"Very well." Feng Jin Yuan waved his hand, "Shen Shi, I will let you stay in this position for a few more years, but from now on, you are no longer allowed to manage the household finances of the Feng manor. You will hand over the management of the household finances to your mother, and starting from today, you will be confined to the Golden Jade Pavilion for reflection, and you are not allowed to come out without my permission."

  Shen's face was filled with discontent, shaking his head repeatedly.

  Handing over Zhong Fei, isn't that equivalent to taking her life?

  "Please think more for the sake of Chen Yu," she hastily reminded her mother.

  One sentence suppressed all of Shen's unwillingness.

  This daughter is her future, her biggest stake, she can afford to lose the middle game, but she cannot afford to lose this daughter.

  "Furthermore." Feng Jin Yuan spoke again, "Jin Zhen Hu has rendered meritorious service, promote her to concubine and bestow upon her the Ruyi Courtyard."

  Ruyi Yard was a not-so-large courtyard in the mansion, where Anshi had lived for a while before giving birth to Xiangrong and moving to a slightly larger yard. Ruyi Yard was moderately decorated with artificial hills and ponds, and its scenery was exquisite.

  Jin Zhen heard Feng Jin Yuan make such arrangements, and his heart finally fell back into his stomach. He hastily went forward, knelt down on the ground, and knocked his head to thank him.

  The old lady noticed a blood stain on the back of her skirt, and her angry heart also smoothed out a bit. Her son was the prime minister, and there was only one wife and three concubines in the mansion, which was not many, let alone that Yao Shi was just brought back, and there were only two male children, which was a bit too few. If Jin Zhen could make an effort and give birth to a big fat boy for the Feng family, it would not be in vain for today's labor and trouble.

  The old lady's gaze was taken in by Jin Zhen, and her heart put down some. Fortunately, at the time Feng Jinyuan was in a state of madness due to medication, and did not notice that she was not a virgin, nor did he discover the shoes hidden in her sleeve pocket. Afterwards, she cleverly used a hairpin to scratch open her forearm, smearing blood on her clothes, and this wound could also be used as an excuse to say it was inflicted by Shen's punishment.

  Everyone had made arrangements, leaving only Xu Daifu and the servant girl still kneeling in the middle. Feng Jin Yuan was furious but had nowhere to vent his anger, so he turned his attention to the two of them, transferring all his pent-up rage onto them.

  "Guard!" he bellowed, "Kill!"

  With just one order, a figure suddenly appeared in the air with a "whoosh" and disappeared in an instant.

  Looking again at the two people, their heads had been directly cut off.

  The whole family was shocked and screamed, even Feng Yuexiang pretended to scream twice. However, only Han Shi stared at the corpse of Xu Daifu, a sense of pleasure rising from her heart.

  Feng Jin Yuan waved his hand, and immediately the servants came in to carry away the corpse. Others cleaned up the floor, and in just a short while, it was spotless again. The room looked as if nothing had happened, but the pungent smell of blood could not be covered up no matter what.

  Chen Yu covered her mouth in disgust, Shen gazed at the empty space that no one dared to step on, and felt a chill run down her spine.

  This is the first time the Feng family has seen such a scene, Feng Jin Yuan had never allowed his dark guards to appear in public, let alone involve his family members in bloody matters. But today, in a fit of rage, he just wanted to vent his anger and didn't care about these things. However, thinking again, this is also good, no matter whether it's the Shen family or Feng Yu Heng's side, it can be considered a deterrent. His wife is hard to manage, but his second daughter is even more difficult to control.

  "Ah Huang." After finishing the matter, Feng Jin Yuan felt that if he didn't show some concern for his second son who was ill, it would be somewhat inexcusable. He immediately said: "I'll send someone to invite a doctor from outside to treat Zi Rui's illness, you and your aunt don't need to worry too much."

  Feng Yu sneered in his heart, and the matter was handled in such a perfunctory manner just because of a sunken fish, it can be seen that this father's ambition is so great.

