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: TWOF Chapter 34\n
: TWOF Chapter 36\n
Fu Rong was held in Fu Chenâs arms. She heard the muttering of the crowd around her, the cries of the adults, and the fearful yelling of the children, all mixed together.\n
Fu Rong wanted to push her brother away and see how Qi Zhu was doing. Fu Chen pressed her head tightly to prevent her from going back.\n
Rumors were going around from one to another, and Fu Rong finally heard them.\n
A man who worked year-round somewhere far away returned to his house at the end of the year and found that his wife and the man next door were having a good relationship. Feeling resentful, he knew that the two would be secretly meeting here tonight and prepared a hot pot of oil for revenge. Just then when the wife saw him chasing her, she anxiously used Qi Zhu as a shield.\n
Hot oil splashed onto the faceâŚ\n
Fu Rong tried to imagine the scene, shaking all over.\n
How could this happen?\n
Didnât her father say that he would arrange for a thief to catch Qi Zhu and accidentally slash her face with a knife when he was threatening her?\n
WhyâŚ\n
Was it because she was unexpectedly seriously ill and her father changed his mind?\n
Her mind filled with confusion, Fu Rong heard Qi Ce crying, crying as he called his younger sister, his voice filled with loss. She heard Xu Yan calmly arranging for someone to ask the doctor to inform the Qi mansion, and also heard Qi Ceâs angry questioning, which was close to roaring. She heard muffled yelling of apology from a man and the shrill pleading of help from a woman.\n
But she didnât hear Qi Zhuâs voice.\n
Did she faint, or didâŚ\n
Recalling Qi Zhuâs painful and desperate wailing, Fu Rong didnât have any more intentions of looking over. She buried her head into her brotherâs arms, shaking uncontrollably. She hated Qi Zhu and wanted to attack back with disfigurement, make her not dare to look at the mirror for the rest of her life, to live worse than death, but she never thought of using such a cruel way.\n
A slash of the knife or a splash of hot oil were both methods of disfigurement, but if a person had to choose one, she was sure that no one would choose the latter.\n
Fu Rong didnât blame her father for being cruel. No matter how cruel he was, it was all for her. Qi Zhu deserved it. She didnât feel bad for Qi Zhu, but she just couldnât accept such a way of torturing a person. This had nothing to do with hatred. Even if she was a stranger, Fu Rong would feel the same.\n
After the crowd gradually calmed down, all of Fu Rongâs resentment disappeared.\n
She once thought of using the same way to mock her, but Fu Rong has now completely given up. She has already taken revenge. She didnât want to hear anything related to Qi Zhu anymore, didnât want to know what her face changed to, and didnât want to go see it even more.\n
âBrother, send me back home first.â Fu Rong said in a low voice.\n
After hearing this, Fu Chen patted her on the shoulder and after lifting the hat on her cloak, he yelled to Xu Yan, âIâm going to send Third Sister back first and will come back later. I have to bother you to take care of the situation here. Bo YuâŚnever mind, he canât worry about us anymore.â His face was filled with heavy pity.\n
Xu Yan looked at the young girl shrinking in her brotherâs arms, thinking that she was terrified, pitying and fearful, nodded his head, and said nothing.\n
Fu Chen glanced at the place that had last been covered with people and left with her sister.\n
After the carriage left Qiâan Street, the surroundings gradually calmed down. Fu Chen looked at his pale sister, who had her eyes closed, and asked worriedly, âAre you pitying her now? Do you think that we are too cruel?â\n
Fu Rong shook her head, afraid that her brother would misunderstand her. She hurriedly explained, âNo, father and brother are both doing this for me. Iâm not that stupid to hate my family for revenge matters. I just feel I canât explain it properly, itâs like pouring oil over a pig. I heard that itâs as uncomfortable. Iâll be fine after a while, you donât need to worry.â\n
Fu Chen smiled gently, saying in a low voice, âWe didnât want to be so cruel either, but Nong Nong, you donât know how terrible we felt when we saw your pale face, seeing you able to eat only when you were asleep. So she deserves this, you donât need to have any intolerance. Think, if something happened to you, would she feel bad?â\n
