Chapter 968 Ten Thousand and One Million
No matter what Concubine Li was thinking, she just looked around the flower hall again and said, "Sister is really, sister. I know you are not well-off, but didn't my sister send you ten thousand taels of silver notes that day? Why didn't I take it out? Maybe my sister didn't have any palace banquets themselves, so she has no experience. Speaking of which, this palace banquet is really not done like this."
Concubine Li was a little embarrassed, but Concubine Yuan continued: "Are you afraid that you will be tight after spending money? Alas, you! After spending it, tell my sister again, even if she sells it, she will still help you! You know, we are the two of us."
"Hmph!" Concubine Li finally spoke with a sarcastic speech: "Yes! I will ask you if I have no money, because you are richer than me, and you have the help of my mother's family, but I don't, so I never dare to be generous. You also know that we are sisters, so I don't understand. They are all biological children. Why can the Liu family help and protect my sister wholeheartedly and ignore me, my daughter?"
Yuan Guiren laughed, "Look at what my sister said, why don't my family miss her? Every time I write a greeting, my family will ask about her in reply. My mother also said that since my sister entered the palace, she has never had any contact with her family. She doesn't know what you are thinking. I am afraid that my mother will drag you down, so I dare not come forward to flatter you."
As soon as this was said, a fact forced Concubine Li had to admit it. She did not contact her family since she entered the palace. Even in the early years, her father and mother came to the palace to visit relatives, she deliberately avoided it. She did not intend to do this. She was just timid when she first entered the palace and did not dare to interact with her family. Later, she gradually became more withdrawn and did not want to see anyone all day long, so she became unfamiliar. But no matter what, it was all caused by her fault. It was really unreasonable to blame her mother's family at this time.
Everyone in the flower hall heard the words of Concubine Yuan clearly. For a moment, many people were talking about Concubine Li privately. There were many accusations in the language that she was not kind to her, but now she blamed others on the other hand. Even Zhu Kongshan understood the reason why Concubine Li showed her today. The problem was that Concubine Yuan.
"Ah Heng." Xuan Tiange leaned into Feng Yuheng's ear again and said, "Do you know? A nobleman Yuan gave a troupe to Concubine Li, and encouraged Concubine Li to invite the queen to listen to the opera together. Concubine Li was foolish and thought that her sister was kind, so she invited the queen to come over. As a result, what do you think? The troupe actually sang a play of a fight between the mistress and the concubine, but the mistress still lost. Do you think she would laugh?"
Ren Xifeng grinned when he heard this, "In the palace, the queen is naturally the mistress. Although the concubines have noble identities, they are just concubines. Singing such a play in front of the queen, the queen was offended by Concubine Li."
"So this is the attitude of Concubine Li to the people on the side of Concubine Yuan today?" Feng Yuheng nodded, "If you want to say that, you should give them some expression." She reached out and dug into her sleeves. The silver notes that she had prepared to give to Concubine Li were still in it! "Although I don't like Concubine Li, compared with Concubine Yuan... I am still happy to make some trouble for the Eighth Prince's mother."
She curled her lips and stood up, walking towards the other end of Concubine Li.
Xuan Tiange didn't know how to make trouble, but when did Feng Yuheng disappoint? Among these emperor brothers, Xuan Tiange disliked Lao Ba the most, even worse than the third brother at the time. The reason was very simple. More than two years ago, Lao Ba asked Emperor Tianwu to ask her to marry in Gushu, but was rejected by Emperor Tianwu, but this matter still came into her ears after going around. Since then, he has held a grudge against the starling brother and has not been able to let go until today.
When Feng Yuheng walked to Concubine Li, he heard Guiren Yuan say again: "I sent 10,000 taels of silver notes that day. I was thinking that my sister wanted to hold a palace banquet, so I could respond to an emergency. Now, I brought another 10,000 taels of silver notes today, because I was afraid that my sister would spend all the money before on the palace banquet, and her hands were tightened again." While she said, she actually handed over a silver notes to Concubine Li, staring at Concubine Li with her eyes, full of "bad intentions."
Someone present was unfair: "Why do noble people still have to give silver? Where can I get 10,000 taels of silver in this palace banquet today? I'm afraid that ten taels can't be used. Since the previous ones were not used, there is no need to give the silver today!" Concubine Li was unable to get on the table, which made the ladies and ladies below lose their respect. Even if there was a concubine position, they felt that Concubine Li was not as good as a nobleman Yuan at this moment.
"Don't be unreasonable!" Yuan Guiren pretended to be angry, "How can you talk nonsense in front of Concubine Li? Why don't you apologize quickly!"
Under the scolding of Concubine Yuan, the lady who had just spoken stood up reluctantly and bowed to Concubine Li: "Please forgive me for your sins. My daughter is quick, I won't know how to say it next time."
Concubine Li snorted coldly and said to Concubine Yuan: "What she said is right. I said it was a congratulatory gift before. Since the congratulatory gift has been given, there is no need to give me the silver notes today."
"How can that work? I took it specially, sister, you..."
Before the noble Yuan finished his words, Feng Yuheng couldn't wait any longer and coughed lightly, "Two, Ah Heng interrupted. Today is the palace banquet for Concubine Li. Whether the banquet is appropriate or not, it is just a chance to enter the palace to reunite. It is just a form, there is no need to investigate the details." When she spoke, she looked at the lady who was still half-bearing and waiting for Concubine Li to scream. The words were clearly for her. "This lady looked at her. She must have never attended the palace banquet in the past, right? That is the daughter of an official below the fourth rank. A mere fourth rank minister dared to be presumptuous in Changning Palace. I really want to know which adult your father is? If you are lucky to meet him another day, you have to ask how his daughter taught him at home."
