Feng Jin Yuan walked all the way to Peony courtyard. Upon entering the courtyard, he saw the matriarch leading his wives and concubines towards him.
Having left the capital for so long, he was a little moved to suddenly see his family. He could not help but quicken his pace and kneel in front of the matriarch: "Mother, son has returned."
The matriarch was left in tears by these words. Holding Feng Jin Yuan with both hands, she wanted to call for him to stand up; however, she was crying so hard that she could not speak.
It was granny Zhao who went forward to help Feng Jin Yuan up and spoke up for the matriarch, saying: "It's good that husband has returned. Taking care of such a large family business, elder madam was very careful and did not dare be distracted in the slightest!"
Feng Jin Yuan knew that too many things had happened in the manor during this period of time, and it had truly troubled the matriarch. He could not help but gratefully say: "Son thanks mother. I will remember mother's grace for the rest of my life."
The conversation between mother and son caused the wives and concubines behind them to wipe away tears. Xiang Rong had always been a soft-hearted person, so she also began crying. Chen Yu was the best at acting, so she naturally could not miss out on this sort of work. It was Feng Yu Heng and Feng Fen Dai that were unable to cry. Feng Yu Heng maintained her usual cold expression and watched this scene. Fen Dai, for the sake of changing the topic, deliberately shouted: "Concubine mother, you must not cry! Crying while pregnant is the most taboo. You will hurt younger brother. "
These words reminded Feng Jin Yuan that Han shi was pregnant. He had heard about it from the matriarch's letter. Thus he quickly moved into the crowd and headed straight for Han shi; however, he did not see Jin Zhen's face fall.
"You've also worked hard." Feng Jin Yuan held Han shi's shoulder and felt that she had become much more plump; however, her belly had not yet protruded. Thinking about it, it had not been long. After the new year, it should be visible.
"Husband, you've finally returned!" Han shi pouted and threw herself into Feng Jin Yuan's embrace.
Feng Jin Yuan had always been a solemn person in front of others. Hugging his wife and concubine in public was something that definitely could not be seen normally, but now that Han shi was pregnant, and he had not returned for over two months, pushing away the pregnant concubine was not good, thus he allowed her to hug him.
Fen Dai saw this and felt happy. So long as Han shi could grab hold of Feng Jin Yuan's favor, her position in the Feng family would steadily rise.
Normally, the matriarch did not like Han shi, but right now, she had to take care of her child, thus she quickly said: "Quickly stop crying. Fen Dai is right. You must not cry when you are pregnant. In a while, I will have the servants prepare some nourishing soup for you."
Feng Jin Yuan was moved, "Many thanks, mother."
"Why are you thanking me?" The matriarch finally smiled. "She's your concubine, and she's pregnant with my grandson. How can I not treat her well? Even her courtyard has been moved to Yu Lan courtyard. There's more sunlight there, and it's good for her pregnancy."
Feng Jin Yuan repeatedly nodded and gently patted Han shi's shoulder, saying: "I really must properly thank mother."
Han shi could no longer remain in his embrace. Reluctantly standing up, she bowed to the matriarch, "This concubine thanks elder madam for taking care of me."
"There's no need to avoid it. I already said that you are pregnant, so there's no need to salute me. Let's not stand in the courtyard. Quickly enter the room. The room has been lit with silver charcoal, so it's very warm. "
Only then did everyone noisily enter the hall. While moving, Feng Jin Yuan glanced over at Jin Zhen and saw that the concubine he loved the most was looking at him pitifully with red eyes. He could not help but feel his heart ache, as he immediately gave her a loving look.
Only then did Jin Zhen feel a bit comforted.
Finally, they were all seated in the hall. Feng Jin Yuan first told the matriarch that the Emperor was very certain of his achievements and had given him quite a few rewards. This made the matriarch so happy that she could not close her mouth.
Mother and son spoke for a while before he finally had some time to look at his children.
