The Way of Favors

???? The twilight quarters, the view in the courtyard is a bit blurred, but Fu Pinyan's expression has changed, and the old lady can see clearly.

She laughed mockingly. In front of the corridor was the corridor. She walked slowly, stepped up the steps and turned around. After Fu Pinyan followed with a calm face, she condescendingly said: "Among my nieces, Su Niang looks the best. She herself knows. I took your eldest brother to Hangzhou for the first time. She was only ten years old. At that time, she knew how to please your elder brother. Every cousin was called so nicely. No wonder your eldest brother was fascinated by her. "I said I was visiting my grandmother, but it was actually seeing Su Niang."

Fu Pinyan's face was gloomy, his lips pressed tightly.

Seeing that he was willing to listen, the old lady smiled and looked at Xiayun turning from red to green to the west, and leisurely recalled: "She is just a concubine, how can she be worthy of your eldest brother? I want to arrange her to marry farther. The farther is better, save her to continue to hook your elder brother's soul, but your elder brother resolutely refuses, for fear that she will endure hardship outside. I can’t do anything with your eldest brother. It just happens that when you are at the age of talking about relatives, I just want to take Su Niang Give it to you, your elder brother can't still miss your younger siblings, right?"

"That's what my mother told me to come over?"

The old lady smiled triumphantly, and Fu Pinyan also smiled, "If this is the case, then mother doesn’t need to say any more. The day Su Niang married me, she told me the truth. Su Niang knew that her eldest brother liked her, and she also knew that her mother despised her. , So I have been hiding from my eldest brother. I thought my mother would find someone to marry her. I didn't expect my mother to ration her to me."

The old lady's eyes widened: "That bitch. How did people tell you..."

Fu Pinyan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mother really doesn't like Su Niang, but to be honest, mother, I and Su Niang have spent so many years together, and we are all grateful to you. Without you, Su Niang and I would not have met, and I would not give birth to them. A good son and daughter, especially Dongnong, she can be the queen of Su, and there is a mother who has worked hard. Please rest assured, for your kindness, Su Niang and I will continue to treat you as your biological mother. You, we will honor you."

The old lady trembling with anger, stared at the front yard and said, "Shut up, how can she tell you the truth? At first, it was clear that she wanted to be a wife, so she tried to hook up with your elder brother, she..."

"Mother save the time." Fu Pinyan interrupted her again, and looked at the old lady contemptuously and sympathetically, "Mother doesn't have to instigate separation, Su Niang is gentle and kind, I trust her all. Mother, in fact, I never understand. , Su Niang was raised a little bit by you, why Su Niang is so smart, knows how to win over her husband to raise children, the mother has lived longer than her for decades, but even Su Niang is less than three points? Look at you, when it comes to Husband, my father first abandoned you because of my aunt, and he would rather go with my aunt than to face your old face alive..."

"Presumptuous, you shut up!"

The old lady lifted up her crutches abruptly, making a gesture to hit him, her eyes staring with hatred.

Fu Pinyan grabbed the crutches and looked up at the old lady: "When it comes to godsons, my eldest brother is very talented, but he prefers to work against you. My mother doesn’t like me, my eldest brother is respectful with my brothers and friends, and my mother doesn’t like Su Niang. My eldest brother likes it to my bones. Su Niang married me, my elder brother still likes her, even loves the house and Wu. He has been walking around for me for so many years. Why did my mother think I was promoted so quickly? I tell you, it’s all the elder brother’s credit. So knowing that Big Brother likes Su Niang, I still respect him because I want to use him!"

It turns out that he had such thoughts!

The old lady's eyes were splitting, and she wanted to withdraw the crutches. Come back, she couldn't move, she worked hard with both hands, "You are a beast-hearted white-eyed wolf, today I will kill you!"

Fu Pinyan still only held the crutches with one hand, and used his body to block the crutches between the two. Compared with the old lady's madness, he had a gentle smile on his face and continued to say things that irritated the old lady.

"Also about the official brother today, why did my mother think that the eldest brother changed Runzhi? Because Su Niang cried with him, why did Su Niang go to the eldest brother, I let it, because I know the eldest brother is stupid and deliberately instructed Su Niang Go acting! As a result, you saw that the eldest brother was completely played by our husband and wife and taught him how to do this. Are you satisfied? Not to mention the three brothers and younger sisters, who were taught to become short-lived ghosts by you!"

After speaking the last sentence, he suddenly let go and backed away.

The old lady didn't expect that he suddenly relieved her strength, and fell unprepared to the ground.

"Mother!" Fu Pinyan said in surprise.

"Old lady!" The two maids in the distance have been secretly paying attention to the movement here, and when the old lady is about to fall, they shouted together.

But Fu Pinyan didn't let the old lady fall. He grabbed her shoulders with big hands and easily helped him up, "Is mother okay?"

