Chapter 723 (2/2)

He dejectedly sat back down on the chair, as a feeling of emptiness washed over him. An aura of death began to envelop him. Feng Jin Yuan thought that it would not take long before he died, right? Through the actions of his daughters, being insulted by one after another then being chased out of his own home, what sort of life was he living? What had he done? Had he not just gone to help out in the Lian residence for a day? How did this anger Feng Fen Dai to the point of no longer allowing him to enter the home? Him going to the Lian residence, how was that related to Feng Fen Dai?

The more Feng Jin Yuan thought about it, the angrier he became, but he no longer had the energy to fight for anything. He just hoped that he could quietly settle down. Regardless of whether it was in the Feng residence or the imperial daughter’s manor, as long as someone was willing to take him in, he did not want to strive for anything else.

He looked at Feng Yu Heng with a face filled with expectation, as this daughter quietly said something to her maidservant. After speaking for a while, the maidservant nodded then left, which left him and Feng Yu Heng alone in the room. For a while, it was frighteningly silent.

“A-Heng.” He tried to call her. He was clearly someone that was not yet 40 years old, but he already looked to be nearing 50. But who could this be blamed on? After all was said and done, it was all a result of his own wrongdoing. “A-Heng.” He sighed, “Help me out. If I spend my day sleeping on the streets, it wouldn’t be good for your name, right? I won’t ask for anything else. If you take me in, just give me a small room is fine. I won’t ask for a proper courtyard. Just a side courtyard is fine. If a side courtyard is inconvenient, how about… a firewood shed?”

His voice was filled with a pleading tone. For the first time, it did not have any additional requests. To Feng Yu Heng, this was truly hard to come by. She laughed in admiration for quite a while, causing Feng Jin Yuan to feel quite embarrassed.

“I say…” Feng Yu Heng leaned forward, “Just how exactly did you act as prime minister for all those years? Now that you were chased out of your position as an official, you actually don’t have any analysis ability remaining?”

“Hm?” Feng Jin Yuan did not understand what she meant, “What analysis ability? That’s not it, A-Heng, I am currently asking you to keep me in the imperial daughter’s manor. How is this related to when I was the left prime minister?”

“Of course, it’s related.” Feng Yu Heng leisurely sat in her chair. Holding a cup of tea in one hand and a pastry in the other, she asked Feng Jin Yuan: “To be an official, what else is required aside from knowledge and a good family background?”

Feng Jin Yuan froze, “What else is needed? I, I don’t know.”

Feng Yu Heng sighed, “That’s why I said I don’t understand how you managed to become the prime minister for so many years. You don’t even know that an official requires a clear mind. It seems that your former position as an official really did rely entirely on the Yao family’s backing.” She looked at Feng Jin Yuan, and a fierce look appeared once more. Scared, Feng Jin Yuan did not dare look up. Feng Yu Heng did not continue to scare him, only saying to him: “The clear and reasonable mind that I am speaking of is to remind you to analyze things more carefully. Perhaps with some analysis, you would not be in such an ugly situation.”

Feng Jin Yuan was completely dazed. He could not understand what Feng Yu Heng was saying in the slightest. What analysis. Could it be that just thinking a bit more would make Feng Fen Dai change her thoughts and allow him in? Were those not two completely different things?!

But Feng Yu Heng did not believe that they were unrelated. She told Feng Jin Yuan: “The current Feng residence was a condition from when the fifth prince wanted to marry Feng Fen Dai. Oh, it would be more accurate to say that it was a condition of the exchange. That residence was traded for your agreement to him marrying Fen Dai. It could be considered a purchase. That’s why it could be said that the residence can’t be considered a betrothal gift. That was a property that he gave you personally to… buy your fourth daughter.”

Although it sounded ugly, the reasoning had enlightened Feng Jin Yuan. After thinking a bit, it seemed that he had heard this subject before; however, how had he forgotten about this when being suppressed by Feng Fen Dai? Feng Jin Yuan felt as if he had been revived from the dead. He felt earlier that there was nothing left to live for, but when he thought about it like this, he was still very wealthy! He was not without a single possession. He still had a large residence!

Feng Jin Yuan happily leaped up and did not pay any attention to Feng Yu Heng. Turning around, he began to walk out. Feng Yu Heng looked at this father that had no conscience and could no longer be bothered with getting angry, but she was still quite happy to pour cold water on his happiness.

Thus while a smile still lingered on Feng Jin Yuan’s face, while the joy was still filling Feng Jin Yuan’s heart, a bucket of cold water was suddenly poured on him, “What is it, do you plan on going to the government office to get the deed then use it to settle a debt with Feng Fen Dai? You need to think it through carefully. The residence does belong to you, but the monthly expenses are provided to you by the fifth prince. If you offend Feng Fen Dai, there won’t be much of a good outcome.”

Feng Jin Yuan immediately froze in place and turned around like a robot. Looking at Feng Yu Heng, he opened his mouth and asked: “Then… what should I do?”

Feng Yu Heng spread her arms, “How should I know.” While she spoke, Huang Quan had come back in. She whispered a few things into her ear. After that, Feng Yu Heng raised an eyebrow and looked back at Feng Jin Yuan then coldly said: “Servant, escort Master Feng out of the manor. If he stays next to the entrance and refuses to leave, just beat him.”