Feng Jinyuan was stunned. The newly appointed Xu Jingyuan? What was he doing here?
He had just heard about this person's appointment when he returned to Beijing. His arrival was hasty and strange, like an airborne drop, leaving him confused and unable to figure out his whereabouts. [ads: This site has changed its URL, shorthand method: ,..]
However, after he took office, he solved important cases in Beijing one after another, and won the emperor's praise just a few days before the New Year.
Feng Jinyuan tried to contact Xu Jingyuan because of Shen Qing's matter, but the other party did not give him, the left prime minister, any face. He shook his head and waved his hand, telling him that it was useless to rely on connections, it was useless to use the back door, and it was even more useless to use the power of the prime minister to pressure others. If Lord Feng continued to press him, he would report it to the court and ask the emperor to judge.
Feng Jinyuan certainly couldn't let the matter get to the emperor, so he had to give up. As a result, Shen Qing spent a whole year in prison, and he didn't even get to see him, which made him very distressed.
Now that Jingzhao Yin came to his house, he thought about it and felt that the matter was most likely related to Shen Qing. Maybe it was because he saw Feng Yuheng winning face for Dashun in the palace yesterday, and felt that the Feng family was indeed someone he could not afford to offend, so he came to the house eagerly to send Shen Qing back.
Thinking of this, Feng Jinyuan became energetic, stood up and said to Kang Yi: "I have a nephew who was persecuted and imprisoned a few years ago. I thought that the new Jingzhao Yin had just taken office, so I gave him some time to investigate the case. I think there will be a result today. Princess, please talk to your mother here, I will be back soon."
Kang Yi didn't say anything, just nodded, but Feng Yuheng stood up, took a step forward and said, "My daughter will go with father. Lord Xu is a new official, and I wanted to get to know him at the palace banquet yesterday, but I didn't expect that Lord Xu didn't attend the palace banquet. Now that I'm already at the mansion today, my daughter is a county lady after all, it would be bad if I didn't show up."
Feng Jinyuan nodded, "Indeed, you are the eldest daughter of the family and the county lady, so you should accompany your father to the front hall to meet the guests. Let's go!"
He stepped forward, Feng Yuheng turned around and looked at Kang Yi: "I told you before, there are too many things locked up at home, and I have disturbed you several times during a meal. Since the princess is going to stay at the mansion, why don't we go and take a look together?"
The old lady felt something was wrong, "The eldest princess is not going to go, right?"
Feng Yuheng shook her head. "Since you've decided to enter the family, the eldest princess should go this time." She looked at Kang Yi with a cold face, mercilessly pointing out the fact that the other party intended to enter the Feng family.
Kang Yi's expression did not change, and he still smiled and said, "The guest should follow the host's wishes. Since the county lady has invited you, I will go with you two!"
Since Kang Yi was going, the others couldn't sit there any longer and simply followed him out of the hall.
Ru Jia walked beside Kang Yi, staring at Feng Yuheng in front of her, and whispered: "Then the Princess Ji'an has bad intentions. Why should mother be so polite to her?"
Kang Yi warned her: "Misfortune comes from the mouth. This is Dashun, not our Qianzhou. You must be careful with what you say and do."
Ru Jia nodded, "Don't worry, mother. Jia'er just needs to get Uncle Feng and the old lady together. You can take care of the others." After she finished speaking, she simply moved to the old lady's side and pushed Aunt Zhao away. "Let Ru Jia help the old lady! Ru Jia's grandmother passed away early, and she was not able to show filial piety to her since she was a child. It's a pity. When I saw the old lady today, I felt very close to her. I always thought, how great it would be if the old lady was Ru Jia's real grandmother."
In order to support Ru Jia's words, Kang Yi wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, looking distressed.
The old lady looked at the mother and daughter and felt more and more pitiful. She couldn't help but feel sad too.
An felt a little uneasy watching this scene, and wanted to ask Feng Yuheng a few questions, but she had already arrived at the front hall. The Jingzhao Yin Xu Jingyuan who had been waiting for a long time had already come forward to salute Feng Jinyuan - "Your humble servant Jingzhao Yin Xu Jingyuan greets Lord Zuo Xiang." After a salute, he turned sideways and said to Feng Yuheng: "Greetings to the Princess of Ji'an County."
Feng Jinyuan raised his hand and gave him a false support, "Master Xu, there is no need to be so polite, please stand up quickly." Then he turned sideways and let Kang Yi and Ru Jia out, "This is Princess Kang Yi of Qian Zhou Kingdom who is visiting our house, and this is Princess Ru Jia. Master Xu, please greet them!"
Xu Jingyuan quickly bowed again and said, "Greetings to the two princesses! I didn't know that the two princesses were at the residence of the Left Prime Minister. I apologize for disturbing you."
Kang Yi said in a dignified manner, "It's alright, please get up. Dashun Capital is vast and populated, and Lord Xu is a parent official with a lot of work to do. He still has to keep the people safe during the New Year. I admire you very much."
"I am humbled and grateful for the compliment, Princess." After saying that, he bowed to Old Madam Feng and said, "Greetings to the old lady."
The old lady nodded and said, "Master Xu, I wonder if you have something to do when you come to your house during the New Year?"
Xu Jingyuan nodded, took another look at the Feng Mansion, and said loudly, "Years ago, there was a serious case of a criminal killing a court official's family in the suburbs of Beijing. The Feng family reported the case to the government office and handed over the hawk that bit the eldest daughter of the Feng family. I have been investigating the case for several days, and finally got a clue yesterday morning."
Feng Jinyuan was stunned. He never expected that Xu Jingyuan was talking about the case reported by the Feng family. How could it be found out so quickly? He was a little worried. He looked at Chenyu again and found that Chenyu was not only worried, but also a little panicked.
