Later on, she found out that Fang Yueyu had been sent by Feng Yin to Feng Tianjiao's side before she left. Feng Yin had asked her to follow Feng Tianjiao out for a walk when she had nothing to do, probably to ease the pain of her husband's death.
"She doesn't look like a dead man.”Song'e listened to my muttering with a rag and complained softly beside me. After she and Tong E followed me back to Changle Palace, I told them about the general details of the situation. Only then did they speak to me with half forgiveness and half guilt.
I looked at Song'e as she cleaned the palace. I clapped my hands and said to her and the other palace servants," Don't surround me for the next few days.”I still need to calm down and think alone. Too many people will disturb my brain.
"Then where are we going?" Some people were holding rags and vases and whispering to each other.
"Why don't you go opposite with my sister?" Song Er suggested.
"Alright! The Imperial Consort has a bright future ahead of her!" Almost all the palace servants nodded in agreement.
Whatever. I think these are all small matters. I have to go to the main hall and wait. I'll be back tonight.
I waited in the main hall until midnight. I rested my chin on my hands for several hours before I heard a creak at the door. I woke up a lot.
"Aunt!" I looked around and saw that the surroundings of the main hall and the outer courtyard were silent. Only then did I dare to call out to the person wearing a black cloak.
Nian Gu took off her cloak and revealed her head. She quickly reached out and shushed me." Brat, be quiet!" I'm a 'dead man' now."
"Hehe, didn't I meet a 'ghost' in the middle of the night?!”I quickly covered my mouth and laughed.
Nian Gu carefully walked to my side." How are you doing? Did it go well?"
"Not bad." I replied seriously," Those who should have fallen into the trap have basically fallen into the trap, but I didn't expect to see Feng Xiao's new wife, and I feel that she's a good person.”
"You mean that Madam Fang?"
"Yes, I am."
Actually, I still had something to say. She really looked like me, but no one around me who had seen us before had asked such a question. Sometimes, I even suspect that I would only see such a mirror image in my own visual world.
If that's the case, then what other secrets are there that I don't know about?
Sigh, the world was too big.
Nian Gu saw that I was thinking to myself. She sighed as she thought and waved her hand in front of my eyes." Don't be distracted. There are many things that need your attention now!”
I immediately came back to my senses." Aunt, how are things on your side?”
"It's passable-if it had failed, you probably wouldn't be seeing me standing here now.”Nian Gu found a stool and sat down." Before we set off to the north to examine the corpse, I heard about your plan. I also feel that if you still want to lead the Zhou family to turn the tables, you might as well give this method a try. I first arranged to examine Feng Xiaoquan's corpse, but unfortunately, his corpse was heavily guarded by Feng Yin, so it was difficult to enter. I had to change the order.”
"What did you do?"
"At that time, we wanted to lure Feng Yin away. I'm sure you've heard that the reason Feng Yin didn't come to your little 'Feast at Hongmen' was because someone invited her in all sorts of ways, and she couldn't reject it.”
"I guessed it was you."
"Don't tell me, it's extremely difficult to trick that old fox Feng Yin! In the first few days, after she received the invitation letter with the seal of the manor, she was still very suspicious. She sent people to Qiu Cang Mountain several times to test it. Fortunately, I had long understood the habits of this old fox. I spent a lot of money to bribe people at the passes she could find. Finally, she dispelled her doubts. For the sake of the Northern Dynasty's Imperial Family, she had to go!”
"And then?" My eyes lit up. Although these things were closely related to my life, the process was really exciting and fascinating.
"Mount Qiucang has a complicated terrain and many mountain paths. When she had just set foot on the nearest road to the villa, I asked people to cover the furthest road with horse soul incense, pave the nearest road with rocks, pretend that the mountain was shaking, and bribe the guide to lead her horse to a hidden duel ground on the opposite side of the mountain. She thought it was a place to rest halfway.”
"After she rested for a while, I gave her and her followers a colorless and odorless bewitching fragrance. I used more than ten times the usual dosage, which made them sleep for three days! However, Feng Yin had been practicing martial arts for many years and had profound skills. He was the first to wake up among this group of people. However, she will see me when she wakes up.”
"Then she will definitely want to have a duel with you. After all, the environment makes it so. The Feng family's competitive personality will not allow them to kneel and beg for mercy.”
"Under normal circumstances, that would be the case. However, she is indeed an 'old thief' from the Northern Dynasty. She knew that her medicinal power was insufficient, so she did not intend to fight head-on at the beginning. She was full of reminiscing about the past and sweet words. She only took advantage of my surprise to attack my vital points.”
Nian Gu lifted her collar and showed me the bruise on her chest. It was definitely a fatal blow.
"So, what's the situation now?"
