Chapter 265 (1/2)

“What hopes do I have left?” Feng Chen Yu pointed to her own forehead, “I now have this sort of damned appearance. No matter how much money the Chen family has, can it be traded for a piece of flesh?”

“Young miss must not place the fault with the Chen family. No matter how well that beast was tamed, it is still just a beast. If third master knew that you were in the carriage, he definitely would not have let it out!”

“Right!” Feng Chen Yu fiercely gritted her teeth, as she was practically able to shoot fire from her eyes, “It’s all because of Feng Yu Heng! She was always an enemy, and she should never have been kept at home!”

“Young miss, we need to come up with a plan.” Yi Lin consoled her while beginning to think: “Second young miss came to power relying on his Highness the ninth prince, but she lost power because of the Yao family and because…” Yi Lin’s eyes lit up, “Does young miss remember why master chose to raise our madam to the head wife position over all the other concubines in the manor?”

Feng Chen Yu frowned, “What are you doing mentioning something from so long ago? The Chen family and the Feng family are from the same hometown. When father was preparing for the imperial exam, grandmother was being pushed out in the old home and was taken care of by mother. Based on these deeds, the position of head wife was given to mother.”

“Oh my dear young miss!” Yi Lin was in a rush and sat next to her, earnestly saying: “What sort of time is it now? Don’t keep thinking on such a shallow level and think more carefully!”

“More carefully… You’re saying that father did it for the Chen family’s money?”

Yi Lin nodded, “But this is just one aspect. There is another reason. At that time, Taoist Zi Yang had resolutely said that you have the aspect of the phoenix and pointed to second young miss and said that she is the star of disaster. Only this was what caused master to chase them from the manor. If it were not for Taoist Zi Yang, how could master do such a cruel thing.”

Chen Yu understood, “You mean to say that the thing my father holds most dear is the aspect of the phoenix?”

“Yes.” Yi Lin saw that she finally understood and was finally able to let out a sigh of relief. The eldest young miss was born beautiful, but she was a little mentally slow. “That is to say, young miss, you do not need to rely on just your appearance. You still have the aspect of the phoenix!”

“Aspect of the pheonix?” Feng Chen Yu practically wanted to laugh, “Yi Lin, you have been with me so many years, and you have also taken care of mother. The matters related to the Chen family have been taken care of by you and Yi Yue. The situation behind the aspect of the phoenix is something you should understand better than anyone else.”

What aspect of the phoenix? That was nothing more than a lie created by the Chen family, so Chen shi could be promoted to the position of head wife and ensure that her beautiful appearance was not wasted.

“But master and elder madam still believe it after so many years!”

“Father believes it.” Chen Yu corrected her, “Although grandmother does believe it, she has always been lukewarm towards me. Once she runs into trouble, she turns around. Just looking at her attitude after Feng Yu Heng returned to the capital should make it clear.”

“The one who makes the final decision in the manor is still master.” Yi Lin consoled her, “To say something very disrespectful, how many more years will elder madam live for? Also, young miss should think about it, the matter of you having the aspect of the phoenix is something that is not just known within the Feng family and Chen family. Over the past few years, it has been spread throughout the capital. Regardless of why the eldest prince treats you well, he can currently be considered a mountain that you can lean on, and he is one that we can not let go of so easily. Also…” She thought a little more and was at a bit of a loss.

“If you have something to say, say it.”

“Yes, this servant was thinking about how the eldest suddenly began to treat you well, and there must be something subtle hidden there. I fear that it will require some more thought. That’s why young miss should make some more preparations. Not only must you secure the eldest prince’s side, you must also…”

“You are talking about the other princes?” Feng Chen Yu practically laughed out loud, “Each and every one of the Emperor’s children is odd. Everyone says that a gentle and fair woman has an easier time finding a man of noble character, but I have gone into the palace a few times and never seen any prince treat me particularly well.” She recalled the seventh prince, Xuan Tian Hua. That deity-like person had always managed to strike at her rawest nerve. “Father intends to engage me to his Highness the third prince, but take a look, Princess Xiang’s illness was actually cured by Feng Yu Heng. With the official princess still there, how should I get married? Do I get married and become the secondary princess? Is it possible for the Empress to originally have been the secondary princess? Moreover, I am currently the daughter of a concubine. Have you ever seen an empress who was born of a concubine?”

Yi Lin was rendered completely speechless. She originally wanted to tell Chen Yu not to hang herself from a tree, but she did not expect to hear so many complaints.

“In essence, everything can be blamed on that slut, Feng Yu Heng!” Chen Yu angrily said: “Only by taking care of her can I live in peace. You’re right. The Chen family cannot fall. The matter with the aspect of the phoenix can be thought about later. Right now, the important thing is to get that hawk out.” She ordered Yi Lin, “Go tell uncle about everything that happened today. Tell him that he must steal back that hawk!”

Yi Lin nodded repeatedly, advising Chen Yu to sleep. She then went to pass along this message to the Chen family.

After that night, it was the day Feng Jin Yuan would return to the manor.

Feng Chen Yu’s head was injured, so the matriarch sent someone early in the morning to tell her that she need not attend the reception; however, she did not listen. She endured the pain and dressed cleanly. Her face also had makeup beautifully applied. If one did not look at the forehead, where there was a large white gauze, this was a face that even other women had to admit was beautiful.

Yi Lin had originally wanted to wrap her head in a headscarf. Although it would have looked a little weird, it could do a very good job of covering the gauze. The headscarf color also complimented the color of her clothes. In addition to Chen Yu’s beauty, it would look quite chic.

Yi Lin was very satisfied with her arrangements, and she even thought that Chen Yu would say a few words of praise, but she did not think that Chen Yu would look in the mirror and angrily scold her “Take it off! Take off this damnable thing!”

She was given a fright and did not understand why she had been cursed, but when she saw Chen Yu’s anger, she did not dare ask. She could only go and remove the headscarf.

She did not know that this headscarf only reminded Chen Yu of Qing Le’s ghastly appearance at that time. Qing Le had lost her hair in a fire and was left with a head full of scabs, and she had used this sort of scarf to cover her head. She clearly remembered that was something that caused everyone to laugh at Qing Le, and she definitely did not want to become the one everyone laughed at!