Chapter 404 - The Brothers of the Ding Manor Marry off Their Daughters In King Chus Manor. (1/2)

Chapter 404 The Brothers of the Ding Manor Marry off Their Daughters

In King Chu’s Manor.

It was early evening by the time Feng Yuxuan returned to the manor. The night was approaching and the lights on the streets were already lit. He stood in front of the window and breathed out slowly, releasing the pent up energy in him. A cold and sinister smile appeared at the corners of his lips. No matter what would happen, a crack had appeared in the relations.h.i.+p between Feng Yuzhen and the Ding General Manor. Why would a woman plot against Ling Fengyan for no reason? If she had truly done something like that, it could only be because of her husband.

This meant that Feng Yuzhen had killed Ling Fengyan!

The enmity had begun.

The Empress Dowager had planned to have the Ding General Manor stand on Feng Yuzhen’s side because he was her blood kin. It seemed that the effect of that was going to be greatly reduced. Furthermore, there was the Grand Secretariat w.a.n.g. His two daughters had gotten into trouble one after another in Feng Yuzhen’s hands. Could he truly not care and continue to be a loyal subject of the Empress Dowager?

“Your Highness, the Second Young Master of Ding General Manor wishes to see you.” A little eunuch entered and stopped at the door respectfully, looking at the dark and unlit room.

The Second Young Master of the Ding General Manor was Ling Fengyan’s father and was the brother of Duke Ding. Even though Duke Ding was now the patriarch of the family, the Second Young Master of the Ding Manor did not become a branch family. He was now working as a censor in the Yamen and was Lord Qin’s a.s.sistant. Together, the two brothers had their hands in the military and the civil service. They both benefited from this arrangement. Even though Second Young Master Ding was not Duke Ding himself, he was still a powerful man.

“Quick, invite Second Young Master in.” Feng Yuxuan strode out with wide steps.

He was the Emperor’s son and was a prince. No matter how powerful Second Young Master Ding was, he was still a subject in front of Feng Yuxuan. How could he approach the man instead? The middle-aged man who appeared to be in his 40s hurried forward and tried to bow.

“Father-in-law, there is no need to be so polite. Please come in.” Feng Yuxuan said hoa.r.s.ely and hurried forward to hold the man up.

He had spent the entire afternoon in the palace. He had been questioned in the Princess Royal’s palace and his voice was now strained. When he spoke, he sounded exhausted. There were traces of blood in the corners of his eyes and he looked extremely pale. It was as if he had aged several years in just a day. He appeared exhausted and sad.

“Your Highness, is Yan’er truly gone?” He asked with a trembling voice as he looked at the prince.

Even though the news from the palace had come early, he did not believe that his beautiful and young daughter had pa.s.sed away just like this. The last time he saw her, she had been a newlywed and returned to her maternal home for her first visit. Even though she had been thin and weak, she seemed to be in good spirits. Later, he heard that she was ill and sent servants to visit her. They only said that she was gravely ill.

However, they all felt that she was young and would get over the illness.

Who would have thought that that would be the last time he saw her? Even though Ling Hai was a heartless man, his heart could not help but softened. His eyes welled up with hot tears as he thought of his beautiful daughter. His voice trembled.

“Father-in-law…” Feng Yuxuan’s voice was filled with sadness. He opened his mouth as if he was going to say something but then could not find the words for what he was about to say. He sighed and pulled Ling Hai into the room. When they reached the living room, he directed Ling Hai into a seat and then knelt down with a thud. “Father-in-law, I was incapable. Fengyan was hurt by someone… your son-in-law was useless…”

When he thought of the incident that pained him to the extremes, he could not even speak. He clutched his chest and punched the floor. His fist hit the stone ground and tore. Blood stained the stone floor red.

Ling Hai heaved a secret sigh of relief when he saw how sad and hopeless the man before him was. He stood up suddenly. He was just an ordinary official. How could he accept such a great show of courtesy from Feng Yuxuan? Feng Yuxuan was the high and n.o.ble, and powerful King Chu. He pulled Feng Yuxuan up hurriedly and said, “Your Highness, please don’t say that. It is my ill-fated daughter who doesn’t have the good fortune to serve you.”

“It is not Fengyan who does not have the good fortune. It is I, who was incapable of protecting her.” Feng Yuxuan’s eyes were filled with pain, anger, and sadness.

The intense feeling of losing his partner and having to go on alone from now on in Feng Yuxuan’s eyes made Ling Hai feel much better. King Chu did love Yan’er. The hatred Ling Hai felt for King Ning grew. He felt that King Ning was too vicious to come up with such an evil plot. He had killed Ling’er, and Ling’er had pa.s.sed on at such a young age. Wasn’t his intention to break the relations.h.i.+p between King Chu and the Ding General Manor?

He was trying to make it so that the Ding General Manor could only support him!

He and Duke Ding were brothers and were also brothers of the current Empress. King Yan, Feng Yuyan was the son of their cousin. They were considered to be close. As such, they were more willing to support Feng Yulei, who was closer to them in terms of blood and not the grandson of the Empress Dowager, King Ning, Feng Yuzhen. Furthermore, the most important thing was, it was perfectly justified for King Yan to take the throne.

King Ning was just a hostage son. What right did he have to ascend the throne?!

If he insisted on taking the throne, he would have to revel. The Ding General Manor was a large and successful family. Why did they have to do take this path of no return?

As long as the Ding General Manor did not rebel and as long as he insisted on supporting King Yan and stood on King Yan’s side, they would still become the empress’s family. That glory and honor were equivalent to being part of the royal family. Why would they rebel then? The cost was too great and the benefits were too little.

If they succeeded, they would only become the empress’s family.

If they did not, they would be sentenced to committing a crime that would lead to the entire family’s death!

As such, the two brothers of the Ding General Manor had always only appeared to support the Empress Dowager but was truly supporting the Empress in helping King Yan onto the throne. However, who would have expected King Yan to have enraged Emperor Zongwen? He had been imprisoned so swiftly nothing could be done about it. The Ding General Manor had not even had the time to react.