Summary

This story is completed with 1252 Chapters with the manhua still ongoing. Since the story is so long, it is broken down into arcs below. The images are from TimelessLeaf's manhua translations.

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Arrival of the Phoenix
Spring rain translation chapters: 1 - 9 & Manhua Chapters: 1 - 6

Da Shun Dynasty, Tian Wu, Year 21

In the Northwestern region of Da Shun, a bolt of lightning struck corpse of a dead female. Our female lead, Feng Yu Heng, was dazed and struggled to sit up on the pile of corpses. As her consciousness came back, she was startled by the the sight of countless corpses. Where was she? She remembered that she was riding in a helicopter and it had exploded. She shouldn't have been able to survive. As soon as she stood up, a flood of memories passed through her mind.

Her name is Feng Yu Heng. She is the daughter of the first wife of the left prime minister, Feng Jin Yuan. Three years ago, her maternal family "committed a crime" and they was exiled to a "desolate" land. Fearing of being implicated, her father also chased out her mom, her three year old brother, and her to small remote northwest mountain village to fend for themselves. They had suffered. Her mother, Yao shi, was sick. Yesterday, the original Feng Yu Heng went up to the mountain to gather herbs. She was ambushed and drugged by evil villagers that wanted to sell her off to the brothels. However, Feng Yu Heng's body was weak and the sleeping drug killed her.

After the flood of memories, Feng Yu Heng realized that she had transmigrated [transported] to different era (similar to ancient China). Her name was the same, but she was 12 years old, instead of being in her very late twenties. Feng Yu Heng swore that she will get revenge for the previous owner of this body.

It was night time when she arrived in this world. Moving around a bit, she saw the two evil villagers standing near the pile of corpse. They were looking for her. Since it would inauspicious to kill people on her first day of arrival, Feng Yu Heng sneakily threw pebbles at them. The evil villagers thought it was a ghost and ran away in fear. They had tripped and set the pile of corpses on fire. Satisfied with scaring them, Feng Yu Heng smiled.

Suddenly, she heard a sound and walk towards it. A handsome young man around 20 years old was sitting on the ground. He was wearing a dark-purple brocade robe. Between his eyebrows, there was a small purple lotus pattern birthmark that gave off a devilish charm. Upon seeing him, Feng Yu Heng was love struck. However, as a military doctor in her previous life, she noticed that both of his legs are injured and bleeding a lot. Feng Yu Heng asked who he is and the man coldly told her to go away. Feng Yu Heng didn't listen and sat down next to him. The man pushed her away. Due to their willful personalities, they bickered. The fire from the corpses was coming closer to them. Looking at his handsome face, Feng Yu Heng decided to be nice and dragged the man away from the path of the fire.



Later on, an old doctor and the man's body guard found them. The old doctor couldn't treat the man's broken knees without an anesthetic. It would be too painful. Feng Yu Heng thought it would be nice if she can bring medicine from her 21st century pharmacy here to help the man. She folded her arms in her wide sleeves and grabbed her right wrist. On her right wrist, there was a phoenix shaped birthmark. Suddenly, she saw her pharmacy and subconsciously reached for her stash of military graded anesthetic. The bottle of anesthetic appeared in her hand in this world. She found out that she could easily take things from the pharmacy with just her thoughts.

While she was thinking, man's body guard, Bai Ze, point a sword at her with an intention to kill her for witnessing his master's face. However, the man threw a rock and knocked Bai Ze's sword away. The man didn't want to kill her and told her to go home. Feng Yu Heng couldn't shift her eyes from purple lotus on his forehead. She offered to help him. As she sprayed the anesthetic on the man's knees, the man, the old doctor, and Bai Ze was surprised by the spray bottle. This ancient world didn't have anything like this. Feng Yu Heng explained that she obtained this from her Persian eccentric and made them promised not to tell other people about it. After a few minutes, the anesthetic made the man's leg numb and the old doctor began operating on it. Feng Yu Heng stepped in and helped. After the treatment, she gave the man the anesthetic bottle and taught him how to use it. Feng Yu Heng asked for payment for her services and the anesthetic. The man gave her all the money he had on him (20 taels) and told her that if they meet again, he would give her whatever amount she asked her. She agreed and head back to her mountain village.

