The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1852 Approaching the Crown Prince's Residence

Xing'er's words struck like a hammer blow, leaving Old Madam Wan breathless! Was the Han family, whom she had always been so proud of, really so despicable? Were they still the same Han family members who had first arrived to beg, living in their Prince Pang's mansion and fawning over her every day? Were they truly so blinded by greed that they had been led astray by money? Did they really commit evil deeds in the name of Prince Pang's mansion? Were they truly unrepentant? Did they really believe she was their protector?

Madam Wan's face grew paler and paler, and her eyes became increasingly cloudy. She sat there quietly, as if she had turned to stone!

After seeing Shang tide and the others out the side door, Cheng Feng sat alone on the wooden couch, drinking tea. His big eyes darted around him, always fixed on the large, thick, and sweet sugarcane on the small table. He had just had the good fortune to eat a piece; it was incredibly juicy and sweet! It was the best sugarcane he had ever eaten in Fengqi. Although it was everywhere in the mountains, such delicious sugarcane was a rare find!

Cheng Feng saw through his little scheme and knew that all he could think about were those few sections of sugarcane, so he said, "You can have those sections of sugarcane!"

With a wide grin, he was happy again, but he wasn't greedy. "Your Highness, just give me a small piece; I already ate one!"

"Take them all and enjoy them. You've done a good job bringing the news today; go to the accounting office to collect your reward later!"

Upon hearing about the reward, Big Eyes' mouth stretched into a wide grin, and he repeatedly bowed to Cheng Feng! "Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"

Cheng Feng raised his hand to signal him to go down, and Da Yan ran off happily. But a moment later, Da Yan ran back!

Upon seeing Da Yan rush in without even saying hello, Cheng Feng, who was lying on the couch, jumped up abruptly. "Did the Han family cause trouble at the gate?"

Big Eyes, panting, said, "It wasn't a member of the Han family. It was Xing'er who came towards the Prince, saying that the Old Madam has been like a wooden stake, not saying a word or moving at all! It's been like that for a long time!"

"I knew this would happen! The appearance of this Han family member is never good!" Cheng Feng said while putting on his shoes. "Have Xiao Shuanzi go to the Imperial Hospital and ask a physician to examine the old lady, lest her old illness flare up!"

"I know, I know!"

"Also, go to the Qian residence and invite my sister here!"

"understand!"

The household was in chaos, and the outside was in complete disarray. Fortunately, Cheng Feng did not go out, otherwise he would not have known if something happened to his mother at home!

the other side!

Shang tide and Hong Jiu were already in the carriage, and Yu Hua was there too!

Yu Hua's hand was still resting on a vermilion carved food box. The box was tightly closed, but a faint aroma of food could still be smelled. It was not yet dinner time, and no one had eaten yet!

Shang tide glanced at the food box next to Yu Hua and said disapprovingly, "You! You've gone to the trouble of frying small yellow croakers for You Ning! Do you even know what we're going there for? Bringing this food box makes it seem like we're going to visit him!"

Yu Hua rolled her eyes at Shang Xi, ignoring her: "Shang Xi, don't act like you're accusing me. Even if You Ning is wrong, the Emperor has already punished him. A child that young, confined for ten days—isn't that going to spoil him? What's wrong with me frying some small fish for him as a snack? Besides, I didn't fry any yellow croaker today!"

If it's not fried yellow croaker, then it's not fried fish. Shang tide was speechless!

"Yuhua, just let him be. I think confining a child like this is too lenient. He should be deprived of his three meals a day and given only a bowl of porridge, whether he eats it or not!"

Yu Hua rolled her eyes again and glared at Shang Xi: "Shang tide, you're such a heartless mother! One bowl of porridge a day, why don't you just lock him up in the ancestral hall! You might as well let him starve to death! Is he even your biological son?!"

Countless times, Shang tide and Yu Hua have argued about this topic without ever reaching a conclusion. "I can't reason with you. In short, you shouldn't have gone with me!"

When Shang tide left the manor earlier, she had no intention of bringing Yu Hua with her, thinking that Yu Hua would become a stumbling block to her education of her children. Shang Xi and Hong Jiutong had already boarded the carriage when Yu Hua arrived with a food box and tried her best to squeeze onto the carriage. She refused to board the carriage and wouldn't let the driver drive. Shang tide had no choice but to compromise and insist on bringing her along!

Upon hearing Shang tide's tone, Yu Hua immediately complained, "What's wrong with taking me with you when you go out? If you had taken me with you when you went out just now, would you have been bullied by the Han family and lost half a sleeve?"

Shang Xi waved her hand, signaling her not to mention it. She didn't want to be so embarrassed in public either. But Yu Hua was right. If Yu Hua had been there, although she still wouldn't have been able to drive the Han family away, she could have protected her. She definitely wouldn't have lost half of her sleeve in public. Thinking about how she looked just now, she really was embarrassed!

The Crown Prince's residence was in the south of the city. The wheels of the carriage rolled along the bluestone road, making a rumbling sound all the way north.

The people in the carriage were all preoccupied with their own thoughts. Throughout the journey, Hong Jiutong sat quietly beside Shang Xi without uttering a word, appearing restrained and nervous. It wasn't that her mother-in-law was putting pressure on her, but rather that she feared the Crown Prince would be angry upon seeing her and cause a scene. She wasn't one to make a scene, but the Crown Prince was different. He couldn't tolerate being wronged; if he displeased her, he might expel her from the Crown Prince's residence. Her reputation was insignificant, but what about the reputation of the Hong family and her brother? The carriage traveled further and further away, and Hong Jiutong grew increasingly heavy-hearted.

Shang Xi was seething with anger and determined to seek justice for Hong Jiutong, and also to teach the Crown Prince a lesson.

Yu Hua's thoughts were the simplest: to bring Cheng Youning some food and drink, and to stop Shang tide from hitting Cheng Youning. Her main purpose in going there was to protect Cheng Youning.

As they approached the Crown Prince's residence, Yu Hua opened the carriage window and peered out. She quickly exclaimed in amazement, "The Emperor truly dotes on You Ning! He hasn't even replaced the glazed tiles in the palace, but he's replaced them all over You Ning's Crown Prince's residence! Shang tide, look at those colorful roofs, so magnificent! They're all so pleasing!"

It's not just the roof! Even the towering walls are covered with glazed tiles.

Shang Xi tilted her head and, following the direction Yu Hua pointed, saw a corner of the Crown Prince's residence in the sky. The colorful and dazzling glazed roof looked so unreal that it would make one's imagination run wild and become mesmerized if one looked at it for too long! It was like the colors of a fairy tale world, a paradise for carefree children!

With a loud bang, the carriage came to a stop; we had arrived at the Crown Prince's residence!

The setting sun cast its rays upon the grand gates of the Crown Prince's residence! The tightly closed gates caused Shang tide a moment of disorientation. Living alone in the Crown Prince's residence at such a young age, she wondered how the lively Cheng Youning had adapted! It seemed she initially threw a few tantrums, but seeing that crying was useless, she eventually gave in and accepted it!