Chapter 16 People were sold
Fu Zhaoning did not answer Qing Yi's words.
This is her family matter, there is no need to explain it so clearly to Qingyi.
She still doesn't know what kind of person Prince Jun is.
"It's all right now," Fu Zhaoning said to Uncle Zhong, "Please use hot water to wipe grandpa's body."
"Miss, there is no need to be so polite to this old servant." When Uncle Zhong heard that the old master was temporarily fine, he wiped his eyes with joy.
"Where are Aunt Zhong and Brother Hu?"
Only at this time did Fu Zhaoning have the energy to ask this question.
Originally, Aunt Zhong and their son Huzi should have been here, but she had been back for so long and hadn't seen them even with the chaos here.
When he heard her ask, Zhongbo's tears welled up again and Xiaotao's face turned pale.
"Where are the people?"
As soon as Fu Zhaoning saw their reactions, he knew something must have happened, otherwise Aunt Zhong and Hu Zi would definitely be guarding here, so how could they allow the Second Madam and her men to act so rampantly?
Uncle Zhong is honest and dull, but Aunt Zhong is very aggressive, and Huzi is also a brute force. With them around, the servants in other rooms dare not be too presumptuous.
"Miss, woooo." Xiaotao couldn't help crying.
"What's going on? Tell me before you cry!"
Fu Zhaoning's tone became a little stern.
Xiao Tao's tears were frightened away by her, and she quickly said, "After the young lady's bridal sedan left, the Second Madam sent someone to call Aunt Zhong away, but Aunt Zhong didn't come back after a long time, so Brother Hu went to the Second House to look for someone, but they said that Aunt Zhong had done something dishonest when she went to the Second House, and not only stole the Second Madam's hairpin, but also broke one of her two-ear bottles."
"And then?" Fu Zhaoning's tone became even colder.
Qing Yi frowned and said nothing.
"The Second Madam said that the Fu family couldn't keep such a servant, so she sold Aunt Zhong out directly. Brother Hu got into a conflict with the Second Madam in a hurry, and was beaten half to death by the servants of the Second House. He was locked in the woodshed, and she said that she would sell Brother Hu tomorrow as well."
"How can this be possible!"
As for the first house, the second house could not attack the servants of the first house so blatantly when she was around. Now she finally got the chance. As soon as she left the house, she attacked Aunt Zhong and Hu Zi!
The Second Madam even came in person to provoke Old Master Fu!
If she had come back a step later, the first house would have been completely gone!
The old man was so shocked that he died, and Zhongbo's family of three and Xiaotao would all be sold out. The Fu family would really become the property of the second branch.
"I'm afraid they have forgotten who the Fu family belongs to!"
Fu Zhaoning was furious and said to Uncle Zhong, "Uncle Zhong, stay here to look after Grandma. I'll go and bring Brother Hu back! Xiaotao, let's go."
"Miss?" Xiao Tao was a little hesitant. The young lady has really changed now. In the past, if the young lady encountered such a thing, she would definitely be very anxious. Although she would curse the second wife, she would definitely not dare to take any action. She could only wait until the old man was in better spirits and then go to find the second wife in person.
"Get your weapons."
Fu Zhaoning also picked up the package of silver needles.
When he was about to leave, he saw Qing Yi. Fu Zhaoning's eyes lit up and he asked, "Qing Yi, can I borrow it?"
Qing Yi: “…”
The Second Madam returned to her own courtyard. Her maid was applying medicine to the small wounds on her face. As soon as her fingers touched them, she hissed in pain and slapped the maid in the face.
“Bang!”
"You damned idiot, can't you be a little gentler?"
The maid lowered her head and dared not utter a word, and moved carefully and lightly.
"I don't know what medicine Fu Zhaoning took that little bitch, she actually came back. How dare she lay hands on me!"
A pretty but petty-looking girl with sharp eyes and eyebrows walked in quickly with her maid.
"Mom, is Fu Zhaoning really back? Isn't it said outside that she married Prince Jun? Tell me quickly, who is Prince Jun? I heard that even Prince Xiao doesn't dare to mess around when he sees Prince Jun!"
The young girl who came was the second wife’s youngest daughter, Fu Mingzhu, who was born when she was over 30 years old. She loved her little girl like the apple of her eye, so she gave her this name.
As soon as she saw Fu Mingzhu, the hostility on the second wife's face dissipated a little.
"Mingzhu, did you sneak out to play again and come back only now? Mom told you that there are a lot of bad guys outside and you can't play too late. You have to come back before dark. Why didn't you listen?"
"Oh, mother, please tell me about Prince Jun!"
"What did you say just now? Fu Zhaoning married Prince Jun?"
The Second Lady then realized what she had just said and was stunned.
The news she heard was that Fu Zhaoning had a falling out with Master Xiao on the street, her engagement was broken off, and she also offended Li Zhiyao. Then Fu Zhaoning wanted to be angry with Master Xiao, so she just pointed at a man on the street and went home with that man to get married.
