Xuan Tianyan was stunned. One million taels? It was a bit much, but it was acceptable. Feng Jinyuan had always loved money, and he was ready to make a fortune when he caught a fool like him. But he decided to accept this deal. After all, he was ready to be cheated before he came. Who made Xuan Tianyan confused for several years, but finally fell into the hands of Feng Fendai, a little girl.
Xuan Tianyan smiled bitterly and nodded, "Okay."
Feng Jinyuan was stunned, as if he didn't expect the Fifth Prince to agree so easily. He thought he would have to talk more, but in the end it was just a nod. Feng Jinyuan regretted it a little, and suddenly realized that he had counted on Chenyu before, and later manipulated Xiangrong and Bucong, but he didn't expect that the real cash cow in the family turned out to be his unruly and willful fourth daughter. If he had known this, he should have said two million taels just now! Or three million, five million, or... Feng Jinyuan's thoughts drifted away, and he didn't think much of it. He immediately thought of the extortion of five million taels of gold by Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming thousands of years ago. He couldn't help but beat his chest and stamped his feet, almost regretting it.
Xuan Tianyan had lived a ridiculous life, but he was not confused. He saw through Feng Jinyuan's psychological changes at a glance, and a trace of contempt appeared on his face.
"Lord Feng." He said in a deep voice, "The reason why I can come to your house to pay my respects and sit here to discuss with you today is all for the sake of the Fourth Miss. You should know how to be content, because you must understand that things are different now. You are no longer a first-rank prime minister, but I am still a prince. If I force you to marry the concubine of the Feng family, a fifth-rank official, you can't do anything to me."
Xuan Tianyan said these words with a cold face, and every word struck Feng Jinyuan's heart, making him sweat coldly. The excitement that had just arisen from greed was immediately extinguished by cold water, and was replaced by waves of fear.
Yes, how could he forget that the prime minister was no longer the prime minister, but the prince was still the prince. He was just a fifth-rank official, a university scholar who couldn't even attend the morning court. Who gave him the courage to negotiate terms and make a deal with the prince? Who gave him the courage to blackmail the prince?
After Feng Jinyuan realized this fundamental mistake, he was determined to correct it immediately. He immediately bowed deeply to Xuan Tianyan and said, "Your Highness, you misunderstood. I am happy for my daughter. To be honest with you, my fourth daughter cried and made a scene at home several times because of this marriage. Just before her grandmother passed away the day before yesterday, she was still asking her grandmother to intercede for her and help her and Your Highness. I love my daughter and have thought about helping her, but I was confused in the past and took the initiative to cancel the engagement. I was afraid that Your Highness would always remember this matter, so I didn't dare to mention it again. Today, Your Highness took the initiative to mention it, and I am really happy for Fendai!"
Feng Jinyuan's words were half true and half false, but Xuan Tianyan was really pretending to be a fan in his heart, and he also felt a few sighs. He sighed and waved his hand: "It's better not to mention the past. This prince has also been sorry to the second young lady, so this marriage has been delayed for so long. Lord Feng, our matter is settled. I will send one million taels of silver notes to your house later, along with a new engagement letter. I hope Lord Feng will also make a backup engagement letter for the fourth young lady. In addition..." He stood up and said solemnly: "This prince asks to marry the fourth young lady as - the principal wife."
"What?" Feng Jinyuan almost thought he had heard wrong. The principal wife? But... "But Fendai is a concubine's daughter!" He couldn't understand what Xuan Tianyan was thinking. He was actually going to marry the concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official to be his principal wife?
But Xuan Tianyan nodded seriously and told him: "Yes, it is the principal wife. Lord Feng, don't be surprised. The principal wife of my Prince Li's Mansion passed away two months ago. This is not a secret. After the birth certificate is replaced, I will go to the palace to report this to my father. I believe my father will agree."
Feng Jinyuan didn't know what to say, he was both excited and nervous. He was excited because the Feng family had suffered a series of setbacks and finally had a prince as a backer. Although the Fifth Prince was not as important as the Ninth Prince, he was still a prince after all, which was much better than ordinary people. Moreover, for a concubine to be the principal wife of a prince was really a matter of honor.
Seeing his excited face, Xuan Tianyan reminded him of something: "Master Feng, I heard that the third young lady of your mansion is engaged to the general of the Bu family?"
Feng Jinyuan was so happy that he didn't think much about it. He just nodded and said, "Yes, the third daughter Feng Xiang was promised to Bu Cong, the eldest son of the Bu family."
Xuan Tianyan's face was stern, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a commanding tone: "Cancel the engagement! Immediately!"
Huh? Feng Jinyuan was stunned. Why would he want to cancel the marriage if he married Fendai? Could it be that he wanted both?
Seeing that Feng Jinyuan didn't react, Xuan Tianyan reminded him helplessly: "Think about what happened last night."
Feng Jinyuan was so overwhelmed by the joy and glory that Fendai brought him that he had forgotten what happened last night. After being reminded, he finally remembered the turmoil that the secret guards reported last night. Thinking of this, his face turned pale, and he didn't care that Xuan Tianyan was still sitting here. He strode to the door of the study and said to the servant guarding outside: "Go quickly, go to the Bu family and cancel the marriage of the third lady!"
