Feng Chenyu's words actually changed Mrs. Feng's mood from panic under the heavy blow to anger. She shouted, "Shut your mouth!"
It was unknown how much strength was used in this shout, and it made everyone tremble. What was even more coincidental was that right after this shout, a flash of lightning suddenly lit up in the night sky, and then a rumble of thunder sounded, shaking the ground a few times.
But there was no rain, the air pressure was so low that it made it hard to breathe, and the raindrops were reluctant to fall.
The old lady struggled to stand up from the ground, glared at Chenyu, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Take back what you just said! No matter how much dissatisfaction you have with your second sister in your heart, swallow it all back into my stomach!" While saying this, she looked at everyone in Feng Mansion and said coldly: "If you want to live, listen to me! This time we must unite to the outside world. The Qianzhou people assassinated the emperor, which means that they have completely turned against Dashun. It won't be long before Dashun will send troops to suppress it. Qianzhou will go from a foreign country to an enemy country. If anyone says one more word to Kang Yi, it will be a capital crime punishable by death for all nine generations of the clan!"
Everyone nodded dumbly, even Chen Yu, who hated Feng Yu Heng with all her heart, was scared.
Yes, why didn't she think that Qian Zhou's assassination attempt was a fact, Kang Yi was taken away by the Second Prince himself with the Imperial Guards, and there was no possibility of reversing this matter. This was no longer a fight between small families, but a formal falling out between the two countries. She could no longer speak for Kang Yi, even if Kang Yi treated her well in the past few months, she had to draw a line now, unless she didn't want to live.
Seeing that no one had any doubts, the old lady nodded and said to the housekeeper He Zhong, "Go to the government office immediately and invite Lord Xu, the Jingzhao Yin, to come over. Tell him that the criminal Kang Yi from Qianzhou has been arrested, and ask Lord Xu to personally bring people to confiscate the courtyard where she lived when she was at the Feng family."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Chenyu refused to do it again. Not only her, but Fen Dai also cried out in disbelief, "No!"
The old lady glared and said, "What I just said was in vain?"
Chenyu was smart after all. When she saw Fendai speaking, she stopped talking. After all, the two of them must be talking about the same thing. At this time, it would be better to let Fendai do the thing that would offend the old lady.
Sure enough, Fendai said, "Her yard has only been renovated for half a year, and it contains all the good things that my father has spent all his efforts to buy. At least we have to move the things out and ask someone to come and search."
The old lady was so angry that she picked up the stick and was about to hit her, but Han quickly held Fendai behind her to stop her, and the stick stopped in front of Han's bulging belly.
The old lady pointed at Han and said angrily: "If I give birth to another child who is still like her, I might as well drown her!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, the Cheng sisters looked at each other and hurriedly stepped forward to support the old lady. At the same time, Cheng Junman said, "The old lady has been feeling unwell these days, so don't get angry again. As for the husband... As for the things in the yard of the criminal woman, when Jingzhao Yin comes, I will explain it to him and let him take away the things that belonged to Qian Zhou, but I believe he will give face and leave the things that belonged to the Feng family."
When the old lady heard this, she nodded. To be honest, she was reluctant to confiscate all the things in the yard. But now she had to do it. After all, life was more important than money. She understood this truth.
Turning around, he saw He Zhong still standing there stupidly, and couldn't help but get angry again: "What are you still standing here for? Go get someone!"
He Zhong was a little embarrassed, and took two steps forward to remind the old lady of something that made her even more upset - "Old lady, what should we do with the betrothal gift sent by Qian Zhou?"
The mention of the betrothal gift was like tearing out the old lady's heart. She had waited for a whole winter and a whole spring, and finally got the betrothal gift worth a thousand weeks. But before she could even warm it up in her hands, she had to give it back? How could she accept this!
She subconsciously cast her eyes towards Cheng Junman. How could she not understand what this greedy old lady meant? But she still shook her head and said, "No."
The old lady pleaded in her voice: "Is there really no way?"
Cheng Junmei took over the conversation: "Qian Zhou brought a dwarf prince to Dashun as his grandson. Who knows how many tricks there are. The dowry... Old lady, think about it, if such a group of people with ulterior motives entered Kyoto, can the dowry still be an ordinary dowry?"
Aunt Zhao's heart was also trembling, and she couldn't help but remind the old lady: "We haven't opened several boxes yet! Don't let anything be hidden inside. Old lady, think twice, one wrong step will cost you the whole Congfeng Mansion!"
At this time, another flash of lightning appeared in the sky, and thunder sounded again, and then heavy rain began to fall.
People were caught off guard and were soaked in the blink of an eye. The old lady came to her senses and quickly shouted to Fendai: "Help your aunt go back quickly, don't let her get wet in the rain any more."
Fendai also knew that the rain was coming fast. Han had already been soaked, and if it continued, she might get sick. No matter how reluctant she was to leave, she still had to help Han leave. The old lady was still shouting behind her: "Send someone to light the brazier! Go back and change into dry clothes quickly."
The rain was falling fast and heavy, and even the loudest voices were drowned out by the heavy rain. The old lady didn't know whether Fendai heard her or not. She was in no mood to care about Han at the moment, and ordered Zhao Mama: "Go quickly and ask someone to carry out all the dowry sent by Qian Zhou from the storeroom and put it in the front yard. Don't leave a single piece of cloth behind!"
