The Eldest Daughter Reborn: She Provoked the Obsessive Crown Prince and Couldn't Escape

Fu Luan said coldly, "Logically speaking, I have regarded Zhengzheng as my own sister since I was a child."

“I have never cared about the distinction between ‘legitimate’ and ‘illegitimate’; her food, clothing, and daily necessities are all the same as mine.”

"But if you insist on arguing, then I, the eldest daughter of the Fu family, will have a proper argument with you!"

"Your sister, Aunt Yan, was originally a maid that my father bought from outside for two taels of silver to serve my mother."

"She served him and served him, and in just a few days she was serving him in my father's bed;

Not long after, she became pregnant with Zhengzheng and soon became a concubine of the Marquis of Chang'an.

"What is a concubine? A concubine is half a servant. How can a servant's relative put on airs and act like an elder in front of the master?"

Yan was rendered speechless by Fu Luan's words, and only after scratching her head could she come up with a few words to respond:

"Yes, my poor sister is a servant your family bought with money! But Zhengzheng is not!"

"I am a servant, but my child should be the master, right? These days, who doesn't know that the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion is run by you, the county magistrate?"

"What kind of life is Zhengzheng living? Huh? A proper daughter of a noble family, oh dear!"

"You, my precious 'eldest daughter,' have driven me to a tiny, out-of-the-way room to live with the servants!"

"Yes, our Yan family has no one like you, unlike your Fu family whose relatives are either high-ranking officials, marquises, or princesses."

"But you can't bully my sister just because she has no family connections! My sister's life is so hard!"

"Back then, her family couldn't afford to eat, so they had no choice but to let her come to the Marquis's mansion as a maid."

"Who knew that the legal wife—that is, your mother—couldn't control her man! My sister was forced into bed by your Marquis, and that's how she gave birth to Zhengzheng!"

"She thought she could finally enjoy life after giving birth to a daughter, but the mother and daughter were bullied because they had no family connections! Sister! I..."

Yan deliberately mentioned Madam Fu, intending to provoke Fu Luan so that others would call Fu Luan a "shrew" as they had just said.

But to everyone's surprise, Fu Luan laughed instead of getting angry after hearing her nonsense: "I said... Zheng Zheng's aunt!"

"The house where Zhengzheng lives is the one where Aunt Yunzhong lived before she got married—my aunt and her own aunt, Lady Yunzhong."

"That room has the most rooms in the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion! And the courtyard in front of it is also the largest!"

"My Aunt Yunzhong is my father, the Marquis of Chang'an's younger sister, and he dotes on her."

"If that house were really as bad as you say, would my father have let her live there for years?"

"As for 'living with servants,' that's utter nonsense!"

"Zhengzheng, tell me, have I ever been harsh, abusive, or made you live with the servants?"

Fu Zhengzheng had originally just been waiting to see the joke, but when she saw that the two women's conversation had turned to her, and countless eyes were looking at her from the side;

She blushed, lowered her head, and sipped her tea slowly, pretending to be dead, letting the guests look and talk as they pleased.

But now that Fu Luan was calling her name and asking her questions, she couldn't pretend she didn't hear anymore. She had no choice but to slowly get up and timidly answer:

"No, no... Sister treats Zhengzheng like a mother, no! Even better than a younger sister from the same mother!"

“I have never been mean to a concubine’s child before; I have never lived with servants before…”

As Fu Zhengzheng answered, she inwardly complained about Yan Shi.

She had previously only complained to her relatives that Fu Luan had banished her to a courtyard too close to the servants' quarters;

Who knew that Madam Yan would embellish the story and publicly claim that Fu Luan had locked her up with the servants and made them live together?

Even if this whole thing is so obviously fake, even if Fu Luan really was so cruel as to make her live with servants, or even did something even more heinous;

Most of the people present today are her relatives from the Fu family. How could they possibly ignore their own relatives—who are also readily available connections—and come to help her, an outsider whose mother has died?

Madam Yan was already in the wrong, and now that she saw her niece was useless, she dared not tear her elder sister's mouth apart in public;

I felt a tightness in my chest, neither rising nor falling, which was very uncomfortable!

Seeing Fu Zhengzheng frantically giving her meaningful glances beside her, she took the opportunity to back down and return to her seat.

Fu Zhengzheng's aunt, Wang, saw that her niece was clumsy with words, her sister-in-law was "defeated," and her own husband was like a coward who dared not step forward.

He then looked Fu Luan up and down, and said with a forced smile:

“I say, County Lady… your sister is timid and is still an unmarried young woman;

"Of course, I can't compare to you, Lady, who has been married before, and who is so eloquent and persuasive."

“Oh dear! Speaking of ‘County Lady’… We’re gathered here at the Marquis of Chang’an’s residence today to celebrate Zhengzheng’s elder sister being granted the title of ‘County Lady Yuan’, right?”

"But... since you have an official title from the imperial court, why don't you ask for one for your sister as well?"

"Logically speaking, this is not something I, a relative of the maternal family, should be allowed to comment on..."

Fu Luan said with a half-smile, "Since you know you are the 'greatest relative of the imperial family,' and you know it's not your place to speak;

"Then please refrain from speaking. As for the title of County Lady..."

"As everyone knows, I won the championship at the horse racing event and brought honor to the Great Wei."

"His Majesty has just bestowed upon me this lowly fifth-rank county lady title, unlike my father's Marquis of Chang'an, which he had to beg for..."

No one expected that Fu Luan would bring up her own father in order to save face for the Yan family;

For a moment, they all looked at each other, unsure whether to put down their chopsticks or continue eating and drinking.

Wang's sallow face flushed red and then turned pale, her complexion becoming "colorful" for a moment.

She forced a smile and said, "I've never heard of a county magistrate riding a horse."

"Then when you train your horse, take your sister with you. Wouldn't it be safer if the two sisters could bring glory to the Great Wei together?"

"But you only care about saving face for yourself, secretly practicing at home behind your sister's back. You..."

"Zhengzheng can also go to the Fu family's archery range; Zhengzheng can also use the Fu family's horses."

"But Zhengzheng never thought about learning to ride a horse, let alone 'bringing glory to the Great Wei'."

"Could it be that A-Luan forced Zhengzheng to learn?" Fu Yuan's imposing voice came from the doorway.

The Fu family relatives were used to seeing Fu Yuan, so they simply nodded slightly.

Only the women from the Yan family, such as Madam Yan and Madam Wang, stared intently at Fu Yuan for several moments, their mouths practically watering.

Seeing Fu Yuan, whom she had longed for day and night, Fu Zhengzheng felt even more ashamed...

"But my relatives are all such lowlifes, not even as good as a toe of the Fu family!" Fu Zhengzheng bit her lip and complained inwardly.

Moreover, judging from what Fu Yuan just said, he seemed quite dissatisfied with not having learned to ride a horse;

He also expressed great admiration for Fu Luan's victory at the horse racing competition...

Fu Zhengzheng seemed not to understand that Fu Yuan's dissatisfaction with her wasn't because of the horse race, but rather...

"Big brother, you've finally arrived! Zhengzheng has been waiting for you for so long!" Fu Zhengzheng didn't care that there were still many guests present;

She leaned on Fu Yuan's shoulder and burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably, her face streaked with tears...