Palace Banquet
After returning home, Wen Yuhe was still upset about Lin Yan'an's words and actions today. If he had known that Lin Yan'an would fall in love with Sister Huaiying, he would not have invited her today.
Wen Yuhe secretly hated Lin Yan'an for being so scheming. He made Sister Huaiying angry with him in just a few words.
Fu Huaiying didn't know what he was thinking, so she turned around and went back to the yard. She was very tired and wanted to go back to rest. She didn't want to deal with him anymore. She pushed open the door and went straight to the bed, closing her eyes to catch up on her sleep.
Fu Huaiying did not go to pay her respects for the remaining few days. Wen Shuangye was only concerned with her face these days and certainly had no time to tease her. Besides, she already had a small kitchen, so she was naturally too lazy to flatter her.
Until the day of the palace banquet, Fu Huaiying left the house and did not see Wen Shuangye, but only saw Fu Huairou.
Fu Huairou looked down at her with disdain, "Get in the carriage. Mother is not here. You'd better behave yourself today and don't embarrass the Fu family in the palace."
Fu Huaiying nodded without saying anything, her face expressionless, but she was already thinking about how to deal with her.
Fu Huairou didn't know what she was thinking. She just took the bronze mirror and looked at her carefully, "You have a seductive face, exactly like that vixen. You are born with a lowly fate. Once you enter the palace, don't think about climbing up the social ladder, so as not to bring disgrace to my family."
"Sister is right. Huaiying will definitely not dare to do that."
"Well, you better be."
Fu Huaiying originally planned to wait until the palace banquet was over before taking action, but she kept insulting her mother, so don't blame her for embarrassing Fu Huairou.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they were supposed to get out of the sedan chair and walk. Fu Huaiying got off the horse first, stood beside the carriage and helped Fu Huairou get off, being as humble as ever.
"Aren't these the two young ladies from the Fu family?"
"I've heard for a long time that his eldest wife treats concubines harshly. Today, I see that it's true..."
"Stop talking, look here..."
"I'm afraid of her? You're not wrong. She's jealous, but she's also cruel to a concubine's daughter. It's a disgrace to a woman of noble family."
"Even the eldest daughter has an arrogant look..."
Fu Huairou was furious after hearing these remarks. She immediately shook off Fu Huaiying's hand and slapped her.
Fu Huaiying didn't dodge and took the slap hard. The angrier she got, the more likely she was to make mistakes. Let's see if she can still be so arrogant in a while.
Fu Huaiying walked into the hall with the slap mark on her face. There were expressions of pity all around her. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lip and said nothing.
After entering the hall, Fu Huairou felt a terrible headache and was displeased with everyone. Seeing Fu Huaiying walking away from her, she impulsively reached out to pull her, but was stopped.
"Just now at the palace gate, I saw you slap Miss Fu San in the face without even saying a word. Now that you're in the palace, you're still so presumptuous!"
The person who spoke was the only daughter of the Minister of Works. She had been spoiled since childhood and was not afraid of anything. She dared to say anything. Seeing Fu Huaiying's domineering and arrogant behavior today, she couldn't stand it anymore and immediately stepped forward to stop her.
Fu Huairou was so furious at this moment that she didn't care where she was. "Get out of here! I'm teaching this little bitch a lesson. What's it to you?"
Seeing her like this, Jiang Yueru refused to give in. Fu Huaiying raised her hand and gently tugged at the corner of her clothes. "Sister Yueru, I'm fine. Sister just scolded me and vented her anger. Don't get into a conflict with her."
"I'm here today, let's see if she dares to do anything!"
Fu Huairou was so provoked that she jumped up without caring about anything else and went forward to hit Liu Yueru. Liu Yueru didn't expect that she would really dare to hit her, and the two of them started fighting for a while.
Fu Huaiying stretched out his hand to pull the two men apart, but he didn't have enough strength and was hit twice.
She sighed in her heart. She had not intended to implicate Jiang Yueru. Fu Huairou and the two girls from the Wen family did not get along well on weekdays, and today they would make a few sarcastic remarks. The powder was taking effect on her, and coupled with her bad temper, she would naturally make a fuss. However, she did not expect Lin Yueru to intervene halfway.
"The Queen has arrived..."
It was not until she heard the eunuch's voice that Fu Huairou woke up from her dream and realized what a ridiculous thing she had done.
The Queen saw two people fighting in the palace and was furious. "Pull the two girls apart!"
It was not until the three people knelt in front of her that the queen realized that one of them was Jiang Yueru, whose face was pale and blue.
"Yueru, what's wrong with you today?"
"Aunt, it was her. She started it first. I just defended myself a few times."
The Queen turned around and saw the slap mark on Fu Huaiying's face. She felt a headache again, "No matter what, you can't hit me in the face!"
Fu Huaiying immediately spoke up to explain for Jiang Yueru, "To answer your Majesty, Sister Yueru didn't hit me."
"Yeah, I didn't hit her."
"Then what's with the slap marks on her face?"
Jiang Yueru knelt straight, "That was Fu Huairou who hit me at the palace gate. Third Miss Fu didn't say anything, didn't do anything. She just helped my eldest sister get off the carriage, and she got slapped for no reason. Just now, I saw that she was going to make things difficult again, and I couldn't bear it, so I spoke up to defend her, and she rushed over to hit me, Aunt! You have to take charge of this for me!"
The Queen turned around and looked at Fu Huaiying. "Since you were there when they were fighting, tell me the truth. Is what Yueru said true?"