The woman was not afraid of Concubine Li because her family told her that Concubine Li was easy to bully, and also said that they were aiming at the Eighth Prince and Concubine Yuan. The reason why she couldn't hold back her words was because Concubine Yuan was sitting there and she felt that she had a support. But unexpectedly, another Feng Yuheng was inserted into the middle.
She was not afraid of Concubine Li, but it did not mean that she was not afraid of Feng Yuheng. Now that Feng Yuheng said this, her legs trembled. Her original half-bending her knees turned into kneeling down, and her voice trembled: "Princess, my daughter knows the mistake, my daughter knows the mistake."
Feng Yuheng ignored her and just said to Concubine Li: "When I came, I was just chatting with the Empress, but I forgot about the big thing." While saying that, he handed over the million taels of silver bills he had prepared. "The Empress has regained the position of concubine, and Ah Heng didn't know what gifts to be congratulatory gifts, so he simply asked for some relief. The Empress has collected these million taels of silver bills, which is the little thing that I and Your Highness Ninth."
As soon as the "one million taels" was heard, the lady below was shocked, and even Zhu Kongshan couldn't help but talk.
One million taels! This is not a small amount. The generous move of Princess Yu was unexpected to everyone. Some even speculated why Princess Yu gave such a heavy gift. But think about the Sixth Prince now lives in the other end of Ji'an County. I heard that she was a teacher there. It is good to have a personal relationship with Princess Yu. I am afraid that this money was also given to the Sixth Prince.
But no matter who it was for, the silver was in the hands of Concubine Li. Concubine Li was so happy that her heart and face were blooming. She immediately rushed over to the noble Yuan: "It's not that my relatives are so generous."
The nobleman Yuan also felt a little embarrassed, but he forced himself to say, "Why are you not a relative? Princess Yu is the concubine of His Highness Ninth, and His Highness Ninth and His Highness Sixth are brothers." As he said this, Feng Yuheng had been scolded thousands of times in his heart.
She is not just trying to squeeze Li Fei, but just want to let Li Fei see a fact, that is, even if she crawls back to the position of concubine, she has no connections and no gold or silver. If she wants to gain a foothold in this palace, it is impossible to rely on a single position. She wants Li Fei to see her strength, whether in the palace or outside the palace, whether it is the eighth prince or hers, this is something that Li Fei cannot compare with. She also wants Li Fei to understand the gap between the sixth prince and the eighth prince, and to help her son get the throne, Li Fei's steps are already too behind and she can't even catch up.
But unexpectedly, Feng Yuheng actually supported Concubine Li, which destroyed the original layout she had laid out. The scene could not be suppressed for a while, and instead became the lowest-ranking group of people in the flower hall.
Yuan Guiren had no place to put his face, and the ladies and ladies below were even more embarrassed. Seeing that Li Fei was pulling Feng Yuheng for a while, Yuan Guiren felt that he could not stay here anymore, so he quickly found a reason to leave first.
After she left, Feng Yuheng had no intention of dealing with Concubine Li again, so she returned to her position. Many people wanted to follow the example of Concubine Yuan and left, but Concubine Li was in a mood again, and even arranged for everyone to have tea together. She smiled and said a few words to the ladies. This made people feel a little reluctant to leave and could not lose face.
In fact, the ladies who attended today also had their own thoughts. Many of them did not come completely for Zhu Kongshan, but because they had a heart for the Sixth Prince. They came to the palace and prepared generous gifts for Concubine Li in the hope of getting Concubine Li's favor. But their family stood on the side of the Eighth Prince, which made both sides embarrassed. At this time, when Concubine Yuan was defeated, their original little thoughts were also a little excited, so someone took the initiative to speak and diverted the direction of the wind: "In fact, this palace banquet is better, and it will appear less restrictive. We can still talk to Concubine Li so closely, just like talking to the elders at home, very kind!"
"Yes, yes!" This was echoed by a small number of people, and someone continued: "I heard that everyone sat far away in the past palace banquets, and there were singing and dancing in the middle. Not only was it very noisy, but it was also very restrained. Today, it was different in Changning Palace. I think that Concubine Li really had the heart."
As soon as these words were said, Concubine Li's heart also became bright. Yes! Although she was a little unhappy today, Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tiange supported her, and the ten thousand taels of silver bills blinded the eyes of Concubine Yuan. As soon as she thought of Concubine Yuan leaving in shame, she felt very happy!
She couldn't help but sigh at Feng Yuheng's good news. She looked over and saw Feng Yuheng talking to a few young sisters. She was smiling, playful and beautiful, and she didn't look like a married young woman. The more she looked at her, the more she felt that this girl was compatible with her son, and she couldn't help but sigh: "How great would it be if Feng'er and Ah Heng got married!"
Zuo'er was so scared that she quickly pulled her sleeve and lowered her voice and said, "You must not say this today!"
Concubine Li also knew that she had lost her words, so she stopped in disappointment, looked around again, and no one noticed it, so she felt relieved. But when she glanced at her eyes, she saw Feng Fandai, who was originally sitting near the door, getting up and walking towards her with a smile...
Chapter completed!