No one spoke anymore, and for a moment, Shen became the target of public criticism.
A woman's family tried to seize the property of her husband's family, and even the other female members of her husband's family, not even letting the old lady go. This is really a strange story in Dashun.
The old lady rubbed the scepter in her hand for a long time, and finally asked: "Jin Yuan, is this family surnamed Feng or Chen?"
Feng Jinyuan quickly replied: "Of course the last name is Feng."
"Then why is this vicious and evil woman so rampant in my Feng family?"
Shen hurriedly defended herself: "I didn't say the Shen family wanted it!"
Feng Yuheng was puzzled: "It's not the Shen family who wants it? It's the Feng family? But the emperor clearly said that the husband's family is not allowed to forcibly seize the dowry given by the woman's family! The Feng family is disobeying the emperor's order!"
Feng Jinyuan angrily scolded: "Nonsense!"
The old lady also asked back: "When did my Feng family say they wanted it?"
Shen was stumped by the words and didn't know how to refute.
Feng Yuheng continued speaking, "Who gave you the courage to seize Aunt Yao's shop in the name of the Feng Mansion and refuse to return it? Mother, where do you want to put the Feng Mansion by doing this?" She spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, and it sounded like she was speaking up for the Feng family again.
"I..." Shen stammered, "Feng Yuheng, stop stirring up trouble here!"
"Did I choose?" She blinked her big innocent eyes. "I just took back what belonged to me. Why did my mother accuse me of such a crime?"
Feng Jinyuan couldn't stand a group of women calculating the details here, so he simply waved his hand and pushed everything to the old lady: "Mother, you are the one who makes the decisions about the household affairs now, so you decide what to do about this matter."
Old Madam Feng nodded, stared at Shen and said word by word: "My Feng family has always obeyed the emperor's orders and will never do anything that goes against the emperor's orders. It is our Dashun ancestral system that women manage their dowries on their own. If Shen interferes again, don't blame my Feng family for being ruthless! Starting from today, you must return all the shops of Yao within two days."
"Please also ask mother to return the account books of these years." Feng Yuheng added.
Shen was so angry: "Where is the account book? There is none!"
Feng Yuheng did not argue with her and just said, "Then I can only ask mother for the harvest of the past few years based on the profits of similar shops in the capital. I will remember to choose those with medium profits and will not embarrass mother too much."
Shen was about to say something, but Feng Jinyuan waved his sleeves and said, "It's settled! Return the deed and account books to Ah Heng immediately. If you keep making trouble, Chenyu can't protect you!" After he finished speaking, he took Jin Zhen and left.
Shen stood there in a daze, feeling as if she had just had a dream.
It was clearly her who wanted to harm Feng Zirui, but why did the situation suddenly turn around and all come against her? Also, it was just a bowl of medicine, and Jin Zhen would be fine, but why did it involve the dowry shop?
She stared at Chenyu blankly, and when she saw Chenyu shaking her head slightly at her, she had to temporarily suppress the resentment in her heart.
The crowd made a fuss for almost a whole day and finally dispersed.
Feng Yuheng brought the two maids back to Liuyuan, and Yao was pacing around in the garden anxiously.
She hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the person back: "Mother, what's wrong?"
Seeing her come back, Yao finally felt more confident. She grabbed Feng Yuheng's hand and asked with concern, "Why did you take so long? What happened? I saw that you hadn't come back for a long time, so I asked Nanny Sun to go to Shuya Garden to inquire, and then I found out that everyone had gone to Song Garden. Are you okay?"
Feng Yuheng shook his head. "It's nothing serious. My father just took Shen's maid Jin Zhen as his concubine on a whim. Shen was unhappy and made a scene."
"What?" Yao was stunned. "You said your father accepted Jin Zhen?"
Seeing Feng Yuheng nod, he continued, "Jin Zhen has been with the Shen family since he was a child. I have always thought that he is not an honest person, but I have never seen your father have any other thoughts over the years. I didn't expect him to take this step."
"Mom, please don't mind your own business." Feng Yuheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "He can take in whoever he wants. We should live our own lives and not interfere in the affairs of the Feng Mansion. How about Zirui? Is he feeling better?"
Yao then smiled and said, "It is our Ah Heng who is really capable. I saw that the doctor couldn't figure out what was going on. It was the medicine that our Ah Heng prepared that saved Zirui's life."
Yao had naturally seen and remembered all the trouble Jin Zhen had caused. Although she didn't know what had happened to Doctor Xu, she was certain that the medicine he had sent was faulty.
Thinking of this, Yao asked again, "Such a good medicine, was it given by His Royal Highness the Prince?"
She only knew that the Prince Yu's Mansion had sent a lot of good things, including many rare medicinal herbs, so she didn't think it was strange that Feng Yuheng took out such good medicine.
Feng Yuheng did not explain. Yao found a good source for the medicine she had given her, so she accepted it.
But Wangchuan, who was standing next to her, twitched his mouth and thought to himself: Second Miss, you are lying with your eyes open!
But Wangchuan had no intention of exposing the truth. At most, she would mention it to King Yu when she met him, but she would never tell anyone else.
"Come in and rest." Yao pushed Feng Yuheng into the house. "Zi Rui has fallen asleep, so you don't need to take care of him. I left some food for you, and I'll ask Nanny Sun to heat it up and bring it to you later."
Feng Yuheng only then felt hungry. It was already past noon and it would be time for dinner in two hours. Fighting was really a physically demanding thing.
