"Hey, Fengqin, you are such a fool!" Fu Lemei was a little unhappy, staring at Fengqin and said, "Why do you bring this up?"
Mingyu's originally smiling expression froze on her face. She glanced at Fu Lemei. She thought that no one knew about the divorce. Judging from Fu Lemei's reaction, it seemed that she had known about it for a long time. Now that this girl named Fengqin asked her about it in a very impolite way, she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"It's me." Mingyu looked at Fengqin and nodded slowly in reply. Divorce was a fact and she didn't think it was shameful or embarrassing. Since she dared to do it, she dared to admit it.
The lady named Fengqin had big eyes and a small nose. She looked well-behaved, but she was very direct in her words. Perhaps she had not expected Mingyu to admit it so frankly, without any embarrassment or shyness on her face. Fengqin's expression froze, and she looked at Mingyu with disdain.
"You don't look like a fool, how could you do such a thing?" Fengqin snorted coldly and rolled her eyes at Mingyu. "The Sima Marquis's family has been loyal to the Great Chu for generations. They have devoted their lives to the Great Chu and died for it. Now the Sima Marquis is still fighting in the northwest to serve the country, and you actually... you... where is your conscience!"
By the end, Fengqin was so excited and indignant that she could not control herself.
Mingyu just smiled. She didn't expect that there was actually a fan of Sima Hong here. She thought that the fool was indeed quite charming. Not to mention Luo Lingxiu and Yingrong who were far away, even Miss Fengqin, who she had never heard of, had become his fan.
"You are not me." Mingyu said calmly, trying her best to suppress the emotions churning in her heart. "You don't know the truth either."
Fengqin gave Mingyu a sharp look, as if she was looking at a dirty thing. "Of course I am not you. I can't do such a thing. Seeing that the mansion is in trouble, I hurriedly left..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Fu Lemei was unhappy, staring at Fengqin with a pair of almond-shaped eyes. "You only see the loyal and brave family in the Marquis' Mansion. You are not the daughter-in-law of the Marquis' Mansion! How do you know whether Mingyu is living a good life? Can reputation be used as food? Can it be used as a quilt? Besides, divorce is someone else's business, what does it have to do with you? You feel sorry for the Marquis of Anxi and want to fight for him, so just go to the Marquis' Mansion and recommend yourself, no one will stop you!"
Fengqin was so angry that her hands were shaking after hearing Fu Lemei's machine gun-like words. Her eyes were red and she gritted her teeth and said, "Lemei, you are my friend. It is obvious that I am right and it is the Xu family that is not honest. It would be fine if you didn't stand on my side, but you actually helped her speak?! You... you disappoint me so much!"
Fu Lemei also realized that her tone was a bit harsh just now, so she softened her tone and said, "After all, I brought Mingyu here to play with me, but you always bring up these inexplicable things like conscience and morality, which embarrasses Mingyu. How can I not be angry if you don't give me face like this!"
Seeing Fu Lemei take a step back first, Fengqin felt that she had saved some face and had a way out. However, she was unwilling to give in in front of Mingyu. She snorted, glanced at Mingyu, and said to Fu Lemei unhappily, "Then you shouldn't have brought her here! You know very well that I can't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes."
"You! You are so unreasonable and irrational!" Fu Lemei was also angry. She was a spoiled daughter at home. No one would be so rude to her in front of her. "What are you talking about conscience and morality? There are so many people getting divorced in the capital. Why don't you go to their doorsteps and scold them for being conscienceless? You heard others say that the Sima Marquis's family is full of loyal and brave people, how great it is, and you just got excited and followed suit! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? You are really stupid!"
Fengqin was annoyed. She took two steps forward in disbelief. Her face flushed red and her chest rose and fell with anger. "Are you calling me stupid?"
Fu Lemei snorted and rolled her eyes at Fengqin. She didn't intend to apologize, nor did she think she was wrong to scold him.
Mingyu sighed in her heart as she watched this. In fact, she felt that Miss Fu would also be impulsive and stupid when her brain was hot. She quickly glanced at the memorial on her second uncle's desk, saw a sentence and a signature, and then she rushed to her house angrily to settle the score with Xu Mingye. This was not something a calm and smart person would do.
"I'm really sorry." Mingyu smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect that you two would be angry because of Mingyu. You two can chat slowly. I'll go over there first." After saying that, Mingyu turned around and prepared to leave.
Fengqin was hot-headed and irrational. She had no obligation to explain to everyone why she wanted to divorce. Besides, although Fu Lemei was a little reckless and impulsive, she was essentially a good girl with a strong family background. Why should she offend her friends because of herself
Fu Lemei grabbed Mingyu, looked at Fengqin angrily, and said, "Why are you leaving? She is unreasonable. She should leave if she wants to. Let her go to whoever wants to pay attention to her!"
This was a clear sign that she was going to turn against Fengqin. Fengqin felt that all her face had been wiped out by Fu Lemei and she could not stay there for a moment. She stamped her feet and shouted, "Don't regret it!" She turned around and left angrily.
