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Yun Kexin slightly tilted her head, casting a sidelong glance at Fu Lianyin, who was kneeling before her bed with her head bowed. A cold and sinister smile played on her lips: "Fu Lianyin, today you are the one kneeling before my bed, begging me! But do you think that even if you break your legs kneeling here, you can erase the sins that brought disaster to the Yun family in your past life?!"
"Mother, what are you doing?" Yun Kexin struggled to turn her head toward the edge of the bed, weakly saying, "Get up quickly; this is going to shorten my lifespan."
Fu Lianyin raised her head, tears streaking down her face, and trembled as she spoke: "Seventh Young Lady, it is my fault for not considering things carefully. I was only thinking about getting you a good marriage with the Fu Family and ended up making a grave mistake, causing both of you to misunderstand me. Even the master thinks I treat your reputation as a joke. Do you know how much that hurts me?"
Fu Lianyin sniffed and quickly scanned Yun Kexin's facial expression. Seeing her unresponsive demeanor, she felt disappointed and continued, "When we were in the capital, I could tell you had no feelings for my nephew. I saw you running around outside, not only getting close to the Young Master of the Tong Family but also getting acquainted with the Crown Prince. I was anxious."
"Mother, what are you anxious about? I'm just a nine-year-old child; it's too early for such matters," Yun Kexin lay back down on the bed, staring at the floral-patterned ceiling and said slowly, "As for the Young Master of the Tong Family and the Crown Prince, we only met by chance; you're overthinking it."
"Actually, I don't want you to marry into the royal family," Fu Lianyin sobbed a few times and said intermittently, "Once you enter the palace, it's like sinking into an ocean. It's better to live a normal life like an ordinary person; it's so cold at such heights."
Indeed, ordinary people are easier to bully; killing them is as easy as stepping on an ant!
If I really marry into the royal family, the first ones I would eliminate are your Fu Family! You certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to let me get closer to the royal family, so you're desperate now! Even now, you're pretending to be so virtuous here; do you really think I'm just a child to be toyed with?
"I understand your good intentions, Mother," Yun Kexin said with a wooden sarcasm. "Thank you for your concern."
Fu Lianyin thought that after kneeling for so long, Yun Kexin would repeatedly urge her to get up or even help her up herself. However, as their conversation became more intense and she felt her knees aching from kneeling, she grew frustrated. She had no choice but to place one hand on the edge of the bed while holding Yun Kexin's hand with the other, looking at her with a pitiful expression.
"As long as Xin'er can understand my intentions," Fu Lianyin forced a smile that was hard to maintain. "Also, I've sent someone to call for Fifth Young Lady to come and apologize to Seventh Young Lady..."
Even if she has to suffer, she needs someone to take the blame; that's Fu Lianyin for you! Yun Kexin thought bitterly.
Sure enough, not long after, a maid's voice could be heard outside speaking to Yun Yang. Then came a creaking sound as the door opened. The maid led Yun Ran in behind Yun Yang.
Upon seeing Fu Lianyin kneeling by the bed, everyone was taken aback. Yun Ran seemed to have caught hold of Yun Kexin's "tail" and jumped up:
"Seventh Sister, how could you let Mother kneel before you? This is truly disrespectful; how can this be tolerated!"
Yun Kexin couldn't be bothered with her. She turned her gaze toward Yun Yang and said: "Father, you're just in time; please help me lift Mother up. I've urged her several times, but she insists on doing this..."
Yun Yang saw Fu Lianyin's actions and, although surprised, remained unmoved, coldly throwing out a sentence:
"Madam, get up. As a mother, how do you think others will perceive you kneeling in front of your child? Outsiders will think that Xin'er is unfilial and consider her a disgraceful descendant. Do you understand?!"
Fu Lianyin was speechless with anger. After kneeling for so long, couldn't he say something comforting? She had hoped that he would be "moved" by this scene and thus confirm Yun Kexin's rudeness and disobedience. Instead, she received such a response that made her body tremble slightly with rage as she bit her lip tightly.
"Father, it’s probably because Seventh Sister has been unwilling to relent that Mother has been kneeling here," Yun Ran, being Fu Lianyin's lackey, failed to realize the situation despite being kicked countless times. She believed that Fu Lianyin was Aunt Fu Yihang's ally; being "loyal" would naturally ensure her marriage was secure. Her words were sharp yet concealed cunning, "She herself is comfortably lying in bed; what’s the reason for that?!"
Thinking she had flattered correctly, she did not expect Fu Lianyin to coldly throw out two words: "Kneel!"
Yun Ran was taken aback and did not react, standing there in a daze.
"Did you hear? Kneel down!" Fu Lianyin realized that having a scapegoat was indeed a good thing, even though she could not show it on the surface. "Fifth Young Lady, apologize to Seventh Sister."
"What? You want me to kneel to Seventh Sister?" Yun Ran came to her senses and realized she hadn’t misheard. Anxious and angry, she said, "On what grounds? I didn’t do anything wrong."
"Shut up!" Fu Lianyin suddenly raised her eyes, her gaze like a sharp blade aimed at Yun Ran. "Fifth Young Lady, you have already altered my orders and put me in an unjust position. I haven’t settled this account with you yet; you better know your place!"
