“Your Majesty, looks like you are trying to protect Feng Lianyi.”
The empress sneered.
Usually, even if she were angry, she would rarely disrespect the emperor in front of so many people. But this time, she was clearly furious and had no time to care about his reputation.
“Empress, I didn’t say I was going to let Feng Lianyi go. I am just going to imprison her and…”
“Your Majesty!”
Feng Lianyi climbed up from the ground with a pale face. She gently closed her eyes, and only after a few seconds did she open her eyes that now were filled with determination.
“In this world, no one can sit down and watch his family being killed in front of him, and the same goes to General Tian Ya.” She turned to look at Qi Fang and smiled coldly. “Don’t you know how furious General would be if you punish me for this woman?”
The entire banquet hall was silent.
Even the people from General Manor did not dare to speak anything.
It was because they all understood that what Feng Lianyi said was all true.
Only the little girl from just now was still somewhat timid and spoke up, “But… General is a man of integrity. He won’t protect someone who has made a mistake…”
But her timid voice could not stir any waves in the entire banquet hall.
“Your Majesty.”
Feng Lianyi did not even look at the girl. This time she had learned to be wise and no longer targeted Feng Ruqing but only reminding Qi Fang repeatedly.
Qi Fang’s face darkened. He used to think that Feng Lianyi was a good girl. Still, after the spirit beast mountain incident happened, even though he no longer trusted Feng Lianyi, he always felt that she was doing this to protect Feng Lianqing.
Until now…
She had harmed Yu’er, almost killed Qi Qin’er and even threatened him in public!
Funny… He was an emperor, and a woman was threatening him?
“Guards! Take Feng Lianyi out! Send her to prison!”
With this order from Qi Yue, the palace’s skilled masters came from the back and surrounded Feng Lianyi.
There was a flash of panic in Feng Lianyi’s eyes. She had always been respected for so many years… How could she bear this kind of suffering?
‘No! I can’t stay there! The prison is under imperial rule, and Empress will not make it easy for me!’
“Your Majesty!”
Feng Lianyi panicked, her voice was trembling. “Don’t you know why General wanted to adopt me back then?”
He had adopted Feng Lianqing because of his skills, but did he really take Feng Lianyi in just because of sympathy?
“There has always been a jade necklace on General’s hand, and I think even Helian Yue doesn’t know the origin of that jade necklace…” Feng Lianyi clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth. “General made that jade necklace for his granddaughter… Besides the housekeeper, only Feng Lianqing and I know about this.
“Back then, General left his home because of an accident, and even more so, he had not waited for his son to get married and have a child. General said that if his son gave birth to a boy, he would name that Qing. Later, this name… He gave to Feng Lianqing.”
Feng Lianyi raised her head, looking at everyone around her. The panic in her eyes gradually faded away.
