Chapter 33 [33] Eat people without leaving any bones

"I have not slandered the Queen. This is what my father told me."

Madam Feng was anxious and explained quickly. At the same time, she looked at the Queen and her face changed drastically.

The queen was also anxious. She immediately realized that someone had pretended to be someone close to her and took Feng Lingyan away. If anything happened to Feng Lingyan, her throne as queen would be in danger.

"Quick, send someone to find Feng Lingyan. Make sure she is safe and sound so that she can come to my palace's chrysanthemum viewing banquet."

The Queen's face turned pale, and she growled anxiously, asking her to find out who was so bold as to have someone impersonate someone close to her and take Feng Lingyan away. She would not let him off easily.

"Your Majesty, someone dared to pretend to be someone close to you and took Feng Lingyan away. I'm afraid Feng Lingyan is in great danger."

Madam Feng was secretly delighted, but dared not show the slightest bit of it on her face. She was also worried about Feng Lingyun, Shangguan Linlang, and Shangguan Linhuan. She was even more worried that Feng Lingxue would do something ridiculous for the Crown Prince.

"Shangguan Qingwan, if Feng Lingyan gets into trouble at this time, it will have a huge impact on me. Doesn't it have an impact on you, Madam Feng?"

"Why don't you quickly get someone to help me find that person?" The Queen paced back and forth anxiously, ordering her people to quietly find Feng Lingyan.

However, before the Queen and Madam Feng could take any action, they heard screaming outside that someone in the cold palace was committing adultery in broad daylight and the noise was very loud. They had no choice but to report to the Queen.

Everyone was shocked at once, especially the ladies of noble rank and the young ladies in the boudoir. They looked at each other and suddenly felt that the palace was a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones. If they were not careful, not even a bone would be left.

【Oh my god, I don’t know who is so unlucky. 】

[Hush, just wait and see. This is the imperial palace, so don't talk if you can.]

[Don't panic, the Queen will make the decision.]

[Sisters, please check if our girls are around.]

[Yes, yes, yes, let's first check and see if all the girls we brought are here.]

【I hope everything goes well at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet. 】

"The Queen is here." Ziyuan shouted loudly, and all the noisy ladies and the panicked young ladies in the boudoir quickly knelt down and saluted.

"Everyone, please excuse me. Someone just came to report that something happened in the cold palace."

"I want to go to the cold palace with you all to see what's going on."

The queen couldn't pretend nothing had happened. All she could do was get so many people to testify for her. She didn't have time to frame anyone.

"Your Majesty is wise. I am willing to accompany you." Madam Feng quickly stated her position. When she saw that Feng Lingxue took Feng Lingyun, Shangguan Linlang and Shangguan Linhuan with her and did not run around, she finally let go of her worries.

The other ladies with royal titles and young ladies in the boudoir had no choice but to follow the queen's lead and accompany her to the cold palace to find out what was going on.

The noise here alarmed Emperor Jing, who was furious. He concluded that this matter was related to the Queen, and the purpose was to destroy Feng Lingyan. He underestimated her and wanted to consolidate Gong Yixuan's position as the crown prince. Feng Lingyan, who had just arrived at Fengyi Palace, signaled Mei not to show up. They quietly mixed into the crowd and followed them in a low-key manner. She also wanted to see what Gong Lanqin left behind.

The queen, along with all the ladies with royal titles and young ladies from the boudoir, headed towards the cold palace in a mighty procession.

Only Concubine De was uneasy. Seeing that the seventh princess Gong Lanrui, born to Concubine Xian, and the eighth princess Gong Lanxin, born to Concubine Lian, were both here, but Gong Lanqin was missing, she felt a little panicked.

The ladies of each mansion counted the people they had brought into the palace, and when they found that they were all around them, they felt relieved.

Someone muttered that Third Miss Feng seemed to have not shown up yet. Could it be that the person who was having sex with someone in broad daylight in the cold palace was Third Miss Feng?

Instantly, all the ladies looked at each other in dismay, all with fear in their eyes. Today, they were afraid that none of them would be able to keep themselves out of trouble. Given the God of War's protective nature, it would not be surprising if anyone participated in the plot against Feng Lingyan, and all nine clans would be implicated.

Emperor Jing was reviewing memorials in the upper study, but his eyelids were twitching violently, so he asked Lin Hai to prepare and he also rushed to the cold palace.

Madam Feng saw the anxiety in Feng Lingxue's eyes and became a little worried: "Xue'er, what happened?" She was very worried that her eldest daughter would do something out of line because she loved Gong Yixuan too much.

"Mother, my grandfather's people just brought news that the Crown Prince still has feelings for Feng Lingyan."

"Not long ago, she wanted to take Feng Lingyan away. It was Jiang, the chief steward of the Queen, who took Feng Lingyan away and sent a sedan chair."

Feng Lingxue felt extremely aggrieved. She was the future Crown Princess. How could the Queen favor one over the other?

"Xue'er is confused. The person who took Feng Lingyan away was not Chief Butler Jiang. Chief Butler Jiang has been serving the Queen all along."

"Someone deliberately pretended to be Chief Steward Jiang and took Feng Lingyan away. Be low-key and don't bring trouble upon yourself, okay?"

Madam Feng's heart was filled with alarm bells, and she intuitively felt that this was a huge trap. However, she had no idea whether her father was proceeding according to the original plan. If something went wrong, things would become very unfavorable for them.

"What? Who is so bold?" Feng Lingyan couldn't help but let out a low cry. Fortunately, she realized something was wrong and didn't speak too quickly to reveal the fact that someone was impersonating Manager Jiang.

"Cousin, I won't take your hairpin again. Can you please forgive Huan'er this time?" Shangguan Linhuan reacted quickly and took over the conversation, attracting the attention of the people around her.

Madam Feng quickly followed up with the conversation: "Xue'er, you are the elder sister, so please forgive Huan'er, she didn't mean it."

Feng Lingxue immediately looked at Madam Feng with a smile, took Madam Feng's jade hand, and shook it coquettishly: "Mother, cousin Huan'er likes my daughter's jade hairpin. I am so happy."

Then Feng Lingxue turned her head to look at Shangguan Linhuan, and said with a smile: "Cousin Huan'er, why don't you come back to Feng Mansion with me after the chrysanthemum viewing banquet today? How about letting you pick out the jewelry I just bought?"

Without waiting for Shangguan Linhuan to speak, Shangguan Linlang quickly stepped forward and intimately took Feng Lingxue's arm: "Cousin, there is still me, you can't be partial."

Feng Lingxue immediately smiled brightly: "Okay, okay, how could I forget about my cousin Linlang? Then we have a deal. How about you come back to Feng Mansion with me after you leave the palace?"

Feng Lingxue was extremely flustered when she saw the Queen Mother looking at her with displeasure after hearing her low cry. After Shangguan Linhuan helped her out, the Queen Mother looked at her with a much kinder gaze, and Feng Lingxue's tight heart finally settled down.

(End of this chapter)