Sure enough, there was a deployment. She recalled granny Sun mentioning on the way back to the capital. Over the years, Feng Jin Yuan had raised quite a few hidden guards. These hidden guards all had no father, mother, wife, or children. They only obeyed Feng Jin Yuan's orders. In other words, the hidden guards only served Feng Jin Yuan and not the entire Feng manor.
She was unable to determine exactly how many hidden guards were in this courtyard, but she could not remain in a deadlock without moving. Inside the study, there was a shadow walking back and forth. This meant that the matter involved had disrupted Feng Jin Yuan's original plans. It had also disrupted his state of mind, causing him to be unable to sit or stand still.
Feng Yu Heng was also a little uneasy. Her hand subconsciously touched the phoenix birthmark, and her consciousness immediately entered the pharmacy.
In the resting room, there was a high-powered military telescope. It was half the length of an arm. It was a good item that she had stolen from the army. Now, it had come in handy.
Taking out the telescope, Feng Yu Heng hid her body in a crack in the rockery. Only then did she raise the telescope to her eyes.
One at eight o 'clock, one at ten o' clock, twelve o 'clock, two o' clock, four o 'clock …
Pine courtyard's hidden guards were very orderly. They formed a semicircle around the courtyard to protect it. But there was no one at the door! A smart person would not make the place they cared about truly watertight. They would always leave an opening for those who wanted to come uninvited.
Unfortunately, Feng Yu Heng was not only scheming. She also had skill and a space that could be used to cheat.
She threw the telescope back into the pharmacy and calculated the distance. With light steps, she moved around the outermost circle of tall cypress trees towards the back of the study. Every time she entered the line of sight of a hidden guard, she would immediately hide and enter the space.
The use of this space had already been thoroughly understood by her on the way to the capital. Not only could she use her consciousness to take things out, she could also directly enter. As long as she touched the phoenix birthmark, she would be able to enter the space in the blink of an eye.
And after entering, it was not just a static space. She had tried it before. Every time she entered, she would be in the middle of the first floor of the pharmacy. And regardless of whether she walked to the left or right, the distance inside the space was the same as the distance outside.
In other words, if he walked to the end of the left side of the space and then appeared in the real world, he would actually move the corresponding number of steps to the left.
If she went up to the second floor, she would have to go downstairs to come out. Otherwise, it was very likely that she would appear in mid-air and fall on her butt.
Feng Yu Heng calculates that she will enter the surveillance range of a secret guard. Then she hides in the space and walks to the end on the left. When she comes out, she will be at another surveillance point.
After going back and forth five times, he finally reached the back window of the study.
She had no intention of poking through the window paper, and she never believed that the owner of the room would not be suspicious after discovering that the window paper had been poked through with a finger.
He re-entered the space and went straight to the second floor. When he came out again, he was already on the roof of the study.
She leaned over the rubble and used her body's outstanding flexibility to dive to the lowest point. Then, she carefully removed the tiles. A fist-sized skylight appeared on the roof of the study.
Feng Jin Yuan paced back and forth inside the room, not stopping once. Next to him stood a man with his head lowered. He wore a dark blue robe and had a sword at his waist. He was very thin and neat. He should be a secret guard.
Feng Yu Heng held her breath and pressed her ear as close to the skylight as possible, wanting to hear what the two would say next. But this continued for the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn. Aside from the sound of footsteps, there was no other movement.
She was a little annoyed and turned her head to look again. Feng Jin Yuan happened to stop pacing and said to the secret guard: "Look again."
The secret guard cupped his hands: "Understood." Opening the door, he disappeared.
Feng Yu Heng was also quite excited. Look again? Then she would wait a little longer.
Of course, she could not lie on the roof and wait. She covered up the rubble and entered her pharmacy. Steeping a cup of chrysanthemum tea for herself, she sat for around two hours before reappearing.
She was in the same position as before, and she even opened the skylight. After waiting for a little while, the secret guard returned to the study.
"My lord, the report has been confirmed. The Ninth Prince was heavily injured during the last battle in the Northwest. Both his legs were crippled, and his face was disfigured. Also, after the imperial physician's diagnosis this afternoon, he has no hope of having an heir."
Pa!
The girl on the roof felt her heart sink, and her body sank as well. The crisp sound of the tiles falling on the roof alerted the secret guards in the house. She only felt a gust of wind caress her face, and she subconsciously covered the tile that she had uncovered and hid it in her space after touching the birthmark.
The secret guard had already unsheathed his sword, but he was surprised to find that there was not a single person on the roof.
He had practiced martial arts for many years and was an expert at hiding. His intuition told him that there was indeed someone lying on the roof. He could even feel a faint trace of human presence.
But there was nothing in front of him. Not to mention a person, not even a strand of hair could be seen.
He frowned and heard Feng Jin Yuan shout from below: "Can Yang, come back."
With a flash, he returned to the room. After a while, the candle in the room was extinguished. Feng Jin Yuan left with his hands clasped behind his back. Can Yang once again hid in the corner.
