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Chapter 111: Arson

  At this time, the mourning hall was not only filled with people from the Feng family, but also with colleagues of Feng Jin-yuan who came to pay their respects.

  Feng Zi Hao suddenly made a scene, which was something that no one had expected. As a result, everyone was stunned and didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

  Feng Yu Huan easily dodged Zi Hao's chaotic sword moves, but with so many people watching, she couldn't let everyone think she was bullying him. So she stumbled and staggered, dodging in a rather sorry state.

  Housekeeper He Zhongyi saw the situation and couldn't wait for his master's orders, so he quickly arranged to invite the officials who came to offer condolences to the outer courtyard.

  Just as they had just asked someone to leave, in the mourning hall, Feng Zi Hao was already holding a sword and forcing Feng Yu Huan against the foot of the coffin.

  "Feng Yu Huan dodged and shouted: 'Big brother, what are you doing? Mother died of illness, what does it have to do with Ah Huan?'"

  "What a ridiculous thing to die of!" Feng Zixiao didn't believe it at all, "It was you who harmed him, it was all your fault! Ah——" Feng Zixiao let out a loud roar, closed his eyes and raised his sword, swinging it fiercely in front of him.

  Not to mention, this sword is not that sharp either. This sword went straight down and split the coffin of Shen's family, splitting a corner of the wooden coffin.

  Perhaps using too much force, Zi Hao lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud, knocking over the incense table and scattering the offerings all over the floor.

  Chen Yu had always thought that her brother, Feng Zi Hao, was a bit too enthusiastic with his axe, but now she saw him actually damaging the coffin of Shen's family and knocking over the incense table, causing the incense to scatter all over the floor. Her heart suddenly tightened up. After all, inside that coffin was their own biological mother. Chen Yu rushed forward to stop Zi Hao from continuing his madness, but unexpectedly, after the incense table fell, the half-burned white candle ignited the white cloth tied into a mourning flower in front of the spirit tablet, and suddenly flames erupted, instantly setting Chen Yu's skirt on fire.

  Feng Yu Huan had long since dodged to one side, watching the fire start, and loudly shouted: "Quickly save the fire! It's on fire!"

  Everyone panicked, the mourning hall caught fire, which was not a good thing. Moreover, Shen Yu was in the center of the fire scene, her clothes were on fire, and Feng Jin Yuan hastily pulled off a strip of cloth from someone's mourning attire and slapped it onto Shen Yu's body. His hands were burned by the flames in several places, but he didn't care at all, just thinking about putting out the flames on Shen Yu's body.

  Fortunately, there was a well in the Jin Yu Yuan courtyard, and the quick-witted servant brought water from the well to put out the fire, managing to suppress the flames in a short time.

  But the fire was extinguished, and the smoke was extremely heavy. The mourning hall was burnt to a miserable state, with only one broken coffin left, which had been cut off at one corner. All the other funeral offerings were reduced to ashes.

  Feng Jin Yuan didn't even look back at Zi Hao, pulling Shen Yu out of the mourning hall.

  The fire on Shen's body was extinguished, but his clothes were burnt beyond recognition.

  A maid came over and put a cloak on her, Chen Yu hastily checked his arms and legs, and looked up to ask the maid: "My face, see if my face is injured?"

  She didn't ask, it was fine. As soon as she raised her head, she met the eyes of the little maid, who was so frightened that she took two steps back and pointed at Feng Chenyu with a trembling finger: "Big sister, your eyebrows..."

  Feng Yu Huan also ran over, looking anxious and asked Chen Yu: "Big sister, how are you?" Then she also took a look at her eyebrows, with an even more exaggerated expression than the maid: "This... big sister, your face is ruined!"

  Feng Chenyu's heart sank with a "thud", just now she felt as if there was a spark jumping onto her face, although it had already been blocked by her hand, but the skin on her forehead still felt extremely painful.

  She reached up and touched her eyebrows, smooth and bare, nothing there.

  "My eyebrows?" Chen Yu was so frightened that he couldn't cry out loud, and grabbed Feng Yuhuan to ask: "Don't I have any eyebrows at all?"

