zChapter 1010 - My Heart Does Not… Want Her (1/2)

In truth, Xuan Tianfeng did not understand. He understood that Imperial Concubine Li was performing a funeral for the living, but what Feng Yuheng said about feelings and relationships had left him a little dazed. But Feng Yuheng had no intention of saying more, as she had already left.

He did not give chase and only looked at the lingering scene for a long time. There was a bit of nervousness that had remained hidden; however, he ended up just sighing without saying anything. He could not keep up with that girl’s movements! A person who was like air shook his head. When he then turned his attention back on the bedchamber in Zhang Ning Palace, his heart sank once more.

Imperial Concubine Li’s ghoulish voice continued to mutter with no end in sight. The sound of this caused Xuan Tianfeng’s head to ache. He returned inside the palace and smashed the mourning hall without saying a single word.

This sudden commotion did more than just drop Imperial Concubine Li into a sitting position on the ground. Even Zuo’er, who was standing guard outside, was shocked and pushed the door open to run inside. When they saw that the person smashing the mourning hall was the sixth prince, Xuan Tianfeng, both master and servant were shocked.

“Feng’er?” Imperial Concubine Li suddenly called out and said in disbelief: “How did you get into the palace at this hour? When did you get back to the capital?”

Xuan Tianfeng ignored her and just focused on destroying the mourning hall. He even smashed the memorial tablet and cracked open the casket.

Inside the casket, there was a set of purple clothes. On the outside, there was a long robe, and on the inside, there were even an undershirt, socks and shoes, all of which were purple. These garments were then placed in a human figure. Could an idiot fail to identify this as Xuan Tianming?

The sixth prince gnashed his teeth in anger and turned around to glare at Imperial Concubine Li, angrily saying: “What exactly are you doing?”

Zuo’er helped Imperial Concubine Li up from the ground and had wanted to speak up for her master, but she truly did not know what she should do in this situation. Provide an explanation? Even she could not bear to watch what Imperial Concubine Li was doing, so how would she provide an explanation?

Before she could think any further, she heard Xuan Tianfeng’s temper suddenly flare, as he loudly shouted: “Zuo’er, kneel!” She dropped to her knees, and Xuan Tianfeng continued: “What did this prince order you to do before leaving? Was it not to keep a good eye on Her Highness Imperial Concubine Li and to not let her do these damn things?”

Zuo’er’s heart trembled. The sixth prince had indeed said such things before leaving, but she could not stop her! However, with things as they were, saying anything else was pointless. She was a servant. When the master was angry, aside from kowtowing and pleading for forgiveness, what else could be done?

Zuo’er kowtowed deeply, her head hitting the ground, as she bitterly pleaded: “It’s all this servant’s fault. It’s this servant that did not take good care of Her Highness Imperial Concubine Li. Would Your Highness please hand down punishment.”

“Hand down punishment?” Xuan Tianfeng was so furious that his face was turning blue, “Did you know that if what had happened tonight in Zhang Ning Palace were to be spread, even ten lives would not be enough to save you?” After saying this, he glared at Imperial Concubine Li: “Imperial concubine mother, you too! Even if you had ten lives, it would not be enough! This includes me. We would all die together!”

“How could that be possible!” Imperial Concubine Li was a little bit angry. How could her son speak to her like this? “Not to mention how it could not possibly leak out of Zhang Ning Palace, but the one that this One is cursing is the ninth prince. It’s unrelated to the eighth prince. This One… Oh right, Feng’er, there’s something you might not know about.” Imperial Concubine Li quickly explained to him: “The tides in the Imperial Palace have turned. The favored member of the imperial harem is no longer Imperial Concubine Yun. Instead, it’s your aunt, Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu. The favored prince is no longer the ninth prince. It’s your younger brother, the eighth prince. His Majesty favors Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu and the eighth prince even more than he had ever favored Imperial Concubine Yun and the ninth prince. That’s why, even if what happened here tonight was to leak, we would not be in any trouble. Your aunt, Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu, is helping us. For the sake of her son ascending the throne, she is all too eager for this One to curse the ninth prince to death. Of course, this is not the end goal. Feng’er, imperial concubine mother is fully hoping that you can sit in the highest seat!”

“Imperial concubine mother!” Xuan Tianfeng was basically on the edge of a mental breakdown. What was this nonsensical thought process? He had no choice but to emphasize once more to Imperial Concubine Li, “I don’t covet the throne, nor do I want it. Also, don’t think that Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu and old eighth will speak up for us. Even if they are relatives, they definitely are not the type of relatives that you can consider to be on our side.” He was completely unable to understand, “Why is imperial concubine mother helping them? Since you want me to ascend the throne, there is no reason to help them fight ninth brother?”

“Feng’er.” Imperial Concubine Li took a few steps forward and told Xuan Tianfeng about the most critical part, “Feng’er, imperial concubine mother understands your feelings. That’s why imperial concubine mother is helping you! All of this is for your sake!”

“For me?” Xuan Tianfeng felt a chill in his heart, as a bad feeling washed over him. He asked Imperial Concubine Li: “How is it for my sake?”

“It’s so you can get your most beloved person. It’s so you can be with Imperial Daughter Ji An!” Imperial Concubine Li cheerfully said this, thinking to herself that her ideas were good. “Don’t worry, imperial concubine mother is a very understanding person. Even if she was already married, it’s fine. That is a child with good abilities. My Feng’er truly has quite the keen eyes. Imperial concubine mother trusts that as long as you two are together, based on that girl’s abilities, the throne will definitely belong to you.”