Chapter 155 Chapter 155 Identity Exposed
Crown Prince?
Yu Li couldn't help but turn his head and look at Fu Wenxiao.
After the battle just now, most of the wall of the farmer's house had collapsed. She was standing in the yard and Fu Wenxiao was standing outside the yard, and their eyes met.
Fu Wenxiao's eyes were dark and seemed to be filled with some complicated emotions.
He looked at Yu Li, his face somewhat tense.
At this time, the leading man in black respectfully saluted Yu Li across the collapsed courtyard wall.
"Meet the madam."
The four subordinates behind him also saluted respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Madam."
Yu Li: “…”
Yu Li was about to speak when he suddenly saw a group of officials coming towards him from a distance.
The leader was Ge Yayi, who brought a lot of people with him.
Seeing them, Yu Li realized that it was probably Wu Shouzi and the others who found out that she had left the city, so they went to find Ge Yayi and told her to come here, and Ge Yayi then brought the officials over.
In the minds of Ge Yayi, Wu Shouzi and others, since Yu Li came in person to find the mastermind behind the scenes, those people would have only one fate.
He will definitely be beaten half to death by Boss Li!
As for whether they will escape? That is impossible.
So when the yamen runners received the news, they didn't need to think about anything and directly brought people over to help clean up the aftermath.
After all, if Boss Li really takes action, those people will only be beaten down. They can come to help, so that Yu Li doesn't have to go back to find someone to deal with it.
But they didn't expect that when they just arrived here, they found that Fu Xiucai, who won the top three prizes last year, was also here, along with a few strange men.
Ge Yayi first looked towards the farmer's house and saw people lying on the ground in the yard. He knew that these were the masterminds behind the incident.
As for the five people standing next to Mr. Fu, they should not be in the same group with those people.
Ge Yayi didn't know the identities of these people. He just felt that the man in black at the head was so imposing and his eyes were so sharp that people didn't dare to look him in the eye.
He felt inexplicably frightened and subconsciously moved closer to Yu Li, leaning over and asking, "Boss Li, who are these people..."
Away from the boss?
Although Ge Yayi's voice was low, everyone present had sharp ears and eyes and could hear it clearly.
The man in black was obviously startled and had a strange look on his face. The subordinates behind him looked at each other in confusion and quickly glanced at Yu Li, feeling that their prince's wife was not quite the same as they had imagined.
Why did these officials call her "Li Lao Da"?
Yu Li looked calm and said to Ge Yayi: "These people in the yard are the masterminds behind the scenes. Take them back first."
Ge the yamen runner responded quickly and ordered the officers and soldiers to tie up those people and prepare to take them back for interrogation.
Then he looked at the man in black carefully and asked, "Boss Li, who are these people..."
Yu Li didn't know either. She turned her head to look at Fu Wenxiao and said, "They are Xiao Ge'er's friends."
Upon hearing this, Ge the yamen runner said nothing, but he couldn't help but grumble in his heart.
These guys who don't look like ordinary people are actually Fu Xiucai's friends? Fu Xiucai is a scholar, how could he have such terrible friends? They have such a strong aura and look like soldiers in the army.
Because the Zhennan Army’s base was close to this side, Ge Yayi and his men had also met the officers and soldiers in the army.
Ge Yayi and others were all honest and did not try to find out the identities of those people.
When the officer found a man who had been shot dead, he was shocked. He didn't expect that this time someone would die.
They swallowed their saliva secretly, moved the body to the yard, and prepared to find a place to bury it later.
Yu Li was watching the officers kidnapping people when he suddenly felt someone approaching.
She turned around and saw Fu Wenxiao walking towards her from the ajar courtyard gate.
"Li Niang." He called out.
Yu Li just looked at him quietly. His usually calm and composed face now showed a hint of uneasiness, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Fu Wenxiao glanced at the few people who had retreated to a nearby place and waited outside, and said softly, "His name is Fu Lieyun, and he is my father's adopted son."
Yu Li's eyebrows moved slightly, and then he said "oh".
Her reaction was too calm, so calm that it caused Fu Wenxiao to feel an indescribable emotion in his heart. Although he had expected this scene, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he saw her so calm.
Before Fu Wenxiao could say anything else, Ge Yayi came over and said carefully, "Boss Li, a few of them are seriously injured. We need to find a car to carry them back."
Yu Li said, "Then let's find it."
Ge Yayi asked someone to find the village chief and asked the villagers to help find a cart to carry the seriously injured people.
When something like this happened here, even the police came. The villagers were so scared that they didn't dare to get close.
When the village chief came over, he was so frightened when he saw the collapsed house that he trembled as he spoke.
