Friend Emperor
What exactly was a machine gun. Feng Yu Heng explained it to Zhang Yuan as: "It's a type of spear with a mechanism hidden in it."
Zhang Yuan felt that this was reasonable.
This was not the first time that Feng Yu Heng slept in Heavenly Hall's inner hall. Fortunately, she would be sleeping in the western room, rather than the eastern room that was specifically reserved for the Emperor. Zi Rui expressed that he did not want to be a third wheel and took the initiative to run over to the eastern room to squeeze in bed with Yao Xian. Xuan Tian Ming and Feng Yu Heng were no longer worried, as they peacefully fell asleep.
On the eastern side, Zhang Yuan brought a chair over and sat at the side of the bed. Staring at the three on the bed with a pair of eyes that resembled dead fish eyes, he felt that this scene with two elderly people and one young child was truly too mysterious.
This was the dragon bed! The dragon bed! In the past, the ninth prince and imperial daughter Ji An had slept in it. What sort of situation was it today? Even an imperial physician was able to sleep there. Could there be some order in Da Shun's statuses? If word of this scene was to spread, who knew just how ugly things could get!
Keeping watch overnight, Zhang Yuan hugged a cushion while leaning against a wood chest next to the bed. His mind was occupied with stories of: "The common citizens are telling stories of the Emperor and imperial physician Yao Xian sleeping in the same bed..."
The Emperor was hungover, and the morning court session for the following day was canceled. For the officials of Da Shun, this had already become exceedingly common. As long as the ninth prince was not in the capital, the Emperor would end up in this condition. All kinds of tricks to not attend court would be used. But he had an ability that was truly horrible. It was that no matter what was done, Da Shun would not collapse. If he did not attend court, he would still know all about everything that had happened. If he did not concern himself with politics, not a single matter under the heavens would escape him. He seemed to be unreliable, but the words that were said would always leave the officials feeling jittery.
Zhang Yuan went to the main hall to pass along the message to the officials about the cancelation of the court session. When he returned, he saw that the Emperor had already woken up. He watched the Emperor reach over Yao Xian and pull Zi Rui over to his side. He quickly went over to provide some help while the Emperor looked at the drowsy Zi Rui. He muttered: "Quite heavy." He then pinched his small face and added: "How did you end up so fat? Could it be that Yun Lu Academy's food is too good?"
Zi Rui pouted and drowsily said: "I was kidnapped by people for this past little while. I've already lost a lot of weight."
The Emperor did not continue to speak. He just pulled the child over and grabbed his injured hand, repeatedly massaging it. The feeling in his chest was quite uncomfortable.
Zi Rui felt that the way the Emperor massaged his hand was very similar to how his elder sister did it. Even the way that he sighed was the same. He could not help but look up and say to the Emperor: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
The Emperor nodded: "We know." But he continued to massage it, thus Zi Rui could only let him continue. But the Emperor did not continue to hold it in, taking the initiative to begin chatting with him: "You should rest this hand for a while and not return to Xiao Zhou immediately. Your elder sister will be going to the military camp in a bit and will not have time to look after you. It would be better to stay in the palace. The palace is safe and has plenty of delicious food. We will make sure that you can eat as much as you like."
Zi Rui did not bring up the matter of whether or not he would stay in the palace, but he became spirited upon mention of the academy. He wanted to chat with the Emperor, but he also felt that he was truly the Emperor. He did not know if it would be proper to chat in this manner. The child thought a bit and probed by asking the Emperor: "Your Majesty, say, now that we have already slept in the same bed, shouldn't we more or less be considered... friends?"
The Emperor was stunned and immediately said: "You're just a small child, yet you are speaking about being friends with Us?"
Zi Rui lowered his head, "If we aren't friends, it would be impossible to chat."
The Emperor heard this and immediately changed his tune: "Alright, we are friends then. Speak, what is it?"
Zi Rui smiled and looked up once more, saying: "Friend Emperor, I won't be attending school in the future." After saying this, he saw that the Emperor's expression became a little ugly, his eyes becoming wide, thus he added: "My elder sister and brother-in-law have already agreed!"
Who knew that the Emperor would not be as upset as Feng Yu Heng upon hearing that he would not attend school. It was mostly a look of surprise that appeared in his eyes. He then expressed his curiosity: "What will you do if you don't attend school?"
Zi Rui said: "Go to the battlefield! I want to learn the art of war, and I will lead troops onto the battlefield." He said this while looking at his own hand, "Didn't I only lose one finger. Elder sister said that once we have taken over Qian Zhou, I will go and cut off everyone from the Feng family's fingers."
"Ah!" The Emperor slapped his leg and repeatedly sighed to Zhang Yuan: "Did you see it? They truly are siblings." Saying this, he comforted Zi Rui: "Dear child, you've suffered."
Zhang Yuan added: "Don't just say it, provide some material benefit."
In regards to this, the Emperor thought about it quite seriously for a bit, but he still helplessly shook his head. His expression was a little bitter: "I really don't know what to provide you with. Over the years, I've rewarded people with this and that, but it was mostly just money or power. But We have never thought that the people who have received money lived particularly well, and the people that received power ended up doing evil, which ended up shortening their lives." He patted Zi Rui's head and sighed: "We have gotten old. In truth, I really just want to bring you around this large palace and play around. Bring you to see the wine that was secretly buried underground ten years ago and provide you with the most delicious foods. As for the other things... Sooner or later, the world will belong to you young people. Following your sister and brother-in-law, you will not suffer any losses."
The words that he said were quite touching. Why was it that it sounded a bit like a will to Zhang Yuan? He furrowed his brow and advised: "Can you not say something a little more cheerful? What old or not, just look at imperial physician Yao. He is much older than you, yet he does not make any mention of getting old. What are you talking about getting old at every moment for?"
The Emperor rolled his eyes at him, and Zi Rui was quite surprised by how well the two got along. He could not help but ask: "The friend Emperor, why do you have this sort of servant at your side?"
The Emperor snorted, "I have nothing better to do." He held it in a little longer then said: "In truth, I am bored."
However, who knew that these words would be heard by Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming, who had just arrived. Xuan Tian Ming's expression sank, as he quickly brought his wife in and said: "Can you not teach the child something more proper."
Feng Yu Heng, however, tugged at him and stepped forward to gently say: "Father Emperor is not old. You still have not brought back imperial concubine mother. How can you be old?"
Once imperial concubine Yun was mentioned, the Emperor became spirited. He remembered that Zhang Yuan seemed to have mentioned imperial concubine Yun the previous day. He quickly asked: "What was it that happened last night?"