It was morning when Feng Yu Heng arrived. She heard her mother, Yao shi, pleading with one of the evil villagers about letting her and her children stay in the house. Since Feng Yu Heng didn't come home last night, Yao shi thinks she went missing. Feng Yu Heng was pleasantly surprised and thankful. Yao shi looked exactly like her mother from her previous life, who passed away giving birth to her younger brother. Even her younger brother, Feng Zi Rui, in this world looked like her younger brother from her old life too. He had also passed away when he was young from kidney disease.

The evil villager was about to kick Yao shi's chest and was stopped by Feng Yu Heng. Upon seeing Feng Yu Heng's angry glare, the evil villager thought she was a ghost and tried to escape. The evil villager almost ran into a horse draw carriage. The evil villager shouted at the driver and the driver whipped the evil villager a couple of times.

An elderly woman came out of the carriage. Feng Yu Heng recognized her as Granny Sun, her mother's servant. Granny Sun came with news that her father, Feng Jin Yuan, wants them to return back to the manor. The sudden news shocked the three, mother and children, to the point of speechlessness. They pack up their belongings from the mountain village home and got on the carriage to go back home in the capital city.

On the carriage ride home, Granny Sun told Yao shi that she believes that Feng Jin Yuan wants them back was due to the marriage engagement between Feng Yu Heng and the 9th prince, which was set when they were little. The 9th prince was coming back to the capital after a victorious battle in the Northwest. Feng Yu Heng thinks her father is worried if the influential 9th prince might come asking for her and she had her suspicions about this turn of events.

After a couple of days traveling by carriage, Feng Yu Heng noticed that the carriage is heading in the wrong way. Her suspicions of the driver grew. She went up to the driver and confronted him about her father attempting killing her while on the road back to the capital. The driver realized he had been found out. But before the driver can do anything, Feng Yu Heng killed him and kicked him off the carriage. Feng Yu Heng grabbed the reins of the horse carriage and headed to the capital. She wanted to see what type of vicious father she have.

Settling in Feng Manor
Spring rain translation chapters:  10 - 40 &  Manhua Chapters: 7 - 19

20 days later, upon arrival at the capital city, Feng Yu Heng and her group were stuck in traffic. There was a crowd gathering around the procession of the 9th prince's soilders coming into the capital. Since the 9th prince won the battle in the Northwest, the atmosphere was celebratory and lively. However, Feng Yu Heng wondered why the soilders' mood look depressing and solemn. In the middle of the procession, there was grand carriage surrounded by guards. The commoners bowed towards the carriage and Feng Yu Heng heard them say it is the 9th prince. Feng Yu Heng looked towards the carriage. A breeze blew slightly blew the curtain away from the window. Sitting in the carriage was the man with the purple lotus that she treated in the mountains. He is the 9th Prince, Xuan Tian Ming (Prince Yu) and the man that Feng Yu Heng is engaged to. However, he was wearing a golden face mask that covered half his face. What happened to him after Feng Yu Heng left him in the mountain?

Entering Feng Manor
Arriving at the Feng manor's doors, a gatekeeper opened the door with a surprised look, like he was not expecting Feng Yu Heng and her group to show up. The housekeeper, He Zhong, led them into main hall. The main hall sat the other family Feng family members:


 * The Matriarch (her fraternal grandmother) - an old woman nearing 60 years old


 * Feng Jin Yuan (her father) - middle-aged man around 40 years of age; Left Prime Minister (scholarly)


 * Chen shi (current head wife after Yao shi was chased out) - very plump round ~40 years old woman, whose chin fused with her neck


 * Feng Zi Hao (Feng's family eldest son and Chen shi's son) - XX years old  --- currently away at school


 * Feng Chen Yu (Feng's family eldest daughter and Chen shi's daughter) - 14 years old


 * An shi (3rd wife - Concubine of Feng Jin Yuan)
 * Feng Xiang Rong (Third eldest daughter and daughter of An shi) - age 10


 * Han shi (4th wife - Concubine of Feng Jin Yuan)
 * Feng Fen Dai (Fourth eldest daughter and daughter of Han shi) - age 10


 * Feng Yu Heng is the Feng's second eldest daughter at age 12.
 * Her brother (Feng Zi Rui) is the Feng's family second son at age 6.
 * Now that they came back, her mom (Yao shi) became the 2nd wife of Feng Jin Yuan. She was the former head wife.

After Feng Yu Heng, her mom, and her brother were chased away, Chen shi became the new head wife. Thus, her daughter (Chen Yu) became the first wife's daughter. Thus, Yao shi (Feng Yu Heng's wife) became a concubine and Feng Yu Heng is now a concubine's daughter.