This made Yu Li feel a little guilty, so he took the initiative to negotiate with the village chief, asking who the house belonged to and whether the owner was still there, and said he would compensate.
The village chief told her that this family had gone to visit relatives in the provincial capital half a month ago.
Hearing this, Yu Li felt relieved. It seemed that these people were hiding here precisely because the house was located in a remote area and the owner was not at home.
After tying up everyone, Ge Yayi came over to ask Yu Li for instructions: "Boss Li..."
Yu Li said: "Okay, let's go back."
All of them have been captured and there is no need to keep them here to avoid scaring the villagers.
Ge Yayi left two officers to deal with the dead, and then escorted those people away. Those who were too seriously injured were put on carts and asked the villagers to help push them back to the city.
Because they did not bring enough officials, they had to recruit villagers to help.
The journey was very lively and bustling.
In this situation, Fu Wenxiao couldn't say anything to Yu Li, so he went back to the county town with her silently.
Fu Lieyun also followed with his subordinates. They walked at the end. Because of the aura of these few people, others did not dare to talk to them.
After returning to the county, Yu Li said goodbye to Ge Yayi and said seriously: "You can interrogate these people first. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me."
When she took action just now, she found out that these people were not the masterminds behind the scenes.
In other words, they were just following orders and were a group of thugs used to deal with her. They must have another master behind them.
What if the master behind them wants to rescue them? If the other party's status is too high, even County Magistrate Zhang will have to compromise and let them go. This is not acceptable.
If that's the case, then she can only use her power to suppress others.
Thinking of this, Yu Li couldn't help but look at Fu Wenxiao, and Fu Lieyun and others who followed them back to the county town.
They called Fu Wenxiao "Crown Prince", but they didn't know what kind of "Crown Prince" he was. How did this identity compare to the masters behind those people?
If Fu Wenxiao's status as the "Crown Prince" is not enough, then he can only go to Xuan Huaiqing.
Presumably, the status of a junior general of the Zhennan Army should be enough to detain and convict those people, right?
Ge Yayi understood what she meant and nodded in agreement. He secretly glanced at Fu Lieyun and others standing next to Fu Xiucai, knowing that their origins were not simple.
They are friends of Mr. Fu and will definitely help Boss Li.
If someone wants to get those people out of jail, the boss should be able to control them, right?
After saying goodbye to Ge the yamen runner, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao prepared to go home.
Fu Lieyun and others naturally followed them.
After all this going on, it was already past noon.
Because he didn't have lunch, Yu Li was very hungry and couldn't help but touch his stomach.
Seeing this, Fu Wenxiao said, "Li Niang, do you want to eat something first?" He pointed to the roadside stall selling buns and said, "Eat a few buns to fill your stomach first."
Yu Li never had a problem with her stomach, so she nodded naturally.
Fu Wenxiao went to buy twenty meat buns and asked the stall owner to wrap them in oil paper. One piece of oil paper could wrap five meat buns, so he made four oil paper packages in total.
Fu Wenxiao handed an oil-paper bag to Yu Li and took the rest, ready to give it to her when she finished eating.
"Li Niang, eat." He said gently, worried that she would be hungry.
Seeing this scene, Fu Lieyun and others showed surprise on their faces. Although it disappeared quickly, Yu Li still found some clues.
Yu Li glanced at them and said, "Xiao brother, send some to them too."
Fu Wenxiao smiled, and was somewhat pleased that she was still willing to pay attention to him. He said, "Okay, I'll give them some." He handed an oil-paper bag to Fu Lieyun, "Brother Lie, you've worked hard, have some too."
Fu Lieyun shifted his gaze from Fu Wenxiao to Yu Li and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Madam."
Yu Li felt uncomfortable hearing the word "Madam". She ate the bun silently without saying anything.
Back at Shuying Lane, it was broad daylight and Yu Li couldn't climb over the wall to get in, so he went to knock on the door.
After a while, the door opened from the inside and Zhou's face appeared.
Zhou said happily: "Li Niang, Xiao Ge'er, you guys come back..."
When she saw the person standing behind Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao, she paused for a moment and opened her mouth, "Brother Lie..." She was surprised and happy, "Is it really Brother Lie?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Li couldn't help but look at the surprised expression on Zhou's face.
So my mother-in-law also knows this person?
Fu Lieyun stepped forward and said to Zhou: "Aunt Zhou, it's me."
Zhou was so surprised that she was about to say something, but when she saw the neighbor across the street open the door and look in, she turned around and said, "Come in... Hey, Li Niang, Xiao Ge'er, have you eaten yet?"
"Mom, we haven't eaten yet." Fu Wenxiao said gently.
