Two days later, Tongshengxuan was renamed "Jian County Lord's Mansion" and the main gate was opened. The small door connecting to Feng Mansion was blocked by Feng Yuheng and became smaller. I will tell you that the fastest update is the eye. Fast?
Although Feng Jinyuan tried hard to suppress the spread of the news, within three days, the news of his divorce from Yao was still spreading like wildfire in the capital. The storytellers in the teahouse almost talked about his Feng Mansion famously, and even the beggars on the street could talk about the divorce.
Another topic that goes hand in hand with the "Prime Minister's divorce" is Bu Cong's disappearance.
"It is said that Lord Bu Baiqi has been heading east to look for Bu Cong, but the Bu family received a letter from the post station yesterday saying that he has not been found yet." Wang Chuan combed Feng Yuheng's hair while telling her what he had heard in the past few days.
Feng Yuheng didn't understand: "Why did Master Bu go east to look for it?"
Wangchuan said: "Because Bu Cong is the general stationed in the East Border, if he wants to leave, he should go east."
Feng Yuheng didn't think so: "First of all, we need to understand why he left, and where was the last time we saw him."
Wang Chuan knew this very well. "The last time I saw him was on our way back from Fengtong County. He shot all the carriages of the Feng family, had a quarrel with Feng Xiang, and then tore a white silk cloth and said he was giving the young lady a ride."
Feng Yuheng said helplessly: "That's it. Since there is this reason, he can't go back to the East Camp. Bu Cong is not stupid. Although you and I both understand that the Feng family is a civil servant mansion, Bu Cong doesn't need to use the troops of the East Camp to deal with the Feng family. But just because we think so doesn't mean that everyone thinks so. If someone associates the things together, it will be a real disaster for the Bu family."
"Miss, do you mean that Bu Cong is still in Fengtong County?"
"He should be heading in that direction, but probably not to find me." She fiddled with her small bell-shaped earrings, and began to think about Bu Cong in her heart.
Wang Chuan did not ask any more questions, but thought about it himself. After a while, he exclaimed, "Ah!" and said, "Could it be that he has other purposes? Is looking for the young lady just a cover?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "That should be it. But we can't just condemn him. According to what you described that day, he must have wanted to find me, but he had more important things to do at the same time, and that thing probably couldn't be known to outsiders."
"Then Lord Bu went east to look for him. This should be for others to see." Wang Chuan tied up the last strand of her hair and patted her shoulder: "It's done. Miss, take a look and see if you are satisfied."
Feng Yuheng never really cared about how her hair was combed. To her, a casual tie at the back was the best. However, Wang Chuan insisted on combing her hair neatly every day, and often changed the style, which really put Feng Yuheng in a good mood.
"The Bu family always thinks they are smart and outsiders are fools." She made an OK gesture to Wangchuan, which they didn't understand at all, and talked about Bu Cong. "Although such tricks can fool most people, they are useless to those shrewd old foxes. I believe that in addition to us, the emperor and Xuan Tianming must have guessed this, but they just want to give Bu Cong some more time to see what his real purpose is."
As the two were talking, Qingshuang walked in. This girl came to Tongshengxuan before going to Fengtong County. She had been kept at home by Feng Yuheng to look after the house. She took good care of the whole courtyard.
"Miss, another batch of gifts has been brought in. The gift list has been written down. Please have a look." Qingshuang handed a list to Feng Yuheng, then took two steps back and stood aside respectfully.
Since Tongshengxuan was renamed the County Princess Mansion and opened its main gate, there have been a constant stream of people coming to congratulate. On the first day, it was basically the palace that was showing off, with good things constantly being given away, from the emperor to the empress, to Concubine Yun and various concubines, concubines and imperial concubines. The big things included all kinds of furniture, and the small things included all kinds of jewelry, as well as fabrics and clothes. On the second day, the gift-giving team represented by the princes and mainly composed of princes and princesses came to show their love, and the things they sent were not expensive but they were all good things. On the fourth day, the people who came to give gifts were the families of officials below the fourth rank, and the level of the gifts was also lowered. After all, their official ranks were limited and they really couldn't give any good gifts.
Feng Yuheng had been personally receiving guests for the first three days, which really exhausted her. Today, Qingshuang took the initiative and did not invite her. She just wrote down the gift list and sent it over. The people who sent gifts also knew that they were of low status and were not worthy of being personally received by the county lady. It was already a great honor to be able to send gifts, and they also rewarded Qingshuang with many good things.
Feng Yuheng glanced at the gift list and thought there was nothing wrong with it, so he returned it to Qingshuang and told her, "Pick out some of the gifts sent today and give them to all the servants in our house. As for the rewards, you can choose according to their ages and preferences. Just keep a record and report it to Qingyu when she returns home."
Qingshuang thanked her quickly, then shook her head and said, "Miss, there is no need to choose from the gifts. I have received a lot of things today. Every lady gave me a reward, and the gifts were all very good. I dare not enjoy them all by myself, so I wanted to tell you and ask you to share them with everyone."
Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with Qingshuang's understanding, but she couldn't take this thing, as it was the rule of being a master.
"Since it's a reward to you, just keep it. Good things are never too much. One day you'll get married, so consider it as saving up some for your dowry. You can choose the reward from the gift box that was sent here, and you'll have a share."
Qingshuang was touched. Feng Yuheng was generous and kind, which was something she had never thought of before she was chosen by Qingyu to enter the mansion.
She immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Feng Yuheng: "Thank you, young lady, for your kindness."
"Get up, there are no rules here. You were chosen by Qingyu, I trust you." This sentence not only won Qingshuang's heart, but also gave Qingyu enough affirmation. After all, these servants were under the supervision of Qingyu. She knew that she had to establish Qingyu's prestige first, so that she could really worry less.
After Qingshuang thanked him, she went back to share the reward. She and Wangchuan were left alone in the room. Suddenly, the door that was originally open slammed shut by itself. Feng Yuheng was startled, but he immediately realized what was going on and said helplessly: "Banzou! Can you be a little more creative next time you appear?"
Wangchuan was also speechless. What was going on? Playing pranks with ghosts in broad daylight.
There was a flash before their eyes, and Ban Zou appeared as expected.
"It's cold to have the door open in the middle of winter, can't I help you close it?" The guy rolled his eyes with a cold face, then quickly became serious and said to Feng Yuheng: "The cat is dead."
"What?" Feng Yuheng stood up suddenly, "Mantou?" After the palace banquet that day, the emperor kept the cat in a deadpan manner, saying that he would lend it to him for two days. At that time, she thought that the emperor must want to use the cat to express his longing for Concubine Yun, so she agreed. Who would have thought that just a few days later, he said that the cat was dead?
"Master, please accept my condolences." Ban Zou looked at Feng Yuheng's expression and really didn't know what to say. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said this.
Wang Chuan stamped his feet in anger, "Why are you mourning? Tell me how he died."
"It is said that the cat suddenly went crazy after the palace banquet. Not only did it jump up and down, it also fell to the ground and banged its head against the pillar. At first, the emperor thought that he couldn't stand it, so he asked people to find some of Concubine Yun's old things for the cat to play with, but the cat would bite anyone it saw. The palace servants didn't dare to let the emperor get close to it, nor did they dare to hit the cat, so they could only find a cage to lock it up. The emperor didn't let them tell you and Concubine Yun, for fear that the cat would be taken away. Who knew that the cat would die after just a few days."
Feng Yuheng felt distressed. The cat was so cute and very human. She couldn't bear to let it go once she held it in her arms. She had thought that the emperor would only play with it for ten days at most and then give it back to her. She even asked Qingling to bring a group of little girls to make a lot of small clothes for the cat and even three cat beds. Who would have thought that she would hear such bad news?
"Mantou can't go crazy for no reason, I absolutely don't believe it!" Feng Yuheng was filled with anger. Damn it, it's not enough to attack people, are you targeting cats now? "Where's the body?" She asked Ban Zou, "Where is the body?"
"It's still in the palace, but His Majesty the Seventh Prince said that if the master wants it, he will send it to you."
"Yes! Of course!" Feng Yuheng narrowed his eyes into slits, "I have to ask Mantou who poisoned it."
Ban Zou nodded and said, "Then the master is waiting in the mansion. Don't go out. I'll be back soon." He flashed away and disappeared again.
Wang Chuan helped Feng Yuheng sit back in his seat. The brazier in the room was crackling, but it could no longer generate any warmth.
"Miss, do you think someone has done something wrong?"
Feng Yuheng shook her head, "Basically there is no chance." She quickly recalled everything that happened from the time she got the cat until she handed it over to the emperor after the palace banquet. Normally, nothing should go wrong with the cat in the emperor's hands. After all, no one has the courage and ability to do that. So, things happened in front of her.
But no matter how she thought about it, she didn't think that Mantou had a chance to be approached by outsiders when she was with her. After thinking about it, the only clue was that it had bitten off Bu Nishang's finger. Only what happened at that moment was beyond her control.
"Finger..." She murmured subconsciously, as if something was caught. She had a vague guess, but it still needed further confirmation.
"Miss, what did you say?" Wangchuan didn't understand what she said.
Feng Yuheng told her: "Mantou bit off Bu Nishang's finger at the palace banquet that day. If I'm not mistaken, the problem should be here." It seems that she has to perform an autopsy on Mantou.
Ban came back from Feng Yuheng after lunch, but he didn't see anyone. He only heard a sentence in the air: "The Seventh Prince brought the cat." Then a servant from the gatehouse passed on the message: "The Prince Chun wants to see the young lady."
"Please come in!" Feng Yuheng quickly stood up and greeted him in person.
When she reached the front yard, she saw Xuan Tianhua, dressed in a moon-white robe, walking in from the gate of the mansion carrying a wooden box. She walked quickly forward, frowning, staring at the wooden box intently.
Then Xuan Tianhua spoke softly to her, "If you can come to a conclusion on this matter, I'm afraid the Bu family will also be doomed."
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