Chapter 211 (2/2)
Only then did Fen Dai recall the reason she had come today. Glaring fiercely at Han shi, she then said: “I guess they can stay for a few more days, but there is a matter that they must do for me…”
Feng Fen Dai had changed into performers clothes to leave the manor. The reason was the troupe lacked props and needed to go out and acquire some.
But just as she left the manor, in the time it took to turn the corner, she left the two performers behind. Pulling along Pei’er on her own, she walked towards the Yu Palace.
Only when they arrived at the entrance to the Yu Palace did Pei’er realize in shock the goal of this trip. She could not help but become frightened.
Her young miss was too bold!
“Young miss, perhaps this… is inappropriate, right?” No matter how much this servant enjoyed messing around with her master and causing trouble within the manor, if she stood before the Yu Palace where the deity who could not be defied resided, her legs began to tremble.
But Fen Dai was bold and was even a little bit excited. “There isn’t anything inappropriate. Come with me!” She boldly went forward and wanted to rush into the Yu Palace.
Unfortunately, just as she stepped onto the stairs, she was stopped by an imperial guard. Pointing his spear, he loudly said: “Stop!”
Fen Dai was given a shock, but her face remained calm and loudly said: “I am the Feng family’s fourth young miss and have a matter to report to his Highness Prince Yu.”
“His Highness is not receiving visitors!” The guard replied frankly and did not mince words. He said just this then shut his mouth.
Fen Dai stomped her feet: “Did you not understand what I said? I am the Feng family’s fourth young miss! The Feng family! It’s the Feng family that is engaged to your palace. We are all related, and I have something to report. How can he not meet me?”
The two guards did not give her any face, as they shook their heads, “Aside from the Feng family’s second young miss who can freely enter the palace, nobody else has any right to meet his Highness. Young miss, please go back!”
Seeing that they were so resolute, Feng Fen Dai thought a little then did not waste any more words with the imperial guards. Raising her head, she screamed at the top of her lungs towards the palace “Your Highness! Something has happened to your future princess, and you do not care? Something happened at the county princess’ manor, and you truly do not care?”
She shouted for a while then finally, a lady came out of the gate. Fen Dai looked over and saw that it was someone familiar “Lady Zhou! Are you lady Zhou?”
The elder lady walked forward and raised her hand. The two guards then lowered their spears.
Fen Dai was about to walk through the gate but was stopped by lady Zhou: “You said you are the Feng family’s fourth young miss?”
Fen Dai nodded, “That’s right. I am indeed the Feng family’s fourth young miss. I am called Feng Fen Dai. We met in the Summer when madam came to the Feng manor to deliver betrothal gifts.”
Lady Zhou raised her eyes to look at Fen Dai but smiled and shook her head, “There are many people in the Feng manor. I may have gone, but I can not remember who is who. Moreover, I went that day to deliver betrothal gifts to the second young miss Feng. Why would I remember you, the fourth young miss?” She said this while taking in Fen Dai’s appearance and could not help but shake her head, “Prime Minister Feng is the current court’s standard first rank official. How could his daughter actually be dressed as a performer? You wouldn’t be laying a false claim to being related to an official, right?”
“How could that be!” Fen Dai became irritated, “I really am the Feng family’s fourth young miss. How can madam not remember These clothes… Ah, it’s because I was in a hurry to leave the manor to say something urgent to his Highness. Thus, I could only dress like this. Madam, do not doubt my identity. Meeting his Highness, he will naturally be recognize me.”
“His Highness is not receiving visitors.” Lady Zhou told her, “There are very few people who can come to the Yu Palace without any prior warning. The Feng family’s second young miss is naturally one of them, but you are not. Please go back.”
After lady Zhou finished speaking, she was about to turn around and go back inside. Fen Dai had lost her temper and hurried to say “Feng Yu Heng and his Highness the seventh prince have been inside Tong Sheng pavilion for many days. Does his Highness the ninth prince not mind? The gates to the county princess’ manor have been closed tight and not even a fly could get in. Madam, tell me, what can those two be doing? His Highness is such an honorable existence, how could he suffer such grievances?”
Lady Zhou turned around and frowned towards Fen Dai. She had always understood the battles between daughters of the first wife and the daughters of concubines in large households, but she never though the Feng family’s children would actually be so vicious. They could even come forward and invent such stories.
“Young miss, you must think carefully before speaking!” She spoke with a cold expression, and her voice with filled with anger.
Fen Dai, however, continued: “I have thought carefully and have thought about it for many days. I could not endure any longer today. I could no longer ignore my conscience. If I did not tell his Highness the ninth prince about this matter, how miserable would he feel! I can not allow for others to speak poorly of his Highness behind his back.”
Lady Zhou smiled wryly: “That being the case, I will thank young miss on behalf of his Highness. But young miss, do you have any evidence for your story of the Feng family’s second young miss and his Highness the seventh prince?” Her words made it clear that she did not recognize Fen Dai as a member of the Feng family. She only asked: “Even if there is evidence, how would that benefit you?”
Fen Dai had an expression of stern righteousness: “There is no benefit. In fact, there is a possibility that I would suffer along with second sister. But I can not get accustomed to seeing his Highness the ninth prince being cheated by others. Feng Yu Heng was actually able to do such a despicable thing, so she must be prepared to have it exposed. Madam, I am doing this all for his Highness benefit.”
Lady Zhou thought to herself, what benefit to his Highness. She then looked at Fen Dai. She truly did not want to allow her to continue shouting before the palace’s entrance. Thus, she walked forward and informed an imperial guard: “Go prepare a carriage. I will go to the Feng manor with this young miss.”