Sheng Lengshuang thought further, "Do you think it's possible they want to do something through your restaurant?"
Mo Lingxi flicked her forehead and smiled faintly, "Otherwise, why would they go to such lengths to obtain Qingfeng Restaurant? Qingfeng Restaurant not only makes a fortune daily, but more importantly, it allows one to gather a lot of information and network with the powerful."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lengshuang stopped discussing the matter. Fortunately, she hadn't taken Qingfeng Restaurant back then, otherwise, she didn't know how many troubles would have arisen. It was better for Mo Lingxi to continue managing such a restaurant.
...
The next day.
The Imperial Palace.
Xiao Feng had just finished his studies and was walking towards the training grounds with his attendants, contemplating what delicious food to bring back for his mother. He was stopped.
It was an arrogant prince, about ten years old, and a haughty princess, about six or seven years old. They looked at Xiao Feng as if he were a slave.
Xiao Feng was impatient with talking to these princes and princesses but maintained superficial peace, "Do you two need something?"
The Second Prince arrogantly raised his head, hands on his hips, "Don't think that just because my father dotes on you and your lowly mother, you and your son can do whatever you please. I'm telling you, you mother and son are just servants. From now on, when you see me and my imperial sister, you will obediently kowtow to us, otherwise, I will make you suffer."
Xiao Feng could tolerate others insulting him, but he could not tolerate anyone insulting his mother. Upon hearing this, he kicked the Second Prince to the ground and then rode on him, beating him, "How dare you insult my mother? I must teach you a good lesson today."
The Second Prince cried out miserably as he was beaten. He struggled to push Xiao Feng away, but how could he be a match for the martial arts-trained Xiao Feng? "You servants are all dead men? Hurry and pull this little bastard away from me! Beat him, beat him to death!"
The Seventh Princess shrieked, "Beat him to death! And kill that lowly mother of his! How dare she seduce my father and oppress my mother. I will definitely kill this pair of lowly mother and son!"
Several palace attendants exchanged glances, not daring to disobey the orders of the Second Prince and Seventh Princess. They could only brace themselves and rush forward.
No matter how skilled Xiao Feng was in martial arts, he was no match for these palace attendants. Fortunately, with the protection of his attendants, Xiao Feng was doing relatively well.
With such a large commotion, Zi Cheng could not possibly not know.
Outside the side hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Zi Cheng personally applied medicine to Xiao Feng, feigning anger, "Didn't you know to ask the imperial guards for help? Your injuries have not fully healed, what if the wounds split open?"
Xiao Feng grimaced in pain, "I didn't think of that at the time, I was too focused on fighting. Imperial Brother, don't worry, I didn't lose. When my martial arts are even higher, these people won't be my match."
Zi Cheng was both amused and exasperated, tapping his forehead twice, "If your father knew you fought and ended up like this, who knows how he would look down on you. It's a disgrace that you are the son of a God of War."
Xiao Feng pouted disdainfully, "Father only talks a big game. He can't even coax Mother."
For matters like this, as long as they didn't endanger him, the secret guards would not intervene. This was also the intention of his father and mother.
Zi Cheng: "..." In some ways, it was no wonder his uncle always dealt with Xiao Feng. This child was truly asking for a beating.
Xiao Feng glanced at the kneeling Second Prince and others, and snorted, "Imperial Brother, I think this pair of siblings is being manipulated by someone. Weren't all the imperial consorts sent out to cultivate? How can they still cause trouble like this?"
Zi Cheng glanced at the Second Prince and Seventh Princess with disgust and ordered the imperial guards, "Give them the whip!"
The imperial guards obeyed, raising their whips and fiercely lashing the Second Prince and others, making the Second Prince and Seventh Princess cry out in agony.
"Father, Father, your son knows he was wrong, your son truly knows he was wrong. Please forgive your son this time, your son will never dare to do it again."
"Father, it's not my son's fault. It was the Second Imperial Brother who said that Miss Sheng and Young Master Mo are too hateful, hogging Father's favor, and causing Mother to be forced to cultivate outside the palace. He wanted to teach that mother and son a good lesson."
Zi Cheng turned a deaf ear, but his disgust for Noble Consort Zhang grew. Indeed, what kind of mother, what kind of children.
"Second Prince and Seventh Princess are disloyal, unfilial, and unkind. From this moment on, they are demoted to commoners and placed under the supervision of the Imperial Clan Court. Furthermore, Noble Consort Zhang is to be bestowed three feet of white silk!"
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince and Seventh Princess fainted dead away, only to be whipped back to consciousness.
The siblings cried, tears and snot streaming down their faces, incessantly kowtowing and begging for mercy. They knew very well that once they were imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, they would face a fate worse than death.
They did not want to be imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court.
Zi Cheng waved his hand, and imperial guards immediately dragged the siblings away. Other imperial guards took the palace attendants to be dealt with.
...
When Sheng Lengshuang and Mo Lingxi learned of the incident and saw their bruised and battered faces, they exchanged a glance. Well, since His Majesty had already made a judgment, let this matter rest.
"Xiao Feng, didn't Mother tell you that when you encounter someone you can't defeat, you should find a way?" Sheng Lengshuang stroked Xiao Feng's head.
Xiao Feng pouted, still indignant, "I was too angry. Mother, those siblings are truly detestable, how could they insult you like that."
Sheng Lengshuang naturally understood and said gently, "Xiao Feng, it is precisely at times like these that you must remain calm. Mother has told you that no matter when, you must remain calm and not let anyone see your emotions."
"As the Emperor's brother and the heir of the Mingrui Prince's Estate, you bear a heavy responsibility. You cannot indulge your temper, do you understand?"
Xiao Feng sniffled, "I was just very angry."
Sheng Lengshuang picked him up and placed him on her lap, "At times like this, you can find your Imperial Brother. If they don't let you leave, you can ask the imperial guards for help. Moreover, the more such things escalate, the more disadvantageous it is for the other party."
Xiao Feng thought for a moment, "Meaning, there's no need to fight for a moment of anger?"
Sheng Lengshuang nodded, "What use is it to fight for a moment of anger? You must learn to make the other party beg you for forgiveness on their knees, to make them understand the consequences of provoking you. When there is the best way to resolve something, why use the worst method?"
This time, Xiao Feng understood, "Mother, I remember. From now on, if I encounter such a situation again, I won't be impulsive."
Sheng Lengshuang smiled, not telling the child that such a thing would be impossible in the future. After today's incident, no matter how dissatisfied the princes and princesses were with her and Xiao Feng, they would not dare to show any of it.
However, who instigated this pair of siblings to trouble Xiao Feng?
...
In a room within the Royal Temple.
"Failed again? Sheng Lengshuang and her lowly son are truly lucky. I don't believe this mother and son will always be lucky," a palace consort said hatefully.
The head palace maid massaged her shoulders, "My lady, why the hurry? Aren't there many people who dislike this mother and son?"