Time passed in a flash.
Ye Xi's scalded leg had mostly healed, and Ling Yan was as lively as ever.
According to what Sai Xing had found out, the lotus flowers by Fang Sheng Lake were in full bloom this year. There was even a rare twin - petaled white lotus, which attracted many high - ranking officials and nobles to visit.
Zhou Zhanlan, the wife of the Minister of Personnel, also brought her young grandson, Luo Linrui, to enjoy the view.
After hearing the report, Ye Xi waved her sleeve boldly and said,
"Let's go, Sai Xing. Call Yao Feng."
By Fang Sheng Lake -
"I want to eat! I want to eat!"
Luo Linrui cried and threw a tantrum. His chubby little body wriggled like an eel, determined to get what he wanted.
"Good baby, sweet baby," Zhou Zhanlan coaxed patiently.
"The cold yuanzi is cold and hard to digest. You've already had two bowls. If you eat more, your tummy will hurt. Be a good boy. When we get back, grandma will ask the small kitchen to make your favorite fruits for you."
"I won't! I won't..."
Luo Linrui wouldn't listen at all. Just as he was about to throw himself on the ground to force his grandma to give in, he heard a crisp voice beside him:
"You want to eat cold yuanzi? Is this your grandma? Why won't she let you eat it?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Turning their heads, they saw a boy as delicate as a porcelain doll, holding a bowl of cold yuanzi as big as his face, filled with all kinds of toppings. He was eating while blinking his big, dark eyes curiously at Zhou Zhanlan and Luo Linrui.
Just now, everyone's attention had been on the crying Luo Linrui. No one had noticed when the little Yi Yaofeng had come over.
Zhou Zhanlan was already annoyed at trying to coax Luo Linrui. Seeing Yi Yaofeng come over with a bowl of ice - cold yuanzi even bigger than his face, she got angry all of a sudden and scolded:
"Where did this brat come from? Get out of the way! Don't..."
"Grandma!" Seeing the extraordinary bowl of cold yuanzi in Yi Yaofeng's hand, Luo Linrui was drooling. He interrupted Zhou Zhanlan's words and cried:
"Why does his cold yuanzi come in such a big bowl? And there are so many delicious things in it! Why doesn't mine have them?!"
"I want his! I want his!"
Zhou Zhanlan was at her wit's end and was about to explain when Yi Yaofeng already spoke up curiously:
"What? Your cold yuanzi doesn't have as many toppings as mine?
"Did your grandma eat them secretly? Or did she deliberately buy you a small bowl? Is your grandma out of money?"
"Oh, I know. Did she only buy you a small one but secretly buy a big one for someone else?"
Yi Yaofeng's rapid - fire questions hit home. Thinking that his own grandma often did such things at home. Although she was partial to him, he couldn't be sure that his grandma wasn't actually being partial to others while coaxing him.
The more Luo Linrui listened, the sadder he became. He burst into tears with a "wa" sound.
"Waah - Grandma is bad. Did you secretly buy big bowls for the other brothers at home?"
"I don't like grandma anymore. Waa - Grandma is partial! Grandma is partial! I want to eat the big bowl! The big bowl..."
There were already many people visiting the lake. Luo Linrui's cry made everyone around the lake crane their necks to look.
Zhou Zhanlan didn't care about Yi Yaofeng anymore. She quickly squatted down to comfort her precious grandson:
"How could grandma buy big bowls for others? Grandma loves you the most, baby. Good baby, don't listen to his nonsense. He's a bad boy. He wants to make your tummy hurt. Okay, okay, stop crying..."
"No,"
Yi Yaofeng approached Luo Linrui with an innocent face and started to tell lies.
"Your grandma is lying to you. I've already had three bowls, and my tummy doesn't hurt at all.
"Ah, forget it. Don't cry. Since your grandma won't give you any, I will. Anyway, I've eaten so much. I'll give this bowl to you."
As he said this, he carefully held the bowl as big as a small basin and offered it to Luo Linrui.
Zhou Zhanlan was extremely angry. She had never met such a little brat who talked nonsense but hit the nail on the head of her beloved grandson.
She didn't know which family this child was from. He was really annoying. Not only was he tough - skinned, but he also dared to teach her delicate grandson to abuse his body like him. And he dared to offer all kinds of dirty things to her precious grandson. He was really ill - mannered!
Glaring at Yi Yaofeng disgustedly, Zhou Zhanlan pressed her grandson's outstretched chubby hand with one hand and quickly and disgustedly pushed the cold yuanzi that Yi Yaofeng was holding with the other.
But before her fingertips even touched the porcelain bowl, Yi Yaofeng let out a panicked scream. The huge bowl of ice - cold yuanzi, which had melted a lot of ice due to the warm weather and was full of toppings, was completely poured on Zhou Zhanlan's head, drenching her to the bone.
Zhou Zhanlan let out a scream, and the servants around were also flustered. A group of people rushed to help Zhou Zhanlan pick the toppings out of her hair. But a lot of crushed peanuts, glutinous red beans, crushed ice, and ice water had slipped into her clothes along her neck. It was cold and uncomfortable, making her scream and flail about.
People watching from a distance were all snickering. Especially Sai Xing and the others who had watched the whole thing, they were laughing so hard that they were almost rolling on the ground, shouting that it was so satisfying.
Losing so much face, Zhou Zhanlan was red - faced, angry and anxious. Before she could even get angry, her beloved grandson was already crying and shouting:
"Aaah! Grandma, you knocked over my cold yuanzi! You owe me! You owe me!"
Seeing that her beloved grandson didn't care about her at all at this moment and only cared about his bowl of ice - cold yuanzi, Zhou Zhanlan's heart went cold. For the first time, she got angry at her precious grandson:
"Shut up! If you cry again, I'll throw you into the lake!"
Luo Linrui had never seen his grandma looking so fierce. He was so scared that he immediately stopped shouting.
Seeing that her grandson had finally calmed down, Zhou Zhanlan immediately turned to Yi Yaofeng and said viciously:
"Come on, grab this little wretch!
"You've got a lot of nerve to pour on this lady. Today, I'll teach you the difference between the superior and the inferior!"
"Yao Feng, come here."
Before her words fell, a sweet and melodious voice drifted into everyone's ears.
Yi Yaofeng gave a sweet smile and ran over quickly.
"Sister Xi."
The people who were about to pounce were all stunned.
Yao Feng? Sister Xi? Could they be the two from the Prince Yu'an's Mansion?
Zhou Zhanlan looked at them suspiciously several times. Although she couldn't see their faces because they were wearing veiled hats, their clothes, though not luxurious, were made of the best materials. Especially the graceful woman in the middle. Her bearing was extraordinary.
Thinking of Ye Xi's "well - known" appearance, Zhou Zhanlan understood why they were wearing veiled hats. She was almost certain that these people in front of her were indeed from the Prince Yu'an's Mansion.
Humph - just a commoner with an ugly face. Zhou Zhanlan looked at Ye Xi contemptuously. Not to mention that she wasn't married yet. Even if she became the Princess Yu'an, so what? She had no family background, no looks, and no power. Zhou Zhanlan didn't take Ye Xi seriously at all.
However, Yi Yaofeng couldn't be easily offended.
After much restraint, Zhou Zhanlan managed to suppress her anger. She ignored Ye Xi and looked at Yi Yaofeng. With a gloomy face, she said:
"Little Prince, although you have a noble status, it's a bit too much to play tricks on others and deliberately cause trouble like this."