Feng Jinyuan glanced at the old lady gratefully, "Thank you for your understanding, mother. I know what's going on. Om, the reading tool."
"Yes." The old lady nodded, turned around and walked out of the yard with the help of Madam Zhao, saying as she walked: "My son has grown up and always has his own ideas. Your children will be the same in the future. I hope you don't feel powerless like I do when you are old. Yao is right. If the Yao family makes a comeback one day, it will be too late for you to regret it."
Feng Jinyuan frowned and said nothing. In fact, he had thought about what Yao said. Not to mention that the emperor's attitude towards the Yao family had changed since Zirui entered Yunlu Academy and allowed the Yao family's descendants to participate in the imperial examination, just the ninth prince's heart for Feng Yuheng, as long as he was willing, it would only take a word for the emperor to pardon the Yao family.
But the situation has just come to a standstill. If he doesn't continue to be tough, where will he put his face?
He thought for a while, raised his head slightly, and called out to the air: "Dark Guard!"
A figure flashed before his eyes, and a black-clad secret guard stood in front of Feng Jinyuan.
"Did you notice anything?" he asked.
The secret guard replied: "The secret guards around the Second Miss are also looking for her, but they haven't found her yet. It seems... the Second Miss disappeared suddenly."
The news brought by the secret guard made Feng Jinyuan frown. The secret guards around Feng Yuheng were sent by the Ninth Prince. If he couldn't find them, what would that mean?
Feng Jinyuan couldn't help but cast his eyes towards the burnt house. Could it be that he was really burned inside?
No! He shook his head to himself. If Feng Yuheng really died so easily, he wouldn't be so upset.
"Keep an eye on the movement over there." Feng Jinyuan ordered the secret guard, "You guys also search for me, if he's alive, I want him to be found, if he's dead, I want his body to be found."
The secret guard clasped his fists and disappeared.
Feng Jinyuan stood there alone, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was strange. Just like what Jin Zhen said about the strange fire, he didn't believe that the Feng family's ancestral home would catch fire for no reason. Thinking about it again, it seemed that the beauty of the fish tonight was also very abnormal.
But he would rather Feng Yuheng really be burned to death in this fire. Although he couldn't explain it to the Ninth Prince, fire was not something he could control. When the time came, he could put all the blame on Feng Yuheng and think that she had accidentally started the fire, which caused the accident.
At worst, he could just give the emperor a heads-up. He still had a trump card in his hand. Every winter, the northern part of Dashun was hit by severe winter disasters. He made preparations in advance this year. He not only made arrangements with rice merchants from all over the country, but also thought of many ideas for city defense construction. When the time comes, he just needs to tell the emperor about this. After all, state affairs are the most important thing, and the Ninth Prince will not dare to act recklessly.
With this in mind, Feng Jinyuan began to look forward to Feng Yuheng's complete disappearance or death.
At this time, in Yao's room, An and Xiangrong were by her side, and Wangchuan was desperately pulling Huangquan. Huangquan rushed out and shouted, "Don't stop me! Let me kill Feng Chenyu! No matter if the young lady is okay or not, I have to kill that woman to vent my anger."
Wang Chuan pulled her helplessly: "Huang Quan, listen, we can't panic! If we panic, the young lady will have even less chance to find her. Right now we can't find her, and Ban Zou can't find her either. If the Feng family only cares about Feng Chenyu and gives up the search, then the young lady will be in even greater danger!"
Huang Quan was so angry that he cried: "Feng Chenyu pretended to be a ghost all day long. She tricked us to come to Fengtong County. How could she be possessed by evil spirits? Didn't you follow her to Qifeng Mountain? Did you find anything?"
Wangchuan shook his head. She would not hide it from Wangchuan, but she also did not want to tell everything that happened on Qifeng Mountain in front of Yao, An and Xiangrong, so she only told Wangchuan: "Nothing, she just went up the mountain to meet Feng Zihao."
Yao also advised Huang Quan: "Don't rush to find someone to settle the score. Think about it carefully. Besides the people of the Feng family, who else does Ah Heng have a grudge against? Since Ah Heng is missing, it is very likely that he was kidnapped. It is not something that ordinary people can do to kidnap a living person quietly."
Huang Quan finally calmed down and looked at Wang Chuan. Wang Chuan then began to analyze the situation for everyone: "Besides the Feng family, there is also the Shen family. Everyone saw the scene when we first entered Fengtong County. The Shen family hated the Second Miss very much."
Huang Quan added: "There are also Qingle and Bu family, they are also enemies."
An thought for a moment and said, "The An Ning family probably doesn't have the ability to do this. Their titles have been stripped. How can they have the ability and courage to harm a young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion? Besides, Qingle can't leave the house in that state."
Huang Quan disagreed: "Madam An, do you still remember the incident at Baicao Hall? Didn't the group of villains say that the one who instigated them to frame the Second Miss was a woman wearing a bamboo hat?"
After hearing what Huang Quan said, An Shi also made a plan in her heart, but Yao Shi shook her head and said, "I don't think Qingle did it either. She was already bald, and she came out to harm people wearing a bamboo hat. Isn't that a cover-up? Although the girl is not very smart, she is not so stupid."
Huang Quan was at a loss and looked at Wang Chuan again. Wang Chuan said, "According to our previous understanding of Ding'an Palace, Princess Qingle's hand cannot be stretched that long. Madam's analysis is correct. It should not be the case."
