The two of them embraced quietly. The hearts that had been adrift for so long finally melded completely.
After a while, Chen Tingfeng said hoarsely, "I will surely treat you well."
Fu Zhen gently patted his back. "Yes, I know."
Even before they had cleared up their misunderstandings, Chen Tingfeng had already been very good to her. On this point, she had no doubts about him.
"I will give you the best of everything," Chen Tingfeng said as if he were still anxious, showing his true feelings to her. "I can't make you the most noble woman in the world, but I promise you that you will be the most noble one after the queen."
Fu Zhen was amused by him. "Then I'll be waiting."
"Okay!" His voice was deep and firm, with a hint of excitement at having found his goal.
He couldn't make her the queen. After all, Xie Yan was his sworn brother, and he had promised to help him ascend to the throne. He couldn't do something so despicable as to backstab his way to power.
But once Xie Yan ascended the throne, he would be the prime minister, second only to the emperor in status. At that time, he would surely marry Fu Zhen in a grand manner and let her enjoy a life of glory and wealth!
After the knot in her heart was untied, Fu Zhen was no longer as obsessed with glory and wealth as before. But since the man in front of her, excited for her happiness, wanted to give her the best of everything, she would naturally accept it gladly.
They had both been reborn. Naturally, they should live as comfortably as possible.
The room fell silent again, but this time, the suffocating and cold atmosphere had disappeared, leaving only the warmth of their hearts touching.
Fu Zhen hugged him, her mind gradually blanking out. Suddenly, she thought of something and grabbed his hair—she was getting more and more proficient at this action. She asked, "The white - robed woman you brought back, is she the eldest miss of the Liu family?"
Chen Tingfeng felt a slight pain in his scalp. He got up without resistance and carefully observed her expression. Seeing that she wasn't angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "It's her."
That day, when Chen Tingfeng brought people back and was caught by her, he was in a hurry to explain. But before he could say a word, the woman bowed gracefully to her and said, "Greetings to the second miss."
"Second miss, please rest assured. I am already married. The heir is my benefactor. I came here today because I was desperate and had to come to my benefactor for help with a thick skin. Please don't misunderstand, second miss."
Fu Zhen was stunned on the spot.
In her previous life, when she saw this woman, she subconsciously thought she was Chen Tingfeng's sweetheart. After all, from afar, this woman following Chen Tingfeng looked extremely docile. Occasionally, when she said something, Chen Tingfeng would even stop and listen carefully, which was really misleading.
A moment of uneasiness and panic clouded her mind. She couldn't wait to step forward and question, but Chen Tingfeng blocked her back with a cold face. She never had a chance to talk to this woman.
Naturally, she didn't know that this woman was already married!
She wasn't so muddle - headed as to think that Chen Tingfeng would seduce a married woman. So in an instant, she realized that last life, this was just a misunderstanding.
If she had been more patient, she would surely have noticed something was wrong.
She was in a daze for quite a while. Chen Tingfeng was about to explain in a hurry, but she interrupted him as soon as he opened his mouth. "Don't say anything. I understand."
After calming down, she naturally wouldn't blame Chen Tingfeng. Seeing that this woman was covered tightly, she guessed that she might have some unspeakable hardships and couldn't show her face. So she said considerately, "Cousin and this elder sister should go and discuss first. There are too many people here. It's not good to stay for too long."
Chen Tingfeng wanted to say something but stopped. Fu Zhen was still in a daze because of this absurd thing and left on her own.
Now that they were talking about this matter, Chen Tingfeng still looked a bit aggrieved. "I wanted to explain at that time, but you didn't allow me to speak. I was afraid that if I said something, it would annoy you even more..."
After all, he knew that his way of speaking wasn't really likable.
If he said something that made her angry and made things worse, he might as well not live.
At first, Fu Zhen only thought that the white - robed woman's voice sounded a bit familiar. She wouldn't have this feeling for no reason. This woman must have been someone she had seen or heard speak before.
Later, at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the eldest miss of the Liu family made a long - awaited appearance. Fu Zhen was just curiously taking a look at her, but the moment she saw that beautiful face, she was stunned on the spot.
The eldest miss of the Liu family was clearly the disheveled woman she had met on Qingcheng Mountain!
That woman had fled into the mountains back then. Fu Zhen had even worried about her future. Who would have thought that she was actually the eldest miss of the Liu family, who had been bed - ridden and unable to receive guests for a long time!
The daughter of a fourth - rank official actually fled into the mountains covered in wounds. It was enough to show what a miserable life she had been living in the Liu family.
She had lost her mother, and her father had remarried. Her father no longer loved her. She had truly fallen into a den of wolves.
Previously, Fu Zhen hadn't associated this person with the white - robed woman Chen Tingfeng brought back. It was just now when she subconsciously recalled the details of the Hundred Flowers Banquet that a sudden flash of inspiration in her mind connected the eldest miss of the Liu family with the white - robed woman Chen Tingfeng brought back.
It was just too much of a coincidence. Chen Tingfeng brought back a woman covered tightly, and then the eldest miss of the Liu family, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time, attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet. If she was told that there was no connection between the two, Fu Zhen would never believe it.
Moreover, the figures of these two people looked very similar.
Fu Zhen had once wondered how this woman would survive in the future. Who would have thought that by a strange twist of fate, she had been saved by Chen Tingfeng and even gotten married!
Fu Zhen opened her eyes slightly wider. "The eldest miss of the Liu family is married? Who is her husband? I haven't heard that the Liu family held a wedding either."
Mentioning the Liu family, a flash of disgust crossed Chen Tingfeng's eyes. "The Liu family would never hold a wedding for her. They thought she was already dead. She arranged this marriage herself. Her husband is a farmer. His family is not very wealthy, but he is an upright man and treats her well."
Fu Zhen was even more surprised. "You mean she married a farmer?"
The legitimate daughter of a fourth - rank official married a farmer!
She was shocked and couldn't even understand it.
This was no different from her mother eloping for love.
But they hadn't experienced others' hardships, so they couldn't casually judge. Chen Tingfeng explained, "Everyone has their own aspirations. If she is willing, others can't say anything."
This was true. Fu Zhen was silent for a while and then said quietly, "Suddenly, I feel like I'm the only snob in the world."
Her mother eloped for love and married no matter how poor the man was.
Chen Luobing was determined to cultivate on the path of Taoism. The worldly gold and silver treasures couldn't even catch her eye.
And now there was the eldest miss of the Liu family who married a farmer.
Fu Zhen rubbed her forehead and couldn't help but wonder why these people didn't love money. It seemed that she was the only one in the world who loved wealth.
Chen Tingfeng let out a couple of muffled laughs. "Everyone has their own aspirations. Some people love wealth while others don't. I think your personality is very good."
So what if she just liked glory and wealth? He could give her everything she wanted.
It was just a harmless little hobby.
Chen Tingfeng thought to himself that she seemed to like the grape wine at the banquet very much. He should go to Xie Yan later and get a few pots back.