When Zhou heard this, she was immediately distressed. She didn't care about anything else and quickly said, "Are you hungry, Li Niang? Why didn't you come back at noon? I left some food for you, go and eat it."
She was worried that Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao were hungry, so she asked them to eat first.
Then she said to Fu Lieyun, "Brother Lie, have you eaten?"
Soon the door of the Fu family was closed.
Zhou asked Fu Lieyun to sit in the hall for a while, brought the food in the pot over, and was busy running around.
When Fu Yanhui and his sister saw so many strangers appearing in their home, they felt a little timid and followed Zhou closely.
Yu Li first washed the dust off his face, then went back to his room to change clothes.
I've been running around outside for most of the day today, and my clothes are covered in dust. I need to change them.
When she changed her clothes, she found that Fu Wenxiao had also returned.
He stood there, wearing a scholar's long gown, still looking neat and tidy, not at all messy.
"Ali..." he called her softly.
Yu Li stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
Fu Wenxiao stared at her and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't told you yet, but I'm not from Yuzhou. My original name was Fu Xiao, my mother was Princess Yuan'an, my father was the Duke of Zhenguo, and I'm the son of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion..."
He briefly told her about his origins.
Yu Li listened quietly without saying anything.
"Li Niang..." Fu Wenxiao looked at her worriedly, his eyes fixed on her face, and his hands clenched involuntarily under his long sleeves.
He never told her about this. In fact, he felt sorry about it, but he just didn't know how to tell her.
After he finished speaking, Yu Li asked, "So, the mother-in-law is not actually your mother, but your wet nurse?"
Fu Wenxiao was stunned for a moment. Seeing her serious expression, he was choked for once.
He thought she would question why he kept his real name, or be angry at his deception, but compared to these, she seemed to care more about whether Zhou was his biological mother.
Thinking of her excessive attachment to Zhou, it was not surprising. Fu Wenxiao even felt a sense of expectedness.
"Although she is not my biological mother, in my heart, my wet nurse is the same as my mother." Fu Wenxiao said, "She raised me, took care of me since I was a child, and even did a lot of things for me. She is no different from my biological mother."
At this point, he smiled slightly and said, "I once said that I would always support her and let her enjoy her old age."
After hearing this, Yu Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
So mother-in-law is still mother-in-law, and that's good.
As long as I don’t have to separate from my mother-in-law, nothing else matters.
Fu Wenxiao's eyes never left her. He was aware of her thoughts and gradually began to feel a sense of both laughter and tears.
Compared to those things, perhaps whether the "mother-in-law" is real is more important to her.
Her thoughts are really easy to understand.
"Li Niang, don't you have anything to ask me?" Fu Wenxiao couldn't help but ask.
Of course Yu Li did, and asked, "Then is the name Fu Wenxiao fake?"
"It's true." He showed a complicated expression, "Wen Xiao is my pen name, it's the name my father gave me, not many people know it..."
Yu Li asked: "Then your father..."
Fu Wenxiao was silent for a moment, then said, "He died a few years ago."
"Feel sorry."
He smiled and said calmly, "It's okay."
It has been several years since the incident. No matter how much pain there was, it will pass, and all that remains is the sorrow of the passing of a loved one.
Yu Li felt a little uncomfortable as if she had brought up his sad story, so she quickly changed the subject, "I'm hungry, let's go eat first."
For her, no matter how big the matter is, it is not as important as eating.
Just as she was about to go out, Fu Wenxiao suddenly grabbed her hand and asked her to stop.
Yu Li turned to look at him and asked, "Xiao brother, is there anything else?"
Fu Wenxiao stared at her closely, wanting to say something but stopping himself, "Li Niang, I didn't mean to hide this from you..."
"It's okay!" Yu Li pulled his hand away.
At that moment, Fu Wenxiao felt his heart tighten slightly, and even a sense of panic arose, and he subconsciously wanted to hold her hand.
The next moment, Yu Li said: "Actually, I don't care."
"What?"
She said: "Whether you are Fu Xiao or Fu Wenxiao, I don't really care."
Fu Wenxiao looked at her absentmindedly and was unresponsive for a moment.
Yu Li was a little confused. Why did he look so distraught? Was what he said wrong?
She had no choice but to say patiently, "Xiao brother, no matter who you are, it has no effect on me. Whether it's Fu Xiao or Fu Wenxiao, aren't they both you?" Thinking of something, she added, "Of course, mother is still mother, and that won't change."
She didn't want Fu Wenxiao to become Fu Xiao, and Zhou would no longer be her mother-in-law. This was not acceptable.
Fu Wenxiao reacted quickly and looked at her in surprise. He felt an indescribable emotion suddenly fill his heart, so hot that he couldn't help but walk forward and hug her in his arms.
