Besides lying down, I also know a little about power struggles

Chapter 143 If You Can't Get It

"You have already informed the Imperial Guards in advance. I have Xiaonian leading the way, and I also have the token you gave me. How can I not get in?"

Fang Tong's crisp voice came from the carriage. Xiaonian, who was sitting on the shaft, shook his head secretly when he heard this. He raised his whip and whipped the horse: "Go!"

The carriage suddenly rushed forward. Fang Tong had not yet stood firmly in the carriage. He staggered and almost fell on Feng Twelve.

But she had not practiced in vain these days. She immediately stepped firmly on her lower body and grabbed the curtain with one hand.

With a "swish", the curtain was torn in two.

Fang Tong looked at the torn cloth in his hand and smiled awkwardly: "I'll pay for it--"

Before the word "you" came out of his mouth, the car body shook again, and Fang Tong grabbed half a piece of cloth and fell into Feng Twelve's arms.

It’s not appropriate to say that he was in his arms, because Feng Twelve caught her the moment she fell.

He grasped her arms with both hands and held her firmly above his body.

The two people were half an arm's length apart, not too close, nor too far.

Fang Tong managed to stand firmly, put one hand on his shoulder and grasped his clothes tightly.

She took a breath and lowered her eyes.

From her perspective, Feng Twelve had very long eyelashes, very dark pupils, a high nose bridge, and thin, moist lips.

Fang Tong forced out an awkward smile: "This car is shaking so badly."

Her breath brushed across his face. Feng Twelve's eyelashes twitched slightly, and he raised his voice to the outside: "Drive steadily."

There was a response from Xiaonian outside the carriage, and the carriage indeed slowed down.

The sound of horse hooves tapped on the stone slabs, and Fang Tong and Feng Twelve let go of each other at the same time.

Fang Tong sat aside and patted her skirt as if nothing had happened. Only then did she realize that she was still holding the torn piece of cloth in her hand.

She silently placed the cloth on her knees and slowly folded it.

The carriage was very quiet. Fang Tong lowered his head to fold the rags, complaining in his heart: What a melodramatic plot.

She folded the torn curtain cloth into small tofu blocks until it could not be folded any smaller, and then placed it on the stool.

Feng Twelve had been looking at her without saying anything. Fang Tong looked up and met his gaze. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "If the prince asks me what my relationship with you is, how should I answer?"

"He won't ask." Feng Twelve said, "I have told him everything I should say."

"What should I say?" Fang Tong tilted his head. "My true origins?"

Feng Twelve shook his head: "A man does not talk about strange things, so I didn't tell him."

"So what did you say?" Fang Tong asked curiously.

"Nothing," Feng Twelve said, "I just told him that you are a trustworthy person."

"Just that one sentence?" Fang Tong showed a skeptical look, "He didn't ask any more questions?"

"As long as he believes in me, he will believe in you." Feng Twelve said, "Don't worry, everything will be the same as usual when you go to the Crown Prince's Mansion. Didn't you have a good chat with the Crown Princess last time?"

"That was a coincidence," Fang Tong said, "This is a formal visit, so we have to be more formal."

Feng Twelve smiled: "There are many rules in the palace. If you really want to be particular, even the prince can't afford to be particular. You have seen him in the enclosure before. He has a good temper. As long as you don't touch his weak spot, he will be very kind to everyone." Fang Tong looked at him in surprise: "What is the prince's weak spot?"

“I don’t know about other things, but at least we can’t touch the Crown Princess.” Feng Twelve said.

Fang Tong exclaimed in her heart, it seems that this loving wife character is true: "I saw him contradicting the emperor for the Crown Princess in the enclosure. Before that, I thought he listened to the emperor in everything."

Feng Twelve raised his lips and said, "The incident in the enclosure was nothing. He even gave up his position as Crown Prince in order to marry the Crown Princess."

"So powerful?" Fang Tong's eyes sparkled. "Can the emperor tolerate him doing this?"

"He is the prince carefully trained by your majesty. Everyone in the court knows that only he can become the crown prince. If your majesty deposes him, not only will the court be unstable, but you will also become a joke." Feng Twelve said.

Fang Tong speculated: "So this marriage is actually a game between father and son?"

Feng Yunxi knew that the emperor would not depose him easily, so he used the position of crown prince as a weapon to test the emperor's bottom line. As he expected, the emperor made concessions.

"This is too unfair to the Crown Princess." Fang Tong sighed.

The Crown Prince offended the Emperor, and the Crown Princess was bound to suffer. Just like that time in the hunting ground. Qin Shiyue's pregnancy was obviously a great joyous event, but the Emperor used this as an excuse to ask her to deal with the pets in the palace. Thanks to the Crown Prince for holding back and refusing to give in, and Qin Shiyue's quick response to give the Emperor a way out, the lives of those pets were saved.

At that time, Fang Tong wondered why the emperor was so nosy, but now that he thought about it, his dissatisfaction with Qin Shiyue might have been planted a long time ago.

"Marriage is like drinking water, only the person who drinks it knows whether it is hot or cold," said Feng Twelve. "The Crown Princess comes from a military family, she is not an ignorant girl."

Fang Tong raised an eyebrow and looked at him, then said slowly: "You are right, among you all, I am the least knowledgeable one."

Qin Shiyue should understand better than anyone what kind of situation she would face when marrying into the royal family, but she still married the prince without hesitation. Such courage should only be admired, not sympathized with.

Feng Twelve heard her intentionally belittling herself and frowned slightly: "Your knowledge far exceeds that of many people."

She came from a strange world, but could easily understand people's hearts. She could understand many things without him explaining them. He was always relaxed in front of her, no matter she was a cat or a human.

Fang Tong held her face in her hands, tilted her head, and said with a smile: "Your Highness the Twelfth Prince is praising me again?"

Her fair white fingers were resting on her cheeks, like she was holding a ripe peach; her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were bright.

Feng Twelve was often teased by her and was already used to this kind of behavior of seeking praise. He nodded: "Yes."

He expressed this short word in a heart-wrenching way. Fang Tong smiled, the mockery in his eyes faded a little, and his face became even redder.

She really can't stand the praise, Fang Tong thought to himself, not being able to keep calm at all.

But she liked Feng Twelve praising her. Every time he praised someone, he looked very sincere, which made her particularly happy.

Fang Tong put down one hand, placed it on his knee and tapped it twice: "The crown prince's reverse scale is the crown princess, what about yours?"

She had seen him happy but never angry. This was not normal. As long as one was a human being, he would have emotions. Feng Twelve acted too calm, as if nothing could stir up his emotions.

"I don't have any reverse scales," Feng Twelve said, "I only have things I want and things I don't want."

"What if you want something but can't get it?" Fang Tong asked, "Wouldn't you be angry? Sad? In agony? Devastated?"

Feng Twelve stared at her, showing helplessness towards her strange choice of words: "Why do you want to destroy the world?"

Fang Tong was stunned.

"It's written in the book." She spoke faster than her brain.

Feng Twelve smiled, his eyes still calm: "If you can't get it, then protect it well."