"What?" The old lady, Feng Jinyuan, and Shen exclaimed in unison. Even An, who was usually steady and docile, was stunned.
Feng Yuheng blinked. What the hell is King Yu?
An looked at Feng Yuheng's puzzled expression and whispered to her, "Two years ago, the Ninth Prince went to war. In addition to personally appointing him as the General Zhenyuan, the Emperor also appointed him as the hereditary Prince of the Imperial Palace."
She didn't try too hard to cover her voice, so Shen heard what she said and replied sourly, "So what if it's hereditary? Now that there are no heirs, who can I find to inherit it?"
An frowned and had no intention of talking to Shen any more, so she stopped talking.
Feng Yuheng finally understood. It turned out that Prince Yu was the man! She turned around and smiled at Shen: "Mother, are you standing up for Ah Heng? Ah Heng thanks mother for her concern."
Shen rolled her eyes and wanted to say, "Don't be so conceited," but Feng Chenyu stopped her.
"Grandma, father and mother, let's go to the front yard quickly!" Chenyu's words reminded everyone, and all the young girls in the room rushed to the front yard.
On the way, Feng Yuheng pulled An and asked quietly: "What is the full name of the Ninth Prince?"
An thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be called Xuan Tianming."
"Xuan Tianming." She memorized the name, "It sounds pretty nice."
When everyone arrived at the front yard, the housekeeper He Zhong was talking to an old woman with a nod and a bow.
The old woman was dressed in a brown imperial palace dress. She was tall and had an extraordinary temperament. Just by standing there, she was someone that a Feng Mansion housekeeper could not match.
He Zhong just spoke one sentence after another with a very smiling face, but the old woman kept looking straight ahead with her chin slightly raised, and ignored him.
When the old lady of the Feng family and Feng Jinyuan saw this, how could they not know the identity of this old woman. The ninth prince Xuan Tianming only had a nanny, Zhou, who was personally appointed as a first-class imperial lady by the current emperor.
Zhou remained unmarried for half her life. Not only did she take care of the Ninth Prince, she also served Concubine Yun since he was young. When the Ninth Prince was two years old, there was a fire in Concubine Yun's bedroom. She risked her life to rescue the Ninth Prince from his sleep, thus preserving the royal bloodline.
Regardless of the Ninth Prince's current situation, Madam Zhou is a person that the Emperor values very much, and she is always invited to attend important palace banquets.
Now that Madam Zhou had come in person and said that she was going to offer a betrothal gift, everyone couldn't help but look at Feng Yuheng a few more times, and they began to think about it.
Feng Jinyuan took two quick steps to Madam Zhou and bowed, "I didn't know you would come to my house in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. I hope you won't blame me."
The old lady of the Feng family, supported by everyone, came forward with her stiff waist, wanting to salute. However, her waist was not strong enough and she couldn't bend it after bending for a long time. She felt very embarrassed for a moment.
Mrs. Zhou was used to all kinds of situations, so she would not argue with an old lady who looked like she had a back problem. She just said calmly, "The old lady is not feeling well, so there's no need to be polite."
There is no need to be polite to old ladies, but courtesy to other people is essential.
Behind him, Shen and all the female relatives bowed down, and Feng Yuheng followed suit, but he didn't hear anyone calling him for a long time.
The old lady noticed Mrs. Zhou's behavior and saw her looking around the crowd of people bowing, as if searching for someone. Finally, her eyes stopped at a thin little person.
After a while, the people who were bowing finally heard a voice saying "Stand up, no need to be polite", but before they could stand up, a pair of hands reached out to them and helped them up before they could stand up.
"This must be Miss Feng, the second daughter of the Feng family who is engaged to His Royal Highness the Prince, right?" Madam Zhou put away her solemn expression and replaced it with a kind one.
Feng Yuheng raised her head, and was met with this face full of kindness.
Just this one call of Feng family's legitimate daughter...
"Madam, you misunderstood." Feng Jinyuan took over the conversation, "This is indeed my second daughter, but she is not the legitimate daughter."
Shen also followed suit, "Yes, the legitimate daughter of our Feng Mansion is Chenyu." As she spoke, she pushed Chenyu closer, "Chenyu, go and say hello to Madam Zhou."
Feng Chenyu showed her bodhisattva face and bowed gracefully: "Chenyu greets Madam Zhou."
Madam Zhou didn't even look at the people who were talking, her eyes only stayed on Feng Yuheng's face, but she replied: "I only remember that the second young lady who was engaged to the Ninth Prince was the legitimate daughter of the Feng family."
Feng Jinyuan was very embarrassed, "Madam, you don't know that there were some changes in the Feng Mansion many years ago, and now Ah Heng is not a legitimate daughter."
As soon as he said this, Feng Chenyu immediately added, "Although she is not a legitimate daughter in name, everything that Second Sister has in the mansion is still provided for her according to the rules for a legitimate daughter, without any sloppiness."
After she said this, Feng Jinyuan also reacted immediately. In the current situation, if the Pluto Palace insisted that the one engaged was the legitimate daughter of the Feng Palace, then he would be forced to marry Feng Chenyu. Although the Ninth Prince's body was ruined, his power was still there, and the emperor's favor had not diminished. Although he was the left prime minister of a country, his foundation was still shallow. Moreover, even if his foundation was deep, he could not compete with the prince!
But Chenyu could never marry a useless man.