"That's not good." Mingyu looked at Fengqin's figure disappearing outside the garden and said apologetically. In fact, she didn't like Fengqin at all. It was none of her business, but she jumped out to make comments. This half-grown girl's half-knowledge and self-righteous sense of justice was quite annoying.
But Mingyu could also see that Fu Lemei was straightforward and probably didn't have many friends she could talk to. Mingyu felt bad because she had tried to protect her and yet another one of them left.
Fu Lemei snorted twice, held Mingyu's hand, and said angrily: "Ignore her! You can't judge a person by his appearance. I thought she was clear-headed, but I didn't expect her to be so unreasonable! She doesn't care what kind of person you are. You don't know anything, you are self-righteous, and you just come up to scold her..." Fu Lemei scolded angrily, and she kicked the stone slab under her feet unconsciously in her crimson satin embroidered shoes with pearls, causing the golden hairpin on her head to tremble. She sighed and said, "It's better not to have a friend like this." There was a hint of regret in her voice.
Mingyu stared at Fu Lemei for a while. The girl opposite was really angry and was speaking up for her. Mingyu smiled and looked at Fu Lemei with a clear and bright look in her eyes. "Thank you." Mingyu said sincerely. In the matter of divorce, apart from her closest family, there was almost no one who looked at her without tinted glasses. Fu Lemei's little impulsiveness suddenly became cute in Mingyu's eyes.
"Don't you like Anxi Marquis' Mansion?" Mingyu and Fu Lemei asked as they walked slowly along the path in the Chrysanthemum Garden.
Fu Lemei hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Not really. My family and the Anxi Marquis's Mansion are in-laws, and the wife my second brother has chosen is a lady from the Anxi Marquis's Mansion."
"It must be the eldest lady Sima Lian." Mingyu understood. It seemed that the legendary young talent Fu Leqian was Fu Lemei's second brother.
Fu Lemei nodded, her face not quite happy, she sighed and said: "My mother is not very satisfied... Don't tell anyone else!"
Mingyu laughed and said, "Of course I won't tell you. If you're worried, just don't tell me."
"I believe you, of course, depending on what you're saying." Fu Lemei said, "Dad always says that the Sima family is full of loyal and brave people, and the daughter they raise must be good. Marrying a Sima family daughter will also be good for my second brother. But my mother said, what's the use of reputation? Others may think you're good-looking, but you're the one who suffers. Sima Lian is a concubine's daughter, and I don't know what her character is like. Just because the Sima family has a good reputation, everyone in their family is good?"
Mingyu listened silently. Last time, Sima Lian was worried that her future mother-in-law didn't like her. This was true. "Actually, Sister Lian is a pretty good person. Maybe you can get along well in the future." Mingyu comforted Fu Lemei. Although Sima Lian was a little narrow-minded, she had experienced so much and her personality had become much more stable. Besides, women always keep their tails between their legs after getting married, and try their best to serve and please their husbands, mothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law. Sima Lian must have been aware of the hardships and grievances she had to endure.
The two were talking among the flowers, and in the corridor at the other end, Lu Hao led Xiao Qi over here. Xiao Qi was sharp-eyed and saw Mingyu at a glance. He quickly pulled Lu Hao and pointed at Mingyu in the flower garden and shouted, "Master, look! It's Miss Xu!"
Lu Hao turned his head and saw the slender and graceful figure in the flowers. He swallowed his heartbeat and stared at Mingyu's back. She was talking and laughing happily with the girl next to her. In the autumn sunshine, Mingyu's profile was beautiful, and the arc of her rosy mouth was particularly beautiful.
Thinking of the result of his test that day, Lu Hao felt a little upset.
"Go back." Lu Hao put away the smile on his face, gave the order, and turned around to walk back.
Xiao Qi was stunned with surprise, and pulled Lu Hao's collar, saying with a hint of sarcasm: "Hey, Master, we have already met, why don't you go and talk?"
Lu Hao glanced at Xiao Qi indifferently with cold eyes. Xiao Qi's heart tightened and she withdrew her hand that was holding Lu Hao's collar. She didn't dare to say a word. She suppressed the doubts in her heart and followed Lu Hao silently.
After walking through the corridor, they arrived at the place where the male guests gathered. A bunch of young officials came up to greet Lu Hao when they saw him, smiling flatteringly. Some of the brave ones, seeing that Lu Hao was always kind, modest and polite, joked, "Lord Lu, which lady have you taken a fancy to?"
"Yes, yes! When can we drink Mr. Lu's wedding wine?"
Lu Hao still had a gentle and gentle smile on his face, with just the right amount of embarrassed blush, and he bowed his hands to agree with these people, and then left with Xiao Qi. Although Lu Hao looked good-tempered, he was in a high position after all, and he had his own authority, so others didn't dare to stop him or say anything more.
When they reached a secluded place, Xiao Qi saw that Lu Hao seemed to be in a better mood, so he dared to ask, "Master, what's wrong with you? Did Xiao Qi say something that he shouldn't have said and made me angry?" Didn't Master like Xu Mingyu? He also thought Xu Mingyu was pretty good, why did he suddenly change! (To be continued