Chapter 84: A Godly Turn of Events

  "Wen Jie has come to pay her respects to Master and Mistress." Su Ying's words had just fallen when Lu Hui reported from outside.

  Su Ying glanced at Fu Yeyang and saw him frowning as if thinking about something, she smiled slightly and said: "Let her go quickly"

  Come in, and she'll be fine."

  Following her in was also her wet nurse Wei Shi. Wen Yu held onto Wei Shi's hand, full of dependence, and looked up at Su Ying with tears still welling up in her eyes, her voice trembling: "Madam, I don't want my wet nurse to leave, please don't send her away."

  Su Ying put down her book, how did she become the bad guy after just one circle? Did they really think she was willing to take care of this rotten business?

  Fu Yiyang frowned and scolded, "What's wrong with you, who taught you this!" Originally, Su Ying being good to Wen Yu was a matter of course in Fu Yiyang's eyes, but now that his views had changed, since Su Ying always considered things for her, then Wen Yu must show filial piety and respect to her, otherwise she would be disrespecting her stepmother.

  Fu Yiyang glared fiercely at the wet nurse, and Wei knelt down with a "thud" to apologize, stirring up the thick carpet.

  A faint layer of floating ash, Wen Yu was frightened, her body twisted and hid her head in the nanny's arms, full of dependence on Wei Yiniang.

  The wet nurse then put on a posture of wholeheartedly considering for Yuwen, affectionately coaxing Yuwen to pay respects to Fu Ye and Su Ying. Yuwen did as she was told, but afterwards hid behind Wei's back. This made Fu even angrier - his daughter was actually being manipulated by a treacherous slave!

  Wei's nanny was good at arithmetic, and seeing this, she deeply knelt down to kowtow to Su Ying, "Madam, I was confused and made a mistake. I know I didn't live up to the masters' expectations, nor did I live up to my sister's trust. Madam, you can scold or beat me as you see fit. I have no complaints, just please don't drive me out, that would be heavenly kindness."

  Slave can't leave big sister, miss big sister, as long as slave is allowed to serve big sister.

  "Madam, it's enough for me to be able to see my sister from afar. I know I don't have the face to say such things anymore. Please forgive me, madam. Let me take care of my sister for this year, and once I've handed over my tasks, even if I leave, there will still be someone by her side who knows what's going on."

  After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply again, and two lines of hot tears flowed down silently.

  "Don't cry, Nanny. Yuer will beg for you." Wen Yu was young and didn't know that her nanny had made a mistake, only that the mistress wanted to drive her away and she wouldn't be able to see her again, just like when she couldn't see her aunt. The little girl was very sensitive, and her nanny had been by her side since she was small, almost like her own mother. When her nanny said that if Yuer begged the mistress, she could stay, the little girl insisted on coming over despite Hong Yu's opposition.

  The wet nurse held Wen Yu and sobbed, saying some sentimental words such as "After she's gone, sister should remember xxx", making Su Ying appear to be a villain. This was an attempt to force Su Ying to take this matter lightly, otherwise she would become the heartless stepmother of the legitimate child.

  This move is really high-level with its retreat-advance technique.

  Mint Black's face was dark, if it weren't for the masters not speaking up. She would have gone up and pointed at Wei Ya's nose to scold her, thinking she had a big enough face to go in front of the old master!

  Su Ying's smile faded from her face, she didn't speak, and coldly looked at the "Deep Mother-Daughter Relationship" below. At this time, Zhang Yiniang and Hongyu entered the door with a suppressed atmosphere in the room, followed by two rough servant women carrying a box. Zhang Yiniang glanced at Wei Nainai who was sobbing, quickly withdrew her gaze: "The items of the eldest sister searched from Wei's house, please take a look, madam."

  She didn't say she had only found a part of it, but just the items that were searched out would be enough to fill up boxes.

  Wei's aunt was like a rooster with its neck caught, her sobbing stopped abruptly, her face turned white and then red again, her chest heaving violently. She couldn't bear to pretend anymore and begged: "Madam, I won't dare do it again, just please don't make me leave. I've been a wet nurse for your sister for so many years, if you drive me out now, it's not that I mind, but what will people say about your sister and you?"

