Feng Yuheng didn't know what was in everyone's boxes, so he opened them curiously and saw that they were all banknotes.
Xuan Tiange, Feng Tianyu and Ren Xifeng were generous. Each box contained 100,000 taels of silver. Ren Xifeng took the initiative to speak: "We sisters are not outsiders, so I will not hide some things. I will speak frankly. Recently, I have heard my father sighing about the unstable situation in the South Realm at home. Just the day before yesterday, my father told me the truth. He said that there will be war in the South Realm after the first month of the year, and it will be a very difficult battle. The Ninth Prince took over the military power of the South Realm, and it should be him who went to the war, but the Eighth Prince was left in the capital, which is a hidden danger. Even if he does not take action in the capital for the time being, his old subordinates in the South Realm will not easily obey the orders of the Ninth Prince. They dare not rebel openly, but they are afraid of being tripped up secretly. There are countless spies in the 300,000-man army. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the Eighth Prince will definitely start with food and military supplies to cut off the retreat of the Ninth Prince."
Feng Tianyu echoed, "My father also made the same analysis, and there is a secret report from the south. This battle was most likely planned by His Highness the Eighth Prince, Ancient Shu, and several small countries in the desert. Everything was done just to help him get the throne."
"Of course, if we can kill Brother Nine on the battlefield, that would be the best." Xuan Tiange snorted coldly, "He has such a wicked ambition. I really don't understand why I have such a brother." She said to Feng Yuheng, "We have discussed it. You don't lack anything here. It's nothing unusual for us to give you some jewelry that girls wear. Why don't we just give him some of our private money? We know that if Brother Nine goes to the battlefield, you won't be able to just stand aside. You may have to take care of the food and military supplies in the rear. You can keep these banknotes. They will be useful."
Bai Furong hadn't said anything, nor had she taken out the silver, until this moment when she interrupted. She said to Feng Yuheng, "Ah Heng, my family doesn't have that much silver, but don't worry, I won't be helpless. My father and I have already thought of a way to deal with it. You just wait for our good news, which will come within two days."
Feng Yuheng was puzzled and looked at them suspiciously: "What do you want to do?" Are you going to follow her example and rob people?
Xuan Tiange smiled mysteriously, "I won't tell you now. Anyway, you just have to wait patiently for two days. We will definitely find a way to prepare more food and silver for Ninth Brother's army. No matter what kind of trouble Old Eighth makes in the capital, we have money in our hands, so we are not afraid."
Feng Yuheng saw that there was no other way, and the few people refused to say anything, so he had no choice but to remind them helplessly: "No matter what you do, you must pay attention to safety. You are not allowed to do anything that endangers your life. Do you understand?"
Feng Tianyu laughed so hard that his stomach hurt: "Oh, what's so dangerous about holding a banquet?"
He almost let out a word, but Xuan Tianming glared at him and he remained silent, only smiling. They sat there for a long time, chatting and laughing, and had lunch at the Princess's Mansion. The dishes prepared by the chef of Xianyalou always made them unable to walk. Xuan Tiange said while burping, "Ah Heng, if you want to go to the fiefdom, you can't take all the servants in the mansion with you, right? Otherwise, give me this mansion and follow me back to the prince! I promise I won't treat him badly."
Feng Yuheng rolled her eyes and shook her head decisively: "No, no, I can give you any maids or servants you like, but I must take the cook away."
"Stingy!" Xuan Tiange was so angry that he pinched her, "One hundred thousand taels of silver can't buy a cook? This princess went out to buy a cook with a death contract and it only cost a few dozen taels of silver."
After these words came out, even Bai Furong couldn't hear them anymore. "Tian Ge, how can a cook who sells himself for a few dozen taels compare to the ones from Xian Ya Lou? Why don't you ask how much Ah Heng pays him in the Princess's Mansion every month?"
Xuan Tiange became interested and asked Feng Yuheng curiously: "How much are you giving?"
Feng Yuheng held up five fingers, "The same price as when he was at Xianya Tower."
"Five taels?"
"It's fifty taels."
Xuan Tiange burped again. Although he was not shocked by the fifty taels of silver, he was a little surprised that a cook could get such a salary. Generally speaking, the monthly salary of a servant in a mansion is generally two taels of silver, and the more important personal servants are three to five taels, and the housekeeper is eight taels. The more honest families will have extra rewards during the New Year. Of course, those who work in wealthy families will often receive extra rewards from their masters and guests. So although the salary sounds low, people are still willing to work as servants in wealthy families because there is more gray income!
But it is still too rare for a cook like Feng Yuheng to be paid fifty taels a month. However, the cook of Xian Ya Lou! Anyone who has eaten the food of Xian Ya Lou knows that even the steamed white rice of Xian Ya Lou is better than that of other places, not to mention the dishes. People in Xian Ya Lou can earn fifty taels a month, and they can also receive tips from customers every day. It is unreasonable for Feng Yuheng to give less.
Xuan Tiange curled his lips and stopped talking about the need for a cook. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they were about to say goodbye and leave. Before leaving, they mysteriously told Feng Yuheng to wait for their good news, and that they would definitely give her a surprise.
Feng Yuheng couldn't guess what the surprise was. The only thing that filled her mind was "robbery". But after thinking about it again, she realized that these people really didn't have the ability to rob. She had no choice but to listen to them and wait for good news.