"Humph, she's been drugged after all, and her martial arts are only half as good as before. She's not my match yet. At this moment, she's under house arrest in my room. She hasn't eaten or drunk for a few days. She's really strong.”Nian Gu sighed." She can still be used as a hostage if we keep her alive. Didn't I take advantage of the time when I temporarily settled her and rush over overnight to continue the discussion with you?”
I pursed my lips and quickly hugged Nian Gu to show that she had worked hard. I couldn't live without her.
I didn't tell Nian Gu about the men in black immediately.
Because a few days ago, when I was idle and thinking about it carefully, I always felt that this group of people was related to the Imperial Consort. They were completely the people who greeted him and laughed with him on the day of the sword dance. It was just that there were a few more people behind him, and they were all from the Blessed Hall.
Because the Imperial Consort would be caught in these matters, I was really hesitant.
"Have we made any progress?”Nian Gu rubbed her chin. She could tell that she had been thinking about these things along the way.
"This morning, Feng Tianjiao personally wrote a secret order from the Northern Dynasty's palace to take back the control rights of the salt road and the ironware smelting rights of the various provinces and tribes in the northern part of the Great Zhou. After the Seal of Power was taken back, it was all returned to the Feng family.”The corner of my mouth curled into a sly smile. After Nian Gu heard this, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide.
"In order to prove that she didn't kill her brother and treated her family well, has she already gone to such an extent that she is hated by everyone?”
I nodded," Anyway, no matter what she thinks, the entire political life of the Northern Dynasty is inseparable from Feng Xiaoquan's death. Such a huge murder case related to several nepotism in Bei Feng had already caused public opinion to boil. It had long aroused the dissatisfaction and panic of some people and forces in the Northern Dynasty. "Moreover, the various factions that the military officials set up have sharp conflicts in the dark. I want to seize this point to stir up trouble and shift the blame. I want the Northern Dynasties to fight each other. Only then can I benefit from it. Otherwise, there's no other way to start. Too many people in the Great Zhou have already died.”
After hearing my words, Nian Gu and I fell silent. We will probably all remember the three heads that were chopped off on the day of the sword dance, as well as the countless innocent people who lost their lives.
Nian Gu looked at me." You gave up the throne and stirred up the ambitions of the various forces. You used yourself as bait to attract the attention of the Feng family. Will this move succeed?”
I smiled bitterly." Aren't we already halfway there? Feng Xiaoquan was her younger brother, and the purity of his bloodline was second only to hers. Moreover, his new wife had not left him any children, so if there was a second emperor in the Bei Feng family, it could only be this brother who had already passed away.”
Nian Gu nodded." So, Feng Tianjiao only has two choices now. Firstly, announcing Feng Xiaoquan's death would benefit the royal family from killing their relatives--and now she didn't even know who the murderer was, let alone explain it clearly in front of everyone. Even if he washed away his bad reputation, it would inevitably leave behind future troubles and attract suspicion. Second, she continued to be stubborn and refused to admit that Feng Xiaoquan was dead. She kept saying that he went out to play. In this way, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty would inevitably give way to Feng Xiaoquan. She could only ask the only person left in Feng Xiaoquan's house, the bride who had lost her husband as soon as she married, to hold a memorial tablet to the Southern Dynasty to hold a coronation ceremony that no one could see. The benefits would be taken by Madam Fang first. At that time, power would have nothing to do with her either openly or secretly. If she didn't say that Feng Xiaoquan was dead, she would lose more than she gained and couldn't sleep at night.”
"That's right." I nodded in agreement with Nian Gu's analysis.
"Then, what if she doesn't choose either of these two paths, and she directly gathers her forces and attacks the south to seize your throne? The Great Zhou did not need two emperors!”
I waved my hand." Doesn't that directly confirm the rumors? She has long had the intention of attacking the south, and it is very likely that she ordered the killing of Feng Xiaoquan to seize the wealth and 'purge the king'? If she dared to do so, it was very likely that all the forces would immediately become afraid in order to protect themselves as soon as possible. Even if they did not join our Southern Dynasty, they would gradually withdraw. At that time, the one who would be isolated and difficult to do would still be her. Moreover, the fake appointment that you sent people to secretly make has not been in Dayuan recently. Ever since she took over the position, she had never been able to escape Feng Yin's control and planning behind the scenes. Of course, she would not act rashly. This time, the initiative can only be ours.”
"You're luring her into a big trap.”Nian Gu smiled evilly and patted my shoulder.
"Who said that 'personality determines destiny'? With her arrogant character, how could she not be used by others? In any case, if he wasn't the one who would use it, someone else would sooner or later. The Northern Dynasty's economy was so developed that this piece of fat meat would eventually be targeted by someone. It was only a matter of time.”
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