The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Han Yu, seeing that the person was there to report on the situation at General Feng's residence, frowned slightly and asked, "Speak, what's the situation?"

"Aunt, something terrible has happened..." Seeing that Han Yu was speaking in such a low voice, the person assumed that the Empress had already retired for the night. Even if he had something very important on his mind, he dared not speak too loudly. He told Han Yu what had happened at General Feng's place. Before Han Yu could even finish listening, her face had already changed.

"You wait here for me." Han Yu ordered, realizing the seriousness of the matter. She quickly closed the door and, disregarding everything else, hurriedly returned to Empress Feng's side. Her composure and smugness were no longer present. "Your Majesty, there is something I must report."

"What is it? Speak!" Empress Feng's unease continued to fester.

"Someone just reported that something happened to General Feng." Han Yu frowned, unsure how to continue. What would the Empress's reaction be if she found out?

"Speak quickly!" Empress Feng glanced at Han Yu, somewhat displeased by Han Yu's hesitation.

Han Yu sighed deeply and then recounted all the information she had just received from that person: "Your Majesty, the new general's wife...she...she actually eloped with someone and was caught red-handed by the general in the bridal chamber. She was so shameless."

As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Feng slammed her hand heavily on the table and stood up abruptly. "Insolent fool! How could that woman do such a thing! By the way, where is she? This matter must be kept quiet!"

Even so, this shameful matter must not be publicized.

Han Yu's expression turned even more unpleasant. Empress Feng noticed this and a thought popped into her mind, "Could it be..."

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I don't know what happened, but this matter has blown up so much that... I'm afraid everyone here knows about it." Han Yu sighed helplessly, carefully observing Empress Feng's expression.

Sure enough, Empress Feng swayed as she stood, and Han Yu quickly stepped forward to support her, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down..."

"Calm down? How can I calm down?" Empress Feng suddenly felt dizzy, but thinking of this matter, she had to force herself to stay alert. She took a deep breath, and a resolute look appeared in her eyes. "Let's go, prepare to go to Feng Yu's residence..."

At this point, Empress Feng seemed to remember something, paused, and her eyes narrowed slightly. "No, don't alert anyone else."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Han Yu accepted the order, took the cloak for Empress Feng, and then helped her walk out of the palace.

At this moment, the once lively and peaceful atmosphere inside Feng Yu's temporary residence seemed to have frozen to a freezing point. Outside the bridal chamber, a large group of people were gathered, staring at a certain spot with solemn expressions, and no one dared to utter a single word.

Today's newlywed couple, one stood with his hands behind his back, his face showing anger, while the bride, who should have been waiting for the groom in the bridal chamber, sat slumped on the ground, looking at the dead man beside her. The pool of blood stained her eyes and reflected the fear in them.

Yang Jingyu's whole body was trembling as she thought about everything that had just happened. She recognized the man; he was a gardener in the Prime Minister's mansion, a servant she usually looked down upon. He was in charge of all the flowers and plants in the mansion. She loved flowers, and he was the one who usually took care of the plants in her yard. But she didn't know why this man had suddenly appeared in her bridal chamber. She didn't know how things had happened, and in the end, she had become the lover who had been caught trying to elope with this man.

"General, it's not like that! Let me explain, it's not what he said!" Realizing something, Yang Jingyu immediately knelt on the ground and moved in front of Feng Yu. She wanted to make things clear; she didn't want to be burdened with this crime so unjustly.

Even if she was fearless, she knew what the consequences would be for a wife to have an affair with a man. This man said that even if he died, he would beg General Feng to spare her life, as if she and he were truly deeply in love. But that was not the case at all!

Feng Yu merely glanced at the woman kneeling on the ground, his eyes burning with even greater rage. He had no affection for Yang Jingyu whatsoever. He married her only because of his aunt's arrangement, solely to gain the Prime Minister's support. In the past, any involvement she had with anyone would have been none of his business. But now, she was his wife, and today was his wedding day, with so many guests present. How could he tolerate her cuckolding him like this?

Seeing that Yang Jingyu had grabbed the hem of his robe, Feng Yu kicked out without any mercy, aiming his foot at Yang Jingyu's chest.

"Ah..." Yang Jingyu stumbled and fell to the ground. The kick was so heavy that even the guests watching on the side couldn't help but gasp. They thought to themselves, "Is General Feng really angry? Is this ruthless move meant to kill Yang Jingyu?"

After careful consideration, everyone understood Feng Yu's feelings. Not to mention General Feng, Yang Jingyu was his legal wife, even if she were their concubine, they would not forgive her for such a thing. Besides, today was General Feng's wedding night. For any man to have such a thing happen would be an unbearable disgrace!

The reason everyone came here was because they were optimistic about the alliance between the Feng family and the Prime Minister's Mansion, but now that this unexpected change has occurred, what should they do?

They had to rethink the stakes involved.

"General, listen to me, I don't know her, no, he's talking nonsense..." Yang Jingyu panicked, even her words became incoherent. As if she had thought of something, Yang Jingyu shouted even louder, "Yes, someone is framing me, someone must be framing me! General, you must investigate carefully, someone must be framing me!"

"Framed?" Feng Yu sneered, looking at Yang Jingyu's current appearance. He was angry but also felt a sense of irony. "This man died for you, and you still say it was someone else's scheme? Ha, what a heartless and ungrateful Miss Yang!"

"No, that's fake! General..." Yang Jingyu wanted to explain, to prove her innocence, but the more anxious she was to find a way to convince Feng Yu to believe her, the more anxious she became, and the less clueless she could find.

Feng Yu glanced at the dead man on the ground. With so many people watching, regardless of whether it was a setup as Yang Jingyu said, he, Feng Yu, had completely lost face after what had just happened. He had to deal with this matter!

Feng Yu's eyes narrowed, and the chilling aura emanating from him not only made Yang Jingyu tremble, but also sent shivers down the spines of the guests present.