Feng Jin Yuan did not dare be negligent. Lifting his robe, he knelt on the ground, "This official, Feng Jin Yuan, receives the decree!"
Behind him, all of the female family members also knelt on the ground. Yao shi also walked around and knelt before her. Everyone felt uneasy, as they all tried to guess what the contents of this imperial decree were.
But in reality, the contents of the imperial decree were very simple. In a short sentence, the Feng manor's situation was reshuffled: "Yao shi's daughter, Yao Qian Rou, We grant you the right to a peaceful separation from Feng Jin Yuan."
Feng Jin Yuan was dazed from hearing this. He suddenly raised his head and rushed to ask: "What did you say?"
Yao shi was also very shocked. Earlier, she had been thinking about how to get along with Feng Jin Yuan after becoming the head wife. If Feng Jin Yuan wanted to stay overnight at Tong Sheng pavilion, she would not be able to chase him away. But in the blink of an eye, Feng Yu Heng had given her such a large right.
"Father has misspoken." Feng Yu Heng turned the imperial decree around and faced Feng Jin Yuan, "It was father Emperor that said it. It was not Heng Heng's idea."
"This …" Feng Jin Yuan completely did not think that the headstrong emperor, Dashun, would actually be able to issue such an imperial decree! Granting a woman the right to a peaceful separation from her husband, not to mention Dashun, even in history, this was something that had never happened before!
Feng Jin Yuan was speechless.
The people of the Feng family were also speechless.
The matriarch lay in bed with her mouth agape, unable to make a single sound. This second granddaughter, when she did not return, she thought about her every day. After she returned, she brought the Feng family a bolt from the blue. The right to a peaceful separation was in the hands of a woman. How great of an insult was this to a man?
Of course, if there were people that were happy, there would be people that were sad. If there were people that were sad, there would naturally be people that were happy. For example, Chen Yu, Fen Dai and Han shi were very happy after hearing this imperial decree. Han shi laughed even more at Feng Yu Heng's cleverness. She actually requested this sort of imperial decree for her mother. She really did not know if she was helping Yao shi or digging a hole for Yao shi.
However, she did not know that the position of the Feng family's head wife was not worth a single cent in the eyes of Yao shi and Feng Yu Heng. Feng Yu Heng definitely would not allow her and Yao shi's fate to be decided by the Feng manor. My life is up to me and not up to the heavens. Even the heavens are not up to me, so why should it be up to your Feng manor?
"Mother." Feng Yu Heng looked at Yao shi, "Take good care of the imperial decree. In the future, if …"
"Not necessarily!" Yao shi reached out and received the imperial decree. Before Feng Yu Heng could finish speaking, she made a decision, "Today, I will divorce Feng Jin Yuan! I will divorce you as the head wife. My children will still be the Feng family's son and daughter of the first wife. Of course, if Prime Minister Feng has other arrangements, I have nothing to say. I believe that my children won't only rely on the Feng family's glory to live their lives. One of them is a county princess personally conferred by the emperor and has her own independent fief. The other is imperial tutor Ye Rong's personal disciple. How could they not have a good future! "
Yao shi clearly understood the threat and revealed the noble status of her son and daughter. Feng Jin Yuan, think about it. Do you dare to move against these sorts of children?
Feng Jin Yuan was so angry that he nearly vomited blood! He understood in his heart that even if he divorced Yao shi, these children were destined to be the Feng family's son and daughter of the first wife. In this lifetime, unless the Emperor spoke, he would not dare move against the siblings in the slightest.
"Qian Rou!" The matriarch shouted at her in a hoarse voice, "You must think carefully!"
Even An shi was a little anxious and tugged at Yao shi's sleeve: "Elder sister, you finally managed to stand out. Why bother?"
Xiang Rong, however, slightly shook her head. Tugging at An shi, she quietly said: "What mother did was correct."
An shi did not understand and complained to Xiang Rong: "What does a child understand?" She then advised Yao shi: "You have already endured so many years of hardship. Now that the position of head wife has returned to elder sister's hands, why do you still want to push it away?"