Feng Yu Heng, her mom, and her brother paid their respects to the Matriarch. Chen Yu (eldest sister) greeted Feng Yu Heng. Feng Yu Heng mentally admitted that Chen Yu lived up to her name. Her name literally meant sinking fish, which describes her beauty. The idiom meant that someone is so beautiful that they causes fish to sink. Chen Yu has fairy-like existence and showed compassion to everyone. However, Feng Yu Heng felt that Chen Yu have a evil and vicious hidden personality behind her beautiful face.

Feng Jin Yuan (her father) reminded Feng Yu Heng, her mother, and her brother that they should be grateful that he brought them back. Feng Yu Heng replied that her father is also grateful person - since Chen shi's family (wealthy merchants) provided money for Feng Jin Yuan to become prime minister, he promoted her from concubine to head wife. Chen shi got angry and cursed at Feng Yu Heng. She wanted them to leave the manor. She is worried about how this will effect her daughter's, Feng Chen Yu, future. Chen shi wanted Chen Yu to marry the 9th Prince, since the engagement is for the first wife's daughter. Chen Yu calm her mother down by saying that Chen Yu will still be the first daughter. A servant whispered some news to Feng Jin Yuan. Feng Jin Yuan quickly agree to let Feng Yu Heng stay despite the protests from Chen shi. Before heading to settle down, Feng Yu Heng made a remark about the carriage driver dying along the way and saw the reactions on her father's, Chen shi's, and Chen Yu's face. Feng Yu Heng now confirmed that they wanted to kill her.

Living in Willow Courtyard
Feng Yu Heng, her mom, and her brother settled in the small dusty unmaintained Willow courtyard. Chen shi had sent three servants to help (keep an eye on) them. Feng Yu Heng put them to work with cleaning and manual labor around the courtyard. The servants were unhappy because they were Chen shi's top servants and normally top servants don't do manual labor. However, they still have to do it.

Fen Dai (4th sister) came over and tried to make trouble for Feng Yu Heng, but got dirty water splashed on her by Feng Yu Heng. Fen Dai had always envied the first wife's daughter position, so she hated Feng Yu Heng. The first wife's daughter is a higher status (better social treatment, better clothes/jewery, better marriage propects, etc.) than being a concubine's daughter. Three years ago, when Feng Yu Heng was chased out, Fen Dai took Feng Yu Heng's nice first daughter clothes and wore them. Before Fen Dai left, she angrily threw Feng Yu Heng's old clothes on the ground.

Xiang Rong (3rd sister) also came. Unlike Fen Dai, Xiang Rong missed Feng Yu Heng. Since Xiang Rong was a child, she had always admired and followed Feng Yu Heng around. They spoke for a while and Xiang Rong left. Yao shi mentioned that Xiang Rong's mother (An shi) sneakily gave Yao shi money when they were chased out by stuffing money into Feng Zi Rui's collar. An shi and Xiang Rong always get along with Yao shi. An shi never competes for head wife or favors.

During dinner, Chen shi's servants tried to get revenge by serving food that was unfit for eating to Feng Yu Heng, her mom, and brother. Feng Yu Heng countered this by saying since the food is supposed to be for concubines to eat, the servants must be eating worst. Feng Yu Heng drag the servants to the dinner table and force them to eat it. Feng Yu Heng took out supplies from her pharamcy and made a meal for herself, her mom, and her brother to eat.

At night time, one of the servants, Man Xi, was setting up the bath for Feng Yu Heng. Feng Yu Heng noticed that Man Xi have a finger nail fungal infection. Servants with diseases will be chased out by the manor. Feng Yu Heng brought up the fungal infection to Man Xi and Man Xi pleaded her not to tell anyone. Chen shi does not know about this and Man Xi don't want to be chased out. After Feng Yu Heng told her that she can treat Man Xi's and Man Xi's mother's fungal infection, Man Xi swore loyalty to Feng Yu Heng. Man Xi would report all Chen shi's movements to Feng Yu Heng.

After the bath, Feng Yu Heng took a stroll around the courtyards in deep thought. She tested her pharmacy space. Besides using her mind to take things out, she can also physically go inside the pharmacy space by touch her right wrist and willing herself to go in/out. She had experimented and found that every time she entered, she would be at the main door on the first floor. No matter which way she moved, be it left or right, the space inside was the same as on the outside. In other words, if she walked left in her space, she would have moved the same number of steps when she returned to the real world. If she went to the second floor, she had to first return to the first floor, else she might reappear in midair and fall on her butt.

