Old Cui's brows furrowed immediately. Despite having lived in the city for a few years, he was still an uncultured and crude villager at heart. "You call Fu Jingchen Commander? What rank is a commander? Is he higher than Battalion Commander Du?"
“I remember three or four years ago, when we came to Beijing, he was just a lowly soldier. In just a few years, he was at most a platoon leader. How did he become a commander in such a short time? Is it so easy to become a commander? The Du family next door took decades to become a battalion commander.”
Grandma Fu was quite depressed. She didn't expect Fu Jingchen to be in such a high position and have such power. But he was the most promising one. Ever since Fu Jingchen changed his personality that year, he stopped sending money home and rarely sent any news back to the Fu family. As a result, the Fu family had no idea about Fu Jingchen's situation in the army. They only knew that he had been promoted.
Later, I heard from Qian Meie and the villagers that, according to her son Jiang Zhengyi, Fu Jingchen was invincible and made countless merits in a short period of time. His promotion speed was faster than an airplane, and he went directly from an unknown junior to a legendary soldier king, becoming a highly sought-after figure by other units.
She couldn't help but regret not treating Fu Jingchen well back then. Otherwise, her descendants could have benefited from Fu Jingchen's glory, and if the baby-switching incident were exposed one day, Fu Jingchen would at least have thought of supporting his family.
“I misjudged him just like you guys. It’s not just Fu Jingchen, but also Gu Wanwan’s brother. They are both regimental commanders, which is higher than Battalion Commander Du. Do you still dare to make decisions for Fu Jingchen? What are the daughters of brigade commanders and division commanders? None of them can compare to Gu Wanwan. She is not an ordinary Confucian scholar.”
Gu Wanwan slowly walked up to them. "You say you're protected by the lower five families. Sorry, we're the upper five families. You've been in the capital for a while now, so you should know about our hostile relationship, right?"
Captain Cheng then added, "My surname is Cheng, and I am also from one of the five great families."
The Cui couple's attempt to show off backfired, only to cause them more trouble.
"You...you are...the mortal enemies of the Lower Five Families?"
Ever since they arrived in the capital, their daughter Cui Hailu had repeatedly warned them not to provoke the Upper Five Families, and even less to get involved in the affairs of the Upper and Lower Families. The Upper and Lower Families appeared peaceful on the surface, but they were fighting each other to the death behind the scenes. In recent years, they had caused a lot of trouble by relying on the power of the Lower Five Families. They thought that the name of the Lower Five Families could protect them for life, but they ended up kicking the biggest nut to crack in history.
Captain Cheng is from one of the five great families, which means he's in cahoots with Fu Jingchen and his group.
Grandma Fu loved watching her brother and sister-in-law make fools of themselves. "They're more than just mortal enemies. Gu Wanwan is the granddaughter of the Gu family's founding father, one of the top five families. Do you understand what that means? She's a legitimate daughter of the Gu family, with a greater right to inheritance than the second branch of the Gu family."
In an instant, the Cui couple felt as if they had been struck by lightning, and their whole bodies trembled with fear.
They finally understood why Fu Jingchen insisted on having Gu Wanwan instead of the brigade commander's daughter. Comparing the three, the difference was obvious; Gu Wanwan's family background was far superior to theirs.
Even if they were ignorant, they knew what Gu Wanwan's identity meant: the real princess of the Gu family, while Fu Jingchen, backed by the Gu family, became a powerful and influential prince consort.
At this moment, they were not aware of their mistake, but were afraid. No wonder Fu Jingchen looked down on the young master of the Pei family; he was a military officer himself, and it was already good enough that the Pei family did not drag him down.
Thinking back to how they helped Old Madam Fu mistreat Fu Jingchen back then, and even maliciously stole Fu Jingchen's money and food, who would have thought that Fu Jingchen would be so capable and incredibly lucky? Now he has everything, it would be strange if he didn't seek revenge on the Cui family.
The tragic end of Old Lady Fu serves as a cautionary tale for them.
“Chief Fu, we’ve been relatives for twenty years after all. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have been so blind and arrogant, and I shouldn’t have talked back to Princess Gu. I’ll kneel down and apologize to you…”
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