  Feng Yu nodded: "Not a single hair was left."

  Feng Jin Yuan also noticed that Chen Yu's eyebrows were burned off, but he didn't ask Chen Yu anything. Instead, he turned to ask Feng Yu Huang: "Is there a way for your older sister's eyebrows to grow back?"

  Feng Yu Huan looked at her father, remaining silent for a long time.

  Feng Jin's face turned straight with anger: "I'm asking you a question!"

  "Father." Feng Yu's eyes turned cold, "The mistress of the house has passed away, I've been properly mourning, but big brother came back from school and didn't even ask a question, he just raised his sword to kill me. Why didn't you ask if I was hurt? Why don't you care about your daughter who almost got killed? Could it be that you also think mother's death is my fault like big brother does? If so, then I'll have to investigate the cause of mother's death properly, and when the time comes, if there's anything that needs your cooperation, please don't shirk away."

  She finished speaking, stood up, swung her sleeves and left.

  Just then, a loud announcement came from the gate of the Jin Yu Yuan - "His Highness the Prince of Chun has arrived! His Highness the Emperor has arrived!"

  Feng Yu's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, and he looked up to see the two people who had already entered the courtyard. One was dressed in white clothes, while the other wore a purple robe as usual. One was warm and elegant, while the other was evil and seductive.

  Feng Chen went crazy, grabbing the cloak on her body to cover her face, and subconsciously muttered: "Prince Chun? Prince Chun is here? Don't let her see my face! Don't let him see my face!"

  Xuantian Huaye's ears were sharp and he actually heard this sentence. He looked at Chen Yuqi, who was still sitting on the ground, and asked strangely: "Why can't you let me see your face?"

  Everyone in the Phoenix Mansion finally reacted and knelt down to pay their respects to the two princes. Xuan Tianhua raised his hand: "Get up, today the king is here with the emperor's brother to mourn, no need to be bound by these empty rituals."

  Feng Jin Yuan stood up with everyone else, but didn't know how to invite these two people to pay their respects.

  The ancestral halls have all been burned down like this. The Feng family's funeral arrangements were originally decent in the morning, but now they're likely to become a laughing stock in the capital once again.

  Xuān Tiān Huá also didn't care about Feng Jǐn Yuán, he was very persistent about the girl sitting on the ground and asked again: "Why does this girl want to be like this?"

  Feng Jin Yuan thought for a moment, then suddenly said in a low voice to Chen Yu: "Put your hands down! With the two princes present, how can you be so rude!"

  Feng Yu Huan understood in her heart that Feng Jin Yuan was trying to dispel Shen Yu's thoughts of sinking fish.

  Chen Yu was unwilling to reveal such an ugly appearance in front of Xuan Tianhua, and he refused to say anything. He turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Feng Jin's gesture. Then, Chen Yu was brought back again, and in front of Xuan Tianhua, her two hands were forcibly put down.

  "Don't!" A mournful cry escaped her lips, and finally, this face was seen by Xuan Tianhua.

  "Hmph!" Xuan Tian Ming was the first to lose his composure and burst out laughing.

  Xuantian Hua looked at Chen Yu for a long time, then asked: "A servant of the Feng manor?"

  Feng Jin Yuan was very satisfied with this effect and hastily said to Xuan Tian Hua, "Your Highness is amused, this is my legitimate daughter Chen Yu."

  Chen Yu really burst into tears this time, and shouted at Xuan Tianhua without caring: "Your Highness! You've seen me before, I wasn't like this originally. Just now the spirit hall caught fire and burned my eyebrows. Don't worry, Your Highness, these eyebrows will grow back soon. Please don't dislike Chen Yu!"

  "Shut up!" Feng Jin Yuan scolded Chen Yu, then ordered his servants: "Quickly take the young lady away!"

  The servant immediately pulled Feng Chen Yu towards the backyard, and while being dragged away, Feng Chen Yu wailed miserably: "Your Highness believes me! My eyebrows will grow back soon!"

