These words were as sharp as a knife, piercing Feng Shilang's heart and lungs.
The muscles on Feng Shilang's face trembled violently several times.
His memory suddenly returned to that night three years ago.
The sad news of Feng Lun's tragic death reached the capital, and Mrs. Feng fainted on the spot. He, the father, burst into tears in the study. Although Feng Lun was adopted to his younger brother and grew up in the ancestral home of Pingjiang Mansion, he was his biological father after all.
Flesh and bones!
Moreover, Feng Lun was extremely talented and intelligent, and he succeeded in the imperial examination. He had always been proud of his youngest son.
Feng Lun's death must be closely related to Jiangnan Governor Cao Zhen.
Cao Zhen is not to be feared. What is scary is that Cao Zhen is the biological brother of Concubine Cao in the palace, the nephew of Empress Dowager Cao of Cining Palace, and the uncle of His Royal Highness the King of Han.
The Cao family gave birth to a queen mother and a noble concubine, who were extremely wealthy and powerful. Emperor Long'an was also very close to his family members. There were no less than twenty people in the Cao family serving as officials in the court.
Some of these children of the Cao family were sent out to serve as magistrates, and some worked as errands in the six ministries of the capital. Cao Zhen had the highest official position, serving as the second-grade governor of Jiangnan. In addition, he had the support of the empress dowager and noble concubines in the palace, so he had great power.
In this civil and military dynasty, there were people who dared to provoke the royal family members, but no one dared to confront the Cao family, let alone a mere right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
He could not let the entire Feng family die because of Feng Lun's death.
This murder case can only be left alone. The darkness behind it and the huge inside story can only go underground with Feng Lun.
In the past three years, every time he thought of his son who died innocently and in vain, he would come to the study and read Feng Lun's letter slowly. After feeling heartbroken and uncomfortable, he would put the letter back in the box and lock it.
Even Mrs. Feng doesn't know.
He hides this secret alone, like drinking a cup of bitter yellow lotus. Who knows the pain in his heart?
Why did this bastard girl open her mouth to accuse him?
Feng Shilang stared hard at Feng Shaojun and lowered his voice: "There are many secrets behind this murder case. What do you, a yellow-haired girl, know?"
Feng Shaojun sneered, his eyes as sharp as a knife, and he understood all the darkness in Feng Shilang's heart: "What secrets, what worries. Great uncle, don't put gold on your face. It's nothing more than weighing the pros and cons, suppressing the murder, and bowing to the Cao family
, just trying to survive."
"Oh, by the way. My great-uncle is also good at marrying people."
"Back then, my aunt was married to Prince Kang, and my great-uncle was promoted from a fourth-rank minister to a third-rank minister. More than two years ago, he married cousin Shaomei to the lame brother-in-law Xie, and became an in-law with the Minister of Civil Affairs."
"Now, what does Baba want to do when he takes me back to the capital?"
"Could it be that you have fallen in love with the sick young prince in Prince Qin's palace and want to marry my granddaughter to the prince Chongxi?"
"In my father's last letter, he begged my great-uncle to take care of me. It turns out that this is how my great-uncle looked after his son's orphan!"
Feng Shilang: "..."
With Shilang Feng's dark heart and thick face, Feng Shaojun was ridiculing him so much that he felt hot behind his ears.
No matter how ruthless a person is, he still has weaknesses in his heart. Feng Shilang's only weakness is his dead son.
All the dark calculations in my heart have been exposed.
At this moment, Feng Shilang was like a snail that had lost its shell, fragile and embarrassed.
He even forgot to ask why Feng Shaojun knew what he was thinking, and weakly defended himself: "The little prince of the Prince of Qin's Palace has indeed been sick and weak since childhood. However, he is a serious grandson of the Tian family, and his status is noble."
"If it weren't for being ill and weak all year round, how could the Feng family get such a marriage?"
Feng Shaojun smiled coldly: "Yes! For me, an orphan with no father or mother, to be able to marry into the Prince of Qin's Mansion was because I burned high incense in my previous life. Even if I was left a widow as soon as I entered the house and was buried with the little prince in the future, it was also me.
I'm so lucky. Uncle, do you think so or not?"
Feng Shilang was speechless.
No matter how shameless he is, he still can't say "yes".
The candlelight suddenly jumped, casting a shadow on Feng Shaojun's fair face.
Her face was still so soft and beautiful, but her eyes were as sharp as a knife. Such a sharp contrast made people feel an inexplicable chill in their hearts.
This is definitely not a weak orphan girl who is at the mercy of her elders!
She came prepared and wanted to turn the Feng family upside down!
With this level of understanding, Feng Shilang looked at Feng Shaojun, already on guard: "Shaojun, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Even if there is an inside story about your father's murder, what can you do with a girl who can't lift her shoulders and resist her? The Cao family has deep roots, and our Feng family can't afford to offend her."
"What are you thinking about? Put it away quickly. Don't let the young and old of the Feng family suffer!"
As he spoke later, his waist gradually straightened and his voice became more sonorous and powerful: "I'm sorry for your father. But I not only have a son from your father, I also have an eldest son, a second son, an eldest daughter, a second daughter, and a bunch of children and grandchildren."
"Back then, I wrote many times to persuade him to stop and live in peace. He was stubborn and couldn't listen. As a result, he was killed."
"He died as soon as he closed his eyes. Because of him, I was looked down upon by others, tried and made things difficult by the Cao family, and was in a difficult situation. What was the purpose of marrying Shaomei to the Xie family and getting married to the Minister of Civil Affairs?"
"Only when I am safe in the court can the whole Feng family live a good life!"
Feng Shaojun sneered: "Yes, my uncle was forced to sell his daughter for glory, and he was forced to marry his granddaughter to a cripple."
"The reason why you want to marry me into Prince Qin's palace is definitely not to be like a dragon or a phoenix. Everything is forced."
Feng Shilang's face became hot from the ridicule.
The facts are before our eyes, and all words of defense seem feeble.
He simply said: "There are very few people who know this. How on earth did you know?"
Feng Shaojun's eyes were slightly cold: "How I know is not important. What is important is that I am a chess piece that is neither obedient nor easy to manipulate."
"Now, what are your uncle going to do with me?"
Feng Shilang was old and thick-skinned. He was so embarrassed, but he could still smile: "Uncle is wrong. Uncle, I'm sorry for you."
"You made a big flower-viewing party today and made the Feng family make a fool of yourself. The marriage is definitely not going to work out. The bad temper in your heart should be gone by now!"
"Young Master, I can't write two characters "Feng" in one stroke. If you want to call me uncle, you can leave it to me, but you know in your heart that I am your biological grandfather. Your parents are both dead, and the Cui family is your maternal family. Your marriage,
In the end, the Feng family needs to make the decision."
"When the Feng family is well, you, a girl from the Feng family, can marry well. Only when you get to your husband's family in the future will you have your mother's family to rely on."
"Listen to your grandfather and ask Mother Zheng to come back quickly and burn all those letters."
"From now on, our family will live a happy life behind closed doors. Grandpa will definitely choose a good marriage for you and let you marry a husband you want."