  This time Su Ying was really amused, for a moment she was dizzy and slightly frowned, supporting her forehead. Lu Hui stepped forward to hold her arm and asked with concern: "What's wrong with the lady? Wei Niangniang's sharp tongue actually dared to speak wildly and disobey the lady."

  Su Ying really wasn't stunned, if she was petty, what Wei Niang said when she stopped Fu Ye Yang would have been enough to stun her several times. For example, when a dog bites someone, can the person bite back? No, but the person can kill the dog and cook it.

  But Luhai was quick-witted, and the timing of this interjection was excellent. Su Ying didn't want to get involved in this unprofitable matter anymore. Fu Yeyang's attitude just now was indeed subtle. Su Ying closed her eyes to cover up the ridicule at the bottom of her eyes and shifted the focus to Luhai, causing a temporary chaos.

  Fu Yiyang was about to lose his temper when Lu Xiang's words interrupted him, and he stared as Su Ying fell backwards. He hastily stretched out his hand to pull her back, not caring that there were so many people in the house, and swept Su Ying into his arms, carrying her into the west wing room. "Go summon a doctor!"

  Wei's face turned white, this time it was really over.

  The whole house was empty, and Wen Yu still wanted to cry in Wei's arms. However, Zhang grabbed her: "Sister, you have a soft heart, but you can't disobey the mistress for a slave girl. If you really can't bear to part with her, giving her a few taels of silver is also a way to maintain the master-slave relationship. It's not good to make more trouble here."

  She gave Wei a contemptuous glance, and she herself was making trouble, but also dragged Wen's sister into it. She came late, although not very clear about the confrontation between Wen's sister's biological mother and stepmother, but wife and concubine are born enemies, let alone in this family where the eldest son has not been born, and a concubine gives birth to a child, it can be imagined that Wen's sister's biological mother is also not a decent person.

  It's not until later that the lady also stood up, suppressing her anger towards Wen Jie's aunt. It would be strange if she didn't resent that aunt at all. Which family can afford to raise a concubine's child in front of the legitimate mother and give them treatment like Wen Jie's? Even if there's an element of pretending for the old master's sake, it still depends on whether the legitimate mother is willing to pretend or not.

  Not to mention that the wife is now raising a pair of legitimate children, and has the favor of the old master, her family also attaches great importance to it, and her status is more stable than ever. It's normal to bully a concubine, but she didn't bully the concubine, that's the kindness of being a legitimate mother.

  But as a concubine's daughter, she shouldn't be dissatisfied. Although today's disobedience to the madam can still be excused due to her young age and ignorance. However, in other people's eyes, it's not that simple. This is disrespect towards the legitimate mother. No matter how kind-hearted someone is, they also have a temper. When there's a legitimate son to dote on, a concubine's daughter is already lucky to be raised by their side. Being given some dignity is already quite good.

  Look at Old Master's attitude. Even if there was some affection in the past, a legitimate son is worth several times more than an illegitimate eldest daughter. If Wen sister continues to be so ungrateful and doesn't know her place, it's hard to say what will happen in the future. Fortunately, she's still young now, and etiquette can be taught by people, so let's teach her well.

  Now it's about how to get rid of the stench brought by Wei Shi.

  Mint came out from inside and slightly gestured to Gui Niangniang, who finally put down the heart she had raised. She glared at Wei Niangniang, who was paralyzed on the ground, and called two rough servant women to come in and carry her out. The maids who followed Wen Yu outside were all nervous, although they didn't quite understand what had happened inside. But Fu Yeyang's sentence "Go call the doctor" was indeed heard, thinking that Wei Niangniang might have angered Master, and they would also have to follow suit and suffer the consequences.

  As they watched Wei Yiniang being taken out by the mother, the two maidservants finally realized something was wrong. Gui Yiniang gave them a cold glance, and the two maidservants felt a chill run down their spines. They quickly lowered their heads.

