Feng Jinyuan shouted with great force, his throat was hoarse, Feng Yuheng raised her leg and just stepped on the footstool under the carriage, but was frightened by him and stepped on nothing. She patted her chest and asked quickly, "Did the wolf chase us?"
Huang Quan also said with disdain: "Why is it just like what happened to Shen Shi back then? A shrew scolding people in the street?"
Her words of scolding a shrew brought out the gossipy nature in Feng Yuheng's heart. She tugged at Huang Quan's sleeve and said, "Let's go over and take a look."
Ban Zou watched the two women walk away in silence, his teeth itching with hatred, but he was also a little curious about why Feng Jinyuan yelled like that. So he quickly got off the imperial carriage, handed the carriage to the imperial guards at the door, dodged, and chased after Feng Yuheng.
When Feng Yuheng arrived at the gate of Feng Mansion, there were a bunch of people being driven out. Not only people, but also the things they brought were thrown out. She looked down, ha! Some were bringing snacks, some were bringing tea, some were bringing eggs, and even a few cabbages were thrown out. Looking at those people who were driven out, although they were dressed neatly, they were not elegant at all. Although there were some in official uniforms, most of them were minor officials below the fifth rank, and some were just representatives sent by officials. She recognized at a glance that there was an aide to Jingzhao Yin Xu Yuanquan. The man was picking up a box of snacks that was thrown out from the ground, and then shouted: "The old lady of the family of Feng Daxueshi passed away, and we came to express our condolences. It would be fine if you didn't appreciate it, but you actually threw our things and drove us all out of the mansion. It's really rude!"
As soon as he said this, the others started to shout as well - "You are complaining that our gift is too shabby, but we also gave a funeral gift. Yes, I only gave ten taels, which is not much, but I am just an eighth-rank governor, and my monthly salary is only twenty taels. These refreshments are already extra. How much more do you want?"
"Yes!" someone else shouted, "I am a clerk of the ninth rank in the Ministry of Personnel. I took eight taels of silver. This month I only have two taels of silver left to live on. I have a family of old and young waiting for food. Do you think it's too little?"
Another old man said with shaking hands: "Brother Feng, it was your family who sent us the note. To be honest, our family is not well off. We came here today just to show off. If we hadn't received the note, we would not have left at all."
"That's right."
More and more people followed suit, and then they heard Feng Jinyuan shouting from the gate again - "Who is your brother? Who are you calling your brother? The Feng family doesn't welcome you, get out! Get out!"
Finally, under his forced expulsion, all the people who came to pay their respects were driven out of the Feng Mansion. As they left, people said with disdain, "What kind of person is this! Do you still think you are the left prime minister? If it weren't for the support of the Ji'an County Lady, the Feng family would have been exterminated long ago just because of the Qian Zhou people's assassination of the emperor."
As they were talking, someone suddenly realized - "That's not right! We can't just leave like this. Feng Jinyuan took the money and drove us away. We came here with good intentions to burn incense for the old lady, but he scolded us. Why? Even if we leave, we have to get the money back!"
"Yes! Get the silver back!"
After this reminder, people immediately reacted and rushed back to Feng Mansion, shouting, "Give us back the silver! Feng Jinyuan, give us back the silver!"
Huang Quan was so amused, "Feng Jinyuan is really something. He just accepted the silver. Besides these lower-ranking officials, there won't be many respectable people coming to pay their respects. It's better to just make a scene."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "He is so angry right now that he can't think of those things. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from simple to luxurious, but it is difficult to go from luxurious to simple. He suddenly went from a first-rank official to a mere fifth-rank official, so it is normal that he can't make the turn."
The two of them stood not far from the gate of the mansion and watched the servants of the Feng family returning the silver one by one according to the gift list. The small basket that had been piled up with great difficulty was empty again, and Feng Jinyuan's face became even uglier.
Finally, people dispersed and the front of Feng Mansion became deserted again.
Feng Yuheng had no intention of looking at her anymore and was about to leave when Feng Jinyuan saw her at a glance and shouted again, "Evil beast! Stop right there!"
Feng Yuheng stopped, turned around and asked him, "What did you call me for?"
Feng Jinyuan almost slapped himself in the face. Why did he forget to call this girl a beast again? He had already suffered this loss last time. What she said was right. He gave birth to the person. If he called Feng Yuheng a beast, wouldn't it be equivalent to calling himself a beast?
He walked forward with a purple face, not caring about her reply, but pointed at the tip of Feng Yuheng's nose and asked, "Did you instigate the housekeeper to send funeral notices to the homes of those low-class people?"
Feng Yuheng looked at the man in front of him in disbelief. He really wanted to measure how thick Feng Jinyuan's face was. An inferior? Very good - "A fifth-rank inferior, who gave you the courage to talk to this county lady like this?" She raised her eyebrows, and her aura immediately burst out.
Feng Jinyuan was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and he pointed at her and said, "I am your father!"
"So what?" She looked disdainful. "I am speaking to you according to your logic, father. In your eyes, all those with lower ranks than you are inferior people. So, I am a county lord of the second rank, and you are only a university scholar of the fifth rank. What qualifications do you have to talk to me like this?" After saying that, without waiting for Feng Jinyuan to refute, she continued, "Don't say that I got this position of county lord for nothing. I, Feng Yuheng, train soldiers for Dashun and make steel for Dashun. Just based on these two points, the county lord of the second rank is treating me unfairly, not to mention that I risked my life to go out of the town to relieve disasters and appease refugees. Inferior people, you - why do you point fingers at me!"
