Manxi glanced at Baotang and said helplessly: "I'm not scared by the second lady, but by His Royal Highness. You haven't been out in the courtyard. I don't know. When you have some free time after dinner, you can
Go and inquire outside to see if there are still a few in our mansion who can avoid being frightened by Prince Yu's mansion."
When she said this, Baotang no longer had any doubts. He had not had a full meal since he came to Liuyuan. Looking at these delicious foods, Baotang's mouth was about to drool, but he was still thinking about what to do.
Report to the eldest lady what happened in Liuyuan today. Although the eldest lady gave this task to Grandma Li, since she was also sent here, of course she also has this obligation. The master does not need to ask, but she
It would be her fault if she didn't tell her.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Yao coaxed Zi Rui to sleep, and Huang Quan followed Grandma Sun in the yard to count and sort out the betrothal gifts.
Feng Yuheng didn't sleep last night and felt a little sleepy. She wanted to take a nap, but just as she was about to lie down, Wangchuan walked into the room and came to her side and said softly: "Second Miss, my family is here."
The third aunt is here with the third young lady."
When Feng Yuheng and Yao came out to greet them, An and Feng Xiangrong had already been let into the outer hall of the main house by Grandma Sun.
Speaking of which, the relationship between the Yao family and the An family is considered harmonious. When the An family came in after the Shen family, she was really bullied by the Shen family. But the An family is not a person who likes to fight. She will tolerate it if she can.
Shen was just a concubine at the beginning, and with Yao as the mistress of the family under her, she didn't dare to go too far.
Seeing Feng Yuheng and Yao entering the room, An quickly stood up with Xiangrong. An An bowed to Yao and called "Sister". When she raised her head again, her eyes were red.
Yao also sighed several times, holding An's hand for a long time and being speechless.
Feng Yuheng didn't want to see such a crying scene, so she persuaded Mrs. Yao: "Let Aunt An and Third Sister sit down. There will still be a long time to talk."
Anshi finally came back to her senses, turned around and bowed to Feng Yuheng, "I've met the second lady."
She quickly supported him and said, "Auntie, please don't do this. There are not so many rules here. You are an elder, so you don't have to bow to the juniors."
An Shi smiled bitterly, "I am a concubine. How can I be called an elder? The second young lady looks up to me too much. Logically speaking, in front of the second young lady, I should call myself a slave."
"Auntie, please don't do this." Feng Yuheng waved her hand to stop her and motioned for the two of them to sit down.
Grandma Sun had already made tea and brought it over. The aroma of tea instantly filled the entire small hall. Xiangrong couldn't help but exclaimed: "What kind of tea is this? It smells so good!"
Anshi pursed her lips and smiled, "It must be a good gift from His Royal Highness. We don't have such good tea in our house."
Feng Yuheng shrugged, "Even if there were, it wouldn't be the people in Liuyuan's turn to drink."
Anshi sighed softly, "Speaking of which, the Feng family has gone too far. But the second young lady has just returned home, so it's better not to make too many enemies, okay?"
Feng Yuheng knew that Anshi was also doing her best, so she nodded and thanked Anshi, but then shook her head and said: "Ever since we knocked on the door of Feng's house, enemies have been coming one after another, so there is no need to deliberately provoke them.
"
Mrs. An also agreed with this point, "In these years when you have not been in the mansion, Mrs. Shen has almost replaced the old people in the mansion. Even Grandma Sun was sent to the outer courtyard to do menial work for more than two years, until
I was sent to pick you up after the news came that the Ninth Prince is returning to Beijing."
Mrs. Yao felt sorry for Grandma Sun and felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Feng Yuheng didn't want to talk about these sentimental things anymore, so she got up and went back to the inner room. She had moved several jewelry boxes to her boudoir before. She opened one of them, picked out a pair of peach blossom earrings, took it in her hand, and then returned to the outer hall.
At that time, he stuffed the object into Xiangrong and said: "Second sister just returned home, and originally she didn't have any good things with her. Fortunately, the Royal Palace sent some over today. Let's give this to third sister as a meeting gift!"
As soon as she thought about it, she was stunned by the pair of earrings. They were pink and tender, with two exquisite peach blossoms carved out of them. She didn’t know what the material was. It looked like jade, but it didn’t feel like jade. She couldn’t tell.
I just feel like everything I've seen before is not as good as this one.
The little girl opened her mouth in a daze, and after a while she exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!"
Anshi also came over, and after taking a look at it, she was shocked, "Silly girl, why are you still standing there, why don't you thank your second sister! This is a rare pink crystal in the world!"
There was not a large amount of crystal mining in this era, but the preciousness of crystal was recognized by the royal family. Currently, white crystal is the most common, followed by citrine, pink quartz and amethyst. I am afraid that you cannot find it in the entire royal family.
With a few pieces, let alone a craftsman who can carve with crystal, it would take a master to dare to use such materials.
When Xiangrong heard whether it was crystal or pink quartz, he immediately understood how precious this thing was. He quickly and solemnly saluted Feng Yuheng: "Xiangrong, thank you, second sister."
Feng Yuheng smiled and helped the girl up, patting her arm gently: "Sisters don't need to bow to each other like this. Don't worry, I said before that I would give Fendai a handkerchief, so naturally I won't
I'm missing yours. When I use those pieces of cloth to make clothes, I'll save some more and secretly make a pair of embroidered shoes for Xiangrong for you to wear when you get married, okay?"
