A Cai's work: The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 1521 Pioneer, interpreting loyalty with life
What Feng Qingchen wanted the Great Elder to do was very simple. At least for the Great Elder, it was not a difficult task.
"Great Elder, before nightfall, I want to see the list of those who harbor ulterior motives in the clan." Feng Qingchen said to the Great Elder. Fearing that the Great Elder did not understand, Feng Qingchen kindly added: "It is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go. I don't want us to be surrounded by the armies of the four countries next time, and I don't want my identity to be known to the emperors of the four countries."
After saying this, Feng Qingchen took the eighteen riders and left, leaving the first elder, the fifth elder and Feng Liyou standing beside the abyss.
"Does the eldest lady know?" The great elder murmured, with tears in his eyes.
The fifth elder looked at him mockingly: "So what if you know, so what if you don't know, are you planning to keep it a secret from the young lady for the rest of her life?"
“No, no, they, they have already…” The Great Elder couldn’t continue. Perhaps he himself didn’t believe it.
"Once unfaithful, never forgiven. They were wrong to have that idea in the first place. I have tolerated them for all these years. God has let the young lady come back alive. They must pay the price in blood for the mistakes they have made." The Fifth Elder almost shouted the last sentence.
After roaring, the Fifth Elder seemed to have no strength left. He held Feng Liyou's hand and staggered back.
"Hahaha, it's retribution, it's all retribution. King Zhan... your revenge has finally been taken." The fifth elder walked and suddenly stopped, laughing towards the sky.
Feng Liyou closed her eyes and blinked back the tears.
Everything is finally over, and tomorrow is a new beginning.
The Fengli clan can finally start a new chapter!
When Feng Qingchen returned to the clan, Feng Lirong came to find her and said that he had found all the suspects and was waiting for the eldest lady to verify them.
Feng Qingchen did not speak, but looked at Feng Lirong steadily. Under Feng Lirong's puzzled eyes, Feng Qingchen bowed deeply and said with a sob: "Cousin Rong, thank the Second Elder for me. His death will not be in vain. I will remember his kindness for the rest of my life."
"Miss, you, you know everything?" Feng Lirong took two steps back in shock, tears streaming down her face without warning: "It's good to know, it's good to know. Miss, this is enough, this is enough. Father's death was not in vain, this is enough."
"I'm sorry, I didn't do well enough. If it weren't for me, the Second Elder wouldn't have died." Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and the more Feng Qingchen wiped away, the more tears came.
Feng Lirong's face was filled with tears, and she shook her head desperately: "Miss, this has nothing to do with you. You have done very well. You have only been here for a few days, and it is not easy for you to discover these facts. Father is right, you are the only hope of the Fengli clan."
It was precisely because of Feng Qingchen's outstanding performance that the second elder did not hesitate to use his life to pave the way for Feng Qingchen.
"Miss, please, please... be well, and don't be sad about my father's death. He... he died willingly." In this life, I only wish to die for the royal family. This sentence is not just talk, every one of them can do it.
Feng Qingchen's tears fell even harder. She shook her head desperately, wanting to say something but unable to utter it.
She always felt that the Fengli Clan was not good in this or that way, and regarded the Fengli Clan as a burden. She had no choice but to come back. But it was not until the Second Elder died to fulfill her wish that she realized that the Fengli Clan was worth it, worth her coming back, and worth her protection.
Although many people in the Fengli tribe have big ambitions, there is still a group of people who quietly guard here, waiting for the royal family to return and remain loyal to the royal family.
Feng Qingchen didn't know how she got back to the room. When she saw the Ninth Uncle, her tears fell even harder.
"Qingchen, what happened?" The Ninth Prince quickly stood up. Feng Qingchen threw herself into the Ninth Prince's arms and burst into tears: "I am so sad, my heart is so sad. Ninth Prince... The Second Elder really died for me. He really died for me."
When her guess came true and she heard from Feng Lirong that the Second Elder had no regrets, Feng Qingchen realized how heartbroken she was and how much she blamed herself.
But it was too late, everything was too late.
"Don't be sad, this matter has nothing to do with you. The Second Elder died a worthy death and he has no regrets." The Ninth Prince thought of the wound on the Second Elder's neck and admired the low-key old man in his heart.
The Second Elder is an admirable old man who could be so harsh on himself.
"I am really useless. If I had paid more attention to the Fengli clan's affairs, perhaps the Second Elder would not have died." Feng Qingchen blamed herself very much and felt guilty.
Before, when she saw the second elder’s body, she just sighed, but now that she knew the truth, her heart was in pain.
"This is not your fault, Qingchen. You have only been in the Fengli clan for a few days, but how long have they existed? They have formed a network, and they want to cover up the truth. You can't find out anything. If the second elder hadn't risked his life, these people would have stayed in the Fengli clan forever, and no one would have been able to find out the mistakes they made back then." Feng Qingchen blamed himself so much because he was completely confused.
The Fengli tribe was united, and Feng Qingchen could not find anything in a short period of time. Originally, they still had time to investigate slowly, but they happened to encounter the Fengling army, which disrupted everything.
Why didn't the Second Elder die earlier or later, but chose to die and reveal everything when the Beiling army attacked?
Because the second elder knew that Feng Qingchen would arrange for the Fengli people to retreat, and if they did not eliminate the cancer in the tribe before that, they would encounter the same danger in the future.
There is no evidence for what happened back then. Even if the Second Elder came out to testify, it would be useless because there is no evidence. What's worse, they can turn the tables and throw mud on the Second Elder.
The Second Elder had no choice. He could only remove the firewood from the source in order to bring up the events of the past and allow Feng Qingchen to force the First Elder and the others.
The Second Elder did this not entirely for Feng Qingchen, but more for the Fengli people. That wise and great old man was willing to sacrifice everything for the Fengli people, even his life.
Like the Fifth Elder, he silently protects the Fengli Clan and the Fengli royal bloodline in his own way.
Feng Qingchen was tired of crying and her tears gradually stopped, but she was still a little dazed. The Ninth Prince patted Feng Qingchen gently on the back, silently comforting her.
He knew that there were some things that only Feng Qingchen could figure out by himself, and no matter what others said, it would be useless.
The death of the Second Elder had nothing to do with Feng Qingchen. To put it in a more conspiratorial way, the Second Elder used his own death to kidnap Feng Qingchen, forcing her to use ruthless means to eliminate all those people, making her feel that she owed Feng Lirong and others forever in the future.
It can be imagined that Feng Qingchen will not only treat Feng Lirong and his son well in the future, but also make use of them. The Second Elder used his life to tell Feng Qingchen that he and his descendants are extremely loyal to the royal family!
Feng Qingchen didn't have much time to feel sad. The Fengli clan's spies came to report that the Beiling army had suddenly accelerated, and the vanguard was only two hours away from them. This meant that before dark today, the Beiling vanguard would be able to reach the Fengli clan...
A message to readers: Caicai will be flying to Guangdong to attend the annual meeting tomorrow, but... there will be no reader meeting event this year, so... my dear, you probably won’t be able to see me.