Chapter 142 (2/2)
“I know.” She smiled thinly, her tone obedient.
Xuan Tian Ming straightened himself out and reached out to pat her head. Bu Ni Shang then said: “Your Highness, do you not find the Feng family’s second young miss to be too arrogant?”
Xuan Tian Ming did not argue with her, nor did he get angry. He only replied with a question: “This prince is happy to have her like this. What is it, do you have an objections?”
A jealous expression appeared on Bu Ni Shang’s face, with a stubborn look appearing in her eyes. They were both girls who were engaged to princes, so why did the fourth prince not treat her as well as the ninth prince treated Feng Yu Heng?
She was unhappy!
At this point, Xuan Tian Ming and Xuan Tian Hua did not intend to remain for much longer. The two both gave some advice to Feng Yu Heng. Only after this did they get back in the carriage.
Everyone present knelt on the ground, sending them off. Only after the carriage departed did the members of the Bu family let out a sigh of relief.
But at this time, they heard the already parting Xuan Tian Ming’s voice clearly say: “People of the Bu family, do not forget to go kowtow at the Feng manor for the departed head madam. Kowtow from the manor’s gates all the way to memorial tablet, do not miss a single step.”
Immediately following, Xuan Tian Hua’s clear voice also sounded, admonishing Bu Ni Shang “A girl should not be too aggressive because sometimes, the more something is controlled, the more likely it will be lost.”
Bu Ni Shang lowered her head, her mind filled with how well Xuan Tian Ming treated Feng Yu Heng. The more she thought about it, the unhappier she was.
As for the head imperial concubine, Bu Bai Ping, she had lost her momentum from earlier. Simply lying on the stretcher, she faced the sky with an emptiness in her eyes.
It had to be said that the one who was most entertained at this very moment was the Feng matriarch. Originally, she felt that the ninth prince was only targeting the Feng family. Only now did she know that the one he was targeting was anyone who treated Feng Yu Heng poorly. So what if it’s the Bu family? What of the head imperial concubine? Did they not all suffer from a torrent of abuse! They were al left completely speechless!
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Feng Yu Heng had fought well for the Feng family. She wanted to pull that child over and comfort her for a while. Quickly turning, she saw that Feng Chen Yu was flustered and looking in the direction of the departed carriage, a faint blush appearing on her face.
She suddenly recalled that Feng Jin Yuan had once mentioned Chen Yu’s feelings. She could not help but calm her emotions and tug at Chen Yu, finally bringing her back to reality.
Who would have thought that the head imperial concubine would take notice of Chen Yu at this moment. Seeing her face, she began to think for a long time before saying in wonder: “Is everyone in the Feng family so bold?”
Hearing her speak this way once more, the Bu matriarch sent a glare over, quietly whispering: “Your father is no longer here. Do not cause any more disturbances.”
Bu Bai Ping felt wronged, “Mother, this Feng family’s eldest young miss is defying the decree!”
With these words, everyone froze. Nobody understood what these words meant.
Feng Yu Heng, however, faintly smiled while looking at head imperial concubine Bu but remained silent. She decided for certain that she would watch from the sidelines to cool the Feng matriarch’s heart. She had recalled that the Empress had decreed that whenever Chen Yu left the manor, she had to apply the black blush, but today…
“Head imperial concubine please hear the explanation!” Chen Yu was smart and directly knelt on the ground, “Chen Yu did not intend to defy the decree, but today is Lord Bu’s funeral. Chen Yu is wearing white mourning clothes and is even wearing a white flower. It truly is not fitting to wear blush! Head imperial concubine may send someone to come look. Chen Yu has not used even a bit of blush today and has come solely to mourn for Lord Bu.”
Bu Bai Ping originally wanted to say a bit more, but she was cut off by the Bu matriarch: “The intentions of the Feng family’s eldest young miss have been received by this old one. Everyone, please come into the manor. Bai Qi will prepare the tea as punishment.” As she said this, she glared again at Bu Bai Ping, her eyes filled with warning.
Bu Bai Ping was not an idiot. She naturally understood when to stop before going too far. After all, the Feng family was above the Bu family. Even if she, the head imperial concubine, were present, she was an imperial concubine without son or daughter. What difference was there between her and those favored beauties? Speaking truthfully, the one the Bu family relied upon recently was Bu Bai Qi’s only son, Bu Cong.
She helplessly lay back down on her stretcher. Raising her hand, the strong eunuchs immediately carried her into the manor.
The Feng family’s group also followed them into the manor. Xiang Rong was at the back, her palms completely soaked in sweat. She felt that there was a need to improve her courage. Especially when she followed her second sister out, there was not a single time where it ended peacefully. If this continued, she would definitely be scared to death.
Finally entering the mourning hall, because everyone in the manor had left the manor to welcome the head imperial concubine, the only ones left behind were the servants. However, they did not stop burning joss paper, causing the room to be filled with a unique funerary smell.
When the people of the Bu family returned to the mourning hall, they took the places of the servants. The Feng matriarch brought the three girls up, received some incense, lit it and put it in the incense burner. It seemed that everything was going smoothly; however, when Feng Yu Heng went to place her incense in the burner, a child suddenly appeared from somewhere and bumped into her.
With her hand shaking, the incense fell.
She made no effort to catch it, looking on unfeelingly as the half-stick of incense fell to the ground. It lit a piece of joss paper, causing a small flame to burst forth.
One of the Bu family’s servants quickly went forward and put out the fire. Bu Bai Qi scolded the child: “What sort of place is this? Is it a place where you can freely run around?”
The child was frightened and began crying. Feng Yu Heng did not mind, only saying: “A young child does not understand anything. Minister Bu, do not blame him. But a child must be carefully watched, especially in this sort of place. Just now, he only knocked down a piece of incense. If he knocked over the brazier, then it would become an incredibly big problem. At the time, my mother’s mourning hall was burned down like this. Ah, speaking of this, even her body was burned.”
“Young miss Feng, please have some discretion!” The Bu matriarch became furious.
Feng Yu Heng, however, smiled but did not defend herself. She only said: “These pleas were unpleasant. Elderly madam, please forgive me.”
She properly placed the incense and retreated a few steps. Preparing to stand off to the side and wait for the Feng matriarch. But when she took those steps back, the child that had bumped into her extended a foot. The foot she raised hesitated, and her body slightly swayed, as she felt something support her arm. A voice that held a bit of anger then came from above her head.: “Be careful.”