Chapter 336 Feng Lingyue's past

Mrs. Wen said with a bitter smile: "Of course not. If it was true, how could the whole family die unjustly? Feng Lingyue pretended to be greedy for ink and received bribes, but in fact he secretly collected evidence of all salt merchants' corruption of ink. There are also local officials' malfeasance For three whole years, Feng Lingyue, who seemed to outsiders to be greedy for pleasure, finally mastered all the things in Mingzhou City in the 30th year of Yuankang. But when he was about to close the net, the first emperor passed away. .”

Wen Moyan frowned, and speculated: "The late emperor passed away, and now His Majesty doesn't believe Feng Lingyue's words?"

Mrs. Wen nodded and continued: "After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he began to vigorously crack down on officials' corruption and dereliction of duty, and the officials in Mingzhou City were the first to bear the brunt. The local people wrote the Wanmin Letter and reported the There are 76 officials including the magistrate, and countless salt merchants. Today, His Majesty has cleared the salt affairs of Mingzhou City by means of thunder. He would rather kill the wrong than let it go. Among them, Feng Lingyue, who died unjustly .”

"What's going on here, isn't Feng Lingyue a loyal minister?" Shuang Yuanxing didn't understand.

Mrs. Wen sighed and said: "Alas, only the late emperor knew about Feng Lingyue's loyalty, and no one else knew about it. After the late emperor passed away, no one could prove that Feng Lingyue was an upright official. Except for his contacts with the late emperor. Those letters. But those letters were not found back then, so no one can prove Feng Lingyue's innocence. With a swipe of his majesty's pen, Feng Lingyue was sentenced to copy and beheaded."

Having said that, Mrs. Wen looked at Wen Moyan, and continued: "Your grandfather Wen Zhengyang, who was eight worship friends with Feng Lingyue, never believed that Feng Lingyue would do something corrupt and dereliction of duty, so he volunteered to lead the army Go to Mingzhou City to punish corrupt officials. The actual purpose is to see Feng Lingyue and listen to his explanation in person."

Wen Moyan nodded and said, "So Feng Lingyue and his grandfather said everything before?"

Mrs. Wen shook her head and said: "No, on the day your grandfather arrived in Mingzhou City, nearly a hundred members of Feng's family were all sentenced to death. Your grandfather was half a step too late after all. Your grandfather was in grief. Jue, personally collected Feng Lingyue, but unexpectedly discovered that his wife was pregnant, and it seemed that the fetus was almost full-term. He cut open Madam Feng's stomach without hesitation, and actually saved your second uncle's life Then he brought the child back, and I raised him, taking my place as my child, and named him Wen Changfeng."

"Then Feng Lingyue and Old General Wen didn't say these things, who said that?" Shuang Feichen asked.

Mrs. Wen continued: "That person is called Bi Fang."

"Bi Fang?!" Shuang Feichen and Shuang Yuanxing exclaimed in unison.

Mrs. Wen was surprised and said, "You know each other?"

Shuang Feichen shook his head and said, "I just heard about it."

Mrs. Wen nodded and continued: "Bi Fang is Feng Lingyue's good friend. He was dragged by Feng Lingyue to go to Beijing to find letters between Feng Lingyue and the late emperor to prove Feng Lingyue's innocence. Unfortunately, before he could find the letter, Feng Lingyue's family had died tragically. Afterwards, Bi Fang came to the General's Mansion and told my master the cause and effect of the incident, hoping that he could help find it. But the result was still unsatisfactory, and no one could find it. "

Wen Moyan asked eagerly: "Where are those letters? Are they destroyed?"

Mrs. Wen shook her head and said, "I don't know, but it should be related to the empress."

"Queen?" Shuang Yuanxing asked doubtfully.

Mrs. Wen continued to explain: "It's not the current queen, it's the late former queen. The former queen's family had a good relationship with the Feng family. If Feng Lingyue's letters are still in the world, it is most likely that the former queen helped to collect them. However, within a few years after Feng Lingyue's death, the first queen also died, and after this matter,... An Meiren was also implicated."

Mrs. Wen looked at Shuang Yuanxing.

Frost Yuanxing froze in place, piecing together all the fragments of information in his mind.

They finally understood why their father banned An Meiren.

It turned out that he was looking for those letters.

Frost Yuanxing frowned and said: "So... father has realized that he was wrong, he already knew that he had killed Feng Lingyue by mistake, but he was unwilling to admit it, trying to hide the truth, trying to find the letters and destroy them ?is that so?"

Mrs. Wen gave a wry smile: "Emperor, the king of a country, how could he be wrong? It's all the ministers who are wrong, it's all the common people!"

Shuang Yuanxing clenched his fists tightly, feeling aggrieved for his mother and concubine.

Shuang Feichen patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

Then he looked at Mrs. Wen again, and continued to ask: "Those letters, haven't they gone yet?"

Mrs. Wen nodded and said: "That's right, Yan'er's grandfather failed to fulfill his wish before he died. He has been unable to help Feng Lingyue reverse the case. We didn't find it, and neither did His Majesty and the Queen Mother."

"Why is grandma so sure?" Wen Moyan asked.

Mrs. Wen smiled and said: "Because I took a fake letter today and went to negotiate a condition with the Queen Mother."

Mrs. Wen told everyone what happened today in detail.

Wen Moyan was surprised: "Grandmother actually threatened the Queen Mother?"

Mrs. Wen sighed and said: "Your second uncle's identity has been exposed, and the entire Wen family, including you, is hanging by a thread. There is no way to put him to death and survive. If you don't leave the capital, the whole Wen family will be in danger. , will be buried with Feng Lingyue. If you leave, the Wen family may still have a way out. Yan'er, you are already married, and your grandmother doesn't care about you. Fortunately, King Qin treats you well, and I believe you will always have a way out. Your second sister is a descendant of the Feng family, grandma can't save her, it can only depend on her good fortune. Now grandma can save only your father and your elder sister, this is the only way out."

Mrs. Wen seemed to want Wen Moyan to understand her behavior.

But Wen Moyan felt complicated in her heart.

Because she is Wen Changfeng's daughter, she is the descendant of the Feng family.

Shuang Feichen at the side answered, "Don't worry, old lady, this king will definitely take good care of Yan'er. I don't know when you will leave, but this king will send someone to escort you."

Mrs. Wen continued: "I am waiting for His Majesty's imperial decree to cancel the engagement and allow you to resign from office and leave Beijing. With the imperial decree, this journey can go smoothly. When the imperial decree arrives, when will we leave."

Shuang Feichen nodded and said: "Okay, then you should prepare first, and this king will also go back to the residence to make arrangements."

Mrs. Wen stood up to express her gratitude: "Thank you, His Highness King Qin, for your concern."

Shuang Feichen nodded, turned around and walked out with Wen Moyan and Shuang Yuanxing, but just as the three of them reached the door, Mrs. Wen couldn't help but said: "You two princes, please stay."

Shuang Feichen looked back at her, waiting for her to continue.

(End of this chapter)

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