Bai Furong told Feng Yuheng that she wanted to go back to the Bai Mansion. After all, that was her home. She was well now and couldn't be disturbed in the Princess' Mansion.
This was not unexpected to Feng Yuheng, and she did not stop him. First, it was normal for Furong to go home. Second, she was also preparing to go to the fiefdom of Ji'an County from the capital, so she had no time to take care of this. She just said to Bai Furong, "You can go home, but let Bai Qiaojiang leave the palace too! There is nothing more to be found in the palace now. You and your daughter have not lived together for a long time, so you should enjoy some family happiness."
The matter was settled, and Wangchuan personally sent Bai Furong back to the Bai Mansion in the evening of that day. Bai Qiaojiang in the palace got the news and left the palace and returned home the next day. The father and daughter had a good New Year.
Feng Yuheng originally wanted to go to Prince Wenxuan's mansion on the third day of the first lunar month, bringing Zirui with him. He had to pay New Year's greetings to Prince Wenxuan and the Princess. He had prepared all the eight gifts, but when he was loading the car, he changed his mind and asked the driver to unload all the things and decided not to go.
Wangchuan and Huangquan were puzzled and asked her, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" Even Zirui frowned in confusion.
Feng Yuheng took Zirui's shoulder and said helplessly: "No, I won't go. Prince Wenxuan has not been involved in the affairs of the court since the time of the previous emperor to avoid suspicion, and now he is even more free. I am now in such a mess with those old ministers of the Eighth Prince's Party, so it's better not to cause trouble for the prince and princess." While saying this, she patted Zirui's shoulder apologetically and said, "Zirui, you see, there will always be troubles of this or that kind in the capital. Sister even has to think before and after taking you to visit a neighbor. She really has no integrity. But there is no way. We are not afraid of anything, but we can't cause trouble for those who are good to us, don't you think?"
Zirui nodded, "I understand what my sister said. I was also present at the palace banquet that day and saw it clearly. But Zirui is too young and his words are not taken seriously. He couldn't speak up for his sister at that time. He was afraid that people would find fault with him and say that his sister didn't educate him well."
Feng Yuheng laughed, sighing that such a young child already knew so much. She was happy that other people's children had grown up, but she always felt sad. To her, Zirui was just an elementary school student at this age, and should be the most lively and playful. She should take this child to the suburbs more often when she has time, to see the snow-capped mountains in winter, the green grass in spring and autumn, and the bright sun in summer. However, under the current situation and status, she could only send this child to the academy in Xiaozhou, and she had no choice.
She asked Zirui: "Do you blame your sister?"
Zi Rui was puzzled, "Why do you blame your sister? Your sister is so good, and Zi Rui likes her so much, how can you blame her?"
Feng Yuheng pulled him into his room, and they sat down and drank the tea served by the servants. Then he continued, "It's still the New Year, so I should take you around, visit every household, and even visit grandpa's house next door. But you see, things are rushing forward day by day, and they are all piled up in these few days. I always feel that I can't finish the work. In the blink of an eye, it's already the third day of the New Year, and we haven't been anywhere."
After hearing her words, Zirui laughed and said to her, "Going out to pay New Year's greetings and ask for rewards is what children do. Zirui is not a child. In three years, he can take the Tongsheng exam! Zirui knows that everything sister does is reasonable, but there is one thing I don't understand. Why did sister say that things have been piled up in the past few days? Sister, are you in a hurry?"
Feng Yuheng knew that she couldn't hide it from the child, and she didn't want to hide it. Sooner or later, she would know, so she told him: "Because my sister will leave the capital soon, she will live in the fiefdom that she hasn't been to for a while. She will probably leave before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. When the time comes, Zirui will live in grandpa's house first, is that okay?"
"Sister, are you leaving?" He just said that he was not a child. When he heard that Feng Yuheng would not be at home for the fifteenth day of the lunar month, he could not sit still. He stood up and said angrily, "Why are you leaving? Zirui heard that the other side of the fiefdom is a barren place, without civilization and construction, and there is not even a decent house. Why does sister want to suffer that? Is it because of the coercion of those old guys at the palace banquet? But they only said that sister is not allowed to enter the palace, not that sister is not allowed to stay in the capital!"
Feng Yuheng comforted her repeatedly: "No, it's not what you think. Sister didn't go to the fiefdom to avoid disaster, but that fiefdom was originally ours. We can't let it sit idle all the time. We have to use it. And it's not the barren land you said. Have you forgotten that sister has a jade mine? Coincidentally, the jade mine is near Ji'an's fiefdom. It has been mined for so long, but sister has never been there. Do you think we should go and take a look?"
"But there's no need to leave in such a hurry." Zirui frowned, still feeling something was wrong. "You said you were going to take a look, but why did Zirui feel like your sister was going to live there permanently?"
