Feng Chen Yu's words caused Xu Jing Yuan's eyebrows to furrow tightly together. Puzzled, he asked: "Eldest young miss Feng, what do you mean?"
Chen Yu half-shouted and said: "When Qian Zhou's people entered the capital, they carried a full ten million taels of gold. The chests filled with gold were lined up in front of the county princess' manor. Since our Feng family has brought out the dowry sent by that guilty woman from Qian Zhou for my lord to inspect and confiscate, shouldn't my lord be a little more fair. The gold from her county princess' manor should also not be kept. "
Xu Jing Yuan stared at Feng Chen Yu. He just could not understand. Why was it that the more beautiful a person was, the more poisonous their thoughts were? It was no wonder county princess Ji An guarded against this family as though they were thieves. The people of the Feng family really were shameless!
He turned his head to the matriarch and asked: "There are two things that this official must ask elder madam clearly about." Before the matriarch could reply, he directly said: "First, what do you mean by our Feng family? What do you mean by her county princess' manor? Could it be that the Feng family no longer recognizes county princess Ji An as their own daughter? It's a pity that His Ninth Highness spared you out of consideration for county princess. If your family has this sort of attitude, this official will immediately report to his Highness and have him handle this matter impartially. Either way, you do not recognize county princess as your own family. Even if you exterminate the entire family, you will not be able to exterminate her. Elder madam, what do you think? "
What do you think?
The matriarch's lips turned blue with anger. If it were not for there being so many people present, she really wanted to choke Feng Chen Yu to death.
"Little beast, shut your mouth!" She felt that standing there and cursing was not enough, thus she tugged at Cheng Jun Man: "You go! Drag her back to me! If you dare spout any more nonsense, be careful that I don't tear your mouth apart! "
The matriarch had truly become angry. What sort of time was this? The knife was already at their necks, yet they still had the mind to fight amongst themselves. They truly had long hair and short eyes. They had wasted their good looks.
The Cheng shi sisters had a very special position in the manor. Although they had the head wife, Kang Yi, above them, they were the Empress' nieces. Based on this, who dared to treat them poorly? Dashun's imperial family always had a bad habit of protecting the weak, and from top to bottom, they were all unreasonable. The Cheng shi sisters existed in the Feng manor as secondary wives, but in reality, they were even more impressive than the head wife.
Especially before Feng Yu Heng left, she had entrusted them with a task. In addition to this, when the two came to the Feng manor, they used the excuse that Kang Yi did not know how to discipline children, and the Empress was worried that the inner courtyards of the Feng manor would become chaotic. That was why when Feng Yu Heng left the capital, the problems with the upbringing of the Phoenix family's children were all handled by the Cheng shi sisters.
These two sisters seemed to be gentle and easy to talk to, but people who grew up in the palace were not easy to deal with. She disdained using those methods of torturing people. She only needed to mention "imperial aunt" from time to time, and the Feng family's three sisters, led by Feng Chen Yu, did not even dare breathe loudly.
Over the past few months, the Cheng shi sisters had "disciplined" them quite a bit. It was such that Cheng Jun Man stepped forward to say to Chen Yu: "Eldest young miss, what you said was inappropriate, and what you did was even more inappropriate." Feng Chen Yu was immediately given a start, as she obediently followed her back.
The matriarch smiled and asked Xu Jing Yuan: "My lord, the second matter is …"
Xu Jing Yuan snorted, "Second, the dowry sent by the people of Qian Zhou was something that you took the initiative to ask for. It was not something that this official asked for! On what basis should this official go and take the county princess' gold? That gold was brought into the county princess' manor, so it naturally belongs to the county princess. Unless she wants it, nobody else has the right to touch a single cent! "
The matriarch was dazed. Could it be that she had done something unnecessary? She did not want the dowry at all? She fiercely glared at He Zhong. That damn servant, it was all because of him.
He Zhong also had a belly full of bitterness. The matriarch just had this temper. Upon seeing it, she would be blinded. This matter was laid out in the open. You have brought it out, and they have said it like this, but if you do not bring it out, do you want to see if they want it or not? You still want to compete with the second young miss. What sort of person is the second young miss. Can you compare?
Cheng Jun Man gently patted the back of the matriarch's hand to comfort her. She then had a servant hold an umbrella and stepped forward. Standing across from Xu Jing Yuan, she saluted: "Lord Xu, greetings."
Xu Jing Yuan was extremely polite to her, as he immediately returned the salute and called out: "Madam."
This was just a form of address. Although she was a concubine, the Cheng shi sisters' statuses were different. He could not not give them too little face.
But when these words reached the matriarch's ears, they caused her to have a different thought. Now that Qian Zhou had fallen into chaos, Kang Yi had been taken away with the crime of rebellion. This crime was a thousand times worse than what had happened to the Yao family! The Yao family had merely caused the death of an imperial concubine, yet the Feng family was in a rush to express their stance. Now that such a large thing had happened to Kang Yi, the Feng family needed to quickly express their stance.
While she was thinking random thoughts, on the other side, she heard Cheng Jun Man say to Xu Jing Yuan: "Qian Zhou's criminal Feng Zhao Jun lives in a courtyard called Tian Xiang courtyard. Because she is the new head wife of the manor after the new year, master has added quite a bit of furniture. I hope that lord will be a bit more understanding when searching."
Xu Jing Yuan understood what she meant and immediately said: "Madam, don't worry. If there are any suspicious items, we will take them all away. As for the other unrelated items … for madam's sake, we will not touch them."
