"The Teng Family is really generous!" Huang Quan sighed, "Do they really think the land is their private property? Do they think they can just give it away? "
Feng Yu Heng didn't have much resistance to this. Instead, she smiled and said, "This is a good thing! We don't need to do anything. The Teng Family has already done the work of attracting investors and successfully attracted customers. Now, not only are there people doing business, but there are also people buying things. They have people and goods. How good is that? Lord Qian, that place has been very lively in the past six months, right? "
Qian Fengshou nodded, "Indeed, because the Teng Family's offer is too tempting, many people rushed to the fief. This official went there once at the beginning of the year. Now, there are many shops in Ji 'an County, and the number of residents is more than twice as many as before. "
Feng Yu Heng sighed again, "That's really good! We don't even have to reclaim the land. "
Qian Fengshou was a bit worried, "Princess, don't underestimate the Teng Family. Since the generation of Taizu, the Teng Family has been the governor of Ji 'an County. This position is hereditary. After many generations of operation, the Teng Family now has some power in Ji' an County and even the entire Yuntian Prefecture. It can be said that they are deeply rooted and almost no one can shake them. Even the prefect of Yuntian Prefecture has to give them some face. This is all because the Teng Family has nearly a thousand private soldiers in their hands! These private soldiers usually live and train in the fief, ensuring the Teng Family's peace for several generations. "
"Nearly a thousand private soldiers?" Feng Yu Heng frowned and was very puzzled, "The fief has the right to station private soldiers, but that's only for the fief. Does the Teng Family have this right?"
"Of course not, but because Ji 'an County hasn't been granted for several generations, the Teng Family's power has been growing bit by bit. After you were conferred the title of Princess and this fief, the Teng Family didn't plan for it. Later, they heard that it was just a … a little girl, so they didn't take it to heart. "Qian Fengshou was very helpless," Princess, did you come this time to take back the fief? I think it won't be an easy task. We still have to deal with the Teng family a few times! "
Feng Yu Heng rested her chin on her hand and thought for a long time. She had some ideas in her mind, so she didn't stay in the yamen any longer. Using the excuse that she was tired from the journey, she bid farewell to Qian Fengshou and returned to her courtyard.
The soldiers she brought back set up camp around the courtyard. Qian Fengshou also put in a lot of effort. In a short period of time, all the residents in the vicinity of the courtyard were evacuated and the houses were vacated for the soldiers. The housekeeper said to her, "Princess, don't worry. The commoners are all willing. Your great name has long been heard in our Jade Province. When they heard that you had come, the commoners were very happy. Especially when they heard that you came to Yu Province to take back Ji 'an County, the people were even more willing to cooperate. Besides, His Excellency has also provided temporary lodgings for them and booked several inns. Princess, you can rest assured. "
"Oh?" Feng Yu Heng walked into the courtyard while asking the housekeeper, "Why are the commoners so happy when they heard that I wanted to take back Ji 'an County? Does Ji 'an County's management have any effect on the commoners of Yu Province? "
"Aiyo! Princess, you might not know, but the effect is very great! " The housekeeper had a bitter expression, "The Teng family has been living in Ji 'an County for the past few years, but their influence has spread throughout the entire Yu Province. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that almost 60% of the shops in Yu Province City are owned by them. Not only do they buy at a low price and sell at a high price, they are also very unfair to the commoners. Sometimes, when people buy a jin of pork belly, they will forcefully cut two jin of it. The extra jin can't be refused. Without money, they will be beaten. The commoners have suffered a lot. " As he spoke, he pointed the way for Feng Yu Heng to the inner courtyard. He then said, "Our Lord Qian also tried, but he was slapped by the Teng family. His face was swollen for seven days. It was useless even when he reported it to the Yun Province."
"Then, the Teng family's tyranny has angered the public?"
"But of course!" The residence was not large. After walking a few steps, they arrived at the path leading to the third courtyard. It was not good for the housekeeper to continue walking further in, thus he stopped there and told Feng Yu Heng: "There are servants who do rough labor inside. If Imperial Daughter has anything to say, just say it. This old servant will be waiting in the outer courtyard."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and led everyone into the courtyard.
Because there were many people, and it was only a temporary residence, there were not too many rules or extravagance. She arranged for Wang Lin's group to live in the first and second courtyards. Basically, there were two or three people to a room. As for the third courtyard, aside from her, Wang Chuan, Huang Quan and Shan Cha, there were also four female doctors from Hundred Herb Hall. She and Xiang Rong would sleep in a room, while the others would be arranged by Wang Chuan. There was still room for two people to share a room.
There were servants in the courtyard who had already prepared the bathtub and hot water. They were just waiting for Feng Yu Heng's group to return so that they could take care of their baths. After everyone had finished tidying up, the food was sent over from the front yard. It was not until evening that everyone finally ate their fill and felt refreshed. The people in the front yard were all resting. In the third courtyard, Xiang Rong was also unable to endure and went to sleep. Only Feng Yu Heng, Wang Chuan and Huang Quan remained. The three sat in the outer room and drank tea. At the same time, they talked about the Teng family in Ji 'an Prefecture.
"But this servant will go over tonight to investigate?" Wang Chuan suggested, "This servant will go with Ban Zou. Young Miss, rest well today. You can make plans tomorrow."
