Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot
Chapter 244 - 246: The Feeling of Having a Brother, Quite Nice

Chapter 244: Chapter 246: The Feeling of Having a Brother, Quite Nice

Lady Lai saw that she could not retain Feng Bailing, so she had the villagers prepare an ox cart and packed several large bags of rice, intending for Feng Bailing to take them back.

"Princess Feng, this is the rice you asked us to plant last time; it’s all ripened now. We haven’t even tasted it yet, but we wanted to send it to you first. And the pigs, cattle, and sheep you told us to rear have grown quickly and are now quite robust. My father says they can be butchered in three or four days, and then I’ll arrange for them to be sent to you and the Drunken Immortal Inn."

Lady Lai’s face glowed with delight.

The villagers of Xinqi Village all felt that their lives had gotten better by the day since they followed Feng Bailing.

With the locust infestation gone, having land and homes, and soon even cattle, sheep, and pigs, it was as if they had fallen into a honey pot of good fortune.

"Keep the oxen for tilling the fields; don’t slaughter them just yet. Horses are needed for transporting goods and pulling carts, so take good care of them. Reserve some pork and mutton for the elderly and children to nourish their bodies."

Feng Bailing said this with a smile.

Xinqi Village’s productivity was commendable; both Xinglin Spring and Zuixian Inn were stocked full.

Unfortunately, these were just simple agricultural products, not convenient for transportation and not selling for high prices. Feng Bailing had calculated that after deducting the villagers’ expenses, Xinqi Village could bring in about five hundred taels of income for herself each day.

If the Zuixian Inn could operate steadily, it could bring in about two hundred taels a day, amounting to tens of thousands over a month. But compared to the several hundred thousand taels she owed in taxes, this still left a huge shortfall.

Feng Bailing pondered that if only she could transport the grain and wine abroad.

"This will require discussing with Li Mubei."

Feng Bailing remembered that Li Mubei was a merchant, and a major one at that.

When Feng Bailing hurried back to Prince Shun’s Mansion, just as she entered, Feng Wan immediately reported her activities over the past two days to Dugu Wu.

He had long since lost trust in Nalan Yan’er.

But he had never truly trusted Feng Bailing either.

Feng Bailing carried too many unsolved mysteries with her.

Such as her medical skills, her wine...

Ouyang Chenchen’s inn, Feng Bailing cared for deeply, and for the matters of Xinqi Village, she also toiled relentlessly. For the two hundred thousand taels, she had grown noticeably thinner recently.

Dugu Wu frowned.

This woman, she would rather suffer herself than to ask for his help.

"Prince, when I just came back, at Chuyu Courtyard, the Princess Consort was administering the house punishment on the Fourth Miss."

Chuyu Courtyard was where Princess Consort Shun resided, located on the southeast side of Prince Shun’s Mansion.

Dugu Wu enjoyed tranquility and lived on the northwest side of the Prince Shun’s Mansion, seldom interacting with the other courtyards.

Princess Consort Shun, being the Matriarch of Prince Shun’s Mansion, managed domestic affairs, and Dugu Wu typically did not interfere.

Feng Wan simply mentioned it in passing, after all, the Prince paid little heed to such trivial matters within the mansion.

She usually showed some affection for Princess Mingxia, but today she resorted to using the house punishment rod...

"Why punish Mingxia? Dugu Wu, what are you standing around for? Let’s go to Chuyu Courtyard and see."

Before Dugu Wu could speak, Feng Bailing had come in.

Her hair was dripping wet, dressed in a pale yellow skirt, looking fresh and drenched.

"No need to go."

Dugu Wu never bothered with such trifles.

"Let’s go. She is your sister, after all. When Princess Consort Shun was giving me a hard time, it was Mingxia who helped me out."

Feng Bailing tugged at Dugu Wu’s hand, pleading.

Hearing this, Feng Wan felt goosebumps all over.

"Speak properly."

Dugu Wu’s face was stretched long with displeasure, but he was still dragged by Feng Bailing to Chuyu Courtyard.

Within Chuyu Courtyard, Princess Consort Shun was so angry that she trembled all over.

Several servants stood by, while Dongfang Chun ate pastries, remaining indifferent to Princess Mingxia kneeling on the ground without pleading for her.

Princess Consort Shun held a house punishment rod as thick as a thumb, striking and scolding relentlessly.

"I sent you to Yuxiu Academy to learn about the Three Obediences and the Four Virtues, but look at you, speaking nonsense about monogamy. Tell me, who’s been filling your head with such chaotic ideas?"

Princess Mingxia’s body was already marked with bloody streaks, her head hung low, voiceless, with tears continuously falling.

"You won’t talk? Even if you don’t, I know who it is. It must be that Feng Bailing; I heard you’ve encountered her recently, chattering and laughing together. You infuriate me. Princesses, Crown Princess Consorts, Princes, you could have acquainted with any of them, yet you choose to mingle with Feng Bailing. I’ll beat you to death, you wretched girl, better as if I never had you."

"Fourth Miss, please admit your fault quickly."

The servants beside saw Princess Mingxia being beaten several times, obviously struggling to endure, and they all became worried.

"Mother, I won’t marry. No one taught me that, the Seventh Prince simply doesn’t like me. I don’t want to end up like mother, full of regrets, spending my life with someone who doesn’t love me."

Princess Mingxia was in excruciating pain, her eyes red and swollen, yet she firmly refused to marry Dongfang Li.

Princess Consort Shun was about to beat her again.

"If she doesn’t want to marry, then she doesn’t have to."

The cold voice cut through, halting Princess Consort Shun’s hand in mid-air.