Chapter 45 (1/2)

Chen shi’s face displayed her unwillingness, as she fervently shook her head.

Giving up on good food, wouldn’t that be the same as wanting her life?

Chen Yu quickly spoke up to remind her: “Would mother please take Chen Yu in to consideration more.”

With these words, Chen shi suppressed all her unwillingness.

This daughter was her future and was her biggest gamble. She could give up on good food, but she could not give up on this daughter.

“Furthermore.” Feng Jin Yuan spoke again, “Jin Zhen has been of service to the head of this house. She will become a concubine and be given Ru Yi courtyard.”1

Ru Yi courtyard was a small courtyard in the manor. An shi had lived in there for a while previously. After giving birth to Xiang Rong, she moved to a larger courtyard. That Ru Yi courtyard was considered to be conforming to the societal norms. It was well-decorated and had a rockery pond, along with some beautiful scenery.

Hearing Feng Jin Yuan arrange it like this, Jin Zhen’s heart finally settled back down in her belly. She quickly kowtowed on the ground and thanked him for his grace.

The matriarch noticed that the presence of a bloodstain on the back of her dress. Her originally angry heart was soothed a bit. Her son was the prime minister. There was only one official wife and three concubines at the manor, which was not very many. Moreover, Yao shi had only just been brought back; furthermore, there were only two sons. This was much too few. If this Jin Zhen worked hard and could birth a stout boy, then the labors of today would not be in vain.

The matriarch’s gaze was noticed by Jin Zhen, and she felt that she could relax a little more. Thankfully, Feng Jin Yuan, at the time, was in a drug-induced deranged state, so he did not notice that she was not a virgin. After that, she had been clever. She pierced her forearm and smeared some blood on her dress. As for the injury, she could pass it off as something she received from Chen shi’s beating.

Each person had their own arrangements. All that remained was the doctor and maidservant, both of whom were still knelt in the middle of the room. Feng Jin Yuan still had some anger left to vent. Seeing the two people, he could not help but unload all of it on them.

“Secret guards!” He roared loudly, “Kill!”

With a single word, a person appeared in the room with a whoosh. With a flash, they disappeared again.

Looking again at the two people, they had actually been decapitated.

The women in the room all began to scream. Even Feng Yu Heng followed the crowd and pretended to scream a few times. But only Han shi stared directly at doctor Xu’s corpse, her heart felt a faint sense of pleasure.

Feng Jin Yuan waved his hand, and two servants immediately entered the room and carried the corpses out. There were also servant who cleaned the ground, and the ground was cleaned in just a few moments. There were no signs of any bloody scene ever occurring in the room; however, there was no way to cover the smell of blood in the air.

Feeling sick, Chen Yu covered her mouth. Chen shi stared at the spot where nobody wanted to step, her heart filled with fear.

This was the first time the members of the Feng family witnessed such a scene. Feng Jin Yuan had never allowed his secret guards to make an appearance before other people. He even more prevented family members from seeing bloodshed. But today he had dealt with too much. He simply wanted to vent and could not consider too many things. After thinking about it a little more, he thought this was also ok. Whether it was Chen shi or Feng Yu Heng, this was considered a deterrent. His official wife was hard to control, and that second daughter might be even harder to control.

“A-Heng.” The matter having been dealt with, Feng Jin Yuan felt that if he continued to ignore the ill second son, it would be too hard to justify. He asked: “Father will immediately send a servant to find a doctor to take a look at Zi Rui’s illness. You and your concubine mother should not be too worried.”

Feng Yu Heng mentally sneered. It was apparent how grand his father’s ambition was based on how he handled the matter with Chen Yu. It had a beginning but no end.

Of course, the Feng family was not benevolent, and she was unjust. This was good.

She shook her head: “Father, there is no need. Zi Rui’s illness has already improved significantly; furthermore, A-Heng herself is half a doctor. This sort of small illness is something I can handle. Seeing such a thing, A-Heng is extremely afraid. I don’t dare let an outsider treat my little brother. I hope father will allow A-Heng to personally treat little brother. I will personally go to Hundred Herb Hall to fetch the herbs necessary.”

Upon mentioning Hundred Herb Hall, Chen shi, who had been seated on the ground, immediately perked up and loudly asked- “What are you going to do, going to Hundred Herb Hall?”

Feng Yu Heng was slightly shocked then replied: “Naturally to go fetch medicinal herbs.”

“Hundred Herb Hall has no medicinal herbs for you!”

Feng Yu Heng tilted her head and pondered before asking Feng Jin Yuan: “Isn’t Hundred Herb Hall concubine mother Yao’s dowry shop? Why would there be no medicinal herbs for me to fetch? Concubine mother Yao said that shop would be given to me as a dowry. When we were in the mountain, we couldn’t handle matters in the capital, but now that we have returned, we must properly take good care of the business.”

Chen shi loudly screamed: “You sure do have nice thoughts! What dowry? That is Feng family’s business. When did it become your dowry?” She had been in charge of the manor for many years. She had long since forcibly taken ownership of the shop the matriarch had taken from Yao shi. Now that they wanted her to give it up, it was as though they wanted her life.

But Feng Yu Heng did not care for these things, “Mother might be remembering incorrectly. Hundred Herb Hall was indeed a dowry for concubine mother Yao from the Yao family, and concubine mother Yao was preparing to add those shops to A-Heng’s dowry. It’s ok if mother does not remember. The government has back ups for the deeds. Going to take a look will reveal if they are the Feng family’s business.” As she spoke, her facial expression became cold. She then turned to the matriarch, who had been in charge of the manor for many years, “That year, grandmother said she would take care of managing concubine mother Yao’s shops. Could it be that grandmother has lost the deed, which led to mother believing the shops to be the Feng family’s business. Wang Chuan!” She turned her head and asked: “If the deed was lost, what do we do?”

Wang Chuan informed everyone: “If the family’s deed has been lost, they can go to the government to look for the deed. After they have found it, a new copy is made.”