Fu Rong didnât feel guilty. Hearing her brother say this, the inexplicable feeling in her heart was gone, and she sighed in relief, âAlright, letâs not think about those things ever again. Letâs just live our lives.â\n
Fu Chen smiled and rubbed her head.\n
When they got home, the brother and sister went to the main hall. Fu Pinyan and Qiao Shi were playing cards with their two daughters. Little Guan had already gone to bed, having been taken care of by his nurse. As the brother and sister walked in one after another, Fu Pinyan raised her eyes to analyze them. Seeing that his son and daughter were unharmed, he smiled and asked as he continued to play cards, âWhy did you guys come back so early?â\n
Fu Rong sat next to Fu Wan, tilting her head and looking at the cards.\n
Fu Chen only said a few things. The whole family was very clear about what happened and didnât ask much. After playing two more rounds, Fu Pinyan put down the cards and said to his three daughters, âItâs late now, you guys should go back to rest.â With such a big thing that happened in the Qi family and Fu Pinyan and his wife learning of it, they had to go over.\n
The three sisters went out of the room together.\n
The night was dark and the lanterns didnât provide much light, so Fu Wan took both sistersâ hands. After sending Fu Xuan back, she asked Fu Rong, âShall I sleep with you tonight?â She didnât know what exactly her father did but only knew that Qi Zhu must have had her bad luck. She was worried that her younger sister was soft-hearted and would have nightmares.\n
Fu Rong shook her head. Seeing her sisterâs worried face, she joked, âIf sister wants to do leg exercises with me, then come with me.â\n
âIâm not going crazy with you.â Fu Wan lightly pinched her younger sisterâs face. She was relieved that her sister could still joke.â\n
At the intersection, the two went back to their residences separately.\n
Fu Rong felt a little tired, and after washing up, she sent her two maids out.\n
It was Mei Xiangâs turn to guard her door tonight, so she sent Lan Xiang away. She closed her door and put off the lights, and crawled onto the outside bed in the dark.\n
In the room, Fu Rong especially had them keep an illuminated lamp.\n
After lying on the warm bed for a while, Fu Rong opened her eyes and hung up half of the gauze tent. The light slowly crept in, lighting up the bed. She covered herself with the quilt again and stared at the top of the bed in a daze.\n
If not for this occasion, she had never harmed anyone in her two lifetimes.\n
Her family was kept in good order by her parents. Their servants were calm and obedient, and their family was very intimate. Fu Rongâs understanding of a manorâs scheming and tricks were all from hearing. After marrying into the princeâs mansion, her mother-in-law could go against her with only the words âfilial pietyâ, and her sister-in-law would only cry and sneer. Besides adding trouble for her, she had never done anything to hurt her or anyone else.\n
Then she went to the capital with her parents.\n
The Fu family had three family branches. Marquis Jingyang of the First Branch was very well-mannered, and the marquess kept her words and was very generous. Of course, this was all on the surface. There were still rifts between the brothers and sisters, and not to mention their father was a bastard, but as far as Fu Rong knew, her parents and the First Branch didnât have any major problems with each other. As for the Third Branch, besides the Third Madam and Fifth Lady, who were usually outnumbered, there usually wasnât too much trouble.\n
But Fu Rong had some trouble with the Fourth Lady in the First Branch and some ladies in the capital. But after she moved to the capital, she moved to Prince Suâs Mansion in May, so she didnât have the opportunity to argue with them. As for Prince Suâs Mansion, she was the only one who lived in the back courtyard, so Fu Rongâs life was lived with unprecedented ease.\n
So what happened tonight was the worst form of revenge she had ever seen in her two lifetimes.\n
Perhaps it was too unexpected and not as easy as she imagined it to be.\n
But who was to blame?\n
Fu Rong felt relieved again when she thought that her little brother in her past life had lost that Qi Zhu with the hypocritical face.\n
But she didnât feel sleepy at all. After tossing and turning twice, Fu Rong pushed the quilt into the bed, lay flat, and raised her legs, starting to practice.\n
Silver frost charcoal was placed in the room, and it was still a little cold when it started to burn, but fortunately, she felt warm as she practiced.\n