Before Xiangrong could react, An became excited and said, "Second Miss!" No matter how calm she was, she didn't know what to say at this moment. Feng Yuheng said this to Xiangrong and Fendai in the main courtyard before.
Setting aside one treasure to make a handkerchief is already something that everyone in Dashun would envy. If Xiangrong can wear a pair of embroidered shoes made of five treasures when she gets married, then no matter what kind of wedding she wants,
Everyone wants to be looked down upon by their husband's family.
"Aunt An doesn't have to be like this." Feng Yuheng smiled faintly, "Although Aheng has been away from home for many years, she still remembers some things from her childhood. When my mother was pregnant with her son Rui, Mrs. Shen secretly took the precious supplements
The medicinal materials were changed. It was Aunt An who saw it and told the old lady, so that my mother could take the supplement smoothly. Ah Heng holds a grudge, but she will also not be ungrateful."
Anshi sighed again. She didn't expect that her actions back then would be rewarded like this today. She was a concubine, and she didn't want anything. All her hopes were pinned on Xiang Rong, a child. But a daughter born from a concubine would either marry
A legitimate son from a wealthy family could not be compared to a legitimate daughter as a concubine or a concubine as a wife. She thought that her status was not as good as others. At least she had a dowry shop from her natal family, so she could save more money over the years.
In the future, I will add makeup to Xiangrong. But no matter how much silver there is, how can it be enough to match the pair of embroidered shoes made of five treasures that Feng Yuheng promised!
"Thank you, Miss Second." Anshi was sincerely grateful. Suddenly something came to mind, and she quickly turned around and asked Yaoshi: "Has your sister been to Baicao Hall since she returned to Beijing?"
Yao was startled and shook his head: "No. After returning to Beijing, I went directly to the mansion and haven't gone out yet."
"Sister, you'd better take the time to take a look. When I went out to take care of the shop a few days ago, I saw that the shopkeeper of Baicaotang seemed to have changed."
Mr. Yao frowned, "Uncle Tian is gone?"
Anshi nodded: "I went in and looked around, but I didn't see Uncle Tian. The current shopkeeper is a young man."
Seeing that Feng Yuheng was confused, Mrs. Yao explained to her: "The Baicaotang in Beijing was the dowry shop given to me by my mother-in-law when I married into the Feng family. You were young at that time and didn't care much about these things. And...
"Ms. Yao shook her head helplessly, "They say it's my dowry, but since I married into the Feng family, I have no right to speak."
Anshi continued the following words for her: "It's not just that I didn't say anything. If I remember correctly, my sister said before that the Yao family's dowry shop was taken over by the old lady the day you came in.
?”
"Yes." Mrs. Yao nodded, "On the day we passed the house, everything was carried to the old lady. When it was returned to my yard the next day, the title deeds for the shops were missing. I asked the old lady and she said that since she married
When we arrived at the Feng Mansion, these things were kept by the Lord, and he also said that the Feng family would not treat me badly."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "Mom, do you believe it?"
"What can I do if I don't believe it?"
"Yes!" Mrs. An answered, "When a daughter-in-law marries into the family, she becomes a member of her husband's family."
"Have the Feng family ever given the profits from the shop to my mother?"
Yao shook his head, "I didn't give it, I just said that it has been losing money, and the Feng family also put in a lot of money."
Feng Yuheng thought about An's previous words and asked again: "I heard that my aunt just said that she went out to take care of the shop, but is it her own?"
An nodded, "Yes, my parents' family also brought two shops here, but my shop is incomparable to the Yao family's. The Feng family didn't like it, so they stayed."
"Aunt An, this practice is the system of our Dashun Dynasty?"
An shook his head, "Where is such a system? Not only is there no such system, Dashun also allows married women to manage their own dowry shops, and if a woman asks to go out to run the shop, her husband's family will not stop her without reason."
"That means the Feng family is going against the imperial system?" She labeled the Feng family without hesitation.
An curled her lips and said nothing. After all these years, how could she not know what the Feng family was like.
Feng Yuheng comforted Mrs. Yao: "Don't worry, mother, it belongs to us, and you have to return it to me sooner or later."
Mrs. An also agreed with this, "Today, when I look at Prince Yu's Palace, it doesn't look like it's just a show. I really want to support the second lady sincerely. I believe that with Prince Yu's Palace here, no one will mess with your ideas." Then.
The words changed, "Yesterday Xiangrong ran over here and told me about the situation here. I originally prepared some loose money, and I thought I would send it to you today. No matter how much it is, at least it can be used for emergencies.
"I didn't expect that before I could give it to you, Yu Wang's side had already taken the lead." An said as she took out a small wallet from her sleeve, "Compared with what Yu Wang gave me, I don't have the shame to show it."
I took it. But I thought, what the Royal King gave me are all banknotes. There is going to be construction work in your courtyard recently, so you will inevitably need some broken silver to reward your servants, so let’s use it first!"
Feng Yuheng saw that An was sincere, so she was not polite to her, and simply reached out to take the small silver bag: "Thank you Aunt An, I was just thinking of finding a way to go out of the house to exchange for some silver.
Aunt An sent it right away, it was really timely."