Chapter 304: Pushing the Limits
The kite string in Dabao's hand broke with a "bang", and the kite flying in the sky gradually went farther and farther away, and flew away all of a sudden.
"Kite, my kite!" Dabao wanted to chase it anxiously, but the kite had already flown far away.
Seeing that the three children ignored them, the visitor got so angry that he pulled Fu Zheng off Erbao.
Fu Zheng was originally thin, and after being pushed hard by the adults, he fell to the ground.
Dabao and Erbao then turned their attention to each other, and the guards of the palace also stepped forward to stop them.
"Who are you? Back off!"
The visitors were a little frightened when they saw so many guards with swords.
"Mom, it was her just now. She was the one who hit us. Mom, you must help me vent my anger."
The kids who were hit by Erbao just now pointed at Erbao angrily.
Erbao snorted when he saw that it was them, "You guys bullied one person, you deserve to be beaten."
The woman in the lead got excited when she heard this, "You are admitting that you hit my son."
"I was the one who hit him."
"Where did you come from, you little bitch? Yuner is the eldest son of the Yongwu Marquis's mansion, and you can't beat him. If you don't kowtow and apologize to Yuner and the others today, this matter will not be over!"
Fu Zheng suddenly walked up to Erbao and clenched his fists. Even though he was afraid, he did not back down at all and said, "It was me. She was venting her anger on me. If you want to hit me, hit me."
The leading woman sneered at Fu Zheng's sarcasm and said, "Oh, I thought it was someone else. It turns out to be that sickly guy from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. He's so unlucky. Not only did he kill your mother, but now he wants to harm Yun'er and the others. We think it's unlucky for you to kowtow to us."
"He did nothing wrong, why should he kowtow to you?" Erbao held Fu Zheng back, "You can't do that. Stand up straight. Mother said that a man must stand up straight to look good."
Dabao looked back and forth between them, "What's going on?"
"Brother, just now they tried to snatch Fu Zheng's kite, so I went to help Fu Zheng."
Dabao saw Erbao's angry expression and knew that she was telling the truth. "You were the first to hit someone, so it would be fine if you didn't apologize to him, but you're still pushing it further?"
"Zheng'er, you did something wrong, why don't you kneel down and apologize to the gentlemen?"
A soft voice came from far away. Su Ying looked up and saw a young and beautiful woman with exquisite makeup and gorgeous dress walking towards her.
She looked at Fu Zheng with particularly stern eyes.
After seeing her, Fu Zheng was like an eggplant hit by frost. He instantly lost all his energy and knelt down without a word of argument.
But before his knees could reach the ground, he was stopped by a foot.
Su Ying used the instep of her feet to push him up.
Fu Zheng raised his head in surprise and met Su Ying's bright eyes.
Su Ying said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Kid, remember this, even if you have to endure humiliation, you must keep your back straight and cheer up."
After Su Ying finished speaking, she turned to look at the woman, "Who are you?"
Lady Zhou, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, looked at Su Ying. She felt that Su Ying looked familiar just now, but she couldn't remember who she was for a while. But when she met her gaze just now, she suddenly remembered her.
Su Ying was also in the Chang'an Marquis Mansion on the day she caused a big fuss, but she did not see the scene first hand. She only heard about her "great achievements" from other people.
Xiao Zhou was disdainful of Su Ying's rude and brainless behavior. If she made such a fuss, where would the King of Qi put his face? The King of Qi just didn't lose his temper in front of others. Who doesn't like gentleness and kindness in men?
So there was undisguised contempt in Xiao Zhou's eyes when she looked at Su Ying.
"I am the eldest lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
"Isn't the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites already dead?"
Xiao Zhou's face froze. She hated it most when people mentioned her stepwife. She always called herself the principal wife in public. Su Ying was clearly exposing her shortcomings!
"Princess, this lady is your step-wife." Bai Shuang kindly reminded.
Su Ying suddenly realized, completely ignoring Xiao Zhou's gloomy face.
When the others heard Bai Shuang's name, they couldn't help looking at Su Ying.
There are not many princesses in the capital, and even fewer who have children. Especially those who look a little unfamiliar. The only one left is the Princess of Qi who just returned to the capital.
Princess Qi...
Those ladies who wanted to make trouble all backed off. They heard that this guy even dared to hit his own father. Although they didn't know whether the rumor was true, it was better not to provoke such a person.
"Isn't this the famous Princess Qi?" Little Zhou pinched her handkerchief, not wanting to lose her dignity.
"It's our princess. Why don't you step forward and salute when you see her?"
Xiao Zhou chuckled when she heard this, "Yes, we have to do this. Otherwise, if the princess gets upset and attacks us, we won't be able to complain."
Xiao Zhou's words caused the other women to laugh as well. They were mocking Su Ying for being rude, unreasonable, and violent like a common woman.
Su Ying just watched them giggling quietly, not getting angry. She wouldn't suffer any loss from the verbal attack, because when she really got hit, she wouldn't be the one feeling the pain.
"Yes, you are the most reasonable. That's why people say that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. They are still sisters. You raised the son she risked her life for like this. Aren't you afraid that your sister will come back to find you in the middle of the night?"
The smile on Xiao Zhou's face froze. "Zheng'er has been weak since he was young. He can't take anything he eats. I'm really worried about this. If the princess has any good ideas, please tell me and I will do it."
Su Ying sneered, "It seems that I have misunderstood. However, since you are his adoptive mother, if a child does something wrong, it proves that his parents did not teach him well. So you should kowtow for him."
"If a child does something wrong, it is natural to let the child bear the consequences himself. Otherwise, he won't know where he went wrong. Zheng'er, do you think I am right?" Little Zhou cast a cold look at Fu Zheng.
Fu Zheng frowned when he met her gaze.
"Little brother, you didn't do anything wrong, why do you want to admit your mistake?" Erbao's puzzled voice sounded in Fu Zheng's ears.
Fu Zheng's thin fists suddenly clenched. He looked up at Xiao Zhou and said firmly, "Mother, I did nothing wrong. It was them who came to steal my kite first. I refused to give it to them and even beat them up. Later, the little princess saved me."
When Xiao Zhou heard this, her face turned pale and blue. She didn't expect that Fu Zheng would dare to disobey her in front of so many people.
"Don't quibble. Yoona and the others are always kind and don't steal other people's kites. Why would they steal your kite for no reason?"
(End of this chapter)
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