Man Xi glanced at Bao Tang and helplessly said: "It's not because of second young miss, it's because of his Highness Prince Yu. You've been in the courtyard this entire time and never left, so you don't know. After eating, when you have some free time, go outside and ask around. See how many people in our manor are not scared by the Imperial Palace Yu. "
With her saying this, Bao Tang no longer had any doubts. Ever since coming to Willow courtyard, she had not eaten a full meal. Now that she saw the delicious food, Bao Tang's saliva was about to flow out. But she was still thinking about how to report to the head wife about what had happened in Willow courtyard today. Although the First Madam gave this task to Mammy Li, since she was also sent here, of course, she also had this obligation. Her master could choose not to ask, but if she did not say anything, then it would be her fault.
In the afternoon, Yao shi coaxed Zirui to sleep. Huang Quan was in the courtyard with granny Sun to sort out the betrothal gifts.
Feng Yu Heng had not slept the entire night and was feeling a little sleepy. She had wanted to take a nap, but who knew that just as she was about to lie down, she saw Wang Chuan enter the room. Walking to her side, he gently said: "Second young miss, the manor's third concubine mother has brought third young miss here."
When Feng Yu Heng and Yao shi came out to welcome them, An shi and Feng Xiang Rong had already been led into the outer hall of the main room by granny Sun.
Speaking of, Yao shi and An shi's relationship could be considered harmonious. In the past, An shi had married into the family right after the Shen Clan and had been bullied quite badly by the Shen Clan. But An shi was not a person who liked to fight. If she could endure, she endured. Fortunately, the Shen Clan was only a concubine at that time. With Yao shi, the head wife of the family, suppressing her, she did not dare go too far.
Seeing Feng Yu Heng and Yao shi enter the room, An shi quickly stood up with Xiang Rong. An shi bowed to Yao shi and called out: "Elder sister." When she raised her head, her eyes were red.
Yao shi also felt emotional. Holding An shi's hand, she could not speak for a long time.
Feng Yu Heng did not want to see this sort of crying scene, so she advised Yao shi: "Quickly let concubine mother An and third sister sit. In the future, there will be many days to talk."
Madam An came back to her senses. She turned around and bowed to Feng Yu Heng. "Greetings, Second Miss."
She hurriedly supported her, "Concubine Mother, don't be like this. I don't have such rules here. You're an elder, you don't have to bow to the younger generation."
An shi smiled bitterly. "I'm just a concubine. How can I be called an elder? Second miss thinks too highly of me. Logically speaking, in front of Second Miss, I should address myself as a servant. "
"Yiniang, please don't be like this." Feng Yu Heng waved her hand to stop them, indicating for them to sit down.
Granny Sun had already brewed the tea and brought it over. The fragrance of the tea immediately filled the small hall, and Xiang Rong could not help but exclaim: "What tea is this? It smells so good! "
An shi covered her mouth and smiled, "It must be something his Highness Prince Yu gave it. Our manor does not have such good tea."
Feng Yu Heng shrugged, "Even if there was, it would not be Willow courtyard's people's turn to drink it."
An shi lightly sighed, "Speaking of, it was the Feng family that went too far. But Second Miss has just returned to the manor. It would be best not to make too many enemies, right? "
Feng Yu Heng knew that An shi was doing this for her own good. She nodded and thanked An shi, but she shook her head and said: "Ever since we knocked on the Feng family's gates, the enemies have been rushing over. There is no need to deliberately provoke them."
An shi agreed with this point, "In the years that you have not been in the manor, the Shen Clan has already replaced most of the old people in the manor. Even granny Sun was sent to the outer courtyard to do manual labor for two years. Only when news came that the Ninth Prince was returning to the capital was she sent to pick you up. "
Yao shi's heart ached for granny Sun, and her heart began to ache.
Feng Yu Heng did not want to talk about these sad matters. She got up and returned to her room. Earlier, she had already moved a few jewelry boxes to her room. She opened one of them and picked out a pair of peach blossom earrings. When she returned to the outer hall, she stuffed the earrings into Xiang Rong's hands: "Second sister just returned to the manor. Originally, I did not have anything good on me. Fortunately, the Imperial Palace Yu sent some today. This will be a greeting gift for third sister!"
Xiang Rong was immediately stunned by the pair of earrings. The pink color was carved into two delicate peach blossoms. She did not know what material it was made of. It looked like jade, but it also did not feel like jade. She could not tell. She only felt that nothing she had seen before was as beautiful as this.
The young girl opened her mouth and stared blankly. After a while, she exclaimed: "Too beautiful!"
An shi also came over. After taking a look, she was shocked, "Silly girl, what are you doing in a daze. Quickly thank your second sister! This is a rare pink crystal! "
In this era, there were not many crystals being mined, but the value of crystals was recognized by the imperial family. At present, white crystals were the most commonly seen, followed by yellow crystals. Pink crystals and purple crystals were things that could not be found in the entire imperial family, much less craftsmen who could use crystals to carve them. Only a master would dare to use such a material.
