Marry a Duke

Chapter 103 The lingering ghost

"I wanted to come and see you a long time ago, but I didn't because you needed to rest well during the confinement period." Lady Shen Guogong's words sounded sincere, not just polite.

Fu Ran felt warm in his heart.

In this world, there are probably only a handful of people who truly care about her.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I'm fine." Fu Ran smiled and thanked sincerely. Lady Liu, the wife of Duke Shen, also spoke some personal words to her, and Fu Ran responded patiently.

Liu has asked Shen Yan to send someone to investigate the Fu family's affairs.

The eldest brother of the Fu family, Funian, had already moved away, and Shen Yan's people did not find them in the Fu family. Later they learned that it was very likely that Wei Xuan had resettled them somewhere else.

Shen Yan didn't feel comfortable asking his uncle directly.

We can only send people to continue to inquire.

But Liu still felt intuitively that Fu Ran and Shen Feng'an were inextricably linked.

Even if not, I would like to be nicer to Fu Ran out of love for him.

Shen Yan's attitude towards her was also very subtle.

Wei Lin couldn't bear to watch it anymore. It was just because of her face, why did her mother-in-law and Shen Yan become so friendly towards her?

This was only the second time they met.

The wet nurse beside Wei Lin was holding Wuyou. When Fu Ran saw it, he reached out and took his daughter.

There were a lot of people outside, so it was inevitably noisy. Wuyou didn't sleep well, with his little brows slightly furrowed.

"If you are not feeling well, just stay in the house and rest. Why did you come out?" Wei Lin glanced at Fu Ran. He must have come out on purpose to attract attention.

She stood next to Shen Yan.

"Mother, please stop thinking that she looks like your aunt. It's just a coincidence. If your aunt knew, I don't know what she would think."

Liu glanced at her daughter-in-law and said nothing. Wei Lin had been spoiled since she was a child, and after marrying into the Shen family, she had not been very well-behaved and would go back to her parents' home to live for a while from time to time.

She was arrogant and looked down upon ordinary people. Liu knew these faults of her daughter-in-law. She was just a mother-in-law with an easy-going personality and never set any rules for Wei Lin.

In some situations, Wei Lin seemed a little too self-indulgent.

"The child is still young, take her home early and let her sleep well." Liu said to Fu Ran with a smile.

Fu Ran nodded and was about to carry Wuyou back to Chaoguangyuan when a very familiar figure walked over from a distance. Her thin body stiffened slightly.

The one who slowly turned around and walked towards her was ***.

She hadn't seen *** for a long time and once thought that her relationship with *** was a thing of the past life.

The things between *** and the Duke of England were enough to upset ***, but *** was cruel and the Duke of England was no match for her.

Last time, he slandered Wei Xuan, but now he can continue to come to the Wei family, which shows how strong ***'s mind is.

Fu Ran quickly remembered that Brother Fu's family had escaped from suffering and were no longer controlled by ***, and *** had no bargaining chips to threaten her.

Wei Xuan has enough ability to protect the Wei family, so she doesn't need to be too afraid of the enemy for the time being.

"Fu Ran, come here, let me take a good look at you." *** had no grudges at all, and was still the same as before, as if she treated Fu Ran as her adopted daughter.

He looked Fu Ran up and down, and shook his head in dissatisfaction.

"How come you've lost a lot of weight after giving birth? This is not good. Tomorrow the Imperial Palace will have someone send some ginseng and deer antlers. You have to take good care of yourself."

*** said with great concern.

Fu Ran naturally wanted to thank him.

"Thank you for your concern, but there's no need to worry so much. I'm still weak and can't take too much tonic. Don't waste the top-quality tonic on me." Fu Ran declined politely.

*** curled the corners of his lips and didn't insist any more.

She looked at the child in Fu Ran's arms again. The little baby had a pink and tender face, and looked a bit like Wei Xuan.

It's really annoying.

*** did not show her emotions, she has always been good at hiding the situation.

"The little fellow is so pretty, I like him the moment I see him." As she said that, she asked the servants to present a gift, which was a jade tablet.

*** took the jade token and was about to take it to Wuyou.

Fu Ran was quick-witted and took it for his daughter.

"***Wuyou is too young to bear such a valuable item, so let Furan keep it for her first. It won't be too late for her to wear it when she is older." Furan took it, put it in his hands, and thanked him sincerely.

How could she dare to put something that came from ***'s hands on Wuyou?

She is an adult, so even if there are some dirty things on her, she can handle it.

Wuyou had just come out of confinement after giving birth, and she couldn’t stand any harm.

Although she didn't show it on her face, she was very unhappy in her heart. Fu Ran's actions were indeed contrary to her in every way.

*** took a step forward slowly with a dignified smile on her face.

"Fu Ran, do you think that now that the Fu family is out of my control, you can rest easy?"

Fu Ran raised his eyes, with a hint of coldness in them.

"You are high above me, and I am just an ant under your feet. How can I resist you? However, even ants are greedy for life. Why do you have to force me into a desperate situation?"

Once people are in desperate situations, all they can do is fight to the death.

***The face is slightly cold.

"It's good that you are with Wei Xuan. I am concerned about your family of three." She said meaningfully.

They talked for a while, and Liu, who was standing by, also wanted to pay her respects to the queen.

The banquet is over, why did *** show up only now?

Others also gradually gathered around ***. If they did not greet ***, they would be criticized.

Fu Ran took the opportunity to take Wuyou away first.

After returning to Chaoguangyuan, she hurriedly threw the jade tablet aside.

Let Yudi invite Doctor Ji over.

Doctor Ji carefully examined the jade token and confirmed that there was no poison on it. Only then did Fu Ran breathe a sigh of relief and put the raindrops in the cabinet.

Fu Ran relaxed and found that his back was covered in sweat.

*** came to her again, making her feel a sense of crisis again. The body's primitive reaction could not be deceived.

She never obeyed the ***, was not used by the ***, and was just a useless chess piece.

*** will definitely not use her again.

But there is a place for discarded chess pieces.

The mass grave is the place where the abandoned chess pieces should go.

*** is not obvious in front of others, but many people know about its means in private.

Although it was bustling outside, Fu Ran's heart felt like it was in an ice cellar.

She held Wuyou tightly in her arms, frowning and thinking for a long time.

Aunt Xu on the side seemed to be hesitant to speak.

***They also knew something about the persecution of Fu Ran, which was indeed suffocating.

"Ma'am, don't worry. No matter how long the enemy's hands are, they can't reach into the Duke's Mansion. With the Duke here, you and the young lady will be safe." Qiao'er said.

Fu Ran looked up and smiled at her, thanking her for her comfort.

"Yes, this is the Duke's Mansion, we are safe for the time being." But it is only temporary.