21: Yejianling is a broken sleeve(1/2)
It was already late at night when Feng Junran got the news that Kang An'an had not returned.
After he and Kang An'an separated from Zuixianlou, they went to see Mr. Liu, the general manager of Supervisor.
In order to punish corrupt officials, the monarch of Feng Kingdom set up a special government agency, which is directly under the management of the monarch of the current dynasty. Every year, people from the institutions are sent to visit privately on a regular basis. Once they take action, some of the country's borers will inevitably be found.
This time, Feng Junran reported to the governor of Xiangzhou City Song Qinglian with his real name to slander and threaten merchants, and asked Lord Liu to go invisibly to give a testimony.
He held a banquet for Song Qinglian, pretending to compromise during the banquet, claiming that he had temporarily suspended the transfer of medicinal materials to Weizhou City. When Song Qinglian saw that Feng Junran had been soft, he drank a few glasses of wine and told the story of slandering Feng Junran's use of poppy paste in medicinal materials. Although it was obscure, a discerning person knew about the matter at the first time he heard it.
Lord Liu sat in the inner room and heard Song Qinglian's words clearly. He immediately walked out and ordered the arrest of Song Qinglian. Only then did Song Qinglian realize that he was careless and fell into the trap set by Feng Junran and regretted it.
Si Minchen was later released without acquittal. He blamed himself for not getting what Feng Junran told him and asked to go to Weizhou City to deal with the remaining matters. Feng Junran agreed to him.
Feng Junran returned to the mansion and it was getting late. When she saw Minglan standing in Junlu Courtyard, her face looked anxious.
As soon as Minglan saw him, she immediately knelt down and cried, saying that Kang Anan had not come back since she went out with Feng Junran in the afternoon. She did not dare to disturb anyone and had been waiting in Junluyuan until now.
What else Minglan wanted to say, Feng Junran's figure had disappeared.
Feng Junran summoned Xiao in the illusion in an empty space and asked him to find the traces of the Feng Mansion carriage.
It was not until the third day that he got the clues. Someone took Kang An'an hostage and walked southward. According to Xiao's description, Feng Junran could almost conclude that the person who hijacked Kang An'an was Ye Jianling. He fled with Kang An'an, most of the time he wanted to use it as a bargaining chip for negotiation when he encountered a crisis.
He calculated that Ye Jianling would return to Miluo Kingdom along the water route, and also knew that Kang Anan had recognized Nalan Zongliang, so he told Nalan Zongliang about Kang Anan being held hostage by Ye Jianling. His original intention was to ask Nalan Zongliang to send reliable people to block Ye Jianling's water route. After Nalan Zongliang heard that Kang Anan was held hostage by Ye Jianling, he was very anxious and almost had a heart attack. He and Feng Junran promised that Ye Jianling would never let Kang Anan take Kang Anan out of Feng Kingdom along the water route.
After receiving the guarantee from Nalan Zongliang, Feng Junran was about to go to Xidukou to rescue Kang An'an in person. Unexpectedly, Mr. Feng sent someone to pass on the message that something happened to the Feng family general and Feng Junran needed to go back to the mansion to discuss immediately.
Feng Junran sent Xiao to Xidukou first, and then he went back to the mansion to see what Mr. Feng said was about to have a big problem. What was going on?
Feng Junran came to Tingzhuxuan and saw the eldest son Feng Shaotian kneeling in the middle of the hall, bleeding from his forehead, and broken cups were scattered around him.
"Father, what happened?" Feng Junran glanced at Feng Shaotian lightly and asked.
Mr. Feng was still furious and pointed at Feng Shaotian and cursed, "The unfilial son will destroy the Feng family!"
Feng Junran did not respond. The guess in her heart had already formed, but she did not dare to make a decision, so she stood there and waited for Feng Sinian to continue talking.
"Your second brother was attacked on the road, his tendons and legs were broken. He was sent to the mansion by several beggars in the early morning this morning. I heard your second brother say that the people who were preparing to kill him made a bold statement, involving the food and grass mixed with gravel, rice husks and other debris sent to the army by the Feng family. Since he dared to kill your second brother, he must have collected evidence and it is very likely that he had fallen into the hands of those who are interested!" Feng Sinian fell in anger on the sandalwood chair, as if he had been aged several years. He had always been very scheming. If he had not realized the seriousness of the matter this time, he would never have lost his composure.
