"Ah Heng!" Feng Jinyuan stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Come out, your father hasn't finished what he said. Om, a must-have for reading books."
Then I heard the man inside say, "I'm sharpening my knife. You can hear me talking."
"You..." He wanted to ask if you have good manners, but he swallowed his words back when he remembered what Feng Yuheng had said to stop him. It seems that it is unlikely to expect Feng Yuheng to let Shen Qing go. He knows very well that this series of events must be related to Feng Yuheng, because the Ninth Prince returned from the camp the day before the two officials were arrested. Feng Jinyuan felt that the current situation was unclear, and it was not a wise move to turn against Feng Yuheng. Although the emperor had given up on the Ninth Prince on the surface, just looking at the attitude of Concubine Yun in the palace, it was impossible for the Ninth Prince to fall out of favor. He thought about it, and then changed his words: "Actually, the main reason why I came here today is to see Zirui. In addition... the old lady wants your mother to go there to celebrate the New Year together."
"Father and mother divorced amicably, and it was done with the Emperor's decree. Divorced women are allowed to return to their ex-husband's home to celebrate the New Year, but this is not a custom in the Dashun Dynasty. If father insists on doing so, then he should go to the palace and ask for an imperial decree first."
"Feng Yuheng! Don't go too far." He was angry.
"Don't go too far!" The noise in the room also got louder. "It's New Year's Day, let's not cause trouble for each other. Father, please go back! I'll go over there to have dinner together later. If you keep slapping and yelling at your daughter's door, I'll go talk to grandmother about the Feng Mansion title deed."
Feng Jinyuan was silent instantly.
Let's talk about the Feng residence title deed? If the old lady knew that he had mortgaged all the Feng family title deeds in order to raise money for the third prince, wouldn't she kill him to sacrifice to the ancestors?
That's all.
He turned around and left Tongshengxuan at the fastest speed. If possible, he would never set foot in this place again! Feng Yuheng might be able to give him some face in front of everyone in Feng Mansion, but once she returned to her own territory, she would be like a bully who occupied the mountain as king. It would be good if she didn't chop him with a knife.
He couldn't help but sigh that being able to offend his daughter to this extent was indeed a level of achievement.
Shen Qing was not rescued. He originally wanted to ask Feng Yuheng why she helped Chen Yu, but seeing her attitude, he naturally couldn't ask. Now he just hoped that Jingzhao Yin would find out that Shen Qing was framed, or... "Secret Guard."
With a shout, a figure flashed out, "Master."
"Go and find out who the woman who was molested by Shen Qing is." Perhaps this matter can be settled privately.
Unexpectedly, the secret guard said, "Master, we have checked. The woman has no father, no mother, no husband, and no mother-in-law. She had a three-year-old child, who died two years ago. She lived alone in the restaurant washing dishes. The day after the incident...she committed suicide by taking poison."
"Dead?" Feng Jinyuan stamped his feet, "Feng Yuheng, ah Feng Yuheng, you are so cruel!" In his opinion, Feng Yuheng didn't even care about the life of a living person in order to harm Shen Qing. However, he didn't know that the so-called suicide by taking poison was just a drug that pretended to be dead, and the woman was now in the manor outside Beijing, preparing for the New Year with the group of orphans.
After seeing Feng Jinyuan off, Feng Yuheng took Huang Quan to the farm and personally sent the children new winter clothes and bought a lot of meat, candy and snacks. In addition, she also gave each child a red envelope, and gave Fusang Tiandong and the woman who helped her send Shen Qing to prison.
Because there were many people living in the manor and the place was large, she had added some servants a few days ago, some to clean, some to cook, and some to help take care of the garden with people who knew how to plant crops. The woman also volunteered to join them and take care of the children with Fusang Tiandong.
The most important thing is that Feng Yuheng hired a teacher for the children. The teacher started teaching before the New Year. After teaching for a while, he began to prepare for the New Year. He would probably start again after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
These children were orphans, some of them had never had such a warm New Year since they were young. In their eyes, Feng Yuheng was like a fairy in a fairy tale, so pretty and kind. Some children didn't understand why it was a brother last time and a sister this time. Later, when Tian Dong said that it was the same person, they simply called her fairy sister, which coincided with Xuan Feiyu's idea.
Feng Yuheng played with the children for half a day before returning to Tongshengxuan. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he saw Qingyu coming back from outside in a hurry, followed by two servants and holding a pile of account books in his arms.
She got a headache when she saw the account books, and walked quickly to the courtyard without saying anything. Qingyu was also stubborn, so she chased after her, saying, "Miss, if you don't like to look at these account books, at least take a look at the income statistics compiled by me, and then count the silver bills."
Feng Yuheng's eyes finally lit up, "Have you got all the banknotes back?"
Qingyu nodded, "It's the end of the year, and of course all shops have to report to their bosses. Our Baicaotang, Fenghuangge, and Qibaozhai have all handed over their profits for the past six months. I'll keep 10% for the shop's expenses, and give the other half to the shop assistants as red envelopes. Please don't blame me, young lady."
