Chapter 151 Subversion

But no matter how Li Xuan struggled, Zhao Feng would never let him go easily.

"It's so annoying!"

Seeing that he couldn't get out of Zhao Feng's clutches, Li Xuan stopped wasting his energy.

He just waited for him to let him go later.

Zhao Feng had said before that he shouldn't mess around when he was in Caiyun Palace.

In other words, when he wasn't in Caiyun Palace, Li Xuan could do whatever he wanted.

Li Xuan was a cat who had received nine years of compulsory education, so he had an advantage in reading comprehension.

"It seems that this old man is a little flat."

Li Xuan glanced at Zhao Feng and could feel that he was not in a good mood today.

"Where is he going and what is he doing?"

Zhao Feng was a busy man and he probably didn't have time to hang around in Caiyun Palace.

Li Xuan couldn't help but wonder what he was going to do.

After a while, Li Xuan saw a familiar building in front of him.

Suliu Garden.

He didn't expect that Zhao Feng's destination was actually here.

"Hey, what is he doing in Suliuyuan?"

Li Xuan's curiosity was instantly ignited.

After Zhao Feng arrived here, he asked to see Feng Zhaoyuan directly.

When the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to visit, these servants did not dare to be negligent.

Soon, Zhao Feng was invited in and met Feng Zhaoyuan smoothly.

But even Li Xuan did not expect that Zhao Feng did not let him go when he saw Feng Zhaoyuan, but held him and bowed slightly to Feng Zhaoyuan.

"General Steward Zhao."

Feng Zhaoyuan also smiled back.

But when she saw the little black cat in Zhao Feng's arms, she was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "General Steward Zhao, what is this cat?"

"It's just a naughty little wild cat. I'm afraid that he will offend the nobles in Caiyun Palace, so I'm keeping an eye on him first."

Li Xuan was held by Zhao Feng with a look of despair on his face, and he didn't bother to care what he said.

Feng Zhaoyuan couldn't help but feel a little funny when she saw the cat in Zhao Feng's arms.

Moreover, she always felt that the cat looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

But then she thought about it and felt that all black cats looked the same, so she didn't take it to heart.

"I wonder what happened to Zhao Zongguan's sudden visit?"

Feng Zhaoyuan asked further.

Zhao Fengxian winked, and the eunuchs in flowery clothes who accompanied him instantly dispersed and stood guard outside. The guard was so tight that not even a cat could get close.

The eunuchs and palace maids behind Feng Zhaoyuan all changed color and were about to take action, but were stopped by Feng Zhaoyuan.

"You guys go out too."

Feng Zhaoyuan said lightly.

After receiving the master's order, they did not dare to disobey. They bowed slightly and retreated on the spot, and stood guard around with the eunuchs in flowery clothes outside.

Judging from their previous actions, Feng Zhaoyuan's personal servants were all skilled.

But this made Li Xuan feel even more strange.

Zhao Feng deliberately created an opportunity to talk to Feng Zhaoyuan alone, but did not send him away.

Zhao Feng knew that he could understand what people said.

He wanted Li Xuan to listen, or he did not care that Li Xuan heard it.

Li Xuan rolled his eyes and watched the situation.

"I think Feng Zhaoyuan knows why this old slave came."

There were only two people left, and Zhao Feng's words suddenly dropped, with a bit of chill.

Li Xuan was a little surprised.

It was the first time he heard Zhao Feng speak like this.

This old man who smiled at everyone also got angry.

And when he got angry, it was even more terrifying.

Feng Zhaoyuan avoided Zhao Feng's eyes and lowered her head and said, "Please let General Manager Zhao tell me clearly."

"Okay, since Feng Zhaoyuan wants to tell me clearly, I will obey."

Zhao Feng's voice suddenly softened and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Feng Zhaoyuan leaked the topic of the Imperial Garden Competition to Concubine Zhao Shufei, and Concubine Zhao Shufei leaked the topic to all the concubines of the nobles."

