Ren Xi Feng added: "Things just continued like that until the afternoon. Only then did the people gradually begin to disperse. But they continued to brood over the closure of Hundred Herb Hall, but as I see it, that's the end of it all. They've caused a stir, but they can't change anything."
Bai Fu Rong asked with some worry: "A-Heng, are you really going to close Hundred Herb Hall?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Of course, it will be closed. The clerks will then be brought to the fief to open a new one. The mess in the capital will be handed over to His Highness the eighth prince to see how he handles it and to see how he will handle it."
"Are you not afraid that he will grow stronger in the capital?" Fung Tian Yu was a bit worried, "Once he grows stronger, even if you want to come back, you won't be able to!"
"How could that be possible?" Before Feng Yu Heng could open her mouth, Xuan Tian Ge interjected: "He wants to gain strength, but is he the only prince remaining in the capital? Don't forget that my seventh brother is still here!"
"Isn't His Highness the seventh prince going to the East after the new year?" Ren Xi Feng was someone raised in a general's family, and she was sensitive to such things. "The current situation in the East is unstable. That side is lacking a general to keep things in check! Only leaving deputy generals over there for prolonged periods of time is not a good plan."
Xuan Tian Ge did not understand such things, and she could not help but look at Feng Yu Heng. Feng Yu Heng analyzed: "With this sort of thing happening, seventh brother should not be going to the East so quickly, but the possibility of the eighth prince using some underhanded tactics to start a battle in the East and force seventh brother to leave the capital cannot be ignored. That's why it should be said that us leaving the capital is also a risky plan. It's just a competition to see who is luckier! Now that the eighth prince has handed over his right to command troops, even if he wants to cause problems, it will be difficult."
Ren Xi Feng heard her say this and felt that it was reasonable. If a prince that did not have rights to command troops wanted to cause problems, it would be very difficult. Even if he was in the capital, and even if he commanded the imperial guards, there was not much point. After all, even if the seventh prince left the capital, the capital still had the eldest prince and the second prince. Also, there were also the governor and the army protecting the capital. Those were all His Highness the seventh prince's people.
The group felt more at ease from this analysis and turned the topic back to Feng Yu Heng leaving these friends.
Feng Yu heng comforted them, saying: "I am going to my fief to build it up and live a good life. Over there, I am definitely the ruler! You should feel happy for me. When I have built it up, you can head over if you ever feel bored. I will keep some courtyards open for you, so you can go and live there for a while at any time."
As she spoke, not only did they not feel happy, but they actually rolled their eyes at her. Xuan Tian Ge said: "Do you think that we're like you?! With nobody to concern themselves with you and being able to move about freely. Even wanting to go out is difficult for us. Have you ever seen any young miss go out of the province because they were bored? Also, at our age..."
With this painful matter being brought up again, Feng Yu Heng quickly stopped the topic in its tracks and said: "Sooner or later, that sort of day will come for all girls. Don't be so pessimistic. Even thinking more about it now is pointless, unless you're like Fu Rong, who has someone that she likes and can put in some effort. But you two don't even have anyone that you like. What are you worrying over nothing for? If there really comes a day when you can no longer persuade your family, we can talk about it then. There will always be a way to resolve things."
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