The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Feng Feiyan was also moved after hearing this and walked up to Old Madam Feng.

Madam Feng took her granddaughter's hand and said, "Fei Yan, take Fei Yang back home. No matter what, Fei Yang will be the head of the General's Mansion in the future."

Feng Feiyan glanced at Mrs. Xiao San, and only agreed when she saw her aunt nodded.

Shen Baozhao felt Feng Feiyang's pulse again and said to Feng Feiyan, "Cousin Feiyang is fine now. As long as he takes good care of himself and takes medicine on time, he will recover soon.

But if you want to ride a horse and draw a bow, it will take another three months."

Only then did Feng Feiyan feel relieved and took Feng Feiyang and followed Old Madam Feng back to the General's Mansion.

The drama in the General's Mansion that was brought to court soon became a hot topic like a drop of water dropped into a frying pan.

Lord Qian was also very responsible and wrote a letter to Emperor Chengde to inform him of the whole matter.

The next morning, the imperial edict of Emperor Chengde's reprimand was delivered to the palace.

Eunuch Wang came in person to announce the decree: "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that General Feng Chu, who guards the country, is lax in managing his household, favors his concubine and kills his son, and is neither kind nor good.

You are ordered to resign from your post as Minister of War and stay at home for three months to reflect on yourself. I decree this!"

Lord Feng had been in a daze ever since his concubine was locked up yesterday, and he was slow to react when he received the imperial edict.

It was Old Madam Feng who accepted the order on his behalf.

Along with the reprimanding imperial edict came another decree, which Eunuch Wang continued to shout in a shrill voice.

"Feng Feiyang received the order."

Although Feng Feiyang was lying prone, his voice was powerful: "I accept your order."

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Feng Feiyang, the son of the General Guarding the Nation, is a man of great wisdom and character, and is outstanding in his heroic character. He is hereby appointed as the General Guarding the Nation's heir apparent. I decree this."

"Feng Feiyang thanks the Lord for his grace."

It turned out that as soon as she returned home yesterday, Madam Feng went straight to the palace to meet the Queen Mother, told her about her family affairs, and expressed her wish to establish a crown prince.

I thought I had to wait for the official petition to be submitted. I didn't expect the imperial edict to be issued so quickly.

Only Eunuch Wang understood that Lord Feng was walking into trouble this time.

Because the Crown Princess was not appointed yet, rumors were spreading in the court that the Emperor was suppressing the legitimate heir. Lord Feng was also making trouble by doing this.

Your Majesty must immediately appoint the Feng family's legitimate son as the Crown Prince.

The General's Mansion was very busy today. After seeing off Eunuch Wang, people from the Princess's Mansion arrived.

This time, Old Madam Feng personally entertained the guests and welcomed Nanny Li into the hall.

Although Nanny Li was the most capable person around the eldest princess, she still showed some respect when she saw Madam Feng and bowed to her.

Old Madam Feng hurriedly asked someone to serve the tea on the table, trying to guess why Nanny Li had come.

As far as she knew, the General's Mansion and the Princess' Mansion had matched Feng Feiyan and Xue Sheng's horoscopes, making them a match made in heaven.

The two families had also exchanged engagement letters, and the Xue family had already made an offer of marriage proposal. They were just waiting for the right day to hold the ceremony.

Could it be that Nanny Li came this time because the Princess's residence heard about Feiyan going to court and wanted to cancel the engagement?

Although breaking off an engagement would be detrimental to a woman's reputation, Xue Sheng was not a good match, so it was not bad news.

Besides, Feiyan is not too old. After two years, it won't be difficult to find a husband for her who is from a lower-class family, has good character and is ambitious.

With the support of the General's Mansion, life can be good. After Mrs. Feng's analysis, she felt relieved.

She just smiled and asked how the princess was to Li Ma.

Nanny Li exchanged a few pleasantries with Old Madam Feng, then got down to business: "This time, I am here to request a date on behalf of the Princess's residence."

