Chapter 22 [22] Why is she the only one implicated?
"Shangguan Qingwan, check your conscience before asking me these questions."

Feng Xiaotian laughed. They were doing this for Ah Yan and seeking justice for Ah Yan. They deliberately made such a big fuss, wasn't it just to ruin Ah Yan's reputation and make her lose the chance to marry into the Eastern Palace?

"Or if you swear in Feng Lingxue's name that you have never had any selfish motives and that you went to Prince Chen's Mansion to seek justice for Ah Yan, then I will believe what you say."

Feng Xiaotian did not miss any subtle expressions on Madam Feng's face. When he saw the evasion in Madam Feng's eyes, he understood what was going on and became even more furious.

Feng Lingxue, who rushed over after hearing the news, knelt on the ground and cried, "Grandpa, I am also your granddaughter. Why do you only see Yanyan as your granddaughter? Aren't Yun'er, Feng Lingyu, and I your granddaughters?"

When Feng Lingxue was speaking up for herself, she did not hesitate to drag Feng Lingyun and Feng Lingyu, the daughter of Feng Xiaotian's second son, into the water. If they were to die, the sisters should die together. Why should she be the only one implicated?
"Granddaughter? I, Feng Xiaotian, dare not let you be my granddaughter. How dare I ask you to be my granddaughter, a slutty thing who is obsessed with her future brother-in-law?"

"Feng Lingxue, can you say with a clear conscience that you don't miss Gong Yixuan, and you don't want to be the Crown Princess?"

Feng Xiaotian completely lifted the veil. If they had had such thoughts earlier, they should have just said no earlier. Why did they make things difficult for his Ah Yan and almost let her die?

"No, no, no! Grandpa, I don't have such thoughts. It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I are in love with each other, that's all."

"No matter how wrong I am, it's all my granddaughter's fault. Can you please not kick us out of the house?"

Feng Lingxue did not want to lose her status as the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion. Without this status, she would not be qualified to be the Crown Princess.

No, no, no, she couldn't let grandfather kick them out of the Feng family.

Feng Xun also rolled over and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "Dad, calm down. It's all my fault. I accept your expulsion from the Feng family and my name in the family tree. I also ask Dad to let Xue'er stay in the Feng Mansion for the sake of her being the only one with a natural spiritual root in the Feng family, okay?"

Feng Xun saw that his father had made up his mind, and although he knew it was irreversible, he still held on to hope and wanted to give it a try. He didn't want his daughter to lose the protection of the Feng family. If that happened, she might lose the chance to become the Crown Princess.

"My husband is absolutely right, Dad. It's all my daughter-in-law and husband's fault. Although we had good intentions, we did the wrong thing."

"It's just that Xue'er is innocent. She is the hope for the future of the Feng family. Please don't be impulsive and expel Xue'er from the Feng family!"

When Madam Feng saw that Feng Xun was like this, she also made up her mind and quickly took the blame on herself and Feng Xun. She only hoped that Feng Xiaotian would consider the fact that Feng Lingxue was a natural spiritual root and not expel Feng Lingxue from the Feng family.

Just when Feng Xiaotian was about to refuse, he saw Feng Shisan coming hurriedly and whispering a few words in his ear. The anger between his brows instantly faded and a smile appeared.

"Humph! This time, let's leave it at that. It won't happen again."

"If your eldest son dares to make a mistake again, no matter who it is, he will be expelled from the Feng family and removed from the family tree!"

"Did you understand?"

Feng Xiaotian felt relieved knowing that Feng Lingyan was alive and well, and he was also very happy knowing that Gong Yanchen was so fond of Feng Lingyan.

In Feng Xiaotian's heart, Gong Yanchen is the real man. Eight years ago, he was a powerful figure on the battlefield. With his ability to stand alone against thousands of enemies, he killed countless enemies and turned the tide to save the Tianchen Kingdom from the dire situation. There was also that blank imperial edict, which allowed Gong Yanchen to put forward any conditions and the emperor would agree unconditionally.

What Feng Xiaotian didn't expect was that Gong Yanchen actually used the imperial edict to ask for A Yan's hand in marriage, which really made him see his sincerity.

"Dad, you have forgiven your son (daughter-in-law), right?" Feng Xun and Madam Feng looked at Feng Xiaotian in astonishment, unable to believe it. They felt that today's events were surprisingly smooth. Feng Xiaotian thought of the message sent back by Ah Yan, and said coldly with a straight face: "Humph! Ah Yan pleaded for you, saying that although what you did was extremely stupid, it was indeed for her sake."

"She doesn't want you to be punished because of her!"

"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go back to your yard and reflect on your mistakes?"

Feng Xiaotian wanted to fly to Prince Chen's Mansion immediately to take a good look to see if Ayan was really okay. He blamed himself even more because every time Ayan got into trouble, he was unable to protect her.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xun, Madam Feng, and Feng Lingxue quickly thanked Feng Xiaotian, then had Feng Xun carried back to Madam Feng's Yunxiang Courtyard.

However, before Madam Feng had time to drink a sip of water, she saw Mother Liu hurriedly walking in. When she saw Feng Xun was also there, the anxiety in her eyes made Madam Feng's eyelids twitch.

"Mother Liu, what happened?" Madam Feng quickly gave Mother Liu a look, telling her to be more careful with her words.

Mother Liu quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Master, Madam, and Miss, it's the wound on Miss Fifth's face. It's very painful and itchy now. She refuses to take medicine and won't let anyone apply medicine on her."

"I really have no other options. Please go and take a look, Madam."

Mother Liu was choosing her words, not knowing what to say. Ever since Feng Lingyun woke up, she had been throwing a tantrum, cursing Feng Lingyan for a bad death. She had said all kinds of vicious curses, which frightened her so much that she arranged for someone to comfort her while hurriedly returning to Yunxiang Court to report to Madam Feng, asking her to think of a solution.

Madam Feng's face darkened, and she smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground fiercely: "Mother Liu, you came to the Feng family with my dowry. How can we let the fifth young lady do whatever she wants?"

"If this gets out, I wonder what people will say about our young lady from the Feng Mansion."

"Go find some women who can do rough work. If Miss Fifth refuses to cooperate with the treatment, have them restrain her and tie her up."

"If she still doesn't learn her lesson, I'll block her mouth again. I don't believe I can't control her."

Madam Feng no longer dared to protect Feng Lingyun as she could hardly protect herself. If Feng Xiaotian knew that Feng Lingyun had cursed Feng Lingyan, she would definitely be the first person to be held accountable.

Mother Liu was slightly startled, then quickly bowed and said, "Yes, I understand. I will go right away."

With the eldest lady's instruction, Mother Liu would no longer drag her feet in doing things. Besides, she had disliked the domineering Feng Lingyun for a long time. She always felt that Feng Lingyun had a beautiful face but no brains.

"Go ahead, Xue'er, go and take a look too."

"By the way, enlighten Yun'er and tell her that if she wants to be kicked out of the Feng family, then let her make as much noise as she wants!"

"Xue'er, send someone to tell your grandfather that the Empress has issued an imperial decree. On the day of the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, let your cousins ​​Shangguan Linlang and Shangguan Linhuan come with us to the palace."

Madam Feng looked at Feng Lingxue deeply and signaled her with her eyes to pass the message back to the Shangguan family that the chrysanthemum viewing banquet should be arranged.

(End of this chapter)