Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

After just three or five breaths, Queen Mo, who had fainted from anger, slowly woke up.

Madam Hai didn't dare tell anyone, she just cried softly with a pale face, "My queen! That's the crown prince, the emperor said he's the son who looks most like him! Have you forgotten how the emperor bypassed the late Empress Xiaoren and personally issued an order to deal with those princes' wives?

"No matter how filial and good Prince Su is, he is not in the emperor's eyes...

"You said it yourself, the prosperity and wealth of His Royal Highness Prince Su, Princess Yongning, and the entire Mo family all depend on the Crown Prince!

"...Besides, even if you are angry with the prince, you still have to take care of yourself! If anything happens to you, I will cut you into pieces, not to mention how can the prince explain it?

"No matter how naughty your children are, they are still your own flesh and blood!"

Queen Mo felt annoyed and aggrieved, but she knew that she couldn't let outsiders hear such things, so she could only cover her mouth with a handkerchief and sob bitterly.

Sun Qian, who was guarding outside the door, politely stopped many people from seeking to see him, including the abbot Le Yin, and then quietly called a young monk and whispered a few words in his ear.

The good mood he had when he came was gone, and the prince found an excuse and left Da Ci'en Temple in silence. He did not go to Daming Palace to meet Emperor Shengping, but returned to the East Palace.

When the people in the rear hall heard that he had returned, they thought that he would go to visit Mei Liangyuan or Zhou Fengyi. However, news came instead: the prince went to Chongren Hall to accompany the young prince to listen to Lin Yude's lecture.

The Crown Princess and Wang Xifeng were both very surprised.

The two of them sent people to inquire about the reason, but Qinghai gave the same unreasonable reason and sent them away.

It was not until the evening that word came from Lizheng Palace: "Wang Liangdi will serve dinner tonight."

Wang Xifeng changed into a refreshing and simple dress and walked over curiously.

But the prince did not mention anything about the Da Ci'en Temple to her. Instead, he asked her about every detail of He Ke and Tao Ge'er's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Since Wang Xifeng was in charge of all the current affairs of the two children, she gave a clear answer.

"What does Tao like to eat?"

"All kinds of fruits. But he has a weak spleen and stomach, so I've asked the kitchen to cook the fruits for him recently..."

"What's his favorite fruit?"

"Sweet ones. Watermelon, pears, and persimmons. These are probably his three favorites."

The prince was absent-minded for a while before he said, "Yongning also likes to eat persimmons, especially frozen persimmons. Later, when she went to the Queen Mother, she stopped eating them.

"When I was young, I loved eating plums. The imperial physician told me to eat them in moderation. But because no one cared about me, I once got hurt by eating them.

"Seventeen likes to eat watermelon. When he was a child, his mother didn't let him eat too much. Later, he practiced martial arts and became stronger and stronger. Whenever he went to his mother's palace, his mother would prepare watermelon for him."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she knew that he might have quarreled with Queen Mo again, so she led him to think about it elsewhere: "What kind of fruit do you like to eat now?

"I remember the imperial physician told you to eat more apples.

"The other day I specifically told the kitchen that if you have dinner with He Ke and Tao Ge'er someday, I will make candied apples for you to eat."

The prince curled his lips and said, "I'm not picky. I eat whatever fruit is in season."

Wang Xifeng looked at the prince who had eaten very little dinner today, her mind turned, and she smiled sweetly and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, Zhou Fengyi has woken up, can you go and take a look at her?

"She is timid. When she woke up today, Sister Mei happened to be in the yard again. She put all her hopes on God's protection.

"As a lady in the palace, there is nothing wrong with believing in Buddhism or Taoism. I am also very pious.

“But if she believes too much and wants to listen to the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, monks and nuns on everything, there is no guarantee that some people will not sneakily use the names of gods and Buddhas to instigate her to do something inappropriate.

"Go and see her, and tell her that it was the imperial physician's work. I'll give her some encouragement later, and maybe she'll pass away in a more peaceful way. What do you think?"

The prince shook his head: "I don't have time to care about her now."

Wang Xifeng slumped her shoulders, thought for a moment, and said, "Why don't you go and see Sister Mei? She was tired this morning and had a long nap. I heard she had a big meal before I came here just now.

"How about you go and take a walk with her to help her digest the food?"

"I don't want to go." The prince admitted, "I'm not in a good mood today and don't want to make people happy."

Bad mood?

Since I can say this word, it means that I will soon get better.

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and smiled quietly, "Today, Miss Jia received the imperial decree granting her marriage. I asked the imperial physician to see her this afternoon. The imperial physician said that she can get up after resting for another three to five days.

"Otherwise, should we let her go back to the palace to prepare for her marriage? Or should we send her back to the Queen and let her return home from the palace?

"How about you go and see her? Give her a scolding and let off some steam?"

The prince leaned back in his chair and looked up at the sky: "I'm not interested. Send her back to the queen when she can be moved. After all, she is her female historian and has nothing to do with us."

She, we.

Being able to separate the Queen and the Eastern Palace so clearly, it seems that there has been a big fight with the Queen this time.

Wang Xifeng could almost taste the frustration.

"Well... Your Highness, my whipping skills have improved recently. Last time when I threatened Yang Fengyi, I was able to use the whip to tangle up the hairpin in her hair without hitting her!

"Otherwise, I'll show you one." Wang Xifeng racked her brains, but could only think of this last trick.

——She decided: if the prince still looked lazy, she would give up and go back to the palace to sleep.

Unexpectedly, the prince stared at her for a moment, then smiled with the corners of his mouth curved up: "Since you are trying so hard to make me happy, well, prove it to me!"

Qinghai and others were immediately made to run around in circles by Wang Xifeng's instructions.

A long table was placed in the middle of the Lizheng Hall, on which were lit three candles, three oil lamps, and three lanterns!

The prince tapped his fingers on the table and smiled, "It seems that extinguishing the candle is the easiest thing?"

Wang Xifeng raised her chin, smiled brightly and ostentatiously, tied her wide sleeves with loops, and flicked the long whip in her hand, then aimed and whipped three times in a row, and the candles went out one by one!

The prince raised his eyebrows: "Good skills!"

Wang Xifeng snorted: "What is this?!"

He raised his arm again and twisted his wrist slightly, and the tip of the whip only extinguished the wick without touching the lamp oil!

The prince was so excited that he stood up as well: "This requires some skill, right?"

"It's actually very easy." Wang Xifeng smiled and handed the whip to the prince: "Would you like to try it?"

The prince took it without hesitation, recalled how he used it when riding a horse, listened to Wang Xifeng's soft explanation, stretched his arms, and swung the whip!

Snapped!

With just the first whip, he broke a lantern into pieces!

The paper lantern fell to the ground and caught fire. In just three or five breaths, it burned to ashes.

Wang Xifeng cheered and urged: "Come again!"

The prince only felt that the whip just now made him feel more relaxed...

"Well, put up a few more lanterns!"