Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 7 - The Big Shot in the Ancestral Affairs Office

What is Xia Zhu's golden-swallowing act all about now?

Feng Bailing raised her eyes and saw Dongfang Li take out a letter.

"Ungrateful girl, won't you kneel down and beg the Seventh Prince for mercy? Don't get the Princess' Mansion involved."

Feng Zhanlian was so furious that she trembled all over.

"Seventh Prince, I beg you not to kill Sister Ling. She was at her wit's end. Please, for the sake of her being your fiancée, spare her."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiangxue knelt down before Feng Bailing, bumping her head on the ground pleading with Dongfang Li.

To the bystanders, this scene suggested a deep sisterly bond, and they lamented that Feng Bailing had such a good sister.

"Xiangxue, you are truly too kind. Despite her treatment of you, you still plead for her. Well then, I will consider your and the Princess' reputation. As for the murder, it is a major issue; we still need the Princess to come out and explain."

Dongfang Li thought to himself that both were daughters of the Princess' Mansion, but while Feng Bailing had the heart of a scorpion, Feng Xiangxue had the heart of an orchid, making her the best candidate for his Princess Consort.

"Sister, please ask our mother to come out."

Feng Xiangxue implored Feng Bailing.

At that time, Feng Bailing hadn't seen through Feng Xiangxue's malicious intent. After being brutally beaten, in order to preserve her engagement with the Seventh Prince, she disregarded her ill mother, Princess Yong'an, and asked her to come out.

Upon seeing Feng Bailing bruised and battered, Princess Yong'an was both angry and anxious, and she spat blood and died on the spot.

After the death of Princess Yong'an, Feng Bailing was driven out of the Princess' Mansion. Feng Zhanlian and her father took over the Princess' Mansion and, relying on a secret decree left by the late Emperor, they curried favor with the Seventh Prince and rose rapidly through the ranks.

It was not until her death that Feng Bailing understood all of this.

"Feng Xiangxue, my mother is seriously ill, and you want her to come out at this time; are you trying to enrage her to death? Moreover, Xia Zhu isn't dead yet; how have I committed murder and silenced him? No need for anyone to accompany me; I want to see an official."

With that light comment, Feng Bailing left Feng Xiangxue speechless.

Her mouth opened and shut, but she dared not speak again of asking the Princess to come out.

"Ungrateful girl, aren't you ashamed enough, yet you still want to see an official?"

Feng Zhanlian was so angered she could barely stand.

"The Law of Great Chu clearly stipulates that, as the legitimate heir of the Princess' Mansion and recorded in the Royal Jade Disc, aside from the Emperor and the Ancestral Affairs Office, who dares to deal with me! I wish to go to the Ancestral Affairs Office!"

Feng Bailing positioned the thorny stick in front of her, her eyes emitting a cold, stern light.

Dongfang Li frowned. Of course, he knew the Law of Great Chu, but how could this pig-headed Feng Bailing know of it?

The Ancestral Affairs Office's Order Keeper was that person... more troublesome than the Father Emperor.

However, regarding today's events, he and his ninth brother had been planning for years, believing their actions flawless. With Xia Zhu swallowing the gold, he won't live past an hour, and once dead, there would be no evidence.

"Just as you wish, let's go to the Ancestral Affairs Office."

To Dongfang Li, once Feng Bailing arrived at the Ancestral Affairs Office, she would just be a typical woman; weeping, causing a scene, or threatening suicide.

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That person had no patience for women, and Feng Bailing was surely doomed this time.

Half an hour later, several horse carriages stopped in front of the Ancestral Affairs Office.

As had always been throughout the dynasties, the Ancestral Affairs Office was located near the Imperial Palace, bordered by the six ministries, with its own government office, presided over by the Order Keeper for daily royal-related affairs.

Feng Bailing had never been to the Ancestral Affairs Office and did not know who the current Order Keeper was. All she heard was that the Order Keeper was a formidable character, with many cases the Emperor couldn't solve being efficiently handled there.

Dongfang Li's horse carriage arrived at the Ancestral Affairs Office first. Stepping out of the carriage, he stood with his hands behind him, the picture of aloof pride.

Vermilion walls with black eaves, snow piled up on the walls, and a plum forest planted by the wall.

The entrance to the Ancestral Affairs Office was desolate, the main gates tightly shut.

"It's broad daylight, and there's not a soul to be seen. Someone, knock on the doors."

Dongfang Li's mother was Noble Princess Consort Xiao, held in high favor among the Princes, and nowadays, with the Crown Prince being in such a state, many people in court and in the public viewed him as the next Crown Prince.

