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"Alright, Fourth Uncle will go with Big Brother and Third Brother," Yun Cheng said with a smile, "Xin'er can stay by my side if she wants."
"Mm." Yun Kexin smiled and said, "Grandmother, Fourth Uncle, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. I've been at the farm for several days, and I'm sure Father and Mother are waiting anxiously." With that, she dashed out of the courtyard.
Zhou watched Yun Kexin's nimble figure and fell into deep thought. After a moment, she turned to Yun Cheng and said:
"Cheng'er, Seventh Young Lady is a bit stubborn; you need to guide her more."
Yun Cheng was taken aback and asked, "Stubborn? What do you mean, Mother?"
"I told her to seize the opportunity and maintain a good relationship with the Crown Prince, but she seems unwilling," Zhou shook her head and sighed.
Yun Cheng was even more confused. "Mother, what opportunity did you want Seventh Young Lady to seize?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Zhou shot Yun Cheng a sideways glance, feeling dissatisfied with her son's lack of understanding. "Seventh Young Lady has a decent relationship with the Crown Prince; he has a good impression of her. Did you know?" Zhou's eyes flashed with hidden meaning that left Yun Cheng astonished. "Last time on Xin'er's birthday, the Crown Prince couldn't come to our house but specifically had Young Master Tong bring gifts—"
"Mother, that's just a friendship between children; don't think too much of it," Yun Cheng believed he understood his mother's intentions completely.
"What do you know? I'm doing this for your sake," Zhou's expression shifted from sunny to cloudy as she reluctantly revealed, "If Seventh Young Lady can become the Crown Princess, she will be the future Empress and will definitely be able to help you."
Yun Cheng was shocked; he realized his mother had this in mind. He quickly shook his head in denial. "No, Mother, this is my own fate; how can I try to change it through Seventh Young Lady's marriage? It's not possible."
"Can we discuss that later?" Zhou said unhappily, shifting her gaze away from Yun Cheng's face to look deeper into the courtyard. She painstakingly continued, "The key is why not seize this opportunity now? Cheng'er, remember to spend more time with Seventh Young Lady; girls can easily become passive..."
"Mother..." Yun Cheng was at a loss for words and could only agree verbally for now. "Understood, I'll give it a try."
Zhou then smiled brightly. "That's more like it. Cheng'er, I'm doing this for your own good."
Yun Kexin returned to the Three Courtyard West Garden and unexpectedly bumped into Fu Yihang and Yun Ran laughing together. They intentionally ignored her presence, only glancing at her before turning back to their own playful banter. Fu Yihang occasionally stole glances at Yun Kexin's reaction.
Yun Kexin curled her lip in disdain: may you two lovers end up together—In her previous life, whenever there was a quarrel, Fu Yihang would use Yun Ran to provoke her jealousy so that she would turn back to him. The outcome was predictable; it always ended with Yun Kexin making concessions. Unexpectedly, in this life, such scenes were still being played out, but unfortunately, things were no longer the same as before. Lost in thought, she took a detour into the hall. Just as she disappeared from their sight, Fu Yihang disdainfully shook off Yun Ran's hand and brushed off his sleeve as if it were dirty from her touch.
"Fifth Sister, you're lying," Fu Yihang huffed angrily as he distanced himself from Yun Ran, turning his body slightly while looking in the direction where Yun Kexin had vanished. "What do you mean you can bring Seventh Sister back to my side? But look at the result; she doesn't even acknowledge me—"
Yun Ran bit her lip but smiled as she said, “Fu Shizi, don’t rush. Perhaps at this moment, Seventh Sister is feeling quite sour inside. Why don’t we add a little ‘spice’ to the situation?”
Fu Yihang was taken aback. “Add some spice? What do you mean?”
A strange smile appeared on Yun Ran's lips as she leaned closer to Fu Yihang and whispered a few words. Fu Yihang hesitated, saying, “But what if Seventh Sister gets even angrier and ignores me?”
Yun Ran was unwilling to let go of such an opportunity to interact with Fu Yihang without effort. She tempted him, saying, “It won’t happen, Fu Shizi. Seventh Sister has a good temperament.” She insincerely praised her, not afraid of the consequences. “She won’t get angry. Why not use this method to test whether Seventh Sister has feelings for you? If she does, she will definitely sulk. Then you can go comfort her, and your relationship might become even better than before…”
Fu Yihang felt a bit tempted and turned back to look at Yun Ran with distrust. “Are you sure?”
“Ran’er guarantees that it will make Seventh Sister ‘jealous’ and bring her back to your side.”
Fu Yihang showed Yun Ran a rare smile and said, “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
During lunch, in front of many Elders, Yun Ran acted very close with Fu Yihang, speaking in a sweet and coy voice, trying her best to act spoiled. Although Fu Yihang found it disgusting, he still “cooperated” with Yun Ran and pretended to be very sweet.
“Brother Fu, you promised to take me out to play after spring,” Yun Ran pouted. “You can’t go back on your word.”
“I won’t. I’ve always been true to my word.”
He kept glancing at Yun Kexin’s reaction out of the corner of his eye. However, Yun Kexin seemed unfazed, quietly eating her meal while occasionally having her maidservants serve her dishes and soup. The performance between Yun Ran and Fu Yihang was becoming unbearable for the Elders present, yet Yun Kexin remained calm and composed, showing no signs of displeasure.
