There are four big families in the capital. One Jiang, two Yan, three Gu and Four Clouds. These four families made great contributions to the laying of the foundation for the late emperor, and they also strongly supported the new emperor when he ascended the throne.
He is the master of the capital and is favored by the emperor. Although there is disagreement, it will not completely break his face. After all, they are all ministers of the DPRK.
The Jiang family and the Yan family are the left prime minister and the right prime minister, and it is impossible to tell who is more noble. However, the Jiang family not only joins the government, but also almost monopolizes the imperial city's tea trade. In terms of family wealth, it is naturally higher.
The Gu family is Gu Nianqing. He is a young general and the son of a general. He holds military power and is number one in any case. But Gu Nianqing is the only one left in the Gu family, and he has no intention of doing anything with them.
As for the Yun family, the head of the family is the minister of the imperial court. Over the years, the business has grown bigger and bigger. In the early years, before he became an official in the imperial court, the head of the family traveled all over the country to do business.
The head of the family, Yun Han, was a suave and romantic man. Now that he thought about it, he might have regretted it, but he had a desire to make amends. With a wave of his hand, he wanted to bring back his illegitimate daughter who had strayed away from home.
I have never seen it before, and I feel quite uneasy.
It's just that when he left, he fostered the woman and the child in her belly with a wealthy family, so that he wouldn't suffer any injustice.
Now that the child's mother has died of illness, it is natural that she must bring the child back, and after all, it is the daughter of the minister of finance who is the one to do so.
Feng Qi gave Lu Chengan ten days. When Lu Chengan found his target, he didn't hesitate.
It was said that he was rich, but the original child had been beaten to death by that family a long time ago, and he just took Yun Hanyi's money in vain. Now that he learned that Yun Shangshu had come to pick him up, he became panicked.
After discussion, the family decided to send one of their own daughters as a gift. Wouldn't they still be able to enjoy the blessings?
However, they were stopped by Feng Qi on the way, who packed up the girl and threw her back. In just three days, they would completely leave Yunsang Country and find out who she was, so as to avoid future troubles.
There is always an endless stream of people going to and from the capital, and there hasn't been any trouble along the way.
Lu Chengan became Feng Qi's personal bodyguard, Bai Feng became the accompanying boy. As for Qiong Jiu, he was too young, so he stayed in the underground city.
The same goes for other disciples, but Feng Qi made a promise that as soon as Feng Qi establishes a foothold in the capital, he will immediately send someone to pick him up, provided that nothing goes wrong.
On the way, they met the people sent by Yun Hanyi to pick her up. They also didn't know what the illegitimate daughter looked like. If they said it was right, then it was right.
The carriage soon entered the avenue, and soon arrived at the capital. Outside the city gate, there were city guards inspecting the city, holding a portrait in their hands.
The carriage was stopped, and the maid Shiyu who always came to greet her took out her pass token. The defender still approached with the portrait, insisting on seeing the beauty of this young lady.
Concubine Shiyu couldn't stop her, so she had to trot to the carriage and gently clicked the window, "Miss, please forgive me and walk through the city gate."
Before Feng Qi could say anything, the defender opened the carriage curtain with a fierce look on his face, and even Bai Feng, who was sitting in the carriage with Feng Qi, was startled.
Lu Chengan originally wanted to stop him, so he got off his horse, but before he could do anything, he was stopped by Feng Qi's look. It was not a good thing to cause trouble.
Feng Qi pretended to be panicked, but she quickly suppressed her panic. She lowered her eyes and did not look at her, just letting the defender look at her up and down.
Concubine Shiyu frowned and quickly stopped in front of the defender, "Brother, it's not good for you to stare at my lady like this. My lady is still a girl!"
Although the defender's tone was still unkind, his face softened a lot, "Miss Yun, please get off the carriage and walk through the city gate! This is your Majesty's personal order. Passers-by must look up at the Emperor Long Wei!"
Emperor Longwei?!
Although he has always been arrogant, Bai Feng is just a child, and the atmosphere was tense. Bai Feng was inevitably speechless, but he just lowered his head and said nothing.
