Chapter 734 - Xiang Rong’s Counterattack (2/2)
Feng Yu Heng did not say much; however, she gave Wang Chuan a look. Huang Quan was someone that was frank and outspoken, while Wang Chuan was a very thorough person. With just a single look, she immediately understood what her young miss intended, thus she took a step forward and said to Xiang Rong: “Feng family’s third young miss, your ability to spout lies with a straight face is quite good. Do you know what sort of crime you have committed by protecting someone that dared to insult the Emperor?”
Xiang Rong still had the same expression. It was as though she did not see Wang Chuan, as she continued to stare at Feng Yu Heng. After a while, she said: “Either way, I didn’t see what I didn’t see. I didn’t hear what I didn’t hear. If Imperial Daughter Ji An wishes to file a lawsuit against us, we will pay is all. You are just three people, but we have many people here as witnesses. Imperial daughter is a smart person. I feel that you won’t come with us lowly commoners to the government office to lose face together, right?”
Feng Yu Heng laughed. To Fu Ya, that laugh looked like it was someone who stood above the masses; however, nobody understood how much gratification was in this laugh. “Forget it.” She only stared at Xiang Rong but said to Wang Chuan, “This imperial daughter indeed does not have that ability or desire. Let’s go. What is there to speak with these people? Just looking at them makes me feel annoyed.”
Feng Yu Heng finally left the embroidery shop with her head still held high. The bearing of an imperial daughter was not something that anyone could match. There were quite a few people that had seen this play unfold. She dared to believe that word of Imperial Daughter Ji An and the Feng family’s third young miss getting into an argument would spread around the capital. At the same time, the Feng family’s third young miss had stood on the same side as the young miss from the Yao family’s other courtyard. The Feng family’s master and the fourth young miss, who was now making the decisions, had already acknowledged her. It seemed that Imperial Daughter Ji An was indeed isolated and without any relatives.
Feng Yu Heng walked through the snow, and the crunching sound sounded very pleasant. Huang Quan slowly came to understand that everything was deliberately done by her young miss. It was for the sake of displaying that Imperial Daughter Ji An and the Feng and Yao families were indeed on bad terms. But she still felt that things were unfair toward Feng Yu Heng, “Young miss, do things need to be like this? Although it’s for their sake, this servant still feels bad about it.”
Feng Yu Heng looked back to console her: “What is this bit of suffering? If I don’t do this, there will be even more sore spots in the future. Anyone is able to see that the danger surrounding me is increasing more and more. There will come a day when they will target my friends and family. If I don’t do all that I can to cleanly cut ties with them, when they have become my weak spot and become targets for my enemies, it would be too late to even cry. Moreover, Yao shi was no longer close with me. She acknowledged Fu Ya, and my feelings toward her have all but disappeared. There’s not much of a pity.”
Hearing her say this, Huang Quan gave up on the matter and did not bring it up any further, but Feng Yu heng said to herself: “but seeing the current Xiang Rong, I really am quite gratified! She finally understood how to make use of the people at her side with power to avoid suffering any losses. She will no longer be bullied as easily as before. This is also very good.”
“That’s right, Third Young Miss is much braver than before.” Wang Chuan also praised her, saying, “Even Concubine Mother An was not the same weak person as before.”
Feng Yu Heng’s gratified smile appeared once more, as she brought her two servants to play in the snow on the streets. It appeared that she was in quite a good mood.
On the other side, inside the embroidery shop, Fu Ya was preparing to express her thanks to Xiang Rong for helping out. At the same time, she also wanted to get closer to the Feng family’s third young miss; however, she heard Xiang Rong used that same cold and emotionless tone to say to her: “Take the things that you bought and quickly leave this place. Remember, since you are moving about using the title of Feng family’s young miss, you need to pay attention to your words and actions. Don’t believe that you really managed to threaten me. I just did not want to cause too much trouble. Otherwise, you think that the word of these people has any weight when compared to Imperial Daughter Ji An’s accusations? Quickly get far away from this place. Otherwise, I would not mind letting you get a taste of how strong the hidden guards that His Highness the Fourth Prince sent here really are.”
Fu Ya understood very well that Feng Xiang Rong just did not want the Feng family to be implicated, thus she would stand up to Feng Yu Heng. But looking at it from the other side, she did not have a good impression of herself. She also had no intention of staying in this place. She just coldly snorted, as she left with her servants that were carrying the purchased goods.
Seeing her leave, An shi quickly called for the workers to close the shop’s doors. They would not take any more business for the day. She then went over to her daughter and wanted to comfort her a bit; however, she saw that Xiang Rong’s face was covered in tears. She was biting her lower lip and doing her best not to let out a sound. But she was close and could hear Xiang Rong’s quiet sobs, saying: “Second Sister, you must take care.”