Chapter 9: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

  Search; The eyes that had been moistened by Su Ying's tears glanced at Fu Ye Yang, whose throat tightened, and the fire that had not yet dissipated almost flared up again. [Just love reading books]

  He also realized that time was running out, and he looked down at the erected pants, then looked at Su Ying who was staring at him softly. Fu Da Gunian pursed his lips, and his big hands, which were stuck to her smooth skin, deliberately grasped and rubbed for a while before reluctantly withdrawing them.

  Su Ying's face had long been burning red, and she didn't know how many times she had scolded the system in her heart - why hadn't the system told her that this body could be so sensitive, it was really too sensitive and not competitive at all!

  Fu Yiyang was shy, so he leaned down and pinched her red earlobe, feeling not enough, holding back a kiss: "Let's come again tonight, huh?"

  After doing so, he felt a bit embarrassed again, got up from the bed with some regret, saw Su Ying raise her head to look at him, and cleared his throat: "It's still early, you can sleep for a while."

  Su Ying really wanted to sleep again, but she heard the inquiry from outside: "Are the old master and mistress up? Should we servants come in to serve?" After a pause, another sentence came: "Madam Liu and Miss Lixue have come to pay their respects to the mistress."

  The original warm atmosphere was completely destroyed. Su Ying didn't even look at Fu Ye Yang, and instead straightened her face and said: "Come in."

  Yuan Niang and Li Yue, along with the maidservants, entered in a line. Su Ying had already tidied up before they came in. She raised an eyebrow to see Yuan Niang and Li Yue coming over to help her get dressed, "No need for you two to come, there are the maids."

  "Didn't I already let you off, so why are you still here?"

  Madam Liu couldn't help but notice the hint of spring in Su Ying's eyebrows, and her heart felt a pang of sourness. When Su Ying asked this, she quickly composed herself and replied respectfully: "Madam is considerate of us maids, letting us not have to follow rules, but we are not those who don't know our place. This is what we should do as maids, how can we be lazy?"

  Su Ying smiled and glanced at Liu Niang, who was frowning with a serious expression, and Li Yue, who was standing beside her with a respectful attitude. "Go serve Master." This Liu lady is quite interesting.

  Waiting on Master to dress and such used to be done by Madam Su, but now it's been taken over by the young concubine. Master seems rather uncomfortable about it, his face stern and not saying a word.

  He took a glance at Su Ying, who was sitting in front of the dresser, and her unintentionally revealed hint of shyness made Fu Yeyang stare blankly, feeling his throat tighten, and he became somewhat annoyed. He waved away Liu Niang's attempt to help him button up and did it himself before striding out quickly.

  Su Ying's mouth corners slightly curved upwards.

  When Fu Yiyang and Su Ying came to the table for dinner, Wei Niang finally arrived late, with her hairpin still a bit disheveled. Before she even sat down, she apologized: "Madam, forgive me, I was taking care of Big Miss last night and got up a bit late this morning, please pardon me."

  Su Ying Yu Guang saw Fu Yi Yang frowning, but didn't say anything. With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he said to Wei Niang: "In that case, you don't have to attend to me in front, sit down."

  "I thank you, madam." Wei Yiniang smiled secretly at Liu Yiniang standing behind Fu Yeyang and sat down without courtesy. However, when she saw Liu Yiniang serving dishes to Fu Yeyang with a slight bow, she couldn't help but feel envious and twisted her handkerchief.

  When Fu Yiyang handed a cookie to Su Ying's plate, not only the maids were surprised, but Wei Niang also felt a sour taste in her heart, and when she looked at Su Ying's radiant face, she immediately became vigilant.

  The parties involved were not surprised by the honor and shame, and they casually picked up the milk cake and ate it. When sending Fu Yeyang out the door, he inadvertently hooked his finger, and when the old master looked over, he awkwardly picked up a handkerchief to cover half of his face, pretending to cough.

  Fu Yiyang's gloomy face finally eased a bit, he clenched his fist and covered his mouth to cough: "Stop talking nonsense, I'm leaving."

  Wei Yiniang's carefully painted eyes almost popped out of her head as she hastily opened her mouth in the main room: "I see that Madam's complexion is much better than yesterday, so I can also put my mind at ease. Our Hou Mansion still needs Madam to hold it down."

  Does this sound like something a concubine should say?

  Su Ying looked at Wei Niang with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression, and Wei Niang, realizing she had misspoken, felt somewhat embarrassed.

  Madam Liu watched with a puzzled heart, wondering how the mistress had such good manners today. Wei Shi was so arrogant, but she didn't see the mistress change her expression. She also thought about the power of the steward, which was like a hot potato in her hands, and she began to harbor resentment.

  Taking a step forward, Gong Shun said: "Madam trusts me and lets me take charge of household matters. I really feel terrified..."

  Su Ying waved her hand and said, "What's the big deal? Let you take care of it and be at ease. You are the one who has been taught by our ancestors, what else do I have to worry about? If there is anything you don't understand, just send someone to ask Gui Yatou."

  She then asked Wei's wife, "How is the eldest girl's body now? She should be about three years old now. According to reason, when the eldest girl grows up a bit more, she should be taught by a nanny. I think it's better to wait until the eldest girl's body gets better before talking about this matter."

