Yao's rare lucidity made Fu Ya blush. She had always thought that Yao was confused and a little demented, so she shamelessly acted like her daughter and enjoyed the motherly love that Feng Yuheng should have enjoyed. But now she knew that Yao was not demented at all, but there were some things that she selectively avoided and was unwilling to admit, which led to the current situation.
Yao pushed Fu Ya to climb up the wall by a water tank. She was a little reluctant and reached out to try to pull Yao. "Madam, let's go together! In this situation, if you stay, you will probably end up in trouble. You and Feng Jinyuan are not husband and wife anymore. There is no need to put yourself in trouble for the Feng family. Madam, don't worry, Fu Ya will never drag you down. Let's leave the Feng Mansion first, and then you can go find the Ninth Prince. He is the princess's husband, and he will never embarrass you, the princess's mother."
Fu Ya tried to persuade her earnestly, with 50% sincerity and righteousness in her words, but the other 50% was because she hoped that Yao could bring her to Xuan Tianming as well. That way, she might have another way to go.
But Yao was shaking her head, her face full of anger. She said, "I'm not leaving. Although I'm no longer a member of the Feng family, I'm half responsible for today's outcome. If I hadn't been so stubborn, we wouldn't have come to the Southern Realm. I have to atone for my own sins. I have to reap the consequences of my own actions. Go away! Even if you're not my daughter, you have the same face as mine. I can't bear to drag you into this. Good child, go away. Stay away from the court's disputes. Find a place to live a good life. Don't get involved in this mess again. Go!"
As she was about to push Fu Ya's foot, she heard shouting and footsteps coming closer and closer. Yao looked back in horror, only to see Ji Lingtian and the officials rushing into the backyard. In addition to the palace officials, there were also soldiers who looked like generals. They looked at Fu Ya, who was lying on the wall, with a cold face and shouted, "Don't let her run away! Take her down!"
This loud shout frightened Yao. She ignored everything else and pushed Fu Ya's feet vigorously, saying, "Quick! Jump down quickly. I can still hold on for a while. You run!"
Fu Ya could not care about anything else. Yao Shi could not persuade her. Now the pursuers were right under her feet. Ji Lingtian had a murderous look on his face. Even Feng Jinyuan was detained by the people he brought. If she didn't run away, she might lose her life.
Fu Ya gritted her teeth, leaped up, and jumped off the wall. Yao watched her run away, tears streaming from her eyes. Although she knew that this was not her daughter, she still missed that face so much.
She turned her head and faced the soldiers who were rushing over. She opened her arms and protected her children like an old hen, saying loudly: "No one is allowed to hurt my daughter! If you want to settle accounts, Feng Jinyuan and I are here. My daughter is innocent!"
The officials were rude and didn't care about these things. They only knew that they were originally working in the prefectural government, but because a family of three came from Lanzhou with a fake princess, and their Lord Ji was still selling the accounts of this family of three, the prefectural government was in trouble. They had been locked up in the government for quite a while, and had been holding back their anger for a long time. Today, when they heard that they were here to capture the fake princess's family, they were all ready to fight.
Someone stepped forward to pull Yao away, yelling and cursing, "You damned bitch! What can you do with that old man? The fake princess is the wanted criminal, and she's the one we want to catch. Get out of my way!"
After the man finished speaking, he suddenly threw Yao to the side, and Yao hit the tree and kept coughing. But even so, she still endured the discomfort and rushed over again. Seeing that the man had stepped on the water tank and one hand reached the top of the wall, she didn't know where she got the strength, but she rushed over and hugged the man's legs, and pulled the big man down again.
A soldier behind him said helplessly: "Madam Yao, the one who ran away is not your daughter. She has been deceiving you all along. It was a fake."
But Yao Shi didn't want to listen. She knew it was fake, but she still wanted to save Fu Ya's life. The big man was dragged down, and Yao Shi returned to her original position, blocking the water tank, and no one was allowed to get close.
Ji Lingtian was anxious. If the stalemate continued, the fake princess would run away! So he shouted angrily: "You bunch of rubbish, you can't even handle a woman! If we don't catch the person today, none of us will survive!"
Under the stimulation of life and death, the officers also became anxious. Several hands went forward to pull Yao, but Yao was lying on the big water tank, trying her best to buy time for Fu Ya to escape further. The officers and soldiers were furious, and one of them drew his sword and stabbed Yao.
The officer behind him saw this and shouted, "Wait!" But he was still a little too late. The knife had already stabbed deeply into Yao's back, and the tip of the knife was exposed from the front. But the officer had a subconscious reaction after hearing the "Wait", and pulled the knife out as soon as it stabbed in, and Yao's blood gushed out, instantly staining the ground.
Feng Jinyuan was stunned. Seeing Yao slipping to the ground, he wanted to go forward to take a look, but he was still being held, so he could only shout a few times: "Yao! Yao, wake up! You can't die!"