After asking in a loud voice, he quickly whispered in the ear of the old lady: "Mother, don't seek death. I and Su Niang will cross over as soon as possible. I'm still waiting to show you. Even if my mother wants to die, wait for me to leave. Besides, otherwise, it will be spread out to tell people how bad it is that I murdered my maternal grandmother? But it should not be spread out. The eldest brother sealed the mouths of those maids for me.

"you you……"

The old lady was in shock and her legs became weak. When she heard this, the anger that hadn't come out before came up again, but she stammered twice, and suddenly couldn't speak, she fell in Fu Pinyan's arms and trembled, her eyelids straightened Jumping, the corners of his mouth turned quickly, and the two maids who were rushed over looked straight.

"Ah, this is the old lady..." One of the maids had seen the old man had a stroke, and when she saw the old lady's appearance, her face turned pale in fright!

"What do you want to do, go and inform Master Hou!" Fu Pinyan scolded.

The little maid shivered and went hurriedly, while Fu Pinyan and another maid sent the old lady back to Wufutang.

As night fell, Wufutang was brightly lit.

The old lady was lying on the bed with slanted eyes and slanted lips. Her mouth made a murmur and ambiguity, and she made small lumps all over her body.

The old doctor checked the pulse carefully, sighed, got up and said to Fu Pinchuan: "Return to Lord Hou, the old lady has a stroke. From now on, I am afraid I can only live in bed."

Although Fu Pinchuan was angry with the old lady, she was the real mother, and asked worriedly: "Is there no certainty of recovery?"

The old doctor shook his head, "The old man is so inexperienced, and Master Hou might as well ask the imperial physician to see him, maybe there is hope."

Fu Pinchuan was startled. This is the best doctor in Beijing, and his medical skills may not be inferior to those of the imperial doctors, even he is not sure...

Seeing him lost consciousness, Lin called the housekeeper to send the doctor to the doctor and prescribe medicine by the way.

The doctor left, and the old lady's room fell silent for a moment, only Shen Qing was lying on the bedside of the old lady and sobbing. Fu Bao stared at the old lady blankly, as if he hadn't reacted to the incident yet. Fu Xuan stood beside Qiao's, with his eyes downcast and his small face calm. Fu Mi had a look similar to her, except that his shoulders were slightly shrunken, with a kind of hesitation and helplessness.

The three daughters-in-law of the Lin family received no small blows today. At this time, their expressions were surprisingly similar. They did not pretend to be sad or gloat, as if the old lady was just a stranger, and whether they were dead or alive had nothing to do with them. Qin Yunyue looked at her mother-in-law and stood by cautiously, without showing too much grief.

Among the grandchildren, Fu Ding and Fu Chen and Fu You were very calm. Only the official brother stood beside Fu Chen in fear, not daring to look into the bed.

Fu Pinchuan scanned these people one by one and sighed: "Tomorrow, I will send someone to the palace and ask the emperor to see it again. You will go back to the house first. Today, I have been tired for a day. The old lady is here with me. Sister Qing Go back too, come and see your grandmother tomorrow morning."

"I don't, I want to guard my grandmother, I won't go anywhere!" Shen Qing raised her head, her eyes swollen with crying.

Fu Pinchuan winked at Lin.

Lin's lips pursed, and he just pulled Shen Qing away.

Fu Pinyan signaled that the Qiao family would also take Fu Xuanguan back first.

Qiao looked at her husband anxiously, but before she met Fu Pinyan's eyes, Fu Pinyan had already looked away. For the first time after being married for so many years, Qiao felt flustered for the first time, but this is not the place to talk. She barely held her mind, holding her daughter in one hand and the youngest son in the other and walked out of Wufutang.

Brother Fu Ding went to the hall. They were young and strong. The little girls could go back when the grandmother had an accident. They had to guard.

Only Fu Pinchuan and Fu Pinyan were left in the room.

"Brother, my mother was stroked by me."

Fu Pinyan walked behind Fu Pinchuan and explained in a low voice: "But I am also helpless. It doesn't matter if my mother scolds my uncle. It doesn't matter if I misunderstand that I threatened my eldest brother Jiao Jirunzhi with the power of King Su, but she slandered Su Niang and slandered him. Mother’s reputation, I must rectify Su Niang’s name, and also for Nong Nong and their three sisters."

"Second brother, don't say it, I'm sorry for you." Fu Pinchuan turned his back to him, looking at the mother in front of him, his words were full of self-blame.

"I liked Su Niang, but Su Niang didn't like me. If Su Niang refused me, I would take my heart and obey my mother's words and marry another cousin. My mother would not hate me so much, let alone anger you and Su Niang. .Today’s mother’s stroke was an accident. The second brother doesn’t need to blame himself. I have already dealt with the two maids. I said that my mother had a stroke when she was alone. It has nothing to do with the second brother. Su Niang, the second brother and Su Mother has been married for so many years, you know better than me what she is like. I hope your second brother will not listen to her mother's nonsense, and create a gap with her."

Fu Pinyan looked at Fu Pinchuan's back and did not reply.

Before today, he had no idea that Fu Pinchuan had been involved with his wife.