  Wei Yiniang's face was stiff, and she said: "The eldest young lady has always been weak in body. Every time she falls ill and suffers, I wish I could take her place. Originally, I thought the eldest young lady's body had improved a bit these past two days, so I brought her to pay respects to the madam. But today the weather is cooler, and I was afraid she would catch a chill from the wind, so I couldn't bring her to pay respects to the madam. I am here to apologize to the madam."

  She said and gave Su Ying a casual dress, and before Su Ying could react, she had already straightened her clothes.

  Old Lady Gui was secretly indignant, and this kind of behavior had happened more than once or twice.

  She changed into a tea dress, Su Ying held the teacup, leaned against the emerald green flower-patterned chair back, put her feet on the footrest, and gently lifted the tea lid, smiling silently.

  Liu Yiniang smiled at Wei Yiniang in the morning and retorted, "What are you talking about, Sister Wei? As the eldest daughter's mother-in-law, how could Madame not love Eldest Miss? Otherwise, why would she have allowed Eldest Miss to wait for Master in the side hall for half an hour on the day he returned home? How did it become a blame when it came out of your mouth?"

  Wei Yiniang's face turned red and white, she glared at Liu Yiniang fiercely and said: "How could I have stopped the eldest miss from showing filial piety to her mother? I was just too worried about the eldest miss's health."

  Su Ying put the tea bowl on the table, and the crisp ceramic body sounded particularly loud in the hall. Wei Niang also closed her mouth, smiling and saying: "These are all empty words, people are what's real. The eldest young lady is our Hou Mansion's precious little mistress, and Wei Shi should do their best to serve her. When the young lady recovers a bit, she should go to the old lady in the upper house to pay respects and ask after her well-being. Yesterday, the old lady was asking about it too."

  Wei Yiniang was first delighted, then her heart became suspicious. Why did she feel that the mistress had been too considerate of Big Miss these past two days? Was it...?

  Wei Yiniang thought of a possibility, her eyebrows jumped uncontrollably, and even after leaving the main house gate, she was still a little absent-minded, not paying much attention to Liu Yiniang's provocation, hurrying back to her own courtyard.

  ……

  Today, Master Fu returned to the mansion from the front yamen later than yesterday, but he didn't go to the outer study. He took a glance at the sky and went straight to the main house, stopping the little maid at the door from greeting him. He lifted the curtain and entered the inner room directly.

  At a glance, he saw Su Ying standing with her back to him, wearing a rose-patterned satin cheongsam with a high collar and a narrow waist, her shoulders thin as if carved, her hair disheveled, unable to withstand the cold.

  I don't know what the maid who served before said to her, but she smiled lightly and her eyes sparkled with amusement, making her whole person shine brighter, so that one couldn't help but stare at her.

  Sitting on the footboard doing needlework, Aloe and Mint hastily stood up to greet Fu Yeyang. Su Ying suddenly turned her head, a pair of smiling eyes directly collided with Fu Yeyang's deep and mysterious eyes, her pale face slowly flushed red.

  She felt embarrassed and turned her back, casually tidying up her hair before getting down from the couch. Her words were laced with a hint of annoyance: "Master, why did you walk in without making any noise? You scared me."

  Fu Yiyang stared at her with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression.

  Su Ying still felt a bit uneasy, and she subconsciously smoothed out her clothes. The lotus and mint had already understood the situation and signaled to the little maidservants standing by the door to quietly exit, leaving only the two of them in the room.

  The old master walked over to the chair below and sat down, Su Ying pursed her lips and followed him over, poured a cup of tea, touched the teacup with her hand, and handed it to Fu Yeyang, "Master, have some tea."

  Her movements were subtle, but Fu Ye had been paying attention to her all along, and how could he not have noticed? When she brought the tea cup over, his attention was again drawn to the slender wrist she revealed.

  Su Ying didn't wear a gold and jade bangle, but instead wrapped a string of pink pearls around her wrist. She gazed at her skin, which was as lustrous as pearls. When she came back to herself, Fu Yeyang coughed uncomfortably and asked, "What were you laughing at just now?"

  Su Ying was taken aback, and Fu Yeyang found that the red glow on her face had not completely faded away, and it quietly crept up again. Just as he wanted to reach out and touch her sparkling earlobe, a sudden commotion came from outside, growing louder and more chaotic.

  Then there was a loud wail that echoed through the main courtyard: "Master, please save our eldest daughter, Master!"

  Fu Yiyang's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he reflexively looked at Su Ying. Su Ying also had a puzzled expression on her face as she met his gaze, concern etched in her voice: "Big sister? I'll go take a look," Her eyes dimmed, losing spirit, "Master, you should hurry up and take a look, I'll head over later."

  Fu Yiyang's expression turned cold, and he said in a chilly tone: "You don't have to go, I'll go take a look myself." Then, noticing Su Ying lower her head due to his words, his tone softened slightly: "Wait for me to come back."

  He finished speaking and didn't look at Su Ying's reaction, directly lifting the curtain and going out. With his movement, the hem of his robe stirred up a rolling cold wind, and the chill around him was almost three feet thick.