Chapter 388 Do You Think My Father Will Rebel?
Li Suining knew nothing about the conversation about her in the side hall. She pulled Fuxing out of the Yangxin Palace and sat down at the stone table in the yard.
"Are you cold, little sister?" It was already December in the imperial city, and the weather was getting colder.
Li Suining noticed that Fuxing was wearing the same clothes today as he was yesterday. The black robe did not look thick, but he did not know what he was wearing underneath.
Fuxing cannot speak, so he looks very quiet and his movements are gentle.
She shook her head slightly.
"That's good." Little Dumpling didn't ask any more questions. He climbed onto the stone bench opposite Fuxing and sat down carefully.
In winter, the stone benches here are all covered with soft cushions, so you won’t feel cold when you sit on them.
"Sister, you just can't speak, but you can see, right?" Little Dumpling spoke to the pitch-black hood.
Fuxing nodded slightly again.
Little Dumpling was a little happy. She put her Luban ball on the table and asked, "Have you ever played with this?"
Fuxing shook his head.
"This is the Lu Ban ball. I'll teach you how to play it." Li Suining imitated Yuan Huaihong's actions and disassembled the Lu Ban ball while telling Fuxing the principle behind it.
She took the ball apart and looked at Fuxing with a smile. "Now, what we need to do is put it back together and turn it into the ball we just saw. Sister Fuxing, do you want to try it?"
Li Suining looked at Fuxing with some anticipation. She wanted to wait until Fuxing tried it and failed to put it on, and then she would show off her skills a little to narrow the distance between herself and Fuxing.
Soon, Fuxing picked up the ball.
Little Dumpling grinned and encouraged Fuxing, "Little sister, you give it a try. But it doesn't matter if you can't pretend. Brother Zuo Er is an excellent student in the Imperial College, and he also pretends..."
Before Li Suining could finish his words, the smile on his face froze.
Fuxing restored the ball, and without making any mistakes, she put the ball back in front of Li Suining.
Little Dumpling was shocked. She looked at the ball, then at Fuxing, holding on to the last glimmer of hope, "Sister Fuxing is so lucky, let's try again."
Her little hands were more nimble than ever before, and she quickly tore the ball apart and handed it to Fuxing.
This time, Fuxing took the ball even faster than before and reloaded it in almost the blink of an eye.
Li Suining was stunned. She had met a master.
"Sister Fuxing is so awesome." She couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Originally, she thought that with this ball, she could play with Fuxing for a while longer, but she didn't expect that Fuxing was so smart that they had nothing to play with.
After a moment of silence, she said awkwardly, "Donggong still has some complicated Luban balls. Can I give them to you next time?"
Unexpectedly, Fuxing nodded quickly and seemed very interested in this thing.
Seeing this, Li Suining felt a little better. At least, she got the right thing.
She was quiet for a while, and then began to try to tell Fuxing about herself. "I am Bai Yunfeng's daughter, Bai Yunfeng, do you know?"
She watched Fuxing's reaction carefully, but unfortunately, the black hood blocked Fuxing's face, and she could only see whether Fuxing nodded or shook his head.
However, Fuxing didn't respond at all.
"My father was a general in the Jin Dynasty. Not long ago, he was even granted the title of Marquis of Zhenbei," Li Suining continued. "But now, he's been framed for treason and imprisoned in the Metropolitan Censorate. Miss, you're so smart. Do you think my father would rebel?"
Xiaotuanzi waited for a while, but Fuxing still didn't respond.
At this time, she heard a few bird calls outside the Yangxin Palace, and she immediately knew that Yuan Xiaonian had arrived.
The two of them had agreed that if there were any special circumstances, they would contact each other in this way.
She had to go out and take a look.
"Little sister!" Little Tuanzi climbed down from the chair and ran to Fuxing. "I want to go play with the Fifth Prince. Can I take you back to Uncle Wen first?"
She stretched out her little hand, waiting for the lucky star to hold her hand.
Fuxing stood up, but did not hold Li Suining's hand. She pointed at herself and then pointed in the direction of the side hall, meaning that she could go back.
"No, I promised Uncle Wen that I would take good care of you." Little Dumpling stood on tiptoe, grabbed Fuxing's hand and dragged her back.
Fuxing had no choice but to let her be.
Soon, she sent Fuxing back and told Yuan Huaihong about the situation.
"Okay, you can go back." Yuan Huaihong immediately nodded in agreement.
"Li Suining!" Shangguan Jinglan suddenly called out, "Where are you going now? As a girl, can't you learn from Sister Fuxing and sit still for a while?"
The little dumpling turned around, lowered his head, and didn't dare to run anymore.
"Mother, I have something to ask Xiao Suining to do, so please don't worry about it."
Yuan Huaihong immediately waved to Li Suining and told her to go quickly.
The little dumpling winked happily at the prince, then ran away without looking back.
"It's simply lawless." Shangguan Jinglan looked at Yuan Tianchen helplessly, "Your Majesty, we can't let this child live in the Eastern Palace anymore. He will only bring back the Crown Prince."
"Mother!" Yuan Huaihong was instantly anxious. "During the time that little Suining has been living in the Eastern Palace, I haven't missed a single day of school. The child has been playing with my fifth brother most of the time. It's rare for my fifth brother to have a playmate. Why did you insist on letting Li Suining leave the palace?"
"What about Imperial Concubine Yi?" Shangguan Jinglan sighed. "Is Imperial Concubine Yi also trying to find ways to keep Li Suining in the Eastern Palace? What benefits will this bring her?"
Yuan Huaihong was speechless. Because Shangguan Jinglan always had this attitude, he was always very lonely in the harem.
First, something happened to Concubine Jing and my second brother, and then my third and fourth brothers also kept their distance from me.
Now that Li Suining is finally born, he and the fifth child can visit each other occasionally, but the Queen Mother said such things again.
Yuan Huaihong could even imagine that if these words were to reach Yonghua Palace, Concubine Yi would definitely be scared again.
"Father! Mother!" He really didn't want to stay any longer. "For so many years, I have been working hard to grow up in the way you hoped. Now, I just hope that someone can make the Eastern Palace more popular. If you won't let me fulfill such a small wish, then I..."
He took a deep breath, came out of his seat, and said with a bow, "Father, Mother, I am full and will take my leave now."
"Hong'er!" Shangguan Jinglan hadn't expected Yuan Huaihong to be so rude for Li Suining. Seeing him walk out without paying any attention to her, she couldn't help but stand up and ask, "Don't you understand? Li Suining entered the Eastern Palace and approached you only to save the Bai family. As the Crown Prince, are you willing to be someone else's pawn?"
Yuan Huaihong finally stopped.
He slowly turned around and looked at the lofty Queen of Jin with red eyes.
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