novelhk Chapter 485: Protruding Ears
Chapter 485: Protruding Ears
"If you have a sense of propriety, you wouldn't say such things. Where did you hear these words?" Zhou Chang asked again.
Feng Suo obviously hadn't realized anything yet, and muttered, "Don't be angry, Brother Jiu, where else could I have heard that? The palace is only this big."
"Are you saying that everyone in the palace is spreading the news?" Zhou Chang was panic-stricken.
"Don't worry, Brother Nine, it's not like that..." Feng Shuo saw that Zhou Chang looked unhappy, and hurriedly explained, "A few days ago, I overheard my mother talking to Concubine Rui. She mentioned that you went to meet the daughter of the Taifu Ling family, and that you were planning to marry her. She also said that it was time to change the princess, and so on..."
Zhou Chang complained in his heart. Now that he thought about it carefully, Feng Suo was just a little kid, but he really overheard a lot of information. Could he be a man with super hearing?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look closely at Feng Suo's ears.
They are not very big and cannot be considered as protruding ears.
Let’s talk about whether Concubine Qin Sun actually went for a walk or not. It would be fine if she just gossiped about it, but why did her son always overhear her gossiping?
"It's okay if we meet, but what about being the crown prince? Where did you hear that from?" Zhou Chang tried to suppress his anger but he was still in a bad mood.
Feng Suo finally noticed Zhou Chang's bad face and lowered his voice: "A few days ago, Cao Fen was talking to someone in the bamboo forest in the backyard of the lecture hall. Yuan Jie heard it and told me."
"Yuan Jie, why is he also..." Zhou Chang was overwhelmed.
Could it be that these people have nothing to do all day long, so they actually passed on the message?
Feng Suo even felt a little aggrieved: "Yuan Jie said that Cao Fen didn't know who he was talking to, saying that Prince Duan's legs were not good, so he wanted to win over you, my ninth brother, and if you became the crown prince, it would also bring him benefits. In short, he must hold the position of the crown prince in his hands, and can't let Prince Rong and Prince Xian get it. Don't be angry, my ninth brother, what's wrong with this..."
"No, stop talking." Zhou Chang raised his hand to stop her. She needed to calm down, her mind was in a mess.
She knew Cao Fen, Feng Suo's other study partner, the son of the Minister of Rites.
Ever since Yuan Jie became Feng Shuo's study partner, Feng Shuo basically ignored Cao Fen, but Cao Fen's status as study partner remained, and they still went to the lecture hall and studied together every day.
The son must have heard what he said from his father, so who is the priest of the Ministry of Rites and why did he say these things for no reason?
After Feng Suo finished speaking, he saw Zhou Chang remained silent and his face was uncertain, which made him even more worried. He added carefully, "As for my wish for my ninth brother to be the crown prince, that is what I want, and no one else knows."
Zhou Chang was extremely upset. He didn't expect that after a month of "seclusion", he thought things had calmed down, but the rumors were still spreading.
"You haven't said this to anyone else except me, right?" Zhou Chang calmed down for a while, but still asked Feng Suo patiently.
"No, no more..." Feng Suo shook his head quickly, but his eyes were panicked.
The child's lying skills were not mature yet, so Zhou Chang simply didn't believe it: "Who else did you tell? Tell the truth?"
"No, really not." Feng Suo still denied it.
"Have you told your mother?" Zhou Chang felt that if he mentioned it to Concubine Qin Sun, it wouldn't be a big problem. After all, Concubine Qin was a discerning person but not a nosy person. Although she loved gossip, she knew how to protect herself.
Feng Suo did not answer, but avoided Zhou Chang's gaze.
"No? Then who else?" Zhou Chang became furious again.
They were now sitting in a pavilion with wind blowing in from all sides, talking about things that should not be known to anyone.
Feng Suo's eyes were red when he looked up again, and he said aggrievedly: "Brother Jiu, I really didn't tell anyone. At most, Yuan Jie also heard it last time, so I remembered to say a few words to him. But even if I didn't say it, he heard it himself, didn't I ask him not to spread it."