Upon hearing this, the matriarch began to ponder once more. Face, the Cheng shi sisters' face was equivalent to the Empress' face. It was all her fault for being bewitched by Kang Yi. The Cheng shi sisters were the best candidates for the Feng family's head wife!
The soldiers searched the manor for less than an hour. When they returned, they had brought back quite a few things. The matriarch looked carefully and found that the majority of them were things that Kang Yi often used in Tian Xiang courtyard. Although there were some that were valuable, and there were a few that had been added by the Feng family, overall, there was not much of a loss. This left her very satisfied.
Xu Yuan actually cupped his hands to the matriarch: "Elder madam, I have disturbed you. This lowly official will be leaving."
The matriarch recalled something and quickly said: "My lord, please wait. This old one still has something to report to my lord." She took a couple steps forward and continued: "Eldest princess Feng Zhao Jun naturally cannot escape responsibility for Qian Zhou's rebellion. My Feng family is a citizen of Dashun. We definitely cannot keep an enemy country's head wife in our home. Today, this old one will announce that Kang Yi and Jin Yuan's marriage will immediately be annulled. Would my lord please have their marriage contract annulled at the government office! "
Xu Jing Yuan nodded, "When we came, Prime minister Feng also said this. Elder madam is a sensible person. This matter will be taken care of immediately after this official returns to the manor."
Only then did the matriarch let out a sigh of relief.
After sending him off, everyone returned to Peony courtyard's main hall. The matriarch had just sat down when she did not have time to worry about the maidservants wiping the water off her face. She just waved her hand and dismissed the servants. She then looked at everyone and said: "You all saw what happened today. Qian Zhou rebelled. Kang Yi will definitely be sentenced to death. Who knows if news of her being executed will come tomorrow. Although our Feng manor has been pardoned, this pardon is not a gold medallion. We can't just do nothing. We must show an attitude. "
An shi thought quickly and immediately understood the matriarch's meaning, "Master has spoken, and elder madam has spoken with lord Xu about annulling the marriage contract. Following this, the Feng family should be looking for a new head wife."
Once these words came out, there was not much of a reaction from the people in the main hall. After all, Han shi was not present, and An shi did not like the position of head wife. Jin Zhen knew that her own status would not allow her to move forward. As for the Cheng shi sisters, they understood. At this time, the matriarch would definitely elevate them to higher positions.
Everyone was clear on the outcome, but they still patiently listened to the matriarch continue: "This old one will make the decision. From this day forward, secondary wife Cheng Jun Man will be promoted to Jin Yuan's official wife. She will be in charge of … the household affairs." Hearing the words household affairs, she felt a great deal of heartache, but she still pretended to be calm and continued: "Tomorrow morning, someone will be sent to the government office to file a record. Jun Man, from this day forward, you will be the Feng family's head wife."
Cheng Jun Man stood up in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. She gracefully saluted the matriarch: "This concubine thanks mother for the grace." She had already changed the way she addressed her as mother.
This was not the end, as the matriarch turned her gaze to Cheng Jun Mei, saying to everyone's surprise: "Also promote … Cheng Jun Mei to secondary wife. She will assist head wife in taking care of all of the manor's matters."
There was not much joy on Cheng Jun Mei's face. Copying her elder sister, she stood up and kneeled in front of the matriarch: "Thank you mother for the grace."
An shi looked at the two kneeling in the middle of the hall and felt emotional. One was the official wife, and the other was the secondary wife. Based on their statuses, suppressing the Feng family's concubines and young misses would not be a problem. If the two could continue to be of one mind with Feng Yu Heng, the Feng family would be able to live peacefully for a while.
But Feng Chen Yu was unwilling to accept it. She reminded the matriarch: "Back when Yao shi was convicted, the Feng family was too hasty in dealing with it. What was the result? Three years later, they made a comeback. Not only did Yao shi receive the title of first rank noble lady, but she was also able to get the Emperor to personally issue an imperial decree for a divorce. That Feng Yu Heng is even more impressive. Grandmother, why don't you think about it a little more. What if there comes a day when mother … no, Kang Yi, what if Kang Yi can come back from the dead? What should we do? "
The matriarch loudly shouted: "Shut your mouth! How could that guilty woman be the same as Yao shi? "
The Cheng shi sisters had already stood up, and Cheng Jun Mei went to comfort the matriarch. Cheng Jun Man then turned around and said to Feng Chen Yu with a heavy expression: "Chen Yu, remember. Assassinating the Emperor is a serious crime. Kang Yi is a member of Qian Zhou's imperial family. Half of the people involved in the assassination were her relatives. Not to mention the fact that a war between Dashun and Qian Zhou is inevitable, even if there is no war, she will not be able to live. "
Chen Yu inhaled sharply. Cheng Jun Man was different from before. In the past, although she was strict when disciplining the sisters, she still adhered to her duties and called her eldest young miss. But now, she had directly called her by her name. As for herself, she had to call her mother.
Cheng Jun Man's words left Chen Yu speechless.
All of the masters of the Feng family's courtyards were gathered in Peony courtyard's main hall. Even Fen Dai, who had sent Han shi back to rest, had returned. Although everyone was gathered together, there was an aura of death. Nobody wanted to go back to sleep, and nobody knew what they should say. Just like that, they remained silent, and it was a bit desolate.
At this time, Xuan Tianming, who was far away in Winter Moon Palace, pinched Feng Yu Heng's cheeks and slyly said to her: "Dear wife, let's go. Husband will bring you out to play."
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