When she first entered the courtyard, she felt that Yao shi's complexion was not good, but it was not very obvious. She thought that it was because Yao shi's body was a bit cold during the Winter. Adding on the fact that she missed her children and did not rest well, she felt a bit weak. But while chatting with Yao shi, she would occasionally grab Yao shi's wrist and suddenly find that Yao shi's situation was not as optimistic as she had thought.
There was a feeling that something was regularly emptying Yao shi's body. It was a little bit every day, no more and no less. It was just within the range that the doctors would not be able to detect. Because it was not a sudden large amount, Yao shi did not feel anything strange about her body. She did not even feel the slightest bit of discomfort.
She dared to conclude that even if the imperial physicians from the palace came, they would not be able to detect it. If it was not for the fact that she added supplements to Yao shi's meals every day based on her body's condition, perhaps even she would have been fooled today.
Now, the supplements that she had added for half a year had pretty much been used up. Yao shi's body was beginning to deteriorate again. She had wasted half a year of supplements, and it seemed that she was about to return to the state she had been in when she was in the mountain village in the Northwest.
She thought to herself and waved her hand to call a servant over: "Go to madam's courtyard and call Qing Ling over. Tell her that I have something to ask her."
The servant complied and left. Not long later, she returned with Qing Ling.
Qing Ling saw that Feng Yu Heng had come to find her and knew that it was to ask about Yao shi's recent situation, thus she narrated everything in detail. From when she was eating and dressing to when she occasionally left the manor to visit Princess Wen Xuan. She then talked about receiving a letter from Xiao Zhou and being happy that the second young master would be able to return before the end of the year.
Feng Yu Heng listened and did not find anything wrong. She asked Qing Ling: "Is the supplement that I had previously ordered for madam's meals still there?"
Qing Ling nodded, "It's still there. Not a single meal is missing. According to young miss' request, morning, afternoon, and evening are three times a day with different amounts. This servant personally saw the cook put it in." She noticed that Feng Yu Heng's expression was not right and could not help but ask in shock: "Did something happen?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head. "It's nothing. It's just that I haven't been back for too long, so I have to ask a few more questions." She did not want to tell Qing Ling, fearing that Yao shi would feel even more burdened if she found out, so she only said: "The old medicine will be used tomorrow. On the last day, I will change it for a new one. You don't need to tell madam about changing the medicine. That way, she won't think too much."
"Yes." Qing Ling nodded, "This servant sees that Young Miss doesn't look well. Perhaps you are tired. Young Miss should rest early."
"En." She didn't say anything else and waved her hand to dismiss Qing Ling.
She trusted Qing Ling. This girl was different from Qing Shuang. She had entered the manor first and had been at Yao shi's side the entire time. The way she did things was very reassuring.
Since there was no problem with the tonic, the problem must lie elsewhere.
That night, Feng Yu Heng did not sleep much. Her mind was a mess as she continued to think about Yao shi's matter. She even brought Huang Quan and Ban Zou to the kitchen to investigate. But reality proved that everything in Tong Sheng pavilion's kitchen was normal. She had even investigated the sleeping cooks and the servants in Yao shi's courtyard. There were no problems.
Then what exactly was going on?
The morning of the next day, Huang Quan helped her wash up and asked: "Should we continue investigating tonight? Or should we just investigate the Feng manor? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "No need. Don't be like a headless fly that is ordered around by others. Since we can't find anything, I will just make up for the losses. Let's just wait and see. I want to see who dares to do this in my Tong Sheng pavilion. "
A servant knocked on the door and came in, saying to Feng Yu Heng: "The Feng manor sent word that the elder madam did not sleep well last night and is currently catching up on sleep. Young Miss, there is no need to go pay respects."
Huang Quan happily said: "That's fine. Does Young Miss want to catch up on sleep?"
But the servant that came in to pass on the message said: "Would Young Miss please rest a little later. There are a few people waiting outside to see you."
Feng Yu Heng was startled, "Who?"
The servant smiled and said: "It's the Wen Xuan Palace, the Pingnan General's Office, the right prime minister's Feng manor and the Bai manor's servants. They came to deliver something to the county princess' manor on behalf of their young miss. Thinking about it, it should be a gift for the new year."
Only then did Huang Quan remember, "That's right! It's the end of the year. The officials are busy preparing gifts for the palace. The madams and young misses of each manor are also busy sending gifts to each other. Young Miss, quickly go and see what they are sending. "
Feng Yu Heng was dragged by two servants to the guest hall in the yard. She saw four servants standing in the hall, and there was a group of servants holding gifts at the entrance.
She recognized those four servants. They were Xuan Tian Ge, Fung Tian Yu, Ren Xifeng and Bai Fu Rong's personal maidservants.
Yao shi had already arrived before her to receive them and was chatting warmly with them. Upon seeing Feng Yu Heng arrive, they quickly went forward to salute and pay their respects. Xuan Tian Ge's maidservant was the first to speak, saying: "Long time no see, county princess. Our imperial daughter misses you very much. But because county princess has been busy at the military camp this entire time, it was not good to disturb you. We could only wait for you to return to the capital. "
Fung Tian Yu's maidservant also said: "Of course, our family's eldest young miss is always talking about you. Now that it's the end of the year, we specially prepared some gifts to send to the county princess' manor. We hope that county princess and madam will not dislike them. "
Feng Yu Heng was a little embarrassed. She had forgotten about the matter of sending gifts for the new year. Now that they had sent gifts to her, she did not even have a proper gift to return.
"Sisters, you really are too courteous." She said with embarrassment: "I just returned to the capital and did not have time to prepare gifts. Go back and tell your masters that I will definitely come and visit in a few days."