The servant was stunned for a moment, then said, "But sir, there was news this morning that the people of the Bu family are no longer in the capital, and the Bu Mansion is empty."
Feng Jinyuan sucked in a breath of cold air. Bu Cong's actions were fast enough. He quickly said, "It's okay. Go and report to the government. Just say that my Feng family has cancelled the engagement. Then have someone spread the news and post notices in the capital. Make sure everyone knows about this."
The servant also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he responded and trotted off to do it.
Feng Jinyuan turned back and saluted Xuan Tianyan again, this time he said sincerely: "Thank you, Fifth Prince, for your reminder."
The Feng Mansion once again agreed to the marriage between the Fifth Prince and Fendai. This news reached the Yulan Courtyard after Xuan Tianyan left the Feng Family. Han was so happy when she heard about it that she ran to Fendai's bedside and told her the good news.
Fendai was awake at this time, but the kick from Feng Jinyuan was really heavy, and she couldn't get up for a while. When she heard that the fifth prince came to propose marriage again and her father finally agreed, the girl cried excitedly. Her chest hurt when she cried, but the pain was no match for the excitement in her heart.
That’s not all. The maid who came to report the news also said, “Fourth Miss, this is just one of the good news. There is an even better good news!”
Fendai sobbed and asked, "What news could be better than this?"
The girl almost burst into laughter, "The better news is that this time, the Fifth Prince promised Miss the position of the principal wife of Prince Li's Mansion!"
"What, what?" Fendai almost suspected that there was something wrong with her ears. She used all her strength to grab the girl and asked anxiously, "What did you say? Say it again!"
The girl was also very excited, and immediately shouted again: "The Fifth Prince wants to marry Miss as the principal wife of Prince Li's Mansion!"
"The principal concubine?" Fendai was completely stunned, and so was Han. The two of them were stunned for a long time, until the maids in the room began to get scared, afraid that she would be in trouble again because of her excessive joy, when they finally heard Fendai's thunderous laughter - "Hahahaha!"
The girl was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth and said anxiously, "Don't laugh! Fourth Miss, don't laugh! There is a big funeral in the mansion right now, and this is a happy event for you, but you must not anger the master again because of this."
Han also advised her: "Yes, you must keep calm this time. Remember, you are the principal wife of Prince Li's Mansion, and your future position will be the same as that of the Second Miss. So you must keep calm and show the bearing of a future prince's principal wife, and don't let a momentary anger ruin the long-term plan."
Fendai quickly stopped laughing, nodded seriously, and pulled the maid's hand away, saying seriously: "Auntie, don't worry, I will never allow any accidents to happen again this time. Isn't it just about endurance? I can endure it, just for four years. In another four years, even my father will have to bow his head to greet me."
Han nodded, "That's right, Fourth Miss, you are the hope of the Feng family, you need to show your strength."
As they were talking, another maid came running in from outside, also with a happy look on her face.
Fendai was very proud because she had just heard the good news, but she still remembered the advice she had just given, so she reminded the girl: "Don't laugh."
The girl realized that she had lost her composure, and quickly stopped laughing, then said, "Miss, the master sent someone to give you something, all of which are supplements, and he said they are very good for your health."
As they were talking, a group of maids came in from outside, each holding something in their hands, a package after package, smelling of medicinal herbs, all of which were top-grade tonics. One of the leading maids said to Fendai, "The master is very concerned about the fourth young lady's injury, and personally found the rare medicinal herbs that have been treasured in the mansion and sent them to the fourth young lady, hoping that the fourth young lady can get better soon. In addition, the master said that the fourth young lady must have heard about the great joy, but the mansion is holding a great funeral, so the fourth young lady can only wait for a while, and will celebrate the fourth young lady's happiness after the seventh day of the old lady's death."
Fen Dai was so happy that her heart was about to bloom, but she had to keep a straight face. Han kept signaling with her eyes. She understood what Han meant, so she tried to calm down, nodded to the maids who came to deliver the gifts, and said, "Thank you for your concern, father. Please rest assured, I am fine now. I will definitely get up to see grandma off the day after tomorrow when the funeral is held."
The girl nodded, put down the things in her hands, and said, "The Fifth Prince has also kept some. He will send the betrothal gifts after the seventh day. Miss Fourth should take good care of her. She will receive the gifts in person when the time comes."
Fen Dai and Han looked at each other and saw ecstasy in each other's eyes.
At this time in the County Lord's Mansion, Feng Yuheng was thinking about the half embroidery picture that Xiangrongzan brought back, and asked Wangchuan in confusion: "What is this embroidery?"
Wang Chuan looked at it for a while and said, "It's probably a mandarin duck." He looked at it again and added, "It's uglier than a duck!"
Qingyu was also in the mansion today, fiddling with the newly brought back tea leaves. After hearing this, she also stretched her neck to take a look, and laughed as she looked: "I heard that the Third Miss forced the Fourth Prince to embroider this. It's not bad for a grown man to embroider like this."
As they were talking and laughing, Huang Quan hurried in from outside and said unhappily, "The Fifth Prince has proposed marriage again, and this time Lord Feng actually agreed. Miss, don't you think he is too opinionated?"
Feng Yuheng had been prepared for this. When had Feng Jinyuan ever taken a stand? She muttered to herself, "Grandpa has been back in Beijing for so long, he can't always live in the county lord's mansion..."
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