  Xuantian Hua looked at Feng Jinyuan and asked him very seriously: "Can Feng Xiang give this king an explanation?"

  "Feng Jin Yuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he said, 'Please forgive me, Your Highness, but the mourning hall suddenly caught fire just now and scared Shen Yu.'"

  Just as his voice fell, before Xuan Tianhua could speak again, he heard Fengzi Hao shouting loudly from behind, who had been supported by the servants all along: "Please, Crown Prince Chun, do justice for my mother!"

  Feng Zi Hao rushed forward like a gust of wind, ready to kneel before Xuan Tian Hua and accuse Feng Yu Huang. But suddenly, something flashed in front of his eyes, and before he could react, it fiercely struck his chest, with such great force that it sent Feng Zi Hao flying backward. As he hit the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he instantly fainted.

  "Master!" The servants in the mansion were frightened and rushed forward to check on his injuries.

  Feng Jin Yuan was also anxious, but he didn't dare to go and see, instead he brought the people of Feng Fu, along with the old lady who had just entered the courtyard, and they all knelt down on the ground.

  The whip was only used by the Ninth Prince Xuan Tian Ming, and now that he had taken such drastic measures, Feng Jin Yuan knew that someone must have found out about what happened earlier.

  "Please, Your Majesty, have mercy." He didn't dare to argue back, heaven knows what the Ninth Prince would do when he's furious, so he could only plead for forgiveness and hope to save Zihao's life.

  Xuantian Meng turned a deaf ear and didn't even want to look at him, instead he charged towards Feng Yu Huang and said: "Following me for so long, how can you still be stupid enough to make people angry?"

  She raised an eyebrow and shot a sharp glance at Xuan Tianming, the meaning in her eyes was: "Xuan Tianming, if you say one more word, you're dead for sure."

  That person obviously understood Feng Yu Heng's temper and also understood the underlying meaning of this glance, so the next sentence immediately became: "If someone wants to kill you, then you should use the fastest speed to kill the other party first. This kind of person dies at your hands, then you are justified in self-defense. Even if someone reports it to the imperial palace, I will still speak up for you in front of the emperor."

  Xuantian Hua took over the conversation, his voice still gentle, but his meaning was exactly the same as Xuantian Ming's: "The future Empress will be assassinated, and it just so happens that I witnessed this. When I enter the palace later, I will definitely tell Father Emperor about it."

  The old lady heard this and her mind buzzed as if it had exploded, feeling like time was spinning around! One Shen died, but the son she gave birth to did the same thing!

  "Feng Jin-yuan hastily pleaded with the two princes: 'Please, Your Highnesses, calm down! My son has just lost his mother and is under too much stress, which is why he lost control of his emotions. He didn't really intend to assassinate your sister, I beg you to understand.'"

  "Hmph!" Xuan Tian Ming sneered, "Phoenix Lord is indeed interesting. In a few years, I will become your relative, and by rights, I should call you Father-in-law. But for my future father-in-law to try to curry favor with me like this is a bit too much. How can you always send your loved ones to me to practice whip techniques?"

  He said as he cracked his whip twice in his hand and looked around the yard, finally fixing his gaze on the old lady.

  "Feng Yu Hong hastily spoke up, 'Impossible! How could Father push Grandmother to the front as well? At her age, how could she withstand your whip? Xuan Tian Ming, even if Father wanted to do this, I absolutely won't agree!'"

  The old lady was so frightened that she almost lost her soul, and when Feng Yu heard this, she really thought that Feng Jin would use her as a shield, and couldn't help but glare at Feng Jin fiercely.

  Feng Jin Yuan was wronged, and he wanted to scold Feng Yu Huang for being a troublemaker who stirred up trouble out of nothing, but when he looked at Xuan Tian Ming's face with the mask on, the words that were about to come out of his mouth were swallowed back.

  He didn't dare.

  Housekeeper He Zhong had been waiting by the side for half a day, and at this moment he couldn't wait any longer. He crawled on his knees to Feng Jin's side and whispered: "Master is not good, Madam's body was burned badly."

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