The matriarch, who had been sitting there with an awkward expression and waiting for someone to talk to her, was no longer in the mood. Her mind was filled with the image of Feng Yu Heng shaking her head and apologizing to Lady Zhou. She also said that she would go to the palace tomorrow to beg forgiveness from the Emperor. No matter how the matriarch looked at it, she felt that this was a bad deal. Doctors were not omnipotent. The leg had been broken for so long. How could it be healed so quickly.
"Heng Heng." She spoke up but did not know what she should say.
Feng Yu Heng smiled and looked at the matriarch. She did not bring up the matter of Xuan Tianming. Instead, she began to chat with her: "These past few days, I have not been able to take care of grandmother's waist. Has grandmother been using the medicine that Qing Shuang sent?"
The matriarch said with a bitter expression: "I have been using it, using it. Seeing it is good. Look, I can even go out now." She was anxious to ask about the Ninth Prince. Without waiting for Feng Yu Heng to speak, she quickly took the initiative to ask: "Heng Heng, His Ninth Highness' leg … can it really not be cured?"
The matriarch's words caused everyone to become tense. Even Wang Chuan and Huang Quan were like this.
Feng Yu Heng looked at everyone and helplessly shook her head, "It has been delayed for too long. There is truly no way to reverse the situation."
"There is no hope at all?"
"Granddaughter is incompetent."
"You are incompetent!" Feng Fen Dai loudly shouted, pointing at Feng Yu Heng and saying: "If you don't have the ability, don't try to show off. Are you able to take responsibility for delaying His Ninth Highness' leg?"
Feng Yu Heng originally did not have the heart to argue with a child, but Fen Dai did not relent and did not stop. This truly caused her to feel annoyed, and she could not help but coldly glare at her "I heard that you went to the Yu Palace to invite lady Zhou to catch you in the act? I have truly troubled fourth sister with worrying for me. When a teaching granny comes to the Feng manor tomorrow, elder sister will definitely remind her to properly teach younger sister. "
The matriarch was also extremely infuriated by Fen Dai, loudly ordering the servants: "Bring her to the temple and have her kneel. Today, she is not allowed to eat!"
Under the matriarch's orders, two servants immediately went forward and dragged Fen Dai outside.
Fen Dai loudly shouted: "Let me go! Let go of me! Grandmother, Fen Dai does not want to kneel in the temple! Grandmother! "
Unfortunately, how could anyone listen to her shouts. The matriarch only cared about explaining to Feng Yu Heng: "It was Fen Dai that ran over to the Imperial Palace Yu on her own. Grandmother did not know about this beforehand."
Feng Yu Heng comforted her: "Grandmother, don't worry, Heng Heng understands."
"Ah, it's good that you understand." The old lady was slightly relieved. She wanted to ask a few more questions about the Ninth Prince, but Feng Yu Heng didn't want to say more, so she had to give up. "You've been busy for the past few days. You must be tired. Take a rest. Grandmother will go back first."
"Okay." She nodded and instructed Wang Chuan, "Send Grandmother out."
"No need." The matriarch waved her hand, "Everyone rest."
After saying this, she gestured to the servants carrying the chairs, and the group headed in the direction of Willow courtyard's small gate.
Chen Yu followed behind with her head lowered. Who knew what she was thinking about, but she did not know that Feng Yu Heng was looking at them with a sneer.
Passing through Willow courtyard's moon gate, Chen Yu bid farewell to the matriarch and changed directions towards her own courtyard.
Yi Lin could see that her mood was off and could not help but ask: "Eldest young miss, what happened?"
Chen Yu furrowed her brow and pondered for a while. Only then did she order Yi Lin: "Go inform third uncle. Have him find an experienced granny from outside. After I have Feng Yu Heng finish treating me, she will examine me again."
"Young miss does not trust second young miss' medical abilities?" Yi Lin saw the problem and said: "But if a granny is found, will this matter be spread?"
"It won't." Chen Yu's face was gloomy, "Uncle naturally has his own methods to have her keep the secret forever. You just need to do it."
After the matter with the Ninth Prince, Chen Yu began to doubt Feng Yu Heng's medical abilities for the first time. She had once believed that Feng Yu Heng's medical abilities were omnipotent. Only today did she realize that there were times when she could not do anything. Then, what she promised her, did she have any confidence that she would succeed?
At the same time that Chen Yu was worried, the matriarch heading towards Shu Ya courtyard was also worried. Along the way, her face had not cleared up. Granny Zhao could not help but worry and ask: "Elder madam, what happened? The matter with second young miss has already been clarified. What is there for you to worry about? "
"Hah." The matriarch sighed heavily, "What I am worried about is not that matter. Did you see Lady Zhou's expression when she left? His Ninth Highness's leg could not be treated, so she was clearly unhappy. "
"But His Ninth Highness's leg has been broken for so long. Not being able to treat it is reasonable!"
"What we say is reasonable, but the imperial family does not believe so." The matriarch analyzed for herself: "In the past, I wondered why his Majesty treated Heng Heng so well. Even the matter with the Yao family that year was gradually loosened. Now that I have thought it through, perhaps it was because of His Ninth Highness's leg. His Majesty believed that our Heng Heng's medical abilities were excellent and hoped that she would be able to treat His Ninth Highness's leg. Only then did he favor her a little. But now … hah! "She sighed heavily once more," I fear that Heng Zheng's good days will come to an end. "
Granny Zhao was startled: "That can't be, right?"