Zhang Yuan repeated what the palace maid had said then added: "As this servant sees it, imperial concubine Yun is still thinking about it. Drinking wine is harmful to the body. She is thinking about your health, yet you don't think much of it."
Xuan Tian Ming glared at Zhang Yuan, thinking to himself: how could this be comforting. Is this not playing a trick on the old man!
Sure enough, once Zhang Yuan finished speaking, the Emperor immediately said: "We understand. That uh, go to the cellar and open up all of the jars of wine. Today, We will continue to drink with old Yao! Perhaps, it will cause dearest to come here personally." While saying this, he gave Yao Xian a kick, saying: "Wake up, wake up, wake up, stop sleeping."
In the end, Yao Xian was older and could not handle alcohol as well as the Emperor. In addition to this, with the two always drinking together, Yao Xian was no longer the same soul as many years prior. The so-called friends drinking together meant that it could not be hidden. He could not by sly, thus Yao Xian simply did not take any hangover medicine before drinking with the Emperor. This caused him to get even drunker than the Emperor.
Feng Yu Heng felt truly helpless and could only beg: "Father Emperor, spare my grandfather. Also, daughter-in-law came back this time needing grandfather's help with a matter. Daughter-in-law's personal bodyguard was severely injured and poisoned. He is waiting for grandfather to take care of the detoxification."
The Emperor appeared disappointed. Seeing that Yao Xian had woken up, he had no choice but to agree and allow him to leave. But he then turned his gaze on Zi Rui. Zi Rui trembled with fear and quickly dove into Feng Yu Heng's embrace. He quickly muttered: "Don't look at me. I am still young. I am just a child." After saying this, he felt that it was lacking, thus he added: "I still have some important matters to tend to. That father of mine sent a report to the people of Qian Zhou, telling them to take our lives. Although the danger has already passed, Zi Rui has lost a finger and must go to settle this debt with him."
The child spoke with a crisp voice, but his attitude was very resolute. The hatred that he felt toward Feng Jin Yuan burst forth once more, and even the Emperor could feel it.
When the Emperor heard that Feng Jin Yuan had done this, although he did not find it to be odd based on his understanding of Feng Jin Yuan, he was still extremely annoyed. Thus he waved his hand: "Go, as long as you don't kill him, you can get revenge as you please."
Zi Rui was stunned. He did not know about the matter with Qian Zhou's map of the dragon vein, thus when he hard that Feng Jin Yuan must be kept alive, he was a little caught off-guard. But he did not ask any further. He just nodded and climbed out of the dragon bed, standing at Feng Yu Heng's side.
Yao Xian was a little unable to accept how he had mysteriously ended up in the dragon bed. Climbing out of bed, he looked a little embarrassed, but the Emperor did not think about this. He did not think that there was anything wrong with Yao Xian and Feng Zi Rui sleeping in the dragon bed. He even warmly waved to Yao Xian, telling him to come again.
Xuan Tian Ming could not handle his father's simple attitude, and he quickly used an official matter to bring the atmosphere back: "A person from Qian Zhou was caught alive and brought back. He has been kept in the Yu Palace. How do you want to take care of him?"
The Emperor asked him: "Do you have any use for him?"
Xuan Tian Ming shook his head, "Not really."
"Then just execute him!" The Emperor spoke very casually, but the more he used this tone, the more it meant that he was serious about the matter, "Hand him to the governor and have him executed. Tell everyone in the world that this is Da Shun's attitude."
Xuan Tian Ming was hoping for this. Qian Zhou and Da Shun had begun fighting. The North had rebelled. These were not just matters of the court. The people of the world also had the right to know. This time, they could make use of this execution, and they could make use of Qian Zhou taking action against Da Shun. They could use the deaths of countless citizens from Da Shun to stir the entire country's anger. To him, Qian Zhou was already something that was in the bag.
Xuan Tian Ming's lips curled up slightly into a wicked smile. Bringing along his wife and Zi Rui, he turned around and left.
Feng Yu Heng turned around and waved her hand to the Emperor and said goodbye. She then gave Yao Xian a look, and Yao Xian quickly followed. The Emperor remained in place for a long time until the group completely vanished. Only then did he slap his forehead: "Oh no, We forgot to tell them about old seventh's matters."
Eastern Border
Xuan Tian Ming brought Feng Yu Heng's group and hastily began to leave. Their original plans upon entering the capital were already delayed by the Emperor and Yao Xian getting drunk. Feng Yu Heng used the time that they walked to tell Yao Xian about what had happened. Yao Xian felt more and more embarrassed, repeatedly saying that he had been a fool. In the future, he would never go and drink with the Emperor again.
Xuan Tian Ming smiled bitterly: "Grandfather had best not make this guarantee. Based on this prince's understanding of father Emperor, as long as he wants to look for you to drink, there will be all kinds of different patterns. It's inevitable that you will not be able to escape."
In regards to this, Yao Xian took it for granted.
The group moved quickly and very quickly arrived at the horse path not far from the entrance. The other side of the horse path went directly to the entrance of the palace. The long path already seemed a bit quiet because there had been no morning court session.
But very quickly, a person quickly came from the direction of the palace's entrance. wearing a long and black robe. He looked like a deity and moved very quickly; however, he did not give off the aura of being in a rush.
Feng Yu Heng quietly let out an "eh" sound and said in confusion: "Is that seventh brother?" Xuan Tian Hua had always preferred lighter-colored robes. How come he had put on such a dark color?
Xuan Tian Ming was clearly also a little puzzled. Pulling them forward, he quickly went forward. Sure enough, the person coming over was the seventh prince, Xuan Tian Hua.
Feng Zi Rui was the first to react. He really liked the deity-like seventh prince. He immediately broke free from Feng Yu Heng's grasp and ran forward, very respectfully saying: "Zi Rui pays respects to your Highness the seventh prince."
Xuan Tian Hua immediately noticed the gauze wrapped around Zi Ruis' hand, but he did not think that it was unexpected. A look of distress just flashed through his eyes, as he quickly picked the child up. He then looked up and said to Xuan Tian Ming and Feng Yu Heng: "I went to Ming'er's palace last night but did not see you two. The palace's hidden guards told me about what happened to Zi Rui. How is it now? Can the finger be reconnected?"
Xuan Tian Ming shook his head and did not reply; however, he did ask: "Seventh brother is wearing dark clothes worn when going far from home. These are clearly not the usual clothes that are worn. As a result of his change in state of mind, he will be going far frome home, very far."
Xuan Tian Hua did not hide it, nodding and saying: "With the North falling into disarray, if I do not go to the East, I fear that it will not be able to hold out much longer."
