Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1093 - 1090_1

Chapter 1093: Chapter 1090_1

The following day was the start of the new year, and Fu Ranhui rose early to prepare for the New Year’s greeting with her in-laws.

Waking up, she noticed that no one seemed to have slept next to her, so she asked her maid who came to help her out of bed: "Didn’t the Master return to sleep last night?"

"Madam, the Master did come home for a while. Seeing that you were asleep, he didn’t want to disturb you so he slept in the study room instead."

Hearing these words, Fu Ranhui’s heart was warmed. On such a cold day, would he not catch a cold if he slept in the study room?

Thinking of this, Fu Ranhui quickly got out of bed: "Help me to get dressed quickly!"

A moment later, Fu Ranhui entered the study room to find Zhao Youwei turning the room upside down. Her face darkened instantly, and she couldn’t help but raise her voice: "What happened? Did you lose something important? Why are you so upset?"

Zhao Youwei, busy searching for the map, didn’t notice the anomaly in Fu Ranhui’s tone. He nodded: "Yes, I vividly remember putting it in a box on the bookshelf, but now I can’t find it. Did I misremember?"

"No need to look for it. I have already burned it!" Fu Ranhui confessed, igniting a fire in his heart.

Burned it? Zhao Youwei finally lifted his head and looked at her standing at the door, his usually gentle and affectionate wife now full of rage.

"Why?" It was just a map, why was she so angry about it?

"Why? Ha!" Fu Ranhui scoffed sarcastically: "You secretly kept things from other women after we got married, shouldn’t I burn them? You love Xiao’er, but she’s already a married woman, and to make it worse, she’s the honorable Princess Rui. You are keeping her handkerchief and portrait. Aren’t you afraid you’ll lose face if someone discovered these one day? I’m also worried that we’d be mocked!"

"Shut up!" Zhao Youwei’s face changed upon hearing her words. He subconsciously looked at a certain spot on the bookshelf where a box was indeed missing.

It seemed she accidentally saw what was inside. He was careless. He supposed to have destroyed it but forgot.

However, his affection for that person was his own business; she was entirely unaware. Fu Ranhui yelled out her name so loudly, does she want the whole world to know? Doesn’t she know it could tarnish her reputation?

"What’s wrong, you dare to do it but don’t dare to talk about it?" Fu Ranhui, seeing that he had made a mistake, was even more angry when he dared to reprimand her.

Zhao Youwei hurriedly pulled her inside and closed the door.

Fu Ranhui sneered at him: ’What’s wrong, now you’re scared that people will find out? Then why did you dare to keep the personal belongings of other women in the first place!’

The sarcasm in Fu Ranhui’s words made Zhao Youwei frown subconsciously, but he still patiently explained: "All that was in the past. At that time she wasn’t Princess Rui, she wasn’t even betrothed to the Sixth Prince, she almost became my wife due to a misunderstanding, that’s why I had feelings for her. After she got married, I retracted my feelings. My lady, since we got married, I’ve wanted to spend my entire life with you."

Fu Ranhui sneered at his words: "You’re lying! You blocked the hot dumpling soup that was splashed at her without hesitation in the restaurant. Because of her words, you stopped wearing the color clothes that you used to like, and only wore the colors she mentioned. Plus, yesterday in the palace, I almost fell, but you were worried I might hit her belly and scolded me! You dare to say you don’t have those improper thoughts of her still?"

"All the clothes I’ve worn since I got married were prepared by you, weren’t they? The child inside Princess Rui’s belly is the imperial grandson! If she were to be knocked accidentally by you and something happened to the young prince, that could be a capital offence! Shouldn’t I worry?"

Isn’t Fu Ranhui, as a daughter of the eldest princess, aware of the principle that one generation is close and two are distant? A niece can’t be closer than a grandson, can she?

Furthermore, each member of the royal family could potentially be a future heir to the throne! Moreover, the second prince only likes to study medical skills, the fourth prince is only interested in waging wars, but the sixth prince excels in all aspects, he is the ideal blend of both wisdom and courage, capable of uniting the four seas outside and ensuring the happiness of the people within. He married a wife who has the demeanor of an empress even before becoming one. Now, who in the imperial court does not believe that he will be the future heir to the throne!

Therefore, if she were to harm Princess Rui’s child, could she bear the consequences? The whole residence won’t be able to bear the consequences, shouldn’t he reprimand her for that?

If you really don’t have improper thoughts about Princess Rui, why are you keeping her portrait and handkerchief? It’s clear that you intend to keep them to reminisce!" Fu Ranhui’s words are now almost shouted out!

"I’ve locked those things away. I just forgot to deal with them!" Zhao Youwei defended. After their marriage, he had intended to dispose of those things, but then he had to rush back to Zhan’er Island and forgot about it. He really did forget about it.

"Not forgotten, but reluctant! You rushed back from Zhan’er Island, and the first person you informed about your return was not me, it was Xiao’er. What does this say? It shows that you couldn’t wait to see her!"

He had received a secret decree and had to rush back, of course the first thing he had to do upon his return was to report to the Imperial Court! When did he show an eager desire to see her!

"The situation is not what you said. I’ve explained it and I did not rush back to see her. I reported to the Imperial Court first upon my return. I didn’t even see her! Whether you believe it or not is up to you!" Having said that, Zhao Youwei strode out of the study room.

Zhao Youwei found that no matter what he said, Fu Ranhui would not believe him, so he was too lazy to explain. She can think whatever she likes.

On the first morning of the New Year, he didn’t want to argue with her. Moreover, if the quarrel continued to the point where it was overheard by the gossiping servants in the house, what could he do if the news spread!

He, as a man, isn’t afraid of his reputation being damaged, but if this really got out, the impact on Princess Rui would be huge. The saying that people fear gossip is true. Zhao Youwei did not want to harm her due to his innocent feelings from his youth. Some emotions, even if they had never begun, were precious to him!

Moreover, he had always been very respectful and never crossed any boundaries since getting married. Is it wrong to secretly have feelings for someone before marriage. What’s wrong with that!

Seeing Zhao Youwei walk out, leaving her behind, Fu Ranhui squatted down, bursting into tears.