"Your Majesty learned about this and had to change the topic temporarily."

"So Your Majesty specially sent this old servant to ask Feng Zhaoyuan what she meant?"

Feng Zhaoyuan felt horrified when she heard this.

"Your Majesty changed the topic temporarily!?"

Her pupils dilated subconsciously, but she came back to her senses and immediately tried to control her expression.

Feng Zhaoyuan tried her best to calm herself down and gave herself a second or two to adjust before she responded.

"Your Majesty changed the topic temporarily?"

She naturally showed a puzzled look.

Zhao Feng stood up directly and raised his hand to stop Feng Zhaoyuan from saying the next word.

"Feng Zhaoyuan, since you want to defend yourself, follow me to Ganlu Palace to meet His Majesty and speak in front of His Majesty."

"It seems that this old servant can only help you up to this point."

Feng Zhaoyuan's face suddenly froze, and she couldn't hold her expression.

She lowered her head, her expression uncertain, and she was obviously in a huge dilemma, not knowing what to do.

Zhao Feng did not urge her, but waited by the side with a smile.

Li Xuan was sandwiched between the two people, and felt that the air in the room was frozen, and he dared not breathe.

"Could this old man know what I did?"

"Otherwise why did he have to take me with him."

But after thinking about it, Li Xuan felt that something was wrong.

It was purely accidental that he met Zhao Feng just now, and it didn't seem like he was waiting for him.

Seeing Feng Zhaoyuan being forced to move forward or backward, Li Xuan couldn't help feeling guilty.

But at that time, for Deng Weixian, he had to do that.

Li Xuan now hoped that Feng Zhaoyuan could tell the truth, perhaps this was her only way to get out of this situation.

Otherwise, she would only continue to fall into disadvantage in front of Zhao Feng.

Seeing Feng Zhaoyuan fall into silence for a long time, Zhao Feng felt that he had given enough time and continued to speak: "Feng Zhaoyuan, what happened in the palace cannot be hidden from the eyes of this old servant."

"Although this old servant is old, his eyes are not blurry yet."

"What happened just now was not told to me by Concubine Zhao Shu, you can rest assured."

Hearing this, Feng Zhaoyuan suddenly raised her head and stared into Zhao Feng's eyes, trying to distinguish the truth from the false.

However, Zhao Feng's self-restraint would not be seen through so easily.

Feng Zhaoyuan withdrew her gaze dejectedly, exhaled a long breath, and said with difficulty: "I don't believe it was Concubine Zhao Shu."

Seeing that she was talking loosely, Zhao Feng quickly sat down again and changed his demeanor, as friendly as the spring breeze and warm sun.

"Feng Zhaoyuan, you know that I always do things according to your majesty's wishes."

"With your majesty's feelings for you, you will definitely not embarrass Zhaoyuan."

"You just need to tell me what happened, and I will report it to your majesty, and there will be proper arrangements."

"Feng Zhaoyuan doesn't believe me, so does she not believe your majesty?"

Zhao Feng persuaded him so patiently that even Li Xuan, who was watching, couldn't help but confess something.

Feng Zhaoyuan hesitated for a while and asked another question.

"Has General Manager Zhao ever been to Tingyun Palace?"

"Concubine Zhao Shu took the matter all by herself and said it was her own idea and had nothing to do with you."

"I haven't had time to report this matter to Your Majesty yet. I just don't think it can be solved this way."

"So before returning to Ganlu Palace, I came to Suliu Garden to ask Feng Zhaoyuan to think twice."

"I won't hide it from you. In fact, I can't delay any longer."

"Feng Zhaoyuan, you have to give me an answer as soon as possible."

Feng Zhaoyuan's anxious heart became even more anxious.

But she still remembered what Concubine Zhao Shu told her yesterday in the Imperial Garden.

But she hesitated now.

At this time, Feng Zhaoyuan asked her last question.