  "Shameless creature," scolded Granny Gui in a low voice, "you're quite capable of running from the woodshed to the main house."

  The two servant girls' legs went soft and they knelt on the ground, crying with their faces down, not even daring to open their mouths to beg for mercy. The eldest daughter was the mistress after all. What could these servants do to stop her? Now it was these underlings who were unlucky.

  Old Lady Gu waved her hand impatiently: "Can't stand looking at you two here, hurry up and follow me to serve Big Sister."

  Two maidservants survived the calamity and exchanged a glance, seeing both incredulity and joy in each other's eyes, then rushed to Madame Gui.

  Qiuqiu knelt down and followed Zhang Jiejie to her side.

  "Lock her in the woodshed and keep a close eye on her." Gu Mistress frowned, having been raised in the main courtyard for so long, still not being able to raise her properly. Looking at this, what does it look like? Which family's concubine-born daughter sees the legitimate mother without being like a mouse seeing a cat? It's fortunate that Madam has a good temper and can tolerate it.

  Su Ying just fainted from a surge of qi and blood, the doctor asked about the situation and said so too, also saying that women should not overwork during their postpartum period. Upon hearing the doctor's words, Fu Yeyang furrowed her brow tightly, thinking about all the annoying things that had happened since she started her postpartum confinement, making it impossible for her to rest peacefully.

  In front of him was his former concubine, and behind him was his eldest daughter, whom he had also shown some favor to. In the end, it was the women and daughters he had favored who brought suffering to his wife, making her labor without reward. She knew this would happen, but she did it anyway.

  They say that sons and daughters are all children of their parents, but he doesn't believe it. However, she is really doing her best, who would say that she is not a good mother? But ironically, such dedication will still be met with ingratitude from some people.

  It's all the trouble left by Wei, not distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children. Those sycophants she left behind also followed suit in confusing these rules. This matter made Fu Yeyang see clearly that it's better for people to know their place.

  Fu Yiyang took a deep breath and ordered: "Go and call the steward."

  Fu Yiyang finished cleaning up the mess he had left earlier, turned around and entered Su Ying's room. There was still a faint smell of medicine in the air, Su Ying was lying on the bed sleeping, her pale face surrounded by scattered black hair, next to her was a baby with a auspicious flower patterned quilt, the baby's small mouth was moving as it slept soundly. Seeing this, Fu Yiyang's expression changed, his brow furrowed: "What's going on?"

  "Lu Ge'er cried non-stop, and no matter how the wet nurse coaxed him, it was of no use. She had to bring him to Madame's place, perhaps due to their natural mother-son bond, Lu Ge'er stopped crying as soon as he arrived in front of Madame. After waking up for a moment, Madame kept Lu Ge'er by her side. The servant then took Lu Ge'er away..." Before the wet nurse could make any move, the person on the bed stirred uncomfortably upon hearing the sound and furrowed their brow unconsciously.

  "Never mind, wait until your wife falls asleep before taking her away." Fu Yeyang stopped the wet nurse's movements, Su Ying didn't show any signs of waking up, but in her heart, she was shocked by the news like a stormy sea, and for a moment, her emotions were extremely complicated.

  This conversation should start from Su Ying's inability to connect with the system, but that's not right either. Upon careful consideration, it was already off when she brought back the game system to revive her corpse. Thinking about it, there were problems with the main quest, which had no deadline, unclear purpose, and impure motives, making it unbelievable.

  At that time, Su Ying didn't think deeply about it, she still thought that she could return to the real world in the future. But then she couldn't go back anymore, this point the system had known all along, it was just hiding until it couldn't hide anymore.

  The final reward of the main task has lost all meaning, and Su Ying still comforted herself that even if her days were worse than before, she wouldn't be as miserable as she was when she was a walking corpse. She's really stupid. Later, she racked her brains to win over Fu Yeyang and launched the Fu family cucumber defense war, going through several life-and-death battles, beating the tiger-like enemy until only a thread of blood remained.

