Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife ( Yang Shi Liu) 515

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There Are Also Things that Young Miss Fears

On the day of Chen Yu’s coming of age ceremony, the Xiang Palace loudly presented its betrothal gift.

The reason it was said to be loud was not that the Xiang Palace had provided a plentiful gift, nor was it because there were all kinds of instruments being played. Instead, it was because the group of people that had come was carrying live chickens, live ducks and live fish!

Feng Yu Heng was the first to break down!

In this life and her previous life, she did not fear guns, cannons or any sort of disaster. She did not even fear poisonous bugs and snakes, but she had a fatal weakness. She feared anything with wings, and chickens were the ones she feared the most.

When she was attacked by the goshawk at the end of the year, she appeared to be calm; however, she had already been nearly frightened to death. In any case, it was fortunate that it was not a chicken. Presently, eight live chickens were brought in with their wings held in. She was unable to control herself and let out a yelp then hid behind An shi.

An shi was given a fright by her then immediately reacted, asking strangely: “Second young miss is afraid of chickens?”

Feng Yu Heng’s face was completely pale, “Ducks, I’m also afraid of ducks.”

An shi was confused. When she was young, the second young miss did not fear this sort of thing, but when she looked again at the large roosters, their eyes and cockscombs were indeed quite intimidating. Even Xiang Rong was a little too scared to look, thus she understood. She quickly adjusted her body and protected Feng Yu Heng.

Wang Chuan and Huang Quan were completely speechless. This was too shameful. Young miss was actually afraid of chickens! They wanted to use their eyes to express their disdain, but they found that Feng Yu Heng’s face was pale white, and her eyes were shut tight while hiding behind An shi. She even covered up her ears. The two were helpless and could only go stand at An shi’s side, blocking the view even more.

In ancient times, there were the “six rituals” of proposal, asking for names, checking for compatibility, sending of betrothal gifts, selecting an auspicious wedding date and the wedding ceremony. When Feng Yu Heng was young, and she was engaged to Xuan Tian Ming, everything was done very seriously and by the book. When they returned to the capital, Lady Zhou came to present the betrothal gifts, and this was all very fitting.

However, when it came time for Chen Yu, things were not done as properly. The two families simply exchanged engagement notes, and all the other steps were simplified.

Although everything was simplified, the Feng family never expected that the Xiang Palace would actually be able to simplify it to this degree.

The gift was sent by the housekeeper of the palace. Although Lady Zhou of the Yu Palace could be considered the housekeeper, there were differences between the two housekeepers. Lady Zhou was a first rank noble, and she could enter and exit the imperial palace. What could this one from the Xiang Palace be considered? At best, he could be considered of the same rank as He Zhong.

Feng Jin Yuan felt that he did not have any face left and continued to listen to He Zhong read the list of gifts: “The Xiang Palace has presented its gift to the eldest young miss. Eight live chickens, eight live ducks, eight live fish, 100 eggs, 20 jin of brown sugar, 20 jin of starch noodles, four sets of four-season clothes, 120 steamed buns and 50 jars of huangjiu!”

That’s it!
Feng Chen Yu’s face twisted in all kinds of ways, but she was a bit more rational this time around. Taking the initiative, she walked between the matriarch and Feng Jin Yuan then calmly comforted them, saying to the Xiang Palace’s housekeeper: “May I ask the housekeeper uncle, was this betrothal gift sent by his Highness Prince Xiang?”