After receiving the imperial decree, Mrs. Feng was immersed in this sudden joy all day long, and Feng Chenyu was even better at pleasing her. She quickly picked out some good things from her own private treasury and sent them to Shu Yayuan, euphemistically called them , the old lady is now on duty, the furnishings in the room must be worthy of her status.
Before the accident in the Shen family, Shen Wanliang secretly gave Shen Yuyin a lot of money. Although she obediently gave the big ones to Feng Yuheng, she still had tens of thousands of taels left.
Chen Yu was also willing to spend money. Not only did he give away a lot of home furnishings, but he also gave the old lady 10,000 taels in silver notes that afternoon, saying it was a blessing.
The old lady didn't like Shen Yu very much since her accident in Fengtong County. Although she occasionally changed her mind after that, it was always the same. Shen Yu grew up in front of her, how could he still not understand the old lady's temperament? Whether it's good or bad all depends on the size of the gift. For this old lady, sometimes money is more important than the future of the Feng family.
Sure enough, after a busy day, the old lady looked at the things piled up in the room and the banknotes in her hand, grinning from ear to ear, and kept praising Chen Yu for his filial piety.
But at the same time, she was also looking forward to the other granddaughters expressing their feelings to her, especially Feng Yuheng. You know, most of Chen Yu's things were left to her by the Shen family, or they were purchased by the Shen family. No matter how good they are, they are just folk objects. But Feng Yuheng’s possessions are all real gifts from the emperor! Whether they are rewards from the palace or sent from the royal palace, no one would be interested in them. How many streets does this thing have?
As a result, she waited from noon to dinner, and Feng Yuheng didn't even show up. Not only did Feng Yuheng not show up, there was no movement at all from Fendai and Xiangrong. The old lady couldn't sit still. , urging Nanny Zhao: "You asked people to go to each courtyard to have a look. What are they doing?"
Aunt Zhao is also very helpless. People give gifts thoughtfully. How can you rush to go with others if they don't give them to you? What's more, they are all juniors. The eldest lady has money in her hands. The third and fourth young ladies only have monthly money. Where else can there be any good stuff.
But after the old lady sent word, she had to go. She could only send a few groups of people to inquire, but she only dared to think about Rong Fendai, and Tongshengxuan would never dare to approach.
Not long after, all the people who went to inquire came back. The person who went to Yulan Courtyard said: "Aunt Han is feeling a little uncomfortable. The fourth lady is waiting by her and she really can't leave. She said she will come here to help the old lady when she gets up early tomorrow morning. Madam, kowtow and salute."
The girl who went to Xiangrong said: "The third lady said that she has accumulated some monthly money in the past six months, and she will get up early tomorrow to send it to the old lady to congratulate her."
The old lady's face darkened when she heard this, "How much money do you have per month?"
The servants had dark faces, lowered their heads and stopped talking. The old lady mumbled to herself for a while, but also felt upset, so she simply waved her hand and let everyone go down.
Aunt Zhao helplessly advised from the side: "The third and fourth young ladies do not have the support of their mother's family, so their hands will naturally be tighter. But think about it, old lady, this is fine. Without their mother's family, it means They can only rely on the Feng family wholeheartedly. No matter which family they marry into in the future, they will do their best to plan for the Feng family. Unlike the eldest lady, the servants should not say anything. In the past, the Shen family caused so much trouble to the house! "
The old lady felt that her analysis was correct, and her face became even more serious when she mentioned the Shen family, "They have tried to harm my grandson several times, and we must not tolerate it. Zi Rui is the legitimate son and the only root of the Feng family, and now he is like this
If you want to succeed, you have to focus on him to shine in the future."
"No!" Aunt Zhao agreed: "Even if Princess Kang Yi passes away and has a child with her and the master, after all, she is half of the blood of the country, and it will be difficult for her to achieve anything in the future!"
