the imperial guard's revenge

3

The first of December.

It snowed a few days ago, and these two days are the cold time. Hong Wanqing sat in the carriage, and the maid added charcoal to the gilt-bronze hand stove and handed it over to Hong Wanqing to warm her up: “Miss San, it’s cold, so hurry up and warm your hands.”

Hong Wanqing took it, and she glanced at the gap in the curtain. Although she didn’t speak, the maid saw Hong Wanqing’s thoughts and immediately answered, “It’s agreed that when it’s time, why isn’t Zhenyuan Hou’s mansion still available?”

Today, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the Marquis of Yongping have an appointment to offer incense. The two families knew this matter well, it was fake to accompany Zhenyuan Hou, and it was the real thing to take the opportunity to meet Hong Wanqing.

This was originally deliberately promoted by the two parents. The marriage has been set, and the two juniors are in private contact with each other. Hong Wanqing only met Fu Tingzhou once. It was a few months ago when Fu Tingzhou came to visit Yongping Hou’s mansion and went to the backyard to greet her mother. Hong Wanqing sat behind the screen and glanced at it from a distance. She only saw one figure, her cheeks blushed, and everyone around her was making fun of him. She didn’t dare to look at him again. She only remembered that he was tall, with broad shoulders and long legs.

Since then, Hong Wanqing has lost half of her heart. When her mother talked about her marriage, she blushed and half pushed her back. Hong Wanqing knew that she was going to live with this man in the second half of her life. In fact, she didn’t know what Fu Tingzhou looked like. It’s just that I heard from my cousins ​​and elders that Fu Tingzhou looks very good, and he is the favorite appearance of the soldiers in the army.

This time, the elders got in touch and arranged for them to meet again in private. Hong Wanqing was so excited when she learned that she was going to see Fu Tingzhou, she couldn’t sleep for two consecutive nights. After finally getting to the day of Shangxiang, she was ready to go out early, but when she arrived at the appointed place, she waited left and right to see Fu Tingzhou.

Hong Wanqing’s restless heart cooled down a little. She couldn’t help thinking, did Mrs. Fu dislike her, or that Fu Tingzhou changed his mind and stopped coming? Hong Wanqing suppressed her wild thoughts, squeezed the hot stove, and said in a low voice, “Maybe Mrs. Zhenyuan Hou has something to do, so she’s going out late.”

The maid suddenly approached and said mysteriously, “Third girl, I heard that the adopted daughter of the Fu family is coming today.”

Hong Wanqing’s eyes moved, she pretended not to know, and asked, “adopted daughter?”

In fact, Hong Wanqing had long known about the existence of that lady Wang. The Houfu of Zhenyuan had an adopted daughter, who was raised by Mr. Fu, and her appearance was so outstanding that it was spread all over the noble circles. Hong Wanqing didn’t know her name, but only knew that her surname was Wang, she was good at martial arts, and she seemed to have a good relationship with Fu Tingzhou.

When the brothers at home mentioned her, their tone was very regretful, and when they saw Hong Wanqing coming, they immediately stopped talking. Hong Wanqing knew that most of this was her future enemy.

What does it mean when a man keeps a beautiful woman by his side for ten years, hides it from outsiders, and doesn’t let it go out to marry when he is seventeen? My mother had probably heard those rumors too. My mother talked to Hong Wanqing privately and said that Madam Fu personally nodded her head to the marriage between her and Fu Tingzhou. Madam Fu promised that there would never be a scandal of spoiling a concubine and destroying his wife in the future. The Hong family is not at ease, Madam Fu can bring people and let them take a look in advance.