Chapter 60: Another Flavor

  Su Ying raised an eyebrow, who was it that stimulated him again?

  Su Ying thought to herself that in the Hou Mansion, apart from Fu Mu, who else could provoke Fu Yi Yang into changing his expression? She wasn't so virtuous and kind-hearted that she would try to mediate between her husband and mother-in-law when they didn't get along.

  Apart from the original evil intentions of Fu Mu towards Su Shi, after she came, she intentionally intensified the conflict between Fu Mu and Da Fang. Now, Fu Mu is relentless towards Su Ying. Even the fact that Fu Mu favored Er Fang, which was not openly acknowledged but known to everyone, has been exposed in front of Fu Qiyang. Thinking back, it seems that Su Ying is forcing Fu Qiyang to choose sides between his mother and wife and child.

  Just like Fu Mu, Su Ying also didn't think that even if she humbled herself and showed respect in front of him, Fu Ye Yang would still be filial and respectful. Fu Mu was likely to take advantage of the situation and feel that it was only natural for Fu Ye Yang, as the older brother, to voluntarily hand over his title to Fu Xue Yang.

  Su Ying ladled a bowl of black chicken soup for Fu Yeyang and handed it to him with a slight smile: "The old lady had someone send over some things, but I think that's too conspicuous, don't want people to laugh at us, so let's put them away. The old lady is thinking of me like this, I feel uneasy in my heart, no matter how hard I try to be filial, it's not enough, if I weren't unable to move my needle and thread now, I was originally planning to embroider a forehead band for the old lady again."

  Su Ying said so, Fu Yiyang felt more uncomfortable in his heart. He swept a circle around the house and found that everything was sent by him. He felt quite pleased in his heart, nodded and said: "You like it, put it out, don't like it, put it in the warehouse."

  Lü Qi brought a bowl of red date and silver ear soup to Su Ying, who was sipping it slowly with a spoon. Fu Yeyang also drank the black chicken soup in a few mouthfuls without using a spoon, and asked someone to bring him a bowl of silver ear soup as well. "Smelling the aroma makes you feel uncomfortable?"

  "Look what you said, maybe it's still early in the month and I don't feel uncomfortable yet." Su Ying's eyebrows and eyes were softer than ever before, but Fu Yeyang didn't think so. Looking at Su Ying's belly with the same eagerness as always, "This one is not troublesome, will definitely grow up smoothly and safely."

  Su Ying slightly lowered her head, with a hint of sadness and guilt in her tone, "No matter whether it's troublesome or not, as long as he's fine, I'll love him twice as much as before."

  Fu Yiyang didn't even drink the sweet soup anymore, stood up and put his arm around Su Ying's shoulder: "You relax and take care of your body," he usually wouldn't comfort people, and those soft words were mostly contributed to Su Ying. He paused for a moment and added another sentence. "I've already gone to Yunruo Temple to ask the enlightened Bodhisattva for blessings. If it's destined that the child will be born safely, with your attitude, you can't even take care of yourself, let alone the child! A loving mother often spoils her child!"

  The maids in the house all looked at each other, studying the flowers on the newly changed carpet to see if they were embroidered with gold thread or how many colors were used for that flower.

  Su Ying sat sideways on the couch leaning against Fu Ye Yang. Her gaze fell on his waistband, and she reached out to pull the drawstring of the pouch hanging from it. The pouch was still made by Su Ying earlier, and he had been carrying it without saying a word about changing it. Su Ying's pale fingers fiddled with it for a few moments, listening to his awkward words of comfort, she smiled slightly and responded softly.

  Fu Yiyang first swept a glance around the room, and those people at the bottom didn't dare to look up. He then put his arm around Su Ying's shoulder and leaned in closer to him. He also pinched her hand, but after a while, he became embarrassed and cleared his throat lightly.

  Su Ying's face turned red as she let go of him, turning her head away and lowering it, ah, the most charming was that one lowered head. Adding to that, under the lamp, looking at the beauty, the skin and bones were radiant, even more charming, and the clothes on her body were still loose, the month was shallow and couldn't see that she was pregnant, her figure was still slender, and even after nourishing for so long, it was no longer the previous thin and frail beauty. Looking into those eyes again, only felt a gentle flow of water, speechless.

