Feng Yuheng didn't understand what this prodigal father meant, and frowned at her guards, hoping that they could give her an answer. Unfortunately, the guards didn't know what was going on, so they could only tell her: "Master Feng came last night, not long after the princess left. He heard that the princess was not at home, so he waited at the door. It was cold at night, and I was afraid that he would freeze to death, so I asked Miss Huang Quan to bring him a quilt."
Feng Yuheng couldn't help but sigh: "Feng Jinyuan, you are lucky. I don't know what kindness Huang Quan had last night. She actually took out a quilt for you. If it were before, she would have hoped that you would freeze to death." After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and strode forward, "Come in, don't embarrass me at the gate of the mansion."
When he heard that he was allowed to go in, Feng Jinyuan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed behind. Perhaps because he had curled up outside for too long, his body was a little stiff, and he didn't stand up and fell back. The guards at the door had to step forward to help him up and escort him to the front hall.
Huang Quan followed Feng Yuheng as soon as he entered the courtyard, and when she saw Feng Jinyuan, she looked at him with disdain. But she was obviously in a good mood, and after entering the front hall, she told the guards to help Feng Jinyuan sit in a chair, and ordered the servants to make some warm tea, which made Feng Yuheng very confused.
But Feng Jinyuan had no mood to drink warm tea. As soon as he sat down, he raised his hand to wipe his tears, and complained to Feng Yuheng while wiping: "Ah Heng, you are the legitimate daughter, you must take care of your fourth sister. She relies on the power of the fifth prince and never takes others seriously, including me as her father. At home, she beats and scolds me, and never saves half a face. That's all, who made me eat and live in someone else's house now, I can tolerate beatings and scolding. But Ah Heng, do you know? Just last night, Feng Fendai didn't let me enter the mansion anymore, and all the servants in the mansion listened to her and refused to let me, the master, in! Ah Heng, if you don't help your father, your father will be homeless!"
Feng Jinyuan cried and shed a lot of tears, but these tears could not move people, and he looked like a gossipy vegetable vendor in the market, gossiping about other people's families one sentence at a time. Feng Yuheng didn't like to hear it, but Huang Quan got excited - "What did you say? You were kicked out by Feng Fendai? Hahahaha! Master Feng, I didn't expect that you would have this day!" When she said the last sentence, her face turned cold, and then she tilted her head and asked Feng Yuheng, "Miss, this is really a repeat of yesterday!"
"Of course." Feng Yuheng fiddled with the tea bowl in her hand, "Thinking back then, the three of us, mother and daughter, were also driven out of our home. We had nowhere to turn to and shed many tears. Alas!" She also sighed, "It's really like yesterday all over again!"
Feng Jinyuan's sobbing stopped abruptly, one hand still resting on the edge of his eye socket like a woman, but his eyes stared blankly at Feng Yuheng, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
Yesterday's incident happened again? Was he going to settle old scores with him? In that case, was it wrong for him to come to the Princess's Mansion today to ask for help? Why did this girl bear grudges like this? But...where else could he go except the Princess's Mansion?
"Ah Heng." He thought for a while and made up his mind. "What happened in the past is in the past. Your father also knows that what I did was wrong, but there was nothing I could do. You were still young at that time and didn't know much, but you should not know that the old lady was still there at that time. With her around, she was the one who made the decisions in the mansion. When something happened to the Yao family, the old lady was a woman after all, and her first reaction was to protect herself, which was not wrong. So, it was the old lady's idea to send the three of you away, not your father's intention!" As he spoke, he sobbed again.
Feng Yuheng stroked his forehead, "I really admire you. As a man, you don't take on any of the responsibilities you should take. When something happens, you push it onto others, even the old lady who passed away. This is really..." What can she say about him? It seems that no matter how ruthless she has said, Feng Jinyuan is still shameless, leaving her with no choice. "Forget it, I'm too lazy to settle old scores with you."
Feng Jinyuan's eyes lit up, "Really? Are you going to let the old scores go?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Tired."
"Great!" Feng Jinyuan almost jumped up, "Since it doesn't count, does that mean you agree to take me in? Agree to let me move to the Princess's Mansion?"
Feng Yuheng almost spit out a mouthful of tea. Is this guy mentally ill? "The old account is settled, but what does this have to do with whether you live here or not? Don't forget, we still have new accounts to settle."
"New account?" Feng Jinyuan was stunned. "What new account is this? When did I have a new account with you? Ah Heng, I dare not offend you at all these days! You can't put everything on me."
"I haven't offended you recently, but from what I know about you, you could offend me at any time and anywhere!" She said while shaking her head, "Being kicked out of the house by a concubine's daughter, I really don't understand how you can be a father?"
Feng Jinyuan didn't know how he could be a father. He was living a good life, but how did he end up like this?
