The Dashun law clearly stipulated that only officials above the third rank were eligible to take concubines. For those below the third rank, it didn't matter how many concubines you took or how good you were to your concubines, but you could never have concubines.
Han's mind was full of romantic thoughts. She only thought about how to win favor in the mansion and raise her and Fan Dai's status. How could she know anything about the Dashun law? As soon as Cheng Junman said this, Han turned hostile on the spot - "Why can't I take a concubine? Who said I can't take a concubine? You control everything, and you still care about what other people's families take as concubines?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Jinyuan's face turned pale, and his legs were shaking as he knelt on the ground. Cheng Junmei said nothing, took two steps forward, raised her hand, and slapped Han's face twice, hitting Han so hard that her eyes were full of gold.
Feng Jinyuan was thinking about the baby in her belly after all. When he heard the two slaps, he turned around to stop them. But Cheng Junman said, "Master, these two slaps are to save her life."
Feng Jinyuan opened his mouth and immediately closed it. Yes, he was saving Han's life. He looked at Han with a ruthless look, "Officials below the third rank cannot take concubines. This is the law of Dashun. This is determined by the emperor. Han, how many heads do you have?"
Han was also stunned when she heard this, and then she was afraid. How dare she scold the emperor? If this word got out, would she still be alive?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she subconsciously turned to look at Feng Yuheng. Feng Yuheng raised her eyebrows and asked her, "What are you looking at me for, Aunt Han? You were the one who insulted the emperor. How come, with so many ears listening, you still want to frame me?"
Han was stunned and quickly shook her head: "No, no." Then she lowered her head and dared not say anything more.
Feng Yuheng raised his voice and asked her, "Then do you have anything else to say about this concubine?"
Han bit her lower lip and shook her head unwillingly, "No." Then she muttered, "How come the old lady doesn't even know this?"
"Hmph." Feng Yuheng shrugged and snorted, "Whether grandma knows or not, you have to ask her herself. If you really feel wronged, this county lady can send you to see her."
"No, no, no!" Han shook her head desperately, "I don't want to go, I..."
"Enough!" Feng Jinyuan shouted angrily, "This matter ends here, and no one is allowed to mention it again. Han, you are in poor health, you don't need to keep vigil, go back!" He waved his hand, and immediately a servant came forward to help Han out.
Han was so frightened by Feng Yuheng and the Cheng sisters that she didn't dare to stay here at all, so she went out, shouting as she walked: "Master, we have to call a doctor for the fourth young lady!"
Feng Jinyuan didn't have the energy to think about that. Instead, Cheng Junman asked someone to carry Fendai away and sent someone to invite a doctor.
Just as the mother and daughter finished dealing with the situation, a servant came running in from outside the hall, shouting, "Second Miss! The young master is back home!"
The sound of "Young Master Returning Home" shocked everyone in the mourning hall. Even Feng Yuheng was taken aback. Why did Zirui come back suddenly?
Just as I was wondering, I saw a young man walking quickly towards me outside the mourning hall. The young man was dressed in blue, full of vigor and vitality, with sharp eyes and eyebrows, and he already looked like a handsome young man.
Who else could it be but Feng Zirui?
She stepped forward to greet him. When the young man saw his sister, his sharp eyes, which had just been like those of a little adult, immediately became misty. He threw himself into Feng Yuheng's arms without any ambition, and said awkwardly and aggrievedly, "Sister, don't you miss Zirui?"
Feng Yuheng's heart melted instantly.
If there is anyone in this world who can make her feel close to him and who has an unavoidable responsibility besides Xuan Tianming, it is Feng Zirui. But because of this, she dare not have too much contact with Zirui. She has too many enemies. If they only come for her, Feng Yuheng is not afraid of anything, but she is afraid that the other party will reach out to Zirui. The Yao family has been murdered once, and the kitchen of Xiaoshan Academy has also caught fire once. Fortunately, Zirui is fine. If this child is hurt because of her, she dare not imagine what she will do.
Feng Yuheng calmed down, stretched out her hands to hold her brother in her arms, and said softly: "How can I not miss him? Sister thinks about Zirui every day, but Zirui wants to learn. Only when he learns real skills can he protect himself in the future."
Zi Rui raised his head from her arms and added, "Not only protect yourself, but also protect your sister." After that, as if he knew what Feng Yu Heng was going to ask, he lowered his voice and whispered to her, "It was my brother Ban Zou who brought me back." Then he raised his voice a little and said, "Because of flash floods in many provinces across the country, many classmates' families have suffered, and the dean decided to let the entire academy rest for a month." After he finished speaking, he broke free from Feng Yu Heng's arms, then turned to Feng Jin Yuan and saluted in a very formal manner: "Zi Rui greets father." He was polite, but also lost his intimacy, as if he was talking to a strange elder. The word "father" did not form any concept for him.
