An shi's words caused Feng Jin Yuan to become a little angry: "I will pay for that later. It has nothing to do with this matter."
An shi went against the wind and added: "But three days ago, husband brought out a Su embroidery, and you paid for it. Also, it happened to be 200 taels. It was paid in banknotes." An shi was extremely puzzled, "Husband, why did you buy so many festive embroideries?"
The words festive embroidery caused everyone to freeze. The so-called festive embroidery was not referring to a single type of embroidery. Instead, it was referring to embroidery that could be used for joyous occasions. For example, a wedding, a child, or a nomination for a gold medal. Generally speaking, bright colors and designs with festive meanings would be called festive embroidery.
But the Feng family was currently in the middle of a funeral. What was Feng Jin Yuan buying festive embroidery for?
Everyone turned their gazes toward Feng Jin Yuan. Cheng Jun Mei was the fastest to speak, as she was the first to say: "When mother was changing coffins, there was no Su embroidery in the new coffin. Is husband certain that those embroideries were bought for mother?"
Feng Zirui pondered while saying: "When I saw father go out, the Su embroidery that he picked up was indeed red. Teacher said that it is not appropriate to use red for a funeral. It's impossible for father to not know this point. That's why those things were not for grandmother. "
With this matter being exposed by a young child, Feng Jin Yuan had no place to put his face. He hated that he could not find a hole to crawl into and never see anyone again. He hated that he could not strangle all of his wives and children to death.
In the end, he still wanted face. Seeing that this matter was about to spiral out of control, he quickly gave He Zhong a look and ordered him to chase away the citizens outside the manor. He Zhong glanced at Feng Yu Heng. Seeing that she did not express herself, he gritted his teeth and led his retainers to chase away the people.
With the servants clearing the area, Feng Jin Yuan began to discuss with his second daughter: "If there is anything, can we discuss it after returning to the manor?"
Feng Yu Heng glanced at him and asked: "The matter of the coffin earlier, why did father not think of discussing it after returning to the manor? Must you force this imperial daughter to pay 600 taels in front of so many people? " Although she said this, she did not deliberately make things difficult for him. Instead, she turned around and entered the Feng manor, heading in the direction of Peony courtyard. Towards this father of hers, she felt that her last bit of patience was about to be worn out. This person never knew when to stop, and never knew who to scheme against and who not to scheme against. Thinking of how Feng Jin Yuan had become the top scholar in the imperial exam and stayed in the capital to take up a post, who knew how much effort the Yao family had expended to get this mediocre person to the position of prime minister.
Feng Jin Yuan followed closely behind; however, he did not forget to glare fiercely at An shi. Dirty linen should not be aired in public. Why was it that his family's matters were always known by everyone?
While he was completely puzzled, Fen Dai, who was following far behind, quietly said to her servant: "Go back and ask concubine mother if she received any Su Embroidery from father over the past few days."
The group finally returned to the main hall. This place had originally been set up as a mourning hall. After the matriarch's coffin was raised in the morning, the servants had restored the room to its original state. Feng Yu Heng found her own seat and sat down. The people that had followed her in also sat down.
Feng Jin Yuan very shamelessly sat in the matriarch's seat. As he saw it, now that the matriarch was no longer in the family, he was the eldest and should sit there. But he very quickly noticed that something was off because everyone was looking at him. Their gazes were clearly expressing two things. One was doubt, and the other was disdain.
He wanted to get angry; however, he was completely uncertain. He was a little apprehensive and a little afraid.
Cheng Jun Man was the first to speak, but the words that came out of her mouth caused everyone to freeze. She said: "A few days ago, Jun Mei and I went into the palace to see aunty. When we were eating with aunty, we heard aunty mention it. She said that there was a maidservant that was with Kang Yi that was not on the list. After asking around, she said that the servant had been beaten to death by Kang Yi a few months ago because she had made a mistake. At that time, none of us took it to heart. A master beating a servant to death is a common occurrence. Moreover, it was a servant from Qian Zhou; however, for some reason, this matter has always been on my mind. Why can't I swallow it? "
She seemed to be speaking about daily life. Upon mentioning this, Feng Yu Heng looked over at Feng Jin Yuan; however, she saw that Feng Jin Yuan's face had become even paler. His hands could not help but tremble slightly.
Feng Yu Heng curled up the corners of her lips into a smile and asked Cheng Jun Man: "She's just a servant. Why did mother bring this up?"
Cheng Jun Man pondered for a while then said: "I entered the Feng manor after Kang Yi. After we sisters came to the Feng manor, we did not pay much attention to the servants at her side. Speaking of, I really can't remember when one of them went missing. But … I would occasionally hear master call out a name in his sleep. It seemed to be … "
"Was it Xiao Jing?" Cheng Jun Mei picked up where she left off, "Elder sister has also heard of this name?"
Cheng Jun Man nodded, "It was this Xiao Jing. At first, I did not think much of it. After all, even if master had a close female friend outside, it would not be too big of a deal. But for some reason, I kept thinking of that servant from Qian Zhou today. Perhaps I was thinking too much. "
The fear in Feng Jin Yuan's heart had already reached a certain level. When a servant brought him a cup of tea, he did not dare pick it up, fearing that he would spill it.