Several people came in their own carriages. She deliberately kept Xuan Tiange for a while longer. After everyone else left, she entrusted Xuan Tiange with a task. "I plan to send two people to the Imperial Hospital in the palace. They used to be from Baicaotang. I could have done it myself, but I acted too late, and now I don't have the chance. Can you help me arrange it? I always feel that the atmosphere in the palace is not right. I have to keep someone inside. Besides, Concubine Yunmu also needs someone to take care of her."
Xuan Tiange thought it was no big deal, and patted Feng Yuheng's hand cheerfully: "Don't worry, let them come to the palace to find me later. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I will arrange for them to enter the palace, and I guarantee that they will not alert the enemy. But don't come on the tenth day! I have important things to do that day." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand casually, got on the palace carriage and left.
Feng Yuheng felt that the important event on the tenth day that Xuan Tiange mentioned must be related to herself, but she had no choice but to go back to the mansion. She still speculated with Wang Chuan Huang Quan with great interest, but she just treated it as a topic to relieve her boredom.
That night, she took Zirui to the Yao residence for dinner and told her about her going to the fiefdom, which made several aunts cry again. Xu was still very concerned about her marriage and kept telling her, "No matter what, you have to go back to the capital for the coming-of-age ceremony. Your aunt is preparing for your marriage here. Don't worry, we will have everything ready."
My second aunt Qin also said, "When I went to the street the day before yesterday, I happened to meet Madam Zhou from Prince Yu's Mansion. She also told me about your wedding and said that Prince Yu's Mansion was also stepping up preparations."
My third aunt Miao was a little worried: "You left too hastily, didn't you? Is it far from Kyoto to Ji'an County? How many days will it take?"
Feng Yuheng said patiently: "The fiefdom is in Yuzhou, which is under the jurisdiction of Yuntian Prefecture in the southwest. If you leave from the capital, you can get there in five or six days by fast horse, and it will only take fifteen days by carriage."
"So far?" The three aunts were a little worried, but Feng Yuheng had always been a person with her own ideas. She would not easily change her plans. The three knew that they could not persuade her, so they could only silently plan to quickly prepare some things for her to take with her when she left. The country generally would not invest in the construction of the fiefdom, and it would not be a rich land. If their children went there, they would definitely suffer. Fortunately, the southwest was not like the barren state. It was already the end of the New Year at this time, and the climate would gradually improve, which was better than the winter.
Yao Jingjun reminded Xu: "Prepare some silver for Ah Heng to take with him. There is a lot of work to be done in the fiefdom, and nothing can be done without silver." Xu nodded repeatedly, and even Qin and Miao were busy planning to go to the warehouse to check and find some valuable things for their children to take with them.
Feng Yuheng smiled bitterly, "I don't lack money." She really didn't lack money. Not only did she not lack money, she was also a local rich woman. Not counting the money she had before, the money she robbed from Prince Sheng's Mansion alone was enough to blind people. She was thinking of moving all the inventory in the basement of the Princess' Mansion into the space. It was unknown when she would be able to come back. Moreover, she was not in the mansion and was not on guard. She must not let someone with ulterior motives take advantage of the situation. She was a money-grubber and had even calculated whether to take away the valuable items in the mansion.
On the other hand, the Yao family strongly refuted her statement. Xu took the lead and said, "What you have is yours. What we prepared is a gift from our family."
Yao Jingjun nodded: "When you get married in the future, you will be a member of the Xuan family, and everything will naturally be taken care of by the Prince Yu's Mansion. But now that you are not married, you are a child of my Yao family. When a child goes on a long journey, the family will naturally prepare for it."
Feng Yuheng was deeply moved. Since she came to this world, apart from Xuan Tianming, only the Yao family could give her such warmth, not to mention that her biological grandfather was here.
She always smiled at Yao Xian with narrowed eyes, but Yao Xian didn't say much, just drank one cup after another. His granddaughter was leaving the capital, and in this way, he couldn't swallow this anger in his heart. But what could he do if he couldn't swallow it? He was just a doctor, could he kill the eighth prince?
During the New Year, Feng Yuheng could not have a proper reunion dinner with the Yao family until the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month. Fortunately, the Yao family understood her, and even the cousins treated her like a sister, talking and laughing with her, which also diluted a lot of the sadness of parting.
When she left the Yao Mansion, she left Zirui here. After all, she would be leaving Beijing in a few days. She wanted to use this time to let Zirui have more contact with the Yao family and cultivate more feelings, so that the child would not feel sad after she left suddenly.
Zirui was very sensible. He would go wherever he was told to go. He just whispered to Feng Yuheng when he sent her back home, "No matter where I am, Zirui will always be the one who cares about you the most. Don't worry, sister. When I grow up, Zirui will stay by my side and won't go anywhere."
Feng Yuheng's nose felt sore, and she quickened her pace back to the Princess's Mansion. She didn't sleep well that night. She dreamed that Xuan Tianming had an accident on the battlefield in the southern realm, and then she dreamed that Zi Rui cried and called her sister. It was not until dawn that she finally fell into a good sleep. When she woke up, it was already the next day.
Wangchuan waited for her to wash up, and Huangquan came back from outside and told her a piece of news: "Princess Wuyang sent notices to all the wives and daughters of officials in the capital, but she only missed our Princess Mansion."
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