"Imperial edict from the Empress?" The matriarch was a little dazed, "What imperial edict does the Empress want to pass on?"
Granny Zhao anxiously said from the side: "Regardless of what it is, the person to pass on the edict has already arrived. Elder madam, you must make some preparations!"
"Right, right." The matriarch stood up with the help of granny Zhao. After a month of recuperation, her back was much better, and she could basically walk.
Seeing the matriarch get out of her seat, everyone else also stood up. Fen Dai glared at Chen Yu and coldly snorted, saying: "This matter is not over yet! Don't think that you can get away with it. "
Chen Yu maintained her puzzled expression, "I do not understand what fourth sister is saying."
The matriarch angrily scolded: "Everyone shut up! What time is it? You still have the time to talk about this? "
Just as she said this, someone reported from the outside: "The Empress' decree has arrived!" At the same time, a managing female official walked in.
The matriarch quickly went forward and saluted then said: "This Empress' decree came too suddenly. Everyone in the manor has not yet arrived. This old one will send someone to call them."
The female official looked around the hall, her gaze lingering on Feng Chen Yu for a while. She then said: "No need. Eldest young miss Feng being present is enough. This Empress' decree was originally meant for her."
The matriarch was startled then immediately retreated. Bringing everyone to kneel on the ground, she waited for the decree to be announced.
Fen Dai glanced sideways at Chen Yu. As she saw it, Chen Yu was definitely going to suffer. This could be considered the thinking of the people of the Feng manor because every time an imperial decree was sent to Chen Yu, it was never a good thing.
Chen Yu was also nervous. She believed that she had not offended any of the nobles in the palace, nor had she attended any banquets. Why did the Empress want to cause trouble for her?
The managing female official saw that everyone had already kneeled. Only then did she clear her throat and loudly say: "Announcing the Empress' decree, the Feng family's eldest young miss, Feng Chen Yu, will be exempted from the punishment of wearing black rouge when leaving the house. Feng Chen Yu will also be exempted from the punishment of not entering the palace for five years. I hope that eldest young miss Feng will remember the imperial family's grace and take care of herself."
It was a good thing?
Chen Yu's eyes immediately widened, as joy filled her expression.
Seeing her like this, the managing female official was very satisfied and said: "Eldest young miss Feng, are you still not thanking the grace?"
Only then did Chen Yu react. She bowed deeply and said: "Chen Yu thanks the Empress for her grace."
The verbal order was passed down.
Everyone in the Feng manor stood up. This pleasant surprise had come too quickly. For a while, they were unable to recover. Feng Yu Heng was the calmest. She asked the female official, "Why did the Empress suddenly change her mind?"
The female official recognized Feng Yu Heng. Hearing her speak, she was even more polite than the Feng matriarch. She bowed towards Feng Yu Heng and respectfully replied: "Replying county princess, it was His Highness Jing Wang who went to the Empress to plead leniency on behalf of Eldest Miss Feng."
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded and said to Chen Yu: "His Highness the eldest prince is truly considerate."
Chen Yu also felt emotional. In the past, she liked Xuan Tianhua, but Xuan Tianhua viewed her as nothing. Her father wanted to betroth her to Xuan Tian Ye, but Xuan Tian Ye did not take her seriously at all. He even tore down her stage at the banquet. Not only did he cause her to lose a pair of earrings, he also nearly hurt Xuan Tian Qi's heart.
Now, it seemed that the eldest prince, Xuan Tian Qi, was indeed the most considerate. With these two decrees removed, Feng Chen Yu would truly be able to make a comeback in the capital.
"This official's daughter thanks her Highness the Empress. Many thanks his Highness Jing Wang." She bowed once more to give thanks, a smile that was difficult to hide.
Only after the female official left the manor did the matriarch recover. Looking once more at Chen Yu, she did not know how to face this granddaughter.
