nashuaworldcup Chapter 1130 It was her!
Chapter 1130 It was her!
Jiang Fenghua looked at the jade pendant in his hand. This jade pendant was a token of love given by her maternal grandfather to her maternal grandmother, but later her maternal grandmother gave it to her mother. Her mother always cherished it and kept it very well. How did the jade pendant end up in Wu Yirong's hands in the Jiang family mansion in Shengjing?
No wonder my mother had an accident?
No! Wu Yirong just said...
Wu Yirong then said, "What, Your Majesty the Empress doesn't even recognize your maternal grandmother's jade pendant?"
Jiang Fenghua had a plan in mind, and said calmly, "Of course I know it, but how did my maternal grandmother's jade pendant end up in Prefect Wu's hands?"
Wu Yirong said coldly, "Since the Empress recognizes you, I won't waste any more words. Let us go, and I'll guarantee the safety of your Feng family. Otherwise, you can expect to collect the corpses of your entire Feng household!"
Jiang Fenghua sneered inwardly. This jade pendant had clearly been treasured by her mother. She had heard that it was a gift from her maternal grandmother when her mother got married, symbolizing many children and blessings, and a loving marriage.
It was originally intended to be given to her, but she refused. She was married to the emperor and did not need marital affection. She wanted her mother to give it to her second sister.
But her mother felt that she needed it more, and her second sister was lucky to have married a husband who loved her dearly.
"Has Your Majesty thought this through?" Wu Yirong held the jade pendant in his palm, avoiding the sword at his neck, his attitude quite arrogant.
At this point, Xun Yao didn't dare to actually make a move against him, after all, they had been warmly received by the Feng family for several days.
But he didn't want to let Wu Yirong off so easily.
Jiang Fenghua said, "Let him go. The lives of my maternal grandparents and their family are in his hands."
Xun Yao's eyes were filled with resentment. "Yes."
Jiang Fenghua's thoughts were in turmoil. Now that Feng Qingyu had been captured, Jiang Fenghua couldn't get any definite news about the Feng family. She wondered if something had happened to the Feng family. Someone from Shengjing must have infiltrated the Jiang family to get this jade pendant, but she hadn't received any news that something had happened to the Jiang family.
One thing she was certain of was that Wu Yirong had not received any definite news from Shengjing, otherwise he wouldn't have said those words while holding the jade pendant.
Feng Qingyu had been arrested, and he should have already received the news, but Wu Yirong did not leave the prefectural government office, except for Wu Fu, who was his clerk and came and went around him.
This Master Wu was the messenger, but Wu Yirong may have misunderstood what he was saying.
The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Now that the enemy is gloating, she will let them get carried away with their arrogance.
Jiang Fenghua said, "Wu Yirong, I know that raising the golden toad to harm people was not your intention. If you tell me who is behind it, I can spare the lives of the rest of your Wu family. But if you are stubborn, the entire Wu family will be implicated. Think carefully before you answer me. Is my Feng family more important to you, or your Wu family?"
Wu Yirong glanced at the Wu family. The Wu family originally came from Jiangzhou. Since he became an official and the prefect, the Wu family has gradually grown stronger.
At this moment, the Wu family members, also filled with fear due to their detention, cried out in unison, "Brother, save us..."
"Father, we don't want to die."
"Master, help me..."
Wu Yirong was annoyed by the noise. "Stop arguing! The Empress's family is also in our hands. She wouldn't dare kill you."
He added, "If the Empress knows what's good for her, she will let us out; otherwise, none of your Feng family members will live long."
He then took out the jade pendant.
Jiang Fenghua was thinking that this jade pendant must have been handed over to Wu Yirong by Master Wu, and the person who got the jade pendant must be nearby. How could she lure him out?
She said, "How would I know if the jade pendant in your hand is real or fake?"
Wu Yirong handed the jade pendant to her guard, saying, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, then you can judge for yourself whether it's real or fake!"
Ao Xue personally went to receive the jade pendant and only dared to give it to the Empress after checking that it was not coated with poison.
After examining it, Jiang Fenghua frowned deeply, her eyes flashing with worry and panic. She said in a deep voice, "It doesn't look real. This kind of jade pendant is very ordinary. You can easily make a fake one to fool me into letting you leave."
Wu Yirong sneered, "Since you don't believe me, then I'll have them start by taking down those surnamed Bai and Wan, and present their heads to the Empress..."
Jiang Fenghua urgently stopped her, "Wait..."
"Your Majesty has thought it through."
"I'll have someone send you away, but I need to see Bai Yuhan, Wan Qianshan, and the rest of the Feng family first. I'll trade their lives for your family's lives; bring them here in exchange..."
Wu Yirong glanced at Zhang Qian and said, "I'm not stupid. If I bring them here in exchange, our Wu clan won't be able to escape either."
What do you want?
"Unless Her Majesty the Empress herself becomes a hostage and escorts us out of the city..."
Jiang Fenghua sneered, "Even if you're sent out of Jiangzhou City, you won't get very far. The whole world belongs to the Great Zhou. If you want to use me as a hostage, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave safely."
"The Empress need not worry about that. The place I'm going to is naturally very safe." Wu Yirong added, "The Empress alone can save the lives of hundreds of people in your Feng family. Your Majesty thinks it's a good deal!"
"Nonsense, Wu Yirong, you can't be careless. The Empress is a woman of noble birth, and I will take her hostage..." Zhang Qian said angrily.
"Who do you think you are?" Wu Yirong looked down on him. "Do you really think your daughter is still alive and a noble empress? She died long ago. Your Zhang family doesn't have that kind of wealth and status. Your life is even less valuable. You look like you'll die young."
Zhang Qian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't agree to him. We don't know what kind of power he has behind him, and our people are already..."
Jiang Fenghua quickly stopped them. She hadn't expected that the Yuezhi clan, besides occupying the northwest, also had influence within the Great Zhou territory, and that this influence was quite well hidden.
It seems she has encountered someone who wants to kill her.
She said in a deep voice, "I agree to your request, but you must at least let me see a few people and know that they are safe and sound before I will send you out of the city. Otherwise, I will have your Wu family's heads cut off and hung on the city wall today."
Wu Yirong knew they couldn't escape now, so he said, "Wu Fu, have someone bring the man surnamed Bai to the Empress for her to see."
Wu Fu's eyes were full of calculation. He said, "Does the master really believe they will let us go? Perhaps..."
Wu Fu glanced at the courtroom secretly. They had actually put sleeping pills in there long ago, just in case, but they didn't expect them to actually use them.
Wu Yirong dared not take the risk, because all the Wu family members had been brought to the courtroom, and if they were drugged, they would all be knocked unconscious and none of them would be able to leave.
Unless the Wu family members get into their carriages, the people in this courtroom...
Their eye contact did not escape Jiang Fenghua's notice. Could there be danger in the prefectural government office? There were many innocent people inside, and lives were at stake.
She deliberately said, "I will only send you away after I see the person."
She even ordered everyone in the Wu family to be tied up and sent inside, saying, "You all keep a close eye on them for me."
Wu Yirong said, "I agree, Wu Fu will bring his men."
Bai Yuhan and Wan Qianshan were quickly brought in. Upon seeing Jiang Fenghua, they cried out urgently, "Your Majesty, they still have..."
Just then, two white-robed elders appeared. They stared at Jiang Fenghua's face and said in a deep voice, "So it's her!"