Feng Yu Heng used her space to leave Pine courtyard. Only after leaving the perimeter of Pine courtyard did she feel at ease. Once again, she chose the path back.
But this time, her state of mind was completely different. The words of the secret guard, Can Yang, and the man with the purple lotus in the mountains of the Northwest flashed through her mind.
Feng Yu Heng clearly remembered that night in the mountains, she and the old doctor had reconnected the man's legs. She had even paid attention to the doctor's technique. It was definitely reliable. In addition, she had personally set the bones. As long as there were no major accidents, the legs would return to normal in three or four months. Even if he could not walk like a normal person in less than a month, he would not have been diagnosed as a "complete cripple" by the imperial physician.
She knew that completely crippled meant that the man would never be able to stand again. But that was clearly not the case. Could it be …
Sweat appeared on her forehead, and her breathing became a little ragged. She recalled that Can Yang had said "completely ruined". That meant that after she left that night, the man did not manage to leave the mountains safely. Instead, he was ambushed and heavily injured.
There were only two of them. Bai Ze had to take care of his master, who could not walk. If they were ambushed, he would not be able to do his best. If that was the case, it was not impossible for his legs to be completely ruined.
Feng Yu Heng subconsciously clenched her fists tightly, as she gritted her teeth.
The man with the purple lotus in between his eyebrows was the first man to speak to her after she arrived in this world. She had argued with him and could be considered to have gone through trials and tribulations with him. She had thought that since she had saved someone after transmigrating, she had done a great service. Who would have thought that the person she had spent so much effort to save would be ruined by someone else.
A torrent of hatred surged forth, as she finally understood why Feng Jin Yuan had suddenly changed his mind during the day.
A prince without any hope of having an heir could not inherit the throne. At this time, the Feng family could not marry Feng Chen Yu off to him. It would be better for everything to remain the same. She, Feng Yu Heng, would still be married to the Ninth Prince. As for the number one beauty in the capital, Feng Chen Yu, who had been raised according to the standards of the Empress, would continue to wait for the right price. The person to be betrothed would definitely be a dragon amongst men in the future.
Countless thoughts exploded in her mind. Although her heart was in chaos, she did not lose her alertness. From the garden to the right of the stone path, she could faintly hear the soft voice of a woman, accompanied by a few groans from a man.
She stopped in her tracks and followed the sound. Sure enough, she saw a man and woman hugging under a pavilion in the depths of the garden.
The woman's clothes had been taken off and were strewn all over the place. A pair of shoes happened to be not far from where she was standing.
Feng Yu Heng did not even think. She took a few steps forward and picked up the shoes. Then she turned and left.
But just as she turned around, she heard the man say: "Jin Zhen, you've been with the head madam for so many years. Why hasn't she rewarded you with anything good?"
Feng Yu Heng stopped in her tracks and looked around. Jin Zhen? Jin Zhen, one of the four first class maidservants of the Shen Clan?
The woman's voice quickly came over, but it carried a warning: "Li Zhu, talking about your master is a capital offense."
"I won't tell anyone else. Could it be that you're going to report me?"
The woman lightly snorted, "Who knows if there will be a day when you make me unhappy and I will let it slip."
"Oh, my great aunt, how could I dare make you unhappy. Even if you wanted my life, I would give it to you!"
"That's more like it." Jin Zhen's voice was trembling, and hearing it made people's ears go numb, "But when you speak of rewards, humph, who in this fu doesn't know that Da Furen dresses herself up as if she's a walking treasure trove, but if anyone wants to get something from her fingers, it's harder than ascending to the heavens."
"Others can't get anything, but the four of you can't?"
"The four of us?" Jin Zhen suddenly smiled, "Li Zhu, ah, Li Zhu. Although the four of us are first class maidservants, in front of your mother, we still have to obediently bow our heads and smile. According to what you said, how many benefits has your mother received over the years? You see, I've been close to you. Shouldn't you also express your gratitude to me? "
It would have been better if she didn't mention this. Once she mentioned it, Li Zhu became angry: "That old madam has hidden her things more tightly than her own life. How could I get anything from her? Hmph, I thought that I could get some benefits from following a rich master. Who would have thought that she would be so stingy. "
Feng Yu Heng didn't want to listen to the two of them whispering. She took Jin Zhen's embroidered shoes and returned to Willow courtyard.
From the two's conversation, she guessed that Li Zhu should be Li momo's son. The person under the head madam's command must be her wet nurse. Now that the wet nurse's son was having an affair with her maidservant, if this matter was investigated, it wouldn't be good to say or to listen to!
Unfortunately, she wasn't in the mood to play tonight. Otherwise, she would have played with that pair of lovebirds.
When she returned to Willow courtyard, it was already past five in the morning.
Feng Yu Heng didn't expect to be able to sleep peacefully on her first night back in the manor, but she didn't think that she would lose sleep because of that person.
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