But how could Feng Yu Heng be someone that could rest. She already had more energy than other people, and she had also slept lightly in the carriage. In addition to this, she had something on her mind. It would be strange if she could sleep at night. She made a decision on the spot: "Let's go together tonight. We'll just treat it as a night tour of Ji 'an Prefecture." After saying this, she looked at Huang Quan's pitiful expression and very generously said: "Huang Quan can also come along! We will set out once midnight arrives. For now, let's rest for a while. "
A night tour of Ji 'an Prefecture really was a night tour. Just after midnight, Feng Yu Heng got out of bed under Xiang Rong's resentment. Xiang Rong rubbed her eyes and helplessly said: "If I also knew martial arts, I would definitely go with second sister." After saying this, she fell back into bed and fell asleep.
Feng Yu Heng smiled bitterly. In the end, she was still a child. At 13 years of age, she loved to sleep. No matter how precocious she was, she could not hide her age.
After changing her clothes, she did not deliberately choose to wear black. Instead, she chose to wear a dark blue dress. Bringing along her two maidservants and Ban Zou, the four quickly left the courtyard and headed toward Ji 'an Prefecture.
Ji 'an Prefecture was located on the outskirts of Yu Zhou. They only needed to cross a small road to reach it. Strictly speaking, it was less than three li away. When they arrived, the night was dark. This was the time when the ancient people slept soundly. In ancient times, there was not much entertainment, and there was no electricity. At night, they relied on candlelight or moonlight for illumination. Tonight, there were dark clouds, and there were no stars or moon. The entire Ji 'an Prefecture was like a dark cage. Just standing there, it gave people a feeling of oppression.
Ban Zou quietly said: "For a perfectly good place to end up like this, the Teng family deserves to be killed."
"How is it?" Huang Quan raised an eyebrow, "As I see it, this is even better. It will make things easier for us to do things."
Wang Chuan also had his own opinion. After leaping onto the roof, he said: "The Teng family has placed all of their profitable businesses in Yu Zhou. This place is nothing more than a large bedroom. In addition to this, there are also nearly 1,000 private soldiers stationed here. It is not surprising that the atmosphere is a bit heavy."
"Look, there really are quite a few shops on the main street." Feng Yu Heng pointed at the street ahead and said, "Those should be the shops that Teng Ping brought in, right? Haha, free land? How could the Teng family give out land deeds? Every inch of land in Ji 'an Prefecture belongs to this imperial daughter. All of the land deeds are in this imperial daughter's hands. However, this is pretty good. These people built houses for us for free. In the future, it will save us a lot of trouble when we move in. " While she spoke, she looked at the two sides of the street. Not long after, she pointed at a two-story shop and asked: "Look, from the outside, doesn't this shop look like the capital's Hundred Herb Hall? If we can connect the shops on both sides, it should be about the same size as the capital's Hundred Herb Hall. "
Ban Zou nodded, "It's pretty good. How about we set up this place!"
"Okay!" Feng Yu Heng happily agreed. It was as if all of the shops on this street had already been taken in. She was not polite in the slightest. She really did not need to be polite. The merchants that the Teng family had invited in most likely wanted to take advantage of. Everyone wanted to take advantage, and she wanted to take the biggest advantage.
The group walked along the street. From time to time, they would pay attention to whether or not there were any patrolling private soldiers. However, they did not expect that after walking two streets, they would finally see a group of soldiers holding lanterns in front of a residence. However, they were not patrolling at night. Instead, they were standing in front of the residence as if they were guarding the door.
The group looked around and could not help but be puzzled. The so-called residence was just a small courtyard. There were three tile-roofed houses inside and it looked a bit shabby. They did not understand why there was a need to guard this kind of place.
Feng Yu Heng indicated for the three of them to use their qinggong to go in and take a look. Only after taking a look did they realize that there was another world inside the house. There were three tile-roofed houses. One of them had an old woman sleeping in it. The other had a young wife. In the young wife's room, there was a man in embroidered clothes sitting on the edge of the bed. The man was short and stout. His appearance was fair and clean, but one of his eyes was bigger than the other. It was clear that he was disabled. At this moment, he was smiling obscenely at the young wife. The young wife was so scared that she kept shrinking into the bed.
However, the more she avoided, the happier the man laughed. As he laughed, he said, "You can hide. This young master likes this kind of thing. The more you hide, the happier this young master will be. I say, Sue! Between the two of us, just push and push. It's not the first time. Why are you so shy? "
Feng Yu Heng, who was leaning against the wall, rolled her eyes when she heard this. Could it be adultery? There was nothing to see.
Who would have thought that the young wife would cry in a low voice. As she cried, she begged, "Let me go. Last time, you forced me to take my body. I shouldn't be alive, but you threatened me that if I died, my man who works in the County Governor's Mansion would also die. Also, my mother-in-law, you won't let her go. What do you want me to do? "The young wife's voice was very low. It was obvious that she was afraid of disturbing the mother-in-law next door. However, she didn't know that the old woman had already been drugged. It was impossible for her to wake up.
The man in embroidered clothes chuckled, "It's good that you know. Be obedient and let this young master have some fun. As long as you are obedient, I guarantee that no one will dare to bully your man in the County Governor's Mansion. You also know that I am County Governor Teng's nephew. He treats me better than his own son. "As he spoke, his evil claws had already reached out. The young wife had nowhere to hide. Her family was also threatened. She could only watch as he grabbed her inner clothes and was about to pull them down.
Who would have thought that before her clothes could be pulled off, the man in embroidered clothes suddenly closed his eyes and fell on top of her. At first, she thought that this person couldn't wait and pounced on her. However, after waiting for a while, she realized that wasn't the case. The man fell in front of her as if he was dead. He didn't move at all. While she was confused, she also felt dizzy and fainted in a daze …
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