Speaking of which, the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo, was quite wronged.
His original plan had not been flawed. If his 300,000 soldiers did not cooperate, he could only count on the 115,000 people that Xuan Tianming had brought. It would have been impossible for him to fight against Gu Shu. Gu Shu in addition to the desert alliance was a total of 500 thousand people. No matter how fierce Xuan Tian Ming's side was, the difference in numbers was too great. Moreover, with the desert's climate, as long as Gu Shu played some small tricks, they would be able to win this battle.
Unfortunately, the Eighth Prince had not thought that there would be a cheat like Feng Yu Heng. The heavy firepower of the twenty-first century had appeared in this era. No matter how many soldiers Gu Shu had, how hot the desert was, or how difficult this battle was, they would all have to stand to the side. In front of heavy firepower, everything in this era had to give way.
It was precisely because of this that the situation in the South did not develop as the Eighth Prince had expected after Xuan Tianming's arrival. Everything developed differently from what he had expected, and it was even the opposite. This included Fu Ya's move. It was extremely difficult and full of holes. As a result, they had no choice but to give up now.
Of course, the Eighth Prince had not received any news of this. All of the messenger eagles sent by his henchmen had been intercepted by Xuan Tianming's people. As a result, the Eighth Prince, who was far away in the capital, was still dreaming that Xuan Tianming would soon die in the desert.
Ji Ling Tian brought his people out of the prefect's manor. This was the first time that Xuan Tian Ming had come out of his own manor ever since he had come to the South. It felt as though a lifetime had passed. In the past, when he walked on the streets, although the commoners did not seem to love or respect him, they would still greet him respectfully. However, it was different now. The commoners looked at him like he was a stranger and ignored him. This was still considered good. There were even some who sneered at him and spat when he was not far away to express their disdain.
There were even people who pointed at him and didn't shy away from saying, "Do you see that? This is our parent official, the Prefect of Lan Zhou, Lord Ji! He was the one who took the lead in acknowledging the fake Infanta. That's why we followed suit. He was the one who deliberately misled us. Why do we still need such an official? "
"Of course not! We have to tell the Ninth Prince to change the position of Lan Zhou Zhizhou to someone else. He mustn't find another person like him. The people of Lan Zhou can't afford to be hurt. "
Ji Ling Tian lowered his head, not daring to refute. What could he say? The citizens were not wrong in the slightest. It was him that had been instructed by the Eighth Prince to deliberately mislead the people into believing that Fu Ya was Princess Ji An. He had even called Feng Jin Yuan the Lord Left Prime Minister. Thinking about it now, he even wanted to slap himself a few times. The hatred he felt for the Eighth Prince and the Feng family of three grew even stronger.
Ji Ling Tian quickened his pace and aggressively arrived at the Feng manor's entrance. At this time, the Feng manor's entrance was tightly shut, and there were quite a few citizens gathered outside. There was a pile of cabbage leaves at the entrance, and there was also a large amount of broken eggs on the door. The citizens would come once a day to curse and throw a few things. Either way, they could not allow the Feng family to have an easy time. In regards to this, the Feng manor continued to avoid them. They did not open the door, and they did not respond. Even the servants did not come out.
Ji Ling Tian was a bit regretful. In the past, he had sent quite a few things to the Feng family. Whether it was food, drinks or banknotes, it was all for the sake of allowing them to live a decent life in the South. It would be like an imperial daughter's manor or the Prime Minister's Mansion of Zuo. Thinking about it, these days, the people of the Feng manor did not go out because they were relying on the things that he had sent over, right? If he knew that things would end up like this, he would not have cared about them!
He brought the officials over to the entrance and loudly shouted: "Feng Jin Yuan! Open the door for this great one! "After saying this, he could not hold back and kicked the door. He did not kick the door, but his foot hurt.
Damn it! Ji Ling Tian was vexed again. Back then, he was the one who personally chose this residence. He was also the one who got people to repair the residence door. He had specially made it very sturdy. If it wasn't for this, he would have kicked the door open with a single kick.
Inside the Feng manor, Ji Ling Tian's shout was heard clearly by practically all of the servants in the front yard. Someone quickly ran to the back yard to report to Feng Jin Yuan and Fu Ya. The father and daughter were currently sitting in the study to discuss what they should do. The two stood on different sides, and they argued until their faces turned red. Fu Ya had wanted to escape a few times during the night, but she was a girl. Even if she escaped the manor, she could not settle down. In addition to this, her face was too famous in the South. Even if she wore a veiled hat, she would attract too much attention. The army guarding Lan Zhou had been swapped out for Xuan Tianming's people. They were very careful with the people that entered and left the city. She did not believe that she would be able to escape Lan Zhou City.
The servant's report caused the two to sink into a state of fear once more. The two sat in the study without moving or making a sound. The servant outside thought that there was nobody inside and repeated it a couple more times before running off. Not long later, the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard. Following this, Yao shi's voice rang out. She was calling out to Fu Ya: "Quickly come out. Take advantage of the fact that they haven't broken into the manor to quickly run!"
Fu Ya immediately stood up. At the same time, the door to the study was pushed open by Yao shi. Regardless of what Feng Jin Yuan did, she directly rushed over to Fu Ya and grabbed Fu Ya's wrist, forcefully pulling her out.
