Chapter 478: 478
A Surprising Upgrade
Xuan Tian Yan was startled . One million taels? This was a bit much, but it was not impossible to accept . This Feng Jin Yuan was always someone that loved money . Upon noticing that he was a fool, he wanted to smack him on the head, but he decided to accept this deal . After all, he had already prepared himself for getting scammed . Whose fault was it that he, Xuan Tian Yan, was a fool for so many years; however, he ended up falling into that girl, Feng Fen Dai’s hands .
Xuan Tian Yan smiled bitterly and nodded, “That’s fine . ”
Feng Jin Yuan was startled, and it seemed that he did not think that this fifth prince would actually accept so easily . He thought that he would need to say a little more, but he ended up nodding in agreement . Feng Jin Yuan felt a little regrettable and suddenly realized that he had previously placed hope in Chen Yu followed by Xiang Rong . Who knew that the true cash cow of the family would actually be the arrogant fourth daughter . If he knew that this would be the case earlier, he should have said two million taels! Or three million, five million, or perhaps… Feng Jin Yuan’s train of thought immediately became derailed . For some reason, he suddenly thought of how Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming had extorted the two people from Qian Zhou of five million taels of gold . He could not help but beat his chest and stamp his feet, as this thought nearly caused his intestines to turn green .
Xuan Tian Yan had been absurd for half of his life; however, he was no an idiot . Feng Jin Yuan’s sudden change in mind was noticed by him, and a look of disdain appeared on his face .
“Lord Feng . ” He quietly said: “This prince came to the manor to mourn and was willing to negotiate with you today because of the fourth young miss’ face . To be a proper person, one must know when to be satisfied because you must understand that times are different now . You are no longer the prime minister, and this prince is still a prince . If I forcefully decided to take a daughter of a concubine from the Feng family, a fifth-ranked official like you is unworthy of this prince . ”
Xuan Tian Yan said this with a cold expression, and every single word stabbed at Feng Jin Yuan’s heart, causing a cold sweat to break out all over his body . The excitement that had been aroused by his greed was put out by a bucket of cold water, as waves of fear replaced it .
That’s right, how could he have forgotten . A prime minister that was no longer the prime minister, but a prince would always remain a prince . He was just a lowly fifth-ranked official . He was an official that could not attend court . Who gave him the courage to negotiate with a prince? Who was it that gave him the courage to try and extort a prince?
After Feng Jin Yuan realized this error, he immediately corrected his resolve and gave Xuan Tian Yan a deep salute, saying: “Your Highness is mistaken . This official is rejoicing for my youngest daughter . Not to hide it from your Highness, but this official’s fourth daughter has caused a lot of ruckus over this engagement . Just a few days ago, before her grandmother passed away, she had asked her grandmother to support the marriage with your Highness . This official dotes on that daughter and wanted to support her, but this official was foolish in the past and canceled the engagement . Fearing that your Highness would remember this matter, I did not dare bring it up . Now that your Highness has come here today to bring it up, this official is truly too happy for Fen Dai!”
Feng Jin Yuan’s words were partially true and partially false, but Xuan Tian Yan’s heart was truly filled with thoughts of Fen Dai, thus he felt a little emotional from hearing this . He sighed and waved his hand: “It’s a matter of the past . It’s fine if it’s not mentioned again . There were also times when this prince had let down the second young miss, hence why the matters of this engagement have been delayed for so long . Lord Feng, our matter will be agreed upon like this . This prince will have someone send the one million taels in banknotes to the manor later along with the new engagement note . I hope that lord Feng will also prepare an engagement note for the fourth young miss . Also…” He stood up and solemnly said: “This prince is asking to marry the fourth young miss as the- official princess . ”
“What?” Feng Jin Yuan was practically assumed that he had heard wrong . The official princess? But… “But Fen Dai is the daughter of a concubine!” He was completely unable to understand what Xuan Tian Yan was thinking . She was the daughter of a concubine of a fifth-ranked official, yet he actually wanted to bring her in as the official princess?
But Xuan Tian Yan had a serious look on his face and nodded, telling him: “That’s right, the official princess . Lord Feng, there is no need to be surprised . The official princess of my Li Palace passed away two months ago . This is no secret . When the engagement note has been prepared, this prince will naturally go into the palace to report about this matter . I trust that father Emperor will agree to it . ”
Feng Jin Yuan did not know what he should say . He felt both excited and nervous . He was excited that the Feng family would finally have a prince to rely on after suffering all kinds of blows . Although the fifth prince did not have the same weight as the ninth prince, he was still a prince . It would still be much better than a normal family . Moreover, the daughter of a concubine had become the official princess of a prince . This was truly something that was honorable no matter where it was said .
Seeing the emotion on his face, Xuan Tian Yan reminded him: “Lord Feng, I heard that the manor’s third young miss has become engaged to the Bu family’s general?”
Feng Jin Yuan had only been focused on being and happy and did not think much of it at all, only nodding and saying: “That’s right, my third daughter, Feng Xiang Rong has been engaged to the Bu family’s son of the first wife, Bu Cong . ”
Xuan Tian Yan’s expression became fierce, and his eyes became cold . Using a commanding tone, he said: “Cancel that engagement! Immediately!”
Hm? Feng Jin Yuan was startled . He was getting married to Fen Dai, so why did he want for Xiang Rong to have her engagement canceled? Could it be that he wanted both of them?
Seeing that Feng Jin Yuan did not manage to react, Xuan Tian Yan helplessly reminded him: “Think of what happened last night . ”
Feng Jin Yuan’s mind had been completely filled with the thoughts of the joy and glory that Fen Dai had brought to him, and he had completely forgotten about what had just happened the previous night . Having been reminded, he finally recalled what the hidden guard had told him about the chaos from the previous night . Thinking like this, his face immediately turned white . He was no longer able to worry about Xuan Tian Yan, who was still sitting there, as he rushed to the door of the study and said to the male servant outside: “Go quickly . Go to the Bu family and cancel the third young miss’ engagement!”
The servant was stunned then said: “But master, there was news this morning that the Bu family was no longer in the capital . The Bu manor is already empty . ”
Feng Jin Yuan inhaled sharply . Bu Cong had truly acted quickly . He quickly then said: “That’s fine . Go to the government office to report and say that my Feng family is canceling this engagement . Then have people spread this news and stick up posters around the capital . Make sure that everyone knows about this . ”
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