The general kneels on the washboard again

Zhulan collapsed limply, letting the two secret guards hold her up. She said self-deprecatingly, "As expected, I still haven't gained the young lady's trust. You actually have so many secret guards."

Yue Niang's expression was cold and indifferent: "If you hadn't gained my trust, Ruoyan and I wouldn't have been poisoned."

Dong Zhu was also surprised: "What? Sister Ruoyan was also poisoned?"

A chill lingered around Yue Niang: "Hand over the antidote, and I can make you suffer less."

Zhulan gritted her teeth and said, "Miss, you are always smart. I am just following orders. How can there be an antidote?"

Yue Niang increased the strength in her grip. "So what's the reason for poisoning me this time?"

Zhulan knew that resistance was futile, but she was determined not to let go: "There is no reason. If it's wrong, it's wrong."

Yue Niang turned her back and said, "Really? If that's the case, my kindness is rewarded with poison, so there's no need to be kind to you."

Yue Niang waved her hand, and the secret guards carried Zhu Lan away.

Dong Zhu consciously stood behind Yue Niang. She had never seen such a young lady before. She was now cold and decisive, like a ruthless general.

But the general's armor is also very weak and will break.

After Zhulan left, Yue Niang looked in that direction for a long time in the cold wind.

Dong Zhu took a cloak from the carriage and put it on her: "Miss, what should we do with Sister Ruoyan's poison now?"

Yue Niang smiled softly: "Don't worry, I have asked someone to rush to send her the antidote. It's a pity that Uncle Qin's self-defense pills were lost."

Dong Zhu frowned, a little unhappy: "It's just two pills, how precious are they? Just refine them again."

Yue Niang smiled and brushed her forehead: "How can it be so easy? That's Bai Du Qing, Dong Zhu."

Yue Niang smiled, and Dong Zhu's heart finally relaxed: "Miss, where will Zhu Lan be sent?"

Yue Niang's smile suddenly faded, her eyes filled with viciousness: "Of course, we will go to the place where the betrayers should go. Don't think about it. I will do my best to protect you from now on and prevent you from being hurt again."

Dong Zhu was puzzled: "But Dong Zhu was not hurt, he is fine."

The harm to Dong Zhu was probably not physical. Zhu Lan was smart and understanding. Ever since he decided to trust her, he had focused more on Zhu Lan. Zhu Lan's deliberate attention must have made Dong Zhu feel lost at many moments.

Yue Niang touched Dong Zhu's head and said, "Okay, silly girl, go to bed early. We still have to travel tomorrow."

After Zhulan's incident, Yue Niang was listless all the way, and because of motion sickness, she vomited all the way.

Finally they arrived in Lingzhou. Looking at the closed door of Fu's residence, Yue Niang calmly asked Qin Shaobai to knock on the door.

After a long time, a head popped out from inside. It looked like it had just woken up from sleep and asked in a bad tone: "Who are you looking for?"

Dong Zhu stepped forward and said, "Open your eyes and see clearly. The young lady has returned home."

The servant seemed to be new and didn't recognize Yue Niang: "What eldest lady? The eldest lady of the Fu family is Miss Yuan Niang. Did you come to the wrong house?"

"This is Miss Yue Niang."

"I haven't heard of it. Go away, go away. The Third Prince is being entertained in the palace today. Please do not disturb us."

The boy slammed the door.

Dong Zhu was so angry: "Miss, I must beat this lackey to death."

Yue Niang didn't stop her: "Go ahead, I'll keep watch for you outside."

Dong Zhu came back again: "Miss, you don't love me anymore."

Yue Niang pulled her and said, "Okay, okay, listen to me. Let's just wait a while."

They waited until sunset. Yue Niang was standing straight, attracting many people's attention: "Whose girl is this? Why has she been standing outside the Fu family's door for so long?"

"I heard her say she was the eldest daughter of the Fu family."

"Which young lady? Could it be the one in the rumors?"

"But this girl has been standing there for such a long time without moving an inch. She doesn't seem as fierce and unrestrained as the rumors say."

"It's just a rumor, don't believe it."

Finally, as night fell, the door of the Fu family opened.

Inside, the Fu family surrounded the Third Prince. Fu Shiqing spoke as a representative, "Your Highness, please forgive me for the poor hospitality."

As soon as I went out, I saw Yue Niang leading a group of people standing at the door of Fu's house.

The Third Prince's eyes shifted away from Yue Niang: "Miss Fu is back?"

Tian quickly stepped forward and said, "Yue'er, you're back? Why didn't you call anyone to announce it? Are you tired of standing here?"

