Chapter 7 Seeds of Doubt

I used to see this green tea do things steadily when she was around, but how come she made such a mistake at the critical moment.

Oh, I should have let the second son do it himself, because men are more willing to do such things.

But it's no use regretting it.

"Madam Zhao, go find the second son and his wife." Ruan Ruoying ordered.

At this time, in the elegant courtyard of the second house, Feng Zuwu had just come back from work. He hadn't even changed his clothes when his wife Zheng Lian pulled him into the bedroom and sent all the servants away.

"Madam, what's the matter?" Feng Zuwu knew something was wrong when he saw his wife's behavior, "Is elder brother dying?"

He was restless all day at work today, and sent his servants to check on him several times, but he didn't hear any news about his elder brother dying. Instead, he got the news that his eldest nephew's engagement was broken off.

"Eldest brother is still alive, and it's still unknown whether he will die. He is so lucky that he didn't die even after being stabbed in the heart. How did the imperial physician Hong do it? Why didn't he do something?" Zheng Lian was very depressed.

The imperial physician Hong was hired by the Zheng family and was the imperial physician who had been treating the noble sister Zheng He.

"It's not easy for him to do anything in front of Doctor Zhang. Forget it, maybe elder brother can't make it through this. He said he had a fever all night last night, and he didn't wake up even when the emperor sent someone to see him today.

"Husband, let me tell you another thing. "Zheng Lian lowered his voice and whispered.

"What's the matter?" Feng Zuwu said seriously.

"My sister-in-law picked up the child begging at the door and washed her clean. Then I saw her true appearance. She looks 60% similar to my sister-in-law. Do you think that the child is still alive?"

"What did you say?" Feng Zuwu was shocked.

He also heard that there was a child begging at the door of the mansion these days, but he didn't take it seriously.

Moreover, every day when he went out to work, the child had not come yet, and when he came back, the child was gone. He

had never seen it before, and even if he saw it, a beggar would definitely be very dirty and he would not be able to tell it was real.

"My mother and I saw it today, and we both thought it was very similar." Zheng Lian confirmed again.

"Let's go to my mother's place. "

As the couple walked to the door, they saw Nanny Zhao hurried into the courtyard.

"Second Master, Second Madam, the old lady invites you."

The two hurried to Renshou Courtyard.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw Green Tea kneeling on the ground.

Ruan Ruoying asked Nanny Zhao to close the door, and briefly repeated Green Tea's words to the couple. Feng Zuwu was furious and kicked Green Tea to the ground.

But he couldn't vent his anger.

"Second Master, spare my life, Second Master, spare my life. I was very scared at the time, so I didn't dare to confirm it." Green Tea kowtowed desperately with pain.

"Second Master, what should we do now? It's not certain whether the little beggar is the child. But we have to be prepared." Ruan Ruoying was at a loss. "

Mom, maybe it's just a coincidence that they look alike. I'm going to my father-in-law's house now. "Feng Zuwu also had no good ideas, and he consulted his father-in-law on many things.

His father-in-law was the eldest son of Duke Zheng, Zheng Zigang.

The eldest daughter was a noble concubine in the harem, second only to the empress in status, and was more favored by the emperor than the empress.

He had used some tricks to marry Zheng Lian, otherwise how could the granddaughter of Duke Zheng marry him, the second son of the marquisate who could not inherit the title.

So he relied firmly on the Duke's Mansion, which was equivalent to being tied to Concubine Zheng and her son.

"Go. " As soon as

Feng Zuwu left the Marquis' Mansion, he met the servant sent by the Duke Zheng's Mansion to look for him.

Unexpectedly, his father-in-law was also looking for him.

When he arrived at the Duke Zheng's Mansion,

Zheng Zigang had been waiting in the study .

Although Zheng Zigang, who was almost fifty years old, was only a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of War, he had a daughter who was favored by the emperor and was a concubine, and a concubine who gave birth to a prince.

If the Duke was not still alive, his official position would definitely be higher.

"Father-in-law." Feng Zuwu immediately saluted and greeted Zheng Zigang when he saw him.

