Feng Fendai walked out of Jingsi Palace. Outside, the Fifth Prince's attendants were still waiting to escort her out of the palace. Seeing her coming out with her maid, they hurried forward and urged her, "Fourth Miss is finally out. I have been waiting outside and will take you out of the palace right away."
Feng Fendai rolled her eyes at him and said with some dissatisfaction, "When she was in Feng Mansion, my second sister and His Highness the Ninth were only engaged. But the people in Prince Yu's Mansion were very enthusiastic when they saw her, calling her Princess one by one. Why, when I came to your Prince Li's Mansion, they only called me Fourth Miss?"
The attendant frowned upon hearing this, feeling somewhat unhappy in his heart, but he could not show it on his face, so he only replied respectfully, "It's not what the young lady thinks, it's just that the Fourth Young Lady and the Fifth Prince haven't gotten married yet, and calling her the Princess now might ruin the Fourth Young Lady's reputation. Speaking of Princess Ji'an and the Ninth Prince, Princess Ji'an was called the Princess before she got married, and there were people who criticized her. The Fifth Prince couldn't bear to see the Fourth Young Lady suffer that kind of criticism, so he didn't order her to change the name, and it was also for the Fourth Young Lady's own good."
The attendant was very good at talking, and after hearing this, Fen Dai remembered that she herself had also criticized Feng Yuheng for this matter, not to mention outsiders. So she stopped caring about it and just said to the attendant: "Are you waiting here to watch me? Don't worry, don't be so nervous, I won't cause trouble in this palace. I still want to live well and enjoy the good days in the future, but I won't be as stupid as Feng Chenyu back then."
After she said this, the servant stopped talking and silently escorted the person out of the palace. He watched Feng Fendai get on the Feng family's carriage before leaving with peace of mind.
Feng Fendai's carriage did not move fast. The coachman had long understood her temper. Every time she went out, she would stay outside as long as possible and was reluctant to return to the mansion too early.
The carriage was moving slowly on the street. Dongying saw that Fendai was not in a good mood, so she didn't say anything and sat quietly on the side serving tea. Feng Fendai opened the curtains of the carriage when they reached a busy street and looked out. She felt that the capital had remained the same for several years. There were still many people everywhere, and shops were opening one after another. There were new shops popping up almost every month.
Once upon a time, when the Feng family had many people and strict rules, the old lady did not like girls to go out often and kept them very tight. In addition, Feng Chenyu wanted to stay away from the world to maintain her mystery, and she and Xiangrong were concubines, so the old lady thought it was shameful for concubines to go out and stroll on the street all the time. Later, when there was no one in the Feng family, she made her own decisions, but she didn't have much desire to go shopping.
I think that's how people are. The more you are not allowed to do something, the more you want to do it; the more someone competes with you for something, the more you want to get it. But once there is no competition and no restraint, everything loses its original flavor. This is why food tastes better when there are more people around, Feng Fendai thought. She had never understood this principle for many years, but now she really understands it.
Suddenly, she understood Feng Jinyuan's feelings of taking Yao and Fu Ya to the Southern Realm. Rebuilding a family, even if it was fake, was a kind of prosperity that could numb herself. If possible, she hoped that the Feng Mansion could come back, and those living people could come back. When she grew up, she could stand out with her own abilities, and then compete with those people to see who would have the last laugh.
The carriage was about to pass an intersection, and Feng Fendai suddenly shouted, "Stop!" Then she looked straight ahead, and saw a figure in purple and a figure in white riding horses towards her. She didn't know why she was so panicked, and hurriedly shouted to the driver, "Turn! Turn quickly! Turn right ahead and go back!"
The driver didn't understand what was going on, but he didn't argue. He spurred the horse and turned directly at the intersection. Feng Fendai didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they had gone a long way.
Dongying was puzzled and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Feng Fendai said nothing, but the figure in purple was still in her mind. She had pursued that man before, and she didn't care about her life. She was young at the time, and she didn't know where she got the courage to provoke him. And that man was indeed a ruthless character. She still remembered that she was tricked into the water and almost drowned. If it weren't for the Seventh Prince, she would have died long ago.
Feng Fendai narrowed her eyes. If she said that the Sixth Prince liked Feng Yuheng, she was just kidding. But if she said that the Seventh Prince liked Feng Yuheng, it would be more certain, right? But she had no ability to stir up trouble, and no channels to do so. The Sixth Prince had an unclear biological mother, but the Seventh Prince was alone, without a single concern.
The carriage of the Feng Mansion gradually went further away. Xuan Tianming looked in that direction for a while and snorted coldly, "The Feng family is still not clean after all."
Xuan Tianhua beside him said helplessly: "Why do you always want to have the whole family exterminated? But you were not like this before. You would just whip anyone you didn't like. Come to think of it, I haven't seen you use a whip for a long time."
"Some people need me to take action, and some people have to be left for that girl to deal with herself, otherwise she won't be satisfied, but I will be bitten." Xuan Tianming said, moving his shoulders. He was bitten by the girl last night and it still hurts. His wife is good in every way, but she is not open enough in some aspects and needs to be trained!
