The next day at noon, Feng Yu Heng and Feng Zirui had just finished paying respects in Shu Ya courtyard. Before they could leave the courtyard, the Feng family received a large piece of news. Their young master, Chen Qing, had gotten drunk and taken liberties with a woman from a good family. He had been arrested and sent to the governor's prison.
This news very quickly spread throughout the Feng manor. When Chen Yu found out about this, she could not help but be extremely shocked. She had clearly advised Chen Qing not to go out. He was not even allowed to leave the room. How did he end up going out to drink?
Feng Jin Yuan also became furious. He was clear on Chen Qing's character. He would believe anyone that took liberties with a woman, but he did not believe that Chen Qing would do such a thing. She immediately sent someone to the governor to inquire about it. The news that the servant reported was, "Young master Biao studied hard for many days in seclusion. Suddenly, he said that he wanted to eat the duck of Qingliang Vegetarian Restaurant. Then, he went out with his errand boy. Then, he drank wine, and then …"
"That is to say, him taking liberties with a woman was true?"
"Replying to master, it was true."
Feng Jin Yuan's nose nearly became crooked from the anger. Now that the new year had passed and the spring examinations were about to begin, if something happened to Chen Qing at this time, would it not affect the imperial examinations? Intuition told him that there was something fishy about this matter, but he could not think of anything for the time being.
"Did he mention the relationship between Chen Qing and my Feng family to the governor?" He asked the servant that had gone to inquire. Although the governor was a new one, he should know what was good for him. He was the court's prime minister. It was just a matter of getting drunk and causing trouble. Since he had spoken about such a small matter, the governor should give him some face.
But the servant nodded and told him: "The newly appointed governor, Lord Tong, said that even if a prince breaks the law, he will be treated the same as a commoner. Moreover, he is a relative of an official. He also said that although master is the prime minister, if this matter was brought to the Emperor, perhaps we would not be able to obtain any benefits. "
Feng Jin Yuan was speechless. This was clearly arguing with him. He waved his hand and dismissed the servant. He decided to think about it some more.
But before he could think any further, another piece of news came the next day. A nephew of the Chen family that was in charge of business in three states fell off his horse and died on his way home.
On the third day, the director of the Board of Punishments offended his superior, the Minister of the Board of Punishments, and was removed from his position. In his depression, he got drunk and set his own residence on fire. Fortunately, he was able to escape quickly, so he was fine, but the large residence was completely burned to the ground. .... Just like that, the director, the director of the Board of Punishments, and he was captured... of the director of the Board of Punishments.................................... The ninth concubine of this Director of the Ministry of Justice was a concubine's daughter of Master Shen of the Shen family, a concubine's younger sister of Shen Qing.
On the fourth day, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites was accused of corruption and was also locked up in the Capital Magistrate's dungeon. His seventh concubine was the concubine's daughter of the Shen family's second master.
He was the only one who could move so quickly and catch people off guard.
A standard third rank right assistant director. This could be considered the highest ranking official that the Chen family had. Of course, this was aside from himself. Feng Jin Yuan felt that he seemed to have suddenly understood something.
Chen Yu had the same thoughts as Feng Jin Yuan. Over the past few days, the news had come one after another. She could not even begin to cry. Was this not trying to destroy the Chen family? The Chen family had been doing business for many years, and they had finally managed to get Chen Qing to focus on his career. Now, however, he had been ruined by a mysterious bout of drunkenness. The daughters of concubines that had been sent to the families of officials had also caused trouble for their husbands' families. She suddenly recalled Feng Yu Heng's words. For each day that Wang Chuan did not return, she would send them one by one.
This was revenge!
On the fourth night, Tong Sheng pavilion's front door was suddenly knocked on by someone. The gatekeeper went to open the door in a daze but found that there was not a single person outside. Lowering his head, he found a large burlap sack on the ground.
He quickly called for someone to open the burlap sack; however, he found that Wang Chuan's hands and feet were tied, and his mouth was gagged. The group quickly reported this to Feng Yu Heng then helped Wang Chuan inside.
Wang Chuan's injuries were severe, and his body was covered in blood. If it was not from a knife, it was from a whip. His face was covered in bloody scars. Huang Quan felt distressed seeing this, and tears continuously fell. Even Feng Yu Heng trembled in anger.
Fortunately, Wang Chuan was still conscious. Seeing that she had finally been sent back, she could not help but let out a sigh of relief, saying: "Young miss, this servant is fine. Being able to return alive is already a great fortune. Thinking about it, young miss must have spent quite a bit of effort to save this servant."
Feng Yu Heng placed her hand on her wrist. While checking her pulse, she said: "The effort I put in is nothing compared to your injuries. You used your life to exchange for Zirui's safety. I must thank you."
"Young miss, you mustn't say that." Wang Chuan's eyes also turned red, "This servant's mission is to protect young miss. If young miss orders me to do something, I must do it even if it costs me my life. That's right, is young master alright?"
"You protected him and Qing Yu very well." Feng Yu Heng let go of her wrist and secretly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Wang Chuan only had external injuries, and did not injure his internal organs. "Don't worry. With me here, the injuries on your body will quickly heal."
Wang Chuan naturally believed in Feng Yu Heng's medical skills. After repeatedly thanking her, she felt a bit tired. She embarrassedly said: "This servant hasn't closed my eyes these past few days. Can I sleep first …" Before she finished speaking, she closed her eyes and directly fell asleep.
