Chapter 69: The East Window Incident

  Search;????When Liu Yiniang arrived, Su Ying was talking to Fu Yiyang about the eldest daughter Yuanyu. After the eldest daughter moved to the main house, it happened that Su Ying was pregnant and even exempted from asking for peace from the concubines. The affairs of the eldest daughter were basically managed by the wet nurses.

  This is nothing, Fu Yiyang had explicitly instructed Guizhi to take care of the big girl who was moved to the main house; Moreover, although Su Ying wouldn't treat a little girl like this normally, helping her aunt raise a concubine's daughter still made Su Ying feel uncomfortable in her heart, she hadn't reached the point where she felt numb about such things.

  You Su Ying was pregnant and lacked energy, so the big girl basically stayed in her own yard, occasionally Fu Ye Yang would go over to take a look, the big girl saw that although she was still thin and weak, but at least she didn't have as many disasters and difficulties as before, and wasn't sickly.

  Su Ying brought it up in front of Fu Yiyang, just to let him know that she hadn't been cruel to his daughter. Even if Wei Niang was now being rejected by Fu Yiyang, after all, the eldest girl was still his daughter, still his first child, and not some small cat or dog that could be casually discarded.

  "I was originally worried that I wouldn't be able to sit still, and didn't have enough energy, so I only let Sister Gui help me keep an eye on things. Now that I'm feeling more stable, I can spare some energy to keep an eye on Wen Yu."

  If they had moved the eldest daughter to the main house from the beginning, without so many twists and turns, Fu Yiyang would not have thought much of it, thinking that raising the child with Su Ying as the legitimate mother was a face-saving measure for both parties. It was also reasonable for Su Ying, as the legitimate mother, to raise his children.

  But unexpectedly, many things happened in the middle. Without mentioning the treatment of Yuwen's legitimate daughter before, the difference was made up by Su Ying. Even Wei Niang repeatedly tried to exhaust Fu Yeyang's tolerance and affection, got hysteria, making Fu Yeyang frightened, and had no choice but to find another excuse to banish Wei Niang to the South Courtyard.

  Fu Yiyang once again truly saw Fu's mother's undisguised dissatisfaction with Su Ying, thinking that her deepest impression of her in the past was dignified and filial, now she can still be as tolerant and peaceful as ever, and she doesn't have any prejudice against Wen Yu because of Wei Niangniang.

  He went to see Wen Yu, and his spirit was much better than before. Moreover, not only was her house the first in the mansion to be equipped with glass windows, but also the furnishings inside were all exquisite, and the attendants by her side were mostly the original old people.

  She was also pregnant, and now thinking back, she felt that her wife had a hard time secretly. She stared at Su Ying's face for a long time before saying: "There are nannies around, you don't have to worry too much, taking good care of your body is the most important thing."

  "Again, I saw the eyes of 'I'm sorry, I owe you one'."

  Su Ying took a deep breath, feeling that Fu Yeyang was just too fond of overthinking. She had only said that casually earlier. What on earth was going through his mind? Men are really hard to figure out.

  It just so happened that outside, Lü Hu said that Liu Niang had arrived. Su Ying smiled slightly and let her in.

  "The maid servant learned that the old master was going out on official business, and sent over clothes, shoes and socks she had personally sewn, wishing the old master safety while away. Madame Liu knew that at this time Fu Ye Yang would usually come to the main house, so she came on purpose. If she didn't take the initiative, the old master might really forget about her."

  Madam Liu couldn't have imagined that the old master would actually stay in Madame's courtyard, Madame was already four months pregnant and her belly was big, how could she still keep the old master? Madam Liu's heart was both bitter and sweet as she worked on her needlework under the lamp, she just didn't understand, no matter what she did, she couldn't make the old master change his mind, the bitterness almost overwhelmed Madam Liu.

  When Liu Yiniang lowered her head, she couldn't help but glance at Fu Yeyang. Seeing that his attention was still on Su Ying, she quickly withdrew her gaze, and the fingers in her sleeve pinched her palm, with a hint of expectation still in her heart.