In an instant, four eyes turned to look at her. Fu Huairou glared at her and asked her to be quiet. How could Fu Huaiying help her?
"To reply to your Majesty, what Sister Yueru said is true, but your Majesty only has a bad temper, not a bad nature."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Fu Huairou stared at her intently, wishing she could tear her apart alive.
The Queen's face darkened. Since her niece was innocent, she could handle the matter impartially. "Come here, Miss Fu has been disrespectful in front of the palace. Send her back. She is not allowed to enter the palace unless summoned. Go back and tell Censor Fu that his daughter needs a good education."
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..." Fu Huairou wanted to plead again, but was covered with her mouth and taken away.
Fu Huaiying knelt in the hall with her eyes lowered. If Fu Huairou had not insulted her mother today, she would not have ended up like this. It was all her own fault.
After the Queen finished handling the matter, she had someone take Lin Yueru downstairs to re-dress her makeup. She then pulled Fu Huaiying up and looked at her face. "Good girl, you've been beaten like this. Someone, bring me my jade face cream."
The Queen placed the Jade Face Cream in her hands and said, "If you are bullied again in the future, you can come to the palace and I will take care of it for you."
"Thank you, my lady."
Fu Huaiying raised her eyes, her eyes full of gratitude and tears in her eyes.
The queen looked at her as if she was looking at herself when she was younger. She was also a concubine's daughter and understood Fu Huaiying's situation. She had just come out to testify and might suffer again if she returned. For a moment, she felt even more pity for her.
Fu Huaiying lowered her eyes, knowing that her move today was not wrong. Fu Huairou's reputation was completely ruined, and Wen Shuangye would be anxious.
After a farce, the banquet officially began.
Although men and women sat at different tables, the farce at the women's table was clearly heard. Everyone turned to look at Wen Yuhe, "Why did your two cousins cause such a scene in the palace?"
Wen Yuhe subconsciously retorted, "Sister Huairou just has a bad temper, but she's still a good person."
Although he and Fu Huairou had an average relationship, she was his cousin after all, and she always greeted him with a smile, so he couldn't take advantage of her misfortune.
Lin Yan'an's face was gloomy. It turned out that this was the life she had lived in the past. No wonder she was forced into that state. If there was anyone who could understand her, they would not let her die together with him. Wen Yu and this guy said that they liked her, but they refused to say a word for her.
Lin Yan'an sneered, "Wen Yuhe, your cousin is so arrogant and domineering. We're all sisters from the same family, yet she openly beat people up at the palace gate. That Third Miss Fu is truly pitiful. She dares to act like this in the palace, and I wonder what she's like in the mansion. How dare you say she has a good nature?"
After hearing what he said, Wen Yuhe looked a little guilty.
"Looking at it this way, Miss Fu San is having a hard time."
Lin Yanan took a sip of wine. "That eldest daughter of the Fu family is extremely arrogant. I've seen her before. She beats and scolds the maids around her, and even hits them in the face. She's really vicious."
Wen Yuhe wanted to explain, but he was speechless and couldn't say anything.
Lin Yan'an refused to let go of the topic. He was filled with resentment. "Hey, Wen Yuhe, your cousin is studying in a girls' college. How come she is like this?"
“…Lin Yan’an!”
Wen Yuhe was also a little annoyed. Lin Yan'an kept insisting on this topic and refused to let it go. Now he said this again. Did he want to ruin Sister Huairou's future?
After leaving the palace, Fu Huaiying sat safely in the carriage. Yue Wan sat beside her, trembling with fear, "Third Miss... will you..."
Fu Huaiying knew what she wanted to say, but she was never the type to suffer a loss. If others took advantage of her with words, she would get it back somewhere else. It was never useful to gain a temporary advantage with words.
While Fu Huairou was thinking about how to torture her, she was already thinking about how to kill her. She remembered the slap she received today and would get it back in a few days.
When Fu Huaiying returned home, Fu Huairou was already kneeling in the ancestral hall as punishment. She took the lunch box from the kitchen and entered the ancestral hall, only to find that Fu Liusong was also there, but his face was gloomy. She lowered her head and looked at Fu Huairou who was kneeling on the ground and sobbing, knowing in her heart that he was very angry.
"Father."
Fu Liusong was angry and didn't look at her in a good mood. "What are you doing here?"
Fu Huaiying placed the food box on the table. "Sis didn't have time to eat at the palace banquet today, so I brought some food here."
Fu Liusong's expression improved a bit, but he still frowned. He scolded Fu Huairou in a low voice, "Look at you, my sister still misses you even after being beaten like this by you. But you, on the other hand, don't care about sisterhood at all and attack someone at the palace gate. Have you forgotten all the books you read on weekdays? You have ruined my reputation!"
Fu Huaiying listened to him scolding Fu Huairou with great interest, and admired Fu Huairou's hateful eyes before slowly returning to the courtyard.
Nightfall
Fu Huaiying sat in front of a bronze mirror, putting on her makeup. Yue Wan stood behind her, holding some medicine and tentatively asked, "Miss, the wound on your face...it's time to apply medicine..."
Ever since that day, she has been disliked by the eldest lady. If the young lady doesn't want her either, her life will definitely be difficult in the future.
Fu Huaiying looked back at her and said, "Put it down. I'll do it myself later. You can go out first."
"yes."
The box of Jade Face Cream was placed on the table, but she did not take it out, nor did she apply the medicine. Her brother will be back tomorrow, and if the slap mark disappears, wouldn't it be a waste?
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