"How did you know what General Manager Zhao said before?"

"I said, what happened in the palace can't be hidden from me."

Feng Zhaoyuan was waiting for this sentence.

Suddenly she looked up and asked with a determined look: "Then please tell me, Mr. Zhao, who broke into my room late at night and left the test questions of the Imperial Garden Competition under my pillow."

Zhao Feng was not shaken at all and asked: "How did the other party leak it?"

"A piece of silk cloth with a poem on it."

Feng Zhaoyuan said and silently recited the content of the poem.

Zhao Feng knew that the poem was referring to the original topic of the Imperial Garden Competition, Go.

"Okay, Feng Zhaoyuan, do you have anything to add?"

"No, this is how it happened."

Feng Zhaoyuan said everything she knew and accepted her fate.

"Feng Zhaoyuan, do you remember if there was an outsider visiting Suliu Garden that day?"

"Yanqu Hall, Wang Suyue, the Concubine Wang."

Feng Zhaoyuan answered honestly, and then added: "She won't hurt me."

"Maybe Concubine Wang won't, what about the people around her?"

Zhao Feng didn't even think about it and replied with a disdainful smile.

Feng Zhaoyuan spoke immediately, and she did think of a candidate.

"Then I'll have to trouble General Manager Zhao to find out the truth."

Zhao Feng sighed and shook his head, saying, "I can only do my best."

"Feng Zhaoyuan, I will report the truth to His Majesty later, and then you will go to Concubine Zhao Shu, find a reason to meet His Majesty, admit the matter, and explain the whole story."

Feng Zhaoyuan looked at Zhao Feng with some surprise.

Zhao Feng smiled: "In this way, Feng Zhaoyuan will feel relieved."

"General Manager Zhao really wants to help me?" Feng Zhaoyuan asked in surprise.

"I said, we are just following His Majesty's wishes."

Feng Zhaoyuan realized at this time that Zhao Feng was serious.

She told the story before, more because she was caught.

Since the matter could not be concealed, Feng Zhaoyuan did not want to implicate Concubine Zhao Shu.

And since she was pregnant, His Majesty would not punish her too harshly.

If no one knew about the matter, with Concubine Zhao's status, it would be no problem for her to take on such an unclear matter.

But now Zhao Feng already knows that the topic was leaked from here, and His Majesty will definitely know it by then.

At that time, Concubine Zhao Shu will have to take it head-on once with His Majesty's knowledge, which will shake Concubine Zhao Shu's trust and status in His Majesty's mind.

Unlike civil officials, the nobles are particularly united in the current period due to special reasons.

They finally recovered a little disadvantage, and naturally cannot fall into the disadvantage again.

But Feng Zhaoyuan did not expect that Zhao Feng would actually help them.

The eunuchs in the palace have always been loyal to the imperial power. Anyone who favors the power in the court will inevitably be liquidated by other eunuchs.

Even if Zhao Feng is the most powerful eunuch in the palace now, he will never dare to violate this rule.

But from now on, isn't Zhao Feng blatantly helping their nobles?

Even if he says that this is His Majesty's intention, if other eunuchs know about it, it will be enough to have a sufficient reason to liquidate him.

Zhao Feng's position is being watched by many people.

After this incident, I'm afraid he will be in a lot of trouble.

This is why Feng Zhaoyuan was so surprised at this time.

"Zhao Zongguan, are you really going to do this?"

Zhao Feng knew very well why Feng Zhaoyuan asked him this.

To this, he just smiled slightly.

"We are born to implement your majesty's will."

"The old slave can be so glorious, all relying on your majesty's trust."

"Now, the old slave is just doing his duty."

Zhao Feng knew the troubles he would encounter in the future, but he was still as solid as a rock.

Li Xuan in his arms felt unprecedented confusion.

The conversation between the two made him start to doubt some things he had long been sure of.

Li Xuan looked at Zhao Feng, and a huge question appeared in his heart.

"What is this all about?"

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