Feng Jun Ran Sifu asked for a moment, "What have my second brother been doing?"
"He..." Feng Sinian frowned, as if he was reluctant to say, "He originally went to the army to clear the relationship and replaced this batch of problematic food and grass. Unexpectedly, he encountered an unexpected accident on the way and almost lost his life!"
"Did my father know and acquiesce about the foreign objects mixed in the military ration?" Feng Junran thoughtfully and asked every question.
"I... how could I know? It's all your big brother, a bastard, who is jealous of money, and even dares to fight the military rations!" Feng Sinian said, and threw the crutch out angrily, almost hit Feng Shaotian again.
Feng Shaotian raised his head, stammered his lips, looked at Feng Junran, as if he wanted to refute, but because Mr. Feng had already said to death, he could not refute.
Of course, Feng Junran knew that this was due to Feng Sinian's acquiescence. Feng Sinian probably didn't want to lose face in front of Feng Junran, so he pushed everything on the boss.
However, since this incident has been born, it is very likely that someone wants to mess with the Feng family. I believe that Feng Shaotian and Feng Shaoan did too much. Just imagine that if you mix a little crust and gravel into the food and grass of the army, as long as you don’t go too far, you will pay some money to deal with it. However, if you do it too much, it will cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers in the army. Even if the Feng family wants to use the money to eliminate trouble, can the soldiers' mouths be filled with the mouths of the soldiers?
It can be seen from this that the two brothers did too much, and it is possible that they even attracted the attention of the monarchs of the dynasty.
"Father, my suggestion is to act according to the opportunity. If you really can't hold it up, you can only kill the car and protect the general!" Feng Junran's words were very obscure, and the general idea was that if this matter could not be solved with silver, and if Feng Shaotian or Feng Shaoan was pushed out to a punishment, the Feng Mansion would be affected, but it would not be affected by the family destruction.
The king of Feng Kingdom once set rules that soldiers are the foundation of a country, and food, clothing, housing and transportation must be guaranteed. Whoever has the idea of them will punish the three clans!
Therefore, when things worsen to the point where they are irreversible, if you want to protect the Feng family, you must make up your mind and cut off your feet to protect yourself!
Feng Shaotian could understand Feng Junran's meaning. Feng Junran said this, probably Mr. Feng could think of it, and this matter would definitely not be able to be covered.
After hearing Feng Junran's words, his face turned pale. He was afraid of death, more afraid of death than anyone else. "Father, I work hard with the Feng family. You can't push me out! The second... The second... The second is not broken by both hands and feet. Anyway, living only adds pain and is like a useless person. It's better to push him out--".
Before Feng Shao could speak, he saw Mr. Feng stand up, slamming the table, pointing at him with trembling fingers, "You bastard! The matter hasn't reached the last step yet, you are so greedy and afraid of death, betray your brother! Why did I give birth to such a selfish evil seed!"
Feng Shaotian shrank down, his neck tucked in his clothes, and said stutteringly, "Don't calm down, what I said is, if it is really, as my sixth brother said, one person must come out to serve the Feng family, I hope my father will consider what I said just now!"
"Ran'er, let's leave this matter to you. This matter is related to the life and death of the Feng family. If you can, you can suppress it. If you really can't suppress it, you can tell me, I'll find a way!" Feng Sinian waved his hand and signaled the two to retreat.
As soon as he walked out of Tingzhuxuan, Feng Shaotian stopped Feng Junran and said polite words, "Sixth brother, I used to be sorry for you in some places. This time you must save your elder brother. Even for the sake of Kang'er and An'an!"
As he said that, tears began to spread, "My father knew all the things I did. I had the idea of military rations at his instruction. Otherwise, how dare you stretch your head with the courage of your elder brother?"
What Feng Shaotian said actually makes sense, and Feng Junran would rather believe his words. However, when he heard Feng Shaotian mention Feng Qikang and Kang Anan, an anger suddenly rose in his heart, and a sneer appeared on his face, "Since the elder brother said that he did these things under the instruction of his father, his father would definitely find a way to protect his elder brother's safety. Didn't the elder brother also hear his father say that, and he really couldn't suppress it, so he told him. He didn't say that he wanted to push someone out. Maybe his father had a better way!"