Feng Yuheng, on the other hand, acted very happy, and asked Xu Jingyuan loudly: "Did you really find out? That's great, this matter has been keeping me awake at night, and as soon as I close my eyes, I can see the scene of the hawk pecking at my elder sister that day, which is very scary. I didn't expect that Lord Xu would find out the case so quickly, he really deserves to be our parent official." She praised Xu Jingyuan without blinking, and then asked: "Lord Xu, please tell us who the main culprit is!"
Xu Jingyuan replied, "I found the criminal by following the lead of the goshawk. Before I was appointed as the prefect of Jingzhao, I was sent out for a period of time, during which I met many people from the underworld. I also saw a goshawk with the same golden ring around its neck. It is said that the goshawk is very precious, and many underworld sects hire people to train it to serve them. But because the success rate is not high, there are not many that can really be used. The mark to distinguish the goshawk's ownership is the ring around its neck. The wealthy use golden rings, while others use silver or even iron. But no matter which one is used, there is actually a surname mark inside the golden ring. I found the real culprit based on this mark."
"Someone really murdered her on purpose?" Kang Yi was surprised. He looked at the scar on Chenyu's head and could imagine how tragic the scene was. So he asked, "Who is so bold as to murder the daughter of a first-rank official?"
Xu Jingyuan said: "This person actually has some connection with the Feng family."
Feng Jinyuan's expression became even darker, and he stared at Xu Jingyuan without saying a word.
"Oh?" Feng Yuheng spoke again, "Could it be that he is someone who has a grudge against the Feng family? Otherwise, how could he kill him so badly?"
Xu Jingyuan shook his head and said in confusion, "Not only is it not a grudge, but it is also a relationship. The owner of the goshawk is called Shen Wanliang, who is the younger brother of the former mistress of the Feng family and the uncle of the eldest lady of the Feng family."
"What?" Feng Yuheng was shocked. "How is it possible? It doesn't make sense for an uncle to harm his niece!"
When the old lady heard this, she was stunned at first, but then her mind raced and she immediately thought of the key point - the Shen family did not want to harm Chenyu at all, but they did not expect Chenyu was also in the car. What the Shen family really wanted was Zirui's life.
Thinking of this, the old lady suddenly became furious - "The Shen family! How dare you!"
Seeing the old lady getting angry, Ru Jia, who was accompanying her, quickly patted her back and advised: "Old lady, calm down. Don't get hurt because of a bad guy." Then she looked at Feng Chenyu and asked in confusion: "Did you offend your uncle? Why did he do such a cruel thing to you?"
Feng Chenyu got furious when she mentioned this matter. She had already sent someone to inform the Shen family that the goshawk had been sent to the government, but she didn't expect that the Shen family was so useless that they couldn't even get an eagle.
Feng Yuheng also asked in confusion: "Hasn't the Shen family always loved my elder sister? Why did they suddenly change their attitude? Father, this matter must not be tolerated! The Shen family is only an in-law. As an in-law, they have taken advantage of my Feng family's power to do business, but not only are they not satisfied, they are not grateful, and they have extended their vicious hands to the deep inner courtyard of the Feng family. Father, we are all your biological children, no matter whether we are legitimate or illegitimate, we represent the face of the Feng family outside, which is much more noble than the Shen family!"
Kang Yi nodded, agreeing with Feng Yuheng's statement: "The maternal relatives have already posed a threat to the Feng family. Prime Minister Feng must think carefully about this."
Kang Yi's words really made Feng Jinyuan take it to heart. He used to tolerate the Shen family just for the sake of money. But if Kang Yi... he didn't dare to think further.
Feng Yuheng asked Xu Jingyuan at the right time: "In addition to the goshawk pecking at my elder sister, another group of villains intended to kill the only young master of the Feng family. Has this case been resolved?"
Xu Jingyuan nodded: "Replying to the county lady, I have already found out that the gang of villains was bribed by Shen Wanliang and intended to kill the only young master of the Feng family!"
The Feng family collectively took a deep breath. Jingzhao Yin emphasized the word "only". An couldn't help but say, "This is to make our Feng family extinct!"
The old lady shouted anxiously: "Jin Yuan is still young, don't talk nonsense!"
Feng Yuheng's eyes widened, and he immediately glared at the old lady: "Grandma means that if Zirui was killed by the Shen family, then so be it. At most, father will have another child in the future, right?"
The old lady shuddered, "I, I didn't mean that."
"What on earth was grandma thinking?" Feng Yuheng was also getting angry. "My own children and grandchildren were assassinated, and the perpetrator was a deceased relative. Ah Heng would like to ask grandma and father how to deal with this matter!"
The old lady was silent. Although she hated the Shen family in her heart, Feng Jinyuan had to make the decision on this matter.
At this moment, Feng Jinyuan was immersed in what Feng Yuheng had just said - "At worst, father can have another child in the future."
He subconsciously looked at Kang Yi, and with just one glance, his hatred for the Shen family seemed to have lessened. After all, Feng Yuheng and Zirui were already in a category that was difficult for him to control. They were not well-behaved, but had strong backing. He once thought that Zirui was her pride, but if he and Kang Yi...
Feng Yuheng saw all of his thoughts, and the chill in his heart rose again, and he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
Father? Is this his father? What do his children really mean to him? His bargaining chips for career advancement? His tools for trading? Now she has come to this era. If the original owner was still alive, she would be eaten alive countless times even if she returned to the capital.
She walked forward, not disguising the contempt in her eyes. When she glared at Feng Jinyuan, the corners of her lips slightly raised, causing the prime minister to take two steps back, but she raised her little hand and pulled him back.
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