Chapter 250 (1/2)

Thus she said: “Many thanks housekeeper He. The days are cold during Winter. I see that housekeeper He’s hands is suffering from chilblains. It is now the end of the year. It would be best to deal with them before the new year. Later on, I will have someone bring you a cream to deal with them.”

“Oh!” He Zhong did not think his words would cause Feng Yu Heng to provide him with some medicine. County princess Ji An’s medicine, that was something that many people with money could not even buy. He quickly bowed deeply to Feng Yu Heng: “This servant thanks second young miss.”

Feng Yu Heng did not say anything else and turned to leave, but when she just happened to see three women walk into the manor when she turned around. The one in the middle was thin and graceful. Her eyebrows were like emerald feathers, her skin was white like snow, her waist appeared to have a corset, and her teeth looked like cowries. Despite it being a cold day, she only wore a thin aqua blouse, giving off the faint appearance of a beautiful woman. The two at her side were clearly maidservants, but they were also exceptionally graceful with slender waists.

When the three entered the manor, some servants immediately went to receive them. Their attitudes were very polite, leading them towards the inner courtyards.

Feng Yu Heng felt that there were a few too many surprises today, “Who is that?”

He Zhong told her: “She is miss Hong Yun. She was invited by the fourth young miss to teach dance.”

“Oh.” She nodded, “Fourth sister will be eleven with the new year. She should learn a bit more of the four arts that a woman should know. But this miss Hong Yun seems a little special.”

He Zhong said: “She is indeed special. When she just arrived, elder madam nearly chased her away after seeing her appearance. But fourth young miss used some method to convince elder madam to keep miss Hong Yun.” He Zhong said this while shaking his head, clearly very puzzled by this matter.

Feng Yu Heng did not inquire any further. Bringing along Huang Quan and Mei Xiang, she headed towards Shu Ya courtyard.

They only stopped when they reached a fork in the road. Reaching a hand into her sleeve, she pulled out a medical cream from her space and handed it to Mei Xiang, “Go back to the third young miss’ side. This medical cream can help heal the wound on your back, and it can help reduce the pain. Find someone to apply it for you.”

Mei Xiang was grateful and wanted to kowtow to Feng Yu Heng, but once her movements became large, the pain from her back caused her to sweat furiously.

Huang Quan could not bear to continue watching and quickly stopped her, “Quickly return. You can come kowtow to second young miss at Tong Sheng pavilion when you are better.”

Mei Xiang nodded repeatedly and gave her thanks once more before slowly walking towards An shi’s courtyard.

Feng Yu Heng watched the departing figure of the young servant and suddenly asked Huang Quan: “His Highness the fifth prince enjoys watching dance?”

Huang Quan was startled then immediately recalled that dance instructor, “Young miss means to say that fourth young miss learning to dance is for his Highness the fifth prince?”

“What else?” She walked towards Shu Ya courtyard while saying: “I know what sort of person Feng Fen Dai is all too well. She would not do anything if there was no benefit. What sort of talent does she have for dancing. A person that has no talent and has no interest in dancing suddenly wants to learn how to dance, that means dancing is very beneficial to her. Did you not hear what housekeeper He said. She managed to somehow convince grandmother to agree to bring that dance teacher into the manor. Thinking about it, only the fifth prince speaking up could pressure grandmother.”

Huang Quan thought about it and felt that this was reasonable, thus she said: “Then this servant will go inquire about it later. Ah, this past while, we have been at the military camp, and we only worried about training the soldiers or taking care of his Highness Prince Yu. We have been unable to inquire about anything.”

Feng Yu Heng smirked, “It’s also my fault. After going to the military camp, I tossed matters related to the Feng family to the side. Go over to the Yu Palace at a later time to inquire about his Highness the fifth prince. Also, find out about the hobbies of that dead imperial concubine. It’s possible that Feng Fen Dai is acting like Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi’s frown.” 1

Huang Quan did not understand what that meant with Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi, but she knew Feng Yu Heng wanted to know her enemy, thus she nodded and complied.

The two spoke the entire time and very quickly arrived at Shu Ya courtyard. Upon entering the courtyard, they saw a large number of maidservants gathered around one person, chatting in a lively manner.

That person was none other than the Feng family’s eldest young miss, Feng Chen Yu.

Today, Feng Chen Yu wore a sky blue winter coat. Her sleeves had cuffs and appeared very crisp and clean. On her head was a dangling blue gem ornament that matched her clothes. At the bottom, it had two orchid-shaped bells that had a crisp sound when they shook. It was truly beautiful.

Chen Yu seemed to be in quite a good mood. With maidservants surrounding her, she chatted endlessly. In just a few moments, she managed to explain the circumstances of her clothes completely.

“Eldest young miss’ clothes are made of really good material. It looks even more pure than the snow that falls from the sky. It truly does captivate people.”

“That’s right! There is also the dangling ornament. This servant has bad eyes and can not tell what gem it is made from, but it clearly is not a common item just.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Eldest young miss’ bracelet is also new. Heavens, to actually have such fresh things.”

The one at Chen Yu’s side was still Yi Lin. Hearing the servants praise her master, she felt that she had gained some face, thus she responded for Chen Yu, loudly saying: “These were all gifted by his Highness the eldest prince. They were just brought into the manor this morning. There were even special instructions for young miss to wear them upon receiving them. When the new year banquet comes, an even better gift would be sent.”

Chen Yu blushed and lightly scolded Yi Lin: “Only you speak too much.”

The eyes of the servants were filled with envy, as one of them said: “His Highness the eldest prince is much more lavish with his gifts than his Highness the fifth prince. The things his Highness the fifth prince sends are nothing more than some small trinkets. Simply looking at them is fine, but compared to the things eldest young miss has received, they are much worse.”

Chen Yu’s face was all smiles, but she still said: “You absolutely must not say it like this. The things sent by the two princes are all good, and no differences can be seen.”

The maidservant knew that she had made a mistake, so she lowered her head and fell silent.

Chen Yu saw this and said: “I am saying this for your sake. Saying it in front of me is fine, but what if someone else heard it. It would another dispute.”