When the Feng family left, they still took Shen with them. When they came back, there was no one in sight. Feng Jin-yuan repeated what he had said at the temple to the servants at home, and soon everyone knew that the mistress had a kind heart and voluntarily stayed at Pu Du An to pray for blessings for her family.
Feng Yu didn't want to waste any more words with the Feng family, so she pulled Yao Shi and the servants to return to Tong Sheng Xuan. Just as they turned around, they were stopped by Feng Jin Yuan.
She knew Feng Jin had something to say to her, so she let Yao Shi take Zi Rui back first.
After seeing Yao's family walk far away, he turned around and slightly bowed to Feng Jin Yuan, smiling and asking: "Father called Ah Huang back, is there something?"
Feng Jin Yuan looked at his daughter for a long time without saying a word.
Twice, he sent out his dark guards, and both times the feedback messages were related to this daughter.
He believed that the Dark Guard's message would not be wrong, but he still couldn't understand why Feng Yuexian wanted those dozen or so young maids in Shaoyang, and even more couldn't understand how twenty or so Yanwang Temple assassins not only didn't harm her in the slightest, but actually all died at her hands.
After Feng Yuexiang returned to the capital, Shen's family suffered a series of setbacks. The Shen family wanted to get rid of Feng Yuexiang, and he naturally understood the reason behind it. He also knew that the price for killing someone in the Yama Temple was expensive, and if not for the Shen family being so wealthy, they would have found it difficult to pay such a fee.
No matter what his views on Feng Yu Huan are, the Shen family spent money to hire thugs to kill Feng Yu Huan's daughter, and this account will definitely be settled.
This daughter of his is also hard to guard against.
Feng Yu looked at Feng Jin Yuan as he called out to her, but then remained silent for a long time, and she knew that her father must be thinking about something. She didn't disturb him, standing quietly, calm and composed.
"Ah Huang." Finally, Feng Jin Yuan spoke up again, saying: "As your father, I hope you can think more about the family, after all, if the Feng family prospers, only then will you have a bright future."
"Huh?" Feng Yu Heng thought he would ask about the bandits that night, but she forgot, her father had always only cared about himself and the prospects of the Feng family. She also cooled down, her eyes showing a cold determination, "I've never taken the initiative to provoke trouble, I just hope trouble doesn't provoke me."
"You're a child of the Feng family, you should behave like a daughter of the Feng family!" Feng Jinyuan thought this daughter was simply hopeless.
"Then please have a fatherly appearance first!" She stared at Feng Jin Yuan with a straight face, holding back her anger, "Please, Father, when the child is hurt, start from a father's perspective and care about the child's safety, instead of constantly saying 'Feng family'! Wait until one day your children are all killed by others, I'll see where you get your family from!"
She said this and turned around to leave.
Feng Jin's original energy was straight and trembling, his two hands grasped and loosened repeatedly several times, but he still failed to catch up, and only shouted at the back of the figure: "Tomorrow I will arrange a teacher for Zi Rui."
She heard it and waved her hand behind her back without saying anything.
Back at Tongsheng Pavilion, the servants were all delighted and swarmed around asking: "Is everything alright with Second Miss? Didn't Second Miss find the temple food unpalatable? Second Miss, I've made some delicious dishes, I'll go get them right away, Madame and Young Master are still waiting for you to have dinner."
For a moment, her mood, which had been slightly affected by Feng Jin Yuan's indifference, immediately recovered.
Look, her birth attendants, her own servants, are still very good.
While having dinner, she told Zi Rui: "Father will invite Mr. Qimeng to the mansion tomorrow, and Zi Rui will start his education."
The child was overjoyed and excitedly said that there were many books and stationery in the study of his yard, he couldn't wait to understand and use them soon.
Yao Shi and Feng Yu Heng were delighted with the child's enthusiasm for learning. Yao Shi gently stroked Zi Rui's head, saying: "When you grow up, go to Yunlu Academy in Xiao State to study, and in the future, take the imperial examination to become a government official."
Feng Yu Huan had a different opinion: "It's not necessarily about taking the imperial exams, Zi Rui is lively and active, maybe she likes martial arts, I support her too."
"You're just spoiling him."
"Boys will be boys!" He patted Zi Rui on the back, "Whether it's taking the imperial exam or going to war, as long as you're doing the right thing, your sister will support you."
Feng Zirui was delighted that his sister could say so, and he couldn't help but say: "I like to read military books, can I learn martial arts from my sister? I also want to learn kung fu, after learning it well, I can protect my sister and mother, no one can bully you."
"Of course." Feng Yu Heng agreed in one breath, "The master invited by Father will be responsible for teaching you the basics. Once you learn to recognize characters, you can read military books at your leisure. If there's anything you don't understand, sister will specially invite a master of military strategy to instruct you, how about that?" After thinking for a moment, she added, "If you want to learn martial arts, you'll have to get up early every day. Can you do it?"
The child nodded vigorously: "I can!"
"Alright." Feng Yu Xiang looked at Huang Quan and said, "Starting from tomorrow, twice a day in the morning and evening, you will be responsible for teaching Zi Rui martial arts. Start with the basics, don't rush to achieve perfection, and take it one step at a time."
Huang Quan immediately replied, "Don't worry, miss, I've taken note of it."
"As for the specific time, you and Zi Rui can discuss it between yourselves. I'm going to go practice too, after all, one's muscles and bones need to be exercised."
Yao's family looked at Fengzi Rui's small appearance of rubbing his fists and palms, thinking it was cute, and didn't care if he was studying or practicing martial arts. She now trusts Feng Yuexiang particularly, as long as Feng Yuexiang says it's okay, Yao's family won't have any doubts.