Bu Cong's rebellion caused Da Shun's Eastern border to fall into a precarious position. The princess Li Yue, also known as Yu Qian Yin, from Zong Sui was still locked up in one of Da Shun's prisons. The Emperor and Feng Yu Heng had demanded an exorbitant amount of money, and they had extorted a great deal of money from Zong Sui. Presently, there was still no reply. It was possible that Zong Sui either complied or fought. It was impossible for Da Shun to not make preparations.
"But there's no need for seventh brother to go personally, right?" This question was asked by Feng Yu Heng, her voice was a little quiet and filled with concern; however, it also seemed to be very powerless. Xuan Tian Hua looked to be like a deity, but in reality, this person's martial arts abilities were not inferior to Xuan Tian Ming. His strategic ingenuity was also no worse than Xuan Tian Ming, and he also valued the world. It was just that these princes, and even the rulers in the past never disdained such fond feelings. Feng Yu Heng always knew that Xuan Tian Hua had a very unique way of living; however, she had never thought that there would come a day when he would truly leave home for the sake of calming the world. Why was it that her heart ached so much when thinking of Xuan Tian Hua going to the Eastern border?
Xuan Tian Hua glanced at her and wanted to say something. The words even reached his lips, but they were firmly stopped there. Turning to look at Xuan Tian Ming, he light-heartedly said: "Ever since the founding of Da Shun, it has always fallen on the imperial family to take care of commanding the troops. It was only imperial grandfather ascended the throne did the power balance shift and generals from other families started to appear. Imperial grandfather believed that having external families participating would prevent the princes from fighting each other. This would avoid having battles between princes get out of hand. But imperial grandfather only gave command of one army to a non-family member. When it came to our father Emperor, however, three armies were given out."
Xuan Tian Ming knew what he meant. Presently, of Da Shun's armies, aside from the Western and Northwestern armies being under his command, the Eastern army was given to Bu Cong, the Southern army was given to General Ping Nan, and the Northern army was left with the Duan Mu family. Like this, the Xuan family's control over this country became very awkward. Although he had the right to control all of the troops in the country, who could guarantee that soldiers that had obeyed someone else would listen to him?
Xuan Tian Hua spoke very directly, "Presently, the North has rebeled, and Bu Cong has gone missing. It's unknown whether Zong Sui is a friend or foe. If I do not go, I fear that the East cannot be contained." He faintly sighed before turning to look at Feng Yu Heng. A faint look of unwillingness to leave appeared in his eyes. But in this life, he was most adept at remaining unmoved. Even when his "unmoved" appearance was seen through many times by Feng Yu Heng, he still continued to be stubborn. "You will be going North. You must be careful." He calmly looked at Feng Yu Heng without a trace of spirit.
But she was able to see a bit of emotion from Xuan Tian Hua's eyes that was similar to when relatives were separated from one another. This caused her to feel inexplicably upset. "Seventh brother is not suited to going to the military base." She stubbornly voiced her own opinion, but she felt that her words were completely devoid of power. Xuan Tian Ming had said it before. The people of the imperial family have no choice in their own lives, thus there was no way to choose what they should do in life. Even if Xuan Tian Hua wished to avoid the uproar, he would still be led along by the Xuan family blood that flowed in his veins.
Feng Yu Heng lowered her head and did not continue to console him. Tugging at the corners of her lips, she put on a bitter smile, "Seventh brother, just treat it as though I did not say anything." She raised her head once more, and the unhappiness in her eyes had already disappeared. She simply put on a smile and asked him: "Seventh brother, when are you setting out?"
Xuan Tian Hua was slightly startled then said: "After bidding farewell to father Emperor and imperial concubine mother... immediately."
"So soon." Feng Yu Heng was startled and said with some irritation: "Xuan Tian Ming and I will be returning to the military camp very soon. A large number of steel weapons have already been made, and I wanted to give you some..." She stopped. It was already too late to return to the military camp and retrieve one, thus she simply reached into her sleeve and flipped through her space. In the end, she pulled out a dagger. "This one's brother is still unsuited to holding a sword. This dagger is also made of steel. It's small and easy to carry around. I have used it a few times. Seventh brother, do not dislike it." It was a military dagger that she had used to cut meat when producing steel in the military camp.
Xuan Tian Hua laughed and reached out to receive it, "What could be disliked. You... your thoughts, seventh brother will naturally accept." He placed the dagger in his sleeve then looked away from Feng Yu Heng, turning toward Xuan Tian Ming and saying: "Ming'er, before you leave, you should go and see imperial concubine mother. With both of us leaving, she will be alone in this palace."
Xuan Tian Ming also sighed and nodded, "There is a survivor from Qian Zhou that I must personally send to the government office. Seventh brother, go and see father Emperor then go to wait for us at Winter Moon Palace."
When everyone finally left the palace, Feng Yu Heng was feeling a bit down because Xuan Tian Hua had to go East to take control of Bu Cong's army. She was completely unable to imagine the deity-like Xuan Tian Hua running an army, and only one thought came to mind: What a reckless waste of goods!
She did not speak the entire way back to the Yu Palace. Feng Yu Heng sent Yao Xian into her space then brought the person from Qian Zhou out. This person remained in his unconscious state. Xuan Tian Ming personally brought this person to the government office then transmitted the Emperor's instructions to Xu Jing Yuan. Xu Jing Yuan immediately arranged for an execution to take place in three days time.
Because of an appointment with Xuan Tian Hua, when Xuan Tian Ming returned, the two immediately prepared to enter the palace once more. Feng Zi Rui, however, brought up his own thoughts: "Elder sister, prepare a carriage for me. Send me back to the Feng family first!"
Feng Yu Heng slightly furrowed her brows and discussed with Zi Rui: "How about you wait until elder sister can accompany you after coming back from visiting imperial concubine Yun in the palace?"
Zi Rui shook his head with a smile. The appearance of a little adult appeared on his face once more: "The Feng family is not outside the capital. There is no danger. Elder sister, there is no need to worry. Zi Rui cannot have elder sister at my side at all times. Moreover, we also have the surname Feng. If we do not even dare return to our own home, where is there any need to discuss going onto the battlefield in the future?"
Feng Yu Heng really wanted to say, what battlefield will you be joining! You will at most be allowed to go to the military camp. You will not even get a chance to step onto the battlefield. But Zi Rui was correct. Their surname was Feng. They had to return to their own home. Speaking of, that old wretch Feng Jin Yuan should have provided a courtyard for the brother and sister. The courtyard for the daughter and son of the first wife should be the best in the manor, with exception to the master and madam's courtyards. She made up her mind, and a cold look appeared in her eyes. She immediately nodded, "Alright, bring along two hidden guards and go ahead!"
