Chapter 237 (2/2)

“Yi Lin.” She recalled an important matter, “Write a letter to uncle tomorrow. Have him investigate his Highness Prince Li.”

“Does young miss feel that Prince Li suddenly discussing marriage with fourth young miss to be odd?”

“That’s not it.” Chen Yu shook her head, “Based on what Feng Yu Heng said, it was something related to the white crystal that caused Prince Li to take an interest, especially the earrings. Either way, this is not the key matter.”

“Then the key matter…”

“The key is what grandmother’s attitude is!” Chen Yu recalled this and became very curious, “Fen Dai is the daughter of a concubine, so if she could get married to a prince as a secondary princess, that is a great thing. But you also saw it, grandmother did not seem very receptive to the idea. In fact, she even tried to push it back. There was also An shi, who also did not seem to approve of it. Have third uncle investigate what exactly is going on with this situation. If this matter can not be clarified, I will not be at ease.”

Yi Lin nodded, “Young miss, do not worry. This servant will write a letter first thing tomorrow morning.”

The master and servant discussed this until late into the night before going to sleep. Chen Yu happily enjoyed a night of pleasant dreams. At first, she dreamed of marrying his Highness the seventh prince, Xuan Tian Hua. Then, she dreamed of being accompanied by his Highness the third prince, Xuan Tian Ye. In the end, she even dreamed of his Highness the eldest prince personally visiting the manor to discuss marriage, giving her an extremely great deal of face.

The next day, she woke up very early and hurriedly had Yi Lin help her wash up. She then went to pay respects to the matriarch at Shu Ya courtyard with a proud expression.

But when she arrived at Shu Ya courtyard, she discovered that the people who had come to pay respects were very few. Han shi and Fen Dai did not come, and Feng Yu Heng did not come. Only An shi and Xiang Rong had come, with Jin Zhen reporting illness. This caused her desire to show off to immediately decline.

At this very moment, Feng Fen Dai was in a good mood and had Han shi out of the manor. Getting into a carriage, the two were preparing to go out and stroll around the streets.

As the daughter of a concubine, Fen Dai very rarely went out. Adding on how Han shi did not have any family assistance, nor shops to supplement them, they could only rely on the monthly allowance provided by the manor. They truly did not have any other spare money to buy things.

But now, it was different. Fen Dai had an engagement to the Li Palace. No matter how unhappy the matriarch was, she still had to give a bit more, thus she announced the increasing of her monthly allowance three fold.

The girl was pampered. Even though his Highness the fifth prince did not have a good reputation, he was still a prince. Now that the situation at court was not clear, nobody could guarantee which prince would become the crown prince. At the same time, nobody could guarantee whether or not Fen Dai would become as much just as much of a beauty as Chen Yu when she reached 15.

Both of them were Feng Jin Yuan’s daughters, but Han shi was much better looking than Chen shi. Fen Dai was still young, and her appearance had not yet developed, so what if she ended up becoming an extraordinary beauty?

The matriarch was thinking that if there was no way for the marriage to be changed, she could only hope that the fifth prince would treat Fen Dai better than the other women. Fortunately, with the support of the prime minister’s manor, as long as Fen Dai played it smarter, she would have a proper standing within the Li Palace.

In short, she had to leave some wiggle room. The matriarch had understood this point clearly, so when Fen Dai had come to Shu Ya courtyard to request time out of the manor, she happily agreed. Not only did she agree, she even gave Fen Dai 50 taels. This was so she and Han shi could buy some things.

Fen Dai had never received this sort of treatment, and the matriarch had never treated her well. She had been hoping that Han shi could give birth to a younger brother for her then do her best to strive for the position of head wife in the Feng manor. Like this, she would also be able to bask in that glroy. She never thought that attending the birthday banquet at the Yuan Palace would allow her to enter the prince’s social circle.

Sitting in the carriage, Fen Dai became more pleased with herself the more she thought about it. Feeling incredibly proud of herself, she felt extremely elated.

Han shi watched Fen Dai and also felt happy for her. Being able to marry a prince, even as a secondary princess, was a heavenly grace for a daughter of a concubine. This would also allow her, as the birth mother, to also enjoy some of the limelight.

But…

She sneakily put her hand to her lower abdomen and suddenly felt some regret. At the time, she had been too hasty. If she had waited a little longer, could it be that she would not have had to take that sort of risk?

“What’s wrong with you?” Fen Dai could see that there was something off about Han shi’s expression and could not help but frown, “Going out to play, should we not be happy? Ever since you entered the Feng manor, you could probably count the number of times you’ve gone out on one hand, right? How come you have such a long face?”

“What long face.” Han shi forced herself to smile, “I was just thinking, why did elder madam seem hesitant to agree, even though this is an extremely good marriage?”

Hearing this mentioned, Fen Dai became angry: “Growing up, when had that old hag ever treated me well? Now that she sees I have a mountain to rely on, her not being happy is normal. At least in the future, she can no longer treat me as she did in the past. No matter how little, she still has to give his Highness the fifth prince some face. Think about it, when I went to request time out of the manor this morning, did she not agree and even give me money?”

Han shi nodded, “What you said is true.”

“But you must not be careless.” Fen Dai changed the topic to Han shi’s body, “Your belly should be more or less stable. In the next few days, I will invite a doctor into the manor to check your body. Giving birth to a son would be the safest.”

Han shi was startled, “What? Does the matter between you and his Highness the fifth prince rely on me giving birth to a son?”

Fen Dai rolled her eyes and said: “What does you giving birth to a son have to do with me and his Highness the fifth prince? Can you think a little more of the future? Think about it, once you give birth to a son, I will be the future Li Palace’s secondary princess. Like this, would we not have a better hold on the Feng manor’s position of head wife and daughter of the first wife? Once this matter is completed, think about it, could his Highness the fifth prince have the daughter of the first wife from the dignified prime minister’s manor be a mere secondary princess? At that time, father would not be happy with it. Thus” She curled the corners of her lips up, “So long as we can take control of the Feng manor, the position of official princess of the Li Palace will become mine in five years time!”