Yun Ran shivered all over and hurriedly knelt in front of Yun Kexin's bed, crying as she repented:
"Seventh Sister, it was Elder Sister Five who was wrong. If I hadn’t altered Mother’s orders, you could have married Brother Fu even if your reputation was ruined. But I had the wrong idea and forced Tie Dan to be with you..." She knocked her head repeatedly while wiping her tears and said, "I made everyone misunderstand Mother; my cleverness backfired and implicated her. Please don’t blame Mother anymore; let her get up."
Upon hearing this, Yun Kexin coldly smiled and kicked the ball back: "So it’s still Xin'er who is unfilial, right? Blaming all the mistakes caused by Elder Sister Five on Mother—how unreasonable can you be?"
"Fifth Young Lady, what are you doing?" Fu Lianyin turned to glare at Yun Ran—this foolish Concubine Daughter couldn’t distinguish between occasions or words; wasn’t this forcing her to apologize again? It truly was infuriating. "You don’t need to cover for my mistakes; just sincerely apologize to Seventh Sister."
Sincerely? Fu Lianyin actually knew the meaning of "sincerity"? What a disgrace to those two words!
"Yes, Mother," Yun Ran paused slightly and smiled gently at Yun Kexin on the bed. "Seventh Sister, it was all just my foolish thoughts, wanting to ruin your good fortune with Brother Fu. I almost caused you harm, and I sincerely ask for your forgiveness."
Out of the corner of her eye, Yun Kexin saw Yun Ran kneeling in front of her bed. She recalled the humiliation she had suffered in her past life and the "surprise" that Yun Ran had brought her on her wedding night. Her heart was filled with resentment.
Yun Kexin turned to Yun Yang and said, "Father, please let Mother and Elder Sister Five get up and talk. How can I bear this?"
"No, my lord," Fu Lianyin suppressed a cold laugh and looked tenderly at Yun Yang, speaking softly, "If Xin'er does not open her mouth to forgive the Consort, the Consort will remain kneeling here in repentance until Xin'er is satisfied."
She emphasized the words "until satisfied," pausing between each word.
"Mother, since you entered the door until now, has Xin'er ever spoken a word of blame?" Yun Kexin retorted calmly. "Haven't I been explaining that I simply 'cannot understand'? Since Mother has already explained, what else is there for me to be unable to understand?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Lianyin raised an eyebrow; this was the expression she wore when she felt victorious.
"Fu Family, since Xin'er has already expressed herself and repeatedly asked you to get up and talk, what more do you want?" Yun Yang said impatiently. It seemed he saw through Fu Lianyin completely and showed no mercy as he declared, "Of course, if Madam insists on kneeling here in repentance, I will not stop you!"
If she had held onto a glimmer of hope before, hearing Yun Yang's cold words left Fu Lianyin utterly despairing. She suddenly realized how deep the emotional wound this incident had caused Yun Yang was. She immediately regretted not listening to her brother's advice and understood that her only option now was to make amends as much as possible; revenge could wait.
"Yes, my lord," Fu Lianyin wisely supported herself against the edge of the bed, staggering to stand up while forcing a smile. "As long as I can gain your and Xin'er's forgiveness, what harm is there in suffering a little as Consort?" She glanced down at Yun Ran and added, "However, Fifth Young Lady's mistake this time must not be tolerated; continue kneeling."
She loathed this Concubine Daughter under her nose for daring to act like this for Fu Yihang; how could she let it go?
"Yes, Mother," Yun Ran had already become indifferent to her situation. "I will accept whatever punishment."
At that moment, a maid entered with a bowl of lotus seed and silver ear soup. Fu Lianyin requested Yun Yang to lift Yun Kexin and lean her against the bed. She wanted to personally feed Yun Kexin. Although Yun Kexin did not respond, Fu Lianyin took it as tacit approval, and Yun Yang complied.
"Xin'er, come on, eat a little," Fu Lianyin scooped some with a spoon and brought it to Yun Kexin's lips, trying to reshape her image as a virtuous wife and mother. "Look at how thin you've become; it pains both your father and me. Do you understand?"
Yun Kexin opened her mouth mechanically to eat, her eyes vacant and confused, but she was secretly sneering: this time, it was a great relief for her, and it could stop here; there would be plenty of time in the future!
Seeing that Yun Kexin finally agreed to eat something, Yun Yang let out a sigh of relief. When he saw Fu Lianyin personally feeding her, his anger diminished significantly, and he was no longer filled with rage.
"Seventh Sister, Young Lord is here," Fu Yihang rushed in without any preamble, "Qingyuan Marquis Feng Yinxiao."
Behind him followed the spirited Young Marquis and a few attendants.
Fu Yihang, seeing that Yun Kexin had lost weight and stubbornly refused to eat anything, thought of Feng Yinxiao in desperation. Coincidentally, Feng Yinxiao, who was staying at the inn but keeping an eye on the Han Wangfu, learned about Yun Kexin's situation and decided to "turn darkness into light" by stepping in to comfort her.
Yun Kexin's eyelashes trembled slightly: what is he doing here? This is really not the right time! How can I face anyone like this? At the same time, she was surprised that she even cared about these things; it was truly baffling.
She slowly turned her face away and said shyly, "Young Lord, I have not been feeling well lately and cannot get out of bed to greet you. Please forgive me."
Feng Yinxiao was taken aback: after just three days apart, how did Seventh Sister become so thin? Although he had heard that she was on a hunger strike and thought it was just a child’s tantrum, he didn’t expect she was serious!
His handsome brows furrowed slightly: he felt a bit of blame in his heart—why doesn’t she take better care of herself?
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