"All of you, be quick! Don't miss the auspicious time. Otherwise, your heads won't be enough to chop off!"
According to the procedure of the Crown Prince's wedding, the bridal sedan chair and the wedding procession arranged by the palace had already set off towards the Prime Minister's Mansion. Feng Manshu was about to leave the mansion, get into the sedan chair and enter the palace. Then, a series of cumbersome procedures were waiting for her.
Feng Manshu was being carefully dressed up by the maids and was about to put on the wedding dress. At this moment, the First Lady walked in with a smiling face.
"All of you go out first. I have something to say to the Crown Princess."
"Yes, First Lady."
After the maids left, only Feng Manshu and the First Lady were left in the room.
The First Lady walked up to Feng Manshu, held her hand and looked at her with reluctance.
"Manshu, you're my only daughter. Now you're getting married. After you go to the Eastern Palace, I won't have anyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion to talk to... "
Feng Manshu originally had no reluctance. She was only thinking about marrying into the Eastern Palace and becoming the high - ranking Crown Princess. But now, listening to the First Lady's words and looking at her expression, she felt a bit reluctant.
"Mother, don't be like this. As you said, after marrying the Crown Prince, I'll enjoy endless glory and wealth. When I become the Empress, you can come to the palace to see me whenever you're free."
The First Lady smiled happily. "Yes, you're right... Why are we talking about such unhappy things on this happy day? Oh, right, Manshu. I came here specially to give you something."
"What is it?"
Feng Manshu saw the First Lady take out a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve and stuffed it into her hand.
"Mother, what's this?"
Feng Manshu looked at the small porcelain bottle in her hand, puzzled.
The First Lady leaned over and whispered in her ear, "This was specially prepared by a genius doctor for me. It can help you conceive the Crown Prince's child as soon as possible, and it will be a male infant."
As soon as she heard the word "child", Feng Manshu's face froze instantly, and it became visibly paler.
The First Lady didn't notice and continued, "In the Eastern Palace, it's different from the Prime Minister's Mansion. You have to be careful everywhere. In the royal family, the most important thing is offspring. Although you're the Crown Prince's main wife, you mustn't be slack. Only offspring can ensure your safety for the rest of your life..."
Feng Manshu subconsciously tightened her grip on the porcelain bottle. "... Yes, Mother. I know what you said. Don't worry."
Maybe she was in a really good mood. The First Lady didn't notice the strangeness in Feng Manshu's tone at all. "It's good that you know. In the future, our Feng family will rely on you. You mustn't let your mother and father down."
"... Yes, I will surely live up to your expectations."
"Alright, it's getting late. The wedding procession will be here soon. Don't miss the auspicious time. I'll go out first."
Feng Yunshu and Xiaoling were on the roof at this time, listening to every word of the mother - daughter conversation clearly.
"Master, don't you think this is quite ironic? Feng Manshu got rid of her own child with the Young Master Wu in order to marry the Crown Prince smoothly. Now the First Lady is asking her to conceive the Crown Prince's child as soon as possible."
Feng Yunshu couldn't help but sneer. "Hehe, it is really quite funny."
"If Feng Manshu can really conceive the Crown Prince's child, then even sows can climb trees."
Speaking of this, Xiaoling quickly answered, "Master, master, do you think if Feng Manshu finds out that the Crown Prince is a living dead on their wedding night... will she be scared to death?"
Feng Yunshu shrugged. "Who knows? Let's just wait for the good show to start. That Young Master Wu is not someone who will give up easily. There may be several good shows today..."
Feng Yunshu watched indifferently as the First Lady and the Prime Minister Feng smiled and blessed Feng Manshu, then sent her out of the house.
Especially seeing Prime Minister Feng, who seemed like nothing had happened, as if Feng Yunshu had never been more than an insignificant existence to him.
Since she was back for revenge, a thought flashed through Feng Yunshu's mind.
"Prime Minister, now that Manshu and the Crown Prince are getting married smoothly, you'll be the Crown Prince's father - in - law. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, you'll be the Emperor's father - in - law. Our Feng family will become the most noble relatives of the royal family in the imperial city!"
The First Lady's words clearly hit Prime Minister Feng's heart. He couldn't hide his smile, but still pretended to be steady and coughed a few times. "There are so many people around. Don't speak too soon, Lady. Now that the Emperor is seriously ill, people may misunderstand what we're trying to do."
The First Lady nodded understandingly. "You're right, Prime Minister. I was just too excited and spoke out of turn. After all, today is a good day for Manshu and the Crown Prince. It's been a long time since our Prime Minister's Mansion had such a happy day..."
Just as they were talking, Prime Minister Feng suddenly trembled all over. In broad daylight, his eyes closed and he fell straight backwards.
"Prime Minister! What's wrong with you?!"
Before he fainted, Prime Minister Feng heard the First Lady's panicked cries.
It was originally dark in front of his eyes. When his consciousness gradually recovered, the darkness seemed to be torn open and became clearer.
"Father."
Hearing this voice, Prime Minister Feng trembled all over and suddenly opened his eyes wide. "Yunshu?!"
Feng Yunshu sneered a few times. "I thought Father had already forgotten that he had a daughter like me. Hehe, now it seems that you didn't forget, but just didn't care about my life or death?"
As she spoke, Feng Yunshu's figure slowly emerged in front of Prime Minister Feng. Prime Minister Feng stepped back several steps in horror, as if he had seen a ghost. "You... who are you exactly? Are you a human or a ghost?"
"What do you think, Father? Do you think I'm a human or a ghost?"
"Yunshu..." Prime Minister Feng stared at Feng Yunshu. After a moment, sadness and guilt appeared on his face. "You really misunderstood me. How could I not care about your life or death? After you disappeared, I sent many people to look for you everywhere, but there was no news..."
"After so long, although I didn't want to believe it, if you were really unfortunately killed, I would naturally hold a funeral for you so that your soul could find its way home..."
"Oh?" Feng Yunshu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and twitched the corner of her mouth playfully. "I didn't expect Father to care so much about me. Hehe, I really feel your concern for me. That's why I floated back specially to take you to the underworld with me!"
In the last sentence, Feng Yunshu's voice suddenly rose sharply. Blood suddenly flowed from all seven orifices of her normal face. The next second, she floated directly in front of Prime Minister Feng.
Looking at the suddenly enlarged bloody face in front of him, Prime Minister Feng was extremely shocked. He stepped back again and again. Suddenly, a stone transformed by Xiaoling appeared under his feet. He fell to the ground with a thud, but didn't care about it and kept crawling backwards.
"Yunshu, it's not my fault that you became a ghost... The wrongdoer will pay. Don't come closer! Don't come any closer!"
"Father, don't you miss me? Since you miss me, why don't you want to go to the underworld with me? You're clearly lying, Father..."
As Feng Yunshu spoke, she got closer. "I died so miserably... After I died, none of you can escape. You and the First Lady are all the culprits!"