zChapter 790 - Visitor at the Lakeside (2/2)
She did not tell Xuan Tian Ge about this; however, Fung Tian Yu asked: “You only mentioned the North and the South, so are you not afraid of the East and the West?”
Xuan Tian Ge thought about it very seriously for a while then shook her head, “I am, but not to the same extent as with the North and the South. After all, the climate to the East and West are not too different from what can be found in Da Shun. Thinking about it, if I really do get married over there, I would not suffer too much hardship.”
She waved her hand and did not want to talk about it. The group also understood. Whether or not she suffered was not too closely related to the climate. Most important was the type of person that she married. If the two were of the same mind, the harshness of the climate would not matter.
They very quickly reached Ming Zhi Palace, and palace servants had already begun leading people to get seated once more. Of course, they were seated toward the front behind the imperial concubines.
The play today was about a reunion between two childhood sweethearts. The girl spent all of her money to send the man into the capital for the imperial exam, but the man neglected the exam and spent all of the money. With nothing to eat and no place to stay, not even the letter he sent could have anyone help bring him back to the village. Just like that, his ties with the village were cut. It was only at the next imperial exam that he became the top-ranking scholar. He wanted neither gold and treasures nor a beautiful palace princess. He just took his belongings and returned to his village to look for the girl that had waited for him, and the two became husband and wife.
It was a very beautiful play, and Xuan Tian Ge could not help but sigh: “A palace princess marrying the top scholar is something that can only happen in a play! In reality, which palace princess could have such good fortune and marry a top scholar? With no need to leave the capital, she could peacefully stay in a familiar place. Unless the imperial family has many palace princesses to the point that there isn’t enough space in the palace for them.”
Feng Yu Heng was not too interested in this sort of play. It was as Xuan Tian Ge had said. It was too idyllic and unrealistic. It was especially different from Da Shun’s reality. Of course, if it was too similar to the condition of the country, the actors would not dare act it out in front of the Emperor, even if they were beaten to death.
She found an excuse to go out for some air and left the hall. Although it was a bit cold outside, the air was quite good. The ancient era did not have any heavy industry, and it did not have any tobacco. There was no pollution, and the moon was clear, and the stairs were bright. It was far more comfortable than in the 21st century.
She asked a palace maid and was told that there was a small lake not too far down a path to the left of Ming Zhi Palace. There were quite a few lanterns over there. Although there were not many people, with the lanterns supporting the atmosphere, it was not quiet. Feng Yu Heng nodded and brought Wang Chuan and Huang Quan over in that direction.
Huang Quan was quite interested in the earlier play. While walking, she thought back and would occasionally say a few words about it to Wang Chuan. Only when they reached the lake did Wang Chuan cut off Huang Quan’s excitement and ask Feng Yu Heng: “Does Young Miss not feel too well?”
She shook her head, “It’s nothing. I just felt a bit flustered from the commotion inside. The outside is more peaceful.”
At this time, Huang Quan did not continue to speak about the play. Instead, she said: “Today, one person from the left prime minister’s manor did not come. Will the eighth prince’s marriage be called off? Young Miss, speaking of, this marriage was something that we planned to push forward, and someone did something to it from behind the scenes. On such an important day and for such an important matter, how could the Lu family allow Lu Yan to fall ill at this sort of time? And fell ill to the point of not being able to get out of bed?”
Wang Chuan also said: “That’s right, Young Miss, this servant also feels that someone has done something from behind the scenes. Also, this person is someone with great influence. This servant keeps feeling that Noble Lady Yuan would be unable to do it unless she sent a hidden guard into the Lu manor to feed poison to Lu Yan.”
“That isn’t impossible.” Feng Yu Heng casually agreed with it. In truth, she did not think that way. When she was in Fei Cui Hall, Xuan Tian Ming had come over to toast her and used that time to tell her about something. On the day that they had sent the things from the South the Lu manor for Lu Yan, the Lu family received another group of people not long after they had left. They had come from the Empress’ side, and Fang Yi had personally taken care of the delivery. She originally thought that the Empress was going along with their intentions by sending these gifts, but after some thought, this did not appear to be the case. “Anything said is just speculation. Tomorrow, I will personally go to the Lu manor. We will know after visiting.” Ruining her plans, even if she was in no rush to get revenge for this, she needed to be certain of things. No matter who it was, she could not allow them to hide in the shadows.
As the three chatted near the lake, the three suddenly stopped speaking and fell silent. Wang Chuan had the sharpest hearing and gave Feng Yu Heng a look. Feng Yu Heng then raised her voice and said: “Who is it being sneaky back there?”