The next morning, Aunt Feng, who hadn't slept all night, had dark circles under her eyes and bloodshot eyes. She was very tired and instructed Xiaoping and Zheng Mama, who had come to serve her early, "Xiaoping, help me change my clothes! Zheng Mama, go to the west wing to serve me. Zifeng and Ziyao, get up quickly! We'll go to Yimei Courtyard to pay our respects to Madam in a little while."

If I'm late in paying my respects, I'll get scolded by the madam again.

After saying that, Aunt Feng stood up and walked towards the adjacent room next to the bedroom.

Upon receiving the order, Granny Zheng quickly replied, "Yes, Madam, this old servant will go right away."

After entering the bedroom's side room, Xiaoping helped Aunt Feng wash her face and rinse her mouth before asking, "Aunt, what are you wearing today?"

Aunt Feng was already troubled by Li's childbirth, so she said casually, "I haven't slept all night and I'm not feeling well. Wear something brighter!"

Xiaoping quickly replied, "Yes, Aunt."

Xiaoping took out the clothes that Aunt Feng was going to wear today, walked to Aunt Feng's side, and took off all of Aunt Feng's clothes.

Then they took out a new breast wrap and wrapped it around Aunt Feng's breasts, layer by layer. After several layers, Aunt Feng's large breasts became small.

Aunt Feng said uncomfortably, "Xiaoping, be gentle, it's too tight, I can't breathe."

Xiaoping looked at Aunt Feng's chest and saw that it was only slightly protruding, and said, "Alright, Aunt Feng, you'll get used to it and it won't hurt anymore."

After finishing, Xiaoping dressed Aunt Feng in a white silk handkerchief, a light pink high-necked long gown as her inner garment, and an outermost layer of a turquoise cardigan with narrow sleeves that reached her calves. The cardigan was embroidered with hibiscus flowers in gold thread. Xiaoping then fastened the buttons on Aunt Feng's cardigan.

Aunt Feng was wearing a close-fitting undergarment, and because her feet were bound, Xiaoping also dressed her in knee-length trousers, and finally, a light pink hibiscus skirt.

She wore a pair of pink three-inch slippers, and her light pink hibiscus skirt was very long, covering Aunt Feng's slippers completely.

After finishing, Xiaoping helped Aunt Feng to the dressing mirror, combed all of Aunt Feng's hair up into a heart-shaped bun, fixed the stray hairs with osmanthus hair oil, combed it meticulously, and finally put on a hairpin.

This was also a rule of the Great Sheng Dynasty: only unmarried girls could let their hair down, while married women had to comb their hair up meticulously and not leave two locks of hair, behaving like prostitutes in the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment district).

After Xiaoping did Feng Yiniang's eyebrows and makeup, and put on gold and silver jewelry and a gold necklace, she was finally ready. This whole process took almost half an hour.

Xiaoping said, "Auntie has finished packing. Please take a look."

Aunt Feng looked at herself in the bronze mirror with great satisfaction. She touched her hair and couldn't help but say, "Xiaoping, why doesn't Master like me?"

Xiaoping smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt. You are very beautiful. When Master comes back, you can soften your stance and he will definitely feel sorry for you."

Xiaoping helped Aunt Feng up and led her outside. Aunt Feng said, "What time is it? Why hasn't Granny Zheng brought Sister Feng and Sister Yao here yet?"

Xiaoping, supporting Aunt Feng, replied, "Aunt Feng, it's already 3:45 AM. I suppose Sister Feng's feet are still hurting from her recent foot binding, and she's probably making a fuss about it!"

Aunt Feng said, "Let's go quickly and take a look. We must pay our respects at 7:15 AM. We must not be late."

Aunt Feng hurried to the west wing, and sure enough, Sister Feng was making a scene. Aunt Feng scolded her with exasperation, "Finish Sister Feng up within a quarter of an hour, and then go to Yimei Courtyard to pay your respects to Madam."

