FID – Chapter 758

Chapter 758: Only to Blame for Being Loved by Everyone

Wei Hong was actually sitting on the wall, passing messages between the two people who were not supposed to meet.

One could easily guess who had given the order for this.

It was both laughable and enviable at the same time.

Especially for Changdong’s wife.

Back home, she often heard the family mention Liu Yusheng, and her own husband constantly brought up the name. She had even been jealous of it at one point.

But now, looking back, it felt laughable. With the King of Nanling right in front of her, who else could possibly catch Liu Yusheng’s eye?

“Aunt Hong, don’t sit on the wall anymore. Go outside and greet the guests,” Liu Yusheng said with a red face from laughing so much.

Wei Hong sat on the wall and pretended not to hear.

Did she like sitting on the wall? 

Her master had ordered it, so she had no choice but to comply.

Beneath the corner of the wall where she was sitting, the King stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall, a faint smile on his face.

Even if he couldn’t see her, at least he could hear her voice.

If not for the rule that they couldn’t meet until their wedding, would he be so twisted in his actions?

In the past, he had never believed in gods or Buddha.

For her, he was willing to believe, just this once.

After enduring a few days of torment, he would gain a lifetime of companionship. It was worth it.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhiqiu and Chen Changdong, who hadn’t seen each other in a long time, were catching up.

“Your family is all here, I remember you have an aunt, right? Why didn’t she come with you?” 

Liu Muqiu suddenly sat up straight. She remembered that aunt had come once and tried to push the two girls in the family towards Zhiqiu.

It would be best if they didn’t come; now, she had claimed Zhiqiu’s ownership. If those two coquettish women dared to come, she would deal with them!

Chen Changdong and his wife exchanged a glance, their expressions a bit unusual.

“What’s wrong?” Liu Yusheng asked.

In the end, Chen Changdong spoke, “Last time, when the eldest aunt came with her two nieces, they didn’t gain any advantage. The two nieces went back and told the family that their aunt, in order to benefit herself, pushed them into a fire pit. They were supposed to look at the Second Young Master of the Liu family, who not only had no money but was also burdened with tens of thousands of taels of debt. Anyone who married him would have to share the burden of the debt and wouldn’t gain any family assets in the future. Whoever married him would be unlucky. After that, the eldest aunt’s family started arguing all the time. They treated her like a servant, and even her own daughter mocked her. Her life was even worse than before.”

Liu Yusheng, “…”

Liu Muqiu turned her head to the side.

Liu Zhiqiu looked up at the sky.

“I heard that Nannan is going to marry the King this time. The eldest aunt wanted to come, but her family, upon hearing the name of the King, wanted to come along too. My father scolded them and in the end, didn’t let them come,” Chen Changdong said, silently relieved as he spoke.

It was fortunate that he hadn’t let that entire family come.

Just their climbing-up-the-ladder behavior was enough to make one dislike them. If they had caused trouble at Nannan’s wedding banquet, it would have been disgraceful and would have made Nannan be looked down upon.

Besides, the King was not an ordinary person. If they angered him, they would truly lose their heads.

Now that they didn’t come, they could still live peacefully.

“People with hidden motives can’t be awakened by scolding. In the end, they’ll definitely come,” Liu Muqiu said softly.

Driven by interests, how could people with thick skin fear being scolded?

Only when Nannan gets married would common people have the opportunity to see the king at the wedding banquet, and because it’s a wedding, the king wouldn’t make a big fuss.

So she guessed that in the end, the eldest aunt’s family would definitely send someone.

Upon hearing this, Chen Changdong realized the key and his expression darkened.

“Let them come, it’s no big deal,” Liu Yusheng smiled.

This was just how human nature worked; you couldn’t stop it, no matter how hard you tried.

She wasn’t worried—there were few people in this world who could outsmart Feng Qingbai.

“Lucky Nannan, Lucky Nannan, I’m back!” Suddenly, a series of shouts rang out from outside the courtyard, growing louder as they came closer.

Hearing the voice of the newcomer, Liu Yusheng smiled gently. “It’s Qian Wanjin.”

“Xianrou must be with him,” Liu Muqiu also chuckled.

“This guy really knows how to pick his timing. He only comes back after all the wedding preparations are done!”

It was indeed Qian Wanjin outside. After hearing the news that Liu Yusheng and Feng Qingbai were about to get married, he immediately left the work at hand to his father, the fox, and hurried over with Shi Xianrou. When they arrived, the canal had yet to thaw, so they had taken a fast carriage to get there.

Once back at the Liu family courtyard, they greeted the elders, then immediately ran toward the inner courtyard.

Unfortunately, Qian Wanjin didn’t make it into the inner courtyard.

He was grabbed by the back of his collar by Feng Qingbai and dragged straight to the second courtyard.

Feng Qingbai took action personally, and when Qian Wanjin cried for help, Shi Xianrou could only helplessly shrug. She was powerless to do anything.

Waving her hand at the frantic man, Shi Xianrou smiled as she walked into the courtyard.

“Feng Qingbai, let go of me! Let go! What are you grabbing onto! Damn it, I’m family! I’m going in to see Lucky Nannan! I’m telling you, if you don’t start being polite with me, be careful, or I’ll make sure you can’t even get the bride!” Struggling and unable to break free, Qian Wanjin was so angry his face turned blue.

He was family! Why was Feng Qingbai grabbing him? He came back to bring a gift and assist with the wedding! How could that bastard not have any common sense!

“No men are allowed in the inner courtyard.” Feng Qingbai tossed him into his room, then sat down calmly across from him, his expression indifferent.

“What do you mean, no men? I’m family! Don’t think I don’t know, Zhiqiu and Lucky Nannan’s cousin are both inside!”

“Those are blood relatives. Are you one?” Feng Qingbai countered.

Qian Wanjin sneered, “What’s the big deal about blood relation? There are plenty of cousins getting married to each other. Why don’t you keep an eye on that so-called cousin!”

“Nannan’s cousin is already married.”

“…” So if he wasn’t married yet, it was his fault? 

Narrowing his eyes, Qian Wanjin wiped away his angry expression and smiled, “I heard you haven’t seen Lucky Nannan in days, Feng Qingbai. Are you jealous that I can go into the inner courtyard?”

The man raised his long, narrow eyes and looked at him with a calm gaze.

Qian Wanjin wasn’t intimidated at all. He had figured out the way things worked.

Even though Feng Qingbai often confronted him, no matter how much he stirred trouble, Feng Qingbai would never truly lay a hand on him.

He only has to blame being loved by everyone.

“I say, you really are stupid. Where did your usual sharpness go? It’s just that you can’t meet, is it really necessary to make yourself look so miserable?” Sitting next to Feng Qingbai, Qian Wanjin gave him a friendly pat on the shoulder, “When I marry Xiao Shi, you’ll see, I’ll definitely climb the wall to find her. If we can’t meet, we can still talk, right? Worst case, I’ll put a bag over my head!”

Feng Qingbai’s lips twitched, remaining silent. Finally, he patted Qian Wanjin’s shoulder in return. “Good luck with that.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“General Shi hates deceit the most. Those who don’t follow the rules in the army usually end up with their bones broken. But with your cleverness, I’m sure you can secretly pull off something right under his nose.”

“…” Qian Wanjin blinked, furrowing his brows. “Well, that’s fine too. At worst, I won’t go to the General’s Manor. I’ll just have Xiao Shi come to find me instead.”

This comment successfully made Feng Qingbai’s face turn purple.

It must be because he’d become a little too cocky recently, as now he felt like his intelligence was being crushed by this idiot, Qian Wanjin.