Fu Yueli's face immediately turned ugly. Did he hear it wrong?
"No, I don't want to go with you!" Shi Mingyue's expression was full of distortion and pain, and she murmured.
Fu Yueli suddenly felt very strange. Could it be that she had dreamed about the events of the night before her wedding? What kind of argument had she had with Qin Zheng that caused her not to elope with him?
The next day, the hunting party ended and everyone left. Shi Mingyue rubbed her temples. She had a dream all night, with scattered memories of her past life. She didn't sleep well and had a severe headache. They were waiting for the carriage to arrive, and Gao Siqi rode the Ferghana horse rewarded by the emperor. He came to Shi Mingyue with a proud look on his face, held out his hand and said with a smile, "Come on, do you want to ride with me?"
Shi Mingyue shook her head: "No, I didn't sleep well last night and I have a headache. If the cold wind blows, my headache will hurt even more."
"Ah, then you'd better take the carriage. You won't get any wind," Gao Siqi said with concern. She turned around and saw Qin Zheng, who had given her the prey yesterday. She said to Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli, "Look, that's the guy who gave me the prey yesterday."
Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli looked over together and saw Qin Zheng wearing riding clothes and riding on his horse with his back straight. He looked majestic and had the demeanor of a general.
In his previous life, he had worked hard to achieve a position second only to the Great General of Zhenxi. Shi Mingyue was not surprised; Qin Zheng was such a conspicuous and outstanding person, but her heart remained unmoved. After spending ten years with him, the years that followed were nothing but torture for her. She had long seen through Qin Zheng and would no longer be moved by him.
Fu Yueli looked at Qin Zheng who was looking at him. He looked at Qin Zheng with a serious gaze. He was no worse than him, but now Mingyue was his wife, Qin Zheng had no chance.
Gao Siqi and Gao Siyuan turned around and found that Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli both had serious expressions on their faces. They wondered, could it be that the man knew them?
Soon it was the New Year. After seeing off the Gao brothers and sisters, the Shi family began to arrange Shi Mingji's marriage. However, unexpectedly, Shi Mingji got into trouble again at this moment.
East Street in Shangjing was bustling with activity. Xu Ziling and Fu Baiheng were leaving the palace in a carriage after visiting the Empress Dowager. They happened to pass by Caidiexuan, a shop specializing in high-end rouge and powder, and wanted to go in. However, it wasn't Xu Ziling who was buying the rouge and powder, but Fu Baiheng. Miss Huo was coming to the mansion soon, and he had to prepare in advance.
As soon as the two entered, the waiter inside greeted them with a flattering smile: "Hello, Second Prince!"
"Do you have any new and high-quality rouge and lip balm?" Fu Baiheng asked.
The guy said, "Yes, I'll bring it over to you right away!"
Xu Ziling smiled upon seeing this and said, "It seems that His Highness is a frequent visitor."
Unexpectedly, Fu Baiheng did not respond to her words, but instead stared at a woman in white in front of the counter with great interest. The woman was beautiful and charming, and moved like a willow swaying in the wind.
Xu Ziling thought he had fallen for that woman, but unexpectedly, Fu Baiheng sneered, "A celebrity like Miss Zanxing has to come out and buy her rouge and powder herself? Things at Caidiexuan aren't cheap, but I'm sure she's not short of money at Yicuilou."
What was going on? Xu Ziling was bewildered. Zan Xing only hated her bad luck today, having run into the Second Prince. She could hear him mocking her, mocking her for relying on patrons' money to buy rouge in Yicui Tower. Knowing she couldn't afford to offend the Second Prince, she lowered her head and said weakly, "Good morning, Second Prince. I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first." With that, she and her maid prepared to leave.
Fu Baiheng walked up to her and said with a smile, "What are you doing in broad daylight? Is Yicuilou open so early?"
Zan Xing lowered his head and said, "Rehearsal music."
"Oh, to please men, right?" Fu Baiheng said bluntly.
Zan Xing still answered humbly: "Yes."
Fu Baiheng was about to say something when Xu Ziling said, "Your Highness, don't you want to buy rouge and powder?"
"Buy, hey, buddy, what did Miss Zanxing buy?" Fu Baiheng asked.
The guy tremblingly said a name.
"Okay, then I won't buy this one. I'll take one of each of the others."
Zan Xing couldn't stand it any longer; Fu Baiheng was clearly insulting her. Unable to bear the humiliation, she raised her leg and was about to leave when Fu Baiheng spoke again, "Miss Zan Xing, wait a minute. Wait for the waiter to bring the things over. I'll give them to you. You'll need them in Yicui Tower. After all, you work so hard every day, and your beauty will inevitably fade. How can we not prepare some more?"
Zan Xing's eyes were filled with tears. She just refused to drink the glass of wine he gave her. She thought he had not picked on her and had forgotten about it. But today, he was so vindictive and insulted her by saying such hurtful words. Zan Xing could not stand it any longer. She would never let anyone humiliate her like this, even if she died. She raised her head and changed her previous timid look: "Your Highness is a royal family, and I am just a lowly prostitute in a brothel. Why are you so hard on me? You are lowering your status and losing the dignity of the royal family."
Fu Baiheng waited for her to lose her temper, and then said in a very harsh tone: "You also know that you are a lowly whore, so don't pretend to be noble and arrogant. What qualifications do you have to pretend?"
Xu Ziling was stunned watching from the side. She had always thought that although Fu Baiheng was not a good person, he would at least pretend to be nice in front of others. Who would have thought that he would be so sharp-tongued to a prostitute today?
Zan Xing had already made up her mind that she was going to die, and she fought back, "I didn't expect that Your Highness would be so concerned about a lowly prostitute like me. You got so angry and humiliated because I didn't drink a glass of your wine. I, the prostitute, apologize to you here!" She bowed.
Fu Baiheng stepped forward and was about to slap her in the face, but Xu Ziling grabbed his hand, and another person suddenly appeared and stood in front of Zan Xing.
The man was Shi Mingji. In order to buy things for Jin Xiaowan who would marry into his family in the future, he specially asked Shi Mingyue to accompany him out.
Shi Mingyue stood at the door, looking at the scene in front of her, and couldn't help feeling confused.
"What is the Second Prince doing?" Shi Mingji asked, with a hint of anger in his voice.
Fu Baiheng glanced at Xu Ziling, asking her to let him go, then looked at Shi Mingji: "This woman spoke rudely to me, I was just teaching her a lesson."
"But how can a grown man hit a weak woman?" Shi Mingji questioned.
Fu Baiheng suddenly smiled. "It hasn't happened yet. Fortunately, Master Shi came to the rescue in time. But why are you so protective of Miss Zanxing? Oh, no wonder. I almost forgot that Miss Zanxing is the most popular girl in Yicui Tower. Since ancient times, heroes have loved beauties. But I remember that you are getting married soon, right?"
Shi Mingji was so angry that his face turned red. The Second Prince's despicable behavior was really not worthy of public appearance. He was about to retort when Shi Mingyue came over and said gently, "This is a store after all. It's not appropriate to delay their business if you stay too long. Miss Zanxing, there is a sedan chair outside. I'll have someone take you back."
Zan Xing hurriedly left with the maid. Fu Baiheng saw that it was Shi Mingyue, his nominal sister-in-law, and did not want to conflict with her, so he said, "Sister-in-law is right. I'll leave first."
Soon Fu Baiheng and Xu Ziling left. Shi Mingji felt depressed and had no mood to choose items anymore, so he returned home angrily.
Shi Mingyue just sighed deeply. The feud between her brother and Fu Baiheng was finally settled.
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