Han shi giggled once more, "That's right. He went to court before the sun had even risen. I originally thought that he would only appear at noon. Who knew that he would return now."
An shi stood to the side for a long time. Thinking that it would not be good to not speak, she added: "Master went to change into his official robes. Hearing that we came to pay respects to elder madam, he said for us to wait here for a while. He will be coming over in a while."
Hearing this, the matriarch frowned: "I fear that something has happened in court."
Shen Clan member sat down in a chair. Holding a handkerchief in his hand, he drank half a cup of tea that a maidservant had brought before saying: "If something has happened, it has nothing to do with us women. Master must have come to pay respects to elder madam."
There was nothing wrong with these words. No matter how big a matter was in court, it had nothing to do with the women in the inner courtyard.
But the matriarch faintly felt that Feng Jin Yuan coming to Shu Ya courtyard today was not as simple as paying respects.
She turned her gaze towards Feng Yu Heng and guessed what was going on. She feared that it had something to do with this girl. After all, she had suddenly decided to remain in the manor yesterday. She needed to give everyone an explanation.
Not long after everyone waited, Feng Jin Yuan, who had already changed out of his official robes, walked in.
First, he paid respects to the matriarch then sat down next to Shen Clan member. A maidservant brought tea, and he only took a small sip. Sure enough, his gaze very quickly landed on Feng Yu Heng.
Feng Yu Heng suddenly felt a little nervous. This sort of nervousness was not caused by Feng Jin Yuan. Instead, it was because she had guessed that he might have something to say to her, and this matter was 100% related to the Ninth Prince.
Although she already knew that something had happened to that person last night, she did not receive any further information. Now that she had gone to court this morning, who knew what might have happened.
She was a little worried. In the beginning, she could not figure out what she was worried about. After pondering for a while, she suddenly found that she was worried about … that person would not cancel the engagement with her, right?
On this side, Feng Jin Yuan had already begun speaking: "It just so happens that Heng Heng is also here. There is something that father wants to say. Heng Heng Heng, do not be too sad."
Feng Yu Xing stared intently at Feng Jin Yuan. Her gaze did not hide the fact that it fell on his mouth. Her nervousness could be seen by anyone with eyes.
However, no one had any doubts about this. After all, this was how a girl who was engaged should behave. Perhaps in everyone's eyes, this kind of Feng Yu Heng was the normal one, which was in line with their thoughts.
Feng Jin Yuan felt irritated from being stared at by her. He casually waved his hand and finally got to the main topic: "In court this morning, there was an official that discussed the matter of the crown prince, but it was rejected by his Majesty."
The matriarch asked, "Isn't it said that the day the Ninth Prince returns to the court will be the day the Crown Prince is appointed? The Ninth Prince came back yesterday. Why didn't His Majesty make a move? Why did His Majesty reject the minister's memorial today? "
"Alas!" Feng Jin Yuan let out a long sigh: "Son also just found out about this matter. It seems that the Ninth Prince did indeed manage to repel the enemy's army and protect his territory, but he himself was heavily injured."
Everyone suddenly understood.
The matriarch asked again: "To what extent was his injury?"
Feng Jin Yuan glanced at Feng Yu Heng and said: "Both legs are crippled, and his appearance is ruined. Even having children … is hopeless."
Everyone was in an uproar!
The Shen Clan held Feng Chen Yu's hand with a face full of lingering fear. Immediately after, they let out a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, that's good."
The matriarch glared at her and tapped the ground with her cane. The Shen Clan finally knew how to restrain themselves. Pulling Feng Chen Yu, they quietly whispered: "No wonder your father allowed them to stay yesterday. He must have heard the news at that time."
Chen Yu nodded and quietly said: "Father still loves Chen Yu."
The Shen Clan was very satisfied with Feng Jin Yuan's actions. For the first time, they approved of Yao shi and the other two remaining in the Feng manor.
After Feng Jin Yuan finished speaking, he looked towards Feng Yu Heng. Seeing that the girl did not have any reaction and was still staring blankly at him, he could not help but frown: "Heng Cheng?"
Feng Yu Heng was startled, "Hm?"
"Don't be sad." He did not dote on this daughter of his, so when he spoke words of comfort, they were neither painful nor itchy.
Feng Yu Heng, however, blinked and asked him: "Father said earlier that there was something for me to not be sad about. Was it this?"
Feng Jin Yuan was puzzled: "What else did you think it was?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head: "It's nothing." Internally, however, she let out a sigh of relief.
Everyone thought that she was unable to accept this fact for a while. Being a little stunned was normal. Third concubine mother An shi walked over to her side and patted her shoulder comfortingly, quietly saying: "Heng Cheng, don't be afraid. Everyone has their own fate. There are still three years until you become of age. There's no rush."
Feng Chen Yu also walked over. Wearing her Bodhisattva face, she consoled: "Second sister, don't be too sad. Although his body is crippled, he is still a prince. He will not treat second sister unfairly."
The matriarch also made her stance clear: "You are both my granddaughters. You are both flesh on the palm of my hand. Even if something happened to the person that you are marrying, Heng Cheng, the Feng family will always be your maternal family. We will prepare an extra set of dowry for you." As she spoke, she looked towards the Shen Clan.
When the Shen Clan heard that an extra set of dowry would be prepared, they immediately became furious, but Feng Jin Yuan, who was at their side, coughed fiercely, suppressing their anger.
"Wife will do as you say." She answered reluctantly.
