"I got lost, little old lady led me to see Grandmother."
Feng Xiaoli whispered softly.
"Emperor, how is Xiao Li with you?"
A surprised voice was heard as the Empress walked over with a palace maid.
Seeing Feng Xiaoli, her eyebrows lifted and eyes smiled.
When Feng Xiaoli saw the Empress, her whole body shivered, holding onto Emperor Yongye’s thigh even tighter.
That dress, she remembered.
The woman she met in the Cold Palace was wearing that same dress.
"The Empress Dowager and Princess Consort Shun are looking for her. Emperor, please hand her over to your servant."
The Empress spoke, smiling as she advanced, intending to hold Feng Xiaoli.
Goosebumps covered Feng Xiaoli’s body.
The bad people wanted to harm her.
She definitely wouldn’t leave.
"This child, why don’t you understand? Come, follow your servant to the Empress Dowager, she has prepared something delicious for you."
The Empress smiled, blinking at the palace maids on either side, and they moved forward to pull Feng Xiaoli.
Feng Xiaoli began to shout, tears streaming down her face.
Emperor Yongye felt a pang in his heart, this child...
He reached out to hold Feng Xiaoli.
"Emperor, you must not indulge the child in her whims, let your servant handle it."
The Empress still had a smiling expression, and as she spoke, Emperor Yongye paused, his gaze slightly vacant.
Feng Xiaoli saw the terrible woman’s hand about to touch her, and shouted loudly.
"I want Grandfather!"
Emperor Yongye’s body shook and he frowned. He brushed away the Empress’s hand and picked up Feng Xiaoli.
"Empress, she doesn’t want to go with you."
Having said that, Emperor Yongye picked up Feng Xiaoli.
"Ah, Empress sister, why must you trouble the child? She likes the Emperor, not you."
A light laugh was heard, and Princess Consort Mu came over.
She approached Emperor Yongye and bowed.
When Feng Xiaoli saw Princess Consort Mu, her eyes blinked.
The palace skirt that Princess Consort Mu wore was exactly the same as the Empress’s.
For a moment, Feng Xiaoli could not distinguish who was the woman from the Cold Palace,
"This robe, Princess Consort Mu?"
Emperor Yongye glanced at Princess Consort Mu.
"Reporting to the Emperor, recently Daye contributed some precious Ni Yunjin fabric, and your servant made a set for both Princess Consort Mu and Noble Princess Consort Xiao."
The Empress had a gentle smile on her face.
"The Empress is always considerate. Later, I will have Li Qing take the child to Princess Consort Shun."
Emperor Yongye ignored Dongfang Cheng and the Empress, and left with the eunuch carrying Xiao Li.
Dongfang Cheng felt a mixture of shock and anger.
"What’s going on? Could the love poison have failed?"
In Yuxiu Academy, just after noon, Feng Bailing felt a sudden twitch in her eyelid.
These past few days, she had been very busy with business affairs and hadn’t rested well.
Thankfully, the matters in Xinqi Village had come to a close, and after the first batch of candles hit the market, she could relax.
"In the evening, Feng Bailing returned to the mansion and saw Li Qing also waiting at Prince Shun’s Mansion.
Li Qing recounted today’s events from the palace to Feng Bailing.
Upon hearing them, Feng Bailing’s face changed.
"The Emperor and Xiao Li got along very well, he smiled several times upon seeing her. Since the Emperor fell ill, it had been a long time since he smiled. The little one fell asleep while with the Emperor today, and to avoid waking her, he had me bring her back directly."
Li Qing sighed, wishing Xiao Li were the Emperor’s granddaughter.
"Did Xiao Li have a conflict with the Eldest Prince?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Bailing felt something was amiss.