Xuan Tian Yan was stunned, one million taels? It was a little too much, but it was not unacceptable. Feng Jin Yuan had always loved money. Now that he had caught a spendthrift like him, he was prepared to extort a large sum. But he decided to accept this transaction. After all, he had already made preparations to be cheated before coming. Who told him, Xuan Tian Yan, to spend so many years in chaos yet fall into the hands of that girl, Feng Fen Dai.
Xuan Tian Yan smiled bitterly and nodded, "That's fine."
Feng Jin Yuan was stunned, as he did not think that the fifth prince would actually agree so easily. He thought that he would need to spend a bit more effort to convince him, but in the end, it was just a matter of him nodding. Feng Jin Yuan was a little regretful and suddenly realized that he had relied on Chen Yu in the past. Later on, he had manipulated Xiang Rong and Bu Cong; however, he did not think that the family's true source of income would be his unruly and willful fourth daughter. If he knew earlier, he would have said two million taels! Or three million, five million, or … Feng Jin Yuan's thoughts immediately drifted. For some reason, he immediately recalled the matter of Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming extorting five million taels of gold from Qian Zhou. He could not help but beat his chest and stomp his feet. His intestines nearly turned green from regret.
Xuan Tian Yan had been absurd for half his life; however, he was not foolish. Feng Jin Yuan's change in mood was immediately seen through by him, and a look of disdain appeared on his face.
"Lord Feng." He said in a heavy voice: "I was able to come to your manor today to offer my condolences and sit here to discuss with you. This is all because of fourth young miss. As a person, you must know how to be content because you must understand that the present is no longer the same as before. You are no longer a standard first rank prime minister, while I am still a prince. If I forcefully marry your Feng family's daughter of a concubine, as a standard fifth rank official, you will not be able to do anything to I. "
Xuan Tian Yan said this with a cold expression. Every word struck at Feng Jin Yuan's heart, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. The excitement that had just arisen from greed was immediately extinguished by cold water. Replacing it was waves of fear.
That's right, how could he have forgotten. The prime minister was no longer the prime minister, but a prince was still a prince. He was a lowly fifth rank official, a scholar that could not even attend morning court. Who gave him the courage to negotiate with a prince? Who gave him the guts to blackmail the prince?
After Feng Jin Yuan realized this fundamental mistake, he was determined to immediately rectify it. He immediately saluted Xuan Tian Yan and said: "Your Highness the fifth prince has misunderstood. This official is happy for my daughter. I won't hide it from Your Highness. Because of this marriage, this humble subject's fourth daughter cried and threw tantrums at home several times. Just before her grandmother passed away the day before yesterday, she was still begging her grandmother to intercede for her and Your Highness. This humble subject loves his daughter dearly and had thought of granting her wish. However, this humble subject was muddle-headed in the past and had taken the initiative to annul the engagement. This humble subject was afraid that the Fifth Prince would still remember this matter, so this humble subject did not dare to mention it again. Today, your Highness took the initiative to bring it up. This official is truly happy for Fen Dai! "
Feng Jin Yuan's words were half true and half false, but Xuan Tian Yan's heart truly was filled with Fen Dai. Hearing this, he also felt a bit emotional. He sighed and waved his hand, "It's all in the past. Let's not talk about it. I have let Second Young Miss down in some ways. That's why this marriage has been delayed for so long. Lord Feng, this matter will be settled like this. I will have a banknote of one million taels sent to the manor along with a new engagement note. I hope that Lord Feng will prepare another engagement note for Fourth Young Miss. Also … "He stood up and solemnly said:" I will be marrying Fourth Young Miss as official princess. "
"What?" Feng Jin Yuan practically thought that he had misheard. Official princess? But … "But Fen Dai is the daughter of a concubine!" He was completely unable to understand what Xuan Tian Yan was thinking. The daughter of a concubine from a fifth rank official's family, yet he actually wanted to take her as his official princess?
