MFURCC -Chapter 53 Bare-Chested

Seeing the situation, Madam Yuan thought, This is not good. She hurried over and reached to grab Du Panpan’s sleeve.

But Du Panpan was already alert and sidestepped, avoiding Madam Yuan’s hand.

Madam Yuan didn’t give up. She stepped forward quickly, and Grandma grabbed Du Panpan’s hand.

“You can’t go in!”

Du Panpan sneered coldly and asked Madam Yuan, “Madam Yuan, why are you so flustered?”

The moment she spoke, the other ladies and young misses also turned to look at Madam Yuan.

A thin sweat appeared on Madam Yuan’s forehead, but she still tried to maintain a calm exterior.

She said, “I’m not flustered. It’s just that we’re making such a ruckus talking, and Liuzheng hasn’t come out yet—she might still be changing clothes. If you rush in carelessly, you might startle her.”

After saying this, she shouted loudly toward the inside:

“Liuzheng, little sister! Are you still inside changing clothes?”

There seemed to be some movement inside.

Du Panpan and Fu Yunyi exchanged worried looks.

Fu Yunyi was even more nervous than Du Panpan. She said, “There’s no response from inside. What if something’s wrong? Panpan, you’ve learned some skills from Sister Tinglan—go in and have a look for us.”

Du Panpan hadn’t really learned any martial arts, but after hearing Fu Yunyi’s words, she clearly understood her meaning.

She immediately shook off Madam Yuan’s hand and strode toward the room.

Madam Yuan rushed to stop her, but Fu Yunyi got there first and grabbed her hand.

“Madam, don’t overthink it. We are all women— even if someone is still changing clothes inside, it’s nothing serious.”

“It’s not… she—”

Before she could finish, Du Panpan kicked open the door.

Seeing the scuffle between Madam Yuan and Fu Yunyi, the other ladies and young misses couldn’t help but be curious.

So when Du Panpan kicked open the door, everyone crowded forward to see.

However, what they saw inside shocked everyone.

Fu Yunyi’s face instantly drained of all color.

“Second Brother… the Cavalry General…”

Fu Yunqi and Feng Lunian were lying on the couch with their clothes completely off, two men bare-chested, entangled together in a state of utter abandon.

Fu Yunqi even exposed himself completely.

Fu Yunyi could hardly believe her eyes.

She clenched her hands tightly, memories of last month flooding her mind—when Feng Lunian had saved her under a runaway horse…

That day, she had gone out with her maid to buy new rouge, but a crazed horse had come charging at her.

It was Feng Lunian who saved her, controlling the wild horse.

Everyone said Feng Lunian came from a bandit background, but she had fallen for him at that moment.

She thought a man like Feng Lunian was a real man.

She didn’t care about his background or the long scar on his face—in fact, those made him feel even more different from the foppish young men who adorned themselves with flowers.

That was why she had suddenly shown warmth toward Du Panpan when Liuzheng had toasted Feng Lunian.

Fu Yunyi’s mind was in chaos. She stood frozen, not knowing how to react.

Among the people she had brought were also two unmarried young ladies, who had never seen such a scene—they immediately screamed:

“Ah!!!”

Even Du Panpan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Ah—”

Fu Yunyi was snapped out of her shock by the screams. She immediately tried to close the door.

No matter what, this needed to be contained first.

But the door had already been damaged by Du Panpan’s kick—it wouldn’t close.

Fu Yunyi panicked and pulled hard, and the right-side door fell to the ground with a loud “bang.”

Fu Yunyi: “……”

At that moment, Liuzheng walked into the courtyard.

“What’s going on? Huh? Sister Yuan, Miss Fu… why are you here?”

Fu Yunyi’s mind was still completely stuck on the collapsed door.

Seeing Liuzheng, she could only feel shock and confusion, unable to process anything else. Her expression was blank, her body stiff, standing there like a statue, her thoughts in complete disarray.

She even forgot to send the others out first and help Fu Yunqi and Feng Lunian clean up afterward.

After all, she was just an unmarried young lady—something like this had never occurred to her before, nor had she ever seen it.

Shock completely filled her mind.

At this moment, Du Panpan wished she could gouge out her own eyes, unable to care about Liuzheng.

Only Madam Yuan quickly stepped forward and covered Liuzheng’s eyes.

“Liuzheng, don’t look.”

She was a married woman—disgusting as the scene was, she could handle it, but Liuzheng was still a girl.

Madam Yuan held Liuzheng’s eyes firmly.

Liuzheng felt the warmth of Madam Yuan’s palms, her eyelids trembling slightly.

At this moment, she truly regarded Madam Yuan as a close confidante, not just an ordinary friend.

…

At the small lake, Fu Yunsheng was enjoying the lotus flowers with some people when he heard the continuous screams and a loud thud coming from Fu Yunqi’s courtyard. He was immediately startled.

“Second Young Master, that’s Second Young Master’s courtyard…”

“Let’s go check!”

