"Is that Miss Xiluo?"
"Why would Miss Xiluo come here? Is the Sage Academy planning to marry her off to the Yuh Family?"
"She and Young Master Fu do make a handsome couple."
Old Madam Yuh listened with delight and happened to see Fu Yunshen coming in.
"Yunshen, this is Miss Xiluo." Old Madam Yuh smiled, "You must know that Miss Xiluo is a disciple of Her Majesty the Empress. You’re only a few years apart, so you should have a lot in common to talk about."
"The dinner hasn’t started yet, why not chat a bit and deepen your relationship?"
Fu Yunshen didn’t even glance at Xiluo, walked straight past her, and sat down at the head of the main table.
Xiluo’s extended hand hung awkwardly in mid-air, her face looking a bit displeased.
Just a common person.
She didn’t understand what he was so arrogant about.
She wasn’t eager to know him.
Old Madam Yuh was slighted and felt some anger.
But thinking of the upcoming plan, she could only force herself to endure it.
She endured.
Once Fu Yunshen ate the Magician’s drug, he would be at her mercy.
Old Madam Yuh forced out a smile and sat down, apologizing to Xiluo: "Miss Xiluo, Yunshen is a bit proud, please don’t mind him."
Xiluo snorted and said nothing.
At six o’clock, the banquet officially began.
Guests’ gazes gathered on the main table, all waiting for Old Madam Yuh’s speech.
Old Madam Yuh indeed stood up.
But the next second, she suddenly knelt down before Fu Yunshen with a "thump."
This action shocked quite a few guests.
"Old Madam!"
"Isn’t today a banquet? Why is Old Madam kneeling? Please get up."
Old Madam Yuh wouldn’t budge, stubbornly kneeling: "I’ve made many mistakes in my life, and I take this opportunity to publicly apologize to my grandson."
Fu Yunshen sat at the head seat, playing with a silver dining knife with his long fingers.
He looked at Old Madam Yuh kneeling on the ground with an indifferent expression, his light amber eyes ice cold.
"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault as the old lady." Old Madam Yuh began to kowtow, choking up, "I shouldn’t have looked at people through colored glasses, forcibly separating your father and mother, causing an irreparable tragedy."
"I also failed to see Zhu Sha’s true nature, a wretched woman, hurting you all."
Old Madam Yuh cried sadly: "Yunshen, everyone makes mistakes. Grandma is old and doesn’t have much time left. Please let me enjoy my remaining years in peace, can you?"
"You’re such a kind person, how could you always be enemies with Grandma, right? Yunshen, Grandma begs you..."
The entire banquet hall echoed with Old Madam Yuh’s wailing.
However, after full ten minutes had passed, Old Madam Yuh finally realized something was wrong.
She stopped, realizing that no one was speaking up for her.
Some noble ladies wanted to speak but swallowed their words upon seeing the knife in Fu Yunshen’s hand.
The scene of Zhu Sha being judged was deeply ingrained in their minds.
Especially Fu Yunshen’s words—
"Whoever harms Fu Liuying will end like Zhu Sha."
This man dared to say it, so he must dare to do it.
If they dared to speak up, they’d become the target of that knife.
Old Madam Yuh was stunned, forgetting even to cry.
Fu Yunshen "thunk" placed the silver knife down and lifted his chin, smirking: "Continue, I haven’t heard enough."
Old Madam Yuh opened her mouth, but couldn’t utter a single sound, cold sweat beading on her forehead.
This was not in her plan.
What was going on?
According to her plan, all the guests would side with her and urge Fu Yunshen to be forgiving.
"Finished?" Fu Yunshen slowly turned his head, "If you’re done, it’s my turn."
He picked up the glass of red wine beside the plate: "Drink this wine, and the grievances between us will be wiped away."
Seeing this glass of red wine, Old Madam Yuh’s heart jumped, but she forced herself to remain calm: "Yunshen, Grandma is old and can’t drink wine."
She specially spiked this wine with drugs.
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