Zi Rui nodded very happily then looked toward Xuan Tian Ming and said: "Brother-in-law, can I borrow some of the hidden guard brothers from the Yu Palace?"
Xuan Tian Ming loved everything about this child from the very beginning, but as he interacted with him more, he liked him even more, thus he patted his head and said: "Go ahead, you have permission."
Zi Rui immediately turned and ran out. Feng Yu Heng was worried and ordered Wang Chuan: "You should go back too!"
Wang Chuan nodded and quickly followed.
A carriage and an imperial carriage departed from the Yu Palace at the same time but headed in different directions. One went toward the Feng manor, and one went toward the palace.
Feng Yu Heng was anxious to find out to what degree Feng Jin Yuan's injury had recovered. Would Zi Rui be bullied when he went back? Xuan Tian Ming saw that his wife was pondering something and asked: "Are you still worried about seventh brother?"
She immediately became spirited and snickered while replying: "Are you jealous?"
Xuan Tian Ming let out a "tsk" and ignored her.
Feng Yu Heng felt extremely bored and reached out to poke the purple lotus on his forehead: "If you aren't jealous, then what is it?"
Xuan Tian Ming grabbed her hand and helplessly said: "In this world, if there is anyone that is jealous of seventh brother, they are an idiot."
"Hm?" She was puzzled, "Why?"
He patted her head, "Because practically all of the girls in the world are interested in him. Even if there are no feelings, they would still be like mortals in the face of a deity. Un, it would be a female mortal seeing a male deity."
She nodded, "I understand. But what you just said was incorrect. What I was thinking of was really not about seventh brother. I was just thinking about whether or not Zi Rui would be bullied when he returned to the Feng family. To you, an eight-year-old child might be a young adult to you, but to me, his childhood has only just begun."
The people inside the imperial carriage got worried, and the carriage of the child that Feng Yu Heng had been speaking of came to a stop outside the Feng home's entrance. He got out of the carriage in a very familiar manner. With a maidservant and two hidden guards, he walked inside. He then said to housekeeper He Zhong, who had run over to welcome him: "Go and inform Feng Jin Yuan that I have returned."
He Zhong was startled and felt that a cold look was coming from the young master's eyes. It was the exact same as the second young miss...
Ruthless Yao shi
Feng Zi Rui's sudden change caused He Zhong to feel a little dazed, but he very quickly noticed the small hand wrapped in bandages. He Zhong felt that the young master's mood was definitely related to this injury and realized that this injury was most likely the reason for paying a visit to the master.
He had been in the Feng family's service for half of his life, and he had watched Feng Jin Yuan ascend step by step to the position of prime minister, and he had seen him fall from the position of standard first rank. Now, he was just a stable hand that fed horses. But He Zhong understood that this all served him right. For the feelings in such a large family to become so indifferent is also quite sorrowful.
Feng Zi Rui quickly walked in the direction of where Yao shi was staying. Yao Xian had said in the past that Yao shi still had not moved out of the Feng home. He had purchased the residence, but the courtyard was a little rundown, and it was in the middle of being renovated. In addition to the matter of purchasing servants and Yao shi's injuries being severe, Yao shi's moving out could only be pushed back. Cheng Jun Man arranged for her own servant to stay at Yao shi's side to take care of her. Even if Feng Jin Yuan hated Yao shi and tried numerous times to take action against her, he did not dare go against the Cheng sisters' protection.
Yao shi had woken up long before Feng Jin Yuan left the capital, but her spirit was still lacking. Aside from eating and drinking, she could only remain in a daze while lying in bed. The Cheng shi sisters would visit once each day and speak with her for a bit, but Yao shi ignored them. Gradually, they no longer wanted to visit. Sometimes, Yao shi would ask if Feng Jin Yuan had died. When she heard that he was alive, she would get emotional and toss about a bit. Cheng Jun Man specially invited a doctor to come and handle her in these emergencies.
When Feng Zi Rui arrived at the entrance, he heard a maidservant quietly say to Yao shi: "I heard that master was able to try and get out of bed yesterday."
It was as though these words had lit a firecracker, as Yao shi immediately exploded. She immediately shouted: "What?" Then sat up a bit in bed and screamed: "He is actually able to get out of bed? Impossible! The injury that I inflicted was very severe. Wasn't it said that his family jewels were cut off? How could he get out of bed so quickly?"
The servant was on the verge of tears. While supporting Yao shi, she did her best to not allow her movements to get too large and open up her wounds once more. She continued to console her: "Master must have some sort of good medicine. Madam, you must ensure your own health!"
Feng Zi Rui quietly asked the servant at the entrance: "Feng Jin Yuan is able to get out of bed?"
The servant was one that had worked in the Feng manor in the past, and she was very confused as to why the young master would suddenly refer to the master by name. In the past, she had heard the second young miss do this, but the second young miss and the master did not get along well. Now, even the young master stood in opposition to the master? The servant faintly felt that she could not continue to stay in Feng Jin Yuan's employ. It was fine if the residence had conflicts in secret, but now the battles were out in the open. This was too frightening.
Thoughts were just thoughts, as she heard Feng Zi Rui's question and immediately replied: "Master is not just able to get out of bed. I heard that he is able to walk around in the yard."
"How could he have gotten better so quickly?" This time, it was Feng Zi Rui's turn to feel puzzled, "What sort of doctor was called to treat him? An imperial physician?"
Before the servant could reply, Wang Chuan interjected and coldly snorted: "How could he be able to invite any good doctor. To invite an imperial physician is even more of a dream. Young master does not know, but Feng Jin Yuan has some new hidden guards at his side. Apparently..." Wang Chuan lowered her voice a little and leaned closer to Zi Rui's side, quietly saying: "Apparently, it's someone from Qian Zhou."
Feng Zi Rui furrowed his brow extremely tightly. When this child heard the word Qian Zhou, an uncontrollable anger welled up inside him. Just as he was about to explode, he heard a "bang" come from the room. He looked inside and found that Yao shi had pushed away the servant taking care of her. The servant bumped into the table, flipping it along with the cups set on it.
It was as though Yao shi had gone insane. Sitting in bed, she loudly shouted: "Did you not come to take care of me? Are you not my servant? Why do you not listen to my orders?"
The servant was dazed from being bumped, but she bitterly replied to Yao shi: "Madam can have this servant do anything, but to have this servant kill the master, this servant really does not dare!"
Yao shi glared at her and cursed: "You worthless thing! If you don't dare kill anyone, how can you continue to live in this Feng family?"
