The courtyard where Feng Yuqin lived was right next door. The two relatively small courtyards of the mother and daughter were connected.
While Yan Aoyun was changing her clothes, Feng Yuqin quickly returned to her own courtyard and changed into a new set of clothes.
By the time Feng Yuqin came over, Yan Aoyun was already cleaning the room.
She immediately stepped forward to help, and at the same time briefly told Yan Aoyun what had happened to her on the way to the marriage alliance and after she returned to the mansion.
Of course, she omitted the fact that she had a divine beast and some things about Mo Xuanye.
"Thank goodness! I never thought such a simple marriage alliance would encounter assassins. Fortunately, you're safe and sound, Aqin. Otherwise, I couldn't have gone on living," Yan Aoyun said with a lingering fear.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside.
"Mother, it should be about the bet I told you before. They've come with the deed for us to sign and press our fingerprints," Feng Yuqin said and stepped out. Yan Aoyun followed her.
Sure enough, they saw Feng Qing strutting over with the deed, demanding they sign.
Feng Yuqin and her mother signed and pressed their fingerprints without hesitation.
"Feng Yuqin, I thought you'd become smarter after surviving this great disaster. But as soon as you're back in the mansion, you're still as stupid as ever," Feng Qing said smugly, looking at the deed with their fingerprints.
With this deed, Feng Yuqin and her mother would be kicked out of the mansion without any dignity.
Moreover, it was clearly stated in the deed that if they lost, not only would Yan Aoyun be divorced from the mansion, but even her dowry would be forfeited.
"Don't call Aqin stupid!" Yan Aoyun shielded Feng Yuqin like a protective mother hen and pointed at the smug Feng Qing, scolding angrily, "You're the stupid one! You and your mother are both evil. You always do such malicious and despicable things."
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin immediately suspected that the poison in her mother's body might be related to the second wife.
Humiliated in public by Yan Aoyun, Feng Qing's face darkened. She raised her hand and slapped at Yan Aoyun.
After all, she had been beating and scolding Yan Aoyun and her daughter since she was a few years old.
Although Yan Aoyun could also practice, her strength was not very good. Moreover, every time Feng Qing showed up, there were guards stronger than Yan Aoyun beside her. So every time, Yan Aoyun not only failed to get the upper hand but also ended up dragging the original owner into getting beaten badly.
As time went by, because her resistance always affected her daughter, Yan Aoyun dared not resist anymore.
But this time, with her daughter sent for a marriage alliance, herself thrown into the water dungeon and poisoned, the stubborn factor in Yan Aoyun's heart resurfaced.
Slap!
A very loud slap resounded.
Only this time, it wasn't Feng Qing slapping Yan Aoyun's face, but Feng Yuqin slapping Feng Qing.
The guards behind Feng Qing were stunned at this scene. They drew their swords and were about to attack Feng Yuqin.
Feng Yuqin moved. A sharp dagger was pressed against Feng Qing's neck.
She coldly glanced at the guards, and her aura suddenly changed. "Let's see who dares to step forward."
"Feng Yuqin, you dare!" Anger flashed across Feng Qing's face.
She couldn't understand how Feng Yuqin, a useless soul master at the first rank, while she was a soul master at the fifth rank, could have held her hostage.
If this got out, she wouldn't be able to stay in the imperial city.
"Just let them touch me or my mother, and see if I dare," Feng Yuqin sneered. She pushed the dagger forward slightly, and a cut instantly appeared on Feng Qing's neck. The pain made Feng Qing's face change.
She knew that Feng Yuqin really dared to kill her.
This realization scared Feng Qing. She said to the guards and maids behind her, "Put down your swords quickly."
Everyone looked at each other and then threw their swords on the ground.
Feng Yuqin immediately took out several small porcelain bottles and said to Yan Aoyun, who was still shocked by her fierce actions and hadn't reacted yet, "Mother, go and draw blood from these people. One bottle for each."
Yan Aoyun took the small porcelain bottles in a daze. Feng Qing shouted angrily, "Feng Yuqin, what are you doing?"
But unfortunately, Feng Yuqin ignored her.
When Yan Aoyun was drawing blood from the guards and maids, she understood what was going on.
She had intended to hide the fact that she was poisoned from her daughter, but unexpectedly, her daughter already knew.
When Feng Qing saw Yan Aoyun approaching her with the porcelain bottle, she said, "What are you doing? Don't come near me."
Yan Aoyun gave Feng Qing a cold look and sneered in her heart. She directly drew blood from Feng Qing.
For the first time in so many years, she saw Feng Qing so embarrassed.
After all the blood of Feng Qing and her entourage had been drawn, Feng Yuqin put away the dagger and said coldly, "Get out."
Regaining her freedom, Feng Qing immediately hid behind the guards and pointed at Feng Yuqin and her mother, shouting, "Kill them for me! I want them to be wiped out."
Seeing this, Yan Aoyun instinctively shielded Feng Yuqin. "If you want to hurt my daughter, you have to get through me first."
Feng Yuqin grabbed her mother's hand and moved...
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang!
The guards were kicked flying by Feng Yuqin.
Everyone present was stunned. Were these guards really kicked out of the main gate?
Feng Qing looked at Feng Yuqin in disbelief and roared like she had seen a ghost, "It's impossible! These guards are all at the fourth or fifth rank. How could you, a useless soul master at the first rank, kick them away?"
Yan Aoyun also looked at her daughter in surprise.
She was going to protect her daughter, but before she could do anything, her daughter had already taken care of the enemies.
"Miss, let's go quickly," a smart maid said as she saw this and immediately pulled Feng Qing.
There was a hint of mockery in Feng Yuqin's cold gaze. "If you don't want to go, you can stay here forever."
Feeling the killing intent in Feng Yuqin's eyes, Feng Qing shivered involuntarily. Dragged by several maids, she left in a hurry.
Feng Yuqin stepped forward and closed the main gate. When she turned around, she saw the complex look in Yan Aoyun's eyes.
She stepped forward and held Yan Aoyun's hand. "Mother, no one will dare to bully us from now on."
Yan Aoyun looked at her daughter and asked, "You already know I'm poisoned, right?"
Feng Yuqin nodded. "I'll find a way to cure your poison, mother."
Yan Aoyun didn't care much about this. Instead, she was worried about what had just happened. "Feng Qing may seem delicate on the surface, but in fact, she's more venomous than a scorpion. You've made her suffer today. She'll surely come up with other schemes."
"We'll cross the bridge when we come to it," Feng Yuqin said as she took out the deed of the bet. "Mother, I have to solve this matter first. After they lose, they won't be able to interfere in the affairs of this courtyard anymore."
"How do you plan to do it?" Yan Aoyun looked at the deed and asked curiously.
A cold smile curved Feng Yuqin's lips. "Leave this to me, mother. You stay in the mansion. I'll go out for a while."
Yan Aoyun looked suspiciously at her daughter's departing back. She always felt that her daughter had changed after going for the marriage alliance.
But Yan Aoyun would never have thought that the core of her daughter had already been replaced.
After leaving the prime minister's mansion, Feng Yuqin took a few turns and entered an alley. Then she changed her clothes, put on a veiled hat, and left the alley from the other side.
"Master, where are we going?" the Gold - Devouring Beast asked curiously.