Chapter 195 (1/2)

Feng Chen Yu, however, had it good, as she enjoyed the newest techniques from the 21st century. After it was completed, Feng Yu Heng even gave her a sanitary napkin.

After an hour, Feng Chen Yu gradually woke up and felt a pain in her lower abdomen. It felt just like the pain from her monthly period.

She was a little afraid and asked Feng Yu Heng: “Why does my belly hurt?”

“Under normal circumstances, it will stop hurting in around an hour.” She spoke while adjusting the rate of the infusion device.

Chen Yu found that she was still in Feng Yu Heng’s medicine storage room. Nothing had changed, but there was an odd bottle next to the bed. The bottle was connected to the back of her hand by a see-through tube. She moved a little and found that there was still some pain.

“Don’t move around so much.” Feng Yu Heng reminded her, “There is a needle inserted into your blood vessel. If you cause it to fall out, I will need to stick it back in.”

Feng Chen Yu could not be bothered to ask any more questions. When speaking with her second sister, she had never come out on top once. Either way, she had come requesting help. Feng Yu Heng had taken her money to take care of her disaster. She was extremely sleepy, so she might as well sleep a little.

Drowsily, she fell asleep. Feng Yu Heng could not help but laugh. Even though such a big thing happened, she was still able to fall asleep. She truly was still young. Even if she was mature, she was still just 14.

She stood next to Chen Yu’s side and watched the infusion. Only after the medicine was completely used up and the needle pulled from her hand did she wake her up.

When Chen Yu woke up once more, she was truly awake. She tried moving around a bit and found that nothing was wrong aside from a bit of exhaustion. The pain in her lower abdomen had also lessened significantly. She could not help but feel surprised.

“Is the child gone?”

Feng Yu Heng nodded, “It’s gone.”

Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief and felt that this nightmare had finally come to an end, as a relaxed expression appeared on her face.

Feng Yu Heng took a look at her and did not say anything more. She stood up and picked up a few packets of medical pills for her. She gave the instructions on how to take them and what to take note of during her the period immediately after the abortion. Only then did she open the door of the medicine storage room and say to her: “Eldest sister, please go back.”

Chen Yu nodded and did not say anything more. Stuffing the medicine packages into her sleeve, she left with the support of Yi Lin.

Feng Yu Heng, however, was recalling the process of Chen Yu’s operation and suddenly remembered something. She could not help but lean close to Huang Quan and ask: “I remember the first time I entered the palace, a palace servant told me his Highness the seventh prince’s birth mother had died from internal bleeding.”

Huang Quan nodded, “That’s corrected.” She then did not wait for a question before continuing: “This has always been what was said by the palace, but the truth is imperial concubine Zhao was conferred her title after dying. At the time of her tragic death, she did not have a title. She was just some girl that the Emperor had brought back from his tour of the South. The previous Empress found her to be an eyesore and tortured her to death before his Highness turned one. After this, the Emperor conferred her the title of imperial concubine Zhao. For the sake of giving face to the imperial harem, he gave the explanation of internal bleeding from child birth.”

“So it was like that.” Feng Yu Heng muttered to herself. She really wanted to ask a bit about imperial concubine Yun, especially given her eccentric temperament. How did she end up taking in Xuan Tian Hua to her side? But seeing that Huang Quan was slightly shaking her head, she knew that it must be something extremely confidential. Between Huang Quan and Wang Chuan it seemed that neither knew about it. “Forget it.” She waved her hand, “Go rest first. It has been two days and one night without sleep, and we will need to go to Hundred Herb Hall early tomorrow morning.”

That night, Feng Yu Heng rested in Tong Sheng pavilion. Back at Hundred Herb Hall, Qing Yu had already begun leading the people Wang Chuan borrowed from the palace towards the disaster areas within the capital to investigate the situation.

She had been flying the Yu Palace and Hundred Herb Hall’s flags. All along the way, she had received a great deal of courtesy and praise.

The next day, when Feng Yu Heng arrived at Hundred Herb Hall with Huang Quan, Qing Yu had already prepared ten carts of supplies. She was just about to head out and deliver these supplies one house at a time. Seeing her arrive, she quickly went over and gave a simple report: “This servant purchased 20 taels worth of supplies for each family, which includes clothing, food and some common medical supplies from Hundred Herb Hall. Today, we will be delivering to the houses that can still be lived in. This servant has already called for workers to begin repairing some houses that have been damaged. As for the houses that can not be lived in, arrangements have already been made to rebuild them. The matter of deeds has already been negotiated, and everyone agreed to return the deeds to the Yu Palace so long as they can continue to live there for free.”

Feng Yu Heng expressed her great satisfaction with Qing Yu’s ability to execute plans. She quickly urged her to begin distributing the supplies. As for the Hundred Herb Hall, it would continue to hand out hot tea.

Following Feng Yu Heng’s actions, some of the people who had received help from Hundred Herb Hall knew to seek ways to repay this kindness. Once their health recovered slightly, they immediately picked up some tools and began taking care of the snow.

Many days later, the Winter disaster finally came to an end. When the governor went into the palace to report to the Emperor, he heavily emphasized the contribution of Hundred Herb Hall and the Yu Palace during this Winter disaster. He also clearly presented the number of people that were taken in and treated by Hundred Herb Hall, as well as the number of houses that had been fixed and rebuilt by the Yu Palace. He also reported the free hot tea distributed by county princess Ji An and the free supplies that she distributed to those affected by the Winter disaster. This was reported loudly and clearly in court, causing the officials to feel inspired.

The Emperor nodded and repeatedly praised it. Lord Ping Nan and Prime Minister Fung looked at each other and both went forward. Prime Minister Fung then said: “His Highness Prince Yu and county princess Ji An devoted themselves to the citizens. We officials are all very moved. Now that the citizens within the capital that were affected by the disaster have been properly settled, the citizens outside the capital can not be ignored. This humble official wishes to donate 50 thousand taels to help handle the disaster outside of the capital.”

Lord Ping Nan followed up and said: “This humble official also wishes to donate 50 thousand taels.”

Following their lead, the other officials also expressed their desire to donate funds. Some wished to donate 30 thousand, some 20 thousand, some five thousand, and someone even said they wished to open a congee stall outside of the capital to distribute free congee.

As a prime minister, Feng Jin Yuan naturally could not donate less than Prime minister Fung, so he quickly said: “This official also wishes to donate 50 thousand.”

The Emperor was very satisfied with this sort of atmosphere. He had Zhang Yuan take note of how much each official wished to donate and happily said: “Everyone being able to display their concern for the citizens truly lets Us feel at ease. Prince Yu and county princess Ji An are even more exemplary. Prime minister Feng, you truly have given birth to a good daughter!”

With just a few words, Feng Jin Yuan nearly teared up emotionally. The Emperor had finally counted Feng Yu Heng’s good deeds as his. He finally remembered at this crucial juncture that she was his daughter.