The things shouted while venting were a bit true. They were not incorrect at all. If one did not dare kill others, how could one continue to live in the Feng family?
Feng Zi Rui was finally unable to bear watching and quickly trotted into the room and supported Yao shi. The young child did his best to calm his voice and used a very coaxing voice to say to Yao shi: "Mother, don't get angry. Your body is your own. If you fell ill from getting angry, or your wounds opened up once more, the one that would feel distressed is Zi Rui! Mother, don't you love Zi Rui?"
Yao shi recovered slightly, and the explosive anger from earlier caused her to continue breathing deeply. She felt that it was a little difficult to breathe. ZI Rui rubbed her back with his small hand. Why was it that Yao shi felt as though something was off with the hand on her back?
She blankly looked at Zi Rui for a while then turned around and pulled Zi Rui's hand forward. Only then did she see the hand wrapped in bandages along with the missing finger.
Yao shi was immediately dazed. She immediately threw aside Zi Rui's hand as though she had picked up something scary. After a long while, she finally calmed down and asked in a crazed manner: "Where is your pinky? Zi Rui, where is your pinky?"
In the end, he was still a child. Even if he had a belly full of resentment toward the Feng manor, and even if he had a cold expression in front of others, he was still fragile. Zi Rui choked up and looked away, tears nearly streaming down his face.
Yao shi saw that he did not speak and quickly asked Wang Chuan: "What is going on? Wasn't it said that Zi Rui was returning to Xiao Zhou to attend school? Where is his elder sister?"
Wang Chuan explained seriously to Yao shi: "Young master was going to Xiao Zhou to attend school, and young miss assigned ten hidden guards to protect him, but he met with some assassins from Qian Zhou along the way. Not only did they kidnap young master, but they... also cut off young master's pinky."
Yao shi had a mental breakdown upon hearing the words "cut off young master's pinky." Wang Chuan continued: "The reason that those people from Qian Zhou knew about young master's movements is a result of the Feng family's master, Feng Jin Yuan, reporting to them." But Yao shi did not hear this in the slightest. Her mind was filled with "Zi Rui was kidnapped on his way to school." Then, in her mentally ill imagination, this thought became: "Why did A-Heng not protect him?"
Wang Chuan furrowed her brow, and a bad feeling filled her heard, but she continued to explain: "She did. Young miss assigned ten hidden guards to protect young master on his trip to Xiao Zhou. Unfortunately, the enemy was Qian Zhou's divine archery team."
"I am asking why did she not personally send Zi Rui to Xiao Zhou?" Yao shi began screaming once more. What divine archery team from Qian Zhou. She did not understand what this meant. She just knew that her son had lost a finger. The main reason for this injury was that Feng Yu Heng did not personally send him. "My son is still only so young. He is not even ten years of age. What sort of enmity could he have with anyone? Why would he be kidnapped?" She muttered to herself as though there was nobody else in the room. Even if the wound had begun to bleed, she did not notice it at all. Yao shi analyzed once more, "Zi Rui is just a child. It's impossible that anyone would want to kidnap him. He had left with his elder sister, thus the person that they wanted should be..." Her eyes lit up, "Should be his sister!" Yao shi looked up at Wang Chuan: "The person that the other side wanted to kill should be Feng Yu Heng, right? She did not personally send Zi Rui, thus she avoided this crisis. Instead, they cut off one of Zi Rui's fingers, right?"
Wang Chuan truly admired Yao shi. There was nothing that she could do to converse with this woman, thus she simply snorted coldly and turned away without saying a single word.
But Yao shi saw that she did not speak and became spirited. The once loving mother had completely disappeared to parts unknown. Now, she had become bitter and was no different from the former Chen shi. She glared at Wang Chuan and said: "I hit the mark, thus you aren't talking! Then what face do you have to come and see me? I know that this is not her own younger brother, thus she does not love him. She was able to avoid the danger, but Zi Rui ended up injured. She caused the death of my daughter, and I have not even settled this debt. Why would she harm my son? What sort of hatred is there between us?"
Yao shi began to cry loudly.
Feng Zi Rui practically did not dare believe his own ears. He stood at the side of the bed and looked at his mother in horror. He asked himself repeatedly, when exactly was it that his mother had become like this? Was this still the mother that had lived with him in the mountains of the Northwest?
He watched Yao shi pelt Wang Chuan with question after question. He immediately woke up from the warm feelings of feeling his mother's concern, as a great hatred began to fill his heart.
He turned around and asked the Feng family's servants: "Didn't I say to inform Feng Jin Yuan that I have returned? Have they gone? Where is he?"
How could the servants here know what was happening on Feng Jin Yuan's side, but the young master had asked, thus they could not ignore it. They could only say that they would go and take a look. Thus two servants trotted out of the room. Yao shi's cries continued, causing the anger inside Zi Rui to burn even brighter.
The child was finally unable to endure and began to vent his anger, looking all around. The servant that had been pushed into the table immediately entered his field of view. Who knew where he found the strength, as he quickly walked over to the table and picked it up then suddenly threw it away.
With a "bang" the table crashed into a wardrobe, breaking off a leg.
Zi Rui acting out like this ended up scaring Yao shi. She blankly looked over and saw Zi Rui raise his broken injured hand and say to her: "I don't care how you thought of it in your mind, nor do I care whether or not you acknowledge elder sister, I will tell you that my finger was cut off by someone from Qian Zhou, and those people from Qian Zhou did not want to kill elder sister. Their goal was me! And my movements were leaked by that bastard Feng Jin Yuan! Mother, did you hear that? It was my father that told the people of Qian Zhou to come and kidnap me. It was my father that wants my life!"
Zi Rui's Revenge
Zi Rui was practically roaring at this point. In his nearly eight years of life, this was his first time shouting at his mother like this. In an instant, he felt that the one that had changed was not his sister. Rather, it was this mother.
Once this thought surfaced, he immediately asked: "Who exactly are you?"
Yao shi was stunned and subconsciously asked: "What are you saying?"
Zi Rui pointed at her, a fierce look appearing in his eyes: "Who exactly are you? You are not our mother. Our mother has always been gentle with her words, and she always treated sister and me with concern and love. When we were in the Northwest, the village chief had given her a bowl of noodle soup, but she was reluctant to have any for herself. Instead, she split it evenly between sister and me. That is my mother. As for you, what sort of weird monster are you?"
Yao shi was scared by him and was not able to speak for a long time. She trembled endlessly in bed, but Zi Rui still did not feel any distress.
Wang Chuan went forward and stopped the child, gently patting his shoulder and saying: "Don't worry, don't worry."
