"It seems that the way you express gratitude in the capital is indeed different from how we do in our small town."
"Here, when we express our gratitude, we want people to feel our sincerity. But when you people from the capital, it just makes us feel uneasy."
"I've truly seen it all. How could I dare to set foot in this capital city?"
Fu Man'er was also furious and spoke without any mercy.
If anyone else dared to speak like that, Lady Ru would have slapped them hard, but since it was Fu Man'er, she still smiled.
"If Man'er doesn't like it, then I won't invite them to the mansion anymore. I've already invited enough people."
She has achieved her goal.
“My child, come sit down next to me. I’ve been thinking about you every moment these past few days.”
"Did you not eat well at the Xu family's house? You seem to have lost a lot of weight."
When Madam Ru reached out to pull Fu Man'er, Fu Man'er pulled her hand back and dodged.
"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I am eating very well and living very well at the Xu family's house," Fu Man'er replied in a very formal manner.
Lady Ru's face clearly showed disappointment, and she awkwardly withdrew her hand.
"Man'er, you don't need to be so polite with me. We are mother and daughter." She didn't expect Fu Man'er to call her mother right now, but this aloof attitude was still quite disheartening.
Fu Man'er looked at her and said, "Madam, this is only the second time I've met you. I really can't treat you like my mother."
"The fact that you are my birth mother is indelible. I already have a mother, but I will treat you as an elder."
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“Everyone in the Xu family treats me sincerely, and I don’t want them to get into trouble because of their sincerity.”
“I know that people in the capital treat human life like dirt. The Xu family is my family. If anyone dares to harm my family, I will not stand idly by.”
Every member of the Xu family invited by Madam Ru had been tempted by her, but no one agreed. Fu Man'er didn't know if she would resort to coercion.
So she decided to lay the unpleasant truths out upfront.
Fu Man'er's repeated disobedience eventually made Lady Ru unable to maintain her smile.
“Man’er, you are still too young. This place has made you too innocent and kind, which is not always a good thing.”
Having lived for so many years, been used to high positions, and seen countless kinds of people, she has to say that the Xu family is quite special.
They refused the promised benefits, but what power could ordinary people possibly have to resist?
"You should know that with just one word, I can remove Xu Yi from his position as a centurion and prevent him from ever serving as a military officer again."
"Including the Xu family's restaurants and businesses, as long as I ask, there are people in Yun Town who are willing to do things for me."
“You’re a smart man. Think about it, how long can the Xu family hold out on their own?”
The concubine stood up, and as she spoke of these things, the slight sense of dejection she had felt vanished, because she possessed such power.
"Then the Xu family will be back to what it was before, or even worse. Man'er, do you think you can be happy with a family like that?"
"As long as you go back to the capital with your mother, you will enjoy endless wealth and luxury, and have whatever you want."
"Oh right, I haven't told you yet, but you have a younger brother in the capital. His name is Qi Heng, and he is a young marquis."
“His status alone is a thousand times stronger than the entire Xu family. With us here, you won’t suffer the slightest grievance in the capital.”
The concubine looked at Fu Man'er with burning eyes, hoping to win her heart with these words.
In the end, Fu Man'er shook her head, her gaze towards Madam Ru remaining as distant as ever.
"I've said it before, I don't want those things."
"I think we two are not on the same page, so I've said my piece and I'm leaving."
Just as Fu Man'er took a step, the lady-in-waiting next to her came over and stopped her. "Miss, please understand Madam's feelings. She just wants you to have a better life and wants to bring you to her side to make up for the years you've been away from her."
“I don’t need her to make amends,” Fu Man’er said, looking at the female official in confusion. “Is it not okay if I don’t need her?”
“Miss, I have been by Madam’s side for many years and I know that you are Madam’s heartache. Please allow me to say something.”
"No." Fu Man'er interrupted the female official, "I won't allow it. Since you know it's being nosy, then you've been told off. I don't want to hear it."
This female official is biased towards Consort Ru, so what good things could she possibly say? She just repeats the same few phrases over and over again.
The official's words were already on the tip of her tongue, but Fu Man'er suddenly stopped her, leaving them stuck in her throat, neither coming out nor going down, making her forget what she was going to say.
But when Fu Man'er lifted her leg to leave, the female official stopped her again.
Fu Man'er turned to look at Madam Ru, then at the female official blocking her way. "What? You won't let me leave?"
Lady Ru slowly stepped forward. "Man'er, now that you're here, let's set off back to the capital together."
