Chapter 231 (1/2)

The more she said this, the more Xuan Tian Ye felt that he had to drink it. A young girl had already drank it, so if he did not, what sort of situation would that become?

Deciding to grit his teeth, he picked up the pot and took a sip, but when he swallowed, he felt his heart begin to race.

Seeing him drink the wine, Feng Yu Heng let out another laugh, “Third brother, do not worry. Snake venom only activates in blood. Drinking it as wine will not be similar to drinking poison.”

Xuan Tian Ye knew that she was a doctor, so she would be knowledgeable in such things. Either way, he had already drank it, so he no longer lingered on the topic. But he now felt even more dread towards Feng Yu Heng.

The two turned around to admire the flowers, and their gazes were turned to the tree where the snake’s head was nailed. Xuan Tian Ye then suddenly said: “Being able to bring out a full set of white crystal head ornaments is truly rare. Eldest brother seems to have taken interest.”

Feng Yu Heng lightly sighed, “Eldest sister has a good life, so she is naturally worthy of receiving such love. Unlike me, who was called the star of disaster by someone from a young age. If it were not for my engagement to his Highness Prince Yu from many years ago, I fear I would have remained in the manor as an old maiden lady.”

“County princess really knows how to tell a joke.” Xuan Tian Ye’s face was expressionless, as his gaze continued to remain on that tree. Only by doing this could he remind himself what sort of girl he was speaking with. If he truly took her for a twelve year old little girl, it would truly be an extreme mistake.

“Hah.” Feng Yu Heng smiled wryly and shook her head, “I am the star of disaster, and I was unable to heal his Highness Prince Yu’s legs. I also lost the phoenix hairpin, and father Emperor… no longer treats me as he did before.”

Hearing her mention the phoenix hairpin, Xuan Tian Ye’s heart trembled.

The deity with miraculous hands had acted three times and actually did not acquire it. Where exactly was that thing? Could it be… he squinted his eyes and turned to look at Feng Yu Heng. Could it be that the girl still had it?

“The day is cold, and the ground is frozen. Is county princess not going to return?” He felt a wave of irritation in his heart, and he did not want to continue speaking with Feng Yu Heng. He continued to feel that this girl’s words were digging deep pits for him. He had seen the first one, but it would difficult to ensure that there would be no other holes later on.

“I will remain a little longer, as the liveliness inside causes me to feel uncomfortable.” Feng Yu Heng smiled to him, “Third brother can return first.”

“Good, then let us drink again at another time.” Xuan Tian Ye threw these words out and left with large strides. He always felt uncomfortably repressed when speaking with Feng Yu Heng. This girl’s slyness made him not want to look at her.

But before he could get very far, he heard Feng Yu Heng seemingly mutter to herself: “Hah, if it’s this cold in the capital, who knows how many will freeze to death in the North.”

His eyebrows twitched a couple times, and he increased his pace.

Seeing him walk further away, Feng Yu Heng moved back to the stone chair and sat down. She then shouted into the air: “Come on out, don’t continue hiding.”

Not long after, the sound of footsteps came from behind a rock formation.

“When did younger sister discover this prince was here?” The person that had come was Prince Jing, Xuan Tian Qi.

Feng Yu Heng turned to look at him and said: “I was just shouting randomly. It was just a guess.”

Xuan Tian Qi shrugged and smiled. Speaking with this county princess was always entertaining. He had experienced this point a few days prior when Xuan Tian Ming had secretly brought him to Tong Sheng pavilion.

“Younger sister and ninth brother really played this situation well, handing this mess to this prince. Do you know how many times the deity with miraculous hands has come to the Jing Palace? If it were not for this prince’s hidden guard being vigilant, I fear that this one’s head would have been taken away countless times.”

“Eldest brother is a businessman. If you can not even protect yourself, how could you dare to do this business?” Feng Yu Heng looked Xuan Tian Qi with a smile, “Last time, his Highness the ninth prince said that so long as eldest brother helps us act out this play to the end, there will naturally be no shortage of benefits to you.”

“Oh?” Xuan Tian Qi sat down across from her then asked seriously: “Then tell me, what exactly will I get from this business opportunity?” The reason he dared dive into Xuan Tian Ming’s crisis was because of a hatred he had developed for Xuan Tian Ye many years ago. Secondly, Xuan Tian Ming had said that if he provided support, Feng Yu Heng would give him a pleasant surprise. Thus, he decided to participate in this play for the sake of receiving that surprise. He even acted very well with the Emperor. Even when told to act kindly to Chen Yu and give her a full set of crystal head ornaments, he actually did it. Now, it was time for that surprise to be made known.

Feng Yu Heng looked back at him with a serious expression. After a long while, she finally said: “So long as eldest brother is able to coordinate with us and father Emperor in suppressing his Highness the third prince’s personal army, we will, at the very least, be able to push them back from the North to the Central Plains. So long as we are able to maintain control of Da Shun’s territory, everything will be easier to handle.”

She did not directly state what her gift would be, but she did suddenly reveal her, Xuan Tian Ming and the Emperor’s main goal.

Xuan Tian Qi naturally knew that the third prince had been amassing a personal army over the years in order to seize the throne; however, he did not understand why they had to stop him from gathering in the North.

He verbalized his doubts, and Feng Yu Heng very honestly told him: “Because we suspect that he may have collaborated with Qian Zhou. If we allow them to join hands, I fear that it will not be as easy to deal with at a later date.”

Was it easy now?

Xuan Tian Qi smiled bitterly, “It isn’t easy now, either! You also saw it. A full set of crystal ornaments, and Feng Chen Yu turned around then gifted it to your Feng family’s fourth young miss. I fear that fifth bro is already chatting with the fourth young miss Feng. As for your eldest sister, Feng Chen Yu, although she is the most beautiful in the city, I see that her brain is a little lacking. Does this sort of person truly have the aspect of the phoenix?”

“Whether or not she does is not for us to say. After being spread around for so many years, even if people were told not to believe it, they would still think about it a bit. As for the crystal ornaments…” Feng Yu Heng felt another wave of irritation, “There will always be unexpected mishaps. We will carefully investigate once again, so there is no need for eldest brother to mind. Either way, the one father Emperor is paying most attention to as candidate to be heir to the throne is eldest brother. Let’s first watch to see if his Highness the third prince will be able to endure. Secondly, I just hope that he can relax his guard towards his Highness the ninth prince, giving us time to deal with the private troops that have already gone to the North. As for eldest brother’s reward for this business…”