When Lady Zhou arrived, the Feng manor's gatekeeper was explaining to housekeeper He Zhong: "They really are all dressed like actors. This lowly one looked carefully."
He Zhong angrily stomped his feet, "Idiot! What can you tell just by looking at the clothes? Do you not know how to look at the face? Fourth young miss has been gone for so long and still has not returned. If the elder madam investigates, who can take responsibility? "
He Zhong had a bitter expression. The fourth young miss had mixed in with the actors and happened to be seen by the eldest young miss who had wandered into the front yard. Although she did not see it too clearly, the fourth young miss was indeed not in the manor. The eldest young miss had already gone to report to the elder madam. What should he do?
Just as he was panicking, the gatekeeper that had been scolded turned his head and happened to see a carriage stop in front of the manor's gates. Of the two people that came out of the carriage, one of them looked very familiar. Looking carefully, who else could it be but the Feng family's fourth young miss, Feng Fen Dai?
"Fourth young miss has returned!" He reached out and pointed, "Housekeeper, look. Is that the fourth young miss?"
He Zhong looked over and found that of course, Feng Fen Dai was wearing the clothes of an actor and had come out of the carriage. At her side stood a woman with an extraordinary bearing. This gave He Zhong a fright! He was a housekeeper and was very good at recognizing people. Ever since Lady Zhou had come to the Feng family to deliver the betrothal gifts, he had remembered her. Who knew that this Lady Zhou would come again, and she would actually be with the fourth young miss!
He Zhong had originally let out a sigh of relief because Fen Dai had returned, but before he could swallow this anger, he was once again startled by Lady Zhou.
He quickly went forward and saluted to Lady Zhou: "This lowly one pays respects to madam."
Lady Zhou glanced at He Zhong then pointed at Feng Fen Dai and asked him: "This girl says that she is the Feng family's fourth young miss. Do you recognize her?"
He Zhong glanced at Fen Dai and nodded: "Replying to madam, this is indeed the fourth young miss."
Lady Zhou snorted coldly, "The people of the Feng family really are interesting. Other families' young misses all dress up nicely when leaving the manor, but the Feng family's young miss makes herself look like this. It really is strange." As she spoke, she walked over the threshold, "Prime minister Feng is not in the capital. Who is in charge of the Feng family now?"
He Zhong hurriedly followed behind her and answered honestly, "It's the old lady who is in charge of the household. Madam, please follow me to the main hall and have a seat. I'll send someone to invite the old lady over."
"Yes." Lady Zhou didn't say anything else and followed He Zhong to Peony courtyard's main hall. Behind them, the gatekeeper also trotted to Shu Ya courtyard.
Arriving at Peony courtyard, Fen Dai quietly asked a servant: "Did second young miss come to the manor today?"
The servant shook her head. "Fourth Young Mistress, no."
Fen Dai happily curled the corners of her lips and waved her hand: "Go ahead." Feng Yu Heng had not come out even now. This was truly good news.
Lady Zhou sat in the guest's seat, and a servant brought in a cup of tea. He Zhong even ordered for someone to burn a charcoal brazier and place it in the middle of the room. He then explained to Lady Zhou: "Elder madam's back has been acting up recently, and her movements are a little inconvenient. I will have to trouble madam to wait a little longer."
Lady Zhou nodded, "No rush."
However, while she was not in a rush, the matriarch was. She had already spent the past few days worrying about Feng Yu Heng's matters. At this critical juncture, Lady Zhou, who had gone to the Imperial Palace Yu, had personally come to visit. No matter what, she could not think of anything positive.