At that time, Feng Yuheng was with Zirui in her princess's mansion. This was her first time back since she returned to Beijing. Everyone in the mansion, from the imperial guards to the servants, was very happy and surrounded her for a long time. Feng Yuheng naturally did not miss their red envelopes, and everyone's envelopes were big, without giving objects, but directly filled with silver bills, even the servants could get fifty taels. She has always been generous, and the servants in the mansion have received many favors, but this time it was too big, fifty taels of silver, enough for the servant to marry a good wife!
Everyone was very happy. Qingyu even told Feng Yuheng, "On the day of the young lady's wedding in the South Realm, the Yao Mansion held a grand banquet. Many people gave gifts. There was no room over there, so a lot of them were shipped over here. I have sorted them and stored them in the warehouse. I will show the list to the young lady later."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "I have to take a look, I have to return the favor later!" Speaking of returning the favor, she remembered again: "Is there a rule here that when someone comes to give a gift, we have to make wedding cakes or candies or something?"
Qingyu nodded, "Yes. Don't worry, Miss, the Yao Mansion prepared all these things that day, and I will distribute them. No matter if they are high-ranking officials or poor people, as long as they come to congratulate sincerely, even if they only bring a basket of eggs, we will give them the best wedding gifts in return."
Feng Yuheng was relieved, thinking that the Yao family was really thoughtful. "I'm going to go back to the Yao family tomorrow, go back to the next door and tell them. After all, I'm a new daughter-in-law, and I have to bring my husband with me when I go back for the first time, so it's not good for me to go alone now. You don't have to prepare too much when telling grandpa, just treat it as a family dinner and have a meal together."
Qingyu nodded: "Then I'll go right away. Miss and Master, please go in and take a look first." Qingyu left in a hurry. Feng Yuheng felt that this girl was becoming more and more resolute and decisive, with the demeanor of a strong woman in later generations. She didn't even have time to take out the big red envelope she had prepared for her before she had already walked out of the mansion.
With a helpless smile, he pulled Zirui inside and said as he walked, "Sister and brother-in-law will go back to grandpa's house tomorrow. You can also go there and we can have a meal together. After that, you still have to go back to Xiaozhou."
Zirui said obediently: "Don't worry, sister. I understand everything. It's just that Zirui has mentioned to the teacher that he doesn't want to take the Tongsheng exam. Zirui wants to focus on studying military books and lead troops to fight in the future." He spread out his hand, and the broken knuckles were bare, which still looked fascinating. "From the moment this finger was broken, Zirui has made up his mind to join the army. I hope sister will not stop me. Zirui will not let you down."
Feng Yuheng always felt guilty towards this child. No matter why his finger was broken, it was always because she failed to protect him. In addition to the incident with Yao, this child has not enjoyed much family affection in the past few years. The little child is precocious and sensible, and anyone would feel distressed if she let him go. She put her arm around Zirui's shoulders and walked to the yard where Yao used to live. While looking at the yard that had been turned into a warehouse by Qingyu, she said to Zirui, "Sister will not stop you. As long as it is the path that our Zirui chooses, sister will definitely support you to go on."
The sister and brother were in love. A maid ran over from outside the courtyard, bowed in front of her and said, "Miss, someone came to the gate of the mansion to deliver something, saying it was to congratulate you on your wedding."
"Congratulations on your wedding?" Feng Yuheng was puzzled. How long had she been married? The Yao family in the capital had hosted a wedding banquet. Shouldn't the congratulations have been held long ago? Why was there still someone coming? But thinking about it again, it made sense. She had just returned to the capital, and everyone knew about it. It was probably human nature that someone wanted to deliver it to her in person. "Then please go into the main hall in the front yard!" She said, pulling Zirui out again, and asked the maid as she walked, "What kind of person is it?"
The maid said, "She is a sister. She looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, but she has a steady temperament and speaks in an orderly manner. You can tell at a glance that she is a maid trained by a wealthy family."
This description was very realistic. Feng Yuheng nodded with satisfaction and went to the main hall. Not long after, she saw the person who came to give gifts coming in slowly under the guidance of the servants. As her maid described, she looked like a maid trained by a wealthy family. She even walked very steadily, not hurriedly or slowly, and each step was the same distance. She was well-trained. She only needed to take a glance to know that a maid with such qualities could no longer be called a maid, but a palace maid.
"Your servant kowtows to Princess Yu. May your majesty live a thousand years!" The girl came in front of Feng Yuheng and knelt down to kowtow.
Feng Yuheng smiled and called out, and asked someone to look for a seat, and then directly said: "I wonder which palace the young lady is from? Did your mistress send you here?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, then said, "Princess, you have good eyesight. I am indeed from the palace. My mistress is no longer called the queen. She is the noble lady Li who lives in Jingsi Palace."
"Lady Li." Feng Yuheng had an impression of this person. She was confused and did something wrong in the hunting ground. It was only because she begged for mercy that she saved her life. She was only demoted to a lady and lived in seclusion in Jingsi Palace. It is reported that Feng Fendai also looked for her, probably to use the military power in the hands of the Sixth Prince to find an ally for the Fifth Prince. However, Feng Yuheng didn't take these too seriously, and didn't even remember what she looked like. But the only thing that left an impression on her was her other identity: the biological mother of the Sixth Prince. So she smiled again and said to the palace maid: "Thank you for still thinking about me. The Sixth Prince has mentioned to me many times that he misses you very much."
She took the initiative to talk about the Sixth Prince, which made the palace maid's heart skip a beat again, and she felt a little panicked...
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