and old eighth has constructed a government office there, which has become a point of power." He paused for a moment then said: "Father Emperor looks to be foolish, but he is actually very clear. He intends to hand the throne over to me, but he is helpless against the princes being proud. There are also people like old third and old fourth. How could the throne be handed down so smoothly. He's always valued family ties. With old third as the exception, he would only hand down a punishment to his sons if he did not need to execute them. If he could have them change, he would not punish them. That's why the Xuan family's battle for the throne is related to both firm and flexible."
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