"I don't necessarily have to live there permanently, but we have to start building the mansion there." She told Zirui, "You may not understand the concept of fiefdom, which means that the land belongs to us completely. We don't have to pay taxes to the court, but the shops operating on our land have to pay taxes to us. Unlike the prefects and governors who are only local officials, we are equivalent to..." She lowered her voice: "We are equivalent to local emperors. Think about it! There are restrictions everywhere in the capital, but there is freedom over there, why not? Sister is not staying there forever, she just went there to build it, and when everything is on track, sister will come back."
After hearing what Feng Yuheng said, Zirui finally breathed a sigh of relief. He actually made some calculations in his mind, and then said, "Sister, you are right. A place like that should be used well and should never be left to waste. It's a pity that Zirui has to go back to Xiaozhou to study after the first month of the year. Seventh brother said that studying and practicing martial arts are the most important things right now, and we must not delay our studies because of other things. Otherwise, even if I grow up in the future, I won't be able to help you. Sister, don't worry about it. After you leave Beijing, Zirui will live in Grandpa's house, so you don't have to worry about me."
Finally, the child was convinced, and Feng Yuheng was relieved. After thinking about it, she decided to send Zirui to Yao Mansion to play. There were many cousins there, so there would always be someone who could accompany him. Zirui was very happy with this arrangement, and kept telling her: "Then I will also have dinner at Grandpa's house, so you don't have to worry about me, sister."
Feng Yuheng smiled as she watched the child run away. She really didn't worry about him. If she had to say where in the capital she could feel absolutely at ease, there were only three places: Yao Mansion, Prince Yu Mansion, and Prince Chun Mansion. But thinking about going to the fiefdom, it was not as easy as she said, nor as pure as she said.
If it was just to build a fiefdom to make money for herself, Feng Yuheng would have to do it happily, but now, she also had the intention of getting angry with those Eighth Prince's party. However, she thought clearly that even if she wanted to get angry, going to the fiefdom was the best choice, because the fiefdom that belonged to her was in the Yuzhou of Yuntianfu in the southwest, a county, about the size of two counties, less than a state, and her jade mine was also nearby. The most important thing was that if Xuan Tianming had to go to the south to fight after the New Year, if the Eighth Prince had done something behind the scenes with the food and military supplies, she would definitely have to find a way to make up for it. After all, it was Xuan Tianming who went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and this kind of thing could not wait, so she had to ensure that some logistical work could keep up. And going from the fiefdom to the southern border was much closer than going from the capital, and it was not as eye-catching as the capital, and there were not many people staring at her. She could do whatever she wanted, but she was freer than in Kyoto.
Feng Yuheng had already made up her mind, and had been preparing to go to the fiefdom these days. Baicaotang was closed from the first to the fifth day of the new year, and she planned to summon Wang Lin and Qingyu to come and arrange things in the near future. Baicao had to be closed, and she really wanted to see what the situation would be like in Jingdu, which had received the favor of Baicaotang for more than two years, after suddenly losing Baicaotang.
On the evening of the third day of the Lunar New Year, she had planned to go to the Yao residence for dinner. She had not even greeted her relatives on New Year's Day, which was too rude of her. Fortunately, the Yao family knew everything that happened at the palace banquet on the first night of the Lunar New Year. They knew that she must have been busy these days and would not blame her. Instead, Xu had given her a lot of things, fearing that she did not have enough food and would suffer a loss.
Unfortunately, just as he raised his foot, he hadn't even left the yard. When he looked up, he saw the maid leading Xuan Tianming towards him, and the two of them bumped into each other.
"Where are you going?" Xuan Tianming grabbed her arm and dragged her back, "I have something to talk to you about. No matter where you are going, don't go for now."
Feng Yuheng was helpless, "I'm just going to the Yao Mansion next door to have dinner, is there something urgent?"
Xuan Tianming didn't say much, but dragged the person all the way to the medicine room in her yard. Everyone in the Princess's Mansion knew that once their young lady entered the medicine room, it would be a confidential place, and no one could enter. No matter how urgent the matter was, they had to wait outside. Of course, in addition to two people, one was the Ninth Prince, and the other was Divine Doctor Yao.
The two entered the medicine room. Wang Chuan quickly closed the door from the outside and personally guarded it with Huang Quan. Inside, Xuan Tianming said without a word, "All the treasures in the warehouse of Prince Sheng's Mansion were stolen. You did it!"
Feng Yuheng rolled his eyes, "Why did you come straight to me? And you're so sure!"
Xuan Tianming rolled his eyes at her and said, "Nonsense, I heard that a whole cave of treasure mysteriously disappeared overnight, and there is no sign of the Sheng Palace transporting any treasure out of the palace. With so many things, even if they were transported, it would take half a night, right? Not to mention that it disappeared without a sound. Who else could do such a thing except you?"
All right! She stroked her forehead, "If you can think of this, I'm sure my grandpa can think of it too. I wanted to give you a surprise, but you came here on your own. How boring." As she spoke, she pulled Xuan Tianming's hand, put her right hand on his left wrist, and the two of them instantly disappeared into the pharmacy space...
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