Feng Jinyuan spent his last day before leaving Beijing in Han's courtyard.
Feng Fendai looked at the red candles burning in Han's room in broad daylight and knew that things would definitely be accomplished today. She only hoped that Han's belly would be able to get pregnant and give birth to a boy for the Feng family.
However, she couldn't figure out Chenyu's attitude towards Feng Yuheng, and the more she couldn't figure it out, the more worried she became.
Jin Zhen was as worried as she was. Feng Jinyuan's sudden visit to Han's house was something Jin Zhen had not expected. She even tried to ask Man Xi to invite Feng Jinyuan, but Man Xi was driven back by the servants arranged by Fendai before she even entered the yard.
Jin Zhen felt flustered. She was able to gain a foothold in Feng Mansion because of Feng Jin's favor. Even Feng Yuheng's protection of her was because she could win over Feng Jinyuan's heart. If one day she fell out of favor, she herself didn't know what capital she had to stand by Feng Yuheng's side.
This is like a vicious circle. Without Feng Yuheng's blessing, she can't win over Feng Jinyuan; without Feng Jinyuan's favor, she can't get Feng Yuheng's support.
Jin Zhen felt like she was stuck in a vicious circle and couldn't get out. This kind of life made her extremely uneasy, but she had no better way out.
Manxi asked her: "Do you want to tell the second young lady?"
Jin Zhen was startled and said quickly, "No! Don't do that! Wait a little longer. Maybe the master is just interested in her for a while. He will leave tomorrow anyway, and when he comes back, he might forget about Han."
Manxi said nothing more. She could understand Jinzhen. When she thought that Feng Jinyuan would leave tomorrow, she didn't think much about it. After all, Han was only there for one night, and she couldn't keep someone who had to leave.
Wang Chuan returned to Tongshengxuan before dusk. She had been thinking about what Feng Yuheng had said before about going to the camp. As soon as she got back to the mansion, she immediately asked, "Miss, when are we leaving?"
Feng Yuheng had already changed his mind: "I won't go. From the capital to the camp, it's impossible to go back and forth in one night. Feng Jinyuan will leave the mansion tomorrow, and I have to be there."
Wang Chuan nodded, "That's what His Majesty the Seventh Prince said, but he also said that it's not a good idea to stop you from going, so if Miss insists on going, he will personally send someone to escort her."
Feng Yuheng smiled, "I'm not that delicate. Is Seventh Brother's injury better?"
"I can hardly even walk." Wang Chuan told her, "The Seventh Prince said that the medicine the young lady used is magical."
She didn't say anything more, knowing that it was enough for Xuan Tianhua's foot injury to heal. As for the topic of medicine, she always deliberately avoided it.
Wang Chuan also stopped talking tactfully. The longer he stayed with Feng Yuheng, the more he could feel that her young lady had many secrets. There must be someone who wanted to explore these secrets, but it shouldn't be her, but someone who would either oppose the young lady or accompany her.
At the end of the next day, everyone in the Feng family saw Feng Jinyuan off from the mansion.
Because the old lady couldn't walk yet, Feng Jinyuan went to Shuya Garden to bid farewell to the old lady before leaving the house.
During this journey, Han stayed closely beside Feng Jinyuan, just like before, smiling coquettishly, holding Feng Jinyuan's sleeves tightly with both hands, and clinging to his arms with her whole body as soft as if she had no bones.
Feng Fendai followed closely behind the two of them, with an unconcealable smile on her face, and her gaze towards Han finally warmed up a little.
Feng Jinyuan was not very happy, and was a little impatient, but he did not push Han away, and just let her stick to his arm. But when he saw Jin Zhen, his eyes were filled with guilt, especially Jin Zhen's red and swollen eyes, which made him feel distressed.
Yesterday at noon, he was not very excited, but when he saw Han wearing the red dress that he had worn when they first met, he could not contain his excitement. He not only asked her to stay in the study room in Songyuan for a while, but also nodded and agreed when Han invited him to have lunch in her yard. Who would have thought that once he entered Han's room, before he had finished his meal, the more he looked at Han, the more she looked like a new daughter-in-law, good in every way and lovable in every way. He could not calm down at all, and just wanted to love her well.
And this love stayed in her room overnight. It was not until he woke up this morning and found Han clinging to him as before that Feng Jinyuan began to feel that yesterday's impulse was really inexplicable.
But after this night, the relationship between the two men was much better. In addition, Han Shi tearfully told him how much she missed him, how much she cared about him, and how much she wanted to serve him well in the morning. He thought of the woman's hard work last night and the years of love they had in the past. People are nostalgic, and he couldn't really ignore Han Shi, so he took her into his arms and persuaded her for a while, and the two men were officially reconciled.
But now that he had left the yard and saw Jin Zhen again, Feng Jinyuan began to regret his actions yesterday.
The group walked straight to the gate of Feng Mansion, where Shen Qing had already been standing, waiting to see Feng Jinyuan off.
When Feng Jinyuan saw him, he finally had a legitimate reason to get rid of Han, then strode to Shen Qing and said, "Qing'er, you must prepare well for the exam, just stay at home and don't worry about anything. The palace exam next spring is the top priority for you, understand?"
Shen Qing bowed deeply to Feng Jinyuan: "Qing'er remembers, aunt..." He was about to say uncle, but he saw Feng Yuheng walking towards this side with two maids on a small road leading to Tongshengxuan. He was so scared that he quickly changed his words: "Students remember the teacher's instructions."
