Chapter 249 (1/2)

Upon hearing this, the old woman clambered into a kneeling position in front of Feng Yu Heng’s feet. Having been kicked by Huang Quan, her chest hurt when she moved, but she still gritted her teeth and endured. She knew that it would be fine to offend others because there was Han shi above supporting her. But the Feng family’s second young miss carried the title of county princess. Apparently, she was a county princess who had even been conferred land. This was a proper slave owner! If she wanted her old life, there was nothing she could say about it.

Seeing the old woman kowtow with her butt in the air, Huang Quan felt irritated, thus she egged on Feng Yu Heng: “Too disgusting. How about we kill her?”

The old woman nearly died from fear and repeatedly said: “You must not! You must not! Young miss, please spare me! County princess please spare me!”

Mei Xiang also leaned over to secretly tug at Feng Yu Heng’s sleeve, quietly saying: “She is the granny brought in from the outside by concubine mother Han. She is said to be taking care of her pregnancy.”

Feng Yu Heng raised an eyebrow, “Take care of her pregnancy?” She then looked again at the old woman, sniffing while observing, “But why do I smell the scent of oil on this old woman? She clearly is just a pig butcher, so how can she take care of her pregnancy?”

The old woman on the ground trembled once more. A pig butcher, she was even able to correct guess this?

Fortunately for her, however, that Feng Yu Heng did not continue down this topic. Instead, she kicked her a couple times then said: “This county princess only just returned to the manor. Hearing that concubine mother Han is pregnant I specially came over to see her. Since you are a granny here, lead the way.”

The old woman was relieved and hastily tried to stand up, but she was unable to after five or six attempts.

One of the maidservants nearby was unable to bear with continuing to watch, so she came over to help her up. Only then could she get up from the ground.

“County princess, this way please.” After getting up, she quickly guided her inside. Just earlier, she had seen A Ju crying while running back with a swollen face. She was still curious over what had happened. Now that she thought about it, it was most likely that she had been beaten by the county princess’ servant.

As they continued forward, the granny kept her head down and did not dare even look towards Huang Quan.

Yu Lan courtyard was very large. The yard had a small pond and a garden. Because it was Winter, and there was no water in the pond, and only thing still in the garden was winter sweet, the beauty of the scenery was not apparent. But from the long winding halls, a graceful atmosphere could be seen. It was indeed a bit like a head wife’s aura.

Feng Yu Heng recalled that she had previously heard of how Chen shi had taken an interest in Yu Lan courtyard while she was still living in Jin Yu courtyard. From time to time, she would send servants to come over and tidy up. Feng Jin Yuan and the matriarch both clearly knew that she wanted to take this courtyard, but because neither of them lived there, neither one stopped her. Only after Feng Yu Heng returned to the manor did Chen shi cease thinking of cleaning it. Who knew that Han shi would be the one to take advantage of it.

When Feng Yu Heng entered the room, Han shi was seated on the main seat and was accompanied by A Ju. Normally, a concubine’s courtyard would not have a hall because they very rarely received guests, and there was absolutely no need to meet guests in the hall. But Yu Lan courtyard indeed had one. Now that Han shi was seated in that spot, it only felt out of place.

Seeing Feng Yu Heng enter the room, Han shi was a little unsettled. She wanted to get up, but she also wanted to remain seated. Even when Feng Yu Heng was standing in the middle of the hall, she still had not decided whether she should stand or sit to speak with Feng Yu Heng.

At her side, A Ju kept her head lowered and no longer had any arrogance left in her. Even when Han shi glared at her for some ideas, she did not react in the slightest.

Han shi’s heart trembled in anger. When she looked again at Feng Yu Heng, she saw her looking over with a clever gaze that caused a cold sweat to appear on her brow.

In the end, she still stood up on her own and nodded, saying: “Second young miss, you’ve returned to the manor?” Her voice trembled, and her hands shook along with it.

Feng Yu Heng ignored her, instead inspecting the interior of the hall for herself.

Han shi did not know what she meant by doing this, so she could only give a simple explanation: “Elder madam sympathized with this concubine’s hardship with becoming pregnant and specially granted this Yu Lan courtyard to me. As a matter of fact, I only moved in here yesterday, so the courtyard is still a mess. Second young miss, please do not mind.” While speaking, she glanced sideways at the old woman who could barely stand with the support of a maidservant. She could not help but remember what A Ju had said earlier. Her heart was given a shock. Could it be that this one had also been beaten?

“Concubine mother is pregnant?” Looking around the hall, Feng Yu Heng asked this when she finally stopped.

Han shi was startled, and her mind was slow to respond. Normally, should she have provided some commentary on the quality of the room after looking around? She had already thought it through. If Feng Yu Heng said this room was good, she would say that she would go speak about transferring it with the matriarch. If Feng Yu Heng said that the room was no good, she would say that it had been left from before, and she had not changed too much.

But now, the subject had suddenly changed to her belly. Han shi was out of options and could only grit her teeth to say: “Yes.” In her mind, however, she remembered what A Ju had said. Feng Yu Heng absolutely had to come and examine her upon hearing that she had become pregnant.

Han shi’s heart was already about to leap into her throat. Feng Yu Heng’s medical ability was something known by everyone. But the matter of her getting pregnant, even if the manor called for a doctor, she did her best to arrange for the doctor brought in by the performance troupe. The date of conception had been declared as the day before Feng Jin Yuan left the manor by that doctor. If Feng Yu Heng was left to examine her, wouldn’t the whole matter become exposed?

“Concubine mother, please sit.” Feng Yu Heng did not beat around the bush, “I was at the military camp in the suburbs for a little over one month. I never thought that such a happy matter would occur at the manor. A-Heng does not have many gifts for concubine mother, and only my medical abilities are worth mentioning, so I will examine concubine mother to give you a bit more peace of mind during your pregnancy.”

“This must not be done!” Han shi’s heart trembled, “Second young miss is the noble county princess. This concubine is nothing more than a concubine. How could I possibly be able to accept being examined by second young miss! It absolutely must not be done! Absolutely not.”

She said this while subconsciously retreating. Her waving hands were suddenly held firmly by Feng Yu Heng, “Concubine mother Han is pregnant. You absolutely must be careful. You do not have eyes in the back of your head. What would you do if you fell?”