Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot

Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Conditions for Marriage Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Conditions for Marriage Dugu Wu’s movements and expressions were stiff, not because of the cold weather, but because he was accompanying a little girl in a red cloak as she rolled snowballs and built snowmen.

The scene was too beautiful… oh, too terrifying!!

Princess Consort Shun felt her eyes were going blind.

Sitting in the wheelchair was none other than Dugu Wu, the Ninth Prince, who slaughtered numerous enemies on the battlefield as easily as chopping watermelons.

By dusk, outside the west wing, there were four snowmen of various sizes.

According to Feng Xiaoli, they represented daddy, mommy, Xiaoli, and a surely handsome little brother.

Feng Bailing took the opportunity, while Xiaoli was happily making snowmen, to tell her that she would have a little brother soon, and that he would be as handsome as Dugu Wu.

Xiaoli’s eyes immediately sparkled with excitement, and she joyfully accepted the fact, even eagerly building a little snowman for her little brother.

During dinner, Feng Bailing listened to Princess Yong’an talk about the betrothal.

“Study the six arts?”

Feng Bailing served Princess Yong’an a bowl of ginseng chicken soup.

“In the past years, the reputation hadn’t been good, and the Prince Mansion inevitably had its reservations; Princess Consort Shun worried that the servants in the manor wouldn’t respect you, so she insisted you learn the six arts well, to win people over when you join the family.”

Princess Yong’an had a good impression of Dugu Wu, aware of his brilliant military achievements over the years; despite his disability, he was still a Prince.

The matter of sending the daughter to study was also repeatedly considered by Dongfang Lianhua.

Although unmarried, Feng Bailing bore a child, and although Dugu Wu had publicly acknowledged Xiaoli’s identity, people still inevitably looked down upon her; to gain recognition from the top female academy, Yuxiu Academy, meant that Feng Bailing’s position as Princess Consort was justified.

Feng Bailing certainly knew about the top female academy.

Yuxiu Academy, renowned alongside the Imperial Academy, only accepted female students, while the latter admitted only male students. Members of the Great Chu Royal Family as well as children of officials ranked fifth-rank and above all attended the Imperial Academy and Yuxiu Academy for education.

Yuxiu Academy was also one of the important means for aristocrats in Chu City to select daughters-in-law; for instance, a few years ago, Nalan Yan’er topped the six arts examination in Yuxiu Academy, and because of her exceptional talents, she was chosen by the Royal Family.

“During winter, Yuxiu Academy doesn’t hold classes. When the spring begins, school will start, and I will have your father write a recommendation letter for you to study with Xiangxue and Ruoyan. This time, don’t drop out midway again.”

In another life, Feng Bailing had studied at Yuxiu Academy for a month, but because of the complex curriculum and her disinterest in studies, she was only preoccupied with Dongfang Li; unable to pass the monthly evaluation, Bailing dropped out in frustration.

But when it came to the recommendation letter, Dongfang Lianhua hit a snag with Feng Zhanlian.

Inside the south wing, Feng Zhanlian finally felt some relief from his wound’s pain after finishing the medicinal soup personally prepared by Aunt Xue.

Hearing that Feng Bailing intended to study at Yuxiu Academy, he sneered.

“She was the one who wanted to drop out in the first place. Now she wants to go back to school at her age of nineteen; isn’t she just trying to shame herself even more?”

Feng Zhanlian was once a top scorer, but after the Wenhua Seal was destroyed, his prospects were ruined.

Looking at his peers, which one didn’t hold a higher position, whose legitimate children didn’t have better prospects than his?

Seeing Dongfang Lianhua restless, Aunt Xue massaged Feng Zhanlian’s shoulders to comfort him.

“Sister, you don’t know, it’s not that father is unwilling to write the recommendation letter, it’s that his right hand is disabled, he can no longer write letters.”

Aunt Xue said, her voice breaking into sobs.

Mentioning his hand only served to fuel Feng Zhanlian’s anger.

After his hand was struck by a stone by Dugu Wu, the doctor had already seen it and said the tendons in his right hand were severed. Even if the injury healed, he wouldn’t be able to write properly for the rest of his life.

First, Dongfang Lianhua dragged him down by causing him to lose the Wenhua Seal, and then Feng Bailing crippled his hand.

These mother and daughter were simply his destined scourges!

“You give birth to a good son and daughter, making me lose all my face. One was swept out of the Imperial Academy, the other was withdrawn from the Yuxiu Academy. I will not write the recommendation letter. If you have the capability, go find someone else to write it.”

Feng Zhanlian, with a flick of his sleeve, had an exceedingly grim look on his face.

Dongfang Lianhua’s chest tightened, her lips turned pale, her blood pressure soared suddenly, and everything in front of her started to spin.

Nanny Gui, seeing this, was also startled and hastily took out a packet of powdered medicine to administer to Dongfang Lianhua.

It was crushed blood pressure medication that Feng Bailing had instructed Nanny Gui to carry at all times to prevent mishaps. Feng Bailing had warned that the medicine should not be taken out in front of others, but in her panic, Nanny Gui had forgotten.

After taking the medicine, Dongfang Lianhua’s complexion improved somewhat.

Aunt Xue, watching from the side, couldn’t help but feel alarmed.

Dongfang Lianhua’s illness had lasted for years, and Doctor Yang had already said that there was no cure for her, she only had death to wait for. Who would have thought that after Feng Bailing returned, her condition suddenly improved? Aunt Xue had her suspicions.

Taking advantage of Nanny Gui’s inattention, Aunt Xue stealthily pocketed the paper packet of medicine powder.

Back in the west wing, Dongfang Lianhua sat there with a furrowed brow, while Nanny Gui sighed beside her.

She knew that the Princess must be missing the Young Master.

Ever since the Young Master was expelled from the Imperial Academy, the father had forcibly sent him to a northern school, and they hadn’t seen each other in years.

Having just coaxed Feng Xiaoli to sleep, Feng Bailing saw Dongfang Lianhua with red eyes.

“Ah Ling, tomorrow, mother will go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager, in hopes that she will show mercy and write a recommendation letter for you.”

Since falling ill, Dongfang Lianhua hadn’t been around Chu City and didn’t know anyone. The only method was to ask the Empress Dowager.

Dongfang Lianhua had forgotten that the Empress Dowager’s recommendation letter had already been sought once by the Princess’ Mansion, for Feng Zhan Tian’s daughter from the second wife, Feng Ruoyan. To ask again would risk being seen as the Princess’ Mansion lacking propriety.

Yuxiu Academy, like the Imperial Academy, was originally open only to the children of officials and the Royal Family. During the reign of the late Emperor, an exception was made to allow outstanding children from common families to enroll, with two methods of entry: one was by recommendation letter, and the other was through an assessment.

Feng Ruoyan was the sole daughter of the second wife, and because the old lady favored her younger son, after the second wife moved to the Princess’ Mansion, relying on the dowry managed by the Princess’ Mansion, the second wife also found her footing in Chu City.

Feng Ruoyan’s food, clothing, and daily expenses were no different from those of Feng Bailing and Feng Xiangxue. When she wanted to attend Yuxiu Academy and her talents were found lacking, Feng Zhan Tian pleaded with Dongfang Lianhua to get a recommendation letter from the Empress Dowager.

“Mother, I heard you were just angered and nearly fell ill again. Let’s forget about the recommendation letter; we don’t need it. Yuxiu Academy isn’t exclusively entered through recommendation letters, I can go for the assessment. If I remember correctly, Feng Xiangxue entered through examination.”

Feng Bailing smiled.