Chapter 28: The Chicken Flies and the Dog Jumps

  Fu's mother had arranged a house for the eldest granddaughter that was not close to the main house. Su Ying had heard from Lu Wei before, Fu's mother was a person who liked to save face, even if she didn't get along with this granddaughter, but the servants wouldn't treat her harshly, it's just that no matter what, there was no stability in living in the main house - even though Wei Niang sometimes used the eldest granddaughter as a shield, Wei Niang also knew clearly in her heart, she dared to be so arrogant, relying on Fu Yao Yang's favoritism and the eldest granddaughter, unfortunately, Wei Niang's eyes were too shallow, thinking only of herself.

  "Let's go see if the big girl is startled?" Su Ying said to Luhui, some things can't be ignored, and acting should be done from start to finish. This kind of good feeling degree thing, Su Ying would never miss it, even a small mosquito is meat.

  Su Ying walked past the corridor, still vaguely able to hear Fu Xueyang's angry roar for the sake of a beauty, Su Ying couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to this outsider who might be from the same hometown. How could he have won over the proud and arrogant Second Master Fu in such a short time?

  Lü Huai quickly returned: "The big girl was finally coaxed to sleep by the wet nurse and then startled awake, I comforted her for a few sentences, the wet nurse and Da Yatou are both guarding her bedside without leaving her side, however..."

  Su Ying saw her hesitation and asked: "What's wrong?"

  Lü Hui lowered her voice and said, "The old lady doted on Big Sister, so she specially brought along the second-class maid who was standing in front to attend to Big Sister personally. However, I didn't see her shadow just now."

  Also known as Second Class Maid.

  Su Ying smiled lightly and didn't speak, waiting until they arrived at the eldest girl's room. The room was lit up, and the wet nurse sat on the bed, while Hong Yu, who usually attended to the eldest girl, stood behind the wet nurse, coaxing the eldest girl who was crying like a kitten. The eldest girl sobbed and hiccuped, and the wet nurse kept rubbing her chest and patting her back, fearing that she would cry herself into a faint.

  The big girl was still calling out "mother", and Nainai and Hongyu's faces turned white when they saw Su Ying coming over. They had thought that Su Ying would just send someone to ask about the situation, but they hadn't expected her to come in person. Did she really need to be so diligent?

  Su Ying pursed her lips, pressed down on the nurse's hand and didn't let go, softly speaking to the sobbing big girl: "Don't be afraid, your father is here, we'll sleep well, and when you wake up, you won't be scared anymore." For such a fragile little girl, Su Ying had no experience at all, repeating those few words over and over again. Fortunately, the big girl was probably crying herself to exhaustion, and being held by the nurse, she finally fell asleep.

  Su Ying glanced around the house, several little maids stood in a corner with their hands and feet tied up. She gave a signal to Nai Nang and Hong Yu: "You take turns watching Big Miss, if there's any problem, go back to Old Lady Bai He Du Juan in front of her, they will naturally give it back to Old Lady, she loves and spoils her granddaughter, so she must be the one to make decisions for her granddaughter."

  Su Ying paused for a moment, "If the old lady really can't make it, returning it to me is also fine."

  When Su Ying returned to the main house, things were almost over. Fu Yeyang was frowning, and the thick cold air emanating from his body could be felt by Su Ying from a distance. When he saw Su Ying come in, his face slightly relaxed. Su Ying walked up to him and said softly, "The eldest daughter has fallen asleep."

  Fu Yiyang nodded, his thin lips still pursed into a straight line.

  Mrs. Fu is now too distracted to pay attention to the interaction between Fu Yiyang and Su Ying, she is now extremely worried about her beloved son, Mrs. Chen's crying has given her a headache, and Fu Xueyang actually dared to defy her for the first time because of that cheap maid, which made Mrs. Fu slightly displeased, but thinking that it was all because of that cheap maid's manipulation, she hated Xiuyan even more in her heart.

  Fu's mother raised her eyes to look at Fu Yiyang, who was standing aside with a expressionless face, and she became even more annoyed. Her tone wasn't very good: "The eldest will still have to attend court tomorrow, you two can go back first."

  Fu Yiyang's tone was even colder: "Mother, we can't let this kind of dirty thing tarnish the reputation of the Hou Mansion. Second brother should be more careful."

  This remark is like adding fuel to the fire. Su Ying, standing behind Fu Ye, did not miss the darkening of Madam Fu's eyes and the iron-like color of Fu Xueyang's face due to this sentence from the old master. It can be inferred that according to the usual prejudices held by this mother-son pair against Fu Ye, who knows what kind of distortion this remark will become?

  However, on second thought, although Master Fu's words were unpleasant to hear, since the beneficiaries were Madam Fu and others, Su Ying felt that they sounded pleasant.

  Fu Yiyang didn't care about the consequences of his words, and after paying respects to Fu's mother, he was about to leave. Su Ying completely ignored herself as a transparent person, following Fu Yiyang's movements, she bowed slightly and said in a soft voice: "Anger hurts the body, Old Lady, please take care of your health, so we younger ones don't have to worry."

  Fu's mother gave Su Ying a cold glance, and in front of Fu Yeyang, she couldn't speak harshly, but in her heart, she took note of Su Ying with great resentment.

