Fu Shuyan continued smiling at Fu Shi. While holding Fu Qi Hong's wrist, she said to her elder sister, "After all, you are not someone who relies on someone else, right, sister Shi? You achieved what you have right now, all thanks to your hard work. So how can we dare to say that you are just like the ministers who are trying to climb up the ranks by using such despicable means?"
Though Fu Shuyan did not say anything wrong, anyone could see the underlying meaning of her words. Fu Shi narrowed her eyes when she heard the words of her sister. She knew and understood what Fu Shuyan was trying to say.
But since she wasn't willing to tear off her face and their superficial cordial relationship, Fu Shi was not going to do it either. She nodded with a fake smile and said to Fu Shuyan, "You are right. Of course, I only rely on my own skills to rise through the ranks." She then glanced at Fu Qi Hong before adding, "I was just worried about my little brother, who, despite being so old, did not understand and learn that he needs to keep his mouth shut at some places or else he would offend a few people whom he shouldn't."
"I am the third prince of this nation," Fu Qi Hong sneered at his sister. "I am not a servant or a minister who needs to worry about offending others. If anything, they should be worried about falling out of favour with me."
Fu Shi glared at Fu Qi Hong when she saw how unrepentant he looked. She said to him, "One day you will understand why you should have kept your mouth shut, Qi Hong. You can not always run your mouth and say anything that you want."
"I will wait for that day," Fu Qi Hong smiled haughtily. "But before I can learn that lesson, I think someone will learn their lesson of not always coveting something that does not belong to them and working hard. Let's wait and see who will learn their lesson first?"
Fu Shi's fingers clenched, and her nostrils flared.
Fu Shuyan was certain that she was going to explode, but then the woman only snorted and then turned on her feet and walked away.
Once she was gone, Fu Shuyan heaved a sigh of relief and pulled Fu Qi Hong along with her. Once the two of them reached their small palace in the Imperial harem, Fu Shuyan turned to look at her brother and said to him, "My dear ancestor, why are you trying to cause trouble for no reason?"
"I am not making trouble for no reason," Fu Qi Hong snorted as he walked over to the couch with his arms crossed. He sat down and looked at his sister with a glare before saying to her, "You and I both know why Fu Shi is being so active and supportive of the ministers. It must be because Wei Yunrou told her that she can take Mo Qiang's core once it is dug out."
"Who doesn't know what kinds of new lows she had not hit while trying to take over the throne? Even our mother is greatly disappointed in her. She knows this too, which is why she is desperate to do anything. Do you think that she will sit still?"
Fu Qi Hong curled his lips in disdain and stated, "She takes and snatches the credit of others, and yet she acts like she is the noble one. The last time it was the sixth sister, then it was you, and now it's Miss Qiang. She never does or takes responsibility and only knows how to take advantage of others. Do you want to tell me that she is any better than the rest? Because if that's what you want to say to me, then I will ask you to not bother."
"Your highness," the mer appeared out of thin air, and with his hands clasped, he bowed in front of Fu Qi Hong. "What are your orders?" freēwēbηovel.c૦m
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