But Xuan Tian Yan nodded with a serious expression, telling him: "That's right, official princess. Lord Feng, there is no need to be surprised. My Li Palace's official princess passed away two months ago. This is not some sort of secret. After the engagement note has been exchanged, I will naturally go into the palace to report this matter to father Emperor. I trust that father Emperor will agree. "
Feng Jin Yuan did not know what he should say. His heart was filled with excitement and nervousness. He was excited because the Feng family had suffered a series of setbacks and finally had a prince to rely on. Although the fifth prince was not as important as the Ninth Prince, in any case, he was still a prince. He would be much better than a normal family. Moreover, a daughter of a concubine becoming the official princess of a prince was something that would bring glory to anyone.
Seeing his excited expression, Xuan Tian Yan reminded him of another matter: "Lord Feng, I heard that the manor's third young miss has become engaged to the Bu family's general?"
Feng Jin Yuan was only focused on being happy and did not think too much about it. He just nodded and said: "That's right. Third daughter Feng Xiang Rong is married to the Bu family's son of the first wife, Bu Cong."
Xuan Tian Yan's expression was fierce, and a cold light appeared in his eyes. Using a commanding tone, he said: "Break off the engagement! Immediately! "
Hm? Feng Jin Yuan was stunned. Why would he need Xiang Rong to break off the engagement for him to marry Fen Dai? Could it be that he wanted both?
Seeing that Feng Jin Yuan did not react, Xuan Tian Yan helplessly reminded him: "Think about what happened last night."
Feng Jin Yuan's mind was completely muddled by the joy and glory that Fen Dai had brought him. He had completely forgotten about what had happened last night. Being reminded like this, he finally recalled the chaos that the hidden guard had reported last night. Thinking like this, his face paled in an instant, and he could not be bothered with Xuan Tian Yan still sitting there. He rushed to the door of the study with large strides and said to the male servant standing guard outside: "Go quickly, go to the Bu family and cancel the engagement with the third young miss!"
The servant was startled then said: "But master, news came this morning that the Bu family's people are no longer in the capital. The Bu manor is empty."
Feng Jin Yuan inhaled sharply. Bu Cong's actions were truly fast. He quickly said: "It's fine. Go and report to the government office. Just say that my Feng family has broken off the engagement. Then have someone spread the news. Put up a notice in the capital. It must be done so that everyone knows about this."
The servant also knew the severity of this matter. Complying, he trotted off to do it.
Feng Jin Yuan turned around and saluted to Xuan Tian Yan. This time, he said very sincerely: "Many thanks your Highness the fifth prince for the reminder."
The Feng manor had once again agreed to the marriage between the fifth prince and Fen Dai. This news had reached Yu Lan courtyard after Xuan Tian Yan left the Feng family. After Han shi heard this, she was so happy that she could not close her mouth. She quickly ran over to Fen Dai's bedside to tell her this good news.
At this time, Fen Dai was awake, but the kick that Feng Jin Yuan had given her was truly a little too heavy. For a while, she could not get up. Hearing that the fifth prince had come to propose once more, and her father had finally agreed, the servant began to cry emotionally. When she cried, her chest began to hurt, but no matter how much it hurt, it could not compare to the excitement in her heart.
This was not all, as the servant that had come to report said: "Fourth young miss, this is just one of the pieces of good news. There is an even better piece of news!"
Fen Dai sobbed while asking: "What could be even better than this piece of news?"
The servant was on the verge of bursting into laughter, "The even better piece of news is that this time, his Highness the fifth prince has promised young miss the position of official princess of the Li Palace!"
"Wh-what?" Fen Dai practically suspected that there was something wrong with her ears. Using all of her strength, she grabbed the servant and anxiously asked: "What did you say? Say it again! "
The servant was also extremely moved, immediately saying in a loud voice: "His Highness the fifth prince wants to marry young miss as the official princess of the Li Palace!"