Feng Jinyuan also saw Feng Yuheng, and couldn't help but frowned, snorted, and ignored him. Instead, he turned around and said to An: "You should pay more attention to the affairs of the mansion with the old lady, and take care of Qing'er. Don't let him get bullied." As he spoke, he glanced at Feng Yuheng.
How could An not see what he meant? She just leaned forward and said, "Master, don't worry. As long as the old lady can use me in the mansion, I will not give in. As for the young master of the Shen family, after the master left Beijing, the only ones left in our mansion are women. How could he be so cowardly as to be bullied by a woman? Master, you are worrying too much."
Feng Jinyuan didn't think he was worrying too much. None of the concubines and daughters in his house were easy to deal with. Shen Qing was a fool who only knew how to study. If he was fooled by these women, he would not know how he died.
But he couldn't say this openly. After all, he couldn't bring Shen Qing with him. Shen Qing had been close to him since childhood. Now that she was at Feng Mansion, he couldn't kick her out. He could only give her a few more instructions and warn the women, "If Qing'er is admitted to Feng Mansion, it will be a great honor for Feng Mansion. You must not neglect it."
Feng Yuheng knew that these words were mostly meant for her, but she didn't say anything. She just stood obediently behind An, looking very well behaved, which left Feng Jinyuan speechless.
Seeing that Feng Jinyuan was really preparing to leave, Jin Zhen finally couldn't help it and started to cry while twisting her handkerchief.
Feng Jinyuan felt so distressed when she cried that he was about to try to persuade her, but Fendai suddenly asked, "What are you doing? Your father is away on official business, and he is an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor himself. This is a great thing, why are you crying? You think he is sending off a funeral?"
Jin Zhen was yelled at and choked back her words. She just stared at Feng Jinyuan with a look of grievance.
Feng Jinyuan glared at Fendai and was about to scold her, but Han came forward and pulled his sleeve, saying, "Master, Fendai is a young girl and doesn't know what she meant. She was a little rude. Please don't bother with her."
The tone was so gentle that it almost oozes out water. Feng Jinyuan could no longer blame Fendai. He just looked at Jin Zhen and said comfortingly, "At most, I will be back in the New Year."
Jin Zhen nodded, and finally did not dare to shed another tear.
Fen Dai has always been an expert at picking up trouble. Seeing Feng Jinyuan talking nicely to Jin Zhen again, she felt uncomfortable, but she couldn't always cause trouble for Jin Zhen. The little girl turned her eyes to Feng Yuheng and asked, "Second sister, why are you silent today?"
Feng Yuheng glanced at Fendai and said, "Except for you who keeps talking, everyone else among the younger generation knows the rules."
"Are you scolding me for not knowing the rules, my second sister? I'm thinking about my father, so what's wrong with saying a few more words?"
Feng Yuheng shook his head, "Nothing, just say whatever you want to say, no one is stopping you. But I must remind you that as a junior, you must be aware of being a junior, and don't interrupt when the elders are talking. You are at home, no one will care too much about you, but if you develop a habit, you will suffer a great loss when you get married in the future."
"What do you mean by elder or not? They are all concubines! We are the real masters!" Feng Fendai said this regardless of the consequences, causing everyone to glare at her.
But who can say anything? Fendai is right, concubines have the lowest status, even lower than the maids in a courtyard. They are not qualified to let their children call them mother, nor can they call their children by their names, but have to call them young master and young lady. Fendai looks down on them, and no one can say anything.
Seeing that everyone bowed their heads and kept silent, and even Han was embarrassed by what he said, Feng Jinyuan couldn't help but get angry, pointing at Fendai and saying, "Who raised you to be like this? How can you be my daughter, Feng Jinyuan? It's really shameful!"
After saying that, he turned around and strode out of the mansion.
Fen Dai was scolded so much that she dared not say a word. She lowered her head and followed the others out. She saw that many ministers were already waiting outside. When they saw Feng Jinyuan coming out, they all bowed and said, "We are here to see Prime Minister Feng off. Prime Minister Feng went to the Northern Territory to suppress the disaster and help His Majesty. He is truly a role model for us!"
Feng Jinyuan also returned the greeting and greeted everyone.
Fendai looked at the carriage parked outside the Feng Mansion early in the morning, and her heart began to stir again - "Doesn't Second Sister have a very good carriage? Father will have a long journey this time, why don't you think of lending it to him?" She thought she was speaking for Feng Jinyuan, and she spoke a little more firmly, "Although Second Sister is now the legitimate daughter, she is not as good as the eldest sister in some things. Grandmother's rosewood carriage was given by the eldest sister, right? That's what filial piety is all about."
Feng Yuheng looked at Fendai and found it funny. "My carriage was given by the Emperor. Do you think it's okay to give it away? Besides, my father is an imperial envoy, so he naturally travels in an imperial envoy's carriage. The one you saw is just the carriage used by the Feng family's servants."
Fendai was speechless because of her blocking. She couldn't help but roll her eyes and turned away and stopped looking at her.
Feng Jinyuan no longer wanted to see his women destroying each other in front of outsiders, so he quickly bowed to the ministers who came to see him off and said, "It's getting late. I have to leave now. Thank you all for coming to see me off."
As he was talking, the imperial envoy's procession was walking towards him from the other end of the street. Just as Feng Jinyuan was about to get on the sedan chair, he heard someone suddenly shouting in the distance: "Prime Minister Feng, wait a minute—"
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