December 6th, Chen time.

The Eastern Palace of Laifeng Kingdom, Yixia Garden.

"Reporting to Si Liangce, Si Chenghui from Xicuiyuan requests to see you." Jiangyi reported to Si Chengfeng while combing his hair.

Cheng Hui: The Crown Princess's attendant. Rank six, eight persons.

"Si Chenghui?"

"hehe……"

Si Chengfeng smiled slightly, his pair of charming eyes full of teasing.

"Since Si Lingyun entered the Eastern Palace, he has never come to greet me. Is the sun... about to rise from the west?"

"Si Liangce, do you... intend to meet him or not?" Chu Wei asked doubtfully from the side.

"See!"

"Why not?"

"I have waited so long for this day, but it has been so painful..."

Si Chengfeng glanced indifferently at the direction of the gate of Yixia Garden, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly and his eyes were sharp and cold.

"Should I go and tell him the message now?" Chu Wei asked tentatively.

"Jiang Yi, Chu Wei, who is your master?"

Si Chengfeng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he glanced leisurely at Jiang Yi and Chu Wei beside him. The two of them felt a little scared by his gaze.

"Of course Si Liangce is our master." Upon hearing this, Jiangyi and Chu Wei knelt down and kowtowed to Si Chengfeng in fear and trepidation to express their loyalty.

"Since I am your master, and I haven't combed my hair, changed my clothes, and even had breakfast yet, why don't you serve your master and do your duty, but care about that insignificant person? Let him wait!" Si Chengfeng snorted coldly.

"Yes, Si Liangce!" Jiangyi and Chu Wei, who were kneeling on the ground, said in unison.

At the same time, at the gate of Yixia Garden.

"Si Chenghui, this Si Liangce is really good at putting on airs! You are his brother, but he actually treats you like this, it's too much!" Si Lingyun's personal servant Xiaofeng said angrily.

"shut up!"

"Bang!"

Si Lingyun raised his hand and slapped Xiao Feng. This stupid guy, is he trying to cause trouble for him?

"Si Liangce is not only my elder brother, but his position in the Eastern Palace is even higher than mine. How could I allow a lowly fellow like you to slander and fabricate his ideas?" Si Lingyun shouted angrily.

"Si Chenghui..."

Si Lingyun's personal servant, Xiaofeng, looked at Si Lingyun in disbelief. In the past, whenever he criticized Si Chengfeng, the young master would be very happy. Why was it different this time?

An hour later, in the dining hall of Yixia Garden.

With his hair neatly combed and wearing court attire, Si Chengfeng finally put down his bowl and chopsticks and took the tea handed to him by Jiangyi to rinse his mouth. This breakfast took Si Chengfeng more than half an hour.

"Si Liangce, it is said that if you walk a hundred steps after a meal you will live to be ninety-nine. Do you want to take another walk in the garden?" Jiangyi asked politely.

Si Chengfeng, who had planned to summon Si Lingyun, raised the corner of his lips and nodded.

At one quarter past four, Si Chengfeng finished his walk and came to the garden pavilion to rest.

"Okay, let him in." Si Chengfeng waved at Chu Wei.

"Yes, Si Liangce."

After a while, Si Lingyun, who had been waiting at the gate of Yixia Garden for more than an hour, was finally invited into Yixia Garden.

"Lingyun pays his respects to Si Liangce." Si Lingyun saluted Si Chengfeng very politely.

"I wonder what business has brought Si Chenghui here?" Si Chengfeng glanced at Si Lingyun standing outside the pavilion and said indifferently.

"Lingyun wants to say a few private words to Si Liangce, is that possible?" Si Lingyun glanced at Jiangyi and Chu Wei beside Si Chengfeng with a hint of meaning.

"Jiangyi, Chu Wei, I want to eat some melon seeds. You two go and peel some for me." Si Chengfeng waved to his personal servant.

"Yes, Si Liangce."

After receiving the order, Jiangyi and Chu Wei bowed and left.

"Si Lingyun, don't beat around the bush. Just tell me what you want to do." Si Chengfeng was too lazy to play coy with Si Lingyun, so he asked directly.

"Brother~"

Si Lingyun pursed her lips slightly, opened her pair of charming eyes, and looked at Si Chengfeng aggrievedly.

Si Chengfeng: ...

(If I remember correctly, we were enemies! This gives me goosebumps...)

"Don't try that on me. I don't know you well." Si Chengfeng said unhappily.

"Brother, you and I are of the same root, and we cannot write two 'Si' characters with one stroke. We are both men of the Si family, so we should be of the same blood and support each other." Si Lingyun showed a warm smile, looking like a respectful brother.

"Si Lingyun, stop trying to get close to me. I'll only give you a cup of tea. I don't have time to listen to you talking nonsense."

Si Chengfeng's disgust for his half-brother was beyond words. He felt annoyed if he stayed with him for even a moment longer.

"Brother, the Si family has been in some trouble recently because of the missing children case. As for mother... I hope you can whisper in the ear of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and ask Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to say a few good words for the Si family in front of the Emperor. How could our Si family do such a heinous thing?" Si Lingyun said indignantly with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

"I have also heard about how Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess rescued more than a hundred children from Xiangyang Temple. Those fake Taoist priests in Xiangyang Temple were so cruel that they actually took the heart blood of young girls and boys to make elixirs, and even used their extremely vital blood to irrigate the red rose fields. These fake Taoist priests did such a heinous thing, they simply deserved to die!" Si Chengfeng shouted angrily.

"Brother, you are absolutely right. However, this matter has nothing to do with our Si family caravan. The Si family caravan was just transporting goods normally, but we didn't expect that the goods were replaced with those children by thieves with ulterior motives..." Si Lingyun said with a stern face and indignantly.

"Si Lingyun, don't you know that the harem... is not allowed to interfere in politics? I advise you to eat and drink, and mind your own business. As for the Si family, they are all innocent. The government will investigate and the emperor will make the decision. I am just a princess of the Eastern Palace serving the emperor. I only know that I should do my duty. How can I do something presumptuous?" Si Chengfeng sneered.

"Brother, are you really so heartless? Don't forget, your last name is Si! If the Si family is in trouble, I'm afraid... you won't have it easy either." Si Lingyun concealed his friendliness, but his eyes turned slightly cold, and he no longer looked humble and considerate as before.

"oh?"

"Yeah?"

"I have long severed ties with the Si family and am now the adopted son of the Grand General's Mansion. The Grand General's Mansion is my father's family. What does the life or death of the Si family have to do with me?"

Si Chengfeng's lips curled slightly, his smile radiating a wicked and enchanting charm. A dangerous glint gleamed in his charming eyes, like a dormant wolf about to pounce on its prey and devour it...

"Jiang Yi, Chu Wei, show the guests out!"

"Yes, Si Liangce."

Soon, Si Lingyun was asked to leave Yixia Garden by Si Chengfeng's personal servant.

Watching Si Lingyun flee in disgrace, Si Chengfeng felt a surge of joy. The Si family was in trouble, and not only would he not help, he would even try to step on them as many times as possible...