Ever since Kang Yi had interacted with Feng Yu Heng a few times, she paid close attention to every word that she said. Who knew which word was a trap, so she had to answer carefully.
Now that she had asked about the bracelet, Kang Yi pondered for a bit. There was nothing wrong with the bracelet. Only then did she smile and say: "This jade bracelet was gifted to me by father Emperor on my sixteenth birthday. The outside of the jade is inlaid with gold and symbolizes harmony."
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Speaking like this, choosing to give the bracelet to concubine mother Jun Man at this time can be considered appropriate. It's just … "She furrowed her brow and pondered for a while," Mother received this jade bracelet on her sixteenth birthday. Not three months later, she was married to the prince consort. Based on what I know, when mother got married, she was wearing this bracelet. "
Kang Yi was startled. She never thought that Feng Yu Heng would actually be able to bring up such a tricky topic. For a while, she did not know how to respond.
Feng Yu Heng, however, continued: "I only heard about what happened in Qian Zhou, but the prince consort dying early is not much of a secret. There is no need for us to hide it. Mother's previous marriage had nothing to do with the word 'harmonious' at all, but you gave such a bracelet to Jun Man Yiniang. To put it nicely, you're jealous of Yiniang's favor. To put it bluntly, you're cursing Father to die early? " Her voice became more and more severe until it was practically a complaint against Kang Yi by the end "Father has treated you well. You did not want to marry far away to Gu Shu, so father did not say anything and asked the Emperor to marry you into the manor; however, who knew that you would use such an inauspicious item to curse father. Eldest princess, what sort of intentions are you harboring? "
Nobody in the Feng family thought that Feng Yu Heng would suddenly become so sharp. Every word pushed Kang Yi into a dead end. She was not even willing to put on an act of maintaining peace. What exactly was this?
Kang Yi's heart, however, had already begun to tremble. For some reason, she recalled the strange fire that had broken out in the Xiang Palace the night before.
Feng Yu Heng's aggressiveness left her with nowhere to hide. She even emphasized that the bracelet was a gift from the Emperor on her sixteenth birthday. It symbolized harmony and beauty. Even a ghost wouldn't believe such a good thing if he denied that he didn't wear it at his wedding three months later, right?
Kang Yi was forced to the point that she had no other choice. She turned around and knelt in front of the matriarch. She said regretfully, "It's all your daughter-in-law's fault for not thinking things through. Your daughter-in-law was only anxious to give younger sister a gift, but mother, you know that your daughter-in-law's dowry is still on its way to Dashun. I didn't have anything better on hand and didn't think too much about it before giving the jade bracelet to younger sister. I definitely didn't have any intentions of cursing husband!"
The matriarch was filled with anger from what Feng Yu Heng had said. She did not care about why Feng Yu Heng was being so aggressive towards Kang Yi. Just based on the bracelet, what Feng Yu Heng had said was correct. Such an unlucky bracelet was actually taken out. What exactly was Kang Yi thinking?
The matriarch angrily tapped her cane on the ground. Looking at Kang Yi, she said: "You are the eldest princess, and Qian Zhou's ruler has an even more noble status. What else can I say? But Jin Yuan is my son. I definitely will not allow anyone to harm him. " As she said this, she looked at Jun Man. Her tone became a little more relaxed; however, she did not allow for any refusal, saying: "Take off that bracelet and return it to her!"
Cheng Jun Man's eyes had already turned red, as she forcefully tried to take off the bracelet. But for some reason, when the bracelet was given to her by Kang Yi, it was immediately put on. Now that she tried to take it off, she could not take it off even after expending a great deal of effort.
Cheng Jun Man was a little anxious and simply did not care about whether or not she was injured. Gritting her teeth, she paid the price of scraping off a layer of skin on both sides of her hand to finally remove the bracelet. She then placed it on the ground as though it was scalding. She then walked over to Feng Jin Yuan's side.
Cheng Jun Mei, who had been sitting to the side, was finally unable to sit still. She quickly went forward to check on her elder sister's injuries. Upon seeing that the skin on both sides of her hand had been scraped off, the once white and smooth hand was now covered in blood. Cheng Jun Mei lost it and looked at Feng Jin Yuan, saying: "Husband, you must support elder sister!"
Feng Jin Yuan saw Jun Man's appearance. How could he not feel distressed. He could not help but cast a resentful gaze at Kang Yi. But in the end, he could not say anything. After all, he had always felt that he owed Kang Yi when it came to the matter of their marriage. If Kang Yi felt resentment towards the Cheng shi sisters because of this, it could be considered normal.
Kang Yi saw Feng Yu Heng look at her like this and suddenly understood a little bit of what Feng Yu Heng's goal was. County princess Ji An was doing her best to not allow her to consummate her marriage with Feng Jin Yuan. She was thinking of all sorts of ways to keep them apart. As long as she did not consummate her marriage with Feng Jin Yuan, it was impossible for her to get any closer to Feng Jin Yuan. If the two did not get any closer, how should she proceed with her plan?
Kang Yi glared at Feng Yu Heng and felt that this girl was truly bold in her actions. She practically did not leave herself any room for maneuver. This sort of way of doing things was outside of her expectations. For Kang Yi, even if she was completely confident in something, she would leave herself a way out just in case. Even if she had to deal with someone that she hated to the bone, she would need to be careful and not leave any traces behind.
But Feng Yu Heng did the exact opposite. She did not care if she left any traces behind. It was as though she feared that they would not be able to find her. She was so brazen and fearless.