  Fu Yiyang didn't notice anything else, but he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest. He wanted to drink some tea to calm down, but without looking carefully, he picked up the red date silver ear soup that Su Ying had left unfinished earlier. The sweet flavor spread in his mouth, reminding him of the intoxicating scent on her body when they were intimate, and now he was coughing violently.

  He could only look at it now, unable to eat. Fu Yiyang said with a somewhat resentful tone: "In the past, I've never seen you so sentimental." Fu Yiyang wasn't unaware of the other women in the backyard either. In these few months, he basically stayed overnight at Su Ying's place every time he came to the backyard, and his taste buds had been spoiled by her. When he thought about others, they all seemed bland in comparison.

  Let's take a look at the women in the backyard of the old master. Wei Niang is naturally impossible, Fu Yeyang has already determined that she is crazy and feels disgusted with what she did; Liu Niang can, but Master Fu looks down on her for being too beautiful; Lihua basically doesn't have much presence, if it wasn't for Su Ying pointing out a sentence when sending embroidered shoes earlier, Fu Yeyang wouldn't even notice her. Thinking of Lihua still coming from Su Ying's side, there is already one more point of dislike in his heart, a maid who betrayed her master, forget it.

  Fu Dalao was too depressed, others were worried about which of the thousands of charming and beautiful concubines' rooms to spend the night in, but he was worried that no one could be found, his vision was too high, and one or two were not considerate, in the end he still felt that his wife was the most considerate.

  Fu Yiyang looked at Su Ying, seeing her frowning with the delicate butterfly-shaped gold hairpin on her temples swaying back and forth, under the light it seemed as if the butterfly was about to fly, her eyebrows had a gentle warmth that couldn't be wiped away, no matter how he looked at her, she seemed suitable, looking at her like this made him forget his previous worries, anyway he didn't have to go find someone, no need to force himself.

  When the maids withdrew the dishes, they also followed out. Fu Yeyang saw that she was eating comfortably and relaxed, "If you want to eat something, just let the people below do it, tomorrow I'll let someone find a cook who is used to making southern dishes, take turns coming." This counts as not going through the public account, directly recorded on his account. Su Ying happily responded, looking at Fu Yeyang also became more pleasant.

  Fu Yiyang's private property was not small, in addition to the original Hou Fu, there were also his grandmother's dowry and private house left to him when she passed away. Even Su Ying didn't know the exact amount, but thinking that his grandmother was a brave and martial lady, her private property should be considerable.

  Fu Yiyang didn't say go out, Su Ying also didn't open her mouth to push him away, and Xianhui didn't need to be so virtuous in this place.

  Gu Yan's mother quietly followed behind, but it was Fu Yeyang who spoke up first: "I'll be here today, and I'll go to the study tomorrow. You can go wash up first."

  Su Ying smiled and nodded, then Fu Yeyang's throat tightened again, picked up the teacup and took a sip. This time it was indeed correct. He didn't look at Su Ying anymore, his gaze fell on the desk, deciding to find something to do for himself.

  Fu Yiyang wanted to stay in the Zhengyuan, but Su Ying hadn't felt anything yet. Gu Yiniang was already worried and her lips moved a few times before she said: "Madam, this isn't right, is it? You...". She glanced at Su Ying's belly and pointed towards the upper house, "The old lady..."

  Su Ying is pregnant again, and Gui's mother is more delighted than anyone else. Those people can no longer poke fun at the mistress's spine, saying she cannot give birth. Even as the lady of the house, not having children by her side makes her feel inferior to those shorter than her. The bitterness and hardship of being treated poorly by her husband's family are unbearable. May all the Buddhas bless the mistress with a son in her first pregnancy, so that she can stand firm in the Hou household, even if it means shortening her life by ten years.

  "I see, no matter how well I do. The old lady will never look at me with a good eye." Su Ying smiled coldly and whispered a few words into Gui's ear, Gui's face was terrified, "This..."

