Chapter 343 : Apology

Yuxi didn’t know if it was her own illusion. Since she told Yun Qing that she wanted to be in the same storm-tossed boat with him and enjoy their good fortune together, the way he looked at her had become softer. Fine. Even if it was not an illusion, it was still good.

Just as Yuxi thought about this, she suddenly had a burst of swelling pain in her abdomen. Her face changed, and she went to the house to change her clothes. After changing, she rubbed her stomach with some regret.

Mama Bai seemed to know that Yuxi’s little day had arrived, so she boiled a bowl of ginger water mixed with brown sugar for Yuxi to drink.

When Yun Qing returned to the residence that evening, he saw Mama Qu was making another bed. When he turned to his room, he was told by Yuxi to sleep in the side room. Yun Qing was baffled. How could she ask him to sleep outside? “What’s going on?”

Yuxi blushed as she answered, “My little day has come.”

Yun Qing asked inexplicably, “Why do you want me to sleep outside when your little day has come?” What kind of rule was this?

Yuxi explained the matter to him. In the capital, if the mistress of the house had her little day, she would not share the bed with her husband and usually arranged for a concubine to serve him. However, Yuxi did not prepare any concubine for Yun Qing but felt that the rules still had to be followed.

Yun Qing looked at Yuxi and shook his head. “What a mess. I don’t understand the rules in the capital, but there are no such rules here.” There were genuinely so many lousy rules to follow in the capital.

Yuxi was wise enough to stop Mama Qu from continuing to make the bed. In fact, she did not want them to sleep in separate beds. She was just going through the motions.

Before they went to sleep, Yun Qing informed Yuxi. “Tianlei told me that Fu Qingluo will come to apologise to you tomorrow, but since you are feeling unwell, let’s do it another day.”

When Yuxi said that she wanted Fu Qingluo to come to her door to apologise last time, she was just talking about it. How could Fu Qingluo’s arrogant nature bow down and apologise to her? Therefore, after hearing Yun Qing’s words, Yuxi was very surprised and asked, “Why would Fu Qingluo come to our door to apologise?”

Yun Qing replied, “My residence is not a place for her to be reckless.” She came to his house, injured his people, and then acted as if nothing had happened, as if he was already dead.

Yuxi hugged Yun Qing’s arm warmly and whispered coquettishly, “Husband is so good.” Which wife wouldn’t feel good when her husband personally stood up when she suffered such injustice?

Yun Qing gently touched Yuxi’s face and said, “If someone bullies you in the future, don’t be afraid. I’ll take care of everything!” He couldn’t give Yuxi a stable life, but at least he had to make sure that she didn’t suffer any injustice.

While hugging Yun Qing, her big stove, she spoke with great emotion, “Thank you, Husband.” This was the first time she had heard such sweet words in her last two lifetimes.

Yun Qing’s heart suddenly became like a frisky monkey, and his mind was like a cantering horse. However, when he remembered Yuxi’s body condition, he suppressed this restlessness. “Let’s sleep!” There was nothing else to do other than go to bed early. T

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Yuxi complied with his suggestion before saying, “Husband, since the meeting has been agreed for tomorrow, just let Miss Fu come here then! I’ll be fine.” Every time her little days came in her previous life, it hurt like hell. In this life, she had paid attention to exercise since she was young. Plus, Momo Quan had helped her adjust her body. So, every time her little day came, she would only be a little bloated, and it wouldn’t be painful.

Yun Qing would listen to Yuxi when it came to this trivial thing.

The next day, the meeting happened not long after Yuxi had finished with her breakfast. Da Nainai Fu took Fu Qingluo while bringing a pile of things to Yuxi’s home to apologise.

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When Fu Qingluo entered the house and laid her eyes on Yuxi, she was a bit stunned. Today, Yuxi was wearing a red dress embroidered with pomegranate patterns. Her hair was combed into a peony bun, decorated with a set of golden head ornaments inlaid with emerald gemstone. Yuxi was more suitable for wearing plain clothes because of her temperament. So, the clothes she usually wore were simple and elegant, but it didn’t mean she couldn’t wear gorgeous ones. On the contrary, her clothes today, coupled with this jewellery set, made her look dignified, rich and radiant.

When Da Nainai Fu saw Yuxi’s current appearance, she secretly mumbled. With Yuxi looking like this, it’s no wonder she managed to wrap the iron-blooded General Yun around her finger.

Fu Qingluo looked at Yuxi and said with a smile, “I was rude last time. I shouldn’t have whipped Miss Zijin that hard.” Fu Qingluo was not really that type that feared neither Heaven nor Earth. Fu Tianlei had poured a dog’s blood on her head first, then transferred all her personal maids and guards away, and finally locked her up in her courtyard. He also said he wouldn’t let her out until she decided to apologise. She had no choice but to bow her head and admit her mistake. However, she could only apologise to Yuxi, not to a maid.

Yuxi didn’t care about Fu Qingluo’s unnatural way of speaking and said with a smile to Mama Qu, “Please go and call Zijin over.” Zijin’s wound had not yet healed, but it had already left a scar on her back.

Zijin knew that they had come to apologise and said with a smile. “The injury is secondary, but I just hope Miss Fu will not be so ruthless when sparring with others in the future.” Zijin was not a petty person, but the last incident had really annoyed her. She already said it was a sparring match, but this woman did not follow the usual rules and even became merciless. But that incident also taught her a lesson. Not everyone could be a person of integrity. Even if they were not enemies, she still had to be careful of people who would stab her in the back.

