Chapter 654 (1/2)

The formerly brilliant left prime minister was now in dire straits because of 150 taels. When Feng Jin Yuan left the imperial daughter’s manor, he did not understand how exactly he had fallen to the ground from heaven. Why exactly had he fallen like this.

Unfortunately, after thinking left and right, he still arrived at the same conclusion: He had chosen to hug the wrong leg.

His son’s school fees, huh. On the way back to the Feng residence from the imperial daughter’s manor, Feng Jin Yuan only had that one thought. How should he manage to scrape together the school fees for Zi Rui. If he could not even scrape that amount together, how should he bring up wanting to have Feng Yu Heng treat his problem? How should he bring up wanting to have Feng Yu Heng introduce him to a job to earn money?

He had gone with the original intent of asking for help. In the end, he returned with a debt. Feng Jin Yuan found that this second daughter really did not suffer a single loss!

In the blink of an eye, he had returned to the Feng residence. He got out of the carriage and happened to run into Fen Dai, who had also just returned. Feng Jin Yuan wanted to ask Fen Dai where she had gone, but no words came out when he opened his mouth. No matter what was said, he still needed to rely on this fourth daughter at home. He could not offend everyone all at once.

He prepared to lower his head and walk in, but him not paying attention to Fen Dai did not mean that Fen Dai would let him go so easily. In regards to this father, Fen Dai had already had enough. She looked down on Feng Jin Yuan. When she saw Feng Jin Yuan return in a sorry state, she knew immediately that things did not go well, thus she could not help but mock him: “What is it, could it be that when you went to ask your imperial daughter second daughter to arrange a good job for you, you ran into another problem?”

Feng Jin Yuan said in a subdued voice: “I still didn’t bring it up with her.”

“You didn’t bring it up?” Fen Dai was puzzled, “I heard that you waited outside the imperial daughter’s manor for a day and a night. How is it that you didn’t actually bring up the important matters? What did you end up doing?”

Feng Jin Yuan was also feeling depressed. What did he do? He didn’t accomplish his goals and ended up taking on a debt. But he could not say this to Fen Dai. Zi Rui’s school fees were something that he had wanted to take on. Only by expressing himself on this matter could he hope to have Feng Yu Heng begin to change her feelings toward him.

At present, he was already very clear on many things. Fen Dai and the fifth prince were just a small benefit for the time being. If the Feng family was to make a comeback, and if he was to stand up once more, the one he would need to rely on was Feng Yu Heng.

With this in mind, Feng Jin Yuan did not think too much of Fen Dai’s provocation and taunting. He was understanding. Once the father-daughter relationship with Feng Yu Heng had been recovered, what would Fen Dai be considered? She was just the daughter of a concubine, and the fifth prince was just a prince that was disliked. How could he be compared to the ninth prince.

He straightened out his back and coldly looked at Fen Dai, forcefully saying: “Father went out to handle some business. When has it been up to you to worry about it so much?”

Feng Jin Yuan suddenly becoming strict gave Fen Dai a fright. She subconsciously shrieked: “Have you gone crazy? After being instigated by Feng Yu Heng, you’ve come here to act crazy to me? What are you thinking?” Fen Dai had never been one to care about others. Standing in front of the entrance, she began to argue with Feng Jin Yuan, “You are currently living in my place, eating my stuff, wearing my stuff, using my stuff, yet you still dare to act crazy with me? Are you insane?”

Feng Jin Yuan became furious: “You are my daughter! I raised you! Could it be that you’re only able to feel unreconciled toward the Feng residence and can’t share its burdens? Don’t think that I will fall to the lowest point because of this. I will tell you that I, Feng Jin Yuan, will make a comeback eventually. Sooner or later, the Feng residence will return to its former glory. When that time comes, lowly daughter of a concubine, do not regret it!”

The sudden firmness of Feng Jin Yuan startled Fen Dai. Just as she was about to fire back, the servant at her side, Dong Ying, tugged at her and whispered into her ear: “Fourth young miss, it’s most likely that the imperial daughter promised some sort of benefit.”

Fen Dai’s heart went “thunk,” and she suddenly realized that it was not completely impossible for Feng Yu Heng and Feng Jin Yuan to reconcile. The reason that she dared to act so arrogantly was that Feng Jin Yuan was relying on her and the fifth prince to continue surviving. But once Feng Yu Heng spoke, Feng Jin Yuan’s current actions would not be empty nonsense.

Feng Yu Heng had the power to allow the Feng family return to its former glory. She still remembered that the fifth prince had once said: If imperial daughter so desires, the Feng family’s recovery would happen in a single night.

She froze in place and continuously wondered about this possibility. She could not help but begin to feel afraid. She did not want to return to the past. She did not want to return to a time when she did not even have a right to speak as the daughter of a concubine. But all of this depended on Feng Yu Heng. Did she have the ability to control it?

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw some horses galloping over before stopping in front of the Feng residence.

The person that got off of the horse looked like a guard. Based on the clothes, it could be seen that he was a guard for the imperial daughter’s manor. That guard hopped off of the horse and arrived in front of Feng Jin Yuan. Handing over a wooden box to Feng Jin Yuan, he said: “Master Feng, this is something that imperial daughter wanted this subordinate to deliver.”

Feng Jin Yuan was puzzled: “What is it? Why did she not give it to me earlier?”

The guard said: “The imperial daughter forgot about it earlier and only just remembered. The thing inside is a gift that imperial daughter brought back from Qian Zhou. They all came from the imperial family of Qian Zhou. Would master Feng please take care of it.”

Feng Jin Yuan felt a little emotional. It had been taken from the imperial family of Qian Zhou. He knew that Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming had already conquered Qian Zhou. One could only imagine what sort of treasure lay inside this exquisite little box. That second daughter of his truly had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. It seemed that him waiting for a day and night was not in vain.

“Alright, I will accept it. Please pass along my thanks.” Feng Jin Yuan held the box in his hand and watched the guard depart. When he turned back around, he saw Fen Dai staring straight at the wooden box, a look of greed and unwillingness filled her eyes. Feng Jin Yuan snorted coldly then walked into the courtyard.

Fen Dai, however, gritted her teeth and quickly gave chase. She stopped Feng Jin Yuan before he could get very far and said: “Father won’t open it to see what’s inside?”