Recently, although Feng Yanting felt that Mom no longer loved him as before, he could understand that it wasn’t intentional on her part.
Mother-in-law needed to repay a favor, and as a daughter-in-law, his mother could only learn from her mother-in-law. In her heart, she still loved him; it was just for the sake of repaying the favor that she had to put extra emphasis on the Eldest Miss.
In the depth of Feng Yanting’s heart, he still deeply respected his own mother.
Now, seeing his own mother being so aggrieved for the people of the Marquis Mansion, whom he did not like, Feng Yanting felt somewhat sad.
His resentment toward the Marquis Mansion grew a bit stronger.
And this resentment reached its peak when the Saint finally took action against the Marquis Mansion: the whole family was to be exiled.
Of course, they could be redeemed.
Just as Nanny Zhao had predicted before, as soon as Emperor Chengtai’s decree was issued, the maternal families of Grand Madam and a few other ladies started to make moves.
They redeemed their own daughters and also helped their sons-in-law (nephews) to arrange for a better place of exile so they would suffer less on their journey.
Only Mrs. Zhang’s maternal family did not act.
It was not that the Zhang Family did not feel sorry for their daughter, but the Zhang Family too had been dealt with by Emperor Chengtai.
The Zhang Family was also to be exiled and hoped for a rescue, hardly able to take care of Mrs. Zhang and her daughter.
So, they could only rely on Feng Zhongliang.
But, the Feng Family really had no money left.
Feng Zhongliang, holding onto a dozen pieces of Silver, worried so much that he could not sleep throughout the night.
He Tiantian sighed and began to sell her own jewelry and fur clothes.
Perhaps it’s true that "Heaven never seals all exits;" just when this couple was in great difficulty, He Tiantian while tidying the house, "accidentally" discovered a box full of gold and silver coins and red and blue gemstones in Feng Yanting’s toy chest.
"...This was given to me by the Marchioness!" Feng Yanting did not want to take it out.
Despite his young age, He Tiantian had pushed him out of the greenhouse early, and he had come to understand the harsh realities of human relationships.
Already intelligent, his recent experiences had not caused him to crumble mentally; instead, they had made him precociously shrewd.
He Tiantian: ...The male lead, surely he would not be easily defeated.
When faced with setbacks, he would only become stronger, not break down!
The precocious Feng Yanting had come to realize the importance of money and was aware of their Feng Family’s predicament.
He was very clear in his mind that this hoard of gold and silver might be their family’s last hope.
With this money, they could buy a house, purchase land, get Daddy a business storefront, and then he would be able to study without worries.
But if they used this money to "repay a favor," the Feng Family would gain nothing more than a few more ancestors!
As for buying a house or studying, he should not even think about it.
Instinctively, Feng Yanting wanted to refuse.
But, clever as he was, he was still just a child.
And in the eyes of many parents, a child is merely an extension of themselves.
If the child belongs to them, then the child’s "private stash" should also belong to the parents!
"You even said it, these were rewarded to you by the Marchioness. Now, Daddy using these to redeem the Marchioness also counts as returning it to the rightful owner, making full use of it!"
He Tiantian gently reasoned with Feng Yanting.
Feng Zhongliang, however, had no such niceties.
He might indeed be honest, but deep down he was also a feudal patriarch.
What belonged to a child?
When the family didn’t need it, it was fine for a child to keep some toys to play with.
But now that the family was in dire straits and desperately needed Silver to save people, Feng Zhongliang couldn’t care too much.
He directly snatched the box from Feng Yanting’s arms, didn’t say a word, and left without turning back.
He pawned the items and redeemed Mrs. Zhang, Nanny Zhao, and Wei Yuanniang.
Additionally, under the "orders" of Mrs. Zhang, two concubines, three concubine daughters, and a personal maid, though reluctantly, Feng Zhongliang also paid their ransom.
After all the commotion, when everyone was redeemed, Feng Zhongliang had just enough money left to rent two small courtyards.
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But Mrs. Zhang did not agree. After all, she was a Marchioness, who had had no choice but to endure before; now that she was redeemed, she started to be fastidious.
Feng Yanting: ...It’s not your money; of course, you don’t feel the pain.
Seeing the group of people behind Mrs. Zhang, Feng Yanting’s resentment toward Mrs. Zhang truly reached the Peak.
These were all exchanged with my private savings.
Redeeming Mrs. Zhang and her daughters alone made Feng Yanting feel it was a loss.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhang went even further and brought out all the concubines, concubine daughters, and maids.
Doesn’t she think about how they will live their days after spending all the money on ransoms?
And there was Feng Yanting, who still wanted to study.
But now, the Feng Family couldn’t even afford the tuition fee for the most basic private school.
"...My son, don’t worry, Mom will find a way!"
He Tiantian never intended to mistreat Feng Yanting, nor would she push him to a breaking point.
She just wanted Feng Yanting to see some truths and know some "realities"...