Chapter 326 (2/2)
Kang Yi quickly said: “What sort of thing is mother saying. Protecting the children of the Feng family is daughter-in-law’s most important mission. Daughter-in-law is the head wife of the Feng family. The child in younger sister Han’s belly is the same as my child. Even if husband did not go over on his own, Kang Yi would have also advised for him to go, but I did not think to alert mother, causing mother to worry too.”
The matriarch smiled and said: “Being able to think like this is good. Either way, once that child is born, it will need to call you mother, and it will rely on you. It’s not just that unborn child, it’s also the other young master and young misses of the manor. They are also the same.”
“Daughter-in-law will adhere to mother’s teachings. I definitely will treat the manor’s children well.” Kang Yi smiled and promised.
Seeing that her attitude was good, the matriarch calmed down. She then glanced at the concubine before saying to Kang Yi: “Just sit back and allow them to offer you tea.”
Kang Yi quickly sat up straight, as a servant brought tea over to the three concubines. After the three received the tea, they walked over to Kang Yi and were about to kneel when Kang Yi suddenly said: “No need to kneel. Younger sister Han’s body is important. Kneeling is not necessary. Pouring the tea is enough.”
The three looked at the matriarch and saw her nod. Only then did they do as Kang Yi said, slightly bowing and offering the tea while standing.
After the concubines finished offering her tea, it was time for the children to greet the mother. Because they had already performed the ceremony on the day before, they only had to give a simple greeting, and there was no ritual. Feng Yu Heng also stood in the group to politely say a few words to Kang Yi. Everything appeared to be very calm.
With the courtesies taken care of, it did not appear that Feng Yu Heng would cause her any trouble. Kang Yi let out a slight sigh of relief on the inside. She was truly afraid that Feng Yu Heng would nitpick something. Everything else was fine, but she was worried that it would cause the matriarch to feel irritated.
Seeing everyone sit down, the matriarch spoke up and asked Han shi: “Are you feeling a little better today?”
Han shi smiled and nodded, “I am much better today. Second young miss was correct. My mood while pregnant was not stable, and I required husband to sleep at my side to help suppress the female energy in the air.”
“Pft!” The matriarch angrily spat a couple times, “What sort of nonsense are you spewing so early in the morning? Where would female energy be coming from?”
Han shi shut her mouth; however, Fen Dai interjected and said: “Concubine mother Han is correct. Currently, father is the only man in the manor. The entire inner courtyard is comprised of females. Of course, there would be a large amount of female energy. Concubine mother is pregnant, so she would naturally be the most sensitive to this.”
The matriarch originally wanted to scold Fen Dai, but when she thought about it, it seemed that Fen Dai had said something reasonable. If this were under normal circumstances, this would not even be a problem. Han shi had become pregnant, so having Feng Jin Yuan accompany her was fine; however, Feng Jin Yuan and Kang Yi had just gotten married. To sleep in a concubine’s room the night of the wedding was truly too unreasonable. Could it be that he would need to stay with Han shi until she gave birth?
Looking at Fen Dai and Han shi, Chen Yu was filled with anger. She really could not understand, what was Fen Dai messing around at? She had spoken of the benefits of having Kang Yi enter the manor, so why did this fourth sister seem incapable of listening?
She frowned and pondered for a bit before her eyes lit up, saying: “During yesterday’s banquet, I saw that his Highness the fifth prince had come. He would occasionally look towards fourth sister. Thinking about it, it seems that he could not forget about it. Previously, our manor did not have anyone to help decide on marriages for us sisters. Now, it is different, as we now have mother to help support us. Fourth sister, if you have any matters, you must remember to tell mother about it.”
She used this matter to remind Fen Dai, and it finally managed to capture her attention, as she shut her mouth. Thinking quickly, when she spoke once more, she overturned what she had said earlier: “I heard that offering an invitation to a Bodhisattva could protect the peace, so Fen Dai was thinking that father always accompanying concubine mother would not be reasonable. Doesn’t our family’s temple have a Bodhisattva? Could we bring it to our Yu Lan courtyard to be venerated? We will have concubine mother personally enshrine it. First, it will help calm concubine mother’s mood, and second, it will help preserve the manor’s peace.”
The matriarch knew that this was Chen Yu coming to the rescue. Although she mentioned the fifth prince, which caused her to feel a little unhappy, if she did not mention him, Fen Dai truly would not have been suppressed. In any case, Feng Jin Yuan was freed up, thus the matriarch nodded, “There is indeed a jade Guan Yin. At a later time, I will have granny Zhao bring you to fetch it!”
Kang Yi looked at Chen Yu gratefully then said to the children: “Since you have called me mother, I will take on the responsibilities of being your mother. In the future, regardless of what happens, come and tell mother about it. In my heart, you and Ru Jia all have the same weight and are the same.”
The matriarch felt that this was very well-said, as she praised it repeatedly. She then recalled a matter and said: “Previously, the family did not have a head wife, so the management of the manor’s affairs had been left to me. Now that Kang Yi has come, I will hand over the management of these affairs to you. I will leave the matters of the manor to you!”
Upon hearing this, Kang Yi repeatedly waved her hand, saying: “Mother, I absolutely do not dare!” Seeing that the matriarch had a face filled with doubt, she explained: “Kang Yi is from Qian Zhou, and I have never come to Da Shun before. I do not have any understanding of the situation of Da Shun, and I do not know what things are good. I also do not have any understanding of what things cost, in fact, I don’t even know what sorts of food the people of Da Shun usually eat. Mother, daughter-in-law absolutely does not dare take over handling the manor’s affairs.”
The matriarch was already reluctant to hand over control. Now that she heard her say this, she felt that it was very reasonable, thus she nodded and said: “That’s fine. Then just come and learn from me for a while. When you have become accustomed to handling things, I will leave it to you to handle!”
After saying this, she saw a young servant hastily run inside. After bowing to everyone, she said with a face full of concern: “Reporting to elder madam and madam, th-the ninth prince ha-has come to the manor…”