No one expected that Feng Yuheng would dare to bargain with the emperor. The grace he gave actually came with a trade-off?
Princess Xiang thought Feng Yuheng was crazy and was about to persuade him when she heard Tianwu ask, "You don't like the county lady? Then what do you want?"
Feng Yuheng stood up, looked up at him, and after a while, he finally said, "Ah Heng wants to ask mother Yao for a divorce letter. Reading artifact Om"
"What?" Princess Xiang cried out, "Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Feng Yuheng shook her head. "I'm not talking nonsense. Our Dashun system has the concept of divorce. Ah Heng's mother is not living well. Ah Heng wants to ask for a divorce letter for her mother, and she even asked my father to agree to it." She knocked her head to the ground again and didn't get up for a long time.
Tianwu just looked at her and didn't say anything for a long time. He didn't expect Feng Yuheng to make this request. When he heard that she wanted to change Grace, he was still guessing what this girl wanted, but he didn't expect that she just wanted to exchange her mother's freedom.
There was a silence in Zhaohe Hall, so quiet that one could almost hear a person's heartbeat. Feng Yuheng just knelt there, saying nothing, silently waiting for Tianwu to agree or refuse.
In fact, she was also unsure. After all, although divorce existed in the laws of the Dashun Dynasty, she had studied it for a long time and found that there had not been a single successful divorce in the entire Dashun Dynasty. After all, divorce was too damaging to the reputation of men. They would rather take concubines than divorce their wives, not to mention the idea of divorcing their wives.
Although Yao is Feng Jinyuan's concubine now, she was the Feng family's legal wife back then. All the documents are still in the custody of the government. It is impossible for her to be dealt with by the Feng family like a concubine. If they want to separate, the only way is to divorce.
Feng Yuheng was gambling in his heart, whether the old emperor agreed or not, each had a 50% chance. If he won, Yao would be free from now on, and if he lost, he was afraid that he would never be able to leave the Feng family again in this life.
She waited quietly, using all her patience for two incense sticks of time. Finally, Tianwu spoke: "Forget it, I'll give you a county lord and a letter of separation!"
Feng Yuheng was not in a state of panic, tears welled up in her eyes all of a sudden, her nose was sore that she couldn't hold it back, she knelt on the ground and her shoulders kept shaking.
Princess Xiang stepped forward to support her and comforted her softly, "Don't cry. I also know about the Feng family's affairs. This is a good thing. Since father has agreed, you should be happy."
Feng Yuheng nodded, wiped away her tears, and suddenly smiled like a child, then said loudly to Tianwu: "Ah Heng thanks father for your help!"
Tianwu snorted angrily, pretending to be angry, but he couldn't stop laughing when he saw the girl's mood change. Then he waved his hand and called Zhang Yuandao - "Draft an edict!"
Feng Yuheng finally got rid of his worry, but the Feng family was in chaos again because a group of people surrounded the gate of the Feng Mansion.
"The Second Miss was kindhearted and saved people, but now she has died tragically. The Feng family didn't even give us a chance to pay our respects. Isn't this too much?"
The people blocking the door shouted loudly: "The Feng family must be guilty, and we still don't know how the second young lady died!"
"Last time, Princess Wuyang blamed Lord Feng. There must be something fishy going on."
A man in his thirties knelt in the middle of the gate of Feng Mansion with a brazier in front of him. He knelt there and began to burn paper. "Second Miss is my savior. I was already dead, but it was Second Miss who brought me back to life. Second Miss is my second parent!"
Someone recognized him: "Isn't this the man who was resurrected by Miss Feng Er a while ago?"
The man nodded, "That's right. I heard about the second young lady's situation and wanted to come and offer condolences and burn some incense, but I didn't expect the Feng family wouldn't even give the second young lady a funeral! I have no choice but to kneel here and burn some paper money for the second young lady."
The people who were shouting at the gate of Feng Mansion also followed suit and said, "That's right, we were all cured of our stubborn illnesses by Baicao Hall. If it weren't for Second Miss Feng's life-saving pills, we would have died of illness long ago."
People outside were talking about Feng Yuheng's goodness. Without exception, all of them were people who had benefited from Baicaotang. Wang Lin had asked Feng Yuheng long before whether some people who were seriously ill but really had no money to treat could be given some free herbs. Feng Yuheng immediately decided to use 10% of Baicaotang's income every month for free clinics. At the same time, every Chinese herbal medicine would have some scraps left over. The efficacy was actually the same, but some people always wanted some good-looking herbs after spending money, and these leftover scraps were also used as free medicines.
As time went by, more and more people were cured for free by Baicaotang, and even some wealthy families thanked Feng Yuheng because they bought pills and cured their diseases.
When these people heard that Feng Yuheng was in trouble, they gathered at Baicaotang to inquire. After a few days, they formed an organization. After discussing, they gathered in front of Feng Mansion today to denounce Feng Jinyuan together.
At this time, Feng Jinyuan was sitting in the old lady's Shuya Garden. The old lady was lying on the couch in the inner room crying bitterly. The more she cried, the more she asked Zhao Ma to tell her what the people outside said.
Han was also beside Feng Jinyuan, pestering him with a seductive look on her face: "Master, please bring the fourth young lady back!"