Though the Ancestral Affairs Office's person was celebrated for military achievements, he was after all just a subject of the imperial family, and Dongfang Li did not take him seriously.

A rapid knock on the door ensued, but with no answer forthcoming, two guards pushed the doors open to enter.

Barely setting foot inside, two thuds sounded, and the two guards were sent flying out like kites with broken strings, tumbling beside the horse carriage.

Dongfang Li took a hard look and immediately felt a storm churn in his stomach, his legs going weak.

Two guards lay in the snow – one with a severed right hand, the other with a bloody mouth and a bitten-off tongue – their blood staining the white plum trees a shocking crimson.

"Where did these wild dogs come from barking so madly."

That voice was piercingly cold; when it fell on one's ears, it felt even chillier than the northern wind.

Having just alighted from the horse carriage, Feng Bailing's feelings were complex upon hearing the voice.

Inside the Ancestral Affairs Office, a man in ink-colored brocade clothing stepped forward slowly, his presence as imposing as that of a hawk surveying its surroundings.

The current Order Keeper of the Ancestral Affairs Office was none other than Dugu Wu, the Ninth Prince.

"Dugu Wu, you've got some nerve, injuring the royal guards!"

Dongfang Li's face paled; it was unclear whether he was enraged or frightened.

"Dongfang Li, did your horse carriage leave the city this afternoon?"

Dugu Wu did not even glance at Dongfang Li, asking indifferently.

"Yes... so what if it did. It's none of your business, you killed my guards, and I will report this to the Father Emperor."

Dongfang Li's carriage had left the city to rendezvous with Xia Zhu; little did he know that Xia Zhu would botch the job and get injured.

"Seventh Prince, weapons are not allowed inside the Ancestral Affairs Office, your men have crossed the line."

Feng Wan followed closely by Dugu Wu's side, "kindly" reminding him.

To himself, Feng Wan thought: What a fool to walk into the jaws of death. My lord is currently investigating the Xingxiu Sect's assassination attempt on him, and the Seventh Prince's carriage just happened to pass by then, and within were a few bodies with a token from the Seventh Prince Mansion.

Dongfang Li was caught between rage and restraint, and reluctantly called the Feng Mansion's family to come inside.

Feng Xiangxue, supported by a maid, stepped down from the carriage; the two injured guards had already been taken away, leaving behind two pools of blood.

"Sister, you see, the Order Keeper is cruel; if you refuse to confess, the Ancestral Affairs Office's punishment would harm your reputation, and that of the Princess' Mansion even more."

Feng Xiangxue whispered gently to warn Feng Bailing.

This Order Keeper had just recently beheaded two royal relatives for the mere offense of drunkenly causing a disturbance near the Ancestral Affairs Office, disturbing his peace.

Feng Bailing, as if hearing nothing, ignored the bloodstains and walked into the Ancestral Affairs Office.

Feng Xiangxue clenched her teeth and followed.

"Stop there, a wild lass from the countryside who has not been on the Royal Jade Disc, you have no right to enter the Ancestral Affairs Office."

Without turning her head, Feng Bailing sharply rebuked.

Feng Xiangxue's face instantly turned as pale as death.

Although she was the beloved adopted daughter of Feng Zhanlian and lived in the Princess' Mansion, she was not related by blood to the princess and thus was not allowed on the Jade Dishware. This had always been a thorn in her heart.

Feng Xiangxue began to cry in grievance.

"Xiangxue, don't mind her. Xia Zhu is in a bad state now. Murder requires atonement with one's life; she is undoubtedly doomed this time."

With a few soothing words, Dongfang Li entered the Ancestral Affairs Office with Feng Zhanlian.

"Isn't that the 'Delusional Girl'?"

Feng Wan recognized Feng Bailing – wasn't she the one lusting after the prince, like a toad wishing to eat swan meat?

"Dock a month's salary."

Dugu Wu mouthed, tossing out an order.

Feng Wan's face fell; what had he done to deserve a salary deduction?

His small savings weren't even enough to enjoy a tipple... and he was still a virgin.

On the way back, Dugu Wu had already ascertained Feng Bailing's identity.

An ugly woman indeed overestimates herself, thinking to tread on two boats at once.

Though he never considered Feng Bailing a threat, Dugu Wu felt a strange irritation thinking that she had an engagement with someone else.

"Lord Order Keeper, I, Feng Bailing, have been wronged and have a claim to make. I accuse the Seventh Prince, Dongfang Li, of plotting against my servant Xia Zhu and of ruining my reputation. I implore you, my lord, to render justice."

With that, Feng Bailing stepped forward, kneeled to the ground with dignity, and bowed respectfully.