  Su Ying's lips curled up into a half-smile, and here comes Liu Niang again. She herself felt that it was no longer fresh, her gaze fell on Liu Niang once more, wearing a light purple cheongsam with a nipped-in waist.

  If the face is too pale, wearing light purple will make it look bleak; if the face is too majestic, wearing light purple will make the clothes look too light; if the facial features are not delicate enough and the skin tone is not bright and radiant, wearing light purple will make the person look sallow.

  Liu Yiniang's skin was fair and delicate, with a pretty face and a slender waist that seemed to be pinched like a willow branch. However, she couldn't hide the light purple color, especially since the fabric on her body had a relatively high glossiness.

  She was only showing off her slender waist, Su Ying twisted her body and leaned against the big pillow behind her. Fu Yeyang's attention was drawn back to her, and he asked with concern: "Are you tired?" He said to Bo He who was standing beside him: "Get another pillow."

  Su Ying gave him a glance, she didn't think much of it, but for Liu Niang who was still standing downstairs waiting to be noticed, it was like eating bitter melon and not being able to spit it out, what a bitter feeling.

  Su Ying's gaze swept over Liu Yiniang, who quickly withdrew her gaze that had been stuck on Fu Yeyang. Su Ying sneered in her heart and said with a smile: "You're being considerate, doing needlework can strain your eyes. Lü Huai, go get the glass lamp we bought last time, it's brighter than ordinary lamps."

  Su Ying's words are quite contradictory. On the one hand, she says that doing needlework is straining her eyes, but on the other hand, she brings over a glass lamp to let her do needlework at night without straining her eyes so much.

  Fu Yiyang didn't understand the implication, but Liu Yiniang did and couldn't say it out loud, so she could only thank Madam for her consideration.

  Fu Yiyang's eyes originally fell on the clothes, shoes and socks presented by Liu Niangniang, but when Su Ying mentioned the glass lamp, he couldn't help but think of the scenes where he gazed at beautiful women under the lamp, either tenderly or languidly, the flames under the glass lamp jumping up and down, making people dizzy...

  Fu Yiyang didn't expect to see her for several months, and she was thinking of taking advantage of the remaining days to indulge in some pleasure. She had an idea, but she didn't think about going anywhere else. Even if Liu Niang came over with a humble attitude, revealing her slender waist, Fu Yiyang still looked down on her, missing Su Ying's plump and delicate skin due to pregnancy. She waved her hand and let Liu Niang retreat: "If there's nothing else, just go back."

  Her piercing gaze then fell on Su Ying, who was certain that this person had just made another assumption. She couldn't believe he could still think of that and his thoughts were really scattered. Of course, Su Ying wouldn't think she did it on purpose.

  On the other side, Lu Hui brought over the clothes and shoes that Liu Yiniang had respectfully presented. Su Ying stretched out her pale hand to examine them, seemingly displeased as she glanced at Fu Ye Yang, "Indeed, it's clear that a lot of thought was put into this. Master, won't you come take a look?"

  When Madam Liu brought over a full set of clothes, shoes and socks, Su Ying suddenly remembered that she had never done anything for Fu Ye before. In the past, the Su family often did such things, from clothes to handbags, the Su family's needlework was originally taught by Master Su Xiu, who was specially invited by Madam Su. Although it was not common for young ladies to do needlework at that time, the Su family's needlework had been greatly improved during the five years after marrying into the Fu family, but no one paid attention to it.

  Now that Su Ying has taken over, she didn't even think about making clothes and shoes for Fu Ye Yang. The brocade robe and pouch that were originally brought out for Fu Ye Yang were actually made by the Su family beforehand. Even the forehead cloth that was said to be given to Madam Fu was actually made by Lu Hui and the others, which Su Ying had borrowed to offer to Buddha.

  Fu Yiyang really sat over, stretched out his hand and hooked the scattered hair to her ear, "I don't understand these things, as long as you think it's good, it's good." He wanted to say that he cherished what she made, but he couldn't say it, especially since Su Ying became pregnant. Not to mention making clothes, even touching the needle and thread was not allowed.

  Su Ying originally planned to make clothes for the children herself. But there were already a lot of small clothes in the box, and they kept increasing. The craftsmanship was beyond Su Ying's skills, even with her memories from the Su family.

