Ever since Fen Dai got the Fifth Prince's marriage proposal and received gifts from the Fifth Prince's mansion from time to time, Han reminded her not to slack off in currying favor with the old lady. In this mansion, there must always be an elder standing by her side, so that she can get ahead.
A few days ago, Fen Dai received a glass jade bracelet from the fifth prince. She remembered that Shen had given the old lady a rosary of the same material before, which pleased her greatly. So she eagerly presented the bracelet to the old lady like a treasure. The old lady was very happy and put it on her wrist at that time. She never took it off and still wears it now.
But……
But Feng Yuheng said that the Amazonite on the Chenyu head is more precious than the glass type, and the old lady's face was not very good, and her hand subconsciously touched her wrist. She had deliberately rolled up her sleeves to show the bracelet a few days ago, but now she retracted her wrist, fearing that others would see it.
Feng Chenyu was more experienced than Fendai in currying favor with the old lady. As soon as the old lady asked her, she knew that she must have taken a fancy to her Amazonite. Although she was a little reluctant to give it up, it was still worth it compared to her gradually recovering status in the Feng family.
So without saying anything, she took off the hairpin, then took a few steps forward and held it in front of the old lady - "Granddaughter really didn't know that this thing was so valuable. I only wore it because I thought it looked beautiful. If I had known that it was more valuable than glass, I would not have worn it on my head and would have sent it to grandma early in the morning. But it's not too late now, and thanks to my second sister's reminder, grandma, please accept it."
The few words were spoken in a friendly and polite manner, and the old lady felt warm in her heart. She grabbed Chenyu's hand and said, "You are the most sensible granddaughter. You have always been the most sensible." As she spoke, she took the hairpin in her hand, and felt its warm touch. It was indeed a good thing.
"Your Highness has been traveling all year round, and has even obtained some good things. Thanks to your Highness's kindness, he often sends some to your granddaughter to enjoy. Every time I see the things sent, I will first think about which one grandma will like, and then I dare to keep the rest for myself." Chenyu said, and took the hairpin back in her hand and put it directly on the old lady's head, "Grandma looks really good wearing it."
Feng Yuheng almost vomited!
She really admired Feng Chenyu's ability to curry favor with people. The style of that hairpin was obviously only suitable for young women, and the color was also lake blue. It would look out of place and ugly on the old lady, but she lied with her eyes open and praised the old lady until her mouth was grinning from ear to ear.
Huang Quan also shuddered, and then he heard the old lady ask, "Isn't it a bit too bright?"
She probably didn't mean to say it was gorgeous, but that it made her look too young, but she just didn't have the nerve to say it. The old lady was too embarrassed to say it, so Chenyu simply followed her words and continued: "How can it be gorgeous? Lake blue is the most plain and quiet. Grandmother looks better on her than Chenyu does."
The old lady nodded repeatedly, rubbed her hands together, and pulled the bracelet on her wrist up again.
Feng Yuheng had set her eyes on that bracelet early on. The old lady didn't have that thing before. The only glass-type thing she had was the rosary that Shen Shi gave her when Chen Yu persuaded her. Later, when Shen Shi died, she felt uncomfortable with it and threw it into the warehouse early on. She thought that if the bracelet was not given by Chen Yu, it must have been given by Han Shi, so she brought up the matter of the Amazonite.
Unexpectedly, Feng Fendai really exploded - "Grandma, how can my elder sister be sensible? In my opinion, she is the most ignorant of rules in our house!"
The old lady was stunned. What did she say? She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with your elder sister not understanding the rules?" Since Feng Jinyuan left Beijing, Chenyu has been behaving better and better every day, sometimes so well that she almost forgets what happened in Fengtong County.
Chenyu was also puzzled by Fendai's sudden difficulty, and said with grievance: "Did my sister do something wrong to make me unhappy?"
Feng Fendai rolled her eyes at her and said, "Don't dare to say that! No matter what Big Sister does to me, I, as a younger sister, have no right to refute. But Big Sister, you have more than one younger sister! Now that Second Sister has returned home, why are you still like this?"
Chen Yu didn't understand what she said, "What about me?"
"Your clothes!" She pointed at Chenyu and said to the old lady, "Grandmother, Fendai is now engaged to the prince, and the Fifth Prince sends her many things every day, but look, grandma, is Fendai's clothes any bit over the top? Even the top-quality fabric I got the other day was taken to the tailor to make clothes for you, and I didn't even dare to wear it. But if the eldest sister dresses herself like this, where does that put the second sister? The second sister is the legitimate daughter of our Feng family! Does the eldest sister still think she is the legitimate daughter, dressing herself like this?"
As soon as these words came out, the old lady and Chenyu were stunned.
Fendai added, "When the second sister was changed from a legitimate daughter to a concubine's daughter, she was sent out of the capital. Even when she returned home later, her clothes were no longer as good as before. Why is it that the eldest sister has no awareness of being a concubine's daughter at all?"
Chenyu was speechless after hearing what she said.
The consciousness of being a concubine's daughter? She never thought of herself as a concubine's daughter of the Feng Mansion, especially after that part was healed, she felt that she should still be the eldest daughter of the family.
