GBP Chapter 248 Debt Resolution
Chapter 248 Debt Resolution
As for the murderer, Feng Chenyi plans to keep it a secret for the time being.
When Emperor Xing'an asked, he could only say that he didn't know.
Zhai Yun did not return to the palace. She heard that there was a temple called Wangtong Temple outside the city, which led to Tongtong Temple, just like the place Princess Minhui was about to go. Zhai Yun did not believe in ghosts and gods before.
But she had already died once, so she had no choice but to believe. She hoped that these gods and Buddhas could hear her prayers, forgive her mistakes, and show her the right path.
While Zhai Yun was burning incense, Feng Chenyi waited at the door. He felt sorry for Zhai Yun, but he did not believe that there were gods in this world. If there were gods, why couldn't they see the suffering of the people?
Zhai Yun lit an everlasting lamp for Princess Minhui in the temple, hoping that this lamp would illuminate her path and help her to pass away peacefully.
When Zhai Yun left the temple, Feng Chenyi was standing by the carriage waiting for her. As he watched her slowly walk out of the temple, Feng Chenyi smiled and draped the fox fur coat he had made for her over her shoulders.
In the deep autumn, with heavy dew, he only hoped that Zhai Yun could feel his presence and the warmth he gave her.
News of Princess Minhui's death had already spread. Jiang Yuanyi only said that he had found Princess Minhui's body in the lake, and did not report the rest to Emperor Xing'an.
Emperor Xing'an issued an edict ordering Princess Minhui to be buried with the rites due to a princess. Fu Yiming, who had originally wanted to demand an explanation from Emperor Xing'an, saw that Princess Minhui's body had been found.
Fearing complications, he immediately bid farewell to Emperor Xing'an, and the marriage alliance between the two countries ended in this way.
For finding Princess Minhui's remains, Jiang Yuanyi was promoted to the position of commander of the Northern Suburbs Army Camp and given the title of general.
Princess Minhui's death was quickly forgotten by everyone. As the sun rose and set, everything proceeded in an orderly manner. Feng Chenyi's loan of 100,000 was unanimously approved at the morning court session. The court allocated 60,000, and Prince Rui himself would bear the remaining 40,000.
Emperor Xing'an issued an order that the remaining money of Prince Rui's residence must be raised by Prince Rui himself, and he wanted to see Prince Rui take back his residence within three days.
When the young emperor of Wujin Kingdom heard about Liuyue's outrageous behavior in Fengli Kingdom, at the suggestion of the eldest prince, he agreed that if Liuyue pleaded guilty on her own, Fengli Kingdom could punish Liuyue as it pleased.
As for Princess Mingyue, she was punished with a month of confinement, during which time no one was allowed to visit her.
Zhai Yun had carefully calculated the silver they had sent before, and with the 60,000 taels allocated by Emperor Xing'an, the Prince Rui's Mansion was already able to pay off the debts of Yunyi Manor.
To ensure the money's legitimacy, Feng Chenyi exchanged the jewelry box sent by the Empress Dowager for silver. It was impossible to hide the fact that the Empress Dowager had sent jewelry and money from Emperor Xing'an.
The jewelry sent by the Empress Dowager was exchanged for silver, which was just enough to fill the hole.
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi went to the south side of the palace wall, which is closest to the confinement room. It's too risky for them to see Princess Mingyue now. The only way is to follow Princess Mingyue's advice and light a Kongming lantern.
She would understand Zhai Yun's intention when she saw this lamp; a month was too long, she couldn't wait.
When he returned to the courtyard, Qi Nuo reported that he had already given the money to Da Yi, and the people from Yunyi Manor had withdrawn from the Prince Rui's Mansion. They only needed to reorganize the Prince Rui's Mansion, and they could move back to the Prince Rui's Mansion the next morning.
Upon hearing that Liu Yue had been whipped and that Emperor Xing'an had ordered that no imperial physicians be allowed to treat her, Zhai Yun asked Qi Nuo to find a way to send some medicine to Liu Yue.
Although she didn't stay in the courtyard for long, it was the life Zhai Yun had always longed for.
While Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi were tidying up their things that night, they came across a letter from Master Rui. The letter mentioned that he had not found any clues about his relationship with Wei Zi.
The people Zhai Yun found had all vanished into thin air. Their families had never seen them since they entered the palace, the only similarity being that they had no family members.
They all lost contact around the same time.
"It was handled so cleanly, which seems unusual." Zhai Yun felt that it was impossible for Consort Su and the Empress to be so meticulous, but the Empress also had the Imperial Uncle Bu behind her.
If it was the brother-in-law of the Prime Minister who did this, then it is highly likely.
Feng Chenyi brought the letter close to the candlelight, watching the flames slowly engulf it. He remained silent, but Zhai Yun could tell that he too had many questions.
Zhai Yun stepped forward softly to comfort him: "Brother Yi, don't worry, Princess Mingyue doesn't seem to be lying, she must know something."
Feng Chenyi glanced at Zhai Yun with unwavering trust in her, and nodded gently.
The sky above the courtyard was clear and bright, like a pure land. Sitting in the courtyard and sipping tea could soothe one's complicated thoughts. Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi sat in the courtyard, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
"I heard you've been quite concerned about Young Master Lou's whereabouts lately." Feng Chenyi didn't want to ask, but Zhai Yun was paying too much attention.
Lou Yexue and her group were elusive and difficult to track down. They were originally insignificant people, but Zhai Yun managed to have their whereabouts discovered.
Feng Chenyi was the one compiling all these messages. Seeing the words that kept appearing in his mind, Feng Chenyi couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
Feng Chenyi remembered that the last time he received a message from Lou Yexue was when they seemed to have heard some rumors and confirmed that the person they were looking for was in Fengli Kingdom, and they were already on their way there.
Among the people Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi knew, there was only one, Young Master Lou, so Zhai Yun knew who Feng Chenyi was talking about.
At first, she might have been afraid of and resistant to Lou Yexue, but he was looking for her, and she had many questions for him to answer, so she couldn't keep running away.
In her heart, she always felt that Feng Chenyi was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He had experienced hardship and understood the suffering of people. He always had a heart to help the people and those who were suffering.
She didn't believe that her brother Yi would massacre a city in his previous life. She wanted to know what exactly happened in the previous life, and she wanted to know even more that in this life, she and her brother Yi had the same blood on their hands.
Are their fates also predetermined, just like in their past lives?
In the days to come, Feng Chenyi will not avenge his great grudge, and he will surely take more lives. As a member of the royal family, how can he remain pure and innocent with his hands clean of blood?
If they leave their mother's murder unpunished and live a life of abuse and humiliation, what is the point of their existence?
Zhai Yun didn't know how to explain all of this to Feng Chenyi, to explain everything she had suffered in the inferno, and to explain that she had come back because of Lou Yexue.
Lou Yexue made him come back to stop him from massacring the capital.
Zhai Yun's hesitant movements revealed an undisguised sense of disappointment in Feng Chenyi's eyes. His Yun'er still hadn't been able to truly reveal everything to him.
Lou Yexue, that man so pure and untouched by worldly dust, inexplicably irritated him.
Zhai Yun liked handsome men, and Lou Yexue was indeed quite good-looking. Zhai Yun's interest in him made him dislike him for no reason.