Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter

Feng Yuzhen was the hostage prince who had gone to the Yan Kingdom but everyone knew that the hostage son Bai Yihao would eventually return. That meant that Feng Yuzhen would come back as well. However, he could not return before Bai Yihao did unless he got married. The rules of the Qin Kingdom stated that one had to worship their ancestors before getting married.

Feng Yuzhen’s ancestors were the ancestors of the royal family. He had to go to the family temple to pray and worship…

Even though the Qin and Yan Kingdoms had exchanged hostage princes, Bai Yihao was given more freedom. He could return to the Yan Kingdom from time to time while Feng Yuzhen rarely returned. On one hand, it was because Bai Yihao’s status was higher than Feng Yuzhen because he was the crown prince. On the other hand, Emperor Zongwen rarely had anything on for Feng Yuzhen to return. Without the orders of the emperor, returning secretly was as good as treason.

Feng Yuxuan smiled. He naturally understood why Feng Yulei had brought Feng Yuzhen up. However, there was no hint of that on his expression. He said with a warm smile, “Third Brother, why are bothering with his matters? Isn’t the Empress Dowager helping King Ning to pick a consort? I heard that the daughter of Grand Secretariat Wang is known for being demure. She should be the one!”

Grand Secretariat Wang was an official who worked under the previous Emperor. He was related to the Empress Dowager as well and would naturally be close to her. He would visit the Empress Dowager from time to time at Cining Palace and speak with her. His daughter would accompany him as well and she met with the princes several times as well. Judging by the Empress Dowager’s intent, it would be normal for her to pick Wang’s daughter.

“Big Brother, I heard that there are a few girls from noble families in the consort selection this time. Even though we have already picked our main consort, the spots for secondary consorts and concubines are still empty. The Empress Dowager wants us to pick a few for ourselves and for King Ning.” Feng Yuxuan changed the topic.

They had not yet married their main consort and were picking their secondary consorts and concubines. Even though this had happened before, it wasn’t very nice especially since the consorts they picked were noble young ladies from noble families. The Empress Dowager sending in more new people was not done very well. Furthermore, according to what they knew, Wang Xiuxiu was not chosen this time.

The Empress Dowager wanted to pick more women for King Ning.

This meant that they wanted to pick another young woman from a noble family to back King Ning. The Empress Dowager had really put in a lot of effort for King Ning.

Feng Yuxuan’s expression grew solemn. Then, he sighed and said, “I do not have any objections if the Empress Dowager has such thoughts. When I am better, I will go to the Empress Dowager’s Cining Palace to thank her. She not only has to help King Ning, she thought of us as well. This is touching.”

While his words sounded nice, it did not sound like they were close. Fortunately, the two both knew what the Empress Dowager was planning and they did not care much about the familial relationship between them and the Empress Dowager. One of them would speak and the other would listen. As for what happened after, that was something spoken of in private. They just had to maintain a veneer of civility and respect.

Feng Yulei listened quietly and drank his tea. Then, he poured Feng Yuxuan a cup of tea and filled his own cup as well. He sighed and said, “Big Brother, you should go to Cining Palace to thank the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager went to Father especially when she found out that you were hurt and asked Father to send the royal physician over. Father refused since you were not badly injured. However, he was still worried about you, so he sent me here to take a look.”

“Oh, when I am better, I will visit the Empress Dowager to thank her.” Feng Yuxuan smiled blandly and looked at the chess play before him. He looked as if he did not hear Feng Yulei. There was a gust of wind and the scent of flowers washed over the place. It was the most fragrant time of Spring and the flowering trees exuded a faint fragrance.