The old lady sighed, "If you think so, the Feng family really only has Zi Rui as its root, but it needs to be taken good care of." After saying this, she felt angry again, "As a junior, I can't
You come here to say hello, do you really think that you are a county lord and you dare not take me seriously? Now I am a first-class imperial concubine!"
Aunt Zhao didn't say a word, but she was thinking in her heart, so what if she had a first-grade imperial edict? She was powerless, but the second lady had real achievements in her body.
The old lady was complaining a lot, but over at Tongshengxuan, Feng Yuheng was sitting in Yao's room talking. She asked Yao: "I plan to send Zirui back to Xiaozhou in the next few days, mother."
Do you want to live with Zi Rui for a while?" After all, when Yao married into the Feng Mansion, he was carried into the Feng Mansion in eight sedans. This step was missing when Shen's concubine was moved to the throne. In addition, they were still in the northwest at the time.
, and didn't care about it. But now Kang Yi was about to come in. After all, she was the eldest princess of the Qianzhou Kingdom. This happy event must be very lively, and she was afraid that the Yao family would be offended by the situation.
Yao is a smart man, how could he not understand his daughter's thoughts, and even said: "I won't go. I'm obviously desperate for that mansion in my heart, but leaving at this time seems like I'm hiding from you on purpose.
People thought about it. He will do whatever he likes to do. Now that my daughter has a future and can allow me to have my own mansion to live in, this is the biggest happy event for me. I just live my own life. The Feng family is
Whether he is alive or dead, prosperous or declining, it has nothing to do with me."
Feng Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief. She was very happy that Yao could say such words. She couldn't help but hold her hand and said: "Mom, don't worry, our good days will not stop here. From now on, Aheng will also bring grandpa's family to his home."
Taking her back will satisfy my mother's filial piety, and also satisfy Ah Heng's longing for her grandfather."
When the Yao family was mentioned, Mrs. Yao's tears started to fall again. Feng Yuheng quickly changed the subject: "Mom, I still have to go to Wenxuan Prince's Mansion tomorrow. Zi Rui is going back to Xiaozhou. I want to see if Aunt Lan is there."
There’s nothing I want to bring.”
"Yes." Mrs. Yao nodded repeatedly, "Last time, your Aunt Lan asked Zi Rui to say hello to her before she went back. Then I will take Zi Rui with me tomorrow."
After Feng Yuheng came out of Yao's place, she also began to think about bringing some gifts to Emperor Master Ye Rong. The gift should not be too heavy. Scholars do not have such a strong concept of gold and silver in their hearts. I am afraid that if it is not delivered well, it will be given away.
People find it tacky.
She thought about it, and then she remembered that there was a thick stack of unused A4 printing paper on the table where the printer was placed. Paper with such specifications and quality could not be made in this era, and rice paper was always used.
It’s convenient, not to mention that if you want to take notes when you go out, you can’t carry the Four Treasures of the Study with you.
She quickly returned to the yard, spoke to Wangchuan Huangquan, and then entered the medicine room. After closing the door, she went directly into the space and found a few pencils and erasers in the drawer of her lounge.
These things are indispensable for taking notes in the pharmacy. Before Zi Rui went to the academy, she had taught the child to write with hard pen. Feng Yuheng thought about it and simply packed up all the printing papers and took out a few more
I bought pencils and erasers, and found some throat lozenges on the counter outside, and then I had some space.
She divided the things into two parts, one large and one small. The large part was given to Ye Rong as a gift, and the small part was left for Zi Rui. Then she left the medicine room, returned to the bedroom, and called Ban to come out and give instructions.
He said: "The day after tomorrow, you go to Xiaozhou in person and send Zirui back. You must be more careful on the way. The Shen family is a lost dog now, and there is no guarantee that they won't ambush and bite someone on the way."
Ban Zao nodded, "Master, don't worry."
Ban Zao reassured her, and she really felt relieved. He went to talk to Zi Rui for a while, and after explaining everything clearly to him with paper and pen, he went back to his room to rest.
