Marry a Duke

Chapter 20: Returning to the Gate 3

"Fu Ran will keep the old lady's teachings in mind." She nodded slightly.

Madam Wei gave a few more instructions, and Fu Ran agreed to everything without saying a word in rebuttal.

The old lady didn't say anything more and asked her to go out with the nanny. The carriage was already waiting outside the door.

Fu Ran then left.

As soon as she left, Wei Lin started to feel jealous again.

"Mother, look at her like this. She really thinks she is a lady from a rich family. Even if she changes her clothes, she is still a lowly girl."

Don't think you can become the Duke's wife just by changing your clothes.

Old Madam Wei glanced at her daughter.

"Lin'er, there's no need to be so harsh in your words. In the eyes of outsiders, she is, after all, the wife of a duke who married into the duke's mansion. She shouldn't be too shabby and bring disgrace to the duke's mansion."

"Mom, why are you lecturing me?" Wei Lin was dissatisfied. It was not for the good of her mother's family, but because of her second brother's matter, that she had not returned to the Shen family for a long time.

"That's enough." Madam Wei couldn't bear to really blame her daughter. "Your second brother knows the limits. Besides, she is going back to the Duke's Mansion. If the Duke finds out something and makes trouble at the Duke's Mansion, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"

Wei Lin muttered something, but didn't say much in the end.

When Madam Wei saw her daughter's look, her tone softened.

"Now that your second brother's wedding banquet is over, you should go back to the Shen family. Shen Yan has been here several times."

Thinking of her husband, Wei Lin said nothing more.

"I'll pack up and go back to the Shen family."

*

Fu Ran followed Nanny Chen out of the Duke's Mansion.

Nanny Chen will accompany her back to the Prince's Mansion. On that day, all the maids given by the Prince's Mansion will be returned, and she will definitely be assigned a few more maids to be by her side.

If there is none, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Communist Party?

In addition to Nanny Chen, there was also a little maid about thirteen or fourteen years old.

Fu Ran didn't know her name yet, and he didn't think he needed to know it. When he returned from the *** Mansion, this maid wouldn't be waiting by his side.

The carriage was already waiting at the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

The carriage was very luxurious, and the driver was Bi'an.

Fu Ran blinked to make sure he was not dazzled.

She thought to herself that the Duke's Mansion really must not make any more mistakes.

The Duke's personal guards were all sent over as coachmen to take her back home.

How can she still talk nonsense in front of ***?

Fu Ran didn't say anything. He climbed onto the carriage, lifted the curtain, and saw that all the people sitting in the carriage were Wei Xuan.

Fu Ran was shocked again.

"Duke, why are you here?" she asked in surprise.

Wei Xuan placed his hands lightly on his legs and looked at her indifferently.

"If you are the only one returning home today, how will you answer when *** asks you about it?"

Fu Ran lifted her skirt and sat down at the farthest distance from Wei Xuan.

The carriage was not small, but it was not very big either.

It was inevitable that they felt a little awkward as they were in the same space. The man in front of her was once her husband and wife, so there was real physical contact between them.

Even if it was driven by drugs, it is indelible evidence.

"I can find a reason. Your Excellency the Duke is very busy and there will always be times when he cannot get away." Fu Ran said.

If he doesn't want to go, he can find ten thousand reasons.

But he decided to go because he had to go.

"No need." His dark eyes were deep as he kept looking at her.

Fu Ran felt a little nervous when he was stared at. There was an aura about him that no one else had.

She felt like she was being stared at by a black hole and was in danger of being sucked in at any time.

Biting her lower lip, she lowered her head, trying to pretend he didn't exist.

Although his aura is very strong and hard to ignore.

Wei Xuan slowly withdrew his gaze, and his last glance fell on her lightly bitten lips.

Inevitably, he recalled the day he was drugged.

The rage was uncontrollable, the woman in front of him was innocent.

If the person lying on the bed that day was really Princess Ruhui who took the medicine willingly, he might not have been able to control himself from killing her.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and Bi'an was quite good at driving.

The carriage stopped at the *** Mansion, followed by another carriage, in which sat Nanny Chen and a little maid, as well as prepared gifts.

What is to be sent to the Duke's Mansion must not be an ordinary thing.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Fu Ran lifted the curtain, stood up and jumped out.

Wei Xuan, who was following behind her, twitched his eyes slightly.

She adjusted her skirt, straightened her back, and watched him get out of the car with shining eyes.

He had a tall and straight figure, with his legs supporting his waist. He did not need to jump or use a stool, and he simply stepped out of the carriage.

The steward of *** had been waiting at the door for a long time and welcomed them in.

*** was very enthusiastic. He spoke to Wei Xuan like a gentle elder, and was even more intimate when talking about Fu Ran.

He even called her Ran'er at one point.

Fu Ran tried his best to control the trembling feeling.

I thought to myself that *** is indeed a very experienced person.

When he tells lies, he doesn't even blush or get out of breath, and it sounds more real than the truth.

*** said a few words, and then asked the Duke of England to accompany Wei Xuan for tea, and she took Fu Ran to talk in private.

Fu Ran agreed respectfully.

Wei Xuan glanced at her indifferently and said nothing.

*** took Fu Ran to a secluded place and asked her how she had been spending the past few days in the Duke's Mansion.

***It’s not that she doesn’t have spies. She has also planted other people in the Duke’s Mansion, far more than one person.

Of course, *** knew that Fu Ran was driven to Juyuan.

So, *** was angry.

"Fu Ran, you can't hold Wei Xuan's heart at all. As soon as you got married, he drove you to live in a side courtyard. How can you work for me?"

***'s face was as cold as ice, and he glared at Fu Ran angrily.

Fu Ran bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"Forgive me, Fu Ran, I have no choice but to do this. Wei Xuan was drugged. For a man to be framed in such a matter, he must be unwilling in his heart."

"Fu Ran voluntarily moved to Juyuan. After a while, the people in the Duke of Wei's Mansion will forget the hatred of being drugged, and Fu Ran will have the opportunity to get closer to Wei Xuan."

What she said was indeed reasonable.

"Son, although the Duke of Wei married me, they never considered me the Duke of Wei's wife from the bottom of their hearts. What I have to do now is to make them willingly recognize me as the Duke of Wei's wife."

***A beautiful face stared at Fu Ran for a long while.

Only after making sure that her eyes did not evade my gaze did I believe what she said.

His tone also softened.

"What you said does make sense. Haste makes waste. Your actions that day were indeed too extreme."

"*** is wise." Fu Ran continued to flatter him.

***'s expression softened a little.

"Next, you should continue to win over Wei Xuan's heart. There is no other woman around him. You should seize this great opportunity."

*** also did not forget to impart some experience to her.

"You are already husband and wife. If you want to get close to him, it won't be that difficult."

*** asked Aunt Qiu to send a box.

The box contains excellent stuff.

Nanny Qiu handed the box to Fu Ran with a smile on her face.

"This is a good thing, a boudoir delight, indispensable, and very expensive, so you must make good use of it."