The members of the Shen Clan let out a miserable scream. Not caring about the matriarch's position in the manor, they opened their mouths and shouted: "What did you hit me for?"
The matriarch trembled with anger, "Shut your mouth for me!"
Lady Zhou, however, shook her head and loudly said: "It seems that Lord Feng is very skilled at figuring out the Emperor's intentions. I do not know if he is being presumptuous or not."
Feng Jin Yuan felt his head swell, as the irritation he felt for the Shen Clan reached its peak.
"Madam." Feng Yu Heng picked up where she left off, "Heng trusts father. She definitely would not do something presumptuous. In truth, these are also considered private matters of the Feng manor. Heng's current mother has done a great favor for the Feng family many years ago, and my father is a very righteous person. Thinking about it, all of this … is a matter of father's personal feelings. "
Feng Jin Yuan clenched his fists. Why did he dislike hearing the words "righteous and righteous" from Feng Yu Heng's mouth so much? Saying it like this, would it not make the matter of him favoring a concubine and neglecting his wife a reality?
"Heng Heng, cease your nonsense." He spoke up to remind her.
Feng Yu Heng was startled then quickly bowed, "It was Heng Heng who misunderstood father. Then … could it be that father really is presumptuous … "
"When has father been presumptuous?" Feng Jin Yuan was completely confused. Why was it that he could not speak clearly today?
"Enough." Lady Zhou interrupted the Feng family's conversation, "This old one only came to the Feng manor to present the betrothal gifts. As for the matter of the betrothal gifts being received by the Feng family's second young miss, it really was his Highness Prince Yu that specifically ordered this. If madam wishes to speak of the rules, then please speak to his Highness Prince Yu." She smiled, "But speaking of which, when has His Highness Prince Yu ever cared about rules?"
Lady Zhou straightened her body and continued in a clear voice: "When His Highness was three years old, he climbed onto the Dragon Throne and played with the Imperial Jade Seal for an entire afternoon. In the end, he fell and broke a corner. When he was nine years old, he kicked a wild horse that had been sent as tribute from a foreign country. At twelve years old, Consort Yun was ostracized by a favoured concubine and he whipped that favoured concubine to death. The Emperor only asked if the whip had hurt His Highness. On his fifteenth birthday, the Emperor invited all the officials to a banquet and Prince Yu sat at the head of the table. Even more recently, three years ago, the only daughter of the Ding An family with a different surname took a fancy to His Highness. Lord Ding An personally asked the Emperor to appoint a marriage. Our Highness was not happy and set fire to Ding An palace. Un, just yesterday, His Highness returned to the capital. When he entered the palace, there was a soldier from the Imperial Guard who stared at his injured leg for a long time. His Highness raised his whip and killed 31 people on the spot. Madam, you still want to talk about rules with our Highness? "
Hearing this, the faces of the Shen Clan turned white. Feng Jin Yuan also recalled that he had heard people talk about the murder case in the palace. Apparently, the Emperor did not blame Prince Yu in the slightest.
The members of the Feng family began to sweat profusely. They only thought how was this Ninth Prince, His Highness Prince Yu, not talking about rules. This was clearly preposterous. Too preposterous.
In Fen Dai's mind, the miserable life of Feng Yu Heng after she married appeared. She could not help but feel a bit better.
As for Feng Yu Heng, she found this to be interesting. She pursed her small lips and smiled.
Lady Zhou was very happy to see her like this. Long before coming, she had heard Bai Ze talk about how he had met this Feng second young miss in the mountains of the Northwest. At first, she did not believe that a young Feng Yu Heng would be able to receive such a high evaluation from the arrogant Bai Ze. Now, it seemed that she was neither servile nor overbearing. She was neither sad nor happy. She was clear-minded and clear-sighted. Most importantly, through her words, it was clear that she had a clear boundary with the Feng manor. Un, she nodded to herself. Only this sort of girl was worthy of the Ninth Prince giving such a heavy betrothal gift.
Lady Zhou's words caused the Shen Clan to feel a lingering fear. She was only greedy for money. She did not not care about her life. How could she have forgotten that His Highness Prince Yu was the Ninth Prince! Of the current princes, he was the most willful and did not act according to common sense. He was also the one that the Emperor doted on the most. Who told her that the Ninth Prince had lost favor because he broke his leg? How could she believe that the Emperor no longer mentioning the matter of a crown prince meant that he no longer doted on the Ninth Prince?
At the same time, Feng Jin Yuan's thoughts coincided with the Shen Clan's. It was just that he thought a bit more than the Shen Clan. That year, who was it that told him that if the Emperor demoted the Yao family, the Feng family would have to demote Yao shi?
On this side, husband and wife pondered a bit. On the other side, Feng Yu Heng felt that this play had not yet reached its climax. She needed to add a bit more fuel to the fire.
Lowering her head, she looked at the box in her hands. A troubled expression immediately appeared on her face. Walking a couple steps closer to Lady Zhou, she carefully said: "Madam, if these banknotes are given to Heng Heng, then can Heng Heng use them as she pleases?"
Lady Zhou nodded, "Naturally."
Feng Yu Heng let out a sigh of relief, "That's great. Then Heng Heng can use these banknotes to make some nice clothes for the people in the manor. Then we can add some good ingredients to the kitchen."
Everyone that had seen Feng Yu Heng's determination to get clothes in Shu Ya courtyard facepalmed.
Lady Zhou was puzzled: "Why do you want to make clothes for everyone?" Looking at Feng Yu Heng's old clothes that did not fit her, Lady Zhou's expression became ugly.
