With this explanation, Shang Shuqing believed it. Her family was very concerned about her marriage so it was not strange for them to do so.
Suppressing her doubts, Shang Shuqing returned to her ladylike nature and felt that her tone towards her sister-in-law was rude so she softened her tone and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know where the Thatched Cottage Courtyard's people are staying?"
Feng Ruonan said, "This, I really do not know. I only heard your brother mention that the Thatched Cottage Courtyard's people are here. Qing-er, what kind of expression is that? I did not lie to you, is there a need to lie to you about this kind of matter? Since you already know that they are here, you can just ask around and you will know. Can I lie to them? "
Shang Shuqing thought about it and felt that it was true. He bowed and bade farewell before leaving to look.
Feng Ruonan shouted, "Bring more guards when you go out."
"Got it." Shang Shuqing turned and left.
Feng Ruonan quickly walked out and shouted, "Qing-er, has Young Master Fu returned?"
"Eh …" Shang Shuqing's footsteps paused and he turned back awkwardly, "Not yet, he is still at the back garden. I will inform him now."
Feng Ruonan's face instantly turned black. This sister-in-law heard that the Thatched Cottage Courtyard's people were here and that there was no Niu Youdao among them, yet she could even forget about Fu Junlan, such a living person. How careless was she? Not to mention the usual surface, just this matter alone was enough to see Fu Junlan's real position in this sister-in-law's heart.
"Ai!" After sending off Shang Shuqing with her eyes, Feng Ruonan could not help but sigh.
She understood, in fact she was very clear in her heart. She knew the bitterness in her sister-in-law's heart and based on her sister-in-law's knowledge, talent and vision, she knew that Fu Junlan was not the ideal husband in her heart.
But there was no other way, her sister-in-law only had that kind of condition. She was ugly and old and was truly a dragon and phoenix among men. A man who had all the conditions and did not even need to climb up to the Wangfu, how could he fancy her.
Facing the family's forced marriage, her sister-in-law was forced to the point of no choice and chose the tallest person among the dwarfs and made do with it.
But her family was also doing this for her own good. It was better than forcing one of them to be bullied in the future.
"Go, quickly go and inform the Prince." Feng Ruo Nan, who had recovered from her shock, hastily ordered.
"Yes!" The subordinate accepted the order and ran away.
In the back garden, Shang Shuqing hurriedly returned to the shady corridor. Fu Junlan was still waiting in the corridor. When she saw Shang Shuqing, she immediately cupped her hands politely.
Shang Shuqing returned the greeting. "I've kept young master waiting."
Fu Junlan smiled. "It's okay." Then, he had some doubts. "Just now, Princess mentioned Thatched Cottage and left in a hurry. Did something happen?"
Shang Shuqing did not know how to bring up this matter. He had made an appointment to meet him. Was he going to find an excuse to send him away just because he wanted to meet someone else? Was he going to make a wasted trip?
Fu Junlan probably wouldn't have any objections to this. If he said that he had something to do, Fu Junlan probably wouldn't continue to dawdle and could only leave.
But this wasn't her character. This wasn't something else. She had her own thoughts when facing Fu Junlan.
Since her family had already chosen this young master and she had decided to follow it, this Young Master Fu would be her future husband. He was someone she would spend the rest of her life with. It was better for her to be honest with him. She didn't want to do anything just because his family background was inferior to hers. She didn't want to hide anything or deceive him.
However, she really couldn't hold back her desire to meet him. Part of the reason was that she wanted to meet her old friend. Another reason was that she was a little confused. Normally, people from Thatched Cottage would come directly to the prince's mansion. Why didn't they come this time?
Also, they were here before. Why did those two cultivators say that she misheard? It seemed like they were intentionally hiding something. Did something happen?
Now that Fu Junlan took the initiative to mention it, it was easier for her to speak. She smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm acquainted with people from Thatched Cottage. We're all friends, and we haven't seen each other for a long time. I just heard that they came to the prefectural city. Thinking of old friends, I want to go and meet them. Young Master, would you like to come with me? "
She didn't hide it from her. First of all, she didn't want to deceive her. Second, she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Fu Junlan. She also wanted to introduce people from Thatched Cottage to her. It would also be good to broaden her horizons. At least when they met again in the future, they wouldn't be estranged.
She didn't intend to stop interacting with people from Thatched Cottage after she got married. It wouldn't be bad for the Fu family to let Fu Junlan know those people in this chaotic world. Those people might be able to help the Fu family in the future.
After marrying into the Fu family, she would truly become a member of the Fu family. It would be different from staying in the prince's mansion.
The prince's mansion had its own interests in controlling the military and politics. It could only help the Fu family through nepotism. In the end, the prince's mansion was still the prince's mansion, and the Fu family was still the Fu family. Once something happened, the Fu family could only rely on themselves. The prince's mansion wouldn't affect the overall situation because of the Fu family.
She had seen too many similar things. For example, the shocking change in her brother and sister-in-law's family. If sister-in-law didn't stand on the Shang family's side, the Shang family wouldn't be able to tolerate her. Back then, the prince's mansion had forced sister-in-law to such an extent.
The same logic applied to herself. Once she was involved in power … if she married, the Fu family would inevitably be involved in power as well.