He sat dejectedly on the chair, a feeling of hopelessness came over him instantly, the breath of death had already begun to linger around him. Feng Jinyuan thought, it won't be long before he dies? Being tormented by these daughters like this, scolded by one today, scolded by another tomorrow, and kicked out of the house by another the day after tomorrow, what kind of life is this? What did he do? Didn't he just go to the Lotus Mansion to help as a maid for a day? How could Feng Fendai be so angry that she wouldn't let him in again? What did his going to the Lotus Mansion have to do with Feng Fendai?
The more Feng Jinyuan thought about it, the angrier he became. However, he no longer had the energy to fight for anything. He just wanted a place to settle down, whether it was the Feng Mansion or the Princess Mansion. As long as someone could take him in, he didn't want to fight for anything anymore.
He looked at Feng Yuheng expectantly, and saw that the second daughter was whispering something to her maid. After a while, the maid nodded and left, leaving him and Feng Yuheng alone. For a moment, the room was terribly quiet.
"Ah Heng." He called out again tentatively. He was clearly less than 40 years old, but he looked as old as he was almost 50. But who could he blame? No matter how he counted, it was all his own fault. "Ah Heng." He sighed, "Please help me. If I sleep on the street every day, it will be bad for your reputation, right? I don't ask for anything else. Just take me in and give me a small room to live in. I don't want the main courtyard, the side courtyard, just the side courtyard. If the side courtyard is not convenient, how about... the woodshed?"
There was a plea in his voice, and for the first time, there was no additional plea at all. This was very rare for Feng Yuheng, and she enjoyed it for a long time, which made Feng Jinyuan feel very embarrassed.
"I say..." Feng Yuheng leaned forward, "How did you manage to be the left prime minister for so many years? Now that you've been kicked out of office, you don't even have a little bit of analytical ability left?"
"Hmm?" Feng Jinyuan didn't understand what she meant. "What analytical ability? No, Ah Heng, I'm telling you to take me in and live in the Princess's Mansion. What does this have to do with my previous position as the Left Prime Minister?"
"Of course it is related." Feng Yuheng sat leisurely in a chair, holding a cup of tea in one hand and pinching a snack in the other. She asked Feng Jinyuan: "Being an official, what else does it take besides rich knowledge and a deep family foundation?"
Feng Jinyuan was stunned. "What else do you need? No, I don't know."
Feng Yuheng sighed, "So I said I don't understand how you have been the left prime minister for so many years. You don't even know the clear and rational mind that is most needed for a civil servant. It seems that you really got your official position in the past with the support of the Yao family." She looked at Feng Jinyuan, and her eyes were fierce again, which frightened Feng Jinyuan so much that he didn't dare to look up and look at her. Feng Yuheng didn't continue to scare him, but just said to him: "The clear and rational mind I mentioned is also to remind you to do more analysis when encountering things. Maybe after the analysis, you won't put yourself in such an embarrassing situation."
Feng Jinyuan was completely confused, and he didn't understand what Feng Yuheng was saying at all. What analysis or no analysis? Could it be that if he thought about it more, Feng Fendai would change her mind and let him in? These were two completely different things!
However, Feng Yuheng didn't think that these were two different things. She told Feng Jinyuan: "The current Feng Mansion was the condition that the Fifth Prince negotiated with you when he wanted to marry Feng Fendai. Oh, to be precise, it was an exchange condition. He took a house in exchange for your consent to his marriage with Fendai, which was considered as bribery. Therefore, the house was not even the betrothal gift that Prince Li's Mansion gave to the Feng family. It was his private property given to you to...buy your fourth daughter."
Although the words were harsh, the truth was that it opened a window for Feng Jinyuan. Thinking about it again, it seemed that this topic had been discussed before, but why did he forget about it when he encountered Feng Fendai's danger? Feng Jinyuan felt that he had come back to life. Just now, he felt that life was hopeless, but now thinking about it, he was actually very rich! He was not penniless, he still had a big house!
Feng Jinyuan jumped up with joy, ignored Feng Yuheng, and turned to walk out. Feng Yuheng looked at this heartless father, and was too lazy to get angry, but she was happy to pour cold water on the other party's fiery enthusiasm.
So, when Feng Jinyuan was still smiling, when Feng Jinyuan was still filled with joy of suddenly becoming rich, suddenly, a bucket of cold water was poured down on him - "What, are you going to go to the government to check the basis of the land deed, and then go to Feng Fendai to settle the account? You have to think about it, the house is yours, but the food and daily necessities you use every month are all given by the Fifth Prince. If you offend Feng Fendai today, you will not have a good ending."
Feng Jinyuan was stunned on the spot, turned around mechanically, looked at Feng Yuheng, opened his mouth, and asked in a very frustrated tone: "Then...what should I do?"
Feng Yuheng spread her hands, "How should I know." While she was talking, Huang Quan came in from outside and whispered a few words in her ear. Then Feng Yuheng raised his eyebrows, looked back at Feng Jinyuan, and said coldly: "Come here, send the master of the Feng family out of the house. If he refuses to leave the gate of the Princess's Mansion again, beat him up-"
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