Shipin Dalizheng

Chapter 292: Family Match-

Some people proposed to her out of calculation of profit, while others did so out of genuine kindness. Her reputation had been ruined a while ago, and noble families and official residences were avoiding her. It was quite difficult to propose to her at this time.

"Thank you, Madam Ma."

Whether you agree or not is another matter, but the intention is appreciated.

Madam Ma was very embarrassed. "My son is just a bookworm. It's obvious that he is not worthy of Feng Xiangjun. Just pretend I didn't say that. Come on, I will go back with you. I will also bring two servants with me in the future. Even if you are capable of protecting yourself, please don't dirty your skirt."

The incident passed, and later it was reported that upon waking up, Mrs. Fu went mad and dug a large pit in the yard, burying her two sons and Feng Yingying together. According to a witness, Feng Yingying was pushed into the pit alive, and when she tried to climb out, Mrs. Fu beat her with a stick until she fainted and was buried alive.

As for the Feng family, they had no time to care about Feng Yingying's affairs, because Tang Chuyun, who had been holding on to them for a long time, suddenly got a piece of evidence proving that the Feng family had murdered the previous emperor decades ago, obtained the title by fraud, levied heavy taxes, committed numerous bloody incidents, and tortured and killed the imperial envoy. Their crimes were heinous.

It was too long ago and a lot of evidence could no longer be verified, but Tang Chuyun knew at a glance that the facts were correct, and they matched some details his mother had told him when he was very young.

All he wanted was the truth. Now that the truth was out, he no longer cared whether there was evidence or not. He went to report the matter without hesitation.

Rong Tang has been fighting outside these days, and the news he brought back is very good, but Marquis Yong'an feels mixed emotions.

The good news is that Rong Tang is indeed capable of resolving the crisis, but the worry is that Rong Tang is too capable and I am afraid I cannot control him.

Whenever the drum for reporting was sounded, the emperor would come out to judge the case. Of course, not everyone could beat the drum, otherwise the emperor would be exhausted to death.

He rubbed his forehead and said irritably, "First, give him fifty lashes and bring him here for questioning."

His staff reminded him, "My Lord, these are extraordinary times. It's time for you to build up your reputation. Beating someone up won't do you any good. It will only cause resentment. It's better to ask about the situation in a friendly manner, handle the matter according to reason and law, and you'll get a good result."

Marquis Yong'an thought what he heard made sense, so he asked Tang Chuyun to come in. Tang Chuyun came in and handed over the evidence. He talked a lot, and he even did not hide his own life experience. He said that he was Tang Yuanze's son. After years of carrying the burden, he finally had substantial evidence. He hoped that Marquis Yong'an would arrest the murderer and bring him to justice.

This case can be said to be very small. After all, it has been more than 20 years and no actual evidence has been found. The superiors do not want to uncover it, and they have good reasons to suppress it.

To say it is big, it can be very big, so big that it can be compared with conspiracy and treason, depending on the attitude of the superiors.

Just as the Marquis of Yong'an was about to say that there was no evidence, he was called back in by his staff, "My Lord, this is most likely true."

Yong'an Hou said: "Without evidence, what's the point of telling whether it's true or not? Investigate? We can't trace it back to the Northern Dynasty now!"

The aide said, "My Lord, since you've heard this, why don't you just take it as the truth? The Feng family robbed so much of the people's wealth many years ago, and then disappeared without a trace. Isn't that strange? I've heard that many wealthy families have dug cellars to hide gold and silver treasures. Do you remember how much the deposed crown prince searched a while ago?"

Marquis Yong'an finally understood.

"Come here, no, draft an edict. The former Marquis of Jing'an murdered the late emperor to obtain the title, and is guilty of conspiracy to rebel. His entire family must be arrested and thrown into death row."

As soon as the decree was issued, nearly half of the imperial guards rushed to surround the former Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, and another three groups went to capture the second, third and fourth wives.

The people of the imperial capital had previously thought that the Feng family was already very unlucky, but it turns out there is no such thing as the most unlucky, only worse unlucky. This time, not only will their wealthy life be gone, but they are afraid that even their lives will be gone.