  Su Ying first comforted Gui Ya, telling her not to be alarmed, and in a low voice said: "Originally, Master had agreed with me that before I became pregnant, Old Madam would not allow anyone into Master's chambers. Now, it's up to you, Gui Ya."

  The voice returned to normal: "Old Master staying at my place is giving me face. It's not a big deal." As for the rules, haha, in the Hou Mansion, all the rules have become a joke. The biggest rule-breaker isn't even the second wife marrying a concubine, but rather they are all high-ranking noblewomen. Fu Xueyang really has an extraordinary good fortune.

  Su Ying lay in the bathtub, which had been added with some medicinal herbs to relieve fatigue. Gu Lao Tai Tai left with a worried look on her face, while Lu Hui attended to Su Ying's side and whispered: "Bai Yue's face has recovered, now she is serving Old Lady again, she is quite capable, it seems that Old Lady values her more than before."

  "The old lady originally had a capable and reliable nanny, but she was driven away. Those who were not useful were not used. The fact that the white egret is now being used more than before is her own ability. I think the old lady will probably not let her serve the second master, so as to avoid letting people discover her secret."

  Bai Lü wasn't someone from her side, but in the upper house, Su Ying naturally had set up a network of informants. Otherwise, how would she have known about the old lady's plan? As Lu Hai washed her hair for her, Su Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in thought.

  Fu Yiyang's feelings for her were not enough to make her give up the idea of sleeping with a concubine. Even if Fu Yiyang was not lustful - he was very restrained, and in the past month, there were only a few times when he slept in the back house, and it was common for him to sleep in the front house study. And even if he did sleep in the back house, it wasn't every time that they did that thing. If Su Ying hadn't been cleverly tempting his appetite, making him crave her, there wouldn't have been situations where they didn't sleep until midnight.

  Even when he was spoiled by Wei Niang in the past, he wasn't as reckless as this. It's as if a new world has opened up before his eyes. So, to recall what the system said earlier, that cucumber of his is indeed relatively tender and not deceiving at all. And from Su Ying's arrival until now, it's been consistent.

  No matter what, the main task is now a five-star difficulty for Su Ying, she's pregnant now, that cucumber can't just hang there in vain, otherwise I'll give him medicine to make him impotent for this period of time, one effort forever effective.

  The system that hadn't appeared in a long time suddenly popped out at the critical moment, and without saying another word, it gave Su Ying a bloody exclamation mark warning and a naked contemptuous look before disappearing.

  Formerly Su Ying still sighed and asked how many worries you have, just like a belly full of talent flowing into water.

  Now Su Ying automatically pulls herself towards "virtuous and gentle" under the psychological hint that she is a virtuous and gentle wife, drawing a prison for herself.

  Su Ying thought she was too into the play, and with a flick of her eyebrows, she changed into a light green nightgown after wiping herself dry with a towel. When she returned to the inner chamber, her body still had a hint of misty water vapor, and the faint scent on her body wafted first to Fu Ye's nostrils as he sat on the bed reading a book. He looked up to see Su Ying come out and close the book: "Is there anything inconvenient?"

  "It's not that anything is inconvenient, it's just that they are too careful." As he spoke, he also sat down beside Fu Yiyang, and the fragrance became even more pronounced. The unintentionally exposed fair skin made his mind wander, and his gaze fell on her body, unable to move away.

  "After all, it's better to be more careful." Fu Yiyang spoke somewhat absent-mindedly, Su Ying leaned over with a playful look on her face, "I'm not a kid anymore." This was already coquettish behavior, she was originally five years younger than Fu Yiyang, and previously, due to excessive stress, she had dressed herself up to appear more mature and steady, but now that she was well taken care of and had a good foundation, even without makeup after a bath, her eyebrows were like willows competing with green, and her face was like peaches competing with red. Soft and delicate.

  When she spoke, her long black hair fell over her shoulders, and the ends of her hair, which had not yet been wiped dry, still had water vapor on them, wetting the soft silk fabric of her clothes and the lotus flower embroidery on it, which was faintly visible and really tempting.

