On the last day before Feng Jin Yuan left the capital, he spent it in Han shi's courtyard.
Feng Fen Dai saw that Han shi's room was lit with red candles in the middle of the day. She knew that she would definitely succeed today. She only hoped that Han shi's belly would be able to work a little harder. Not only would she get pregnant, but she would also give birth to a son for the Feng family.
But Chen Yu's attitude towards Feng Yu Heng was something that she could not understand. The more she could not understand something, the more she worried.
Another person that was worried was Jin Zhen. Feng Jin Yuan suddenly going to Han shi's side was something that Jin Zhen did not expect. She even tried to have Man Xi go invite Feng Jin Yuan, but Man Xi was chased away by the servants that Fen Dai had arranged beforehand.
Jin Zhen felt flustered. She was able to establish herself in the Feng manor by relying on Feng Yu Heng's favor. Even Feng Yu Heng's protection of her was because she could win over Feng Jin Yuan's heart. If there came a day when she lost favor, she did not know what qualifications she would have to stand at Feng Yu Heng's side.
This was like an endless cycle. Without Feng Yu Heng's protection, she could not win over Feng Yu Heng. Without Feng Jin Yuan's favor, she could not obtain Feng Yu Heng's support.
Jin Zhen felt that she was stuck in a vicious cycle that she could not escape from. These sort of days made her feel very uneasy, but she did not have any better ideas.
Man Xi asked her: "Should we go tell second young miss?"
Jin Zhen was startled and quickly said: "No! You absolutely must not! Wait a little longer. Perhaps husband is just feeling a bit of novelty. Either way, he will be leaving tomorrow. When he returns, who knows if he will have forgotten about Han shi. "
Man Xi did not say anything else. She could understand Jin Zhen. Thinking that Feng Jin Yuan would be leaving tomorrow, she did not think too much about it. After all, Han shi would only be gone for one night. She could not keep someone that needed to leave.
Wang Chuan returned to Tong Sheng pavilion before the evening. She had been thinking about what Feng Yu Heng had said earlier about going to the military camp. Upon returning to the manor, she immediately asked: "Young miss, when will we be leaving?"
Feng Yu Heng, however, had already changed her mind: "We won't be going. From the capital to the military camp, it is impossible to make a round trip in one night. Feng Jin Yuan will be leaving the manor tomorrow, so I will need to be there. "
Wang Chuan nodded, "His Highness the seventh prince also said this, but he also said that it would not be good to forcefully prevent you from going. That's why if young miss insists on going, he will personally send someone to escort young miss."
Feng Yu Heng smiled. "I'm not that weak. Is Seventh Brother's injury better? "
"I can't even tell when I'm walking." Wang Chuan told her, "His Highness the Seventh Prince said that the medicine Miss used was very magical."
She didn't say anything else. She knew that it was fine as long as Xuan Tianhua's foot was healed. As for the topic of medicine, she had always deliberately avoided it.
Wang Chuan also tactfully shut his mouth. The longer he stayed by Feng Yu Heng's side, the more he felt that her young miss had many secrets. There would definitely be people who would want to investigate these secrets, but it shouldn't be her. It should be people who either went against the young miss or accompanied the young miss.
The next day, everyone in the Feng family sent Feng Jin Yuan out of the manor.
Because the matriarch still could not move, Feng Jin Yuan first went to Shu Ya courtyard to bid farewell to the matriarch before leaving the manor.
Along the way, Han shi stayed close to Feng Jin Yuan's side. Just like in the past, she smiled charmingly and grabbed Feng Jin Yuan's sleeves. Her entire body was so soft that it seemed as though she did not have any bones.
Feng Fen Dai followed closely behind the two. A smile that was difficult to hide hung on her face. Looking at Han shi, her gaze finally warmed up a little.
Feng Jin Yuan, on the other hand, was not very happy. He even felt a little impatient; however, he did not push Han shi away. He just allowed her to stay close to his arm. But when he saw Jin Zhen, his gaze was filled with guilt. Especially when he saw Jin Zhen's red and swollen eyes, he felt extremely distressed.
