latelenovela Chapter 771: The peak of the charter has changed
Chapter 771: The peak of the charter has changed
Cheng Feng was stunned. He naturally knew the strength of the Shang family. The safety of the entire imperial city was under the control of the Shang family. The Shang family was also the emperor's confidant, so he must not offend them. "I will cooperate with Lord Shang to investigate the case. Lord Shang, please."
Shang Hong bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Manager Cheng."
Shang Hongchao said to his subordinates, "Take Wang Sheng away with him. Send people to cordon off the scene. No one is allowed to approach. Ask the coroner to come over."
Cheng Feng had no choice but to follow Shang Hong's arrangements, and soon he left with his men.
As soon as Cheng Feng arrived at the Internal Affairs Office, he saw Hong Xiu waiting there. He said to his subordinates, "Go back and sort out the account books as soon as possible."
After his people left, he walked towards Hongxiu with a gentle smile on his face, "Hongxiu, are you waiting for me? When did you enter the palace? I have to go back to the palace too, so I can take you there."
Hong Xiu said: "Cheng Feng, you are a good person. I am very happy for your achievements today. The emperor trusts you, so he lets you manage the Internal Affairs Department. The Internal Affairs Department is very important and is related to the stability of the entire palace."
Cheng Feng's expression changed slightly, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Hong Xiu didn't want to beat around the bush. "In fact, the account books you sent to the Queen have problems. I don't know if it's because your people are dishonest, or..."
"You suspect me of corruption?" Cheng Feng said coldly, "When the emperor was still His Royal Highness Prince Heng, I helped the emperor manage the family business. Until now, the emperor has handed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to me. I have always been diligent and conscientious. Do you suspect me?"
Hong Xiu was startled by his cold eyes. She explained, "I'm not doubting you. What if it's your family?"
"So you don't want to marry me because my family rejected me, and now you suspect they have ulterior motives, Hongxiu, why do you make so many excuses? If it weren't for my family, would you agree to marry me?" Cheng Feng's voice was cold and without a trace of warmth: "They are my parents, my relatives. Can I become cold-blooded and heartless and ignore them just because I became an official? They are not as bad as you think! You look down on them because they are not your relatives."
Hongxiu didn't know why he was so uncalm. Looking at such a strange man, she thought that even if it weren't for his family, she would not marry him. After entering the palace, he changed. He became arrogant and self-righteous.
He always talks about his relatives, so he dared to arrange for his cousin to enter the palace as a maid and arrange jobs for his cousins. He is really a kind-hearted man with a conscience!
The queen was right. If she really married Cheng Feng, she and the Cheng family would be inseparable and would part ways sooner or later. Now she could see clearly that Cheng Feng was really arrogant, and the Cheng family also thought they were the emperor's people. Now they all thought they were great and their eyes were higher than the sky.
Hongxiu maintained her proper demeanor and said, "Cheng Feng, we made it very clear outside the palace that we are not suitable." Since they are not suitable, there is no need for her to talk about his parents.
The coldness on Cheng Feng's lips deepened, "One word of inappropriateness can erase my feelings for you over the past few years."
"That's your feeling for me, not my feeling for you. I have no responsibility to feel guilty just because you like me and I don't accept you. Cheng Feng, we are not suitable." Hongxiu became even more certain that she would not marry him, probably because she didn't like him enough!
"Do you have a conscience when you say such things?" Cheng Feng pointed at her nose, "Why are you so selfish? You only think of you. I have feelings for you, but you don't for me, right? Do you really think so?"
Hong Xiu knew that her words were too harsh, so she continued, "I've come to the end of what I've said. I won't say any more from now on. It's up to you what you think!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave. Cheng Feng grabbed her wrist and his voice became gentle again. He almost begged, "What do you want me to do to make you understand my feelings, Hongxiu? I really like you. You have rejected me again and again, but I still like you. What's wrong with you marrying me? You don't have to serve others anymore. I will let others serve you..."
Hongxiu shook off his hand, "I just like to serve others, I just like to be a maid, it has nothing to do with you."
Cheng Feng was stunned. Just as Hongxiu was about to leave, he hugged her and pushed her against the pillar next to them, trying to kiss her forcefully.
Hongxiu was so scared that her face turned pale. She tried desperately to break free, her eyes red, and she said coldly: "Cheng Feng, let me go, you can't do this."
"Hongxiu, I really like you. I have liked you for many years. Please don't be so heartless. You obviously like me. I can feel it." Cheng Feng hugged her like crazy.
Hong Xiu said coldly: "Don't act crazy or stupid, I don't like you and don't want to marry you, Cheng Feng, let me go, I..."
This is what Cheng Feng wanted to do outside the palace, but unfortunately Hongxiu is always followed by a group of people, and they follow her wherever she goes. Now that he is back in the palace, he finally sees her again. For so many years, he has always treated her with the courtesy of a gentleman, but she is unmoved. Does she look down on him?
As he thought about this, he wanted to kiss her.
At this time, Hongxiu bit his shoulder ruthlessly, as if she wanted to bite off a piece of his flesh. Cheng Feng let go in pain.
Hong Xiu's eyes were red as she stared at Cheng Feng coldly, "From now on, we will each walk on our own side. Cheng Feng, I just wanted to remind you, so you better take care of yourself!"
After saying that, she ran away directly.
The palace maids and eunuchs who were watching the show nearby wanted to make a noise when they saw what had just happened, because Manager Cheng and Lady Hongxiu had often been together before, and it was no secret that Manager Cheng liked Hongxiu, and they thought Hongxiu also liked him, but they didn't expect something like that to happen.
Cheng Feng covered his shoulder with his hands. Hongxiu really bit him hard and it seemed to be bleeding.
He said coldly: "What are you looking at? You have nothing to do!"
After being yelled at by Manager Cheng, everyone dared not look anymore and moved away.
Cheng Feng stared at Hong Xiu's fleeing back and thought to himself, "Father is right. Hong Xiu has always looked down on the Cheng family. Even if she is a female official beside the Queen, she is still a maid. She will regret not marrying him."
Cheng's mother has already arranged for his cousin to come into the house. Even if she is not his legal wife, his aunt is willing to marry her daughter to him as his concubine.
Cheng Feng has changed now. He has become powerful and arrogant. It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Even if Hongxiu is willing to marry him, he will still provide support for his cousin in the future.
At this time, a steward from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came towards him and said, "Chief Steward Cheng, please come and take a look with me! There are many things missing from the warehouse. They said that your cousin, Miss Chunfang, took them out of the palace."
Cheng Feng said coldly: "Fang'er didn't take anything with her when she left the palace."