  After Fu Yiyang and Su Ying, the couple, went out of the main gate, they picked up a teacup and threw it over, scolding: "Just because of this despicable servant girl, you've made such a fuss. You don't know shame, I'm embarrassed for you!"

  Su Ying and Fu Yeyang hadn't gone far, so they naturally heard the commotion. Su Ying clearly felt Fu Yeyang's body stiffen for a moment, but he quickly recovered to normal, his thin lips pursed into a straight line, his waist and back coldly and rigidly straightened, and his silhouette was somehow desolate.

  Su Ying's rare maternal feelings surged, she quickened her pace to catch up with Fu Yeyang, and her slightly cool fingertips inadvertently brushed against the back of his hand. Fu Yeyang looked down at her, and she met his gaze, a faint smile playing on her lips, warmth and wholehearted dependence in her eyes, like a stone suddenly cast into the calm lake surface, or like drinking a cup of hot tea to drive away the chill on a winter's day.

  Fu Yiyang coughed with his fist in front of his mouth, and when he turned his face away, Su Ying saw that he seemed a bit embarrassed. He slowed down his pace, and Su Ying didn't have to follow closely behind him like before. Su Ying noticed this and her lips curled up slightly.

  When they returned to the main house, the food on the table had gone cold. Su Ying asked him: "Let the maids reheat a midnight snack for you, I saw that you didn't eat much earlier."

  Fu Yiyang's slightly furrowed eyebrows gradually relaxed, "Forget it, I've lost my appetite now."

  Su Ying still had Zi Su cook a bowl of almond mutton milk for Fu Ye, who didn't refuse and drank it all in a few gulps. After the commotion, Su Ying couldn't hold on either: "Master, rest now, you have to get up early tomorrow for court."

  Two people washed and slept.

  At this time, Su Ying couldn't help but look at his face, and his eyebrows were furrowed again. His expression was unreadable, and she couldn't tell if he was happy or angry. She restrained herself from reaching out to smooth out his furrowed brows, instead just patted him: "Sleep."

  Fu Yiyang let out a sigh, reached out and pulled Su Ying over, hugging her shoulders against his thick and dry chest. Neither of them spoke, but the atmosphere between them was no longer the awkward silence of before, instead it was filled with a faint warmth.

  Just as Su Ying was about to fall asleep, Fu Yeyang suddenly spoke up: "Is this brother of mine a complete failure?"

  Is this treating her as a confidante? Su Ying's drowsiness dissipated somewhat, and she said slowly: "Little uncle is already an adult, already married, he is no longer a naive child who needs guidance from elders, he should be responsible for his own life, you are just his brother."

  The consequence of being a considerate sister for once was that she was held in his arms and slept for the whole night, and the more she struggled, the tighter he held her. Several times she tried to turn over to the side, but the man beside her just wouldn't let go. As a result, when they woke up in the morning, her neck hurt from sleeping in that position.

  The old man's eyes were filled with unprecedented warmth, and such a sudden change really made Su Ying adapt poorly. She pretended to be embarrassed and lowered her head, thinking that the midnight chicken soup was so effective? Indeed, she still couldn't grasp men's thoughts.

  When she lifted her head again, the man was standing in front of the bed without making another move, just staring at her quietly. Su Ying muttered to herself and quickly got up to help the master get dressed. He also took advantage of the situation to hold her hand, and Su Ying glared at him, lowering her voice: "The girls are here."

  The maids were focused on their work, but secretly exchanged a glance between Lu Hui and Bo He, then quickly lowered their heads and smiled quietly. They had all witnessed the improvement in Fu Ye's relationship with Su Ying during this time and were genuinely happy for her. The servants in the main house were also standing up straight, eagerly awaiting the day when Su Ying would become pregnant with a legitimate son, at which point no one would be able to shake her position again.

  Liu Yiniang and Li Yue also came early to pay their respects. Su Ying glanced at Liu Yiniang, who was lowering her eyebrows, thinking that the chicken soup Fu Ye had drunk yesterday must have been intercepted by her halfway through delivery. It's just that she encountered Fu Ye in a bad mood, otherwise, she might have been able to pull him into her room.

  As soon as she thought of this, Su Ying's mood became subtle, and she quietly took a look at Fu Da Guanren, who was elegantly eating breakfast, and saw that he didn't even give a glance to the seductive Liu Niangniang. She narrowed her eyes and placed a piece of almond cake on the plate in front of Fu Yao Yang.

  Standing beside Fu Yiyang, Liu Niang's heart was puzzled. Could it be that the madam had forgotten even the fact that Master didn't like sweet food? Her heart couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude, but when Fu Yiyang didn't even frown and directly picked up the piece of water chestnut cake, eating it cleanly, Liu Niang's heart was shocked and felt extremely unwell. The charming smile that had been hanging on her face almost couldn't be maintained.

  As for Lì Yuè's daughter, she remained simple and honest, as if she hadn't seen the storm brewing on the dinner table at all.

  Su Ying had been paying attention to Fu Yiyang's reaction, and she keenly noticed that when the old master ate the water chestnut cake, he didn't show any displeasure or difficulty swallowing, but instead seemed to be savoring it, and even took a deliberate extra glance at the plate of water chestnut cake in front of her.

  She seemed to have found out something terrible.

  River crabs are coming, no meat or anything can be had now, but definitely will have in the future, clenched fists, please collect (n＿n)