Chapter 125 What Happened
That Year Liu Taizhe never left Fengyang City. He was sick and lying at home. His little daughter is only ten years old this year. She is indeed called Liu Xier, not the woman who lived in Feng Mansion.
Feng Zuwu couldn't believe it, but this was the result after many inquiries.
He had to return to the capital in disgrace.
He knew what happened in his heart. His mother was tricked by someone else.
And who would do this to his mother?
He didn't know who to hate at this moment.
If his father-in-law hadn't suggested that he change the child, nothing would have happened. His
eldest nephew wouldn't have broken his leg because of his trick, and his mother wouldn't have asked the maid to poison his second nephew.
If the child had been strangled to death, there wouldn't be the situation today.
But there are no ifs in the world.
The child was changed, but the little girl returned to the mansion.
Feng Zuwu returned to the mansion in frustration, exhausted physically and mentally.
He wanted to go back to a year ago when everything was going smoothly.
Since his niece returned home, everything has changed.
He regrets it now. But there is no medicine for regret in the world.
Feng Zuwu ignored everyone and slept in his study for a whole day, letting the secret guards guard him and not let anyone disturb him.
The next day, his leave expired, and he went to court early in the morning.
The reason for his leave was to go to the mansion of Duke Zheng, but he used it to investigate his mother's secret pregnancy.
Zheng Lian has been at her mother's house these days. The old Duke Zheng was buried yesterday.
Ruan Ruoying has been living in panic and pain these days.
How could her cousin abandon her and run away.
As soon as Feng Zuwu came back, she wanted to ask him about his search for someone.
But her son ignored her.
She had to ask the guard who had gone with him. She
learned that her cousin had never left Fengyang City, and that Liu Xier was not the real Liu Xier.
She was dumbfounded.
How could this happen?
The one she was having an affair with was not her cousin at all?
How was this possible?
Her cousin was absolutely correct in talking about the past, and she was sure that it was her cousin who had an affair with her many years ago.
She could no longer control herself and cried for most of the day in her own courtyard. Nanny Zhao comforted her for a long time before she stopped.
Feng Zuwen was not in a hurry to deal with the matter. Let it drag on. The longer it drags on, the more panicked the second wife will be.
He was not afraid at all that the second wife would know that he had asked someone to do it.
This is called tit for tat, and there is a cause for every effect.
The third day after Feng Zuwu came back.
In the evening, Feng Zuwu brought his mother and wife to the main courtyard where the eldest son lived.
Feng Zuwen knew what he meant, that he wanted to solve the problem completely.
The whole family sat down, including the two four-year-old children.
No one spoke first.
Seeing everyone's serious expressions, Feng Yuanjie, who was actually four years old, also sat obediently.
"Brother, you are the Marquis, the head of the family, you tell me, how are you going to deal with this matter?" As Ruan Ruoying's biological son, Feng Zuwu had to be the first to speak.
"She is not a faithful wife, and she is still an old lady in the Marquis' Mansion, so she can only be fined three feet of white silk." Feng Zuwen glanced at a few people and expressed his opinion.
When Ruan Ruoying heard this, she wanted her to die!
How could this be possible, she hadn't lived enough. She has a son and a daughter, and even if she leaves the Marquis' Mansion, her son will still take care of her.
Death would be the end of everything. Nothing would be left.
"No, no, you can't do this to me. I'm your stepmother. Feng Zuwen, I've been married to the Marquis's mansion for more than 20 years. I've worked hard, even if I haven't done anything. When I first entered the mansion, I didn't dare to have a child for you and Ruxue, for fear of neglecting you two.
I worked hard to find a good in-law for you and your sister.
I also gave birth to two children for the Feng family.
I worked hard and served the old Marquis until he passed away.
Don't I have any gratitude towards you? You want me to die. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" Ruan Ruoying suddenly exploded, like a shrew cursing in the street.
Feng Zuwen sneered.
This is what it means to be brought up in a small family. She can't really be compared with the daughters of high-ranking families. Even after living in the mansion for more than 20 years, she still hasn't grown much.
No wonder her father never asked for an imperial decree to confer a title on her.
The gap between her and Shu Qing is too far. The second brother and his wife were brought up much better than her.
Oh, it's really hard for my wife to have to deal with such a mother-in-law for so many years.
Feng Tianxing was also speechless when she saw the old woman lose her composure.
[Don't you know what you've done? You're already pregnant, so why do you still have a reason to live? If the people in the clan knew, they would definitely drown you.]
"Are you sure you haven't let me down?" Feng Zuwen narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.
"How have I let you down? I have worked diligently for the Marquis' Mansion for more than 20 years, and I have managed it in an orderly manner. I have never made any major mistakes. I have found a wife and given birth to children for you." Ruan Ruoying thought she had done a good job.
And there are some things that even if Feng Zuwen brought up, she would not admit as long as there is no evidence.
"Someone come." Feng Zuwen shouted.
Feng Yi suddenly came in from outside the door.
"Master."
"Go find Yu Changfang and bring me the two people I gave him before."
"Yes." Feng Yi responded and turned to go out.
"Who are they?" Ruan Ruoying was very confused.
"You will know when you see them." Feng Zuwen said gloomily.
After a while, Yu Changfang and Feng Yi came in with two women.
Both of them were dressed simply, in coarse linen clothes, and looked like peasant women who often worked in the fields. His hands were rough and his face was dark from the sun.
When the two saw Feng Zuwen, they immediately knelt down.
"I have seen the Marquis and Madam." Both of them were trembling.
"Raise your heads." Feng Zuwen said calmly.
When the two's faces appeared in front of everyone, Ruan Ruoying was shocked.
"You, you..., Hongye, didn't you die? Green Tea, didn't Madam Zhao let someone sell your family far away?" Ruan Ruoying's face turned pale with fear.
"Okay, tell me everything you know?" Feng Zuwen ordered directly.
"My Lord, the first lady and the second lady were born on the same day. You were not at home, so the old lady was in charge.
The second lady's father was a son. The second lady's son was a daughter. The old lady secretly switched the two and asked me to carry the young lady out of the city, strangle her to death and throw her in the mountains.
I was very scared at the time and ran away without checking whether I had strangled her to death. I don't know what happened to the young lady later." Green Tea was the first to tell the secret of the child swap. "
My Lord, the old lady threatened me with my parents and asked me to put some medicine powder in the tea that the second young master drank every day, but she said that the medicine powder was not lethal. I was restrained and had to agree." Red Leaf was not to be left behind.
Ruan Ruoying looked at the two servants, like eggplants hit by frost.
It's over, it's over, everything is over.
"Zu Wen, this matter cannot be blamed on me. It was the son of Duke Zheng who gave me the idea. If you want to blame someone, blame him." Ruan Ruoying suddenly pushed the matter onto Zheng Zigang's head as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Humph, blame him? You have no ambition, even if he gives ten ideas, it's useless." Feng Zuwen looked at the three people from the second house with disdain and said.
At this time, Zheng Lian suddenly stood up, walked in front of Feng Zuwen and Song Shuqing, and knelt down with a "dong".