Yesterday at noon, for some reason, when he saw Han shi wearing the red clothes that she wore when they first met, he was unable to hold back the excitement in his heart. Not only did he allow her to stay in Pine courtyard's study for a while, but when Han shi invited him to eat lunch in her own courtyard, he also agreed. Who knew that once he entered Han shi's room, before he even finished eating, the more he looked at Han shi, the more she looked like a young wife that had just entered the manor. Everything about her was good, and everything about her made people want to dote on her. His heart was completely unable to calm down. He just wanted to properly dote on her.
And this dote was directly spent the night in her room. It was only when he woke up this morning and found Han shi sticking to his body like before did Feng Jin Yuan begin to feel that the impulse from the previous day had come in a strange manner.
But in any case, after a night, the relationship between the two had improved quite a bit. In addition to this, Han shi had cried early in the morning about how much she missed him, how much she missed him, and how much she wanted to properly take care of him. This caused him to recall the effort this woman had put in last night, as well as the time they had spent together. People were sentimental. He had no way of truly ignoring Han shi, thus he pulled her into his embrace and comforted her for a while. Like this, the two could be considered to have made up.
But now that he had left the courtyard and saw Jin Zhen, Feng Jin Yuan began to feel annoyed with his actions from the previous day.
The group walked over to the Feng manor's entrance. Chen Qing was already standing there waiting to send Feng Jin Yuan off.
When Feng Jin Yuan saw him, he finally had a proper reason to shake off Han shi. He then walked over to Chen Qing and said: "Qing 'er must properly prepare for the exam. Just stay at home and don't worry about anything. The court exam next Spring is the most important thing for you. Do you understand?"
Chen Qing saluted Feng Jin Yuan: "Qing 'er will remember. Gu …" Just as he was about to say uncle, he saw Feng Yu Heng leading two servants from a small path that led to Tong Sheng pavilion. Frightened, he quickly changed his words: "Student will remember teacher's advice."
Feng Jin Yuan also saw Feng Yu Heng and could not help but frown. Snorting, he ignored her and turned around to say to An shi: "Take care of the manor's matters with elder madam. Take care of Qing 'er's matters. Do not allow him to be bullied." As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Feng Yu Heng.
How could An shi not understand what he meant. She only bowed and said: "Husband, do not worry. As long as elder madam has a use for this concubine, this concubine will definitely not back down. As for the Chen family's young master, after husband leaves the capital, all that is left in the manor are women. He is a dignified man. How could he be so cowardly as to be bullied by a woman. Husband is overthinking things. "
Feng Jin Yuan did not feel that he was overthinking things. Just the concubines and daughters in the manor were not easy to deal with. Chen Qing was an idiot that only knew how to study. If he were to fall for these women's tricks, he might not even know how he died.
But he could not say this. After all, he had no way of bringing Chen Qing with him. Chen Qing had been the closest to him since they were young. Now that he had come to the Feng manor, he could not just chase him out. He could only say a few more words of advice. At the same time, he gave a warning to the group of women: "If Qing 'er becomes a high school student in the Feng manor, this would be a great honor for the Feng manor. You absolutely must not neglect him."
Feng Yu Heng knew that these words were mostly for her to hear, but she did not make a sound. She just obediently stood behind An shi with a very obedient appearance. This left Feng Jin Yuan speechless.
Seeing that Feng Jin Yuan was truly preparing to leave, Jin Zhen was finally unable to endure. Wringing her handkerchief, she began to cry.
With her crying, Feng Jin Yuan felt distressed and prepared to console her a bit; however, he heard Fen Dai suddenly say: "What are you doing? Father is going out on official business, and he was personally appointed as an imperial envoy by the Emperor. This is a great thing. Why are you crying? Are you treating this as a funeral procession? "
Jin Zhen was immediately stifled by this shout. She just looked at Feng Jin Yuan with a face full of grief.
