Chapter 338 – Thorough Usage of the Pharmacy Space (1/2)

Thorough Usage of the Pharmacy Space

That group of palace maids was comprised of four people. Each of them held a basket in their hands. They walked quickly and walked along the side of the main road. With their heads lowered, it was clear that they did not want to be noticed by others.

Unfortunately, despite their care, they were still seen by Feng Yu Heng.

The palace maid that was sending her out noticed Feng Yu Heng looking over, thus she also took a look. She then took the initiative to explain: “Those are the servants that take care of concubine An Pin. Thinking about it, it must be his Highness Prince Xiang sending something to An Pin.

“Hm?” Feng Yu Heng was puzzled, “If I have not made a mistake, An Pin should be the fifth prince’s birth mother. Why is Prince Xiang sending her things?”

The palace maid said: “County princess may not know, but ever since that matter happened with his Highness the fifth prince, his Majesty has never gone to see An Pin. Because of this, An Pin became a little deranged, as she began to hate his Highness the fifth prince. Normally, his Highness the fifth prince would send things into the palace, but as long as she heard that they came from him, she would immediately begin to break them. Instead, it has been his Highness the third prince that has been taking care of An Pin over these years. He will occasionally send things like food and clothes to her.”

“Oh.” Feng Yu Heng nodded. She knew about An Pin being a little crazy; however, she did not think that the third prince would do such an act. Xuan Tian Ye was a person that definitely would not do it out of the goodwill in his heart. Where there was no profit, he would not act. What was he taking care of An Pin for?

She turned her gaze over in the direction that the group of palace maids was walking toward. She could not mistake it. In that group of palace maids, there was one person that she recognized. The person that had taught Fen Dai the snow dance, Hong Yun, was among them.

“Concubine An Pin’s personal palace maids are quite beautiful.” She pretended to say this inadvertently. When she looked once more, the group of palace maids had already walked off.

The palace maid at her side told her: “That’s because An Pin, for the sake of regaining his Majesty’s favor, has raised a number of beautiful women in her palace. Not only this, she has them learn that snow dance. Unfortunately, ever since that incident, his Majesty has never gone to the palace again.”

“Did his Majesty not send an imperial physician to examine An Pin’s lunacy?” She asked the palace maid, “How many years has it been, yet there still does not seem to be any improvement?”

The palace maid said: “Imperial physicians were naturally invited, but his Majesty is not interested in this matter, so how could the imperial physicians treat it seriously. They are merely going through the motions.”

“So it’s like that.” Feng Yu Heng pondered for a while until they reached the palace’s gates when she finally said: “Then when I come at a later date, I will go over and take a look at her!”

The palace maid smiled and said: “County princess really is compassionate.”

Whether or not she was a Bodhisattva, Feng Yu Heng did not know. She just felt a desire to go and check on something that she had been skeptical of the entire time. It seemed that things were about to develop in a way for the truth to be revealed.

Xuan Tian Ming’s carriage was waiting in front of the palace’s gates, and Feng Yu Heng stepped toward it. Before she could climb in, she heard a voice from behind: “County princess, please wait!”

She was startled and turned around. There, she saw a group of palace servants carrying a number of large boxes out of the palace. At the lead was a granny that took care of the Empress, Chun Lan. Upon seeing that Feng Yu Heng had stopped, she quickly chased over and said with a smile: “Greetings county princess! This old servant has an order from her Highness the Empress to send a dowry to the Feng manor.”

Only then did Feng Yu Heng remember that there was talk about the dowry being brought in with the Cheng shi sisters marrying into the Feng manor.

She nodded, “That’s fine. Just come along with me.”

The dowry of the Cheng shi sisters could not be considered a grand amount, but it definitely could not be considered little. There were a total of 16 red wooden boxes. All of them were completely filled. Following behind Feng Yu Heng’s carriage, it looked quite magnificent.

Because someone had gone to the Feng manor ahead of them to report, when they arrived, Feng Jin Yuan and the Feng matriarch led everyone to wait in the front yard.

The Feng family now had a head wife, two new concubines and three lower concubines. Speaking of, even though the head wife was considered the formal and legal head wife, her dowry was still in Qian Zhou. It had not yet been brought over. An shi, Han shi and Jin Zhen had even less of a dignified air. Even the late Chen shi was promoted from concubine to head wife, so they did not even go through the motions.

That was why, the Feng family had only ever enjoyed the scene of a daughter-in-law bringing her dowry into the manor, aside from the time Feng Jin Yuan married Yao shi. Now that the Cheng shi sisters’ dowries were carried from the palace to the Feng manor, the matriarch felt a bit emotional.

Granny Chun Lan had the 16 red boxes placed inside the Feng manor then said to the matriarch: “Her Highness the Empress said that her Highness’ elder brother passed away early, leaving behind these two sisters. If it were not for hearing that the Feng family’s new head wife was too lacking when it came to educating children, she truly would have been reluctant to send her own nieces. She hopes that Prime minister Feng will take good care of them as a sign of care for her Highness.”

Feng Jin Yuan quickly said: “Would granny please tell her Highness that this official will definitely take good care of the Cheng family’s sisters.”

The matriarch also expressed herself: “The Feng family definitely will not mistreat them.”

Granny Chun Lan nodded to them before expressing that she could rest easy and report to the Empress.