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"Hmph, didn't the Duke insist that the Marquis and I are having an affair?" Zhuo Min's eyes darted around as she forced herself to remain calm. "When it involves the Consort, how can we not ask for details?"
She slightly curled her lips, casting a pretentious glance at the people around her before letting out a cold snort.
"You should indeed ask for details," Feng Hongrui replied leisurely, but suddenly his gaze turned icy. "And we are here to inform you that Yang is coming."
Feng Hongwen and Zhuo Min were stunned into silence upon hearing that they were bringing Yang over, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, looking as if their secret affair was about to be exposed.
Yang Yulan entered the ancestral hall under the escort of two guards and then withdrew. Feng Hongwen and the Zhuo Family turned pale, their faces resembling a deep shade of purple. The atmosphere in the ancestral hall became extremely strange.
"Madam, what are you doing here?" Jiang Yin Hou had a premonition of what was happening but was still unwilling to admit it or simply pretended to be clueless, feigning a pleasant demeanor. "By the way, where is Xiang? Why isn’t he here? You should go take care of your son."
The Zhuo Family seized the opportunity to say, "Yes, Sister-in-law, weren't you just worried about Xiang's toothache? With all this going on, you didn’t have time to ask how he is doing. What’s wrong?"
"Bah!" Yang spat without hesitation, shooting them a scornful look. "Shameless dogs! In front of the Feng family's ancestors, you still don't know how to sincerely repent and instead try to curry favor with a woman whom you've used up and will soon discard like an old shoe. Are you warning me not to speak out?"
"Yang!" Feng Hongwen struggled to keep his voice down, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Madam, I know it was wrong to leave you alone in the countryside for years before bringing you back home. I truly regret it."
Jiang Yin Hou still clung to any chance he could find, fantasizing that Yang would appreciate the saying "A day as husband and wife means a hundred days of grace."
"That's right, Marquis," Zhuo Min chimed in with wide eyes as if intentionally changing the subject. "You must be exhausted from taking care of Xiang lately. Your mind must be clouded; this isn't your concern. You should go rest."
"Hmph! You two shameless lovers are really in sync," Yang Yulan said sharply tonight, her words like daggers aimed at the couple before her. "Do you think you can fool me with this act? Do you want me to submit? Dream on!"
Feng Hongwen struggled desperately, shouting at Yang: "Madam, how can you harm your own husband? I owe you nothing!" Jiang Yin Hou continued his desperate attempts at persuasion. "Think of Xiang! Think of the child—"
As he said "child," his eyes darkened ominously, turning fierce as if intentionally reminding Yang of something. Indeed, Yang's face slightly changed and her body trembled as if she were trying hard to control her emotions. Feng Hongrui furrowed his brow in concern while Feng Yinxiao opened his mouth but caught Yun Kexin shaking her head at him; he understood and closed his lips.
"Xiang is only eight years old, Sister-in-law! You mustn't—"
Before Zhuo Min could finish her sentence, she received a heavy slap across the face. Before she could react, Feng Hongwen felt another stinging pain on his other cheek as they both stared in shock and anger at this woman they usually regarded as a "soft persimmon," momentarily forgetting their humiliation.
"I spit!" Yang Yulan stood before Feng Hongwen and Zhuo Min, suddenly laughing but with a heart-wrenching sadness. "You two are truly shameless! Reduced to this state yet still have the audacity to claim that Feng Yinxiao's illegitimate child is mine? Spare me! For your two illegitimate children, I haven't seen my own flesh and blood for years. Feng Hongwen, Zhuo Min, may you two lovers meet a terrible end!"
Yang Yulan grew increasingly agitated and eventually broke down in tears in public. Feng Hongrui ignored Feng Hongwen's outcry and had someone support Yang while offering her water to drink.
"Yang Family, today is the time for me to clear the doors of the Duke of Yan's Residence," Duke of Wind glanced at the onlookers and finally fixed his gaze on the tearful Yang Family, speaking softly yet powerfully, "You know as much as you know, there is no need to hold back. With us here, you won't come to harm."
Yang Yulan approached Feng Hongrui, ignoring the threats and shouts from behind by Feng Hongwen, and knelt down, saying:
"Reporting to the Duke, this matter goes back five years. Five years ago, Jiangyin Marquis brought a woman back and asked me to take good care of her. At first, I thought she was just a concubine he had found outside, so I didn't pay much attention. But it wasn't until he was about to leave that he told me this woman was pregnant and needed careful attention. I was very angry and disgusted, but I couldn't resist his coaxing and agreed to take care of this unknown woman. A year later, after she gave birth to a boy, Feng Hongwen then revealed that this woman was actually his elder brother Duke of Wind's concubine Zhuo Min..."
