Liu Yunyun looked at Fang Qingyue's back and couldn't help but grit her teeth.
She was surrounded by compliments from others, but she couldn't hear a word they said.
After all, only she herself knew that the clothes she was wearing were all arranged by her mother. How could Shen Yuhan have any credit for this?
But she didn't want to, and didn't want others to know that Shen Yuhan didn't want to marry her.
Fang Qingyue walked around the palace alone.
I have to say that the Imperial Garden is well maintained. The sun is shining today, and the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom, which is really overwhelming.
She was a little dazed for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she had already arrived deep in the imperial garden.
There is a pavilion here, and a person is sitting in the pavilion, looking down at the koi fish fighting for food in the pond.
Hearing the noise behind him, he happened to look towards Fang Qingyue. It was Jian Yanzhi.
"Miss Fang? Why are you here?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Qingyue took a step back, not wanting to get too close to Jian Yanzhi.
On the one hand, it was because of Shen Yuhan, and on the other hand, if she got too close to Jian Yanzhi in the deep palace today, something might happen.
Her own reputation was of no importance; it was beyond repair.
But Jian Yanzhi is different.
Jian Yanzhi seemed oblivious to Fang Qingyue's distance. Instead, he smiled and said, "Miss Fang, do you know about a major event that happened in the court today?"
"What's the matter?" Fang Qingyue couldn't help but stop and raised her eyebrows when she heard that.
He also became much closer to Jian Yanzhi.
"Today, the Emperor suddenly attacked the Minister of War. I heard that the Minister of War failed to complete a task."
Fang Qingyue had never heard of this.
She only knew that the Minister of War was under house arrest, but she didn't expect that the emperor would ask Ning Liangcai to attend court again.
"It's just that the emperor has always been very accommodating to the Minister of War. I don't know why. But in recent days, the emperor has had a completely opposite attitude." Jian Yanzhi spoke with just the right measure, not being overly intimate, but it also caused Fang Qingyue to talk to him for a long time.
The topic naturally became more and more in-depth as we talked.
Before they knew it, they were talking about their life stories.
Jian Yanzhi mustered up his courage and said to Fang Qingyue, "Father, he is not actually my biological father."
This matter has always been difficult for him to talk about, but when facing Fang Qingyue, he somehow said it out.
Fang Qingyue was a little surprised: "Master Taifu is not your biological father?"
She had never heard of this before. She only knew that Jian Yongming had a son but no wife. She thought the child was born to Jian Yongming by his concubine or mistress.
It’s just that the mother’s status is too low, so she is not promoted to wife.
But if you think about it carefully, given Jian Yongming's personality, he is not the type of person who would seek a concubine or mistress.
As she thought about this, she met Jian Yanzhi's smiling eyes and said, "Yes, I lost my mother when I was just born, and my biological father also passed away when I was two years old. It was my father who brought me back to the Taifu Mansion and raised me."
As he spoke, Jian Yanzhi lowered his eyes again, and the expression on his face seemed a little lost.
"However, sometimes I think of my parents and feel a pity. If nothing had happened to them, and I had been raised by them, I'm afraid I wouldn't be where I am today." His voice gradually faded, like cotton soaked by rain, full of bitterness. "But sometimes, I also vaguely feel that if they were still here, maybe our lives would be happier than they are now."
It’s not that Jian Yongming is a bad person. In fact, Jian Yongming treats him like his own son.
If there was no Jian Yongming, how could there be Jian Yanzhi today?
A hand suddenly appeared in front of Jian Yanzhi and waved gently a few times.
Fang Qingyue still had a slight smile on her face as she said softly, "It doesn't matter. My parents are long gone. You know Fang Xifu, right? He's my father."
Her tone was light and natural, as if the disaster that destroyed her mansion that year had not had much impact on her.
But how is this possible?
"My father was imprisoned for treason and my entire family was beheaded. I was the only one who escaped because I was engaged to the young marquis Shen Qiu Nian at the time. But now I am also the daughter of a criminal, and I shouldn't be with people like you." She lowered her eyelids, looked at the fish fighting for food in the pond, and said lightly.
"I know about Lord Fang's affairs." Jian Yanzhi nodded and said, "I have also known for a long time that you are Lord Fang's daughter. But who can say for sure what happened back then? The situation in the court is changing rapidly now. Perhaps there is a hidden secret behind it."
"I think Lord Fang is a good person."
He spoke firmly, but Fang Qingyue became more and more surprised: "You..."
She was about to ask about what happened that year when she suddenly heard a quarrel coming from behind.
Now they were in the Imperial Garden. She had some relationship with Shen Yuhan and was meeting with Jian Yanzhi privately. If someone saw them, it would affect the reputation of both of them.
Jian Yanzhi also thought so, and simply pulled Fang Qingyue into the flowers nearby.
Faintly, the voices of several little girls came from the other end.
"Yunyun, when are you going to marry Prince Jian'an? I heard that Prince Jian'an is quite tall and strong. I wonder if his figure is as good as others say."
"It'll be quick. Besides, even in his official uniform, you can tell he's tall and has a slender waist." Liu Yunyun covered her mouth with her hand and smiled, saying, "Why, are you still thinking about my future husband?"
"It's not that I'm worried about you, but I'm afraid that your life after marriage will be too vulgar and you can't stand it!" Another person said to Liu Yunyun.
Liu Yunyun's pretty face immediately flushed red, and she quickly reached out to hit her friend, saying as she hit him, "I told you to say dirty words, I told you to say dirty words. You're not even married yet, and you're already saying these things. Let's see which young master dares to marry you!"
As they talked, they came towards Fang Qingyue and Jian Yanzhi.
Fang Qingyue and Jian Yanzhi's ears turned pink when they heard the dirty talk.
It just so happened that Liu Yunyun and the girl from the aristocratic family were fighting and getting closer and closer to where they were.
No one knew what Liu Yunyun stepped on, but her feet suddenly tilted and she fell into the flowers.
The girl from aristocratic family wanted to pull Liu Yunyun away, but it was too late.
She fell heavily to the ground and wanted to cry in pain, but when she raised her eyes, she saw Fang Qingyue and Jian Yanzhi hiding in the flowers, and her face changed immediately.
I couldn't help but let out a scream from my throat.
The screams were so loud that several girls from nearby aristocratic families gathered around, and many people who were still at the banquet also heard the noise.
Fang Qingyue frowned, but Liu Yunyun seemed unaware and continued to scream, "Fang Qingyue, why are you with Jian Yanzhi? Are you two having an affair?"
"Oh my God, the daughter of a guilty minister is having an affair with the son of the Grand Tutor!" Her voice was so loud that soon everyone knew it.
Jian Yanzhi frowned, subconsciously protecting Fang Qingyue behind him, and then said in a cold voice: "Miss Liu, please don't talk nonsense. We are just talking about some things here. Please don't insult my innocence for no reason. I am a man, so it's okay. But Miss Fang is a woman. What if she gets a bad reputation? What should I do?"
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