Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife (Yang Shi Liu) 601

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The banquet for the Mid-Autumn Festival was drawing closer. Each family had begun busying themselves with worrying about the people that would be participating. There were some officials in the capital under fourth rank that had begun trying to use their connection to at least allow their daughters to participate and see the world. And rather than saying that it was to allow them to see the world, it would be better to say that they wanted for “the world” to see them. Every time the palace held a banquet, it was nothing more than a disguised chance for them to get to know people, and the people present would be the children of powerful people. For these officials under fourth rank, they hoped that they could use this method to allow their daughters to have an interest taken in them by the sons of large families. Maybe they could even end up with a member of the imperial family.

For a while, the capital appeared very busy.

Feng Jing Yuan had lost interest in the palace banquets a long time ago. Having fallen from the position of prime minister for so many years, his mind had calmed down quite a bit. He was just confused. Why would Miss Lian, who had always been close with Feng Yu Heng, suddenly get close with Fen Dai?

In regards to this question, Fen Dai gave him an answer at dinner: “What’s there to not understand? No matter how good sister Lian’s relationship is with Feng Yu Heng, it cannot compare to living next to us as neighbors. It’s naturally easier to get closer. Seeing each other frequently will naturally allow us to get closer. Also, Feng Yu Heng is an imperial daughter. How busy must she be? How could she have the time to chat with sister Lian?” She repeatedly said sister Lian, but she repeatedly called her own elder sister by her name. Although Feng Jin Yuan felt that it was improper, how could he be in the mood to correct that at a time like this. He just continued to ask Fen Dai: “What did you two chat about?”

The corners of Fen Dai’s lips curled up, “Naturally, the things that girls talk about. Father shouldn’t be planning to ask about that, right?”

“No, no, no.” Feng Jin Yuan repeatedly waved his hand, “I was just casually asking is all. Casually asking.” He then lowered his head and ate some food. He then felt unreconciled and asked: “Will she be coming again tomorrow?”

Fen Dai snorted coldly, “She should be coming. She said that she would frequently come and chat with me. What is it, is father interested in sister Lian?”

Feng Jin Yuan’s old face turned red, and he did not know how he should respond. Fen Dai spoke what she was thinking without any consideration: “Speaking of, this can’t be blamed on father. With sister Lian’s beauty, not to mention men, even girls of my generation are a bit moved from seeing her. She’s truly too beautiful. Compared to her, the Feng manor’s eldest young miss back then would not dare consider herself the most beautiful girl in the capital.”

She once again brought up Feng Chen Yu, and Feng Jin Yuan was no longer as stubborn as before. After all, that was the past, and things had changed. Looking back now, things had not been as he had thought.

Fen Dai continued to speak. The more she spoke, the more she dug into Feng Jin Yuan’s heart, saying: “Although our residence has a head madam, a second madam and Concubine Mother An, it’s not like father doesn’t know that the two madams have not come back for many months, using the excuse of taking care of her Highness the Empress’ illness. They don’t care at all about the happenings in the family. What sort of madam is that. Father should think of them as being in the way. Concubine Mother An is entirely focused on earning a living. Her embroidery shop is quite popular in the capital; however, she does not think much about the matters in the residence and refuses to provide a single cent of financial support. There’s also that imperial daughter, who cares even less about the survival of the Feng residence. Father, speak honestly. Over the years, you’ve favored this one and that one, but in the end, who is the one that provided the most for you? Is it not your fourth daughter, me!”