Disappointed, disappointed. Chapter 84 didn't reach the vote quota so here's my revenge!

'Acquaint with Feng Gezhi. They're from my side.'

Long Sangyu recalled the note he received weeks ago. 'My side' referred to his da jie. And Feng Gezhi was Beauty Feng's father.

The prince felt like he was closer to the truth. The reason she tolerated Feng Yanyan so much.

It turned out the family behind the mei ren was her allies. But even though the father was her subordinate, did that mean she would tolerate the son to no end?

Who exactly was Feng Yanyan to receive such special treatment from his sister? He had no idea the Feng family's face was so big, the King couldn't afford to offend their son.

The Prince's thoughts turned and swirled. Maybe it was because of General Feng Ting?

The only man his da jie ever treated as equal.

His Highness thought it made sense for Wangye to honor Feng Ting through Feng Yanyan. He snorted. Even so, she was clearly playing favorites. Even he as the brother never received this much attention from her.

"That's right, I saw that bast- I mean I saw Adrina at my wedding. How come he's invited?" Long Sangyu turned to Xiao Bao.

His childhood friend and brother gawked at him. "You... You don't know?"

The Prince's face blanked. "What do I not know?"

Xiao Bao looked at the doors of the study and the eunuch who were waiting to serve bowed his head and left. The young man then moved closer to the Prince.

"Gentleman Adrina is now an Imperial Concubine. The only proper consort in Wangye's rear court." He whispered.

Long Sangyu sucked in a cold breath. He almost asked if his sister hurt her brain.

The matters of the King's rear court, one couldn't question it even though he had the status of a brother. He sighed. Even if he wanted to know the reason, he could never pry his mouth open to ask.

After all this time, he thought it was Feng Yanyan who would receive this honor. He even prepared himself to accept it. It turned out Feng Yanyan watered the sapling but others took the fruit of his work.

Long Sangyu didn't know whether he should feel glad.

But in one or two of the courtyards of Prince Ping Manor, there were people who were really glad.

"Wangye has an Imperial Concubine now?" There was a certain glee in Zhang Yunlei's voice.

Eunuch Jiang pretended not to notice. "It just goes to show the King is still wary of Feng mei ren. However, we cannot relax. Officer Feng has gained the trust of his Highness but it's still better if he showed more excellence in his job. That way, we can take advantage of the siblings' strife to the fullest."

Zhang Yunlei softly chuckled. "The matters outside, since when has it been this concubine's concern?"

Feng Gezhi was sent by the Empress to pull the Prince to her Majesty's side. Whether or not Officer Feng did a good job or not was not his responsibility.

Eunuch Jiang only smiled. "Of course, this servant misspoke."

The little eunuch led a change of topic. "The new princess seemed to not be concerned about her lack of favor. Her Highness might not even notice how many hands in her courtyard are hers or not. It's good that the Prince still likes Concubine Zhang the most."

That was when Zhang Yunlei realized his job. Whisper good things about Officer Feng to his Highness.

In this manor, he was the one who spent the most time with Long Sangyu, the Prince valued his intellect a lot. If Zhang Yunlei said he had a good impression of Feng Gezhi, the Prince would naturally have the same sentiment.

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"The Lord took an Imperial Concubine." Madam Feng's tone was strange.

Feng Gezhi could barely see her now that the windows were all closed and the bed curtains were drawn. But this was also the only time they could discuss things freely.

During the day, the Empress' people were all around them. It was inconvenient to talk.

"Since when did we care about the Lord's personal matters?"

He whispered back to his wife only to get a slap on his arm.

"Ow!"

Before he could ask why, his tiger wife was already on the offensive. "You really don't know anything, do you?"

Feng Gezhi was truly unaware. What was it this time?

"Your son likes the King!" Su Jian hissed at him.

Eldest Master Feng blanked. What?

The chamber was filled with silence before the husband sighed.

"Dear, this is not a joking matter. We cannot pit our family to compete with royal favor."

Su Jian knew that too. That was why she couldn't promise to Yanyan. But now that the King had an Imperial Concubine, wouldn't that hurt her son's heart?