She had made up her mind. Man'er was still young and didn't understand many things. She was a mother, and someone who had been through it all.
She should bring the child with her first, and once they arrive in the capital, she will understand the benefits.
"If I don't want to, can you force me to go?" Fu Man'er glanced at Madam Ru.
The woman was very beautiful, and her face resembled her own, but looking at that face now, Fu Man'er felt a sudden, inexplicable aversion.
"Man'er, I'm doing this all for your own good." This means that even if you have to tie her up, you'll be taken back to the capital.
If it weren't for the fact that Madam Ru's words were so earnest, Fu Man'er would have believed that she was truly a good mother.
"Stop with the high-sounding words. If you really cared about me, would you have tied me up and taken me back?"
"You're such a strange person. You use the guise of doing what's best for me to do things I hate. Are you really doing this for my own good, or for your own good?"
"Take a good look at your heart and ask yourself who you're really doing this for. Aren't you ashamed when you say that?"
"Those who know me will think I'm your daughter, but those who don't will think I'm some kind of prisoner who has to be tied up to go home."
Fu Man'er spoke rapidly, her words turning the Lady's face pale and then red. The lady-in-waiting beside her tried to stop her, but Fu Man'er shoved her aside.
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She not only had to speak, but also had to speak to Madam Ru.
"You said you'd compensate me, but did you even ask me? Do I even want this compensation?"
"You only think about yourself in everything you do, as long as you can live with yourself. What, you found your biological daughter just so you could live with yourself?"
"You've only been looking for me for a few days, yet you've already pulled so many stunts behind my back, issuing warnings and putting pressure on me. You'd love to know that if I don't go back with you, you have a hundred ways to make the Xu family unhappy."
With each word Fu Man'er spoke, it was as if Madam Ru was taking a step closer, and Madam Ru was constantly forced to retreat.
"You were the one who sent me away back then, and now you're the one forcing me back to the capital. How are you so capable that you can do everything?"
"Also, did you only find out this year that you have a daughter? You didn't know before?"
"You never thought of coming to find me when Lord Qi was alive, but now that he's gone, you've finally remembered me."
"You can't wait to bring me back to your side, can you?"
Lady Ru's face was deathly pale. She was forced to sit up in a chair by Fu Man'er, looking completely lost.
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The lady-in-waiting rushed over, "Miss, Madam is your mother, how can you speak of her like that?"
"She even said I was her daughter. What mother wouldn't want me when I was little, but would forcibly take me back when I'm grown up?" Fu Man'er had so much to say to them.
The female official stood protectively in front of Consort Ru, fearing that Fu Man'er might do something in her rage.
Faced with Fu Man'er's questioning, she hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Madam has her reasons."
"Hmph," Fu Man'er scoffed.
She suddenly raised her hand, and the lady-in-waiting's expression changed drastically. "Miss, what are you doing? This is Consort Ru."
Fu Man'er's hand landed on the teacup next to Madam Ru. "I don't know. Do you want me to tell you?"
She was just getting thirsty from yelling and wanted a drink of water; these people thought she was up to something.
The lady-in-waiting realized she had lost her composure, and the concubine nudged her, signaling her to leave.
"Don't worry, Man'er won't do anything to me." After all, she was Man'er's birth mother. She could tell that the Xu family had raised Fu Man'er very well, so there was no need to worry.
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"Madam," a guard who appeared to be the leader called out.
When Madam Ru came to her senses, she saw that Fu Man'er had already taken down several people.
The once spacious flower hall suddenly became crowded.
"Stop! Stop it all! Don't hurt Miss!" Madam Ru shouted, her eyes following Fu Man'er.
Upon receiving her instruction, the guards immediately stopped what they were doing.
They were in great distress, and what they really wanted to say was, "Madam, who is hurting whom?"
"Hmph, you think I'll stop hitting you if you stop?" The guards stopped, but Fu Man'er wouldn't. She would take them down one by one with her punches.
Lady Ru was already frantic and her face turned pale. She shouted for Fu Man'er to stop, but Fu Man'er was already in a frenzy and wouldn't listen to her.
When Fu Man'er finished punching, there were only three people standing in the flower hall with their feet on the ground, while the others were lying on the ground.
She clapped her hands. "All done, let's go home."
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When she reached the door, there were still several maids standing there. She glanced at them and said, "What, you want to lie down too?"
The maids shook in alarm and made way for her, and Fu Man'er swaggered away.
The concubine behind her was still shouting something, but she couldn't hear her anymore.
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