  Fu Yiyang's gaze fell on the wet ends of her hair, and the light green soft robe was wrapped around her body like ripples, with curves that were particularly prominent. In an instant, it became even more solemn. He picked up a book to divert some attention, his tone still somewhat stern: "Still not quickly drying Mrs.'s hair, lest tomorrow morning she gets a headache."

  Aloe, who was busy wiping Su Ying's hair with a large towel, suffered this unexpected disaster. Not only did she not feel frightened, but her heart was also happy for Su Ying. Her movements quickened, and then she exchanged a glance with Mint, put down the towel, and retreated to the outer room together.

  "Pfft." Su Ying leaned against Fu Yiyang's shoulder, thinking that this man was still quite lovable. Her pale fingers slid over the back of his hand holding the book and poked at the tip of his nose, "Is the book really that interesting?"

  The book was still upside down, Fu Yiyang had been so distracted earlier that he hadn't even noticed whether the book was right-side up or not. Now that Su Ying mentioned it, he felt extremely embarrassed. He didn't bother to pretend to be calm anymore and instead wrapped his arm around Su Ying's waist, caught her mischievous hand, and nibbled on her finger. "Dare to tease me? Should I punish you?"

  He couldn't help but stretch out his hands and touch her slender waist. Still pretending to be serious: "If you like this soft smoke-colored satin, I'll make a few more loose-fitting ones next time, they're comfortable to wear."

  Su Ying leaned in and kissed his chin, her eyebrows curved: "Husband is hurting me." Before, Su Ying had never been so proactive, but with a flicker of her eyebrows, she seemed to have trapped Fu Yeyang's heart. Fu Yeyang savored the taste, leaning in to kiss her lips: "In the past, I didn't see you thanking me like this, wife isn't being greedy."

  Fu Yiyang had originally intended to try, and he really didn't do anything beastly during Su Ying's pregnancy. But who would have thought that this was just a case of drinking poison to quench thirst? Looking at Su Ying half-pushing and half-allowing him to put his hand on her chest, the two people originally didn't have much space between them, but now they had their hands blocking their chests, making the mountains and valleys even more intense. Fu Yiyang's eyes were blazing with fire, trying again and again, touching again and again, until he came back to his senses and found himself lying on the bed, still wearing his clothes.

  Fu Yiyang's self-control was greatly exercised, and he didn't dare to make any intense moves. Su Ying was even more clear-headed than him, but this only made his heart itch even more. He could see and touch her, but couldn't have her; beauty is not edible, and being close to each other was both painful and delightful.

  Fu Yiyang's fingers were still rubbing against Su Ying's exposed skin, as if his hands were stuck to her. Below, she was shouting loudly, but Fu Yiyang didn't plan on doing anything else. Although it wasn't yet midsummer and the room wasn't hot, sweat dripped from his forehead and his chest heaved violently.

  Fu Yiyang felt his throat was parched, and he wanted to get up and have a cup of tea to calm down. However, the pinkish-white fingertips seemed to have slipped into the open collar of his shirt unintentionally, and at first, they were still dormant. But when his clothes were pressed down by his legs and moved slightly, those pinkish-white fingers slid over his broad chest with a silky cool touch.

  His throat moved several times, Su Ying was a theoretical giant - when she used to be a concubine, she wasn't playing with real people either - but once she crossed that psychological threshold, everything became easy to say, not to mention the inexplicable sense of superiority and accomplishment in teaching men, this cucumber couldn't be snatched away by others.

  The five sisters all take action together, you'd better surrender quickly.

  Cough cough.

  The next morning, when Yaya came in to help them get dressed, their clothes were all neatly arranged, and the bed was smooth and flat, without any signs of having been disturbed. There was no sign that they had done anything improper. Gu's mother let out a sigh of relief.

  Fu Yiyang was even more serious than usual, with a stern expression on his face, while Su Ying was also very calm and collected, looking even more elegant than before. The couple's behavior gave no indication of what had happened the night before, except that when Su Ying looked up and met Fu Yiyang's gaze, he coughed into his fist, and she lowered her head to study the peony pattern on her pajamas, their tacit understanding was palpable.