Fu Yunsheng frowned and hurried toward Fu Yunqi’s courtyard.

The others followed quickly.

“We’ll see if there’s anything we can help with.”

Fu Yunsheng’s eyes flickered briefly, hesitating only for a moment before he didn’t refuse.

“Thank you, everyone.”

“General Fu, you’re too polite.”

They continued walking while speaking.

Most of them were military officers, each faster than the next.

Almost instantly, they arrived at Fu Yunqi’s courtyard.

“What’s happening?”

Fu Yunsheng took a few steps forward.

Fu Yunyi saw the large group he brought and her face twitched involuntarily.

Earlier, she had wished for more onlookers; now she wished they would all vanish.

But that was impossible.

She had summoned this group herself and brought shame upon the Fu family.

She really thought the person inside would be Ruan Liuzheng—but how could it be Feng Lunian?

Her second brother was reckless with women, but Feng Lunian…

She no longer felt the initial shock; she decided to protect herself first.

“We were just admiring flowers and passed by, and we saw… saw…”

Fu Yunsheng, seeing she couldn’t finish her sentence, simply pulled her aside.

Once she was pulled aside, the scene inside was fully revealed.

Everyone behind Fu Yunsheng also saw the two completely naked men.

“Th-this… isn’t that the Cavalry General?”

“Second Young Master Fu and the Cavalry General… they… they…”

Almost no one could form a complete sentence.

Inside, however, the men remained oblivious, continuing their entanglement.

Fu Yunsheng’s face showed little expression.

He stepped in, delivered a hand strike that knocked Feng Lunian out, and slapped Fu Yunqi hard across the face.

Fu Yunqi clutched his face in pain. Fu Yunsheng then grabbed a teapot from the table and poured it over Fu Yunqi’s head.

Fu Yunqi’s confused mind finally started clearing.

Seeing all these people, he was stunned but not too surprised.

Only when he turned to see Feng Lunian at his side instead of Ruan Liuzheng did his eyes widen in shock, almost popping out of their sockets.

“How… how could this…”

He was dumbfounded.

“Hurry up and have the guests leave!”

Fu Yunsheng turned and shouted.

The servants finally snapped back and began dispersing the guests.

“Please return to your seats first…”

Some turned to leave, while others lingered, unable to tear themselves away.

Meanwhile, Master Fu and Madam Fu arrived after hearing the commotion. Seeing the two naked men on the couch, Madam Fu opened her mouth to speak, but fainted immediately in the next second.

“Madam! Madam!”

Master Fu hurriedly called for a doctor.

The courtyard descended into chaos again.

Madam Yuan pulled Liuzheng away.

“Let’s stop looking, or our eyes will be contaminated.”

Liuzheng nodded.

Once they were farther away, Madam Yuan finally spoke about what had happened.

She patted her chest: “You scared me to death! How could changing clothes take so long? I thought… I thought—”

Liuzheng finished her sentence: “You thought the person inside was me, right?”

Madam Yuan quickly clarified, fearing misunderstanding: “I didn’t mean anything else. I was just worried because you hadn’t returned, and you’d been drinking. I feared something might go wrong, and someone might frame you.”

Liuzheng held her hand.

“Sister Yuan, I know. You came for me because you care. I understand.”

Then, in a lowered voice, she added: “But if I hadn’t been prepared, the person lying inside would indeed have been me.”

Madam Yuan’s eyes widened in shock.

“What do you mean? They… they were going to frame you?”

“Yes.”

“Ridiculous! You are a Third-Rank Brave General! Weren’t they afraid of exposure, of causing a scene before the Emperor?”

“They weren’t afraid, because they thought it was guaranteed to succeed.”

“How exactly did they plan this? And why did they want to frame you, to ruin your purity?”

Liuzheng said, “This isn’t the time to explain. Once everything is over, I’ll explain in detail on the way back.”

Madam Yuan nodded, pressed her palms together: “Amitabha… may Heaven bless us. Today could have been a huge disaster. Thankfully, thankfully, nothing happened. We can both be at ease.”

Liuzheng said, “Sister Yuan, it’s not over yet. We still can’t fully relax.”

“What do you mean? The person inside wasn’t you at all.”

“Just wait and enjoy the show.”

At that moment, someone arrived.

Dressed as a servant from the Dingyuan General’s residence, he said, “General Ruan, please come with me.”

His tone was serious, not allowing Liuzheng to refuse.

Madam Yuan retorted, “How dare you! Who do you think you are, telling General Ruan to follow you?”

The man shrank his neck, and quickly changed his tone.

“Forgive me, Madam, forgive me, General Ruan. It is my lord and the First Young Master who wish to have you come. I was anxious and spoke improperly before. Please forgive us.”

He bowed respectfully.

Madam Yuan was still uneasy about Liuzheng going with him and was about to find an excuse to take her away herself, when Liuzheng said:

“Lead the way.”