Feng Jin Yuan had just returned from court and was brought to Shu Ya courtyard by granny Zhao. Along the way, he listened to granny Zhao explain the entire situation. Cold sweat began to form on his forehead.
Someone wanted to harm Yao shi. Was this not the same as adding fuel to the fire! What sort of personality did Feng Yu Heng have? Ru Jia had cursed the Ninth Prince and was beaten half to death by her. That was a princess, yet she did not even care about her. Now that someone had touched her birth mother, once this person was found, would she not skin them alive?
He quickly entered the matriarch's bedroom and saw the matriarch sitting on a soft chair in the inner room. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her face was filled with worry.
He quickly went forward to pay respects; however, he heard the matriarch say: "Alright, what are you still paying respects for. Will I really pay respects just because you said it?"
Feng Jin Yuan sat down at her side and anxiously asked: "I heard granny Zhao say it all. Is this true?"
The matriarch nodded, "I personally saw it, so it's naturally true. Jin Yuan, there is something I need to ask you. You must tell me the truth. "
Feng Jin Yuan did not wait for her to ask, as he took the initiative to say: "It was not done by me."
The matriarch was stunned, "It wasn't?"
He nodded, "It wasn't. Although Yao shi and I divorced, I once hated her and even wanted her to die. Only with her death can my humiliation be erased. But mother, son is not someone who does not think things through. Even if Yao shi is not enough, that girl Heng is truly not easy to deal with. Moreover, there is still the Ninth Prince behind her. "
The matriarch sighed, "It's good that you can understand this reasoning. I was really worried that you would act against Yao shi in a moment of confusion. You don't know how frightening Heng Heng's gaze was when something happened to Yao shi. Just one glance caused my entire body to feel cold. If the matter of spirit-altering drug in Yao shi was really done by you, I fear that girl will slaughter our entire Feng manor! "
Feng Jin Yuan saw that the matriarch was truly afraid and quickly comforted her, saying: "Mother is worrying too much. No matter how bold she is, it's impossible for her to slaughter our entire family. Son is an important official in court. Even if the Emperor rewards and punishes, he definitely will not take son's life. Although Feng Yu Heng calls the Emperor father Emperor father Emperor, that does not mean she can do as she pleases. If the prime minister moves, the court will be in chaos.... "
The matriarch heard him say this and calmed down a little, but she asked: "Since it's not you, then who could it be? Jin Yuan, tell me, could it be Chen's Chen Yu.
............... Even if she could come out.......... and, the Chen..............................................................
The matriarch reminded him: "Yao shi was poisoned with spirit-altering drug. I heard that An shi has been sending her pastries for many months. Naturally, that would be before the Chen family fell."
Feng Jin Yuan still shook his head, "The Chen family has fallen for so long. Normally, the medicine should have stopped long ago. It should not have taken until today to act up."
The matriarch was rendered speechless by what he said. With a bitter expression, she said: "It's not this, and it's not that. Then who exactly is it? Right, "She recalled another matter," Last time, Han shi was harmed. An earring was found in the kitchen, and it was recognized as Jin Zhen's. But Chen Yu used wood ear powder. What do you think of this matter? Say, could the one that poisoned Han shi and Yao shi be the same person? "
Feng Jin Yuan shook his head: "It can't be. The difference between wood ear powder and spirit-altering drug is too great. The methods used are also too great. How could Tong Sheng pavilion be as easy to obtain as Ru Yi courtyard? As for who exactly did this, mother, the most important matter is Yao shi's side. Let's set aside Han shi's matter for now. Chen Yu will be locked up in the temple for now. Let her calm down. Recently, the manor has been in chaos, so it's also good that she does not come out. "
The matriarch sighed and did not say anything else.
An shi and Xiang Rong provided clues, telling Feng Yu Heng that Mei Xiang's family lived in the northern suburbs of the capital. Tong Sheng pavilion sent out group after group of people. Finally, two days later, Mei Xiang, who was like a stray dog, knelt before Feng Yu Heng.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng had just finished performing acupuncture on Yao shi. Yao shi had already woken up, but her situation was not very good. She was basically on the verge of collapse. Feng Yu Heng only dared to let her stay awake for a maximum of four hours each day. For the rest of the time, she had to be put to sleep. Even if this was the case, she still had people wrap up all of the corners of the room with soft cloth. All of the fragile, hard and sharp things were moved away. This was to prevent Yao shi from injuring herself again.
Mei Xiang's arrival caused her to smell a foul stench. She turned her head and saw that the girl's hair was disheveled, her face was covered in black mud, and her body was dripping with dirty water.
She quickly waved her hand: "Quickly, carry her out of the courtyard."
Servants immediately went forward to drag her out of the courtyard and threw her onto the tiled ground. Mei Xiang was in pain from the fall and called out a few times, but she did not receive any sympathy.
The people of Tong Sheng pavilion hated her to the extreme because Yao shi normally treated them well. She never treated them as servants. If there was anything good to eat, she would have the kitchen make some for the servants in the courtyard. Such a good madam had been harmed by someone else. They really hated that they could not skin Mei Xiang.
But everyone knew that Mei Xiang was just a servant. She was just a knife. Most importantly, they still needed to find the person behind her. That person was the one that truly deserved to die.
Not long after, Feng Yu Heng finished taking care of Yao shi and walked out. Ban Zou was currently saying to her: "She was fished out of a stinking ditch. At that time, she was running North, but along the way, someone tried to kill her. We took action to save her and brought her back."
