Here, you will have some answers to some questions teheeHappy Sunday, everyone!

Old Master Feng had three sons and three daughters. The youngest were a pair of dragon phoenix twins, the young miss was a heroic beauty and the young master was protective of his sister.

Feng Ting and Feng Ling were the closest among the siblings. After all, they had a large age gap from the others.

They both proved to be the most talented among the siblings. The family's secret principle was to never stand out. But the twins were simply too outstanding.

Feng Ling could rival even the young masters of the capital when it came to horse riding and archery. While Feng Ting was a military genius.

Some aristocrats of the lower tier often mentioned that the brother and sister were the Feng family's road to success.

How could the Old Master allow that? The Yao family back then was trying to sound out all the hidden allies of the Emperor. The patriarch didn't want the Feng family to attract unnecessary attention.

His Majesty even ordered Feng Haotian to stop all operations at that time and not let any of the new generation enter the military for a while.

Temperance.

The Feng family's greatest virtue.

Although Feng Ting was dissatisfied with this, he could still understand. However, he discovered his sister was seeing a man during this time.

At first Feng Ling didn't want him to know who it was. Feng Ting felt helpless. Between the two of them, his sister looked to be considerate but he knew she was more stubborn than him.

If he really offended her, she would never confide in him anymore. And so he tolerated and covered for her.

Who would have known that Feng Ting would cry to him one day and say that she was pregnant?

He was so angry that he went to personally beat the man. But the man's identity appalled him even more.

Yao Liheng.

Feng Ting was anguished but he couldn't bear his sister's begging. She wanted to keep the child but she was so young. She said the man promised to wed her. But how could they believe that?

It could never happen.

The Yao and Feng family could never mix.

But they couldn't keep the truth from the family for a long time. When it was discovered, Feng Ting faced the brunt of their father's anger.

He was beaten black and blue while protecting his sister. If she didn't want to part with the child then, he would help her.

Old Master Feng felt he would die at that time. While the Old Madam went with the soft approach, coaxing Feng Ling to abort.

How could she do that? It was the child of her love.

Young and foolish.

The Feng family felt they were facing a disaster. Being cautious, the family didn't even contact the father of the child. Feng Ling herself compromised that the child could live but never in this lifetime would he meet his father.

He would be raised by the first master and madam. Feng Ting and Feng Ling would move away from the capital after the confinement period.

That was the agreement forced upon the young mother. But Feng Ling couldn't handle it. Her brother was right. Nothing was more important to the Feng family other than loyalty to the Emperor.

Her body grew weak during the pregnancy but she gritted her teeth and attempted to nourish herself. The child was delivered but he was sickly. She couldn't even take care of him as he was taken away by Su Jian as ordered by the patriarch.

Old Madam Feng took care of her youngest daughter during the confinement but her heart was cold.

The final chord was when Feng Ling was informed that she would be engaged to a distant cousin in the countryside. Feng Ting would accompany her and live there.

When her brother learned of it, he appeared by her side and proposed a plan to run away. Feng Ling smiled at him and agreed.

But he couldn't take her away.

That very same night, Feng Ling was found in her room hanging from the ceiling. She must have thought he wouldn't be able to take care of such a sickly girl like her. The childbirth took a toll on her young body and the doctor said it would never be the same.

Feng Ting was in so much pain he couldn't even breathe.

The Feng family couldn't hold a burial because it was suicide. The customs of Dalong Empire stated that death by self-harm didn't deserve funeral rites. That night, Feng Haotian broke down in front of his wife but never in front of his children.

A week later, Feng Ting ran away from home after an argument with his father. Old Master Feng yelled to disown him in his anger and the miserable boy took it seriously.

Over the years, the Old Madam Feng persuaded her son to come back. But his answer was the same. He would only come back if his sister's son would be put under his name in the genealogy.

Meaning, he would adopt Feng Ling's son.

This was something the patriarch couldn't agree to. During Feng Ling's pregnancy, a concubine of the eldest branch was even ordered not to go out and pretend pregnancy to have a foolproof alibi and to pull wool over the Prime Minister's eyes.

Even if Prime Minister Yao learned of his son's tryst with the miss of the Feng family, he wouldn't suspect that Feng Ling bore a son.

Feng Ting's insistence to adopt Feng Yanyan and to move away from the capital was a huge clue that could lead to the discovery of Yanyan's identity. And how could a child take care of a child?

In Old Master Feng's eyes, his youngest son was an impulsive youth who didn't have a permanent place to stay. The child would suffer if they gave the baby to him.

That was why Feng Ting's relationship with the family was never repaired even until his death.

Long Xu Le listened to the ins and outs of the story. She didn't speak nor move from start to finish.

Feng Gezhi let his wife narrate the shame and wretchedness of their family. In the end, he took out a medallion from his chest.

This was the Feng clan's greatest treasure. The proof of the First Emperor's blood debt to the Feng family. At that time, their ancestor died to help the First Emperor establish the Long dynasty.

The lone pillar of the Feng clan disappeared and the other aristocratic clans fished in troubled waters. Their fall was imminent in the eyes of gentry.

But the First Emperor gave them this medallion and promised to never abandon them even after generations pass as long as this medallion existed. That was how the Feng family could aid the Emperor outside the iron clutch of the Imperial Court and the palace.

Old Master Feng lost his son and daughter to show loyalty to the Emperor. He didn't want to lose anymore. Returning the medallion meant letting go of the sacred purpose in their hands.

But it also meant their sons and daughters would be free to live, laugh and love whoever they wanted.

This was a decision that the rest of the clan didn't agree to but Old Master Feng and his children were willing to betray the clan to protect their family.

"This official's father wants to retire from his position after the your Highness has successfully claimed what is rightfully yours. Please, see the Feng main family's sincerity."

Long Xu Le looked at the black jade medallion. Even in the dark, it gleamed.

The Feng clan which was akin to a wild wolf was now turning over its stomach and waiting for her to kill it.

The silence of the night was disturbed by a short laugh. Eldest Master Feng's heart lurched to his throat.

Her Highness leaned forward and scarce light from the window illuminated her pale face. "Do you think that medallion means anything now?"

The Feng husband and wife despaired. Sure enough, Wangye could never forgive their deception.

Even without the medallion, the King planned to strip them of their power and maybe even more.

"Ben dian is still filial to the Imperial Grandfather, none of you will die." Wan Li Wang stood up, caught the medallion in her hand and smiled like a benevolent monarch.

"But ben dian will take the Feng family's most cherished treasure. You will never see him again. Every mistake you make in the future will be a scar on his body. Do you understand?"

Feng Gezhi and Su Jian raised their heads in alarm at the same time. But Wangye was already walking away.

The little fifth!

They were already planning to take him home on his birthday after requesting the release. But the King's meaning was clear.

Their punishment was Feng Yanyan being taken away by Wan Li Wang.

Su Jian finally couldn't hold it. A sob escaped from her throat. "Gezhi... our child!"

Eldest Master Feng's face was blank. He didn't understand but both of them had similar ideas.

Wangye would make Feng Yanyan bear the punishment of the whole clan. Did that mean that Yanyan would be locked up and suffer all his life?

Feng Gezhi's heart chilled. That could never happen! "W-we need to contact Father right away." 

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To clarify, what FYY knows is that he is born by a concubine but his nominal mother loves him very much. That's what I wrote in the earlier chapters. And almost forgot about it.