Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Heart of Parents Worldwide (Part 1) Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Heart of Parents Worldwide (Part 1) “Doctor Yang was beaten to death. Where’s the murderer?”
Feng Zhan Tian received the news an hour later, slamming the table as he rose, his chubby face trembling with each quiver.
“Beaten by dozens of people together, it’s unclear who struck the killing blow. They say Doctor Yang was selling fake dicine, and the governnt couldn’t find the murderer so they released everyone.”
At that mont, the attendants at the dicine Shop didn’t dare to get close.
“You say Princess Yong’an was also there, didn’t she stop it?”
Feng Zhan Tian was familiar with Dongfang Lianhua’s temperant. Doctor Yang had been treating her for over a decade; she wouldn’t stand by idly.
“The first to strike Doctor Yang was the Princess herself. Doctor Yang prescribed her an exorbitantly priced dicine, which was seized by the governnt. The accounts of the dicine Shop have been taken too, and Princess Yong’an accused both Doctor Yang and the manager.”
The attendant wiped the sweat off his forehead.
“Let’s go to Doctor Yang’s house first.”
Feng Zhan Tian thought to himself, lucky that his collusion with Doctor Yang to embezzle the dicine Shop’s money had not been exposed yet.
That money was still hidden at Doctor Yang’s.
By the ti Feng Zhan Tian arrived at Doctor Yang’s residence, he found the Yang Mansion had been sealed off, and the governnt had taken away all the possessions, including those from the separate residences of the two concubines Doctor Yang kept outside.
Feng Zhan Tian’s legs went weak from fear, and he returned to Feng Mansion, listless and dispirited.
One thought crossed his mind: the governnt’s reach was truly vast!
In the third quarter of the afternoon, Chuyue Tower was still a bustling hive of activity.
rchants coming from the north and south, upon reaching Chu City, all desired to taste the famous Chuyue Tower’s delectable dishes.
“Of course, the governnt doesn’t have that kind of skill, this ti it is all thanks to .”
The speaker seed about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in a common brown cloth. His features were plain, easily lost in the crowd, except for a dimple on his chin and lips of moderate thickness that spoke to a hearty appetite.
Sitting across from him was Feng Bailing, with Chun Liu standing by and Feng Xiaoli puffily-cheeked at the side, eating just as heartily.
The table was filled with over a dozen different kinds of small dishes and desserts.
Gong Zhu’s eyes were smiling joyfully.
Chuyue Tower truly lived up to its reputation!
The roasted duck here was succulent with a shiny red glaze, its fatty skin not greasy, and tender at. Wrapped in thin pancakes with so scallions and cucumber strips, one bite revealed a secret sauce that lted in the mouth, making one almost swallow one’s tongue.
In the past, whenever he ca, it would all be sold out. Today indeed brought good fortune; anything he wanted to eat was available!
Just as he reached out his hand, the last piece of duck was swooped up by a plump little hand.
“Could it be you’re my daughter? With a shared voracious appetite like mine?”
Gong Zhu noticed that his favorite dishes had been cleared clean.
“My daddy is much more handso than you!”
Feng Xiaoli proudly belched and then snatched up two pieces of osmanthus cake.
Feng Bailing took the osmanthus cake, feeding Feng Xiaoli a piece of hawthorn cake instead. Recently, she also noticed Feng Xiaoli’s exceptional intuition, which was incredibly accurate.
Feng Xiaoli had never been fond of getting close to Xia Zhu, but her attitude was much better towards Gong Zhu.
“Is this all the information we have about Nalan Yan’er?”
Gong Zhu ca for a follow-up treatnt and brought so intelligence on Nalan Yan’er. According to the report, Nalan Yan’er was almost flawless, without any shortcomings.
“I didn’t manage to handle this matter well, but I compensated with information from Xinglin Spring, which should match the price you asked for.”
Gong Zhu’s face showed embarrassnt.
Soone even the Xingxiu Sect couldn’t fully investigate must have issues.
