Marry a Duke

Chapter 221 Finding a Reason

Fu Ran never dreamed that he would see Wei Xuan in front of his burned down shop.

He was dressed in a black brocade robe, with a stern look on his face, and stood in front of her shop with an expressionless face.

He was followed by Bi'an and Gaomian.

There were also some people she didn't know.

"Madam..." Qiao'er rushed out from nowhere and grabbed Fu Ran's hand, "It's really you."

"Qiao'er." Fu Ran felt a little headache. Compared with seeing these people, the burned shop was not a big deal. But when she thought of the ingredients she had prepared and the tools she had purchased, her anger started to rise again.

Wei Xuan was watching her not far away.

There was a spark in her eyes.

Wei Xuan thought she was angry because she saw him.

"Come here." His dark eyes looked at her steadily.

Fu Ran had no obedient past.

"What a coincidence that I run into you here. I sent you something on behalf of Yuchi Mingxiu two days ago. I don't know if the Duke has received it."

She suppressed the anger that was rising up.

Even if Scar Qiang has the ability to compensate her, he can give her some money. The house is rented and the landlord needs to renovate it.

If she wanted to keep the shop there, she would have to wait until the house was repaired.

If you don't want to wait, you have to find another place to open a shop.

This meant she had to start all over again.

At this moment, Fu Ran just wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible and go to the government to ask for an explanation.

Compensation must be paid, and it must be sufficient to cover labor costs and mental damages.

"Thing? Are you talking about this?" Wei Xuan took out something from his sleeve pocket and threw it away. It was the divorce letter that Fu Ran gave to Yuchi Mingxiu.

It was written in his voice.

Just sign his name below.

She had already put her fingerprints on it.

"It's this thing. Actually, Your Majesty, you don't have to make this trip in person. Since I left the Duke's Mansion, I have no intention of going back. Your Majesty doesn't necessarily want me. It's better for us to part ways in peace." Fu Ran took two steps back.

She had no intention of going back with him.

Wei Xuan's expression was unpredictable.

"Really? I underestimated you. You were able to escape the eyes and ears of so many people and run away from the capital to here. It's true that when you haven't seen a man for three days, you should look at him with new eyes." His tone was somewhat sarcastic.

He escaped from him very quickly.

Fu Ran looked around but didn't see anyone from the Yuchi family.

Well, let's put the blame on the Yuchi family.

"I don't want Wuyou to be fatherless, but I have the blood of the Yuchi family in me. Seeing that they are so devoted to their adopted daughter and don't trust their biological daughter like me, my heart is dead. I have no one to rely on. If even the relatives I recognize can't trust me wholeheartedly, what hope do I have for the rest of my life?"

She blinked.

His eyes were slightly red.

She raised her head and rubbed her eyes vigorously a few times. Her eyes became even redder and it looked like she was about to cry.

"Life's fate is very strange. Even though I am the biological daughter of the Yuchi family, I have a very weak fate with them. Yuchi Xinxin is not their biological daughter, but they have been together day and night for more than ten years. At that moment, I saw through it. I didn't find a Taoist temple to become a nun, all for Wuyou."

She had made it so clear, he should know what she wanted.

She would rather become a nun than go back.

"That's the Yuchi family's business. If you don't want to acknowledge it, you don't have to." He was not someone who could be easily fooled. He knew the reason for her words. "Since Madam is always thinking about Wuyou, she shouldn't be traveling with him. If there's a shortage of doctors and medicine along the way, who would benefit from that?"

He walked forward slowly.

In just a few steps, he arrived in front of Fu Ran.

Fu Ran wanted to step back, but Wei Xuan refused to allow him at all.

He simply grabbed her hand, pulled it forward, and pulled her completely into his arms.

There were many people cleaning up the aftermath around them, and the moment Wei Xuan and his companions appeared, they attracted a lot of attention.

Wei Xuan's noble and cold demeanor was obviously out of place in this small town.

Everyone was guessing whether he was the son of a wealthy family or a prominent official.

But no one dared to step forward and ask.

"Wei Xuan, don't touch me in public." Fu Ran tried to break free. With so many people watching her, she didn't want to be treated like a monkey.

Wei Xuan didn't move at all.

"You and I are husband and wife, and we are intimate. Why would you be afraid of being seen by others? I have seen the divorce letter you gave me, but I do not agree. I will take you back to the capital with me today."

"I won't go back." Fu Ran's face changed slightly and he shook his head. "I don't want to go back to Beijing. Beijing is not the place I should stay. This is where I feel comfortable. Life is short. Wei Xuan, I have no use to you. The princess won't do anything to you because of me. Why are you still holding on to me?"

She lowered her voice slightly.

There were people coming and going, and many people were watching.

Fu Ran couldn't stand it anymore and took him back to her home.

I originally wanted to take it to the teahouse, but there were too many people there.

The moment he brought it home, Fu Ran regretted it again.

Why did she bring the person home? Isn't it easier to invite a god than to send him away?

She originally just wanted to find a suitable place to explain what he had said.

"It doesn't matter whether you have a divorce letter or not. When you return to the capital, you can announce to the public that I died of an acute illness. You can then marry a new wife. Princess Mingyue's cousin is a good one. She is sincere to you."

"She is married."

what?

Yuan Xin was already married, and she really didn't know.

Fu Ran really didn't know that Yuan Xin didn't want to give up easily, but she couldn't enter the gate of Weiguo Mansion, nor could she get close to Wei Xuan. She was already old and couldn't waste any more time.

Her father arranged a marriage for her.

We got married a month ago.

It was no secret that Yuan Xin was interested in Wei Xuan. The Yuan family was also afraid that making a big deal out of it would be bad for their daughter's reputation, so they didn't make too much of a fuss about the marriage.

"What about others? There are many noble ladies in the capital who want to marry you. After all, the identity of the wife of Duke Weiguo is quite attractive." Fu Ran spared no effort to praise the benefits of being his wife.

Let him find another woman as soon as possible.

But Wei Xuan was not moved by her at all.

"Since the position of the Duke of Wei's wife is so attractive, why don't you want it?" Wei Xuan smiled coldly, "According to what you said, if we announce to the public that you died of an acute illness, wouldn't that only further confirm the Duke's reputation of being a wife killer?"

Fu Ran was startled.

Yes, when his first wife died, he had already been known to be unlucky in marriage.

If his second wife dies now, his reputation as a wife-killer will become even worse.

"Then don't use that reason, just say I eloped with someone else."

"You want me to be cuckolded, to be pointed at and talked about behind my back, saying that this duke can't even keep his wife, and can be stolen by other men."