I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Princess Yuehua sat on the luxurious throne in Jiaotai Hall, quiet and solemn.

In the corridor outside the palace, Fu Xiaotian stood quietly by the railing, looking at the gate of the courtyard, as if waiting for someone.

General Weiyuan, Cui Jiaojiao's father, saw Fu Xiaotian like this when he passed by, and couldn't help but joked: "Why are you standing outside like an idiot? Come on, come in and have a couple of drinks with me."

Hearing this, Fu Xiaotian smiled and shook his head: "Let's get drunk some other day, forget about it today."

General Weiyuan looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then lowered his voice and asked, "Are you afraid that getting drunk in front of... that person will affect your image?"

Fu Xiaotian immediately put away his smile and said seriously: "If you really consider me a brother, don't joke like this anymore."

General Weiyuan: ...

Then he reacted, smiled and slapped his mouth, apologizing to Fu Xiaotian: "I deserve to be slapped for my stinky mouth. I promise I won't dare to do it again."

At this time, Tao Ying and Fu Yuzheng walked along the path into the Jiaotai Hall.

Fu Xiaotian smiled when he saw her, and he held onto the railing with his big hands and jumped over it nimbly, then he strode forward and said, "Yingying, I'm here."

General Weiyuan looked at Fu Xiaotian's hurried back, shook his head and smiled, "New love or old love, the new love is better after all."

He understood that the reason why Fu Xiaotian stayed in the corridor and refused to enter the palace was to avoid Princess Yuehua inside. He didn't want his wife to have wild thoughts!

"This tough guy has such a delicate mind. No wonder even though they have been married for more than a decade and their children are about to get married, their relationship is still as sweet as a newlywed."

General Weiyuan stroked his chin and talked to himself.

Fu Xiaotian quickly came to Tao Ying's side, and asked her with a smile where she had been and whether she had a good time in the palace today. Tao Ying answered with a smile.

Then, the couple, along with their two daughters, walked into the main hall, talking and laughing, and, under the guidance of the palace maids, walked towards the seat of Marquis Jingyang's mansion.

Who was so blind as to arrange the seating arrangements so that their seat was right next to Princess Yuehua's? Fu Yuzheng was speechless.

At this time, Princess Yuehua and her husband had already taken their seats, and her husband Mu Shaoheng was pouring her a glass of fruit wine.

Fu Yuzheng couldn't help but look over. The prince consort Mu Shaoheng, who was holding a wine jug, was gentle and handsome, with a flowing white robe. His appearance could almost be described as "absolutely beautiful".

At the banquet, the prince consort considerately poured wine for his wife, which showed their deep love for each other.

However, Fu Yuzheng observed...

When the Prince Consort Mu Shaoheng handed over the wine glass, Princess Yuehua didn't even bother to take it, and gestured with her eyes to put it on the table.

After Mu Shaoheng did as he was told, Princess Yuehua raised her glass and took a sip.

This is, she is unwilling to exchange wine glasses with her husband... with fingers touching?

This scene made Fu Yuzheng frown. How much love could be left between husband and wife when they were so respectful to each other?

At the same time, Fu Xiaotian and Tao Ying's intimate behavior attracted everyone's attention.

Fu Xiaotian held Tao Ying's small hand tightly, with his fingers clasped together, and walked through the hall, not caring about other people's eyes.

Although Tao Ying felt a little uncomfortable and tried to pull her hand back, Fu Xiaotian held it even tighter.

"What are you afraid of? I'm your husband!"

He said this domineeringly, leading Tao Ying all the way to the seat.

Fu Yuzheng didn't delve into the intention of her father's action, but she noticed...

Princess Yuehua and her husband also cast their gazes over. Mu Shaoheng's gaze lingered on his father's face for a moment, while Princess Yuehua's gaze lingered on her father and mother's... clasped hands.

The time of staring was even a little long.

After retracting her gaze, Princess Yuehua calmly picked up the wine glass and sipped the wine one sip after another. Although she only drank a little at a time, she drank three or four sips in a row.

Although her expression was indifferent, her drinking movements were typically concealing her inner turmoil.

At this moment, Fu Yuzheng's family approached. Mu Shaoheng smiled and stood up, bowing to Fu Xiaotian: "Marquis Jingyang."

Fu Xiaotian then let go of Tao Ying's hand and respectfully returned the greeting: "Greetings, Prince Consort."

Tao Ying brought her two daughters and knelt down to greet the princess and her husband: "Greetings to the princess and her husband."

However, Princess Yuehua seemed to be like a fairy. She was used to being high and mighty in the Heavenly Palace and looked down upon the ants in the mortal world.

She sat at her seat with an arrogant look on her face, gracefully tasting the fruit wine in her hand, without even giving a sidelong glance to Tao Ying and her daughter.

Fu Yuzheng, who had been kneeling and saluting, said: …

Princess Yuehua is the first one in all these years to openly express her “contempt” for her mother.

Even Fu Yuzheng felt Princess Yuehua's contempt and disdain for herself. This arrogant princess probably thought that Fu Yuzheng was just the daughter of a merchant and looked down on her.

Fu Yuzheng sneered in her heart.

That’s great. This was the first time in her life that she felt so despised.

——Her knees were sore from performing so many formalities, but she didn’t even get a “no thanks”.

Seeing this, the husband of the emperor, Mu Shaoheng, looked slightly embarrassed. After waiting for a while, seeing that Princess Yuehua still ignored him, he could only say to Tao Ying and her daughter on behalf of Princess Yuehua: "No need to be polite."

Then, he picked up a glass of wine and apologized to Tao Ying, her mother and her daughter:

"Princess Yuehua is not good at socializing. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

After that, he drank it all in one gulp.

However, the action of the Prince Consort Mu Shaoheng was met with an indifferent glance from Princess Yuehua, as if she was condemning him for being nosy.

Mu Shaoheng became more and more embarrassed.

Fu Xiaotian didn't say anything, nor did he glance at Princess Yuehua. He just considerately supported Tao Ying's waist and asked her to sit down.

The couple sat down next to the table.

The two daughters, Fu Yuzheng and Fu Yushu, each placed a chair behind them, a little further away from the table.

Due to the past relationship between Princess Yuehua and Fu Xiaotian, many insiders in the hall were paying close attention to their movements. Seeing Princess Yuehua's arrogant and cold attitude, some noble ladies began to whisper.

"I've been watching from the sidelines for more than a decade. Why has Princess Yuehua become more and more cold-blooded?"

"Perhaps marrying someone you don't love will make your married life unhappy. I heard that Princess Yuehua has not given birth yet, and the so-called eldest son is actually a concubine's son who was adopted by her."

"Oh, that's no wonder. She can't give birth to a child herself, and she has to take care of the concubine's child every day... After a hundred years, the entire Southwest Mu Mansion will be handed over to the bastard. Not to mention that she is a noble princess, even an ordinary lady from aristocratic family can't stand it."

"If you ask me, the wife of Marquis Jingyang (Tao Ying) is lucky. She only gave birth to two daughters, and Marquis Jingyang never took a concubine. Her backyard is very clean, which is really enviable."

"What can I say about the wife of Marquis Jingyang? Her life was not very good. Her first child was a son, but he died right after he was born. After giving birth to her second daughter, she suffered a dystocia and was injured, so she could not get pregnant again. But Marquis Jingyang has a title to pass on, he can't live his whole life without a son... It's only a matter of time before he takes in a concubine."