Chapter 10 [10] Crimes Not Punished by Death

Gong Yanchen waved his sleeves and held Feng Lingyan in his arms. His purple eyes were slightly stern: "Feng Lingqi! How dare you touch my people? Who gave you the guts?"

The next moment, Feng Lingqi felt that his meridians were broken, and blood instantly overflowed from the corners of his lips. He looked at the Palace Master of Yunxiao Palace in disbelief and died with his eyes open!

"Your Majesty!" Feng Lingyan bit her lip. After all, Feng Lingqi was her grandfather's grandson. He was indeed hateful, but his crime did not deserve the death penalty.

"Little thing, I will teach you a lesson today. To be merciful to your enemies is to be cruel to yourself."

For Feng Lingyan's sake, Gong Yanchen gave Feng Lingqi a panacea pill. His life was saved, but he could no longer practice and became a complete waste.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Feng Lingqi only has this one chance." A cruel light flashed across Feng Lingyan's cat-like pupils, but when she saw Lian Qiao supporting her grandfather, standing at the door of the master bedroom of Lingyun Garden, looking at her with relief in her eyes, she left Gong Yanchen and ran towards Feng Xiaotian.

Feng Lingqi couldn't accept this result. He glared at Feng Lingyan with his eyes wide open: "Feng Lingyan, you bitch! You'd better kill me, kill me!"

"Otherwise, I will make you live a life worse than death!"

Seeing this, Feng Jie, Feng Xun's confidant, rushed over quickly and pressed Feng Lingqi's mute point. Then he bowed in the direction of Gong Yanchen, Feng Lingyan and Feng Xiaotian, and took Feng Lingqi away.

For a time, the eldest branch of the Feng family came to Feng Lingyan with great momentum, but returned in defeat. The miserable plight of Madam Feng and Feng Lingqi was seen by everyone in the Feng family, and their awe of Feng Lingyan grew from that moment on.

On the other hand, Gong Yanchen received emergency news from the border. The troops of Xingyun Kingdom were approaching, so he had to return to the palace. Thinking that Feng Xiaotian was fine now, he left with peace of mind.

"Little thing, I have something important to deal with. You stay in Feng Mansion obediently. I will send someone to pick you up and take you back to Yunxiao Palace tomorrow."

Gong Yanchen gently pinched Feng Lingyan's cheek and disappeared in a flash.

Emperor Jing from the next courtyard also hurried back to the palace, leaving only secret guards to secretly protect Feng Lingyan.

At the same time, the Shangguan family's spies who were keeping an eye on the Feng family quickly passed the news back, causing Shangguan Hong to become furious. He cursed Shangguan Qingwan as a fool who did not get rid of the roots of the problem, which led to today's disaster.

But now Feng Lingyan has the Yunxiao Palace as her backing, and tomorrow is the day when the Yunxiao Palace Master Feng Wushang will accept Feng Lingyan as his disciple. He will certainly not let Feng Lingyan get her wish.

Tonight is a good opportunity for the Shangguan family to take action and completely eliminate Feng Lingyan.

Shangguan Hong then summoned the elders of the Shangguan family to discuss matters in the secret room of his study.

Even in the imperial palace, there was no peace.

The emperor summoned the military ministers and the god of war, Prince Chen Yanchen, to discuss the emergency at the border in the upper study, whether to go to war directly with the Xingyun Kingdom or to find another way to solve the immediate problem.

At the same time, in Fengyi Palace, Empress Liancheng Mingzhu had a gloomy expression on her face, and she dug her fingernails into her palms fiercely: "Ziyuan, pass on my decree. In five days, I will hold a chrysanthemum viewing banquet in Fengyi Palace."

"All the young ladies in Shengjing who are waiting to be married must come and participate."

The Queen would rather die than let Feng Lingyan become Xuan'er's Crown Princess. What she liked was a legitimate daughter like Feng Lingxue, not a doomed star like Feng Lingyan, who not only killed her parents, but also caused chaos in the Feng Mansion.

