Chapter 348: Imperial Uncle, give me a red envelope

The two ladies who had not yet retired, once again, were so angry that their faces changed color.

In the emperor’s words, they were likened to minions!

Not to mention their humiliation, Consort Liu’s eyes also dimmed.

The emperor humiliated the people she had called to accompany her, which was equivalent to humiliating her.

It was the same reasoning as when the King of Nanling slapped the three of them.

Feng Mohan has now completely tilted to the side of the Nanling King.

It was no longer useful to win him over.

Consort Liu lowered her eyes and said, “Your Majesty is right. I was thinking that it would be more fun to have more people around for dinner, but instead I spoiled His Royal Highness and your mood. I’ll reflect on myself.”

“Mm.” Feng Mohan nodded and smiled at her again.

He raised his hand and summoned the young eunuch behind him to pour wine and serve dishes for him. He was the only one who ate his fill at the table.

Also, the glass of wine that the girl poured earlier was set aside and left untouched until the banquet came to an end.

Back at Qingning Palace, the two young girls cried their eyes out, pearly tears dripping down their faces.

What was more, before they entered the palace, they got a lot of envious eyes in the family, but when they came, all they received was humiliation.

They haven’t even had the right to speak.

“Auntie, they are too insensitive!” The one who spoke was a fourteen-year-old girl, Liu Ningfei. She was too young and only knew how to resort to her grievances.

The other girl, Liu Ningfang, was more introspective. “Auntie, what should we do now? The emperor does not seem to buy it. The good plan in the palace this time turned out bad. Can it affect the subsequent selection?”

Consort Liu slowly walked to the soft couch and sat down. “Affect? What is the impact? Since Feng Mohan has completely stood in the same camp with Feng Qingbai, we don’t have to think of ways to win him over. I will find a way to let you enter the main harem. When the time comes, you also should be clear what to do in your hearts. If you ever cause me trouble…”

Consort Liu’s eyes swept towards the two, sharp and cold. “Do not blame me for being inhumane!”

“Auntie, don’t worry. If we enter the palace, we will definitely help you!” Liu Ningfang quickly dragged Liu Ningfei, who was still crying, to kneel down.

Closing her eyes and rubbing her brow that was throbbing a little, Consort Liu waved her hand. “All right, you guys go home first.”

“Yes.”

After the two left, Consort Liu opened her eyes again and cast her gaze out of the window, extremely cold.

Since returning from a tour out of the palace before, Feng Mohan has never touched anything that was handed out through her hands. Even when she secretly asked people to take advantage of the opportunity to serve him, Feng Mohan safely dodged every time. So far, there was no more poison relapse.

Was he really aware of the signs of poisoning? Was he on guard everywhere, or has the poison on him been eliminated long ago?

Liu Yusheng possessed medical skills, and the biggest reason she was appointed County Lady was because Feng Mohan claimed it himself that she saved his life.

Furthermore, Liu Yusheng was around a deadly doctor who came out of Baicao Valley, and he was a master of poisons.

If the two of them joined forces to get rid of the poison in Feng Mohan’s body, it wasn’t impossible.

No, Consort Liu immediately denied this thought deep inside. 

That was not just any poison, but a Gu worm that couldn’t be killed or drawn out!

It was an out-and-out vermin parasite that would never crawl out once it resided in the human body unless the host body perished!

What exactly did she overlook that made her feel so out of place?

The two girls who had left Qingning Palace got on the carriage after leaving the palace, and the girl who had been crying stopped.

“Cousin, the emperor doesn’t seem to like us. Can Auntie really let us into the harem?”

Liu Ningfang hooked her lips and smiled. “If Auntie says she can, she can. Now that the harem has no master, Auntie is the most powerful in the harem. Didn’t you see it today? Although the King of Nanling has stripped Auntie of respect, didn’t he deal with her only in words but no action? Even he has to be afraid of Auntie.”

“I didn’t expect to see King Nanling today. He is more reserved and imposing than rumored…” Liu Ningfei whispered, and a touch of scarlet crept up her face.

“Don’t ever put your thoughts on him. Otherwise, you are asking for your own death.” Liu Ningfang immediately warned her, “He’s not someone you can provoke!”

“Cousin, what are you talking about?” Liu Ningfei pouted innocently. “I do not like him. When you walked next to him just now at the banquet, I thought you two were a good match. You’re fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon. You’re at the ripe age of a young woman, so it is just right for you to match a man as powerful as King Nanling. On the contrary, His Majesty is still a child. How can he…”

“Shut up!” Liu Ningfang immediately covered her mouth to stop her from continuing. “Don’t run your mouth off. No matter what thoughts you have deep inside, there are some words that should never ever come out of your mouth. Once you’re heard, it’s a crime that’s punishable by beheading!”

“I know, Cousin.” The little girl spat out her tongue and fell silent.

The two each turned their heads to look out of the windows on either side of the carriage.

In an angle invisible to each other, their expressions were different.

Liu Ningfang’s heart went pitter-patter because of her cousin’s words.

And Liu Ningfei’s eyes at this time were cold and grim. Even her naivety just now was nowhere to be seen.

“Carry me there for a seat. Slow down.” Back at the Qiande Palace, Feng Mohan immediately made the young eunuch carry him and let him sit on the chair. After waving people away, he looked at the man behind the long table in the main hall, his head buried in politics, “Imperial Uncle, I’m stuffed.”

The man did not respond.

In his perception, there was no need to respond to such words.

But the young boy chattered on and on.

“I thought it would be another depressing and boring banquet, but I didn’t expect it, hahaha. It has put me in great spirits!”

“Sure enough, I still need to have you around to suppress that old witch’s arrogance. That way, my appetite can improve.”

“You didn’t see the old witch’s face just now. Her face turned dark with anger, but she insisted on staying dignified. What a relief!”

“It was supposedly a nice meal, yet she insisted on having those thoughts. Serves her right. Tsk-tsk, when Aunt Liu returns, I’m going to tell her about it, so she’d have a good laugh too…”

The man on the other end raised his eyes. “Don’t bother your Aunt Liu with this kind of annoying thing.”

“It’s obviously a happy thing. How is it annoying? Aunt Liu must also hate that damn witch!” Rubbing his round belly, Feng Mohan dared not bother his uncle anymore. He crawled to find a digestion pill by himself. “It’s snowy outside. I wonder if it’s snowing in Xinghua Village. Does Aunt Liu miss us? The Liu family must be festive during the New Year.”

Not only festive, but also extremely warm and inviting.

He missed the Liu family compound, missed grandpa and grandma, missed everyone in the Liu family.

If he was there at this time, the Great Grandparents would certainly rub his head and give him a thick red envelope of New Year’s lucky money…

“Imperial Uncle, give me a red envelope this year!” He crawled to the long desk and blinked his eyes, filled with expectation.

Feng Qingbai raised his hand and rubbed his temples, suffering a headache.

“Do you have no money? If you want to buy something, take a seal and put a stamp on it, and the Nanling mansion will settle the bill.”

“I want a red envelope, not money for shopping. It’s a kind of red paper packet filled with copper or silver coins. Didn’t you receive some when you were a child?”