Fu Rong wanted to put herself to sleep, so after practicing for half an hour, she continued to persist.\n
She closed her eyes and concentrated, not noticing that someone silently came inside.\n
Xu Jin stopped at the side of the screen that was not facing the light, looking at the girl doing weird movements with a faint expression.\n
She used a pale pink gauze screen and the mattress was the same color, but she was wearing bright red pajamas. Winter pajamas covered more of the body than summer ones, so there was not much skin exposed under her neck. There was something to see on her chest when she was standing, but now, it wasnât obvious while she was lying down.\n
What made Xu Jin unable to move his eyes were her slightly open lips, her little hands holding on to the mattress, and her pair of white lotus-like feet dangling in the air.\n
What made him restless was her lips overflowing with the sound of gasping, the creaking sound of her legs swinging the bed, her lip biting, and occasional head-shaking when she was tired.\n
He was familiar with all of this, but at that time, her leg was held high by him, and her hand would sometimes grab onto him and other times the mattress. Her head swayed more fiercely than now, and her mouth was a continuous flow of cries and pleas. It was just that the bed swayed more loudly because he was on top of herâŚ\n
With a tight throat, Xu Jin lifted his hand and loosened his collar.\n
Fu Rong suddenly stopped and opened her eyes.\n
Xu Jin dashed forward as she set her leg down, domineeringly covering her mouth tightly with one hand, staring at her beautiful and frightened eyes, and he whispered in a low voice, âItâs me, I have come to see you. When I release my hand, donât yell, okay?â\n
He said this, but he didnât want to release his hand at all. Her face was delicate and hot, and because she was still panting, when her hot lips touched his palm, it brought indescribable comfort. As he thought of other things, Xu Jin didnât realize that his face was about to stick onto hers, and there was nowhere to hide the desire and hope in his eyes.\n
This bastard!\n
Suddenly being attacked, or someone who had appeared that shouldnât be here at all, and not to mention in her bedroom. Fu Rongâs eyes were about to breathe fire!\n
She was furious. Xu Jin suddenly remembered the little girlâs appearance last time after he was disrespectful to her, and quickly let go. He pulled up the quilt and wrapped her up tightly, whispering an apology, âDonât be angry, I donât have any ulterior motives, Iâm just afraid that youâll startle the maid by shouting.â\n
Fu Rong was wrapped like a silkworm larva, with only her head exposed. Looking at the man sitting next to her, Fu Rong knew that no matter how angry she was, she shouldnât create trouble. She said bitterly, âWhy are you here? Are you here to ruin my reputation? If Your Highness really wants me to die, you can say it directly. I can just bite my tongue and die!â\n
Her anger was not fake at all, and Xu Jin was a little puzzled. He was immediately relieved after he saw Fu Rongâs defensive eyes.\n
In his eyes, she was his determined princess consort, the woman who had many times of joy with him. He had never thought of avoiding taboos. But she was different. She was just a daughter of an official and had only just turned fourteen. Even if she had thoughts of marrying him, she wouldnât accept his unruly behavior.\n
If he wanted her heart, why should he make her angry?\n
Xu Jin stood up, moved a chair over, and gently placed it beside the bed. After sitting down and seeing that Fu Rongâs face was still full of displeasure, he said helplessly, âI quickly came here overnight to see you. Why would you say that so harshly? If it isnât because itâs inconvenient to see you during the daytime, I wouldnât have come up with this plan.â\n
Fu Rong wasnât used to such a soft-spoken Prince Su, and looked at him weirdly, âToday is the Lantern Festival, doesnât Your Highness need to enter the palace?â\n
The small thorns on her body finally converged. Xu Jin secretly thanked that she had said the right thing. He slightly leaned forward with meaningful eyes, âI have, I stayed for a long time, and used the excuse of being drunk to escape. Fortunately, I have a good horse, so I rushed here before you fell asleep so that I could talk to you.â\n
As he talked, his voice was as soft as a springâs wind, pulling strings on a personâs heart, and his eyes were even more affectionate.\n
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