345 Night Encounter, Will the Revenge of the Extermination Be Revenged?
Feng Qingchen stared blankly at the ruined Feng Mansion, tears flashing in her eyes. This was the first time she came here after the fire. It was not that she didn't want to come, but she didn't dare to come. She was afraid, afraid to see the miserable state of the Feng Mansion after it became a ruin...
Plop... A teardrop slid down from the corner of Feng Qingchen's eye. Feng Qingchen did not wipe it away. Instead, he closed his eyes silently and blinked back all the tears that were about to overflow.
Although Li Xiang is dead, Feng Mansion cannot return to its original state. Although Feng Mansion used to be shabby, shabby, and deserted, it was her home. She would feel familiar when she walked in Feng Mansion, but now? Nothing is left.
Feng Qingchen just stood there quietly, not moving. She didn't come here to look for things in the ruins. She had already taken away the most mysterious wooden box in Feng Mansion. She came here tonight just to relieve her worries and think about the next step.
She originally wanted to slowly arrange the affairs of the imperial city, and then find a small town to live a peaceful life, but what about now?
Can she still walk?
Feng Qingchen opened her eyes. Although tears were still glistening in them, her emotions had calmed down. Feng Qingchen didn't mind the dirt at all. She found a stone and sat down, staring at the boundless starry sky in a daze...
"Dad, Mom, what do you think I should do? Should I find out your identities and the cause of your death, or should I just live on in ignorance?"
Feng Qingchen hated hatred and didn't want to bear the burden of hatred, but Wang Jinling's words made it clear that her parents' deaths were not simple. Once she dug deeper, she would definitely find out something she didn't want to face.
And the identities of her parents. If what Wang Jinling said was true, coupled with the exquisitely crafted wooden box in her hand, then she could basically be sure that her parents were definitely not ordinary people. Their backgrounds were definitely extraordinary, and as their daughter, she probably couldn't be ordinary either.
Once she finds out the identities of her parents, she, as their successor, will have to shoulder some responsibilities that she doesn't want to shoulder or that are too heavy.
Maybe others would want a noble birth, but Feng Qingchen doesn't. The more you get, the more you pay. The more noble your status is, the more you pay for it. Behind the glory is endless sadness.
Wang Jinling had already found out about her parents, but he only revealed it at this time. He was also eager to rebuild the Feng Mansion for her. He must have seen that she was tired of the struggles in the imperial city.
Wang Jinling wanted her to stay, but he didn't say it actively. Instead, he used this matter to tie her down. Wang Jinling always understood her, but because he understood her too well, he knew better what he could do to keep her in the center of the imperial city, where he could see her.
She didn't blame Wang Jinling, she only blamed herself for worrying too much.
Feng Qingchen buried his head between his knees, some scenes from his past life flashing through his mind...
Carrying medicine boxes and shuttling through the front lines, carrying marching bags and rushing into the dense forests of Yunnan, rescuing survivors in the explosion zone, and racing against death in the simple military camp...
That kind of life was very hurried, but also simple. If possible, she really wanted to return to the battlefield again and be an ordinary battlefield doctor, where there was no intrigue and no calculation. All she had to do was save people. Although she was alone there, she would not feel lonely. Here, she suddenly felt so lonely...
"Although I am used to the fast-paced life of a battlefield doctor, it doesn't mean that I am willing to participate in the struggle and be willing to keep myself tense every day. Now I just want a simple and ordinary life, a clinic, a cup of tea, a husband, two children, and three full meals. Is this a luxury?" Feng Qingchen asked the sky, but the sky did not give her any response...
Feng Qingchen smiled bitterly and sat there thinking silently, should she investigate her parents' affairs or not?
If she investigates, she will definitely get into trouble; if she doesn't investigate, will the people in the dark let her go?
After a long while, Feng Qingchen stood up, exhaled heavily, and his eyes regained his fighting spirit: "No matter what, there will always be a way out. There are not so many extraordinary people in this world. I am worrying about nothing. Even if there are doubts about my parents' life experience, it is not necessarily extraordinary. Maybe they have other difficulties.
Besides, I didn't know about my parents' affairs, but now that I know, how can I continue to be ignorant? Even if I want to be ignorant for the rest of my life, it depends on whether others are willing to let me go. I am afraid it will not be easy for me to escape from this situation. It is unavoidable, so let's fight!"
Having made the decision, Feng Qingchen stopped hesitating, dusted himself off, and prepared to go back. However, before going back, Feng Qingchen decided to take a look at Yanzi Street.
Yanzi Street is in the south of the city and is where ordinary people live. The layout of the imperial city is that the east is rich and the west is noble, and the south is poor and the north is humble. Wuyi Lane, where the Wang and Xie families live, is in the west of the city. In the imperial city, you can tell what family they are by just looking at which area they live in.
Most of the servants in the Feng Mansion were sent by the Wang family and the Su family. After the Feng Mansion was burned down, they were all sent back. Wang Jinling arranged all the remaining disabled veterans in Yanzi Street and gave each family three wooden houses and three hundred taels of silver as resettlement expenses.
She trusted Wang Jinling to do the job, and she had been busy preparing to blow up Li Xiang, so she had never gone to see him once. Since she came out tonight, she decided to go and take a look. Firstly, it made her feel at ease, and secondly, because she had not trained for a long time, she wanted to see if her skills in hiding in the dark had regressed. Thirdly, it was a way to vent her depression.
Why do you want to hide? Why not just walk out openly? Ahem, don't be influenced by TV dramas and think that anyone can go out at night. Not to mention the imperial city, even ordinary small towns have a curfew. You can't go out at night. If you are caught by the patrolling guards, you will be thrown into prison.
Feng Qingchen was carrying the Ninth Prince's jade token, so she wasn't worried about being caught. However, it was never a good thing for a girl to be discovered wandering outside the city in the middle of the night. Someone might think she was a spy, and then kill her based on the principle of rather killing someone by mistake than letting the guilty go. She would not die unjustly.
Feng Qingchen carefully avoided the night patrol guards and moved through the small streets and alleys like a thief. Fortunately, she had become familiar with the imperial city recently. If it had been in the past, she would have definitely gotten lost.
Without alarming anyone, they arrived at Yanzi Street safely. Feng Qingchen smiled with satisfaction. Not retreating was a good thing. In the night, Lan Jiuqing who followed closely did not see the slightly raised corner of Feng Qingchen's lips.
Lan Jiuqing followed Feng Qingchen all the way, watching her go from Feng Mansion to Yanzi Street and then back to Sun Mansion. He thought to himself that women are fickle, but at the same time he was puzzled as to who taught Feng Qingchen this hidden skill?
Lan Jiuqing wanted to investigate, but when he thought of what Feng Qingchen said in front of the ruins of the Feng Mansion, he put the matter aside.
Feng Qingchen has begun to doubt her own life experience. Once she knows that she is a direct descendant of the Fengli clan, will she seek revenge on him?
You must know that Feng Li was killed by the Lan family.
Thinking of this, Lan Jiuqing felt a pang of pain in his heart. He didn't want to be an enemy of Feng Qingchen!
Before Feng Qingchen fell deeply in love with him, he would never let Feng Qingchen find out her background!