Unable to suppress her emotions, Yang Yulan broke into tears before continuing, "He deceived me, saying that because his elder brother had a child with a concubine, he was afraid it would provoke Duchess Ling Chen's jealousy, so he left her in their hometown for them to take care of and give birth. When the child grew up, they would bring him back to the residence, and by then even if Ling Chen didn't like it, she would have to accept it. I reluctantly accepted Jiangyin Marquis's explanation until one day," Yang Yulan paused, her face showing anger and humiliation as she said through gritted teeth, "I returned home late one night and heard rustling sounds coming from the bedroom. I went closer to listen and heard laughter between a man and a woman. I couldn't believe it and kicked the door open, only to see Feng Hongwen and Zhuo Min in bed together..."
"Yang Family, shut your mouth!" Feng Hongwen, unable to contain his anger and fear any longer upon hearing this, tore off the facade he had been maintaining. He kicked and shouted from his chair, "I consider that I have never wronged you; why do you slander me like this, you treacherous woman!"
Ignoring Jiangyin Marquis's outrageous behavior at that moment, Yang Family knelt there staring directly at Feng Hongrui and Feng Yinxiao, her face pale as paper but without a trace of cowardice. All eyes were fixed on her.
"This pair of adulterers are naturally frightened," Yang Family coldly snorted, "However, just a moment ago, Jiangyin Marquis revealed his dark intentions towards me; being a bastard is always looked down upon. He has had enough and swore not only to take over the Duke of Yan's Residence, but also to sleep with his elder brother's woman. Since Ling Chen is the legitimate wife he doesn't dare touch, playing with a concubine is still acceptable." Suddenly breaking into a sarcastic laugh, she continued, "The ridiculous thing is that the Zhuo Family still thinks that Jiangyin Marquis treasures her; in reality, she is merely a plaything in a man's hands."
"Feng Hongwen, you unfilial descendant! Zhuo Family, you shameless wretch," Feng Hongrui angrily threw a teacup at them both, hitting the foreheads of Jiangyin Marquis and Zhuo Family, causing blood to flow immediately. "If I do not deal with you two, it would be hard for me to justify myself. Someone, bring forth the Family Law!"
Hearing this, the guards were about to act when suddenly Feng Yinxiao said: "Stop!"
The guards led by Ma Minghao glanced at Feng Hongrui, received a signal from him, and then retreated.
"Zhuo Family, I ask you how my Mother died?" Feng Yinxiao stood before Feng Hongwen and Zhuo Min, looking down at them from above. "Also, regarding the death of my father-in-law Yun You, does it have anything to do with you two?" Seeing their faces turn pale with fear, he raised an eyebrow.
"I-I don't know anything," Jiangyin Marquis gritted his teeth defiantly. "I don't know anything; if you want to kill me—"
Before he could finish the word "kill," he found himself grabbed by the throat by Feng Yinxiao. With a grim expression on his face and an air of disdain in his tone, he said: "My dear Uncle, if I wanted to kill you now, it would be as easy as squashing an ant. But it won't be that simple; I will make you wish for death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he tightened his grip slightly; instantly, Feng Hongwen's face turned purple with pain.
Without saying another word or urging him on, Feng Yinxiao simply held onto Feng Hongwen's throat with a cold expression while his eyes glinted with murderous intent. Just as Jiangyin Marquis was breathing more rapidly and turning pale from fear:
"Yin Xiao, let go of Lord Hou! I-I..." suddenly shouted Zhuo Min, disregarding everything.
Feng Yinxiao did not release his grip but merely loosened it slightly without turning back as he said: "."
"Yin Xiao, you are still the Consort and the wife of the Duke, and now you are also your Stepmother," Zhuo Min thought that Feng Yin Xiao still respected her as a child and tried to appeal to her emotions, "Can you let us three go for the sake of my honest confession?"
"A family of three?!" Feng Yin Xiao suddenly turned around, as if she had heard a joke, and said, "Are you referring to yourself, the Marquis of Jiangyin, and that bastard Yinxiang?"
The Zhuo Family immediately burst into tears, lamenting, "Xiao'er, don't keep calling him 'bastard' like that. After all, Yinxiang is also of the Feng family's bloodline—he is a descendant of the Feng family—"
"Shut up!" Feng Yin Xiao shouted angrily and slapped her, "You shameless woman, how dare you bring this up? I wish I could chop you three into meat paste so that you can reunite as a 'family of three' in the underworld."
Zhuo Min's face turned pale instantly, and she was too frightened to speak. In her panic, she turned her gaze to Feng Hongwen:
"Marquis, please come. Perhaps the Feng family will not make things difficult for the child because of his lineage."
"Shut your mouth, you wretched woman," Feng Hongwen said angrily. "If it weren't for you insisting on giving birth to that child back then, I wouldn't have fallen to this state. It's all because you seduced me; you seduced me."
"Marquis, how can you slander me like this without any basis?" Zhuo Min was furious upon hearing Feng Hongwen's nonsensical words. "What do you mean by 'I seduced you'? Have you fed your conscience to the dogs…"
Suddenly, a guard stepped forward and interrupted: "Reporting to the Duke, Young Lord and Madam Feng Yinfai request an audience."
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