Good things had come one after another, but the thorn in her heart could not be pulled out. What Fen Dai had said was correct. Chen Yu seemed to be enjoying a good life, but there would come a day when her body would be exposed. When that time came, even the entire Feng family would be implicated!
Fen Dai was nearly angered to the point of fainting from this decree. The more she looked at Chen Yu's smiling face, the angrier she became. Just as she was about to say a few more insults, Chen Yu suddenly turned to the matriarch and dropped to her knees "Grandmother, for the sake of proving Chen Yu's innocence, would grandmother please call a granny into the manor to examine me! Chen Yu must not bear this sort of infamy! "
These words caused the matriarch and Feng Fen Dai to be completely dumbfounded!
Call a granny to examine her body? Had Feng Chen Yu gone crazy?
The matriarch asked with a trembling voice: "Do you know what you are saying?"
Chen Yu nodded, "Granddaughter knows what she is saying, and I also know what fourth sister is saying. But granddaughter really is not as bad as fourth sister said. Granddaughter's body is pure and can be examined at any time. "
She specifically emphasized the words' pure and innocent '. At the same time, the maidservant beside her, Yi Lin, cooperatively nodded towards the matriarch. Then, she took two small steps forward and whispered a few words into granny Zhao's ear. Granny Zhao was extremely shocked upon hearing this, as she subconsciously glanced towards Feng Yu Heng. She then whispered into the matriarch's ear: "It was second young miss that took action."
With these words, the matriarch suddenly let out a loud "haha" laugh. That laugh was very carefree. The matter that she had been holding back for too long had finally become clear. How could she not be happy.
"Good! Good! Good! " After saying good three times in a row, the laughter stopped. When she looked at Chen Yu again, her gaze had returned to its former loving look. "My Feng family's eldest daughter has always been pure and innocent!" As she said this, she glared at Fen Dai, her gaze carrying a warning, "Nobody is allowed to taint her. Otherwise, I will no longer recognize her as my Feng family's daughter!"
The matriarch's words caused Fen Dai to become dazed. What sort of situation was this? Why did the matriarch suddenly change her mind? How could Feng Chen Yu be so certain that she was pure and innocent? Could it be that the matter in Feng Tong county was a result of her running into a ghost?
She wanted to argue a little more, but she was stopped by Pei 'er, who quietly said: "Young miss, you must not."
Fen Dai was not too stupid, as she still took the matriarch's words into consideration. Even if she was unsatisfied, she still did not dare make a sound.
The matriarch's heart was carefree, as she returned to her seat with a smile on her face, "Everyone, sit! Grandmother knows that you are all good children. The Feng family will be counting on you in the future. Both of you are flesh. Grandmother dotes on all of you. " As she spoke, she looked towards Feng Yu Heng, her gaze becoming a little more intimate, "Heng Heng has assisted his Highness Prince Yu in training the soldiers. It has truly been hard on you. Later on, grandmother will have someone use donkey-hide gelatin to stew some crabs for you. As a girl, your face is most important."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and did not say anything else, only saying: "Many thanks grandmother for her concern."
The matriarch nodded and continued: "Your father has already sent back a letter. He will be back in the capital in five days. We must prepare a welcoming feast for him. I was thinking that your father has been working hard outside. For the first feast after his return, how about Heng Heng prepare a table of food cooked with medicine? " In truth, she had been thinking about the table of food cooked with medicine prepared by the Shen Clan when they returned from the nunnery. Unfortunately, that slut had caused trouble, so she did not get to eat much. Later on, although Feng Yu Heng would occasionally prepare some food for her, it was mostly congee. How could it compare to fish?
But her idea was good; however, Feng Yu Heng actually shook her head, "At that time, the food cooked with medicine was something that Heng Heng and the palace's sir Mo researched together. It was also prepared by the palace's imperial chefs. Now … "She was a little troubled," I fear that granddaughter will not be able to invite those people. "
"This …" The matriarch revealed a look of disappointment, "Is it really impossible to invite them?"