“Doctor Yang’s life, however, is not as valuable as yours.”
Feng Bailing took a gentle sip of tea.
Seeing the situation, Gong Zhu reluctantly pulled out an account book.
“There is also evidence of Feng Zhan Tian and Yang Shoucai embezzling profits from Xinglin Spring.”
Over the years, Doctor Yang and Feng Zhan Tian had colluded and reaped many illicit benefits, hiding the money in houses owned by their mistresses. Altogether, the amount ca to a staggering 300,000 Silver Taels.
“Later, when I give you the acupuncture treatnt, keep an eye on Xiao Li and Chun Liu for .”
Feng Bailing got up with a smile. She walked outside of Chuyue Tower, having already noticed a figure lingering at the door.
The future top scorer, Su Wang, would glance at Chuyue Tower now and then, hesitating to enter such a place.
“Mr. Su.”
Feng Bailing approached and bowed in greeting.
Su Wang, upon seeing Feng Bailing, though unable to discern her features, sohow felt a sense of awe upon eting the Commandery Princess’s gaze and dared not look directly.
“Commandery Princess, I’ve co to thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to retrieve the Silver and get so justice.”
After the governnt raided Doctor Yang’s residence, the confiscated Silver Tael was distributed among the deceived populace, an act which also helped Xinglin Spring regain so reputation.
“How is your mother’s illness?”
Feng Bailing asked with a smile.
ntioning his mother, Su Wang hesitated before speaking,
“My mother refuses to take the dicine. Besides coming to express my gratitude, I also wish to return the dicine to the Commandery Princess.”
Su Wang produced the dicine.
“Does the Old Madam not trust ?”
Feng Bailing wasn’t surprised; she wasn’t a doctor, so it was only natural for the Old Madam not to trust her.
“My mother just doesn’t want to burden , afraid of owing a favor to the Commandery Princess.”
Su Wang shook his head, feeling ashad to face Feng Bailing. Now that he knew of Feng Bailing’s identity, his tone beca significantly more distant.
“Let go see her.”
Feng Bailing understood well that Su Wang was a filial son, full of knowledge and possessing a proud spirit, keen on realizing his ambitions. His mother, who had raised such a son, could not be an ordinary old woman; she must fear being leveraged to compromise Su Wang’s principles.
After slight hesitation, Su Wang led Feng Bailing back to his dwelling.
Calling it a dwelling was a bit of a stretch—it was nothing more than an abandoned cattle shed of a common city household, with only three walls and a roof piled with thatch, it was hard to imagine how Su Wang and his mother survived the winter.
Approaching the shed, they heard the sound of pots and pans crashing.
“I will not take that dicine. If you sacrifice your future for an old woman like , what face will I have to et your father in the afterlife?”
The old woman said, choking back sobs.
“Mother, if your son can’t even take care of you, what future is there to speak of?”
Su Wang sighed deeply.
“Old Madam Su.”
The woman’s voice was clear and lodious, as refreshing as the sound of spring water. The old woman inside had gray hairs among her black ones, and her clothes were tattered but clean. Despite her illness, her hair was ticulously combed.
In his past life, although Su Wang had beco the top scorer, Mrs. Su had not lived to see that day.
“The love of parents in the world is most profound, their toils and tears imbue into their children’s being. They exhaust their hearts and efforts for their offspring, such is the pitiable love of parents under heaven!”
Feng Bailing helped the Old Madam Su lie down, and with a simple verse, brought tears to both her and Su Wang’s eyes.
Su Wang’s robe was soaked with tears, finding Feng Bailing to be eloquent and refined, not at all like the rumored Feng Sanwu!
Mrs. Su looked up to see a woman wearing a light veil, revealing a pair of clear, deep black eyes, her deanor far from ordinary.
“Young lady, who exactly are you…”
Before Mrs. Su could ask her question, a loud boom was heard as the cattle shed collapsed with a crash, and several dark figures rushed in.
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