"My father was Liang Duwei, likely embezzled relief grain by your father, and was taken to the dungeon by your father. The next day, news came that my father had confessed and committed suicide."
Feng Chu Chu was stunned. She hadn't expected this man to be Uncle Liang's child.
Thinking of Uncle Liang, who would always talk to her whenever he visited, she couldn't help but tear up.
Liang Yi Zhi's gaze faltered slightly. He had expected Feng Chu Chu to remain indifferent after his words, but he never imagined this scene.
"Uncle Liang, he... I'm sorry..." Feng Chu Chu cried.
Liang Yi Zhi turned his head away. "You knew my father?"
Feng Chu Chu nodded, choked with sobs. "Uncle Liang always spoke to me whenever he came, he even mentioned you, saying you were a dissolute young master, and he also said..."
She couldn't continue.
Liang Yi Zhi's eyes were a little moist. As Feng Chu Chu said, before the Liang family fell, he was indeed a dissolute young master. Although he didn't steal or swindle, he was unproductive, always associating with disreputable friends, uneducated, and was often scolded by his father.
Now, hearing his father's words about him from Feng Chu Chu, he felt no unhappiness. He longed to hear his father say something about him, oh, how he longed.
"So you married me for revenge against my father, is that it?" Feng Chu Chu looked up at Liang Yi Zhi.
Hearing this, Liang Yi Zhi frowned. "Miss Feng, I have no intention of harming you. If possible, I would not wish to marry you."
"Then why do you want to marry me..." Feng Chu Chu asked hysterically. If she could, she would rather become a nun than face such a situation.
"I apologize, Miss Feng, I did not want to do this, but your father forced me. If I don't marry you, I will die.
Miss Feng, I am not a person who fears death. However, my father's grievance has not been redressed. I do not want to die, nor can I die. If this makes Miss Feng think me base and shameless, then Miss Feng may kill me with a sword now."
Saying this, Liang Yi Zhi handed the dagger he carried to Feng Chu Chu and closed his eyes. "Come, if it can relieve Miss Feng's resentment, I am willing."
Feng Chu Chu picked up the dagger. She truly wished she could kill Liang Yi Zhi, hating him for deceiving her and for using her. But every time she thought of Uncle Liang, she truly couldn't bring herself to do it.
If she hadn't known that Uncle Liang had died because of her father's schemes, she could have done it. But now, she really couldn't.
The dagger fell to the ground. Feng Chu Chu crouched down, in pain, roaring, "Why? Why would Heaven treat me like this? Why?"
Liang Yi Zhi felt some guilt. He squatted down, picked up the dagger, and carefully put it away. He wanted to reach out and touch Feng Chu Chu, but as his hand stopped in mid-air, he suddenly remembered, in what capacity could he comfort Feng Chu Chu?
He was destined to kill Feng Chang Shan in the future, so perhaps they would be enemies then.
"Miss Feng, I know that everything I have done is wrong in your eyes, but I must have this revenge. I must clear my father's name."
Feng Chu Chu looked up at Liang Yi Zhi and asked, "Don't you hate me?"
Liang Yi Zhi was stunned. He looked at her and replied, "Why should I hate you, Miss Feng? What does Feng Chang Shan's actions have to do with you? Although I cannot abandon revenge, I will not kill innocents indiscriminately."
Feng Chu Chu heard this and bit her lower lip. "Then what about my mother?"
"Madam Feng has even less to do with this matter. Miss Feng, I only want to seek justice and vindication for my father, not to be a demon who kills indiscriminately."
Feng Chu Chu knew that at this moment, Liang Yi Zhi was speaking every word with sincerity, and she believed these were his true feelings.
"Young Master Liang, I will not stop you from seeking revenge. Although he is my father, I know that one must be responsible for their mistakes. However, I only hope that you will only hold one person accountable then. Everyone here has no relation to Uncle Liang's death."
"I know, Miss Feng. Rest assured."
Feng Chu Chu nodded. After two days of contact, she found Liang Yi Zhi to be steady and kind. If it were someone else, perhaps everyone in the Feng household would be held accountable.
"Young Master Liang, what you do next is your business, but I hope you will continue to treat my mother as before. If you need to act for my father, I can help you."
Liang Yi Zhi was overjoyed. This was exactly what he wanted. "Thank you very much, Miss Feng."
Feng Chu Chu gave a wry smile upon hearing this. "I am only doing this for myself and for my mother."
As for her father, after he knew that Liang Yi Zhi knew how Uncle Liang had died, and still insisted on marrying her to the son of her enemy, she had lost all faith in him.
To disregard his wife and child for his own benefit, such a father was better off without.
"No, Miss Feng is wise and understanding. I admire you," Liang Yi Zhi said, cupping his hands.
Feng Chu Chu smiled bitterly and shook her head.
"Young Master, Miss, Master wishes to see you," a maid outside announced.
Feng Chu Chu glanced at Liang Yi Zhi. Liang Yi Zhi said in a low voice, "Agree to it."
Feng Chu Chu nodded. "Alright, I'll change my clothes and go."
Liang Yi Zhi said, "Feng Chang Shan might suspect that you know the truth."
"I was just about to go and ask my father why he did this."
Liang Yi Zhi quickly grabbed her. "Miss Feng, do not be rash."
Feng Chu Chu looked at him and asked, "Young Master Liang, what do you mean by this?"
"Miss Feng, think about it. With your father's methods, if he knows that Madam Feng told you the truth, how will your father treat Madam Feng?"
Feng Chu Chu suddenly remembered how she had asked her mother earlier, and her mother had refused to tell her the truth.
Thinking of this, she shivered all over. "Young Master Liang, then my mother..."
"Miss Feng, don't worry. Feng Chang Shan calling for you and me to go there likely means he suspects Madam Feng told you the matter, not that he is certain. He probably just wants to confirm this now."
"Then... then what should I do?" Feng Chu Chu, after all, was just a pampered young lady of the inner chambers, and she was now at a loss.
"Miss Feng, don't worry. Just act as if nothing has happened. Do not let Feng Chang Shan detect any flaws."
"But... but I'm nervous." Feng Chu Chu spread her hands, which were already sweating.
"Miss Feng, your mother's life might be in your hands. Miss Feng, you must pull yourself together."
Feng Chu Chu took a deep breath and said, "I know everything now. Don't worry, I won't let you slip up."
Feng Chang Shan was pacing back and forth in his study. Those around him had told him that his dear wife had revealed everything.