Chapter 52: Concubine Li's Phoenix Seal Confiscated

Hearing the Queen Mother's unhappy tone, Kong Xueer immediately fell to her knees.

"Please spare my life, Queen Mother. I am just worried about the Emperor. There is a reason for this!"

The Queen Mother looked at the person on the ground coldly: "Humph! You are worried about the Emperor, what qualifications do you have to say you are worried about the Emperor!"

Kong Xueer bit her lip in humiliation and dared not speak.

The Queen Mother: "I don't want to waste my words with a servant like you!"

As she spoke, she instructed the maid beside her: "Take this servant away and send him to the Evergreen Palace to guard the coffin in a few days!"

Hearing this, Kong Xueer's eyes widened. She knew that Changqing Palace was the place where the royal family enshrined the tablets of their ancestors. People there could only go in but not leave. Once they went in, they would never see the emperor again.

Thinking of this, Kong Xueer was frightened and tried to crawl to grab the empress dowager's hand and beg for mercy, but was kicked down by the nanny next to her.

"You little dog slave, you are not someone who can touch the Queen Mother!"

Kong Xueer was crying with tears in her eyes, and she looked at Concubine Li, wanting to beg for mercy.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Li glared at her fiercely. She couldn't even take care of herself now, so why would she bother to involve this woman?

Worried that she might have offended Concubine Li as well, Kong Xueer dared not speak a word and collapsed to the ground in despair.

Feng Xiyao, who was watching the show on the side, pursed her lips and said: [Why bother? Everyone should just live their own lives. Why make a fuss? ]

Hearing her voice, the Queen Mother reached out to her, held her hand and patted it gently.

"I'm sorry, Queen. I will definitely seek justice for you this time!"

As she spoke, she looked at Concubine Li who was kneeling on the ground, and her tone became serious.

"Does Concubine Li admit her guilt?"

Seeing how much the Queen Mother loved Feng Xiyao, Concubine Li clenched her fists in jealousy. It was obvious that her aunt loved her the most before, but this bitch Feng Xiyao not only snatched her cousin away, but now she was also trying to snatch away her aunt's favor.

Thinking of this, her face turned blue with anger.

"Aunt, it's Feng Xiyao's fault. She clearly..."

"shut up!"

Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother interrupted her harshly and looked at her with a frown: "Concubine Li, as a concubine in the harem, you don't know etiquette. I didn't bother with you because you were innocent, but you went too far today and dared to openly slander the Queen!"

At this point, she paused and said, "It seems that I have spoiled you too much, which is why you are so arrogant and domineering in the palace!"

After saying this, the Queen Mother gestured to the nanny beside her.

"Pass on my order to confiscate Concubine Li's right to manage the six palaces and take back the Phoenix Seal!"

"What!"

Concubine Li couldn't believe it: "Aunt, you can't treat me like this. You praised me for being smart and capable before, how could it become like this now!"

She looked at Feng Xiyao viciously, stood up and was about to hit her, shouting: "Feng Xiyao, you bitch, you must have slandered me behind my back and caused my aunt to misunderstand me!"

Seeing that she was going crazy, the Queen Mother waved her hand and signaled the palace maid to take her away.

"Feng Xiyao, it must be you. You stole my cousin, and now you're trying to steal my aunt. I hate you so much!"

Feng Xiyao frowned as she heard the cursing sound getting farther and farther away.

I didn't do anything today, how did it turn out like this?

Seeing what happened to Concubine Li, Kong Xueer on the ground shrank her neck and dared not shout.

The Queen Mother looked at Feng Xiyao and her expression softened.

"Thank you for your hard work, Queen. I will have someone send you something to make up for my neglect of you over the years!"

Feng Xiyao was confused at first, but when she heard that another treasure was taken, she immediately smiled.

"It's not hard at all. It's the Queen Mother who's working hard. She has to worry about these trivial matters!"

The two of them exchanged greetings for a while before the Queen Mother ended the conversation because she was tired.

After everyone left, the expression on Feng Xiyao's face faded.

"Fortunately I'm back, otherwise Concubine Li's temper would have caused chaos in the entire palace!"

Ruyi walked over in shock and patted his chest.

"My queen, it's a good thing you came back in time, otherwise we wouldn't know how to deal with it!"

Qin Fang, who was behind the house, saw that the matter was resolved, turned around and left.

…

Zhang Mansion

Mo Cangyan and Xiao Feng arrived at the gate of Zhang's house and were about to go in when Xiao Si hurriedly stopped them.

"Sir, my master has only invited Mr. Mo. Please wait outside the door!"

Xiao Feng was worried that it would be dangerous for his master to go in alone, so he asked, "Don't I even have the qualifications to enter the Zhang Mansion?"

Xiao Si looked at him for a few times and smiled slightly, but it was full of sarcasm.

"Sir, I'm just a servant, please don't make things difficult for me!"

Mo Cangyan raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Feng calmly, stopping his impulse to hit him.

"Little brother, let's go in!"

Seeing Xiao Feng's angry face, Xiao Si ignored him and walked in.

"Come with me!"

Mo Cangyan raised his feet and followed Xiao Si in.

The Zhang Mansion doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you go inside, you'll find that it's luxurious everywhere, and the houses in the mansion are all built with the finest rosewood.

Following Xiao Si through the backyard, Mo Cangyan lowered his eyes to look at the carps swimming in the pond. They were two extremely well-raised platinum arowana.

"Master, the person has been brought here!"

Zhang Siye, who was drinking tea, heard this and took two sips slowly. After a while, he looked up at the person who came.

The two men were wearing coarse linen clothes that had been sewn and patched many times. Their faces were pale and thin from years of hunger, and their hair was casually tied up with a hemp rope.

Although he looked so destitute, the man stood straight, with sharp features and a firm gaze.

"Hahaha"

Knowing that this was the talent he wanted, Zhang Siye laughed a few times and then signaled everyone around him to step back.

Seeing that they were the only two left, Zhang Siye stood up and looked at the man in front of him carefully.

Zhang Siye was only the vice president of the Imperial College and had seldom seen Mo Cangyan. Also, because Feng Xiyao had dressed him up specially to cover up a lot of things, he could not recognize who the man in front of him was for a moment.

After looking at him for a while, Zhang Siye spoke casually: "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

Mo Cangyan pretended not to know and shook his head.

Zhang Siye saw that the person in front of him was not an ordinary person, so he spoke directly.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush. I'm going to tell you directly."

"Kong Lu, Mr. Kong has taken a liking to your imperial examination essay and wants to buy it. I called you here this time just to inform you, so that you won't have to file a complaint with the government again, which would make everyone unhappy!"

Seeing this robbery so blatantly, Mo Cangyan's eyes darkened.

"What if I say I don't agree?"

Zhang Siye looked up at him and smiled nonchalantly.

"We are not here to ask whether you agree or not. It's just that I think you are a promising talent and don't want to make things difficult for you!"

“…”

Far away, Kong Lu, who was hiding behind a screen, listened to the conversation between the two and frowned.

Somehow, he felt that the young man in front of him looked very familiar!