Zi Rui raised his hand and wiped away the tears on his face. His gaze remained sharp, as he coldly said to Yao shi: "I don't care what you have become, but since you have chosen to live as our mother, you should do your best to play the part. I am not your only child. There is also my elder sister. I will not allow anyone to harm my sister. No matter if it is with words or actions, even if it is you, it will not be allowed. There is a truth that I must tell you, in my heart, my elder sister is more important than you."
Yao shi's face was an extremely pale white. She was puzzled and asked: "That person, what exactly did she say to you to make you trust her so much? Zi Rui, I am your mother, but she, she really is not your elder sister!"
Wang Chuan desperately held back Zi Rui, who had lost all control. She loudly shouted at Yao shi: "Do you still not understand? No matter who it is, whether she is your daughter or not, we all acknowledge her! As for you, we don't care if you acknowledge her or not. It's better if you don't! In the future, whether you live or die, young miss will not care for you!"
The three people in the room created a large disturbance, and He Zhong ran in from the outside. Standing in front of Feng Zi Rui, he respectfully said: "Young master, master has woken up, but he is injured. He said that if you have a matter and wish to see him, go and see him in his room."
Feng Zi Rui violently turned around and viciously glared at He Zhong. The imposing manner that he had caused He Zhong to retreat a couple steps in fear. He then heard Feng Zi Rui say: "Have him come here to see me! Now! At once! Immediately!"
He Zhong was extremely troubled. The young master's personality had changed very drastically, leaving him not dare to refute him, but the master had never allowed for the servants to question him! He hesitated in place, not knowing what he should do.
Feng Zi Rui, however, lost his patience and screamed: "Hidden guard!"
In the blink of an eye, two figures in black clothes appeared from an unknown location. The two cupped their hands and greeted Feng Zi Rui: "Would young master please provide an order."
Feng Zi Rui lowered his voice and said: "You two go with housekeeper He and bring Feng Jin Yuan over to this room. Just say that this young master is waiting for him here and have called him over. If he uses his illness as an excuse not to come, just carry him over. Wasn't it said that Feng Jin Yuan has hidden guards from Qian Zhou at his side. If they don't act, it's fine. Once they do take action, cut off their fingers and bring them to me."
The two hidden guards immediately nodded, "This subordinate will obey." One of them then said to He Zhong: "Let's go!"
He Zhong's scalp began to feel numb, but with these two people at his side, he had no say in whether or not he went. He was simply seized on both sides by the two and brought over to Feng Jin Yuan's side.
Sure enough, sending hidden guards would be effective. This time, Feng Zi Rui did not need to wait for long. Very quickly, the person that he wanted to see was carried into the room.
That's right, carried, and he was carried over using his bedsheets. Feng Jin Yuan was feeling annoyed while being carried over to this side.
The hidden guards were not too gentle nor too harsh. Upon entering the room, they threw him to the ground and stopped worrying about it. One of them had blood on his hands and walked over to Zi Rui then held his hand out. Five fingers were held in his hand, as he said to Zi Rui: "Only one person appeared. After five fingers were cut off, he ran away."
Zi Rui nodded and picked up the fingers before throwing them at Feng Jin Yuan's face.
The smell of blood filled the air, and Feng Jin Yuan was not particularly afraid, but he just looked at Zi Rui in disbelief as though he was looking at a stranger.
The child suddenly laughed and asked Feng Jin Yuan: "Father, do you feel that it is difficult to accept that I am different from before, or do you feel that me returning alive is the reality that's hard to accept? You worked so hard to send someone to send a report and scheme with the people of Qian Zhou to have me caught. They would then use this to threaten my elder sister into handing over the method for producing steel. Unfortunately, it ended up failing. Aside from me losing a pinky finger, the people of Qian Zhou did not manage to take anything else." He took a couple steps forward toward Feng Jin Yuan, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you. Those people from Qian Zhou are all dead. The only one that is still alive was sent to the government office and is waiting to be executed. Do you want to know how those people died? I will tell you that some were killed by his Highness the ninth prince, some were killed by elder sister, and some were killed by me! Right, I can kill people. Not only do I know how to kill people, I even cut off some of their fingers. Remember, Qian Zhou's people cut off my finger today, and I will cut off all of the fingers from every criminal from Qian Zhou. I, Feng Zi Rui, will make sure to cut all of them without missing a single one!"
The eery chill finally pierced Feng Jin Yuan's heart, and it caused sweat to appear all over his body. It was not that Feng Zi Rui had avoided being killed by the people of Qian Zhou, it was that this child had finally become exactly like his elder sister because of his pushes. He thought once more that if there came a day when Feng Zi Rui grew up and became a man that could stand at his sister's side on the battlefield, when that time came, would he still have any chance of beating the siblings?
Perhaps it was because his internal feelings became too clearly written on his face, but Wang Chuan suddenly laughed. The sound of this laugh was quite fluttery, as she asked him: "Feng Jin Yuan, what exactly are you thinking? Could it be that you feel that you have always had the upper hand in your struggles with the second young miss?" These words were filled with scorn.
But it was fine. He still had room to manoeuver!
Feng Jin Yuan's mood soared once more. He no longer had Feng Chen Yu, but he still had Feng Fen Dai. Based on the love that the fifth prince had for Fen Dai, Fen Dai would definitely be able to steadily assume the position of official princess Li. He had already done his best to persuade Qian Zhou to provide the fifth prince with some covert support. As long as there came a day when the fifth prince ascended the throne, the position of prime minister would belong to him once more. Also, he would no longer just be the prime minister. His status would also include: Relative of the imperial family.
The more Feng Jin Yuan thought about it, the happier he became. His hopes were written on his face, causing Feng Zi Rui to feel that he was an idiot.
At this time, Yao shi was also able to see most of the puzzle. Although Feng Jin Yuan did not say much, the drastic change in his countenance revealed all. But Yao shi's mind continued to be different from a normal person. With things reaching the current situation, although she hated Feng Jin Yuan enough and hoped that he would die immediately, she did not place all of the blame on Feng Jin Yuan's shoulders. Instead, it was: "So it was her ability to produce steel! It was her! Look, after all is said and done, if she did not exist, how could Zi Rui have suffered such a disaster?"
Recently, Feng Zi Rui was extremely dissatisfied with the things that Yao shi said. If it was not for him reminding himself that she was his mother, he would definitely have found a rag and stuffed it into that woman's mouth.
But in the end, Yao shi was his birth mother. Even if he hated her, he could not do that sort of thing; however, this hatred needed to be vented. At this time, Wang Chuan pulled out a dagger from who knew where and held it in front of Zi Rui. She then pointed at Feng Jin Yuan and said: "Young master must get revenge for the missing finger. With the culprit caught, how can you let him go?"
