Xu said this in front of almost all the women in the capital, and in a place like Jingci Palace, which was equivalent to expressing the Yao family's position. Moreover, standing next to her were the other two wives of the Yao family, who also nodded and agreed. This sudden reversal caused people to be surprised.
The Yao family is so flexible that they can break up or make up at will! People sighed that when Princess Ji'an and her mother had a falling out, the Yao family stood up to support the Yao family and unanimously excluded Feng Yuheng. How come it's only been a few months, and the situation has changed? Are the grievances between the two families no longer counted?
Amidst the doubts, someone remembered the incident when Yao Shi left Beijing, and started to talk about it with good reason: "The Yao family must have excluded Princess Ji'an in the beginning. After all, Yao Shi is the daughter of the great doctor Yao Xian, and a daughter is closer than a granddaughter, right? The Yao and Feng families are mortal enemies, and Princess Ji'an has half of the Feng family bloodline. Just for this reason, it is not a lie that the Yao family broke up with her in the beginning."
People all agree with this, but because they agree with it too much, they are extremely puzzled by Yao's current behavior.
The man then said, "But a biological daughter is a biological daughter. You have also heard that Yao has run away, right? She didn't run away alone, she also brought an adopted daughter who looks very similar to Princess Ji'an. This is not a big deal. The key is that at the same time as she ran away, Feng Jinyuan also ran away. They were so close, it's hard to guarantee that the two of them didn't agree to run away together. This is something that the Yao family cannot tolerate!"
As soon as she said this, someone immediately responded, "That's right, those two ran away together. Who doesn't know about this now? Feng Jinyuan is missing, and the fourth daughter of the Feng family has caused a big uproar in the entire capital. I saw her cursing in the streets because of this. Besides, our fathers are officials in Beijing, so we can still hear some of this news. Yao and Feng Jinyuan ran away with that adopted daughter. I heard that they went to the south."
"That's it!" The man said again, "The Yao and Feng families are incompatible. Now that Yao has made such a choice, it means that she has abandoned her natal family's reputation. Why would the Yao family still make enemies with Princess Ji'an for her? You know, having a granddaughter who is a princess is a ready-made big advantage for the Yao family."
People were not talking loudly, but they were not whispering. Feng Yuheng had heard a general idea of what was going on. She saw Xu nodded slightly and whispered, "The reason is quite sufficient." Then she smiled and raised her voice and said, "After this year, our Ah Heng will be fifteen years old in a few months, and it's time to hold the ceremony of coming of age. We have already discussed with the Prince Yu's Mansion that the ceremony of coming of age and the marriage will be held together. In other words, our Ah Heng will get married soon and marry into the Prince Yu's Mansion to be the principal wife of His Highness the Ninth Prince." As she spoke, she patted Feng Yuheng's hand and said, "Don't worry, Ah Heng. Your grandfather and uncles have all said that they must hold a decent wedding for you. You must not lose your status as a princess."
Feng Yuheng knew that this must be because Grandpa Yao Xian had informed these aunts before entering the palace. The Yao family was no longer willing to stay out of it and pretended to break up with her. Rather than their relatives becoming strangers, they would rather get involved in this chaotic world and fight alongside her.
When she realized all this, she was deeply moved. In the past, she was obsessed with the many troubles she had caused and should not implicate others, especially those who treated her well. She was also afraid that people with ulterior motives would use these relatives to threaten her. But she only thought about protecting them, but ignored the other party's willingness to share the joys and sorrows with her. Now that the Yao family has expressed their position and made such a decision without discussing it with her, she can see the determination of the Yao family and their importance to her as their granddaughter and niece. She couldn't help but be moved.
"Okay." Feng Yuheng finally spoke, responding to Xu. She said, "Then I'll have to trouble the three aunts to take care of everything. Ah Heng is the daughter of the Yao family no matter when, and this will never change."
There was a grand recognition of relatives here. Everyone who saw and heard it realized that the Yao family and Princess Ji'an had reconciled, and at the same time, they also realized that Feng Yuheng was almost fifteen years old and would soon be coming of age, and on that day, she would marry His Highness the Ninth Prince. This was a big event for the capital, and for a while, there was a lot of discussion, and even some women who still secretly loved Xuan Tianming and refused to give up cast resentful eyes at Feng Yuheng.
But this is in line with the saying: I like seeing you dislike me but can't get rid of me!
She, Feng Yuheng, is Xuan Tianming's destined wife, and no one can change that.
Seeing that people were talking in groups of three or five, Feng Yuheng stopped acting and the three Xu family members surrounded her, grabbing her hands and arms, getting close to her. Feng Yuheng was helpless. She knew that these aunts were all daughter-obsessed and seeing her was like seeing a national treasure, but she had to be enthusiastic. Fortunately, she did not reject this kind of enthusiasm, and the few of them talked and laughed and it was lively.