  Su Ying waved her hand, and the maid took away the clothes, shoes, and socks that Liu Yiniang had brought. In her heart, she felt that Fu Yeyang was indeed unaware of his blessings, but Su Ying didn't plan to let him enjoy those blessings either. She said with a smile: "Since Master thinks it's good, I'll have them put away in the luggage. What's most important is for Master to be safe and sound."

  Su Ying's words were still soft and gentle, but Fu Yeyang felt that her tone was a bit off. Seeing her lower her eyes and stop looking at him, Fu Yeyang pondered for a moment, and somehow he felt relieved.

  Fu Dage had unknowingly done such things several times before. He brought the diced Yangtao to her mouth, with a hint of smile in his eyes, "Didn't you say that it's enough to let the people below worry about those things? Try this Yangtao from the south and see if it's sweet."

  Su Ying raised an eyebrow and took a glance at Fu Yeyang, who was being overly attentive, thinking about whether to give him some sweet treats before he left. Who knew what would happen in the two or three months he'd be away?

  After dinner, the two of them huddled together talking, Fu Yiyang smelled the fragrance on Su Ying's body and couldn't help but feel a little excited, Su Ying lifted her foot to kick his calf, her toes hooked on his leg.

  Fu Yiyang raised his hand and pressed her foot down, and on the couch, she wasn't even wearing shoes or socks. Su Ying's limbs were slender, her fingers long and delicate, and her toes were white and elegant. Although this era didn't advocate for three-inch golden lotus feet, her feet weren't particularly large, and they looked very nice.

  Fu Yiyang's hand wrapped around her foot, his fingers about to dig under her sole, and he said with a straight face: "You're being naughty."

  Su Ying bit the corner of her handkerchief, trying not to laugh out loud, her face was already red. Seeing that he still wouldn't let go, she really felt that if this continued, she would end up laughing hysterically. Using all her strength, she managed to wrestle her foot free from his grasp and sat down opposite him. They said she was being unreasonable, well then, she'd be unreasonable for him to see, let him experience it for himself.

  Fu Yiyang's body stiffened, and he involuntarily looked at Su Ying sitting across from him. Su Ying's handkerchief covered half of her face, leaving only a pair of eyes that sparkled with charm and allure. Her toes moved slightly, and when she saw him looking over, she paused for a moment before withdrawing her foot.

  Fu Yiyang's throat moved, his eyes staring at her intensely. This kind of thing hadn't been tried before, but many things that the couple hadn't tried before had also turned out to be well adapted to, and even deliciously enjoyable.

  Fu Yiyang's enlightenment in this regard far exceeded Su Ying's expectations.

  Su Ying's wrist was held by a hand, on the surface, the two people were still very serious, their clothes were off, and they were sitting upright, who would have thought that privately it would be such a mess.

  Fu Yiyang felt refreshed, but Su Ying felt like she was burning all over, her expression a bit dazed, and inexplicably had the feeling of "the apprentice starving the master to death".

  Fu Yiyang tidied up with a sullen face, carried Su Ying onto the bed, and gradually the breathing sounds inside the curtains grew heavier. Just as things were about to get out of hand, they heard Lu Hui shouting from outside: "Master and mistress, something's happened!"

  Su Ying got up from Fu Yiyang's body, couldn't help but let out a "heh" of laughter, looking at the dark face of the old master. This kind of thing wasn't new to him, he really felt sorry for him. He reached out and gently patted the dark-faced old master's face, "Old master, it seems like there's something urgent, you should go take a look." While speaking, he intentionally glanced at that place with ill intentions, looking very real, little master, you'd better hold on tight.

  Her clothes hadn't even had time to be pulled up, the light under the waves of flowers was almost dizzying Fu Yeyang's eyes, and outside someone called out again. Fu Yeyang fiercely closed his eyes, clenched his fists and pounded the bedboard, his face twisted in a scowl.

  Su Ying was still fueling the fire with laughter, Fu Ye Yang would have taken advantage of her if he hadn't been considering the two precious babies in her belly. He wouldn't have hesitated and would have done it long ago, without lingering for so long beforehand. Of course, Fu Ye Yang had enjoyed himself previously, but just as the meat was about to reach his mouth, he was interrupted. Any man would feel extremely frustrated, let alone when the meat was something he had been craving and thinking about all along.

