When Madam Zhou arrived, the Feng Mansion's concierge was explaining to the housekeeper He Zhong: "They are really dressed like actors in the opera troupe. I have carefully observed them. [ads: This site has a new URL. Shorthand method: ,..]"
He Zhong was so angry that he stamped his feet, "What a fool! What can you tell just by looking at her attire? Can't you read her face? The fourth young lady has been out for so long and hasn't come back yet. Who can take responsibility if the old lady investigates?"
He Zhong had a bitter look on his face. The fourth young lady was mixed in with the actors and was seen by the eldest young lady who was strolling in the front yard. Although she didn't see it clearly, the fourth young lady was definitely not in the house at the moment. The eldest young lady had already gone to report to the old lady. What should he do?
He was getting so anxious that he was running around in circles. The scolded doorman turned his head and saw a carriage parked in front of the mansion. One of the two people getting out of the carriage looked very familiar. Upon closer inspection, who else could it be but Feng Fendai, the fourth daughter of the Feng family?
"The fourth young lady is back!" He pointed, "Butler, look, is that the fourth young lady?"
He Zhong looked over and saw Feng Fendai getting out of the carriage in an actor's outfit, and next to her stood a woman of extraordinary bearing. This really shocked He Zhong! He was the housekeeper, and he was very good at recognizing people. He had remembered Madam Zhou since she came to the Feng family to pay the betrothal gift. He didn't expect that Madam Zhou would come again with the fourth young lady!
He Zhong was originally relieved that Fan Dai had returned home, but before he could get over his anger, he was frightened by Madam Zhou and his anger was raised again.
He hurried forward and bowed to Madam Zhou: "I pay my respects to you, Madam."
Madam Zhou glanced at He Zhong, then pointed at Feng Fendai and asked him, "This girl said she is the fourth daughter of the Feng family. Do you recognize her?"
He Zhong glanced at Fendai and nodded: "Madam, this is indeed the Fourth Young Miss."
Madam Zhou snorted coldly, "The Feng family is really interesting. Young ladies from other families dress up nicely when they go out, but Young Lady Feng makes herself look like this. It's really strange." She said as she stepped over the threshold and walked in. "Prime Minister Feng is not in the capital, so who is the boss of the Feng family now?"
He Zhong hurriedly followed and answered honestly, "It is the old lady who is in charge of the household. Madam, please follow me to the hall and sit for a while. I will send someone to invite the old lady over right away."
"Yes." Mrs. Zhou said nothing more and followed He Zhong to the hall of the Peony Courtyard. The gatekeeper behind her also trotted to Shuya Garden.
Arriving at the Peony Courtyard, Fendai asked a maid in a low voice, "Did the Second Miss come to the mansion today?"
The girl shook her head and said, "No, Miss Four."
Fen Dai curled the corners of her lips proudly and waved her hand: "Go." Feng Yuheng has not come out until now, this is really good news.
Madam Zhou sat upright in the guest seat, and a servant brought in the best tea. He Zhong also ordered someone to light a charcoal basin and put it in the middle of the ground, and then explained to Madam Zhou: "The old lady's back disease has recurred recently, and it is a little inconvenient to move. Please wait a little longer, Madam."
Mrs. Zhou nodded, "No hurry."
However, she was not anxious, but the old lady was. She had been worried about Feng Yuheng's affairs for the past few days, and at this critical moment, Madam Zhou from Prince Yu's Mansion came to her house in person, which made her unable to think positively no matter what.
On the way to the Peony Courtyard on the soft chair, she asked Zhao Ma: "Do you think that Madam Zhou is here to call for punishment? Did Ah Heng really have an affair with the Seventh Prince..."
"How is it possible?" Nanny Zhao didn't believe that Feng Yuheng, who was always cautious and reasonable, could do such a thing. Besides, "Even if you don't believe the Second Miss, you have to believe the Seventh Prince, right? How could a man like him do such a thing? If you tell others, I'm afraid no one in the world will believe it."
"That's right." The old lady felt that what Zhao Mama said made sense, and thinking about Xuan Tianhua's personality, she felt a little relieved. But she still had some concerns about Madam Zhou's visit, "Why is she coming to our house?" As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at Chenyu who was following her. Then she remembered that when the servant came to report the news of Madam Zhou's arrival, Chenyu had just entered the yard. She didn't even have time to talk to Chenyu before she hurriedly packed up and changed her clothes. "Chenyu." Finally, she asked, "What do you want to see me for?"
Chenyu, who had come to report to the old lady about Fendai's departure, spoke at this moment, with a worried look on her face, saying to the old lady, "My granddaughter was strolling around today, and happened to walk to the front yard, and saw three people preparing to leave the house. Those people were wearing the clothes of the opera troupe, and they said that they were short of things for the opera, and they were going out of the house to buy them. But the silhouette of one of the three people looked very similar to the fourth sister, and my granddaughter was puzzled, but they left in a hurry, so it was inconvenient to catch up. Later, my granddaughter went to the fourth sister's yard to check, and the fourth sister was indeed not in the house, so I hurried to tell my grandmother. I wonder if the fourth sister said hello to my grandmother before leaving the house? If not, don't let anything happen again!"
"Fendai left the house?" The old lady's eyes narrowed, "How come I didn't know?"
The concierge who had followed them all the way was finally able to speak up, "Madam, the fourth young lady did leave the house with the troupe."
"Nonsense!" The old lady was angry. "How do you do your job? Why didn't you stop the fourth young lady from leaving the house like that?"
