Qingshuang told Xuan Tianye: "I have been in the county lady's mansion for quite some time, and I have been in the second young lady's room several times, but I have never seen the phoenix hairpin. It was only today in Xianya Tower that I saw her take it out again. I was wondering, could it be that the thing is not in the second young lady's hands at all, but has been kept by His Royal Highness the Prince?"
Xuan Tianye had thought about this question, but it still couldn't explain Qingshuang's failure today. What's more... "Anu." He called Qingshuang's original name, "How many years have you followed me?"
Qingshuang shuddered and said quickly, "It has been twelve years since I was rescued by His Highness when I was four years old."
"Twelve years." Xuan Tianye looked at her, a trace of cruelty flashing in his eyes, "Twelve years of love, but it's not worth a pair of earrings?"
"Master!" Qingshuang was shocked. She was afraid that he would bring this up, but she took it to heart. "I really don't know the eldest prince. I've never even met him!"
Unfortunately, Xuan Tianye had already taken Feng Yuheng's words to heart. Moreover, Qingshuang could not hand over the Phoenix Hairpin, and he saw her put the item into her sleeve pocket with his own eyes. All the signs told him that this girl named Anu had betrayed him.
"Someone come!" Xuan Tianye shouted angrily, and the guards outside immediately came in. "Lock her up, just don't let her die." Throwing down these words, the man turned around and left.
Qingshuang watched Xuan Tianye leave without any emotion, even though she was only wearing a bellyband and kneeling on the ground, she let the guard come forward and pull her away. She shouted at him loudly: "Master!" But he refused to turn his head.
The next day, a piece of big news spread like wildfire in the capital—the future Princess Yu had lost the golden phoenix hairpin bestowed by the Emperor himself!
When the news reached Feng Mansion, the old lady was drinking tea. When she heard the message from the maid, a mouthful of tea got stuck in her throat and she almost choked to death.
"Where's Ah Heng?" The old lady grabbed Aunt Zhao and said anxiously, "Quick, send someone to call Ah Heng to me!"
Zhao Ma Ma responded and quickly ordered the maid to go to Tongsheng Pavilion. The old lady continued, "What is the phoenix-headed golden hairpin? How could she have lost it? Tell me, is this news true or false?"
Aunt Zhao was also frightened. She was fine when she came back from Xianya Tower yesterday. Could it be that this happened after she left?
"Old lady." She said helplessly: "Whether it is true or not, such rumors outside are not good for the second young lady!"
"It's more than bad for her!" The old lady was extremely worried. "The key is our Feng family. Originally, Jin Yuan went to the Northern Territory because he was appreciated and valued by the emperor. But he was in the disaster area to help the emperor, and something like this happened in our family. What do you think..."
The old lady was so anxious that she didn't know what to say. She wanted to say that Feng Yuheng was too disappointing and too troublesome, but she couldn't say it out loud. After all, she had taken good care of her back injury these days, and it was almost healed. If she said something bad behind her back, she would feel like she was destroying the bridge after crossing the river.
But if I don't say it, I'll feel uncomfortable in my heart.
I waited anxiously for Feng Yuheng to come, but in the end, only a girl came back.
"Where's the Second Miss?" Madam Zhao asked as she looked back, "Didn't I ask you to go and invite her?"
The girl stepped forward quickly, bowed and said, "Ms. Huang Quan from Tongshengxuan said that the second young lady lost her phoenix hairpin and is now facing the wall to reflect on her mistakes. It is said that... the emperor issued an oral order to punish her."
The old lady was almost paralyzed with fear. "The emperor's order! When did it come down?"
The girl said, "I don't know, I only know that it went directly to the county lady's mansion."
Zhao Ma Ma thought for a while and comforted the old lady, "Since such an important item was lost, he was only punished to face the wall and reflect on his mistakes. I don't think the emperor is angry. He is just pretending, right? Besides, the old lady is relieved. The oral order has been sent to the county lady's mansion, which shows that the emperor is a wise ruler and this matter will not involve our Feng Mansion."
The old lady thought this made sense, and nodded. Although she was still worried, she had no other choice but to tell her servants, "Go out and ask around these few days, and report back to me any rumors on the street."
The news that Feng Yuheng was punished for losing the phoenix hairpin was not only known to the old lady, but also to Han's family.
At that time, Fendai was standing in the yard with a bowl full of water on her head under the strict training of two maids. When Pei'er and Han were talking, they deliberately raised their voices a little louder, just loud enough for Fendai to hear.
The girl had lost her temper after being scolded, but Feng Yuheng's words that she had lost something were like a shot in the arm, instantly reviving the already wilted person.
"What did you say?" Fen Dai didn't care about the bowl on her head and turned to ask Pei'er, "Feng Yuheng's gold hairpin is lost?"
The movement was quite big and a bowl of water fell to the ground with a "bang".
Nanny Wang got furious and walked over waving a whip.
But Fan Dai did not even look at her, and only kept asking Pearl: "Is what you said true?"