  Su Ying had already been moved by his touch. Although it was uncomfortable now, seeing Fu Yeyang even more uncomfortable gave her a subtle balance. With a mischievous heart, she leaned down and gently blew air into his ear, "Get up quickly and take a look."

  Fu Yiyang was so messed with by her that he suddenly spat out a mouthful of air, unsure if it was stagnant air or fire, staring at Su Ying's two hands as they slid down from his shoulders. He grasped one and rubbed it fiercely, then patted her buttocks twice, his tone viciously saying: "Wait for me to deal with you when I get back." Not even giving her the option of "you sleep first, no need to wait for me", truly inconsiderate.

  Su Ying's eyes widened, it was the first time she had been spanked by someone, and she didn't know whether to go light or heavy, that kind of sound echoed in the not-so-spacious bed, with a hint of obscenity.

  Fu Yiyang saw that she was in a slightly better mood, but her face was still gloomy. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one, so she got out of bed, put on her clothes, walked to the table, and poured herself a cup of cold tea, finally suppressing her anger.

  Glanced back at the quilt, saw that exposed pinkish white, and didn't say "you sleep first" after all. His face sank again, gritted his teeth and walked out.

  He rushed over to report and was scolded by him, loudly reprimanding him for a while. Yongping really had nothing to say, could he be blamed for this? He was just a servant!

  Su Ying lay on the bed, not calling out to wait for Lü Huai to come in. Her mood was not particularly wonderful. She too had been left hanging in mid-air, and slowly put on a loose robe, opened the curtains to let in some fresh air, before finally sitting up from the bed.

  "Madam, shall I come in and attend to you?"

  "Come in." Su Ying wanted a drink of water, and the maid came forward to feel the teapot, "I'll have the little girl bring some hot water."

  Su Ying took a sip of water, let out a breath and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "What's going on?"

  Lü Hu's face didn't look very good, "It was from the second house, but it wasn't clear what specifically happened. Someone has already been sent to ask around."

  "What's going on over there again?" The second house had always been lively, first with the amber cross-dressing woman, then marrying a concubine, and now with a group of wives and concubines fighting and scheming against each other. "How did it spread to our side? Never mind, just tell the people below not to make a fuss."

  If it's a matter of the inner courtyard, even if Fu Yiyang is the elder brother and the master of the house, it's really hard to manage. Last time, wasn't it because of Chen Furen's anger that she threatened to burn Xi Pei alive? I don't know what other big deal can be stirred up this time.

  Just then, Mint came in and said: "I've already arranged for the servants to be on duty, and Yongping is also following Master's orders. When I left, he instructed me not to worry too much about it."

  Su Ying recalled the two slaps on her buttocks, her face turned red, and she held the teacup to take a few more sips of water, sitting for a while, but still didn't see anyone come over to deliver a message.

  "What's going on?" Su Ying rubbed her waist, looking worried on the surface but thinking to herself what kind of trouble had erupted again, not a single word had been passed down, and the person who went to ask questions hadn't returned either.

  "Madam, you go and rest first. There are servants here keeping watch. If there's any news, they'll come to inform you."

  It just so happened that Fu Yiyang's side also sent someone over to say, "Nothing big, let the lady rest first." After asking a few questions, the response was still unclear and didn't mention what specific thing had happened, only saying that something was amiss in the rear courtyard of the Second Master's residence again. However, exactly how it was amiss wasn't said, and the hesitant tone didn't seem like "nothing big" at all.

  Su Ying pursed her lips and waited for a while, but Fu Yeyang still hadn't returned. Su Ying yawned and was helped onto the bed by Luhui and Bohao, the lingering thoughts from before were gone.

  The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, "Nothing big" was indeed a desperate attempt to cover up, from now on he couldn't underestimate the women in the backyard, when pushed to desperation they could do anything.

  Fu Yiyang and others didn't return until it was bright outside. They didn't let Lu Hui wake up Su Ying, but instead sat in front of her bed with a gloomy expression for a while. It wasn't until Yongping came to urge Fu Yiyang to get ready to go to court that he finally shook off his fatigue, washed his face and headed out.

