I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Fu Yuyao angrily crossed the garden, walked quickly through the corridor, and ran to the study.

Her face was gloomy, as if a storm was coming.

Seeing this, the gatekeeper immediately stepped forward to block her way and shouted fiercely:

"Stop! This is our prince's study, no one is allowed to approach!"

Fu Yuyao was even more furious, her eyes widened like bells, as if she wanted to eat someone: "How dare you! I am the prince's sweetheart, how dare you stop me?"

The boy was stunned.

Then he realized who she was, and there was a hint of contempt and arrogance in his eyes. He glanced at her belly and said in an even more impolite tone: "No matter who you are, our lady said that no one and no dog are allowed to enter."

"You?" Fu Yuyao was so angry that her fingers trembled as she pointed at the servant's nose, her chest heaving.

After a stalemate, she desperately shouted towards the study: "Gao Yan, Gao Yan - come out and see me -"

"Come out here—"

The servant wanted to cover her mouth, but it was too late.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the study. The door creaked open and a tall figure appeared in Fu Yuyao's sight.

That was the prince Gao Yan whom she had been thinking about all the time, his eyes were full of concern and anxiety.

"Why did you stop her?" Gao Yan's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty. He glanced at the two servants with a sharp look in his eyes.

The servants lowered their heads, not daring to meet Gao Yan's gaze.

"Young Master, this is an order from Madam..." one of them explained cautiously.

It was his mother again, and Gao Yan could hardly hide the annoyance between his brows.

Fu Yuyao kept retching because of her excitement. She knew that she would not get the result she wanted if she continued to stalemate, so she pretended to faint and fell limply towards the red pillar.

Gao Yan was shocked when he saw this, and he hurried forward to pick her up, no longer caring about whether she was his mother or not. He broke through the servants' layers of obstruction and carried her all the way into the study.

The servants were at a loss.

Fu Yuyao glared at them complacently.

She knew that her brother Yan would never abandon her.

Her little face pressed against Gao Yan's warm chest, and she felt safe and warm again.

~

In the upper room of the mansion, the ladies gathered together. Tao Ying brought her two daughters and Liu Qing'er with her. Whenever she met someone, she would introduce Liu Qing'er.

Today, Liu Qing'er was wearing an emerald green skirt. Her face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, and her eyes attracted the attention of many officials' wives.

"Oh, isn't this General Liu's daughter?"

"She is really naturally beautiful, very pretty."

Many wives of officials looked at Liu Qing'er carefully, showing their willingness to marry her. They held her hands and asked her various questions enthusiastically.

For any unmarried girl, being the focus of everyone's attention is undoubtedly a great satisfaction.

Even though Liu Qing'er knew in her heart that she would become the woman of Jingyang Marquis Fu Xiaotian today, and she looked down on any of these officials' wives' sons, she still couldn't help but feel secretly proud.

However, as the ladies' conversation deepened, Liu Qing'er gradually sensed something was wrong. The topic they were talking about seemed to be about choosing a wife for the illegitimate son, not the legitimate son.

Assigned to a lowly bastard?

Being looked down upon like this, Liu Qing'er felt an overwhelming sense of humiliation.

No longer willing to deal with these snobs, Liu Qing'er suppressed her unprecedented loss and anger and tried to find a chance to leave.

What kind of humiliation is this? You can't stand it and want to leave? Fu Yuzheng sneered in her heart. Thinking about something in her previous life, Fu Yuzheng couldn't help looking around.

Sure enough, I saw several noble ladies playing and laughing in the pavilion.

One of them was a noble lady named Cui Jiaojiao, who came from a prominent family and lived a luxurious life.

She was dressed extremely luxuriously, like a walking jewelry store, with seven or eight red gold hairpins inserted diagonally on her head. A noble lady from a general's mansion looked tacky like a nouveau riche.

Fu Yuzheng had a neutral impression of Cui Jiaojiao, and they rarely got close in their previous life.

However, today...

However, Fu Yuzheng decided to drag Liu Qing'er along and integrate into Cui Jiaojiao's circle again.

"Sister Qing'er, there are a few girls playing shuttlecock over in the pavilion. Shall we go and try it?" Fu Yuzheng invited Liu Qing'er with a smile.

Liu Qing'er got a rare opportunity to escape. She quickly said goodbye to Tao Ying and several other wives of officials who had a good impression of her, and then followed Fu Yuzheng to the pavilion.

In the pavilion, a new red-gold phoenix hairpin on Cui Jiaojiao's head attracted everyone's attention.

"Jiaojiao, this new red-gold phoenix hairpin on your head is so unique." A noble lady couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

Cui Jiaojiao proudly introduced: "This was forged by Master Ji Guang himself. It is priceless."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other ladies put down their shuttlecocks and came forward to admire them.

This phoenix hairpin is indeed an extraordinary product, made of thin material like a cicada's wing and crystal clear. The most eye-catching thing is the bright red ruby, which is like the eyes of a phoenix, shining brightly.

All the noble ladies present were amazed, and Liu Qing'er was even more drooling.

Fu Yuzheng saw it and sneered in her heart.

After showing off the ruby ​​hairpin, Cui Jiaojiao called on her friends to continue playing shuttlecock and enthusiastically invited Fu Yuzheng to join.

Fu Yuzheng brought Liu Qing'er with her as well.

A group of girls were jumping happily in the pavilion, kicking the shuttlecock in various shapes and having a lot of fun.

It was not until the maid from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion brought the fishing bait and said that a new pond had been dug with running water from the mountains in the west, and that red carp were raised in it, that the group of girls dropped their shuttlecocks and ran to play with the fish.

Fu Yuzheng did not rush to leave. She glanced at the ground and found something glowing red under a clump of flowers.

That was the ruby ​​that fell from Cui Jiaojiao’s phoenix hairpin.

Fu Yuzheng pretended not to see it, walked around the tree, and hid in the rockery in front. She secretly looked back...

Liu Qing'er was left alone at the back.

Suddenly, Liu Qing'er also caught a glimpse of the sparkling ruby ​​on the ground, and a trace of greed flashed in her eyes.

She looked around and after confirming that no one was around, she quickly bent over to pick it up and carefully hid it in her sleeve, as if she was afraid that this unexpected fortune would disappear in an instant.

Seeing Liu Qing'er doing such a stupid thing again in this life, Fu Yuzheng couldn't help but laugh.

In fact, in her previous life, Fu Yuzheng didn't know the whereabouts of the ruby ​​at first. It was not until after her mother died and she went to settle accounts with Liu Qing'er that she accidentally shook out the ruby ​​from her bag and realized that it was Liu Qing'er who stole it.

By the pond, Cui Jiaojiao was throwing fishing bait and having a lot of fun, not noticing that the treasure was missing from her head.

Fu Yuzheng approached her and deliberately reminded her, "Hey, Cui Jiaojiao, where is the ruby ​​on your phoenix hairpin?"