She could imagine that her brother would certainly instruct Mister Lan to arrange an official position for Fu Junlan to start training her. It was impossible for her husband to be a commoner forever. It wouldn't be justifiable. As time passed, the Fu family would have their own demands. If she didn't stand on the Fu family's side, the Fu family wouldn't be able to tolerate her!
It wasn't that she was heartless. No family could tolerate a person who had an outsider's heart. Such a person would be an outsider!
As a wife, if she couldn't understand this logic, it could only mean that she didn't please both her in-laws and her maiden family.
She had been in the Thatched Cottage Villa for many years. She more or less knew some of the actions of those people. Those people had considerable power. They were people who could go against the imperial court. They were above the Southern State and controlled the forces of several prefectures. Making friends with these people would be of great benefit to the Fu family!
At present, she had to broaden her horizons in other areas. For example, the military and political affairs of the Southern State were related to military and political secrets. It wasn't appropriate to bring Fu Junlan there. There were rules, and she couldn't do that. She could at least meet the people in the Thatched Cottage Villa.
If Fu Junlan was shy and unwilling to meet them, she wouldn't force her. At this point, Fu Junlan would naturally take her leave and go back on her own. This way, it wouldn't be considered as her intentionally interrupting the date and avoiding him.
Fu Junlan's temperament was still acceptable. She said straightforwardly, "I'm willing to accompany the Princess."
Shang Shuqing smiled and nodded. He extended his hand and said, "Please!"
Feng Ruonan had informed Shang Chaozong in advance that the Princess was going to travel. Since Shang Shuqing already knew about it, Shang Chaozong couldn't stop her. He could only pay attention to his own safety. The Prince's Residence immediately deployed the accompanying sorcerers and carriages, as well as more people to ensure their safety.
The carriages left the Prince's Residence through the back door. When they left, the outside world didn't know who was sitting in the carriages. This way, they could avoid a clear target of assassination!
Inside the slightly shaky carriage, a man and a woman sat opposite each other. They were respectful to each other and didn't dare to overstep their boundaries.
Although Fu Junlan looked calm on the surface, Shang Shuqing could still see that he was a little nervous. He tried to ask, "Young Master, do you know who we are going to meet?"
Fu Junlan said, "Someone who can befriend the Princess is naturally not an ordinary person."
As expected, he was nervous because of this. Shang Shuqing said with a smile, "Young Master said that you haven't heard of the Thatched Cottage Villa?"
Fu Junlan shook his head. "Indeed, I haven't heard of it. I've only heard of the Thatched Cottage Villa."
Shang Shuqing said, "May I ask how much Young Master knows about the Thatched Cottage Villa?"
Fu Junlan said seriously, "It is rumored among the people that the Thatched Cottage Villa is the strong support behind the Prince. The owner of the villa, Niu Youdao, is an expert in the world of cultivation. He is all-powerful and elusive. He is also a benevolent person. The South State doesn't have the exorbitant taxes and taxes that other places have. It is rumored that the South State can prosper day by day and the people can live and work in peace because of him. Many people set up a long life memorial tablet for him and see him as the guardian of the South State! "
Shang Shuqing smiled. He felt that the local people had turned Daoye into a legend. But overall, it wasn't wrong. Of course, this also had the credit of his elder brother and the others who spread the news.
There were some things that couldn't be helped. After all, the Shang Family was supported by Daoye. They ate his rice bowl, so they naturally had to serve him. The people had this need. In troubled times, they needed a "god" to comfort their inner uneasiness. Did they want the people of the South State to worship other gods?
Of course, Shang Shuqing didn't explain too much about the absurdity of Fu Junlan's words. He reminded her, "The Thatched Cottage Villa is the Thatched Cottage Villa. The Thatched Cottage Villa is the name of the Thatched Cottage Villa after the people moved. In fact, they are all the same group of people." It was simple and easy to understand. He didn't say things like moving to the Purple Golden Cave. If he did, the other party wouldn't understand. The more he explained, the more long-winded it would be. He could only take it slowly in the future.
"Ah!" Fu Junlan was shocked. How could she know this? How could the ordinary people in the South State know this? What happened to the Thatched Cottage Villa? Why did it move to the Purple Golden Cave? Which courtyard in the Purple Golden Cave was called the Thatched Cottage Villa? These weren't things that were discussed in the secular world. How could the people discuss who was wrong, who was right, and who deserved to die?
At most, the people in the secular world would make groundless accusations and talk about some irrelevant legends as gossip.
"Your Grace! Are we going to see the legendary master of the Thatched Cottage Villa? "
This time, he was obviously a little uneasy and nervous. He even felt pressure and uneasiness when meeting Shang Chaozong. Now he was going to see someone who was more superior than Shang Chaozong. How could he not be nervous? Some words couldn't be said in front of Shang Shuqing. It was said that everything Shang Chaozong had now was given by that person. One could imagine the pressure this kind of person brought to him.
He was a little regretful. If he knew he was going to see those people, he shouldn't have come.
Because of this, he increasingly felt the huge gap between him and Shang Shuqing.
Shang Shuqing comforted him softly, "The master of the villa, Daoye, is not in the human world for the time being. He is now cultivating in another world. We are going to see his subordinates. Don't worry, Young Master. Apart from being more powerful than ordinary people, their daily behavior is not much different from that of ordinary people. Their appearance, thoughts, words, and behavior are the same as ordinary people. They are not bad people, and they won't act like fiends. Young Master, treat them normally. It's fine as long as you don't be rude. "
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