20demayo Chapter 392 Lead by example
Chapter 392 Lead by example
Seeing his second sister in great distress, Feng Zizhou said, "If you know the truth but conceal it, Prince Ning will not be happy. Cousin, Prince Ning is a resolute man. Everything he does is for the people of Great Zhou to have a more stable life. And you are someone he cares about. You must not fall."
The second sister wiped away her tears, mustered her strength, and nodded: "You're right, I can't fall. Feng Zizhou, I need to find out what happened at Yanyu Ferry, and I also need to know who killed him... Was it the Grand Canal Commissioner, or..."
It's still His Highness the Crown Prince.
Feng Zizhou's eyes widened, and he immediately said, "No, you can't go alone. I'll go with you so we can look after each other."
The second sister refused: "This journey is dangerous, you can't go..."
“If you can go, why can’t I?” Feng Zizhou said. “We’ll just pretend to be ordinary rich young masters and ladies, go sightseeing there, and as long as we don’t attract attention, there won’t be any problems.”
After discussing it, the two decided to set off that night.
Feng Zizhou was reluctant to part with Zhao Ning, so he went to the princess's residence to say goodbye to her.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ning jumped up and said, "I want to go too! Take me with you! How can we do something so important without me?"
Feng Zizhou glared at her: "You can't go, you..."
"Why can't I go? Feng Zizhou, don't think that only you are doing this for the people. So am I. Don't think that only you are not afraid of death. I am not someone who is afraid of death either!"
Feng Zizhou waved his hand and said, "No, I said you can't go because I need your help. Zhao Ning, you must remember that the Prince of Ning has most likely offended the Crown Prince this time. And if my cousin and I get into trouble, you must go to His Majesty to plead our case and seek justice for us."
Zhao Ning could only look at him with teary eyes and make him swear an oath that he must return safely.
Feng Zizhou went back to the Feng family home, and after acting cute and charming in front of his eldest sister-in-law, he secretly slipped away.
After a busy day, the Crown Prince's wife was about to rest in the evening. She chatted and joked with her maid, "That child Zizhou, once he grew up, except when he was being beaten, he would never act so spoiled with me like that. Why did he suddenly become so clever today?"
“As the eldest sister-in-law, you are like a mother. Fourth Young Master has always respected you as if you were his mother.”
As the master and servant were chatting and laughing, Feng Ziheng came in and asked, "What kind of respect is the same as that for a mother?"
The Crown Prince's wife got up and helped him take off his outer cloak, explaining, "Speaking of Zizhou, I don't know what's gotten into him today. He suddenly ran up to me and acted like a spoiled child, and even served me food. This child has really grown up."
Feng Ziheng paused in taking off his clothes, then quickly put his coat back on and came out: "Someone, go and tell the Fourth Young Master to come see me."
Feng Zizhou has disappeared.
The Crown Prince's wife's eyes reddened with anxiety: "This child, I thought he had become sensible, but he's actually saying goodbye to me. I was so foolish. I raised him myself, I know his temperament, how could I not have realized it?"
Feng Ziheng didn't have time to comfort his wife; he turned and left.
He asked about Feng Zizhou's whereabouts that day, then immediately drove out of the city, rubbing his temples with both hands, feeling utterly overwhelmed.
The attendant asked in a low voice, "How does Your Highness know that the Fourth Young Master's visit to the Si family means he left the city?"
"The Prince of Ning is in trouble, and that kid is on good terms with him..."
Feng Ziheng did not continue speaking; he knew about the past between Prince Ning and Si Mutong.
Once outside the city, they found the carriage too slow, so they rode their horses all the way to Shili Pavilion and stopped Feng Zizhou and his second sister's carriage.
"Who dares to come to my carriage?"
Feng Zizhou flew into a rage, lifted the carriage curtain and cursed the beast, but when he saw that it was his elder brother on the horse, he cowered.
"Brother...Big Brother?"
"Get down here!" Feng Ziheng was so angry that his head was throbbing.
As soon as Feng Zizhou got off the carriage, he jumped off his horse and slapped him twice across the face.
"Feng Zizhou, you've really made something of yourself! Escaping from the city in the middle of the night, are you planning a rebellion?"
Although Feng Zizhou was beaten, he still stubbornly insisted: "I don't have any soldiers, how can I rebel? I just want to avenge His Highness Prince Ning and give everyone justice!"
Feng Ziheng was even angrier: "You don't even know what happened to Prince Ning, yet you're thinking of avenging him? What kind of revenge? Do you even know who the enemy is?"
"Yes..." Feng Zizhou was about to blurt out that he was the Crown Prince when his second sister interrupted him.
“Young Master,” the second sister said as she stepped down from the carriage, “I invited the Fourth Young Master to come with me. Please don’t blame him. If you are really angry, then scold me.”
Feng Ziheng glanced at her and sneered, "You overestimate yourselves. Do you really think that just because you're young you can disregard everything? Do you even know what force you're fighting against? With your abilities, can you even win?"
The second sister sensed it keenly and sneered, "So it turns out that Lord Shaoqing knows everything. In my opinion, Lord Shaoqing is unworthy of being an official of the Dali Temple. He doesn't think about doing things for the people and only knows how to enjoy wealth and honor."
She said this, but Feng Ziheng wasn't angry. He simply said, "You've been in the Dali Temple for over half a year. You should know that even when we're handling cases impartially, we still need to pay attention to methods and approaches. When dealing with powerful people, are we supposed to fight a losing battle like an egg against a rock? Wouldn't that just be throwing our lives away?"
The second sister said, "So what? For the truth, I don't care about my own life!"
"Will losing your life bring you the truth and stop the people from suffering?"
"I cannot agree with what Prince Feng has to say," the second sister said solemnly. "I believe that if no one stands up, it will always be the common people who suffer. I am standing up not to solve the problem, but to tell the thousands of people behind me to bravely seek a way out. I think that even if I, Si Mutong, die, even if countless 'Si Mutongs' die, there will always be one who succeeds. That will be true success. I am not afraid to be a speck of dust, but I am afraid that no one will be willing to raise that speck of dust."
Feng Ziheng stared blankly at his second sister for a long time.
He probably never imagined that such a seemingly delicate woman would say such things.
Feng Zizhou quickly got up and said to Feng Ziheng, "Brother, my cousin and I are of the same mind. Even if we have to be the first to fight, we are not afraid!"
Just then, a person suddenly darted out from somewhere nearby, startling everyone.
The man knelt down abruptly and cried out, "Second Miss, is it really you? Second Miss, I am Arun, the servant of Prince Ning."
Ah Song, who often accompanied Prince Ning, was known to everyone. Ah Run was not usually accompanied by anyone, but he could be seen occasionally. Si Mutong knew him.
"Arun? You're back? Where's your prince?"
Arun wiped away her tears: "The prince... The prince discovered that someone was trying to harm him, so he hid the evidence and asked me to find a way to get it and bring it back to you, Miss. Fortunately, I did not fail in my mission and finally met you."
The second sister staggered two steps, her eyes red, and asked, "So the prince has already met with misfortune?"