Chapter 360 (2/2)

Of course, the Emperor could hear the dissatisfaction in General Ping Nan’s voice. Although General Ping Nan no longer entered battle because of his advanced age, he was not relieved of his power to dispatch soldiers. The South was under the watch of his Southern Army. Bu Cong had gone to the South to quell the riot before the end of the year, which had caused great offense to the Southern Army.

He nodded and said: “Bu Cong mentioned this matter to Us earlier. At that time, We agreed to it. Because the soldiers of the Southern Army are stationed in the South throughout the year, they are mostly familiar faces. When you go over, before you even get to show your faces, the foreign forces will have already dispersed in the desert. Not a single person could be caught.”

General Ping Nan understood this reasoning, thus he nodded and fell silent.

At this time, Bu Cong had already entered the hall. After saluting, he could not endure and said: “Your Majesty, county princess Ji An is kneeling outside.’

Everyone in the hall froze. They did not know that Feng Yu Heng was kneeling outside. When the person had come earlier, they had whispered into the Emperor’s ear. Now that Bu Cong said this upon arriving in the hall, everyone remembered that the Bu family’s general had always had feelings for the Feng family’s second daughter.

But the Feng family’s second daughter was the person favored by the ninth prince. How bold a person was Bu Cong to still have hopes for such a person?

General Ping Nan thought a little then said: “County princess is in charge of the production of steel. There must be something to report to his Majesty. How about… inviting county princess in?”

He was trying to figure things out and asked this. Although he did not understand why Feng Yu Heng was kneeling outside, upon seeing that there was no change in the Emperor’s expression after hearing about it, he understood that the Emperor knew about it. Also, he consented to having Feng Yu Heng remain kneeling outside. This was a little strange.

Hearing what General Ping Nan said, the Emperor shook his head, “Just leave her be. Allow her to continue kneeling.”

General Ping Nan felt his heart thunk. Could it be that county princess Ji An had done something wrong? He could not help but begin to worry for Feng Yu Heng.

At the same time, when everyone in the Feng manor heard that Feng Yu Heng had beaten the third prince into such a state, they were also in a panic.

They had been sitting in the matriarch’s Shu Ya courtyard, waiting for Feng Jin Yuan’s group to return; however, they did not think that Feng Jin Yuan would bring back this sort of news. Fen Dai immediately stood up in fear and wanted to return to Yu Lan courtyard. At the same time, she said in a panic: “No matter what you have planned, I will be bringing concubine mother and running first! Concubine mother is still pregnant. If something happens to the Feng family, that would be father’s last heir!”

Feng Jin Yuan became furious and swung his arm. “Smack” as a slap struck her face, “Beast!”

Fen Dai became unsteady from this slap and fell to the ground, but she immediately stood up. Without having time to worry about her face that had partially swollen, she went crazy and caused a fuss for Feng Jin Yuan: “Father, are you sure that the third prince is still alive? Killing a prince is a crime punishable by the extermination of the family. Father, you are the prime minister, so you should know! Even if he isn’t dead, will he not seek revenge? The third prince is already so scary on a normal day. If there is now a deep hatred between him and our family, he will definitely seek revenge! In the end, we will still be dead. Father, you can’t leave yourself without an heir!”

Feng Jin Yuan raised his hand to hit Fen Dai once more, but this time, no matter what, he could not bring himself to do it.

He had to admit that Fen Dai was quite reasonable. Regardless of whether the third prince was alive or dead, the Feng family could not escape responsibility.

The matriarch sat in her chair in a paralyzed state. She had been frightened. Fen Dai’s words had pierced her heart one word at a time. Her hands trembled so much that she could no longer hold onto her cane, and it fell to the ground with a clank.

“Jin Yuan.” The matriarch called out and asked with a trembling voice: “Say, what should we do?”

Feng Jin Yuan’s head hurt. He also did not know what to do. He just had a belly full of anger, and he was on the verge of going crazy.

Fen Dai continued shouting. This time, she directed the blame at Feng Yu Heng: “She has come to take the Feng family’s life! Father, why did you bring her back? The Feng family was fine at the time, but with her return, everything has changed! Didn’t you want to hand over the ninth prince’s engagement to eldest sister anyway? After seeing that he had become crippled, you changed your mind. Eldest sister did not want a cripple, but I did!” She still remembered that she had liked Xuan Tian Ming. She even yearned for the face that was covered by that gold mask, “You were not willing to support me; however, you brought back that star of disaster. Look now, what has become of our family because of her?”

This time, the matriarch was in agreement with Fen Dai had said: “That’s right. All of this has stemmed from the return of those three, mother and children. A-Heng is taking revenge against the Feng family time and time again. Now, she finally managed to exterminate the entire Feng family.”

“Mother!” Feng Jin Yuan helplessly looked at the matriarch, “It’s not that severe. Don’t be so afraid.”

The matriarch also became furious, “It’s not that severe? Then tell me, what other options are there? Who exactly gave her the courage to beat a prince?”

What could Feng Jin Yuan possibly do? It was Kang Yi that stepped forward and patted the matriarch’s back. While doing this, she turned her gaze on Feng Jin Yuan: “Husband, I feel that there is something that you must do right now.”