Tonight, the paddock was bustling with activity. After finishing his official duties in the evening, the Sixth Prince rode there at full speed, intending to have a meal with Emperor Tianwu and then rush back early tomorrow morning.
Unexpectedly, something strange happened in the palace. Xu Mao was the first to discover the clues, but he had no one to turn to for help. In the palace, there was no other master except Concubine Li who was imprisoned in Jingsi Palace. He could not get out even if the palace was locked up, so he could only stay in this world and worry.
He thought over the whole process of meeting those two people countless times, until the next morning when the first ray of sunlight appeared, meaning the palace gates were open. Only then did he firmly believe that there was definitely something wrong with those two people.
So Xu Mao immediately left the palace, hired a carriage and drove directly to the royal enclosure.
At this time, after half a night of drinking, people in the royal enclosure had not yet woken up, and even Emperor Tianwu and Yao Xian had just fallen asleep after drinking. They just fell on the bed together, regardless of whether they were emperors or commoners. In short, they were good brothers who were loyal to each other and were still talking nonsense in their sleep.
Zhang Yuan waited for the two to change their clothes and take off their shoes, but he was very happy in his heart. How long has it been since Emperor Tianwu was so happy? He thought that he would talk to Feng Yuheng when he got the chance, and let Yao Xian come to the palace more often to accompany the old emperor, even if the two of them drank every day! At this age, you can do whatever you want!
In fact, Zhang Yuan also thought so. He also felt a little sympathetic to Emperor Tianwu, thinking that this man, sitting in a high position, was envied by everyone, but who knew the misery of being alone? He also craved alcohol, and before he fell asleep, he was still thinking in his heart that he would go to the palace more often to drink with the old emperor in the future, and at worst, he would treat him if he got sick after drinking too much. At their ages, how many days do they have left?
I think Rong slept with Feng Fendai that night. She went to bed earlier, so she woke up earlier too.
When Fendai woke up, she glanced at Xiangrong lying on the bed beside her. She was dazed for a moment, and it took her a while to react. She looked at Xiangrong and said, "We slept together when we were little, right?"
Xiangrong nodded, "We were closer then than now, sleeping on the same couch. But you didn't sleep well and kicked me under the bed at night." She laughed as she spoke, and she remembered that when they were five years old, the two girls had no scheming and didn't know the intrigues in the palace. Because they were the same age, they played together all day long, and even couldn't bear to separate at night. Their relationship was really better than a few years ago. But slowly, for some reason, the relationship between the childhood playmates gradually became distant as they grew older, and their feelings gradually faded. In the end, they were not opponents, but they were almost enemies.
Fendai also recalled many things from her childhood. She said to Xiangrong, "We seem to have become estranged since Madam Yao was driven off the position of mistress, right? I remember that everything was fine before that. Although Madam Yao was the legal mother, she really loved us. She always shared the delicious food with us and never let my second sister enjoy it alone. Later, Shen came to power and everything changed. My aunt is not as capable as your aunt. After all, you have a dowry shop with some surplus. You can buy whatever you want. But I am different. Although my father has spoiled Aunt Han for many years, he has never been stingy and refused to give her a penny more. We are the poorest in the courtyard. In order to eat and wear good food, I had to try my best to curry favor with Shen and Feng Chenyu. Now thinking about it, it is really disgusting."
The two of them sat on their respective beds, talking about the past, laughing in unison, and sighing with emotion. Finally, Fen Dai told Xiang Rong: "I hate and miss the Feng family. But if I could live my life over again, I don't want to be sisters with you."
Xiangrong was stunned. Just now, she thought that Fendai was different from before and had let go of many things. But this sentence brought her back to her original state. Then she understood that many things had taken root in the heart of this fourth sister. No matter how the world changes, she could not remove those roots. She could only let them take root and then sprout. This is the hateful and sad thing about Fendai.
The two stopped talking about the past, and both got up from bed, and were helped by their respective maids to wash up. While washing, Fen Dai asked again, "I heard that you live in Prince Chun's mansion, but have you made any progress with that godlike Seventh Prince?"
Wanting to hear some sourness in her words, Rong shook his head and said, "You said that His Highness the Seventh Prince is a deity, how can you allow mortals like us to blaspheme him?"
"That's right." Fendai nodded. "Unlike our fifth prince, who is very down-to-earth, but sometimes annoying. I've been a little annoyed with him recently. Everyone else is making progress, but he's too lazy to even attend the morning court. He stays in his house all day, not even like a man."
She was just expressing her disappointment in the Fifth Prince when suddenly a child's voice rose outside the tent, calling her, "Sister, are you awake? Xiaobao misses you."
Fendai paused while wiping her face, then casually threw the towel to Dongying, pointing outside the door and said, "Look, I said he doesn't look like a man, and it's true. Xiaobao slept with him last night. The princes were chatting around the campfire, and even the Sixth Prince came, but he took the child back to the tent early to rest, saying that Xiaobao was sleepy. If a child is sleepy, just leave it to the servants. As for a prince going to accompany him in person? He is not ambitious."