Nanny Li handed over a piece of exquisite red paper with both hands, "The princess has found a date from the director of the Imperial Observatory, August 15th, when the sweet osmanthus is fragrant. It's a good day, what do you think, old lady?"

Old Madam Feng was a little confused. Was the eldest princess going to marry her own granddaughter to Xue Sheng?

Nanny Li seemed to see through Old Madam Feng's doubts and hurriedly explained, "Yesterday, the Princess heard the steward talk about the affairs of the Jingzhao Yin's government office, and she praised the Second Miss Feng for being the daughter of a general and having the style of her grandfather."

The princess already liked Feng Feiyan's personality, and she liked her even more when she saw that she was willing to sacrifice the wealth of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion in the face of a desperate situation and was able to fight back.

Even if Xue Sheng were to marry a princess now, the eldest princess would not change.

Mrs. Feng saw that Nanny Li said so, she had no choice. She had originally thought that her second granddaughter could get away with this marriage, but now it seemed that she had to get married.

Having received two imperial edicts early in the morning and having had these conversations, Madam Feng felt a little overwhelmed.

Nanny Li also noticed it and expressed her concern, then took her leave, emphasizing that she should wait for the response from the General's Mansion on the wedding date.

Old Madam Feng lay on the couch and asked someone to invite Feng Feiyan over.

"Grandma." Feng Feiyan didn't know what Old Madam Feng wanted to talk to her about.

Today, Feng Feiyang was made the crown prince, which fulfilled a major matter in her mind and made her feel relieved.

Old Madam Feng waved her hand, and Feng Feiyan walked forward and sat beside the couch.

Madam Feng handed the red letter to Feng Feiyan, "Madam Li from the Princess's Mansion came today to ask for a date. The date is set for August 15th, which is less than four months away."

"This marriage was arranged by your father. Grandmother had previously shut herself away from the secular world and was unaware of it.

I guess your father never asked you about your wishes. Today, grandma asks you, are you willing to get married?

Feng Feiyan smiled bitterly, "Grandmother, the general's mansion cannot cancel the engagement."

It didn't matter whether she was willing or not. She would only embarrass her grandmother if she told her. Her father was no longer employed and her younger brother was still a minor.

Concubine Hui was not favored in the palace, and there was also the Fifth Prince who had a leg disease.

Although she didn't like Xue Sheng, she had to admit that marrying into the Princess's Mansion would be of great benefit to the General's Mansion.

She wanted to be a help to her older sister and younger brother instead of adding burden to them.

"If you don't want to, grandma will sacrifice her dignity and go to the Princess's Mansion to plead for mercy." Old Madam Feng felt deeply ashamed towards Feng Feiyan and her brother, and wanted to make amends.

Feng Feiyan made up her mind and said to Old Madam Feng: "Grandma, the mansion is in a difficult situation now. My granddaughter is willing to marry Xue Sheng."

When Mrs. Feng saw her granddaughter's determined look, her eyes were also filled with turbid tears.

She also had to take good care of her health. She couldn't fall down and leave her granddaughter to support herself until Feng Feiyang could stand up.

He sent someone to reply to the princess and agreed to set the wedding date on August 15th.

The dust has settled.

Feng Feiyan also wrote a letter to inform Shen Baozhao of everything and expressed her deep gratitude to her.

By the way, he also mentioned his marriage with Xue Sheng.

Shen Baozhao held Feng Feiyan's letter in his hand, thinking of Xue Sheng and the upcoming eldest princess' birthday.

He chose a white jade Buddha statue from the dowry of Nanhua County Lady as a birthday gift. It was not outstanding, but it was not inferior either.

This is not the most important thing. According to the news that Luoxia received from outside, Shen Jiemin and Jin Shiniang have met frequently recently.

She wanted to fulfill their love, so she had to slowly put everything she had prepared into place.

Shen Baozhao leaned back in his chair and tapped the armrest lightly with his right index finger.