I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Chapter 61

The imperial garden is full of spring colors and flowers are in full bloom, but there are also some harsh remarks mixed in.

"Have you heard? The Crown Princess was scolded by the Crown Prince and her eyes are swollen from crying. Even ice compresses can't reduce the swelling. Now she has to put on a smile in front of the ladies of honor." A noble lady whispered sarcastically.

"In my opinion, the Crown Princess is a bit stupid. Why is she angry with the future 'niece-in-law' from the Queen's family? Fu Yuzheng is not a concubine in the Eastern Palace. She won't get anything good even if she wins the fight, not to mention that she lost. Isn't this just asking for humiliation?" Another noble lady laughed contemptuously.

"Then you don't know. I heard that the girls from the Prime Minister's mansion are all arrogant. We don't easily see the Crown Princess on weekdays, but you just look at the character of her sister Chen Daiyu, and you will know something about it." The noble lady continued to sneer.

"In that case, it seems that the education of the Prime Minister Chen family is not good enough..." Another voice interrupted the discussion.

Although these words were not loud, they were enough to attract the attention of some people.

At this time, the Prime Minister's eldest son Chen Peiting and several of his colleagues happened to pass by the waterside pavilion. They were discussing state affairs.

However, when they suddenly heard these discordant and sarcastic voices, Chen Peiting couldn't help but frowned and turned his head to look.

The ladies in the pavilion immediately shut up when they saw that they were caught. Although they were all royal relatives and had a high status, the Prime Minister was still very powerful, so they only dared to discuss it in private and did not dare to speak out in front of him.

Seeing this, several colleagues and friends comforted Chen Peiting and said, "Master Chen, don't worry about it. They are just some ignorant girls."

Chen Peiting regained his smile, but he felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

He knew that his sisters were competitive and he thought that his fifth sister was more stable, so his father sent her to the East Palace to become the Crown Princess. However, as Su Liangdi became more and more favored, the Crown Princess began to act biasedly.

This is not a good sign.

Chen Peiting and his colleagues continued walking for a while, and suddenly they saw a familiar figure under the willow trees beside Taiye Lake.

——It was the fourth girl he had been thinking about, Fu Yuxuan.

Chen Peiting had an idea and found an excuse to say goodbye to his colleagues. He took a shortcut across the stone arch bridge over the lake and quietly approached Fu Yuxuan.

At this time, Fu Yuxuan was surrounded by several young girls, who were discussing the Crown Princess's swollen eyes from crying today.

Fu Yuxuan reminded calmly, "Sisters, please stop arguing. The Crown Princess and the Prime Minister Chen family are not something you and I can discuss. If we mess up, it will bring disaster to the family."

Although her voice was soft, it contained a firmness that could not be ignored.

Those who were willing to play with Fu Yuxuan were naturally not royal relatives, but daughters of ministers in the court, whose status was one level lower than that of royal relatives.

The girls immediately shut up and changed the subject.

When Chen Peiting saw this scene, his eyes lit up. He couldn't help but admire in his heart: "What a dignified, virtuous and sensible girl. She is much more stable than my sisters at home."

Fu Yuxuan, the good girl who was brought up through many hardships by the second branch of the Jingyang Marquis's Mansion, made him respect her.

Fu Yuxuan stood facing the lake, the late spring wind blowing along the water, lifting her green skirt. Suddenly, a willow branch swayed in the wind and gently touched her cheek.

She grabbed the willow branch and turned around to break it so that she could play with it in her hand.

This turn made her eyes meet Chen Peiting's directly.

Fu Yuxuan was stunned at first, then she let go of the willow branch and bowed to Chen Peiting who was standing under another willow tree: "Hello, Mr. Chen."

Upon hearing this, the other girls turned around, and when they saw clearly that the person coming was the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family... they couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs.

He thought to himself that it was a good thing that Fu Yuxuan had prevented anyone from criticizing the Crown Princess and the Prime Minister's Chen family, otherwise they would have been discovered by the real culprits and would have brought disaster to his father and brother.