"Please sit down. "Although Zheng Zigang had many dissatisfactions with this son-in-law, he could not resist the fact that his third daughter liked him and would not marry anyone else, so he had to accept it.

So he could only help this son-in -law

with all his strength. This son-in-law had one good point, he could read, at least he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, otherwise he would not be able to help even if he wanted to.

Today, Feng Zuwu is a fifth-rank official, Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue, the same rank as his father-in-law. Of course, it is inseparable from the credit of the daughter of the imperial concubine.

Feng Zuwu sat down obediently and took the initiative to pour tea for his father-in-law.

"How is your eldest brother?" Zheng Zigang went straight to the point.

"Father-in-law, he is still alive, it is hard to say how long he can survive. The son-in-law just got home and came to see his father-in-law before he had time to visit him.

The details are still unclear, but I sent the servants to check on him several times during the day, but he still hadn't woken up." Feng Zuwu answered truthfully. "

Well, if he died, we could make a little effort and the title would be yours. If he survived, we would have to wait." Zheng Zigang sighed.

"What does father-in-law mean?" Feng Zuwu didn't know what Zheng Zigang was thinking.

"What do you think? "Zheng Zigang wanted to hear what the boy thought.

Feng Zuwu certainly hoped that Feng Zuwen would die and put an end to it.

In this way, he would get what he wanted quickly, and he would not have to consider other things, such as the fact that their child-swapped relationship was exposed one day.

But that was his own elder brother, and if he killed him directly, he would find it difficult to get over the hurdle in his heart, after all, he was his half-brother.

Feng Zuwen was a military general with a straightforward personality, clear love and hate, no philosophies, and was wholeheartedly devoted to his younger brother.

It's just that he is a little stupid, loyal only to the emperor and to orthodoxy.

He would not stand with him to pave the way for the second prince just because he married the granddaughter of Duke Zheng. He also often advised him not to get too close to Duke Zheng's faction.

"My son-in-law..., my son-in-law, of course I hope that what I want will come true, but I can't do it. "Feng Zuwu has not yet lost his last bit of conscience.

"Hey, it seems that Marquis Wu'an is still very attentive to your brother. Let it be, we don't need him either."

Moreover, he has been injured so badly that it will be difficult for him to be of great use in the future.

It is very likely that he will be ill and will not live long. "Zheng Zigang said this on the surface, but it is unknown what he really thinks.

Sometimes this son-in-law is a little indecisive, and he, as a father-in-law, can only worry more.

After hearing what Zheng Zigang said, Feng Zuwu lowered his shoulders in relaxation. Seeing

his reaction, Zheng Zigang sighed in his heart.

"Father-in-law, I have something to tell you."

Zheng Zigang picked up the tea and took a sip lightly, motioning him to continue.

"My sister-in-law adopted a beggar who looks very much like her. My mother suspects it might be the child from that year."

"What did you say? "Zheng Zigang was so frightened that he nearly dropped the teacup on the ground, and his hand shook, spilling the tea.

As the son of a duke's mansion, he certainly wouldn't care about a little beggar, so he didn't care at all about Feng Tianxing begging in front of the marquis' mansion.

"Father-in-law?" Feng Zuwu looked at Zheng Zigang in confusion.

"I asked you tonight to tell you something. I didn't expect things to have come to this point." Zheng Zigang never expected that the child would enter the marquis' mansion.

"That year, the child was thrown into the bushes, but he didn't die. Fortunately, I sent someone to follow the little maid who went to deal with the matter.

Later, I thought that I could keep it. Maybe it might be useful in the future. I can use it to threaten your eldest brother at a critical moment.

But not long ago, the child suddenly disappeared. I arranged the adoption family. They searched for a long time but couldn't find the child, so they sent me the news. I just received it today, and you told me that your sister-in-law adopted a beggar."

Zheng Zigang had kept this a secret from his daughter and son-in-law. He didn't want them to worry too much. Unexpectedly, something went wrong.

"Father-in-law, you should have told us." Feng Zuwu couldn't accept it.

He made such a big sacrifice, but there was still a possibility that his child would be found.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements next, you go back. Maybe that child is not it?"