Ever since they had returned home to pay respects to the ancestors, although Feng Jin Yuan's branch had not been removed from the family register, the clan elder had said that it would be best if everyone did not interact with each other. Even Feng Jin Yuan's grandfather's grave could be moved at any time if they wanted to. Feng Jin Yuan originally thought that he would never be able to go back in this lifetime, much less interact with the people from his hometown. Who knew that they would take the initiative to come visit.
He snorted and said: "Back then, you spoke so confidently. When you chased us away, you did not give us any face. Now that you've suffered a disaster, you have the nerve to come visit?"
The matriarch was also not too happy. Back in Feng Tong county, she had been reprimanded by the clan elder. This left her with no place to put her old face. Who knew that the wheel of fortune would turn. Today, the Feng family would finally come to beg her.
"Who are the people that came?" The matriarch asked He Zhong, "Did the clan elder personally come?"
He Zhong shook his head, "The clan elder did not come. The ones that came were second granduncle and third granduncle. They also brought some children. There are over ten people!" He Zhong's face was a little troubled, "Elder madam, there are over ten people!"
The matriarch was unable to react for a while, "What's wrong with over ten people?"
Cheng Jun Man reminded her from the side: "Since there has been a disaster, they must have come to seek refuge with us. They will need to live here. If this were any other time, it would be fine. The manor would not lack over ten people living here. But now, we will be moving. Apparently, the residence over there is very small. "
The matriarch slapped her forehead, "What should be done?"
Cheng Jun Mei said: "We can't have them wait at the entrance. Let's go out and take a look."
With people coming from the old home, the matriarch naturally needed to personally go out to receive them. With the matriarch going out, everyone needed to follow. Aside from the pregnant Han shi, everyone else in the Feng manor began to walk out. Even An shi, who had been let out, followed them out. The servants held up countless large umbrellas to protect their masters from the rain, but the rain was too heavy. How could large umbrellas be able to block it. There were a few umbrellas that were blown away by the wind before they could even get past the screen wall of Peony courtyard.
When everyone finally reached the gate, they saw over ten adults and children standing outside. There was even a child that was crying loudly.
Feng Jin Yuan quickly walked over and greeted the two elders: "Second granduncle, third granduncle."
The two old men looked to be in their sixties. They were in a sorry state after being drenched by the rain. Their backs were slightly bent, and their shoes were worn out as they fled. Upon seeing Feng Jin Yuan, the older one quickly said: "I've finally seen you. Along the way, quite a few people have died. If we did not reach the capital, I fear that this old bag of bones would have died."
The old lady glanced at him and asked coldly, "Why are you in such a sorry state?"
That person sighed and replied, "I won't hide it from Sister-in-law. The torrential rain in Phoenix Firmiana County lasted for a month and finally caused a mountain flood. The ancestral home was destroyed. We tried our best to escape, but many people still died. "
Feng Jin Yuan asked him: "Where is the clan elder?"
Upon hearing the clan elder being asked about, the ten or so people's expressions became desolate. Even the crying child stopped crying.
The third granduncle picked up on the conversation: "The clan elder told us to flee to the capital and seek refuge with you. He went up Feng Qi Mountain and said … said that he wanted to die with the ancestors." While he spoke, he squatted down and placed the bundle that he had been carrying on the ground. Everyone looked and found that the bundle contained a pile of memorial tablets. The third granduncle continued: "These are the memorial tablets of the ancestors. The clan elder said that it would not be easy for your branch to gain a foothold in the capital. Although we are fleeing, we cannot cause trouble for the family. That's why our meaning is that if it's convenient for the family to take us in, we will live here. If it's not convenient, we will look for another place to go. But we hope that these memorial tablets can be kept here. In any case, you have the ancestral hall. Even if we are wronged, we cannot wrong the ancestors. "
Upon hearing this, the matriarch felt a little embarrassed. They had fled from so far away. How could they not accept them. If word of this got out, what sort of person would the Feng family be. Thus she quickly said: "It's convenient! How could it be inconvenient! With such a large manor, how many people can live in it! "
Cheng Jun Man also nodded and said: "It's raining so heavily outside. Where can you go? Just stay. In any case, wait until the rain stops. "
The matriarch and Cheng Jun Man had spoken, so Feng Jin Yuan could not say anything else. Although he sighed internally, he still had to welcome them into the manor.
Upon hearing that they could stay, the children were all extremely happy. Kneeling on the ground, they kowtowed to Feng Jin Yuan. With this kowtow, Feng Jin Yuan felt even more embarrassed to say that they would not be staying, thus everyone returned to Peony courtyard's hall. For a while, the hall was packed.
Cheng Jun Man took the initiative to make arrangements: "Right now, there are a few empty courtyards in the manor. Kang Yi, Ru Jia and Chen Yu's courtyards can all be lived in. Given the current situation, there's no time to tidy them up. Just directly live in them." At the same time, she ordered a servant: "Quickly go boil some water for the guests to bathe. Also prepare clean clothes." As she spoke, she looked at her second granduncle: "It's raining heavily outside. Buying fabric and hiring a tailor is no good. We can only find some clothes from the master for you to change into. It's fine as long as my two granduncles do not dislike them."
The second granduncle quickly waved his hand: "We don't dislike them, we don't dislike them. Being able to stay is already good fortune. What's the point of picking out new clothes. Also, it's raining heavily outside. It would be best if everyone did not go out. "
A young child said: "When we were coming, we saw someone fall into a ditch outside the city. No matter what, they could not climb out. Even the carriage was stuck."