Feng Yu Heng continued to shake her head.
Seeing that the smile on the matriarch's face was about to disappear, Fen Dai suddenly spoke up. Raising her chin, she said with an arrogant expression: "Grandmother, there is no need to worry too much. Second sister being unable to invite them does not mean that others will not be able to invite them. Granddaughter will send someone to tell his Highness the fifth prince in a while to have him invite Mo Bu Fan and the palace's imperial chefs. They must prepare a table of food cooked with medicine for father."
With Fen Dai taking the initiative to volunteer, the matriarch was naturally happy, thus the smile on her face blossomed once more, as she repeatedly said: "Truly a good child!"
Finally able to leave Shu Ya courtyard, Huang Quan nearly could not hold back his laughter, "Fourth young miss really is funny. Could it be that she really believes that his Highness the fifth prince can invite sir Mo? Will his Majesty give him face and release the palace's imperial chefs? What is she thinking! "
She also laughed and said: "Just let that girl go and cause trouble. Perhaps his Highness the fifth prince really will invite sir Mo out!"
"Impossible!" Huang Quan definitely did not believe it, "Over the years, his Majesty has treated his Highness the fifth prince the same as before, but his heart is still unhappy. Just how much weight his Highness the fifth prince's words have, it's clear just thinking about it. Fourth young miss really is losing face this time. "
The two chatted the entire way back to Tong Sheng pavilion. After not returning for over a month, all of the servants in Tong Sheng pavilion looked at Feng Yu Heng as though they had seen a relative. One by one, they kneeled on the ground with tears in their eyes.
Feng Yu Heng was also a little moved. Accepting the kneeling servants, she rewarded each of them with five taels of silver. Everyone happily thanked her for her grace.
As for her, she quickly went to Yao shi's courtyard. When she arrived, Yao shi was standing in the middle of the yard waiting for her. Feng Yu Heng took a look and felt that Yao shi's complexion was not very good. It was a little pale, but it did not seem like she was ill.
She quickly walked forward and was about to kneel to pay respects to Yao shi, but she was stopped by Yao shi, "There is no need for such formalities between us mother and daughter. Quickly tell mother, is everything going well in the military camp?"
Feng Yu Heng gently patted the back of her hand and comforted her: "With His Ninth Highness here, daughter is doing well."
Only then did Yao shi let out a sigh of relief and say: "Then I can be at ease. It's fine as long as His Ninth Highness can protect you. Heng, ah, mother does not hope for you to fly to the top. As I see it, it's better if His Ninth Highness is not the crown prince. He can just be a rich prince. His days will be better than being in the palace. "
She smiled, "I don't care about men's matters. In short, no matter if he lives in or out of the palace, I will follow him. "
Yao shi knew that her daughter had a big idea, so she did not say anything else. She only held her hand and happily said: "Zirui sent a letter a few days ago. He said that he will be coming back with Wang Chuan before the new year. He will be able to spend the new year at home."
"That's great!" Feng Yu Heng pulled Yao shi's hand and walked into the room, "I don't know if Zirui has grown taller. Is he used to living in the academy? Is he learning the books teacher taught well … …"
Hearing Feng Yu Heng's endless chatter, Yao shi finally found a bit of the feeling she had when they were in the mountain village in the northwest. At that time, her daughter loved her younger brother very much. She worried about her younger brother all day long. Even if Zirui accidentally fell, she would hug him and cry. Now that this feeling had returned, the mother and daughter were much closer.
The two chatted for a while and accompanied Yao shi to eat dinner. Only then did Feng Yu Heng return to her own courtyard.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she went straight to the medicine storage room. When she came out, she handed a few paper bags to Huang Quan: "Have the servants make this tea for mother. I saw that her qi and blood were not good, so use this to replenish it."
Huang Quan nodded and took the things to give orders. Feng Yu Heng sat on a stone chair in the courtyard and began to think.
Yao shi's body was not right … …
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