  It's better that Feng's family is unkind and unreasonable.

  She shook her head: "Father, don't worry. Zi Rui's illness has improved a lot, and Ah Huang is half a doctor himself, so this small illness can still be treated. After going through such things, Ah Huang was really afraid in his heart and didn't dare to hand over his brother to outsiders again. So he asked Father to allow him to personally diagnose and treat his brother, and the necessary medicine I will go to Bai Cao Tang to get."

  She mentioned Baicao medicine, and Shen Shi, who was originally paralyzed on the ground, suddenly became spirited again, pulling her throat to ask - "What did you go to Baicao Hall for?"

  Feng Yu Huan was taken aback for a moment before responding, "Of course I'm going to get the medicinal herbs!"

  "The Baicao Hall doesn't have any medicine for you to take!"

  Feng Yu Huan thought for a moment, then asked Feng Jin Yuan: "Isn't the Baicao Hall the dowry shop of Madam Yao? Why is there no medicine for me to take? Madam Yao said that the shop was left as my future dowry. In the past when we lived in the mountains, we didn't have time to take care of this side of the capital city. Now that we're back, I must properly manage and operate it."

  "Who do you think you are? What dowry? That's the Feng family's property, when did it become your dowry?" She had been in charge of the household supplies for so many years and had long since taken over the few shops that Old Lady Yao had set aside, now they wanted her to spit them out again, wasn't that just like asking for her life?

  "Feng Yu didn't care about these things, 'Mother must have remembered wrongly, the Bai Cao Tang was indeed given to Aunt Yao by the Yao family as a dowry, and Aunt Yao also planned to use these shops to add to Ah Huang's dowry. Mother doesn't remember, it's okay, the government has land deeds on file, go check and you'll know if it's really the Feng family's property.' She spoke coldly, looking at the old lady who had just taken over the management of the Zhong Yi again: 'In those years, Grandmother said she would manage a few shops for Aunt Yao, I don't know if Grandmother lost the land deed and that's why Mother misunderstood it as the Feng family's property.' Wang Chuan! She turned her head to ask: 'What if the land deed is lost?'"

  Wang Chuan told everyone: "If the land deed is lost at home, you can go to the government office to check the original copy and reissue one after checking."

  "Feng Yu nodded: 'Then let's go tomorrow, I haven't been in the mansion for years and didn't have time to take care of those shops, it's really troublesome for Grandmother.' In this matter, she only communicated with Old Lady Shen alone and completely ignored Shen Shi. 'Grandmother has taken great pains to manage Baicao Hall over the years, Ah Huang will remember Grandmother's kindness.'"

  The old lady opened her mouth, not knowing how to respond. It was indeed true that she had withheld the dowry of the Yao family back then, and it was because those shops were too eye-catching for the Feng family at that time! Now that the Feng family has more or less gained some foundation, although to a large extent it is relying on the support of the Shen family later on, the original Yao family still cannot be ignored. At this moment, Feng Yuexiang came to ask for those few shops, and although she was somewhat heartbroken, she couldn't say no. Moreover, Feng Yuexiang and Wangchuan's daughter were in cahoots with each other, if they really went to the government office to investigate the foundation, where would the Feng family put their face?

  "How can a land deed be lost? Shen, look for it again." The old lady said.

  Ms. Shen was particularly displeased, especially when Old Lady Feng kept addressing her as "Shen Shi", making her feel even more uncomfortable.

  "I'm your daughter-in-law, why does the old lady always say hurtful words." She was choked with anger and intentionally diverted the conversation.

  "What do you want me to call you?" The old lady raised her cane, "If you want me to call you 'daughter-in-law', then show me the demeanor of a mistress! Which part of you is worthy of the title 'Mrs. Feng'?"

  "At least I gave birth to Shen Yu!" At this point, Mrs. Shen was particularly proud, "No matter what time it is, I am the mother of Shen Yu."

