Rebirth: The flatterer prince I raised couldn't be so clingy

Feng Zhanye nodded and followed the maid into the room in front of them.

Not only is the garden of Yongning Marquis Mansion beautifully built, but the layout of the house is also meticulously crafted.

The simple wood color naturally carries an elegant fragrance, and the hollow flower windows on the wall frame the lush rockery scenery of the courtyard, which appears before your eyes like a scroll painting.

Feng Zhanye walked into the spacious living room, and two elegant pine and cypress bonsai trees came into view. The house was furnished with exquisite furniture and valuable furnishings, with a strong Jiangnan style. It was clear that the owner of the house was very particular in his daily life.

A figure was sitting on a carved armchair, bored, with his legs crossed, sipping tea leisurely. He quickly put his legs down when he saw someone coming.

"I didn't expect I was faster than you."

Gao Ye stood up, walked over with a smile and put his arm around Feng Zhanye's shoulder, acting very familiar.

Before he could react, a voice came from behind the screen.

"You came."

The person who spoke was Concubine De.

Today she was wearing a dark blue brocade gown with a gold butterfly pattern, a gold necklace with unicorn and phoenix flowers on her hand, and a few simple pearls and jade ornaments in her hair, which already gave her an air of elegance.

Not long after that, her complexion had completely recovered, as if the miserable days in Yunsheng Temple were just a dream to her.

Feng Zhanye looked up at Gao Ye with his eyes slanted, and saw him awkwardly take his arm off his shoulder, then he saluted to Concubine De.

"Hello, Madam Defei."

Concubine De smiled and nodded: "No need to be so polite, I asked my brother to hold this banquet just to go out of the palace to see you. I have something to ask you, please come with me."

Feng Zhanye watched her walk into the inner room, turned around to look at Gao Ye, and when he nodded, he followed her.

Beyond the screen, the entire inner room came into view, but this was not Concubine De's bedroom, but a shrine.

There was a tablet enshrined in the hall. Feng Zhanye took just one look at the names on the tablet and was stunned.

"I thought that since you are in the prime minister's residence, I am afraid that no one would be willing to worship your mother, so I ordered someone to go to Yunsheng Temple to bring back a tablet for worship."

Concubine De lit the incense and handed it to Feng Zhanye. She frowned slightly, with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

Feng Zhanye felt his throat choked up. The scene of Zuo Xiang and his son forcing him to burn the tablet was still vivid in his mind. He had never thought that there would be a day when he would be able to worship his mother.

He reached out to take the incense handed to him by Concubine De, knelt in front of the tablet, placed the incense against his forehead, and bowed solemnly three times.

When he stood up again, his eyes were already red.

But he did not cry. Although his heart was almost overwhelmed by guilt and the sourness seemed to want to burst out of his chest uncontrollably, he just silently offered incense in front of the tablet.

Only after he took two steps back did he let out a breath.

De Fei naturally noticed his expression and comforted him, "Gao Ye told me about your recent situation. I have also heard a lot of rumors about you in the palace. I know that your life is not easy now. When you have your own residence in the future, I will move your mother's tablet to your place."

Feng Zhanye nodded, looked up at Concubine De, and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Concubine De shook her head and said, "No need to thank me. Placing the tablet of Concubine Hui here was out of my own motive. Concubine Hui has been kind to me. I have always been taken care of by her in the palace. Now that things have come to this, this is the only way I can repay her."

The two returned to the front hall and sat down. Gao Ye poured the prepared tea for them and sat aside.

"A few days ago, I inquired about the cause of Concubine Hui's death in the palace. Everyone said that Concubine Hui's maid Lan Yi didn't want to serve her, so she poisoned her. Is this true?"

Feng Zhanye didn't know why Concubine De suddenly asked about this, but he felt that she seemed to be testing something, so he shook his head but said nothing.

"It's a good thing that you are on guard, but you have helped me, so I won't harm you." De Fei smiled and continued, "It's not like I haven't seen Lan Yi before. I don't believe that she killed her master, so I went to investigate the matter."