After the old lady announced the marriage between Feng Jinyuan and Kang Yi, the Feng Mansion entered the comprehensive preparation stage. Under the leadership of the housekeeper He Zhong, the whole family began to work hard. Kang Yi was arranged to live closest to the pine garden.
The old lady made the decision to give the Tianxiang Courtyard to Ru Jia, and the Jinfu Courtyard where she had lived before. She also promised Xiangrong and Fendai that they would be independent when they turn twelve next year.
In the courtyard, I no longer crowd with my aunts.
Feng Jinyuan is also busy these days. With the visit of the prince and princess of the ancient Shu Kingdom, the envoys from Gumo also entered the capital. Different from the first three countries, the envoys sent to Dashun by Gumo on the western border of Dashun were just the same as in previous years.
The same diplomats are not relatives of the emperor, which makes people breathe a sigh of relief.
As a prime minister, Feng Jinyuan was busiest every year when the envoys from the four countries arrived in Beijing at the same time. The old lady also knew this, so she did not ask him too much about what he was busy with.
What's more, she is also busy herself, busy receiving gifts.
As soon as word spread that the Feng family wanted to marry a foreign eldest princess to become the mistress of the house, the families of officials in Beijing, big and small, began to get excited. In any case, Feng Jinyuan was a first-class official, and he was queuing up behind him to fawn over him.
His people can line up from Feng Mansion to the city gate. Zhengchou usually doesn't have the opportunity to give gifts, but now that he is taking advantage of a happy event, he naturally has to express himself at such a good opportunity.
As the left prime minister, Feng Jinyuan usually showed a thrifty and strict attitude in front of others. People knew that gifts should not be sent to Feng Jinyuan. Fortunately, the old lady was newly awarded a first-class imperial title, so they all
I carried the good things to Shu Yayuan side by side.
The old lady has always been a polite and resourceful person, and there is no reason to extrapolate the good things she got. So for several days in a row, she greeted the visitors with a smile from morning to night. Even though she was so tired that her back ached, her heart still felt
Happy.
However, she also keeps a clear account. The accountant records the gifts given by each family one by one. Afterwards, she will naturally weigh them again according to the importance of the gifts. Of course, these favors also have to be shared with Feng Jin.
Yuan said this so that he could deal with the previous dynasty in the future.
The old lady received gifts for a full five days, and did not stop until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Generally speaking, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month marks the beginning of the new year, and the joy in the capital also decreased a bit, but the Feng family
But it can't take away half of the joy.
The old lady was really happy recently, so she thought that the children of the Feng family would not be shabby on the day when Kang Yi came over. She had ordered their clothes to be cut before, and now that she thought about it, she would just take this opportunity to add a set of headgear to each of them.
!
She mentioned this idea to several children on the morning of the 16th of the first lunar month. Except for Feng Yuheng, there was no surprise, but the other children were very happy.
After all, in this mansion, whether Mr. Shen was in charge of the middle minister before or the old lady is in charge of the middle minister now, each one is more demanding than the other. Ordinary jewelry will not be made, let alone the head and face. Even
On this New Year's Eve, the old lady only made them new clothes and didn't even mention the jewelry. Unexpectedly, Feng Jinyuan would let them get a set of honors for their big wedding, so they quickly stood up and saluted the old lady.
Thank you very much.
The old lady rolled her eyes at them and thought to herself that these little heartless people, except Chen Yu, didn't show anything to her. Xiang Rong even sent fifty taels of silver in a shabby and disgusting way. They were really beaten.
her face.
However, she was in a very good mood recently, so she didn't care too much. She just asked Aunt Zhao to go to the account and tell her to pay out the money first, and then quickly sent people to work overnight. No matter what, she had to get the four coins before the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month.
The donut noodles are all done.
Aunt Zhao agreed and left, but when she came back she was empty-handed and said helplessly to the old lady: "The account said... there is no money."