When Fu Qingluo heard these words, her complexion changed. The reason she was willing to apologise was because of Yun Qing’s reputation. She just didn’t expect that this pair of master and servant would still want to climb all over her. “Since it was a sparring match, there would inevitably be times when you made a mistake. If you want to find someone to blame, you can only blame yourself for having inferior skills.”

Zijin had a new perception of Fu Qingluo. This woman was not only thick-skinned; she even dared to say that Zijin was not as skilled as other people.

Da Nainai Fu glared at Fu Qingluo and asked with a tight smile, “How could you talk like that?”

The smile on Yuxi’s face remained unchanged as she spoke, “Not as skilled as others? Miss Fu’s words are very reasonable.” Everyone present could hear the sarcasm in her words.

Not as skilled as others? What a joke. If it wasn’t for Zijin’s mercy, would Fu Qingluo still think she could stand here properly? If Zijin had been merciless with her palm, on the occasion that Fu Qingluo didn’t vomit blood and end up dead, she would have lay in bed for three to five months at least. And right now, she even dared to say that Zijin was inferior to others.

Fu Qingluo was a proud and arrogant person. How could she let herself be insulted by others? “Am I wrong? It was this maid who proposed a sparring session. If you have so many guts, how come you’re making unnecessary, annoying remarks when you got a little wounded?” She didn’t whip her severely, and her wound could heal within one month.

Da Nainai Fu was extremely furious. Did this girl come here to apologise or to seek revenge? But Da Nainai Fu was also a little upset with Yuxi. Why did she need to clutch at the straws for an insignificant maid?

The smile on Yuxi’s face faded as she said, “I think you probably got it wrong. Zijin is not a maid. He is my Er Ge’s junior sister. She stays by my side to protect me.” A maid was naturally easy to be beaten. But if she was her Er Ge’s junior sister, her status would be different.

Da Nainai Fu’s face changed as she asked, “Miss Zijin is Second Master Han’s junior sister?” How was this possible? The information she had inquired about said that Zijin was one of Yuxi’s maids!

Fu Qingluo sneered. “This maid’s martial arts skills were clearly taught by the guard named Yang in your residence. How could she be your Er Ge’s junior sister?” She had inquired about all the information she should have known about.

Yuxi nodded gently. “Master Yang is my Er Ge’s teacher. My Er Ge’s rank is third, Yu Zhi is ranked fourth, and Zijin is his last disciple. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my Er Ge.” Han Jianye addressed Master Yang as Old Chief Yang and did not call him teacher. Plus, they did not tell others that they had a master-disciple relationship. Therefore, not many outsiders know about this matter.

After a pause, Yuxi added, “There is another point you are wrong. Master Yang is not my guard. He just lives in my residence.”

Fu Qingluo’s expression changed. She dared to hit Zijin hard because she thought Zijin was just a maid. Even if she managed to get Zijin injured, she would only need to pay her some medical expenses. She didn’t expect that this maid’s identity was actually quite extraordinary. In the end, Fu Qingluo reluctantly apologised to Zijin.

Da Nainai Fu left some medicine for Zijin’s injuries and dragged Fu Qingluo back. She was afraid that there would be another conflict if they didn’t return home right away.

Zijin looked with disdain at the medicines left behind by Da Nainai Fu. “What are these? These things are not as good as the one given by Old Chief Yangtou.” The medicine that Zijin used today was provided by Master Yang. It was good medicine, especially made by Master Yang. He only gave her a small bottle of it since he didn’t produce many of them.

Yuxi asked Zisu to put the things away and rebuked Zijin with a smile, “Do you think this is the capital?” The price for ordinary herbs here was twice higher than in the capital, not to mention the rare ones.

Once Fu Qingluo left the gate and entered their carriage, she complained coldly, “Who does she think she is? She was just a girl from a fallen State Residence.”

Da Nainai Fu felt helpless. It didn’t matter who this girl Han Yuxi was. What mattered was that she had Yun Qing protecting her. But this was something she did not dare to say to Fu Qingluo. “Gu Nainai, you should not mess with Han Shi in the future. Otherwise, it will be your Dage who will have a hard time.” She didn’t want to ruin her husband’s friendship with Yun Qing because of Fu Qingluo.

When Fu Qingluo heard this, she asked with great interest. “Dasao, do you think she can still be this arrogant if Yunqing no longer protects her?” She wondered what would happen to this woman if Yun Qing transferred his affection to someone else? Would she weep under the cover or make a scene like a shrew? Just thinking about this made Fu Qingluo excited that her eyes shone brightly. T

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When Da Nainai Fu heard this, she instinctively felt that it was wrong and asked, “What do you want to do? I’m telling you, you have to stop. You can’t do anything foolish anymore.” The couple had suffered a lot for the sake of Fu Qingluo over the years.

Fu Qingluo smiled and said, “What can I do? I just said it casually. Only a few men have the perseverance to be loyal, just like how Yun Qing is treasuring Han Yuxi right now. However, they have just gotten married, so the relationship is still fresh! But when the novelty has passed, he will start to carry concubines home one by one, and by that time, she will surely cry.”

Da Nainai Fu didn’t even know what to say in response. Her father-in-law’s concubine was certainly vicious for causing the death of her mother-in-law, but the main problem was her mother-in-law herself. She was too weak to stand up for herself that the concubine started to step on her head. Over time, these continuous situations gave birth to devious thoughts inside the concubine that she began to act wicked toward her mother-in-law. This Han Shi was not a person who could be easily bullied. Even if Yunqing no longer favoured her, it was still impossible for other women to take advantage of her. She couldn’t say this kind of thing to Fu Qingluo since her mother-in-law’s incident had left a deep shadow inside her and made her decide that all men were the same. Ah, speaking of it, it was also his father-in-law’s fault. Her husband could only sigh every time he talked about this.