I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

Shen Furong was furious, her eyes widened and she muttered:

"Hey, young lady, what's wrong with you? I've always said that this crape myrtle tree is my cousin's treasure, and outsiders are not allowed to pick its leaves!"

Hearing this, Dieyi curled the corners of her mouth, climbed up the branch, and picked the second flower!

Shen Furong was furious!

He stamped his feet and shouted, "How uneducated!"

At this moment, Aunt Fang (my third uncle's biological mother) came over. She frowned slightly when she heard her niece's upset voice from a distance.

When she saw the absolutely beautiful girl standing under the crape myrtle tree, Aunt Fang was stunned at first, and then she guessed that this... must be the Princess Dieyi that her son had mentioned.

As a concubine, Fang was not qualified to entertain distinguished guests, so when Mu Shaoheng, Gao Ni and his party came to the third room, she was very polite and did not show up.

But as her son's biological mother, she was happy and excited from the bottom of her heart to see her son become successful and befriend important figures like Mu Shaoheng and Gao Ni.

But now she saw her niece scolding Princess Dieyi and committing insubordination, which frightened Aunt Fang.

She hurriedly asked the maid beside her to call her son over, and she herself walked quickly to Dieyi.

First, he bowed respectfully to Dieyi.

Then he pinched his niece and angrily scolded her, "Furong, why don't you apologize to the princess?"

Shen Furong was very dissatisfied and murmured with a pursed mouth:

"Aunt, I'm not apologizing. It's obviously not me who's wrong, it's her!"

"I specifically told her that this tree is a treasure that my cousin raised with his own hands, and outsiders are not allowed to pick the fruits of the tree. But she relied on her noble status and insisted on picking the fruits of the tree!"

When Aunt Fang heard this, her heart started pounding with fear.

At this time, Dieyi looked at Shen Furong, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said word by word:

"My lady, this is the territory of the third branch of the Marquis of Jingyang's mansion. Don't misplace yourself and mistake yourself for the mistress."

hostess?

When Aunt Fang heard these three words, her heart skipped a beat.

Shen Furong's face suddenly turned red.

At this moment, Fu Xiaozhen came quickly.

Even though they were quite a distance apart, he smiled at Dieyi and said, "Princess, I wonder if you are here. I had a hard time looking for you."

"Uncle San, do you have something to talk to me about?" Dieyi was still standing under the tree, but the moment she saw Fu Xiaozhen, a smile appeared on her face.

"I have just prepared various dried chilies, oil and condiments in the small kitchen, and I'm waiting for you to come and watch me fry the chili sauce." Fu Xiaozhen said with a smile.

Hearing this, Dieyi glanced at the crape myrtle tree beside him, raised his chin and smiled:

"Fried chili sauce? Sure, I'll go right away. But, Uncle San, I like the crape myrtles you planted."

Hearing this, Fu Xiaozhen walked forward and picked a long branch. There were clusters of purple-red crape myrtle flowers on it, which was extremely beautiful.

Fu Xiaozhen exerted force with his fingers, and with a crisp "crack" sound, the whole branch broke off.

"Here, pick more if you like." Fu Xiaozhen glanced at the two lonely flowers in Dieyi's hand and handed them to her with a smile.

Shen Furong: ...

She bit her lip slightly, feeling an indescribable pain in her heart.

Dieyi took it without hesitation, and threw the two crape myrtle flowers she had picked earlier into Fu Xiaozhen's wide sleeves, saying with a smile:

"As the ancients said, the sleeves are filled with fragrance, and Uncle San can also try to be elegant."

Fu Xiaozhen looked at the two crape myrtle flowers in her wide sleeves and smiled so much that her ears turned slightly red.

"Let's go, let's go fry some chili sauce." Dieyi urged.

Fu Xiaozhen made a "please" gesture, and then the two left side by side.

This scene after scene made Shen Furong dumbfounded!

"Aunt, why is my cousin like this? He completely ignores you and only has eyes for that princess!" Shen Furong said in an instigative way.

Uh, who are you trying to sow discord between?

Of course it’s Aunt Fang and Dieyi!

It is said that a girl's heart is the most sensitive, so Shen Furong only took a few glances and realized that her cousin... had a crush on that princess.

She couldn't tolerate this.

The cousin is hers, hers, hers!

She wants to be the wife of a fourth-rank official!

No one is allowed to snatch it from her!

Unexpectedly, Aunt Fang glanced at her indifferently and said coldly:

"Furong, you were too unruly today. I'll have Butler Liu take you home later. Don't come to Jingyang Marquis's Mansion again until you learn the rules."

Shen Furong: ???

"Aunt, how could you do this? I am your own niece!"

Aunt Fang said firmly:

"I am just a concubine, half the master of the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion, and the other half is a servant. If you cause trouble here, I don't have the strength to protect you. You should go home as soon as possible."

Shen Furong: ???

The whole person froze to the ground.

She was obviously not expecting her aunt to be so humble.

"Aunt, you are my cousin's biological mother, why do you belittle yourself like this?"

Shen Furong was about to cry. Her aunt belittled her in this way, calling her "half master" on the left and "half servant" on the right. This lowered the status of her niece.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Fang's face turned cold:

"Furong, aristocratic families have their own rules. You can understand them if you are not from a small family."

"In the Marquis' Mansion, I am not the Third Master's mother, but his aunt. Therefore, you are not the Third Master's cousin either, but just the niece of his aunt, that's all."

According to the marriage customs of the Great Zhou Kingdom, only the legal wife is the mother, and the legal wife's nieces are cousins. The concubine is really just half a slave, and her family is not considered relatives of the marquis's mansion at all.

