When Fu Zhen was going down the mountain, she was still a bit dazed. There were always many mysteries about Chen Luobing, as if there were some taboos that couldn't be spoken of. Whenever some things were mentioned, she would always stop short, which always made Fu Zhen feel a bit uneasy.
Chen Tingfeng was walking beside her. He turned his head and looked at her. "What are you thinking about?"
"Thinking about you," Fu Zhen came back to her senses and gave him a smile. "Sister Luobing did a divination. In the future, you should stay away from other women."
A look of helplessness flashed across Chen Tingfeng's cold face. "You're the only woman who can get close to me."
Fu Zhen deliberately joked, "Doesn't auntie count?"
"She doesn't," Chen Tingfeng's face darkened a bit. "Father is very jealous. He usually doesn't let me get close to her."
Fu Zhen couldn't help laughing. "What's this? Inheriting father's jealousy?"
Both of them were extremely jealous.
Chen Tingfeng gave a soft snort and escorted her down the mountain.
Because Yuanyang sprained her ankle, they simply let her wait in the carriage. She seemed quite obedient. She would do whatever she was told, as if the sprained ankle was really just an accident.
However, Nanny Li still thought she was strange. Although she couldn't tell exactly what was strange about her, in the end, she just thought that Yuanyang didn't suit her. She made up her mind that after they got back, she would only let Yuanyang do some trivial things and not let her handle any important matters.
In the main courtyard, Mrs. Bai trusted Nanny Li the most, so all the maids and servants were under her management. Over the decades, there had never been any mistakes. Nanny Li trusted her intuition.
The carriage started moving again. Inside the carriage, although Concubine Su tried her best to hide it, she couldn't hide the gloomy aura emanating from her.
Her daughter was going to die. How could she accept it?
Yuanyang timidly looked at her. "Is something bothering you, Concubine Su?"
Concubine Su gave her a cold look. "It's none of your business."
Yuanyang lowered her head as if she had been hurt. Her voice was a bit disappointed. "It's just that you once helped me, Concubine Su. That's why I wanted to share your worries... Maybe you don't believe me, but in this mansion, you're the only one who has ever helped me."
Concubine Su sneered. "If you say so, where do you put the master and the mistress?"
Yuanyang was silent for a moment and then said softly, "You're not reconciled, are you? Originally, Miss San was the only young lady in the mansion. She was like the apple of everyone's eye. But then, that cousin came and became Miss San's elder sister. She took away all the favor that originally belonged to Miss San..."
Concubine Su suddenly clenched her hands. She suddenly raised her head and stared at Yuanyang fiercely. "Shut up!"
How could she not hear the provocation in Yuanyang's words?
But she had to admit that Yuanyang's words had left a mark in her heart.
Why did her daughter have such a rough life? Although she was born into a marquis's mansion, she had never enjoyed any wealth. Now, she was going to die soon!
And that bastard from nowhere had openly taken away everything that should have belonged to Bing'er. Now, she was even shamelessly getting involved with the heir apparent...
Why was the world so unfair!
Her eyes were bloodshot. An indescribable hatred slowly filled her chest, as if a fire was about to burn her to ashes.
Yuanyang subtly curled the corner of her mouth. She moved her hand and threw a bit of powder on the ground.
When she looked up again, she still had that timid look, but now there was a bit of pity in it. "I really want to help you, Concubine Su. It's normal that you don't trust me. If you need help in the future... I'll definitely help you."
After saying that, she didn't say another word.
Concubine Su was so filled with hatred that her heart was bleeding. She slowly raised her eyes and glanced at Yuanyang. Finally, she slowly lowered her head, with an unreadable expression on her face.
Inside the Baiyun Temple.
Chen Luobing calculated with her fingers and slowly frowned.
The old Taoist priest mumbled behind her. "You're almost dead. Why are you still doing divination? Do you think your life is not short enough?"
Normally, divination doesn't shorten one's lifespan. But the divinations Chen Luobing did were about peeping into the secrets of heaven. As the saying goes, the secrets of heaven must not be revealed. Each divination would shorten her lifespan.
The old Taoist priest really felt sorry for her.
Chen Luobing turned around. Her face was a bit gloomy. "I've clearly said that my lifespan is short. It's already good that I've lived until now. Why can't she accept it?"
The old Taoist priest looked at her indifferent expression. For some reason, he suddenly sighed deeply. "Everyone has emotions. You're your aunt's hope. It's normal that she can't accept it for a while."
"But that's not an excuse for her to harm others!" Chen Luobing said sharply. But then, her vision went black, and she suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood!
The old Taoist priest immediately got up from the ground and helped her sit down. He said worriedly, "I've said that the secrets of heaven must not be revealed. What are you doing! You said your aunt is out of her mind. I think you're the most out - of - your - mind one!"
Chen Luobing was not an ordinary person. She had only learned how to interact with people by observing others. Naturally, she couldn't understand that some people would do many stupid things for the people they cared about.
She just felt annoyed.
The old Taoist priest shook his head. "You still have a little time left. Why don't you go back to the marquis's mansion and comfort your aunt?"
Chen Luobing's expression was cold. "She won't listen."
"Chen Luobing" should have died a long time ago. If she hadn't come, "Chen Luobing" would have died of illness when she was one year old. How could she have lived until now?
In her opinion, these more than ten years were a gift to Concubine Su. What else was she not satisfied with?
The old Taoist priest looked at her unfeeling appearance. He felt a bit of a headache but helplessly pinched the bridge of his nose.
The feelings between people couldn't be calculated clearly. Even if one knew rationally what was going on, sometimes, the out - of - control emotions would make people do stupid things on impulse.
It was no use trying to persuade her. Well, just let it be her own calamity.
She had come into this world and been contaminated by the mortal world. How could she easily break the cause - and - effect relationship?
The return of the eldest princess at least livened up the dull capital for a while. The emperor had doted on her before. Even now that he was ill, when he heard that she had returned, he still looked very happy. Since he valued her so much, how could those who were good at currying favor not rush to get close to her?
However, although the eldest princess was kind - hearted, she was also unyielding. She would not accept the overly precious gifts that were sent to her. Even if she did accept them, she would soon find an excuse to return gifts of the same value.
This made those who wanted to take advantage of her leave regretfully.
Some people suggested that she hold a proper banquet to show her face in front of everyone in the capital, but she refused all of them on the grounds that "Father Emperor is seriously ill, and we shouldn't make a big deal out of it." She either stayed in the princess mansion all day or went to the palace to take care of the emperor.
She didn't give others any chance to find fault or take advantage of her.
Although Xie Guang often stayed in her mansion when he traveled to the south, after returning to the capital, she didn't seem to be very close to him.
At least, she only met him once in public. As for whether they met in private, that was unknown.
However, after all, she was the eldest princess. As soon as she returned to the capital, whether it was because people were still watching or for some other reason, the capital was calm. At least they had a peaceful first lunar month.