After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 68 - 067: Her Engagement?!

Chapter 68: Chapter 067: Her Engagement?!

This night passed quietly, except for the courtyard where the Xu family servants resided.

According to the information gathered by Zhang Cheng, that courtyard indeed created some noise, but the sounds stopped soon, and early this morning, they sent scriptures to the monks in the temple and then descended the mountain.

Fu Zhen guessed that the woman thoroughly believed last night that she was Xu Yin’s personal guard, which frightened her, causing her to leave in haste.

Liang Ning and Yongping knew each other from childhood, but Yongping, always seeking ease and fearing heaviness, prided herself as a noble Commandery Princess who needed to be graceful, thus couldn’t get along with Liang Ning, who formed gangs and climbed walls and trees, but there was no significant feud between them.

Fu Zhen did not intend to involve Yongping in her revenge, nor did she plan to trouble Yongping’s servants. However, she thought that allowing a servant with such a foul mouth to be promoted to a housekeeper showed that Yongping’s management skills were lacking. Those slaps were just a reminder for their past acquaintance.

On the other hand, from the woman’s attitude last night, it was evident that both Yongping and the people of her household were still quite wary of Xu Yin, which was unexpected for Fu Zhen.

She originally thought that being from a humble background, he would have to bow to Yongping, but unexpectedly, when he offered to copy scriptures for Liang Ning, Yongping couldn’t even refuse...

It seems this scoundrel is indeed quite capable.

Fu Zhen also thought of that little fatty and wondered if he had returned to his place?

This little guy wasn’t afraid to be exploring alone in such a place in the middle of the night, furthermore, he was finding ways to hit people. He must be very familiar with this temple, so perhaps there was no need for worry.

But then again, he was just a child, letting him roam around; his family was really too careless!

She fell asleep with such scattered thoughts, and when the temple bell rang at dawn, she got up with Mrs. Fu to go to the hall for incense offerings.

Even though they stayed at the temple, the incense in front of Buddha was already very abundant.

After worshiping all the Bodhisattvas in order, the sky was bright, and pilgrims from the mountain foothills were entering the temple in batches, mostly officials’ families from the city.

On the way, she discussed with Mrs. Fu: "I still want to copy a few scriptures at the temple on the west side."

Fu Zhen knew that she had possessed this body because the original owner’s life was over, and the original soul had returned to Heaven. But it was Liang Ning who had gained an advantage, and Liang Ning still had Fu Zhen’s memories; these memories accompanied her day and night, making her feel that the original owner was as dear to her as her sister.

The only thing she could do for this sister now was to recite sutras for her, hoping for her peace in the afterlife and that she would soon reincarnate to start a new life.

Mrs. Fu had no objections: "In any case, we won’t descend the mountain until we’ve had the midday vegetarian meal. Just now, I met some familiar officials’ family members, and I happen to want to greet them by the lotus pond in front. You can meet us by the lotus pond after you finish copying the scriptures."

So Fu Zhen first accompanied her to the lotus pond.

It was said that the lotus seeds left in the lotus pond were from hundreds of years ago. Although it was not the season for viewing now, as the area had expanded in recent years, many peach and willow trees had been planted along the shores, making it quite a sight.

The mother and daughter walked amidst the flowers and willows, along the stone path by the pond ahead, and as they walked past a peach tree, they suddenly heard a voice from the front: "...Marriage is a major event in life. An engagement determined by pointing at it before birth, when the children aren’t even born, only making an oral engagement, how can that count? The person who proposed this engagement must have been confused. What if, by chance, one of the children is not complete after birth, should the marriage be fulfilled? Wouldn’t that harm the other party?"

The voice was high and piercing, and not a word was lost from Fu Zhen’s ears.

Fu Zhen thought there was some reason in these words but couldn’t understand why the voice was so jarring?

She parted the willow branches to look, only to see several noblewomen sitting on the stone railing by the peach tree, seemingly gossiping. The speaker was wearing a lake-blue brocade dress and had an elongated face, appearing proper, but was also talking with pursed lips, appearing somewhat mean.

Seeing the woman’s pursed lips, Fu Zhen recognized her!

Wasn’t this Mrs. Zhou, the newlywed wife of General Zhao Yong’s family?!

The Zhou family had been under the command of the Liang family’s patriarch, and Liang Ning knew everyone from that family! This Mrs. Zhou was the fourth daughter-in-law, and she argued with the three daughters-in-law above her as soon as she entered the family! It seemed her sharp voice couldn’t be changed.

Fu Zhen looked at the others beside her—ah! Upon seeing, Fu Zhen saw another familiar face; surprisingly, Du Su’s wife was also there!

What a coincidence! She had unexpectedly met Du Su on the road a few days ago, and today she bumped into his wife here!

Although Fu Zhen didn’t have much interaction with the third branch of the Du family, after all, it all came down to the two words, "the Du family." She was just about to suggest Mrs. Fu to go over and greet them, since perhaps one day she might have the chance to directly speak with the Du family’s sister-in-law, but then the woman seated next to Third Madam Du, the wife of the Director of the Ministry of War from the Liu family, spoke:

"Granny Zhou is right. If two people are forcibly bound together only to become a pair in enmity, it’s indeed the entire family that suffers! Third Madam, you must be cautious about this matter! One cannot ruin a child’s life for a mere verbal promise, can they?"

——Goodness!

From this, it seems they weren’t discussing principles, but trying to push Third Madam Du into breaking off an engagement!

Isn’t discussing such matters here too indiscreet?

But this wasn’t something the Fu family should meddle in, so it was better to take a detour.

Fu Zhen turned to tug Mrs. Fu away but found that she couldn’t move her, and just then, Third Madam Du spoke again:

"You all stop talking. No matter what, this was an engagement set by the elders back then. They are adamant about it, so what can we do but fulfill it?

"It’s just unfortunate for our Brother Cheng. The teachers at the Imperial College all say he’s very hopeful for the next round of exams... As parents, we have no other expectations, only hoping our children find good matches to grow old together. Why do we have to be wary of needing a second wife even before being married? Alas, our Brother Cheng is really unfortunate!"

These words were too malicious!

What did she mean by needing to guard against a second wife before even being married? Isn’t this clearly cursing the girl to die?

It wouldn’t matter if Third Madam Du didn’t want to fulfill the engagement, but to discuss this publicly—is she out of her mind?!

Trying to harm some family’s daughter, isn’t she?

"Zhen Er, let’s go!"

Mrs. Fu suddenly pulled her sleeve forcefully, sounding extremely angry.

It was then that Fu Zhen realized that after hearing Third Madam Du’s words, Mrs. Fu’s body became even more tense, and her face flushed with anger!

What’s going on?

What relationship did the Third Son Du family have with them?

...

Hold on!

As her thoughts skimmed over the words "Du family," a string in her brain suddenly trembled!

——An engagement?

Du family?!

Damn it, didn’t that dead girl Fu Rou also mention that Fu Zhen had an engagement with the Du family?!

She instantly froze, as if struck by lightning!

Could it be that the engagement she encountered was with Third Son Du’s son, Du Mingcheng?!

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