Chapter 263 What would happen if I died in the Duke of Chu's mansion?

Yan Shuyang looked at Madam Yan with deep eyes. She had always been in charge of the affairs of the inner quarters of the Grand Tutor's mansion, including the marriages of the illegitimate sons and daughters.

She had previously told him about Fengju's marriage to the fourth son of the Fei family. He thought the Fei family was of good standing and agreed, but he never expected the fourth son to be so despicable. What was she doing, marrying her daughter to such a person?

Do you want everyone in the capital to laugh at the Grand Tutor's Mansion?

But now is not the time to settle scores with her; the key now is to resolve Fengju's matter.

Yan Shuyang stared at Madam Yan until her face turned pale before looking away. Then he stood up and said, "Send Fengju's personal maid to the Duke of Chu's mansion, and also send some thank-you gifts. Do it now."

After saying that, he strode out. Madam Yan's hand, which was gripping the handkerchief so tightly, was now aching. However, she was a woman who had weathered many storms. By the time Yan Shuyang's figure disappeared, she had regained her composure, and her expression returned to its usual kindness.

She looked at Aunt Pan and said, "Tell me what's wrong. Do you think I'd stand in the way of Fengju's future? I'm her mother. If she succeeds, I'll be proud of her, won't I?"

Aunt Pan remained kneeling without speaking. Madam Yan's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and she said again, "Get up. Don't keep kneeling as if I've bullied you."

Aunt Pan stood up, but Madam Yan, who was in no mood to deal with her, waved for her to leave. Then Yan Fengxi came out from behind the screen, sat down next to Madam Yan, and said, "If I had known that bitch would act like this, I should have killed her long ago."

Madam Yan frowned, waved for the maids in the room to leave, and then said sternly, "How many times have I told you? You can't talk about those underhanded methods in front of people."

Yan Fengxi was somewhat unconvinced, "Those are all your confidants, they certainly wouldn't tell anyone."

Madam Yan's face darkened further. Yan Fengxi quickly admitted her mistake and said, "Mother, what do we do now? We can't really let that wretched woman become some kind of engineering talent and work for Prince Rui, can we?"

Madam Yan remained silent with a gloomy face. Yan Fengxi pouted and said, "Yan Fengju has been competing with me in school since we were little. If Grandfather takes a liking to her and starts to cultivate her, what will I do in the future?"

Yan Fengju could be said to have always been a thorn in Yan Fengxi's side. The two were about the same age, and although Yan Fengju was a concubine's daughter, she was still qualified to study in the Grand Tutor's mansion's private school. Yan Fengxi had been competitive since childhood and always wanted to be superior to the other girls in the mansion, but Yan Fengju always managed to make her fail.

Yan Fengju was clever; she could always answer the teacher's questions immediately. She also always did her best on the assignments given by the teacher, and was praised by him.

She told Madam Yan about it, and Madam Yan severely punished Aunt Pan. From then on, Yan Fengju became "mediocre." She knew that Yan Fengju's mediocrity was feigned, but Yan Fengxi didn't care. As long as Yan Fengju didn't compete with her for her father's and grandfather's attention, that was enough.

Yan Fengxi hadn't expected that Yan Fengju, who had feigned mediocrity for so many years, would suddenly cause such a scene, and she couldn't tolerate it. If Yan Fengju were in front of her right now, she would definitely tear her to pieces.

At this moment, Madam Yan's voice rang out, "Now it's not up to us to do whatever we want. Yan Fengju is currently at the Duke of Chu's residence, and it's clear that the Duke of Chu intends to help Yan Fengju."

Yan Fengxi's eyes were filled with ruthlessness. She gritted her teeth and thought for a while, then leaned close to Madam Yan and whispered, "What would happen if Yan Fengju died in the Duke of Chu's mansion?"

After listening to her words, Madam Yan pondered for a moment and said, "No, if this is exposed, my daughter and I will be finished."

"I have a plan," Yan Fengxi whispered close to Madam Yan's ear...

After hearing her suggestion, Madam Yan frowned and thought for a while before saying, "It's still not safe. What if someone from the Duke of Chu's mansion is accidentally injured..."

“It would be better if the Duke of Chu were dead.” Yan Fengxi said fiercely, “Last time, Prince Rui helped her out of a predicament and asked for a marriage decree. Later, Prince Rui came to her many times. It was because she seduced the prince.”

"No, don't do anything rash." Madam Yan's heart pounded at the thought of the Duke of Chu dying at the hands of her and her daughter. She grabbed Yan Fengxi's hand and said sternly, "Don't act rashly, understand? Otherwise, no one can save you."

"I understand," Yan Fengxi said, pouting. Madam Yan was not satisfied with her answer and stared at her intently until Yan Fengxi assured her again before letting her go.

...

After leaving Madam Yan's courtyard, Yan Shuyang went to find Grand Tutor Yan and told him about Yan Fengju. Grand Tutor Yan paused for a moment after listening, then said, "Fengju told you before that she wanted you to recommend her?"

Yan Shuyang's expression was somewhat awkward. "Son... I think she only asked me to recommend her on a whim. She wasn't particularly outstanding in her home school before."

Grand Tutor Yan gave him a disapproving look. "But the fact that the Duke of Chu kept her means that she has that kind of ability."

"Then... what should we do now?" Yan Shuyang asked.

Grand Tutor Yan frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I heard that engineering talents will be taking the exam at the Secretariat tomorrow. You should go."

Yan Shuyang immediately understood. As a father who cared about his child, he naturally had to wait outside for him when he went to take the exam.

"Are you really going to let Fengju join that Tiangong Division?" Yan Shuyang asked again.

Grand Tutor Yan glanced at him and said, "Haven't you noticed that the Duke of Chu is playing a grand game?"

Yan Shuyang looked puzzled. Grand Tutor Yan was somewhat displeased with his dullness, but still explained, "These past two days, almost all the silver in the capital has flowed into Jufeng Money Shop. From now on, all the silver in Daqian will be in the hands of the imperial court. Now he has also established the Tiangong Bureau. What does the Tiangong Bureau do?"

Yan Shuyang shook his head. He really didn't know what the Heavenly Palace Division did, and thought it was set up by Jiang Yu to curry favor with Prince Rui.

Grand Tutor Yan was disappointed again, and then he heard him say, "I heard that Prince Rui had previously developed firearms with great power."

Yan Shuyang's eyes widened. "The Heavenly Crafts Bureau researches weapons?"

Grand Tutor Yan nodded and then asked, "Now that the court has money and powerful weapons, what's next?"

"Expanding territory!" Yan Shuyang exclaimed in shock, "She...she's a woman, how could she have such ambition?"

"Why can't she have it?" Grand Tutor Yan said, "What she's doing now is something an ordinary woman could do?"

Yan Shuyang nodded knowingly. Grand Tutor Yan looked at him and said, "From now on, we will vigorously cultivate Fengju and ensure her position in the Heavenly Crafts Bureau. I haven't managed matters in the inner quarters, but it seems things are not peaceful now! We need to deal with it properly."

Yan Shuyang looked even more ashamed. "Your son knows."

Grand Tutor Yan hummed in agreement and then said, "Now... the Grand Tutor's Mansion can change its mistress, but we cannot let Fengju suffer any injustice."

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