A group of people rushed to the gate of the mansion in a hurry. When they arrived, they saw at least 20 people gathered outside the gate and shouted. There were men and women, all in their prime, shouting loudly - "Murder for life! The Feng family's blood debt must be repaid with blood!"
Feng Jinyuan stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, looking dignified. The troublemakers did not dare to come forward, but the shouting continued and never stopped.
The worst thing was that right in front of the Feng family’s gate, on a stretcher, there was a “dead man” with a pale face lying there. His tattered clothes could barely cover his body, and his straw sandals were so worn out that there were countless holes in them.
Wang Chuan accompanied Feng Yuheng to the gathering at Shuya Garden this morning. At this time, Huang Quan came running over from somewhere and whispered in her ear: "Ban Zou said that something happened at Baicao Hall."
Feng Yuheng frowned, and a strong feeling of annoyance surged into her heart. "I know." She said coldly, then broke through the crowd and took the initiative to stand next to Feng Jinyuan.
I don't know if it was because she showed up too suddenly, or because she had been too aggressive recently and brought with her a strong aura, but after seeing her, those unruly people who were originally clamoring suddenly shut their mouths at the same time, and looked at her cautiously and with a little fear.
There was a person who picked up the phone a little late, and the last sentence came out of his mouth - "People died after taking the Baicaotang pills, the Feng family will pay for their blood debt with blood!"
Feng Yuheng glanced fiercely, and the man was so scared that he immediately shut up. Then he heard Feng Jinyuan beside him say: "Ah Heng, something happened in Baicao Hall. You have to give an explanation to the people."
She didn't even look at her father, and only replied in a cold voice: "Don't worry, father, Ah Heng will naturally not bring shame to the Feng family's gate plaque." As she spoke, she took two steps forward, looked around at the crowd of people making trouble on the opposite side, raised one corner of her lip and said in a cold voice: "Since something happened in Baicao Hall, why don't you surround Baicao Hall and run to the gate of Feng Mansion?"
Everyone looked at each other, pushed each other for a long time, and finally pushed out a representative to talk to. It was a man in his thirties, who was big and strong. He deliberately showed a fierce look, pretending to be able to take a step forward, and shouted at Feng Yuheng: "Baicaotang is the business of the Feng family, so of course we have to talk to the Feng family! Since you are the shopkeeper of Baicaotang, please give an explanation. The pills you sell have killed people. How should this be settled?"
Feng Yuheng was so angry that she laughed, "How do you know I'm the shopkeeper? I'm a twelve-year-old girl, how can I run such a big shop?"
The burly man obviously didn't have enough intelligence, and he subconsciously said, "The boss told us!"
Feng Yuheng became excited——"Who is the boss?"
Someone in the crowd immediately realized that he had said something wrong and quickly poked the big man. The big man immediately reacted and said, "What boss? Where did the boss come from? I mean that a neighbor told us that the owner of Baicao Herb is the second daughter of the Feng family."
Feng Yuheng was amused and didn't want to argue with them anymore. He lowered his head to glance at the dead body lying there, and then said, "Carry your dead body and follow me to Baicao Hall." As he spoke, he raised his voice and said to the increasing number of people and the Feng family gathered on the street, "If you want to follow and watch the fun, follow us. When the time comes, please be a witness to see if it's true that the pills from Baicao Hall killed someone, as they said, or if there are people with ulterior motives who are deliberately making trouble by taking advantage of the situation."
Some people among the people responded immediately, calling for them to go to Baicao Hall together. Those troublemakers didn't matter, since there was also a commotion in front of the Feng family, and after all, they were talking about Baicao Hall, so it made sense for them to go there.
So two men came forward and bent over to carry the stretcher. When Yao heard that there was trouble in Baicao Hall, she panicked. She hurried forward and whispered to Feng Yuheng, "Let's just solve it here. If something happens at the gate of the Feng family, your father will not sit idly by."
Feng Yuheng shook her head, "Mother, there is a real possibility that he will just sit back and do nothing."
Yao frowned, and was worried about Feng Yuheng going to Baicaotang. After thinking for a while, she turned around and said to the old lady, "Ah Heng is the second daughter of the mansion. No matter whether she is born of a legitimate wife or a concubine, this matter is a slap in the face of the Feng family. Is the old lady just going to watch Ah Heng suffer injustice and be framed by a group of unruly people?"
Since returning to Beijing, Yao had never made any requests to the mansion, and had completely put away the aura of the mistress of many years ago. She had always kept her brows down and did not compete with the world. Now that she had spoken, and what she said was so reasonable, how could the old lady let Feng Yuheng go alone? She quickly followed Yao's words and proposed: "Let's all go, drive the carriage, and set off immediately after everything is settled."
So, the Feng family's mighty team followed the group of troublemakers to Baicaotang.
The old lady sat in the rosewood carriage with Chenyu, and comforted Chenyu as they walked: "Don't worry, I believe your second sister will be able to solve the problem quickly with her ability."
Chenyu was in a trance and nodded casually, absent-minded.
The old lady regretted sitting with Chenyu a little. Ever since her granddaughter was possessed by an evil spirit, she had been calling for her grandfather or her mother all day long. Both of them were dead, and she felt creepy sitting next to them.
Little did she know that Chenyu was plotting something in her mind. The drama she had arranged was all in Fengwu County. Who could trip up Feng Yuheng before he even left the capital?
