Everyone anxiously rushed over to the manor's gates. When they arrived, they saw at least 20 people outside shouting. There were both men and women, and they were all in their prime. They were loudly shouting "Murder must be paid with a life! The Feng family's debt of blood must be paid with blood! "
Feng Jin Yuan stood outside with his hands clasped behind his back. His expression was dignified. The troublemakers did not dare step forward, but the shouting continued without end.
Most frightening of all was that there was a "dead person" lying on a stretcher in front of the Feng family's gates. Their tattered clothes were barely able to cover their body, and who knew how many holes had been worn through their straw sandals.
This morning, Wang Chuan had accompanied Feng Yu Heng to gather at Shu Ya courtyard. At this time, Huang Quan ran over from who knows where and quietly whispered into her ear: "Ban Zou said that something happened at Hundred Herb Hall."
Feng Yu Heng furrowed her brow tightly, as a strong sense of irritation surged forth from her heart. "I know." She coldly spat out this sentence then broke through the crowd and took the initiative to stand at Feng Jin Yuan's side.
She did not know if it was because she had appeared too suddenly, or if it was because she had recently become too vicious, but the troublemakers that had been shouting shut their mouths upon seeing her. Each and every one of them looked at her cautiously and fearfully.
One person was a little late, as the final words came out of his mouth "Hundred Herb Hall's pills killed someone. The Feng family's debt of blood must be paid with blood!"
Feng Yu Heng fiercely glared at him, and that person immediately shut up in fear. They then heard Feng Jin Yuan say: "Heng, something happened at Hundred Herb Hall. You must give the citizens an explanation."
She did not even look at her father, only coldly replying: "Father, don't worry. Heng naturally will not tarnish the Feng family's name." As she spoke, she took a couple steps forward and looked around at the troublemakers. Curling up the corners of her lips, she coldly said: "Since something happened at Hundred Herb Hall, why did you not go surround Hundred Herb Hall? Why have you come to the Feng manor's gate?"
Everyone looked at each other and pushed around for a long time before they finally found a representative to talk to. It was a man in his thirties. He was tall and sturdy. At this time, he deliberately showed a fierce expression and took a step forward. He shouted at Feng Yu Heng: "Hundred Herb Hall is the Feng family's business. Naturally, we have to talk to the Feng family! Since you're the shopkeeper of Hundred Herb Hall, then please give us an explanation. The pills you sold killed someone, how should we settle this debt? "
Feng Yu Heng was so angry that she laughed. "How do you know I'm the shopkeeper? I'm just a twelve-year-old girl. How can I manage such a big shop? "
The burly man was obviously not smart enough, and he subconsciously threw out a sentence: "The boss told us!"
Feng Yu Heng perked up. "Who's the boss?"
Someone in the crowd immediately realized that he had said too much and quickly poked the big man. The big man immediately reacted and retorted, "What boss? Where did this boss come from? I'm saying that a neighbor told us that the shopkeeper of Hundred Herb Hall is the Feng family's second young miss. "
Feng Yu Heng was so angry that she laughed. She did not want to argue with them. She lowered her head and glanced at the dead person lying on the ground. She then said: "Carry your dead person and follow me to Hundred Herb Hall." As she spoke, she raised her voice and said to the increasing number of commoners and people from the Feng family on the street: "Those who want to watch the commotion can come along. When the time comes, I ask everyone to be witnesses. Let's see if it's really as they say, that Hundred Herb Hall's pills killed someone, or if there are people with ulterior motives who are deliberately causing trouble."
Some of the commoners immediately responded, shouting that they wanted to go to Hundred Herb Hall. Those troublemakers did not matter. They had already caused trouble in front of the Feng family's gate. In the end, they were using Hundred Herb Hall as an excuse. It was not unreasonable for them to want to go there.
Thus, two men went forward to carry the stretcher. When Yao shi heard that something had happened at Hundred Herb Hall, she felt a bit panicked. At this time, she quickly went forward and quietly said to Feng Yu Heng: "We might as well take care of it here. Something has happened in front of the Feng family's gate. Your father will not sit by and do nothing."
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "Mother, it's possible that he will sit by and do nothing."
Yao shi furrowed her brow. No matter what, she did not feel at ease letting Feng Yu Heng go to Hundred Herb Hall. Thinking a bit, she simply turned around and said to the matriarch: "Heng is the manor's second young miss. Regardless of whether she is the daughter of the first wife or a concubine, this matter is a slap to the Feng family's face. Elder madam, will you just watch as Heng is wronged and framed by a group of troublemakers? "
Ever since Yao shi returned to the capital, she had never made any requests to the manor. She had also completely put away the imposing manner she had when she was the head wife of the household. She had always kept her head down and stood aloof from worldly affairs. Now that she had spoken, and it was said in such a reasonable manner, how could the matriarch allow Feng Yu Heng to go alone. She quickly went along with what Yao shi had said and suggested: "Let's all go over. Bring along the carriages. After the matter has been taken care of, we will immediately set out."
As a result, the Feng family's grand procession followed the troublemakers to Hundred Herb Hall.
The matriarch sat with Chen Yu in the rosewood carriage. While walking, she comforted Chen Yu: "Don't worry. I trust that based on your second sister's abilities, she will be able to resolve the matter very quickly."
Chen Yu was in a daze and casually nodded. She was absent-minded.
The matriarch was a little regretful of sitting together with Chen Yu. Ever since this granddaughter had been possessed, she spent her days either calling grandfather or mother. Which one of them was not a dead person. Just sitting at her side made her feel a little flustered.
However, what she did not know was that Chen Yu was currently pondering. The play that she had arranged was all in Feng Tong county. What sort of person could cause trouble for Feng Yu Heng before they even left the capital?
