"What do you mean by that, Princess Herlan? I'm in perfect health. There's no such problem as you described. You're simply making things up, Princess."
Feng Yunshu smiled nonchalantly. "I hope I'm mistaken. After all, for a playboy like Prince Rong, if he were really impotent, how many young ladies in the capital would be heart - broken? The business of those brothels and entertainment places might even go downhill."
"You—"
Prince Rong was so red - faced with anger after being taunted by Feng Yunshu's words. It seemed that he wanted to curse, but due to Feng Yunshu's gender, he didn't say much.
"Forget it, Prince Rong. Let's go to our seats. Don't argue with a woman."
Prince Rong glared at Feng Yunshu angrily, flicked his sleeves, and then was pulled away.
This time, Herlan Yanting got to know Feng Yunshu better. His eyes fell on the arm that Feng Yunshu was holding.
"Your Highness, let's go in too."
"Okay."
Herlan Yanting coughed softly and led Feng Yunshu to their seats.
Inside the grand hall.
As soon as they entered, Feng Yunshu found that most of the seats were already occupied. Everyone's eyes were on them.
She quickly sized up the surrounding environment. At the topmost seat, there was a middle - aged man in a yellow dragon robe. With just one glance, Feng Yunshu guessed his identity.
That aura of purple qi could only belong to an emperor protected by the Purple Star.
The woman sitting beside him, dressed in a phoenix robe with a dignified and elegant makeup, must be the queen.
There were two young men sitting closest to the emperor and the queen. They were dressed in brocade robes with python patterns, with handsome faces and extraordinary temperaments.
These two...
When Feng Yunshu's eyes swept across one of the men, he seemed to sense it and looked back at her.
At that moment, Feng Yunshu trembled all over, and countless images flashed through her mind.
She quickly recognized his identity. He was Dongfang Yuan, the third prince of the current dynasty, and this third prince had a complicated relationship with the original owner.
In the original owner's memory, Dongfang Yuan was the only warmth the original Feng Yunshu had felt over the years. He was also the only one who was willing to care about her and believe in her.
At this moment, Feng Yunshu felt the extremely complex emotions deep in the original owner's heart. There was both reluctance and resentment. She resented him for just watching as she was poisoned to death.
"Madam?"
Herlan Yanting's somewhat floating voice sounded in her ear, pulling Feng Yunshu back to reality.
She turned to look. Herlan Yanting was looking at her with concern. "Are you feeling unwell, Madam? Why did your face turn so pale all of a sudden?"
As he spoke, Herlan Yanting's eyes inadvertently glanced at Dongfang Yuan over there.
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "I'm fine."
Herlan Yanting nodded and led Feng Yunshu to bow below the emperor's seat.
"Yanting and his wife pay respects to Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty, for today's grand feast to celebrate our wedding."
"Prince Herlan and Princess are both here. Good! You're really a well - matched couple, a perfect pair!"
Feng Yunshu looked at Dongfang Chuan on the throne and couldn't help but complain in her heart. It was said that emperors were always the most cunning and calculating. Now it seemed that it was really true.
This emperor had clearly colluded with her so - called father not long ago to stage a play, planning to sacrifice her to scheme against Herlan Yanting and then attack the Yuan Kingdom. Now that the plan had failed, he was acting as if nothing had happened and even pretending to be a kind - hearted person here.
It was a pity that this body had no foundation for cultivating immortality. Feng Yunshu couldn't use any of the skills she had learned in her previous life. Otherwise, she would definitely teach these old foxes a lesson.
Feng Yunshu was silently calculating in her heart when she noticed a middle - aged man in a brocade robe standing beside them. However, his robe was different from others', with a very special style.
There was a cage covered with a red cloth behind this middle - aged man. No one knew what was in the cage.
Feng Yunshu glanced at the cage and couldn't help but frown. Her face darkened a bit.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for today's grand feast. The marriage between Prince Herlan and the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Feng is of great significance for the good relations between the Dan Kingdom and the Yuan Kingdom!"
"Haha, the envoy is being too polite. The Dan Kingdom and the Yuan Kingdom are adjacent to each other. Our relationship has always been close. It's really a good thing that I could arrange this marriage for Prince Herlan and the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Feng!"
"Since the prince, the envoy, and all the ministers are here, we can start the feast."
The emperor Dongfang Chuan on the throne had a deep and mellow voice. With a wave of his sleeve, smiling, a group of tall and beautiful dancers quickly rushed up and began to dance gracefully. The melodious music of silk and bamboo instruments filled the air.
Since men and women were seated separately, Feng Yunshu didn't sit with Herlan Yanting. Instead, she was seated among the female guests.
Feng Yunshu sat obediently in her seat and quietly observed everything in the hall.
From the moment she stepped into this grand hall, Feng Yunshu had felt that the atmosphere was very strange.
There were several pairs of eyes following her. One was from Feng Manling not far away, and the other was from the male guests' seats in the front. It should be from the third prince Dongfang Yuan.
Looking at Herlan Yanting, his eyes always inadvertently glanced at the large cage covered with the red cloth, and his expression changed obscurely.
The envoy sitting beside him, although smiling, also always inadvertently glanced at Herlan Yanting. It seemed that they were communicating with each other through their eyes.
Amidst the singing, dancing, and music, everyone was smiling and offering their congratulations and flattery. However, Feng Yunshu smelled the threatening atmosphere in the air.
"Envoy, what's in that cage?"
After three rounds of drinking, Dongfang Chuan's eyes fell on the cage covered with the red cloth.
The envoy immediately stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, in this cage is a human - shaped spiritual beast that is rarely seen in the Yuan Kingdom in a hundred years. In order to congratulate Prince Herlan and Princess on their wedding, we specially present it to Your Majesty to show the good - will between our two countries."
"Oh? A human - shaped spiritual beast? I only heard about such a thing in the Yuan Kingdom when I was young. I thought it was just a rumor. I didn't expect it to be real?"
The envoy nodded. "Your Majesty, it's true! Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. This spiritual beast is rarely seen in a hundred years. Coincidentally, a hunter in our country captured it in the mountains not long ago. This is an auspicious sign!"
"Haha, good! Very good!"
Dongfang Chuan was overjoyed after hearing this and nodded repeatedly in praise. "Someone, immediately lift the red cloth. Today, I want to witness this auspicious sign with all the ministers!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on the large cage in the center. Feng Yunshu looked at the cage. As a cultivator, she instinctively felt the strong energy emitted by the creature in the cage.
Could there really be such a thing as a human - shaped spiritual beast in this fictional continent?
Under everyone's gaze, two eunuchs stepped forward and lifted the red cloth -
The cage was instantly exposed to everyone's sight, especially the human - shaped spiritual beast inside.
This spiritual beast was really strange. It had a human face and a beast's body, with long hair flowing over its shoulders. Its face was that of a young woman, with red pupils and extremely delicate features. Its body was like that of a fox, and what's more, it even had three tails!