In truth, Kang Yi did not know that Feng Yu Heng's way of doing things was not just outside of her expectations. It was completely outside of everyone else's expectations. Of course, this did not include Xuan Tianming.
As a whole, she and Xuan Tianming were the same sort of people. If there was enmity, they would take revenge on the spot. If you cursed me, I would hit you. If you hit me, I would kill you. If you schemed against me, I would have you die without a grave.
This was the way that Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming did things. Kang Yi was not a virtuous person, but when faced with someone like Feng Yu Heng, she felt a bit like a talent meeting a soldier.
She helplessly lowered her head, "It's all Kang Yi's fault. If husband wants to punish me, just punish me." Kang Yi understood that her relationship with Feng Yu Heng could not continue to deteriorate like this. She had come to Dashun with the goal of helping Prince Xiang ascend to the throne. From there, Qian Zhou would gain three more provinces. She did not want to spend her days in the inner courtyard fighting with women and children. Her most important task was to win over Feng Jin Yuan's heart and help Prince Xiang regain his prestige. County princess Ji An naturally had the time to take care of this. Thinking like this, her attitude softened a bit, as she kowtowed to the matriarch, saying: "Of all the mistakes, they are all daughter-in-law's mistakes, but would mother please believe that daughter-in-law definitely did not have any intentions of cursing husband. Daughter-in-law's life has been bitter, and I finally found such a good match. I do not even have enough time to cherish it. How could I have such vicious thoughts? This matter was just Kang Yi not thinking things through. Kang Yi is willing to apologize to younger sister Jun Man and accept the punishment. "
As she spoke, she turned around and faced Jun Man. Without standing up, she continued to kneel and said: "Elder sister made a large mistake today and caused younger sister to be injured. I truly am filled with regret. Elder sister is willing to apologize and hope that younger sister can forgive me. "
With the head wife of the family performing such a grand salute, it would be wrong for Cheng Jun Man to continue standing. She quickly kneeled but did not express her position. She just looked at Feng Jin Yuan and asked him: "Husband, Jun Man is husband's person. Everything will be decided by husband."
Feng Jin Yuan nodded then looked at Kang Yi's face that was filled with regret and bitterness, thus his heart softened. He personally helped the two up then said to Kang Yi: "Today's matter was just a coincidence. You are my official wife. I naturally trust that you will place your husband's family first. This bracelet … "
Kang Yi did not say another word, as she bent down and picked up the bracelet. Raising it high up, she threw it on the ground and shattered it.
"If it's an inauspicious thing, don't want it. Even if it's more precious, it cannot compare to husband's position in Kang Yi's heart." She expressed her feelings to Feng Jin Yuan, which caused Feng Jin Yuan to feel a bit more pity.
Feng Yu Heng watched this play and could not help but nod. The eldest princess of Qian Zhou was indeed flexible and could not be underestimated. She wanted to see what sort of tricks this woman could come up with after joining hands with Feng Jin Yuan, but … "Mother, it would be best to throw away all of the inauspicious things at your side. Otherwise, it's possible that when Heng Cheng remembers something in the future, she will need me to remind her. If that happens, mother will be in a much more passive position."
Before Kang Yi could speak, Cheng Jun Man spoke up first: "Many thanks county princess for the reminder today. Otherwise, if this concubine continued to wear that bracelet, it would be a great taboo."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and did not say anything else.
At this time, Fen Dai, who had been sitting to the side without saying a word, suddenly spoke up, as she said to the matriarch: "Grandmother, have you forgotten the matter of someone poisoning concubine mother Han? The culprit has not been found, and Yu Lan courtyard is constantly on edge, fearing that concubine mother will eat the wrong thing. Concubine mother is also worried and does not dare relax. Last night … she did not sleep well for half the night. "As she spoke, she looked toward Feng Jin Yuan.
The matriarch snorted and unhappily said: "She can't always be like this. She needs to worry about her own heart. She cannot rely on others." Even though she said that, she was still concerned about finding the culprit. Thus, she took out the earring again and held it in her hand for everyone to see. "Although an earring that fell under the kitchen also means that the culprit is the culprit, at least it's a clue. Think carefully, have you seen anyone wearing it?"
For a while, everyone fell into deep thought once more.
At this time, they heard Chen Yu suddenly say: "This earring is very familiar. It seems …" She said this while looking at Jin Zhen. Her eyes suddenly lit up, as she loudly said: "Concubine mother Jin Zhen has worn it before!"
Jin Zhen trembled in fear and looked at Feng Chen Yu in horror. With a look of disbelief, she asked her: "Eldest young miss, even if I know that you have that thing, you should not frame me like this!"
This time, it was Chen Yu's turn to be stunned, as she blankly asked Jin Zhen: "What are you saying? What do I have? "
Feng Jin Yuan could tell that there was something to this matter, thus he lowered his expression and looked at the two. After a while, he asked Jin Zhen: "Is that earring yours?" He seemed to have seen Jin Zhen wear a similar earring before, but he was still a man. How could he be clear on those details. As he saw it, women's accessories were more or less the same.
Jin Zhen heard Feng Jin Yuan ask and quickly shook her head, flatly denying it: "I don't! That thing does not belong to this concubine. "She then did not wait for Feng Jin Yuan to continue asking, as she dropped to her knees and loudly said:" Husband! Elder madam! With things as they are, this concubine has no choice but to speak. Eldest young miss! It was eldest young miss that wanted to harm sister Han! "
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