Feng Jin Yuan glared at Fen Dai and prepared to scold her a bit; however, Han shi stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve, saying: "Husband, Fen Dai is still a child and does not understand. Her words were a bit offensive. Please do not argue with her."
This tone was so gentle that it was as if water could seep out of it. How could Feng Jin Yuan continue to blame Fen Dai. He just looked at Jin Zhen and comforted her, saying: "At most, I will be back after the new year."
Jin Zhen nodded. In the end, she didn't dare to shed another tear.
Fen Dai had always been an expert at causing trouble. Seeing Feng Jin Yuan speak nicely with Jin Zhen, she felt uncomfortable, but she could not always cause trouble for Jin Zhen. The little girl thought quickly and turned to Feng Yu Heng's side, "Second sister, why have you not said anything today?"
Feng Yu Heng glanced at Fen Dai and said: "Among the younger generation, aside from you, who has been speaking the entire time, everyone else understands the rules."
"Second sister is scolding me for not understanding the rules? I am worried about father. What's wrong with saying a bit more? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "It's nothing. If you want to say it, just say it. Nobody is stopping you. It's just that I must remind you that as a member of the younger generation, you must have the awareness of a member of the younger generation. When elders are speaking, do not interrupt. You are at home, so nobody will argue with you, but if you develop a habit, when you get married in the future, you will suffer a great loss. "
"What do you mean by 'elder'? They are all concubines! We are the proper masters! "Feng Fen Dai did not care about anything else and said this, causing everyone to glare at her.
But what could they say? What Fen Dai said was correct. Concubines had the least status. They could not even compare to the head servant of a courtyard. They did not have the right to have their own children call them mother, and they could not directly call their children by their names. They had to call them young master or young miss. Fen Dai looked down on them, but nobody could say anything.
Seeing everyone lower their heads and not speak, even Han shi had lost face, Feng Jin Yuan could not hold back his anger. Pointing at Fen Dai, he said: "Who exactly raised you to be like this? What part of you resembles my, Feng Jin Yuan's, daughter? Truly shameful! "
After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the manor.
Fen Dai was scolded until she no longer dared to make a sound. Lowering her head, she also followed everyone out. She saw that there were already quite a few officials waiting outside. Upon seeing Feng Jin Yuan come out, they all cupped their hands and said: "We have come to send off Prime minister Feng. Prime minister Feng will be going to the North to relieve the disaster and share his Majesty's burden. He truly is a model for us!"
Feng Jin Yuan returned the salute and exchanged pleasantries with everyone.
Fen Dai, however, looked at the carriage that the Feng manor had parked outside. Her desire to cause trouble began to stir once more, "Doesn't second sister have an especially good carriage? Father's journey will be long, so why did you not think of lending it to father to sit in? " She believed that she was speaking up for Feng Jin Yuan, thus she spoke with a bit more conviction, "Although second sister is now the daughter of the first wife, there are some things that you cannot compare to eldest sister. Grandmother's red sandalwood carriage was gifted by eldest sister, right? That is truly filial. "
Feng Yu Heng looked at Fen Dai and found it funny, "That carriage of mine was bestowed by his Majesty. Does fourth sister feel that it can be gifted to someone else? Also, father is an imperial envoy. When going out, he will naturally be riding in the imperial envoy's carriage. The carriage that you see is nothing more than a carriage for the Feng family's servants. "
Fen Dai was rendered speechless by her words and could not help but roll her eyes. Turning around, she no longer looked at her.
Feng Jin Yuan no longer wanted to see the women of his family tear each other down in front of outsiders. He quickly faced the officials that had come to send him off and cupped his hands, saying: "The time is not early. This prime minister will be setting out now. Many thanks to everyone for coming to send me off."
While he spoke, the imperial envoy's guard came from the other side of the street. Just as Feng Jin Yuan was about to get into the sedan, he heard someone suddenly shout from the distance: "Prime minister Feng, please wait."
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