The group of palace maids had a total of four people, and each of them held a bamboo basket. Their steps were hurried, as they walked along the side of the path. All of them had their heads lowered. It was clear that they did not want to attract attention.
Unfortunately, even though they were so careful, they still caught Feng Yu Heng's attention.
The palace maid that had sent her out of the palace saw Feng Yu Heng look in that direction and also took a look. She then took the initiative to explain: "Those are the palace maids that take care of concubine An. Thinking about it, it must be his Highness Prince Xiang that sent something to concubine An."
"Hm?" Feng Yu Heng was puzzled, "If I have not remembered incorrectly, concubine An should be the fifth prince's birth mother. Why would Prince Xiang send something to her?"
The palace maid said: "County princess might not know, but ever since that sort of thing happened with his Highness the fifth prince, his Majesty no longer wants to see concubine An. Because of this, concubine An became a bit deranged, and she even began to hate his Highness the fifth prince. Normally, his Highness the fifth prince would send some things into the palace, but as long as she hears that it was sent by his Highness the fifth prince, she would immediately smash it. Instead, it was his Highness the third prince who has been taking care of concubine An over the years. From time to time, he would send some food and clothing. "
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded. She knew that concubine An was a bit deranged; however, she never thought that the third prince would actually do such a thing. Xuan Tian Ye definitely would not have such a good heart. He would not get up early if there were no benefits. Why exactly was he taking care of concubine An?
She turned her gaze in the direction that the group of palace maids had gone. She would not make a mistake. She had seen one of the palace maids before. The one that had taught Fen Dai the Plum Snow Dance was Hong Yi.
"Concubine An's palace maids are quite beautiful." She pretended to say this inadvertently. When she looked again, the group of palace maids had already walked off.
The palace maid at her side told her: "That's because concubine An raised a number of beautiful servants in the palace for the sake of regaining his Majesty's favor. Not only that, but she also had those servants learn the Plum Snow Dance. Unfortunately, after that incident, His Majesty never went to her palace again. "
"Concubine An has gone crazy. Did the Emperor not send a taiyi to treat her?" She asked the palace maid, "How many years has it been? She still hasn't gotten better?"
The palace maid said: "The imperial physicians are naturally invited, but the Emperor doesn't care about this matter. How could the imperial physicians be willing to do their best? They're just going through the motions."
"That's right." Feng Yu Heng pondered for a while. When she reached the palace gate, she said, "Then when I enter the palace again, I'll go and take a look at her!"
The palace maid smiled and said, "County princess is really merciful."
Feng Yu Heng didn't know whether it was Bodhisattva or not. She just felt that something that she had always been suspicious of seemed to be developing in the direction of the truth.
Xuan Tianming's carriage was waiting at the palace gate. Feng Yu Heng stepped into the carriage, but before she could get in, she heard someone suddenly shout from behind her: "County princess, please wait!"
She was startled and turned around to look. She saw another group of palace servants carrying large chests out of the palace. The one at the front was the granny that took care of the Empress, Chun Lan. Upon seeing Feng Yu Heng stop, she quickly chased after her and said with a smile: "Greetings county princess! This old servant has received orders from her Highness the Empress to go to the Feng manor to deliver the dowry. "
Only then did Feng Yu Heng remember that when the Cheng shi sisters married into the Feng manor, they had said that the dowry would be brought over today.
She nodded, "That's good. You can come with me."
The Cheng shi sisters' dowry could not be considered large, but it was definitely not small either. There were a total of 16 chests made of red wood, and each one was filled to the brim. Following behind Feng Yu Heng's carriage, it was quite a spectacular sight.
Because someone had reported to the Feng manor ahead of time, when they arrived, Feng Jin Yuan and the Feng matriarch were already waiting in the front yard with everyone.
In the Feng family's inner courtyard, there was currently a head wife, two secondary wives and three concubines. Speaking of, the head wife could be considered the official wife, but the dowry was still in Qian Zhou and had not been brought over. An shi, Han shi and Jin Zhen were even less impressive. Even in the Shen Clan, they had been promoted from concubines to official wives. There was not even a formality.
That was why, for the Feng family, the only time they had truly enjoyed a daughter-in-law bringing dowry into the manor was when Feng Jin Yuan married Yao shi. Now that the Cheng shi sisters' dowry had been brought from the imperial palace to the Feng manor, it caused the Feng matriarch to feel a bit emotional.
Granny Chun Lan placed the 16 chests in the Feng manor's front yard and said to the Feng matriarch: "Her Highness the Empress said that her Highness' elder brother passed away early, leaving behind these two sisters. If it was not for hearing that the Feng family's new head wife truly did not teach her children well, she really would not have been willing to send her own nieces over. I hope that Prime minister Feng will treat them well. This will also comfort her Highness the Empress' love for her nieces. "
Feng Jin Yuan quickly said: "Would granny please report to her Highness that this official will definitely treat the Cheng family's sisters well."
The matriarch also expressed her stance: "The Feng family definitely will not treat them poorly."
Granny Chun Lan nodded. Only then did she feel at ease and return to report to the Empress.
After she left, Cheng Jun Man walked forward and said to the servant at her side: "Take out the supplements and medicine from the dowry and send them to Yu Lan courtyard to give to mother Han." She then turned around and said to Feng Jin Yuan: "Husband, sister Han is someone with a body. If there are any supplements, they will naturally be given to her. Of course, although supplements are good, exactly how they should be taken will need to be considered by the doctors. "
Feng Jin Yuan nodded and repeatedly praised: "You are kind-hearted. You are a blessing to my Feng family."