Fu Ya was a little panicked and anxiously asked: "Madam, what are you doing?" Ever since Yao shi had become hostile, she no longer recognized Fu Ya as her daughter. At one moment, she would say that she was that Feng Yu Heng from the capital. At another moment, she would say that she was someone else pretending to be her own daughter. In short, she no longer recognized Fu Ya, and she did not allow Fu Ya to call her mother. There was nothing that Fu Ya could do. From that moment on, she only called her madam; however, Yao shi did not pay much attention to her. Who knew that this sort of thing would suddenly happen today. For a while, Fu Ya did not understand Yao shi's intentions and was frozen in place.
Yao shi saw that she could not move Fu Ya, and there was a fire in her heart that she had nowhere to vent. Looking around, she saw that Feng Jin Yuan was still in the room, thus she said to him: "What returning to being the left prime minister, what supporting the Eighth Prince, Feng Jin Yuan, over the years, have you ever followed a master correctly? Have you ever done a single thing correctly? Back then, my Yao family only caused the death of a head imperial concubine. Although that head imperial concubine appeared to be favored by outsiders, why don't you think about it. Ever since Consort Yun entered the palace, who else in the inner palace could be considered favored? The Yao family was banished to Huang Zhou, yet you did not properly ask for the reason. Instead, you hurriedly sent us three out of the capital. Did you think that you were expressing your stance to the Emperor? I will tell you that I already knew about it when my father returned to the capital. The reason that the Yao family was banished to Huang Zhou was because the Emperor did not want the Yao family to fall into one of the third prince's schemes. That was the Emperor's way of protecting my Yao family! But what about you? Without distinguishing between right and wrong, you chased us out of the capital. Do you know how much pain we suffered during those three years? "
For some reason, Yao shi's thoughts were clear and organized. Even her eyes were less cloudy when she looked at people. It was as if she had become a different person overnight. She had returned to how she was a few years ago when she had just returned from the mountains of the Northwest. She was still weak, but she was able to distinguish between right and wrong. Nobody could fool her.
Feng Jin Yuan listened to Yao shi's complaints. Although he had already understood that the Yao family's banishment to Huang Zhou was a form of protection from the Emperor, when this sort of matter was brought up once more, the annoyance in his heart deepened.
Yao shi was correct! He had already thought about this matter many times. If it were not for his cowardice and his thoughts being too biased, in addition to the matriarch's irrational analysis, he would have chased Yao shi and her children out of the palace without any hesitation. He would then have anxiously helped the Shen Clan ascend to the throne. He thought that he was very smart, and this matter was handled beautifully. At that time, he thought that the Emperor would definitely comfort him. As a result, Emperor Tianwu did not react in the slightest. He acted as though he did not know about this matter.
After that, he wholeheartedly wanted to support Chen Yu and ignored the fact that when he returned to the manor three years later, Feng Yu Heng's brilliance had been revealed. Thinking about it now, if he had been able to see through the relationship between the Ninth Prince and the Feng manor when he had sent the betrothal gifts, then he would have placed all of his attention on his second daughter, Feng Yu Heng. How glorious would the Feng manor be today!
Unfortunately, one wrong step led to many wrong steps. It seemed that he had made a mistake in relying on the Eighth Prince! Now, there was no turning back. The Feng family was already gone, and Ji Ling Tian had chosen to oppose him. In this remote Lan Zhou, he was alone and without help.
"Forget it!" Feng Jin Yuan waved his hand to Yao shi, "What use is there in saying those things now? What should be done has already been done. The people of the Feng family that should have died have already died. Now, it seems that it will be our turn. It seems that this time, it will truly be difficult to escape. I fear that the grudges between you and me will have to be settled in the underworld. Wait in the room for a while. I will go to the front yard to take a look. If there is any chance of survival, we need to give it a try. "
Feng Jin Yuan had never felt that death was so close to him. Even when he had been stabbed by Yao shi, he did not feel that he would die. But now, it was different. In any case, the capital was considered half of his roots. In Lan Zhou, however, he did not have a single bit of influence. Aside from Ji Ling Tian, he could not even find a single person that he was familiar with. But Ji Ling Tian had flipped the heavens. Had he sided with the Ninth Prince? Speaking of, that person was his second son-in-law. Who knew if it would be too late for him to give in at this time and choose to side with him.
Feng Jin Yuan went to the front yard with these sorts of feelings. Inside the study, Yao shi was still holding Fu Ya's wrist and dragging her out. While dragging her, she said: "Child, the Feng family's matters are unrelated to you. I don't care what exactly you are thinking or what sort of goal you want to achieve, but it was because of my foolishness that you were dragged into this. Now that the Feng family is facing a crisis, there is no need for you to be implicated. Quickly run! Take advantage of the fact that Feng Jin Yuan can still delay for a while. Jump over the wall from the third courtyard and escape. You are young, and your legs are good. As long as you are a little more quick-witted, preserving your life will not be a problem. "
While she spoke, Fu Ya had already been dragged to the last wall in the back yard by Yao shi. Yao shi pulled out a veiled hat from who knew where and handed it to Fu Ya. She then reached into her sleeve and pulled out a few banknotes: "This is something that I secretly brought with me when I left the capital. Take it and quickly run for your life! I can't just watch you die with the rest of the Feng family. "
Fu Ya choked up. She never thought that Yao shi would still be able to think for her. She subconsciously called out: "Mother …"
Yao shi was startled but said: "Miss Fu Ya, it would be best if you don't call me mother. In the past, I was foolish and too stubborn. But I am very clear that you … are not my daughter. My daughter is in the capital. She is Dashun's … Princess Ji 'an. "
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