Feng Jinyuan walked all the way to the Peony Courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the old lady leading her wives and concubines to greet him. To chase the Wilderness Chronicles, you have to be quick.
After being away from Beijing for so long, he was quite excited to see his relatives. He hurried over and knelt down in front of the old lady: "Mother, your son is back."
The old lady was moved to tears by these words. She held Feng Jinyuan with both hands, wanting to tell him to get up, but she was crying so hard that she couldn't speak.
It was Nanny Zhao who stepped forward to help Feng Jinyuan up, and she also spoke for the old lady, "It's good that the master is back. With such a large family business, the old lady is very cautious and dare not be distracted at all!"
Feng Jinyuan knew that too many things had happened in the mansion during this period, and it was really hard on the old lady's sick body, so he couldn't help but say gratefully: "Thank you, mother, for your kindness forever."
The conversation between the mother and son made the wives and concubines behind them weep. Xiang Rong was a soft-hearted person, so she started crying too. Chen Yu was the best at acting, so she was naturally indispensable for this kind of work. However, Feng Yuheng and Feng Fendai could not cry at all. Feng Yuheng looked at the scene with his usual cold face, while Fendai deliberately shouted in a hoarse voice to change the subject: "Auntie, you can't cry! It's taboo to cry when you are pregnant, otherwise it will hurt your brother."
This sentence reminded Feng Jinyuan that Han was pregnant. He had heard about it in the old lady's letter. So he quickly moved into the crowd and went straight to Han, but he didn't see Jin Zhen's face fall instantly.
"You've worked hard, too." Feng Jinyuan held Han's shoulders and felt that she had become much plumper, but her belly was not yet visible. He thought that it would be visible after the New Year in a short time.
"Master, you're finally back!" Han's lips sank, and she threw herself into Feng Jinyuan's arms.
Feng Jinyuan has always been a solemn person in front of others, and it is absolutely uncommon to see him hugging and kissing his wives and concubines in public. But now Han is pregnant, and he has not been home for more than two months. It would not be good to push his pregnant concubine away, so he let her hug him.
Fen Dai sees it with her eyes and feels beautiful in her heart. As long as Han can keep Feng Jinyuan's favor, her status in the Feng family will rise steadily.
Although the old lady usually disliked Han, she had to take care of her offspring first, so she said quickly, "Stop crying. Fendai is right. You can't cry when you are pregnant. I'll ask the servants to cook some nourishing soup for you later."
Feng Jinyuan was touched, "Thank you, mother."
"What are you thanking me for?" The old lady finally smiled. "She is your concubine and she is pregnant with my grandson. How can I not treat her well? I even moved her to the Magnolia Courtyard. She gets more sunlight over there, which is good for her pregnancy."
Feng Jinyuan nodded repeatedly, patted Han's shoulder and said, "I really have to thank my mother."
Han couldn't stay in his arms any longer, so she stood up reluctantly and bowed to the old lady, "Thank you for your care, old lady."
"Don't be excused. I've already told you that you don't need to bow to me since you're pregnant. Let's not stand in the yard anymore. Let's go inside quickly. There's silver charcoal burning inside, so it's very warm."
Everyone then rushed into the hall. As they walked, Feng Jinyuan glanced at Jin Zhen and saw that his favorite concubine was looking at her pitifully with red eyes. He couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart and immediately gave her a loving look.
Only then did Jin Zhen feel more or less comforted.
Finally, everyone was seated in the hall. Feng Jinyuan first told the old lady that the emperor was very positive about his achievements and gave him many awards, which made the old lady so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
The mother and son talked for a while, and then he took some time to look at his children.
Feng Chenyu stood up first, walked to Feng Jinyuan and knelt down directly: "Daughter greets father."
After she took the lead, the others could no longer sit there, so the other four people stood up and bowed together.
Feng Jinyuan looked at Chenyu and immediately thought of the words of the Queen Mother, and couldn't help but feel a little angry. This daughter was originally his greatest hope, but also the one he worried about the most. He was troubled by one thing after another, and now he took the initiative to provoke the eldest prince, just because at this time, the third prince had already severely criticized him once in a letter.
He was angry, and although he saw the wound on Chenyu's head, he just thought she was accidentally hit. Seeing that she could still speak and stand, he thought it was no big deal, so he didn't ask, but turned his eyes to Feng Zirui: "When did Zirui return to Beijing?" Now that the child is his legitimate son, he can no longer ignore him like before. Moreover, Feng Zirui is the only disciple of the imperial teacher Ye Rong after the current emperor, and he is the emperor's legitimate junior brother. This background is something he cannot ignore.
When Zirui heard his father's question, he answered respectfully: "Zirui returned to Beijing yesterday. My father left Beijing to suppress the disaster, and Zirui was unable to see him off in person. It was Zirui's fault. My father was not at home, and Zirui was unable to share my grandmother's worries. It was also Zirui's fault. I hope my father and grandmother can forgive me." These few words were spoken generously, appropriately, neatly and beautifully.
This child was only seven years old after the Chinese New Year, but Feng Jinyuan saw a sense of greatness in him, which surprised him. He was indeed a student trained by the Imperial Teacher Ye Rong. In just a few months, he was completely different from when he was at home.
He stood up and helped Zirui up himself. When the father and son looked at each other, Feng Jinyuan immediately felt the intelligence and determination in his son's eyes, as well as a mature mind that was inconsistent with his age. For a moment, he was actually a little happy. Feng Zirui was now his legitimate son. The more promising this child was, the more hope his Feng Mansion had! But there was also Feng Chenyu. Whenever he thought of this daughter, he began to hesitate out of habit.