Feng Jinyuan was annoyed by her pestering him, and he threw Han away with all his strength: "I said! Fendai will never be able to enter the Feng Mansion again in this life!"
"That was said in the past!" Han shouted, "The past was the past, and now is now! She was driven out because she offended Feng Yuheng. Now Feng Yuheng is dead. Why do you still care about that matter, Master? The Fourth Miss is also your biological daughter! The Fourth Miss is also very beautiful!"
"Hmph!" Feng Jinyuan snorted coldly, "What's the point of having so many beautiful daughters?"
Han refused to do it. "At least it's better than Feng Chenyu!" She gritted her teeth in anger. "The eldest lady is now a useless person. The master didn't beat her to death because he sympathized with her. Do you think we should still place our hopes on her? If the truth is revealed one day, it will be a big deal that the family will be confiscated and the clan will be exterminated!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Feng Jinyuan's face darkened when he mentioned Chenyu. "I am the eldest daughter of the Feng family. How can a concubine like you have the right to criticize me?"
"You know what's wrong with her, Master!" Han cried, "If I were her, I would have killed myself. I would have been too ashamed to see anyone, and how could I live in peace! You have a good and innocent daughter, but you don't want her. You have to keep such a useless person. Master, I feel so sorry for the Fourth Miss!"
Han's sharp cries spread into the inner room, directly covering the sobbing old lady on the couch.
The old lady was so angry that she pounded the bed with her hands and yelled, "Feng Jinyuan! Get that woman out! Get that woman out!"
Aunt Zhao kept persuading her: "Old lady, you must not get angry!"
The old lady didn't care about these things anymore. She shouted and cursed: "This thing from the brothel actually dared to shout in front of me. Who gave her the courage? Ah? Who gave her the courage? Feng Jinyuan! I tell you, the daughters she gave birth to are not allowed to enter the gate of my Feng Mansion in this lifetime. Unless I die, I don't want to see them again!"
She was so angry! If Han hadn't dodged when she kicked him, how could she be lying here unable to get off the bed?
The older lady felt more and more unbalanced, and she shouted again, "Tell the servants to break her waist! Beat her hard! Beat her to death!"
When Han heard what the old lady said, she was afraid. No matter what, she was just a concubine of the Feng family. Concubines had no status. Not to mention that she only gave birth to a daughter, even if she gave birth to a son, she would be nothing. As long as the Feng family said she would be punished, even if they beat her to death, she would have no place to complain. Concubines were like servants, the least important people in this family.
Han listened to the old lady's words, and the more she listened, the more...
He was so miserable that he jumped up and ran away without even saying goodbye.
Feng Jinyuan was thinking back to what the old lady had just said. Han was indeed from the Flower and Willow Lane, so could she know a little bit about how to deal with Chenyu's body?
He made up his mind, so he stood up and followed Han out.
The old lady cursed for a while, and when she could no longer hear Han's voice, her mood finally calmed down a little.
Aunt Zhao ran out quickly to take a look, then returned to the old lady and said, "The master and that Han have already left."
The old lady grabbed Madam Zhao and said, "Can you call Qianrou to come and talk to me?" She suddenly missed Yao very much. When Yao was the mistress, the family was so harmonious!
Madam Zhao shook her head in embarrassment: "The Master has sent people to surround Tongshengxuan. Not to mention Aunt Yao can't come out, it's difficult for outsiders to get in!"
"I can't even see you if I want to?"
"It's not that I can't. If we insist on meeting, no one can stop the old lady, but the master... will be angry."
The old lady wilted immediately. Yes, Feng Jinyuan would be angry. After all, this family was still supported by Feng Jinyuan. Even though she was Feng Jinyuan's mother, she couldn't go too far.
"Is the person at the gate still there?"
A little girl replied, "They are still here. The doorman just reported that they said they would cry until dark."
The old lady sighed, "They are all kind-hearted people!" She closed her eyes slightly, squinted for a while, and suddenly opened her eyes and said to Aunt Zhao, "Go to the kitchen and ask the cook to make more food. When it's ready, bring it out to the people outside. They have been crying outside for most of the day, and they must be tired and hungry."
Aunt Zhao was speechless, "Madam, those people came here to cause trouble, why are you still providing meals?"
"What's the matter?" The old lady frowned, "They are here to attend my granddaughter's funeral! Jin Yuan refused to even set up a mourning hall, so what's wrong with them crying and burning some paper money at the gate of the mansion? Isn't that right? If I could still stand, I would have gone outside the door to burn paper money with them in the morning! Go quickly! Just say it was my order!"
Zhao Ma had no choice but to nod her head in agreement. The old lady added, "Put more meat in it, don't beat him like a beggar." After thinking about it, she said, "Cook another fish, and some snacks... Let's just prepare a set of offerings for Ah Heng and put them outside, and buy some incense. If anyone wants to pay their respects, they can do the same thing."
When Nanny Zhao heard this, she was confused and thought, "Old Madam, are you going to set up a mourning hall for the second young lady at the gate of the mansion?"
But then she thought again, it was really unfair to the Second Miss that the Feng family didn't hold a funeral or set up a mourning hall, so she nodded and retreated silently.
But not long after, Zhao Mama came running back in a hurry. The old lady was about to ask how it was done so quickly, but she heard Zhao Mama say, "Old lady, the eunuchs from the palace came to the mansion to deliver the imperial edict!"
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