Bean-sized raindrops and beads that had broken off the string kept hitting people's faces, pulling them back from their dazed thoughts, and the scene began to become lively.
"Why is the roof so bare? Where are the glazed tiles? Why are there only beams left?"
"Hiss!" Someone gasped, "Look, not only are the tiles on the front hall roof missing, but there is not a single tile on the roofs of other courtyards!"
"That's strange. I've never seen thieves carry away tiles!"
"But the tiles are so heavy that ordinary people can't do this."
"Yes, could it be that the ghosts and gods were angered, so the property in the mansion disappeared overnight?"
"Oh my God, it must be. No wonder all the rockeries in the garden are gone. Who else can have such a power except a god?"
“Wow, wow, wow… The gods must have been alarmed! The gods got angry and took back everything in the mansion.”
As soon as these words came out, there were continuous sobbing and whimpering. Everyone put their hands together, bowed towards the four directions, and chanted, "Please, the gods, please calm down, please, the gods, please calm down..."
Zhang Yuanshan stared at the bare roof in amazement, his face as black as the bottom of a pot and his eyes filled with anger.
Whether it was done by ghosts or gods, this trip was in vain. If he couldn't find any property, the emperor would definitely not let him off easily.
In that case, why not take out your anger on the people in Feng Mansion?
Zhang Yuanshan wiped the water drops off his face with his wide sleeves and ordered his men in a cold voice, "Since Master Feng and Master Feng will not tell us the whereabouts of the property, don't blame Zhang for not remembering our friendship.
Come on, beat everyone in the Feng Mansion with ten big boards! Start with the old lady, the second lady, and the third lady! Beat them until they tell the truth! "
"yes!"
After that, a team of Jinyiwei walked into the hall and arrested the three men.
"Master Zhang, Master Zhang, please spare my life! This was definitely not done by our Feng family!" Old Madam Feng shouted.
"Oh? Who is that?"
"Yes, yes," Madam Feng's trembling fingers circled in the crowd, and finally stopped in the direction of Feng Jiuyan, "It's that girl Feng Jiuyan! Yes, it must be her!"
Madam Feng showed a vicious look. Just now, this little hoof not only pinched her hard, but also stabbed her with a silver needle! Humph, she wants her to die!
Everyone's eyes turned to her.
Feng Jiuyan, who was hiding under the wide beam to avoid the rain, was stunned. She didn't expect that the old hag was so lucky as to identify the culprit.
But who would believe it?
Come on, take it!
Everyone can act! Let me show you what an Oscar-winning actress is like!
Feng Jiuyan quickly gathered her emotions and thought about the sad things in her past life. Her eyes turned red and filled with tears. "Woo, woo, I didn't, grandma, it wasn't me. I know I'm not your granddaughter and don't deserve your love, but why did you slander me and not leave a way for your granddaughter to live!"
Feng Jiuyan sniffed and continued to play the victim, "Since I returned to the capital from the border, I have been hindered by you and the aunts everywhere. Not only did you deduct my monthly salary, but I also had leftovers for three meals a day, which were not even as good as the food served to the servants.
The clothes were all left over by my younger sisters. They were patched over and over again, and the cuffs were all worn out. How could a weak woman like me, who couldn't carry anything on my shoulders or hands, climb up to the roof beams and remove the tiles?
Hearing this, the Jinyiwei all looked towards Feng Jiuyan.
Wow, there is a patch on the cuff of Miss Feng’s clothes!
The Jinyiwei who searched Fengyi Pavilion where Feng Jiuyan lived showed a look of surprise at this time: No wonder the furniture in Fengyi Pavilion was so shabby, either the table legs were of different lengths or the chair legs were missing. It turned out that they were abused by the Feng family.
Everyone in the Feng family was shocked. There had been some attempts to trip them up, but they had never withheld their monthly salary, let alone eaten the leftovers.
They did want to, but Feng Jiuyan's tenant was watching over her from time to time, so who would dare to do it so obviously?
The Second Madam opened her mouth to explain, but Feng Jiuyan beat her to it.
"Grandmother slandered her granddaughter for transferring property, but the power to manage the family is in the hands of Second Aunt and Second Uncle. How could her granddaughter have the opportunity to transfer the property in the mansion?"
Feng Jiuyan pointed the spear directly at the enemy without showing off, and diverted the disaster to others.
There were tears in her eyes that were about to fall, which looked so pitiful. She bowed to Zhang Yuanshan and said, "Please understand me, sir!"
She took the time to glance at the Second Madam and Master Feng, and was delighted to see the shit-filled expressions on their faces.
Without waiting for them to explain, Zhang Yuanshan gave a brief smile, pulled out a whip from his waist, and with a "whoosh", it fell directly on Madam Feng.
"You old woman, if you're looking for someone to take the blame, at least find someone decent. It's too obvious that you're trying to bluff me! Come on, quickly drag these three away!"
"yes!"
Madam Feng, the second lady and the third lady were dragged away by the strong Jinyiwei, and screams rang out in the courtyard.
After the ten great blows, Zhang Yuanshan looked at Feng Jiuyan and the others sinisterly, "If you don't tell me where the property is, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Everyone was silent, looking panic-stricken.
There was no panic on Feng Jiuyan's face, she was confident that she could escape unscathed.
Zhang Yuanshan gave his men a look, indicating that they should arrest Feng Jiuyan and the others.
Suddenly, an anxious voice came from outside the courtyard.
"My lord, something bad has happened!"
The man, wearing a red uniform, rushed straight to the front hall, only to find that it was still raining in the hall. He looked up and stared blankly at the empty roof.
Zhang Yuanshan was impatient and glanced at him, "What happened?"
"My lord, this is bad! The whole palace has been robbed, and the emperor is summoning you!"
"What!" Zhang Yuanshan exclaimed, looking incredulous.
Feng Jiuyan snorted in her heart, the more chaotic the better. The more unhappy the dog emperor was, the happier she would be.
"Keep a close eye on them. All property in the general's mansion must be confiscated. Don't let them take away even a single thing, including the silks, satins and jewelry they are wearing!" Before leaving, Zhang Yuanshan glared at the Feng family viciously.
Feng Jiuyan touched the silk ribbon on her head and smiled secretly. It doesn't matter, she can't be fleeced.
She glanced at the second and third wives and the old lady. Well, very good, with hair full of golden pearl hairpins and step-shaking ornaments, and wrists with either jade or gold bracelets.
Under the scorching gaze of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, their expressions were distorted and they reluctantly took off the pearl hairpins and step-shaking ornaments on their heads.
Afterwards, the Jinyiwei took a basket of coarse linen clothes and threw them to the Feng family, but only skipped Feng Jiuyan.
Seeing this, the third room Feng Zirou glared at Feng Jiuyan angrily, then turned to the Jinyiwei who was in charge of distributing clothes and smiled charmingly, "Sir, have you forgotten our eldest sister?"
The Imperial Guard glanced at Feng Jiuyan. Although her outer garment was made of silk, it had holes at the cuffs and several patches on it.
He was impatient and said angrily, "You are talking too much nonsense! Didn't you see that the sleeves of her coat have several holes on them? Hurry up and change, hurry up and change, can't you see it's raining in the hall? If you delay any longer, you will be whipped!"
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