FID – Chapter 298

“No,” Feng Qingbai shook his head, the depth of his eyes frosty. “This is not her real purpose.

The emperor can decide to grant rewards to some of the noble women who are selected for the palace, and the rest will be included in the harem.

At that time, they only needed to give Shengsheng to me, and nothing will happen afterward.”

Feng Mohan wrinkled his eyebrows. “With that old witch’s shrewdness, she would never do something without benefit. If so, what exactly is she up to?”

“What if something happens to Shengsheng while she is in the palace for the selection? What would be something that would ruin her and also make you and I break up completely?”

Feng Qingbai slowly raised his eyes and looked at Feng Mohan.

That kind of gaze made someone flustered.

Feng Mohan instantly stirred and figured out the key, “She wants to destroy Aunt Liu! If Aunt Liu is ruined, even if I didn’t do it, it’s impossible for you to be close to me anymore.

Her purpose of pitting us against each other would have been achieved, at the same time, she would have ruined your love and made you suffer a blow!

People would do things in a fit of rage and easily leave a loophole. If Consort Liu is waiting for an opportunity, then…”

Even if his Imperial Uncle wasn’t defeated, he would be sapped of his vitality.

With that conclusion, Feng Mohan’s eyes chilled.

There were too many ways to ruin a woman in a place like the palace. 

Consort Liu, in particular, ruled all the way up to the harem, and her means could not be underestimated.

Based on her status and power in the harem, she could ruin Aunt Liu’s reputation and even divest her of her innocence with but a random method!

If that happened, then it would no longer be possible for Aunt Liu and his Imperial Uncle to be together!

He would also feel guilty and drift away from his uncle.

Three birds with one stone!

“Imperial Uncle, how do we respond now? Things haven’t gone to the final step yet, and Consort Liu has hidden this list away. She obviously didn’t intend to let me know in advance.

Until then, as long as you confirm your relationship with Aunt Liu, her plan will all come to nothing. Why don’t you go straight to Aunt Liu…”

“Pretend that you don’t know anything about it,” the man suddenly spoke, interrupting him.

Feng Mohan was dumbfounded.

If his uncle cared so much about Aunt Liu, shouldn’t he first think of all the ways to pluck Aunt Liu out under such circumstances?

Why did he let him pretend ignorance?

“Since she kept the matter from you, she only wanted to catch you and me off guard at the end.

Let’s stay put and counterattack at the last minute.

There are still a few months left before the girls enter the capital after spring, so if we make a scene now, it would be tantamount to beating the grass and alarming the snake.

Before the final selection begins, they will continue to seek other poisonous schemes.”

“I see, instead of guarding against them coming up with another tactic, we should just beat them in their own game in front of us!

At the end of the day, in turn, they will be caught off guard. By then, things will be final, and it will be too late for them to do anything about it.”

Feng Mohan smiled, “I know what to do, Uncle. Just wait and see how that old witch will look when she could barely say anything and still has to hold on to her smile!”

From the palace, Feng Qingbai did not get on the carriage, but walked slowly along the spacious palace road, facing the cool autumn night breeze.

In the end, she was still involved to this point.

If he went back now, he was afraid that when he faced her, he would reveal dark emotions that she shouldn’t be seeing.

Consort Liu has already plotted against Liu Yusheng.

And this time, it was just the beginning.

In the future, they would encounter more and more treacherous things.

But one thing that he did not expect was that this time, Consort Liu and the others were unexpectedly unable to retain their composure.

He only slightly changed his actions and became a little more proactive, and they acted immediately as if confronted by a formidable enemy.

The three forces twisted into a rope didn’t seem as unfathomable and unbreakable as he had thought.

When he returned to the king’s residence, the girl in the courtyard was already asleep, breathing gently and shallowly.

Feng Qingbai sat beside her for a long time, watching her sleeping face as if in fascination, and finally printed a kiss on the girl’s lips before leaving.

Whoever schemed against her, he would never let them rest easy!

***

Wei Hong’s secret letter was delivered to Feng Qingbai six days later. At that time, it was of little use to him.

Although the solution on the secret letter made him very excited, he did not want to use this kind of forced way to get Shengsheng.

He wanted her to be with him in joy and with all her relatives’ blessings.

The Qian family came to inform that after nearly a month of selection and screening, they’ve finally selected two tea mountains closest to the capital. There was only inspection and price negotiation left to do before they could buy it.

Next year, their tea business could be officially put into operation.

In one month’s time, they basically settled things. As expected of the second richest family in Nanling, the Qian family’s ability to act could be said to be very fast.

Liu Yusheng tagged  along on the day of the inspection, and it took a day for a round trip. 

Feng Qingbai was unable to go along due to his political affairs.

At the same time, Fu Yuzheng has already prepared her dyeing workshop and was only waiting for a store to be selected before it could start operating.

There were no less than ten stores in good locations in the capital under the King of Nanling’s name, all of which were available for her to choose from.

After lunch, she also went out of the royal residence to check out the stores, and at the entrance of the royal residence, she ran into Liu Zhixia.

When they clapped eyes with each other, they were both stunned.

Since that night, the two have not seen each other alone.

Only at dinner time when he occasionally returned in time for dinner. When Fu Yuzheng was 

When there were other people around, they felt nothing, but now that they were alone face to face, the awkwardness of being deliberately ignored immediately came to mind.

Fu Yuzheng had no clue how the man was feeling, but she was uncomfortable all over.

“Miss Fu.” The man nodded to her with a voice sounding uncharacteristic.

“Are you not going to the academy today?” she replied, trying to look as natural as possible.

“I thought I’d go to the bookstore to buy some ink brushes and books.”

“In that case, take care, Young Master,” so saying, but she took the lead and walked out of the entrance of the royal residence.

She didn’t yield to courtesy and went off, peeved.

His voice was calm, as if what happened that night was just normal for him.

It was indeed normal.

But for some reason, she felt an uncomfortable tang in her heart.

Liu Zhixia walked behind her, his pace unhurried, watching the thin back figure moving faster and faster. The corners of his mouth slowly rippled with a smile.

“Where is Miss Fu going?”

The voice from behind made Fu Yuzheng subconsciously slow down. She pursed her lips and said, “To the city to select the suitable store.”

“I heard from Nannan that you know how to dye fabric. Do you want to do that business?” As he asked, the man increased his pace and walked to the woman’s side without a trace.

As soon as he came up, his strong male aura immediately loomed over Fu Yuzheng. She pursed her lips tighter and quietly moved a step to the side before answering, “Yes.”

“The store you want to pick is on the street, right? Since it’s along the way, why don’t we go together?”

“…Okay.”

Crowds shuttled to and fro on the streets of the capital regardless of the time of the day.

It was almost December, and the weather has begun to turn cold. Even so, it couldn’t quench the hustle and bustle of the streets.