When Mrs. Feng heard the decree, she was so frightened that she almost died. The secret that she and her husband and father and son had kept hidden for decades was finally revealed to the world, but it was a moment of devastating disaster for their Feng family.

The only people caught by the Feng family were Ji and Feng Shuyu. It was unknown when Master Feng left the city again.

Passing another intersection, the third family was also caught and wailing. Feng Shuyuan was dragged away, wailing loudly, "Dad, Mom, I don't want to die, think of a way quickly! Oh, and please, Sixth Sister, she is the county lady, there must be a way to save us."

"shut up."

The Third Wife's face was gloomy. Whether the Sixth Girl could save them was still uncertain. If she told the truth now, she would be in danger. Her son was really stupid...

Sure enough, the imperial guards who were arresting them hesitated when they heard Feng Qingqing's name. The imperial decree was to arrest the entire Feng family, and Feng Xiangjun was also in the Feng family, so logically he should be arrested together.

Never mind, let’s catch him first. It’s up to the higher-ups whether they want to release him or not.

But when they went back to capture Feng Qingqing, they were stopped by Steward Lu and his men. "Sir, Feng Xiangjun and the Feng family broke off relations long ago. Here is the document of severance as proof. Besides, she is a little girl and has no knowledge of what the elders did. She has always been the unpopular one."

Many neighbors gathered in the alley, and passers-by who had received his help from time to time came to plead for him. Gradually, the number of people who gathered around was almost as large as soldiers.

The commander of the Imperial Guards was a bit panicked. During this period of imperial war, the slightest disturbance could lead to a major war. Although they were surrounded by the elderly, the weak, and the sick, their sons and grandsons had all gone out to fight with the Earl of Annan. Especially since Steward Lu was the Earl of Annan's confidant, what if...

He immediately changed his tone, "I will give you neighbors some face and go back to ask Shangguan Fengxiangjun what to do."

He probably knew in his heart that if he went back to ask, given Marquis Yong'an's character, he probably wouldn't come a second time.

The Third Wife was mixed with joy and sorrow when she saw that Lai Fengqingqing was not caught. She was happy that Xiao Liu was really capable of escaping the crime, but she was worried that her son would betray her in the street and she might hear about it.

Meanwhile, the second wife was also arrested without exception. Unaware of the severity of the situation, she was still making a fuss, but upon hearing this, the second master fainted. The family wasn't stupid; they knew the charges were almost certain, and were terrified.

As expected, the imperial guards went back to report that everyone was surrounding and preventing Feng Qingqing from being captured. Marquis Yong'an was speechless for a long time after hearing this.

It was his staff who persuaded him, "My Lord, Feng Xiangjun has done great deeds. It would be difficult to convict him even if he was captured. It would be better to sell him off. After all, she is an unloved abandoned girl, and such family secrets will not be revealed to her. We can only wait until we capture a few older ones and interrogate them together to find out the location of the treasure..."

Tacitly.

Two hours later, Master Feng and Master Feng Si, who were hiding in Lingyun Temple, were captured together. So far, except for Feng Yaoyao who married into the Sun family and Feng Qingqing who moved out on her own, no male member of the Feng family escaped.

After that, they were beaten and interrogated in a hurry, and all kinds of torture instruments were used on them one by one. The four Feng masters screamed like pigs being slaughtered. In the end, the second and third masters could not bear it anymore and admitted that their father had really attempted to assassinate the late emperor, and they pretended to rescue him and cheated the title.

Yong'an Hou was very excited to hear this. This confession at least proved that the Feng family had not been wrongly accused. In the future, when they were punished, they would not be criticized for their lies. If the trial continued, the location of the treasure might even be revealed.

The fight continued until midnight. The Second and Third Masters had nothing else to say. The Yong'an Marquis was no fool. These two had even admitted to the crime of genocide. What else was there to hide? This only proved that they really didn't know.

Yes, they are both illegitimate sons, and such secrets are usually known only by the wife and legitimate sons, especially the eldest legitimate son.

It’s a pity that Old Lady Feng, who knew the most, was scared to death, otherwise it would definitely work if she took action against that old woman.