Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife Chapter 36: An’s arrival
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Manxi glanced at Baotang and said helplessly: "I'm not scared by the second lady, but by His Royal Highness. You've been in the courtyard and haven't been out. I don't know. I'll have it after dinner." When I have some free time, I’ll go outside and ask around. See if there are still a few in our mansion who can’t be frightened by Prince Yu’s mansion.”
When she said this, Baotang no longer had any doubts. He had not had a full meal since he came to Liuyuan. Looking at these delicious foods, Baotang's mouth was about to drool, but he still thought about it. How should I report to the eldest lady what happened in Liuyuan today. Although the eldest lady gave this task to Grandma Li, since she was also sent here, of course she also has this obligation. The master doesn't have to ask, but it's her fault if she doesn't tell.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Yao coaxed Zi Rui to sleep, and Huang Quan followed Grandma Sun in the yard to count and sort out the betrothal gifts.
Feng Yuheng didn’t sleep all night last night and felt a little sleepy. She wanted to take a nap, but just as she was about to lie down, Wangchuan walked into the room and came to her side and said softly: "Second Miss , the third aunt in the house came with the third young lady."
When Feng Yuheng and Yao came out to greet them, An and Feng Xiangrong had already been let into the outer hall of the main house by Grandma Sun.
Speaking of which, the relationship between Yao and An is considered harmonious. When An entered the house after Shen, she was really bullied by Shen. But Mrs. An is not a person who likes to fight, and she will tolerate it if she can. Fortunately, Mrs. Shen was just a concubine at the beginning. With Mrs. Yao as the head of the family, she did not dare to go too far.
Seeing Feng Yuheng and Yao enter the room, An quickly stood up with Xiangrong. An An bowed to Yao and called "sister". When she looked up again, her eyes were red.
Mr. Yao also sighed several times, holding An's hand for a long time and being speechless.
Feng Yuheng didn’t want to see this kind of crying scene, so she persuaded Mrs. Yao: "Let Aunt An and Third Sister sit down. There will still be a long time to talk."
Then Mrs. An came back to her senses, turned around and bowed to Feng Yuheng, "I have met the second lady."
She quickly supported him: "Auntie, please don't do this. There are not so many rules here. You are an elder, so you don't have to bow to the juniors."
An Shi smiled bitterly and said, "I am a concubine. How can I be called an elder? The second young lady looks up to me too much. Logically speaking, in front of the second young lady, I should call myself a slave."
"Auntie, please don't do this." Feng Yuheng waved her hand to stop her and motioned for the two of them to sit down.
Nanny Sun had already made tea and brought it over. The aroma of tea instantly permeated the entire small hall. Xiangrong couldn't help but exclaimed: "What kind of tea is this? It smells so good!"
Anshi pursed her lips and smiled, "It must be a good thing given by His Royal Highness. We don't have such good tea in our house."
Feng Yuheng shrugged, "Even if there were, it wouldn't be the people in Liuyuan's turn to drink."
Shi An sighed softly, "Speaking of which, the Feng family went too far. But the second lady has just returned home, so it's better not to make too many enemies, okay?"
Feng Yuheng knew that Anshi was also doing her best, so she nodded and thanked Anshi, but then shook her head and said: "Ever since we knocked on the door of the Feng family, the enemies have been coming one after another, so there is no need to deliberately Go and provoke."
Ms. An also agreed with this point, "In these years when you have not been in the mansion, Mrs. Shen has almost replaced the old people in the mansion. Even Grandma Sun was sent to the outer courtyard to work for more than two years. Menial work, I didn't send him to pick you up until the news came that the Ninth Prince was returning to Beijing."
Ms. Yao felt sorry for Grandma Sun, and felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Feng Yuheng didn't want to talk about these sentimental things anymore, so she got up and returned to the inner room. She had moved several jewelry boxes to her boudoir before. She opened one of them, picked out a pair of peach blossom earrings and took it into her hands. When she returned to the outer hall, she gave the item to Xiangrong and said, "Second sister just came back." Originally, I didn’t have any good things in my possessions, but fortunately today, Prince Yu’s Mansion sent me some. I’ll give this to my third sister as a meeting gift!”
As soon as I thought about it, I was stunned by the pair of earrings. The pink and tender color carved two exquisite peach blossoms. She didn't know what the material was. It looked like jade, but it didn't feel like jade. She couldn't tell. She just felt that everything she had seen before was not as good-looking as this one.
The little girl opened her mouth in a daze, and after a while she exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!"
An also came over and was shocked after taking one look at it, "Silly girl, why are you still standing there? Why don't you thank your second sister! This is a rare pink crystal in the world!"
In this era, there was not yet a large amount of crystal mining, but the preciousness of crystals was recognized by the royal family. At present, white crystal is the most common, followed by citrine, pink quartz and amethyst. I'm afraid you can't find a few in the entire royal family, let alone a craftsman who can use crystal to carve. He is really a master. Only high-level people dare to use such materials.
When Xiangrong heard whether it was crystal or pink crystal, he immediately understood how precious this thing was, and quickly and solemnly saluted Feng Yuheng: "Xiangrong, thank you, second sister."
Feng Yuheng smiled and helped the girl up, patting her arm: "Sisters don't need to bow to each other like this. Don't worry, I said before that I would give Fendai a handkerchief, so of course I won't miss you either. When I use the cloth to make clothes, I will save some more and secretly make a pair of embroidered shoes for Xiangrong for you to wear when you get married, okay?"
