In a pavilion in a corner of the Imperial Garden.
Feng Mo Ran, dressed in purple robes with flowing black hair, sat languidly and alluringly in the pavilion.
Feng Hao, standing beside him, watched intently as the palace servants bustled past in the palace. He turned back and said, "Second Brother, I have a feeling that the atmosphere today is unusual, as if something is about to happen."
Feng Mo Ran raised his narrow eyes slightly and glanced at Feng Hao indifferently, but did not answer his question directly.
He chuckled and said, "Nothing that happens in the palace is surprising, is it?"
Feng Hao nodded thoughtfully in silence; there was indeed some truth to what he said.
"In that case, let's see what kind of show will unfold today." Feng Hao raised an eyebrow, looking like he was waiting to see a good show.
Soon, the once empty and deserted Imperial Garden became lively and bustling.
Princes, ministers, noblemen, and ladies of high birth all attended and chatted with each other.
Feng Moran lazily got up and stood on the high platform, leisurely looking at the scene before him.
Among the elegantly dressed ladies, Mu Chenshuang was nowhere to be seen. Feng Mozhan's eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered something.
"Second Brother, what are you thinking about?" Feng Hao turned around and saw that Feng Mo Ran's expression didn't seem very good, so he immediately asked.
For some reason, although Feng Mo Ran promised to help him obtain the position of Crown Prince, he always felt a strange fear of her deep down.
Upon hearing this, Feng Mo Ran snapped out of her daze but said nothing.
Soon, palace servants came to guide everyone attending the birthday banquet to their seats. As soon as Feng Mo Ran sat down, her gaze inadvertently fell on Mu Chen Shuang, who had also just taken her seat.
Mu Chenshuang's stunningly beautiful and proud face, with her heroic brows revealing a hint of indifference, was met with Feng Mozhan's calm demeanor, as if she showed no sign of tension or unease.
Feng Mo Ran, seemingly unable to see anything on her face, was somewhat unwilling, and his cunning and cold eyes casually fell on Mu Chun Xi's face.
The moment Mu Chunxi's gaze met Feng Moran's, she immediately became respectful and cautious. She shook her head slightly; she had been keeping a close eye on Mu Chenshuang for the past few days.
She discovered that apart from going to the free clinic and visiting the palace to see the Empress Dowager once, Mu Chenshuang was indeed well-behaved and did not leave the Marquis's residence.
Mu Chunxi's reaction made Feng Mozhan lower his eyes and sneer. It seems that Mu Chenshuang is indeed smart and very vigilant.
Just as Feng Mo Ran lowered her head, Mu Chen Shuang's gaze quickly swept over Feng Ji and Shen Nan Zhi, who were sitting not far away opposite.
Feng Ji and Shen Nanzhi sat next to each other. They exchanged a glance with Mu Chenshuang, nodded quickly, and then looked at each other again.
Today, no matter what, they will use the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet to pressure the court officials to reinvestigate the case of the wrongful extermination of the Prince of Libei's family.
The eunuch's high-pitched voice broke the thoughts of everyone who was lost in their own world. After the concubines of the harem took their seats, Feng Guche appeared, holding the hand of Imperial Noble Consort Cang Xixue.
Empress Shen Biyun stood beside Feng Guche, but the two were clearly distant from each other, and their eyes did not even meet. Feng Guche's eyes were on Cang Xixue, and he even patted her hand, which was held in his hand, affectionately.
Faced with Feng Guche's undisguised favor towards Cang Xixue, Shen Biyun didn't even glance at him, as if she hadn't seen it at all. Meanwhile, those who had once been favored, such as Consort Rong, had a fleeting glint of jealousy in their eyes.
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