The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1281 Connected

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Feng who was always trying to find a solution and said, "We can't beat our uncle. He has thought of everything before us. Every step we take is within his plan. He has us under his control!"

Cheng Feng said in annoyance: "If I had known he was an old fox, I wouldn't have run away with you and my son!"

Shang Xi said, "What's the use of regretting? The problem is not that you ran away. You should have agreed to your uncle's conditions. It's just to be the crown prince. You can go to the palace and be the crown prince. If he finds out that you are idle all day and have no knowledge, he will have to dismiss you within a month."

Cheng Feng said: "Don't try this. We still don't understand my uncle's mentality. If I really go, he will torture me in ten thousand ways. Also, if I go, you and your son will have to go too. What about my parents? If I am adopted by my uncle, my parents, son, and grandson will all be gone!"

Shang Xi heard that Cheng Feng's words were full of hidden meanings, "Are you going to compromise and give your son to someone else?"

Cheng Feng pointed at the tall city gate and said, "Look, the two of us can't even get through the city gate, what else can we stop!"

"We are just going to give away the child we raised with so much effort? I don't agree!"

"So what good ideas do you have!"

"What good ideas can I have? The whole world belongs to the king. We can't even enter the city because of his words. What kind of world is this? We have no place to argue even if we are right. Isn't this just robbing my uncle? I have heard of emperors who robbed women openly, but this is the first time I have seen an emperor who robbed someone else's son openly!"

His son was about to become someone else's, but Cheng Feng still explained for Wan Lianxing: "It's not considered robbery, because they are not outsiders, they are all the blood of the Wan family."

"Don't talk to me about the Wan family. Who are you all? Your sister Wan Baiqian stole the child when he was just a few months old, and now your uncle has snatched him away again. Why is my life so miserable? Giving birth to a son is always a worry. Can I live a peaceful life for even two days?"

Cheng Feng was just as upset as Shang Xi, but he still had to comfort Shang Xi: "After all, our son is outstanding!"

Shang Xi didn't want to listen to Cheng Feng. She was very sleepy and tired after tossing and turning all night. She couldn't even find a place to stay. Finally, she sat on the ground in anger.

Seeing Shang Xi sitting on the ground angrily, Cheng Feng also sat on the ground. He continued to comfort Shang Xi and said, "Wife, don't worry. When my uncle calms down, he will let us go back. He won't let us wait here too long!"

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had been sleeping outside in the open for three days. Looking at the heavy rain, Wan Lianxing smiled with his lips pursed.

The old housekeeper stepped forward to persuade Wan Lianxing, saying, "Your Majesty, please release Cheng Feng and Shang Xi. I believe they have already reflected on their mistakes."

Wan Lianxing said: "The brains of these two people are different from those of normal people. Who doesn't want this country? They despise it even when it is in front of them. Not only that, they are avoiding me like the plague. I must take this opportunity to teach them a lesson."

The old housekeeper said, "Your Majesty, it's been three days, they must have figured it out, let them go. It's raining so hard, if they get gonorrhea, you'll be worried!"

"Humph, I feel sorry for them. Who knows what they will say to me outside the city!"

The old butler and Zhong Siyu took turns to do the work, and only then did Wan Lianxing agree to let the people go back.

The two of them looked like they were in trouble, and were drenched like drowned rats by the heavy rain. When the people sent by Wan Lianxing came to pick them up, the two of them were taking shelter from the rain at the foot of the wall.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Cheng Feng asked the old butler: "Old butler, has my uncle calmed down?"

The old housekeeper said: "How could the emperor really be angry with you, but you have to think about your uncle."

Cheng Feng said, "Old housekeeper, you are a smart man. You must know that I, Cheng Feng, am not cut out to be the crown prince. You know better than Shang Xi and I who my uncle is targeting. But I only have one son, Cheng Youning. My father's line only has Cheng Youning's bloodline. If he is adopted, I, Cheng Feng, will have no descendants!"

The old housekeeper nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Your entire Wan family only has this one bloodline, which is both the bloodline of Prince Pang and the bloodline of the emperor. So it is not too much for the emperor to ask you to be adopted. After all, such a huge country must have successors!"

Cheng Feng said: "I don't have such great ambitions, and my son is not a man with great ambitions either. My son has enough food and drink, and I am content as long as he can do some calculations when he has nothing to do. As for the throne, it is too far away, and we don't even want that!"

"It's impossible not to think about it. If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries!"

Cheng Feng knew that the old butler must have a purpose in coming to pick him and Shang Xi up personally. It turned out that he was here to lobby for the emperor.

"Old housekeeper, I think my uncle should adopt a child from the common people and raise him in the palace. He is not inferior to me in any other aspects except that he is not related by blood. If he is well trained, he will definitely be more promising than my Cheng Youning!"

The old housekeeper said, "Your Highness, you think too simply. If someone of a different bloodline ascends the throne, will your Cheng Youning still have a chance to survive?"

"What do you mean?"

"Throughout the dynasties, there have been countless cases of brothers killing each other and fathers killing each other. If a person of a different surname ascends to the throne, the first person he will kill is the one who threatens his throne. Anyone who threatens him will eventually be cleared out. Who will be the biggest threat to him, a person who has no blood relationship with the previous emperor? You can figure it out without me telling you! When the emperor is alive, he will definitely protect your Prince Pang's Mansion. If he is gone, the next person to ascend the throne will have to clear out your entire family like clearing away obstacles!"

Shang Xi's clothes were already wet by the rain, and after hearing the old housekeeper's words, she shivered out of nowhere.

Seeing that the young couple had listened, the old butler went on to talk about the palace disputes.

After they went into the palace and changed their clothes to see the emperor, their faces were still pale. Wan Lianxing said hypocritically, "Oh, why are your faces so pale? Didn't you have a good time after being out of the city for a few days?"

Cheng Feng raised his hand and rubbed his face and said, "Uncle, you sent the old housekeeper to pick us up, not to intimidate us, right?"

Wan Lianxing chuckled, "What can I say to you two? You don't use your brains when you should, and you think nonsense when you shouldn't. You should thank the old butler. If it weren't for the old butler reminding me, I would have forgotten that you two were outside the city. Three days is not a long time. I think it is enough for you two to figure out a lot of things!"

Cheng Feng glanced at Shang Xi, and there was no more eye contact between the two of them, so Cheng Feng said weakly: "I figured it out!"