The darkness was so thick that one could hardly see one's hand in front of one's face, and the stench was unbearable. Even in the female prison, the environment here was extremely poor.
Lu Yinxi couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. Keeping Feng Wan, a general's daughter, in such a place was already a kind of torture in itself.
As she walked deep into the prison, the young girl gradually saw a familiar figure. She told the two maids and the female jailer who had led the way to step back. Then she carried the things she had brought and walked alone to the door of Feng Wan's cell.
She had changed!
This was Lu Yinxi's most intuitive feeling. The overbearing girl she had first met had almost had all her edges and corners smoothed out. At this moment, she was just leaning against the wall, staring blankly at the small window.
That was the only place where light could be seen in the space she was locked in.
Looking at the scene in front of her, the young girl subconsciously lightened her movements and even breathed more shallowly.
It seemed that Feng Wan had had enough of looking out. Finally, she noticed the movement beside her.
She glanced at it indifferently and quickly retracted her gaze. But the next moment, she immediately turned her head back.
Lu Yinxi?!
Seeing that she had finally noticed her, the young girl curved her eyebrows and smiled faintly, "Miss Feng, long time no see!"
"Why are you here? Is it... "
Feng Wan crawled to Lu Yinxi's side on hands and knees and subconsciously looked behind her. However, all she saw was the dark with a faint light. There was no one she wanted to see.
The joy on her face was like a fleeting firework. It was gorgeous but fell in an instant.
Feeling pity in her heart, the young girl quickly lowered her head and opened the food box. She took out the top - layer rice - cake and held it in front of her.
"Madam Mei didn't come, but she specifically asked me to bring this to you. She said it was your favorite snack."
"Heh," Feng Wan snorted and leaned weakly against the wall. Tears fell like broken strings.
"What on earth am I奢望ing? Am I still thinking that they will come to the prison to see me at this moment?"
"I'm a sinner, a sinner of the Feng family!"
The young girl's desperate roar echoed in the prison. Looking at Feng Wan like this, Lu Yinxi felt both pity and regret.
She had used the power of words to save her back then because she thought this woman was different from others. She seemed arrogant, but actually repaid kindness.
She knew that Kong Jiao was backed by the Regent Prince and was not easy to offend, but she still dared to stand up and testify for her.
Even though she had had her own selfish motives at that time, it couldn't stop the young girl from looking at her differently. But now, the Feng Wan in front of her was no longer the same as before.
Putting down the snack in her hand, Lu Yinxi stood up and looked down at Feng Wan, who was curled up in a ball. Her eyes were deep, "So, do you regret it?"
Feng Wan didn't understand what she meant. There was a look of confusion on her face.
Seeing this, the young girl continued, "If you were given another chance, would you still kill Kong Jiao?"
"Yes!"
This time, Feng Wan answered extremely firmly.
Even if she had to start over, she would definitely avenge her elder sister. But she would surely think of a foolproof plan and would never implicate her family again.
"This is the Feng Wan I know!"
Squatting beside her, Lu Yinxi reached through the gap in the cell and grabbed Feng Wan's hand.
"Feng Wan, you were right to avenge your elder sister. Looking at the whole capital, how many women, or even men, would dare to take on the Kong family, which is backed by the Regent Prince?"
"Only you!"
"So I've also paid the price for it." Feng Wan said sarcastically.
This was a fact. Lu Yinxi couldn't refute it, so she could only choose to change the topic.
"Actually, I came here this time at the request of Madam Mei. She has always wanted to see you, but..."
"But Father won't allow it, right?" Feng Wan took over the conversation, "He's always been like this."
Feng Wan knew her father very well. Even when her elder sister was humiliated and committed suicide, her father didn't agree to her mother going to the Kong family to demand justice.
"Yes, General Feng really won't allow it. But Feng Wan, I can assure you of one thing. General Feng hasn't given up on you. He's also trying to find a way to save you."