During her walk, she saw another servants of Chen shi, Jin Zhen, engaging in amorous activity with another servant. Jin Zhen clothes are everywhere. Feng Yu Heng picked up one of Jin Zhen's shoes and walk away. Feng Yu Heng might have some use for this.

The next morning, Chen shi's servant brought over clothes for them to change into. Feng Yu Heng's clothes were rough like sand paper. Zi Rui's collar have sharp needles stick out of it. Yao shi's clothes are losing color. Feng Yu Heng wore her old clothes and told Man Xi to put on Yao shi's dye bleeding clothes to act out a play. Then they went to pay respect to the Matriarch.

The Matriarch's back hurts. Chen Yu curried favor with the Matriarch by gifting an exquisite golden thread embroidered soft pillow. Feng Yu Heng listed the symptoms of the Matriarch aliment (lumbar disc herniation). She also told the Matriarch that she need to lay on hard surface and Chen Yu wasn't trying to harm the Matriarch. The Matriarch glared at Chen Yu.

Another servant noticed that Man Xi have a patch of red on her skin (dye from the clothes) and made a remark about it. Feng Yu Heng exclaimed that they must be losing color and explained that the clothes were gifted to Man Xi, but the clothes were brought in by Chen shi's servants. Chen Yu tried to change the topic by making Chen shi gifted the Matriarch a glass-type jadeite bracelet. The Matriarch's eyes filled with greed as she received it. However, Feng Yu Heng won't let her do that so easily and point to Jin Zhen. Feng Yu Heng shouted that Chen shi's other servants' clothes must also be losing color. The red marks on Jin Zhen is not from the clothes, but from her amorous activity yesterday night. Jin Zhen doesn't want to be punished for doing those things, so she had no choice to agree that her clothes was also losing color. Chen Yu shifted the blame from Chen shi to the person responsible for purchasing the clothes. Chen Yu also offerred to give her own clothes to Feng Yu Heng. Feng Yu Heng rejected it by saying that  Feng Yu Heng is now a concubine's daughter and she couldn't wear the first wife's daugther glamrous clothes. Feng Yu Heng also added that Chen Yu shouldn't blame Fen Dai for wanting first wife's daughter clothes. Just like that, Fen Dai was dragged into the mess and was punished for wanting to take first wife's daughter position. The Matriarch ended this dispute by punishing the maids in charge of purchasing and asked that they purchased new clothes for Feng Yu Heng.

Later during the day, Feng Jin Yuan (her father) came back from court. His job as prime minister required him to go meet with officials and the emperor at court. He told everyone in the Feng family that the 9th prince (Feng Yu Heng's fiancee) won the battle, but his legs are crippled and face is ruined. Even worst, he will be unable to produce an heir for the throne. Chen shi whispered to Chen Yu that her father let Feng Yu Heng stay, so Feng Yu Heng can marry the cripple prince instead of Chen Yu. Chen Yu acted conforting to Feng Yu Heng. But Feng Yu Heng was not sad about this. As a doctor and having her pharamacy's operating room in her space, she can treat the 9th Prince's legs. However, she was angry/upset that she treated him, but after she left him, he probably got ambused again and injured more.

Suddenly, a servant annouced that the 9th prince had sent betrothal gifts (gifts sent to the bride's family).

Betrothal gifts from the 9th Prince
Lady Zhou, the 9th Prince's only granny, personally came to deliver the gifts. She presented the Feng family with some money, livestock, grains, wine, and a gold bracelet. Feng Jin Yuan wondered what kind of betrothal gift is this. This would be good for commoners, but he was the prime minister! He suffered further embrassment after the enuch loudly annouced each gift. After Feng Jin Yuan reluctantly accepted this, Lady Zhou proclaim that the next set of gifts are personal betrothal gifts for Feng Yu Heng only. A bunch of palace servants brought in various gems/jades, vaulable accessories, luxury furnitures, shop contracts, residence, and a huge sum of money to make make the Matriarch drool. Chen shi, Chen Yu, and Fen Dai was already jealous of all the gifts. But the last gift of national treasure cloths (four bolts of moon palace silk, four bolts of commoner’s brocade, four bolts of heavenly gauze, four bolts of refined cloud, and ten bolts of smokey silk gauze) pushed their jeaslousy over the edge. These were given to Da Shun from four vassel states - it takes three to tens years to make a single bolt. Yet, Feng Yu Heng was given multiple bolts! Even the stoic An shi and Xiang Rong were excited by looking at the cloths. Chen shi tried to protest by saying betrothal gifts are traditionally given to the bride family and that was the rule for generations. Lady Zhou told her that if Chen shi want to speak about rules, Xuan Tian Ming (9th prince) never followed them. She gave countless example of how he broke rules, but the emperor still dotes on him. The Matriarch slapped Chen shi to shut her up. The Feng family should not offend the 9th Prince and the Emperor. The gifts are for Feng Yu Heng only.