After finally calming down from the atmosphere, Xu pulled Feng Yuheng aside and asked in a low voice: "Did you send anyone to get Feng Jinyuan back?"
Feng Yuheng shook his head, "No."
The three aunts were puzzled. "Why don't you chase them? Are you going to watch them live a simple life in the south? You have to know that the Eighth Prince was able to establish a small court, which is enough to show that the country is far away from the emperor. If the three of them become powerful there, then the people in the south will only recognize that person as a princess, and steal your credit to help the Eighth Prince. What will happen then?"
Xu's worries were also the worries of many people. Even Ren Xifeng, who had been surrounding Feng Yuheng, said, "Yes, Ah Heng, you have to think it through. Before coming here, my father asked me to ask you that if you need help, he can secretly send a letter to his old subordinates and ask them to kidnap the people in the south to prevent them from causing trouble everywhere."
Feng Yuheng knew that they all had good intentions, but she still shook her head and said, "If I do this, I will be chasing after them and will be fooled sooner or later. I kidnapped them this time, and they will come up with other tricks next time. Although we can counter them and they won't get any advantage, it will be too passive for us. I, Feng Yuheng, have never been a passive person and never want to be led by the nose. So, if those three want to go south, let them go. If they want to live as a family of three, let them go. I won't break this chess move, but I want to add fuel to the fire. Do you want to live a happy fake life? I will let them live a wonderful life. If they commit suicide, no one can stop them."
Hearing Feng Yuheng say this, the people around him also breathed a sigh of relief. Xu said, "We are relieved that you know what is going on. Your grandpa has been very angry these days because of you. Ah Heng, you should come to our place more often in the future and spend more time with your grandpa. He is getting older every year, and one day less of company is one day less."
Xu's words immediately brought Feng Yuheng back to reality. She suddenly realized that she had made a mistake for a long time. She only thought that her grandfather would travel back in time and be reborn to her side, so that she could have the opportunity to taste the family love that she didn't have enough in her previous life. But she forgot that Yao Xian in this life was already in his old age. Just like Xu said, one day of companionship is one day less, but she was wasting the reunion of grandparents and grandchildren here. This is really...
"Silly child." Xu saw the annoyance on Feng Yuheng's face and couldn't help but feel distressed. "Your grandpa didn't blame you. It's all because of the bad world and our birth in such a family. Alas, if we were ordinary people, I'm afraid our lives would be much happier."
Everyone understood this, and for a moment, no one spoke. Fortunately, Fang Yi came out and told everyone to go into the main hall to pay their respects to the queen. So, everyone stopped talking and rushed into the hall.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, officials would pay New Year's greetings to the Emperor, and the women would greet the Empress. This was the rule, and it was the same every year. Of course, they would also present their own gifts while paying their respects, and the gifts that the women gave to the Empress were easier to choose, and they would usually be some rare and precious jewelry, jade, Buddha statues, and jewelry. Even Feng Yuheng was not too special, she just asked someone to bring the best jade materials from the mine to polish a Ruyi. However, her jade mine had a great harvest this Lunar New Year. Too many people knew the background of the jade mine and knew that it would produce good materials, so they went there early to select them, and really made a lot of money.
After paying New Year's tribute to the Queen, some people stayed to chat with her, but most of them returned to the courtyard to enjoy the lanterns and wait for the Jade Palace to call them over. Xuan Tiange also came out of the palace, pulling Feng Yuheng to a row of lanterns, and happily enjoyed the view.
Where there are women, there are many gossips. Women love to gossip the most. Even if there are many beautiful lanterns in this courtyard, they can't resist their passion for gossip. Soon, Feng Yuheng heard someone say, "Have you heard? The Eighth Prince has returned to the capital."
Someone immediately echoed excitedly, "Of course I heard about it. He came back on the night of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. He entered the city from the South Gate with a long convoy, and was very impressive."
The person who spoke was a little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old. Feng Yuheng looked in the direction of the voice, and saw that the little girl's cheeks flushed and her eyebrows danced with joy when she mentioned the Eighth Prince. And someone next to her immediately laughed at her: "Tell me the truth, did you go to guard the city gate?"
As soon as this was mentioned, the little girl became shy again, but she immediately said, "It wasn't just me, many people went! The Eighth Prince didn't sit in a carriage at the time, he rode a horse. If you didn't see that demeanor, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
The sisters beside her laughed again. Some of them followed suit to praise the Eighth Prince, while others said that no matter how charming he was, it was none of their business and they could not care less. Some others were still thinking about the Ninth and Seventh Princes and looked down on the Eighth Prince. At this time, the infatuated girl said something again, which made Feng Yuheng very confused - "The Eighth Prince is really very impressive. There is a long queue of carriages just coming into the city. We counted them, and there are a full twenty!"
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