1668 Conditions, the person who did the dirty work
As soon as Feng Jin was kidnapped, the men in black who intended to assassinate Su Wenhang no longer wanted to fight and immediately withdrew. Those who didn't have time to escape directly bit the poison in their mouths and didn't ask Feng Qingchen any questions...
At this point, there was no need to think too much. One could tell that this group of people besieging and killing Su Wenhang was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Their real goal was to kidnap Feng Jin.
"Asshole." Feng Qingchen ran to Feng Jin's residence and saw the empty bed. His eyes turned red, his hands clenched into fists, and he slammed the bed hard, saying angrily, "Go, report to the police."
"Yes." The housekeeper came in hurriedly, and ran out again after hearing this. Chun Hui, Qiu Hua and Dong Qing looked ashen, and knelt down in front of Feng Qing Chen with a thud: "Miss, I failed in my duty, please punish me."
"I don't have time to deal with you now. You'd better pray that Master Feng Jin is okay, otherwise... you will all be buried with me." Feng Qingchen glared at the three people coldly, turned around and walked out, with the eighteen riders following behind him. Feng Qingchen walked and ordered: "Leave four people to protect Master Su, the two of you follow me, and the rest go out to find someone."
"Yes." The eighteen riders knew that Feng Qingchen was furious, so they didn't dare to say anything more and started to act.
Before Feng Qingchen went out, she went to see Su Wenhang first to make sure that Su Wenhang's injury was not serious. She comforted him with a few words and also explained that the situation was urgent at the moment. She did not have time to bandage Su Wenhang's wound, so she asked him to wait for the doctor to come.
"Go tell Ling Mo not to walk around for a while and to recuperate in his room." Feng Qingchen didn't have time to see Ling Mo, so he could only ask the servants to pass on the message. After simply arranging the affairs of the Feng Mansion, Feng Qingchen hurried out of the house.
The first person to be visited was naturally the Nine-Gates Admiral, who was asked to pay attention to the vicinity of the city gates to see if there were any suspicious people appearing, and also to pay attention to people entering and leaving the city, so as to prevent Feng Jin from being smuggled out of the city.
After leaving the Nine Gates Governor's Mansion, Feng Qingchen went to Shuntian Prefecture again and put pressure on Shuntian Prefecture Yi, asking them to intensify their search efforts and find Feng Jin's whereabouts in the city.
After visiting all the way, Feng Qingchen was exhausted. He looked up at the sky, his eyes were a little blurry. He rubbed his brows and continued walking forward.
This time, Feng Qingchen went straight out of the city and went to the Cui family's residence in Dongling. Without delivering a visiting card in advance, Feng Qingchen could only ask the coachman to knock on the door.
The doorman of Cui's house did not react at first when he heard Feng had arrived, until the driver said he wanted to see Cui Haoting. Then the doorman reacted and looked at the carriage meaningfully. Then he slammed the door and said, "Wait..."
The mansions of wealthy families are just like government offices, difficult to approach and unapproachable. Feng Qingchen knew that she would not be able to see Cui Haoting right away during such a hasty visit, so she was not in a hurry and just leaned back in the carriage with her eyes closed to rest.
Judging from the current situation, the people who would kidnap Feng Jin, in addition to Princess Xiling, are also the Third Master Cui and Lan Jingyang. Xiling is too far away for her to go there, and Lan Jingyang's whereabouts are unknown. She can't find anyone, so the only place she can find is the Cui family.
It’s just that the Cui family…
As time passed, Feng Qingchen knew that she would not be able to see anyone today.
Alas, Feng Qingchen sighed, unwilling to wait any longer, and asked the coachman to turn around and go back home.
Since the other party had gone to so much trouble to kidnap Feng Jin, it was certainly not to take Feng Jin's life. Feng Jin was safe now, and she could not be anxious or panic.
After returning to the Feng Mansion, Feng Qingchen immediately sent someone to pass a message to the palace, hoping that the Ninth Prince could leave the palace. As a result, she received the news from the palace before the Ninth Prince came back.
The news came from Empress Dowager Xie, asking Feng Qingchen to come to the palace to see her. She knew what Feng Qingchen was worried about, and she could relieve her worries.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager? The Emperor Emeritus?" Feng Qingchen murmured to himself. After a moment, he stood up from the chair, changed his clothes, and walked towards the palace in the setting sun.
At the same time, the Ninth Prince received the news and also came out of the palace. Unfortunately, the two took different routes and missed each other.
After only a few days of not seeing each other, Empress Dowager Xie seemed like a different person. She was no longer as elegant as before and looked much older. She exuded a sense of anxiety and urgency, and looked no different from an ordinary woman.
Feng Qingchen withdrew her scrutinizing gaze and bowed silently: "Your servant greets the Queen Mother. May you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years."
Queen Mother Xie didn't say anything. She stared at Feng Qingchen for a long while before she said weakly, "Qingchen, get up."
Feng Qingchen stood up straight and looked at Queen Mother Xie without saying anything. Queen Mother Xie showed a bitter smile and took the initiative to say: "Qingchen, don't look at me like that. The person who kidnapped Feng Jin was not me. I am just a person with the title of Queen Mother in vain."
"I know." Empress Dowager Xie didn't have that ability yet: "Qingchen understands your majesty's good intentions, but I wonder what you want Qingchen to do?"
Feng Qingchen asked directly. Empress Dowager Xie was stunned for a moment, but she didn't act pretentiously and said directly: "I just hope that I can take care of Xiao Ba personally like before."
Feng Qingchen shook her head without thinking: "Your Majesty, you should understand that dignity cannot be trampled on, and authority cannot be challenged. Since the Ninth Prince has given the order, it will not be changed. Your Majesty, please change the conditions."
"Aren't you worried about Feng Jin?" She clearly saw that Feng Qingchen cared about Feng Jin very much, so how could he reject her words without even thinking about it.
"Of course I'm worried. If I'm not worried, Your Majesty won't be able to see me." She couldn't lose her reason and judgment because of worry. Empress Dowager Xie only had one piece of news. It was impossible to exchange too many things for one piece of news.
"Qingchen, you know this is all I ask." Queen Mother Xie didn't want to give in. She knew this was her last chance. In the future...
Who can tell what will happen in the future?
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, we have to talk. Your Majesty should understand my character. I will not agree to anything that I cannot do, but I will definitely do what I have agreed to. It is impossible for Your Majesty to take care of the Emperor personally as before, but You can see the Emperor twice a month." The Ninth Prince did not want the young emperor and Empress Dowager Xie to be together, and Feng Qingchen could not interfere. There were certain limits that she had to grasp, otherwise both she and the Ninth Prince would be in trouble.
Queen Mother Xie knew that this was Feng Qingchen's biggest concession, but...
"Qingchen, is it really not possible? You should know that I won't teach Xiaoba bad things." Queen Mother Xie sobbed with tears in her eyes.
Feng Qingchen sighed softly: "My queen, our friendship is not a one-day thing. You should know my character. This is all I can do."
"I understand." Empress Dowager Xie closed her eyes, blinked back the tears in her eyes, and said softly: "Qingchen, thank you."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to thank me. It's just a matter of mutual benefit." Feng Qingchen reminded Queen Mother Xie that it was time to reveal the news.
"You really didn't suffer any loss at all." Empress Dowager Xie chuckled and told the news she had heard...