Feng Qi held Bai Feng's hand, and then felt that Bai Feng's hand was cold. She did not look back, but simply replied, "Since it is His Majesty's will, how can ordinary people dare to disobey it?"
She gave Bai Feng a look, and got off the carriage first, with Lu Chengan's help.
Originally, Concubine Shiyu also wanted to step forward to help, but Lu Chengan was faster than her and his tall figure blocked Feng Qi, so Concubine Shiyu had to give up.
But when Lu Chengan took Feng Qi's hand without hesitation, she pursed her lips and frowned.
There are many people coming and going at the city gate. What should I do if someone sees me?!
Lu Chengan watched Feng Qi's feet fall to the ground with an expressionless face, his eyebrows full of sinisterness. He held Feng Qi's hand slightly, but soon let go.
Sensing something strange, Feng Qi raised his eyes and looked at the tall city wall, and suddenly froze on the spot.
I saw a row of small cages hanging on the city wall. The blood dripped from them and had dried, giving off an unpleasant smell. Mosquitoes and flies were flying freely.
Inside were rows of human heads!
This scene was so impactful that Feng Qi almost vomited and quickly turned his face away. Is this the so-called power of the emperor?
Bai Feng got off the carriage immediately after Feng Qi, but Feng Qi quickly stepped forward and covered Bai Feng's eyes, showing a pale smile to the defenders.
"A child's body is weak, he cannot look up to the dragon's power, and he dare not look directly at the emperor's power."
The defenders didn't feel too embarrassed. They waved their hands and let the group of people pass through the city gate.
Concubine Shiyu quickly came to Feng Qi and said, "Miss, don't be too afraid. You will go home after passing the city gate."
But at this time, Feng Qi was too lazy to answer, and his mood was extremely heavy. Hanging on the wall in a row were the heads of the people in Fanji Valley.
What kind of sin did Fanji Gu commit to cause such a disaster? Her hands were clenched into fists, and her nails were deeply embedded in her flesh, but she seemed to be unaware of the pain.
In this way, I numbly returned to the so-called Shangshu Mansion. The door was deserted, except for two servants standing there to welcome me.
After all, having an illegitimate daughter is not a glorious thing, not to mention that Yun Hanyi is the current minister. The most taboo thing is to let people know about it, let alone make it public.
Concubine Shi Yu Yingying bowed before leading Feng Qi through the door, "Your Excellency, you should wait for the young lady in the main hall. I will lead the young lady over right now."
Shangshu's Mansion was much more noble and larger than Yun's Mansion. Feng Qi looked at it secretly and silently took note of the way to and from it.
Soon they arrived at the main hall, and several people were led in from the side door by my concubine Shiyu. Sitting on the main seat was a middle-aged man, wearing a dark purple robe, with some gray on his temples.
He was just sitting there, looking quite calm and elegant like a scholar. His facial features were inevitably marked by the traces of time, but looking at his face, it was not difficult to see how graceful he once was.
No wonder there are illegitimate daughters.
Yun Hanyi only had one wife and one concubine. The wife was also gentle, elegant, dignified and sensible, and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The concubine had only one daughter. She had a cheerful personality and lived harmoniously in the house. She did not hear of any major intrigues.
There is also a woman sitting on the side, it seems to be his wife Gu Huanniang. It is said that she is also the daughter of a merchant and is proficient in many things.
Further down there were also men and women sitting, but Fengqi didn't look much at them.
After Concubine Shiyu brought Feng Qi in, she stepped aside and said, "Sir, I have brought the young lady back."
"Well, step back."
Looking at the man who was speaking, Feng Qi's expression did not change and he bowed Yingying, "I've met Lord Shangshu, I've met Madam."
If he wants to stay in the capital without being discovered, he must stay in Shangshu Mansion, Feng Qi thought secretly.
Yun Hanyi nodded with satisfaction, a smile appeared at the end of his eyes, "As expected, he is a child of my Yun family. He is dignified and sensible. He will not panic at all when seeing this scene. Not bad, not bad!"
Gu Huanniang was also smiling, and she waved to Feng Qi, "Since you are the master's child, you are naturally my child. My child, come here and let me take a good look at you."