Xiang Rong suddenly said at this time: "The Bu family has the support of the imperial concubine, and a son who is a general. Bu Nishang has been against the second sister since they met. This matter is probably related to the Bu family."
Yao nodded: "It's possible. The Bu family has always been arrogant. It's been less than a hundred days since the death of Minister Bu. The Bu family is still angry and it's possible that they would do something extreme."
Wang Chuan sighed softly and advised Yao: "Madam, don't think too much. The young lady has a secret guard sent by His Highness, and the secret guard is already searching. I will also send a letter to His Highness immediately, asking him to rush to Fengtong County as soon as possible."
Yao felt a little guilty: "Always troubling the prince, it's really..."
"Madam, please don't be so polite." Huang Quan took over the conversation, "Second Miss will trouble the prince for the rest of her life, and the prince is happy to do so."
An also advised her: "Don't worry, sister. With His Highness the Ninth Prince here, the Second Miss will be fine."
Yao nodded, still feeling anxious, but there was nothing else she could do at the moment.
Wangchuan and Huangquan helped Yao to rest, and then followed An and Xiangrong out of the room.
After seeing An and Xiangrong off, the two returned to their own rooms. Huang Quan then asked, "What happened on the mountain?"
Wang Chuan told Huang Quan what he saw on Qifeng Mountain, and Huang Quan wanted to kill Feng Chenyu again. Finally, she was still rational, and reminded Wang Chuan: "We have to go to the mountain to take a look. If they really did it, Feng Zihao will definitely make a move."
Wang Chuan said, "Ban Zou must have passed away a long time ago. What we need to do now is to take good care of Madam. Miss is already in this state, so we must not let Madam get into any more trouble. If anything else..." A sad look appeared on her face, "When we see the prince again, I'm afraid that you and I, plus Ban Zou... will all commit suicide to apologize."
Huang Quan was startled for a moment, then he remembered the rules of Prince Yu's Mansion and couldn't help but frown.
Yes, the Ninth Prince has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Today, the princess was lost right under their noses. How could I have the face to see His Highness?
The two of them were silent for a while, and about an hour later, Ban Zou came back. He was still the ghostly figure floating into the house, but a cold wind swept through. Wang Chuan knew that Ban Zou was also confused and his Qinggong was not up to standard.
"Is there any news?" Huang Quan asked anxiously.
Ban Zou shook his head: "No. I have searched the entire Fengtong County from top to bottom, even the Qifeng Mountains, but there is no clue at all."
"Where's Feng Zihao? ...
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"He's been sleeping, there's been no movement." Ban Zou wiped his sweat and said, "I've already sent a pigeon message to His Highness. I'm afraid none of the three of us can escape what's happening here." The three of them knew very well about the punishment at Prince Yu's Mansion.
Wang Chuan said, "I'm afraid His Highness is already on his way. With His Highness's temper, it's impossible for him to stay in the capital after Miss has been away for so long. He must have followed her early in the morning. We... can just wait a few more days..."
"If the young lady is still here, she will definitely plead for us." Huang Quan's eyes flashed with hope, "So, let's try our best to find the young lady! As long as the young lady is found, we won't have to die."
The three people here were thinking of endless ways to find Feng Yuheng, while on Feng Jinyuan's side, the secret guard stood in front of him holding a pigeon: "This is the carrier pigeon released by the secret guard beside the second lady, and it was hijacked by my subordinates."
Feng Jinyuan nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand to take the carrier pigeon, and skillfully untied the note tied to the pigeon's leg. After just one glance, he groaned - "Are you going to ask Prince Yu to come to Fengtong County? They are dreaming!" He strangled the pigeon to death and coldly ordered the secret guards: "This matter must not be reported back to the capital, especially not to the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince. From now on, all carrier pigeons over there will be robbed!"
"As you command."
That night, no one in the Feng family's ancestral home could sleep peacefully. The air was still filled with the strong smell of fire, as if reminding people that a child of the Feng family disappeared without a trace in the fire.
Finally, it was daybreak, and some of the servants who had gone out to look for Feng Yuheng in the middle of the night came back one after another. Feng Jinyuan replaced them with another group of people to continue the search, and it seemed that they were doing their best.
Yao sat in her room without moving, and her breakfast was brought to her room by the servants. An and Xiangrong also arranged for their maids and servants to go out to the streets to look for her. They all had only one goal, which was to find Feng Yuheng.
The old lady silently arranged to go up the mountain to worship the ancestors five days later. She did not mention Feng Yuheng at all. She just looked at the people running back and forth to inquire about the news with a little bit of worry in her eyes.
In the afternoon, everyone gathered together under the call of the old lady. Chenyu stayed by her side like a well-behaved kitten, sometimes offering her a cup of tea, and sometimes massaging her shoulders. The old lady was a little upset and felt that Chenyu's massage was not good, so she simply pushed her away: "You can just rest aside, you don't need to do this kind of thing." Then she waved to Jinzhen: "Come and help me massage."
Chenyu was pushed sideways by the old lady, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes, but she calmed down in an instant. A little girl came forward to support Chenyu and then took her to a seat. When Chenyu was about to sit on the chair, she heard the girl whisper in her ear: "Are you satisfied with the effect of the medicinal wax, young lady?"
Chenyu was shocked and turned around to look at the girl, but unfortunately, the little girl turned around immediately after helping her sit down and retreated out of the house with the tray.
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