Zi Rui's eyes lit up, as light began to shine from his eyes when he looked at Feng Jin Yuan. Others might not think much of this, but it caused Feng Jin Yuan to feel absolutely terrified. He did his best to endure the pain in his body while retreating. He finally said: "What are you doing? I am your father!"
"My ass!" Zi Rui forcefully spat at him and angrily said: "It also suits you!" He then walked forward and squatted in front of Feng Jin Yuan.
The two hidden guards feared that Feng Jin Yuan would hurt Zi Rui and immediately went forward to hold him still from behind.
Zi Rui waved his hand and said: "Bring his arm forward. Un, the left side." He extended the dagger forward, "I will not kill you, but it's definitely not because you are my father. Between the two of us, there is only enmity. There are no relations, much less familial relations. I already swore on that boat that sooner or later, I myself will kill you for me, for my sister and for everyone in the Feng family that you killed. I will get revenge. Today, I only want one of your fingers." While saying this, he raised his left hand, "Just like how I am right now. Only like this will we look like father and son. What do you say, am I right?"
"No, you can't." A cold sweat appeared on Feng Jin Yuan's brow, as he subconsciously wanted to shout for his hidden guard, but he immediately recalled the deep hatred that Zi Rui had for the people of Qian Zhou, thus he closed the mouth that he had opened.
At this time, he felt a great pain suddenly come from his left hand. Looking down, he found that the hidden guard had forcefully dragged his arm over. Feng Jin Yuan even began to wonder if his wrist had been broken during all of this; however, the pain in that area was immediately replaced by a pain in another. Following this, blood began to pour from the pinky area of his left hand. He personally saw his own pinky finger get cut off by Feng Zi Rui. The child then viciously stomped on it.
This cruel and bloody scene was seen by Feng Fen Dai, who had just reached the entrance of the room. She shrieked as though she had seen a ghost before fainting.
At the same time, Xuan Tian Ming, Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Hua were chatting idly with imperial concubine Yun in Winter Moon Palace. The one speaking the most was none other than Jian Zheng from the Board of Astronomy. He held a star chart in his left hand and a yin and yang astronomy chart in his right. What he spoke of was not about the stars. Rather, it was about which courtyard's imperial concubine could no longer handle the loneliness and eloped with a guard.
Feng Yu Heng laughed while quietly saying to a palace maid: "Go and find Zhang Yuan. Just tell him that this imperial daughter wants to borrow a eunuch. Have the eunuch go to the Feng family home and teach Feng Jin Yuan how to take care of himself after losing a chunk of flesh."
Hua'er and Heng Heng Are a Good Match
Feng Yu Heng muttered to the palace maid for a bit until the palace maid quietly left the moon-viewing hall.
Imperial concubine Yun looked toward her for a bit then raised her hand and interrupted Jian Zheng. She then said with some dissatisfaction: "The biggest taboo when listening to a story is not paying attention. A-Heng, what was being talked about earlier?"
Feng Yu Heng quickly sat up a little straighter and said seriously: "Daughter-in-law was paying attention properly. Just now, lord Jian Zheng was talking about lesser imperial concubine Lan having private communications with a guard in the palace. The two were preparing to escape from the palace. After reaching a small hole in the wall to the North, the guard crawled out first then went to help lesser imperial concubine Lan out. Who knew that lesser imperial concubine Lan had gotten fatter from eating a great deal each day in the palace. Upon getting halfway through the hole, she got stuck, which allowed for the imperial guards to catch up from behind."
Imperial concubine Yun nodded, "Un, you really did understand."
Enduring the snickering from Xuan Tian Ming and Xuan Tian Hua, Feng Yu Heng did her best to express her enjoyment of the story, asking in a very gossipy tone: "Then what happened after that?"
Jian Zheng said: "Executed."
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Good!" She then began to express her feelings: "That's why I say that men should not have too many women. Since you don't have enough time and can't control them, in the end, the one to suffer will be yourself."
Imperial concubine Yun agreed with this statement. Xuan Tian Ming and Xuan Tina Hua were also convinced of this point. This group showed a great deal of unity in regards to this topic.
Feng Yu Heng glanced at imperial concubine Yun and saw that the desire for gossip still lingered in her eyes. She could not help but sigh to herself while keeping a warm look on her face. She then took the initiative to say to Jian Zheng: "Since lesser imperial concubine Lan's story is complete, tell us about something else!"
Jian Zheng glanced at Feng Yu Heng, and his heart began to tremble once more. Ever since he had seen her for the first time, he would have this sort of feeling. Even to this day, although he was already accustomed to seeing her, the trembling of his heart had never lessened.
Jian Zheng had learned astrology from a young age. His feeling had never erred before, and the first time that he saw her, he was able to see Feng Yu Heng's star; however, it was only later on that he found out that she was the ninth prince's future wife. That person was also known as imperial daughter Ji An.
He had an understanding in his mind. This girl was the star of the phoenix that had not been seen for over 500 years; however, it was odd. Normally, this sort of star appeared when the girl was born. Why would the star of the phoenix only begin to light up after many years? Things really were quite puzzling.
Of course, what puzzled him even more was... the star of the phoenix! That was the star of the phoenix! His master had said that a girl with the star of the phoenix would have a unique character while also being distinguished, graceful and tolerant. But this one... why did she love to gossip so much?
He helplessly shook his head. Thinking about it, he was the dignified Jian Zheng from the Board of Astronomy. Even the Emperor had to give him a bit of face; however, he would always end up being caught off-guard and brought to gossip with imperial concubine Yun. This was truly... a great shame! This family just happened to love gossip. Not only did the mother like it, even the ninth prince that everyone called the king of hell liked it. Even the one that everyone called a deity liked it! He had really had enough.
After complaining internally for a bit, he spoke up and continued to speak in an elegant manner: "Just now, we spoke about gossip surrounding lesser imperial concubine Lan. Then this lowly official will tell you about some gossip concerning a prince!"
Feng Yu Heng wiped away a non-existent cold sweat from her brow, as she thought to herself that this Jian Zheng was truly a character! To speak nothing of him gossiping about an imperial concubine, he was now about to gossip about a prince. If he was allowed to continue for a little while longer, wouldn't he end up talking about the Emperor?
But imperial concubine Yun felt that this was very enjoyable and quickly nodded, saying: "Good, just tell us about this prince. This One likes hearing about it."
Jian Zheng shifted slightly then continued: "Our Da Shun has a total of nine princes. We won't talk about the others. Today, we shall talk about the confined fourth prince."
