The Feng family was overwhelmed when they heard that Zhang Yuan was coming, especially Feng Jinyuan. Every time Zhang Yuan came, it was not good for him, but it was always an endless surprise for Feng Yuheng. Now it was late at night, and the Feng family was holding a funeral. I wonder what Zhang Yuan came here for.
No matter what, Zhang Yuan was a favorite of Emperor Tianwu, so when he came, Feng Jinyuan had to bring the Feng family to welcome him. Moreover, he thought of a very crucial thing, so he asked He Zhong anxiously: "Did Zhang Yuan say why he came to our house? Is he here to convey the emperor's order?"
He was terribly afraid that Zhang Yuan would pass on the imperial edict, but fortunately He Zhong shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of an imperial edict, nor have I seen that eunuch Yuan bring an imperial edict." Feng Jinyuan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't an imperial edict. Who knew that He Zhong would say, "It could also be an oral order, right?"
Feng Jinyuan shuddered again and wanted to curse. What's the difference between an oral order and an imperial decree?
Finally, he brought his children to the front yard, and saw Zhang Yuan standing in the yard with a few young eunuchs. When they saw Feng Jinyuan coming, they didn't move at all, but just bowed slightly and said, "Your servant greets Scholar Feng."
Feng Jinyuan was very resentful. He actually looked down on eunuchs from the bottom of his heart. He thought eunuchs were disgusting, and they were neither male nor female and could not have children or grandchildren. They were not even human beings. But because eunuchs worked for powerful families, as long as they were favored by the people in power, they would be able to rise to heaven. For example, Zhang Yuan was the most typical example.
When Feng Jinyuan was the prime minister, Zhang Yuan could still give him some face. Now that he has been demoted to a fifth-rank official, people can't even show courtesy to him when they see him. They act condescendingly, as if he, a dead eunuch, is a superior being.
Feng Jinyuan was angry, so his attitude was not very good. He snorted coldly and asked, "I wonder what brings Eunuch Zhang here so late at night?"
As he spoke, he was thinking about adjusting his mentality. Otherwise, what if Zhang Yuan told him "the emperor's order" as soon as he opened his mouth? Besides, Fendai had just promised the fifth prince a marriage, and he couldn't cause trouble for his family by angering Zhang Yuan.
Thinking of this, Feng Jinyuan's previous depression caused by Zhang Yuan's bad attitude was more or less adjusted, so he thought about saying something to ease the awkward atmosphere, but before he could open his mouth, he saw Zhang Yuan suddenly took a step forward, then lifted his robe and knelt down.
Feng Jinyuan was startled, thinking, what's going on? Did Zhang Yuan have a change of heart and bow to him? Then he heard Zhang Yuan say, "Your servant kowtows to the county lady." Only then did he realize that he was kneeling to Feng Yuheng, and he was so angry that he threw his sleeves and took a half step back.
Feng Yuheng stepped forward, helped Zhang Yuan up, and said, "Eunuch Zhang, please stand up quickly. You have done a great service in serving our father. In the future, please do not show me such a great courtesy."
Zhang Yuan said again: "What are you talking about, the county lady? It is only natural for a servant to kneel before the master." Then he half raised his head and said to Feng Yuheng: "The emperor is taking the medicine sent by the county lady very well. He has been muttering that the county lady still cares about him."
Feng Yuheng said, "These are all nutritional supplements. Father, if you eat them on time, your body will naturally be conditioned over time. Eunuch Zhang, please help me keep an eye on them. I will send some more when they are almost gone." Seeing Zhang Yuan nodding repeatedly, she continued, "I wonder why Eunuch came to the mansion today?"
Feng Jinyuan had asked this question before, but Zhang Yuan ignored him. Now Feng Yuheng asked again, and Zhang Yuan immediately said, "The emperor sent me here to tell the county lady and the third lady that tomorrow morning, let the county lady bring the third lady to the palace to meet the emperor."
"What did you say?" Feng Jinyuan suddenly shouted, his voice full of disbelief. It was not surprising that the emperor wanted to see Feng Yuheng. Even if Feng Yuheng was asked to attend the morning court, he would not have seen it. But what about Xiangrong? Is this a joke?
Not only Feng Jinyuan was puzzled, but others were also puzzled, especially Fen Dai, who suddenly felt like she was born at the wrong time. It was not easy for Feng Chenyu to die, it was not easy for Feng Yuheng to completely fall out with Feng Jinyuan, and it was not easy for her father to recognize her status. Who would have thought that Xiangrong would be killed halfway through? What if Xiangrong was given some grace at the court tomorrow morning? Would she still want to live?
The whole family stared at Zhang Yuan with wide eyes. Zhang Yuan coughed lightly, nodded to Feng Yuheng, looked around, and finally stopped at Xiang Rong. He then said, "The emperor said that if the third lady had not discovered the unrest in the capital first and reported it in time, I'm afraid that what happened last night would have turned into a disaster. The third lady has done a favor to the capital."
Xiangrong finally understood why she had to attend the court, but she still felt uneasy. Although she had been to the palace before, she had only been to the banquet hall or the harem. Attending the court was always done by men, and women would never even think about it. However, the emperor asked her to attend the court with her second sister, and she began to feel nervous and didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Feng Yuheng spoke up in time to help her out, saying, "Please tell the emperor that Ah Heng will bring my third sister to the palace tomorrow."
Zhang Yuan said, "That's good. I won't stay any longer, I will go back and report." After saying that, he remembered Feng Jinyuan and bowed to him again, "Master Feng, sorry to bother you." Then he turned around and left the Feng Mansion with a group of palace servants.
