Chapter 27 Confusing Others
Fu Chen only knew that she had fought with people from the Forbidden Cavalry Division, but he didn't know why they fought.
After entering the house, he looked directly at Princess Yuan Shu for the first time and was extremely displeased: "Princess, you should also restrain your subordinates, so as not to teach people that the Forbidden Cavalry Division is a domineering group that oppresses the people." He swept a cold gaze over A Rong: "If you can't do it, you might as well stay in the princess's mansion and serve tea and water, and don't come out to embarrass the Forbidden Cavalry Division!"
Yuan Shu always wanted to save face, but she didn't expect to lose so much face because of Ah Rong. She said goodbye with a red face, and whipped Ah Rong after leaving Fu's house: "Bitch!"
A streak of blood immediately appeared on Ah Rong's back, but she didn't dare to avoid it: "It's all my fault! It's all my fault!"
Princess Yuan Shu had only had Fu Chen in her heart and eyes since she first met him three years ago, and the time she spent on dressing up had doubled. After taking charge of the Phoenix Department, the chance of encountering Master Fu increased greatly, so she paid more attention to her clothes and makeup.
Before coming to Fu's house today, she even chose several colors of lip balm. However, when Fu Chen looked at her seriously for the first time, he was not impressed by her carefully dressed appearance, but accused her of allowing her subordinates to oppress the people.
Princess Yunshu became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. Originally, Arong was a servant who was very popular in her eyes. She had been with her since she was a child. However, because of Tang Ying's complaint and Fu Chen's accusation, she was whipped six or seven times. If the Second Prince had not stopped her, her back would have been torn to pieces.
As soon as the Second Prince and his sister said goodbye, Shen Qian pounded the table and laughed wildly.
"Xiaoying, if you hadn't complained , who knows how long the Ninth Princess would have stayed. I think Achen should thank you!"
Tang Ying: "I dare not. But if you want to thank me, I don't object. You can do something practical."
"No hurry, go down first, I have something to talk to Lord Shen."
Shen Qian always felt that Fu Chen's expression was a little strange. He inexplicably felt that danger was approaching, and was anxious to escape: "Princess Nine came too early, and I still have half a horse painting to finish. I have to go and get busy first."
"Wait!" This time it was Tang Ying who pulled his sleeve.
She suddenly realized what was going on. She came to her senses at this moment, approached Shen Qian with a gossipy look on her face, and lowered her voice: "So, it's what I thought, right?"
"What?" Fu Chen was standing right next to them, but in order to match Tang Ying's curious expression, he had to act sneaky.
"That's right... the Ninth Princess is concerned about Lord Fu, so she didn't come here today to see Teng Yun at all, but just to follow the Second Prince to see Lord Fu? As a result--" She slapped her smooth forehead in annoyance, with such force that Shen Qian was startled.
"Xiaoying, what are you doing?"
"You don't know, there is a saying in my hometown that bad marriages will be struck by lightning!" She regretted and apologized to Fu Chen: "The adults took us in, but I actually did such a thing. Damn it! I shouldn't have complained. Why can't I control my mouth?"
Fu Chen's face darkened: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Tang Ying recalled the look the Ninth Princess gave Fu Chen, and only then did she realize that it was clearly the case that the pretty princess fell in love with the cold-faced commander. Whether in the drama or in later generations, they were a pair of happy enemies. According to the routine of romance dramas, the princess melted the hearts of the cold-faced commander, but she turned up halfway as a stepping stone on the road to love and a cannon fodder to drive development of the plot.
"I was really wrong, sir!" She swore, "When I enter the Forbidden Cavalry Division, I will explain to the Ninth Princess and speak well of you, so that you can put aside your past grudges..."
Fu Chen couldn't bear it any longer, so he took two steps forward, grabbed her clothes from behind, lifted them up, and threw them out of the door.
"Hey, hey, hey, help me..." Tang Ying waved her hands and screamed like a crab. When she realized that she was in mid-air and had escaped from Fu Chen's control, she immediately stretched out her arms to balance her body. When she landed, she rolled and landed steadily on the ground. She smiled and clasped her fists to Fu Chen: "Thank you, sir, for showing mercy!"
If Fu Chen really wanted to beat her, he would have used a fatal move instead of throwing her out as if it were a joke. Moreover, his move was extremely gentle, and she was very skilled, so not even a hair on her head was hurt.
"Achen, don't fall, don't fall!" Shen Qian screamed in fear. He looked carefully and saw Tang Ying standing in the yard unharmed. She waved to him and disappeared in a flash.
"You are too rude to girls. What if you hurt Xiaoying?" Shen Qian grumbled, full of dissatisfaction: "Only the Ninth Princess is blind to fall in love with you."
Fu Chen's smile was a little cold: "Xiaoying? You two are a good match."
Shen Qian smiled complacently: "That's right, I am popular with everyone. As long as it's a young girl, there is no one I can't get along with. What's more, Xiaoying is cheerful and generous, humorous, and knows a lot. She is much more interesting than ordinary women."
Fu Chen warned him: "Don't set your sights on her, or don't blame me for being rude!" When he was a child, he respected loyal and righteous people. Regardless of others, he could not let the romantic Shen Qian harm the daughter of the Tang family just for the sake of the father and son of the Tang family who sacrificed their lives for the country.