Feng Chen Yu was the first to stand up. Walking over to Feng Jin Yuan, she knelt: "Daughter pays respects to father."
With her taking the lead, the others could no longer continue to sit, thus the other four also stood up and bowed together.
Feng Jin Yuan looked at Chen Yu and immediately recalled what the Empress had said. He could not help but feel a little angry. This daughter was originally the one he had placed his greatest hopes on, but she was also the one he worried about the most. One thing after another, she caused him trouble. Now, she had taken the initiative to offend the eldest prince. Because of this, the third prince had already fiercely warned him in a letter.
His heart was filled with anger. Although he saw the injury on Chen Yu's head, he only thought of it as an accident. Seeing that she was still able to speak and stand, he thought that it was not a big deal, thus he did not ask. Instead, he turned his gaze to Feng Zirui: "When did Zirui return to the capital?" Now that this child was his son of the first wife, he could no longer ignore him like he did in the past. Moreover, Feng Zirui was imperial tutor Ye Rong's only personal disciple after the current Emperor. He could be considered the Emperor's junior disciple. This background was not something that he could ignore.
Zirui heard his father ask and respectfully replied: "Zirui returned to the capital yesterday. Father left the capital to deal with the disaster, so Zirui was unable to personally send you off. This is Zirui's fault. Father was not at the manor, so Zirui was unable to share grandmother's burden. This is also Zirui's fault. I hope father and grandmother will forgive me. "These few words were said in a dignified manner. They were neat and beautiful.
This child would only be seven years old after the new year; however, Feng Jin Yuan could see that he was a very capable person. This caused him to be very surprised. He only thought that it was no wonder he was a student raised by imperial tutor Ye Rong. In just a few short months, he was completely different from when he was at home.
He stood up and personally helped Zirui up. Father and son looked at each other, and Feng Jin Yuan immediately felt the intelligence and determination in his son's eyes. There was also a maturity that did not match his age. In that instant, he was actually a little happy. Feng Zirui was now his son of the first wife. The more this child had a bright future, the more hope the Feng manor had! But there was still Feng Chen Yu. As long as he thought of this daughter, he began to become indecisive.
"You should all stop kneeling. Quickly get up." The matriarch could see the change in Feng Jin Yuan's mood. She did not know if it was good or bad. If there was only one Feng Zirui, she would be very happy for Feng Jin Yuan to place importance on this child, but when she remembered that his older sister was Feng Yu Heng, the matriarch began to hesitate.
"Father, Fen Dai really missed you!" The scar on Feng Fen Dai's face had not yet completely healed, but with Hong Yun's skin congealing cream, it was no longer as fierce.
But Feng Jin Yuan saw that one of his daughters had injured her head and the other had injured her face, so he could not help but feel a little angry. He asked: "What happened to your face?"
Fen Dai was very happy that he would take the initiative to ask about her face. It had to be known that Feng Chen Yu clearly had a white cloth wrapped around her head, yet father did not even ask about it.
She also knew how to put on an act, as she squeezed out a few tears: "Fen Dai broke a vase in eldest sister's room and was …" She originally wanted to bring up the matter a bit more, but she recalled Han shi's warning. Father had just entered the manor, so she could not use these things to fill him up. Either way, Han shi was pregnant with a child. Was there a need to fear that father would not come to Yu Lan courtyard? Thus she quickly changed her words: "It was an accident."
Feng Jin Yuan angrily snorted, "Why did you go to your eldest sister's room for no reason?"
The matriarch quickly picked up on this, "Shouldn't sisters visit each other often?"
He thought about it and felt that this was the case, thus he did not continue to argue about it. He only told Fen Dai: "You must be careful to apply the medicine. Do not leave a scar."
Fen Dai happily thanked Feng Jin Yuan and wanted to speak about the matter of his Highness the fifth prince; however, she saw that Feng Jin Yuan had already turned his gaze to Feng Yu Heng.
