Consort Li had a sort of resistance towards Feng Fen Dai from the bottom of her heart. Feng Fen Dai was the first to seek her out, and it was during the Winter Hunt when she was at her lowest. It was not as if the words that she had said had not moved her heart, but with her current status being different from before, and with the matter of Xuan Tianfeng liking Feng Yu Heng, she no longer wanted to have any contact with Feng Fen Dai. She snorted disdainfully at the things that Feng Fen Dai had said.
But Feng Fen Dai was not willing to feel at ease like this. Even if she knew that she could no longer control Consort Li, she was still very happy to cause a bit of trouble for Consort Li. She walked forward and very impolitely sat at Consort Li's side. The first thing she said was: "Imperial consort has this sort of thought in your heart. I wonder if my second sister, who is an extremely intelligent person, could have seen through it a long time ago? I saw that imperial consort's side was filled with passion, while my second sister's attitude was very indifferent. "
Consort Li trembled, and she felt a bit flustered. She could not help but ask: "What sort of nonsense are you saying? What sort of thoughts would this One have? " Although she said this, there was a bit of nervousness and avoidance in her eyes. She even glanced in Feng Yu Heng's direction, which was met with a mocking gaze from Fen Dai.
"Imperial consort, there's no need to hide it. Your thoughts are written all over your face! Only an idiot would not be able to see it. If things are as expected, I fear that I am not the only one in this parlor that has seen through it, right? That niece of yours is so intelligent. Thinking about it, she should not be completely ignorant. I really do wonder if imperial consort is really His Highness the sixth prince's birth mother. Why is it that you do not think about your son in the slightest? Don't blame Fen Dai for not reminding you. If this continues, His Highness the sixth prince will be harmed by you sooner or later! "
Feng Fen Dai had a belly full of anger because Consort Li had changed her mind. Although she knew that Consort Li's stubborn temper and one-track mind was not likely to be changed by her, she was just like that. If she had something to say, she had to say it. If she did not say it, she would feel uncomfortable holding it in. Consort Li made her unhappy and caused her to miscalculate. She had to cause a bit of trouble for Consort Li, even if it was just words.
In reality, Consort Li was indeed quite choked by her. But Fen Dai had overlooked the madams and young misses in this parlor. Not mentioning that they were all part of the Eighth Prince's faction, most of them had already been very unfriendly when she entered this parlor. Just now, when she walked towards Consort Li's side, she had handed her younger brother Xiao Bao to Consort Li to take care of. But she did not think that the place where she originally sat was too far away from Consort Li. She was also preoccupied with talking to Consort Li and did not notice what was happening on Xiao Bao's side.
Next to the seats at the entrance of the parlor, three young misses from an unknown family were nibbling on an irregular fruit. It tasted very bad, but if they did not eat it, they really did not know what to do. Thus, they simply took a small bite and played with it in their hands.
Who knew where the mood came from, but one of them actually stared at Xiao Bao who was sitting there alone. Thinking quickly, she threw the fruit that she had already taken a bite out of. That fruit rolled a few times on the ground, stopping beside the chair that Xiao Bao was sitting on.
Xiao Bao was small and sitting on the chair, his two legs could not reach the ground. He stared blankly at the fruit that rolled over, his face full of confusion. But he heard that young miss say: "Little vile spawn, what are you looking at when this young miss bestows the fruit to you? Quickly pick it up and eat it! "
Xiao Bao did not understand and looked at that young miss, then looked at the fruit on the ground. He wanted to get down from the chair, but unfortunately, he could not reach the ground and was a little afraid. Dong Ying quickly went to support him, turning her back to block that young miss' line of sight, whispering to Xiao Bao: "Sit obediently and don't move, Sister will be back in a while."
That young miss who was looking for trouble was unhappy, standing up and pulling Dong Ying away, saying sarcastically: "Get lost! What kind of thing are you? Just a servant! This young miss is talking to this child, what does it have to do with you? " After saying this, she reached out her hand and directly reached for Xiao Bao, pulling the child down from the chair. At the same time, the other two young misses who were in cahoots with her also stood up, but the two of them stood in a row, blocking the only line of sight between Xiao Bao and Fendai.
But in reality, even if they did not block, Fendai would not have noticed this. She was focused on mocking Consort Li, and there were many people in the Flower Hall. Everyone was chatting and laughing for a while and playing around for a while, all of them were women chattering noisily. Unless Fendai turned her head to look, it was impossible for her to notice.
The young miss who threw the fruit pulled Xiao Bao down from the chair. Xiao Bao stumbled and fell, falling right next to the dirty fruit. The child lay on the ground, the fruit was right next to his mouth. Dong Ying wanted to support him, but she was held back by another young miss. "Lowly servant, stand further away." After saying this, she used some strength and pushed Dong Ying far away.
Xiao Bao pouted and cried, Dong Ying anxiously knelt down and begged: "Young Misses, he is still young, he is just a child who does not know anything, I beg you to be magnanimous!"
It would have been better if she did not beg, but with her begging and the child crying, those young misses felt even more unhappy. One of them took the lead and slapped Xiao Bao, another pinched the child's arm hard. In the end, the one who threw the fruit had an idea and simply took a step forward and carried Xiao Bao in her arms, turning around and walking out of the Flower Hall. As she walked, she said: "This child is too noisy, don't disturb a good banquet, let's carry him outside for a spin."
The other young misses were also in a good mood, following closely behind with smiles on their faces as they walked out. This made Dong Ying extremely anxious! She chased a few steps outside, shouting at the same time: "Quickly return Young Master to me! Which family's young misses are you? How can you be like this? When His Highness the Fifth Prince finds out later, he will not forgive you! "
Unfortunately, no one listened to her, His Highness the Fifth Prince's name could not intimidate anyone, those young misses walked faster and faster, and there were even people who helped to pull her back.
