Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife Chapter 428: Demoted to five ranks
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When Feng Jinyuan returned to his house, he saw Jin Zhen standing at the door of the house looking towards him from afar, and felt quite emotional for a moment. He has had so many wives and concubines, the mistress of the Feng family alone has had four of them, and now he has an equal wife, but at this time, the one who can stand at the door of the house to welcome him is this one who was raised as a concubine by a slave. Jin Zhen.
Feng Jinyuan got off the carriage, and Jin Zhen immediately greeted him. He put his arm around Jin Zhen's shoulders, patted her twice, and said in a deep voice: "Go in and talk." He put down his hand and held Jin Zhen's little hand tightly. He held it and pulled the person into the house.
Jin Zhen was a little worried and wanted to ask a few questions, but she felt that Feng Jinyuan's complexion was so bad that she was too scared to say anything. But he still couldn't help but remind him: "The old lady lost her temper because of the eldest lady. She was still crying when I came out. I don't know what's going on now."
Feng Jinyuan held his hand tightly, and sweat appeared on his forehead.
Before the two of them reached the door, they heard the old lady yelling: "Burn all her things! Don't keep any of them, they look disgusting!"
Feng Jinyuan paused, then quickly stepped inside. As soon as his feet crossed the threshold, a scepter flew over with a whoosh, followed by the old lady's angry scolding: "You still have the nerve to come back!" If you hadn't indulged that girl time and time again, how could she have created such a big trouble for the Feng family? Could she have harmed her sister again and again? The Feng family relies on A-Heng, not Feng Chenyu at all. Do you understand or not? ?"
As soon as these words came out, no one expected that Xiangrong, who had always been quiet, suddenly sneered, and then said: "Grandma's mind changes so quickly. It would be great if it was like this from the beginning, second sister. It’s not like living so hard.”
An, who has always been cautious about her words and deeds, did not stop her this time and silently expressed her support for her daughter.
Feng Jinyuan turned his face, "What does she have to do hard for?" When he said this, he gritted his teeth. Anyone could see that this father hated his second daughter to the extreme.
In the past, Feng Jinyuan's attitude would have been approved by many people. At least Fendai and Han would have been on the same side as him now. But this time it was different. Instead of agreeing with him, Fendai whispered: "The third sister is right."
"What did you say?" Feng Jinyuan almost thought he heard wrongly.
But soon, the Han family, the An family, the Cheng sisters, and even Jin Zhen began to attack Feng Jinyuan. Especially Han, who saw her holding her belly and saying, "It's just that the eldest lady is indiscreet. She has to be sent to Prince Xiang's Mansion to embarrass herself. It doesn't matter if she dies alone, but she must not injure others!"
Feng Jinyuan's face turned green with anger. He pointed at the people in the room and asked, "It's true that something happened, but Shen Yu was sentenced to be chopped in half. Why don't you show any compassion? She is your relative! ”
His words did not receive any response. Although the old lady stopped crying, she did not have a good expression. She had no way to vent the fright Feng Yuheng gave her, so she had to throw all her support at Chen Yu.
After a long time, Feng Jinyuan thought that no one would speak, but at this moment, he suddenly heard Xiang Rong say coldly: "She deserves it!"
The sentence "Deserves it" expresses everyone's feelings. It can be imagined that Rong and An were complaining about Feng Yuheng, while the others were calculating their own gains and losses. They could watch Feng Chenyu commit suicide, but if it was a matter of life and death for them, then they definitely deserved to die.
Feng Jinyuan felt chills emanating from all over his body. Did the hearts of everyone in this family finally begin to shift towards Feng Yuheng? He was furious, pointed at Mrs. Han and asked: "How many benefits did that girl promise you? And you -" He looked at Fendai again: "Do you know who the head of the Feng family is?"
Mr. Han was too timid to say anything. Seeing that her father was angry, Fendai lowered her head and said nothing. At this time, Cheng Junman spoke: "Master, don't blame women and children. It's not that the county master promised any benefits. , but the eldest lady has promised too many bad things. At this time, shouldn't the master think carefully about how the Feng family can avoid this difficulty? Or should you feel ashamed and angry that the Feng family can raise such a daughter? , but why are you so focused on blaming the county boss? This matter has nothing to do with the county boss at all."
The old lady thought so too. She asked Feng Jinyuan: "What does the palace say about this matter?"
Feng Jinyuan finally came to his senses and realized that now is not the time to hold people responsible. What matters is the palace's attitude, but... "I didn't see the emperor at all."
Cheng Junmei asked: "Did the master not go, or did the emperor not see him?"
Feng Jinyuan replied, "I haven't seen you, Your Majesty."
The whole family was silent again, everyone guessing in their hearts what kind of disaster this incident would bring to the Feng family.
Outside the hall, the housekeeper He Zhong hurried in again, with a look of panic on his face and his voice trembling: "Old lady, sir, someone from the palace has come to deliver the order."
Feng Jinyuan felt a "bang" in his ears and stumbled, almost falling. Jin Zhen helped him by the side, but she had no strength and her hands were trembling.
The old lady stood up from the ground with the support of Cheng Junman. Everyone helped each other out of the front yard. When Feng Jinyuan saw it, it was Zhang Yuan himself who came to deliver the order.
Although Zhang Yuan is a eunuch, he is the emperor's personal eunuch. He is very favored and will not be a messenger easily. Although this was not the first time that he had sent an edict to the Feng family, that time he was giving Hou Yi's bow to Feng Yu Heng. What was he going to do this time?
Feng Jinyuan took a few steps forward and asked, "Eunuch Zhang, what is the purpose of asking you to come here in person?"
