Chapter 272 (1/2)

He then heard the person inside say: “I am sharpening my blade. Just say what you need to say. I can hear you.”

“Are…” He wanted to say are you lacking education, but he recalled what Feng Yu Heng had said earlier, so he swallowed those words back down. It seemed that hoping for Feng Yu Heng to help have Chen Qing released was not quite possible. He knew deep down that this sequence of events definitely had something to do with Feng Yu Heng because the ninth prince had just returned from the military camp the day before the man fell from his horse. Feng Jin Yuan felt that the current situation was unclear. Getting angry at Feng Yu Heng at this moment was not wise. Although the Emperor had, on the surface, given up on the ninth prince, simply looking at imperial concubine Yun’s attitude, it was clear that the ninth prince losing favor was clearly not even possible. He thought a little then changed his mind: “In truth, the main reason father came here today was to see Zi Rui. Also… your grandmother wanted your mother to go over and celebrate the new year together.”

“Father and mother have already divorced. Also, it was supported by an imperial decree by the Emperor. A woman going back to the family she divorced to celebrate the new year, there is no such thing in Da Shun. If father insists on inviting her, then go into the palace to acquire an imperial decree first.”

“Feng Yu Heng! Don’t be too excessive.” He became furious.

“And you should not be too excessive either!” The sounds within the room became louder and louder, “Let’s not embarrass each other during new years. Father, please go back! I will go over later to eat dinner. If father continues to bang endlessly on daughter’s door, daughter will head over later to discuss the matter of the Feng manor’s deed with grandmother.”

Feng Jin Yuan immediately fell silent.

Discuss the matter of the Feng manor’s deed? If the matriarch knew that he had used the deed for the Feng manor as collateral to acquire money for the third prince, would he not be sacrificed to his ancestors?

Forget it.

He turned then left Tong Sheng pavilion as quickly as possible. If possible, he never wanted to set foot in this place again! While at the Feng manor, Feng Yu Heng may give him some face, but once she returned to her own territory, she was like a tyrant that had seized a plot of land. Not cutting him down was already pretty good.

He could not help but lament that offending his daughter to such an extent was also a certain type of boundary line.

He had failed to save Chen Qing, and he had originally wanted to ask Feng Yu Heng why she had helped Chen Yu, but seeing her current attitude, he was naturally unable to ask. Now, he could only hope that the governor would be kind and discover that Chen Qing had been targeted by someone or perhaps… “Hidden guard.”

Following this shout, a dark shadow suddenly appeared, “Master.”

“Go investigate the background of the woman that Chen Qing had harassed.” It was possible that this matter could be thought over.

Who knew that the hidden guard would say: “Master, that has already been investigated. That woman is without parents and without grandparents. She originally had a three-year-old child, but that died two years ago. She just lives alone and relies on money from washing dishes in the restaurant. The day after the incident… she committed suicide with poison.”

“She died?” Feng Jin Yuan stomped his feet, “Feng Yu Heng, oh Feng Yu Heng, you have such a cruel heart!” In his eyes, it was Feng Yu Heng that did not even care for a person’s life for the sake of harming Chen Qing. But he did not know that the so-called committing suicide with poison was nothing more than a state of suspended animation. That woman was now preparing to celebrate the new year at the residence in the suburbs with that group of children.

After sending off Feng Jin Yuan, Feng Yu Heng brought along Huang Quan and personally went to the residence. She was sending the children some newly-made Winter clothing, and she had bought a large amount of meat and candy. Also, she gave each child a red envelope. To Fu Sang, Tian Dong and the woman who had helped put away Chen Qing, she had also given them red envelopes.

Because there were a large number of people living in the residence, she had sent some servants over a few days prior. There were some who took care of cleaning, some who took care of making food, and there was even one who knew how to handle crops to help take care of the yard. As for that woman, she voluntarily joined them, as she helped Fu Sang and Tian Dong take care of the children.

Most importantly, Feng Yu Heng provided the children with a teacher. The teacher had already begun teaching a while ago. After teaching for a while, he began to prepare for the new year celebration. After the 15th of the first month, they would begin lessons once more.

These children were orphans, and some had never experienced such a warm new year in their lives. In their eyes, Feng Yu Heng was like a deity from a fairy tale, given how beautiful and kind she was. Some children did not understand why it was an older brother last time and an older sister this time, but after they heard Tian Dong say that they were the same person, they simply decided to call her deity big sister, which happened to be similar to what Xuan Fei Yu call her.

Feng Yu Heng played with the children for half of the day before returning to Tong Sheng pavilion. Just as she returned to the manor, she also happened to see Qing Yu returning to the manor in a rush. Behind her were two servants carrying a pile of journals.

Just seeing these journals caused her head to hurt. Without saying another, word, she walked into her courtyard. Qing Yu was also tough, as she refused to give up and chased behind her. While chasing, she said: “Young miss does not like seeing these journals, but regardless of anything else, this servant has prepared a summary of the income for you to see. Then the bank notes will be counted.”

Feng Yu Heng’s eyes finally lit up, “The bank notes were all brought back?”

Qing Yu nodded: “It’s the end of the year. Of course, all shops must report their earnings to their bosses. Hundred Herb Hall, Phoenix Pavilion and Wonderful Treasure House have already transferred their profits from the latter half of the year. This servant has determined that ten percent will be kept to pay expenses, and another five percent will be used to give the clerks red envelopes. Young miss, do not blame me.”