The news that the emperor and empress went to the Mu Mansion still attracted the attention of some people.
The next day when Mu Changqing went to court, he found that there were many strange vendors outside the Mu Mansion. If he looked closely, he could find that their eyes fell on his family members from time to time.
"Master, something is not right." The gray-clothed follower said vigilantly.
"Don't pay attention to it. I just want to know why the emperor and empress came to the Mu Mansion yesterday... Tell the doormen to be careful and don't let anyone take advantage of the opportunity..." Mu Changqing smiled coldly.
"Yes." This person was Uncle Da who followed Mu Feng last night.
"Wenda, you stay in the mansion today. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still not awake. Arrange more people to the ladies and the young masters and make sure to pay attention to their safety." Mu Changqing ordered in a low voice.
"Okay, I understand. Then I'll let Wen Zhong follow you." Wen Da said.
"Okay." Mu Changqing turned around and got on the carriage.
Feng Mansion, Ancestral Hall
"Tianxiang, have you really thought it through?" asked the white-bearded elder of the Phoenix clan to the person standing in the middle of the ancestral hall.
"Yes, Great Elder, I have made up my mind." This person was the head of the Feng family.
"Okay, since you insist on giving up the position of family head, I won't say anything more. But who will be the new family head?" The elder asked with a frown after thinking for a moment.
"My son is the head of the family. If he wants to abdicate, the new head of the family will naturally be inherited by my grandson." An old lady in gorgeous clothes slowly stepped into the gate of the ancestral hall. Although her steps were slow, her demeanor was still there. It was not difficult to tell that she was once an important person.
"Mother."
"Meet Grandma."
"Meet the old lady."
Everyone in the ancestral hall bowed respectfully.
"Excuse me." The old lady waved her hand to the crowd. "Tianxiang, why are you doing this?" The old lady looked at her son puzzledly and asked.
"Mother, you know, I have been obsessed with medicine and alchemy for so many years. You have been taking care of all the big and small matters at home. The position of the head of the family is dispensable to me." Feng Tianxiang said.
"I've always known that you weren't interested in this. Your father passed away early, and you're my only son. I have no choice but to let you take over the position of head of this family. You've really worked hard over the years." Old Madam Feng sighed.
"But why do you suddenly want to give up the position of head of the family? What happened?" Old Madam Feng asked worriedly.
"Mom, something did happen. Today, in front of everyone in the clan, I want to judge some people in public!" Feng Tianxiang's eyes sank and he said coldly.
"Huh? What on earth happened?"
"I don't know, why so sudden?"
Everyone in the ancestral hall was talking about it, but no one knew what was going on.
"Tianxiang, what's going on?" Old Madam Feng also looked confused.
"Mom, please sit down first." Feng Tianxiang said as he helped the old lady sit on the main chair.
"Everyone, please sit down." Then he sat on the chair on the other side.
"Ling Xiao, go and bring the person up!" Feng Tianxiang ordered.
"Yes." Feng Lingxiao replied, then turned and walked out of the ancestral hall.
A moment later, the guards forced the two men to kneel on the ground.
"These two seem to be the guards at the door."
"It seems so. I saw it at the door when I came here just now."
"I just don't know what I did wrong..."
Everyone speculated.
"Grandmother, Great Elder, and fellow clansmen, these two are the guards of my Feng Mansion. They eat the food of my Feng family, but they are disloyal and can't tell who their masters are!" Feng Lingxiao pointed at the two people on the ground and said to everyone.
"What? A traitor. Such a betrayer is unacceptable."
"That's right."
"Xiao'er, tell me exactly what happened." said Old Lady Feng.
"Yes." Feng Lingxiao bowed and said, "The day before yesterday, my sister had a difficult labor in the middle of the night. The Mu family sent someone to deliver a message to my father and me, but they refused to let anyone in and even drove them away."
"What? Yue'er had a difficult delivery? What's the situation now? Damn slave!" Old Madam Feng exclaimed.
"We haven't heard any news about such a big thing. These two people are really bold." Everyone in the Feng family said.
"Tell me, why are you stopping people from sending us messages?" Old Madam Feng asked with her eyes wide open and slamming the table.
"It's...it's my cousin who told us not to tell anyone."
"Yes, my cousin even said that if we dare to leak even a single word, we will be killed!"
The two guards spoke one after another.
"What? Bijun ordered her to do this? Why would she do this?" Madam Feng looked incredulous. "Her parents were both dead, and she was kicked out of her husband's home because she met a bad man. I felt sorry for her and let her live in the Feng Mansion for so many years. Why would she do this?"
"Mom, you kept her by your side for so many years, always saying that she was gentle, honest, kind and filial. But in fact, she lied to you." Feng Tianxiang said, suppressing his anger.
"How could it be?" Old Madam Feng looked incredulous.
"Bring the person in!" Feng Tianxiang shouted loudly.
At this time, the guards came in with two old women.
"This? Isn't this Xianglan, the personal maidservant of my daughter-in-law?" Old Lady Feng said, staring at one of the maids.
"Yes, mother. After Wanying had a difficult delivery, this maid disappeared. I have been looking for her. Finally, I found her a few days ago in a small mountain village not far from the imperial capital." Feng Tianxiang said.
"Who are you looking for? Is there something hidden behind my daughter-in-law's difficult childbirth?" Old Madam Feng figured out the key after a little thought.
Feng Tianxiang nodded. "Although Wanying is an orphan, she has cultivation skills and has always been in good health. Even though she is pregnant with twins, I have always taken good care of her, and the pregnancy has always been stable. How could she die in labor?"
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