Yao shi faintly smiled and stood up. Facing everyone in the Feng family, she raised the imperial decree in her hand and loudly said: "I, Yao Xian's daughter, Yao Qian Rou, today announce my divorce from Feng Jin Yuan. From this day forward, we will have nothing to do with each other!"
With the imperial decree in hand, even if Feng Jin Yuan did not want to, what could he say? He could only fiercely glare at Yao shi and say through gritted teeth: "I only hope that you will not regret it!"
"I definitely will not regret it."
With these words, she severed all ties between her and Feng Jin Yuan.
Feng Yu Heng looked at Yao shi with a smile and immediately changed her tune, "Mother, from this day forward, Heng Heng and Zirui will protect you."
Xiang Rong also stood up and walked over to Yao shi, saluting: "Aunt Yao, congratulations."
"Bastard!" Xiang Rong congratulated, causing Feng Jin Yuan to become furious. He could not hit a county princess, but he could hit a daughter. Thus he stood up and raised his hand to slap Xiang Rong's head.
"Father." Before his hand could land, Feng Yu Heng spoke up, "It would be best if you did not offend all of your daughters at once. Before you take action, think about what is left."
Feng Jin Yuan's hand stopped. Feng Yu Heng was correct. If he hit Xiang Rong, he would lose another daughter's heart. This third daughter was already of the same mind as Feng Yu Heng and the others. If he also took action, he would become even colder. Of the remaining two, Chen Yu was already a half-cripple, and Fen Dai was someone that could not be brought to the table.
His heart trembled from being stifled. The hand that he had raised was awkwardly lowered. He looked at Xiang Rong then looked at Yao shi. Finally, his gaze landed on Feng Yu Heng's face.
Feng Jin Yuan began to regret it. He regretted chasing Yao shi out of the hall that year. He regretted sending the three of them to the Northwest. But at that time, who could have thought that the furious Emperor would have a softer attitude towards the Yao family? Who could have thought that the present Feng Yu Heng would have such a bright future? Also, who could have thought that the always willful Ninth Prince would actually care so much about his second daughter?
Feng Jin Yuan's heart was filled with endless despair. Looking at Feng Yu Heng, he asked in a daze: "If father did not send you to the Northwest at that time, would today's outcome still be like this?"
Feng Yu Heng suddenly revealed a brilliant smile. Like a phoenix that had been reborn from the flames, she spread her dazzling wings and told Feng Jin Yuan a fact: "If it were not for the three years in the Northwest, I would not be who I am today. Father, your daughter is no longer the same as before. "
Feng Jin Yuan was supported out of Shu Ya courtyard by Chen Yu, although Chen Yu repeatedly said to him: "Father, do not be sad. No matter what, Chen Yu will always stand at father's side. Chen Yu will not leave father."
But what use was there in having Chen Yu?
The third princess's illness had been cured, the third prince's jade mine was gone, and the soldiers outside were about to run out of supplies. His Feng family no longer had the support of the Chen family. This cooperation that had not even officially begun, could it be that it would end like this? He had chosen the third prince out of all the possibilities, but he never thought that it would end up like this.
"Father." The two walked at the front, and Chen Yu leaned closer to Feng Jin Yuan and quietly said, "Right before returning from Feng Tong county, third uncle came to visit Chen Yu. He brought some banknotes. If father needs to make some cash flow, you must tell Chen Yu."
He was stunned and subconsciously asked: "How much?"
"One million taels."
"That much?" Feng Jin Yuan was a little surprised, "Didn't the Chen family already give up their business in the capital? How could they still bring out such a large sum of money?" He did not say anything more, but he was thinking to himself. Such a large sum of money was directly given to Chen Yu. Looking at it like this, it seemed that the Chen family was quite well-off.