For a moment, these girls were all grateful to Fu Yuxuan.

Chen Peiting wanted to be alone with Fu Yuxuan for a while, but Fu Yuxuan obviously didn't want to do that. After she bowed, she invited the girls to go somewhere else to play and deliberately avoided him.

Chen Peiting was speechless for a moment and couldn't find a suitable reason to keep her, so he could only watch her leave.

This feeling of not getting what you want made Chen Peiting feel as if his heart was scratched by a cat...uncomfortable.

This scene happened to be seen by Fu Yuyao who was playing with fish on the stone arch bridge. She immediately left the prince Gao Yan and ran excitedly to stop her sister Fu Yuxuan.

The fourth girl, Fu Yuxuan, was surprised when she saw Fu Yuyao dressed as a maid. She immediately took Fu Yuyao to a secluded place, frowned, and asked, "Sister, what are you doing?"

Fu Yuxuan knew very well that her sister, as a third-class concubine, had no right to enter the palace.

Seeing that she was wearing a maid's dress, it was obvious that she had sneaked into the palace among the maids of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. If she was found out, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and she might lose her head.

However, Fu Yuyao disagreed. She sneered and said, "I'm not afraid of Gao Yan, so why should you be afraid? If something really happens, Gao Yan and the Queen will protect me."

She is now a legitimate member of the queen's family!

Fu Yuxuan frowned fiercely. Her sister was just too simple-minded. But now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. She could only remind her: "Sister, be careful with your words and actions, and don't get into trouble."

Fu Yuyao interrupted her sister and said unhappily:

"Why, you are the only one allowed to enter the palace to experience the royal style, but I am not allowed to come and see it too? I finally married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and became a royal relative. What's wrong with entering the palace? Stop nagging me all the time."

Fu Yuxuan had no intention of arguing with her sister. She knew that her chance to enter the palace was rare and she needed to make more connections to pave the way for her future.

Thinking of this, she pushed Fu Yuyao away and prepared to leave.

At this time, Fu Yuyao remembered the important matter, and chased after her, took Fu Yuxuan's arm, and whispered in her ear:

"Sister, do you know? The Prime Minister's eldest son, Chen Peiting, has taken a fancy to you. If you can marry him, the status of your in-laws in the future... will not be much lower than mine."

Fu Yuxuan: …

I am completely speechless about this sister.

My sister is living a comfortable life now because she is the only woman in Gao Yan's room. When Gao Yan's wife comes home, how can my sister have a good life? Why is she still complacent and thinking that she has married well?

Is her head full of water?

In addition, Fu Yuxuan was very self-aware. She had no say in the marriage of the eldest son of the Prime Minister, and Mrs. Chen, the Prime Minister, was very picky and would definitely not choose her. If you know it's impossible, there's no need to waste your time trying to get in on the action.

However, Fu Yuxuan knew that her sister might not agree with these words, so she kept silent. She only repeatedly reminded her sister: "When walking in the palace, remember to keep a low profile and don't cause trouble."

Then he left.

"What a fool! The Prime Minister's son has taken a fancy to you, why don't you get close to him sooner?"

Fu Yuyao regards her theory of bed climbing as the most precious treasure in the world, and believes that it would be a huge loss if Fu Yuxuan didn't deal with Chen Peiting soon.

It is also a manifestation of temporary mental retardation.

Fu Yuyao sighed. Her sister refused to listen to her, but there was nothing she could do. She threw her handkerchief away angrily and went back to find Gao Yan.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to the stone arch bridge, she saw from afar a slim woman in a pink skirt standing next to Gao Yan, talking to him in an intimate manner.

Fu Yuyao took a closer look and found that the shameless woman was actually Cui Yingying—the one who had claimed last time that she was about to get engaged to Gao Yan, and who later had had a quarrel with her in the study...his future fiancée!

Fu Yuyao instantly became furious, rushed onto the stone arch bridge, and asked loudly:

"Gao Yan, you liar, didn't you say that the marriage was over and you had broken up with her? Why are you getting together with her again now?"