273 In muddy water, there are no simple people
When the people in the Sun Mansion saw Feng Qingchen, it was like a drowning person seeing a piece of floating wood.
"Miss Feng, my father is not a thief. He will never embezzle the money for disaster relief."
There are two sons of the Sun family. The eldest son followed Yuwen Yuanhua to the border, and the second son studied at the Wang family. At this time, the one who is in charge of the overall situation of the Sun family is the second son of the Sun family.
As soon as Feng Qingchen arrived, he immediately stated that his father was wronged, and his young face flashed with defiance and arrogance.
"Don't worry, Lord Sun will be fine for the time being." Feng Qingchen did not agree. I believe Lord Sun would not do such a thing.
There are no clean people in the officialdom. Clean people cannot go far. Lord Sun is obviously one of those who cannot go far.
She believed that Lord Sun would not be greedy for the relief money, but so what?
It doesn't matter whether this matter is unjust or not, and it doesn't matter whether there is corruption or not. What matters is how to get out of it. The only thing to be thankful for now is that the emperor did not put the entire Sun family into jail.
Duke An took advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's upcoming birthday to submit this memorial, which made the emperor very angry. Without saying a word, he threw Lord Sun into the Blood-Clothed Guards. This also bought time for Lord Sun. Before the emperor's birthday, Lord Sun's case would not be handled.
The Duke of Zhenguo guessed that Lord Sun would surely die if he joined the Blood-Clothed Guards, but he didn't expect that she had a special relationship with Lu Shaolin. If Lu Shaolin wanted to save Lord Sun's life, it would only take a word.
"Sister Qingchen, my father is in the Blood-Clothed Guards. Those who go in will be crippled if not killed. Sister Qingchen, please, save my father, okay? My father is a good man, he would never do such a thing." Sun Yici's little face was crying like a cat.
Today they asked for help everywhere, but were turned away everywhere. The people of the Sun family didn't like them in the first place, and now they were adding insult to injury.
Feng Qingchen patted Sun Yici's hand and consoled him, "Don't worry, your father will be fine. The Blood Robe Guards are not as scary as you think. Didn't Sister Qingchen survive the Blood Robe Guards?"
As he spoke, Madam Sun, who looked old and had silver hair, came out with the help of servants. Seeing Madam Sun like this, Feng Qingchen felt even more guilty. Madam Sun was only a few years older than Mrs. Lu, but the two of them standing together looked like two generations apart.
The last time Sun Yijin died, Madam Sun was so sad that she almost cried her eyes out. This time...
She, Feng Qingchen, owed the Sun family too much.
"Madam Sun." Feng Qingchen stepped forward and knelt down with a thud.
"Miss Feng, what's wrong with you? Hurry, get up." Mrs. Sun did not expect Feng Qingchen to do this, and she hurriedly pulled her up.
Feng Qingchen refused and kowtowed three times to Madam Sun respectfully: "Madam, these three kowtows are for Miss Yijin. When Miss Yijin is not here, the affairs of the Sun family are my business."
"Good child, get up quickly, get up quickly." Madam Sun choked up and helped Feng Qingchen up: "Yi Jin's matter has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself, that child is unlucky, it's better for him to die."
Broken engagement and disfigured, even if Sun Yijin was still alive, he would be very tired and hard-pressed. Sun Yijin's death was not entirely Feng Qingchen's responsibility, at least the Sun family did not blame Feng Qingchen.
"Madam Sun, don't worry. Lord Sun is doing well in the Blood-Robed Guards. I have asked someone to look after him. He will be fine." Feng Qingchen helped Madam Sun walk to the flower hall and sat down. She relayed Lu Shaolin's words to the Sun family, telling them not to worry, as Lord Sun would not suffer in the Blood-Robed Guards.
"Madam Sun, if you are worried, you can go to the Blood Robe Guard to visit Lord Sun tomorrow and bring him some food. After you go to the Blood Robe Guard, you can just look for Lord Lu Shaolin. He has made all the arrangements."
"Really? Can we really go see my dad?" Sun Yici burst into laughter, and the worry in his heart dissipated because of Feng Qingchen's words.
She believed Feng Qingchen when she said her father was fine, but she still had to see him in person to feel at ease.
"Of course it's true. How could I lie to you? You just need to go to the Blood-Clothed Guard to find someone tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you tomorrow." She had to run around and ask for help for Lord Sun's affairs. It might not be possible to rely on the Sun family members.
Madam Sun and Sun Yici didn't understand at first, but the young master of the Sun family understood. After hearing what Feng Qingchen said, he hurried forward to thank Feng Qingchen: "Miss Feng, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Master Sun, you are too kind. This is what I should have done." Feng Qingchen did not take credit for it. Seeing that the young master of the Sun family wanted to say more, Feng Qingchen interrupted him and said, "Madam Sun, Master Sun, I have to visit the homes of several acquaintances. I will not stay long. Don't worry about Master Sun's affairs, and don't look for anyone else. I will check it out."
She was afraid that the Sun family would make more trouble than it actually is. The Duke of Zhenguo had already made plans and would definitely not just drag Lord Sun into this. It would be difficult to rescue Lord Sun alone. If the entire Sun family was sent to jail, she would go crazy.