She put the teacup aside, suppressed the smile on her face, and lowered her voice: "Logically speaking, there is no impenetrable wall in the palace. There should be some clues about such a thing, but nothing was found."

Gao Ye snorted coldly: "The palace is full of cunning people. I don't believe that no one knows the truth. I think someone just deliberately wants to hide the truth and doesn't want us to know it."

Concubine De did not comment, but nodded in agreement with his opinion.

Feng Zhanye shook his head and said, "No, my father ordered that this matter must not be spread outside. The prince killed his mother, and he would be ashamed if he told others about it."

"What did you say? You...say it again?"

Gao Ye widened his eyes, as if he didn't hear clearly, and sat up suddenly.

Concubine De was also somewhat confused by what he said and stared at him, not knowing what she was thinking.

Feng Zhanye looked at the two of them and repeated, "The prince killed his mother."

Gao Ye looked incredulous and couldn't help looking him up and down: "You are kidding me, right? You mean, it was you who killed Concubine Hui?"

Feng Zhanye nodded expressionlessly: "At least they are willing to believe that it was me who did it."

Concubine De, who was standing by, understood the meaning of his words and quickly waved her hand to dismiss all the servants.

"Okay, now there are only three of us left. What is the truth?"

Although Feng Zhanye was reluctant to mention it, if Concubine De really had a way to overturn the matter, he naturally hoped that she could clear his mother's grievances.

He hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the whole story.

The two were silent for a long time after hearing this. Gao Ye was stunned and shook his head: "These people even framed Concubine Hui in the same way as you, using a knife to kill and eliminate dissidents. Such a scheme is too vicious."

"It is actually like this. The world is really dangerous nowadays."

Defei laughed sarcastically, her face heavy. She knew that the struggles in the palace were extremely cruel, especially when it came to the fight for the throne, which was bound to be bloody. Naturally, the Gao family could not stay out of it.

She pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Feng Zhanye, "I must find evidence to prove your innocence. Prince Duan, if I want you to be my son in order to make a comeback, are you willing?"

Feng Zhanye knew very well that if he wanted to overthrow the Left Prime Minister and the Queen, he would need tremendous power comparable to that of the Prime Minister.

Those who want to accomplish great things must not only be good at strategy, but also have courage. In order to avenge his mother and to repay the humiliation he suffered in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he is now willing to do anything.

He nodded without hesitation: "Yes."

De Fei looked at him firmly and said, "Okay, your words are enough. You should stay in the Xiangfu for the next few days and wait for my good news."

Just as they finished talking, Rong Xu walked in, bowed to them and said, "The private banquet is set in the flower hall. Please move."

The three of them sat around a table. The dishes on the table were no less delicious than those on the banquet table, and were even more exquisite.

"I'm sorry you've been wronged by those filthy things. These are the specialties of our chef. I hope they suit your taste."

After saying this, Concubine De picked up a piece of snow chestnut cake and put it into Feng Zhanye's bowl.

The boy looked at the chestnut cake in the bowl and felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Feng Zhanye was in a low mood after talking about many heavy topics just now. Now the atmosphere was finally a little more relaxed, and the three of them started chatting casually.

When the topic turned to the night of rescuing Concubine De, Gao Ye suddenly remembered something, looked out the window, and asked in confusion: "Hey? Where is your guard brother? Why didn't he come with you?"

Feng Zhanye did not hide anything and said frankly, "I just ran into the third daughter of the Zuo family on the road, and Ah Zhi sent her away."

Gao Ye smacked his lips and said, "Is that so... I wanted to thank her in person. That day, your men came to deliver something and said that she was injured while taking that thing. After hearing that, I have been feeling bad. I don't know how she is doing now."

"Why haven't I heard you mention it?" Defei glanced at Gao Ye with a hint of blame in her words.

Gao Ye smiled awkwardly: "I am just afraid that my aunt will be worried and affect your mentality."

"She is fine now. Thank you for your concern."

When Gao Ye mentioned this, Feng Zhanye remembered that Gu Qingzhi was still injured, and became even more worried about her situation. He wondered if the servant had found them.