Xiang Rong heard that it was crystal, and pink crystal at that, she immediately understood the value of this item. She quickly and solemnly saluted Feng Yu Heng: "Xiang Rong thanks second sister."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and helped the girl up. She gently patted her arm: "Between sisters, there is no need to bow back and forth like this. Don't worry. Earlier, I said that I would give Fen Dai a handkerchief. Naturally, you will not be left out. When I use the cloth to make clothes, I will leave some behind. I will secretly make a pair of embroidered shoes for Xiang Rong to wear when you get married. Is that alright? "
Without waiting for Xiang Rong to react, An shi became emotional, "Second young miss!" No matter how calm a person was, they did not know what they should say at this moment. Earlier in the main courtyard, Feng Yu Heng said that she would leave a treasure to make a handkerchief for Xiang Rong and Fen Dai. That was already something that everyone in Dashun was envious of. If Xiang Rong could wear a pair of embroidered shoes made from the five treasures when she got married, then no matter what family Xiang Rong married into, her husband's family would look at her highly.
"Concubine mother An, there is no need to be like this." Feng Yu Heng smiled faintly, "Although Heng Heng has left the manor for many years, I still remember a few things from my childhood. That year, when mother was pregnant with Zirui, the Shen Clan secretly swapped out the precious medicine in the tonics. It was concubine mother An who saw it and told elder madam. Only then was mother able to successfully take the tonics. Heng Heng holds grudges, but she also does not forget favors. "
An shi sighed once more. She did not think that the actions of that year would be repaid like this today. She was a concubine and did not seek anything. All of her hopes were placed on the child, Xiang Rong. But a daughter of a concubine, she would either marry a son of the first wife of a large family as a concubine or marry a son of a concubine as the official wife. No matter what, she could not compare to a daughter of the first wife. She thought that her status could not compare to others. In any case, she had a shop from her maternal family. Over the years, she had saved up some money to add to Xiang Rong's dowry. But no matter how much money she had, how could it compare to the pair of embroidered shoes made from the five treasures that Feng Yu Heng had promised!
"Thank you second young miss." An shi was sincerely grateful. Suddenly thinking of something, she quickly turned her head and asked Yao shi: "After elder sister returned to the capital, did you go to Hundred Herb Hall?"
Yao shi was startled and shook her head: "I did not. After returning to the capital, I went straight to the manor and have not left. "
"Then elder sister should find some time to go take a look. A few days ago, when I went out to take care of the shop, I saw that the shopkeeper of Hundred Herb Hall seemed to have changed."
Yao shi frowned, "Uncle Tian is no longer there?"
An shi nodded: "I specially went in to take a look around, but I did not see uncle Tian. The current shopkeeper is a young man."
Yao shi saw that Feng Yu Heng was at a loss, so she explained to her: "The Hundred Herb Hall in the capital was a shop given to me by my maternal family when I married into the Feng family. At that time, you were young and did not care too much about these things. Also … "Yao shi helplessly shook her head," It was said to be my dowry, but ever since I married into the Feng family, how could I have any say in it. "
An shi continued on her behalf: "Not only did you not have any say in it, if I remember correctly, elder sister said before that the Yao family's shop was taken away by the matriarch on the day you married into the family?"
"Un." Yao shi nodded, "On the day I married into the family, everything was carried to the matriarch's place. The next day, when they were sent back to my courtyard, the deeds for the shops were missing. I went to ask the matriarch, and she said that since I married into the Feng manor, these things would be taken care of by the manor. She also said that the Feng family would not treat me unfairly. "
Feng Yu Heng laughed, "Mother, you believed her?"
"What can I do if I don't believe her?"
"That's right!" An shi followed up, "When a daughter-in-law marries into the family, she is part of the in-laws' family."
"The profits from the shops, has the Feng family ever given mother any?"
Yao shi shook her head, "They have never given any. They only said that it has always been a loss, and the Feng family has spent quite a bit of money."
Feng Yu Heng thought about what An shi had said before and asked: "I heard concubine mother say that you went out to take care of the shops. Is it concubine mother's own?"
An shi nodded, "Yes, my maternal family also brought over two shops, but my shops cannot compare to the Yao family's. How could the Feng family have any interest in them, so they were kept."
"Concubine mother An, is this the way things are done in the Dashun court?"
An shi shook her head, "How could there be such a system? Not only is there no such system, the Dashun court also allows married women to take care of their own shops. Also, if a woman wishes to take care of a shop, the husband's family cannot stop her for no reason."
"Then that is to say, the Feng family is going against the court's system?" She did not hesitate to label the Feng family like this.
An shi smirked and did not say anything. After all these years, how could she not know what kind of face the Feng family was.
Feng Yu Heng comforted Yao shi: "Mother, do not worry. It is ours. Sooner or later, it will be returned to us."
An shi also agreed with this, "Today, I saw that the Imperial Palace Yu did not seem to be acting. They truly do want to support the second young miss. I believe that with the Imperial Palace Yu present, there will not be anyone who will have any ideas about your side. "She then changed the topic," Yesterday, Xiang Rong ran over on her own and went back to tell me about the situation here. I originally prepared some loose silver and thought that I would send it over to you today. No matter how much it was, it would at least be enough for an emergency. I did not think that before I could give it to her, Prince Yu's side would beat me to it. " An shi spoke while pulling out a small bag of silver from her sleeve, "Compared to what Prince Yu gave me, I don't even have the face to take it out. But I thought that since Prince Yu gave you banknotes, and your courtyard will need some construction work, you will need some loose silver to reward the servants. Just take it and use it first! "
Feng Yu Heng could see that An shi was sincere, so she did not hold back. She very frankly reached out and received the small bag of silver: "Many thanks concubine mother An. Just now, I was thinking of a way to leave the manor to exchange for some loose silver. Concubine mother An sent it over. It really is timely."
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