"I know, that's why we should just wait until the little fifth is released from the palace and go home. I think that's for the better."

Feng Gezhi also agreed with this. Now that he thought about it, his son really had karma with the Long siblings. First, the Prince and now the King.

If Feng Yanyan knew what he was thinking about, he would be indignant. After all, he really didn't like Long Sangyu. It was just his pretense backfired on him.

"We can arrange a miss of a small family for him." Eldest Master Feng started talking about a potential marriage and received another glare from his wife.

"Marriage! Marriage! We don't even know if he will want that. Why, can't we support a wife-less son until his old age?!"

Feng Gezhi choked on air. "Alright I'll ask first if he wants to be married. Why are you getting angry?"

Feng family's eldest master had to coax his ill-tempered wife all night.

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The word miserable couldn't describe Feng Yanyan these days. He would inhale air, eat and sleep but his gaze was vacant.

JuZi knew it was just a matter of time before he got sick again. And now was autumn. Suliang's transition from autumn to winter had always been blurred. And the weather would start to be colder and colder.

She couldn't tolerate this anymore. Not wanting to watch the young master Feng ruin his health, the maid gritted her teeth and secretly went to Zhongqing.

Cheng Gong recognized this maidservant but didn't dare to carelessly let her enter.

"Guo girl, wait here for a bit."

When Chief Eunuch Cheng reported who was asking for an audience, he already expected the King to refuse.

But Wangye didn't even look up from the documents in her hands and ordered to let the girl enter.

JuZi knelt in front of King Wan Li. "Wangye once told this slave to report if something happened to the young master."

She didn't dare to look up so she didn't see the faint stirring in the King's eyes.

"Go straight to the point." It was a dismissive voice.

"Young master Feng is behaving oddly these days and this servant that he is neglecting his health like the last time."

She was referring to the time when Wangye visited Feng Yanyan's yard because he wasn't properly eating or sleeping.

An oppressive silence filled the hall. Long Xu Le sneered. "He has guts. So every time there's a problem with his health, ben dian should be there for him?"

JuZi bit her lip and kowtowed. "This slave doesn't dare to imply that meaning!"

Now, she really knew that Wan Li Wang hardened her heart toward the young master. But... the young master wasn't even doing anything out of line these days.

Was it just because they got separated for a while that Wangye lost interest?

She left without getting any answers.

Long Xu Le couldn't write the appropriate answers to the memorials anymore and stared at the flame inside the lamp.

Her Highness didn't even notice that her master entered. "Are you still feeling queasy?"

The King shook her head.

Madam Lian had been worried for days. Long Xu Le's eyesight showed signs of deteriorating all of a sudden. If this trend continued, her disciple might really go blind.

Soon, she would leave to seek a cure from the jianghu. Nobody should know that King Wan Li was facing serious health problems these days.

Even Long Xu Le's closest allies didn't have any idea about this as it would affect the overall plan. Now was a critical juncture. The Empress and Prime Minister Yao's movements in Tanglin were getting bolder and bolder.

Just the other day, the useless Junwang in Tanglin was reported to die in his sleep. With that, the last remaining male imperial kin in the capital was gone.

Those two would probably set their sights here. There was no way that King Wan Li was allowed to lose her vision.

Madam Lian couldn't even find the cause of this sudden illness but if she were to think about it. The signs had been there since she first met Xu Le. But because it co-existed alongside other symptoms, Madam Lian didn't think she would end up going blind.

The famous jianghu doctor only focused on the King's chronic illness. She wanted to tear her hair. If only she probed more.

"Xu Le, I don't know what your plans are and why you're discarding Feng Yanyan. But as your master, I want to tell you that it's not bad to follow your heart sometimes."

Madam Lian's lips were curved in a deplorable smile. These were words coming from her experience.

But Long Xu Le had always been resolute. "Master should also know of this disciple's ambition. This disciple's life is reserved to serve the people."

That was the only reason that kept her going these years despite how many times she almost died. Why did she go back to the past?

Wasn't it to reclaim what was rightfully hers and to ensure this dynasty wouldn't fall to ruins? Other than that, there was no other answer. 

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