There was nothing that Dong Ying could do. Seeing that she could not catch up, she simply stomped her foot and turned to run into the Flower Hall, wanting to ask Feng Fendai for help.
As for Feng Fendai, she had already stopped threatening Consort Li, but her eyes quietly glanced between Feng Yu Heng and Zhu Kongshan, and she could not help but sigh internally. She was scheming for the Fifth Prince, Zhu Kongshan was scheming for the Eighth Prince, and Feng Yu Heng was representing the Ninth Prince. The three factions each had their own thoughts. Normally speaking, she and her second sister were enemies with Zhu Kongshan, but unfortunately, the enemy of an enemy was not a friend.
Just as she was thinking, Dong Ying ran forward while crying, not bothering to salute Consort Li, as she directly said to Fendai: "Young Miss, it's not good, Young Master has been carried away by someone!"
Fendai was stunned. Looking at Dong Ying's crying appearance, she immediately realized that something was off. She did not really want to, as she glared at Imperial Concubine Li and coldly said: "If anything happens to my younger brother, Your Highness Imperial Concubine Li will need to provide me with an explanation!" After saying this, she pulled Dong Ying and quickly left.
Consort Li also became angry, pointing at Fendai and saying to Zuo: "She herself did not look after her younger brother. If something happens, why should this One provide an explanation?"
Zuo stomped her foot: "Imperial Consort, in the end, this is a banquet hosted by our Zhang Ning Palace. Although that Feng family's young miss came uninvited, in the end, she came to deliver a gift for the Fifth Prince. If something really happens to her younger brother, and the Fifth Prince pursues this matter, Imperial Consort, it will be difficult for us to escape blame! "
Consort Li furrowed her brow, and her heart was filled with hatred! If Feng Fendai was not angry at her, she would cause trouble for her. Now, this sort of thing had happened … She glared at Zhu Kongshan and began to resent the people that she had brought.
The movements of Feng Fendai and Consort Li were noticed by the people in the parlor. They watched Feng Fendai run out first, followed by Consort Li. The two had tense and serious expressions, thus they knew that something had happened.
Zhu Kongshan was puzzled and asked the people at her side: "What happened?" But nobody knew what had happened.
On Feng Yu Heng's side, Ren Xifeng was able to see what had happened, as she said to the group: "It seems that the child that Feng Fendai brought has disappeared." While saying this, she pointed at the seat at the entrance of the parlor, "Look, it's gone."
Feng Yu Heng stood up and said: "Let's go. Let's go out and take a look." Regardless of what happened to Feng Fendai, she had raised Xiao Bao for a period of time. She could not just watch as something happened to that child.
Xuan Tiange also helplessly said: "Why does something happen whenever there's a banquet? Something happens at both banquets and small banquets. Can it stop? Later on, I will suggest to Uncle Emperor that no more banquets are allowed in the palace in the future. If anyone wants to go out, don't come back! "
Palace Princess Wuyang became angry and spoke a little louder. It was such that Consort Li, who was walking at the front, could hear it clearly. She could not help but be startled; however, she did not dare refute it.
For a while, the people in the parlor followed Consort Li out. Feng Fendai was at the front, asking everyone that she saw if they had seen a child. Dong Ying also anxiously asked: "It's the child that was taken away by the young misses. He's around two years old."
It wasn't until they left Zhang Ning Palace that a palace servant finally pointed out a path. "Yes, I did see the three young ladies walking in that direction with a servant and a child. The child was still crying."
Consort Li was startled and looked in that direction, subconsciously saying: "Isn't that a man-made lake?"
Upon hearing this, Fendai became even more afraid, as she began running in that direction. Even the people following behind her quickly followed.
Consort Li was a little afraid, as she grabbed Zhu Kongshan, who had run over, and loudly asked: "Could it be that the people that you brought took the child away? And they're even carrying it toward the lake. What are they doing? "
Zhu Kongshan also did not think that this sort of thing would happen, quickly replying: "Aunty, you absolutely must not panic. Let's go over and take a look first. Kongshan also does not know what's going on!" After saying this, she supported Consort Li and walked forward.
Only when everyone arrived at the man-made lake did they see a few girls standing at the side of the lake. They were currently facing the lake and laughing. While laughing, they said: "Look at that little vile spawn! It's crying so hard that it's ugly! It's so dark that it's like a piece of charcoal. I fear that even if it was given to a merchant, they would not be willing to sell it! "
In the middle of the lake, the sound of a child crying could be heard. Only then did the people notice that the child that Fendai had brought had been pushed into the middle of the lake. This man-made lake was not large, and it was not flowing water. During the Winter, there was a thin layer of ice. The child was light and did not fall in after being pushed into the middle of the lake, but the bone-chilling ice was extremely cold. Looking at it caused people to feel shocked and distressed.
Fendai had practically gone crazy. Shaking off Dong Ying, she ran toward the side of the lake, scaring Dong Ying into anxiously shouting from behind: "Young miss! Young miss, quickly come back! That ice can't handle your weight! " After shouting for a long time, she saw that Fendai still did not stop, thus she simply said: "If young miss falls in, young master will also fall in. He's still too young. Such cold water will take his life!"
Only then did Fendai stop at the side of the lake. One foot had already reached the surface of the lake; however, she stopped. She looked at Xiao Bao, who was in the middle of the lake. She then turned around and glared at Consort Li, fiercely saying: "What is your Highness Consort Li still standing there for? Did you come to watch the excitement? "
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