C445 Her majesty forgives

Feng Yunzheng suddenly stopped and looked forward. A hint of thought flashed in his eyes as he said, "You handle the rest. This duke will make a trip to the palace."

"Yes, I will obey."

After entering the palace, Feng Yunzheng directly went to the Meng Hua palace. Senior Concubine Liang said that she was also planning on sending someone to send him into the palace.

"Mufei, Prince Jiayu has come to the capital this time to ask for the emperor's hand in marriage. Did Imperial Father reveal the list of candidates to you?" Feng Yunzheng asked.

Imperial Concubine Liang frowned slightly as she shook her head, "Mufei wants to know as well. She even made a trip to the Hall of Rongyuan, but this time your Imperial Father bit the bullet and didn't reveal the contents of the namelist."

According to his previous life, in three years, his father would have given the order to lay down the vassal lords. By then, Xiao Zhenhai would become the main force of the vassal lords, and because of this, Xiao Zhenhai would become a general of the imperial court and the Xiao family would be in the prime of his life. Xiao Zhenhai and Feng Qianyue secretly reached an agreement to help Feng Qianyue ascend to the throne.

The terms of the agreement definitely included the killing of Lian Meng Yue, making Lian Shiya the empress.

"Over the years, the tribunes had been spending a great deal of money, and the annual income of the court was about 11 million silver taels, while more than 5 million silver taels were allocated to the tribunes, especially to King Luzon of Anping, who in recent years had been at war with the Burmese and needed to be supplied by the court. One day, my royal father will not let this situation continue. However, my royal father might have had the intention to dismiss him, but the war with the Great Western Continent had just ended and the treasury had suffered a heavy loss, so he does not dare to act rashly right now. He will definitely treat Lu Jingyao well, in order to make King Anping relax his guard, so, this time, no matter who Lu Jingyao proposes to marry, he will be satisfied. " Feng Yunzheng said with a calm voice.

"Zheng'er, what if that Prince Jia Yu requests to marry the direct daughter of Lian Family?" Imperial Concubine Liang's eyes displayed a trace of worry. "Mufei, I estimate that she's also on the list, because regardless of her status or age, it's all in line. I keep having the feeling that this marriage proposal by Duke Jia Yu isn't as simple as it seems."

"The Xiao family will definitely participate in the wedding to Lu Jingyao. Xiao Zhenhai will not let this opportunity go for nothing." Feng Yunzheng confidently said.

"Three days later, the emperor will hold a banquet at the palace to welcome Prince Jia Yu as a show of respect. Mufei reckons that this is only a banquet on the surface, but in reality, it is a blind date banquet. All the princesses and noble ladies on the list will be present, depending on which one of them is on Lu Jingyao's liking. She pulled at Feng Yunzheng's hand and said, "Zheng'er, mufei hopes that you can marry someone you like in this life. Mufei can see that you're interested in the daughter of the Lian Family, but if she's bestowed with a marriage with Lu Jingyao, then you … "It's impossible in this lifetime."

"Mufei." Feng Yunzheng held Imperial Concubine Liang's hand tightly and said, "Don't worry about me, I know what I'm doing."

"Zheng'er, be careful in all matters. I don't know if it's because your father ate too many pills, but his temper is always a little dry." Imperial Concubine Liang was still worried.

"Your son has already been chased out of the throne room once. This time, you'll have to be even more careful. Mufei, your son won't let you and I repeat the same mistakes." Feng Yunzheng said.

After speaking for about an hour more, he finally left the palace. As he was leaving, he coincidentally met the sedan chair of the Xiao family. He saw Madam Xiao and Xiao Rou alight from the sedan chair, and as soon as they saw Feng Yunzheng, they bowed and greeted him:

"Greetings Ninth Prince."

Feng Yunzheng said, "Please stand, Countess."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Madam Xiao stood up, her face expressionless. On the other hand, Xiao Rou's eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at him. Her fists were clenched tightly.

Feng Yunzheng's lips slightly raised, not caring in the slightest. As if he didn't see it, he turned around and strode forward. Dressed in silk clothing, he elegantly left, bringing with him a cool breeze — —

"I remember that the Ninth Prince has always been gentle and refined, and never fought against the world. He was once just a vassal to the crippled crown prince, and ever since he started messing around with that bitch Lian Ruyue, he has always been protecting her and suppressing my Fourth Prince. Just now, Ninth Prince's glance at me made me feel a chill.

Madam Xiao frowned slightly. "Now is not the time to care about these matters. Don't forget the purpose of us going to the Longevity Palace under your father's guidance."

Only after being reminded by Madam Xiao did the hatred on Xiao Rou's face disappear. With the support of her wife, she slowly limped all the way to the Longevity Palace to pay her respects.

The empress dowager was pruning the flowers in her garden. Madam Xiao, after seeing her, offered her a few rare flowers, including Wei Zi, Zhao Cai, Yao Huang, and Luoyang, which the empress dowager liked, while Madam Xiao helped to cut the flowers. Xiao Rou stood on one leg and silently tidied up the broken flowers.

Xiao Rou looked at it and suddenly held a withered flower in her hand. She lowered her head and started to sob.

The empress dowager paused before asking, "Xiao Rou, everything is fine. Why are you crying all of a sudden? It can't be that I have wronged you. "

"When this subject looks at these beautiful flowers, then at the withering words in my hand, she thinks of herself. Originally, this subject's daughter was as pleasing to look at as these flowers, but now that she's missing a leg, she's like the empress dowager cutting off a broken branch by her side. She's only waiting for the flower to slowly wither and be forgotten, so what's the point of staying alive this way …" He wiped away his tears as he spoke.

The empress dowager put down the scissors in her hand and said, "The reason you've come today was to beg for Qian Yue's mercy."

"Esteemed empress dowager, Rou'er is incomplete and no one dares to take her. The Fourth Prince, who's misbehaving, has taken this subject's daughter. He's this subject's only light and only hope. If anything happens to Fourth Prince, this subject has no reason to continue living." "I'm begging Esteemed Empress Dowager, please let His Highness go. He's already been imprisoned for more than a month, so the punishment should be enough."

Her Majesty pursed her lips in silence.

"Rou Er, don't be rude in front of the empress dowager!" Madame Xiao shot a quick glance at the empress dowager. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, Rou'er is really insensible. Please forgive her."

"Mother, Rou-Er is truly wronged. Please let me speak. "Esteemed empress dowager, this wasn't the Fourth Prince's fault. It wasn't even his fault, but the moon had set in its wake. The cruise ship was always fine, so why did it happen when she was on board? The emperor was even injured. There's no proof that she did it, but it's still related to her …"

When the empress dowager heard Lian Xiyue's name, a hint of displeasure flitted past her eyes. Last time, she told Senior Servant Wen to poison her to death and she actually managed to escape with her life.