Fu Rong was very angry and went straight to Anxianju after leaving the study.
After sending everyone away, he told Fu Ling everything that happened today.
"What! You said that the little bitch is so restless that she deliberately seduces Ting Sheng?" Upon hearing this, Fu Ling could no longer sit still.
Fu Rongxin snorted coldly, "Isn't it? Such artificial flattery is most likely instructed by Xue Tingliu. They want to use Rong Ziying to win over Big Brother, just like Aunt Rong won over Father. If they really succeed, won't they try to alienate Big Brother from us in the future?"
Fu Ling hated the Rong family so much, how could he allow such a thing to happen?
She clutched her bodhi beads tightly and paced back and forth. "Now that Tingsheng's imperial examination is imminent, Xue Tingliu must not try to disturb my son in this way, and let that little bitch not come between us mother and son."
Fu Rongxin sat down, tapping the teacup lightly with her nails. "But mother, don't worry too much. Big brother is in Huajing, so he has seen all kinds of beauties. Rong Ziying is just a rough country woman. Big brother still doesn't look down on her."
"really?"
"Really?" Fu Rong thought to himself, "Big Brother didn't eat the dirty food Rong Ziying brought today. Instead, he drank up all the chicken soup I brought him."
Fu Ling also sat down. She said worriedly, "No, I still have to give orders. No one is allowed to let Rong Ziying into the study or Yanyunzhai. Anyone who fails to stop her and lets that little bitch meet Tingsheng will be fined a year's salary."
…
Hongyingzhai.
Xue Tingliu raised his eyebrows, put down the scroll of documents in his hand, and twisted his brows slightly, "What do you mean?"
After leaving the study, Rong Ziying hurried to report to Xue Tingliu.
She glanced around and lowered her voice, saying, "Cousin, don't you think that Madam has other intentions in keeping Fu Rongxin in Huajing?"
Xue Tingliu said nothing, just looked at Rong Ziying, waiting for her to finish her next words.
Rong Ziying said mysteriously, "Ziying believes that Madam and we have the same idea."
"Oh?" Xue Tingliu raised his eyebrows slightly.
Rong Ziying lowered her voice even more: "I suspect that Madam wants to force Fu Rongxin to be with Xue Tingsheng."
Hearing this, Xue Tingliu narrowed his eyes: "Is there such a thing?"
Xue Tingsheng and Fu Rongxin? They don't look like a good match.
Rong Ziying sighed angrily and lowered her voice a little.
Xue Tingliu clicked his tongue and said, "No one's eavesdropping, so speak louder."
"Oh." Rong Ziying finally straightened up her furtive figure and said, "Just when Xue Tingsheng and I had made some progress today, Fu Rongxin rushed over to bring me some chicken soup. She kept hanging around in front of Xue Tingsheng and, without saying a few words, she already stole his attention."
Seeing that Xue Tingliu was still a little unconvinced, Rong Ziying said, "Think about it, cousin. Madam keeps such a beautiful niece by her side simply because she wants to use her marriage to gain some benefits for herself. But has Madam ever arranged a match for her? Not only that, she has also found ways to send her to Xue Tingsheng. Fu Rongxin's status is not high enough to be a wife. I think Madam is just like the rest of us. She wants the concubine by Xue Tingsheng's side to be her own."
Xue Tingliu's eyelids twitched: his elder brother is quite tight-lipped.
He asked, "Compared to Fu Rongxin, what are your chances of winning?"
Rong Ziying said frankly, "There's no chance of winning."
Xue Tingliu: “…”
She explained, "Cousin, you know that our Rong family has produced a great beauty, our aunt. Although I am not ugly, I am aware of my own appearance. If Fu Rongxin wanted to compete, she would have won as soon as that face appeared. Moreover, according to the degree of kinship, she is Xue Tingsheng's cousin, so Xue Tingsheng is naturally closer to her."
She held her chin in her hand and thought for a moment: "Unless... unless Fu Rongxin gets married right away, then no one will compete with me, and I'll have a chance to outsmart Xue Tingsheng!"
…
The weather was clear for a few days and the snow melted, so Fu Rongxin went out for a rare trip.
She was sitting in a carriage, and when she got off she put on her veil again, as if she was afraid of being recognized.
After entering a clothing store and finishing her measurements in the back hall, a figure suddenly jumped out and hugged her waist without warning.
She instinctively wanted to scream, but someone covered her mouth.
After seeing who was coming, she was so scared that her legs almost went weak.
Gao Qingnian...it's Gao Qingnian!
But Gao Qingnian had an evil smile on his face. After letting her go, he touched her lower back dishonestly.
Caizhi heard the noise from outside and asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Fu Rongxin's voice trembled a little: "I'm fine, you are not allowed to come in..."
Ever since that day, she has not dared to go out, for fear that Gao Qingnian would pester her. But so much time has passed, and he still lingers around.
Gao Qingnian seemed very satisfied with her performance, his fingers wandering over her face: "Do you think that with the protection of the Shangshu Mansion, I can't find you?"
Fu Rongxin shrank back, the humiliation and disgust of that day lingering in her mind: "What do you want to do..."
He lowered his body, letting his breath fall on her ear: "I really like you, and I'm not the kind of person who will abandon you after having fun with you. Of course, I want to give you a name."
Fu Rongxin's lowered eyes were red and filled with hatred: she only wanted to kill Gao Qingnian, kill this peasant who dared to have a desire for her!
Gao Qingnian pinched her chin roughly. Noticing the bruises on her face, he clicked his tongue, "Hey, what happened? Who did it? Marry me, and I guarantee no one will dare bully you."
Fu Rongxin sneered: "Ge Yuanhui did it, will you help me avenge it? With your own ability, do you have it? You are so afraid of the Shangshu Mansion that you dare not even propose marriage. If you come to the Ge family, I am afraid you won't even dare to raise your head?"
Gao Qingnian was humiliated, his expression stiffened, and his voice became even more stern: "You are already mine, a broken body. If you know what's good for you, just go back to Linzhou and wait for me to propose marriage. Otherwise...if the Queen Mother knew that you were the one who killed the princess, guess what she would do to you?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Rongxin's face turned pale.
Seeing this, Gao Qingnian grinned: "You'd better behave yourself, otherwise, I can't guarantee what I will do."
After saying that, he touched Fu Rongxin's chin and left through another door in the back hall.
Looking at Gao Qingnian's back, Fu Rongxin gritted her teeth in humiliation: This beast will die in her hands sooner or later!
In the busy garment shop, no one noticed that Gao Qingnian and Fu Rongxin walked out of the same room one after another.
But Fu Rongxin didn't notice that there was a sneaky woman in the crowd who was quietly watching her leave.
Chuntao covered her mouth, trying not to scream out in excitement.
Because she was too excited, Chuntao didn't notice that there was someone staring at her in the carriage outside the clothing store.
Qiu Yun looked calm. After seeing Fu Rongxin and Chuntao leave, he told the servant, "I've bought everything the Third Miss asked me to buy. Let's go back to the mansion."
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