Chapter 279 (1/2)

“Third uncle is very scary.” Xuan Fei Yu lowered his head and quietly said: “Fei Yu doesn’t like him.”

“Un.” She spoke truthfully, “I don’t like him either. That’s why we won’t talk to him.”

But things never went as planned. Just after she said that they would not speak with Xuan Tian Ye, she raised her head and saw him standing in Fei Cui Hall’s entrance. Like a respected door god, he stood there and looked even more alert than the people keeping watch.

Feng Yu Heng looked over, and not surprisingly, that person also looked towards her.

She pulled the two children forward, and Xuan Tian Ye came over with his usual angry expression. Even Feng Yu Heng could not help but frown.

Seeing Xuan Tian Ye, Fei Yu was startled at first then reflexively went to stand in front of Feng Yu Heng and extended an arm to protect her. At the same time, he raised his clear and childish voice to shout: “Even though you are my third uncle, you are not allowed to harm deity big sister!”

Xuan Tian Ye looked at this adorable child, but there was not a trace of fondness in his eyes. In fact, there was not even a tiny hint of kind feelings.

Feng Yu Heng saw this and immediately reached out to pull the child back. “Fei Yu, stop messing around. Your third uncle is teasing you.”

Although she said this, even Zi Rui, who was at her side, could tell that Xuan Tian Ye’s expression was not kind. He could not help but take a step forward and stand in front of Feng Yu Heng.

She almost laughed. Since when did her safety require protection from two young children? In front of this large hall, people came and went, making it so Xuan Tian Ye would not dare to do anything. Moreover, even if he took action, what was there for her to be afraid of?

Feng Yu Heng once again grabbed the two children’s hands and began to walk inside Fei Cui Hall, but when they passed by Xuan Tian Ye, she deliberately slowed their pace, and she heard him say: “Is this the outcome you desired?”

A question appeared in her mind. In regards to this result, Xuan Tian Ming had said that their matter was successful, but she did not know what aspect was successful. But now that she saw Xuan Tian Ye’s appearance, she figured that it had been a very large blow to him.

“County princess Ji An, congratulations.” His voice was gloomy and filled with anger. Feng Yu Heng only felt animosity, but she could only face him.

She gently curled the corners of her lips up into a beautiful smile, “Your Highness, thank you for letting me win!” After saying it, she increased her pace and quickly entered Fei Cui Hall.

But she did not think that she would see an interesting scene the moment she entered Fei Cui Hall.

Because the banquet had not begun officially, the Emperor and Empress had not yet arrived. There were only a few princes that had arrived. Regardless of whether it was officials or women, they were all relaxed. Everyone was looking for their acquaintances to chat together.

The most interesting part was that the eldest prince, Xuan Tian Qi, was exceptionally popular. At his side, there were always officials at his side talking to him. Feng Yu Heng noticed that some people went over to Xuan Tian Qi and did not leave. They would occasionally whisper into each other’s ears, and the conversation appeared to be joyous.

She turned around and looked at Xuan Tian Ye, who had come in behind her. He turned his gaze over towards Xuan Tian Qi, and his anger became even more pronounced. His fists were clenched so tight that his bones seemed to be on the verge of breaking.

How could she not understand what was happening. The officials had always been sizing up the situation and speculating. Previously, the situation had been unclear, and the third prince had a considerable amount of power. They would naturally need to choose to follow the third prince.

Now, the Emperor’s intention seemed to already be clear. He had even mentioned the eldest prince, Xuan Tian Qi, many times during court about how his character was kind and dignified, and he was very responsible.

Moreover, the previous dynasties had a saying. Either support the child of the first wife or support the eldest child. Now that there was no child of the first wife, the Emperor favored the eldest prince. That was a logical decision.

In this sort of situation, some of the people who did not really like the third prince began to cozy up to the eldest prince. Even some of the people who had been part of the core of the third prince’s support began to leave for some reason. When these people began to appear at the eldest prince’s side, how could Xuan Tian Qi not understand what had happened.

Feng Yu Heng silently praised Xuan Tian Ming for this truly impressive act. The wild soldiers on the outside were not easy to deal with, so he simply decided to extend his reach into the court. Pulling the rug out from under him, he cut off the third prince’s connections and financial support. Like this, no matter how many soldiers he had on the outside, it was unlikely that he could accomplish anything major in a short span of time.

She brought to two children over to Xiang Rong’s side and sat down. Xiang Rong knew that she had gone to visit imperial concubine Yun, so she did not ask too much, only telling her: “Eldest sister went to Yan Fu Palace, and fourth sister went to Qing An Palace.”

Feng Yu Heng knew about Yan Fu Palace, and Qing An Palace, if she thought about it, would be where the fifth prince’s imperial concubine mother lived.

Huang Quan leaned over and whispered into her ear to explain: “The fifth prince’s mother is concubine An. She was originally favored, but after that matter occurred, the Emperor never visited her palace ever again.”

Feng Yu Heng laughed. She really did not know if Fen Dai was an idiot. A concubine that the Emperor did not even want to look at, yet she happily went over to send gifts. She truly did not know if she should be considered filial or stupid.