"My lady, I feel that it is inappropriate to hold a chrysanthemum viewing banquet right now."

"The border is in danger, and Her Majesty is holding a chrysanthemum-viewing banquet at this time, which may be seen as a pursuit of pleasure." Ziyuan had a headache, but as the head maid, she had to advise the Queen. At this critical juncture, if she took a wrong step, all steps would be wrong.

"That's fine! I will ask the emperor for instructions. In name, it's a chrysanthemum viewing banquet, but in reality, I'm taking the lead in preparing military pay for the soldiers at the border."

"In this way, we can not only select the Crown Princess and Concubine for Xuan'er, but also raise military funds. It's a win-win situation. I believe the Emperor will not reject this."

The queen's beautiful eyes were cold and she responded quickly. She decided to spend money to avoid disaster. She took the opportunity of holding a chrysanthemum viewing banquet to raise military pay for the soldiers at the border. It was truly a case of killing two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty is wise, and it is I who am stupid. I will send people to all the palaces to convey Your Majesty's decree."

Ziyuan nodded approvingly. Although she felt that it was inappropriate, she did not dare to dissuade the queen anymore.

"Hurry up and convey my decree, otherwise something unexpected might happen." The Queen decided to take a risk and act first and report later. Anyway, if the Emperor knew about it and was angry with her, she could solve the problem by shedding a few tears. She didn't want to miss any opportunity to ruin Feng Lingyan.

Back then, she was a priceless pearl, and she was able to join forces with Shangguan Qingwan and the Shangguan family to cause the deaths of Feng Lingyan's mother Bai Qianyi and her father Feng Jin, leaving no trace of their bodies. Now, she can also make sure that Feng Lingyan is not buried anywhere.

Aster nodded and quickly retreated, but when the queen was not seeing, she quickly released a carrier pigeon.

For a time, the people of Shengjing were in panic and the border was in danger. It was not a good thing for them, especially the children of the major families. They had enjoyed themselves for too long, so when they talked about war, they had nothing but fear and death in their hearts.

That night was a rare leisure time for Feng Lingyan. She made a list of the ingredients she needed and asked Feng Xiaotian to send someone to buy them. The finances of the mansion had always been in the hands of Madam Feng, and she didn't want to take any risks.

Therefore, when the secret guard was wasted and bought the ingredients Feng Lingyan needed, Feng Lingyan used two copper pots to make a spicy soup base and a clear soup base.

In another world, on a late autumn night, Feng Lingyan was eating hotpot.

Feng Xiaotian watched Feng Lingyan fiddling with the food for a long time. The fragrance, which he had never smelled before, went straight into his heart and his appetite was aroused at once.

"Ayan, what are these foods? Why has Grandpa never eaten them? When did you learn these?"

Feng Xiaotian was extremely pleased, but also heartbroken. He didn't know what kind of hard life his lovely granddaughter was living in the Feng family while he was defending his country at the border.

"Grandpa, this is my first time making this too, I hope it tastes good."

"After I fell into the cold pond, I had a very long dream and learned many, many skills."

"I'll show them to Grandpa one by one when I have the chance, okay?"

Feng Lingyan didn’t know whether Grandpa and Lian Qiao could eat spicy food, so she made a clear soup pot, hoping that they would be able to eat it.

"Ayan!!!" Feng Xiaotian choked with sobs, raised his head to prevent the liquid in his eyes from dripping, his heart aching dully.

"Grandpa, everything will be fine. Your body and my cultivation will all be fine. Do you believe that I am a lucky person? The kind that will be blessed by the God of Destiny?"

Feng Lingyan couldn't stand such a sentimental atmosphere, so she quickly changed the subject and winked at Lian Qiao, but a familiar smell hit her nose, making her eyes twitch.

(End of this chapter)