Zhang Yuan glanced at Feng Jinyuan, his expression was very unkind, and when he looked into the crowd, his expression became even more unkind.
"Why didn't you see the county leader?"
Feng Jinyuan was stunned for a moment, then said: "She may be in her own house, but my father-in-law needs her to come with him to receive the order?"
Zhang Yuan waved his hand, "That's not necessary. It's just that the new master chef in the palace made roast duck. The skin is very crispy. Before we left, the emperor specially asked the county chief to bring one to try. Since the county lord is not in Feng Mansion, let's ask someone to send him to the county lord's mansion." As he spoke, he raised his hand again, and the two eunuchs following him who were carrying food boxes immediately turned around and left the mansion and went to the next door.
Feng Jinyuan just wanted to say, this Zhang Yuan shouldn’t have made a special trip to deliver ducks to Feng Yuheng, right?
Obviously, his idea was too good. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yuan shook the imperial edict in his hand and said in a loud voice: "Feng Jinyuan, accept the edict."
The Feng family knelt on the ground, shouting and shouting, and the voice of the decree also came: "The Prime Minister of the Left, Feng Jinyuan, was not strict with his daughter, abandoned the royal dignity, and damaged the reputation of the Dashun royal family. He must be careful. Punishment. However, I remember that the Lord of Ji'an County has worked hard for the country and cannot bear to severely punish his family. Therefore, I exempt the Feng family from the death penalty and demote Feng Jinyuan to the rank of Grand Scholar of the Zhongji Palace of the Fifth Rank. From now on, he will not have the right to attend court early. I hereby express my gratitude."
As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady fell to the ground with a plop. Cheng Junman caught her in his arms without showing much surprise on his face. Such an ending is not an exaggeration for Feng Jinyuan.
Zhang Yuanyuan still knelt on the ground and Feng Jinyuan showed no reaction, so he folded the imperial edict in his hand and handed it forward: "Master Feng, please accept the edict!"
The prime minister became a bachelor, and the first rank was demoted to the fifth rank. Feng Jinyuan's mind and heart were confused, and he almost unconsciously stretched out his hand to receive the imperial edict.
Zhang Yuan added: "I haven't thanked you yet."
He then kowtowed to the ground and said: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
The old lady's wailing sounded again, gradually getting stronger, and Zhang Yuan even frowned as she cried.
Feng Jinyuan was originally in a bad mood. When the old lady cried like this, he became even more upset and couldn't help but yell: "Stop crying!"
He had never talked to the old lady like this before. The old lady was really frightened by this sudden change. The cry was stuck in her throat, neither up nor down, and she was coughing from the pain.
After finally waiting for her to finish coughing, Na Zhangyuan said again: "Old lady, don't cry in a hurry. We still have something to remind Bachelor Feng." He looked coldly at Feng Jinyuan. Looking at it, he raised his head and looked around Feng Mansion, and then said unhurriedly: "This house was given to Zuo Cheng, the first-grade scholar, by the emperor. Now that Mr. Feng has been demoted to the fifth-grade bachelor, this place is natural. I can no longer live there. Of course, the emperor still sympathizes with Master Feng, and specially ordered someone to pick a house in the southwest of the capital and give it to him. The Feng family was given five days to move out."
"This..." Feng Jinyuan was stunned, "Move? This house was originally given by the emperor!"
Zhang Yuan rolled his eyes, "Didn't Mr. Feng understand what we just said? The house was given by the emperor, yes, but the emperor gave this house to the prime minister of the day. Now you are no longer the prime minister. Naturally, they have to take it back. However, the Feng family does not have to move. The emperor has said that if the Feng family wants to continue living here, they must pay eight thousand taels of silver to Jing Zhaoyin every month, which is regarded as rent. The first half year Let’s start with the rent and calculate it, Master Feng will just pay 48,000 taels of silver to the Yamen.”
Feng Jinyuan wiped his sweat, eight thousand taels a month, which was not a small sum. Even in the heyday of the Feng family, without the support of the Shen family, it would have been very difficult to come up with such a large sum of money. Now there is no money in my account. Where can I get the 48,000 taels?
The old lady was already standing up with support from Cheng Junman. When she heard such a large number, she almost fainted again. She discussed with Zhang Yuan: "Can't it be less?"
Zhang Yuan said to the old lady: "If you want to negotiate the price, but you can't negotiate with us, please go to the palace and talk to the emperor. But..." He paused, and then said: "The emperor has another oral message. It is given to the old lady. The old lady is weak, so there is no need to kneel back and forth. This is what our family says, and you just stand and listen. Remembering that the old lady was the mother of the left prime minister, the emperor specially granted this title. I have given you a first-rank official title. Now your son is only a fifth-rank official and is not even qualified to go to court. Therefore, your imperial title will also be taken back."
The old lady was numb, and the successive blows made her brain confused. She didn't care about thanking her, and just kept asking Feng Jinyuan: "Do we want to move?"
Feng Jinyuan was still thinking about something and was not in the mood to talk to her. Cheng Junman sighed softly and said: "We must move. There is no money in the account now. Even if we sell the property, what can we do?" How long will it last? Sooner or later, this house will not be saved."
Zhang Yuan nodded, "Madam, you are right." Then he said to Feng Jinyuan: "If Mr. Feng has no doubts, then our family will do it on the fourth day, oh, that is, after the execution of the eldest lady in the house. I will come back to the mansion the next day. At that time, please ask Master Feng to hand over the land deed of this mansion to our family so that we can go back and resume our lives with the emperor."
Feng Jinyuan trembled, land deed?