"Official princess?" Fen Dai was completely dazed, and Han shi was also dazed. The two were stunned for a long time until the servant in the room began to feel afraid. Fearing that her joy had turned to sorrow, they finally heard Fen Dai laugh loudly "Hahahaha!"
The servant quickly covered her mouth in fear, anxiously saying: "You can't laugh! Fourth young miss, you must not laugh! Right now, the manor is in the middle of a funeral. Young miss, this is a joyous occasion. You absolutely must not offend master because of this. "
Han shi also advised her: "Right, you must remain calm this time. Remember, you are the official princess of the Li Palace. You will have the same position as the second young miss in the future. That's why you must remain calm. Show the bearing that the official princess of a prince should have. Also, you must not ruin your long-term plans because of a moment of anger. "
Fen Dai quickly put away her smile and nodded seriously. Pulling away the maidservant's hand, she seriously said: "Concubine mother, don't worry. This time, I definitely will not allow anything to happen. Isn't it just enduring? I can endure. It's just four years. After another four years, even father will need to lower his head and salute me when he sees me. "
Han shi nodded, "That's right, fourth young miss. You are the Feng family's hope. You must show some vigor."
Just as this was being said, another servant quickly ran in from outside. She also had a joyous expression on her face.
Because Fen Dai had just heard the good news, she was feeling pleased; however, she still remembered the advice she had just received, thus she reminded the servant: "You must not laugh."
The servant realized that she had forgotten herself and quickly stopped smiling, saying: "Young miss, master sent someone to deliver some things. They are all supplements. He said that they will be very good for your health."
Just as she said this, a group of servants came in from the outside. Each of them held something in their hands. One bag after another, they smelled of medicine. They were all top-quality supplements. The leader of the servants said to Fen Dai: "Master is extremely concerned about fourth young miss' injury. He personally found some precious medicine that the manor has been storing and sent it to fourth young miss. He hopes that fourth young miss can quickly get better. Also, master said that fourth young miss must have heard about this joyous occasion, but the manor is currently in the middle of a funeral. We can only inconvenience fourth young miss to wait a little longer. After the seventh day of the matriarch's funeral, fourth young miss will definitely be celebrated. "
Fen Dai was so happy that flowers were about to bloom in her heart; however, her face remained tense. Han shi also repeatedly gave her a look from the side. She understood what Han shi meant, thus she did her best to calm herself down. Nodding to the servants that had come to deliver the things, she said: "Many thanks father for the concern. Would father please not worry. I am already fine. On the day after tomorrow, I will definitely come to send grandmother off."
The servant nodded and put down the things in her hands, saying: "His Highness the fifth prince has also stayed behind. After the seventh day of the funeral, a gift will be sent over. Fourth young miss, take care of yourself. When the time comes, you will need to personally receive the gift."
Fen Dai and Han shi looked at each other and saw a look of joy in each other's eyes.
At this time in the county princess' manor, Feng Yu Heng was pondering over the embroidery that Xiang Rong had brought back. Puzzled, she asked Wang Chuan: "What sort of thing is this embroidered?"
Wang Chuan looked at it for a while then said: "It's most likely a mandarin duck." He then looked again then added: "It's even uglier than a duck!"
Qing Yu was also in the manor today. She was to the side fiddling with some tea leaves that had just been brought back. After hearing this, she craned her neck to take a look. While looking, she laughed: "I heard that this was something that third young miss forced the fourth prince to embroider. For a grown man to be able to embroider like this, it's quite good."
Just as the group was chatting and laughing, Huang Quan quickly ran in from the outside. With an unhappy expression, he said: "His Highness the fifth prince went to propose again. This time, Lord Feng actually agreed. Young miss, don't you think that he has no stance?"
Feng Yu Heng had prepared herself for this. When had Feng Jin Yuan ever had a stance? She muttered to herself: "Grandfather has been back in the capital for so long. He can't continue to live in the county princess' manor …"
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