Madam Feng showed not a trace of fear.
She took a deep breath and gripped Feng Yuzhang’s wrist tightly: “You always talk about the bigger picture, about the future of the Feng family! But my grandson is dead! My granddaughter is dead too! Both died at the hands of that wretched woman, what future is there left for me?!”
She was already half a foot in the grave, what future did she even have left?
And all of this was caused by Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan made her suffer, so she would make Qi Yuan and the entire Qi family suffer in return.
When Feng Yuzhang proposed the marriage alliance with the Qi family, Madam Feng had sneered coldly in her heart but had agreed without the slightest hesitation on the surface.
She had even pretended to be thrilled.
Because by then, Xu Fengqiao had already contacted her.
Xu Fengqiao had originally been a covert death-soldier under Qi Wang. If Feng Caiwei hadn’t died, Xu Fengqiao would’ve gone directly to her.
But it didn’t matter.
Since her granddaughter was dead then she would do it herself.
After all these years with the Feng family, what good days had she ever lived?
They weren’t even in the capital for many years before they were demoted and exiled to Yunnan.
And even in Yunnan, she had to endure oppression from her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Only when all of those people died, and her grandson and granddaughter had grown up, did life start to improve.
Especially her granddaughter, on the verge of marrying the Imperial Grandson.
But all of it—gone in the blink of an eye.
Madam Feng’s face twisted in rage, nearly deranged: “Feng Yuzhang! You care so much about the Feng family? Then I’ll make sure you and the entire Feng family die miserably! I’ll make sure you and Empress Feng suffer beyond belief! I’ll make sure Xiao Yunting dies without even a grave!”
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have made a deal with the devil.
Feng Yuzhang was stunned by her madness. For a moment, he didn’t even know how to respond until Madam Feng clawed at his face, drawing blood and leaving him in a wretched state.
Madam Feng just laughed maniacally.
She was pleased!
Ever since the deaths of Feng Jun and Feng Caiwei, she hadn’t been able to sleep.
Every night, she had nightmares.
But Feng Yuzhang still wanted to marry into the Qi family.
Fine, now let’s see how they marry into the Qi family after Qi Changting is dead!
Feng Yuzhang, holding his bleeding face, looked at her and said, “You’re insane. You’re really insane!”
“Yes, I am! But what does it matter? The Qi family won’t get away with it. Xu Fengqiao already killed Qi Changting, next will be Qi Yuan!”
As long as Qi Yuan died, what did she have left to fear?
They could all go to h*ll together.
Feng Yuzhang’s lips trembled.
Before he could speak, applause suddenly rang out from outside.
Madam Feng’s face shifted slightly, momentarily confused. Why would someone be clapping at a time like this?
Then, a second later, Qi Yuan pushed open the door and walked in, smiling as she looked at Madam Feng: “Madam, what a pity. Look, I’m still standing here, perfectly fine.”
Madam Feng’s look of shock was genuine. She was stunned.
No, how could this be?!
How could Qi Yuan still be alive?!
Xu Fengqiao was formidable, she had seen it with her own eyes. How was it that Qi Yuan had survived?!
She backed away a few steps, face twisted in confusion and overwhelming hatred.
Why?
How could this woman, this calamity, still be alive?
But Qi Yuan wasn’t finished, she stepped forward, grabbed Madam Feng’s hand.
Madam Feng flinched like she’d touched a viper and tried to shake it off.
But it was useless. Qi Yuan’s grip was like iron, and she dragged her like a sack of grain out into the courtyard.
Second Master Qi happened to arrive just then, ready to scold Qi Yuan.
But then a corpse landed right in front of him.
His heart lurched violently; he instinctively stumbled back a few steps, stunned.
At that moment, Lai Chenglong stood coldly atop the wall, expressionless, as if he hadn’t just thrown a corpse.
Qi Yuan forced Madam Feng’s face down, pressing it until she was nearly nose-to-nose with the dead Xu Fengqiao, and asked coldly: “Do you see clearly, Madam Feng? Do you recognize who this is?”
Madam Feng recognized her immediately, it was Xu Fengqiao, the woman who had just been by her side, the ruthless killer.
She let out a scream and tried to recoil.
But Qi Yuan pressed her down even harder.
Word by word, she said: “Look closely, Madam Feng. This is the person you colluded with, the wife of a sea bandit, a traitor of the court. The Feng family conspired with sea pirates, betrayed the nation. According to the laws of Great Zhou, I could kill you right now and go claim a reward at court.”
Madam Feng collapsed in fear.
But Qi Yuan yanked her back up and continued coldly:
“But I won’t kill you. Because this kind of crime, this kind of high treason, warrants the extermination of nine generations. You might not care about the Feng family, but I believe you still care about the Lan family. I want you to watch—
—watch as everyone in your clan, from man to dog, even chickens, are all wiped from the face of the earth.”
Madam Feng trembled uncontrollably. All her earlier madness turned into raw terror.
Yes, so long as a person had a weakness, they could never be truly fearless.
She could disregard the Feng family. She could even watch Feng Yuzhang die.
But she could never abandon the Lan family, her birth family.
Qi Yuan had hit her where it hurt most.
With those words, Second Madam Qi finally felt a weight lifted from her chest. She had known all along—
Yuanyuan never spoke recklessly. And she never let her own people be wronged.
Feng Yuzhang’s face was pale as paper, and when he saw Lai Chenglong still silently watching from the wall, he nearly collapsed.
He couldn’t hold it in any longer. With a thud, he fell to his knees:
“Miss Qi, please… I beg you, show mercy!”
Lai Chenglong was here. Xu Fengqiao’s identity couldn’t be hidden from the Embroidered Guards.
If Lai Chenglong reported this now, it would be over.
The Feng family wouldn’t even be banished like last time, they’d be exterminated.
Even Empress Feng would be dragged down.
Qi Yuan locked eyes with Madam Feng: “Did you hear that clearly, Madam Lan? Wash your neck clean and wait. Wait and watch your clan be executed one by one at the execution grounds.”
Second Master Qi had never seen this side of Qi Yuan. As her words fell, it wasn’t Madam Feng who fainted—
It was him. His eyes rolled back and he collapsed on the spot.
No one had ever told him that his sweet, obedient, gentle niece was like this behind the scenes!
Second Madam Qi, despite her grief, saw her husband faint and rolled her eyes hard in her heart.
How utterly useless.
Never seen anything in his life.
Following Yuanyuan and he still hadn’t seen this kind of scene before… how dare he claim to have traveled with her?