"It's not strange for someone to try to kill her." Feng Yu Heng walked in front of Mei Xiang and glanced at her. She coldly snorted, "There are many people who want to kill you. Your employer will definitely kill you to silence you. The Feng family's people are afraid that your employer will come from the Feng manor and will also kill you. That's why, Mei Xiang, you will not be able to escape."
A servant brought out a chair for her to sit in. She sat down facing Mei Xiang. The two maintained a distance of five paces, but the stench could still be smelled.
Mei Xiang had some injuries on her body. Although they were not serious, her body was covered in blood. She looked a bit frightening. At this time, she no longer had any temper, nor did she have any thoughts of running away. This was because she knew that Feng Yu Heng was right. There were too many people who wanted to kill her. As long as she left Tong Sheng pavilion, she would definitely die. But if she stayed here … would she be able to live?
She raised her head to look at Feng Yu Heng. Her eyes were filled with an aura of death. There was practically no desire to live.
At this time, another hidden guard appeared in front of Feng Yu Heng and whispered a few words into her ear. Feng Yu Heng nodded her head in satisfaction. The hidden guard disappeared in a flash.
Only then did she open her mouth and ask Mei Xiang: "Speak, who told you to do it?"
Mei Xiang shook her head and hoarsely said: "No one told me to do it. I wanted to do it myself." Her entire body was wet. The weather was cold, so she could not help but shiver as she spoke.
Feng Yu Heng blinked and said to a servant: "Miss Mei Xiang is cold. Go get a brazier."
Immediately, a servant brought the brazier to Mei Xiang's side. Huang Quan took the initiative to walk over. He took a long charcoal tongs and picked up the reddest piece of charcoal. He brought it to Mei Xiang's mouth: "The body is not afraid of cold, but the heart is afraid of cold. Why don't you eat this charcoal and warm your heart. Perhaps you will remember how good our young miss was to you. "
Mei Xiang was so scared that she kept trembling. She wanted to hide, but unfortunately, there were more people behind her.
Huang Quan angrily shoved the piece of charcoal into Mei Xiang's chest. With a "sizzle," the sound of burning flesh could be heard, followed by Mei Xiang's miserable shriek.
But this girl was still able to hold on. The charcoal burned her flesh, but she did not faint.
Huang Quan scolded her: "When you were beaten by that old woman in Yulan courtyard, if our second young miss did not arrive in time, you would have been beaten to death. But how did you repay her? Not only did you not know how to be grateful, you even used that kind of thing against our madam. Mei Xiang, ah Mei Xiang, even if this young miss cuts you alive today, you deserve it. "
Mei Xiang looked at Feng Yu Heng with a miserable expression. She felt that her two eyes were very scary. She used to think that the person who asked her to do things had the most terrifying eyes in the world. But today, she realized that compared to the second young miss, that person was still somewhat inferior.
"You don't want to talk, do you have difficulties?" Feng Yu Heng looked at her expressionlessly. The sternness in her eyes was still there, and her voice was so cold that it seemed to come from the depths of hell.
But Mei Xiang opened her mouth and begged her: "Second young miss, everything was done by Mei Xiang. If you want to kill me, just kill me. Mei Xiang can't live anyway. Everyone wants me dead. I can't escape at all."
Feng Yu Heng asked her: "Since they want you dead, why do you still want to keep their secret? If you tell me, maybe I can spare your life. "
Mei Xiang smiled bitterly: "What's the use of me being alive? He has my mother, my father, and my two younger brothers in his hands. If I tell him, they will all die. "
"If you don't tell them, will they live?" Feng Yu Heng almost laughed out loud: "You want to talk about morality with this kind of person? Why don't you think about it? If you die, why would he keep your family alive? Could it be that you want your younger brothers to grow up and learn martial arts to avenge you? Let me tell you, that's impossible. As long as you die, your family will immediately follow you. They might even be dead by now. "
Mei Xiang was stunned and suddenly shouted: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! He promised me that as long as I succeed, he will marry me. Even if the matter is exposed, as long as I keep my mouth shut, he will give my family a rich life. He promised me, he promised me! "
Huang Quan raised his hand and slapped her twice. "Are you crazy? You believe these words? Since ancient times, all the people who use emotions to make people do things have this kind of saying. The words have never been changed. If he really wanted to marry you, why would he control your family? "
Wang Chuan was also very angry and raised his voice: "Mei Xiang, you should be considered good in the Feng family since you are by the third young miss' side. With the third young miss' personality, she wouldn't mistreat her servants no matter what. How did she raise such an ungrateful wretch like you? "
Huang Quan was standing very close to her. As Mei Xiang moved, she suddenly noticed that this girl was wearing something around her neck. It was round and red, as if it was carved into a flower.
Her hands were quick, and she pulled the pendant off. Mei Xiang screamed and was about to rush forward to snatch it, but Huang Quan's movements were not something she could catch. Before she could even touch the corner of Huang Quan's clothes, she had already flashed back to Feng Yu Heng's side.
She handed the red jade pendant to Feng Yu Heng: "Young miss, take a look."
Feng Yu Heng took it and looked, "Chicken blood jade?" Mei Xiang was only a maidservant. It was impossible for her to have the money to buy something like this. She turned the pendant in her hand and suddenly narrowed her eyes. She subconsciously said: "It's him …"
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