Feng Yu Huan thought that she had been treating the people of Feng Fu relatively well lately, and it had been some time since she last actively caused trouble for them. A flame of anger suddenly ignited in her heart, and just as the latecomers took their seats, she spoke up: "Why is Madame Han's face swollen? There are also bloodstains on her forehead, did she get into a fight with someone?"

  Mr. Han's nose almost got crooked!

  Fighting with others, such a loss of face, only Shen's family can do it well. She should also know to take care of her own and Fen Dai's reputation. But this face... trying so hard to avoid, yet still couldn't escape Feng Yu Heng's eyes.

  "She explained helplessly: 'No, it was just an accident when I bumped into something at night.'"

  "Oh." Feng Yu Heng thought for a moment, "It's fine if it was just her forehead, but half of her face is swollen. Madame Jin's injury looks quite unique!"

  The old lady thought Feng Yuexiang was always strange and didn't think much of it, but glared at Han Shi and said: "You're so big, you can still knock on the door at night, doesn't the Feng family have a maid to keep watch for you?"

  Madam Han hastily got up and replied to the old lady: "It's all because of my own carelessness, thank you for worrying about me."

  The old lady rolled her eyes, she didn't have the energy to care about a concubine.

  Mr. Han saw that the old lady was no longer speaking and quickly sat back in his seat, lowering his head even more.

  At this time, Feng Chenyu stood up and took a box from the hand of the maid beside her and handed it to the old lady: "Grandmother, the silver that my second sister wanted last time has been borrowed by my niece from my uncle. Here are 200,000 taels of silver notes, please take a look."

  The old lady's eyes flashed as soon as she heard this, and the silver was coming, more than half of which was hers!

  Quickly have Zhao's wife bring over the box, open it and count it, neither more nor less, exactly 200,000 taels.

  The old lady nodded, "En, Sun Yu, you've done a good job with this matter. Remember, you are always the daughter of the Feng family, and no matter how rich and noble the Shen family is, they are just a merchant family after all. Your future fate is in the hands of the Feng family, so in everything, you must put the Feng family first."

  "The granddaughter remembered."

  "Feng Yu's eyes sparkled as she smiled and said: 'Grandmother is right, this is the Feng family's silver, not Ah Huan asking for it from the Shen family.'"

  The old lady pretended to let Zhao Ayi send the silver ticket box to Feng Yuhuan, and said: "Ah Huan, after all, it's the money earned by your side of the shop, so you can dispose of it!"

  Feng Yu gently pushed Zhao's hand and said, "Of the 200,000, 50,000 is for adding to Sanmei's dowry, and the rest are Grandmother's. Of course, Father's share will be handed over by Grandmother, Ah Huang doesn't need to get involved."

  The old lady was very satisfied with Feng Yu Heng's understanding of money matters, holding the box like a treasure and reluctantly taking out 50,000 taels of silver bills to give to Zhao mama for An shi.

  An Shi quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the old lady to thank her, while also thanking Feng Yuexiang.

  Han's family on the side saw it with their own eyes, and their eyes were red with envy. They couldn't help but secretly resent Feng Pian Dai in their heart. If it wasn't for her nonsense that day, she would have had a share of the silver tickets in this box too! Now the silver is gone, only exchanged for those old shoes, and Pian Dai still scolds her, she really feels that there is no justice in the world.

  "Second sister." After the silver note matter was settled, Shen Yu said to Feng Yuhuang: "The antique you want will be sent to Qibaozhai by someone from the Shen family today. Please ask second sister to go and check it later."

  "Feng Yu Huan corrected her again: 'It's not the antique I wanted, but the one that was stolen by my mother.' She especially emphasized the word 'stolen', and a fierce light flashed in Feng Chen Yu's eyes. 'Don't worry, big sister, I'll send someone who knows what they're doing to take stock later.' As she spoke, she turned her head to tell Wang Jiang: 'Later, you go to the Royal Palace and ask His Highness to send someone knowledgeable about antiques to Qi Bao Zhai.'"

  Wang Chuan nodded in agreement.

  Feng Chenyu's eyebrows furrowed again upon hearing this.

  The old lady saw that the money had been divided, so she changed the subject and brought up something she had always wanted to say to Mrs. Yao: "Qiong Ruo!" She called out Mrs. Yao's given name, "There's something I've been wanting to discuss with you."

  She looked at her, habitually wanting to say "Mother, what's the matter?" But as soon as she got to the edge of her mouth, she remembered that she was no longer the mistress of the house, and she didn't have the qualifications to call her mother anymore. Nowadays, she is a concubine, and it's enough for An Shi and Han Shi to call her "old lady". So she changed her tone, without any emotion, saying: "Old lady, just give orders if you have anything."

  The old lady felt her coldness and was somewhat displeased, but it wasn't good to offend her at this time, so she could only take a deep breath, adjust her emotions, and then said: "Zi Hao has been recuperating at home for some days, it's time for him to return to Xiao Zhou."

  Ms. Yao nodded, "Oh."

  "Huh? The old lady was taken aback, not expecting Yao Shi to react this way. In her impression, Yao Shi had always been easy to talk to and would do anything for the Feng family. As long as the Feng family needed something, she wouldn't even need to mention it at home, Yao Shi would use her own connections to help the Feng family with their affairs. But now..."

  She had no choice but to speak directly: "Why don't you go talk to Princess Wen Xuan and see if Zi Hao can return to Yunlu Academy?"

  "Then it should be Old Master who goes to the Wen Xuan Wang Fu! I wonder what Old Madam and you mean by saying this?"

