The Feng family's eldest daughter, Feng Chen Yu, finally succeeded in dying from her own series of suicidal actions.
Seeing her cut in half at the waist, Feng Yu Heng did not show much joy. She just finished eating the last piece of pork trotter in her hand and wiped her hands with a cloth. She then said to herself: "Feng Chen Yu's era has come to an end."
Xiang Rong was still standing in front of the window, staring intently at the corpse that had been cut in half. She watched the people carry the corpse away, and the heavy rain immediately washed away the large pool of blood. "Second sister." The little girl muttered, "I finally understand what you said before. People must rely on themselves to live. What kind of heart they have will determine what kind of life they will have. Second sister, I want to cancel the engagement. Father is no longer the prime minister. I can no longer afford to be General Bu's official wife. Rather than having him cancel it, it would be better for me to cancel it myself. "She said this while looking at Feng Yu Heng. It was as though she was asking for her opinion.
Feng Yu Heng did not have much of an opinion, only telling her: "You are completely capable of making your own decisions. Feng Jin Yuan is currently nothing more than a standard fifth rank official. Even if he wants to climb up the Bu family's social ladder, the Bu family will not allow him to."
Xiang Rong continued: "Second sister, I also want to move out. Say, will father agree?"
Feng Yu Heng laughed, "Who cares if he agrees or not unless he calls for someone to tie you up. Even if you are tied up, you can still resist, right?"
Xiang Rong nodded, "I have saved up some money. Second sister, can you help me find a place to live?"
Feng Yu Heng reached out and patted the girl's small head: "What is there to find a place to live. Just move into the county princess' manor. I want to see just how much ability Feng Jin Yuan has to dare to go to my county princess' manor and ask for someone."
Xiang Rong immediately expressed her position: "Then I will need to pay."
Just as the two sisters were happily chatting, a sarcastic female voice came from next door: "Your own elder sister has been executed. Why is it that you are so happy to see it? Seventh Brother, what exactly do you think their hearts are made of? "It was Yu Qian Yin.
Xuan Tianhua did not say anything.
Huang Quan was a little angry. He took two steps to the side and shouted at the partition between the two private rooms, "If you have the ability, say it face to face. Who do you think you are to talk behind my back?"
The room next door was quiet for a while. Not long after, footsteps could be heard approaching the door. When the door opened, it was Xuan Tianming.
Feng Yu Heng pointed next door and said to him, "Have you seen Seventh Brother?"
Xuan Tianming nodded and said, "He has already left with that woman."
Huang Quan frowned and asked in confusion, "What does that woman do?"
Xuan Tianming simply said, "I don't know." He then sat down next to his wife and paid his respects to Xiang Rong. When he opened his mouth, he said to Feng Yu Heng: "Last night, the Board of Astronomy reported that this rain will continue for at least ten days." When he spoke, his face no longer had the carefree expression he had when he sent someone to ask for pork trotters. In fact, he did not even mention Feng Chen Yu. His brows were tightly furrowed, as he was truly worried about this rain.
With the rain like this, Feng Yu Heng had been worried the entire time. Upon hearing that it would continue for at least ten days, a look of worry appeared on her face. She had not forgotten about the disaster that the heavy snowfall had brought to the capital and its surrounding areas. She had also not forgotten about the people that had frozen to death. At that time, although she had done her best to provide relief, there were always areas that she could not take care of. If a snowstorm was like this, then what about a flood?
She also furrowed her brow and said, "Heavy rain will cause mountain floods, and mountain floods are often accompanied by landslides. That's not all. The most frightening thing is after the disaster. Because of the heat, if the corpses are not properly disposed of, they will rot and become infected. When that time comes, the epidemic will spread. That is the most frightening thing. "
Xuan Tianming nodded, "I am also worried about this."
Feng Yu Heng suddenly recalled the military camp and quickly asked: "What about the military camp?"
He patted her shoulder and comforted her, saying: "It's fine in the military camp. The drains have already been repaired for the sake of preventing mountain floods." The hand on her shoulder slightly tightened. Xuan Tianming stood up and told Feng Yu Heng: "You should quickly go home. I am going into the palace for a bit."
Feng Yu Heng also stood up and anxiously asked: "Didn't you say that you still haven't eaten?"
He waved his hand: "Let's eat in the palace."
She knew that he was anxious about the disaster, thus she did not stay for long. Bringing everyone, she left the restaurant together. Everyone sat in two imperial carriages and headed towards the imperial palace and the county princess' manor.
At this time, the Feng manor's ritual was still continuing. The masters were all chanting scriptures that they could not understand, and the room was filled with candles. He Zhong once again ran into the hall and said to Feng Jin Yuan with a bitter expression: "Master, the people that were sent out have returned. Eldest young miss has already … been executed."
Feng Jin Yuan's body swayed, and he fell to the ground on his butt. At the same time, the masters raised the flags in their hands and began chanting even louder.
The matriarch had also lost her mind. Fortunately, her feelings and hopes for Chen Yu were not as deep as Feng Jin Yuan's. At this time, she was still able to maintain a trace of reason, as she spoke to everyone: "Go ahead and cry. In any case, cry a bit. That's what it means. That way, that girl won't be able to rest in peace and will come and bother us. "
When the servants received this order, they immediately began to cry. Although not many of them were actually crying, the momentum was still sufficient. Especially a few of the more timid servants. They had been frightened into crying by Feng Chen Yu's execution at the waist. This caused Feng Jin Yuan to feel a little satisfied.