"Don't kneel down, get up." The old lady saw the change in Feng Jinyuan's mood, and she didn't know whether it was good or bad. If there was only one Feng Zirui, she would be very happy for Feng Jinyuan to pay attention to this child, but when she thought of his elder sister being Feng Yuheng, the old lady hesitated again.
"Father, Fendai misses you so much!" The scars on Feng Fendai's face have not yet healed completely, but with Hongyun's skin-solidifying cream, they are no longer as hideous as before.
But Feng Jinyuan couldn't help getting angry when he saw his daughter's head and face were injured. He asked, "What happened to your face?"
Fendai was very happy that he took the initiative to ask about her face. You know, Feng Chenyu had such an obvious white cloth wrapped around her head, but her father didn't even ask a single question.
She was also good at acting, and immediately squeezed out a few tears: "Fendai broke the vase in my elder sister's room, and was..." She wanted to talk about that matter again, but she remembered Han's warning this morning that her father had just entered the mansion, and she couldn't use these things to fill him up. After all, Han was pregnant now, so was she afraid that her father would not come to Yulan Courtyard? So she quickly changed her words: "It was an accident."
Feng Jinyuan snorted angrily, "What are you doing in your eldest sister's room?"
The old lady quickly took over the conversation, "Shouldn't sisters visit each other more often?"
He thought so too, so he didn't dwell on it any more. He just told Fendai: "Be careful when applying the medicine, don't leave scars."
Fen Dai thanked Feng Jinyuan happily and wanted to talk about the Fifth Prince again, but she saw that Feng Jinyuan had already turned his gaze to Feng Yuheng.
Feng Yuheng still had that same cold face that never changed. Feng Jinyuan felt very embarrassed and a little annoyed when he saw him. When other children saw him, they would either take the initiative to show their goodwill or wipe their tears like Xiangrong did. Only this second daughter, who was still the legitimate daughter of his Feng family, was always lukewarm.
He looked at Feng Yuheng, the words stuck in his mouth, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Feng Yuheng laughed in his heart when he saw him like this, but he finally took the initiative to speak, but what he said actually led him in another direction——"Father...
"Dear father, don't be in a hurry to talk to Ah Heng. You should check on your elder sister first. A piece of flesh was bitten off her head by a goshawk. She must be in great pain. Father, please take care of her more."
"What?" Feng Jinyuan was stunned. Bit off a piece of meat?
When Chenyu heard that the topic finally came to her, she burst into tears again. This time she really cried, firstly because her forehead hurt, and secondly because she felt wronged.
The old lady couldn't help but understand that Chenyu was trying to gain sympathy. She groaned in her heart and said, "Don't cry anymore. This matter has been handed over to the government, and you will definitely be given an explanation."
"But what can I do if I have to explain myself?" She raised her head and looked at Feng Jinyuan with a pitiful and aggrieved look: "Father, my daughter has a hard life, my daughter really has a hard life!"
After all, she is a daughter. Even if Feng Jinyuan is annoyed that she made decisions on her own and had an unclear relationship with the eldest prince, he still feels distressed when he sees her like this.
Feng Yuheng explained the situation on the sidelines: "My elder sister and I went to pick up Zirui yesterday, but Zirui was ambushed and killed on the way, and our carriage was attacked by a goshawk. I was thrown out of the carriage, and my elder sister had a piece of flesh on her forehead bitten off by the goshawk." She was concise and summarized what happened yesterday clearly.
Feng Jinyuan took a breath of cold air, quickly looked towards Zirui, and asked, "Is Zirui okay?"
Feng Yuheng was quite satisfied with this, so he nodded, "Fortunately, Wang Chuan escorted him all the way, so Zi Rui is fine. It's a pity... Wang Chuan was kidnapped by a killer."
"Wangchuan beside you?" Feng Jinyuan frowned. He knew that the two girls beside Feng Yuheng were behind him, and even his secret guards might not be able to defeat them. He did not expect that Wangchuan would be hijacked. "Wait..." He remembered something, "You just said... Goshawk?"
Feng Yuheng smiled and nodded, "Father just mentioned the main point, which is the goshawk, a tamed goshawk with a golden ring around its neck."
Feng Jinyuan was furious and glared at Chenyu fiercely, scaring her so much that she took two steps back.
How could he not know that the third son of the Shen family, Shen Wanliang, specially trained several goshawks that could kill people, how could he not know that the goshawks were almost human, and who knows how many things they had done for Shen Wanliang. Now it was clear that Shen Wanliang wanted to kill Feng Yuheng, and Chen Yu was definitely an accidental injury, and the ultimate purpose of all this was to kill Feng Zirui.
What a hateful heart! He only has this one son now, if he is gone...
Feng Jinyuan was sweating coldly. He really wanted to destroy Feng Chenyu and the Shen family together, but he suddenly remembered that he had just received a letter from the Shen family this morning, saying that they had prepared a gift for him to give to the emperor when he entered the palace on the first day of the new year. The thing he had been worrying about for two months was taken care of by the Shen family. He thought it was a good thing. The Shen family took the initiative to show goodwill. As long as he loosened up a little, he would not be as short of money as before. But he didn't expect that the other party had done something wrong and had to bow his head.
"Father." Feng Yuheng stepped forward and stood very close to him face to face. She was small and had to look up to see him, but his icy gaze pierced his bones. "Tell me, who should pay for my girl's life?"
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