  The old lady was so angry that she rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "My point is, you're close to Princess Wenchuan, Yunlu Academy belongs to the Ye family, and it's something you can explain with just a word to Princess Wenchuan. Why bother getting Deyin to make a trip to the palace?"

  "Yao shook her head, 'This matter is really beyond my control. The old lady doesn't know that Princess Wenxuan and I are actually close friends. But precisely because of our friendship, she still harbors resentment towards me for suddenly becoming a concubine in the Feng household three years ago, and even more so for being sent to the northwest mountains with my two children. Last time at Pudu Temple, I had to try hard to placate her.'"

  The old lady was puzzled: "Since the air is smooth, why can't you help?"

  "Of course, the Empress Dowager had no way to deal with me, she wanted to pursue it but had no standing, and could only be angry with herself. But being scolded by the Grand Lady for no reason, and also dragging in the Emperor's most beloved Princess Tian Ge, how can I go and beg for forgiveness? That day, if I hadn't stopped her, the Empress Dowager would have turned the carriage around and gone back to the palace to report to the Emperor."

  The old lady was confused upon hearing this, and she didn't dare to think about what happened that day. What kind of words did Shen's wife scold out?! Let alone a princess, even an ordinary citizen couldn't bear it. In the end, this disaster was caused by Shen's wife, now that Yao's wife has said things to this extent, how can she still have the face to ask Yao's wife for help for ZiHao?

  "Is there really no way out?" The old lady muttered to herself.

  Madam Yao listened and thought it was laughable, and couldn't help but speak again: "I have no solution at all. If Old Lady has an idea, please give me some advice."

  The old lady's eyelids jumped suddenly, how did she feel that in the past three years, not only had Feng Yuexiang changed, but also Yao Shi had changed? Nowadays, Yao Shi's mouth was almost as fast as Feng Yuexiang's, and he could shut people up with just a few words.

  She didn't know that the people of Feng's family were emotionally cold and distant, and under Feng Yu Heng's subtle influence, Yao Shi had long since become disheartened.

  It seems like there's nothing more to say at this point, and everyone fell silent.

  The old lady stared at these people, the more she looked, the more annoyed she became, always thinking about what to do with her grandson Zihao! He was her only legitimate grandson after all!

  At this time, Feng Yu Heng came over and added fuel to the fire: "Last time Father said he would definitely find a famous doctor to treat Big Brother's illness, I don't know if he found one or not."

  One sentence made the old lady almost collapse, and she couldn't sit still anymore. She simply waved her hand: "You all go back."

  Everyone stood up and bid farewell, just as they were about to leave, Jin Zhen suddenly stopped in her tracks, clutched at her chest with her hand, and her face contorted in a wave of emotions.

  Han just beside her, casually asked: "What's wrong with you?"

  An also followed with: "Your complexion is so poor? Didn't you rest well?"

  Han snorted, "How could I not have rested well? Master accompanies me every night. In my opinion, the one who didn't rest well should be us sisters."

  Letting Han so for a while, Jin Zhen's condition also slightly improved, and he quickly picked up the conversation: "Thanks to both of you aunts for your concern, I'm fine, it's just that I slept too late yesterday."

  She was just making excuses, but what she heard in Mr. Han's ears had another layer of meaning - "Of course not, Master goes there every day, you can't sleep early, it's strange!"

  The old lady couldn't stand this Korean, and was so angry that she slammed her hand on the table: "Your face is already bruised like that, why don't you just go back to your courtyard to rest? What are you still babbling about? Don't you know what you did in the past? It's just because An Shi has a good temper and doesn't bother with you, otherwise how could you continue to be so arrogant in the mansion?"

  The old lady got angry, and Mr. Han didn't dare say anything more, so he quietly left Shuya Garden first.

  Feng Yu glanced at Jin Zhen with a hint of discernment, spotting the tension and fear hidden beneath her calm demeanor, as if she had guessed something.

  Because of the three shops reopening, Qingyu was busy all day and couldn't be seen. Feng Yuexiang and others returned to Tongsheng Hall, and Zi Rui directly went back to his own courtyard to practice writing with his teacher. Yao Shi asked Feng Yuexiang with some concern: "Was what I said today too severe? In the past, I wouldn't speak like this, but since returning to the capital, I don't know why my temperament has become so restless and can't calm down."

  Feng Yu Heng told her: "Because the Feng manor is not a quiet place from the start, even if we have had peaceful days in our hearts, others will not follow our wishes. Mother did very well today, some people do not want to give face to themselves, why should we still give them face?"

  "Actually, I'm not really angry with the old lady," said Mrs. Yao, "but when I think that Feng Zi-hao dared to sneak into your room in the middle of the night, I feel indignant on your behalf. And to make matters worse, your father doesn't even speak up for you - this family is truly beyond reason!"

  Feng Yu smiled and said, "No matter what reason Yao Shi had, her performance today is already a big progress. People can only see growth in adversity."

  She sent Yao back to the courtyard and instructed the servants to take good care of her. As she was about to leave, she took a glance at Sun Miao's mother who had recently been behaving herself, before returning to her own small courtyard.

  Wang Chuan suggested to her, "Why don't we bring another young girl over, Qing Yu is already overwhelmed with helping out at the shop. Right now, I have to go to the palace to find an expert to appraise some antiques, Miss can't be without someone attentive by her side."

  "Feng Yu Huan thought for a moment and said: 'No rush, we'll find it slowly later.'"

  Wang Chuan didn't say anything else and was about to pack up and leave the mansion. He turned around, only to see Jin Zhen hurrying over in the lead of a maid.