Chapter 58 (1/2)

Feng Jin Yuan also thought this to be true. Chen shi was just a brainless person. Once she became angered, it was possible that she’d start spouting nonsense. He could not help but believe it a little.

Feng Yu Heng did not get flustered and quietly said: “It’s fine. Today, when I went out, I happened to run in to his Highness Prince Yu. his Highness saw that I was quite tired from managing the shops and said that he would send someone over to help audit the accounts tomorrow. When the accounts have all been audited, mother can naturally be proven innocent.”

“Second sister!” Feng Chen Yu felt that if she continued her inaction, then her mother’s position would be impossible to maintain! Once Chen shi fell, what sort of daughter to the first wife would she be? Thus she quickly said: “Regardless if mother did anything wrong, elder sister will apologize to you now. As for the money…” She turned her head and looked at Feng Jin Yuan, “If father understands and sympathizes with this daughter and wants to provide some more dowry for when this daughter marries out of the family, then can this daughter use the dowry to pay second sister?”

Feng Jin Yuan felt very emotional. This eldest daughter of his was truly understanding.

“Chen Yu.” He lightly patted Chen Yu’s shoulder, “Whatever father says, it will not cause you any grievances. Your dowry will be the Feng family’s face. None can take it away.” As he spoke, he looked toward Feng Yu Heng.

Feng Yu heng raised an eyebrow: “Why is father looking at me? A-Heng did not announce a desire for elder sister’s dowry. In short, Prince Yu’s contingent will send someone to help this daughter audit the accounts, so this daughter will first make her stance clear. If it is discovered that the shops were losing money, then the money the family put in, this daughter will naturally repay. If it is discovered that there was a profit, then that money, this daughter does not want. Consider it compensation to father and grandmother for taking care of family matters all these years.” Then looking at Xiang Rong and Fen Dai, she added: “Un, A-Heng hopes that the money, no matter how much or little, can be used to supplement my little sisters’ dowry.”

Fen Dai just loved hearing this sort of thing and immediately laughed. With a clear voice, she responded: “Thank you, second sister!”

Xiang Rong also rose and gave thanks in a clear voice: “Xiang Rong thanks second sister.”

Han shi giggled with her mouth closed for a while before turning her head and saying to the matriarch: “Head madam has already said that the shops can earn fifty to sixty thousand. Even if these numbers are overestimates, I don’t think it would be to the point of losing money. This concubine really must thank second young miss on behalf of fourth young miss and thank mother-in-law for her consideration.”

Feng Yu Heng knew that she could never recover the profits of previous years. She may as well spread the wealth evenly. When wealth is hoarded, people will disperse. When wealth is spread, people will come together. This logic was something she understood. With this, she not only accommodated Xiang Rong and Fen Dai, she also honored her father and grandmother. Feng Jin Yuan might be able to resist wanting that money for the sake of his face, but the matriarch definitely would not be able to resist this chance.

As expected “Then tomorrow, we will welcome the person that Prince Yu’s contingent sends to carefully audit. If there really was a profit, Chen shi, I will give you ten days to bring out all of the money!”

The matriarch had announced the final resolution to this problem. Chen shi did not have the strength to argue. Feng Chen Yu also did not know how else to act. The mother and daughter simply felt mentally exhausted from Feng Yu Heng’s meddling.

Mother and daughter looked at each other. Their gaze shared a common message: Get rid of Feng Yu Heng.

That night at Tong Sheng pavilion, when the lights were dim, Feng Yu Heng handed a bottle of medicine to Huang Quan: “Go to Jin Yu courtyard and deliver this to Man Xi. Remember to be stealthy and not be seen by anyone.”

Huang Quan immediately understood: “Then Man Xi is on our side?”

Feng Yu Heng nodded: “Yes. In the future, this must be sent once every five days. Remember to remind me.”

Huang Quan complied: “This servant has remembered it and will leave immediately.”

Huang Quan hurriedly left but did not go through the main gate. It’s unknown what turns she took, but she disappeared without a trace.

When she returned, she carried news from Man Xi: “Young miss, Man Xi said Chen shi has already secretly sent a letter to her maternal family, but she does not know what is written in the letter. But she said people from Chen shi’s maternal family have recently been in the capital. She figures it would take at most an hour to deliver.”

Feng Yu Heng was very satisfied that Man Xi had passed along this sort of information.

Huang Quan asked: “Do you want to intercept it?”

She shook her head, “No need. I also wanted to meet the people of Chen family. I wanted to see what sort of ability that family of lords had.”

“Good.” Huang Quan did not say more. After she helped clean Feng Yu Heng, she retired.

Feng Yu Heng was still not accustomed to having a servant girl in her room while sleeping. Despite the pleas of Yao shi after the incident with Feng Zi Hao, she still felt that she could not sleep if someone sat in her room.

Moreover, if there really were someone desperate to kill her every night, she would at worst just sleep in her pharmacy’s break room.

Remembering her pharmacy, she very naturally would remember Xuan Tian Ming’s legs.

Although much better than this world’s, in truth, Feng Yu Heng was not too certain in this era where medical equipment was scarce that she could mend such a serious comminuted fracture.

Caressing her birthmark, she entered her space and went straight to the second floor.

The second floor of the pharmacy mainly contained medical supplies. There was some simple medical equipment, but most importantly, there was a surgery kit in her break room. There was not only all kinds of medical knives, there were also some commonly used surgical supplies.

Feng Yu Heng began digging around the surgery kit. Not long after, she picked out some boxes of bone stabilizing steel nails. She also took out some boxes of pins. She then went outside to a personal counter and found some plaster for a leg cast.

Although this was too little for a proper surgery, there was no alternative. In the current emergency circumstance, what was important was skill and not equipment.