With Feng Yu Heng giving the order, Wang Chuan very quickly brought the officers back. This time, he rushed directly into the hall and grabbed Feng Jin Yuan without holding back.
Feng Jin Yuan was on the verge of collapse, as he loudly shouted: "I am your father! I am the head of the Feng family! If I die, what sort of benefit is there for you? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head: "There is no benefit, but if you die, at least we can continue to live. But if you continue to live, we will all die with you. "
Her words were a bit awkward, but everyone could still understand. In this world, there were no walls that did not have cracks. If Feng Jin Yuan really brought Xiao Jing into the manor, this matter would be exposed sooner or later. When that time came, the Feng family would truly be unable to explain themselves.
In this family, with things having developed to this point, there were not many people that still stood on Feng Jin Yuan's side. But there was only Fen Dai. Although she was still unable to accept this matter and still felt that it was unfair to her concubine mother, if Feng Jin Yuan really was taken away to be punished, the first thing she thought of was her marriage. She feared that the marriage that she had worked so hard to arrange would be voided. She feared even more that she did not have the Feng family to rely on. Even if the fifth prince married her, she would not be able to establish herself.
Upon thinking of this, Fen Dai quickly took a few steps forward and loudly said: "No! You cannot take my father away. "
Feng Jin Yuan was so moved that he was on the verge of tears. He had never favored this fourth daughter. In fact, he had not even looked at her much since she was young. But now that he was on the brink of death, only Fen Dai was willing to stand up and speak up for him.
Fen Dai's face was also covered in tears. For the most part, she had been frightened. She turned her head and begged Feng Yu Heng: "Second sister, in any case, he is our father. Can you let him go?" Before waiting for Feng Yu Heng to reply, she added: "If second sister does not let her go, I will go look for his Highness the fifth prince." As she spoke, her voice became shrill, and a look of extreme anger appeared in her eyes. Fen Dai reached out and pointed at Feng Yu Heng like her father, Feng Jin Yuan. Using the same words, she asked her: "What benefit is there in capturing father?"
Hearing this, not to mention Feng Yu Heng, the others couldn't bear to listen to it. Madam An said, "Fourth Miss, Second Miss is trying to save us."
Xiang Rong also retorted: "This was not second sister ordering people to arrest him. It was father who committed a crime, and the officials wanted to arrest him."
Fen Dai shouted once more: "I want to go find his Highness the fifth prince. I want his Highness the fifth prince to plead for father!" Just as she was about to walk out, she heard Feng Yu Heng's giggling behind her, which made her scalp tingle.
"You can go and find him." Feng Yu Heng said, "This Princess wants to see if His Highness the Fifth Prince dares to interfere in this matter. I also want to see if the Capital Governor dares to listen to him." After saying this, she turned her cold gaze in Fen Dai's direction, "Listen well. If that woman is allowed in, the entire Feng family will be executed sooner or later. But if this shameless father is gone, from this day forward, you will be Princess Ji An's younger sisters. When you get married, your statuses will be much higher than that of the daughter of a concubine from a fifth rank official's manor. "
Perhaps Fen Dai did not take the first half of what was said to heart, but the last part was too enticing for her. She had originally wanted to go and call for help, but she immediately stopped. A bright light appeared in her eyes, and there was a hint of expectation.
Feng Jin Yuan saw that the situation was off and quickly tried to entice Fen Dai: "If father does not die, you will still be her younger sisters."
Fen Dai pondered a little more and felt that what Feng Jin Yuan said was correct. For a while, she was a little hesitant. After thinking a little more, she simply discussed with Feng Yu Heng: "How about we save father and take care of that woman outside? Wouldn't that be enough?"
Apparently, this was the best method, but once Fen Dai said this, Feng Jin Yuan immediately exploded, as he let out a loud "Oh" scream "No good! None of you are allowed to touch her! If anyone dares to touch her, I … I … "
He repeated "I" for a long time, but he could not come up with a reason. Instead, it was Feng Yu Heng who spoke up: "Even if you become a ghost, you will not let us go." She shrugged and suddenly felt very tired. When the matriarch passed away, she had thought that as long as the body's original owner's grandmother and father did not go too far, she would take care of them until they died of old age. That would be considered fulfilling the filial piety of this body. But the matriarch had been taken advantage of and died. Now that she looked at this father, no matter what, she was unable to feel any pity for him. That sort of tiredness was mental. It left her with the urge to stab this person to death. Once and for all, she would not have to worry about him in the future.
But in the end, there were so many pairs of eyes watching. She slightly closed her eyes and forcefully suppressed the emotions in her heart. Waving her hand, she did not want to say anything else. She just said to the officer in charge: "Quickly take him away. This imperial daughter does not want to see him again."
The officers were all Xu Jing Yuan's people. In other words, they were all Feng Yu Heng's people. At this time, hearing her speak, they did not say another word and brought Feng Jin Yuan out. No matter how much Feng Jin Yuan screamed and struggled, he was still brought out of the manor.
Cheng Jun Man had a cold expression and took the initiative to say: "I will find someone to take care of the women in that courtyard. You all should be a little more vigilant. Not a single word of this matter must be spread. Otherwise, even if my aunt pleads for leniency, the lives of the people in our manor will not be preserved."
The members of the Feng family knew that any matter that involved Qian Zhou was a crime of treason, thus they all nodded. Fen Dai even said: "It must be done cleanly. It would be best to burn the corpse. Not a single trace can be left behind."
