Chapter 362 (2/2)

Feng Jin Yuan was confused, “When had I chased away that servant? It was clearly just eunuch Zhang…”

“Father!” Feng Yu Heng’s eyes became fierce, “You are the court’s prime minister. Whether or not you have the ability to help father Emperor take care of the country is one matter, and whether or not you you are a man of indomitable spirit do not need to be spoken of. Most importantly, are your ears still capable of hearing? Just now, that palace maid said that Lord Prime minister Feng does not like seeing her when she left? Did you not hear her?”

Feng Jin Yuan was so angry that his liver hurt, “But she also said that eunuch Zhang was in a rush to chase her away!”

“Did she?” Feng Yu Heng looked at Feng Jin Yuan then looked at Zhang Yuan, “Who heard it?”

Zhang Yuan shook his head, “Either way, we did not hear it.”

Feng Yu Heng pointed at herself, “I also did not hear it. Could it be that only father heard it? Then this cannot possibly count.”

Feng Jin Yuan knew that she was doing this deliberately! When had this girl ever been reasonable? She had always been one to spout lies with a straight face. It was as though she was in a race with the ninth prince to see who could invent more stories and who could invent wilder stories.

But he was afraid! Feng Yu Heng making up stories about other things was fine, but now she was inventing stories related to imperial concubine Yun! His mind immediately conjured up images of the palace banquet with head imperial concubine Bu and Lord Bu. The Emperor had picked up head imperial concubine Bu and fiercely thrown her at Lord Bu. One died and one was severely injured. The floor had been covered in blood. Just thinking about it now, his heart began to tremble. Feng Jin Yuan felt that if he could not resolve this situation, the next person to die would likely be him.

Perhaps when it came to other things, the Emperor was a rational ruler. No matter whom he favored, he would not go too overboard; however, whenever something was related to imperial concubine Yun, that was a completely different matter. The rational Emperor would immediately change. What fairness, what wife, what child, as long as they offended imperial concubine Yun, even the king of heaven would be in trouble. How much ability did he, Feng Jin Yuan, have to live under the oppression of imperial concubine Yun?

Feng Yu Heng watched sweat appear on the forehead of the person beside her, and her smile became even more profound, “Father also knows fear, huh? Daughter really believed that father really did not fear anything to curry favor with the third prince.”

The more she said, the more Feng Jin Yuan was afraid; however, at the same time, the thoughts that he absolutely had to get rid of Feng Yu Heng became even more profound.

Zhang Yuan did not remain any longer. Turning around, he returned to Heavenly Hall. Inside the hall, the Emperor was still holding a report. It appeared that he was still reading it.

Zhang Yuan walked forward and looked at the report. Helpless, he said: “Your Majesty, she has already left. Just stop pretending.”

The Emperor angrily snorted, “What are We pretending to do? Zhang Yuan, have you grown tired of living?”

Zhang Yuan pointed at the report: “You still say that you aren’t pretending. When this servant went out, you were already holding that report. After returning, you are still holding that same report. There are a total of two lines of text written on it.”

The Emperor lost his temper and simply threw the report onto the table, “I’m done with reading it. Hah! Say, what is the situation outside?”

Zhang Yuan told him about the things that had happened outside. Of course, he would definitely be more vague about chasing off the servant. Either way, county princess Ji An had already found him an excuse. As long as he repeated it, it would be fine.

Sure enough, just after he said this, the Emperor became angry, “Fuck! Has Feng Jin Yuan grown tired of living?”

These words were shouted with the use of inner energy. The sound was too loud, as the father and daughter outside could hear it clearly. Feng Jin Yuan immediately fell to the ground, and a cold sweat appeared on his back.

Feng Yu Heng asked him in surprise: “Father, what is wrong? Could it be that you’ve kneeled for too long? Daughter will have eunuch Zhang call an imperial physician for you!”

Feng Jin Yuan could no longer speak. He felt that he was on the verge of dying. The Emperor had become so angry. It would be odd for him to be able to continue living.

Sure enough, immediately after that, they heard a loud shout come from inside: “Feng Jin Yuan! This grand old man will cut you into ten thousand parts!”

Feng Jin Yuan completely collapsed.

Inside the hall, Zhang Yuan was desperately trying to console the Emperor, repeatedly consoling him: “Your Majesty, calm down! Haven’t you said it before that keeping Prime minister Feng will allow a great number of clues to appear. How come you are unable to endure now?”

The Emperor said: “But my dearest made pastries for Us!”

“Hah! There will be more opportunities in the future!”

“Is that possible? It’s not like you don’t know her temper! After this, how could she possibly still care for this place? Feng Jin Yuan, that Feng Jin Yuan, simply tearing him to shreds is not enough to relieve me of the hatred in my heart!”

Upon seeing that he could not be consoled, Zhang Yuan simply brought out a fierce trick: “County princess is already 13 this year! If you were to kill Prime minister Feng now, county princess will need to mourn for three years to fulfill her filial duties to her father. His Highness the ninth prince already said that he wanted to marry county princess as soon as she turned 15. If you caused him to wait two years, at that time, his Highness the ninth prince will be unhappy. Then, mother and son will both be against you!”

Sure enough, this trick actually worked. The Emperor, who had been filled with rage and had wanted to rush out to kill him, immediately gathered himself. Looking at Zhang Yuan, he thought about the things that he had just said. With a helpless expression, he said: “Those two really are a pair of debt collectors!”

Zhang Yuan quietly whispered: “Who told you to owe them a debt!”

“What are you saying?” The Emperor became furious once more, “Lowly servant, say it to Us one more time!”

Zhang Yuan had a bitter expression and said: “Your Majesty, you misheard. This servant did not say anything. This servant was just cursing Prime minister Feng!”

“Hmph!” He had been infuriated. Flicking his sleeve, he returned to his throne, “Hah!” Waving to Zhang Yuan, he called him over, “Provide some analysis for Us. If We allowed county princess Ji An to continue kneeling outside for a while, will dearest come here personally?”