Before Xiangrong could react, An became excited and said, "Second Miss!" No matter how calm she is, she doesn't know what to say at this moment. In the main courtyard before, Feng Yuheng said that he would leave a treasure to make a handkerchief for Xiangrong and Fendai. It was already something that everyone in Dashun would envy. If Xiangrong could wear a pair of five treasures when she got married, No matter what kind of family you want to marry into, the embroidered shoes must be looked down upon by your husband's family.
"Aunt An doesn't have to be like this." Feng Yuheng smiled faintly, "Although Aheng has been away from home for many years, she still remembers things from her childhood. When my mother was pregnant with her son Rui, Mrs. Shen secretly The precious medicinal materials in the tonic were changed. It was Aunt An who saw it and told the old lady so that my mother could take the tonic smoothly. Ah Heng is vindictive, but she is also not ungrateful."
An sighed again, never expecting that his actions back then would be so rewarded today. She is a concubine, she doesn't want anything, all her hopes are pinned on the child Xiangrong. But a daughter born from a concubine would either marry the legitimate son of a wealthy family as a concubine, or marry the concubine as the main wife. In any case, there was no way to compare with the legitimate daughter. She then thought that her status was not as good as others. At least she had her parents' dowry shop, and she had saved some money over the years to add to Xiangrong's makeup in the future. But no matter how much silver there is, it can't match the pair of embroidered shoes made of five treasures that Feng Yuheng promised!
"Thank you, Miss Second." Anshi was sincerely grateful. Suddenly something came to mind, and he quickly turned around and asked Yao: "Sister, have you been to Baicao Hall since you returned to Beijing?"
Mr. Yao was startled and shook his head: "No. I went directly to the mansion after returning to Beijing and haven't gone out yet."
"Sister, you'd better take the time to take a look. When I went out to take care of the shop a few days ago, I saw that the shopkeeper of Baicaotang seemed to have changed."
Mr. Yao frowned, "Uncle Tian is gone?"
Anshi nodded: "I went in and looked around, but I didn't see Uncle Tian. The current shopkeeper is a young man."
Seeing that Feng Yuheng was confused, Mrs. Yao explained to her: "The Baicaotang in Beijing was the dowry shop given to me by my mother-in-law when I married into the Feng family. You were young at that time and didn't care much about it. And..." Ms. Yao shook her head helplessly, "They say it is my dowry, but since I married into the Feng family, I have no right to speak."
Anshi continued the following words for her: "It's not just because I didn't have the right to say anything. If I remember correctly, my sister once said that the Yao family's dowry shop was taken over by the old lady the day you just walked in. Received it?"
"Yes." Mrs. Yao nodded, "On the day we passed the door, everything was carried to the old lady. When it was returned to my yard the next day, the title deeds for the shops were missing. I went to the old lady to ask, and she He said that since I married into the Feng Mansion, these things will be kept by the father-in-law, and he also said that the Feng family will not treat me badly."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "Mom, do you believe it?"
"What if I don't believe it?"
"Yes!" An answered, "When a daughter-in-law marries into the family, she becomes a member of her husband's family."
"Have the Feng family ever given the profit from the shop to my mother?"
Ms. Yao shook his head, "I didn't give it. I just said that I have been losing money, and the Feng family also contributed a lot of money."
Feng Yuheng thought about what An said before and asked again: "I heard that my aunt just said that she went out to take care of the shop, but is it her own?"
Ms. An nodded, "Yes, my mother's family also brought two shops here, but my shop is incomparable to the Yao family's. The Feng family didn't like it, so they stayed here."
"Aunt An, is this the system of our Dashun Dynasty?"
Anshi shook his head, "Where can such a system exist? Not only is there no such system, Dashun also allows married women to manage their own dowry shops, and if a woman asks to go out to run the shop, her husband's family is not allowed to stop her without reason."
"That means the Feng family is working against the imperial system?" She gave the Feng family such a label without hesitation.
Anshi curled her lips and said nothing. After all these years, how could she not know what the Feng family was like.
Feng Yuheng comforted Mrs. Yao: "Don't worry, mother, it's ours, and you have to return it to me sooner or later."
Ms. An also agreed with this, "Today, when I look at Prince Yu's Mansion, it doesn't look like it's just a show. I really want to support the second lady. I believe that with Prince Yu's Mansion here, no one will mess with you anymore. ." Then the words changed, "Yesterday Xiangrong ran over here and told me about the situation here. I originally prepared some scattered silver and thought I would send it to you today. No matter how much it is, at least it can be enough. It was an emergency. I didn’t expect that before I could give it to you, Yu Wang’s side got there first.” An said as she took out a small wallet from her sleeve, “I compared this with what Yu Wang gave me. I was too embarrassed to take it out. But I thought, what the Royal King gave me are all silver notes, and there is going to be construction work in your courtyard recently, so you will inevitably need some broken silver to reward your servants, so let’s use it first!"
Feng Yuheng saw that An was sincere, so she was not polite to her, and simply reached out to take the small wallet: "Thank you Aunt An, I was just thinking of finding a way to go out of the house to exchange for some money. Aunt An sent me the scraps of silver. It was really timely."