Upon seeing He Zhong enter in a panic, the matriarch had a bad feeling. For some reason, she subconsciously looked in the direction of Feng Yu Heng. However, she saw that she was leaning back in her chair with a cup of tea in her hand. With a smile on her face, she was completely immersed in the atmosphere of the banquet, thus she felt that she had been overthinking things. Thus she said: "Housekeeper He, today, the manor is receiving an important guest. What sort of appearance are you making!"
He Zhong quickly saluted then anxiously said: "Elder madam, please forgive me. Master, please forgive me. This matter is truly urgent. His Highness Prince Li has already entered the manor!"
"What?"
"Prince Li has come?"
The matriarch, Feng Jin Yuan and Feng Fen Dai all called out at the same time. Fen Dai was so moved that she immediately stood up and was about to run out; however, she heard Feng Jin Yuan slam the table and loudly shout: "Sit down!"
"Father!" Fen Dai was both anxious and wronged, "His Highness the fifth prince has come. Daughter must go and receive him!"
The matriarch also became angry: "There are elders at home. Even if it is your turn to receive him, it will not be your turn!" She then looked at Feng Jin Yuan and said: "Go and take a look. No matter what is said, he is still a prince. He needs to maintain some face." Although the Emperor had never liked Xuan Tian Yan, especially with this matter happening, it was most likely that he would recall the past. But in the end, he was still his son, and he had not removed the fifth prince's position. Things were as they should be. The matriarch just knew that an official could not compare to a prince no matter what.
What else could Feng Jin Yuan say. He could only apologize to Kang Yi: "Jin Yuan also did not know that his Highness the fifth prince would suddenly visit. I hope eldest princess will forgive me."
"It's fine." Kang Yi was the first to stand up, "This one also met with his Highness the fifth prince yesterday and can be considered an acquaintance. I will go out with lord Feng to take a look."
"Good." Just as Feng Jin Yuan said good, he did not even have time to walk out before he heard the sound of hurried footsteps rushing toward the parlor.
Feng Chen Yu was surprised and said: "Heavens! How did his Highness the fifth prince barge in like this? "
Fen Dai angrily glared at her: "That is a prince. Is there any place that he cannot go?"
Feng Yu Heng interjected, "I've never heard of a prince being able to barge into an official's home. What's more, Imperial Father is extremely opposed to a prince being too close with an official."
Feng Jin Yuan also heard this and could not help but feel his head swell.
Kang Yi said, "Since it is for the sake of a woman's family, there is no harm."
As they spoke, Xuan Tianyan had already barged in, with two people following behind him, and further behind them were the servants of the Feng family.
Feng Jin Yuan waved his hand to the servants and dismissed them. He then took a few steps forward and led everyone in the Feng manor to pay respects to Xuan Tian Yan.
There was no need for Kang Yi and Ru Jia to salute. The two just stood in place and looked at Xuan Tian Yan. They saw that ever since he entered the parlor, his gaze had been locked onto Feng Fen Dai. He did not shift his gaze away. Even when speaking with Feng Jin Yuan, he was looking at Fen Dai "Lord Feng, I have already dismissed all of the women in the manor aside from the official princess. Not even a single secondary princess has been kept. I only beg that Lord Feng can take back this engagement letter."
While he spoke, he handed over an engagement letter. It was the one that Feng Jin Yuan had sent back after returning from the palace the previous day.
Fen Dai saw that the engagement letter had been sent away at some unknown time, and tears began to fall. This caused Xuan Tian Yan to feel very distressed.
"Father." Fen Dai looked at Feng Jin Yuan with grief, "Can you not cancel my engagement with his Highness the fifth prince? Fen Dai is begging you. "As she spoke, she looked towards Kang Yi, hoping that Kang Yi would speak up for her. She could see that her father still respected this eldest princess quite a bit.
But this time, Kang Yi shook her head, telling her: "The marriage of a girl has always been decided by the parents. If your father does not agree, this marriage naturally cannot be done."
"Then what can be done?" There was nothing that Fen Dai could do, as she began to panic.
Feng Yu Heng, however, suddenly said: "It's not that there is no way." She looked at Fen Dai and said with a smile: "If his Majesty can appoint a marriage for fourth sister, regardless of whether father agrees or not, you will need to be married into the Li Palace."
Fen Dai was stunned. His Majesty appointing a marriage? That's right! She could also ask his Majesty to appoint a marriage, but who would go …
Thinking like this, she turned her attention to Kang Yi.
Ru Jia could see what she was thinking and was very dissatisfied: "What are you always looking at my mother for? Yesterday, if it was not for mother pleading for you, you would have lost your life. You're still hoping that his Majesty will appoint a marriage for you. As I see it, you should think about why his Majesty became so angry when he saw you perform that dance. "
This was what Fen Dai was puzzled about, but nobody could explain the reason to her. She just blankly looked at Xuan Tian Yan, her eyes red. Tears flowed down her cheeks, and she looked truly pitiful.
Xuan Tian Yan was helpless against the stubborn Feng Jin Yuan. He held the marriage proposal in his hand, but nobody received it for a long time. He angrily took a few steps forward and slammed it down on the Feng family's table. This slap was a little too forceful, causing the dishes to shake, as he angrily said: "Prime minister Feng, whether you agree or not, you must agree. I want your fourth daughter to become my Li Palace's secondary princess. If you insist on not agreeing, in the worst case, I will go to father Emperor. Either way, father Emperor has not done anything to I over the years. I want to see if you, the prime minister, are more important or if I, the son, am more important! "
Feng Jin Yuan's nose nearly became crooked from the anger, as he thought to himself, was this fifth prince acting shamelessly? He could reason, but when faced with a shameless person, there was nothing he could do.
For a while, the atmosphere in the parlor was in a deadlock, and it fell silent for a long time.
