Feng Xiang thought it was strange, "It's a skirt! The color is quite nice too."
"Where can I find such a skirt!" Fen Dai said, retreating backward as if the skirt was poisonous and she didn't dare to touch it again. "Take it away quickly! Feng Yuexiang, are you intentionally trying to harm me? Wearing this kind of skirt will make my skin be ground off!"
"Feng Yu Huan's face was innocent: 'Fourth sister, how could you misunderstand sister's kindness? This is indeed the clothes that Li Mama from the palace brought to me personally yesterday when she was beside mother. How could our household give bad clothes for their own daughter to wear? Fourth sister, stop joking.'"
"Who's fooling around with you!" Feng Pian Dai was furious. "I don't want this ghostly thing, you're intentionally harming me!"
"How could I harm my sister? This is indeed a good thing that Li Auntie brought back!"
"Get out!"
"Shut up, all of you!" The old lady couldn't take it anymore and glared fiercely at Feng Yuexiang. "As soon as you arrive, you're making a racket. What's wrong with the illegitimate daughter of the Feng manor, having no decorum at all?" With one sentence, she also scolded Feng Pian Dai into submission. "Look at Shen Yu, dignified and composed, never indulging in material pleasures or being overly emotional. And then look at yourselves!"
"Grandma!" Fen Dai said with a sense of injustice, "It's clear that Feng Yu Heng wants to use a torn and tattered skirt to harm me, why don't you punish her for her wrongdoing?"
"Fourth sister is being unreasonable." Feng Chenyu spoke out to dissuade her, "How can you speak to your grandmother like that!"
The old lady was so angry that she slammed her cane on the ground and tried to get up with all her might. But this waist just didn't cooperate, as soon as she got up, she let out a "ouch" and sat back down again.
As soon as they saw the old lady's waist problem had recurred, several people tactfully stopped arguing. Feng Chenyu hastily stepped forward to support her and asked at the same time: "Grandmother, do you want us to invite a doctor to take a look?"
The old lady waved her hand: "It's useless even if you look at it, this illness recurs every year. Those bitter medicinal soups they prescribed have never worked."
Chen Yu adjusted the soft pillow behind her back, supporting the old lady as she leaned back a little, "Does this feel okay? If not, I can stack both soft pillows together."
The old lady waved her hand and said, "No need, it's fine like this."
Feng Yu Huan observed the old lady's painful expression for a while, and then she had an idea. After thinking for a moment, she opened her mouth and said: "Grandma, is this illness from your waist down to your feet, with pain in the back of your thighs, outside of your calves, and even in your feet? And does the pain worsen when you sneeze or cough?"
The old lady was unwilling to care for her, but the symptoms described by Feng Yuexiang completely matched hers, and she nodded unconsciously. "How did you know?"
Feng Yu Huan didn't explain, but continued to look at the two soft pillows and said: "This disease is called lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion in medical terms. At first, it only manifests as lower back pain, but if grandma's pain has already reached her lower limbs, then it's considered a severe case."
The old lady was frightened and stunned when she heard it was a serious illness. She opened her mouth and asked: "Can it be cured?"
"It depends on the situation." She said frankly, "But when you're sick, you must stay in bed, this is the most basic and necessary thing to do."
In fact, the best solution for such severe cases is surgery, but she couldn't possibly discuss cutting open skin and reattaching bones with a group of ancient people, so she could only teach them some physical therapy methods.
"Stay in bed for at least 20 days and avoid bending or lifting during this time. Also," Feng Yuexiang glanced again at the two soft pillows.
The fish sank, and her thoughts were dense, noticing her gaze, a calculation arose in her heart.
Feng Yuexiang continued, "One must sleep on a hard bed, not a soft one. The soft pillow that Big Sister brought over is precisely the kind of thing that this illness abhors, and will only make it worse with use. However, this isn't Big Sister's fault, she probably didn't know any better when she brought it over for Grandmother."
The old lady's face sank as soon as she heard this, and if there was anything that could make her turn against someone who had a good relationship with the Feng family, it would be a matter of life and death.
Chen Yu quickly knelt down upon seeing the scene: "Grandmother, granddaughter really didn't know! These soft pillows were made from the best materials and sewn together to show filial piety to Grandmother!" Then turning towards Feng Yuhuang: "I don't know where Second Sister heard these medical theories? Has a doctor confirmed them?"
Feng Yu shook her head, "If you're not at ease, you can go invite a doctor to come and take a look. See if what I said is the same as what they say. Also, don't invite those doctors who previously misdiagnosed Grandmother's illness, invite some more skilled ones instead."
She didn't say anything else and bent down beside Old Lady Feng, sitting down next to Xiangyun.
The old lady wasn't satisfied yet, and while letting Zhao's nanny take away the soft pillow next to her, she asked: "Besides lying in bed, is there any other way?"
Feng Yu Huan was very satisfied with the old lady's diligence and curiosity, "There is also massage, but it must be done by a doctor with rich experience, otherwise it will easily backfire. And then there is the effective external application of medicine, only good medicine is hard to find." As she spoke, she paused for a moment, looking at Feng Chen Yu who was still kneeling, "Grandmother, let big sister get up quickly." As she spoke, she didn't neglect the hint of schadenfreude on Fen Dai's face.
She couldn't help but sigh that ancient children were really precocious. A ten-year-old child had so many thoughts and ideas.
The old lady didn't really mean to make Shen Yu kneel, she was just very concerned about her health and when she heard how serious the illness was, she got angry. Now that she had calmed down a bit, she quickly helped Shen Yu up: "Get up, grandma isn't blaming you."
Chen Yu's eyes reddened: "Thank you, Grandmother. Don't worry, Chen Yu will definitely find a famous doctor to diagnose and treat you."
