Mrs. Ning said, "The matters in the palace were all uncovered by Zhen Er and General Pei together. Uncle Feng, you needn't hold back; just speak your mind."
Only then did Shopkeeper Feng continue, "To be honest, these past few years, our Feng family hasn't had it easy either.
"Our family's shops have been hit repeatedly. If it isn't being robbed here, it's catching fire over there. I've had to close down half of the family's businesses over the past few years.
"Living every day in fear, I naturally couldn't focus on anything else."
"How could this happen?"
"It's a long story," Shopkeeper Feng sighed. "It all goes back to the year your grandfather encountered danger at Huzhou Pier, which is also why I've come to the capital this time.
"That year's incident at the pier with your grandfather, you must already know about it."
