Chapter 148 (2/2)

The two old men’s expressions immediately calmed down upon seeing Chen Yu. They patted her back while wiping away tears.

The one called third great uncle asked her: “Your elder brother said that it was the Feng family’s second daughter that caused the death of your mother. Is it this one?”

Chen Yu appeared shocked: “Why would brother say this? Although second sister does not usually get along well with us, to have caused mother’s death… this crime is a little too large. Great uncle absolutely would not dare speak randomly.”

“Hmph!” The old man snorted coldly, “Chen Yu, you have had a good personality since you were young, but you do not know that good people are easy for others to bully! Your mother was our family’s only daughter in her generation. For her to have died in some outsider’s home, how do you want for us to be at peace with this?!”

Feng Yu Heng watched these two old men and found it quite funny. She could not help but turn her head and ask Feng Jin Yuan, who was at her side: “Father, does the Chen family have the ability to settle debts with our Feng family? Was it not said that once a daughter marries into a family, she becomes part of the man’s family. Why does the Chen family repeatedly insist that we are considered outsiders to Chen shi?”

Without needing her reminder, Feng Jin Yuan also felt uncomfortable from hearing those words. He immediately became unhappy: “Chen shi entered my Feng family’s gates. Disputes and such matters are naturally decided by my Feng family. Either way, she has died, and the Feng family performed the funeral for her as the head wife. What, does the Chen family want to take their daughter out from the ancestral Feng family’s grave? Very well, this prime minister will immediately go back to the family residence to write up a divorce document. You can send people for her coffin tomorrow!”

In the end, Feng Jin Yuan had been a prime minister for many years. The words he said caused a great deal of pressure on the others. For a family of merchants like the Chen family, how could the endure such threats? If Chen shi’s coffin were really taken out by the Feng family, what sort of situation would that be?

The two shouting old men immediately shut their mouths. Feng Chen Yu, however, concentrated her attention on Feng Yu Heng and spoke in a soft and sweet voice: “Second sister, come greet third great uncle and fourth great uncle. They are elders, so you should salute and pay your respects.”

Not waiting for Feng Yu Heng to speak, the two old men angrily snorted. One of them pointed at Feng Yu Heng and said: “You just stand there. You absolutely must not come over and salute us! We can not handle your grand salute. It will overwhelm us.”

Feng Yu Heng really wanted to laugh, but she also felt that the other side were elders, after all. Whatever the case, she had to leave them some face. She could only hold it in and deal with it.

The matriarch could no longer endure watching on. Glaring at the Chen family’s people, she said: “Quickly move out of the way!”

The Chen family’s elder shook his head: “If you want to enter the county, you may, but this girl and her concubine mother must not enter.”

Feng Yu Heng let out an “eh” sound and asked Feng Jin Yuan: “Feng Tong county’s magistrate is someone from the Chen family?”

Feng Jin Yuan shook his head: “How could that be.”

“Then why does what they say about letting us in or not count?”

Feng Jin Yuan also was not very clear on this point, “People of the Chen family, do not be excessive.”

“Excessive?” The old man became angry once more, “Our family’s perfectly fine daughter was carried into your Feng manor. Yet at around 30 years old, she had her funeral. Who exactly is the one that’s excessive?”

“Life and death are determined by the heavens. Her own body was not well, so who could be blamed for that?”

“Feng Jin Yuan!” The old man trembled with anger, “You should be very clear on the exact reason. Today, I will leave things at this point. If you want to enter the county, you must leave that mother and daughter here!”

A gloominess floated to Feng Yu Heng’s face, while a stern look entered her eyes. Seeing it, the Feng matriarch shuddered and subconsciously retreated a couple steps. She then heard Feng Yu Heng speak: “You won’t allow me and my mother in? Very well! I must ask, which of the seven wrongs did she commit? What reason did the Feng family have to chase my mother out? Chen shi was a concubine promoted to the head wife position and originally did not get much spotlight. Your Chen family profited but did not find a corner to laugh behind. Instead, you now dare to act out like this? How would it benefit you to cause the collapse of the Feng family?”

As she spoke, she walked forward. A strong and oppressive aura exuded from her body, causing the two old men and the rest of the Chen family to retreat.

Feng Yu Heng had not finished speaking, “Your Chen family assumed that simply leaving the capital would be fine? After all these years, so long as the Feng family desires, it can move a finger and see how many officials you have bribed and how much money you have moved. People of the Chen family, have you tired of living? Do you want to live in jail?”

She peered over with a pair of eyes that seemed to have come from hell. Staring directly at the old man, he dropped to his butt in fear.

70 year old arms and legs, how could they handle falling. Having fallen to the ground like that, he could not stand for a long time.

The other old man stomped angrily, pointing at Feng Jin Yuan “This is what your Feng family teaches?”

The person who answered was the Feng matriarch: “Your Chen family has no say in how our Feng family teaches its daughters. If it were not for Chen Yu’s face, could your Chen family have continued to exist to this day? You want an explanation? Fine! Isn’t Zi Hao watching over the grave? Have Chen Yu watch over the grave with him!”

The matriarch’s words caused Chen Yu’s face to turn white in fear. With her mouth partially open, not a single sound came out.

Even the Chen family did not think the Feng matriarch could say such things. For a while, they did not move. The arrogant voices that wanted to get revenge for Chen Yu gradually became lowered.

In reality, they had been frightened by Feng Yu Heng’s words. The Chen family was a merchant family. After many years of doing business, bribing government officials was a common thing. Especially after having done magnificent business for many years with the many officials of the court, the amount of money that changed hands was boundless. If they really damaged the Feng family’s face, then if a standard first rank prime minister wanted to destroy a merchant family, would that not be an incredibly easy matter.

The Chen family’s people opened up a path under the fourth great uncle’s instruction. The two old men, one sat on the ground, one stood to the side, as they watched the Feng family’s carriages mightily enter Feng Tong county. Eventually, their eyes landed on Feng Yu Heng, who had remained at the matriarch’s side.

This concubine’s daughter had been back in the capital for how long? To be able to receive the doting of the matriarch, it seemed that she was a threat to Chen Yu’s position. She really could not be kept around. She could not be kept around!