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Feng Yinfai had just finished the "Hundred Day Feast" and went out to handle some matters, unaware of everything happening at the Duke of Yan's residence. It was only after returning home and passing by the ancestral hall that he noticed something "unusual" and inquired before seeking a meeting.
"Let him in!" Feng Hongrui said calmly.
Feng Yinfai stepped steadily into the ancestral hall and immediately saw his Uncle and mother bound to chairs. He was taken aback, as if he suddenly understood something. His expression shifted from shock to humiliation and disdain. Zhuo Min, thinking she had finally found a lifeline, said with joy:
"Fai'er, you’re here! Quickly, go to your father and brother, and help your mother!"
However, Feng Yinfai paid her no mind and instead turned to Feng Hongrui, asking in a low voice, "May I ask, Father, what grave offense have Uncle and Mother committed that requires you to handle it in the ancestral hall?"
"Didn't Fai'er see it all?" Feng Hongrui replied casually, his face expressionless. "Or you could just ask them directly?"
Feng Yinfai was not intimidated; it seemed he already had an inkling but was unwilling to be direct. He said calmly, "Since Father has taken such action, there must be a reason. I should clarify this matter for both public and private reasons."
Feng Hongrui rolled his eyes slightly, showing some impatience. His gaze passed over Feng Yinfai and glanced at Feng Hongwen and Zhuo Min mockingly, saying, "Did you both thoroughly engage in disgraceful acts in front of the child, or should I do it for you?"
Before Jiangyin Hou and the Zhuo Family could react, Yun Kexin noticed that Feng Yinfai's calm face gradually turned from pale to dark, emanating a chilling aura from head to toe. She felt a shiver: why such a reaction? Did he already know about the affair between Jiangyin Hou and his mother but chose to endure it silently? What would he do now? Surely he wouldn't resort to disowning his family? But in the previous life, what caused Feng Yinfai's tragic death?
Feng Yinfai slowly turned sideways, casting a sidelong glance at the two before turning back and saying:
"Uncle, Mother, since Father has spoken, it’s best for you both to clarify things for me."
Feng Hongwen and Zhuo Min were momentarily stunned, thinking they had misheard. But seeing Feng Yinfai standing there with an expression as cold as ice made their hearts tighten with dread.
"I have nothing to explain," Feng Hongwen finally revealed a street thug's demeanor. With a flushed face but steady heart rate, he said, "It was your mother who seduced me; she insisted on giving birth to Yinxiang and made me clean up that mess. Shameless—"
Before he could finish his sentence, a painful cry of "Ah!" replaced his words as Feng Yinfai had kicked him in the face. He pressed down hard with his foot; since Feng Hongwen's hands and feet were bound, he couldn't resist and could only endure being trampled by Feng Yinfai.
"Beast!" Feng Yinfai shouted loudly. "To commit such an act of incest is utterly rebellious! And now you push all the blame onto Mother? Are you even a man? Do you still expect me to call you 'Uncle'? You are nothing but a disgrace! A thing worse than a pig or dog. You don’t deserve the surname 'Feng.'"
"Stop pretending to be high-minded," Feng Hongwen retorted with his head tilted. He stubbornly shot back with sarcasm, "Don’t think I don’t know how much you resent being treated like this as a Bastard; I understand better than anyone what it feels like not even to be looked at by servants. The jealousy you feel towards Feng Yinxiao is matched only by your hatred for the Duke of Yan’s residence…"
Everyone turned their attention to the strangely temperamental Feng Yinfai, expecting him to explode like before. They did not anticipate that he would maintain his stance while firmly pressing his foot against Jiangyin Hou's face without showing any emotion but instead subtly mocking:
"Indeed, I have been jealous of my elder brother and hated my father; I have hated the Duke of Yan’s residence. Why should I suffer such cold treatment and disdain simply because I am a Bastard?" His sincerity was filled with reflection and self-reproach yet left others feeling inexplicably uncomfortable. "But later on, the kindness of my Legal Wife made me feel utterly ashamed; I regret my past."
Zhuo Min heard this, her beautiful face flashed with surprise and confusion, as if she did not recognize her own son. She stared wide-eyed, speechless: it was not like this! She knew her son better than anyone.
He had hated Ling Chen, this Legal Wife, more than once, for making his biological mother just a concubine, causing him to suffer cold shoulders and injustice everywhere in the Duke of Yan's residence. Meanwhile, as the legitimate son, Feng Yinfai had everything he wanted, always surrounded by people vying to please him, which made him so jealous that he nearly lost his mind. He blamed everything on Ling Chen; how could everything have "changed" today?
Upon careful reflection, Ling Chen indeed treated her pair of Bastard daughters exceptionally well. At least compared to other high-ranking households' Legal Wives, Ling Chen seemed to be genuinely trying to maintain some harmony and peace. Although she did not treat everyone equally, her politeness and attentiveness were evident. Could it be that Feng Feng Yinfai was truly moved by Ling Chen's "kindness"? Then what about his subsequent actions? Zhuo Min was shocked to realize that she actually did not understand this son at all.