"Don't blame me, it's what I deserve. You're the one who's responsible for all these losses. I can't think about the outside world any more." She took Qingyu back to her yard. After entering the house, she took out the unified income list in her hand. She glanced at it in surprise, "So much?" The three shops together had a total income of 35,000 taels of silver in half a year, which was enough to cover Feng Jinyuan's salary for several years.
Qingyu told her, "Baicaotang is becoming more and more famous, and the income from pills and tablets is particularly considerable. As for Fenghuang Pavilion, our jade mine always has good jade sent to us, and I have hired two skilled craftsmen, which is very popular with the ladies. As for Qibaozhai, those things were originally closed for three years, and they were open for three years. Although there has been no profit in the past six months, there is no need to rush."
Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with the income from these three shops. Although this amount of money was still a drop in the bucket, fortunately, a little bit of money would add up to a lot, so she was not in a hurry.
Because she went to the manor, she missed the opportunity to pay her respects to the old lady. But Feng Yuheng didn't care much. The old lady was no longer close to her, so it might be better for her not to go.
As she thought about it, she took out two banknotes from the banknotes Qingyu brought back, one for 200 taels and one for 100 taels, wrapped them in red paper and handed them to Huang Quan: "You take these two to Ruyi Courtyard, one for Jinzhen and one for Manxi. Do you know how to give them?"
Huang Quan never had the delicate thoughts like Wang Chuan and Qing Yu. He just thought that Man Xi was a servant and should take the smaller amount, so he said: "One hundred taels for Man Xi, and two hundred taels for Jin Zhen." Then he smiled and said: "Miss, you are really generous."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "You're wrong. The 100 taels is for Jin Zhen, and the 200 taels is for Man Xi."
"What?" Huang Quan's eyes widened. "Why? Jin Zhen is the aunt!"
She shook her head. "It doesn't necessarily mean that whoever has a higher position should be given more. The key is to see who has done more and received less."
Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Manxi was the first one to follow the young lady because the young lady cured her and her mother's illnesses, while Jinzhen was caught by the young lady because she had a fatal handle on her. These two people are fundamentally different. Moreover, Jinzhen has now become the concubine and is deeply loved by the Prime Minister. For her, the Prime Minister is the foundation of her life."
Feng Yuheng looked at Qingyu with appreciation, and then said to Huang Quan: "Qingyu is right, go ahead, you have to come back to get your own red envelopes."
"We have some too?" Huang Quan's mind never held so many things, and he immediately became happy when he heard about the red envelopes. "The young lady gave so much to Manxi, will she give us more?"
Feng Yuheng smiled and urged her to go: "Go quickly, you guys will be needed."
Huang Quan left with a smile. Qingyu stood up and bowed deeply to Feng Yuheng, "Miss, I don't want a red envelope. I have been with you for so long, and you have given me a lot. I dare not ask for anything more."
Feng Yuheng knew that Qingyu was sensible, and she also knew that it was really stressful for her to manage such a large business, but fortunately Qingyu was born to be a business person. The more pressure she had, the more motivated she was. She was busy every day, but she enjoyed it. In addition to the monthly allowance from the mansion, each shop would give her a small portion of the profit. Although it was not comparable to the profit sharing, it was still a large amount for a maid.
"I know what you mean." Feng Yuheng told Qingyu, "What I usually give you is what you deserve, and I give it willingly. Today is New Year's Eve, and I give a red envelope, not just to you, but to all the servants in the mansion, so you don't have to think too much. In the future, there will be more and more business outside. Xiaozhou has opened Baicaotang, and other prefectures will also open one after another. You will always be required to run more outside. I haven't thanked you for your hard work, why don't you even want the red envelope?"
Qingyu blushed at what she said, but she was also very excited. After all, she was the daughter of a businessman, and her body was full of business acumen. When she heard Feng Yuheng mention that the business would continue to expand, her heart was surging. "Thank you, Miss. Since you said so, then I will take it."
"Yes." Feng Yuheng nodded, stood up again, and took out a wooden box from the cabinet. "I have already prepared the ones for you." When the wooden box was opened, it was full of red envelopes with names written on them. She picked out Qingyu's share and handed it over, "Five hundred taels. I can handle the affairs of the mansion with peace of mind, thanks to you running around outside, Qingyu, thank you."
Feng Yuheng thanked her, and Qingyu's tears fell. Since her parents passed away and she lost her home, no one has ever been so kind to her. Although Feng Yuheng was cruel to the Feng family, she was very protective of all those who could truly get along with her, including the servants of Tongshengxuan. She dared to say that being able to work in Tongshengxuan was better than following any master.
"Stop crying, it's New Year's Day." Feng Yuheng teased her with a smile, "Go to the account office and get some silver to give to the servants as red envelopes. The first-class servants in the mansion will get fifty taels, the second-class servants will get twenty taels, and the rest will get ten taels. Please thank them for their dedication to Tongshengxuan on my behalf."
Qingyu nodded, burst into tears and ran out.
Huang Quan was very fast, and before Qingyu had even finished distributing her red envelopes, she had already returned from Feng Mansion. Feng Yuheng saw that she looked unhappy, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Huang Quan walked forward and whispered a few words into her ear. Soon, Feng Yuheng frowned and looked gloomy.
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