Cheng Jun Man glanced at her and slightly furrowed her brow. An eleven-year-old child actually had such vicious thoughts. How exactly did the Feng family raise such a daughter?
Feng Yu Heng did not remain in the Feng manor for long. Bringing along Zirui, Wang Chuan and Huang Quan, she returned to the imperial daughter's manor. As for Xiang Rong, she remained behind to accompany An shi.
The Feng family's side caused a ruckus for the entire afternoon. The commotion was so loud that even the imperial daughter's manor could roughly hear it. When Feng Yu Heng returned to the manor, she saw Yao shi sitting under a jujube tree in the front yard. A maidservant had washed some fruit for her and placed it on the stone table; however, she did not even look at it. Who knew when, but a string of prayer beads had appeared in Yao shi's hand. It was made of white jade. If this thing's original use was ignored and only used as a decoration, it was truly very beautiful.
But Feng Yu Heng recognized that this string of prayer beads was the one that Yao shi had been holding in her hand when she was chanting scriptures for the Feng matriarch. It was something that she had given her in the past. In the past, Yao shi did not have the habit of holding beads while chanting scriptures. This thing was just something that she found pretty and brought over to play with. But now, it was being held in Yao shi's hand. A look of worry appeared on her face as she twisted the beads, causing all of the servants in the yard to also frown.
Feng Yu Heng was a little helpless. Quietly sighing, she walked over to Yao shi and quietly called out: "Mother."
Yao shi finally managed to recover from her dazed state. She then looked at Feng Yu Heng and said after a while: "You've returned?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded and sat down across from Yao shi. Picking up a pear from the plate, she handed it over: "Mother, eat some more fruit. If there's anything that you want to eat, just tell the servants. We will be able to get it."
In regards to Yao shi, Feng Yu Heng clearly understood that she had only lost because of her face. Yao shi had a face that was almost exactly the same as her mother's from her previous life. This caused Feng Yu Heng's memories to become hazy. It made her feel that she had a way to reminisce about her previous life in this world. This was very good. Even if Yao shi had the deep-rooted traditional thinking of women in this era, even if she was not close to her, as long as she could silently watch, it would be a form of comfort.
She placed the pear in her hand in front of her, "Mother, eat."
Yao shi looked at the pear in her daughter's hand and suddenly felt a wave of sadness. Her eyes became a little moist, and she could not control it. She turned her head away and raised her sleeve to wipe it. Just as Feng Yu Heng felt that Yao shi felt that this scene was very warm and moved to tears, she heard Yao shi say: "I have never eaten pears. In the past, I did not eat pears in the Feng manor. Later on, when I came to the Northwest, I still did not eat pears. Even if I am extremely hungry, I will not touch the wild pears that my daughter picks from the mountains because when I was pregnant with our A-Heng, there was a time when I almost got poisoned from eating pears. From that moment on, I never ate them again. "
When she said this, she calmly looked at Feng Yu Heng, as if she was telling a story that was unrelated to her. But these words made Feng Yu Heng's heart drop. Her heart panicked, and her hand trembled. The pear fell to the ground and was picked up by Zirui.
She did her best to search through the memories of the original owner. After a while, she finally realized where her mistake was. It was not a sudden change in personality, nor was it the martial arts and medical skills that she had learned from her Persian master. It was a small detail like this. A single pear had made Yao shi suspicious for so long.
This matter was her mistake. After searching through the memories of the original owner, there was indeed a part about Yao shi not eating pears. It was just that it was too trivial and too insignificant. It was to the point that she had ignored it from the very beginning. As for this pear … …
In her previous life, her mother loved to eat pears. After she passed away, her father would place three washed pears in front of her mother's picture in the living room every day. He would then pick a new one the next day. She never thought that Yao shi would not eat pears, but she stubbornly believed that the things that her mother loved to eat in her previous life, Yao shi would also love to eat. Even if she did not like it that much, pears were still delicious fruits. Sending her some more was always a good thing.
Unfortunately, her good intentions made a mistake. This mistake, and this mistake, she did not know how to explain it.
Yao shi's gaze did not move away and continued to look at her. Feng Yu Heng did not avoid it. She just stared at her, but she gradually saw sorrow and unfamiliarity in Yao shi's eyes. There was even a bit of hidden resentment. She remembered that Yao shi had just said "my daughter" and "our Heng Heng." These words clearly did not acknowledge her identity, but she did not completely expose it.
This was the first time that Feng Yu Heng had been defeated by someone's gaze, and she had been defeated in such an embarrassing manner. She quickly turned her head, but she did not know where to look.
At this time, she saw Zirui wipe the pear in his hand on his clothes and stubbornly place it back in front of Yao shi. Under Yao shi's confused gaze, he said: "Elder sister is elder sister. Mother, why have you become like this? Elder sister has treated us so well, so why are you not satisfied? If it were not for elder sister, we would still be in the Feng manor's Willow courtyard, and it is possible that we would have already been killed by others. Mother, think about the medicine that the head madam sent to me when we returned to the manor last year. Then think about how we escaped the assassins from the Northwest and returned to the capital. Think about this. What is there to be dissatisfied about? "
Zirui's words caused Yao shi to become a bit emotional. She pulled the child to her side and lost control as she said "She is not your elder sister!"
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