"Don't worry, Miss Feng. We know what to do." Although Madam Sun and Young Master Sun were a little stubborn, they were not ungrateful. They knew very well that Feng Qingchen was thinking about them.
"If you have anything, come to the Marquis of Loyalty's Mansion to find me." Feng Qingchen left these words, declined the Sun family's farewell, and got on the carriage.
"Miss, where are we going next?" The maid saw that Feng Qingchen looked tired and asked with concern.
Everything was fine in the afternoon, but this incident happened suddenly, causing the young lady to run around everywhere. Until now, she has not had a meal, let alone a sip of tea.
"Where are we going?" Feng Qingchen rubbed his brows and said, "To the home of Dr. Sun Zhengdao."
The person standing behind the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is the Queen, so all she can do is borrow the power of Concubine Xie.
The only one in the harem who can compete with the Queen is the Imperial Concubine from the Xie family. The struggle in the harem is the struggle of the previous dynasty. The Duke of Zhenguo can produce evidence to send Lord Sun to the Blood-Clothed Guards, so the people from the Xie family should be able to produce a lot of evidence to send the officials of the Queen's side to the Blood-Clothed Guards.
The carriage was moving quickly, Feng Qingchen sat inside, thinking about how to muddy the waters in the imperial court.
The emperor must not be happy about something like this happening before his birthday.
Feng Qingchen raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a cold and evil smile. The two maids who were serving him felt a chill all over their bodies, and they looked at Feng Qingchen with a hint of fear in their eyes.
When they arrived at Sun Zhengdao's house, Sun Zhengdao's family had already had dinner. Feng Qingchen unfortunately missed the meal again. Fortunately, Feng Qingchen was not there to eat for free. He checked on Mrs. Sun, chatted with her and Sun Sixing for a few words, and then went to the study with Sun Zhengdao.
"Something happened?" Sun Zhengdao understood after seeing Feng Qingchen's expression.
He was full of energy in the morning and slapped people beautifully, but in the evening he looked so tired that even the gorgeous clothes could not hide it.
Feng Qingchen told the story of Sun Yijin's father. Before he finished, Sun Zhengdao's beard curled up and he cursed angrily: "That old bastard, the Duke of Zhenguo, actually came up with such a sinister trick. His mother is a sinister and despicable person. The son she gave birth to is not on the right path. The son raised by a concubine is really not presentable. Only a filthy place like the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion can raise such a sinister villain. He would even sell his daughter for wealth and fame..."
The slower Sun Zhengdao spoke, the fluenter he spoke. Feng Qingchen was dumbfounded. She couldn't believe that Sun Zhengdao, an old scholar, could scold people so fluently.
Sensing Feng Qingchen's gaze, Sun Zhengdao immediately stopped, coughed uncomfortably twice, and said simply: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Huh? You're just going to help me?" Feng Qingchen was startled. She knew that Sun Zhengdao was always direct, but this was too...
Sun Zhengdao snorted in annoyance: "You came to me just to ask for my help, didn't you?"
"That's true, but you are too straightforward. It makes me worried. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. We are not very familiar with each other, so it's not wrong for me to be careful." Feng Qingchen said it lightly, but his eyes were unusually sharp. Sun Zhengdao was indeed quite abnormal.
"Not familiar? My only son is your apprentice, do you think I can distance myself from him?" Sun Zhengdao said unhappily, cursing in his heart: "You are such a smart fox, can't you be a little dumber? You are a girl who doesn't stay at home to embroider or play the piano, but you are meddling in government affairs, aren't you afraid of being killed by the emperor?"
"That's not a reason." Feng Qingchen shook her head. Sun Zhengdao helped her repeatedly, and it was definitely not because of Sun Sixing. She had a vague idea of Sun Zhengdao's identity, but he obviously didn't want to say it.
"If that's not a reason, let me add another one. My last name is Sun. Most people with the same last name in Dongling are related to me. The Lord Sun in the Blood Robe Guard is my cousin. Does that count as a reason?" Only Sun Zhengdao himself knew the real reason, and he couldn't tell her...
Feng Qingchen didn't say anything, but stared at Sun Zhengdao. When she saw that Sun Zhengdao was about to collapse, Feng Qingchen retracted her gaze and said, "It's just barely acceptable. I believe you."
I believe in you! These three words are sometimes a shackle, which means: "I believe in you, please don't let me down." In fact, I still don't believe it. If I really believe it, I won't say these three words.
Sun Zhengdao snorted in annoyance: "Don't be so ungrateful. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"I'll go to the Xie residence tomorrow to see the old ancestor of the Xie family." Alas, originally it was Concubine Xie who was eager to curry favor with her, but now, she is also eager to curry favor with the Xie family. However, it is also good this way, as both sides have something to ask for, and the cooperation will be more solid.
Feng Qingchen was extremely grateful that she had remained calm at the time and did not offend the Xie family to death. Otherwise, Lord Sun would have been in danger.
There are indeed no eternal enemies or eternal friends in this world.
"The Xie family has humiliated you so much, why are you still cooperating with the Xie family?" Sun Zhengdao knew in his heart that Feng Qingchen was right to do so, but he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks to Feng Qingchen.
A woman is so rational and independent-minded, which makes these men feel embarrassed. However, Zhengdao is still very happy that Feng Qingchen can have such a broad view. Such a Feng Qingchen will not disgrace her family name!