Cold-faced Empress

After arriving at the Fu family with Wei Lanling and Wang, Madam Li did not have the opportunity for private contact with Prime Minister Fu. After all, Madam Li was new to the area and did not know the situation, so she would not dare to reveal the truth that Wei Lanling was Prime Minister Fu's biological daughter.

Prime Minister Fu also avoided suspicion and rarely inquired about the situation of Wei Lanling and Xiao Li, leaving everything to his wife, Li.

Fu Siying had witnessed all of this, and after questioning Granny He, she became even more certain that her father was still quite unfamiliar with Xiao Li Shi.

Watching the servants busily carrying hot water and cleaning the guest rooms, Fu Siying rubbed her knuckles, her mind heavy with worries.

Since the timing is good, she should seize the opportunity and take precautions!

After a while, Granny He came to find Fu Siying and said, "Miss, Madam said that Madam Wei and Miss Biao have been in the mansion for many days and she wants to hold a welcome banquet for them tonight. She asked me to inform you that you should come to Ruihua Courtyard for dinner tonight."

"I'm not going!" Fu Siying waved her hand and said without hesitation, "You tell my mother to change the welcome banquet to three days later. Once I'm at ease, we can talk about welcoming Madam Wei and Miss Wei."

"Yes."

After hearing Granny He repeat herself, Madam Li remained silent for a long while.

Three days later, it was the day that Prime Minister Fu had previously agreed with the monks of Tianfu Temple to perform a ritual for the residence. The monks of Tianfu Temple said that day was the day with the strongest yang energy of the year, and any evil spirits and filth would be swallowed up and dispelled by the light, making it the most suitable day to perform the ritual.

After thinking for a long time, Madam Li nodded: "Then let's change it to three days later. Yingying, don't worry, and I'll feel at ease too."

……

As evening fell, Prime Minister Fu returned home, and the first thing he did upon arriving was to seek out Fu Siying. Madam Li sighed, saying she couldn't persuade her daughter to come. After learning the reason, Prime Minister Fu said nothing until just before going to bed, when he personally went to Fu Siying's courtyard to have a brief talk with her.

Prime Minister Fu asked with concern and care, "Siying, do you really not object to the marriage with Prince Mu?"

Fu Siying, unaware of what her father had encountered in court, truthfully replied, "It has nothing to do with me."

"How can you say it's nothing?" Prime Minister Fu frowned. "This is a matter of your entire life; you must not treat it lightly!"

“Your daughter knows,” Fu Siying poured her father a cup of tea and pushed it towards him. “Why did you ask me about this as soon as you got home? Did something happen to you outside?”

Upon hearing Fu Siying's inquiry, Prime Minister Fu sighed deeply. He took a large gulp of tea and said with a complicated expression, "Father knows that Prince Mu is not a good match, but Prince Mu's power is too great now, and he keeps a close eye on the aristocratic families. Father is also worried that Prince Mu will target us. If you can endure this marriage, that would be best. If you can't, it's best to tell Father as soon as possible, while the marriage is still in its early stages, there might still be room for maneuver. Don't wait until you're in a bind and try to jump off the tiger's back, then it will be too late!"

Hearing her father's worry and anxiety, Fu Siying guessed that her father must have been ridiculed by his colleagues during court that day, for example, by being accused of "selling his daughter for personal gain".

So Fu Siying chuckled and said, "Father, don't worry. Even if Prince Mu can't stand this marriage, I can too!"

Seemingly sensing that Fu Siying wasn't being sincere, Prime Minister Fu frowned, his gaze complex and filled with guilt: "Siying, it's my incompetence that has wronged you. The Emperor arranged this marriage between you and Prince Mu entirely to use our Fu family, so Prince Mu has no feelings for you whatsoever, not even..."