While she was being carried to Peony courtyard in a soft chair, she asked granny Zhao: "Say, Lady Zhou shouldn't have come to denounce us, right? Did Mr. Heng really and his Highness the seventh prince … "
"How could that be possible." Granny Zhao did not believe that the always prudent and reasonable Feng Yu Heng would do such a thing. Also, "Even if you don't believe second young miss, you should believe his Highness the seventh prince, right? How could a person like him do such a thing? If word got out, I fear that no one in the world would believe it. "
"That's true." The matriarch felt that granny Zhao's words were reasonable. Thinking again about Xuan Tianhua's personality, she felt a little more at ease. But she still had some misgivings about Lady Zhou's visit, "What exactly did she come to our manor for?" As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Chen Yu, who was at her side. Only then did she remember that when a servant came to report that Lady Zhou had arrived, Chen Yu had just entered the courtyard. She did not even have a chance to speak with Chen Yu before she hurriedly got dressed. "Chen Yu." She finally found some time to ask: "What business do you have with me?"
Chen Yu, who had originally come to report to the matriarch about Fen Dai leaving the manor, spoke up at this time. With a face full of worry, she said to the matriarch: "Granddaughter was strolling around today and just happened to reach the front yard. There, I saw three people preparing to leave the manor. Those people were wearing the clothes of a theatrical troupe. They said that there was a shortage of things to perform in, so they were leaving the manor to purchase them. But among the three, one of them looked very similar to fourth sister. Granddaughter was puzzled, but they left in a hurry, so it was inconvenient for me to chase after them. Later on, granddaughter went to fourth sister's courtyard to take a look. Sure enough, fourth sister was not in the manor. Only then did I rush to tell grandmother. Did fourth sister inform grandmother before leaving the manor? If she did not, please do not let anything else happen! "
"Fen Dai left the manor?" The matriarch's eyes lit up, "How come I did not know?"
The gatekeeper that had followed them the entire way was finally able to speak, "Replying to elder madam, fourth young miss did indeed leave the manor with a theatrical troupe."
"Nonsense!" The matriarch became furious, "What sort of job are you doing? Fourth young miss leaving the manor like that, why did you not stop her? "
The gatekeeper dropped to his knees in fear, but the matriarch was in a rush to see Lady Zhou. How could she be willing to stop. After he knelt, he saw that his master did not wait for him, so he quickly stood up and trotted over to the matriarch's side, saying: "It was all this servant's negligence. Would elder madam please punish me. But at that time, fourth young miss was wearing the same clothes as a theatrical troupe. This servant truly did not recognize her! "
At this time, Chen Yu had calmed down. Thinking about this matter from top to bottom, she immediately came up with an idea. She could not help but say: "Grandmother, when granddaughter just arrived at Shu Ya courtyard, the gatekeeper's servant also happened to arrive. Granddaughter saw him tell Shu Ya courtyard's maidservant that Lady Zhou had come."
"Yes." The gatekeeper nodded, "Eldest young miss is correct. This servant and housekeeper He went together to welcome Lady Zhou into the manor. Also … also, Lady Zhou came with fourth young miss."
"What?" The matriarch was extremely shocked, "How did Fen Dai end up together with Lady Zhou?" The more she heard, the more anxious she became. She could not help but urge the person carrying the chair: "Quickly, quickly. We absolutely must not let the noble lady wait for too long."
The servant carrying the chair increased his pace. In the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, the matriarch had already entered Peony courtyard.
Fen Dai stood at the entrance. Upon seeing the matriarch arrive, she quickly went over to greet her. But before she could speak, the matriarch raised the cane in her hand and swung it at Fen Dai's back, causing Fen Dai to scream.
"You still have the face to scream!" Old Madam Fu was so angry that she was trembling, but she didn't dare to yell loudly for fear that Old Madam Zhou would hear her. She could only lower her voice and reprimand her: "Was it you who invited Old Madam Zhou to the fu? You are so young. What sort of heart do you have? "
Fen Dai was in so much pain that tears began to flow. Facing the matriarch, she argued back: "It was kindness! I was also worried that something would happen to second sister. When the time comes, the Imperial Palace Yu would place the blame on our Feng family. Grandmother, you cannot only side with second sister and not care about the lives of our other sisters! "
She said this while looking towards Chen Yu, hoping that Chen Yu would speak up for her. But Chen Yu did not seem to understand her pleading gaze, instead saying: "Fourth sister, you were too rash in this matter."
In reality, Chen Yu hated Feng Fen Dai to death.