Feng Jinyuan looked at his son whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, and couldn't help but feel a few emotions. Ever since Feng Zihao died, he was more and more satisfied with his son, and wanted to pay more attention to him. But he had no choice. He was the disciple of Master Emperor Ye Rong, and the junior brother recognized by the current emperor. He had been studying in Yunlu Academy for many years. It was difficult for him to even see him, let alone pay attention to him.
He was filled with emotion and subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to hug his son, but he heard Zirui say, "Zirui came back in a hurry, and only learned of the news of grandmother's death when he entered Beijing. I am very sad." After saying that, he turned around and knelt down facing the mourning hall, kowtowed three times, and then said, "The unfilial grandson Rui kowtows to grandmother. Zirui has been studying away from home for many years and has not been able to fulfill his filial duty in front of grandmother. It is Zirui's fault. I hope grandmother will not blame me in her nine springs."
Feng Jinyuan's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, feeling a little awkward, but Zirui was kowtowing to the old lady, so he couldn't say anything, so he had to put his hand down with a gloomy face, and then said, "You just came back, go and rest first."
Zirui didn't stand up, but turned around and said to Feng Jinyuan: "Zirui is not tired, Zirui will be keeping vigil for grandma tonight. But father should go back and rest. Life in prison is hard, and father just got out, so he must be tired."
Feng Jinyuan was furious and asked without hesitation, "Who told you that your father was in jail?"
Zirui shook his head, "No one has heard from anyone that father is still wearing prison clothes. We can guess that he just returned home."
Feng Jinyuan then remembered that he had not had time to change his clothes after returning. He could not help but feel annoyed. He could no longer care about saying anything else and turned around and left in a hurry.
Seeing Feng Jinyuan leave, Jin Zhen thought about it, and actually gritted her teeth and followed him out. An sighed helplessly and said, "I really don't know what they are thinking about."
Feng Yuheng chuckled, "Who cares? Let them think whatever they want, as long as they don't target us." After she finished speaking, she walked forward and pulled Zirui up, pointing at the Cheng sisters and said, "Zirui, meet the two mothers."
Zirui didn't ask any more questions. He just did whatever Feng Yuheng asked him to do and immediately bowed to the two of them. Cheng Junman liked Zirui very much, but because of the old lady's death, she didn't have anything good to give as a gift, so she could only say, "Good boy, mother will give you a gift later."
Feng Zirui could see that his sister had a close relationship with the two mothers, so he didn't hesitate and nodded immediately, "Thank you, mother."
Feng Yuheng persuaded the Cheng sisters and An: "You should go back first. The younger generations should be keeping vigil tonight. I will personally bring Zirui and Xiangrong to stay here. You can come back to replace us tomorrow morning."
People didn't have any objections to this, after all, it was the rule. Cheng Junman just said, "The county lady has to go to the palace tomorrow, so you should have a good rest tonight. It doesn't matter whether the spirit guards or not... "
Feng Yuheng shook her head. "It doesn't matter. I am willing to guard this spirit. After all, she is my grandmother." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and asked the three of them to go back. Without saying anything else, she pulled Zirui and Xiangrong to kneel down together.
Seeing that she was determined to do so, the three stopped trying to stop her and left the mourning hall after giving her a few instructions. Thinking that she hadn't seen Zirui for a long time, she gestured to him with her hands and whispered, "You've grown taller again."
Without the elders around, Zirui finally regained some of the liveliness that a child should have. After all, the old lady was not very close to him and his sister. He wanted to squeeze out tears but couldn't, so he simply gave up and pulled Xiangrong to say sweetly: "Third sister is getting more and more beautiful."
Xiangrong happily pinched his little face, "You are really good at talking!"
The three siblings didn't have to endure a very painful night, but Zirui was exhausted from the journey, so he leaned on Feng Yuheng and fell asleep in the middle of the night, and didn't wake up until dawn the next day.
The Cheng sisters came very early. They arrived just as Zirui woke up. After arriving, they hurriedly sent people away: "It's dawn. Go back to sleep. We are here to help."
An soon arrived, and Feng Yuheng saw that there was nothing to do, so he took the two children back to Tongshengxuan.
Zirui and Xiangrong were so tired that they fell asleep immediately, but Feng Yuheng only dozed off for less than two hours before getting up again. She had no time to sleep. She had to go to Prince Jing's mansion today and go to the palace to see Concubine Yun. She received a gift from Concubine Gu yesterday, so she had to go over to report it. After all this, she would probably be up until the evening.
She left Wangchuan here to take care of Zirui, and she went out with Huangquan. Outside the county lady's mansion, Ban Zou drove the imperial carriage and stopped there. When he saw her coming out, he said expressionlessly: "I brought the child back to you, how are you going to thank me?"
Feng Yuheng rolled his eyes at him, "What child? He's my younger brother. As for thanking you, how about I give you a few days off?"
Ban Zou shook his head, "Then don't thank me." Then he pointed to the imperial carriage behind him and said, "Get in!"
Feng Yuheng was about to get in the car when he heard Feng Jinyuan shouting from the other side of the Feng Mansion - "All of you get out!"
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