Jun Mei also took a couple steps forward and arrived before the matriarch. Bowing, she said: "The supplements have been given to sister Han. As for the other things … this concubine heard elder madam say yesterday that master spent quite a bit on the wedding. For the sake of buying furniture for the head madam's courtyard, practically all of the manor's funds were used. Since us sisters have married into the Feng manor, this place is our home. If the family has any difficulties, we will naturally need to reach out and help. That's why the other things in this chest will be given to elder madam to be used in the manor's funds! "
Cheng Jun Mei's words caused Kang Yi's face to become flustered. Over the past two days, she had already lost a great deal of face because of Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng. Who knew that she would be humiliated by two concubines today. She truly could not hold on any longer.
However, Feng Yu Heng, who had returned to the manor with the dowry, added: "When a woman marries into her husband's family and does not have any dowry, it is quite shameful. Her Highness the Empress sympathizes with the two concubine mothers, thus the Feng family's funds were once again plentiful. This can be considered to have solved the most pressing problem. "
Kang Yi endured the anger in her heart and said: "Putting the dowry into the manor is younger sister's magnanimity, but the two of you entered the manor in a hurry. You should take a look at the chest to see if there are any things that you can use. That way, you won't need to buy them from the outside."
She was originally just trying to find something to say to be polite; however, who knew that the matriarch's expression would sink. With a snort, she glared at Kang Yi.
Cheng Jun Man said: "Many thanks for madam's kind intentions, but us sisters are just concubines. There is no need to pay too much attention to it. The manor has already provided us with enough food and clothing. There is no need to add anything else. These things were said to be given to the manor, so they are given to the manor."
"Since that's the case, elder sister has spoken too much." Kang Yi felt that she had no face and simply stopped speaking.
The matriarch looked at Feng Jin Yuan and said: "You just entered the manor. You should accompany them. Just rest in Jin Fu courtyard tonight." This was the first time that the matriarch had so clearly interfered with Feng Jin Yuan's private life. She directly pointed him out, and Kang Yi's heart felt so stifled that she could not breathe.
She was the head wife. She had entered the manor for three days and two nights; however, she did not even get to see her husband. Finally, Han shi did not need to be accompanied for the night; however, two more concubines had arrived. She glanced at Feng Jin Yuan, and a trace of grief appeared in her eyes.
Feng Jin Yuan was also worried about Kang Yi, but when he thought about it, the Cheng shi sisters had been sent by the Empress! He had already ignored them yesterday. Today, the dowry had already been brought into the manor. Leaving it to the side was not a good idea. Thus he could only let Kang Yi down. Avoiding her gaze, he replied to the matriarch: "Son has remembered."
That night, Feng Jin Yuan stayed in Jin Fu courtyard and consummated his marriage with Cheng Jun Man.
However, he did not know that his eldest daughter, Feng Chen Yu, was sitting in her room with a look of grief.
Xing 'er carefully asked from the side: "Is eldest young miss worried about eldest princess? Don't worry. A concubine is still a concubine. Eldest princess is husband's official wife. Her position can be maintained. Even more so, the Cheng shi sisters are nothing more than daughters of a concubine. Even if they were raised in the palace from a young age, what of it? With their status as daughters of a concubine, for them to be concubines of a prime minister is already a heavenly fortune. "
Who knew that this advice would be worse than not advising at all. Feng Chen Yu's face became even more gloomy and twisted. Seeing this, Xing 'er was at a loss.
"That's right! In the end, they are still daughters of a concubine. " Feng Chen Yu finally spoke; however, she said: "This is the fate of daughters of a concubine. They are unable to make their own decisions. Even if they are her Highness the Empress' own nieces, they are nothing more than chess pieces in her hands. Wherever they are needed, they will be sent there. Throughout history, even if they are princesses of the imperial family, as long as they were not born of the middle palace, they could not avoid the fate of marriage. These are daughters of a concubine! As for me … I am also a daughter of a concubine. "
"Eldest young miss …"
"It's fine." Chen Yu put away the gloominess and twisted expression, as a layer of coldness appeared on her face, "Fate must be changed on my own. I definitely will not be bound by my status as a daughter of a concubine. Just wait and see! The position of the Feng family's daughter of the first wife, sooner or later, I will take it back. "
Feng Chen Yu was gnashing her teeth while calculating her own future. As for Tong Sheng pavilion, Feng Yu Heng was experimenting in her pharmacy space.
She dug up some snow that had not melted and brought it into her space. She then found a glass bowl and placed it inside.
During the day, she had asked Qian Zhou for ten stalks of Tian Shan snow lotus. She was thinking that she could bring them into her space to raise them. Not only could this space automatically fill things up, it also had an automatic preservation function. Everything that was placed here did not need to worry about its expiration date. It was as though time had stopped here.
She had a bold idea. If the snow that was brought in could be maintained in the same condition, she could raise snow lotuses in her space. Although she already had snow lotuses in her pharmacy, they were dry. Compared to freshly picked snow lotuses, they could not be compared at all.
The more Feng Yu Heng thought about it, the more excited she became. If it was not for the fact that she knew that Qian Zhou's thousand-year snow could remain unmelted for over a month, she really would have personally gone to Qian Zhou to dig up some snow.
Carefully placing the glass bowl of snow on the counter, she decided to wait for three days. If the snow still did not melt after three days, that would mean that this plan was feasible.
When Feng Yu Heng came out of her space, she was a little excited. She even began to think that the space's functions were not limited to just this. If she placed a person on the brink of death into her space, would it be like food that would not spoil, and the person's injuries would not worsen?
She was a little excited and began to use her imagination. She was even wondering if she should get a little lab rat to try it out. Suddenly, Ban Zou's voice filled the air "Stay in your room and do not come out! There are assassins! "
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