"Li Niang!" He said with a little force, "You are right. No matter what my name is, I am still me and my mother is still my mother. It will not change."
At this moment, Fu Wenxiao was even glad that she had decided to stay in the Fu family because she couldn't bear to leave Zhou, and even chose to become a real couple with him for Zhou.
That's enough.
He will try hard to make her accept him, and maybe one day, she will stay for him.
Yu Li was held by him and said, "Aren't you hungry?"
Even though she had just eaten some buns, she still felt very hungry. Now that he had started practicing physical skills, he would definitely get hungry quickly.
Fu Wenxiao quickly let her go, worried that she was hungry. Finally, he suppressed all the emotions in his heart and pulled her out.
Yu Li looked at her hand that he was holding tightly, thought about it, and decided to let him do what he wanted.
In fact, what she said just now was not a lie. No matter who Fu Wenxiao was, it had no effect on her.
After all, she had originally wanted the Fu family, and in order to stay in the Fu family, she was willing to be with him and become a couple. As long as the mother-in-law is still the mother-in-law, and he is still himself, there is nothing to worry about.
As he walked out of the room, Yu Li thought of something and said, "By the way, those people who were imprisoned today, if anyone tries to rescue them, they must not be released. They dared to instruct others to cause trouble in Jin Niang's store, and they must pay the price!"
She actually dared to set fire to her sister's store. This kind of thing is absolutely unforgivable.
If it weren’t for Yu Jin’s vigilance, if the fire had spread and burned the house, I’m afraid everyone in the house would have been injured or even killed.
Fu Wenxiao responded with a smile, "Don't worry, no matter who did this, they will pay the price."
He said it lightly, but it was inexplicably convincing.
Yu Li looked at him and decided to believe him.
When the two of them arrived at the hall, they saw Fu Lieyun sitting there. Zhou was talking to him, her eyes were a little red, and the four subordinates who followed Fu Lieyun were not seen.
Seeing them coming, Zhou said hurriedly, "Li Niang, Xiao Ge'er, come and have dinner."
If you have anything to say, let’s talk about it after dinner.
When Yu Li saw several men bringing out a bowl of freshly cooked noodles from the kitchen, he finally realized that Fu Lieyun's subordinates had gone to the kitchen to cook.
Zhou invited them to have dinner together.
However, except for Fu Lieyun who sat down, everyone else went to the outer courtyard and did not sit with them.
One of the subordinates said, "Prince, General, I will wait outside and will not disturb you."
Fu Wenxiao hummed, "Go ahead."
Fu Lieyun also nodded slightly.
Four subordinates carried the prepared food to the outer courtyard, leaving space for them.
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After dinner, Zhou looked at Yu Li, feeling a little nervous. She said, "Mother Li, this is Lie Ge'er. Lie Ge'er is Xiao Ge'er's sworn brother..."
Thinking about how they had hidden a lot of things from Yu Li, she was still somewhat worried.
Although they didn't want to hide it from her, some things were not easy to reveal.
Yu Li said: "Mother, I have heard what Xiao Ge'er said."
"Ah..." Zhou was a little at a loss. She looked at Fu Wenxiao, then at Yu Li, and said carefully, "Mother Li, we didn't mean to hide it from you. Don't be angry..."
Yu Li comforted her, "Mom, don't worry, I'm not angry."
"Are you really not angry?" Zhou was still worried. She felt that a normal girl would be more or less angry if she encountered such a thing and found out that she was deceived by her husband's family.
Why isn't Li Niang angry?
After confirming again and again that Yu Li was not angry, Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.
Then, Fu Wenxiao solemnly introduced them, "Mother Li, this is my sworn brother Fu Lieyun. Brother Lie, this is my wife, Yu Li."
Yu Li called out to Fu Lieyun, "Brother Lie!"
She was a very polite person. Since Fu Lieyun was Fu Wenxiao's sworn brother, she would definitely call him.
Fu Lieyun stood up quickly and said respectfully, "Madam, there is no need to do this..."
Although he was the adopted son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, in the eyes of outsiders, he was also a retainer and subordinate of the Fu family. When addressing outsiders, he still called Fu Wenxiao the Crown Prince and rarely overstepped his authority.
Fu Wenxiao said, "Brother Lie, A-Li is my wife, this is as it should be."
Upon hearing this, Fu Lieyun's stern expression softened a little and he said, "In that case, I am overstepping my authority." Then he called Yu Li "sister-in-law".
After introducing each other, Fu Wenxiao asked, "Brother Lie, why are you here?" He glanced at Fu Lieyun's face and asked, "Are you injured?"
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