"Impossible!" Feng Shaotian immediately denied it, and a hint of frenzy was stained between his eyebrows. "Where is there any better way? Maybe this matter has been exposed to the monarch of the dynasty. I had spent a lot of money to deal with it before, but it turned out to be useless. It seems that someone was manipulating this matter behind the scenes!"
"I don't ask my sixth brother to help me. As long as I don't arrange my elder brother in front of my father, I'll do it!" Feng Shaotian seemed to see Feng Junran's disgust for him and no longer begs in ruthlessness.
"Brother is overly worried! Things have not reached the worst step yet! I still have something to do, so say goodbye!" Feng Junran finished speaking and turned around and left.
Feng Shaotian stared at Feng Junran's back, his fists tightened, and said, "You are not kind, you can't blame me for being unrighteous. Loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve both. This family should be replaced by the master!"
...
Feng Junran walked out of Feng Mansion and hurried to the Xidukou, but he found Nalan Yunye there, which surprised him. Could it be that Nalan Yunye became Nalan Zongliang's confidant? Where did Yu Yiqing be placed by Nalan Zongliang again?
With these questions in mind, Feng Junran approached Nalan Yunye.
Nalan Yunye was standing at the bow of the boat, looking at rows of merchant ships, and instructing his subordinates to carefully check the stern of the boat and not to hide a person. Suspicious people were reported directly or arrested on the spot.
After Nalan Yunye finished the explanation, he turned around and showed Feng Junran standing behind him, then bowed and bowed, with a shallow smile, "When did Mr. Ran come? Why don't you let me inform me!"
Feng Junran bowed and returned the greeting and smiled, "Young Master Nalan, you are polite. Feng heard that Ye Jianling was here, so he rushed here to find out."
Feng Junran pointed at it and didn't say much, with a tentative meaning in his words. He was not sure whether Nalan Yunye appeared here at the instructor of Nalan Zongliang or if he happened to come because of business needs.
Nalan Yunye heard the temptation in Feng Junran's words, and his smile deepened. He took the initiative to say to Feng Junran, "Young Master Ran is late. Last night, I met Ye Jianling. He was holding a pregnant woman hostage. I fought with him and did not take advantage. Later, he took the woman away!"
Feng Junran stared at her eyes, with a slightly surprised expression, and a hint of worry, "Do you dare to ask Mr. Nalan, is that woman injured?"
Nalan Yunye raised his eyes and smiled, "Young Master Ran cares about that woman very much!"
Feng Junran slowly withdrew her gaze, moved sideways, and fixed it on the horizontal level in front of her, "To be honest with Mr. Nalan, that woman is Feng's wife!"
"Oh?" Nalan Yunye looked very curious and stared at his eyes. After a moment, he laughed silently, "Sir Ran's wife shouldn't be my sister Nalan Yunfei?"
Feng Junran did not answer yes or no. After hearing Nalan Yunye's words, she only replied lightly, "She is the first wife Feng married!"
"Young Master Ran values friendship, which is really admirable!" Nalan Yunye specifically emphasized the words "Friendship friendship", and a deep curve appeared on the corner of his mouth, "The little lady is safe, Ye Jianling looks very special to her! Young Master Ran guess where he will take him?"
"What did Ye Jianling say before leaving?"
"He said that the little lady is a burden, and when he reaches a safe place--" said Nalan Yunye, as if he had thought of something, suddenly stopped and asked Feng Junran another question, "Mr. Ran, the torture instruments that imprisoned Ye Jianling back then should have been made of Xuan Iron. If he could not break through the Xuan Iron alone, I had already grabbed Ye Jianling with an iron cage made of Xuan Iron last night. Before the young lady appeared, he was calm. After the young lady appeared, he approached the iron cage and was pinned by Ye Jianling. Then, Ye Jianling broke through the iron cage. Does Mr. Ran know what the reason is?"
After hearing Nalan Yunye's words, the darkness flashed in his eyes. The darkness was fleeting and was not noticed by the man around him. He shook his head, "Mr. Feng doesn't know either."