Xuan Tian Ge's maidservant smiled and said: "Whether or not you return a gift is a small matter. For county princess to personally come, imperial daughter will be so happy that she will jump for joy!" While she spoke, she pointed at the boxes that the servants were holding, "In truth, these gifts are all for madam and the family's young master. The gift for county princess is with the Bai family's young miss."
Bai Fu Rong's servant heard this and quickly handed over a large box. Xuan Tian Ge's maidservant continued: "Imperial daughter said that the county princess' manor does not lack for food and clothing. It's just that you usually dress too plainly. Thinking about how the Bai family is best at making jewelry, we discussed with the young misses to bring out some materials and send them to the Bai manor. Take a look, these were all personally made by craftsman Bai. "
As she spoke, the Bai family's servant opened the box. Inside were a total of three sets of head ornaments. One set was made of gold, one set was made of jadeite and one set was made of all sorts of gems. It was extremely beautiful.
Feng Yu Heng had always known that even though the quality of gold ornaments in the 21st century was much better than in the ancient era, the craftsmanship had regressed. Although there were many different designs that could be made by machines, they always seemed stiff and lacking in spirit. The truly good things still came from craftsmen, especially someone like craftsman Bai.
She was filled with joy from seeing this and could not help but reach out to receive the box. Holding it in front of her eyes, she looked at it.
The servants saw her like this and knew that she truly liked it, thus the Bai family's servant said: "It's good that county princess likes it. Our young miss can also let out a sigh of relief. In truth, these materials were all brought by imperial daughter Wu Yang, young miss Ren and young miss Feng. Our family is unable to produce such good things. " The servant's voice was a little quiet, and her face was a little red. It was clear that she was embarrassed, "Young miss said that the Bai family only has this bit of craftsmanship. Would county princess not dislike it."
Feng Yu Heng felt moved. Of course, she understood that the Bai family was nothing more than a family of craftsmen. They had no official position or rank. How could they compare to a palace, a general's manor and a prime minister's manor. However, the Bai family had brought out their greatest sincerity to prepare a gift for her, so how could she be picky?
Moreover, the jewelry that craftsman Bai made was something that even the imperial concubines in the palace could not ask for. Even the empress only had one set of head ornaments that craftsman Bai made each year.
Yet she had received three sets at once.
"Help me thank craftsman Bai." She sincerely said: "I know how valuable this jewelry is. I will definitely treasure it well."
"County princess is too polite."
The group chatted for a while before the servants all said their goodbyes. Feng Yu Heng ordered Huang Quan to personally send them out of the manor. Only then did Yao shi pull her and say: "In truth, I have already prepared the gifts and was just waiting for you to come back. However, with imperial daughter Tian Ge and the other young misses sending these things, the things I prepared cannot be brought out. Think about it some more and see what gifts you can give in return. Don't let others find fault with you. "
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Mother, don't worry. Heng Zheng knows what to do."
But after returning to her own small courtyard, she began to worry. It would be strange if she knew what to do! She had not even thought about it in this direction. Fortunately, Huang Quan's words reminded her "When giving gifts, you need to give them what they like. Otherwise, give them what they lack. Young miss, think about it in this direction. "
Alright, she thought.
Thus Feng Yu Heng spent the entire morning thinking about how to return the gifts.
However, she did not know that while she was holding her chin and worrying in her courtyard, back in the Feng manor, Feng Chen Yu's boudoir suffered a setback.
After Feng Fen Dai finished eating breakfast, she accompanied Han shi for a stroll in Yu Lan courtyard's garden. She felt that the days were truly quite leisurely. Today, Hong Yun would only be able to enter the manor at night to teach her dance. During the day, she needed to find something for herself to do.
Thinking back and forth, she decided to cause trouble for Feng Chen Yu.
When she brought Pei 'er into Chen Yu's courtyard, Chen Yu was saying to Yi Lin: "Although the black rouge will not be used in the future, it cannot be thrown away. That is something bestowed by the palace. Who knows when her Highness the Empress will come looking for it. If I say that I have already thrown it away, would that not be a great taboo?"
Yi Lin felt that young miss was very correct, thus she said: "Then this servant will take it to the side room to keep it." Turning around, she left the room but very quickly returned. Before she had a chance to put away the rouge, she anxiously said to Chen Yu: "Fourth young miss has come!"
Just as she said this, Fen Dai rushed in like a gust of wind.
Upon seeing Fen Dai, Chen Yu felt a wave of irritation. This girl always caused trouble for her, and she always spoke without thinking. She truly hated this younger sister.
"Oh!" Upon entering, Fen Dai let out this shout. She then began to look around the room, "Eldest sister seems to be very leisurely."
"Fourth sister, did you come for a reason?" She really wanted to put on an appearance of a loving sister, but after trying a few times, she could not smile.
"There is a bit of a matter." Fen Dai casually pulled over a chair and sat down, "Last time in front of grandmother, didn't eldest sister say that there is a difference between the daughters of the first wife and those of a concubine. As daughters of concubines, we must not steal the limelight from the daughters of the first wife. This difference is not just limited to clothes and accessories. Eldest sister, this room full of antiques and gold, should it also be handed over to grandmother? "
As she spoke, she stood up and walked over to a red porcelain vase. Reaching out, she picked it up.
"In the past, when the Shen Clan was still alive, there was no shortage of nice things to add to the room. Eldest sister, this vase must be quite expensive, right? Unfortunately, it should not be used by the daughter of a concubine. " As she spoke, her hand suddenly slipped, and the vase fell from her hand. With a "pa" sound, it fell to the ground and shattered.
Chen Yu had already been flustered by her raising the vase. Now that the vase had fallen to the ground and shattered, she stared straight at the thing that had fallen out. She was so frightened that her heart nearly leaped out of her throat!
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