Yet it was at this time that Fen Dai's servant rushed back. Walking over to Fen Dai, she quietly whispered a few words into her ear. Fen Dai's face also darkened. She then turned around and asked him: "Father's Su Yu embroidery was not given to my concubine mother?"
Her words caused the others to feel even more puzzled. If Feng Jin Yuan had secretly spent money to make the pregnant Han shi happy, perhaps Cheng Jun Man and the others would be able to accept it, and they would be able to swallow it. After all, being pregnant with a child was a joyous occasion. Using a few embroidery pieces to make Han shi happy was not much, but now, Fen Dai said that it had not been given to Han shi. Thus, it was easy to imagine where it had gone.
Feng Yu Heng smiled and looked at the pale-faced Feng Jin Yuan. She then asked An shi: "During those days, grandmother had concubine mother An help take care of the manor's matters. Does concubine mother remember who Kang Yi brought in, and what their names were?"
An shi replied: "I do not remember the specifics, but because she is from Qian Zhou, the names of the servants that were brought in were clearly recorded." While she spoke, she said to the maidservant at her side: "Go to the manor and fetch the list. Just say that second young miss wants to see it."
Just as the servant was about to run out, she suddenly heard a "bang." Feng Jin Yuan suddenly slapped the table. A look of desperation was written all over his face, as he loudly said: "No need! The servant that is missing is Xiao Jing. She is currently in a courtyard in the suburbs of the capital. She is already seven months pregnant. I was just preparing to bring her back to the manor in a few days. Since you know about it ahead of time, that's also good. "
Once these words were said, everyone in the room had different reactions. Feng Fen Dai became furious, An shi and Xiang Rong revealed a disappointed expression, the Cheng shi sisters suddenly stood up, Zirui had a look of disdain, and Feng Yu Heng began giggling.
Feng Jin Yuan ignored everyone else's feelings. He even ignored the Cheng shi sisters that had stood up. He just glared at Feng Yu Heng. It was as though he was looking at an unpardonable criminal, as he fiercely asked: "What exactly are you laughing at?"
Feng Yu Heng laughed for a while before finally stopping; however, she asked him: "Father doesn't even know what I am laughing at? Then this imperial daughter will ask you, what did you just say? "
Feng Jin Yuan had a feeling that a broken pot had been smashed. He completely did not know what face was, as he replied: "I said to bring Xiao Jing back to the manor and have the Feng family's flesh and blood in her belly return to the clan!"
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded and did not continue to speak with him. Instead, she turned around and said to Cheng Jun Man: "Mother, send someone to the government office. Since father wants to drag our family down with that person from Qian Zhou, there is no need for us to worry about any familial ties. Go and tell the people at the government office that we are voluntarily leaving the Feng family. From this moment forward, we will have nothing to do with each other."
"What are you saying?" Feng Jin Yuan became even more furious. Pointing at Feng Yu Heng, he said: "Now that you have become an imperial daughter, you look down on this family. If you want to leave, leave on your own!"
The one that replied was not Feng Yu Heng. Instead, it was Cheng Jun Man, as she said: "I agree with imperial daughter's arrangements."
Cheng Jun Mei also said: "Although we have been called second madam, we are not that old. We have not lived long enough. We do not want to die."
An shi also said: "My Xiang Rong has not yet married. I need to keep myself alive to see her get married."
Even Fen Dai made her stance clear: "Father, you want a son. Concubine mother Han is also pregnant. If you want a woman, there are so many women in the world. Who is it not possible to have, yet you insist on having someone from Qian Zhou? Aren't you treating the lives of our entire family as a joke? "
Feng Zirui was young. He did not want to make any comments on this topic; however, he placed his small hand in Feng Yu Heng's hand. This silently told Feng Jin Yuan that no matter what happened, he would stand on his elder sister's side.
Once again, he was betrayed by everyone. This was not the first time that Feng Jin Yuan had experienced this sort of feeling. It was not that he did not listen to what the others said, and he always knew that the identity of someone from Qian Zhou was sensitive. Once this matter was exposed, perhaps the entire Feng manor would be buried with them. But he indeed liked that girl, Xiao Jing. It was practically from the moment Kang Yi brought her into the manor that he had fallen in love with her. Later on, he thought of a way to get that girl out of the Feng manor and secretly raise her outside. He was thinking that once this storm passed, he would bring her back. However, he never thought that he would be caught off guard and be exposed. This left him completely unprepared.
Feng Jin Yuan gritted his teeth and said a very shameless thing: "As long as you don't say anything, this matter will not spread outside of the Feng manor. She is nothing more than a normal woman."
Feng Yu Heng truly did not know what she should say. She had lived two lives and had seen many people. She had also seen many shameless people; however, Feng Jin Yuan was the most shameless.
He was the best of the best. He was the VIP of the best!
She raised a finger and gently tapped her forehead. Nobody spoke, as though they were all waiting for her to make a decision. Even Feng Jin Yuan looked at her with eyes filled with expectation.
Feng Yu Heng suddenly felt that it was funny. The father wanted to marry a woman, and now he was waiting for the daughter to agree?
She felt that it was funny, thus she truly began to laugh. But after laughing, she said to Wang Chuan: "Go call back the soldiers that left earlier. Tell them that this imperial daughter will not be able to protect Feng Jin Yuan for deceiving the ruler. Have them quickly take him away!"
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