Pei'er nodded, "That's what's spread outside. I've also asked Shuya Garden about it. It's said that the old lady also sent someone to ask. The news we got is that the second young lady received an oral order from the emperor and was punished to face the wall and reflect on her mistakes!"
"Hahaha!" Fendai burst into laughter, turned around abruptly, pointed at the two maids who rushed over and said loudly: "Don't be complacent, your Prince Yu's Mansion is about to be in big trouble! She lost the phoenix-head golden hairpin, which was given by the emperor himself and is something that can rule the world. Tell me, if she loses something like that, what will be her fate?"
The two maids Liu and Wang were really frightened by her words, especially Maid Wang, whose whip had been raised but suddenly stopped in mid-air, not knowing whether to fall or not.
It was Nanny Liu who reacted first and said angrily, "We are here on the orders of the Queen. If Princess Yu is not in trouble, what does it have to do with us?"
After she said this, Nanny Wang came to her senses and immediately realized that she had been intimidated by a child. She was so angry that she swung the whip down and hit Fendai's arm, causing her to scream in pain.
"Don't hit her!" Han was frightened when she saw Fendai being beaten, and she rushed forward to protect her. "Madams, calm down, calm down!"
But how could he calm down? He had just lost face, and now he had to get it back.
Then Nanny Wang said, "The old lady of the Feng family also said that we should not show any mercy. Please move aside, Auntie!" As she spoke, she lashed out with the whip again.
Fendai couldn't dodge in time and cried in pain.
Han was anxious and simply used her body to protect herself. Seeing that the whip was about to fall on Han, Fendai suddenly shouted: "How dare you! You hurt my Feng family's offspring, what crime should you be punished for?"
Madam Liu held Madam Wang's wrist and stopped the whip in mid-air. "What did the Fourth Miss say? Offspring?"
"That's right!" Fendai pulled Han behind her, raised her chin and said loudly to the two maids, "Madame Han is pregnant with the heir of the Feng family. Even if you are maids from the palace, you have no right to beat the family of a first-rank official! If the child dies under your whips, the Queen can't save you!"
Her words really frightened the two maids of Prince Liu. They slowly put down the whips and never mentioned the whipping again.
But their eyes kept turning to Han, sometimes showing doubt, sometimes turning into confusion.
"Is Aunt Han pregnant?" Madam Liu looked at Han and asked seriously.
"Yes." Fendai answered hurriedly.
"This old servant is asking about Aunt Han." She ignored Fendai and just stared at Han, waiting for her answer.
Han stood there in a daze, with the words stuck in her throat, not knowing what to say.
...
Fendai glared at her and said, "This is a good thing, why don't you dare to say it?"
She was forced into no choice but to nod, "Yes, I'm pregnant."
When the two maids heard this, they looked even more suspicious. They had lived half their lives and had been around the Empress in the palace, so their eyes were like knives. Han didn't look like she was pregnant, so why did she insist that she was?
But since they were told so, they couldn't refute too forcefully, so they could only put away the whips in dismay, and then think about Feng Yuheng's matter, which also shrouded them in a layer of gloom.
However, Feng Yuheng was not punished enough to face the wall. Two days later, Feng Chenyu, who had been hiding in her yard, received another piece of news: "The Third Master's people found out that the Second Miss sent servants to the Prince Wenxuan's Mansion, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and the General Pingnan's Mansion in recent days, but the doors of all the mansions were closed and no one was able to get in."
Chenyu's already anxious heart tightened even more. She knew that Feng Yuheng was using his connections. This meant that the problem was very difficult and she had to ask for help from others to solve it. Unfortunately, it was obvious that the other party was not willing to help.
She had never hoped that Feng Yuheng would be safe and sound as much as she did now.
"What day is it now?" He asked this question suddenly.
Yilin understood her and knew what had been bothering Chenyu the most these days, so he quickly said, "About half a month."
"Only half a month." Chenyu's face became even darker. "Do you think she can survive the remaining half a month?" After asking, without waiting for Yilin to answer, she shook her head. "Whether she can survive or not is not up to anyone's opinion. It depends on the emperor's opinion. I only ask that girl Feng Yuheng never make any more mistakes. I don't care whether she lives or dies, but she must wait until I finish my business."
Yilin was also worried about Chenyu. They had agreed to do things well, but who would have thought that the second young lady, who had always been favored by various big men and could call the wind and rain wherever she went, would suddenly get into trouble. She had seen too many changes in the big mansion. Not to mention half a month, maybe tomorrow morning there would be news that the second young lady had completely fallen. By then, who would she ask to handle the affairs of the eldest young lady?
"Remember the date carefully." Chenyu instructed Yilin, "Count it for me day by day. When the date comes, take the banknote and go find Feng Yuheng. Don't delay for a moment."
"Don't worry, Miss. I've remembered everything."
Chenyu took a deep breath, thinking that once this matter was done, she would immediately sever all ties with Feng Yuheng, lest that high wall fall down and press down her skirt again, which would be more trouble than gain.
At this time, in Tongsheng Pavilion, waves of voices that would make people shiver were coming from Feng Yuheng's bedroom - "Be gentle! It hurts! Move again! Move faster..."
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