She shouted into Zhao Ma's ear, and Zhao Ma responded loudly. Then she motioned to the Cheng sisters to support the old lady, and she hurried to Shuya Garden.
Cheng Junman shouted loudly in the rain: "Let's go to the main hall of the Peony Courtyard first. The old lady can't get wet in the rain."
But at this moment, Chenyu seemed to have suddenly thought of something. She was startled at first, but then she became alert. She grabbed the old lady's arm and said loudly: "Grandma! Qian Zhou sent more than just the dowry sent to Shuya Garden!"
The old lady stamped her feet and said, "I know! And those that were put into the public treasury must also be carried out together."
"No, there's more!" Chenyu stared with her big eyes. The rain soaked her whole body. Her hair on her forehead was messy, and the scar caused by the goshawk was exposed, looking shocking.
The old lady couldn't bear to see her like this, and turned her head away with an impatient look, but she heard Chenyu say again: "Qian Zhou not only sent things to our house, but also brought a large amount of gold to the county lady's house! There are almost a whole street of big boxes lined up, what can be hidden in them?"
As soon as she said this, the old lady understood. That's right! Feng Yuheng and the Ninth Prince teamed up to defraud Qian Zhou of 10 million taels of gold. If you say that there are a lot of things brought into the Feng Mansion, no matter how many there are, they can't compare to the 10 million taels of gold!
The old lady felt balanced instantly. She lost some betrothal gifts, but Feng Yuheng lost real money. Comparing the losses, she still did not suffer any loss.
She opened her mouth and wanted to ask him to carry the gold to the front yard, but she swallowed the words back. She almost forgot that Feng Yuheng was her granddaughter in name, the second daughter of the Feng Mansion, but she lived alone and did not eat the food or drink the water of the Feng family. The guards of the county lady's mansion were more strict than those of the prince's mansion. Was she crazy enough to want to carry the gold there? I'm afraid that instead of carrying the gold, she would ask someone to carry her and her coffin out.
The old lady waved her hand and ordered He Zhong: "Go and invite the Jingzhao Yin." After watching He Zhong go in the rain, she followed the Cheng sisters to the Peony Courtyard. Feng Chenyu, An, Xiangrong and Jinzhen followed behind.
Chen Yu asked anxiously, "Grandma, what are you going to do with the things over there?"
The old lady was so angry that she wanted to curse: "You should ask your second sister about this! Is it our turn to deal with the things in that yard?"
Chenyu wanted to say something, but An took over the conversation: "Miss, don't worry too much. We have no right to touch the things in the county lady's mansion. If something really happens, the Feng family can get away with it. It's the best of both worlds."
Chenyu glared at An fiercely and stopped talking.
Xiangrong was a little flustered. She pulled An's sleeve and leaned over to whisper in her ear: "Is Second Sister okay? I'm afraid someone will do something to her again."
An knew that Xiangrong was thinking about the last time when the souls dispersed. She thought about it carefully for a while, and then said to Xiangrong: "Don't worry! Your second sister must have been prepared in advance, nothing will happen."
As they were talking, they entered the main hall of the Mudan Courtyard. A servant had already lit a brazier and prepared clean clothes. They went to the back room to change their clothes, and immediately another servant brought freshly boiled ginger soup for the masters to drive away the cold.
In the front yard, Nanny Zhao was already directing the servants to carry out large boxes. Those treasures sent by Qian Zhou were once the old lady's favorites. Every time a box was moved out, the old lady sitting in the main hall felt a pang of heart as if she had telepathic connection with them.
He Zhong soon came back with the Jingzhao Yin. The rain outside showed no sign of stopping, but was getting heavier. Xu Jingyuan came to the Feng family in the rain with a gloomy face. Without saying a word, he waved his hand and said only one word: "Search!" The officers and soldiers behind him filed in and dispersed to various places in the Feng Mansion.
Jin Zhen felt something was wrong, so she bravely asked, "Aren't we only searching Tianxiangyuan?" Her voice was too soft, and at that moment, a thunderclap happened to cover up her words completely.
The old lady also figured out what was going on. She was more thoughtful and pulled He Zhong in front of her, asking him anxiously, "Why did you come back so soon?" Calculating the distance from Feng Mansion to the government office, it was late at night in such heavy rain, he shouldn't have come back so soon!
He Zhong wiped the rain off his face and replied, "I haven't even reached the government office yet, but I saw Lord Xu on the road. The capital is now searching for Qian Zhou people everywhere, and Lord Xu brought his soldiers to search our house."
The old lady was startled and asked quickly, "Did you tell Lord Xu that we took the initiative to ask him to search?"
"Yes, yes." He Zhong said, "Lord Xu also said that we are aware of this."
The old lady was relieved, but she thought that these soldiers were not only searching Tianxiang Courtyard, but the entire Feng Mansion, and she began to have doubts in her mind. Just as she was thinking about whether the Jingzhao Yin had the right to search the home of a first-rank official without the emperor's decree or oral order, she saw Feng Chenyu suddenly rushing in front of Xu Jingyuan and shouted: "Lord Xu is fair, honest and upright, don't forget to search the county lord's mansion next door!"
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