Speaking of which, the eighth prince Xuan Tianmo was also quite wronged.
Originally, his plan was flawless. If his 300,000 troops did not cooperate, and he relied on the 115,000 people brought by Xuan Tianming himself, there was no way he could fight against Ancient Shu. Ancient Shu plus the Desert Alliance, that's a total of 500,000 people. Even if Xuan Tianming was brave, the difference in numbers was too great. Moreover, with the climate of the desert, Ancient Shu could win the battle with just a little trickery.
Unfortunately, the Eighth Prince did not expect that there was an external plug-in, Feng Yuheng. The heavy firepower of the 21st century appeared in this era. No matter how many soldiers there were in the ancient Shu army, how hot the desert climate was, or how difficult the battle was, they all had to stand aside. In front of heavy firepower, everything in this era had to give way.
Because of this, the situation in the Southern Realm did not develop as the Eighth Prince had expected after Xuan Tianming arrived. Everything was different from what he had imagined, and even the opposite. Including Fu Ya's move, it was extremely difficult and full of loopholes, so that he had to give up now.
Of course, the Eighth Prince had not received any news of all this. All the messages sent to him by his followers via eagles were intercepted by Xuan Tianming's men. As a result, the Eighth Prince, who was far away in the capital, was still dreaming that Xuan Tianming would soon die in the desert.
Ji Lingtian led his men out of the prefectural government. This was the first time he had walked out of his own government since Xuan Tianming came to the Southern Realm. It felt like a lifetime ago. In the past, when he walked on the street, the people didn't necessarily love him much, but they still greeted him with respect. But now it's different. The people looked at him like a stranger and ignored him. This was still considered good. Some even sneered at him and even said "Pah" when they were not far away, expressing their contempt.
Some people even pointed at him and said without hesitation: "See? This is our parent official, Lord Ji, the governor of Lanzhou! He was the one who took the lead in recognizing the fake princess, and we followed suit. He deliberately misled us people. What do we need such a parent official for?"
"Of course not! The local officials are harming the people. We should tell the Ninth Prince to replace the Lanzhou governor with someone else. Don't find another person like him. The people of Lanzhou can't afford it."
Ji Lingtian lowered his head, not daring to refute. What could he say? The people were right. He had deliberately misled people to believe that Fu Ya was Princess Ji'an at the behest of the Eighth Prince, and even called Feng Jinyuan "Lord Zuo Xiang" in a proper manner. Thinking about it now, he wanted to slap himself twice, and his hatred for the Eighth Prince and the Feng family of three became even stronger.
Ji Lingtian quickened his pace and came to the gate of Feng Mansion with a fierce momentum. At this time, the gate of Feng Mansion was closed, and there were many people gathered outside. There was a pile of cabbage leaves at the gate, and there was a lot of broken eggs on the door. The people came once a day, cursed a few words, threw some things, and never let the Feng family have an easy time. In response to this, Feng Mansion still adopted an evasive attitude, not opening the door, not responding, and even the servants did not come out.
Ji Lingtian felt a little regretful. He had sent many things to the Feng family in the past, including food, drinks and banknotes, just to make them live decently in the Southern Realm, like a princess's mansion or a left prime minister's mansion. I guess the people in the Feng Mansion didn't go out these days, and they lived on the reserves he sent them in the past, right? If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have cared about them in the first place!
He walked to the gate of the mansion with the officials and shouted, "Feng Jinyuan! Open the door for me!" After saying that, he couldn't help but kicked it. It didn't hit the door, but it hurt his foot.
Damn it! Ji Lingtian was annoyed again. He had personally helped choose this mansion, and he had someone renovate the door to make it very sturdy. If it weren't for this, he should have kicked the door open, right?
In Feng Mansion, Ji Lingtian's shout was heard clearly by almost all the servants in the front yard. Someone hurried to the backyard to report to Feng Jinyuan and Fu Ya. The father and daughter were sitting in the study to discuss what to do next. They had different positions and argued fiercely. Fu Ya wanted to escape at night several times, but she was troubled by the fact that even if a woman escaped from the mansion, she would not be able to settle down. In addition, her face was too famous in the South Realm, and even if she wore a veil, it would really attract attention. The Lanzhou city defense army was replaced by Xuan Tianming's men, and they carefully checked people coming in and out. She didn't think she could escape from Lanzhou City.
The servant's report made the two of them feel terrified again. They sat in the study without moving or making a sound. The servant outside thought that no one was inside, so he repeated it twice and ran away. Not long after, they heard anxious footsteps coming over here, and then Yao's voice rang out, calling Fu Ya: "Come out quickly, run quickly before they break into the house!"
Fu Ya stood up suddenly. At the same time, the door of the study was pushed open by Yao. Regardless of Feng Jinyuan's reaction, she rushed towards Fu Ya, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her out with great force.