As for Feng Yu Heng, she still maintained her unchanging cold expression. When Feng Jin Yuan looked at her, he felt extremely embarrassed. He even felt a little irritated. When the other children saw him, they would take the initiative to express their goodwill or wipe away tears like Xiang Rong. Only this second daughter, who was still the Feng family's daughter to the first wife, remained indifferent.
He looked at Feng Yu Heng, and the words were stuck in his mouth. For a long time, he was unable to speak.
Feng Yu Heng saw him like this and laughed internally; however, she finally took the initiative to speak. But the words that she said led him in a different direction, "Father, there is no rush to speak with Heng Heng. Instead, you should take a look at eldest sister first. A piece of flesh was bitten off by a goshawk. It must be extremely painful. Father, take care of her a little more."
"What?" Feng Jin Yuan was stunned. A piece of flesh was bitten off?
Chen Yu heard that the topic had finally turned to her, and tears began to fall once more. This time, she was truly crying. First, her forehead was extremely painful. Second, she felt wronged.
How could the matriarch not understand that Chen Yu wanted to gain sympathy. Snorting to herself, she said: "Don't cry. This matter has already been handed over to the government office. They will definitely give you an explanation."
"But even if there is an explanation, what of it?" She raised her head and looked at Feng Jin Yuan with a pitiful and wronged expression: "Father, daughter's life is bitter. Daughter's life is truly bitter!"
In the end, she was still his daughter. Even if Feng Jin Yuan was annoyed that she had decided on her own to have an unclear relationship with the eldest prince, seeing her like this, he still felt distressed.
Feng Yu Heng explained from the side: "Yesterday, eldest sister went with me to pick up Zirui. As a result, Zirui was ambushed along the way, and our carriage was attacked by a goshawk. I was thrown out of the carriage, and eldest sister had a piece of flesh bitten off from her forehead. "She concisely summarized the events of the previous day clearly.
Feng Jin Yuan inhaled sharply and quickly looked towards Zirui, rushing to ask: "Is Zirui alright?"
Feng Yu Heng was quite satisfied with this, thus she nodded, "Fortunately, there was Wang Chuan escorting us. Zirui is fine, but unfortunately … Wang Chuan was kidnapped by assassins."
"The Wang Chuan at your side?" Feng Jin Yuan furrowed his brow. He knew that with the backing of the two servants at Feng Yu Heng's side, perhaps even his hidden guards could not defeat them; however, he never thought that Wang Chuan would actually be kidnapped. "Wait a moment …" He recalled something, "You just said … goshawk?"
Feng Yu Heng smiled wickedly and nodded, "Father just got to the main point. It was a goshawk. A goshawk that had been tamed by someone and wore a gold ring around its neck."
Feng Jin Yuan became furious and fiercely glared at Chen Yu, causing Chen Yu to retreat a couple steps in fear.
How could he not know that the Chen family's third son, Chen Wan Liang, had tamed a few goshawks that could take people's lives. How could he not know that the goshawks were practically all human-like. Who knew how many things they had done for Chen Wan Liang. Was the current situation not clear. Chen Wan Liang wanted to kill Feng Yu Heng, and Chen Yu was definitely injured by mistake. The final goal of all of this was to take Feng Zirui's life.
What a hateful heart! He currently only had this one son. If he were to die …
Feng Jin Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. He really wanted to exterminate Feng Chen Yu along with the Chen family; however, he suddenly recalled that he had just received a letter from the Chen family early in the morning. It said that they had prepared a gift for him to present to the Emperor on the first day of the new year. The thing that he had been worried about for two months had been taken care of by the Chen family. He originally thought that it was a good thing, that the Chen family had taken the initiative to express goodwill. As long as he relented slightly, he would no longer be as strapped for cash as before. However, he never thought that the other side would actually do something shameful and have no choice but to lower their heads.
"Father." Feng Yu Heng stepped forward until she was face to face with him. Her body was small, so she had to raise her head to look at him, but that ice-cold gaze pierced him to the bone. "Tell me, who should pay for that girl's life?"
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