Feng Yu Heng's eyes lit up, old fourth?
The story began in earnest: "It is said that this fourth prince was imprisoned because he had collaborated with the third prince in an attempt to usurp the throne. But there is an interesting judgment to accompany this heavy punishment. Does everyone remember what it was?"
Imperial concubine Yun knew that Xuan Tian Yi had been locked up; however, she expressed that she did not know about anything else by shaking her head.
How could Xuan Tian Ming take an interest in remembering such things, as he also shook his head and remained silent.
Although Feng Yu Heng recalled a point, she did not know if it was the point that Jian Zheng was going to make.
Instead, it was Xuan Tian Hua that slowly spoke up, saying: "He was also sentenced to embroider something for the Feng family's third young miss, Feng Xiang Rong."
"Your Highness the seventh prince is correct!" Jian Zheng nodded, "It is indeed this interesting judgment that has provided us with this story. Apparently, that fourth prince was sentenced to provide an embroidery for the third young miss Feng. At the start, he was very against it. Oh, of course, up until this point, he is still unwilling to do it. It's just that he no longer has the ability to object. I heard that the first thing that the third young miss had him embroider was a mandarin duck. No matter how unwilling the fourth prince was, there was, unfortunately, an imperial decree in place. He would only pick up a needle and go through the motions. Before the outline was even completed, he threw it to a servant and had it sent to third young miss Feng."
Imperial concubine Yun heard up to this point and began to have a bit of an impression, interjecting: "I heard that the Feng family's third girl is quite weak-willed. Has she been bullied to no end by Feng Jin Yuan?"
Xuan Tian Hua nodded, "Imperial concubine mother is indeed correct."
"Hah!" Imperial concubine Yun felt a bit of pity, "That old fourth really found someone that he could mess with. For the most part, he will just embroider something carelessly. This story is boring."
Feng Yu Heng heard this and shook her head, expressing her own thoughts: "That does not seem to be the case. Daughter-in-law's third sister is indeed a bit weak-willed and is rather cowardly, but she is rather obstinate. She is extremely stubborn and will go to great lengths to split hairs."
These words were met with Jian Zheng's approval: "It really is princess that understands her own younger sister best!" He then continued: "After the fourth prince's shoddy mandarin duck suddenly arrived in the Feng family, the third young miss only took a glance at it before frowning and throwing it back. She just said that it was no good and to bring it back to redo the embroidery."
Xuan Tian Ming was stunned then said: "That third girl in your family had that much courage?"
Feng Yu Heng shrugged: "Do you still remember the day that old third and old fourth caused a stir? Didn't Xiang Rong force old fourth to spend an entire night doing embroidery, even tying him to the chair."
Xuan Tian Ming nodded, saying to himself that a woman's potential was truly boundless!
A faint smile also appeared on Xuan Tian Hua's face, as he urged Jian Zheng: "Continue."
Thus, Jian Zheng continued: "It's rumored that third young miss Feng said that the matter of embroidery was arranged by his Majesty. If the things produced by the fourth prince were of this quality, if they were ever spread in the future, people would say that the master did not teach him properly. Upon hearing these words, the fourth prince coughed up a small mouthful of blood. He then endured the internal injuries and picked up a needle once more. With this situation going back and forth, he produced roughly 70 failures before the fourth prince finally managed to embroider half of a mandarin duck; however, third young miss Feng said that there was no such thing as an embroidery of half of a mandarin duck. If he was going to embroider, he would need to embroider a pair accompanied by red flowers to create a beautiful scene. This was still not enough, as she had someone bring a message, telling the fourth prince to learn how to embroider a mandarin duck as quickly as possible. She had already chosen some more things to embroider in the future. Once this message made it to the fourth prince, he nearly went insane. Apparently, he has been pointing in the direction of the Feng family home while loudly shouting curses at third young miss Feng. After third young miss Feng heard about this, she had someone copy The Classic of Virtue and sent it to the fourth prince to have him embroider a copy of the scripture. The fourth prince was so angry that he tore the scripture to shreds. He roared for third young miss Feng to wait, as there would come a day when he would take care of her!"
Imperial concubine Yun straightened out her body and simply snatched all of the grapes that the servants had been peeling for her. She then brought the plate over and ate while saying: "This story that you told is truly to my tastes. Otherwise, how could I say that a man should not have too many women. With many women, there would be many children. Not only would there be battles of life and death between the women, but the children would also all treat each other as enemies. How could familial relations even be brought up."
These words left Xuan Tian Ming and Xuan Tian Hua feeling helpless. Xuan Tian Ming was the first to say: "Don't seventh brother and I get along quite well?"
Xuan Tian Hua also said: "What imperial concubine mother said is not entirely correct."
Imperial concubine Yun, however, waved her hand and said with great disdain: "That is because one of you was born from this One, and the other was raised by this One. There is not much difference between you two and actual full siblings." SHe pointed at Xuan Tian Hua, "Just try and change the scene that you dislike of this One raising you until you grew up! "She then turned to point at Xuan Tian Ming, "This One guarantees that this child would have strangled you to death."
Feng Yu Heng was extremely speechless, as she thought about all of the princes that had been born. What would happen if all of them had been strangled to death?
Imperial concubine Yun looked as though she did not understand, thus she explained: "That is because Ming'er committed a minor crime. When he was born, there were quite a few annoyances."
She thought about it and figured that it was more or less it, thus she did not continue to ask.
Xuan Tian Hua had an emotional expression: "Son is thankful to imperial concubine mother for taking me in and protecting my life."
Imperial concubine Yun giggled a few times then looked at Xuan Tian Hua with a relieved expression, "You truly did not waste the effort that this One expended in raising you. Look at how well this one grew up, tsk tsk, he's like a deity."
Xuan Tian Hua smiled bitterly, "Imperial concubine mother."
"Don't speak."
Seeing imperial concubine Yun stare at Xuan Tian Hua with a smitten expression, Xuan Tian Ming felt a little on the verge of collapse. With a cold face, he shouted: "Hey! Hey!"
There was no reaction.
"Hey!"
There was still no reaction.
He became angry, "Yun Pian Pian!" Do you still have any self-control as a mother?
Imperial concubine Yun was finally able to recover after being shouted at, and she could not help but snort coldly and roll her eyes, as she said with a face full of anger: "What's wrong with looking for a while? I really did waste my time raising you." After saying this, she felt that it was boring, and she felt that her son did not give her any face earlier, thus her desire to get revenge welled up. After thinking for a long time, she managed to say: "I always feel that such a girl as good as A-Heng going with you is a waste. As this One sees it, if she stands with Hua'er, that would truly be a good pairing!"