Lady Zhou also passed a message from Xuan Tian Ming to Feng Yu Heng. The capital is not as cool as the mountains in the Northwest, so drink tea from the gifts. Feng Yu Heng thanked Lady Zhou and smiled. Xuan Tian Ming remembered her.

Lady Zhou also brought in two maid servants personally picked by Xuan Tian Ming to protect Feng Yu Heng. Huang Quan is skilled at sword play and her personality is lively. Wang Chun is skilled at qing gong (martial arts) and her personality is wise and a bit cold. They were both disgusted at the Feng family's treatment of Feng yu Heng, especially Feng Jin Yuan.

After the gifts are received, Lady Zhou left. The Feng family have mixed emotions. Feng Jin Yuan (her father) and the Matriarch felt regretful for chasing Feng Yu Heng to the mountains - what if they were too rash and the emperor didn't want to punish Yao shi's maternal family. Chen shi greedily eyeing the gifts while comforting Chen Yu. Chen shi whispher to Chen Yu that all these treasure will eventually belong to Chen Yu when Chen Yu becomes empress. Han shi (Fen Dai's mother) and Fen Dai was jealous. Fen Dai, in private, scolded Han shi for lacking ambition to be head wife, even though Han shi is the most favored concubine. If Han shi was the head wife, all these nice things will belong to her, Fen Dai. Han shi was hurt and felt Fen Dai was being too arrogant. An shi and Xiang Rong was happy for Feng Yu Heng. However the Feng family and their servants all agree mentally that Feng Yu Heng should not be bullied.

Returning the Willow Courtyard, Zi Rui was happy for his sister. She obtained a strong backing from the 9th prince and no one will bully her. Yao shi was worried that some people might target Feng Yu Heng beccause of the lavish gift and engagement to a prince. Feng Yu Heng told Yao shi not to worry and if people treat her bad, she will treat them worst. Yao shi relaxed and was happy that the 9th prince cares for her daughter. However, Yao shi felt that her daughter changed when she came back from the Northwest. Ani shi and Xiang Rong came over for a visit. Feng Yu Heng gave Xiang Rong rose quartz earrings and promised to make a wedding outfit for Xiang Rong when Xiang Rong marries. This made Xiang Rong very grateful and happy.

Supplement & New Concubine
At night, Zi Rui was not feeling well. Feng Yu Heng examined him and it was stomach problems from not being used to oily foods. Feng Yu Heng pulled out children medicine from her space and fed it to Zi Rui. The news of Zi Rui being sick made its way to Chen shi. Chen shi told her servant, Jin Zhen to accompany the doctor to see Zi Rui. Jin Zhen brought the medicine to Zi Rui and left. Feng Yu Heng smelled the medicine and determined it was a strong aphrodisiac. A servant from Han shi side came over and warned Feng Yu Heng to not let Zi Rui drink the medicine. Feng Yu Heng called Jin Zhen back to the Willow courtyard. Feng Yu Heng gave Jin Zhen's shoe (that was obtained from Jin Zhen's amorous activity) to Jin Zhen and said that the medicine that Jin Zhen brought over must be for Feng Jin Yuan (her father). Jin Zhen didn't want her affairs to be exposed, so she had no choice but to agree that Jin Zhen had brought it to the wrong person. Jin Zhen was accompanied by Wang Chun over to Pine Courtyard (where Feng Jin Yuan resides in), so Jin Zhen couldn't escape. Wang Chun announced to Feng Jin Yuan that the madam (Chen shi) made supplement for him and that Jin Zhen had something to tell Feng Jin Yuan. Then Wang Chun left Jin Zhen alone with Feng Jin Yuan in the room. Feng Jin Yuan thought nothing of it and drank the aphrodisiac.