"How can it not be?" The matriarch felt that her analysis was very reasonable, "The Emperor has always favored His Ninth Highness. Although there was a rumor that His Ninth Highness had no hope of having an heir, after these past few months, it seems that the Emperor has not completely given up hope. If Heng Heng could treat His Ninth Highness's leg, perhaps the position of heir would still be his. I fear that the matter of having an heir would just be a rumor. But now that the leg cannot be treated, I fear that his Majesty's heart will truly turn cold. "
Granny Zhao heard the matriarch's words and felt a chill run through her body. If it really was as the matriarch thought, perhaps the Feng manor would once again experience a storm.
"Matriarch." She trembled as she asked, "Then shouldn't we make some preparations beforehand?"
The matriarch pondered a little then said: "No rush. Wait until Heng Heng returns from the palace tomorrow."
The Feng manor had a very large Buddhist hall. It was built behind Jin Yu courtyard. It had been built when the Shen Clan was still around.
In truth, after the Buddhist hall was built, she had only entered it a few times. But seeing that other manors had it, she saw it as a standard and built one as well.
Speaking of, the matriarch was the only one in the manor that frequently prayed. Whichever courtyard the matriarch lived in, she was willing to leave a small Buddhist hall in her own courtyard. The one built by the Shen Clan was something that she would not go to even if she was beaten to death. Especially after the Shen Clan passed away, that Buddhist hall was never used again. Later on, the servants no longer went in to clean it. Like this, it was said to be a Buddhist hall in a large manor, but it was about the same as a ruined temple outside the city.
The matriarch punished Fen Dai to kneel in the Buddhist hall. The servants naturally could not send her to the small Buddhist hall in Shu Ya courtyard. Thinking about it, they could only send her to Jin Yu courtyard. Fen Dai saw that they were going in the direction of Jin Yu courtyard and immediately began to cry. No matter what was said, she refused to go over.
But the servants were strong. How could a ten-year-old girl like her possibly win against an adult. She was actually dragged in that direction.
When they arrived, there was a person standing at the entrance of Jin Yu courtyard with his hands clasped behind his back. Facing inside, he looked lonely.
Fen Dai's brow twitched, as she immediately recognized that person. Opening her mouth, she shouted: "Cousin! Cousin Chen Qing! "
The person at the entrance was Chen Qing. Hearing someone shout for him, he quickly turned around. Seeing Fen Dai being dragged by the servants, he was extremely shocked "Fourth young miss, what happened? Why are you servants treating the manor's young miss like this? "
Although the two servants were polite to Chen Qing, they did not show much respect. They just answered his question in a procedural manner: "This servant was ordered by the matriarch to bring fourth young miss to the Buddhist hall."
"Cousin! Cousin, it's all because of Feng Yu Heng that harmed me! " Fen Dai saw that the two servants did not stop even after answering Chen Qing's question. Seeing that she was about to be dragged into the courtyard, she quickly said in a loud voice: "Feng Yu Heng did not just harm me. She also harmed eldest sister! Eldest sister's current days in the manor are not good, cousin! You must help eldest sister! "
The shouts became more and more distant. After the two servants dragged Fen Dai into the courtyard, they disappeared in just a few steps.
Chen Qing did not even have a chance to ask a few more questions. He wanted to chase after them, but he felt that it was not appropriate for his status, but Fen Dai's words caused him to feel worried.
What sort of life Chen Yu lived in the Feng manor, he had personally witnessed it. Now that the fourth young miss was treated like this by servants, how much suffering had Chen Yu, his beloved cousin, suffered? Being demoted from the daughter of the first wife to the daughter of a concubine, could someone as delicate as her endure the pain of this?
Chen Qing pondered for a while and decided to personally go to Shu Ya courtyard. Now that his aunt was no longer there, and his cousin was no longer there. Chen Yu was all alone. As her cousin, if he did not step forward, would Chen Yu not be bullied to death?
Thinking like this, Chen Qing no longer hesitated and quickly walked in the direction of Shu Ya courtyard.
When he arrived, the matriarch was sitting in the hall and worrying over a bowl of bird's nest. This was originally her favorite supplement, but today, she could not eat a single bite. There was a knot in her heart that could not be untied no matter what.
Outside, a servant came to report that the Chen family's young master had arrived. Before the matriarch could react, granny Zhao reminded her: "It's the Chen family's young master that master ordered us to take care of. He has arrived."
Only then did the matriarch understand; however, she frowned and asked: "What did he come here for? Wasn't he only focused on studying? "
Granny Zhao said: "He is just outside. It would be better to call him in and ask him."
The matriarch nodded, "Then let him in."
Only then was Chen Qing permitted to enter the room.
The matriarch had never treated the people of the Chen family well. Although Chen Qing was a little closer to Feng Jin Yuan, he was still surnamed Chen. Just looking at him made her feel uncomfortable.
Chen Qing was very polite and saluted the matriarch then paid his respects. After standing up once more, he said: "Chen Qing has not paid respects to elder madam for many days. Would elder madam please forgive me."
The matriarch waved her hand, "There is no need for you to pay respects to me every day. Morning and night are things that the Feng family's children do. It has nothing to do with your Chen family."
Chen Qing's face revealed a bit of awkwardness. In regards to the grudge between the Chen family and the Feng family, he had heard a bit about it; however, he never thought that the matriarch would not even bother to show it on the surface. Did she hate the Chen family to such a degree?
"I wonder what matter the Chen family's young master has come here for?" Seeing that the matriarch did not like speaking, granny Zhao had no choice but to take up the responsibility of asking.
Chen Qing calmed himself down and took a few deep breaths. As though he had made a great decision, he lifted his robe and kneeled on the ground, loudly saying "Chen Qing has come today to propose marriage to the Feng family's eldest young miss, Feng Chen Yu! Would elder madam please agree! "
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