After hearing this warning, Shen Furong became even more excited. She grabbed Aunt Fang's sleeve and tried to wake her up:

"Aunt, things are different now. My cousin has become a fourth-rank official. He has the final say over the entire Third House. In his eyes, you are like a mother!"

Aunt Fang didn't want to hear these words at all.

She knew very well what Shen Furong was planning - she wanted to strengthen the relationship by marrying her son.

If her son likes her, she would have nothing to say, but if her son doesn't like her, she would never allow her niece to have any improper thoughts.

Therefore, Aunt Fang directly called Housekeeper Liu and told him, "Send the cousin home, pack up your belongings and send her off immediately."

After saying that, Aunt Fang turned around and went back to her room.

Shen Furong froze in place, her whole body frozen.

At this moment, the beautiful dream she had been having for several years finally came to an end - it was impossible for her to marry into Fu Xiaozhen's family and enjoy a good life by relying on her cousin's status!

The dream is broken!

The dream is shattered——!

The dream is shattered——!

~

Speaking of which, Dieyi and Fu Xiaozhen walked into the small kitchen side by side.

Dieyi first noticed the white apron, white hat and gloves hanging on the rack.

"Uncle San, you have quite a complete set of equipment."

Dieyi glanced at him with a smile, and the image of her uncle wearing a white apron, a white hat on his head, and his hands fully armed appeared in her mind.

Unexpectedly, Fu Xiaozhen picked up the white apron and handed it to Dieyi: "Princess, I was afraid that your skirt would be dirty, so I asked the embroiderer to make a new one for you."

Dieyi: ???

Uh, is this specially prepared for her?

"What about yours?" After taking the apron, Dieyi looked around the small kitchen curiously, but did not see a second set.

Fu Xiaozhen smiled and said, "I don't need it. I'm good at martial arts, and I can dodge the oil spots in time if they pop out."

Dieyi: ...

Can martial arts be used like this?

Immediately, his eyes lit up!

Can't wait to see how flexibly he dodges.

Dieyi quickly put on her apron, hat, and gloves. When she was fully armed, she urged, "Third Uncle, ok, let's get started."

Unexpectedly, after the pan was heated, as soon as I started adding oil, bits of oil splashed out.

"Princess, be careful..."

Dieyi was still excited. Suddenly, she pulled her arm and threw herself into Fu Xiaozhen's arms like lightning.

Dieyi: ???

After being stunned for a long while, he finally realized that he was being hugged by Fu Xiaozhen.

"There was a little bit of oil just now...it was going to splash on your face..." Fu Xiaozhen hugged Dieyi's arms. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated and he spoke stutteringly.

Dieyi rested her chin on the man's shoulder. She was completely dazed and only uttered "oh" softly. She had no idea what to respond at this moment.

At this moment, Fu Linghao came over and said with a smile: "Three..."

Just as he was about to shout "Uncle San", he suddenly saw through the open window that his uncle was holding a girl in a purple dress in his arms, and that girl was actually... Dieyi!

Third Uncle and Dieyi?

Fu Linghao paused in shock.

He stared blankly at the two people in the kitchen.

Dieyi in the kitchen was the first to calm down. After she stood firm, her face only slightly blushed, and she came out of Fu Xiaozhen's arms, pointing at the oil pan and urging with a smile:

"Uncle San, put the chili in quickly."

"Oh." Fu Xiaozhen's heart was pounding, but he was still very efficient at his work. In no time he put the chopped dried peppers of various colors into the oil pan.

"Oh, Third Uncle, there are oil spots on your sleeves! Didn't you say you could dodge it flexibly?" Dieyi has recovered and started to tease Fu Xiaozhen with his head tilted.

Fu Xiaozhen was obviously much more nervous than Dieyi. The more he was teased, the more clumsy he became. In the end... several drops of oil splashed on his sleeves.

Dieyi laughed so hard that she giggled.

That laughter was full of happiness.

Because Dieyi knew very well why Fu Xiaozhen suddenly... became stupid!

Fu Linghao outside the window saw this, turned around tactfully and left.

Half an hour later, three pots of chili sauce were fried and filled into three full bottles. Fu Xiaozhen packed them in a beautiful and exquisite red food box.

"Princess, tell me when you've finished eating these and I'll fry you some new ones."

Unexpectedly, Dieyi smiled and shook her head: "Third Uncle, don't call me Princess anymore, it's strange. Just call me Dieyi."

Fu Xiaozhen smiled when he heard this, then changed his tone and called out softly, "Dieyi."

At this moment, a steward came in and reported: "Third Master, the Minister of Revenue is here."

After hearing this, Fu Xiaozhen immediately handed the lunch box to Dieyi and said goodbye, "Dieyi, I'm going to go first. Come back to the yard and play with Zheng'er, Shu'er and Jiaojiao later."

Dieyi nodded.

Fu Xiaozhen took big steps, and soon his figure disappeared at the end of the path.

Dieyi then withdrew her gaze, picked up the food box, and set out on the road back to the yard.

Unexpectedly, I met Fu Linghao by chance not long after.

"Dieyi, go sit in the pavilion for a while. I have something to talk to you about." Fu Linghao pointed to the pavilion on the side of the road.

Dieyi was quite surprised, but she still followed him into the pavilion and smiled politely, "What's the matter?"

Fu Linghao got straight to the point: "You like... my third uncle?"

Dieyi obviously didn't expect him to ask this. She was stunned for a moment before asking back, "Why, do you have any objections?"