  Of course, one is being too shy to show it on the face but still feeling a little bit shy in the heart.

  Su Ying washed her hands clean, and then used jasmine-scented soap to wash them again. This soap was a product of Chen Wanqiu's store, and it wasn't cheap.

  When eating, Fu Yiyang always avoided eye contact with Su Ying. He sat upright and properly, while Su Ying's mouth corners involuntarily curled up. She thought to herself that this man was really too much. But thinking about it, even before, let alone using his hands, just occasionally playing some tricks in bed, this man had never seen them before. And this man was very hypocritical, who enjoyed the abnormal pleasure yesterday, and who took her hand to do that thing, now turned around and didn't recognize her? Hmph, what a great deed.

  Fu Yiyang was made to feel particularly uncomfortable by Su Ying's occasional glances, but he was secretly pleased. However, his pride wouldn't allow him to show it, so he placed a piece of red bean black rice cake on Su Ying's plate and said, "It's good for nourishing the blood and energy, eat it." His face still looked stern, but his tone had softened, with a hint of "are you satisfied now?"

  Su Ying smiled with a pursed mouth, feeling comfortable, and sent it to her mouth. This one was slowly picked up.

  Third Aunt refilled the tea, Su Ying's gift of a meeting was not as good as Fu Mu's ruby headdress, nor was it better than what Chen Furen gave to Chen Furen when she offered tea. It wasn't bad either. Chen Furen raised an eyebrow and said: "I am no match for Elder Sister, Elder Sister is now in charge of the household and is more generous than me."

  Su Ying smiled and said: "You're also good at making me jealous, when you first married into our family, I didn't hold back either."

  Some words are broken, and whoever's face looks bad. Su Ying gave everyone a face with this sentence, but she left half of it behind. Mrs. Chen was foolishly poking at the latter half of Su Ying's expression, putting it on the table.

  The third madam's face immediately didn't look good, biting her lip and sitting down, she hadn't expected that her own sister would lose face like this, she was proud by nature, and not like Mrs. Chen who couldn't be helped, only lowering her head without speaking.

  Fu's mother was just about to say some conventional words, no wonder she wanted to say that Su Ying should be magnanimous and not always bully the men, being virtuous and so on. Just then, Thin Lotus came in and asked for permission before saying: "Auntie has come to congratulate you."

  The aunt here is Su Ying's maternal elder sister, and Fu Mu's face doesn't look very good either. "Since Aunt has come, I'm not feeling well, so I won't see her."

  Su Yingcai didn't mind, looking down on my mother's family, thinking that your mother's family was good enough to go anywhere, but she didn't believe it. After the Chen Wanqing incident, the relationship between Fu Mu and my mother's family could still be as harmonious as before, but that Mrs. Dai was not a good person to get along with.

  She really doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire.

  "Invite Aunt to come to my house." Su was the youngest in the family and also the eldest daughter, with two elder brothers and a close relationship between them. The relationship between her sisters-in-law was also harmonious, mainly because of Su's young age, and among the grandchildren of the Su family, the oldest was only a few years older than Shu. She had been loved by her family since childhood and had grown up like a precious gem. This time, Fu Mu's decree to lower her rank was actually planned by her natal family.

  The fundamental reason why women can settle down in their husband's home is partly because of the support from their natal family, so when Chen Wanqing's incident happened, Madame Fu was eager to make amends. Unfortunately, Madame Dai had long been dissatisfied with Madame Fu still interfering in her natal family's affairs even after she got married. If it weren't for Madame Chen and Third Madam having to live under Madame Fu's roof in the future, they wouldn't have torn their faces apart that time.

  What a pity.

  Madam Gui smiled and said to Su Ying: "This is something that the family has been thinking of for you, Madam. The things they sent are all top-notch and very suitable." It was also the eldest sister-in-law who came, so she had more confidence because her natal family was valued.

  Su Ying didn't mean that, but last time when Mrs. Su came, she said she helped her find two wet nurses who knew pharmacology, and this time they were sent over taking advantage of Su Ying's pregnancy.