Jin Zhen and Man Xi were given a fright and wanted to quickly leave. Unfortunately, they were still a step behind Han shi's maidservant.
They saw a slightly sturdy servant quickly walk over. Glaring at Jin Zhen, she did not hold back and loudly said: "Concubine mother Jin Zhen, what are you doing sneaking around here?"
This shout startled Han shi and Fen Dai. Even the performers on the stage stopped, as they stared in the direction of Jin Zhen and her maidservant. Han shi did not have time to retract the joy on her face, as a layer of anger surged forth. Just as she was about to explode, Fen Dai grabbed her wrist. She then heard Fen Dai loudly say: "So it was concubine mother Jin Zhen. Pei 'er is impudent. Quickly invite concubine mother in to sit."
The servant named Pei 'er turned and bowed to Fen Dai, replying: "Yes." She then put on a stern expression and gestured for Jin Zhen to enter: "Concubine mother, please." How was this attitude of inviting her to watch a play. It was as though she was interrogating a criminal. Seeing this, Jin Zhen trembled.
It was Man Xi who reacted a step faster, quickly saying: "We were just passing by and heard the sound of a play, so we came over to take a look. We will not disturb fourth young miss and concubine mother Han." Saying this, she pulled Jin Zhen away.
But Pei 'er moved very quickly, immediately blocking the way. She did not say much, only saying: "Fourth young miss invites you in."
Man Xi frowned, as she knew that this would not be easy to get through. Han shi had clearly come to cause trouble. If it was just her alone, it would be fine. After all, they were all concubine mothers. Neither was more noble than the other. But Feng Fen Dai was present. Although she was the daughter of a concubine, her position was much higher than that of a concubine mother's.
"Let's go over and take a look." Jin Zhen helplessly said. Tightening her cloak, she took the initiative to walk into the yard.
Han shi watched Jin Zhen walk over step by step. She then looked at the luxurious Winter robe that she was wearing and felt very upset.
A few days ago, Feng Jin Yuan had obtained a piece of material from who knows where. He did not put it into the manor's pockets, as he directly used it to make clothes for Jin Zhen. The women in the manor only had one set of clothes. She was extremely jealous, but she could only feel anxious.
Now that Jin Zhen was walking in front of her wearing this, wasn't this a provocation?
Thinking of this, Han shi's anger surged forth. Fiercely glaring at Jin Zhen, she coldly asked her: "You didn't obediently stay in your courtyard. Instead, you came here to sneak around. What are you doing?"
Jin Zhen had no intention of arguing with her, only saying: "Elder sister's play can be heard by half of the Feng manor. Younger sister was just curious and came to take a look. I was just about to go back."
"Curious?" Han shi snorted coldly, "Since you've come, why don't you openly enter the courtyard? Why are you hiding in the shadows?" Her almond-shaped eyes glanced at the young man on the stage. "Could it be that Younger Sister has fallen in love with this handsome young man?"
"Elder sister, don't speak nonsense." Jin Zhen's face turned red. "I really just came to take a look. I'm going back now."
Fen Dai glanced at Jin Zhen and said: "Concubine mother, don't rush. Since you have come, it would be better to sit down and listen for a while. Oh, that's right. "She glanced at the teacup on the table." There's no more tea. I'll have to trouble Concubine Mother to pour some more. "
Jin Zhen gritted her teeth and thought to herself that this fourth young miss had liked to cause trouble since she was young. Even after growing up, this habit still had not changed.
But in the end, she did not dare go against Fen Dai. After all, regardless of whether it was the daughter of the first wife or the daughter of a concubine, concubine mothers were considered servants. They could not be brought to the table, so there was nothing wrong with the young misses ordering them around.
She stepped forward and picked up the teapot to pour some tea for Fen Dai.
She was originally a servant, so she was not sloppy when it came to pouring tea. She was not out of breath, and her hands did not tremble. A cup of tea was steadily poured.
