Seeing Shangguan Yanran standing there obediently, Madam Fu couldn't help but put on the airs of an elder, "You've been away for quite a while now. When do you plan to return to the capital? I'm not trying to be mean, but as a young lady, lingering outside all this time isn't good for your reputation."
Shangguan Yanran ignored what she said next and replied directly, "Brother Rong Chen told me to wait for him to go back together. As for when he can go back, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for the imperial court's order."
Upon hearing this, Madam Fu frowned.
Rong Chen asked her to wait for him so they could go back together?
She found it hard to believe that her son could be so frivolous.
The two of them have no matchmaker or betrothal, how can they be so intimate? It's simply indecent and immoral.
She pressed her temples, feeling a headache coming on from anger.
Shi Hua immediately stepped forward and began to massage her.
Shangguan Yanran subtly curled her lip. She knew a little about Madam Fu's character. Madam Fu was actually quite indecisive and easily influenced by others. Her thoughts were actually quite easy to guess.
Her sudden arrival in Xuzhou this time was undoubtedly due to Shi Hua's instigation.
It must have been when Shi Hua saw her kissing Fu Rongchen in the garden last time, and when she got back, she made fun of her in front of Madam Fu.
At this moment, in Madam Fu's mind, she must have become that kind of shameless, promiscuous woman.
"You should go back first." At this moment, Madam Fu suddenly spoke up, as she really didn't want to see Shangguan Yanran.
Despite being a daughter of a prominent family, she actually did something so unbecoming and ill-mannered.
Shangguan Yanran could naturally sense her disdain and contempt, and shrugged indifferently, "Then Auntie, please rest well. I'll come to see you again later."
Watching her slender figure walk away, Madam Fu had a terrible headache.
She used to think this child was obedient and gentle, but if she hadn't seen her here with her own eyes, she would have thought Shi Hua was just making things up.
Thinking of what Shi Hua had told her, she pursed her lips, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.
Without any formal betrothal or marriage arrangements, Shangguan Yanran dared to seduce Rong Chen, engaging in such acts with him in the garden as if no one else was around, which shows that the Shangguan family's upbringing was truly subpar.
How could she allow someone like that to be her daughter-in-law?
When Fu Rongchen returned, it was already evening.
Thinking of Shangguan Yanran, whom he hadn't seen for a day, his weariness seemed to disappear, and a faint smile appeared on his lips as he walked directly into Shangguan Yanran's courtyard.
However, when he reached the archway leading to the backyard, he was surprised to see his mother's maidservant.
"Young master, Madam has been waiting for you for a long time. Dinner is ready, and Miss Shangguan is also here. Please come and dine with us." The maid curtsied to him, her tone very respectful.
Fu Rongchen was taken aback. His mother had arrived?
When did you arrive?
"We arrived this morning," the maid replied.
Fu Rongchen frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Why did my mother, who was perfectly fine, come to Xuzhou?
Is Yanran alright?
Thinking of this, he asked the maids where they were and hurried over there.
It was already late, and because Madam Fu insisted on waiting for Fu Rongchen to return before they could start eating, Shangguan Yanran could only sit there. By now, she was so hungry she could have swallowed a whole chicken.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the door.
The next moment, Fu Rongchen lifted the curtain and walked in.
Upon seeing him, Shangguan Yanran's listless spirits lifted, and her eyes lit up.
The first person Fu Rongchen saw upon entering was Shangguan Yanran.
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