Fu and Qian, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had smiles on their faces.
Even if she didn't become an empress, as long as she became a member of the royal family, it would be something worth bragging about.
Only Hu Xingwang helped his mother and wife, wondering how this Li Agou could possibly speak for them...
Li Xinheng spoke again: "I haven't finished speaking yet."
As he spoke, he bowed to Fu Ciyi and asked, "Your Highness?"
Should he say it?
Fu Ciyi nodded slightly.
Li Xinheng then continued, "At that time, the late emperor didn't want to hold a beauty pageant. After the concubines arrived in Beijing, they were assigned to the homes of members of the imperial clan. Hu Ajing, without any official status, was slept with by Long Yaodong, and after that, she was sent to a place called 'Beauty Manor'."
"The so-called 'Beauty Zhuangzi' is actually no different from a brothel. She receives different guests every day."
"Nonsense! How could a woman from the royal family be sent to be a prostitute?" Fu's eyes turned white with anger. "We taught Jing to cherish her body since she was young. She would never give her body to a man without a legitimate status!"
Qian also said: "Yes, my Ah Jing is most concerned about innocence!"
"I haven't finished yet." Li Xinheng continued, "Later, Long Yaodong plotted treason, which was a crime punishable by association. Your family's Ajing worked for him. You can think about the consequences yourself."
The Hu family members turned pale when they heard this.
Hu Xingwang asked softly, "Can you tell me how Ah Jing is doing now?"
Li Xinheng frowned. "I don't know what's going on now. After Long Yaodong's conspiracy was exposed, she was beaten with fifty sticks and thrown into jail."
Fu then looked at Fu Ciyi and pleaded, "For the sake of the Fu family raising you for so many years, please let Ajing go!"
"I am powerless to carry out the order given by my uncle the Emperor." Fu Ciyi spoke slowly.
Considering what Hu Ajing did, if she hadn't died yet, spending her life in jail would be the best outcome.
Qian was panicking and begged Hu Dahai, "Dad, go to the county town and find Magistrate Fu. He will definitely have a solution."
"He is no longer the county magistrate." Hu Dahai lowered his voice.
"I forgot to tell you that Fu Er and Fu Zhengqing's family are suspected of murdering my grandparents and aunt, and have been imprisoned." Fu Nanyao looked at Fu Shi, "Were you involved in what happened back then?"
"You are slandering me." Fu picked up her shoulder pole, called her family and left immediately.
Walking in a hurry.
Even Hu Dahai's lame leg moved quite quickly.
When the villagers heard this, they were shocked.
An old man asked, "Were Mr. and Mrs. Fu and their daughter harmed by Fu Er and his gang?"
"Well, it is said that my aunt was treated harshly by her husband's family after she married into Pengzhou, so..." Yan Funing couldn't continue.
The old man reminisced and said quickly, "I remember that when your aunt married in Pengzhou, it was Ajing's grandmother who acted as a matchmaker. There were two matchmakers at the time, one was Ajing's grandmother, and the other was Mrs. Fu."
Upon hearing this news, Fu Ciyi's expression suddenly turned cold: "Everyone, it's getting late, let's go back to town first."
Seeing that they were about to leave, Sister Qing asked Yan Funing, "Princess, can we still continue to farm your land?"
Yan Funing said softly, "Of course I can."
"Okay, thank you, Princess!" Sister Qing led the villagers to express her gratitude.
After hearing so many things, especially Hu Ajing's current situation, the head of the village suddenly felt that it would be better for his own Aying to live a peaceful life as a palace maid.
With this in mind, he requested, "Your Highnesses, Princess, please help me pass on a message to Aying. Tell her to do more and talk less, and just be a good maid. I will wait for her to come home."
Fu Nanyao said, "Although your Ah Ying has made mistakes in the past, she is at least better than Hu Ah Jing. We have already told her to do her job honestly. By the way, she is now working in the laundry department of the imperial palace."
The village head expressed his gratitude.
Soon, Fu Ciyi and others got on the carriage and left.
The villagers saw them off.
A quarter of an hour later, the carriage returned to town.
Fu Ciyi ordered: "Fu Xi, go to the county government office and tell Lu Wenfeng that the matchmaker from that year was also from the Fu family."
"Yes, Your Highness." Fu Xi bowed.
"Let me go with you?" Li Xinheng said.
"One person is enough." Fu Ciyi said calmly.
Yan Funing said, "Xinheng, go to your grandparents' house as soon as possible. If your mother asks you about it later, you will be able to answer her."
Li Xinheng said yes and left.
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That night, Lu Wenfeng came to the Fu family residence in Qingshan Town.
He was accompanied by Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie. When they saw Yan Funing, they called out to her happily, "Miss, how are you?"
Lu Wenfeng scolded: "You should call her princess."
"Yes, Princess." The two changed their words.
Yan Funing smiled and said, "You can call anyone." Then, she turned her head and instructed Caiyu, "Go and call him out."
Caiyu agreed and left.
Zhang Tong approached Yan Funing and whispered, "Miss, we still want to follow you!"
Lu Wenfeng heard the words: "You've been with me for so long, and you still want to be with Fu Ning?"
"Look at you! Not only have you been demoted, but we can't even enjoy the good life with you," Zhang Tie said bluntly. "Our young lady and young master have been promoted straight away, but who has any future?"
Lu Wenfeng hit each of them with a chestnut.
The two strong men covered their heads.
Yan Funing couldn't help but smile: "Wen Feng, do you dare to hit them now?"
"Of course not." Lu Wenfeng rubbed his sore knuckles. "Ci Yi is here, right?"
"She's in the study. I asked Caiyu to go and call her. Please wait a moment."
A moment later, Fu Ciyi came over.
Everyone went to the hall and took their seats.
"As soon as you send someone over, I'll go interrogate Fu Zhengqing and Fu Er and the others." Lu Wenfeng said, "However, whether the Fu family framed your aunt back then remains to be investigated."
"Then what are you doing here?" Fu Ciyi asked directly.
"But after my interrogation, combined with the evidence you provided, I concluded that it was Fu Er and his son Fu Zhengqing who chose the Pengzhou family. They were the masterminds, and Fu Shi and Fu Er's wife were probably accomplices."
"Um."
"Ci Yi, once the evidence is clear, how should I judge this case?" Lu Wenfeng asked.
He came here tonight just to ask this.
"What are you going to do?" Fu Ciyi asked back.
"I thought that murder should be punished with death, the mastermind should be put to death, and the accomplices should be convicted according to their culpability. However, Fu Minghe and Yan Haitang had no involvement in the murder, which makes it difficult to deal with."
Fu Ciyi reminded him: "Do they have any relationship with Long Yaodong? Even if the relationship is shallow, what crime did Long Yaodong commit? Don't you know?"
Lu Wenfeng nodded: "Of course I know."
"If you're soft-hearted and don't want to kill them..." Fu Ciyi said coldly, "Exile them a thousand miles away."
"Just exile him a thousand miles away." Lu Wenfeng said.
"Lord Lu, don't forget that it was Fu Minghe who sent us brothers to kill His Highness." Zhang Tong reminded.
"How dare you say that?" Lu Wenfeng said angrily, "To be honest, I..."
He was also involved in what happened back then.
He was also taken advantage of.
He quickly changed the subject: "Ci Yi, the Fu family has left behind a lot of assets. I'll help you register them under your name."
Fu Ciyi said calmly, "No need. We only need the farmyard that our grandfather gave us. I have already sent people to look for my aunt's descendants regarding the Fu family's property in the county town."
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