"Fourth young miss, please have some tea." Putting down the teapot, she bowed.
Fen Dai picked up the cup of tea and brought it to her mouth. Suddenly, her expression changed, as she threw the cup of tea to the ground.
The cup shattered with a "pa" sound, and the tea splashed all over the ground.
"You want to burn me to death?" Fen Dai screamed then angrily glared. Pointing at Jin Zhen, she said: "What sort of heart do you have? Pouring such hot tea for me to drink, do you want to burn me to death? "
Man Xi could not bear to continue watching and rushed to say: "The teapot was placed on the table. Fourth young miss drank for a long time. How could it be hot?"
"Are you talking to me?" Fen Dai became furious, "Alright! Sure enough, you're a servant that came from Jin Yu courtyard. Each one is sharper than the other, yet you haven't learned the rules in the slightest. What sort of status do you have? What sort of status do you have to interrupt me when I'm speaking? "
Man Xi also knew that she had overstepped her boundaries. For a while, she did not know what was best.
Jin Zhen was helpless. She knew that they were unlucky to have run into this mother and daughter pair. Feng Fen Dai was clearly deliberately making things difficult for them. If Man Xi spoke back and angered them, who knew what sort of trouble would occur.
She gritted her teeth and deliberately scolded Man Xi with a stern expression: "You don't know the rules! When your master is speaking, how could you be allowed to interrupt? Quickly slap yourself! "
Man Xi also knew that Jin Zhen was offending her for her sake. Without another word, she raised her hand and slapped herself twice.
Seeing Man Xi hit herself, Han shi and Fen Dai, this mother and daughter pair, truly enjoyed themselves. In the past, Jin Zhen and Man Xi were both people of the Shen Clan. The Shen Clan was the head wife and had always been arrogant and despotic. Even the status of the servants in her courtyard rose. Each and every one of them acted as if they were something. Feng Fen Dai was just a lowly daughter of a concubine. These two truly did not place her in their eyes.
But things were different now. The Shen Clan had died, and their statuses had changed. In addition to this, the manor no longer had Feng Jin Yuan to protect them. These two had truly become phoenixes that had lost their feathers.
Oh, no, Feng Fen Dai did not think of them as phoenixes. They were nothing more than playthings to be toyed with.
"Hmph." She stared at Jin Zhen and coldly snorted. A servant, even if she flew up to a branch, she was still nothing more than a crow. If she wanted to become a phoenix, there was no way she could do it.
Han shi suddenly had a bad taste "Jin Zhen, do you know how to sing?"
Jin Zhen was stunned then shook her head, "I don't."
Fen Dai rolled her eyes, "If you don't know, you can learn! Concubine mother Han likes to watch operas. Yesterday, father also told her that when she is bored in the manor, she can invite an opera troupe in to sing. It just so happens that the opera troupe is present today. It would be better to have the opera troupe teach you. After you have learned, you can sing a bit for us. "
Jin Zhen felt a wave of humiliation. In any case, she was Feng Jin Yuan's lover, yet Feng Fen Dai actually wanted her to learn from an opera troupe? How could she do such a lowly thing?
Seeing Jin Zhen stand still, Han shi put on a stern expression, "What is it, you dare to not listen to fourth young miss' words?"
Jin Zhen looked at Fen Dai awkwardly: "Fourth young miss and sister Han want to watch operas. Having an opera troupe sing is fine. Jin Zhen is truly …"
"If I tell you to sing, then sing!" Fen Dai suddenly shouted, causing Han shi to tremble. "What are you still standing there for? Go on stage! "
The maidservant, Pei 'er, saw that her master had become anxious and quickly tugged at Jin Zhen. Increasing her strength, she pinched Jin Zhen's arm until it hurt. "Fourth young miss invites concubine mother to go on stage. Concubine mother, quickly go!"
Jin Zhen shook her head, "Fourth young miss, you cannot do this."
