Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

He stood up, glanced at the unconscious Xiao Fengyi, straightened his clothes, and strode out. "Yue San, I'm going to pay my respects to His Majesty. You guard this door."

Yue San closed the door, bowed, and said, "Master, rest assured, I will guard this door well, not even a fly will be able to get in."

Xiao Fengyi's eyelids twitched slightly, showing signs of waking up, but she still did not wake up.

When Feng Xingye saw the yellow robe hidden among the ginkgo leaves, he immediately bowed and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty!"

When the Emperor saw Feng Xingye, he was overjoyed. “Brother, there’s no need for formalities. I’ve come here to congratulate you.”

Congratulate him?

Upon hearing the Emperor's words, Feng Xingye's eyelids twitched slightly, realizing that he had guessed correctly. His elder brother had indeed come here because of the horseback riding incident that afternoon. "Elder brother, how could I dare to ask you to congratulate me?"

With his hands behind his back, the Emperor pointed at Feng Xingye and laughed, "Brother, there's no need to beat around the bush. I've heard about your affair with Miss Xiao many times already. The Empress also comes to me from time to time to ask about Xiao Fengyi, since she has always wanted Fengyi to be her daughter-in-law."

The Empress's son was none other than the Eighth Prince, Feng Mingyu.

So it turns out they...

Feng Xingye suddenly remembered the time when Xiao Fengyi was beaten at the Duke of Xiao's mansion, and Feng Mingyu's nervous expression. Instantly, he understood a lot.

After much deliberation, he made a decision. Not wanting to beat around the bush in front of His Majesty, he said, "Your Majesty, I want... I want to marry Xiao Fengyi. Please grant me this marriage."

These words startled His Majesty, and even Eunuch Zhang behind His Majesty couldn't help but say a few words.

"Your Majesty, Prince Zhao is twenty-three years old, which is indeed the age for marriage. Miss Xiao is quite suitable, but there is a concern: she is destined to be a phoenix!"

Zhang Gonggong's meaning was quite clear: was there a possibility that Feng Xingye wanted to marry Xiao Fengyi because he wanted to usurp the throne?

The Emperor remained silent. Feng Xingye clasped his hands and knelt down. “Your Majesty, I have no intention of disloyalty. It was just a mistake that made Fengyi my woman, and I must take responsibility for her.”

His words implied that regardless of whether one was destined for the throne or not, he had no interest in the imperial power, but he really wanted to marry Xiao Fengyi.

No one knows a brother better than his brother. His Majesty understood Feng Xingye's words and also wanted to see how Xiao Fengyi, a woman destined for the phoenix, would react when she married the Ninth Prince.

He readily agreed, "Very well, I will have the Secretariat draft a decree at the morning court tomorrow to bestow a marriage upon you and Miss Xiao!"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Zhang wanted to offer further advice, but a single glance from the Emperor frightened him into backing down.

He didn't know how to explain this to the Empress and the Eighth Prince.

Anyone with eyes can see that the Eighth Prince likes Xiao Fengyi. What would he do if he knew that she would become his Ninth Imperial Aunt?

Feng Xingye bowed gracefully and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

The emperor, who had agreed to the marriage, left the Prince Zhao's residence after only a short time. It was said that he was going to visit the Eighth Prince's residence. Feng Xingye, who knew everything, did not try to stop him. After seeing the emperor off from the Prince Zhao's residence, he returned to Xiao Fengyi's room.

Before entering Xiao Fengyi's room, Yue San told Feng Xingye that the kitchen had already delivered Xiao's medicine, but she was still unconscious, so the medicine was left to dry by her bedside.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xingye said to Yue Qi, "Then I'll go in later and figure out a way to feed her the medicine."

Sigh, Xiao Fengyi hasn't woken up yet, so the only thing we can do is try to force-feed her the medicine.

After all, people need to take medicine to get better.

Yue San asked him again, "Master, it's getting late. Should we order the kitchen to prepare the meal?"

Feng Xingye glanced at the closed door. "Let's wait until she wakes up."

The person hasn't woken up yet. Medicine can be given, but they can't eat any food, so bringing it here won't help.

The "she" the master was referring to was, of course, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family lying in the side room. Yue San thought that perhaps soon she should be called "Princess Consort Zhao".

"Your Highness, if I may be so bold as to ask, do you truly intend to take Miss Xiao as your princess consort?"

Just as Yue San was about to ask the question, Feng Xingye had already pushed open the door, and all the sounds came in.

Standing on the high steps, Feng Xingye turned to his subordinates and said, "Yes, I have already asked my brother to bestow a marriage upon us."

Yue San was clearly happy for his master, saying, "Congratulations, Master, on becoming a groom."

The groom? Who's going to be the groom?

While in a deep sleep, Xiao Fengyi overheard Feng Xingye talking to an unfamiliar voice. Feng Xingye was requesting the Emperor to grant her a marriage, which seemed to have something to do with her.

Upon thinking of this, Xiao Fengyi suddenly woke up from her sleep. Smelling the fragrance of medicinal herbs around her, she felt dizzy and couldn't help but let out a scream.

"what--"

Upon hearing the call, Feng Xingye flung off his robes and entered the room, prompting Yue San to peek out from behind him.

The prince is so gentle with the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. I've never seen him feed medicine to anyone else before, but tonight I finally got to see it and actually saw His Highness feeding medicine.

"This medicine is very bitter!"

Although Xiao Fengyi was a doctor, she had never taken such a bitter medicine before, and immediately complained and asked for it.

Feng Xingye didn't think she was being too delicate. Instead, he patiently explained, "This contains Coptis chinensis, which has a miraculous effect on the poison you've been given. So you should just drink it obediently!"

After he finished speaking, he explained to Xiao Fengyi what kind of poison the Xia Huichun he had planted was, and also told her that the antidote for this poison was prepared by a divine physician.

Xiao Fengyi listened attentively but looked at Feng Xingye with a mixture of belief and doubt. "But this antidote is too bitter, isn't it? Can't we eat some sweet plums to relieve the bitterness?"

Feng Xingye frowned. "I really don't know if I can eat plums. When I ate them, I didn't find them very bitter. I just swallowed them directly."

Xiao Fengyi seized on the key point, "Your Highness Prince Zhao, you've also been poisoned by Xia Huichun? Where is this medicine from?"

"Yong Kingdom".

Feng Xingye did not hide anything from Xiao Fengyi, but directly told him about Xia Huichun's origin and how he was poisoned.

After hearing this, Xiao Fengyi did not ask him about his romantic affair with the princess of the enemy country. "In that case, does Feng Mingjing have something to do with Yong? Otherwise, how could he have Xia Huichun?"

Feng Xingye's brows furrowed. "There are many brothels in the capital of Dayun, so getting Xia Huichun wouldn't be difficult. However, you're right, it's possible that Seventh Brother is colluding with other countries."

After the explanation, Xiao Fengyi still drank the bitter medicine. When the bowl was empty, she almost vomited. Feng Xingye poured her some water, and she felt a little better.

As Feng Xingye gently patted her back, Xiao Fengyi suddenly remembered something.

"Your Highness Prince Zhao, have you really asked the Emperor to grant you this marriage? And it's with me?" Xiao Fengyi, still recovering from poisoning, disregarded all etiquette and pointed directly at herself.

Feng Xingye lowered his head and said, "Yes, I have asked His Majesty to bestow a marriage upon us!"