Huang Quan's heart became more and more uncomfortable. The other party tortured Wang Chuan to this state. One day, she must personally kill the Chen family to vent her anger!
Feng Yu Heng stood up and personally covered Wang Chuan with a blanket. Then she called the maidservant outside to keep watch for Wang Chuan. Only then did she bring Huang Quan out of the room.
"Go to the yamen and personally see the governor." When she spoke, her eyes were almost spitting fire. Her hands were tightly clenched into fists. Her words seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, each word as fierce as a saw. "Tell the governor to beat the people who are caught. Beat them until their parents can't recognize them!"
Huang Quan forcefully nodded. She turned around and used her qinggong to fly out.
Feng Yu Heng looked up at the sky. Chen family, you killed me, you killed my younger brother, and you even injured my maidservant. I, Feng Yu Heng, am absolutely irreconcilable with you! If I don't destroy your family, I will not rest!
The next day was new year's eve, but Feng Jin Yuan personally came to visit.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng was sitting in front of a stone table in the yard, eating congee and steamed buns. It was cold outside, and the beef and egg congee was steaming hot. She liked this feeling the most.
Seeing Feng Jin Yuan arrive, she did not get up to greet him. She only lowered her head to eat congee and did not even look at him.
Feng Jin Yuan cleared his throat twice to indicate his presence; however, he found that his second daughter continued to ignore him. He was truly unable to endure and simply took a few steps forward and called out to her: "Heng Heng."
Only then did Feng Yu Heng respond: "Un." She did not stop eating.
Feng Jin Yuan was completely confused. Un? What did she mean by "un"? She only responded with an un. What did that mean?
He became angry, "Feng Yu Heng, I am your father. How is it that you don't have the slightest bit of upbringing?"
She also became angry: "Before I was ten years old, I was sent to the mountains of the Northwest to fend for myself. Father, how could I have any upbringing? Who would I have learned any upbringing from? Also, this is the county princess' manor. Although you are a standard first rank official, and I am just a second rank county princess, I have never heard of a first rank official going to someone else's home without even notifying them! "As she said this, she asked Huang Quan:" Who was the one guarding the gate at Willow courtyard today? Give them 20 beatings and chase them out of the manor! "
Huang Quan nodded: "Yes, this servant will go and give the order later."
Feng Jin Yuan angrily stomped his foot and pointed at Feng Yu Heng: "Take a look at yourself. What sort of appearance is this? Huh? In the end, I am your father. Do I still need to be notified when entering my daughter's courtyard? "
"His Majesty and the prince are still father and son. Go and ask his Majesty. If he leaves the palace and goes to the prince's manor, will he go through the front door or the back door? After going, will he wait in the outer courtyard or will he go straight to his son's inner courtyard? "
"You are impudent!" Feng Jin Yuan loudly shouted, "Speaking without thinking, you truly are outrageous!"
Feng Yu Heng did not even respond to him. Putting down the spoon in her hand, she said: "Speaking of you being a father, I really have never seen a father that can remain so calm when his son and daughter of the first wife are constantly being assassinated. You have also been back for so many days. Why have you not asked Zirui if he was afraid of being assassinated? Why have you not asked him about his studies at the academy? Zirui said that head teacher Ye promised that he would be able to participate in the provincial exam at the age of eight. Father, did you know about such an important matter? Also, we have already reported this matter. Have you gone to the government office to ask about the progress of the case? You haven't done anything, right? Like this, you still call yourself a father? "
Feng Jin Yuan was speechless from what she had said. It seemed that thinking like this, he was indeed in the wrong. Not only was he in the wrong, it was as Feng Yu Heng had said. He felt that he was not worthy of being a father.
For a while, he felt a little awkward and did not know how he should continue.
Feng Yu Heng did not pay any attention to him, as she began to eat. Feng Jin Yuan wanted to say, "Are you the reincarnation of a hungry ghost or something. Can't you put down your bowl and chopsticks and say a few words?" Whenever he spoke with this daughter, he would feel flustered. Just based on Yao shi's gentle personality, how did she give birth to this sort of daughter?
"Today is new year's eve." After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to say this.
"I know." Feng Yu Heng still did not raise her head. Ever since she saw Wang Chuan the previous night, a fire had been burning in her heart. It was as she had said. As a father, Feng Jin Yuan was biased to such an extent. Even when his own children were being assassinated, he was able to suppress it for the sake of protecting Chen Yu. He did not mention it at all. What use was there in having this sort of father? There were times when she really wished that she could be as free and easy as Xuan Tianming and burn down the entire Feng manor. Unfortunately, in the end, she was not Xuan Tianming. With such a large family, it was not something that could be burned down so easily.
"Heng Heng, what exactly do you want?" There was nothing that Feng Jin Yuan could do. He could only soften his attitude, "Chen Qing has already been locked up in prison for a few days. Father does not want to say anything about those two. Even if they die in prison, they deserve it. But Chen Qing has been with father since he was young. He truly is …"
"Father." She raised an eyebrow, "The palace has rules that say that the imperial harem is not allowed to interfere with politics. Heng Heng is just a girl. Do you wish for me to go to court and fight for Chen Qing? Or do you wish for me to break into prison with a knife and rescue Chen Qing? If it is the former, I do not have any skills. If it is the latter, fine. Daughter has learned some skills over the years. Father, just wait. Daughter will go and sharpen the knife. I will go and cut down the governor. Chen Qing will definitely be rescued for you. "
After she finished speaking, she stood up and returned to her room, leaving Feng Jin Yuan standing there dumbfounded!
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