Chapter 236 (1/2)

The servant did not think that Feng Yu Heng would reject the matriarch’s invitation, so she was left stunned. Only after Feng Yu Heng had walked off did she react and quickly go back to report.

As for Chen Yu, she began to ponder over waht Feng Yu Heng had said, and she could not help but regret listening to the third prince and giving the earrings to Fen Dai.

At this time in Shu Ya courtyard’s main hall, the matriarch was hoping to call Feng Yu Heng back to discuss some matters, but she had been refused. This caused her to feel vexed.

“Recently, my words have carried less and less weight in this manor.” She sighed with emotion, “One after another, they’ve spread their wings and found themselves mountains to rely on, but they do not know that their roots lie with the Feng family. Even if they marry into the palace, without their roots, they will not be favored.”

“Elder madam is correct.” Granny Zhao agreed while comforting her, “Either way, master will have returned in around a month. When that time comes, the decisions will be left for master to handle.”

“Tell me, when Jin Yuan returns, will he fault me for this?” She had been worried about the marriage discussion with his Highness the fifth prince, “Although Fen Dai is the daughter of a concubine, the daughter of a concubine has its uses. What if Jin Yuan has other arrangements, have I not ruined them?”

Granny Zhao sighed, “But there was no other choice. His Highness the fifth prince had come suddenly, and we did not make any preparations. Taking a step back, even if we did make preparations, what of it? No matter what else is said, he is still a prince.”

The matriarch understood this reasoning, but she was still worried, “The letter we sent last time, did Jin Yuan reply?”

Granny Zhao shook her head, “No, perhaps the roads are difficult to use during these snowy days, causing its round trip to be slower.”

“It’s fine for it to be slow, so long as it arrives. Go find someone to send another letter, tell him about the events of today. I am unable to feel certain about this matter and hope that Jin Yuan can return quickly.”

Granny Zhao complied and went to have someone write a letter to Feng Jin Yuan.

That night, the symptoms of Feng Yu Heng’s fever once again flared up, and she once again helplessly pulled out a pill, but this did give her an idea.

She guarded a pharmacy, and inside, there was a modern operating room. She could practically have anything she wanted. No matter what medicine she pulled out, it would be considered a desirable good in this era.

But she was the only operator. Without a need to mention the lack of help when performing surgeries for others, there was not a single person who could help her when she wanted to get an infusion.

Feng Yu Heng thought about it. In the worst case scenario, she could train an assistant, but that person had to be reliable, and there could not be a trace of betrayal in their heart.

However, this was just an optimistic thought. If she wanted to train someone from this era in modern medicine, how could it be that easy. Aside from loyalty, they had to have a strong ability to learn along with a proficiency in medicine. Adults were no good because they were set in their ways, so it would be very difficult to change their habits. People who were too young were also no good. Those that were too young were less adept at learning, so they would be unable to produce any results for a few years.

Feng Yu Heng felt that if she wanted to receive modern treatments in this era, that would merely be a fantasy.

But even if it would be difficult, this idea became deeply ingrained in her mind. In the days that followed, she was always looking for someone to select.

Perhaps hearing that there was movement inside the room, Huang Quan, who had been keeping watch overnight, opened the door and entered. Seeing that Feng Yu Heng was already sitting up in bed, she could not help but go over and ask: “Is young miss not feeling well again? How come you’ve gotten up in the middle of the night?”

She waved her hand, “I have already taken my medicine. It’s fine. I was simply thinking of a matter, and this chased away my sleepiness.”

“What is young miss thinking about? This servant will help you think about it!” Either way, she was bored keeping watch outside at night.

“There really is something I need you to do.” Feng Yu Heng looked at Huang Quan and said: “Help me find a large map of Da Shun with all of the county borders marked down. Would it be difficult?”

Huang Quan was slightly stunned, “What does young miss need a map for? Those are only used when moving soldiers around for battle. But it is not very difficult. His Highness the ninth prince has some to spare. This servant will go ask one from his Highness tomorrow.”

Hearing her say this, Feng Yu Heng calmed down.

She had always been wanting to take a look at what the geography of Da Shun was like. This would also serve to help her make a comparison to the 21st century to see what the similarities were and what the differences were. She had sent Wang Chuan and Qing Yu to Xiao Zhou to open up a Hundred Herb Hall, so her next step would be to expand to other provinces, including Ji An County. Feng Yu Heng had already planned for that place to become the headquarter of her medical studies. No matter of whether it was production of medicine or development of personnel, it can all be handled there in the future.

There was also Gan Zhou. Ever since Xuan Tian Ming had told her that it was the third prince’s base, Feng Yu Heng was very interested in that place.

If she could set up operations in Gan Zhou unnoticed, then she would truly have struck at the internal workings of her enemy.

In short, it was time to implement her plans for supporting a medical system and intelligence network.

Early the next morning, Chen Yu arrived with Yi Lin before Feng Yu Heng even got up.

Huang Quan helped her wash while muttering: “Begging for assistance on a matter, yet they come so early. They truly are too lacking in consideration.”

Feng Yu Heng, however, did not think this way, “With someone being in a rush to deliver us money, why do you feel that they’ve come too early? Not to mention that they came in the morning, even if they came in the middle of the night, so long as that three million taels is placed before me, I will immediately set to work.”

Huang Quan facepalmed, “Young miss, you’re really that lacking for money?”

“Yes.” She nodded seriously, “Also, this three million is far from enough.”

“Three million is still not enough? Adding on the money from earlier, that totals five million. Oh right, you loaned Prime minister Feng one million taels. Four million taels is not a small amount!” Huang Quan clicked her tongue. What did her young miss want to do? To actually want this much money, was she collaborating with the enemy to commit treason?

“Too little! Much too little!” Feng Yu Heng sighed then stood up, “Let’s go. We’re going to collect that money.”