Fu Ya was a little panicked, and asked anxiously, "What is Madam doing?" Ever since the last time, Yao Shi had fallen out with her, she no longer recognized Fu Ya as her daughter. Sometimes she said that she was the Feng Yuheng from the capital, and sometimes she said that she was someone else pretending to be her daughter. In short, she no longer recognized Fu Ya, and she didn't allow Fu Ya to call her mother again. Fu Ya had no choice but to call her Madam from then on, but Yao Shi didn't pay much attention to her. Unexpectedly, such a scene suddenly happened today. Fu Ya didn't understand Yao Shi's intention for a while, and was stunned on the spot.
Seeing that she couldn't pull Fu Ya, Yao was furious. She looked around and saw Feng Jinyuan in the room, so she said to him, "What do you mean by being the left prime minister? What do you mean by supporting the Eighth Prince? Feng Jinyuan, have you ever been right with a master in all these years? Have you ever done anything right? Back then, my Yao family only killed a concubine with medical treatment. Although that concubine was favored in the eyes of outsiders, don't you think that since Concubine Yun entered the palace, who else in the harem can be favored? The Yao family was... "You were exiled to Huangzhou. Why didn't you ask why? You hurriedly sent the three of us out of the capital. Do you think you were expressing your opinion to the emperor? I tell you, I knew it when my father returned to the capital. The reason why the Yao family was exiled to Huangzhou was because the emperor didn't want the Yao family to be involved in the third prince's conspiracy. That was the emperor's protection of my Yao family! But what about you? You exiled us from the capital without knowing the truth. Do you know how much we suffered in those three years?"
Yao was not in a bad state today. Her thoughts were clear and logical. Even her eyes were less cloudy when she looked at people. It was as if she had changed overnight and returned to the person she had just returned from the mountains in the northwest a few years ago. She was still weak, but she could distinguish right from wrong. No one could fool her.
Feng Jinyuan listened to Yao's accusations one by one. Although he had long understood that the Yao family went to Huangzhou as a kind of protection by the emperor, this matter was brought up again, and his annoyance deepened.
What Yao said was right! He had thought about this matter many times. If he had not been timid and over-thinking, coupled with the irrational analysis of the old lady, he would have almost driven Yao and her son out of the hall without hesitation, and hurriedly helped Shen to the position. He thought he was very smart and did a good job in this matter. At that time, he was thinking that the emperor would be able to appease him, but the Emperor Tianwu did not react at all, as if he didn't know about this.
Later, he was so focused on supporting Chenyu that he ignored the fact that Feng Yuheng was so brilliant when he returned to the mansion three years later. Now think about it, if he had been able to see through the relationship when the Ninth Prince offered his betrothal gift to the Feng Mansion, and then put all his thoughts on his second daughter, Feng Yuheng, then the Feng Mansion would be so glorious today!
Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another. It seems that he made a mistake to join the Eighth Prince! Now there is no turning back. The Feng family is gone, and Ji Lingtian has chosen to oppose him. In this remote Lanzhou, he is isolated and helpless.
"Forget it!" Feng Jinyuan waved his hands at Yao, "What's the point of you saying that now? What should be done has been done, and the Feng family members who should die have died. It's our turn soon. It seems that this time we really can't escape the disaster. I'm afraid that the grudge between you and me will be settled in the underworld. You guys wait in the house, I'll go to the front yard to take a look. As long as there is a chance of survival, we have to fight for it."
Feng Jinyuan had never felt death so close to him. Even when he was severely injured by Yao, he did not think he would die. But now it was different. Beijing was at least half his root, but he had no power in Lanzhou. Apart from Ji Lingtian, he could not even find anyone he knew. But Ji Lingtian turned the tables. Did he surrender to the Ninth Prince? That man was his second son-in-law. I don't know if it was too late for him to give in and choose to depend on him.
Feng Jinyuan went to the front yard with this feeling. In the study, Yao was still holding Fu Ya's wrist and dragging her out, saying, "Child, the Feng family's affairs have nothing to do with you. I don't care what you think in your heart or what purpose you want to achieve, but it was my confusion that dragged you here in the first place. Now that the Feng family is in great trouble, there is no need for you to be implicated. Run! While Feng Jinyuan can still delay for a while, you can jump over the wall from the third courtyard. You are young and have good legs and feet. As long as you are smart, saving your life will not be a problem."
As they were talking, Fu Ya had already been pulled to the backyard by Yao. Yao got a veil from somewhere and handed it to Fu Ya. She then reached into her sleeve and took out a few banknotes from her sleeve pocket: "I brought these secretly when I left Beijing. Take them and run for your life! I can't watch you die with the Feng family."
Fu Ya's nose was filled with soreness. She didn't expect that even at this point, Yao would still think of her. She subconsciously called out, "Mother..."
Yao was stunned for a moment, but she said, "Miss Fu Ya, please don't call me mother. I was confused and stubborn before. But I know in my heart that you... are not my daughter. My daughter is in the capital. She is the Princess Ji'an of Dashun."
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