But Fendai's words reminded her that since she was not a legitimate daughter, she could not even wear good clothes because she had to abide by the duties of a concubine's daughter.
She lowered her head, and two tears fell from her eyes. The old lady felt very distressed, but Feng Yuheng was sitting next to her, and she didn't want to say anything too biased, so she didn't say anything for a while.
Seeing that the old lady did not defend her, Chenyu knew that she would have to go through this hurdle today. She sighed softly in her heart, then raised her head again, her eyes slightly red, and said: "Fourth sister is right, it was I who overstepped the mark." As she spoke, she turned to Feng Yuheng, knelt down and bowed, saying: "It's all my fault, I hope Second sister will not blame me, and I will change this outfit later."
Feng Yuheng didn't say anything, but looked at the old lady.
When the old lady saw her looking at her, she didn't know what she meant for a moment. Then, looking at Chenyu's aggrieved look, she couldn't help feeling distressed.
"We are all family, why are we still being polite?" The old lady said to Chenyu, "Get up quickly, how can we look like this to outsiders?" She glared at Fendai and said, "The clothes your elder sister is wearing were all sent by the eldest prince. Since the eldest prince sent them, it means she can wear them. Is it proper or not..." Then she looked at Feng Yuheng again - "The prince said she can wear them, how can our small prime minister's mansion reject the prince's wishes?"
Feng Yuheng smiled and said, "Whatever grandma says is what it is."
Fendai rolled her eyes and said, "Oh! It seems I misunderstood. It turns out that I can wear everything that the Fifth Prince sent me. I originally thought that I was a concubine's daughter and it would be bad to be too conspicuous, so I gave everything to Grandmother. Since Grandmother said that we can use anything sent by the prince, then Fendai will not be polite in the future."
Once she said this, it was equivalent to cutting off the old lady's source of income. The old lady was so distressed! But it was not easy to take back what she had said, so she could only nod helplessly, with a look of distress on her face, and the look she gave to Chenyu was not as pitying as before.
Chenyu secretly hated Fendai, gritted her teeth, and said bluntly: "Grandma is considerate of us sisters, but we cannot ignore the Feng Mansion. If it gets out, it will be bad for our reputation. I was negligent before about what can't be worn. Fourth sister must not learn bad things from your sister." After saying that, she turned to the old lady and said solemnly: "Granddaughter knows she was wrong this time, thank you grandma for not punishing me. In the future, I will strictly abide by the duties of a concubine's daughter, and I will never go beyond the limit in terms of clothing. As for those things that can't be used, they are just left there anyway, so please collect them for me, grandma."
After these words, the good things were pushed back to the old lady, and this also meant that more things would be given in the future than before.
After saying that, she did not forget to pull Fendai along: "Fourth sister will not refuse, right? I think the Fifth Prince must have given us a lot of things that we cannot use."
Fen Dai was so angry that her face turned green. She clearly wanted to trick Chen Yu, but how did she get herself into trouble? She couldn't help but look at Feng Yuheng, "Second sister, please say something too!"
Feng Yuheng blinked, "What does Fourth Sister want to hear me say?"
Fendai rolled her eyes and said, "Of course I want to hear what Second Sister thinks of our outfits. I have to go practice dancing soon, so please don't beat around the bush and give me clear instructions."
"Oh." She nodded, but wondered, "Didn't my younger sister righteously accuse me of overstepping my bounds just now? Why are you still asking me what I think now that my elder sister has expressed her opinion?"
"You..." Fen Dai was panting angrily, "Do you really have the heart to let us leave the good things alone and not wear the nice clothes?"
Feng Yuheng spread her hands and said, "What else? A concubine's daughter must abide by her duties. You said this yourself, and I completely agree with you."
Fen Dai was completely speechless. The stone she had lifted up now hit her own feet. It was really frustrating to lose this round.
She was unhappy and even more resentful towards Feng Chenyu. She couldn't help herself and brought up that matter again - "What's the point of dressing up? You accept gifts from others every day, but you don't even consider whether you are qualified! You always say that you are doing good for the Feng family and that you have to consider the Feng family's reputation. How dare you, a fallen woman like you, mention the Feng family's reputation? Big sister, I'm so scared. I'm afraid that one day you will really marry a prince, and then the scandal will be exposed, and everyone in our Feng Mansion will go to hell with you!"
As soon as Fendai said this, the old lady shuddered again, as if she saw the scene where Chenyu's affair was exposed and the entire Feng family was executed.
How could she forget! How could she let Chen Yu fool her? No matter how many good things she had or how beautiful her face was, it couldn't bring her back her virginity!
The old lady beat her chest and stamped her feet, lamenting in her heart, what should I do? What should I do?
But Chenyu didn't cry or get scared as Fendai had hoped. She just showed surprise on her face, as if she didn't understand what Fendai was saying at all. She asked blankly: "Fourth sister, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by a withered flower? I'm not married yet, you can't say that!"
"Stop pretending!" Fendai wanted to tear Chenyu's face apart, "Feng Chenyu, no matter how hard you try, you can't act like a virgin!"
Just as she said this, before Feng Chenyu could respond, a little girl ran in and reported in a hurry: "Madam, someone from the palace said that they are delivering the Queen's oral instructions and are already heading towards Shuya Garden!" [End of this chapter]
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