Given Mrs. He’s malicious nature, how could she possibly be a good person?
She must be up to no good!
Hemei nodded, anger blazing in her eyes.
Yun Jinnian instructed Uncle Cheng to stop the carriage, saying they would rest by the roadside for a moment.
Once Hemei stepped out of the carriage, with several leaps, she had gone quite a distance, leaving Yun Zuomo, Yun Qingzhi, and Yun Qingqing with their eyes wide in astonishment.
Who would have thought that a young girl like Hemei could know martial arts, and be so formidable at that!
Yun Jinnian whispered a few words in Henuan’s ear, nodding toward the deeper side of the roadside.
During this time, Yun Jinnian calmly watched the carriages passing by.
Being new to the Capital City, she knew very few people, so as each carriage passed—belonging to high-status families—she recognized hardly anyone.
When a carriage stopped in front of her, Yun Jinnian was taken aback for a good while.
Not until Feng Wushuang gracefully smiled and stepped down from the carriage to salute her with a fist and bow did she react, "Fourth Miss!"
Yun Jinnian hurriedly returned the gesture, saluting Feng Wushuang, "I’ve seen you, Officer Feng!"
"Is there a problem with your carriage?" asked Feng Wushuang.
Feng Wushuang pressed her lips together, pondering for a moment before saying, "I don’t know where the Fourth Miss is planning to go for the sightseeing. My mother and I are also out for the first time and don’t know where to head!"
"Is the old madam also inside the carriage?"
Recalling the time Feng Wushuang gave up the private room, Yun Jinnian felt she should pay respects to the old lady.
So, she approached the carriage and curtseyed slightly, "Yun Residence’s Jinnian pays respects to Old Madam Feng!"
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a woman stepped out first, carefully assisting an elderly lady to descend.
The moment the old lady laid eyes on Yun Jinnian, her eyes reddened.
She stumbled out of the carriage and, grasping Yun Jinnian’s hand, expressed her overwhelming excitement, "Benefactor, it really is you! I thought I’d never find you in this lifetime. When Wushuang said he had found our benefactor, I didn’t believe him, but to think it really is you!"
Yun Jinnian was puzzled.
How had she become the Feng Family’s benefactor?
"Does the benefactor not remember? That year, in front of Xufuji, the benefactor gave two hundred taels of silver to a beggar—that beggar was my son and me!" Old Madam Feng said, tears streaming down her face.
After understanding the situation, Yun Jinnian was also greatly surprised.
"It was Officer Feng and the old madam that day?"
In her previous life, she remembered there was no top scholar named Feng Wushuang, nor had she been at Xufuji’s entrance, let alone assisted any beggars.
Could it be that her rebirth had also altered many things...
Like the Princess of the state, Nuandong, Feng Wushuang, her second sister, the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence, and most importantly, her fate!
"Yes, it was us. At that time, my son and I were utterly destitute. If not for the benefactor’s help, we wouldn’t be where we are today!" Old Madam Feng spoke and was about to kneel in gratitude to Yun Jinnian.
Yun Jinnian hurriedly grasped her firmly, Mrs. Yuan and Ru Yue also quickly came forward to help, barely managing to hold Old Madam Feng upright.
On the side, more carriages had stopped to watch the commotion.
Whispers abounded, some even thought Yun Jinnian had wronged someone, leading the old madam to kneel and apologize.
Yun Jinnian’s face flushed with embarrassment, and she said urgently to Feng Wushuang, "Officer Feng, please persuade the old madam. There was no great effort on my part that day, it’s truly unnecessary for her to do this!"
At that time, two hundred taels of silver truly meant nothing much.
She was happy to have been able to help Feng Wushuang, never expecting any reward in return.
Moreover, she dared not associate the beggar-like mother and son with the current top scholar of the realm and the future full of promise that awaited Feng Wushuang.
Feng Wushuang, seeing the helpless look on Yun Jinnian’s face, felt utterly powerless but hurried forward to support his mother, "Mother, mother, please don’t cry. Get on the carriage first. If you have anything to say, why don’t we invite the Fourth Miss onto the carriage and you can talk there at your leisure?"