If this was any other time, she would definitely work with Fen Dai to cause trouble for Feng Yu Heng, but now, she truly feared that Feng Yu Heng would make the slightest mistake. Only if Feng Yu Heng was safe and sound could her matter be carried out in a few days. Once something happened to Feng Yu Heng, what should she do? Feng Fen Dai did not cause trouble earlier or later. Instead, she chose to cause trouble at this critical juncture. How could she not be angry.
"Grandmother, quickly go in." Chen Yu helplessly urged the matriarch, "Don't let Lady Zhou wait too long."
The matriarch quickly waved her hand, allowing the people carrying the chair to continue moving.
It wasn't until they entered the main hall of Peony Courtyard and saw Lady Zhou sitting in the guest seat that the matriarch finally got down from the soft chair with the help of Zhao mama. She wanted to bow and salute, but while it was fine to keep her back straight, it was difficult to bend.
Lady Zhou saw that the Feng matriarch was not faking it, thus she waved her hand, "Elder madam has an old illness, so there is no need to be so courteous. Let's sit together."
"Many thanks madam." The matriarch's face was filled with gratitude. With the help of granny Zhao, she sat in the main seat; however, she did not forget to ask the most important question: "I wonder if madam has come to visit for some reason?"
Lady Zhou glanced at Fen Dai, who had followed the Feng matriarch into the main hall. With a puzzled expression, she said: "Wasn't it the Feng family that sent fourth young miss to the Imperial Palace Yu to invite this old one over?"
Feng Fen Dai trembled. These words told her that this Lady Zhou and Feng Yu Heng were the same type of people.
But she had gone to the Imperial Palace Yu, and she had snuck out. Now that she had been exposed in front of the matriarch, there was nothing she could say.
Seeing Fen Dai lower her head and remain silent, the matriarch fiercely slammed her cane on the ground and loudly said: "Kneel!"
Fen Dai dropped to her knees, but she continued to harp on the matter with Tong Sheng pavilion: "Grandmother, Fen Dai is doing this for second sister's sake. If this sort of thing was told to the Imperial Palace Yu by someone else, the nature of the matter would change! "
Lady Zhou looked at the Feng family's fourth young miss, and the disdain in her eyes became more and more profound. Previously, she only knew that the Feng family's head was a mother, and she also heard that the eldest daughter was not someone to be worry-free. Now, it seemed that the Feng manor was truly a den of dogs and wolves. Even a young girl in her teens was so irritating. Their future Imperial Palace Yu truly had a hard life!
"Elder madam, what exactly is the matter that you are talking about? Could you dispel this old one's confusion? It sounds like it is related to our manor's future princess? "
"This …" Hearing Lady Zhou ask this question, the matriarch did not know how to respond.
Fen Dai, however, rushed to say: "It's the matter that I spoke to you at the entrance of the palace! Second sister and his Highness the seventh prince have already been in Tong Sheng pavilion for a few days, and his Highness the seventh prince has not come out. "
"Fen Dai!" The matriarch's heart trembled. This girl actually dared to bring this matter to the Imperial Palace Yu behind her back. Was this because she saw that the Feng manor had been too peaceful recently and wanted to find a way to cause trouble? "Cease your nonsense!"
"It's not nonsense!" Fen Dai insisted on this matter, "So many pairs of eyes are watching. How could Fen Dai dare to speak nonsense?"
"Lady Zhou." The matriarch hurriedly explained, "Young children do not understand. Do not listen to her nonsense. I will definitely punish her severely later on. Even worse, I can send her out of the Feng manor. I absolutely will not allow her to tarnish Heng Zheng's reputation."
"Your Feng family is tarnishing the reputation of the princess consort!" Lady Zhou suddenly became furious and slammed the table, causing the teacups on the table to jump up. "Princess is treating his Highness Prince Yu's legs at the county princess' manor, and his Highness the seventh prince is accompanying her at the county princess' manor under his Majesty's orders. How did it become his Highness the seventh prince having an affair with Imperial Consort Yu through your Feng family's mouths?"
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