In her heart, she mocked herself: If it were in her previous life, she would have been so angry that she would have thrown down her chopsticks and stormed out.
At the same time, she realized that matters of the heart could indeed be let go; it was just that the pain hadn’t been enough back then.
After finishing the meal, Yun Kexin returned to the main hall of the Western Courtyard with Yun Yang and Fu Lianyin. That evening, Yun Ran and Fu Yihang repeated their previous antics but intensified their performance. However, Yun Kexin maintained the same attitude—eating and working without showing any signs of being affected.
Fu Yihang waited for a long time but did not see Yun Kexin throw a tantrum. Finally, early the next morning, he couldn’t help but call Yun Kexin out to the lawn in the courtyard.
“Seventh Sister, the guard who is taking me back to the residence is about to arrive. Before I leave, I want to say a few words to you,” Fu Yihang said, looking at Yun Kexin. “Don’t you have any feelings about what happened with Bai Fa?”
“What happened with Bai Fa? What feelings?” Yun Kexin feigned ignorance, pretending not to understand. “Fu Shizi, just speak plainly.”
“It’s about my relationship with Yun Ran,” Fu Yihang said, suddenly flustered and stammering. “You don’t care at all that I’m getting close to Yun Ran?”
“Not at all. Elder Sister Five has always liked Cousin,” Yun Kexin replied nonchalantly, her words cutting like a knife into Fu Yihang. “Now that you can finally accept her, isn’t it just as they say, ‘The man has feelings, and the woman has intentions’?”
“What ‘Lovers and Their Intentions’,” Fu Yihang raised his voice sharply, his face filled with anger. “Everything I do is for you, for you, Seventh Sister! I want to know if you have me in your heart.”
Fu Yihang growled, suddenly straightening Yun Kexin up, gripping her shoulders tightly and shaking her.
“Cousin, please behave yourself,” Yun Kexin panicked at first but quickly calmed down. She shrugged off Fu Yihang’s hands and suppressed her anger. “You are the heir apparent of the Han royal residence; how can you be so impulsive and reckless?”
“That’s because I can’t hold back any longer,” Fu Yihang softened his tone and stepped closer to Yun Kexin. “Seventh Sister, please stop associating with Feng Yin, the Young Lord of the Yan Duke’s residence. Can you do that?”
“Why? The Young Lord is also my playmate,” Yun Kexin retorted without a second thought.
As she turned to leave, no matter where she stepped, Fu Yihang was right in front of her—
“Do you know how ruthless Feng Yin is? This morning he rode into the Yan Duke’s residence on a tall horse and killed most of the guards, even hanging a corpse from the beams! How terrifying is that!”
Taking a deep breath, Yun Kexin realized that Fu Yihang was aware of this incident too. His information network was quite efficient!
“But if the Young Lord only kills those who deserve it,” Yun Kexin couldn’t help but defend Feng Yin, “then what’s wrong with that?”
“I haven’t even said anything yet, and you’re so eager to speak for him,” Fu Yihang jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, jealousy evident in his voice. “Do you like him? Tell me quickly, is your rejection of me because of him!”
On the surface, Yun Kexin remained calm, but inside she was furious: Fu Yihang, do I need someone else as an excuse to reject you?
“No, I’m just being fair,” Yun Kexin struggled to suppress her emotions and said coldly, “At least if those people had tried to deal with me in the same way back then, I wouldn’t dare say whether I would have the magnanimity to let them go.”
As she spoke, her gaze transformed into countless sharp blades, shimmering coldly under the moonlight, instilling fear in the heart. When it swept toward Fu Yihang, it was as if swords were dancing wildly before his eyes.
Fu Yihang was taken aback; he had never seen Yun Kexin so stern and serious, especially the way she looked at him made his heart tremble: What happened to Seventh Sister? Her gaze felt so unfamiliar and so cold.
He couldn't help but take two steps back, his tone relaxing a bit, no longer pressing so tightly: "Cousin, please don't be angry. I just... don't want to see you get hurt. I mean no harm."
If you don't want me to get hurt, then stay away from me! Yun Kexin thought bitterly.
"Cousin, I only empathize with Elder Sister Five's feelings," she turned away, not wanting to face him any longer, and said, "She truly likes you. If you could accept her, it would be a wonderful thing."
A trace of mockery crossed Fu Yihang's face: "Yun Ran? Being a Concubine Maid is fine!" He paused for a moment before continuing with even less restraint in his humiliation, "If she wants to be the main wife, she can only dream."
Yun Kexin frowned, almost slapping him in anger. The cold smile in her heart slipped out:
"So, Cousin, it's not that you dislike Elder Sister Five; you just care about her status as a Concubine Daughter, right? Therefore, perhaps you only value me for my status as a legitimate daughter—"
Before Yun Kexin could finish her sentence, Fu Yihang interrupted her sharply: "Nonsense! There are plenty of legitimate daughters wanting to marry into the Han royal family, but in my eyes, there is only Seventh Sister."
Yun Kexin fell silent, unwilling to entangle herself further with Fu Yihang on this topic. She looked for an excuse to leave and return to her room. Turning around to glance around, her keen eyes caught sight of Yun Ran actually supporting Second Matriarch and looking in this direction. It seemed she had already "witnessed" her and Fu Yihang's "secret affair."
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