Feng Jinyuan just couldn't understand this logic, "Even if you become the queen, I am still your father!"
"Oh!" Feng Yuheng was immediately amused. "It seems that it was right for father to demote you to the fifth rank. You have been the prime minister for so many years, but you don't even know this little rule. What about those ladies in the palace? Father thinks that ladies have to kneel down and kowtow when they meet their parents? Which minister, no matter how high his official rank is, has to kneel down to meet his daughter as long as he is sent to the government? Feng Jinyuan, what exactly are you thinking?"
Sentence after sentence, Feng Jinyuan was speechless, because everything his daughter said was right.
Feng Yuheng asked again: "When you were the prime minister, did you ever go to the invitation sent by the lower-ranking officials?"
Feng Jinyuan was even more speechless at this sentence. Life goes round and round, to sum it up, all of this is retribution, all retribution!
He laughed dryly twice, turned around and went back to the mansion. When he passed the gate, he told He Zhong: "No matter who comes, treat them with courtesy."
He Zhong nodded with a bitter face, and only shook his head helplessly until Feng Jinyuan walked away, and whispered: "After such a commotion so early in the morning, how could anyone come!"
Feng Yuheng returned to the palace carriage, and Ban Zou drove the carriage to Prince Jing's mansion himself. Feng Yuheng thought of a key thing, and asked Huang Quan: "After all, I am in deep mourning now. Is it okay to just visit like this? Will there be any etiquette? Why don't we go to the palace first and wait until the old lady's mourning period is over before going!"
When she thought of this, the imperial carriage was almost at the gate of Prince Jing's mansion. The guard outside had sharp ears and heard what she said. He said loudly: "It's too late for you to remember it. Lift the curtain of the carriage and take a look. His Royal Highness Prince Jing is standing at the gate waiting for him!"
Feng Yuheng was startled, and quickly stood up and walked a few steps to the door of the carriage. Huang Quan lifted the curtain and saw Xuan Tianqi standing happily at the door of Prince Jing's mansion.
The imperial carriage accelerated and stopped in front of the palace gate. Before she could say anything, Xuan Tianqi spoke first: "Sister-in-law! I have been waiting for you here for a long time." As he spoke, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand - "Come, let me help you get off the car."
Feng Yuheng was a little embarrassed, "Brother, why are you so polite?" She still put her hand on his wrist and let him help her down, but she didn't walk into the house. "Just now I was asking the maid, the Feng family is in mourning right now, I'm afraid it's not good for me to come out and visit, it would be bad if I violated a taboo. Brother, why don't I come back after a few days!"
“Hey!” Xuantian Qilin waved his hand, “Why are you saying so much? There are no such rules in my Jingwang Mansion. Besides, who are you? You are my great benefactor. There is no place you cannot go. Come on, come on, follow me into the mansion.”
The eldest prince said this, and if Feng Yuheng didn't go in, it would seem that she was being too sentimental, so she simply stopped mentioning the funeral. Anyway, she didn't wear a mourning belt, but just plain clothes, so she didn't look like anything.
Xuan Tianqi led her to the hall of Prince Jing's mansion. As the eldest son of the Dashun Dynasty, Prince Jing's mansion was the largest and most imposing compared to the residences of other princes. In addition, Xuan Tianqi was good at business, and there were good things everywhere in the mansion. Anything that could be picked off the wall was a gem. Feng Yuheng was so amazed that she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother, you are really rich!"
Xuan Tianqi was indeed rich, and he had so much money that he didn't care about anything. He didn't care about the throne. He just hoped that after Emperor Tianwu passed away, he would have a reliable brother to inherit the throne, so that the country would continue to be stable, Dashun would be peaceful and the people would live and work in peace, and he could continue to do his business and make money. Now that the concubine and the side concubine were both pregnant, whether it was a boy or a girl, he had a goal. At least he knew who to leave the money he earned to in the future. What could be better than this?
Xuan Tianqi looked at Feng Yuheng with a smile on his face, and said generously: "Sister-in-law, if you like it, don't even mention the money, even if you want to take away the Prince Jing's Mansion, I won't even blink an eye."
She held her forehead with her hand, "Brother, am I so greedy in your eyes?"
Xuan Tianqi laughed and waved his hands repeatedly, "No way, our sister-in-law is a miracle doctor. Even if I give you the best things, it can't compare to your kindness in saving her." His words were sincere, and Feng Yuheng was somewhat moved.
"The things I sent over yesterday were enough to amaze Ah Heng." She smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I'm afraid even the Dashun Treasury can't find so many good things."
Xuan Tianqi smiled and said nothing more, just waved his hand at the servants: "Go quickly, invite the three concubines in." After that, he quickly explained to Feng Yuheng: "I listened to you and took in two new concubines. Since they are both pregnant, I will promote them to concubines. This is also what mother wants."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "That's what I should do." Then he picked up the teacup on the table and started drinking.
She didn't know what was added to the tea in Prince Jing's mansion, but it tasted especially good. She drank two bowls in one breath before putting it down. At this time, Eunuch Liu also came to this hall with three concubines.
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