Chapter 7 (1/2)

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While Mr Yan despaired about his life of toil and endured a hefty dose of suffering in the palace, the matter he was concerned over – the Estate of the Marquis of Jing Ning – was in great chaos

A few days before, when Fu Shen and his crew had just settled down, his little sister Fu Ling, the Prince of Qi's wife, dispatched people fro theto come and visit in person soth to deal with her and hadher proper et suspicious, he turned this down on the spot “There's no need Have her take care of herself first”

These people from the Prince of Qi's Estate had once been subordinates of the Duke of Ying's Estate and had co as part of her dowry They ell versed in the Eldest Son's propensity for being a straightforward speaker and didn't dare to doubt even half a word of his, so they returned to Fu Ling and relayed what he'd said

When the response came, the Prince of Qi, Sun Yunduan, happened to be present, and he couldn't keep fro his head “Marquis Fu is quite a bit unreasonable…”

Froht wind of Fu Shen's injury up until now, she was so worried she couldn't sleep, secretly crying a few ti that fa, she calive this poor display, My Prince,” she said, jaw clenched, “My older brother has always been this way; a dead duck that won't quack about his own , happily-married couple with mutual respect, he poked fun at it “And now you'll venture to arrange for it behind his back?”

Fu Ling flushed with shame “He has a cold face, but a warood to me He just isn't one of many words I don't knohat kind of ill be suitable for hi the rumor his subordinate had reported back to him, the Prince intentionally diverts the subject “Who knohat sort of fated wedlock that would be? Marquis Fu has only just returned to the capital, and his Estate is presumably in an all-around state of chaos It wouldn't be appropriate for you to visit now” He tugged at her hand, gently rocking it “Wait a few more days for him to settle down, and then you can pay a visit to his ho's eyes sparkled “My Prince would be willing to let this consort leave the Estate?”

The Prince tilts his head to press a kiss to her cheek, giving her a droopy s brother, not an outsider There's no harm in it You just need to promise this Prince that you'll be careful with your body You absolutelyrash…”

A patch of red clouds i color of it as bright and beautiful as her “I know,” she whispers

The sky is gloomy today, the wind colder than it used to be, and it see to rain Fu Shen's injury is most sensitive to this type of weather, and it troubles him with incessant pain Just as he was to call for soht reading to take his mind off it, a servant came to report that the Prince of Qi's Consort had ate

Fu Shen now has a headache “Such a nuisance… help uards withdraw a bit and constrain the servants to the read courtyard to avoid any possible offense Invite the Consort into theboys to wait on her I'll go to changewasn't in theup her handkerchief over and over again A short ainst the floor She lost all self-control and stood up, turning her head just in time to meet with Fu Shen's eyes as he was seated in a wheelchair

Fu Shenin bewilderazed at hie of her invincible, indofully nestled within a crudely-made bamboo wheelchair, his appearance especially sharp due to how much he'd wasted away He showed her a smile, albeit not very skillfully

Unable to bear this any longer, tears welled in her eyes as she threw herself at hian to wail

The old maidservant who came to accompany her was scared witless Fu Shen was thrown backwards by her pouncing on him, but he still used his arms to steady her and return her e seven years old, little Madas of her heart that had been stretched taut finally snapped clean off, and she bahile suffused with tears “You scared one, you're the only family I have left…”

His breath hitched

The knot of cold frost tying up his own heart melted into ater He htly pat her on the shoulder “Don't cry, it's alright,” he said, voice low “I'm here Don't be sad”

If General Fu was a star that had descended froht have been the reincarnation of a rain God The Marquis of Jing Ning's ho hard to console his little sister, being both physically and ainst his temple “I said not to co over her to ht hurt yourself,” he said helplessly “So you made the trip here And now the courtyard of my house doesn't need to be watered for another three years”

Fu Ling ashi+ng her face with hot water and straightening herself up when he she heard a fluttering giggle “Don't youme sit on pins and needles at home would hurt me the most”

He was s down his hand

She went to sit beside hi at the thin blanket covering his legs, she can't keep the worry off her face “Big brother, can your injury… really not be cured? There's many famed doctors in the capital Or, I could ask the Prince for his assistance…”

“The Enose and treat it,” Fu Shen replied, simply and concisely

Words fail her, a flash of disappoint sht after “That's okay If there's no way to treat it… then it doesn'tto stay in the capital and not go anywhere else froaze was like a knife stabbing straight into his heart

He didn't want to lie to her, but he couldn't bear to ue “have a s a period of non-stop chatter, she asked, “Ah, right Has anyone from the family been sent to visit you?”

She wasn't 's household as a fa feels forlorn at that “I had thought that though she didn't like us, she was still the Matriarch and would coardless I didn't think that she would be so unrelenting”

“When did we have any ‘friendliness' with her? It was completely broken as soon as that family branched off You don't need to compromise with her just because she's an elder,” he replied “She only has Fu Ya in her sights right now, and she's waiting for the ti”