Chapter 235 Contempt
It was indeed someone from Nanzhou, and it was Lin Sheng’s eldest son, Lin Fuyan.
Lin Sheng was a retainer who had been with Ji Mingzhu since she was still a princess. It can be said that Lin Sheng had been working for Ji Mingzhu for half of his life.
For this reason, Lin Sheng didn't get married until he was nearly 30 years old, and didn't have his first child, Lin Fuyan, until he was 30 years old.
Lin Fuyan was not only carefully raised by Lin Sheng, but Ji Mingzhu also spent a lot of effort on him.
After Lin Fuyan turned three years old, he was raised in the capital and lived in the Zhenbei Palace. He studied literature and practiced martial arts with the children of the Zhou family, and only returned to Nanzhou during the holidays.
Ten years passed like this, and Lin Fuyan returned to Nanzhou when he was thirteen years old.
Now, nine years have passed, and Lin Fuyan is about to replace his father and become the actual manager of Nanzhou.
Lin Fuyan was holding an oil-paper umbrella when he saw a handsome scholar in a green robe come out. Although the face was obviously different from Zhou Yunshu, he recognized her at a glance.
When Zhou Yunshu arrived at the door and saw the gentle and bookish man wearing a dark green robe with dark patterns under the umbrella, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Miss, long time no see."
"Fu Yan."
Under the guidance of Liao Quan, the people brought by Lin Fuyan moved the gifts he brought from Nanzhou specifically for Ji Mingzhu to the wing room in the front yard, while Zhou Yunshu chatted with Lin Fuyan while taking him to the backyard.
"Why did you come here in person?"
Lin Fuyan stood beside Zhou Yunshu. Although there was a long corridor to block the view, raindrops still blew in.
He held the umbrella carefully, trying his best to prevent Zhou Yunshu from being hit by the rain.
"I'm afraid others won't be able to explain it clearly. Besides, after hearing the news about the eldest princess, we should have come here to pay our respects earlier."
"If my father hadn't been poisoned and bedridden this time, he would have come with me."
Zhou Yunshu frowned and asked, "How could Uncle Lin be poisoned?"
Lin Fuyan looked at the main courtyard that was about to arrive and said to Zhou Yunshu, "It's a long story. I'll tell you everything when I see the princess."
Zhou Yunshu didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Fuyan's intimate tone. After all, they grew up together as childhood sweethearts. But in the eyes of Ji Sheng at the door, their behavior was too intimate.
When they reached the door of the main house, Dong Ge took the oil-paper umbrella from Lin Fuyan's hand. When Lin Fuyan saw Ji Sheng at the door, surprise flashed in his eyes.
He was present at the wedding of Ji Sheng and Zhou Yunshu, so he knew Ji Sheng.
But didn’t Zhou Yunshu divorce Ji Sheng?
Moreover, Ji Sheng should be recuperating in the capital now, so why did he come to Haizhou and appear at the Zhou family?
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."
Ji Sheng nodded, took a step forward and took Zhou Yunshu's hand, saying, "Your hands are a little cold."
"It's okay, I'll be fine in a while."
Zhou Yunshu did not withdraw her hand. When Ji Sheng looked at Lin Fuyan, she introduced him, "This is Lin Fuyan, the brother I grew up with."
When Lin Fuyan heard Zhou Yunshu's introduction, the smile on his originally gentle face became more genuine.
He smiled at Zhou Yunshu, then raised his head under Ji Sheng's cold gaze, "Miss, you think too highly of me. My father is a retainer of the eldest princess."
Ji Sheng looked at Lin Fuyan and said calmly, "Your father is, aren't you?"
Lin Fuyan raised his eyes slightly, as if he didn't expect Ji Sheng to find fault with this sentence. He smiled and said, "My father is, so of course I am too."
He looked at Zhou Yunshu and said, "Now that the eldest lady is in charge, I am also her person."
Ji Sheng listened to Lin Fuyan's suggestive words, and his gaze towards him became even colder.
Sometimes it's not just women who have a sixth sense, men have it too.
For example, now, Ji Sheng felt that the man in front of him had bad intentions towards Zhou Yunshu.
After Lin Fuyan finished speaking, Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "Don't call me Miss, just call me Yunshu. It's been a few years since we last met, and you seem to be alienated from me."
Lin Fuyan smiled and said, "There's no estrangement. It's just that no matter how good the relationship is, you still have to remember your own identity."
As he spoke, Lin Fuyan looked at Ji Sheng and said, "I originally heard that the King of Wei was recuperating in the capital, but now it seems that the rumor is not credible."
"Don't trust what you hear from others, and you don't know if he will change his mind over time." Ji Sheng said coldly.
"It seems that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei has a lot of feelings."
"Just kill the disobedient slaves. What's there to feel about?"
Zhou Yunshu didn't think anything of it at first, but after hearing it now, she could sense a bit of swordplay between the two.
If she remembered correctly, this was the first time the two of them had met and greeted each other formally, so that's why they felt like they had disliked each other for a long time.
Or rather...
Zhou Yunshu looked at Ji Sheng. He unilaterally disliked Lin Fuyan.
When Ji Sheng saw Zhou Yunshu looking at him, he looked back at her.
It was Nanny Wang who interrupted the silence of the three people, "Fu Yan."
"Madam." When Lin Fuyan saw Madam Wang, the smile appeared on his face again.
During the ten years in the Zhenbei Palace, Lin Fuyan basically grew up with Nanny Wang by his side, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was his adoptive mother.
Even after leaving the Zhenbei Palace at the age of thirteen, Lin Fuyan would always send a separate portion for Nanny Wang when he sent holiday gifts to the Zhenbei Palace every year.
Nanny Wang was also very happy to see Lin Fuyan coming. She waved and said, "Come quickly. The master is very happy to hear that you are here!"
Lin Fuyan nodded and said to Zhou Yunshu beside him: "Yunshu, let's go."
"good."
Zhou Yunshu turned around and Ji Sheng grabbed her wrist. She looked back in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Ji Sheng didn't say anything. He couldn't say that he was very unhappy about Lin Fuyan's words "Let's go". If he said it, he would feel like a jealous person.
"Come back later and change your clothes. I see your clothes are wet."
Zhou Yunshu looked down at the hem of her skirt that was soaked by the rain and said, "It's okay. I don't know when the rain will stop today. Let's talk about it in the evening."
As she spoke, Zhou Yunshu pulled her hand out of Ji Sheng's and said, "I'm going to my grandmother first."
"Okay, I'll go check on the kids."
"Um."
When Zhou Yunshu followed Nanny Wang, Lin Fuyan looked at Ji Sheng behind him and nodded respectfully, then followed Zhou Yunshu to Ji Mingzhu's room.
Ji Sheng, who was standing behind him, looked at Lin Fuyan's back with his eyes slightly gloomy.
He didn't like Lin Fuyan, for no reason, no excuse.
No matter how respectful Lin Fuyan was to him, even if he was respectful to the point of being utterly disrespectful, it still couldn't hide his inner contempt for him.
Yes, Ji Sheng saw contempt for himself in Lin Fuyan's eyes, the kind of look he was most sensitive to since he was a child.
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