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

"In the eleventh year of Yuan Yan, not long after you were born, the emperor summoned the Astronomical Observatory to ask for divination as usual. The then Chief Astronomical Observatory, Lord Ningsu, saw strange signs in the sky and predicted that your fate would be either extremely bad or that you would become an emperor."

Gao Ye very tactfully poured a few cups of hot tea for everyone. Defei took a sip of the tea and told the story in detail.

Feng Zhanye frowned and looked at the steam coming out of the teacup in his hand. Everyone knew what Concubine De said. He didn't understand why she had to start from something that happened so long ago when he was born.

Defei could see that he didn't want to listen, but she continued to talk: "Three years later, when the fifth prince was one year old, His Majesty asked again, but the person who reported back said that Ning Su was nowhere to be seen. He only brought Junior Supervisor Li Changgeng and several officials from the Imperial Observatory."

"Li Changgeng did not directly tell the fate of the fifth prince at that time, but proposed to the emperor to hold a ceremony to ask the sky, then the fate of the three princes would be clear at a glance."

After hearing what Concubine De said, Gu Qingzhi had already vaguely felt that something was not right, but she could not figure out what was wrong in her mind, so she became even more curious about what happened next.

Feng Zhanye looked at her and continued what Concubine De had said: "Dianyi consulted the heavens and divined that day and found out that the eldest prince Feng Linyuan will be the emperor of heaven, the fifth prince Feng Yuhan will be blessed with good fortune, and I will be doomed to be alone and plagued by disasters."

His voice was flat, but there was a hint of self-mockery in his tone. His fingers were tightly gripping the cup, and his eyes were dim.

Concubine De nodded: "Yes, the emperor immediately appointed Feng Linyuan as the crown prince, and on that day, the so-called 'first disaster' occurred."

"On the day of Yu Dianyi, the chief judge Ning Su was murdered in his own home. The result of your fateful omen calculations was all around him. At that time, rumors spread that the omen in you could kill people."

Feng Zhanye suddenly raised his head and stared at her. He finally understood why Concubine De wanted to start the story from his birth.

"Because my Gao family is distantly related to Lord Ningsu's family, His Majesty sent my brother, Marquis Yongning, to investigate the case. Who knew that through investigation, they found that Ningsu could only have committed suicide, and the case was closed at that time. But my brother still felt that something was wrong, so he privately asked other noble families to investigate on his behalf. This investigation lasted for two whole years."

There was a hint of regret in Concubine De's sunken eyes. She took a deep breath before continuing.

"My brother had already given up hope on this case, but then the noble family that was helping with the investigation suddenly spotted Ning Su in Kyoto. Ning Su faked his death, so my brother naturally arrested him and brought him to the palace for interrogation. But when Ning Su faced the emperor, he said that he had deliberately planned to fake his death with my brother because he was afraid that someone would plot against him for calculating the prince's fate."

"My brother was accused of favoritism and perverting the law, and was immediately banished to Jiangnan by the emperor. Because of his plea, I was also suspected of knowing the truth and not reporting it, and was suspected of being an accomplice, so I was punished to pray for the country at Yunsheng Temple."

Concubine De finished the story with a painful look on her face and coughed violently twice.

"Aunt, please be careful not to hurt yourself. Your health is important." Gao Ye hurriedly comforted her.

Rong Xu patted her back lovingly, and it took a long time to help her catch her breath.

Gu Qingzhi finally understood why she felt something was wrong just now. Ning Su had dared to say three years ago that Feng Zhan Ye might have the potential to be an emperor. Why did he suddenly fake his death three years later because he was afraid that someone would plot against him when calculating the prince's fate?

Why did he suddenly want to bite Marquis Yong'an and drag him into the water?

Either something happened in the past three years that caused him to change his mind, or there is something else fishy going on.

Obviously, Feng Zhanye must have thought of some of the problems as well, his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if ink was about to drip out.