"They did give up their business in the capital, but the businesses in the other provinces are still going on." Chen Yu accompanied Feng Jin Yuan to the entrance of Pine courtyard but did not go any further in, "Chen Yu does not know what I can help father with, and my heart is at a loss. I hope that father can take care of your body. If you have any difficulties, you must come and tell Chen Yu." She spat out these words then turned and left.
Feng Jin Yuan looked at Chen Yu's back and thought about the years he had spent raising this daughter. The hatred he felt for Feng Zi Hao was something that could not be resolved even if he dug up his corpse. If he did not have that good-for-nothing son, his Chen Yu would still be the daughter of the first wife. Feng Yu Heng would not have had the chance to become a county princess, and Yao shi would not have had the ability to divorce him. The Feng family would still be the same.
All of this was caused by Feng Zi Hao!
Right! This debt would need to be settled with Feng Zi Hao. Although he had already died, he was a member of the Shen Clan. This debt would be settled by the Chen family.
The Chen family was able to take out one million taels for their niece, so he definitely had a way to squeeze even more money out of that family.
Unfortunately, what he thought of was not bad, but at this very moment in Tong Sheng pavilion, Feng Yu Heng was ordering Wang Chuan and Huang Quan to do something that was closely related to what Feng Jin Yuan was thinking "Go investigate what sort of businesses the Chen family has in Dashun. I really don't know if it's because their businesses have been going too smoothly recently that they still have the time to surround me in Feng Tong county. I am such a vengeful person, so how could I forget about this? "
Huang Quan and Wang Chuan were absolutely obedient to Feng Yu Heng's decisions, especially Huang Quan, as he immediately said: "Find one and burn it."
Feng Yu Heng facepalmed, "Do all of the people in the Imperial Palace Yu like to set fires?"
Wang Chuan replied: "His Highness once said that setting fires is the easiest."
She quickly shook her head, "That's no good. If the palace is burned, then it's fine, but the businesses absolutely must not be burned. Go investigate first. After you've finished investigating, sort it out and hand it over to Qing Yu. Have her think about how to turn the Chen family's money into our money. "
Huang Quan and Wang Chuan felt that this idea was very good and happily went out to do it.
Yao shi had been sitting at Feng Yu Heng's side the entire time. Hearing them speak, she felt that it was both fresh and frightening. This caused her to feel a little nervous.
Seeing the two servants leave, she quickly asked: "Will this be fine? The people of the Chen family are all experts at doing business. Those businesses have been in business for over ten years. How could they be destroyed so easily? "
Feng Yu Heng smiled and told her: "Mother, don't worry. It's true that the people of the Chen family are experts, but our Qing Yu is not to be trifled with. Also, don't we still have Wang Chuan and Huang Quan? They've been in the palace for so many years. Going out of the province to do some small things is just a matter of a few words. "
Yao shi saw that she spoke so confidently and did not say anything else. She only said: "Mother believes that no matter what you do, it will succeed." As she spoke, she gently sighed. Raising her eyes to look at Tong Sheng pavilion, she sighed emotionally: "From now on, there will be no need to go there. I've lived in that manor for nearly twenty years and have finally reached the end."
Feng Yu Heng stood up and walked in front of Yao shi. Holding Yao shi's hand, she said: "During the banquet, the Emperor said that Tong Sheng pavilion will be turned into the county princess' manor. The main entrance will be opened. Mother will be able to come and go as she pleases in the future. You will no longer need to look at the Feng family's face. Aunt Lan misses you very much. If you have nothing to do, you should walk around more. " Seeing that Yao shi still had a disgusted expression, she thought for a bit then said: "Looking at the Emperor's current intentions, grandfather's family will one day return to the capital. Mother will no longer be able to rely on the Feng family like before. Whether or not the Yao family will be able to stand firm after returning to the capital will depend on you. That's why you must raise your spirits. Even if it's not for yourself, you must think for the Yao family. Think for me and Zirui. We must fight for a good future for ourselves. "
Her words infected Yao shi. An indescribable feeling of excitement welled up in her. It was as if her daughter was describing a bright future for her. A new life just like Feng Yu Heng after returning to the capital.
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