Finally, someone spoke up; however, the one that spoke was Feng Yu Heng. She said: "Yesterday, when eldest princess Kang Yi was pleading for fourth sister, she mentioned that all of the dancers in Qian Zhou know how to perform this sort of dance. Heng Heng gave fifth brother an idea. If you really like this sort of dance, it would be better to take a trip to Qian Zhou or have eldest princess send some dancers over for you to see. What does fifth brother think? "
Once Feng Yu Heng spoke up, for some reason, the fifth prince felt a little guilty. He did not even dare look her in the eye, only vaguely saying: "I only want fourth young miss Feng."
Fen Dai heard this and became angry. Pointing at Feng Yu Heng, she loudly shouted: "Feng Yu Heng, you do not have any good intentions!"
Smack!
Feng Jin Yuan slapped her across the face, causing Fen Dai to fall to the ground. Blood began to seep out of the corner of her mouth. But he still felt that this was not enough. Raising his hand, he wanted to slap her again. Xuan Tian Yan felt distressed and rushed forward to protect Fen Dai, but who knew that the one that was even faster than him would be Princess Kang Yi. She had practically fallen at the same time as Fen Dai.
Thus Feng Jin Yuan's slap landed squarely on Kang Yi's shoulder. The slap was extremely heavy.
"Ah!" Kang Yi coquettishly gritted her teeth. At a glance, it was clear that she had been hit in pain.
Feng Jin Yuan was completely dazed, as he let out an "ah" sound and rushed forward. Reaching out, he grabbed Kang Yi's shoulder and used a voice that was both anxious and concerned to ask her: "I did not do it on purpose. Were you hurt?" The affection in his eyes was immediately transmitted to Kang Yi's eyes. The two looked at each other for a long time.
The matriarch felt more and more that something was off, and she could not help but gently cough. Only then did the two recover, and Kang Yi quickly said: "I'm fine. Prime minister Feng, do not get angry. Fourth young miss is still just a child. There are some things that she does not understand."
What did an eleven-year-old child understand about love. Feng Jin Yuan naturally understood this reasoning, and he definitely did not believe that Fen Dai truly loved the fifth prince. But could he tell Kang Yi that Fen Dai was just being vain and wanting to climb up the social ladder? Could he tell Kang Yi that this girl originally had her eyes on the Ninth Prince, but the Ninth Prince ignored her. When she finally met the Fifth Prince who took the initiative to curry favor with her, she clung onto him and refused to let go?
Of course, he could not, thus he could only helplessly say: "I've allowed eldest princess to see a joke." He then personally helped her up. His hand that was holding Kang Yi's arm was a little unwilling to let go.
This interaction between the two was seen by An shi, Han shi and Jin Zhen. Who could not understand what was going on! An shi did not mind and just helplessly shook her head, treating it as watching a play. But Han shi and Jin Zhen became angry. One angrily hugged Fen Dai while trembling, while the other lowered her head and secretly wiped away tears.
Feng Yu Heng, however, had walked over to the matriarch's side at some unknown time and quietly said: "With an eldest princess entering the manor, I fear that she will be the one with the most authority in the manor, right?"
The matriarch was startled then coldly said: "The Feng family definitely will not bring in a foreign princess."
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "That's right. The previous madam's Shen Clan passed away less than half a year ago. Normally speaking, father should be remarrying after a year."
"Right." The matriarch's conviction became even more resolute. Although she could see the affection in Feng Jin Yuan and Kang Yi's eyes, she would not want a daughter-in-law that she could not control.
The fifth prince, Xuan Tian Yan, did not notice these details. He was completely focused on Fen Dai. Now that he saw Fen Dai being hit and sitting on the ground crying, he felt his heart ache.
"Fifth brother." However, at some unknown time, Feng Yu Heng had walked over to Xuan Tian Yan's side and called him fifth brother. This caused Xuan Tian Yan to freeze from head to toe.
"Younger, younger sister." He opened his mouth to call out; however, he did not dare look at Feng Yu Heng.
Feng Yu Heng was puzzled and asked: "Heng Heng has not offended fifth brother before, right?"
"Hm?" Xuan Tian Yan became even more afraid. He had always known that old ninth's wife was not to be offended, especially after she broke iron essence and promised to produce steel. She was someone that the Emperor needed to protect even if he had to use all of the country's resources, but he … "Younger, younger sister, what are you saying? This … fifth brother does not understand. "
"Hehe." She suddenly laughed, "My meaning is, why does fifth brother look away when you see Heng Zheng? Is it because Heng Zheng is too ugly? Ugly — — When fifth brother looks at me, you become afraid! "The last sentence suddenly changed her tone, using a cold tone to say it.
Xuan Tian Yan instinctively took a few steps back and was finally willing to look at Feng Yu Heng; however, he stared at her, trying to find an answer from her gaze.
Unfortunately, what Feng Yu Heng's eyes showed was never what she was truly thinking. The cold tone just now only lasted for an instant. In the blink of an eye, it returned to normal.
"Fifth brother, don't think too much. Heng Zheng does not have any other intentions. Today, you came for Fen Dai, so let's talk about Fen Dai. As for the other matters, we can slowly discuss them later." She glared over, that gaze was like a scorpion, causing Xuan Tian Yan's heart to become cold. But when he came back to his senses, Feng Yu Heng's scorpion like gaze had already disappeared. In its place was a kind of extreme concern, as she said: "Fifth brother, don't you feel that this matter is a little suspicious? Fourth sister is just the daughter of a concubine from an official's family and has not entered the palace many times. How could she have ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to work for her dance? You have to know, just moving that thick layer of snow over requires quite a bit of effort. "
Xuan Tian Yan was stunned and rushed to ask: "Your meaning is?"
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