Jin Zhen would come, this was something Feng Yu Heng had expected for a long time. Even when Jin Zhen left the servant girl she brought with her at the door and entered the main hall alone, closing the door behind herself before "thud"ing to her knees in front of Feng Yu Heng, she didn't feel it was anything out of the ordinary.
He waved his hand and let Wang Chuan go on an errand. After Wang Chuan left, he focused his attention on Jin Zhen.
"What's going on? Get up." She only told him to get up, but didn't even pretend to help him up.
Jin Zhen's face showed a clear look of fear, and he crawled forward two steps on his knees, hugging Feng Yuexiang's legs: "Please, Second Miss, save me! I know you must have a way to do it, please save my life!"
Feng Yu's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she lowered her hand to grasp Jin Zhen's wrist, and with just one touch, the conjecture in her mind was confirmed.
"More than two months have passed and it's almost three months now, clearly not fathered by my dad."
Jin Zhen was ashamed, but facing Feng Yuexian, she really had nothing to hide, so she nodded and admitted: "Second Miss has seen through everything, Jin Zhen won't deceive Second Miss, this child is indeed not Master's, so it absolutely cannot be born."
"Why?" Feng Yu Heng looked at Jin Zhen, her face showing confusion, "You actually didn't come to ask me to think of a way to create a fake child that my father would believe in?"
Jin Zhen shook her head, "No, paper can't wrap fire, children will grow up one day. If he's born like me, it's fine, but if he's like that person... even if the Feng family doesn't suspect anything, that person will still be suspicious. I know him too well, and when the time comes, he'll definitely try to extort us. I'd rather not live in fear every day, hiding here and there. It's better not to give birth." She looked up at Feng Yuexiang with pleading eyes, "Second Miss is knowledgeable about medicine, please give me a prescription to get rid of this child."
"Just go outside and ask a doctor to take care of it, I won't do such an evil thing." She didn't like Jin Zhen, nor was she ashamed of her private affair with Li Zhu, but to abort a child by force, that would truly be a sin.
"Don't trust outsiders!" Jin Zhen said firmly: "This kind of thing must not be spread outside, so I came to ask for Miss Er's help."
"What if I tell Father?" She looked at Jin Zhen with a smile, "Are you so sure I'll help you?"
Jin Zhen was stunned for a moment, then said: "It won't happen. The second young lady keeping me by her side is better than having no one to whisper in the old master's ear. Since I was taken in by the old master, I have already decided to stand on the second young lady's side. I know that the second young lady has everything under control, and I will obey her orders without daring to be presumptuous."
Feng Yu knew Jin Zhen's thoughts, and she kept him, indeed wanting to use him to whisper sweet nothings into Feng Jueyuan's ear. But this child... "You go back first, I'll think about it some more."
She didn't say yes or no, but only sent Jin Zhen back to the Ruyi courtyard first. After all, it was a life, and even if she was Feng Yuexian, she couldn't be careless.
Wang Chuan returned in the afternoon and told Feng Yu that the inventory at Qi Bao Zhai had been completed without any issues, but... "When I brought people to Qi Bao Zhai, Shen's family was moving boxes inside. They moved a batch in and then took another batch out, saying that the previous boxes were taken by mistake."
Feng Yu Huan couldn't help but laugh, this Shen family was really amusing, they had actually reached the point where they were trying to deceive her with fake goods. It seemed that after she said she would invite people from the Imperial Palace to inspect the goods, Chen Yu quickly notified the other party to replace them.
Anyway, the shop's matter has been settled now, and it's finally lifted a weight off her mind.
Wang Chuan went to the kitchen downstairs to eat, and just after finishing eating, she saw a little girl guarding the willow garden rushing over, and when she arrived in front of Feng Yuexian, she said: "Second Miss, someone from Songyuan's servant has come, saying that Master wants you to go there once."
Feng Yu Heng still didn't understand what was going on, but she brought Forgetful River along and prepared to head towards Song Garden.
At this time, Songyuan was receiving a guest, Feng Jin Yuan.
This guest is none other than Ding An Wang Guo Min Da.
Ding An Wang Duan sat on the guest seat, with a small table beside him holding tea that he hadn't touched. Instead, he pointed to the two boxes placed in the middle of the room and said sincerely: "A little token of my intentions, I hope Lord Feng will accept it with a smile."
"Feng Jin waved his hand: 'What does Your Highness mean by this?'"
Ding An Wang looked somewhat embarrassed: "That day, my king's mansion celebrated the birthday of the queen, and all three ladies from the Feng mansion attended. It was truly a great honor for me. However, my little servant girl has been spoiled since childhood, speaking and acting without any consideration for others, causing the second lady of the Feng family to be wronged. I... Ah! I have come to apologize."
Feng Jin shook her head and said, "I've also heard that the Princess of Ding An forced my eldest daughter to become a courtesan in the mansion, saying that it's an honor for a Feng family daughter to play the zither for the courtesans?"
Ding An Wang was taken aback, he only knew about the prank that Qing Le had pulled off, but didn't know about the piano playing beforehand. Now that Feng Jin Yuan asked him like this, it really made him extremely embarrassed.
"How could this be? Miss Feng is a refined and elegant lady, how can she be matched with a group of dancing girls to play the piano? This is truly absurd!"