  Su Ying slept soundly, completely unaware that Fu Yeyang's spirit had been devastated again that night. He barely made it through the morning and then took leave from the Ministry of Revenue, rushing back to the Hou Mansion in a hurry.

  Sitting in the study, looking at the documents on the desk, his whole body seemed to have been drained of energy, his thin lips pursed into a straight line, and his whole body emitted an icy aura that could freeze three feet of ice.

  At that time, he was just suspicious of the matter, but he didn't want to believe it in his heart. Moreover, all the evidence had been cut off, and as a result, nothing came of it.

  But it never occurred to him that the matter would drag on for several months, and the truth was even more astonishing. For a moment, Fu Yiyang felt a chill in his heart, even though he had long known that his mother didn't like him and their relationship was cold. The words that his aunt had blurted out at the time and his mother's reaction made Fu Yiyang clearly realize one thing: his own mother was plotting to take away his title.

  Fu Yiyang couldn't believe it, and what followed was a chill in his heart. Later, because of this matter, he was rebuked by the emperor, and although he felt bitter, he endured it. However, his mother still blamed him for implicating his second brother, causing him to be unable to participate in the imperial examination, and also causing her own noble title to be downgraded...

  Fu Yiyang felt as if a dull knife was grinding against his heart every time he thought about those things. His chest rose and fell, and his previously straight back could no longer support him, hunching over in defeat. With a sweep of his hand, he knocked everything off the desk onto the floor, causing the loud clattering noise to make Yongping shrink away at the door, gritting his teeth as he gave some orders to the young servant standing beside him.

  "That......" The young servant hesitated extremely.

  "Go if you want to go, I'll take the blame if anything happens, hurry up!" Yongping kicked the little servant and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. At this time, there was no more movement in the study.

  Yongping had followed Fu Yeyang for so long, but it was rare to see him so furious. After hearing that the study was quiet, his heart was lifted to his throat.

  Fu Yiyang continuously wrote on the paper, his strength penetrating through the back of the paper. Gone was his usual composure. After a while, he casually threw down his pen and crumpled up the paper he had just written on, also throwing it away. Having done all this, Fu Yiyang finally managed to suppress the suffocating feeling in his chest, mixed with anger and heartbreak. He slumped into the chair, his eyes visibly red-rimmed as he stared blankly at the floor.

  Su Ying was listening to Lu Wei say what had happened, "Madam, it's said that the third madam had a fright and showed signs of miscarriage, but fortunately the fetus is safe. As long as she takes good care of herself from now on, there shouldn't be any major problems." Lu Wei furrowed her brow, this was quite well-informed, yesterday two doctors were invited to the mansion to take pulses, one inquiry would reveal who they had come to take pulses for.

  But the others didn't hear anything, which is strange. Aloe was massaging Su Ying's legs while saying: "I saw Master's face wasn't good this morning when he came over, I don't know what happened?"

  "The old master sat in front of the madam's bed for a long time, and only left in a hurry when it was time to go to court." Bai Zhi came in and replied, "The old master has returned to the mansion, locked himself in the study, and smashed things. Yongping came over to ask if you can go over and persuade him?"

  Su Ying touched the sheep fat white jade bangle on her wrist, as if suddenly interested in the carved patterns on it. "Has Master eaten?"

  Bai Ji was stunned for a moment, then said: "The old master left in a hurry this morning, and the people below brought up breakfast, but the old master didn't even touch his chopsticks."

  Su Ying felt helpless in her heart. She hadn't even figured out the whole situation yet, and now she was being asked to rashly persuade the furious old master. She really wanted to say that she couldn't do it!

  Abdominal ridicule returns to abdominal ridicule. Fu Yeyang's side, Su Ying couldn't really abandon it, and ordered the small kitchen to make a few dishes that Fu Yeyang usually eats. Let Aloe put them in a food box and take them to the front again to be a considerate sister once more.

  Arriving at the front yard, Yongping hurried over to pay his respects. Su Ying furrowed her brow: "What exactly happened yesterday? Tell me the truth."

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