"Jiu'er, I'm sorry, it's all Grandma's fault for dragging you into this..."
Lan Mingyue stepped forward and hugged Ji Jiuying, blaming herself. When she learned that Jiu'er had come to the Feng family because Feng Qun had used her to threaten her, she hated herself for being so powerless that she wanted to kill Feng Qun.
Unable to protect her own daughter or her own niece, she was fortunate that Jiu'er was alright; otherwise, she would have rather died together with Feng Qun than let him die.
Feng Qun died. She originally didn't want to come, but as long as she didn't get Feng Cang's divorce papers, she was still Feng Qun's daughter-in-law.
If it weren't for Lan'er staying with the Feng family, she would never have come to the Feng family.
“Grandma, this has nothing to do with you. Even if they didn’t use you to threaten me, they would have used other methods. Besides, if they hadn’t led me to the Feng family, the things done by the ancestor would not have been exposed, and many more people would have died in the Feng family’s tomb.”
"So Grandma doesn't need to scold me."
Ji Jiuying comforted her.
Lan Mingyue recalled the incident involving the ancestral precepts, feeling both angry and relieved that her beloved daughter and granddaughter had not become victims, and that the so-called ancestral precepts had come to an end with this generation.
"Damn the Feng family, I can't stay here a moment longer. Lan'er and Jiu'er, let's go back to the Lan family together."
As he spoke, he grabbed the two of their hands and was about to walk outside when Feng Cang arrived at the courtyard gate with several of his brothers, blocking their way.
"Bright moon..."
"Pah, you old man, don't call me by my name."
Before Feng Cang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lan Mingyue. He immediately wilted and looked at Feng Jun and the others with pleading eyes. The group exchanged glances and remained silent.
"······"
They all agreed to come and help him, but now they're all acting like they're mute.
"Mingyue, the children are watching. Stop fooling around and let's have a proper talk."
"Feng Cang, let me tell you, I will never forgive you. Now you still have the nerve to use the children to morally blackmail me. You've corrupted these kids, and who are you putting on this act for?"
Lan Mingyue was furious, and Feng Jun and the others didn't want to interfere in the matter between the two, so they turned their attention to Feng Lan. Feng Luo stepped forward and said, "Lan'er, why don't you try to persuade your mother?"
Feng Lan glanced at Feng Luo: "Third brother, I will not try to persuade Mother. This is Mother's own choice, just as I will not forgive you."
Seeing the distance in Feng Lan's eyes, Feng Luo and the others felt a pang of guilt.
"Lan'er, we were victims in that incident too. If we had known the truth earlier, we would never have..."
Feng Lan sneered, interrupting Feng Jun: "Big brother, did second brother know about this a long time ago? Did fifth brother know about it a long time ago? When you and father insisted on sending me to guard the tomb even though they knew I was pregnant, did you ever think about me?"
"I'm sorry, Lan'er. From now on, I'll treat you and Xiao Jiu twice as well, really!" After saying that, Feng Jun looked at Ji Jiu Ying and said, "Xiao Jiu, please be magnanimous and forgive us!"
"Yes, it was wrong of us to do what we did before, and we regret it now. We hope to get forgiveness from Mother, Lan'er, and Xiao Jiu."
Only Feng Jun, Feng Luo, and Feng Yan spoke throughout. Feng Che and Feng Wu exchanged a glance but did not offer any advice. Whatever choice they made, they would respect it.
"I've already done what I was sorry for, so there's no need to say sorry. Excessive apologies only make me seem cheap. If I don't forgive you, it'll seem like it's my fault. As for the Feng family, they had nothing to do with me before, and they won't have anything to do with me in the future, so please don't focus your attention on me."
"Grandma, Mom, I'll wait for you at the door."
After Ji Jiuying finished speaking, she turned and left. Call her cold or heartless, it didn't matter to her.
Feng Jun and the others stood there stunned. Feng Wu glanced at them, a hint of schadenfreude flashing in his eyes: "You guys keep chatting, I'm going to ask Jiu'er something."
As Feng Wu spoke, he hurriedly ran out. Feng Che was about to make an excuse when Feng Cang shot him a glare, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Lan'er, your father was confused before, but now the misunderstanding has been cleared up. After all, you are the eldest daughter of the Feng family, and it's not good for you to keep running around outside..." Seeing that Lan Mingyue was unmoved by reason, Feng Cang tried to persuade Feng Lan.
"Father, if Mother doesn't want to stay in the Feng family, I won't stay either."
Upon hearing this, Lan Mingyue patted Feng Lan's hand and said, "Alright, I think the same as Lan'er. Now can we leave? We need to go back to the Lan family."
"Mother, you really have the heart to leave us all behind!"
Lan Mingyue paused for a moment, then turned to look at Feng Luo and the others: "You guys reminded me, none of the girls I found for you last time were to your liking?"
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"Mother, what's going on here... this is..."
"Since you didn't choose one, then it's none of my business. Lan'er, let's go."
Lan Mingyue pulled Feng Lan away from Qinglan Courtyard, leaving the men looking at each other in bewilderment. Feng Luo's gaze fell on Feng Che. It was during the time when they were looking for Ji Jiuying that his mother suddenly introduced girls to him and Feng Yan. He didn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.
"Second brother, did you ask Mother to arrange this?"
"No!"
Feng Che answered with a serious expression.
"Second Brother, you were so farsighted about Xiao Jiu!"
"Please put in a good word for Xiao Jiu, Second Brother." Feng Jun stepped forward and patted Feng Che on the shoulder.
Feng Che smiled and thought to himself, "Before, she kept calling me 'wicked girl,' and now she's calling me 'Little Jiu.' It makes me uneasy. No wonder Jiu'er left first."
"Che'er, what's going on between you and that girl from the Feng family?"
When they were in the back mountain of the Feng family, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that something unusual was going on between Feng Qingxue and Feng Che.
Feng Che's eyes flickered slightly. Feng Cang's words reminded him that Feng Qingxue's succession as the head of the family should be completed as soon as possible.
"It's nothing, Dad, don't worry about it!"
With that, Feng Che left Qinglan Courtyard.
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"Jiu'er, wait, wait a minute."
Fengwu came running over angrily.
"Fifth Uncle?"
"Jiu'er, I've come to ask you for a favor."
"What's wrong?"
Ji Jiuying asked curiously. Feng Wu looked around with a somewhat solemn expression, and after confirming that no one was around, he said softly, "Jiu'er, the divine-level talisman you gave me last time, after being equipped with the Immortal Brush and Ink Painting, barely managed to enter the divine level. If you want to advance further, you'll probably need to rely on some pills. Your uncle wanted to ask if you have any Saint-level or higher Spirit Condensation Pills..."
"for you."
Ji Jiuying breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought something big was going on, making it all so mysterious. But she didn't have much else, but she had the most pills. And they were all of full purity. A Saint-level pill of full purity was probably hard to find even in the Heavenly Domain.
Feng Wu happily accepted the pills, but upon opening them, his eyes narrowed sharply. He quickly put the pills into his ring. If his eldest, third, and fourth brothers knew that he possessed a hundred priceless, fully pure Saint-grade pills, they would probably be incredibly envious of him.
If they knew that Jiu'er had given them all to him, they would probably be kicking themselves.
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