"Ahah, yes, I went to court before dawn, originally thinking that at least by noon I would show up, didn't expect to be back so soon."

  An stood beside for half a day, and it was not good to keep silent any longer, so he added: "The old master went to change his official robes. Hearing that we all came to pay our respects to the old lady, he said let us wait here for a while, and he will come this way in a moment."

  The old lady heard this and frowned: "I'm afraid there's something going on in the court."

  Shen sat down on the chair with a plop, fanning herself with her handkerchief, and drained half of the tea from the maid's cup in one gulp before saying: "It doesn't concern us womenfolk anyway, Master must have come to pay his respects to Old Madam."

  What you said makes sense, no matter how big the affairs in the imperial court are, they have nothing to do with the women in the backyard.

  The old lady felt that Feng Jin Yuan's visit to Shu Ya Garden today was unlikely to be as simple as just paying his respects.

  She shifted her gaze to Feng Yu Heng and guessed seven or eight out of ten in her heart. Afraid that the matter was related to this young lady, after all, yesterday suddenly decided to keep people in the house, and finally had to account for it with everyone.

  Not long after everyone had waited, Feng Jin Yuan, who had already changed out of his official robes, walked in.

  First, he greeted the old lady and then sat down beside Shen Shi. A maid served tea, but he only took a small sip. As expected, his gaze soon fell on Feng Yuexiang.

  Feng Yu Huan suddenly felt a bit tense, this tension was not brought to her by Feng Jin Yuan, but rather she also vaguely guessed that the other party might want to talk to her about something, and this matter was 100% related to the Ninth Prince.

  Although she knew that something had happened to him last night, after all, there was no further news. Another morning passed, and who knows what else might have happened.

  She was vaguely worried, and at first couldn't grasp the source of her worry. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly realized that what she was worried about was... whether he would cancel their engagement?

  On this side, Feng Jin Yuan has already spoken: "It's just right that Ah Huang is also here. There's something for Father to say, Ah Huang, don't be too heartbroken."

  Feng Yuexing stared intently at Feng Jin Yuan, his eyes unapologetically fixed on the other's opening and closing mouth, the tension in his gaze visible to all who saw it.

  But no one had any doubts about this, after all, this was the kind of behavior a girl with an engagement should have. Or in everyone's eyes, Feng Yu Heng was normal like this, and only then did she conform to what they thought in their hearts.

  Feng Jin Yuan was annoyed by her stare, casually waved his hand and finally got to the point: "Today's morning court had officials discussing the matter of establishing a crown prince again, but it was rejected by the Emperor."

  The old lady asked in a timely manner: "Isn't it said that the day the Ninth Prince returns to the court is also the day the Crown Prince is established? The Ninth Prince returned yesterday, so why hasn't the Emperor made any moves, and instead rejected the memorial from the ministers today?"

  "Alas!" Feng Jin Yuan let out a long sigh: "This matter, my son has just learned of it too. It turns out that the 9th prince did indeed retreat from the enemy's army and guarded the territory, but he himself was also severely injured."

  Everyone was amazed.

  The old lady asked again: "How badly was he hurt?"

  Feng Jin Yuan glanced at Feng Yu Huang and said: "Both legs are completely disabled, appearance is completely destroyed, even in terms of offspring... there is no hope."

  Everyone was shocked!

  Shen held Feng's hand tightly, her face filled with lingering fear. Then she let out a sigh of relief and said straightforwardly, "It's okay, it's okay."

  The old lady glared at her, tapping the ground with her cane. Shen's family finally knew to restrain themselves, and only pulled Feng Chenyu aside to whisper: "No wonder your father kept them here yesterday, he must have heard the news then."

  Chen Yu nodded slightly and whispered: "Father still loves Chen Yu."

  Shen was very satisfied with Feng Jin Yuan's approach this time and for the first time expressed approval of the three Yao sisters staying at the Feng manor.

  Feng Jin Yuan's words were directed at Feng Yu Huang, who didn't seem to have any reaction and was still staring blankly at him, causing him to furrow his brow: "Ah Huang?"

  Feng Yu Huan was taken aback, "What?"

  "Don't be sad." He didn't care about this daughter, and his words of comfort were also insincere.

  Feng Yu Huan blinked and asked him back: "Was it what Father said before, that there was something I shouldn't be sad about?"

  Feng Jin Yuan didn't understand: "If not, what do you think it is?"

  Feng Yu shook his head: "Nothing." But in his heart, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  Everyone thought she was just half-accepting the fact, and being a bit dazed was normal. Third Aunt An walked up to her side, comfortingly patted her shoulder, and softly said: "Ah Huang don't be afraid, everyone has their own fate, you still have three years before your betrothal, no rush."

  Feng Chenyu also stepped forward, with a face like a Bodhisattva, to comfort her: "Second sister, don't be too heartbroken. Although he is disabled, after all, he is still an imperial prince and will not mistreat second sister."

  The old lady also expressed her attitude: "You are all my granddaughters, the palm and back of the hand are all flesh, even if Ah Huang you want to marry someone who has an accident, but Feng's family will always be your maternal home, and we will prepare more dowry for you." While speaking, she looked at Shen Shi.

  Shen's family heard that they had to prepare more dowry, and she immediately became furious, but Feng Jin Yuan coughed heavily beside her, suppressing her anger.

  "My wife will take care of it." She replied reluctantly.

  She was delighted, thinking that being a legitimate daughter and marrying the ninth prince were nothing special. In the end, it would be better to marry an ordinary member of the royal family, at least he's a normal person. The ninth prince didn't even have any children, what else could she hope for? The throne wouldn't even have anyone to inherit it. But thinking about how Feng Yu Heng could get more dowry, her face fell again.