Feng Yu Heng brought Xiang Rong back to the county princess' manor. Upon entering the room, a servant immediately brought over a set of clean clothes. Feng Yu Heng hurried Xiang Rong: "Change into my clothes first. The manor has a tailor. I will have her make a few more for you later."
Xiang Rong shook her head, "Just go to the Feng manor and get them."
Feng Yu Heng helplessly told her a fact: "First, you might not be able to return to the Feng manor. Or it could be said that once you return, don't think of coming out again. Second, even if the Feng family does not give you any obstacles, you also heard just now. This rain will continue for at least ten days. With such heavy rain, what is the point of struggling. "
Xiang Rong did not continue to insist, only saying: "Thank you second sister for taking me in, but Xiang Rong must pay. Xiang Rong no longer wants to be a useless person that is protected by second sister."
She nodded and very frankly said: "That's fine." She then said to Wang Chuan: "Bring along Qing Yu and go to the Bu manor together. Go and cancel the engagement for third young miss."
Upon hearing the words "cancel the engagement," Xiang Rong's eyes immediately lit up. That sort of feeling was as though a person that had been sentenced to death had suddenly been given a new lease of life. She patted the back of Xiang Rong's hand and said to her: "I will help you cancel this engagement. From today onward, you will need to walk your own path. I understand your intentions, and I can create opportunities for you, but that person, I will never be able to force him to do anything. Do you understand? "
Xiang Rong knew that she was naturally speaking about the seventh prince, Xuan Tianhua. Her face turned slightly red, but she immediately recovered. Nodding seriously, she told her: "Second sister, I understand."
Just like this, she began to live in the county princess' manor. The Feng family received this news, and they also received news from the Bu family. Feng Jin Yuan could no longer worry about which side had canceled the engagement first. He clearly understood that he was a fifth rank scholar. How could he possibly allow his daughter to become Bu Cong's official wife. But with Feng Yu Heng interfering, perhaps even if he wanted to fight for the position of concubine for Xiang Rong, he could not.
The Feng family's ceremony lasted for one day and one night. Finally, it was completely canceled on the afternoon of the second day. Feng Jin Yuan sent a few servants out to inquire, hoping that Chen Yu's body could be brought back for her own burial. Unfortunately, the news that came back was: "The government said that the bodies of criminals sentenced to death are not permitted to be brought back by their families. They have already been thrown into a mass grave outside the city."
Seeing that Feng Jin Yuan was about to faint once more, the matriarch quickly said: "If you bring her back, where will you bury her? With such heavy rain, we can't even get out of the city, yet you want to bury her? Moreover, the old home no longer recognizes our branch. Could it be that you want to send that slut back to Feng Tong county? "
Feng Jin Yuan covered his face with both hands and collapsed into a chair, repeatedly sighing.
The matriarch reminded him: "If you have the energy, it would be better to take a trip to the Southwest. Take a look at exactly how large our new manor is and see if it can fit."
Feng Jin Yuan was most afraid of the matriarch mentioning this. These days, he had deliberately avoided it, but counting the days, it seemed that Zhang Yuan would be coming to the manor today. Upon thinking of this, he immediately stood up and rushed to say: "Right, I will go and take a look." Saying this, he began to walk out.
Jin Zhen was worried about him and said: "It's raining so heavily outside. Husband shouldn't be in a rush, right? It's too dangerous. "
Cheng Jun Man also reminded him, saying: "Last time, the deed was not exchanged. Eunuch Zhang did not say where exactly the residence in the Southwest was. Even if husband went, you would not be able to find it. Even if you found it, you would not be able to go in! "
With her reminder, Feng Jin Yuan deflated once more.
The matriarch was unable to understand, "That day, eunuch Zhang said that you would exchange deeds. Why did you not exchange them?"
Feng Jin Yuan said: "Wasn't it because I wanted to perform a ceremony for Chen Yu."
"Performing a ceremony should not interfere with exchanging deeds, right? It's not like we will be immediately moved. With you delaying things, we won't even be able to take a look at the new residence. "
Feng Jin Yuan was especially unwilling to continue this topic, thus he used the mention of Chen Yu as an excuse to order the servants: "Go get some white cloth and tie up the mourning ribbon. Observe mourning for the eldest young miss!"
Cheng Jun Man frowned and said to the matriarch: "For someone that has been executed, the family is not allowed to conduct a funeral. This is a rule of the court."
The matriarch nodded, "Right, the rules of the court cannot be broken. The Feng family will not conduct a funeral."
Feng Jin Yuan also knew that this was a rule of Dashun, so he could not continue to insist; however, he took a step back and said: "Then at the very least, have the servants in her courtyard wear plain clothes."
This was something that the matriarch did not oppose, only saying: "As long as it's like that, it's fine. Have the servants in that courtyard wear white clothes for three days. Also, after three days, have all of the servants in that courtyard leave the manor. " She then looked at Feng Jin Yuan and said to him: "Take out the deed and give it to Jun Man. In the future, the deed will be taken care of by Jun Man."
Feng Jin Yuan trembled, and his expression became a little ugly. Cheng Jun Mei could see some things and could not help but ask: "Why is it that when the deed is mentioned, husband seems a little off?"
Just as Feng Jin Yuan wanted to retort, He Zhong rushed into the hall in the heavy rain and anxiously said: "Elder madam, master, there was a flood in Feng Tong county. The people that escaped from the ancestral home have come to the capital to seek refuge with us. They have already arrived at the manor's gates!"
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