The soldiers who were holding him couldn't bear it and let Feng Jinyuan go. He rushed to Yao and picked her up without hesitation, holding her in his arms.
Yao still had a breath left, but she couldn't resist the spread of death. She didn't seem to feel any pain, and even had a smile on her face. She looked at Feng Jinyuan, as if she had returned to the time when she got married more than ten years ago. Feng Jinyuan was the top scholar, and his knowledge was praised by the emperor. She had seen Feng Jinyuan from a distance when he was paraded in the streets, and she had already fallen in love with him.
It was Feng Jinyuan who first proposed the marriage, and he begged the Emperor in the court for the only daughter of the Yao family. But the Yao family disagreed with her marriage to Feng Jinyuan, especially Yao Xian, who was very determined to refuse after investigating the Feng family's family background and the old lady's character. It was Yao Qianrou who begged her father to agree, and said that no matter how the Feng family treated her in the future, she would not regret it and would take good care of it.
She threatened to die, and Yao Xian had no choice but to agree, as he felt sorry for his daughter. He thought that his family could at least gain a foothold in the capital, and if he gave more dowry, the Feng family would not treat his daughter badly. Yao married into the Feng family, but she didn't expect that the Feng family was a dangerous place, and every one of them would eat people and suck blood.
She had regretted it before, and had once been so desperate that she took the imperial edict her daughter had asked for and divorced Feng Jinyuan, severing their marital relationship and affection. But now she was about to die, and she was almost out of breath, and suddenly she didn't have that regret anymore, and suddenly she remembered how good Feng Jinyuan had been to her in the first few years of their marriage.
Yao raised her hand to touch Feng Jinyuan's face. This person had aged a lot, and had become more decadent, but she could still find the appearance of the former top scholar in this face. She opened her mouth and said weakly: "I really loved you once." But she said helplessly: "It's a pity that you didn't cherish it."
After saying that, he didn't look at Feng Jinyuan again, but cast his gaze towards the soldiers who had surrounded him, and waved at one of them.
The man looked guilty, squatted down and said to her: "Madam Yao, before coming here, His Highness gave orders to try not to hurt you, but... why are you doing this!"
Yao was not concerned about her own life or death. She just said to the soldier with great effort: "Tell your prince to tell Ah Heng to say... just say that I... am sorry for her. If there is an afterlife, she doesn't want to be my daughter. I... am not worthy."
When the word "unworthy" came out, Yao's eyes began to blur. She looked up at the sky, and no one knew what she was looking at. She kept smiling until her last breath. Feng Jinyuan heard her murmur, "I saw Ah Heng..."
Finally, he died, his eyes slightly closed, and a tear rolled down from the corner of his eye, announcing the end of this life.
Feng Jinyuan also closed his eyes and shed two lines of tears. All the way to now, from Shen to Feng Zihao, then to Feng Chenyu, Jin Zhen, and the old lady, plus Kang Yi later... How many people has he sent away? Such a big Feng Mansion, but he almost wiped out the family. Now Yao is also dead, so... what about him?
The situation is over, the situation is over!
Feng Jinyuan sighed silently, and when he opened his eyes again, he said to Ji Lingtian: "Don't be so arrogant! I was dumped by the Eighth Prince, and so were you. You and I are just one of the Eighth Prince's many chess pieces. If you can use me, you can use me. If you can't use me, you can abandon me. He doesn't care at all. Don't think that he will be lenient with you if you help the Ninth Prince catch me today. I know that prince too well. I tell you, it's impossible! He has never been a man who keeps his word. He does things without any rules. He does whatever he wants. What about the promises made in advance? Those are bullshit! What's more, your people killed Yao Qianrou today. Do you know who Yao Qianrou is? She is the real mother of Princess Ji'an! She is the only daughter of Yao Xian, the genius doctor in the capital! Even if the Ninth Prince lets you go, the Yao family will not let you go. Ji Lingtian, you are dead! And I..."
After all, the hope of living was stronger. Feng Jinyuan let go of Yao, stood up and said to the officials and soldiers: "You can't kill me. Although I am no longer the left prime minister, I am the biological father of Princess Ji'an. I also have a daughter in the capital who is the future principal wife of the fifth prince. Regardless of that, you have no right to kill me."
Even if Feng Jinyuan didn't say it, the soldiers knew it. Moreover, Xuan Tianming ordered to take Feng Jinyuan and Yao to Shaping City. They didn't intend to do any substantial harm to the talented people. At most, they just wanted to scare them and then mainly catch the fake princess. As for the woman, they killed her at will. Xuan Tianming said that they only needed to leave a head for him to take a look.
But now Fu Ya has run away, and some of their people have gone to chase her, but they don’t know if they can catch her.
Yao was also dead, killed by the officials right in front of them. How could they pay the fine when they returned?
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