  Why make things difficult for women?

  That's not the point, the key is that she was also thinking about what punishment she would get if the task failed, so the task was like a sharp knife, hanging over her head at all times, not to mention being terrified, but it can be said that she was nervous and apprehensive, what was the result?!

  There's another hint that the host got from the side quest "Acquiring the Saint Mother Flower of Sincerity", thinking back, this really was a trap for the host. She not only jumped in willingly but also foolishly buried herself, just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.

  It seems that after this task failed, she was punished with forced pregnancy, and the system's bastard gradually went deep into hiding and didn't dare to show up again. Fortunately, she still believed in the system's so-called "All masters are for your own good, letting you better integrate into the environment" excuse!

  She had always looked down on the system, but unexpectedly from start to finish she was just a silly white sweet, being played around by the system, and she was even dull enough to only realize it after these few days.

  It's not that Su Ying is too slow-witted, the key is that she rarely uses the system to do anything. Just like the information network in the Hou Mansion was already laid out, and the previous arrangements had also taken effect, just like Fu Xueyang's outer room. Really, in this era, heroes saving beauties are destined by fate? Hehe.

  Additionally, Su Ying is also in a state where her mind and eyes are fully occupied with the two kids. With the added effect of "one pregnancy, three years of foolishness", it's already very difficult for her to maintain a normal level of intelligence. As a result, many subtle clues were overlooked by her. Now that she has received a wake-up call, it's as if she has been enlightened, and some previously neglected details are now crystal clear.

  After understanding, Su Ying was cursing with a grasping heart and lungs, shameless and despicable system, can no longer look straight at Fu Lu two babies.

  Heart-wrenching pain?

  It hurt so much even during production, Su Ying thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile, but what she really wanted to do was grab the doll that had become Lu Er and ask it, "You bastard, why didn't you just stay as an advanced intelligent system? What's your origin story for becoming human?"

  The unbearable pain of life.

  The sky had already darkened, and the cowhide lanterns hanging under the eaves were lit early, casting a warm orange glow that flickered before people's eyes. Lü Huai knew some of Su Ying's inner secrets, but seeing that two or three hours had passed without any sign of her waking up, she couldn't help but feel worried too.

  Zisu pulled her back and said: "Maybe it's the effect of the medicine, there is a sedative effect inside, don't worry."

  Lü Ji patted his forehead: "I forgot." He then pulled Zi Su to the side and pointed east, "How's it over there?"

  "Shh, keep your voice down," Zi Su whispered. "Auntie Zhang is around, and Wen Jie is still young, she'll learn to be more discreet when she's older."

  "Whenever this is mentioned, even Lü Hui can't help but get upset: 'There's no one as good-tempered as our mistress anymore. In the past, whenever our mistress had something good, she would always think of others because her illness made her worry about them. But in the end, it was all ruined by a black-hearted servant who dared to defy our mistress - what kind of logic is this?'"

  Zi Su pursed her lips: "Big sister is also a pitiful one, the wet nurse has manipulated her, she's just muddle-headed."

  Lu Xiu didn't say a word, but glanced at the south room, and in her heart, she had already looked down on Wen Yu, thinking that those who came from there were not decent. Zi Su couldn't say anything more, no matter what, Wen Yu was the mistress, so they just grumbled a few words between themselves, nodded towards Lu Xiu: "I'll go to the small kitchen to see if the porridge is ready, if it's done I'll warm up the stove, the madam didn't eat anything tonight, afraid she'll wake up hungry at night."

  "I wonder if the old master will come over or not?" Lü Huī muttered to herself, Zi Su heard this and looked towards the door, saw a figure pulling on Lü Huī's sleeve, Lü Huī nodded at Zi Su and then lifted the curtain and went inside to attend to things.

  Fu Yiyang couldn't put his mind at ease about Su Ying, so he came to the main courtyard again, lifted the curtain and went behind the screen. Su Ying was still sleeping like before he left, and Lu'er had already been taken down by the wet nurse.