"Regret not having acted earlier? Haha!" Feng Hongwen wanted to laugh out loud but found it difficult with Feng Feng Yinfai at his feet. Speaking was already a struggle, so he forced himself to say, "Fei'er, you really know how to laugh. Others may not know, but I do! You may be the eldest brother's son, but you follow me, your Uncle, everywhere. I never taught you anything about 'kindness' or 'regret not having acted earlier'!"
Feng Feng Yinfai quickly switched feet and kicked Jiangyin Hou, spitting out a "Hmph," and said, "You useless piece of trash! Do you really think I would regard you, this illegitimate Uncle, highly? Even if I am a Bastard, once my mother is recognized as legitimate, I will go from being a Bastard to a legitimate son. What do you count for? Don't think I don't know why you're trying to seduce my mother! It's just so you can take advantage when my father gets angry. You framed my elder brother and got my father to recognize my mother as legitimate; it was all for your selfish desires. Feng Hongwen, you are nothing but a thoroughly insidious person!"
Feng Feng Yinfai cursed passionately but gave the impression of deliberately changing the subject, trying to cover something up with his "rambling." Feng Yinxiao and his wife simultaneously turned their suspicious gazes toward Feng Feng Yinfai: seeing him filled with righteous indignation gave an impression of a “misleading” nature—was it really just an illusion?!
Feng Yinxiao glanced at Yun Yun Kexin, noticing that after a moment of shock, a hint of sarcasm gradually appeared at the corners of her lips. He guessed that she might be thinking along the same lines.
"Insidious person?! Hmph! Have you grown wings or are you just taking the opportunity to kick someone while they're down?" Feng Hongwen laughed in anger and tore off any pretense of civility. "Since you're so open-hearted and sincerely regretful, then spill out all the dirty deeds we did together back then! I'll lend you ten times the courage!"
He provocatively glared at Feng Feng Yinfai, not believing that a sixteen-year-old kid could still have such guts! He even waited gleefully for the other party to explode in rage and reveal their true colors. Unexpectedly, Feng Feng Yinfai did not even turn around; he directly turned and knelt before Feng Hongrui in front of everyone and calmly said:
"Father, I am guilty."
"What crime is there?" Feng Hongrui asked without thinking.
"I was deceived by my Uncle and mother, which led to the death of the Legal Wife, and," Feng Feng Yinfai paused, looking at Feng Yinxiao and his wife before fixing his gaze on Yun Kexin beside him, "I also indirectly caused the death of Lord Yun You from the Duke of E's residence..."
This revelation stirred up a storm! The entire ancestral hall suddenly fell into terrifying silence—a suffocating stillness.
"You... what?" Yun Yun Kexin stumbled forward, struggling to control her furious emotions as she approached. "You killed my father! You killed my father!" Seeing Feng Feng Yinfai show shame on his face only fueled her anger further as she broke free from Feng Yinxiao's grasp and glared at him fiercely. "If you miss a single word, I'll make sure your blood spills here!"
"Sister," Yun Kexin stepped forward slowly to support her while softly comforting her. "Calm down; the Duke will have his judgment."
However, Yun Yun Kexin seemed not to hear anything; she stared straight at Feng Feng Yinfai, unable to contain her pain as she said: "Ah."
Zhuo Min exclaimed in shock: "No! Fei'er, you can't! Think of your mother; think of your sister and brother."
Feng Feng Yinfai looked up at Yun Yun Kexin's face full of murderous intent and said lightly:
"I have already said that my Uncle, in order to achieve revenge against the Duke's residence, not only went against morality by stealing his brother's wife but also colluded with my mother who knows medicine secretly poisoned the Legal Wife. As for Lord Yun You from the Second House, naturally it was after my foolish mother informed my Uncle upon receiving certain news that a sneaky person infiltrated the Second House as a servant. In the end, you all know what happened."
“Feng Yinfai, you wicked murderer,” Zhuo Min shouted angrily, “For sixteen years, I raised a White-eyed Wolf, a White-eyed Wolf!”
Yun Kexin continued to stare intently at Feng Yinfai: “Where did the exact information come from? Where?”
She already had the answer in her heart, but she wanted Feng Yinfai to say it himself!
However, Feng Yinfai turned his gaze to Yun Yang, a dark and inexplicable smile on his lips as he said ominously:
“Lord Yun, if I remember correctly, Third Madam and my Mother are distant relatives. They married into the capital one after another and later became quite close.”
“I know what I need to know!” Yun Yang replied calmly, his tone cold and dismissive. “No need to worry. Honestly confess, or I will make you experience all kinds of torture from the Ministry of Justice and let you taste something fresh!”
Under this intimidation, an ordinary person might have already been scared out of their wits and begged for mercy, but Feng Yinfai was not like that; it seemed unrelated to him as he withdrew his gaze.
“What about the process?” Yun Ke asked on behalf of Yun Kexin.
“There’s no process,” Feng Yinfai replied unusually calmly, making it hard to imagine. “It was simply learning the hiding place of the Brocade Box, then seizing it, and finally killing… because all these actions were arranged by me. The assassins were all my guards sent to kill and silence,” he looked at Yun Kexin and said slowly, “Uncle’s ‘teaching’ has brought things to this point; we can only eliminate the root cause. Otherwise, it will implicate everyone. Considering Mother and my sister, I can only take this risk.” (To be continued)
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