Yue Niang looked at the harmonious appearance of the crowd and said, "I'm not tired at all. Yue'er informed me. However, the servant said that the Fu family doesn't have a daughter named Fu Yue Niang, so that's why I'm standing here."

Fu Shiqing also stepped forward: "Third Prince, please forgive me for laughing. It's just a family matter. Do you really want to make a fuss about it and let the whole city know about it?"

Yue Niang bowed to the Third Prince and walked in obediently.

After Yue Niang had gone in for a cup of tea, Fu Shiqing and others came back after sending the Third Prince off.

Fu Shiqing was so angry that his nose was crooked: "Why do you like being laughed at so much? Aren't you usually very talkative? How come you can't even handle a servant?"

Yue Niang stood up from her chair and said, "Shouldn't this be the servant's fault? The Fu family's lack of integrity has nothing to do with me."

Fu Shiqing was furious, and the servant was also brought up. As soon as he came in, Fu Shiqing kicked him hard: "Look carefully, this is the eldest lady. You blind idiot, go back to clean the stables."

The servant was dragged away without a word.

Tian hurried forward to appease Fu Shiqing, saying, "Master, please don't be upset. Now that Yue'er has returned safely, you should be at peace. Read the women's training in the courtyard and put an end to the rumors in the city."

"Madam, have you been sleeping well recently?" Yue Niang asked suddenly.

Tian was surprised: "This, this is naturally good?"

Yue Niang smiled, stood up and walked out: "Madam, you must be surprised to see me back. But it's a pity, the maid that Master and Madam sent me got lost along the way. We searched for a long time but couldn't find her."

Tian chuckled dryly twice: "She's just a maid. I'll call another one for you."

Yue Niang had already walked away, and Dong Zhu followed closely behind her: "This courtyard is really depressing, Dong Zhu, are you afraid?"

Dong Zhu said solemnly: "As long as there is a young lady, Dong Zhu is not afraid."

Yuechen Courtyard was still arranged just as it was when I left, except for the fact that there was a lot of dust. I guess no one had cleaned it.

I don’t know what Fu Shiqing and his wife were thinking. They actually wanted to hold another banquet for Yue Niang and started preparing without even asking for Yue Niang’s opinion.

The moment she was pushed onto the banquet table, Yue Niang felt her body become very stiff, and what the daughters of various families at the banquet were vying to discuss were all Yue Niang's secrets.

He was taken away by robbers and was only found recently. He was also caught by the Duke's wife after a night of passion with Jiang Yunxiao, so he was sent away.

There are all kinds of people. At this point, a woman’s reputation is probably worth three feet of white silk.

Fu Yuanniang arrived late, wearing a rich peony-colored robe.

As soon as she arrived, she was naturally the target of fawning by all the ladies at the banquet: "I heard that my sister and the Third Prince are already engaged? Congratulations, Third Prince's Consort."

Fu Yuanniang pretended to be shy and said, "Thank you, sister, but today my elder sister is the protagonist."

Someone in the crowd murmured, "She's not even worthy of being your sister. How dare someone with such corrupt personalities show up here?"

Dong Zhu pulled Yue Niang's sleeve and said, "Miss, let's go."

Yue Niang, however, was stubborn and stepped forward, saying, "I, a person of such bad morals, can actually attract all the noble ladies to attend the banquet. It seems I am the object of your envy."

The young ladies surrounding Fu Yuanniang were speechless. One of them kept talking for a long time and said, "You, you, we are all here for Yuanniang's face."

Yue Niang walked closer and said, "Sister, not only do you have poor hearing, you mistook Fu Yue Niang's banquet for Fu Yuan Niang's, and you actually have a hidden mouth problem. You just spoke ill of me so loudly, you don't think you are the teachings of a noble family."

The crowd quieted down, but Yue Niang was still not satisfied. "Everyone, the banquet we are attending today is Fu Yue Niang's welcome banquet. With my reputation, even with the face of the future princess, it will be difficult for you to get away with it, right?"

Most of these noble ladies are from unknown and small families, otherwise why would they come to Yue Niang's banquet?

A few of them had already walked towards the gate and left.

But in a moment, the chirping yard became quiet.

Only Yue Niang and Yuan Niang were left.

"Are you satisfied now, sister?"

Yue Niang looked into Yuan Niang's eyes, filled with resentment: "What are you satisfied with? My reputation is ruined. You want to marry into the royal family, how can you get what you want?"

Fu Yuanniang gritted her teeth and said, "Don't bother me, sister. I will do as I wish."

And then he left.