Feng Jinyuan was still immersed in the thought of "the Third Miss has done a favor to the capital", and he didn't know until now that the reason why the turmoil last night was settled quietly was that his third daughter, who had always been timid and silent, was actually involved and played a crucial role.
Feng Jinyuan was furious, and suddenly thought that if he wanted to not report the news, then the emperor sitting in the Qiankun Palace should be the third prince Xuan Tianye? And with the revolutionary friendship he had established with Xuan Tianye over the years, he, Feng Jinyuan, would never fall to this point.
When he thought of this, Feng Jinyuan's anger started to grow again, and he looked at Xiangrong with murderous intent. Xiangrong frowned and took two steps back, a layer of cold sweat on his back.
Feng Yuheng spoke at this time. She said, "Father really has to thank the third sister. If she hadn't discovered and stopped the rebellion in time, once the third or fourth prince succeeded in usurping the throne, I'm afraid the first one to be eliminated would be the Feng family. Father is only a fifth-rank official now. The family no longer has the daughter predicted by the Taoist priest to be a phoenix, and the wealthy Shen family is gone. To the third prince, you are already a useless child. And you still know so many of his secrets. Think about it, who would he want to eliminate the most after he sits on the throne?"
Feng Jinyuan shuddered, and his confused rationality was restored, and then he felt a wave of fear.
Feng Yuheng was right. Once the Third Prince ascended to the throne, the first to be eliminated would be the Feng family. As for the Fourth Prince, he was originally opposed to the Feng family. His joining forces with the Third Prince was just a calculation. In the end, no matter who calculated who, the Feng family would not have a good ending.
Thinking of this, the resentment towards Xiangrong gradually subsided. Feng Jinyuan sighed in his heart and said nothing more, but heard Feng Yuheng ask again: "The day after tomorrow, the spirit will be supported..."
He immediately understood what she meant and quickly changed the topic, "That is naturally what the legitimate son and daughter should do." With just one sentence, all his previous promises to Fendai were invalidated.
Feng Fendai was so frustrated that she wanted to die. If it weren't for the maid Dongying who kept reminding her, she would really rush up and scratch Xiangrong's face. It is said that this girl looks more and more like Feng Yuheng. From her point of view, not only does she look like Feng Yuheng, but she also has the same bullying spirit. With two sisters like this at home, can she still live a good life?
Fen Dai's resentment was written all over her face, but Feng Jinyuan saw it but said nothing. He could understand Fen Dai's mood at the moment. Not to mention Fen Dai, even he felt annoyed. One Feng Yuheng was enough. If there was another Xiang Rong, he really didn't know how long he could control this family. Or, in fact, the Feng family was no longer under his control a long time ago.
Feng Jinyuan and Fen Dai looked at each other, and both understood what the other was thinking. Xiangrong moved closer to Feng Yuheng, with a worried look on her face. Feng Yuheng patted the back of her hand, gave her a reassuring look, then pulled Zirui up, and took his younger brother and sister back to the mourning hall, one in each hand.
No matter what, the old lady's spirit still had to be guarded, but since they had to go to court early, Feng Jinyuan ordered his wives and concubines to come and take over at night.
During this half night, those who were keeping vigil all had their own thoughts. Although they were all relatives, they did not say a word to each other.
Only when the Cheng sisters and An Jinzhen arrived did Fandai refuse to stay any longer and quickly asked the maid to help her back to the Magnolia Courtyard.
An had heard that Xiangrong was going to court, and she was very worried. However, she had never been to the palace before, and she didn't know the palace rules at all. She didn't know what to tell her, so she could only tell her: "You must listen to your second sister, put away your curiosity, don't talk too much, and don't look too much, understand?"
Xiangrong nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll remember it." She said to reassure An, but her own palms were icy cold. A young lady in seclusion suddenly had to go to the court. Xiangrong's heart almost jumped out of her throat. She knew that if Feng Yuheng hadn't accompanied her, she would never dare to go to the court.
When An came, the maid who followed her was holding a lot of mourning clothes in her hands. Feng Yuheng's eyes fell on those mourning clothes, and gradually, some doubts arose in her heart.
An was just about to talk to Feng Yuheng about taking care of Xiangrong when she turned around and met Feng Yuheng's inquiring eyes. She couldn't help but ask, "Second Miss, is there something wrong?"
Feng Yuheng pointed at the mourning clothes and asked, "Are they newly made?"
An nodded, "It's newly made. Because the old lady passed away suddenly, the mansion didn't have much to prepare. In addition to the ready-made mourning clothes bought by the servants, the young masters and young ladies in the mansion needed special tailoring, so it took some time to finish it." She shook her head as she spoke, "Fortunately, the funeral will be held on the fifth day. If it was today, it would not be in time."
Feng Yuheng said: "The workmanship is good, and the embroidery thread on it is also very good."
Because the old lady believed in Buddhism, there were white lotuses embroidered on her mourning clothes. When Feng Yuheng mentioned this, An Shi hurriedly said, "I got the embroidery thread from my embroidery shop a few days ago. It was raining heavily at that time. The old lady was probably feeling suffocated because she couldn't leave the house, so she suddenly said she wanted to embroider a Buddha statue and insisted that I go get the embroidery thread. I had no choice but to go to the shop in the rain. Oh, by the way, sister Jin Zhen also went with me. It was really dangerous that day. On the way back, we collided with a girl's car. It was very dangerous."
Feng Yuheng narrowed her eyes slightly, and could already imagine the scene of two cars colliding. And when An mentioned "a girl", Yu Qianyin's face almost immediately appeared in her mind...
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