  She used these words to shut the old lady's mouth, and the old lady had nothing to say, so she reminded her again: "Tomorrow, go find those land deeds, I'll give you two days, and if you find them, return them to Ah Huang immediately."

  "Are you out of your mind, old lady? When a woman marries into her husband's family, it's only natural that the dowry is received by the husband's family. What kind of logic is there in handing it over to the public and then wanting it back?" Shen Shi glared at Feng Yuexiang: "You don't even have any basic manners!"

  Feng Yu's face sank, and she raised an eyebrow as she looked at her: "Mother, does this mean that when a woman marries into a husband's household, all of her assets must be handed over?"

  "Right!"

  "Alright, Wang Chuan!" she called out to Wang Chuan again. "Go and invite the Prefect of Beijing to come to our estate. If the face of the Feng family is not enough, then please ask Madame Zhou from the Imperial Palace to make an appearance and invite Prefect of Beijing to visit the Feng estate. Tell him that Old Lady Feng, Madame, and all the aunts want to voluntarily hand over their dowries to the Feng family's common property, and from now on, they will belong to the Feng family and have nothing to do with them privately. Ask Prefect of Beijing to come to our estate to change the name on the land deeds for the elders."

  "Yes, I'll go right away." With that, she turned and left.

  "Wait!" The old lady spoke up, she didn't dare to give Wang Chuan a stern look, nor did she dare to treat Wang Chuan as a servant girl in the Feng manor who could be scolded at will. She always spoke with a few degrees of politeness and caution, "Wang Chuan, wait for a moment."

  It's not just the old lady who is panicked, Shen's face also turned white, she didn't expect to be led around in circles and end up getting herself involved.

  An Shi also chimed in, saying to Feng Jin Yuan: "When I entered the manor, my family had an agreement with Master that the dowry shop would not be handed over to the Feng Manor, but rather I would operate it myself and pass it down to our children in the future. Master, you agreed to this, why is Madame Shen pressuring me so much today?" An Shi's words shifted all the blame onto Shen Shi's head. "Furthermore, according to the Great Shun Code, when a woman gets married, if she has a dowry shop, she can operate it herself and the profits belong solely to her. The husband's family cannot interfere with the operation of the dowry shop. This is a rule set by the Emperor."

  When it comes to the emperor, An looked at Feng Yuexian and reminded her that this battle can be won.

  Feng Yu nodded slightly and expressed her gratitude to An Shi.

  Shen said again, "I didn't say we would hand it over, nor did I say change the name on the deed."

  Phoenix feathers fluttered, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she stared straight at Shen Shi, suddenly scaring him back several steps.

  "What are you going to do?"

  Feng Yu Huan thought she was really too good for this fat pig face, but this fat pig didn't even want to give her face.

  Good.

  "You mean only Aunt Yao's has to be handed over, and the rest of you don't have to? Her gaze swept around in a circle, her lips curled up in a cold smile. "What kind of logic is this? Forgotten River! Go invite the Prefect of Beijing, all the private shops in the hands of the women in this mansion must be handed over to me together, no one can think of hiding them!" Looking at the old lady again, her expression softened: "Grandmother, since Mother wants it, you should hand it over."

  Feng Yu's words successfully provoked the old lady's anger, she glared at Shen Shi and raised her cane to jab fiercely at the other person: "You want my shop? Huh? You say you want my shop?"

  Wang Chuan also cooperated with the play and asked: "Then Second Miss, what about those new land deeds in your hand?"

  "Feng Yu Huan said: 'Those were given by the Emperor, if Mother wants them, then I think it's useless to try to keep them. This time, let's change the name together, directly changing it to Feng's family is fine.' She glanced at Shen Shi again: 'Oh, no, it should be changed directly to Shen's family, because Father and Grandmother didn't say anything, it was Mother who wanted these shops on her own, all the deeds in the hands of the Feng Fu women will have to be changed to Shen's family.'"