Cold-faced Empress

Maid?

Hu Lingjing looked down and immediately jumped up in anger: "Fu Siying, how dare you be so rude! This is Sister Xia, not my maid!"

"Your Sister Xia?" Fu Siying didn't believe it, giving Xia Suxi a few flippant glances. "You can't fool me. She's serving tea and water, peeling vegetables and arranging dishes. She's nothing like a rich young lady. She's acting like a little maid. Alright, let's go. Stop arguing. There are so many people watching."

After being mocked by Fu Siying's few words, Xia Suxi turned pale and glared at Fu Siying, but did not know what to say. The Xia family had produced many literary masters, and Xia Suxi's father was the current Imperial Academy Chancellor, in charge of the Imperial Academy.

Xia Suxi's social status and family background were far superior to Fu Fangwei's. Even Fu Fangwei was rarely provoked or ridiculed, let alone Xia Suxi. Deeply influenced by her family's traditions, she had always disdained petty arguments and quarrels between women and had never learned such skills, yet now she deeply regretted it!

What was she trying to say? That she wasn't a maid, and that her actions of serving tea and water, peeling vegetables and arranging dishes, were all out of admiration for Prince Mu?

Heh, admiration? Fu Siying held up the red string as if announcing it to the world. How could she dare to say in public that she admired Prince Mu, even though anyone with eyes could see through her thoughts!

Seeing that the two were not leaving, Fu Siying turned to Mo Canglan and said in a sweet voice, "Your Highness, if they are not leaving, then you and I will find another place. Our red thread cannot be broken today."

Mo Canglan really wanted to make a few more cups of herbal tea to shut Fu Siying up. She always spoke in riddles.

Hu Lingjing and Xia Suxi dared not let Prince Mu find another place. Without Prince Mu even having to say anything, Xia Suxi immediately got up to take her leave.

"Your Highness, it would be best if I went elsewhere." With that, she ignored the oranges and quickly got up to leave. She had made a huge fool of herself here, enduring the stares and whispers of others; she had no face to stay any longer!

Upon seeing this, Hu Lingjing was both anxious and regretful: "Fu Siying, you are truly a poisonous woman..." What a poisonous woman!

She had only spoken halfway when she suddenly noticed the glance Mu Wang gave her out of the corner of her eye. Hu Lingjing choked on her words, her speech abruptly cut short. Not daring to anger Mu Wang, she could only swallow her resentment and hastily chase after Xia Suxi.

Those who witnessed the defeat of Miss Hu the Second and Miss Xia the Eldest immediately began to discuss it.

The Xia family had always wanted to marry Xia Suxi to Prince Mu, but Fu Siying interfered. After this incident, will the Xia family finally give up?

As soon as the others left, Fu Siying immediately turned around and waved to her mother, signaling them to come and sit over there.

Then, while untying the red string from his wrist, he glanced at the two departing figures and sneered dismissively, "Overestimating themselves!"

Mo Canglan suddenly blurted out, "Didn't you say the red thread couldn't be broken today?"

Fu Siying paused, then smiled and said, "It was just a casual remark. Of course, if Your Highness is reluctant to let it break, I'll tie it back on."

Mo Canglan naturally wouldn't let her gain the upper hand, so he withdrew his hand and said, "It would be best if we could separate."

Upon hearing this, Fu Siying smiled slightly, took out another red string from her pocket in front of him, and handed it to him: "If we tie each other up, we don't need a red string to hold each other."

Mo Canglan remained silent for a few moments, then glanced at her sideways and said, "You can say whatever you want."