Having received Aunt Feng's instructions, the maids and servants ignored the commotion caused by Sister Feng and began to tidy her up.

At this moment, Yin Zifeng cried and said, "Auntie, my feet hurt and I don't want to go to pay my respects. Is that alright?"

Although Aunt Feng felt a pang of heartache, she still said sternly, "Feng'er, you are already six years old. Foot binding only begins at six. Your aunt has already delayed the process considerably. Stop making a fuss. Look at your second sister; she had her feet bound earlier than you, and she didn't cause you any trouble."

Hurry up and get ready! If you're late, your stepmother will punish you again.

Hearing her mother talking about her second sister again, Yin Zifeng immediately stopped crying and said, "Auntie, I know I was wrong. I will learn from my second sister in the future."

After everything was settled, Granny Zheng carried four-year-old Yin Ziyao, while Aunt Feng led six-year-old Yin Zifeng toward Yimei Garden.

As expected, Aunt Feng was late because of Sister Feng's commotion. When Aunt Feng arrived at the main hall, everyone had already arrived. Aunt Wang, dragging her sick body, was already standing to one side. The second legitimate daughter, Yin Ziyue, was snuggling in Zhang Shi's arms. The fourth legitimate son, Yin Jing'an, was only four years old and was standing next to Zhang Shi.

As soon as Aunt Feng entered, she saw the scene and quickly greeted Madam Zhang with a smile: "This concubine greets Madam. Feng Jie had her feet bound a couple of days ago and was quite a handful this morning, so she is late. I hope Madam will understand."

Although Zhang was pregnant, she was dressed very neatly in a bright red jacket, which made her look very energetic. Zhang did not speak, but simply took a sip of hot tea.

But Aunt Wang, standing to the side, sneered, "So what if she's had a few children? She hasn't even given birth to a son. If Aunt Feng had taught Sister Feng a little more, she wouldn't have offended the Madam and even missed the time to pay her respects."

Upon hearing Wang's words, Aunt Feng wanted to refute them, but she still smiled and said, "It is because I have not disciplined them properly. If Madam were willing to raise the Third and Fifth Misses personally and discipline them personally, they would be even better."

Looking at Aunt Feng in front of her, Madam Zhang knew what Aunt Feng was up to, so she calmly said, "Aunt Feng, don't say these things in front of the children."

After saying that, Zhang said to her daughter, "Yue'er, take your younger brother and sisters to play over there."

Yin Ziyue is Zhang's second legitimate daughter. Now she is eight years old and very well-behaved. After receiving her mother's order, she took her younger brother and sister to play nearby. Several old women and maids followed behind, afraid that these little darlings would get hurt.

After the children left, Zhang said, "Aunt Feng, it's not that I don't want to raise Feng'er and Yao'er, it's just that I'm currently unable to spare the time. Yue'er is only eight years old, and Jingyi is only four. Now, with the sixth daughter born to Aunt Li, and the one I'm carrying, it's really hard to be in two places at once."

"Oh! Right, you haven't seen the Sixth Miss yet, have you? Granny Zhou brought the Sixth Miss over so everyone could see her."

After receiving the order, Granny Zhou carried the Sixth Miss out from the next room.

Sitting on the soft couch, Madam Zhang said to Aunt Feng and Aunt Wang who were standing, "Madam Li has just given birth and is weak and bleeding. She is really unable to raise the Sixth Miss, so I took her to Yimei Courtyard to be raised."

Granny Zhou held Yin Fengyu in her arms and showed her to Aunt Feng and Aunt Wang.

At this moment, Yin Fengyu was perfectly clear-headed. After hearing Zhang's words, she couldn't help but purse her lips, thinking to herself, "Li Shi is like this because of you. She only raised me because she was afraid that things would be exposed."

Looking at the sixth young lady's exquisite features and noticing that her eyes were already open, Aunt Wang exclaimed with delight, "Madam, the sixth young lady has opened her eyes so early; she must be quite clever."

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