Feng Qi obediently walked forward and knelt down in front of Gu Huanniang. He looked at Gu Huanniang with a pair of eyes and shied away, seemingly because of nervousness and shyness.
Gu Huanniang's hands were soft and warm, and her fingers gently touched Feng Qi's face. The smile on her face became more and more obvious, and there was something in her eyes that could not be hidden.
"She's so pretty, I'm afraid even the other girls in the house can't compare to her!"
Today's Feng Qi was specially dressed up, wearing a frosty snow-white robe, with a red continuous cloud pattern embroidered on the broad cuffs, giving him a bit of nobility.
The girl's face is crystal clear, her eyes are moist, her skin is as shiny as snow, and she looks slightly shy.
Feng Qi's half-covered look made the two of them even more happy. Yun Hanyi also smiled happily, "That's exactly what Madam said!"
Feng Qi smiled softly, revealing the dimples on both sides of his cheeks, which were exactly the same as Yun Hanyi's. "Thank you for the compliment, sir, but how can I compare with the young lady in the house."
Gu Huanniang pretended to be angry and twisted her eyebrows slightly, "What are you talking about? Do you mean that you don't want to recognize you as my father and mother?"
A woman wearing an indigo dress underneath also smiled and said, "When my sister returns home, we are a family. I have sent people to clean up the yard."
Yun Hanyi raised his hand and touched Feng Qi's hair, with gentleness in his eyes, "From now on, you will be the daughter of Shangshu Mansion. If you don't know, I will ask your two sisters. They are both sisters, so you have to take care of me."
He turned to look at the woman who had just spoken, "Yun Shang, you have always been careful and considerate in your work, which is very good."
Yun Shang smiled softly, "These are naturally taught by my mother."
Yun Hanyi looked at Gu Huanniang's gentle smile again, full of relief and approval. Gu Huanniang only smiled softly, which was a warm scene.
As if she had thought of something, Gu Huanniang suddenly held Feng Qi's hand and said, "What's your name? I was so happy to see you that I almost forgot to ask."
Feng Qi withdrew his hand without leaving a trace and returned to the original place, "Yun Qi, it was my birth mother who gave me my name."
Gu Huanniang hesitated slightly, "Yun Qi, it's a good name, but..."
She pondered for a while, then looked at Yun Hanyi, "Master, look..."
Yun Hanyi pursed his lips, and finally just waved his hand, "Since it was your biological mother who named me, then you should be called Yun Qi."
His eyes lingered on the other woman below for a while. As if sensing his sight, the young woman who had not raised her head raised her eyes.
This should be Yun Hanyi's concubine Xu Xinyan. Compared to Gu Huanniang's dignified appearance, Xu Xinyan appears to be more well-behaved and smart.
She looked at Feng Qi, then at Yun Hanyi, and then spoke carefully, "How about raising Qi'er in my courtyard?"
Yun Hanyi nodded with satisfaction, "Huan Niang, what do you think of this arrangement?"
Gu Huanniang nodded, "It's not bad. It's okay to let Yun Luo take care of me on weekdays."
The matter was settled, Xu Xinyan smiled and said, "Qi'er, you should get along well with Yun Luo in the future."
Following Xu Xinyan's gaze, he saw another girl. The woman smiled sweetly. Yun Luo nodded, "Now I have a sister too!"
Because of those words, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more lively, and Feng Qi just smiled softly.
At this time, Yun Hanyi looked at Bai Feng and Lu Chengan who had been standing at the door. He looked at Feng Qi with doubts on his face, "Qi'er, these two people you brought are..."
Feng Qi looked back and motioned for the two of them to come forward. Lu Chengan nodded and stepped forward, "Lu Chengan, a common man, has met Lord Shangshu."
Bai Feng still had the same indifferent expression, "Bai Feng has met Lord Shangshu."
Before he could speak, Yun Luo looked at Lu Chengan and said with a smile, "This young man is so handsome, and Bai Feng is so cute."
Yun Shang coughed lightly, and Yun Luo stuck out his tongue and said nothing, but his eyes were still staring at Lu Chengan. This chapter has been completed!
