"That beast."
Ji Shaocheng immediately started cursing.
Shen Ruoxuan wasn't about to be outdone: "That shameless bastard."
Ye Lingfeng then gave the order directly: "Let's go, we're going into the palace."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Ji Shaocheng stopped him and reminded him: "We can enter the palace, but we must not alert Feng Zixiao. If he says that he has hidden someone, then he will not be able to hand him over. So when we enter the palace, we will split into several groups. First, we will pay attention to the movements in the palace, and second, we will quietly search all parts of the palace."
Ji Shaocheng's words made sense, and Ye Lingfeng nodded in agreement.
The most important thing right now is to find Ling'er. Although Feng Zixiao would never harm her, she must be very uneasy and hateful. She is pregnant now, and if something happens to her, even killing Feng Zixiao cannot make up for the harm she has suffered. So the most important thing right now is to find her.
Having made their decision, the group quietly made their way to the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty once again.
Upon entering the palace, Ye Lingfeng assigned tasks. He, Ji Shaocheng, and Shen Ruoxuan each led a group of people, who were stationed in three different locations. They were to secretly search various parts of the palace, determined to find Ling'er's whereabouts as quickly as possible.
The imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty harbors unsettling secrets and hidden dangers.
Canglan Palace is still where Feng Zixiao currently resides. This palace is not the best palace in the palace, but after Ye Lingfeng ascended the throne, he abandoned the palace where the Fifth Prince, Prince Shou, had lived and chose Canglan Palace instead. In fact, no one knows that there is a secret room behind the side hall of Canglan Palace. It is not recorded in the palace records, so most people do not know about it. He had only heard his father mention it once before.
He had already made up his mind after entering the palace, so Hai Ling is currently in this secret room.
Although it was a secret room, it was a very nice place to live, with everything one could need, so Hailin didn't suffer.
However, Feng Zixiao pressed Hai Ling's pressure points, rendering her unable to move. But he did arrange a palace maid for her, and she could order the maid whatever she wanted.
Inside the secret chamber, Hailing said she wanted to eat and instructed the palace maid to prepare it.
Inside the room, she summoned Little Lion Ball, looked at it, and slowly said, "Ball, now I'm counting on you to get out. Hide quietly behind the door. If anyone activates the secret chamber, quickly slip out and find someone to rescue me. Go find Miss Feng. Do you know Miss Feng?"
Hai Ling knew this was the palace, and a secluded place at that, possibly a secret chamber. If it was a secret chamber, then it would be impossible for Xiao Shi to get out. So she could only wait until someone activated the mechanism. With Xiao Shi's agility, she would definitely be able to slip out. However, Ye was frantically searching for her somewhere, so it would be difficult for Xiao Shi to find him. Right now, she could only hope that Xiao Shi could find Feng Qian. If Feng Qian knew that she was imprisoned here, she would definitely come to rescue her.
Little Lion Ball was furious. It could understand Hailin's language, so when it saw that she couldn't move, it was very angry and wanted to roar, but it knew that now was not the time to roar. If it roared, it would not be able to get out and would not be able to find the Phoenix Girl.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Hailin immediately looked at Qiuqiu.
"Qiuqiu, hide quickly. Sneak out later and hide behind the door. When someone opens the door, you can sneak out to find them."
She knew Feng Zixiao would definitely come to see her, so Little Lion would definitely go out.
Upon hearing Hai Ling's words, Qiu Qiu darted away to the side. The room was somewhat dark, and Qiu Qiu, hiding in the corner, curled up and didn't attract any attention. After the palace maid entered, Qiu Qiu quickly slipped out.
At this moment, the palace maid who served Hailing brought over some things, placed them on the table, and then came over to help Hailing sit down, looking at her respectfully and speaking.
"Your Majesty, shall we eat now?"
"Forget it, I have no appetite." She had said she was hungry earlier because she wanted to call out Little Lion, but now that Little Lion was out, she couldn't be bothered with this woman, Feng Zixiao's lackey.
"Your Majesty?"
The palace maid called out softly, trying to coax her into eating some, but Hailing wouldn't have any of it and glared at her fiercely.
Inside the room, a meal was being discussed when someone calmly walked in. Upon seeing the newcomer, the palace maid quickly rose and greeted him, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Get up and go out."
"Yes, Your Majesty," the palace maid withdrew, and Feng Zixiao walked over, looked at Hailing sitting there, and then at the food in front of her, but she hadn't touched it. Knowing that she hadn't eaten all day, Feng Zixiao felt very sorry for her. She sat down in the chair opposite Hailing and spoke softly.
"You will suffer for a few more days, and I will release you soon."
"Feng Zixiao, are you even human? What's the point of locking up a pregnant woman like me? You're the emperor now, the emperor. What kind of woman can't you have? There are countless women in the world, and beauties are even more numerous. Why are you clinging to me like this?"
Hai Ling couldn't hold back any longer and started cursing. This man could lock her up, so why should she be polite to him?
She and Ye had done something terribly wrong, only to have it backfire. They had helped him because he was Feng Qian's brother and they wanted peace and stability for the people. Now he had turned his back on her and even imprisoned her. Even if he liked her, his actions were unacceptable and could at least be considered perverted.
Hai Ling cursed angrily, but Feng Zixiao was not angry. He knew he had done wrong, but compared to his heart, he did not think he had done anything wrong. Moreover, she was originally his empress. Although she was banished, she was still in the royal family's jade tablet. She was not deposed that day. So, in a sense, it was Ye Lingfeng who stole his woman.
Feng Zixiao's deep eyes gazed at Hai Ling with intense intensity, and he spoke in a good-natured manner.
"You are my Empress, and you are still in the royal jade tablet. Although I banished you, I did not depose you, so you are still my Empress."
Feng Zixiao spoke to himself, then reached out and picked up the bowl on the table, carefully trying to feed Hailing. Hailing couldn't help but turn her head away, and then scolded Feng Zixiao again.
She couldn't help but curse him; the sight of this man made her want to vomit.
"Feng Zixiao, please stop disgusting me. If you had blessed me, I could have respected you, but what you've done is shameful. I don't want to see you right now. Please leave, don't make me throw up. I beg you, I'm going to throw up if I see you again."
As she spoke, she actually started vomiting. Now, it was impossible for Feng Zixiao to pretend not to see it. She put down the bowl with a thud, then stood up abruptly and glared at Hai Ling.
In what way is he inferior to Ye Lingfeng? Looks, power, and now he has no women in his harem. Why does this woman dislike him so much? Why does she hate him so much and show it so thoroughly?
"I will not let you leave."
Hai Ling was still vomiting, dry heaving, feeling extremely uncomfortable. She would vomit whenever she thought of this disgusting man; it was a genuine, visceral loathing, especially in such a confined space.
Seeing that she was in pain, Feng Zixiao didn't want to make things difficult for her anymore, but he still said it harshly.
"Hailin, I will not let you leave. For the sake of the child in your belly, you should eat something."
After saying that, he stormed out, not forgetting to instruct the palace maid outside the door: "Take good care of Her Majesty. If anything happens to Her Majesty, you must be careful for me."
"Yes, I understand."
The young palace maid rushed in from outside, walked to the table, and tried to persuade Hailing to eat.
This time, Hailin didn't need her persuasion; she directly ordered, "I want to eat."