Chapter 132: Even Dying By Her Hand Would Be Sweet Bliss
“Brother Jing, what do you want with me?” Although he stayed with Fu Jing, Mo Ziyuan’s gaze was still glued to Lin Xin’s back, making Fu Jing’s gaze darken even more.
“Zi Yuan, Miss Lin… you’ve set your heart on her?” Fu Jing asked.
“Yeah! Your Majesty knows too, Brother Jing, are you here to bless me?” Mo Ziyuan looked at him happily.
“Zi Yuan, you and Miss Lin are not a good match. Your family background, your knowledge, your lifestyle have no overlap with hers at all. You two together would not be happy.” Fu Jing said seriously.
Mo Ziyuan’s face darkened instantly. “Brother Jing, we’ve been through life and death together. I respect you, but that’s absolutely not a reason for you to meddle in my life. As brothers, don’t say such things again.”
“What do you mean?” Fu Jing frowned too. “For a woman, you’re drawing a line with me?”
“It’s not me drawing a line with you, it’s you disrespecting me first. Miss Lin is the one I’ve chosen. You haven’t even gotten to know her and you’re unilaterally denying her. I think that’s very inappropriate.”
“But you’re not a good match. Lin Xin doesn’t deserve you. How can a crude village girl match the Heir of Dingguo Duke, the future Duke with limitless prospects?”
With a “bang,” Mo Ziyuan punched toward Fu Jing’s face. He dodged narrowly, and the punch landed on his shoulder, making him stagger back two steps. He clutched his shoulder, his gaze toward Mo Ziyuan now carrying some anger.
“What happened?” Hearing the noise, everyone came out of the room and asked.
“I’m doing this for your own good!” Ignoring everyone’s questions, Fu Jing shouted loudly at Mo Ziyuan.
“Doing this for my own good would never mean trying to control my life. I don’t need that kind of good!” Mo Ziyuan retorted firmly.
“Lin Xin is not a simple person. She has deep thoughts and will ruin you sooner or later.”
“Even if I die by her hand, I’d do so willingly.”
“You, you’re simply unreasonable! What kind of spell did that woman cast on you to make you lose all reason!”
“Fu Jing, if you slander Xin’er again, we’ll no longer be friends.” Mo Ziyuan looked at Fu Jing calmly and said.
“You, you… how dare you treat your brother who’s been through life and death with you like this for a woman. You’ll regret it one day! Hmph!” After saying that, Fu Jing flung his sleeve and turned back to his room.
“Zi Yuan, are you okay? What exactly happened?” Gao Yong ran over and asked.
“I’m fine,” Mo Ziyuan replied perfunctorily, then walked up to Meng Yichen and asked in a low voice, “After I left, did Fu Jing make things difficult for Xin’er?”
Hearing “Xin’er,” Meng Yichen’s gaze dimmed for a moment, but he quickly recovered and shook his head. “Brother Jing has been taking care of my brother in the town the whole time and only came to the village with him last month. Though his attitude wasn’t very enthusiastic, he didn’t make things difficult for Miss Lin.”
“Zi Yuan, Fu Jing isn’t that kind of person. You should trust him.” Meng Yixuan walked over too, frowning as he said.
Mo Ziyuan gave him a deep look, said nothing, and turned to leave.
“What’s going on? Why did Zi Yuan argue with Fu Jing?” Gao Yong asked again.
“What do you know?” Meng Yichen stared straight at his brother.
“I…” Looking at his younger brother’s stubborn gaze, Meng Yichen touched his chin and honestly answered, “Fu Jing’s sister wrote him a letter inquiring about many things regarding Zi Yuan. She probably has her eye on him.”
“Fu Jing’s sister?” Zhou Qi couldn’t help but frown.
“What’s wrong with Fu Jing’s sister?” Even though Gao Yong and Chu Yu had returned to the capital city, they had always kept troops ambushed in the suburbs. Only Zhou Qi and Mo Ziyuan had been active in the capital city, so they didn’t know about many things.
“Our families have been targeted quite heavily lately. Fu Jing’s sister’s previously arranged marriage was called off. She liked Zi Yuan before but couldn’t go against her family. Now that Your Majesty has won, Zi Yuan will clearly be heavily favored, so the Fu family wants to ally with the Mo family again.” Zhou Qi explained.
“Holy crap, there’s such a thing?” Gao Yong exclaimed in shock. This young lady and her family were too shameless!
“So what does Fu Jing mean by this?” Chu Yu asked.
“Do we even need to ask? From that attitude just now, he’s definitely siding with his family!” Gao Yong rolled his eyes in disdain.
“He’s confused!” Zhou Qi sighed.
“Actually, we can’t blame Fu Jing. You all know how much he craves family.” Meng Yixuan spoke up for Fu Jing.
“Can his craving for family mean sacrificing Zi Yuan’s feelings? If it were me, I’d draw a line with such a brother too.” Gao Yong said straightforwardly.
“Enough, stop stirring things up.” Meng Yixuan said to Gao Yong with a headache.
“Is there anything else we don’t know?” Seeing Zhou Qi’s strange expression, Meng Yichen asked.
“Well…” He glanced at Meng Yixuan. “There’s a rumor in the capital city that Fu Jing’s sister seems to have some improper relationship with an actor from Qiuming Garden.”
“What?” Now not just Gao Yong, even Chu Yu’s voice wasn’t low. This news was just too explosive. Wasn’t this the kind of story from storybooks?
“No way, even after all that, she still has the face to inquire about Zi Yuan? Still dares to say she likes Zi Yuan? What does she take Zi Yuan for? Fu Jing too, saying Miss Lin doesn’t deserve Zi Yuan. If the rumors are true, Miss Lin is thousands or millions of times better than his sister.” Gao Yong said.
Meng Yichen looked up at his brother, the reproach in his gaze almost tangible.
“Ahem,” Meng Yixuan coughed dryly twice, touched his nose, and said, “I was half-dead for all those days. How would I know about these things?”
“If you don’t know, then keep your mouth shut. Before talking about others, it’s best to figure out the truth first. Don’t forget, you being able to stand here lively and spouting off relies on the ginseng Miss Lin found.” Meng Yichen understood his brother. He had spoken up for Fu Jing earlier because Fu Jing must have said something to him. These days, Fu Jing had been accompanying him in the town, so it was normal for him to be closer to Fu Jing. But belittling Lin Xin for Fu Jing was something Meng Yichen absolutely disagreed with.
“Got it, I won’t say it again, okay!” Meng Yixuan touched his nose again, looking slightly embarrassed.
“Save those words for Zi Yuan.” With that, Meng Yichen also returned to his room.
“I’ll go check on him.” Meng Yixuan said this and followed Meng Yichen into his room.
“What are you up to now?” Meng Yichen knew he didn’t have the skill to drive away his older brother, so he glared at him and sat down at the table by himself, pouring a cup of tea and sipping it slowly.
“Yi Chen,” Meng Yixuan sat across from him and asked cautiously, “Do you still like Miss Lin?”
“Why are you asking that?” Meng Yichen looked at him warily.
“What do you think I can do?” Seeing his younger brother’s guarded gaze, Meng Yixuan was almost amused to anger.
“Zi Yuan won’t give up on Miss Lin. We have no right to interfere in this matter. Also,” he glared at Meng Yixuan again, “stay out of Fu Jing’s family matters from now on.”
“Fine, fine, I won’t interfere.” Meng Yixuan shook his head helplessly. Whenever it involved Miss Lin, his younger brother turned into a fierce beast, baring his teeth and biting at anyone.
It’s just a pity that the flowing water is willing while the falling flowers are not! Alas!
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