She returned to the room, Wangchuan waited for her to wash her hands, and Qingyu made tea. The two maids stood beside Feng Yuheng, and no one went out.
Although Qingyu is younger, he is calm and steady, doesn't talk much, and is smart.
Feng Yuheng intended to let Wangchuan take care of Qingyu more. She always had to have two useful people around her, especially servants who were not from the Feng Mansion and whose indentures were in her own hands. In addition, she would train them carefully from the beginning so that she could use them with confidence in the future.
After a while, Nanny Sun came in with hot food.
"Miss, please eat quickly. Madam has already had lunch. The young master ate a bowl of noodles and fell asleep. I guess he won't wake up until later." When there were no outsiders around, Nanny Sun was still used to calling Yao Madam.
Feng Yuheng saw that today's meal was lighter than yesterday's, and knew that it must be because of Zirui's matter that Nanny Sun reminded the people in the kitchen.
She is very satisfied with this diet, as the combination of meat and vegetables provides a balanced nutrition.
But there was one thing she had never figured out - "Madam, do you know anything about Aunt Han?"
The note Han sent today, and her expression when Feng Jinyuan's secret guards killed someone, made Feng Yuheng puzzled.
If there wasn't something hidden, Han would never have behaved like this.
When Nanny Sun heard her mention Han, she couldn't help but snort contemptuously.
"She only knows how to be charming and seductive, and she has mesmerized the master like nothing."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "No matter how charming she is, she is old. People who give birth to children are always not as good as before. Now my father has a new love."
Nanny Sun frowned, "Just now I heard Madam mention that the Master took in Jin Zhen? Bah! Miss, don't blame me for being nosy. I think Jin Zhen doesn't look like a grown-up girl at all. Look at the way she walks, she doesn't act like a young girl at all. I really don't know what the Master is thinking."
Feng Yuheng took a bite of food and discussed with Nanny Sun while eating: "Maybe father likes that style."
"The master's interests are really unique." After saying this, he realized that he shouldn't talk about this with a little girl like Feng Yuheng, so he quickly stopped talking and continued along the lines of what Aunt Han said before: "Speaking of Aunt Han... Miss, do you know that Doctor Xu who treated the second young master is actually a distant relative of Jin Zhen?"
Feng Yuheng shook her head: "I really don't know, but even if they are relatives, what does it have to do with Aunt Han?"
Nanny Sun told her, "Last year, Aunt Han was pregnant with a child, and the master was very happy. But suddenly one day, Aunt Han drank a bowl of medicine to preserve the pregnancy and the child was lost. Her pregnancy had always been examined by Doctor Xu, and after the child was lost, Doctor Xu said that it was a fully formed male fetus."
Feng Yuheng frowned: "Why did the Feng family keep Doctor Xu in the mansion after something like this happened?"
"Because the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine was not prescribed by Doctor Xu, but given by the First Madam. But think about it, Miss, how would the First Madam know what medicine it is? She must have asked Doctor Xu through Jin Zhen."
"Then your father didn't pursue the matter?"
Nanny Sun shook her head helplessly: "What are you investigating? It is said that the master was asking the Shen family for something at that time."
Feng Yuheng stopped asking questions. She felt that the more she interacted with the original owner's father, the more disgusting he became. He was willing to give up everything and do anything for the sake of profit. Was it because power was too tempting, or was human nature really that vicious?
After finishing the meal in a hurry, Nanny Sun took the plate and left. Qingyu, as a newcomer, was eager to learn and motivated. After listening to Nanny Sun's words, she made her own analysis: "Since Nanny Sun knows everything so clearly, then Aunt Han must also know it. She must hate the first lady very much."
Wang Chuan nodded, "Yes, but with her status, she would never dare to offend the Shen family, which is difficult to do."
Feng Yuheng smiled, "Since she used us to deal with Doctor Xu, we have to owe her this favor. Please remember this for me, maybe there will be a time when we can use Han."
The two maids leaned forward and said, "I obey your command."
In the evening, Zirui woke up.
Feng Yuheng rushed over to check the child's pulse again. After making sure that there was nothing serious, he fed him the granules again and told the servants, "Give the young master something light to eat in the next few days. He doesn't need to take medicine anymore and don't drink cold water."
Zirui lay on her body obediently, smiling and said, "Don't worry, sister, I remember everything, better than they do!"
Feng Yuheng looked at her little brother in her arms, and her memory overlapped with that cute kid in her previous life. She was a little dazed for a moment, and she spoke subconsciously: "Don't worry, in this life, sister will make sure you live well."
Zirui didn't understand what she said, but he knew his sister was doing it for his own good, so he hugged her happily and laughed.
That night, Feng Yuheng had many strange dreams. Sometimes it was her mother and brother in her previous life, and sometimes it was her brother who was seriously injured in the Marine Corps. There was also her operating room and that unique dazzling light.
Finally, there was a sudden explosion, and the dream turned to the helicopter again. She seemed to see her body shattered into pieces, and her soul falling into the endless abyss.
The man woke up at this moment and broke out in a cold sweat.
I really couldn't sleep, so I prepared to get up and go to the yard to chat with Huang Quan who was on guard. But just as I sat up, I heard a rustling sound coming from the window.
Feng Yuheng was used to sleeping alone. The sleeping habits of the 21st century made her really dislike having a maid sitting by the bed all night to serve her. It was not until then that she realized that it made sense for the ancients to ask maids to keep watch for the young ladies. Thieves really come at any time and it is hard to guard against them.
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