FID – Chapter 465

  Chapter 465: Yuzheng Was A Widow?

  Grandma Liu always kept a tight watch on the money and would definitely not use it indiscriminately.

  But for her grandson’s wedding, she was extraordinarily generous.

  Despite having bought a lot of things, they also specifically selected the expensive and practical.

  The bride price was ready along with Fu Yuzheng’s dowry.

  Regardless whether the Fu family was ransacked or not, Fu Yuzheng was considered to have no maiden family.

  Then there was no need for her maternal family. The Liu family would shoulder all the burden altogether.

  Everything was now ready. Even the groom was ready. It was just the bride who wasn’t yet in place.

  The residence allocated to Liu Zhixia by the imperial court was still being cleaned up and renovated for the time being. It would take some time for him to move there.

  During this time, the Liu family still stayed in the King’s Manor.

  Seeing that the one-month period was approaching, yet the eldest grandson still made no moves, Grandma Liu began to sigh. She specifically did so when Liu Zhixia was in the residence and would sigh endlessly while standing in front of him.

  Liu Zhixia was so tormented he wanted to turn on his heels and flee whenever he caught a glimpse of his grandma’s silhouette.

  Nearly noon one day, before Liu Zhixia could return at midday, Grandma Liu had no target to pressure, so she pulled Chen Xiulan and Liu Yusheng.

  ”Let’s go and see Yuzheng today. It’s been more than half a month. We kept talking about this, but there’s always something that delayed us. I don’t know how she’s doing alone.”

  ”Grandma, are we really going to go?” Liu Yusheng asked.

  She was afraid that when her grandmother arrived at the field, she would have a temporary change of mind. She might not resist rushing there, and directly scare Fu Yuzheng away again.

  ”Let’s go. I say we go!” Grandma Liu glared.

  She was feeling uneasy when things were still unsettled. They couldn’t keep staying in the capital, and they had to go back to Xinghua Village.

  If this matter was left unresolved for long, who knew how long Zhixia would delay it once they returned? She really wanted to carry her granddaughter-in-law away.

  Grandpa Liu waved his hand next to her. “Go ahead. Go take a look and come back when you’ve seen her. If this old lady doesn’t go, she’ll cause a fuss at night. I can’t sleep well all night.”

  Against her will, Liu Yusheng could only take her grandmother and mother to the alley.

  The three of them knew nothing about martial arts. They couldn’t jump on roofs, so if they didn’t have a good place to hide later, Yuzheng might discover them.

  Moreover, if Yuzheng didn’t come out of the courtyard, she wouldn’t discover them even if they were hiding outside, so Liu Yusheng was a bit worried.

  But the two elders were so excited, she couldn’t bear to discourage them.

  The alley was called Ziyuan Alley. All the residents there were commoners, and their families were familiar with each other.

  Most of them made a living by doing small business in the city.

  Therefore, people in the alley usually would get up earlier and go out to open their stalls before dawn. By daybreak, almost no one could be seen walking in the alley.

  From the onset, Fu Yuzheng took a fancy to this aspect. She wouldn’t make too much noise around in the daytime and at night, and the people were simple. It was for these reasons that she chose a small courtyard there and asked someone to buy it.

  In fear of being noticed by the royal family and of Feng Qingbai’s people finding her, she hardly left the courtyard during this period and bought rice and vegetables by paying a family next door to buy them for her.

  She could occasionally hear some outside matters from the mouths of the women who brought things to her.

  For example, the Number One Scholar who lived in the King’s Manor seemed to be getting married. Every day, people there carried festive stuff into the manor.

  The Number One Scholar would go out to socialize every day, and his striking appearance could often be seen in Wanjin Restaurant. He was absolutely genial, cultured and elegant.

  The pampered young lady of a high-ranking assistant minister family fell in love with the Number One Scholar. She took the initiative to talk to the Number One Scholar when she met him on the street, and gossip had it that she also had tea with him together.

  The Number One Scholar took office, with an official rank of six, and was quite popular with the Emperor from the very start.

  ……

  In fact, she heard a lot of gossip, but she only remembered all things related to him.

  The door of the courtyard was tapped with a bang. Just after vomiting once, Fu Yuzheng cleaned her mouth before walking to the door. “Who is it?”

  ”Miss Fu, I’m from next door. Do you want me to buy anything on your behalf today?”

  Fu Yuzheng frowned. “Aunt Lin, I told you yesterday. I don’t need you to buy anything for me in the future. Thank you for your kindness.”

  ”Miss Fu, let’s talk properly. Can you open the door first?” The woman outside the door sounded smiling.

  ”Aunt Lin, I’ve made it very clear to you. If you keep pestering me, don’t blame me for disregarding neighborly affection,” Fu Yuzheng replied sternly. Her refusal went unheeded, so she was also no longer respectful.

  ”Tsk, you really don’t appreciate other people’s kindness! Why am I pestering you? Come out and make it clear to me! I feel sorry for you for being a young widow. You usually need more help, so I’m thinking of introducing you to others, but you are threatening me?!” The woman stopped pretending and shouted at the top of her voice.

  Grandma Liu who was hiding in the corner and peeping almost pounced forward to kill her. “What did she say? She said that Yuzheng is a widow? How dare she curse my grandson? I’ll tear her mouth off!”

  They’d been hiding for a long time, so as soon as that fat lady appeared, she felt that she wasn’t a good person!

  Her face was chubby, and her appearance was fierce. Could she be a good person?

  As she expected, she immediately showed her real face! She could tell when she saw a person!

  Liu Yusheng grabbed her grandma’s waist and dragged her back. “Grandma, calm down, calm down. You can’t go out now! If you charge there, we’ll be exposed!”

  ”I can’t suppress my anger! Listen to what that woman said! She cursed my grandson and wanted to introduce Yuzheng to someone else! She’s obviously bullying Yuzheng, a helpless lady!”

  Chen Xiulan also pulled Grandma Liu’s arm. “Mother, calm down. Let’s take a longer look. Yuzheng is not so easy to bully. If she can’t solve it, we will go to her head, okay? If you really go out now, it will ruin Zhixia’s business!”

  ”Shh! Shh! Grandma, Mother! Stop talking. Look, Yuzheng is coming out!”

  Grandma Liu was so startled that she hid again, revealing half her head and looking in that direction.

  She saw the door of the courtyard, which had been closed, open with a bang, startling the woman standing at the door.

  ”What did you just say? Say it again?” The green clothes and plain faced Fu Yuzheng stood on the inside of the threshold, coldly staring at the woman.

  Seeing this, the woman snorted and raised her face with her hands on her hips. “Why? Am I wrong? What are you if you’re not a widow? Are you saying you have a husband? Why don’t you show him for us to see? You’ve been living here for a month, but no one in the neighborhood has seen a silhouette of your husband!”

  ”My husband’s whereabouts and whether he appears or not is none of your business. What does it have to do with you? Which law states that I have to answer to you?” Fu Yuzheng’s eyes were very cold with her back ramrod straight. Many street neighbors around them craned their necks to see the excitement and pointed fingers, but this didn’t weaken her momentum.

  The woman grunted, “In this alley, all residents know everyone living here. You’re a young widow who suddenly came to live here and isn’t honest. Can’t we question this? What if you have any problems? Won’t that bring a disaster, and everyone in our entire alley won’t be able to live in peace?”