De Fei took a sip of hot tea, calmed down, and then spoke to comfort her: "There are many strange things about this matter, and it has been too long, it is difficult to verify. Only those who hold real power can investigate, you, me, and the Gao family are the same."

Concubine De had already guessed from his clothes and the way he behaved that he was in a bad situation. After all, he was Concubine Hui's child, so she didn't want him to be impulsive.

This was a true statement that Feng Zhanye could not refute.

The young man just nodded silently: "Thank you, Madam Defei, for clearing up my confusion today."

Concubine De shook her head, with some helplessness in her eyes. She had seen how hard this child had been since childhood, but now she was powerless to do anything about it: "This is all I can do now. I hope you don't mind."

"That's enough."

Feng Zhanye took a deep breath, then curled his lips slightly towards the concubine he had known since childhood, revealing a smile of gratitude.

Gao Ye really couldn't stand this miserable atmosphere and quickly changed the subject.

"Aunt, I brought a lot of food today, including a small bag of rice and flour. It should be enough for you to last more than half a month."

Concubine De nodded at him and said, "Thank you for taking such a big risk to save me."

Gao Ye shook his head: "We are all members of the Gao family. The black snake leader would come after me, and naturally he would come after you as well. But now that they are all dead, we are fine."

Hearing him say this, Gu Qingzhi was the first to shake her head: "No, you think too simply of them."

As the person who has fought the Black Snake Chief the most, she has the most say. Besides, the Gao family has been targeted by Zuo Xiang and his son, so how could they let them go?

Gao Ye and Concubine De both turned to look at her, with some confusion in their eyes.

Gu Qingzhi explained: "The Black Snake Head is not an ordinary assassin organization. We have fought with them before. They will never give up until they achieve their goal, so your current situation is still very dangerous."

Feng Zhanye also nodded and added: "The impeachment letter is still with the left prime minister, so we can't take it lightly."

Concubine De laughed sarcastically: "They really are killing everyone."

Having given all the necessary reminders, Feng Zhanye and Gu Qingzhi did not plan to stay any longer and stood up to leave.

Gao Ye stood up and hurriedly stopped them, smiling awkwardly: "Prince Duan, we are half friends after all, how about you be a good person and send him off to the west?"

Just as Feng Zhanye was about to refuse, Concubine De beside him suddenly spoke up: "Although the Gao family's foundation in Kyoto has been destroyed, they still have some influence in Jiangnan. If you are willing to help the Gao family through this disaster, I can guarantee that the Gao family will be your backer in the future."

For the Gao family, extending an olive branch at this time meant they had no other choice, but for Feng Zhanye, it was just meaningless empty talk.

But if it is true, this is undoubtedly his only chance to escape from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Seeing that Feng Zhanye hadn't responded for a long time, Gao Ye hurriedly said, "Please! Give us a hand, and I'll give you half of the Jiangnan Salt Mine!"

Gu Qingzhi had already realized that this was the time when Feng Zhanye and Defei formed an alliance, and she also called out softly.

"Aye."

Seeing that Feng Zhanye was still indifferent, Gao Ye was afraid that he didn't believe it, so he didn't care about anything else. He pulled off his sleeve and bit his finger to write a blood letter as proof.

A hand suddenly rested on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Feng Zhanye.

"No need, I promise."

Gao Ye was so excited that he almost wanted to hug Feng Zhanye, but he held back and just patted his shoulder gratefully.

Gu Qingzhi finally let go of her worries.

Everything happened as planned. Feng Zhanye would eventually become extremely powerful, and his revenge plan would be one step closer.

Several people sat down and analyzed the Black Snake Chief and the Zuo Xiang father and son, and gained a deeper understanding of their opponents.

"It seems that if I continue to sit and wait for death, they will really torture me to death." Defei already understood her current situation.

Gao Ye looked at them hesitantly: "But...what can we do now?"

For a moment, everyone fell into silence.

Yes, they have no connections and no power. What can a few prisoners do?