"Why can't I?" Fen Dai looked at her provocatively, "A concubine actually dares to say no to the manor's proper young miss? Do you have this right? "
Pei 'er interjected at the right time: "Would concubine mother please consider it carefully. In the end, fourth young miss is surnamed Feng. You are nothing more than a concubine that cannot even make it to the main table."
These words caused Jin Zhen to wake up.
That's right, what right did she have to say no to Feng Fen Dai? She was clearly bullying her, so what could she do?
Thinking like this, she was no longer stubborn. Turning her head, she glanced at the stage that had already stopped performing. Gritting her teeth, she walked over.
The opera troupe moved a couple steps to the side to make room for Jin Zhen. She then looked at Han shi and revealed a charming smile, asking: "I wonder what the madam that was invited to the stage will do?"
Han shi giggled, "What madam. She is nothing more than a concubine."
Man Xi glared at Han shi and thought to herself that this woman's shamelessness had reached a certain level. She was also a concubine, yet she was actually able to say this sort of thing.
Jin Zhen, however, no longer had any interest in arguing with Han shi. She only said: "Younger sister really does not know how to perform. Elder sister, please do not make things difficult for me." In her heart, however, she repeatedly prayed that Feng Yu Heng would be able to rush over to the flower-viewing courtyard at this time. Feng Jin Yuan had left the capital. The only one that could protect her was the second young miss.
Feng Fen Dai had replaced her teacup and was currently looking at the stage. Squinting her eyes, she asked Jin Zhen: "The daughters of large families all know how to play the zither, go, calligraphy and painting. Even if they are not proficient in all of them, they should be proficient in one or two. Which one do you think you are proficient in? You don't know how to play the zither, go, calligraphy and painting. You also don't know how to perform, so what exactly can you do? How could our Feng manor raise a piece of trash like you that doesn't know anything? "
Feng Fen Dai's words became uglier and uglier. Jin Zhen stood blankly on the stage and felt that she had already been insulted from head to toe; however, she did not have the slightest ability to resist.
Han shi raised her hand to the young man: "Continue singing. Change it up. Change it to something appropriate for the occasion."
The young man knew how to cater to her tastes, as he sang a play of a servant climbing into the master's bed. This caused Han shi to laugh loudly.
Fen Dai also laughed, but at the same time she laughed, she reminded Han shi: "You must not laugh too loudly. Be careful not to affect the fetus."
Han shi laughed once more then gently patted Fen Dai's head, "How could it be so fast! Fourth young miss is still young. Not understanding this sort of thing is normal. "Although she said this, she began to worry about whether or not she could get pregnant. After all these years, when Feng Jin Yuan had doted on her, she had only given birth to Fen Dai. How could it be that her belly would suddenly begin to move once more? But if it really did not happen, Fen Dai would continue to cause trouble for her, and she herself would feel unreconciled.
Below the stage, the mother and daughter were extremely arrogant. On the stage, Jin Zhen could not help but cry from the young man's singing. She did not know how long she would have to stand on this stage. The second young miss that she had been hoping for still had not appeared. Even the other people in the manor had not come over to the flower-viewing courtyard. She began to realize that she had been too impulsive and meddlesome. With such a large commotion, it was impossible for the people to not hear it, but they could all pretend to ignore it. Why did she have to rush over? In the end, it was because she was not skilled enough.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng was in her pharmacy space preparing to examine Xuan Tianming's leg the next day.
She could already determine that it was a comminuted fracture, but the extent of the fracture could only be determined by an X-ray.
Everything in the pharmacy space did not have an expiration date. Even the medicine used for the surgery would always remain in its best condition. The scalpels would not be embroidered, the alcohol cotton would not dry, and even the operating table would not be covered in dust; however, she still carefully wiped the scalpels clean.
The first day that she came to this world was to treat Xuan Tianming's leg. She originally thought that it had already been treated; however, who knew that the leg that she had personally treated would be injured by the soldiers of Qian Zhou. How could she be reconciled?
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