"How did Ye Jianling escape from Mr. Ran?" Nalan Yunye obviously didn't believe Feng Junran's words and asked again.
"Suddenly one day, he broke through the Xuan Iron Chain, injured the person who was guarding him, and ran away!" Feng Junran said lightly, as if talking about something irrelevant.
"So that's how it is!" Nalan Yunye nodded to show his awareness, but the expression on his face still looked like he didn't believe it.
"Thank you, Mr. Nalan, for telling me, Feng said goodbye!" Feng Junran got a key message from Nalan Yunye's words, that is, Ye Jianling's escape from Nalan Yunye this time is definitely unrelated to Kang An'an.
Because Kang Anan knew that her blood and Ye Jianling's blood could allow Ye Jianling to break through the shackles of Xuan Tie, but he knew that he was still close to Ye Jianling. Unless she was brainly ill, Kang Anan was a normal person. The only reason that could be explained was that she deliberately approached Ye Jianling, deliberately let Ye Jianling get the blood on her body, and deliberately let Ye Jianling go.
Kang Anan, what exactly do you want to do!
Feng Junran now doesn’t understand this girl at all!
Feng Junran felt that Kang An'an was very likely to have reached some kind of deal with Ye Jianling. The most likely such deal was that she helped him escape from Nalan Yunye and he helped her return to Xiangzhou City. After all, recognizing Nalan Zongliang is Kang An'an's most important thing at present, no doubt.
Therefore, Feng Junran was about to say goodbye to Nalan Yunye and rush back to Xiangzhou City as soon as possible.
"Mr. Ran is going to go back to Feng Mansion? Ye is just about to go back, so why don't we go with you!" Nalan Yunye smiled in a cold voice, but his tone was unquestionable. As he said that he told his subordinates to take his horse, giving Feng Junran no room to refuse, "Mr. Ran, please!"
"Please!" Feng Junran knew that Nalan Yunye chose to walk with him, just to explore his bottom and see where he was going, because they had reserved their conversation just now, both him and himself.
If he didn't ask Ye Jianling if he had left anything, Nalan Yunye wouldn't say that Ye Jianling had actually been caught by him, so he had no trust from the beginning and could only test each other.
...
The carriage was driving evenly, and Ye Jianling took Kang An'an and walked on a path with few people.
Kang An'an was judged by the direction of sunrise, and they were rushing towards Xiangzhou City.
This time Ye Jianling did not deceive her, and finally became a gentleman.
In fact, Kang Anan didn't know Ye Jianling at all, he didn't know the war that had been around for more than ten years, and his grudges and revenge with his uncle.
However, the only thing she can be sure of is that Ye Jianling is a man who likes his uncle, but his uncle doesn't like him.
She didn't understand. Since my uncle didn't like Ye Jianling, why didn't he kill him? Since Ye Jianling wanted to return to Miluo Country, why didn't my uncle let him go back?
She didn't know how dangerous Ye Jianling was.
They drove for almost two days and finally rushed back to Xiangzhou City.
Ye Jian Lingle stopped the carriage, looked at the city gate in front, and said to Kang An'an in the car, "I promised you something, you can say now. If I can do it, I will definitely do it for you!"
Kang Anan thought for a while, "I'll let you take me into Nalan Mansion tonight, I want to see Old Master Nalan!"
"Is this what you want me to do?" Ye Jianling seemed to have been greatly insulted, and his words were ridiculed, "Do you know that there is only one person in the world who can control my work! Do you want to waste this way!"
The person who could control him was once the lord of Miluo Kingdom.
"Do you think it's easy to see Mr. Nalan? I heard someone tell Nalan Yunye that he is already unconscious and there must be someone guarding him. You have to take me to see him without hurting anyone!" Kang Anan said his conditions. She knew that Ye Jianling would kill people without blinking, so she had to explain in advance so that Ye Jianling would not kill everyone in Nalan's mansion. What's the point of taking her to see her grandfather again!
"Okay!" Ye Jian Ling responded with ease, and after saying that, he whipped his horse, "Do you want to go somewhere else?"
Kang Anan shook his head, "I won't go anymore. As long as you take me to see Mr. Nalan tonight, we will be cleared up! You must not hold me hostage again!"
To be continued...