Chapter 311 (1/2)

Xiang Rong froze in place and felt that neither sitting nor standing were right. Her eyes began to turn red, as she lowered her head and began twisting her handkerchief.

Feng Yu Heng had a grief-filled expression and said: “Just now, father and Princess Ru Jia were talking about the custom of the lanterns. Did you forget so quickly? A-Heng only just returned this year, so it’s fine for father to forget about A-Heng, but haven’t you been buying lanterns every year for third sister and eldest sister?”

Originally, Chen Yu had planned on currying favor with Kang Yi. The pros and cons of the relations had already been clearly analyzed very thoroughly between her and Xing’er, but even if that was the case, seeing that Feng Jin Yuan only paid attention to Kang Yi’s daughter, completely ignoring her and her sisters, she felt very uncomfortable.

“The lanterns on the fifth of the new year can light up a child’s path. Does father not want for us sisters to have good futures?” Feng Yu Heng sat in her chair and spoke faintly: “The past half year was already not very good. The wound on eldest sister’s forehead is still there. It’s fine that father did not bring grandmother out. Daughter took care of being filial for father, as I had some takeout, similar to what the Bu family’s elder madam ate, brought back. But you actually bought Princess Ru Jia a lantern, so why did you not buy a few more for us sisters?”

With her mentioning the Bu family’s elder madam, the matriarch became even more unhappy. With a gloomy expression, she asked Feng Jin Yuan: “In the end, are you or are you not a father?”

Feng Jin Yuan also began to feel regret after hearing what the children said. Last night, he had only been worried about ensuring Ru Jia and Kang Yi were happy. He had completely forgotten about his own children. He also did not think that elder madam Bu going out to see the lights would be seen by Feng Yu Heng. This truly made him look very bad.

He quickly took a few steps forward and said to the matriarch: “It was Jin Yuan that made the mistake. Would mother please hand down a punishment.”

“Hand down punishment?” The matriarch coldly snorted then looked at Kang Yi and Ru Jia, and her expression became even uglier: “I will ask you, who exactly is your daughter?”

In front of Ru Jia, this question was already very severe. Ru Jia felt a little out of place, and Kang Yi quickly pulled her to the side and gave her a look, telling her not to speak. She then walked forward and saluted the matriarch, saying: “This matter is Kang Yi’s fault. Because this was my first time coming to Da Shun, not to mention Ru Jia, even was I very intrigued. Only then did I ask Lord Feng to bring us out to look around. Lord Feng is also considerate of Ru Jia, who does not have a father, so he dotes on her a little more. I ask elder madam not to blame Lord Feng. If there is any blame, it should be directed at Kang Yi.”

Feng Jin Yuan quickly protected her, saying: “This is unrelated to eldest princess. Mother, eldest princess is the special envoy from Qian Zhou. Son taking care of her is also for the sake of the country. This is also sharing a burden with his Majesty!”

He directly brought out the Emperor’s name and successfully blocked the matriarch.

Feng Yu Heng faintly sighed then turned to look at Chen Yu: “Eldest sister also does not have her mother at her side.”

Feng Jin Yuan coldly snorted, “The manor’s daughters of a concubine only call the first wife mother. In the future, there will be someone to dote on her. There is no need for you to worry.”

“Un.” Feng Yu Heng nodded then smiled and looked at her father: “Taking care of special envoys is naturally for the sake of the country, then why did father refuse the prince of Zong Sui’s request to come visit without hesitation?”

“How could Zong Sui be similar to Qian Zhou?” Feng Jin Yuan flicked his sleeve and said: “Do not try to sow discord here.”

“Sow discord?” She immediately laughed, “Daughter just does not understand what father means. Since father is unable to properly dispel daughter’s doubts, the next time daughter goes into the palace, I will ask my other father.”

Feng Jin Yuan trembled and began to regret speaking to Feng Yu Heng like that. This girl was capable of doing anything. It was possible that these words would become known in the palace tomorrow. Unfortunately, the words had already been said, so they could not be taken back.

He was both annoyed and angry, as he stood awkwardly in the hall. He did not know how to get around what he had said.

Kang Yi could see that his mood was not good, and some guilt appeared on his face. Taking the initiative, she said: “County princess has misunderstood Lord Feng. Speaking of this matter, it should be blamed on This one. Because Ru Jia and that prince from Zong Sui never see eye to eye, I fear that if he came, the two would only argue. Only because of that did Lord Feng not dare to invite that prince to the manor.”

“So it was like this!” Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: “Father not allowing him come is also good. Otherwise, I fear that I would not have been able to help the prince from Zong Sui and his Highness Prince Yu become close like brothers.”

This made it clear that the prince from Zong Sui and Xuan Tian Ming now had some sort of relations. This caused Feng Jin Yuan to feel extremely regretful.

Kang Yi quickly changed the subject, walking over to Chen Yu, she held her hand and said: “This one knows that your birth mother passed away, so there has never been anyone at your side to take care of you; however, I don’t know why I continue to feel as though something was predetermined by fate between us. Yesterday, we were wrong in regards to the lanterns. Please forgive us. In the future, if This one is able to help you, young miss Feng, please speak up. This one will do my best to help.”

Chen Yu was stunned. Could this be considered a promise using her status as a princess?