"Good." The old lady patted her hand, "You're really a thoughtful child."
Feng Chenyu smiled warmly, then seemed to suddenly remember something and added: "It was my oversight, how could I have forgotten that Second Sister's grandfather was the most renowned imperial physician in the palace, and Second Sister also learned some things from him when she was young?"
She said, and Feng Pink immediately echoed: "What's the most famous imperial physician? Didn't he kill the noble concubine and was demoted to a remote state by the emperor? Grandma, you can't listen to Feng Yuexiang's nonsense, a mediocre doctor, how good can it be?"
Phoenix sank and reminded her in time: "Call Second Sister."
Fen Dai responded with an "oh" and didn't call out again.
As soon as the Yao family was mentioned, the old lady's mood sank again. Ah, a doctor who killed the noble consort in the palace, what kind of famous doctor is this?
I originally still believed in Feng Yu's previous words, but now I immediately turned against her. She beckoned to Zhao Ayi beside her: "Quickly go and bring back the soft pillow that Chen Yu sent over, my waist really can't do without something to support it."
Feng Yu Huan didn't argue with them, anyway she had already said what she wanted to say, whether they believed her or not was none of her business. Moreover, she understood people's contrarian psychology, especially the elderly and children, the more you don't let her do something, the more she wants to do it. Nine out of ten tonight when sleeping, she would definitely add a few more layers of bedding under the bed board, wasn't she saying she wanted a hard board? But others just insisted on having it softer.
Let this old lady suffer then, when she's seriously ill and can't move, she'll find another chance to cheat them.
The room fell into a temporary silence, Feng Yu Heng felt somewhat embarrassed and glanced at Miao Xia.
Overjoyed, she reached out and grabbed his neck, making a face as if it was very painful.
Huang Ling saw it first and remembered the red pieces she had seen before, so she quickly asked: "Sister Manxi, what's going on?"
As soon as Xiaoyao spoke up, everyone's eyes turned towards Manxi again.
Feng Chenyu also felt puzzled, "Manxi, if you're not comfortable, then you shouldn't have followed Second Miss to serve by her side."
Manxi quickly knelt down to the middle of the house, first paying respects to the old lady, then facing Feng Chenyu and saying: "Young mistress, I'm not uncomfortable, it's just that my neck is a bit itchy."
Phoenix looked out of the door and curiously asked: "Why is there a piece of red on your neck?"
"I don't know, I really don't know anything."
Feng Yu Huan suddenly let out a "ya" sound, then got up to flip through Man Xi's clothes, and immediately exclaimed: "How can this be?"
The old lady frowned and glared at her: "What's wrong now?"
"Feng Yu's fingers pointed at the clothes with a satisfied expression and said: 'This dress is actually discoloring!'"
The old lady was very angry and scolded Manxi: "You are also an old servant who has served in the mansion for many years, how can you not even wear a decent dress? Do the first-class maids in my Feng Mansion go out wearing faded clothes everywhere? Don't you think it's shameful for your master?"
Man Xi felt very wronged: "Old lady, this dress...this dress was given by Second Miss."
Really?
Everyone's eyes turned to Feng Yuexiang again, and she looked particularly wronged: "It was I who rewarded her, but I thought it was a good thing. This dress was brought by Li Ayi yesterday and said it was a new dress specially selected for Ya Niang in the mansion. The madam said that we had just arrived and didn't have much silver to reward the servants, and coincidentally, three of the servants were my mother's wet nurse and two of her first-class maids. I and the madam thought that the clothes given by the mansion were the best things, so I gave this dress to Manxi."
As soon as she said this, everyone understood. It turned out that Shen's family had intentionally made things difficult for Yao's mother and daughter, but Feng Yuexian had used the opportunity to frame them, and in the end, it had blown up to Old Lady's face.
Feng Chenyu regretted it in various ways and secretly glared at Huang Jin, blaming her for being nosy.
Feng Xiang Rong was very certain that this matter was absolutely her second sister's doing on purpose.
The two clothes that were sent to the willow garden had both gone wrong, although the first one was covered up by the old lady's waist disease, but this second one might not be so easy to fool. Looking at Feng Yuexian still with a wronged expression, Zhen thought it was interesting.
Things have come to this point, and if the old lady doesn't take a stand now, it's a bit unreasonable. After all, Feng Yuexiang was also genuinely loved by her when she was young, and it was she who personally agreed to Feng Jinyuan marrying Yao Shi in the first place.
At that time, the Yao family's influence was strong, and in the capital city, the Feng family, which had no roots at all, married the eldest daughter of the Yao family, which was absolutely a high match. As for Shen Shi, who had taken care of her for many years in her hometown, she only asked Feng Jin to bring her into the house as a concubine.
Although Mrs. Yao's belly was not competitive later, she had no children for several years after entering the house, and instead let Mrs. Shen give birth to a son and daughter. But that was not the eldest child, and the old lady did not love her much. It wasn't until Mrs. Yao gave birth to Feng Yuhan that the old lady smiled, and later when she gave birth to Feng Zirui, she was even more delighted.
Unfortunately, good times don't last long. The Yao family suddenly encountered difficulties and was demoted several ranks overnight, eventually banishing the entire clan to a remote state.
The Feng family made a statement overnight, drove Yao's wife out of the house, and supported Shen's wife to take her place.
Now thinking back, the crime of the Yao family did not implicate the Feng family, but the way the Feng family treated the three women of the Yao family was chilling.
The old lady thought to herself, and her facial expressions became richer. Feng Fen Dai and Feng Xiang looked puzzled, but Feng Chen Yu was shocked.
It was clear that the old lady's gaze at Feng Yu Heng gradually changed from disgust to relief, and then from relief to pity. If this continued to develop, it was feared that the wind and water of the Feng manor would change direction again.
No way!