Thinking of this, Feng Jinyuan quickly added: "Chenyu is right. Ah Heng... Madam also knows about what happened to the Yao family back then, so... don't embarrass Jinyuan." He introduced himself by his name, trying to get closer to Madam Zhou.
Madam Zhou ignored the father and daughter who started to explain one after another, and just took Feng Yuheng's hand and asked her: "Is what your father and sister said true?"
Feng Yuheng's eyes never left Madam Zhou's. He secretly used his energy to explore and got the answer that the other party treated him sincerely.
She was moved and replied, "Legitimate or illegitimate is just an empty title. Ah Heng has lived in the mountains for so many years and has already stopped caring about these things." This sentence pointed out that she had not lived in the Feng Mansion at all in these years.
Madam Zhou naturally knew about this matter a long time ago, and she obviously disliked the Feng family's behavior of hastily distancing themselves from the matter and even favoring concubines over wives. She rolled her eyes at Feng Jinyuan, and then looked at the old lady and Shen, and then shook her head repeatedly, and then turned to comfort Feng Yuheng: "You are twelve this year, right? Just bear with it for another three years."
Feng Yuheng couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing, "Madam, you are too polite."
Shen's face fell instantly, but she didn't dare to get angry. She felt really uncomfortable.
Feng Jinyuan's face didn't look good either. He wanted to speak several times, but had to give up because of Mrs. Zhou's identity.
Madam Zhou had no intention of arguing with the Feng family over this matter. After all, she had important business to attend to at the Feng Mansion today.
She patted the back of Feng Yuheng's hand and said to her kindly, "Child, wait for Mammy to finish her business first, then we can talk properly." Then she let go of Feng Yuheng's hand and turned to look at Feng Jinyuan, "Master Feng, the marriage between Prince Yu and the second young lady of the Feng family has been decided since childhood. Back then, they had already gone through the procedures of Nacai, Wenming and Naji. Today, I am entrusted by His Royal Highness Prince Yu to deliver the betrothal gift."
Madam Zhou said as she took the gift list from the maid who followed her and handed it to Feng Jinyuan herself, "Master Feng, please take a look and see if it complies with the rules of the Dashun Dynasty for men to marry."
Feng Jinyuan took it respectfully, unfolded it and looked at it carefully. Shen also came forward, and even the old lady couldn't help her curiosity and came over.
But after looking at it for a while, the three of them all frowned.
What kind of gift list is this? The betrothal gift from the Ninth Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince?
Feng Chenyu saw that the three people looked unhappy, so she quietly took two steps forward and glanced over. She saw that it was written on it -
Three thousand taels of silver to thank the Feng family for raising me.
One load of betrothal cakes, eight kinds of seafood, two pairs of male and female chickens, five pounds of pork, two dace, four jars of aged wine, four pieces of Beijing fruit, two cans of tea, twelve pounds of glutinous rice, and three pounds and two ounces of sugar.
Finally, there is a pair of gold bracelets.
Even Feng Chenyu was dumbfounded by such a gift list. They looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
Madam Zhou glanced at them, raised the corner of her lips imperceptibly, and asked, "Why, does Lord Feng have any objection?"
Feng Jinyuan asked reluctantly, "May I ask, Madam, is this the gift list that His Royal Highness the Prince ordered?"
Madam Zhou nodded, "That's right. Lord Feng is dissatisfied?"
Feng Jinyuan felt that if he didn't say anything, it would not be a matter of Feng Yuheng's face, but a matter of the face of the entire Feng family. So he said again: "I'm afraid this gift list is indeed inappropriate, right?"
Madam Zhou asked with a smile, "Does this violate the rules of marriage in the Dashun Dynasty?"
Feng Jinyuan shook his head, "Of course not, but if ordinary people marry according to this list, it's fine, but for a royal family... I'm afraid it's really inappropriate, right?"
Madam Zhou smiled again, "It's good that Lord Feng knows that this is the rule for common people. His Majesty said that although the princes are of noble status, they are all subjects of Dashun and are no different from common people."
In one sentence, the emperor of Dashun was even brought out. What else could Feng Jinyuan say? He had no choice but to hand the gift list to the housekeeper and bow to Madam Zhou: "In this case, Feng will accept it according to this gift list."
Seeing Feng Jinyuan accept the betrothal gift, Madam Zhou nodded and said, "Lord Feng is very righteous and worthy of being the Prime Minister of the Dashun Dynasty." After she finished speaking, she clapped her hands, and someone outside the door immediately began to carry things into the mansion according to the gift list.
The worst thing was that it would have been fine if they just moved the things in, but there happened to be a eunuch from the Prince Yu's Palace standing at the door and singing the gift list. With each sound, Feng Jinyuan always had the urge to ask someone to tear his mouth apart, but he really didn't dare. Eunuchs were things that the masters in the palace could beat and punish, but people outside the palace had absolutely no right to touch them.
Besides, when it comes to these betrothal gifts, not only are everyone in the Feng Mansion devastated after hearing them, Feng Yuheng's eyelids are also twitching. She begins to doubt whether her previous exploration of Madam Zhou was a mistake.
As for the stiff-backed old lady Feng, her attitude towards Feng Yuheng, which had warmed up somewhat, suddenly dropped to freezing point.
The other people in Feng Mansion were not much different. When they saw Madam Zhou personally representing Prince Yu's Mansion to propose marriage, they all thought that Prince Yu's Mansion attached great importance to this marriage engagement. They were afraid that because of this relationship, Feng Mansion would not dare to treat the Yao family too lightly in the future.
But now it’s completely different!
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