Feng Yu Heng explained: "Not to hide it from you, but although father is the current left prime minister and our Feng manor looks very grand, in reality, it is very poor. Yesterday, concubine mother Yao brought Heng Heng and younger brother back to the manor. Father specifically said that we would be settled according to concubine mother's arrangements, but of the clothes that were sent to us, one had faded colors, one was made of fabric that was as hard as a blade, and one had a very sharp collar. There really was no way to wear it. This morning, Heng Heng Heng saw that mother's first-rate maidservant was also wearing faded clothes. Un, also, I'm not afraid of madam laughing, but my Willow courtyard has already eaten two meals of leftover ingredients from the kitchen. Thinking about it, the manor's finances are most likely strained. Otherwise, they would not treat us like this. As the daughter of the Feng manor, Heng Heng Heng has some money on hand. It's natural that we need to supplement it a bit. "
These words slapped the Shen Clan's face loudly!
Their father had clearly said that they would be settled according to concubine mother's arrangements, but as the head wife of the family, you let them wear those kinds of clothes? You even let them eat leftover ingredients?
The people of the Feng manor all lowered their heads. Regardless of who Feng Yu Heng was referring to, they all felt that they had lost face.
The Shen Clan did not feel embarrassed. They were just a little worried that Lady Zhou, who even Feng Jin Yuan and the matriarch feared, would punish them. If the people of the Imperial Palace Yu were as willful as Prince Yu, would she not suffer a great loss?
However, this time, she had truly thought too much. Lady Zhou did not have the leisure to get involved in the trivial matters of the large manor. Earlier, she had already pointed out to Feng Jin Yuan. If he was smart enough, he would not continue to cause trouble for Feng Yu Heng and her children. She just went along with what Feng Yu Heng had said- "Second young miss Feng really has a Bodhisattva's heart. Don't worry, the most famous fabric shop in the capital is our Imperial Palace Yu's property. Since second young miss has spoken, this old one will send someone tomorrow to tailor clothes for the masters of the Feng manor. Everyone will be given a set of clothes."
After she finished speaking, she waved to the head eunuch in charge of the list of gifts.
The people of the Feng manor saw this and trembled once more. At this moment, what they feared the most was that Lady Zhou would interact with the head eunuch because every time they interacted, it would cause them to collapse!
Sure enough, the head eunuch did not disappoint. They heard him shout towards the door: "Bring them in!"
Immediately, someone brought two chests into the yard.
The Shen Clan gritted their teeth and squeezed out: "What is this now?"
Chen Yu sighed to the side and quietly replied: "Let's wait and see. I figure it won't be any worse than the ones before."
She had guessed correctly. The last two chests that were brought in were the ones that slapped their faces the most. They then heard Lady Zhou fiercely say: "Since the Feng manor is poor, our Imperial Palace Yu will prepare clothes for the future princess.
The head eunuch followed up and sang: "His Highness Prince Yu has bestowed upon second young miss Feng four bolts of moon palace silk, four bolts of commoner's brocade, four bolts of refined cloud silk and four bolts of gauze. He has also bestowed upon second young miss ten bolts of soft smoke gauze for her curtains! "
This time, even Madam An, who had always been indifferent and did not participate in the affairs of the manor, could not remain calm.
Dashun had a vassal country in each of the four cardinal directions. Although these four countries were small, they each had a national treasure. These four national treasures were moon palace silk, commoner's brocade, refined cloud silk and gauze.
Apparently, when the four countries presented their national treasures to Dashun, the imperial concubines would fight until their heads bled, but in the end, they would only receive one bolt. All of this was because these four treasures were extremely hard to come by. The four countries would only receive one bolt every three years, and some countries would save up for ten years before being able to scrape together four bolts to send to Dashun.
As for soft smoke gauze, it was a treasure among treasures that could only be produced once every ten years in Dashun. His Highness Prince Yu actually gave out ten bolts, and he even said that he would only give them to Feng Yu Heng for her curtains.
Feng Chen Yu felt as though she was about to vomit blood. If it was said that she could endure with the head ornaments and accessories from before, she truly could not endure with the appearance of these five treasures!
Damn, she really was about to die from jealousy! Screw the Precepts for Women. Screw the Three Obeys and Four Gets. If she could exchange for one of these treasures, she really was willing to give the position of daughter of the first wife to Feng Yu Heng.
No one knew a daughter better than her mother. Standing at her side, the members of the Shen Clan could clearly feel their daughter's body tremble violently. They practically immediately guessed what Feng Chen Yu was thinking.
Everyone loved beautiful clothes, not to mention the five treasures that the imperial concubines of the palace would fight over.
The members of the Shen Clan tightly held Feng Chen Yu's hand and whispered into her ear: "Chen Yu, think about your future. When the day comes when you become the mother of the world, everything will be yours. "
Finally, the words mother of the world pulled Feng Chen Yu's chaotic mind back. A crazed look flashed through her eyes, and she immediately regained her calm. It was as though nothing had ever happened.
Only then did the Shen Clan feel at ease.
Up until now, being the mother of the world had been Feng Chen Yu's belief. Ever since Yao shi and the other two left the manor, from the matriarch to Feng Jin Yuan, then to the Shen Clan, she had been instilled with these words the most. She knew that she was extremely beautiful. This beauty far surpassed all the other girls in the capital. Thus, Feng Chen Yu was confident that this belief would not fail. To her, being the mother of the world was only a matter of time.
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