Fen Dai laughed. So what if she had been the daughter of the first wife? So what if she had been engaged to a prince? In the end, it would have been better to marry a normal member of the royal family. In any case, he would be a normal person. That Ninth Prince would not even have any hope of having children. What hope would there be in the future, as there would be no one to inherit the throne. But when she thought of how Feng Yu Heng would be able to receive an extra set of dowry, her face fell.
Feng Xiang Rong felt sad for Feng Yu Heng. Looking at her, she wiped away some tears.
But Feng Yu Heng, who had been thought to be a little more normal and had become a little listless from the sudden change, was suddenly revived. She said to the matriarch: "Grandmother, why did you prepare an extra set of dowry for Heng Cheng?"
The matriarch thought to herself, is this granddaughter an idiot? But she still comforted her: "You are the Feng family's daughter. Marrying that sort of … grandmother is worried that you will have a hard time in the future, thus I wanted to prepare an extra set of dowry for you."
Feng Yu Heng bowed: "Heng appreciates grandmother's good intentions, but grandmother forgot. Heng Cheng is the Feng manor's daughter, and the Ninth Prince is the Emperor's son. The Feng manor does not want to treat its daughter unfairly, so how could the Emperor not remember to take care of his own son! "
Hearing her say this, the Shen Clan immediately nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's right. Elder madam really is worrying too much. How could our Feng family compare to the imperial family." For the Shen Clan, taking out the family's money was the same as taking out her own private savings. Preparing an extra set of dowry was easy to say, but it was quite a bit of money. Why should it benefit Feng Yu Heng?
But Feng Yu Heng clearly did not want to do as she wished. Just as the Shen Clan spoke, she said to the matriarch: "Although Heng Cheng only appreciates the extra set of dowry, grandmother's good intentions cannot be refused."
"What do you mean?" The Shen Clan was simply a waste of resources. Once the fire was ignited, they could not understand the twists and turns.
Feng Yu Heng continued: "Heng Cheng's meaning is that since grandmother has bestowed it, then Heng Cheng will do a favor without much hassle. This extra set of dowry will be split equally between younger sisters Xiang Rong and Fen Dai. As for eldest sister … "She glanced at Chen Yu," Thinking about it, she will definitely be the same as me. She will not fight with the younger sisters. "
With such a tall hat being placed on her head, what else could Feng Chen Yu say. She could only display her usual magnanimous smile and agree: "Naturally."
Although An shi kept a low profile, she was smart. As for Xiang Rong, as her daughter, although she was a little timid because of the manor's rules, she was definitely not someone who could not see the difference between good and bad. In addition to this, An shi had a good relationship with Yao shi in the past, and Xiang Rong liked to stick to Feng Yu Heng from a young age. In this play, she naturally had to help her push the plot to its peak.
Thus, An shi gave her a look, and Xiang Rong immediately knelt in the middle of the ground with a happy expression: "Xiang Rong thanks grandmother. Thank you mother. Thank you eldest sister and second sister."
Feng Fen Dai was someone who liked to take advantage of others. In the end, she just hated the so-called daughter of the first wife that was above her in this manor. She was not against Feng Yu Heng and Feng Chen Yu. Thus, compared to Feng Chen Yu, her second sister was the daughter of the first wife in the past, especially now that she was about to marry a worthless prince. To her, she did not have the slightest feeling of superiority. Moreover, she had been given such a great favor. It had to be known that as the daughter of a concubine, the amount of dowry she could receive was far, far less than the daughter of the first wife. As for splitting the dowry of another daughter of a concubine, for her, her original dowry had been increased by half.
Thus Fen Dai immediately knelt on the ground and happily gave her thanks: "Many thanks grandmother, mother and sisters!"
Xiang Rong pondered a little then leaned to the side and added: "Thank you father."
The two servants gave their thanks, completely shutting up the matriarch's mouth.
The Shen Clan's eyes widened and wanted to protest. An shi and Han shi just happened to arrive in the middle and salute, saying in unison: "Many thanks elder madam and head madam."
Han shi rolled her eyes and said to Feng Jin Yuan in a delicate voice: "Thank you husband."
An shi did her best to shut up the matriarch's mouth: "Everyone in the capital knows that our Feng manor's matriarch has always doted on the younger generation. She has never treated the third young miss and fourth young miss harshly because they were born of concubines. She truly is a model that everyone praises."
Once these words came out, regardless of whether they were true or false, the matriarch's image was immediately elevated. Even she felt a little smug. With one hand on her hip and the other on her cane, she nodded with a smile: "I just said it. Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh."
The Shen Clan felt as though their hearts were bleeding, but looking at Chen Yu, who slightly shook her head at them, and Feng Jin Yuan, who had a look of approval, even if they did not want to, they had to swallow this anger. Either way, Xiang Rong and Fen Dai were only ten years old. There was still a long way to go before they would be married.
Seeing the Shen Clan dryly nod, the two children kneeling on the ground finally stood up. Xiang Rong still had a submissive appearance, while Fen Dai could not hide the joy on her face.
The Shen Clan glanced at her and felt that this girl was so young, yet at some unknown time, she had developed Han shi's charm. This caused them to feel even more annoyed.
At this time, granny Zhao, who had gone out to find a child merchant for Yao shi, quickly returned. While crossing the threshold, she accidentally tripped. Fortunately, there was a servant at the door to support her, so she did not fall.
Granny Zhao was someone who had taken care of the matriarch from a young age. The matriarch naturally knew that unless something big had happened, granny Zhao would not have acted so disrespectfully. She quickly asked: "What happened?"
Granny Zhao took a few deep breaths. Seeing that Feng Jin Yuan was also present, she quickly saluted then said to everyone: "The Imperial Palace Yu's people have come to deliver betrothal gifts."
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