Chapter 64 Even an old cow wouldn’t chew young grass the way you do!

Lu Changqing turned around and looked at her with a slightly frown.

Amid the drizzling rain, both of them felt a little dazed, as if they were back in an afternoon many years ago, when they were sitting under the porch, looking at the drizzle and discussing how to make plum wine after the plums were ripe.

"It's been raining a lot this year and the weather is cold," Fang Qianxue walked down the steps and handed him the umbrella he had just used, "Hold me."

Lu Changqing took the umbrella and felt sweet in his heart: "Thank you, Madam."

After he walked away, Fang Qianxue turned around and went back to the house. She leaned against the window and took a short rest. Suddenly, she heard a noise coming from the yard.

"Madam! Miss Wanrou barged in, and the servants couldn't stop her." Cuishuang walked in quickly, "She... cursed terribly."

"Oh?" Fang Qianxue turned around and asked, "What did she curse at?"

"Miss Wanrou said...she said you have a crush on the young marquis." Cuishuang only said the key points and could not say the rest. "Madam, what should we do?"

Even a maid like her felt those words were vulgar. Even the proud old women in their family would not speak like that, let alone a lady from a noble family would say such things. They sounded like a shrew from the market.

Fang Qianxue frowned. Before she could figure out what was going on, she saw Lu Wanrou barging in.

"Fang Qianxue! Do you still have any shame? Even an old cow wouldn't chew young grass like you do!"

"What do you mean?" Fang Qianxue felt annoyed.

"Don't think I don't know why you took a detour today and followed the Jiang family's carriage? Isn't it because you wanted to create an opportunity to meet the young marquis?"

"What's wrong? Who tells me which way to go?" Fang Qianxue reached into the chess basket on the table, letting the cold chess pieces suppress her anger. "Where did you hear these gossips?"

"Don't worry about it. I have my own way!" Lu Wanrou looked her up and down. "Don't you see how old you are? You've already given birth to two children. To put it bluntly, you must have..."

Lin Baoyue, the Princess of Yian County, and Du Jinzhi, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, are close friends. Lu Wanrou is Du Jinzhi's lackey, so the story of Fang Qianxue saving Jiang Xu today was passed on to Lu Wanrou's ears.

Originally, Lin Baoyue and Du Jinzhi didn't say anything. They just said that Fang Qianxue went to the Princess's Mansion to deliver a message. But when it came to Lu Wanrou, she was paranoid and immediately concluded that Fang Qianxue had bad intentions.

With a "bang" sound.

“Ouch!”

Fang Qianxue frowned and threw a chess piece at Lu Wanrou on the forehead.

"If you dare to bark like a mad dog again, don't blame me for being rude!" Fang Qianxue stared at her threateningly while playing with the chess piece. "The Silkworm Ceremony will be in a few days, don't you still want to go? It won't do you any good to have a falling out."

Lu Wanrou's heart skipped a beat.

The imperial court attached great importance to the annual Silkworm Ceremony because it affected the agricultural harvest of the year. The conduct of the ladies participating in the ceremony had to be flawless. Even if they had an argument with someone on the street, they might be disqualified from participating in the ceremony.

She weighed the pros and cons and decided to be more restrained: "Forget it, I won't tell you. I'll go tell mother and second brother and let them teach you a lesson."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Chen's voice coming from the door.

"Rebellious girl! Why don't you apologize to your second sister-in-law!" Chen walked in, supporting Nanny Zhao.

"Mother!" Lu Wanrou pulled Chen's sleeve aggrievedly and shook it twice, "Why should I apologize? It was obviously my second sister-in-law who seduced the young marquis with impure intentions. She knew very well that the young marquis was mine!"

She had previously trusted Fang Qianxue and told her feelings for the young marquis, but Fang Qianxue was such a scheming bitch that she secretly seduced the young marquis behind her back, which made Lu Wanrou most angry.

"Nonsense! Your second sister-in-law is not that kind of person." Chen smiled kindly at Fang Qianxue, "Qianxue, don't listen to your sister's nonsense. You know her, she's outspoken, but she doesn't have bad intentions, don't worry."

"I understand what mother said," Fang Qianxue smiled slightly, "Sister Wanrou is not a bad girl, she just doesn't have a good brain."

"What did you say?!" Lu Wanrou said as she was about to go forward and fight, but was stopped by Madam Zhao.

"Wanrou, please step back," Chen winked at her, "I have something to say to your second sister-in-law."

Lu Wanrou looked at Chen, then at Aunt Zhao, and then reluctantly lowered her head and left: "Yes."

The room became quiet again. Fang Qianxue fanned the white smoke from the incense burner and said, "Mother, just say whatever you want to say."

"Qianxue, mother has always been on your side," Chen sat down on the couch opposite her, "I told you a few days ago that I don't approve of Changqing's consorting. What's so good about that Xu? Her official position is not as high as yours, and she has a bad temper. The more I look at her, the more I dislike her. It's unnecessary for such a country girl to be a concubine for our Changqing."