Chapter 170 Farewell Feast 3 (2/2)

“The Empress’s words are incorrect!” Feng Xia Qi gestured at the head eunuch then said, “Princess Bai Lian is Yue empire’s princess, a dignitary for this exchange meeting. Now Princess Bai Lian suffered wrong in my Feng Empire, this is the two empire’s matter, besides…” Feng Xia Qi’s gaze was sharp as he looked at the Empress, “The imperial harem cannot interfere with political affairs!”

This one phrase “the imperial harem cannot interfere with political matters” stifled all of the Empress’s words on the way. Feng Xia Qi already stated this was a matter between the two empires, not the harem’s concern. Though she was the Empress, she no longer had any power to question.

“Ask Imperial Father to come over!” Feng Xia Qi said to the head eunuch. This head eunuch was from Feng Xia Qi’s person in the palace. One had to say all these years, Feng Xia Qi’s forces in the palace has been expanding very well. Feng Yi Xuan had military power in his hands while he had the literary officials and people connections.

The Empress gave a look to her palace maid. She still hasn’t seen her son and felt it was strange so she had the palace maid go take a look, at the same time informing her son, that way they can prepare to shirk off responsibility.

However, the Empress’s movement was noticed by Feng Yi Xuan and Lan You Nian. Feng Yi Xuan looked at Jing Wu An cooly. Jing Wu An helplessly left the hall silently and knocked the palace maid unconscious. Jing Wu An really can’t predict Feng Yi Xuan’s thoughts anymore. Just two days ago, Yu Liu Li was beaten by Feng Yi Xuan. Yu Liu Li asked Feng Yi Xuan why he hit him, Feng Yi Xuan actually said that all Yu Liu Li said was wrong. Even now they don’t understand.

How could Yu Liu Li them know, that’s all because Feng Yi Xuan complimented Lan You Nian for her good figure the other day and made Nian Nian angry so he found someone to vent his anger.

In a short while, Emperor Feng Xuan arrived in the hall with Eunuch Lu. The Emperor truly felt his age. Being tossed around by these children, one day he’ll probably be finished by all this tossing. But no matter what, he must give his throne to his fourth son.

“What happened?” Emperor Feng Xuan asked directly. Actually, on the way, he heard some already but he still needed to pretend.

“Your Majesty!” Yue Bai Lian directly fell to her knees in the hall.

“What’s happened Princess Bai Lian? Eunuch Lu, help Princess Bai Lian up!” the Emperor said. He’s investigated this Princess Bai Lian many times and felt such a woman was well-matched with fourth son. He hoped his sixth son can start a family and this Princess Bai Lian was a good matriarch of a country.

Yue Bai Lian was helped up by Eunuch Lu, then said, “Please ask Your Majesty to give this priness justice. This princess was just tired and so brought my maids to a wing to rest, but I didn’t expect…didn’t expect…” Yue Bai Lian choked on her sobs.

Lan You Nian gave Yue Bai Lian a look. She acted too well. If she didn’t know any better, she would believe something had happened to her.

“I didn’t expect Feng country’s second wangye took advantage of being drunk and imposed himself on this princess’s maid. Under such circumstances, this princess ran out in a panic. Please ask Your Majesty to save this princess’s maid. That is a pure and innocent woman ah!” Yue Bai Lian cried with upset.

“Preposterous!” Feng Xia Qi exclaimed angrily, “Imperial Father, let this subject son bring second wangye out and save Princess Bai Lian’s maid as soon as possible!”

The Emperor looked at his fourth son. How can he not see the excitement and eagerness in his fourth son’s eyes. It seems this matter can not be removed of responsibility. Perhaps it won’t be long before he can wipe out the Empress’s faction.

“En, go!” The Emperor said. And now the Empress realizes they paid with the wife and lost the soldiers (T/N: idiot for suffering double losses). However, the Empress couldn’t understand how Feng Yi Xuan and them could have known about this. It was carried out very secretively.

When Feng Xia Qi brought guards arresting the disheveled Feng Shao Chu as well as that disheveled maid into the hall, everyone knew what happened. They didn’t expect second wangye to be so lustful.

“Imperial Father!” Feng Shao Chu knelt in the hall. He knew was checkmated by Yue Bai Lian and the others. He didn’t even have the chance to make excuses, “This is all the fault of subject son being drunk! Please ask Imperial Father to pardon subject son!”

He just forced himself on a maid that’s all. Such a thing to them was insignificant and common. Feng Shao Chu knew this wasn’t the time to make excuses, otherwise if he anger Imperial Father, he will probably suffer a severe punishment.

Emperor Feng Xuan helplessly glanced at the handsome Feng Xia Qi and indifferent Feng Yi Xuan. Though he approved of the two son’s suppressing Empress’s faction, but no matter what, the foreign delegates were all present, can’t they do this a little more covertly? Making he the Emperor have no where to put his face.

The maid kneeling on the ground was terrified. She followed Princess Bai Lian to Yue country was to keep an eye on Princess Bai Lian for Yue country’s Emperor. She didn’t expect she would be forced upon by Feng country’s second wangye.

“Your Majesty!” Yue Bai Lian said painfully, “Xiao Qing is this princess’s personal maidservant. This princess considers Xiao Qing my own younger sister, now she’s been….please ask Your Majesty to give this princess an explanation!”

The maid on the ground, Xiao Qing, didn’t understand why the neither cold or hot Princess Bai Lian will suddenly help her but Xiao Qing knew if she climbed second wangye this big tree, then she would no longer be a maid who serves others. Who didn’t wish to become a person above others?

“Imperial Father, Princess Bai Lian is right, it is second wangye who took the lady’s innocence, how about Imperial Father grants a marriage for the two of them!” Feng Xia Qi declared righteously. Then as if he pondered over it for a while, “It seems second wangye likes this female very much, otherwise he wouldn’t have been so impatient to possess the lady, how about let this girl become second wangfei?”

“You…” Feng Shao Chu didn’t expect Feng Xia Qi to be so ruthless. His position of wangfei was left for a woman who can bring benefits to him, most certainly a daughter of a high official, how could it be a maid? If he let a maid become wangfei, who knows how much of a joke he will become!

“Your Majesty, Chu’er doesn’t have a lot of woman in the harem, how about give this woman to Chu’er as a concubine?” The Empress said. Even as a concubine the Empress disdained to give to a maid.

“The Empress’s words aren’t appropriate. This isn’t an ordinary woman. She is Princess Bai Lian’s maid, the feelings are like that of sisters and this matter second wangye has overdone it. If he didn’t truly like, how could he do such a thing in the palace?” Feng Xia Qi smiled at the Empress.

“Fourth brother, bewang…” Feng Shao Chu wanted to say something but was interrupted by Emperor Feng Xuan.

“Enough, since it has happened, then this emperor will grant this woman as second wangye Feng Shao Chu’s official consort. The marriage is to be held next month.” Emperor Feng Xuan’s voice that didn’t allow to be refuted boomed, then said a few things to the dignitaries before leaving the hall, leaving behind the fuming Feng Shao Chu.

Feng Shao Chu knew Imperial Father didn’t want him to have any assistance, no chances to ascend that seat, but he won’t give up, definitely won’t!