But this was also fine. Regardless of who it was, as long as they could cause Feng Yu Heng to lose her spirit, she would be happy.
When they arrived at Hundred Herb Hall, shopkeeper Wang Lin was standing in front of the door. Seeing the dense crowd of people, Wang Lin felt his head swell. Tiptoeing through the crowd, he found Feng Yu Heng and quickly trotted over. Bowing, he said: "Boss."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and said in a heavy voice: "Keep an eye on the shop. Do not allow anyone with ill intentions to take advantage of it."
Wang Lin solemnly replied: "Just now, Huang Quan girl came over ahead of time. Right now, there are people standing guard inside and outside. Nothing can go wrong."
Only then did she relax. Quickly walking a couple steps, she arrived in front of Hundred Herb Hall's front door. Turning around, she came face to face with the crowd of troublemakers.
The members of the Feng family also came out of their carriages one after another and stood around Feng Yu Heng. Yao shi was the closest to her. Her expression was serious, and she no longer had a timid expression. In an instant, she had regained the bearing she had when she was the head wife of the Feng family.
An shi and Xiang Rong were also at her side. Xiang Rong had always been timid, but today, she did not appear to be afraid. Instead, she did her best to stay close to Feng Yu Heng, standing on the same side as her.
There was also Jin Zhen. Although she was at Feng Jin Yuan's side, everyone could hear her whispering into Feng Jin Yuan's ear: "Husband, this is not just second young miss' problem. It is the entire Feng manor's problem. You must support us!" Her voice was soft and gentle. That warmth was different from the previous Han shi. After all, she was a servant raised by the family. No matter how one looked at it, she was a level higher than Han shi, who had come from a brothel.
Feng Jin Yuan felt that what Jin Zhen said was very reasonable. These troublemakers actually dared to block the Feng manor's front door. Did they really think that he, the prime minister, was just for show?
"Heng Heng, do not be afraid!" Feng Jin Yuan finally spoke, "Regardless of today's conclusion, father will stand on your side."
Feng Yu Heng smiled, "If that is the case, then many thanks, father." But what warmed her heart even more was the support from Yao shi, An shi, Xiang Rong and Jin Zhen. People, they could not spend their entire lives fighting alone. Perhaps they did not think much of it at first, but when you have a group of people at your side that will support you, believe in you, help you and be loyal to you, only then will you know that being alone is the saddest thing.
Seeing that they had arrived at Hundred Herb Hall, the group of unruly people placed the stretcher directly on the ground at the main entrance. Then, the burly man opened his mouth again: "Originally, it was just a small cold. We bought your Hundred Herb Hall to treat it. Who would have thought that one pill would actually kill someone. Fellow villagers, do you think that this Hundred Herb Hall is a black shop? Is the Feng family's second young miss a black-hearted boss? Should she pay with her life for killing someone?! "
These words were originally very provocative, but perhaps it was because the burly man did not know how to use his words, but when these words came out, aside from the people in his group, not a single person joined in the commotion.
Feng Yu Heng patiently waited for them to finish shouting. Only then did she turn her head and ask Wang Lin, who was standing at her side: "How much does our Hundred Herb Hall sell one pill for?"
Wang Lin was a very smart person. He had already seen that although this boss was young, not a single word that came out of her mouth was nonsense. Every single word had a double entendre. Now that he heard Feng Yu Heng ask this question, he quickly straightened his back and raised his voice for everyone to hear: "Hundred Herb Hall's main business consists of a total of 15 types of pills. All of them have been personally prescribed by the doctor in charge. The method of use and dosage is strictly stated. Among them, the pills used to treat colds are called Yin Qiao Detoxification pills. Each pill costs two taels of silver. Every prescription requires at least five pills to be effective. " With that, he looked at the people causing trouble and added: "In other words, you need to buy at least five pills at a time. That's ten taels of silver."
After he finished speaking, he finally understood Feng Yu Heng's meaning. He couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the dead man, then at the people causing trouble: "This little one will ask on behalf of the boss. Where did the dead man work before he died? How much did he earn every month? "
With this question, the surrounding people all laughed. Someone rudely shouted: "Ten taels of silver. That's enough for him to earn for a year."
"So what if he earns for a year?" The burly man was unhappy, "Is money more important or is life more important? We're willing to use a year's worth of salary to buy medicine and see a doctor. What can you do about it? "As he spoke, he really did take out a prescription from his pocket.
Wang Lin went forward and took it. After looking at it, he nodded: "This is indeed the prescription written by the doctor in charge of Hundred Herb Hall." He then handed it over to a clerk to check. The clerk very quickly ran back and forth and whispered a few words into his ear. Wang Lin then said: "There are records of the pills that were sold. The clerk in the shop also remembers. The deceased indeed came to Hundred Herb Hall to buy pills yesterday."
"Then you still dare to deny it?" The burly man now had an idea, so his words became a bit more unyielding.
But Feng Yu Heng shook her head and said: "That still does not prove that the cause of his death is my Hundred Herb Hall's pills."
"Do you still want to be reasonable?" The burly man lost it. Together with his companions, they began a new round of shouting: "You rely on your power and influence to treat people's lives like grass? Does the Dashun court still have any justice? If you do not give us an explanation today, we will go kneel in front of the palace! We will report it to the imperial court! "
Seeing that the shouting was becoming louder and louder, Chen Yu tugged at the matriarch's sleeve and quietly said: "Grandmother, if this continues, the Feng family's reputation will be completely ruined."
The matriarch also had this thought, so she wanted to remind Feng Yu Heng to think of a way to resolve this matter; however, she heard Feng Yu Heng say: "Servants, lead the way for these villagers. Send them to the imperial palace!"
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