However, Shen Qian had never seen him openly defend any woman, so he secretly guessed that Fu Chen was in love with Tang Ying. However, he was not very good at dealing with girls, so he maintained a cold expression and couldn't express his love. It was really difficult for him.
As a childhood friend who was usually unreliable and also... unreliable at critical moments, Shen Qian was understanding for once and promised him: "Is it okay if I don't call her Xiaoying anymore?"
Fu Chen stared at him suspiciously: "Really?" He had always told him not to do it, but this guy insisted on doing it? !
"Really, I swear on my dead father!"
Fu Chen was about to hit him: "That's even more unbelievable!"
Everyone knows that you and your son are natural enemies!
Shen Qian wanted to cry: "Are you still a brother?"
I know that you shouldn’t tease your friend’s wife!
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Zhang Qing knew that Tang Ying was going to the Forbidden Cavalry Division and was very worried about her.
"I heard that the Imperial Cavalry Department has a bad reputation in the capital, and no one can afford to offend them. Moreover, you beat up the Ninth Princess's men before. She might have bad intentions in inviting you to the Imperial Cavalry Department. Besides, it is said that the Ninth Princess is interested in Master Fu..."
Tang Ying: "You know it too?" She had just guessed it and was about to tell Zhang Qing.
Zhang Qing had just heard the news that day, and when he came back, he ran into her fighting with A Rong, and tamed the wild horse king, and entered the Fu Mansion. As a result, he forgot about this matter. Besides, Fu Chen took them in, but he gossiped about Fu Chen behind his back, which was always against his habit.
"I'm afraid you're the only one who doesn't know about this. Think about it, the Ninth Princess didn't call you earlier or later, but she came to the Fu Mansion today and asked you to go to the Forbidden Cavalry Division. The people around her have a grudge against you again, so I can't help but feel that she has bad intentions."
Tang Ying stroked the scar on Teng Yun's body and said, "What does it matter? As long as we can enter the Forbidden Cavalry Division, it's not certain who will suffer."
After the brother and sister finished their conversation, it was decided that Tang Ying would join the Imperial Cavalry Division.
That night, Xiong Yu came to her and said, "My Lord wants to see you."
Tang Ying followed Xiong Yu to Fu Chen's study. Shen Qian was still in the room painting a picture of a horse. All were waiting outside, so there were only the two of them in the room.
Fu Chen pointed to a chair nearby and said, "Sit down."
Tang Ying sat down with a smile: "My Lord, have you remembered to give me a thank-you gift?"
"Yes." Commander Fu sat behind the desk and took out a thick stack of papers: "There are some things here, take a look first."
When Tang Ying took it over, she discovered that it originally contained information on various pacification envoys, co-governors, thousand-householders, and others of the Imperial Cavalry Department, including most of the top-ranking ones.
"Thank you, sir."
Fu Chen said calmly: "Since you are determined to join the Imperial Cavalry Division, I don't know what you want to do, but as long as you don't intend to make a hole in the capital, I can still take care of you."
He added, "You are from my house after all, I can't just stand by and watch others bully you. If the people around the Ninth Princess are too much, you can just tell me."
Tang Ying had a better understanding of him. She was straightforward and said immediately, "Absolutely not! You are cold on the outside but warm on the inside. You have taken good care of us brothers and sisters and brought me back with Tengyun. I am very grateful for your help. As for entering the Forbidden Cavalry Division, even if the people around the Ninth Princess make things difficult for me, I have ways to deal with it. If you stand up for me and make the Ninth Princess unhappy, and affect the relationship between the two of you, I don't know how to face you in the future!"
Before today, she didn't know the relationship between the Ninth Princess and Fu Chen. Now that she knew, she still wanted Fu Chen to stand up for her, which was wrong.
Fu Chen: "Shut up!"
Tang Ying quickly covered her mouth with one hand and blinked her eyes to show that she understood what Lord Fu meant.
Her eyes are clear and bright, and her eyelashes are thick. At first glance under the light, it is easy to mistake her for a carefree girl who has not experienced the world and is kept in seclusion. The cunning in her eyes is the result of her family's care and nurturing.
But Fu Chen knew very well that it was just a mask on her face. The heartless smile and the nonsense were all used to confuse others.
He couldn't forget the girl who was crying secretly while sitting next to Tengyun.
So he couldn't help but soften his tone: "Don't talk nonsense anymore, there is nothing going on between me and the Ninth Princess."
Tang Ying patted her chest exaggeratedly: "Fortunately, I didn't use my own family fortune to bet. I heard that the bets on the marriage between you and the Ninth Princess in the capital are very high, and the odds are very high."
Fu Chen: "..." What should I do if I want her to shut up again?
Seeing that he seemed to be really annoyed, Tang Ying quickly stood up, straightened her expression, and bowed respectfully: "I will definitely read these materials carefully and burn them after reading them. Thank you, sir!"
Fu Chen comforted himself that as long as this girl didn't talk nonsense, she would be a good person.
His tone also softened a lot: "It's good that you know. I'll let Xiong Yu tell you about the things in the company later, so that you won't be at a loss when you go in. But what about Teng Yun and Fu Yingjun? Will you come back at night?" The company provides accommodation, which is entirely voluntary.
Tang Ying said tentatively: "Tengyun and Fu Yingjun can't leave me, sir... you won't chase me away, right? I'm actually a competent groom, right?"
A faint smile appeared in Fu Chen's eyes: "I understand."