Saying this, Lu Yinxi deliberately lowered her voice, "The person who wanted to make a deal with you back then was found by him secretly."
"Also, Kong Ren may come in the next two days and ask you how you abducted Kong Jiao. You should tell the truth and don't hide anything."
"Okay."
Wiping away her tears, Feng Wan finally showed her first smile today.
"Satisfied?"
After hearing the news from the prison, Shang Luoshu rarely had the mood to tease Chen Guang.
"You've only met Miss Feng a few times, and you've already taken a fancy to her. You even went so far as to 'scheme' against this king?"
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words," Chen Guang was a bit embarrassed, "Your subordinate just saw that she had been in a low mood these days, so..."
"So you advised this king to ask the Fourth Miss to go to the prison to comfort Miss Feng?"
Patting Chen Guang on the shoulder, the man continued to smile mischievously, "But Chen Guang, you've taken a fancy to Miss Feng, but she probably doesn't even know what you look like, right?"
Every time he went to see her, Chen Guang dressed up with a mask. If Feng Wan could recognize him, there would be something wrong.
"I've said, Your subordinate didn't..."
That night, when Feng Wan found that the jailer and the people in other cells had fallen into a deep sleep again, she knew that the mysterious person was probably coming again.
Sure enough, in a short while, a black - clothed man walked towards Feng Wan's cell.
"Benefactor, have you come tonight with any instructions?"
Seeing her serious look, the black - clothed man Chen Guang really couldn't say that he had just come to take a look.
Holding back the urge to scratch the back of his head, he took out a dagger from his bosom and threw it in front of her.
"Here, take this. Kong Ren will come to question you tomorrow. Don't be afraid."
At the end, there was a hint of tenderness in his words that even he didn't notice.
"Th - thank you, Benefactor."
Holding the dagger in both hands, Feng Wan stroked the scabbard and hesitated before asking, "I've always wanted to ask Benefactor, why did you save me?"
Chen Guang was slightly stunned, as if he hadn't expected her to ask this question. He pondered for a moment before answering, "Maybe it's because there's only one Feng Wan in this world who dares to avenge her elder sister and even risk her own life!"
It was at night that Kong Ren found a letter left on his son's coffin.
The content of the letter was a testimony. The owner of the testimony admitted that he had abducted Kong Jiao and then handed him over to the young lady of the Feng family.
The person who signed it was named Yang Bai.
Kong Ren had heard this name before. In the past, when the prince had some inconvenient things to do, he would let this person handle them. Now, it had actually happened to him!
It was really true that the wheel of fate turns!
The next day, Kong Ren went to the Lin Mansion early in the morning and invited Lin Zihan to interrogate Feng Wan with him.
"That person didn't tell me his name. He just said he wanted to do a deal with me."
"On the second day, or was it the third day, I heard that Kong Jiao had gone missing."
"Then on the day of the Summer Solstice, he handed Kong Jiao over to me."
Every word matched the testimony from last night.
For every word he heard, the string of rationality in Kong Ren's mind snapped a little more.
"Why didn't you say all this in court? Why didn't you say it!"
Kong Ren's eyes were now bloodshot. If it weren't for someone holding him back, he would probably have rushed in front of Feng Wan.
"So what if I had said it? Would it have proven that Kong Jiao wasn't killed by me?"
Touching the scabbard in her sleeve, Feng Wan felt confident and was full of sarcasm.
"As for you, a grand Minister of Rites, you couldn't even raise your son well. Now you can't even find the real murderer who wanted to kill him! How pitiful!"
Kong Ren didn't know how he walked out of the prison. His mind was full of Feng Wan's sarcastic words.
She was right. He hadn't protected his son well. He was unworthy of being a father! He didn't deserve to be Jiao'er's father!
Seeing Kong Ren looking so dejected, Lin Zihan slowed down his movement of bending down to get into the sedan chair. He instructed the people around him, "Send two people to follow him secretly. Don't let anything happen to Lord Kong."
"Also, remind your prince to be more careful."