Feng Jin nodded, "It's quite absurd. Your Highness, I received the invitation from the Wang Mansion and brought my three daughters to celebrate your birthday with gifts. However, one of them had her skirt wet by a servant, another was forced to play the zither for the mansion's dancers, and the third was humiliated by Princess Qingyue. Is there any grudge between you and the Feng Mansion?" Feng Jin stood up as he spoke, "If my family has done anything wrong, I hope Your Highness will point it out, and I will apologize in person. But since my daughters are all unmarried girls, I hope Your Highness, the queen, and Princess Qingyue can spare them some dignity."
He said that, and Ding'an Wang's face became even more unbearable. He couldn't help but scold Qing Le and the princess in his heart. However, he still had to put on a good face and flatter Feng Jiyuan, so he quickly stood up and replied: "Feng Gong says what? My An Ding Wang Fu has always been on good terms with the Feng family, where did this talk of discord come from?! Alas! It's all because the women in our household don't know their place. I will definitely severely punish them when I return home. I hope Feng Gong can understand." As he spoke, he bowed his head and gave Feng Jiyuan a ceremonial bow as a mark of respect.
Feng Jin Yuan also knew when to stop while he was ahead, after all, the other party had come in with gifts and was being so humble, he couldn't put on too many airs.
He then chuckled and said, "A woman's family matters are a thing of the past, how would I dare to argue with Your Highness?"
Ding An Wang finally let out a sigh of relief, sat back in his guest seat, and took a sip of tea.
Although the debt has been repaid, King Ding'an doesn't seem to want to leave. Feng Jin accompanied him for a while and also noticed something was amiss, so he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, is there still something else?"
Ding An Wang awkwardly smiled twice before continuing: "Not to deceive Lord Feng, I indeed have another request today."
"Oh? I wonder what help this humble official can offer Your Highness?"
Ding An Wang took another big sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and then said: "It was that incident caused by my little girl, Feng Da Ren doesn't know about it. That day, the Seventh Prince was also there, and after witnessing it, he actually said...he actually said he would report back to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to grant Qing Le's marriage. Alas! That person is just a guard in our mansion, how can Qing Le marry him?"
"That's what the prince means..." Feng Jin Yuan's face turned cold again, he had already sent someone to investigate about that day's matter, Qing Le was obviously trying to frame Feng Yu Huang. The princess in your mansion can't get married, do you want my daughter from the Feng family to marry instead? Thinking this way, his anger rose up again: "We both know the seventh prince's temper, he looks gentle but there's not a single thing that can be discussed clearly with him. I'm afraid that in this matter, I am truly powerless."
Ding An Wang, where can he let him shut up like this? Hurriedly, he said: "Can I ask the second young lady to discuss with the seventh prince? I heard that the second young lady is very familiar with the seventh prince and even calls him Seventh Brother."
Feng Jin Yuan frowned, feeling more and more that this Ding An Wang was really shameless. "Your Highness, the county master and that guard are a perfect match, why don't you graciously let them be together, instead of trying to separate them like a stick beating a pair of mandarin ducks?"
Ding An Wang slapped his thigh, "Where is the perfect match!"
"What's going on?" Feng Jin Yuan stared at Ding An Wang, "We didn't get along, how could something like that happen?"
Ding An Wang was speechless, and after humming for a long time, he finally squeezed out a sentence: "The little girl doesn't understand things, it's all the little girl's fault. I hope Lord Feng can help me this once, if things work out, I will definitely thank you heavily."
Feng Jin Yuan didn't take the heavy thanks of Ding An Wang to heart, this was a idle prince with not even half a bit of power, the Emperor had already stripped him of his right to attend court, what could he possibly offer in return. "I'm afraid I'll have to discuss this matter with my second sister."
He had barely finished speaking when a servant came in from outside and bowed: "Master, the second young lady has arrived."
Ding An Wang's heart was urgent, and he blurted out: "Quickly pass it on!" Immediately afterwards, he felt Feng Jin Yuan's glare, and he shut his mouth with a humph.
"Let Second Miss come in." Feng Jin Yuan said slowly.
Immediately, Xiao Tong left and soon after, Feng Yu Heng brought Wu Guan into the room.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Ding'an Wang sitting on the guest seat, and upon taking a glance at the two wooden boxes placed in the room, he had an idea.
"The daughter has seen her father and the king." She showed no obvious expression on her face, mechanically making a courtesy call.
Feng Yuanyuan was already used to Feng Yuhuang's behavior, and Ding An Wang had also experienced Feng Yuhuang's temper at the birthday banquet, so no one held it against her. Ding An Wang even said with a smile: "Second Miss doesn't have to be too polite."
Feng Yu Huan only said a sentence: "Prince Wang is being polite." But she didn't even give Prince An a glance, "I don't know why Father called me here, is there something going on?"
Feng Jin Yuan nodded, "It's not that I have something on my mind, it's that Prince Ding An has something to discuss with you."
"Oh?" Feng Yu Huang was puzzled, "I'm just a lowly born daughter without any status or rank, how can I be worthy of discussing matters with the prince? Father, don't tease me. If there's nothing important, I'll take my leave." She finished speaking and turned to leave.
Ding An Wang took a step forward with an arrow and directly pulled Feng Yu Huan back.
Phoenix feathers fluttered, and with a sudden jerk of his arm, he shook off the once battle-hardened King Ding'an!
"Your Highness, take care of yourself!" She left with a cold tone, her gaze even more piercing.
Ding An Wang was startled by her, never expecting that the second miss of the Feng family would actually have kung fu skills on her body, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at Feng Yu Huang.
Feng Yu's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, "Prince Wang is looking at me like this, what does it mean? I'm younger than Qing Le County Princess, don't have any improper thoughts."