The two looked at her with stern faces, their gazes filled with disgust, as if she were a rat on the street.
Their expressions and demeanor enraged Linlang, and she yelled at them.
"On what grounds? On what grounds do you look at me like this!"
She had always been somewhat proud and arrogant since childhood. Being a servant in the manor was her last resort, which was why she had become so arrogant after becoming a concubine.
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces now, the immense hatred in her heart could no longer be suppressed.
Feng Jinyao, watching her struggle and refuse to give up, said calmly to Feng Jinxu.
"Brother, should we hand her over to Ying Tian Fu, or resolve this within our family?"
"Send her to Ying Tian Fu. This kind of person is not fit to dirty the grounds of our Feng family."
The fact that someone who was supposed to be executed after the autumn assizes could brazenly appear in the Feng family was enough reason for her to die immediately.
She didn't even need him to pressure the magistrate of Ying Tian Fu. The moment she was sent back, the news of her sudden death would likely arrive.
Linlang once again witnessed Feng Jinxu's ruthlessness and cold-heartedness, and in a frenzy, she tried to rush out.
Unexpectedly, Feng Jinyao's next words doused her like a basin of cold water, chilling her to the bone.
"You may not care about your own life, but must the lives of everyone in your maternal family be buried with you?"
"You!"
Feng Jinyao sneered. Sometimes she wondered what was in Concubine Linlang's mind.
Thus, she began to recount the events of the past few days.
"From the moment the Xu family sent a large amount of specially dried firewood, I took notice. A little effort to inquire would reveal that the disappearance of the Xu family's head coincided with the arrival of your maternal family, the Luos, in the capital. The expert behind the Luo family was quite cunning. Under the guise of delivering firewood, they successfully infiltrated many prominent households. I fear that the cooks and servants within have already been bought."
As she spoke, she watched Concubine Linlang, whose face showed a hint of shock. Clearly, she was unaware of these matters.
But Feng Jinyao did not stop speaking. "With so much firewood brought in, wasn't the intention to set the Feng family ablaze? Such malevolence must stem from a deep hatred for the Feng family. Following this lead, we discovered that your maternal uncle had specifically visited you in prison. He must have obtained either a list of easily bribed individuals in the Feng family or a map of the Feng family's routines. Unfortunately, these things are useless to him. The entire household has already been thoroughly vetted and managed by Bai Mama. While I dare not say it is impenetrable, no one would dare to attempt a suicidal intrusion. That is why he resorted to using you to achieve his goal."
"No, no! Don't try to sow discord here! How could my brother possibly use me!"
Concubine Linlang was somewhat clever but lacked true wisdom.
Coupled with her immense hatred for the Feng family, she was easily deceived.
"Since you all devised so many schemes to deal with the Feng family, if I didn't create an opening, the play wouldn't even begin! That's why I specifically arranged for Hehuan to wander outside the manor whenever she pleased. Coupled with your hatred for her, you naturally had a way to subdue her. It's just a pity you didn't know that Hehuan knows martial arts. With her defenses up, it's naturally impossible for you to do as you please!"
Linlang looked back at the maid Hehuan, whose hatred for her was also evident.
If there were a knife, she would likely stab it in and draw it out.
"Nonsense! Now that you have me, you can twist anything. I don't believe you're not afraid I'll poison Feng Yunhe and this little beast!"
Upon hearing the words "little beast," Feng Jinxu could no longer contain himself.
He stepped forward and kicked her hard in the chest. A chilling aura filled the air. Facing the spitting blood of Concubine Linlang, he said.
"If I hear you slander Yunhe again, you won't have a tongue to speak with."
He, who was originally a stern Dali Temple Shaoqing, was displaying a side never before seen by his family.
Feng Yunhe leaned against Hehuan, swallowing a few times, his eyes filled with fear.
Perhaps sensing her son's fear, Feng Jinxu quickly retracted his terrifying aura, returning to his usual cold demeanor.
Feng Jinyao stood beside him and naturally felt the change in his aura.
She then said to Hehuan, "You take Yunhe back to rest first. My brother and I will handle the rest."
"Yes."
Feng Yunhe's body was weak, but he was still the size of a six or seven-year-old child. Hehuan found it a little difficult to carry him, so Fu Yi stepped forward, took him, nodded at Feng Jinxu, and the siblings left with Feng Yunhe.
As soon as they left, the Feng siblings stopped holding back.
In Linlang's eyes, they now resembled male and female yakshas. She was extremely frightened, but she forced herself to remain calm.
"Where were we? Ah, yes, about you impersonating Hehuan."
Feng Jinyao bent down and picked up the human skin mask from the ground, sighing.
"Your backers have truly spared no expense. Such exquisite craftsmanship. It seems their influence is not small!"
She handed the human skin mask to Feng Jinxu. He had his own methods in Dali Temple and might be able to trace the maker.
"Hahaha, don't think you've won just because you've captured me. Don't worry, there are plenty of people who want to see your Feng family dead. I am but a blade of grass. If I die today, so be it, but even as a ghost, I will not let you go! I will haunt you until you have no life left! And Wen Shi! I curse her to have a difficult childbirth and for her child to die with her!"
Her deranged state almost made the two servants holding her lose their grip.
Feng Jinxu stepped forward and snapped her jaw. The pain made her cry out, and blood mixed with saliva flowed onto the ground.
"How dare you compare yourself to Yun Niang? The biggest regret of my life was letting you into this house. If I had known today, I would have died before taking you as a concubine!"
His gaze towards Linlang was filled with disgust and disdain.
Feng Jinyao stepped forward, patted his arm, and said to Feng Jinxu.
"Brother, we can't get anything more from this person. Let's directly hand her over to Ying Tian Fu. As for her behind, the Luo family, that's who we need to deal with!"
Upon hearing the words "Luo family," Linlang's body, which had stopped struggling, suddenly thrashed again.
Unfortunately, she could not speak and could not move. Her struggles were useless.
The servants tied her up securely with ropes and, under Feng Jinxu's order, personally escorted her to Ying Tian Fu.
The magistrate of Ying Tian Fu held a lower official rank than Feng Jinxu. This matter involved his family affairs and the secret of Linlang's escape from prison. Thus, in front of the servants, he had Linlang beaten to death with sticks.
She died a gruesome death, a truly shocking sight.