But it doesn't matter, no matter who it is, as long as she can dampen Feng Yuheng's arrogance, she will be happy.
When they arrived at Baicaotang, the shopkeeper Wang Lin was standing in front of the door. Seeing the huge crowd of people rushing in, Wang Lin felt overwhelmed. He tiptoed to find Feng Yuheng from the crowd, and hurriedly trotted forward, bowing and saying, "Boss."
Feng Yuheng nodded and said solemnly: "Keep an eye on the shop and don't give anyone with ulterior motives a chance to take advantage of it."
Wang Lin answered solemnly: "Miss Huang Quan came here earlier. Now there are people guarding inside and outside. It is absolutely safe."
She finally felt relieved and took two quick steps to stand in front of the main gate of Baicao Hall. When she turned around, she was facing that group of unruly people again.
The Feng family members also got off the carriage one after another and stood around Feng Yuheng. Yao was closest to her, her face was serious, and she no longer had the timid expression. In an instant, she regained the demeanor she had when she was the mistress of the Feng family.
An and Xiangrong were also beside her. Xiangrong had always been timid, but she did not seem afraid today. Instead, she tried to get close to Feng Yuheng and stay on the same front with her.
And Jin Zhen, although she was by Feng Jinyuan's side, everyone could hear her whispering in Feng Jinyuan's ear: "Master, this is not just the Second Miss's business, but the business of the entire Feng Mansion. You have to support us!" She spoke softly, and her warmth was different from that of Han in the past. After all, she was a maid raised in a family, and she was a level higher than Han who came from the brothel.
Feng Jinyuan felt that what Jin Zhen said made a lot of sense. These unruly people actually dared to block the gate of Feng Mansion. Did they really think that he, the prime minister, was just posing for show?
"Heng, don't be afraid!" Feng Jinyuan finally spoke, "No matter what the conclusion is today, your father will stand by your side."
Feng Yuheng smiled, "In that case, thank you very much, father." But what warmed her heart even more was the support of Yao, An, Xiangrong, and Jin Zhen. People can't fight alone all their lives. Maybe you don't feel anything at first, but when you have a group of people around you who will support you, believe in you, help you and be loyal to you, you will know that being alone is the most tragic thing.
When the group of unruly people saw that Baicaotang had arrived, they put the stretcher directly on the ground at the main entrance. Then the burly man spoke again: "It was just a minor cold. People bought your Baicaotang to cure the disease. Who knew that a pill would kill people. Folks, do you think this Baicaotang is a black shop? Is the second young lady of the Feng family a black-hearted boss? Should people who kill people pay with their lives?!"
This is quite provocative...
However, perhaps this big man did not know how to use the art of language, after he finished speaking, no one present except his group of people followed suit.
Feng Yuheng waited patiently for them to finish shouting, then turned his head and asked Wang Lin who was standing beside him: "How much does our Baicaotang sell a pill for treating colds?"
Wang Lin was a very smart man. He had long seen that although the host was young, all the words she said were nonsense, and every word she said was full of puns. Now that Feng Yuheng asked this, he quickly straightened his back and raised his voice so that everyone could hear it: "Baicaotang mainly sells 15 kinds of Chinese patent medicine pills, all of which are prescribed by the attending doctors themselves, with strict usage and dosage. Among them, the pills for treating wind and cold are called Yinqiao Jiedu Pills, and each pill costs two taels of silver. At least five pills are required for each prescription to be effective." After speaking, he glanced at the troublemakers and added in vernacular: "In other words, you have to buy at least five pills at a time, which is ten taels of silver."
After he finished speaking, he finally understood what Feng Yuheng meant. He couldn't help but look at the deceased with amusement, and then looked at the crowd of people making trouble: "I would like to ask on behalf of the boss, where did the deceased work when he was alive? How much salary did he get every month?"
When he asked this question, the crowd all laughed, and someone shouted rudely, "Ten taels of silver is enough for him to earn in a year."
"So what if I only earn one year's salary?" The big man was unhappy. "Which is more important, money or life? We are willing to use one year's salary to buy medicine and see a doctor. What's it to you?" As he said this, he actually took out a prescription from his pocket.
Wang Lin took it, glanced at it, and nodded: "It is indeed the prescription written by the doctor in Baicaotang." He handed it to the clerk to check the account. The clerk quickly ran back and forth and whispered a few words to him. Then Wang Lin said: "The pills sold are recorded, and the clerk in the store also remembers that the deceased did come to Baicaotang to buy pills yesterday."
"Then you still dare to deny it?" The big man felt more confident and spoke more confidently.
But Feng Yuheng shook his head and said, "That can't prove that the cause of his death was the pills from my Baicaotang."
"Are you still reasonable?" The big man couldn't stand it anymore, and together with his accomplices, he started a new round of shouting: "You rely on your power and influence to dare to take human lives like this? Is there still justice and law in the Dashun Dynasty? If you don't give us an explanation today, we will kneel at the palace gate! We will file a complaint with the emperor!"
Seeing that the noises of the people making trouble were getting louder and louder, Chenyu tugged at the old lady's sleeve and whispered, "Grandma, if this continues, the Feng family's reputation will be ruined."
The old lady had the same idea, and wanted to remind Feng Jinyuan to find a way to end it, but she heard Feng Yuheng say: "Come here - lead the way for the villagers and send them to the palace!"
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