But, this man is Prince Jun?
How is this possible? !
"Yeah, that's what people outside are saying, it's spread everywhere!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." The second wife was completely unconvinced. "Do you think there are so many princes in Dazhao? Running around everywhere, can we easily catch one? Even if we can catch one, can we easily marry Fu Zhaoning?"
"But everyone says so. Mother, don't you know who Prince Jun is?"
Fu Mingzhu's dream is to marry into the palace and become a princess. She has been jealous for ten years because of the engagement between Prince Xiao and Fu Zhaoning. Although Xiao Yanjing is not a prince now, he is a prince and will definitely be able to inherit the title in the future.
Besides, Prince Xiao was very handsome, but unfortunately no matter how she tried to show her kindness to him, he ignored her.
Fu Mingzhu felt that it must be because Master Xiao was a good man and ignored other people after he got engaged to Fu Zhaoning.
When she heard today that Fu Zhaoning had broken off the engagement with Prince Xiao in public, she was overjoyed at first, and then she heard that Fu Zhaoning had turned around and married Prince Jun!
Prince Jun, not the Crown Prince. Does that mean Fu Zhaoning becomes the princess now?
Fu Mingzhu was almost going crazy with jealousy.
She had forgotten all about Prince Xiao and now wanted to know who Prince Jun was!
The Second Madam still didn't believe it. "Prince Jun, it's Prince Jun, but he has never been in the capital. No one has mentioned him for so many years. Maybe he is just an idle prince with no real power. The kind that the palace doesn't take him seriously?"
More than ten years ago, the second branch was just an ordinary family that could barely make ends meet in the small town. Later, when they learned that Old Master Fu was living a good life in the capital, they moved here with their whole family to live with him.
With their status before, they could not get in touch with the royal family, so although the Second Madam had heard of Prince Jun, she didn't know any details about him.
"But people are saying that Prince Xiao doesn't dare to speak loudly in front of Prince Jun." Fu Mingzhu shouted.
"Is it possible that this Prince Jun is older than him?"
The Second Madam speculated, "Doesn't Prince Xiao have to follow the rules and respect his elders? That was on the street. How could he, a young man, have a conflict with an old man? What if someone reports him to the emperor?"
Fu Mingzhu was stunned, "Is that so?"
"Why not? Several of the emperor's princes have been crowned kings. Which one of them have you not heard of?"
When Fu Mingzhu thought about it, it seemed to be true.
She immediately became excited again, "Mom, but they all said that after Fu Zhaoning had a falling out with Prince Xiao, she turned around and married Prince Jun!"
The second wife's mouth twitched, pulling the wound on her face. The pain reminded her of Fu Zhaoning's appearance just now, and she hated him so much that her teeth were itching.
"Don't you know Fu Zhaoning's stubborn temper? Her grandfather was dying of illness and said he was worried about her, but she shamelessly went to wait for Prince Xiao every day and insisted on marrying him. Obviously, Prince Xiao's Mansion was unwilling to recognize the engagement. You said she was so stubborn that she felt humiliated when Prince Xiao broke off the engagement in public. So why didn't she just grab a random man and marry him?"
Fu Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, and answered subconsciously, "But she is a prince after all, she is not casual at all."
Anyway, Fu Zhaoning married a prince and became a princess, so she was very jealous.
"That must be all out of spite. Besides, how old must Xiao be if he treats him like an elder? How could such an old man, who is also an idle prince that many people in the capital have never heard of, not have a princess? How could he not have concubines and other messy things in his mansion?"
The more the Second Madam spoke, the more she felt that her guess was correct. "It is very likely that there are a large number of legitimate sons, illegitimate sons, and illegitimate children. Even if Fu Zhaoning can marry into the family, she will only be a concubine, and a stepmother at that."
The maidservant next to her couldn't help but speculate, "That's right, maybe the young masters and young ladies in Prince Juan's mansion are older than Miss Zhaoning!"
"That's right." The second wife continued to comfort her little daughter, "Also, why did that Prince Jun agree to marry Fu Zhaoning just because he was stopped on the street?"
Fu Mingzhu asked blankly, "Why?"
"It's because I'm attracted to Fu Zhaoning's face! Fu Zhaoning has seduced so many men with that face."
Fu Mingzhu gritted her teeth. This was one of the reasons why she was jealous of Fu Zhaoning. Fu Zhaoning's face was so bright and beautiful. From childhood to adulthood, every time they stood together, other people's eyes would fall on Fu Zhaoning's face, even if she was dressed more gorgeously than Fu Zhaoning.
"Just wait and see. With just a face and a stubborn personality, how can Fu Zhaoning stay in the palace? She even ran back today. Maybe this has angered the old Prince Jun. She will be kicked out in a few days."
"Is Fu Zhaoning really back?"
"Oh no!" A maid ran in panic, "Second Madam, the eldest lady is calling in!"
"What? Calling in?"
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