The gate servant was so frightened that he fell to his knees, but the old lady was anxious to see Madam Zhou, so the soft chair would not stop. After he knelt down and saw that his master had not waited for him, he quickly got up and ran to the old lady and said anxiously: "It is all my fault. Please punish me. But the fourth young lady was dressed the same as the people in the troupe, and I really didn't recognize her!"
Chenyu calmed down at this time, thinking about this matter inside and out, and immediately figured out the reason. She couldn't help but say: "Grandma, when my granddaughter arrived at Shuya Garden just now, the servant of the gatehouse also arrived. My granddaughter saw that it was him who told the maid of Shuya Garden that Madam Zhou was here."
"Yes." The doorman nodded. "The eldest lady is right. I and Butler He welcomed Madam Zhou into the mansion together. And... and Madam Zhou came with the fourth lady."
"What?" The old lady was shocked. "How could Fendai be associated with Madam Zhou?" The more she listened, the more anxious she became. She could not help but urge the person who was carrying the chair: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't keep the noble lady waiting for too long."
The servant who was carrying the chair quickened his pace, and within half a cup of tea, the old lady had entered the Peony Courtyard.
Fen Dai was standing at the door, and when she saw the old lady coming, she hurried over to greet her. But before she could say anything, the old lady raised her stick and hit Fen Dai on the back, making her scream.
"You still have the nerve to yell!" The old lady was so angry that she was shaking, but she didn't dare to yell loudly, for fear that Madam Zhou inside would hear her. She could only lower her voice and scold her: "Did you invite Madam Zhou to your house? You are so young, what are you thinking?"
Fendai was in so much pain that tears came out. She retorted to the old lady, "It's out of kindness! I'm also afraid that if something happens to my second sister, the Prince Yu's Mansion will blame our Feng family. Grandmother, you can't just side with my second sister and ignore the lives of the other sisters!"
As she spoke, she looked at Chenyu, hoping that she could help her. But Chenyu didn't seem to understand her pleading look, and said, "Fourth sister, you are too reckless in this matter."
In fact, Chenyu hated Feng Fendai so much.
If it were any other time, she would definitely follow Fendai to trick Feng Yuheng, but right now, she was really afraid that Feng Yuheng would make the slightest mistake. Only if Feng Yuheng was safe and sound, could her plan be accomplished in the next few days. Once Feng Yuheng got into trouble, what would she do? Feng Fendai didn't make trouble earlier or later, but at this critical moment, how could she not be angry.
"Grandma, please go in quickly." Chenyu urged the old lady helplessly, "Don't keep Madam Zhou waiting for too long."
The old lady quickly waved her hand and asked the person carrying the chair to continue walking.
It was not until they entered the hall of the Peony Courtyard and saw Madam Zhou sitting in the guest seat that the old lady got down from the soft chair with the help of Madam Zhao in panic. She wanted to bend down to greet her, but it was difficult for her to bend down as she could keep her waist straight.
Mrs. Zhou knew that Old Lady Feng was not pretending when she saw her like this, so she waved her hand and said, "The old lady has an old illness, so there is no need to be polite. Please sit together."
"Thank you, Madam." The old lady was grateful and sat down on the main chair with the help of Madam Zhao, but she did not forget to ask the most important question: "I wonder if Madam has something to ask for your visit?"
Madam Zhou glanced at Fendai who followed Old Madam Feng back to the hall, and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Didn't the Feng family send the fourth young lady to the Prince Yu's Mansion to invite me here?"
Feng Fendai shuddered. This sentence told her that this Madam Zhou and Feng Yuheng were exactly the same kind of people.
But it was a fact that she went to Prince Yu's Mansion and ran away secretly. Now she was being tricked in front of the old lady and she had nothing to say.
Seeing Fendai bow her head and remain silent, the old lady slammed the ground hard with her staff and shouted, "Kneel down!"
Fendai fell to her knees with a thud, but she still kept talking about what happened at Tongshengxuan: "Grandmother, Fendai is doing this for my second sister's own good. If someone else told Prince Yu's Mansion about this, the nature of the matter would change!"
Madam Zhou looked at the fourth daughter of the Feng family with more and more contempt in her eyes. In the past, she only knew that the mistress of the Feng family loved to stir up trouble, and she also heard that the eldest daughter was not a worry-free person. Now it seems that the Feng Mansion is still a den of dogs and wolves. Even a little girl in her teens is so obsessed with her and annoying. Their future Prince Yu's Mansion is really miserable!
"Old lady, what exactly are you talking about? Can you explain it to me? It sounds like it is related to the future princess of our mansion."
"This..." When the old lady heard Mrs. Zhou's question, she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Fendai rushed to say, "It's the thing I told you at the gate of the palace! Second sister and His Highness the Seventh Prince have been together in Tongshengxuan for a few days, and His Highness the Seventh Prince has not come out."
"Fendai!" The old lady's heart trembled. This girl was so bold that she dared to tell Prince Yu about this matter behind her back. She saw that Feng Mansion had been too peaceful recently and wanted to stir up trouble in some way, right? "Don't talk nonsense!"
"It's not nonsense!" Fendai insisted, "So many eyes are watching, how dare Fendai say nonsense?"
"Mrs. Zhou," the old lady explained quickly, "Children are ignorant. Please don't listen to her nonsense. I will punish her severely. At worst, I can send her out of Feng Mansion. I will never let her tarnish Ah Heng's reputation."
"You Feng family are tarnishing the reputation of the princess!" Madam Zhou suddenly became furious and slammed the table, shaking the teacups on the table. "The princess was treating the leg of His Royal Highness Prince Yu at the County Lord's Mansion, and His Highness the Seventh Prince went to the County Lord's Mansion to accompany her according to the order of His Majesty. How come your Feng family said that His Highness the Seventh Prince had an affair with Princess Yu?"
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