After accomplishing this feat, Fu Man'er was scolded when she got home. The person who scolded her was Old Lady Xu.

“She is a concubine of the Marquis’s family, and she has an official title. If you make a scene like that, you will inevitably be arrested and punished.”

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“Even the county magistrate bows and scrapes before her, but you, you beat up all their guards and left them lying on the ground. All the doctors in the town have to be summoned to the Song residence.”

Fu Man'er kept her head down, playing with her fingers, without saying a word.

When Grandma Xu saw her absent-minded look, well, it was another waste of breath.

She turned her eyes away in anger, but Fu Man'er looked up and asked her, "Grandma, are you done scolding?" She hadn't even finished scolding you for two minutes.

Grandma Xu kept a long face and didn't say anything. Fu Man'er squeezed in next to Grandma Xu with a grin and sat down. She was completely shameless and didn't care about anything else.

"Grandma, I didn't hit her for no reason. She said she was going to kidnap me and take me back to the capital." She had a reason for it, you know.

Grandma Xu glanced at her sideways and said, "You think I'd really let you get kidnapped? Your brother has people watching every gate of the Song residence."

Madam Ru caused trouble today, troubling everyone in the Xu family. Xu Yi sensed something was wrong. After learning that Fu Man'er had gone to the Song residence, he and Xu Wen led people to wait at the main and back gates of the Song residence.

"I don't know either," Fu Man'er pouted.

Old Mrs. Xu could easily be unaware of her, "Even if you knew, you would pretend not to know."

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Now things are really messed up. A whole bunch of the servants and guards around Madam Ru have fallen, and Old Madam Xu is really afraid that Man'er will be blamed.

There was never any affection between her and Madam Ru to begin with, and now it was all thanks to Madam Ru's guilt. If Madam Ru felt offended and wanted to punish Fu Man'er, wouldn't that be terrible?

Fu Man'er clung to Grandma Xu's arm and said coquettishly, "Grandma, didn't you say that all the young ladies in the capital are well-educated, reasonable, and gentle?"

“I pretended to be vulgar, unruly, and difficult to teach, so that the concubine would not like me.”

Any family would have a headache having a child like that, let alone in a place like Beijing.

If Madam takes her back, there will be endless trouble to clean up and endless apologies to make.

Xu Wen happened to hear her words when he came in and couldn't help but laugh.

“Man’er, you don’t need to pretend. Just be your most authentic self.”

"Third Brother, what are you saying? I'm not that kind of person." She's a proper young lady, you know.

Xu Wen grinned, his face clearly saying: Do you think I believe you?

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“Brother, look at Third Brother.” Fu Man’er turned to Xu Yi and complained, “He’s talking about me.”

"Hey, what did I say to you? I didn't say anything." Xu Wen was still suppressing a laugh.

Xu Yi gave him a cold look. "Is your face cramping? Should I slap you a couple of times to fix it?"

Xu Wen's smile vanished instantly, and he quickly shook his head, "No need, my face is fine now."

My brother is no joke; he really will slap me twice.

Having succeeded, Fu Man'er stuck out her tongue and made a face at him triumphantly, and Xu Wen wanted to bar his teeth and retaliate fiercely.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Yi's gaze swept over him, startling him so much that he immediately shut his mouth.

He mumbled indistinctly, "One big tyrant and one little tyrant, they just let me bully them."

With Xu Yi around, Fu Man'er stopped clinging to Old Lady Xu and darted to Xu Yi's side in a flash.

Grandma Xu was still jealous, saying, "You can't even walk past your brother. What will you do when you get married?"

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What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. As soon as Fu Man'er looked up, she met Xu Yi's burning gaze. She shrank back and quickly looked away.

A smile flickered in Xu Yi's eyes. He wanted to resolve the matter quickly and then marry the young girl.

Song Kangcheng rushed back to Yunzhen overnight and entered the city just as the city gates were about to close.

There were hardly any people left at the door, so he immediately spotted Xu Yi waiting beside him.

Seeing his carriage enter, Xu Yi led the horse over and said, "Greetings, Lord Song."

Song Kangcheng poked his head out of the carriage and said, "No need for formalities."

"How did you know I'd arrive at this time?" It seemed Xu Yi was waiting for him here.

Xu Yi straightened up. "Judging by the time, it should be about today."

Xu Yi sent someone to inform Song Kangcheng that Madam Ru had found the child, which is why he was able to return so quickly.

At this moment, the messenger sent by Madam Song to inform them had just arrived.

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Xu Yi calculated that Song Kangcheng should arrive today. He had been waiting here until the city gates closed, just so he could see Song Kangcheng as soon as possible.

"Let's go, we can discuss the details at my residence." Song Kangcheng waved for the driver to return to the Song residence.

Xu Yi said, "Lord Song, I have already had food and wine prepared at the restaurant. You must be tired from your journey, please have a meal first."

Song Kangcheng agreed after a moment's thought. He was in a hurry to get somewhere and hadn't rested at an inn. He had been eating in the carriage for the past two days.

Xu Yi led the way, and the carriage soon stopped in front of the restaurant. The two went into a private room.

The young man quickly and efficiently served the dishes, then closed the door and left.

Faced with a table full of delicious food, Song Kangcheng did not touch his chopsticks. He sighed wistfully, "I never imagined that my niece was Man'er."

"No wonder I felt happy when I saw Man'er before. Perhaps it was all preordained by heaven."

He recalled how he had felt an instant liking for Fu Man'er upon first meeting her and couldn't help but want to get closer to her.

At that time, I thought it was because the doll was cute and clever that it was hard not to notice her.

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But even though there are many beautiful dolls in the capital, he doesn't have that feeling of liking them from the bottom of his heart.

Looking back now, perhaps it's because they share each other's blood; it's the affection between family members.

Unfortunately, I never expected that Fu Man'er would be my niece. Over the years, I have missed out on the child's growth.

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