The boy waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and release their parents. What kind of behavior is it to imprison ordinary people like this!"
Feng Zhiyuan trembled. Even though he loved Feng Lin dearly, he couldn't help but glare at her fiercely before walking away in a panic.
Then everyone in the Wind Clan was alerted. A middle-aged man quickly arrived, glanced cautiously at the boy, and saw him laughing and joking with a little girl. He hurriedly looked away and walked up to An Xin, saying, "Little girl from the An family, your parents are guests at my place. You've misunderstood!"
Feng Yi said, "Father, she is injured. Let's find a doctor first."
An Xin's eyes flashed. This man was Feng Yi's father. If her parents were with him, they should be alright. She felt a sense of relief, but then her head spun and she swayed. Feng Yi quickly supported her and whispered, "Bear with it for a little while longer. The doctor will be here soon."
Feng Zhan glanced at his son with a strange expression, then his gaze hesitantly swept over the boy not far away. He saw that the boy was also looking at An Xin, and his heart skipped a beat.
An Xin tried her best to remain calm and said, "I need to see my parents. Please take me there, Uncle." Although she was dizzy, An Xin's expression remained calm and composed. Large patches of blood stained her sleeves, but she seemed oblivious to them.
The dewdrop on one side was stunned, and only then did she realize what was happening, crying out, "Miss, you're bleeding so much!"
An Xin casually bandaged the wound and looked calmly at Feng Zhan.
Feng Zhan was slightly startled, but still nodded and said, "That's fine, come with me. Your parents don't know you're here yet."
An Xin nodded and walked away, brushing the hem of Feng Lin's clothes.
Indeed, An Youwei and his wife were kept at the Feng residence by Feng Lin. Fortunately, they were not tortured in any way, but they were subjected to a few harsh words. However, An Youwei and his wife had heard so many harsh words that they became numb to them.
Upon learning of this, Feng Zhan brought An Youwei and his wife to his courtyard and comforted them. When they heard that An Xin had come looking for them, they had wanted to test how this increasingly prominent girl would behave, but they hadn't expected that there was someone of the highest status in the world present! Unfortunately, that person didn't want to reveal their identity, so they had to pretend to be nonchalant, yet dared not act rashly, which was truly heartbreaking.
An Youwei was restless. An Xin hadn't returned for a day and a night, and they were already anxious. But unexpectedly, the famous Feng Zhan from the Feng family would keep them here to chat. However, they were of lowly status and dared not refuse. They could only wait anxiously.
Xu Ruolan was even more worried. Er Yatou had already disappeared. If An Xin were to suffer any further mishap, she would definitely not be able to go on living!
"Father, Mother!" Just as they were in a state of utter confusion, the couple turned around in surprise upon hearing An Xin's voice.
"Xin'er!" Xu Ruolan's tears instantly streamed down her face, but when she saw the bloodstains on An Xin's arm, her expression changed drastically. "What happened to your hand? You little brat, you haven't come home for a whole day and night, do you want to scare your mother to death?!"
An Youwei also rushed over in a panic, but being used to being dull, he couldn't say anything for a moment and could only worry anxiously.
An Xin smiled slightly and said, "I accidentally got scratched. It's all my fault. I'm sorry for making my parents worry. I hope the Feng family hasn't made things difficult for you?"
An Youwei hurriedly said, "No, Patriarch Feng was extremely polite to us. We should hurry back; your arm can't be delayed."
An Xin pursed her lips. Even if others really made things difficult for them, they wouldn't tell themselves that the kind-hearted are bullied and the good are ridden – an age-old truth.
"We can't delay. Let the doctor bandage you up first before you leave." Feng Zhan laughed and walked in. An Youwei hurriedly and awkwardly stood up. The name of the Feng family was known throughout the world. People like him, commoners, could only look up to them.
"The weather is getting warmer, be careful of wound infection. This doctor is very skilled, and his ancestors even served as imperial physicians, right, Mr. Niu?" The young man walked in and said with a grin.
Mr. Niu, whose face was pale, thought to himself, "Your Majesty, I am now a royal physician. You should come back to the palace with me!"
Niu Bushi stepped forward and said, "What you say makes sense, young master."
An Youwei said awkwardly, "Then, then we'll have to trouble Doctor Niu. Xin'er, please sit down quickly."
The young man's beautiful eyes looked An Youwei up and down, and then his gaze fell on An Xin. He had never expected to see An Youwei again when he demoted him to a commoner, nor did he expect that he would recognize the girl who had shocked the court that day.
I had an initial impression, but a deeper impression upon seeing it again.
An Xin naturally wouldn't refuse, but a slight doubt crept into her mind as she glanced at the boy.
An Youwei noticed the boy's gaze on him, looked at him somewhat awkwardly, and then his expression turned embarrassed.
The boy then asked, "Are fields easy to cultivate?"
An Youwei looked at the girl in surprise, and said with an awkward smile, "Young master, although the fields are a bit barren, they are still big enough for me to cultivate and sow seeds."
The young man said with great interest, "Oh? Back when you were an official, if you had treated your fields like you do, you probably wouldn't have been dismissed, would you?"
An Youwei's face stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "What you say is true, what you say is true..."
An Xin said coldly, "Those who don't understand farming shouldn't criticize those who do!"
For a moment, everyone's faces stiffened, but the young man smiled and said with his white teeth, "I didn't believe that you divorced the Grand Tutor before, but now I do!"
An Xin glanced at him with annoyance. This guy always brings up the most sensitive topics. This is undoubtedly an extremely sensitive topic. He really doesn't know when to stop talking!
She naturally had no idea that the Emperor's words didn't need to be appropriate to the occasion!
"Whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with whether this happened or not," An Xin said coldly. Niu Bushi, who was bandaging her, was probably old, and his hands kept trembling. An Xin pulled her hand away, used her teeth to bite the strip of cloth to bandage herself, and stood up. "Father, Mother, let's go."
An Youwei carefully tugged at An Xin's sleeve and said, "Xin'er, don't be rude."
An Xin initially wanted to say that politeness is based on mutual respect between the two parties, but then she thought that saying such a thing would be a bit shocking, and since she was in feudal ancient times, saying such things would be nonsense. After a pause, she nodded.
An Youwei respectfully said, "Patriarch Feng, this has caused a lot of trouble. Please forgive me. I will take my leave now."
Feng Zhan laughed and said, "Your little girl is quite something. She's solved two murder cases. It's just a pity she's not a boy, otherwise she could have joined Chaoyun Academy when they recruit new students!"
An Youwei was shocked. He was still clueless about the case, but when he heard Feng Zhan praise An Xin, he immediately said modestly, "Patriarch Feng, you flatter me."
"Feng Yi, see Uncle An off." Feng Zhan glanced at Feng Yi, who immediately agreed.
An Youwei then led An Xin and Xu Ruolan out. After they disappeared from sight, Feng Zhan stiffly turned around and knelt down with a thud, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive my disrespect!"
Huang Yixuan then adopted the demeanor befitting an emperor, sitting down on a square chair to the side and saying calmly, "Get up. I was originally traveling incognito and had no intention of revealing my identity."
Feng Zhan wiped the sweat from his forehead. The Emperor usually stays in the palace. How come he has time to come out this time? Then, does the Right Chancellor know?
"An Youwei has brought this upon himself, but his family has also suffered greatly," Huang Yixuan muttered to himself.
Feng Zhan dared not respond.