zChapter 920 - New Daughter-in-Law Offers Tea (2/2)
Imperial Concubine Yun quietly told her that it was the only thing that had been passed down by Xuan Tian Hua’s birth mother. After Feng Yu Heng heard this, there was nothing that she could do. Since someone like Xuan Tian Hua had chosen to give it to her, she could not refuse it. After thinking a bit, she simply placed it inside her space. Since it belonged to Imperial Concubine Zhao, she would place it inside a timeless space to preserve it!
News of Feng Yu Heng’s return to the capital had been spread all over. Of course, this included Feng Fen Dai. Over the past few days, Dong Ying had felt that her young miss’ mood was a little off, as she would constantly get mad at His Highness the fifth prince, who had come to visit her. When the two argued, it was usually done while she was in the yard, and she could not clearly hear what the argument was about. She could only faintly hear that they spoke about whether or not they would go into the palace.
It was only on this day that the fifth prince personally came to bring Feng Fen Dai into the palace. Naturally, Dong Ying would go along with them. It was only now that she understood that her young miss had acted out for a few days because she wanted to enter the Imperial Palace. As for her goal in entering the palace, when the three stood before Jing Si Palace, Dong Ying completely understood. It turned out that her young miss just refused to give up!
The fifth prince, Xuan Tian Yan, was already completely powerless against Feng Fen Dai. Extending his arm, he pointed at Jing Si Palace’s gates and said to Fen Dai: “Normally speaking, Jing Si Palace does not allow outsiders to enter, nor would it allow Noble Lady Li to come out, but since you insisted on coming, this prince prepared everything for you. Fen Dai, this prince has already told you my stance. Unfortunately, you would not listen. Then go ahead! Either way, the situation is already exceedingly messy. This prince wants to see just how messy it can get.”
Just as his words came out, Feng Fen Dai ran out of patience and immediately began to step toward Jing Si Palace. When passing by him, she spat out: “Aren’t I doing this for your benefit?!”
Watching Feng Fen Dai bring her maidservant into Jing Si Palace through a small entrance, Xuan Tian Yan watched for a long time with his brow furrowed. Suddenly, he said to the attendant at his side: “Say, is this fate?”
The attendant had been with him for many years. Hearing him say fated, he immediately understood what his master was saying. As the Feng family’s fourth young miss snuck in through a barely-opened door, she looked so resolute and stubborn. When exactly had the Feng family’s foolish fourth young miss become stubborn like that person? And since when had the Feng family’s fourth young miss’ figure begun to resemble that person from that time?
“Your Highness, you’re overthinking it.” The attendant did not know how to advise him, and he could not advise on this matter. Back when the fifth prince had wanted to get engaged to the Feng family’s fourth young miss, he had felt awkward about it. After all, Feng Fen Dai was nothing more than the daughter of a concubine. No matter how one looked, she was not worthy of the spotlight. But after some more thought, his own master had acted wantonly for so many years. Not to mention the Feng family’s daughter of a concubine, but even dancers could end up as secondary princesses. Compared to those girls, the daughter of a concubine from the Feng family at that time was a much better identity. However, who knew that… “Your Highness, you must reconsider carefully!”
“Reconsider, huh?” Xuan Tian Yan smiled bitterly, “I’ve already reconsidered, and I have already spoken with her. She has her temper, and I have my perseverance. She won’t listen to me and insists on believing that her own methods are correct. She insists on continuing, and I am unable to stop her. Then let’s just let her go! Either way, life is nothing more than a game. At the very least, seeing her allows me to see the many things that have been lost.” Xuan Tian Yan turned around and turned onto the main path. Like someone without a soul, he just floated around on the path. Occasionally, there would be some palace servant walking past and would knock him over. They would kowtow, while he would act as though he never saw them. He just walked along on his own. It was only when he reached the palace’s gates that he suddenly turned around and quickly told his attendant: “Don’t follow me out. Go to Jing Si Palace and wait. After that girl comes out, get her out of the palace! You must not allow her to cause a scene in the palace.”
After Xuan Tian Yan finished speaking, he left the attendant behind and climbed into the Li Palace’s carriage on his own.
The attendant accepted the order and turned back into the palace, quickly walking toward Jing Si Palace. If the fifth prince had not reminded him, he really would have forgotten about this matter. The Feng family’s fourth young miss must not be left behind in the palace on her own. What if she came out of Jing Si Palace and began causing a scene? That would truly begin causing trouble.
Inside Jing Si Palace, Fen Dai was in the middle of looking down on the tea brought over by the palace maid: “It’s just some tea dust. How could noble lady drink something so poor?”
Noble Lady Li’s personality was originally a bit weaker, and she had never been able to endure Fen Dai’s harshness; moreover, she no longer had her position as an imperial concubine. She was just a lowly noble lady, and she had been locked up inside Jing Si Palace for such a long time. She no longer had her stature as an imperial concubine. Fen Dai’s words caused her to tremble. Her trembling caused Fen Dai to roll her eyes in contempt.
The palace maid that had brought the tea could not bear to watch her master be bullied and unhappily said: “Fourth young miss Feng, please watch your words. Although my master has been demoted, she is still a noble lady with a prince for a son. Based on fourth young miss Feng’s identity, it’s not such that you can speak like this to noble lady.”
“Is it not?” Fen Dai was no longer a child that would be quick to anger. Who knew when that ruthlessness in her being had been developed. As she spoke, her eyes shifted, and it had a similar feeling as the former Feng Chen Yu. She ignored the palace maid and stopped evaluating the tea. She just looked at Noble Lady Li and drearily asked: “Noble Lady, how long has it been since you were last out of Jing Si Palace? How long has it been since you’ve seen someone else?”
Noble Lady Li frowned upon hearing this and felt as though Feng Fen Dai was a little different from the child that she had met at the hunting ground. It seemed as though she had matured a bit. She did not really want to speak with Feng Fen Dai, but since she had come, she could not really refuse, thus she vaguely said: “His Majesty has not permitted me to leave this place, nor are people easily allowed in. Naturally, I’m not as free as fourth young miss Feng.”
“Oh!” Feng Fen Dai nodded, “No wonder, no wonder you’re still able to eat and sleep peacefully; otherwise, were any other mother, when they found out that their own son had done that sort of thing, they would definitely be unable to sit still…”