  "Has the lady woken up?" Fu Yeyang sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Su Ying's face and reaching out to tuck her scattered hair behind her ears.

  "Not at all." Bai Zhi glanced at Lu Wei, who retreated a bit, and then she went up. Before, it was always Bai Zhi standing guard beside her, while Lu Wei had gone out twice.

  "Alright, you can go down now." Fu Yeyang spoke, and Lu Xi and Bai Zhi quietly retreated, Bai Zhi looking at Lu Xi with a puzzled expression. Lu Xi sighed inwardly. This was her first time doing something like this, and she couldn't help but feel a bit tense, especially under the old master's pressure.

  Zao Bai Ji shook her head to indicate that she was fine. She turned back and took another look, just in time to see the old master take a towel hanging from the bedside to wipe his wife's face. This put her mind at ease, as long as the old master and mistress wouldn't become estranged due to what had happened earlier.

  Fu Yiyang's fingers stuck to Su Ying's cheek, and he felt that her cheek was hot enough to scald his hand. Even after taking medicine and falling asleep, she still frowned, Fu Yiyang stretched out his hand to smooth out the wrinkles between her eyebrows, remembering how sometimes when he habitually furrowed his brow, she would jokingly stretch out her fingers to flatten his eyebrows, laughing that he was already awe-inspiring without being angry, so there was no need to add to his majesty.

  Fu Yiyang let out a soft sigh, his hand reaching into the bedding to grasp her fingertips, and unconsciously furrowing his brow. Her face was hot, but her hands were cool. It seemed that since she had been seriously ill at the beginning of the year, he remembered that no matter the weather, her fingertips had been cool for months. But thinking back further, Fu Yiyang felt that his memory was a bit fuzzy, and he couldn't remember if her fingertips had always been cool before.

  She could only remember her dignified appearance. At some point, her once tender face also became steady, and when she put on the airs of a housewife to advise him, he initially listened carefully, but later became somewhat impatient, and eventually the couple became like strangers to each other.

  Husband and wife should be the closest relationship, but they are only polite to each other here, just like superiors and subordinates, unable to find the warmth that should be there.

  He recalled Wei's mention of the Nan family's "three members", and Fu Yeyang's throat became dry and hoarse again. At that time, he was only filled with anger, but upon further reflection, he had also invested emotions in the Nan family, no wonder Wei would have such thoughts, despite his self-proclaimed strict adherence to rules.

  Fu Yiyang's gaze had always been on Su Ying's face, and now that he saw her recalling all the good times they had together, he realized he had been blind to it before. Now he understood how much she loved him, and from then on, he would naturally make up for it by loving and taking care of her.

  Perhaps she thought that even a system like this, which is not even human, but just a program composed of code segments, could also play with her in the applause, and the idea that perhaps only it would not betray itself was slapped by reality.

  Maybe it's just an excuse.

  Su Ying slept extremely restlessly, and all the things from her past life had become shackles locked on her body, becoming a heavy burden weighing on her back. The completely different memories of her past life and those that were instilled in her now, which didn't belong to her, as well as the memories that emerged after fusion, were all mixed together, making it impossible for her to distinguish what was real and what was illusory.

  It was like a bizarre dream, where her past and present lives were intertwined, but it was just her past life, and she couldn't go back. Su Ying had become a complete bystander in this world, and those memories that once belonged to her now felt eerily unfamiliar.

  Is that gloomy, stingy and unpleasant person really her?

  Now she has also become the person she once longed to be, but still misses the life that was once thought "can't be suffered" again, unfortunately it's really gone.

  Can't go back.

  Fu Yiyang saw her muttering to herself, wanting to lean in and listen, but found that a yellow bean-sized sweat bead was rolling out on her forehead, making her look particularly uneasy. He stretched out his hand and gently patted her back, thinking that she must be having a nightmare.

  The wet nurse outside was holding the crying Lu Ge, and she was about to cry too. With a worried expression, she said to Liu Mei, "Miss Liu Mei, Lu Ge won't stop crying no matter how I comfort him, just like before."

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