Upon hearing this, the matriarch was a little worried, "Is the flood in Feng Tong county very serious?"
The second granduncle nodded, "It's not just serious. The entire Feng Tong county is gone."
Feng Jin Yuan was a little shocked. Feng Tong county was not a small county. If a flood could destroy an entire county, what exactly was the situation outside? He had been the prime minister for many years. To say that he did not care about the citizens or the world was impossible; otherwise, Emperor Tianwu would not have kept him in the position of prime minister for so many years. Now that he heard that the situation was so serious, Feng Jin Yuan was a little unable to sit still, but he had already been demoted to fifth rank. What could he do even if he was unable to sit still?
Seeing Cheng Jun Man methodically arrange for the people from the old home, Feng Jin Yuan suddenly became flustered. He was thinking that if there was no matter with Chen Yu, he would have the two nieces of the Empress as his wives. He would still be the prime minister, and there would be no need to move. How great would that be. With people from the old home coming, there would be no need to feel as bad. He could properly receive them, and he could gain a good reputation.
The regret on his face was very clear. The matriarch saw it and ridiculed him: "Now you know how to feel regret. What were you doing before? If you had used the feelings you had for Chen Yu on Cheng Heng, our Feng family would now be able to have anything it wants. Anyone that goes out would be very impressive. "
Unfortunately, Feng Jin Yuan did not have this understanding. As he saw it, all of this was caused by Feng Yu Heng, thus he reminded the matriarch: "If it were not for Feng Yu Heng interfering, Chen Yu would not have died!"
The matriarch knew that this son could not be reasoned with, thus she simply did not waste any words, directly saying to him: "Go and bring out the deed. Although it is raining heavily, I figure that eunuch Zhang will still come. When the time comes, make an exchange with him. We will quickly go over there and tidy things up."
Feng Jin Yuan feared the mention of the deed the most. When the matriarch brought it up, he did not dare look straight at her. He just turned around and looked at the heavy rain outside, muttering: "With the rain like this, even if the deed is changed, can we move?"
This was the truth, and the matriarch sighed, only saying: "I just hope that the palace will not rush us too much. In any case, wait for the rain to abate a little."
At this time in the county princess' manor, a man wearing a gold mask and a light purple robe was standing in Feng Yu Heng's room. He loudly said to the girl sitting at the table and swinging her legs while eating grapes: "Girls need to pay attention to their image. They are all daughters of humble families. Look at yourself!"
The person at the table became unhappy: "What's wrong with me? Didn't you look for me just like this? Ever since the day we met, I was able to use my two small arms to move you out of a crack in the mountain. Have you ever seen a daughter of humble families with this sort of ability? Little Ming, as a person, don't be too picky! "
The man wearing the mask quickly ran over and said with a flattering voice: "I'm not picky, I'm not picky. I mean to say that in any case, we are people of status, right? How can we peel the grapes ourselves while eating them? "
The person at the table nodded, "If you say it like this, I like hearing it. Alright then, peel them for me! "
"What?" A certain person's mouth twitched, "What's the point of having so many maidservants?"
"If I let the maidservants do everything, then what do I need you for?" She reached out and hooked her arm around the person's neck, "Be good, you peel them sweeter."
With this sentence, a certain person resigned himself to fate and sat beside her, silently peeling the grapes.
When Wang Chuan and Huang Quan entered the room, they saw their two masters sitting side by side at the table. Their four legs were swinging leisurely. One was eating grapes while the other was peeling grapes. Their young miss even said: "Xuan Tianming, if you can also dig out the grape seeds for me, that would be even better."
The two maidservants' faces darkened. They thought that only Feng Yu Heng dared to do this, and only Feng Yu Heng dared to say this. If it was someone else, let's see if the Ninth Prince's whip would hit them.
Huang Quan quickly walked over to the two of them and said: "The kitchen is already preparing dinner. Your Highness, please stay and eat with us."
Xuan Tianming nodded and said matter-of-factly: "It's raining so heavily, I will definitely stay for dinner." As he said this, he turned around to look out the window. The sound of rain could be heard through the half-opened window. He added: "If the rain doesn't let up, we can also make do here for the night."
Feng Yu Heng glared at him from the corner of her eyes: "Why don't you treat yourself as an outsider?"
Xuan Tianming moved closer to her: "I'm not an outsider to begin with. It's not the first time we've slept together." As he said this, he asked the two maidservants: "Right?"
Wang Chuan nodded, "Yes."
Feng Yu Heng rolled her eyes at him and didn't say anything. It was raining so heavily outside, yet Xuan Tianming had risked coming out to see her. By the time they finished dinner, it was already dark. How could she have the heart to chase him out?
Seeing that Feng Yu Heng didn't have any objections, Wang Chuan changed the topic. He told her about the situation in the Feng manor and told her: "The news was sent by Madam Cheng." In regards to the Cheng shi sisters, Tong Sheng pavilion still had some respect. After all, they were the nieces of the empress, and they stood on Feng Yu Heng's side. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan spontaneously called them Madam Cheng and Madam Cheng.
Feng Yu Heng asked her: "Is the situation in Feng Tong county very serious?"
Xuan Tianming continued: "The terrain there is low, and it's a mountain city. The flood is not scary, but the mudslides are. Even the Board of Astronomy said that this year's rain was abnormal. I fear that the disaster will not be small. "
Feng Yu Heng pondered for a while then slightly raised the corners of her lips, "Since Feng Jin Yuan has already changed from the village head to the third fatty, we can't give him another blow. I've been thinking, how about we help the poor!"
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