Bloody Kyoto

Because Li Nanle had done nothing for so many days, the Fu family, Zheng Jiaojiao, the Eldest Princess, Prince Ning, Prince Cheng, and others were both relieved and extremely anxious.

They obediently removed all the plants from the mansion; a mansion without greenery is as ugly as it gets.

They also set up numerous traps in the mansion, just waiting for Li Nanle to walk right into them.

As a result, for more than half a month, they didn't even see a trace of Li Nanle.

This made them very anxious, after all, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?

They couldn't sleep peacefully until they caught Li Nanle.

In the desolate courtyard, Zheng Jiaojiao leaned on Fu Yanji's shoulder.

Fu Yanji held her waist, his eyes, devoid of any emotion, staring into the distance. Only when Zheng Jiaojiao spoke to him did he turn his head and smile as he replied to her.

This made Zheng Jiaojiao giggle repeatedly.

This beautiful scene was too beautiful to be disturbed, and all the maids and servants who saw it from afar took a detour to avoid it.

However, they were eventually disturbed. Fu Huaxia ran over with a straight face, and when he arrived in front of the two of them, he didn't feel embarrassed at all for disturbing them.

“Father, I’ve been making a scene in the street for four or five days, but there’s not a trace of that person who’s supposed to be my aunt.”

Zheng Jiaojiao lifted herself off Fu Yanji's shoulder, glancing at Fu Huaxia with hidden dissatisfaction. What a spoilsport!

Fu Yanji said coldly to Fu Huaxia, "We can be more high-profile. We must lure her out, otherwise everyone will be living in fear every day."

Upon hearing this, Fu Huaxia lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "I understand. If she really is my aunt, I will never let her harm anyone in the Fu family."

After he finished speaking, he added, "And the princess."

Zheng Jiaojiao stood up, bent slightly to look him in the eye, and softly advised, "Be careful in Huaxia too. Your aunt is a ruthless person."

If you notice anything amiss, remember not to anger her, and make sure you survive before returning to tell your father.

Fu Huaxia took a step back and cupped her hands in greeting, "Huaxia understands, thank you for your concern, Princess."

"Father, then I will take my leave now."

"Well, go ahead!"

Watching Fu Huaxia's disappearing figure, Zheng Jiaojiao leaned against Fu Yanji's shoulder again, snuggling up to him.

"Yan Ji, our wedding is less than twenty days away. If we can't catch that otherworldly person before then, won't the wedding be delayed?"

Fu Yanji looked into the distance and said, "No, the wedding will proceed as scheduled."

"That's good!" Zheng Jiaojiao looked at his chin and couldn't help but bite it.

As the sun set, the two reluctantly parted ways. After seeing Zheng Jiaojiao off, Fu Yanji arrived at an abandoned courtyard with a cold face.

In the quiet courtyard, an old man was digging a hole with a small shovel.

After digging the hole, a seed was dropped in.

Fu Yanji stood behind her without saying a word or making any movement, simply watching quietly.

After the old woman dug more than a dozen holes and planted the seeds, she stood up. She was not surprised to see Fu Yanji, as if she had known he was coming all along.

Fu Yanji followed her into the kitchen next door and watched the old woman fetch water to wash her hands.

"What is the Third Young Master doing here?" the old man asked sarcastically.

"mother!"

"I'm not your mother." The old woman made a big movement, knocking over the basin of water, and turned to look at him with eyes full of hatred.

"I am just a maidservant by your mother's side. Hasn't the Third Young Master already recognized Zhu the Poisonous Woman as his mother? Don't make such a fuss. If Zhu the Poisonous Woman finds out, she'll skin me alive."

Zhu the Poisonous Woman is none other than Old Woman Fu.

After the old man finished speaking, he pushed aside the people blocking the doorway and went out.

Fu Yanji wasn't angry and followed them.

The old woman noticed that someone was following her, so she stopped and turned around. "What is it, Third Young Master? Don't you know that the man surnamed Zhu doesn't like me?"

Are you coming here so frequently because you want her to know that her son doesn't love her, his nominal mother, but loves a servant instead?

Then, by using her hand to get rid of the servant girl, just like by using Zheng Jiaojiao's hand to get rid of Yunxia?

When the old man mentioned the name Yunxia, ​​his heart ached. What a wonderful woman she was, how could she have ended up like this?

If she were her own daughter, she would never let her marry such an ungrateful wretch.

Fu Yanji looked at his frail adoptive mother and closed his eyes weakly. He really just wanted to come and see her; he had no other ill intentions.

Who would have thought that his adoptive mother's estrangement from him because of Yunxia would be so deep?

My throat moved; I had so much to say, but I realized that anything I said would be wrong.

Finally, he only said one sentence: "If you need anything, just send someone to find your son."

After saying that, he left in a disheveled manner.

After Fu Yanji left, a low, suppressed sob echoed in the quiet courtyard.

After a long while, the old man stopped crying, leaned on the door frame, walked into the room, and took out a small box from the cabinet.

Opening the box, she saw many hairpins and jewelry inside. She took out an apricot blossom hairpin, her mind filled with the voice of her good daughter-in-law.

Mother, you endured so much hardship to raise Yanji all by yourself. Now that your daughter-in-law has married into the family, you can hand over the burden to her and enjoy your retirement.

Mother, we women, no matter how old we are, whether we have the means or not, should always dress up nicely.

If you have the means, wear gold and jade; if not, you can use wildflowers from the wild to decorate. Don't think that dressing up is unnecessary when you're old.

Mother, your health is the most important thing in this family, so please don't think about leaving everything for Yan Ji and Hua Xia.

Mother, people talk about having a spouse, a partner, do you want to find one?

Mother, we should live according to our hearts. Although the world is full of shackles, we should strive to break free from them and make ourselves happy. Only then will our life be worthwhile.

Upon thinking of this, the old man covered his mouth and cried his heart out.

Oh, the clouds, her clouds!

She's more like a daughter than a daughter-in-law, no, she's probably even more caring than a daughter.

How could such a good child be harmed?

Ungrateful wretches, a bunch of ungrateful wretches.

The old woman's eyes were filled with hatred. She gripped the hairpin tightly in her hand, piercing her skin and drawing blood, but she felt no pain. She only murmured:

"Yunxia, ​​it's all your mother's fault!"

"If Mother had known that the child she risked her life to save was an ungrateful wretch, she would never have saved him."

"He'll never grow up, so you won't have to marry him and you won't be harmed."

"Yunxia, ​​wait for your mother!"

The old man wiped away his tears, slowly stood up, cleaned the blood off the hairpin, and put it back in the box.

With a determined look in her eyes, she walked out of the room, went to the kitchen, and started cooking. She was so calm that she didn't seem like the person who had just been crying her heart out.