After dinner, Mrs. Yao took Zi Rui to rest, while Feng Yu Heng went to the warehouse to find Qing Yu and Zhang Gong Gong.
When she arrived, Qingyu was holding the account book and was about to go out. Seeing Feng Yuexiang coming, she hurriedly pulled her into the house: "I was just thinking of going to find Miss."
Zhang Gonggong bowed solemnly and saluted Feng Yuexia: "Your humble servant has seen the princess."
"Master Zhang, please don't be too polite." Feng Yu Huan already knew that Master Zhang had grown up with the Emperor and served Xuan Tian Mo for many years, so he was very respectful. "I saw His Highness yesterday, and His Highness mentioned that Master Zhang's leg has an old illness, which relapses and causes unbearable pain. I was thinking of coming to take a look at it."
"Oh! This is unbearable!" Zhang Gonggong was so moved that he couldn't say anything more, "Thanks to Your Highness and the Princess for still remembering me, it's just an old habit of mine, nothing serious."
Feng Yu Huan walked forward, supporting Zhang Gonggong to sit down in the chair. "Gonggong doesn't have to be polite with me, I've been learning medicine from my grandfather since I was a child. Although I haven't been in the capital these past few years, this skill hasn't gone to waste." As she spoke, she reached out her hand to press on Zhang Gonggong's leg.
Zhang Gonggong saw that he couldn't avoid it, so he didn't decline anymore. His eyes were filled with tears as he said excitedly: "I must have been blessed with good fortune in my past life! I was fortunate enough to gain the trust of the Emperor at a young age, and later when I followed Your Highness, you treated me extremely well. Now, the Princess is also treating me this way, this is indeed the blessing I accumulated from my previous life!"
"Feng Yu Huan smiled as she examined his leg, "That's because the emperor and the crown prince trust you, Lord Zhang, due to your good character and steady work." She pressed a few acupoints and smoothed out several strands of qi before telling Lord Zhang, "Your condition is called rheumatism, a disease that invades the joints, bones, muscles, and blood vessels. The onset is often hidden and slow, with a long course of illness. It's not easy to cure completely, but I can help alleviate it for you."
Director Zhang didn't understand the illness and such, only heard that it could alleviate the symptoms, so he was overjoyed: "Really? That's great! The princess doesn't know, these two legs of mine are really deadly when they hurt, especially on cloudy days, I simply can't walk."
Feng Yu nodded, of course she understood, rheumatism was almost a universal disease for people who had reached a certain age.
"In the evening, I personally adjusted the medicine for Grandfather Zhang's illness. Now he can rest assured." She stood up and gave Grandfather Zhang a reassuring smile.
"Miss, I and Zhang Gonggong have already checked all the accounts."
Zhang Gong also stood up, wiped his face and became serious. "The account books have all been tampered with. I and Qingyu Miss re-did the accounts. After calculating the three shops, it was found that Madame Shen of the Feng family had embezzled a total of 200,000 taels of silver."
Qing Yu added, "This doesn't even include the antiques from Qi Bao's. Since there are so many of them, it's hard to estimate, so we just recorded the missing items." Qing Yu said as she handed the newly made account book to Feng Yu Huang.
Feng Yu Huan didn't quite understand, so she casually flipped through it twice before closing it. "I believe you." She turned around and walked out of the house, with Qing Yu and Zhang Gonggong following behind her. "Qing Yu, go invite An Niang and Han Niang to come to Tong Sheng Xuan, just say I have something to discuss with them."
"Yes." Qing Yu replied hastily and left.
At this time, on the side of Han's family, Feng Pian Dai was holding her broken arm and shouting loudly at Han - "You are a stupid donkey!"
"Am I your mother?"
"Mother?" Feng Pian's eyes were about to pop out, "Is this how you act as a mother? What have you brought me? You only know how to use your seductive skills to flirt with Father, but why don't you ever think of saying a few good words for me by Father's pillow?"
"How did you know I didn't say anything?" Han's tears fell, she was a concubine, yes, her birth was not good either, but her own daughter scolded her like this, where could she put her face?
"Why did you say that Father is still like this to me? I am his daughter! I was broken in front of him and he didn't even say a word for me. He didn't even come to see me. Am I really his own flesh and blood? Did you steal me from someone else?"
Feng Pian Dai's words were cut off by Han Shi, who quickly covered her mouth. "What nonsense are you spouting? Don't you want to live? Of course, you're your father's biological daughter! If you dare say such things again, you'll be asking for death!" Han Shi was furious. "Feng Pian Dai, let me tell you, in this household, there's your older sister Feng Chen Yu above, and your second sister Feng Yu Huan in the middle. You think you can stand out? Forget about it! Don't you know that the mistress has already been sent to a temple? She probably won't be able to return to the manor for the rest of her life. This is what happens when you go against Feng Yu Huan. Think carefully about your own situation."
"What?" Feng Pian Dai was shocked, and she forcefully pulled down Han Shi's hand that covered her mouth: "She was sent to the temple? Why? Isn't the Shen family very wealthy? Doesn't she still have an older sister who is going to be the future empress?"
"Shut your mouth!" Han was so angry that her liver hurt. How did this daughter of hers inherit Shen's temperament, with no restraint in her words? "What's the use of having money? Doesn't she see who she's offending? Whether it's the Ninth Prince or the Cloud Empress from the palace, which one can she afford to offend? Even if it were your father, she wouldn't dare! Don't think I don't know about those thoughts you have for the Ninth Prince, take them back right now!"
"I won't take it! I just like the Ninth Prince! I just want to marry her!" Feng Pian Dai shouted out her inner thoughts crazily.
But then a voice came from the doorway: "Fourth Miss, are you confessing your love to your future second uncle?"