  Feng Xiang Rong then replaced Feng Yu Huai, her heart aching as she gazed at him and wiped away tears.

  Feng Yu Huan, who had just been considered somewhat normal by the crowd and was struck by the sudden change of events, suddenly came back to life with full energy. She then heard her say to the old lady: "Grandmother, why do you want to prepare an extra dowry for Ah Huan?"

  The old lady thought to herself, "Is this granddaughter stupid or what?" But she still had to comfort her: "You're a daughter of the Feng family, marrying someone like that... Your grandmother is afraid you'll have a hard life in the future, so she's thinking of preparing more for you."

  "Feng Yu bowed her head: "Grandmother's kindness, Ah Huang has accepted it, but Grandmother forgot that Ah Huang is the daughter of Feng Fu, and the Ninth Prince is also the son of the Emperor. The Feng Fu family will not treat their daughter unfairly, how can the Emperor not remember to take care of his own son?"

  As soon as she heard this, Shen Shi immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, the old lady is really worrying too much. Our Feng family can't be compared to the royal family." For Shen Shi, taking out money from the public treasury was just like taking out her own private savings. Preparing an extra dowry might sound easy, but it's not a small amount of silver. Why should Feng Yu Huang get off cheap?

  It's clear that Ke Fengyu didn't want to follow her wishes, and as soon as Shen's words came out, she said to the old lady again: "The extra dowry Ah Huang may have only taken with good intentions, but Grandmother Mei's kindness cannot be refused."

  "What do you mean?" Shen was a complete waste of time when it came to scheming, he would catch on fire the moment someone lit him up and couldn't understand those roundabout words.

  Feng Yu Huan continued, "Ah Huan's intention is that since Grandmother has bestowed it upon us, Ah Huan will be a magnanimous person and divide this extra dowry equally between Xiang Rong and Fen Dai. As for elder sister..." She glanced at Chen Yu, "I suppose she definitely won't fight with the younger sisters over it either."

  A tall hat was worn away, and Feng Chenyu could say nothing more, so she showed her usual magnanimous smile and nodded in agreement: "That's natural."

  Although An was low-key, she was clever. As her daughter, Xiang Rong, although being suppressed by the rules of the mansion and being a bit timid, was not someone who couldn't see clearly. Moreover, An had been friends with Yao since before, and Xiang Rong had always liked to stick close to Feng Yu Heng, so now she naturally helped push the plot to its climax.

  So, An's eyes passed over and thought that Rong would immediately kneel down in the middle of the floor with a happy expression: "Xiang Rong thanks Grandma, thanks Mother, also thanks Big Sister and Second Sister."

  Feng Fen Dai is actually someone who loves to take advantage of bargains. In the end, she only dislikes the so-called eldest daughter in this mansion who is above her, and not specifically targeting Feng Yu Huang and Feng Chen Yu. So, compared to Feng Chen Yu, her second sister, the former eldest daughter, especially now that she's going to marry a useless prince, has no sense of superiority over her at all. Moreover, now that they've given her such a great favor, as an illegitimate daughter, the dowry she can get is much less than that of the legitimate daughters, and sharing another illegitimate daughter's dowry means she gets half more than her original dowry for free.

  Then Fen Dai immediately knelt down and thanked loudly: "Thank you, grandmother, mother and two sisters!"

  Thought for a moment, then turned sideways and added: "Thank you, Father."

  The two girls thanked her profusely and completely shut the old lady's mouth.

  Shen's eyes sparkled with a desire to resist, while An and Han happened to arrive just in time, bowing down to pay their respects. In unison, they said: "Thank you, elderly lady and madam."

  Han's charming eyes rolled over, and she said in a soft voice to Feng Jin Yuan: "Thank you, sir."

  An Shi further increased the intensity of blocking Lao Tai's mouth: "Everyone in the capital knows that our Feng Fu's old lady has always doted on the younger generation, and has never treated the third and fourth misses harshly because they are born out of wedlock. It is truly a model praised by everyone."

  As soon as the words came out, regardless of whether they were true or false, the old lady's image was immediately established in a grand manner, and even she herself felt a little fluttered. With one hand on her waist and the other leaning on her cane, she smiled and nodded: "I just said that, both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh."

  Shen's heart felt like it was bleeding, but after seeing Chen Yu slightly shaking his head at her and Feng Jin Yuan's face full of approval, she had to swallow this breath first. After all, Rong Huan and Fen Dai were only ten years old, and the day they would get married was still far away.

  When Shen saw it, he also nodded dryly. The two children kneeling on the ground finally got up, and Rong still had a humble and obedient appearance, but the joy on her powdered face could not be hidden at all.

  Shen looked at her with a glance, only to feel that this little girl was already showing signs of Han's coquettishness at such a young age, and she felt even more annoyed.

  At this time, Zhao's mother hurried back from going out halfway to find someone for the Yao family. As she crossed the threshold, she accidentally tripped and was lucky that a young maid at the door supported her, otherwise she would have fallen over.

  Aunt Zhao was an old woman who had served the old lady since she was a child, so the old lady naturally knew that if nothing big happened, Aunt Zhao would not be so rude, and quickly asked: "What's wrong?"

  Madam Zhao took a few deep breaths, saw that Feng Jin Yuan was also present, and hastily paid her respects. Then she turned to the crowd and announced: "Someone from the Imperial Palace has arrived with the betrothal gifts."