Chun Tao was slightly taken aback: "Maybe it's because Madam favors me again."
Rong Ziying tutted her words. "But when I made a mistake, I was sent back to Cenzhou. Why should Fu Rongxin do that? The master even scolded the mistress. How could he possibly let Fu Rongxin off just for the mistress' sake?"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat: "That's right... Fu Rongxin is also the master's niece. If the master can take me in as his wife, why can't he do the same to Fu Rongxin!"
Chun Tao was also shocked when she heard this: "That's impossible... After all, Miss Cousin is the master's legitimate niece."
With a cry of "Ah," Rong Ziying said, "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm just afraid of thieves thinking about it! Our master loves beautiful women, and Fu Rongxin is so beautiful. It is said that she looks very much like the mistress when she was young. If the master really has feelings for her, or if the mistress gives her niece to the master to share my favor, what should I do? I can't compete with her!"
Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still any longer: "No, I have to go see someone!"
After saying that, she went out.
Things are different now. This time she wanted to enter the study. Although Fu Ling's men stopped her, she was pregnant, so who would dare to stop her?
She broke into the study like this.
In the study, Xue Tingsheng's expression was not very good, especially after seeing her, he was extremely unfriendly.
He snorted coldly: "Auntie Xiaorong is quite leisurely."
Rong Ziying was not polite and sat down on her own: "I am sorry for disturbing Dalang's study, but I will just say a few words and leave."
Before officially taking a concubine, she had already started acting like an elder.
Xue Tingsheng just looked at her coldly.
But Rong Ziying said, "I know that Dalang has always disliked me. Is it because of Fu Rongxin?"
Xue Tingsheng's voice was cold and hard: "What does this have to do with you?"
Rong Ziying smiled slightly: "Of course it has nothing to do with me, but it has something to do with you."
Looking at her mysterious look, Xue Tingsheng remained silent.
Rong Ziying continued, "I just wanted to remind you that the master seems to be very good to Rong Xin."
"What do you mean?" Xue Tingsheng was a little confused.
"It's nothing special, but you should still remember that I was the master's nominal niece, and so was Fu Rongxin."
Looking at Rong Ziying's meaningful smile, Xue Tingsheng finally reacted: "How dare you talk nonsense!"
Rong Ziying said, "What's the point of talking nonsense? I've done all sorts of bad things with the master, and I just don't want him to do it again."
Xue Tingsheng had to admit that his father was capable of doing such a ridiculous and low-class thing.
But facing Rong Ziying, he was still on guard: "Why did you remind me?"
Rong Ziying simply said, "Of course it's for myself. I don't want to have another rival."
After saying that, he slowly left.
…
For two whole days, Xue Tingsheng couldn't concentrate on reading during the day and couldn't sleep at night.
He and Rongxin were in love with each other, and he had wanted to wait until Rongxin passed the imperial examination before bringing up the matter, but now... he was afraid that they didn't have that much time to wait.
He used to think that his father, at least a member of the imperial examination system, had learned the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues since childhood, but he never expected that he would now be blinded by lust.
He was really worried now, really worried that his father would set his sights on Rongxin.
So, after two days of struggle, on the third day of the New Year, he went straight to Anxianju.
…
Live in peace.
After a fit of rage, Fu Ling took medicine for three days, and the pain in his heart finally eased a little. He also temporarily accepted the fact that Rong Ziying was going to come into the house.
After all, she is still the mistress of this family. She also has Rongxin, her daughter who is destined to be a phoenix, and Tingsheng, who is her hope.
As long as Tingsheng makes the list this time, that's enough.
We don’t know the gender of the baby in Rong Ziying’s belly, and we don’t even know whether it will be born. Even if it is born, it will just be a baby. How can it be compared with her son?
Thinking of this, she finally felt a lot better.
When she heard that Ting Sheng was coming to see her, her face showed a rare bit of color.
"Why don't you study hard? Why do you come to my place? Mom is fine, don't worry." Although she said this, Fu Ling was still smiling.
Xue Tingsheng looked unwell, with his eyes even bruised. She couldn't help but worry, "Son, what happened to you? Although the Spring Examination is important, you can't ignore your health. You still need to rest."
Xue Tingsheng hesitated, "Mother, I have a favor to ask of you. If I can't get it, I'm afraid I won't have time to study."
"You tell me." Fu Ling said, "As long as it allows you to study with peace of mind, I can agree to anything."
After receiving this answer, Xue Tingsheng finally felt relieved. He took a deep breath and said, "Mother, I like a girl in your house. We have a lot in common. I want her to stay by my side and be my confidant."
Fu Ling breathed a sigh of relief: "Which courtyard's maid is she from? Although it's not appropriate to take a concubine before marriage, it's still okay to keep her by your side and serve you together with your concubines. When you pass the imperial examination, mother will find a marriage for you. At that time, we can promote that girl to be a concubine."
Hearing this, Xue Tingsheng smiled shyly: "Actually, as long as mother agrees, we can arrange the marriage first. I don't want her to be a concubine, I want her to be brought into the room with dignity."
Hearing him say this, Fu Ling felt relieved. "It's good that you think this way. This way, you won't be indulging in love affairs and delaying your studies. It also gives the girl dignity. However, you haven't said which courtyard the maid belongs to."
Xue Tingsheng licked his lips, blushing and lowering his head: "My son hopes that mother will allow him to take cousin Rongxin as his concubine!"
He was afraid that Fu Ling would refute him, so he didn't look up and continued, "Son, you know that mother loves Rongxin and can't bear to let her be a concubine. But compared to other families outside, how can it be as reassuring to have her under mother's nose? Son really likes her and wants to respect her and love her. I will definitely take good care of her!"
After he finished speaking, Xue Tingsheng looked up, only to see Fu Ling standing there as if frozen, the smile still frozen on his face, and he looked like a clay sculpture that would break at the slightest touch.
"Mom?" Xue Tingsheng spoke cautiously.
The next moment, a slap landed heavily on his face.
Xue Tingsheng was stunned. He didn't know why his mother, who was smiling just now, suddenly got so angry. He knelt down quickly and said, "Mother! Rongxin and I are truly in love! Please help us!"
The more she said this, the more Fu Ling wanted to bang her head against the wall and die! Her hand trembled as she pointed at Xue Tingsheng, and the heart-wrenching feeling surged up again.
"You...you bastard! Don't even think about it in your life...don't even think about it..."
Seeing that Fu Ling was already unable to form a complete sentence and was almost angry to death, Xue Tingsheng was even more puzzled: "Mother!"
"Don't call me mom!" she screamed. "You're just like your father, a jerk without moral principles! You have no sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame!"
She grabbed everything within reach and smashed it: the teacup, the inkstone, her precious Buddhist beads, and the wooden fish she used for chanting. "Get out! Get out!"
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