As soon as Zhou Chang saw the red circles under Feng Suo's eyes, he knew that his attitude had frightened him. After hearing what he said, he quickly took him into his arms and said, "It's okay, as long as you didn't say anything. Brother Jiu was just a little anxious just now, don't mind it."
Feng Suo was still more of a child at heart, so when he saw that Zhou Chang was willing to coax him, he felt relieved.
"You did the right thing. Don't mention these things to Yuanjie again in the future. Even if he says it, you have to warn him and stop him, okay?" Zhou Chang still had to give a few words of advice.
"I know." Feng Suo agreed in a low voice. For a child who grew up in the palace, there are many things that don't need to be explained, as they already understand them.
"As for that Cao Fen..." Zhou Chang thought of this person again. He had basically not paid attention to him during the last few visits to Feng Suo. "You have a good relationship with Yuan Jie, but Cao Fen is your study partner after all. You shouldn't neglect him too much. This person is young, but he dares to be so outspoken and gossip in the palace. It's obvious that his upbringing is very problematic. You shouldn't get too close to him, and you can't trust him."
"That's..." Feng Suo's emotions came and went quickly, and he had already broken free from Zhou Chang's arms. "Ninth brother, I'm not like him. I only said these words to you. As for Yuan Jie, I only mentioned him when I was out of the palace and no one was at his house, but I never said it in the palace."
"What did you say?" Zhou Chang was startled, and his heart, which had just calmed down a little, suddenly became anxious. "You mentioned this matter in Yuan Mansion yesterday?"
"Only once yesterday." Feng Shuo raised a finger and tried his best to assure, "It was just me and Yuan Jie, no one else."
Zhou Chang controlled his facial expression and even reached out to pat him on the back, pretending that it was no big deal: "What did you guys say?"
"I didn't say anything. I just felt that if Ninth Brother could become the Crown Prince, I would be sincerely happy." Feng Suo was affected by Zhou Chang's fluctuating emotions and didn't dare to say too much. "Then, I asked Yuan Jie what his sister would do if you, Ninth Brother, married another woman. I just wanted him to be prepared..."
"..." Zhou Chang had stopped breathing, his heart was in turmoil.
Thinking about all the abnormalities of Yuan Qi last night, and even his unusual coldness towards her, she intuitively suggested that when Yuan Qi went back to her parents' home yesterday, he might have heard the conversation between Feng Suo and Yuan Jie.
After a while, Zhou Chang asked again, "When you were talking about this at Yuan's house yesterday, was there anyone else around?"
"Of course not." Feng Suo was very sure, "We were catching koi by the garden pond at that time. The koi of the Yuan family are bigger than those in the koi pond of the Imperial Garden..."
"Ah, ah, ah..." Zhou Chang couldn't bear to listen anymore.
not yet?
How can you be sure there is no one around when you are talking in an open place?
Zhou Chang's heart was like a fish in a hot pan. Not only was it turned over and fried repeatedly, but it was also tossed up and down from time to time.
Even relying on his intuition, he was almost certain that Yuan Qi must have heard something at Yuan's house yesterday.
But Feng Suo is still a child, and the words have been spoken, so there is no need to worry about it.
This is simply driving people crazy.
Feng Suo said, "Brother Jiu, Brother Jiu, don't worry, there is really no one else..."
"Okay, it's okay..." Zhou Chang forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "After talking for so long, are you thirsty? Do you want to eat something else?"
Is everything okay?
It’s okay. Why did Yuan Qi come back early yesterday and look so unhappy?
There must be something going on here.
After that, Zhou Chang, unable to help but feel suspicious, reluctantly played with him until the afternoon.
Feng Suo was a child and soon forgot what had happened before.
The two finally separated, one exhausted physically and the other mentally.
Zhou Chang didn't know what to do. She guessed over and over again in her head, but in the end she was not sure and didn't know what to do. But since Yuan Qi didn't mention it yesterday, she didn't plan to bring it up again.
As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's true character. As long as Prince Yi insists on not marrying another woman, this matter will naturally pass.