As she spoke, she walked out of the tent. When she reached the door, before the maid could lift the curtain, Xiaobao outside could no longer wait and rushed in, falling right on her.
Fen Dai showed annoyance on her face, pulled the child away, and said indifferently: "You have no rules. Where did you learn the etiquette we taught you?"
Xiao Bao pouted and wanted to cry, but when he saw Fendai's eyes again, he scared his tears back, then tried hard to recall the rules that the servants had taught him on weekdays, and then bowed to Fendai in a proper manner, saying like a little adult: "Xiao Bao greets sister."
At this time, the servants had already opened the curtains, and the first ray of sunlight from the early morning shone in, causing Xiangrong to subconsciously raise his hand to shield his eyes.
The Fifth Prince Xuan Tianyan, who was following behind Xiao Bao, frowned. After Xiao Bao finished his greeting, he reached out to pull the child back to his side and said to Fendai, "What are you doing? How old is he?"
"You can tell a person's future from the age of three." Fendai replied seriously, "In the past, children in the Feng Mansion started learning etiquette from the time they could walk, and none of them were often beaten when they were young. Of course, I know that my manners are not good enough, but that's because I am a concubine's daughter, and my aunt was brought up in a brothel, so she was naturally more lax in her discipline of me. But it is also because of this that I can't let this child continue to follow my old path. Fifth Prince, am I right?"
Xuan Tianyan was speechless. Indeed, when Fendai wanted to discipline her brother, he had no right to interrupt. Thinking about it again, wasn't he also disciplined and taught all kinds of rules when he was a child? He felt that he was too sensitive. He always felt that Fendai was not good to Xiaobao. He was afraid that the only remaining family affection in the world would be diluted by Fendai, and he became cold-blooded and ruthless from then on.
"It's good that you are teaching the rules." Xuan Tianyan sighed and said, "But the child is still too young, don't be too harsh." After saying that, without waiting for Fendai to reply, he turned his gaze to Xiangrong and took the initiative to greet her, "Miss Feng San."
Xiangrong quickly bowed and saluted: "Xiangrong greets His Highness the Fifth Prince."
"You don't have to be so polite." Xuan Tianyan helped her up and said, "Next year, when Fendai and I get married, we will be considered relatives."
Xiang Rong smiled and said, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince is being too formal. Our second sister has already married the Ninth Prince. If that's the case, we are already relatives."
Xuan Tianyan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, "Yes! We have been relatives for a long time." It's a pity that Fendai and Feng Yuheng are not close. It would be great if Fendai could be as gentle as Xiangrong and have a harmonious relationship with her sisters. He sighed in his heart, but stopped talking to Xiangrong, and said to Fendai: "The people in the imperial kitchen got up before dawn to prepare breakfast, and now it's just been served. There are some new things in the palace. It's delicious while it's hot, let's go now!"
He had the good intention of taking Fendai to eat, but unfortunately, Fendai didn't appreciate it and just told him: "Just take Xiaobao with you. I'm not hungry. The air is good in the morning and I want to walk around by myself."
"Then I'll accompany you." Xuan Tianyan made a quick choice, "It doesn't matter if breakfast is a little late, it's still early anyway."
"No need." Fendai refused flatly, "You guys go first. I don't need anyone to accompany me for my walk. I only need a maid. Don't you love this child very much? Then don't let him starve. Go and eat quickly. Come back to find me after you're done."
Xuan Tianyan wanted to fight for it again, but then he thought that Fendai was probably afraid that Xiaobao would be hungry, and she was stubborn and embarrassed to show her concern, so she refused his company so bluntly. So he stopped insisting, took Xiaobao's hand and said to her: "Don't go far, and don't go into the mountains. Be careful. We will go to find you after breakfast." After saying that, he nodded to Xiangrong and then took Xiaobao away.
Xiangrong felt that it was really aggrieved for the Fifth Prince to be with Fendai. With Fendai's temper, not to mention men, even women couldn't stand it, right? But she didn't expect that a prince could indulge her to such an extent.
She was just daydreaming when she suddenly heard Fendai beside her ask, "Do you feel that Xiaobao has changed in any way?"
Xiangrong was puzzled: "Change? What do you mean?"
Fen Dai said: "Change is change, for example...appearance."
Xiangrong couldn't help but recall the child she had just seen, thinking about this meeting, and then thinking about Xiaobao when he was a child. After a long while, she finally said, "He seems to be better looking and fairer than before." She remembered that Xiaobao was very dark when he was a child, and Feng Jinyuan was suspicious because of Xiaobao's skin color. Xiaobao's biological father was a dark-skinned actor. Although his eyebrows and eyes were extremely handsome, if he didn't rely on the oil paint on his face to cover up his dark skin, I'm afraid no one would be willing to listen to his singing. "Maybe he has recovered well after living with you! Children always change very quickly." She said casually, without noticing the strangeness in Fandai's eyes.
But Fendai still felt a little resentful in her heart when she thought about Rong's word "fair", and her doubts about who Xiaobao's father was became more and more serious.
On the way from the capital to the enclosure, Xu Mao's carriage traveled for more than an hour before meeting the Sixth Prince's carriage at a fork in the road...
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