Back then, the old lady promised Su Niang to him. She heard that she was a concubine, and Fu Pinyan recognized it, but she didn't expect to see that kind of national beauty after removing her hijab. He was surprised at first, followed by suspicion, suspecting that the old lady wanted to confuse his heart with beauty, and controlled him through Su Niang, but Su Niang confessed to him when she was in the room, saying that she had suffered in her natal family and promised that she would Have a good time with him, never help the old lady to deal with him, it can be regarded as abandonment.

Fu Pinyan was dubious, but after getting along with each other day by day, he discovered that his wife was sincere.

At that time, he devoted himself to studying, and his wife did not go anywhere in their small courtyard. He had barely seen Fu Pinchuan. How did he know their relationship? Later, he took his wife outside. She kept the family for him thrifty and gave birth to children. After more than ten years, the family returned to the Hou Mansion, and he would not randomly suspect that his wife had an old relationship with his brother.

The old lady wanted to **** him off, whether the truth or lies, he wouldn't let her do what she wanted, but just now, Fu Pinchuan admitted it herself.

He believed that his wife had indeed rejected Fu Pinchuan, otherwise Fu Pinchuan would not give up marrying others, but he did not know whether his wife rejected him because she simply did not like Fu Pinchuan, or because she knew that the old lady would not approve of this marriage, although Like but sensibly refused?

He wanted to ask his wife if she ever liked Fu Pinchuan.

"Big brother, don't worry, I know everything in my heart, then I'll go first."

He quit in a low voice, turned and left.

It doesn’t matter whether Fu Pinchuan still likes his wife or not. He only cares about his wife’s heart. As long as his wife has never liked Fu Pinchuan, as long as Fu Pinchuan abides by his duties as before, he will continue to respect him as his elder brother and respect this since childhood. The brother-in-law who treats him as his own brother.

When the person left, Fu Pinchuan elbows the old lady's bed, covering his face with his hands.

Isn't it true that he didn't hit Su Niang by mistake and ran into Su Niang's yard. If he didn't like her, nothing would happen now?

But he met her, he couldn't predict the future, he only knew that he was tempted and could not take it back...

"Mother, if you want to blame, blame me. Your son is not filial, and he didn't honor you properly."

Kneeling before the old man's bed, Fu Pinchuan kowtowed his head guiltily.

In the east courtyard, the Qiao family put the official brother to sleep first, and then went to Fu Xuan to sit for a while. After Fu Xuan also fell asleep, she returned to the main room.

"Madam resettlement first?" Qiao Xing asked in a low voice.

"No, I'll wait for the master to come back." Qiao's smile was strong, and when Qiao Xing went out, she sat at the desk, resting her cheek in a daze.

What the old lady said to her husband before the stroke, she could basically guess, it was nothing more than making a fuss about her and Fu Pinchuan.

A woman’s boudoir reputation is the easiest to slander, and others can be suspicious of it with just one mouth.

Will Fu Pinyan believe her?

Qiao was afraid that her husband would doubt her, and that he would never believe her again. However, thinking of the man's indifferent eyes in the old lady's room, Qiao suddenly felt very wronged. Why does he not believe her? If he doesn’t believe her after so many years of reciprocity, then she doesn’t care about him anymore. If she wants to take a concubine, she can take a concubine. If she wants to raise a concubine, she can raise a concubine. She doesn’t matter. Siyu knows that she loves her daughter and has a lively and smart young son.

If Fu Pinyan didn't believe that she didn't want her anymore, then she wouldn't live with him either.

Figured it out, Qiao shouted Qiaoxing to bring hot water.

Outside the door, Fu Pinyan heard the energetic command clearly. Seeing Qiao Xing wanted to pass it on, he stopped with his eyes.

Qiao Xing didn't know the awkwardness in the couple's heart, so she answered her wife and hurried to fetch water.

Fu Pinyan walked lightly to the front of the inner room, and heard his wife humming a small song softly inside, obviously in a very happy mood.

Fu Pin couldn't help but smile. His Su Niang is a smart person, and she must be able to guess what the old lady said to him. She is still in the mood to sing a song, she must have a clear conscience.

But deep down, I couldn't help but doubt. Back then, Fu Pinchuan was so good, and he was the first son of the Hou Fu. Will his wife not be tempted?

Fu Pinyan walked in with a calm face.

Qiao's was taking off her coat, and when she heard the movement, she turned her head and saw that it was Fu Pinyan or a cold-faced Fu Pinyan. She snorted and put her clothes back on. She only took off her shoes and leaned against the bed, her beautiful eyes staring at him. Fu Pinyan, wait for him to speak.

Fu Pinyan only receives such cold reception when he offends his wife. Usually, when he comes back, his wife will feel cold and warm. Now his wife put on a questioning attitude, which made it difficult for him to inquire. She turned and walked to the desk and sat down, silently looking at her.

Joe said nothing.

Fu Pinyan entered Ding like an old monk.

The couple looked at each other like this, until Qiao Xing came in with hot water and waited on Joe to wash his feet.

Fu Pinyan's gaze naturally fell on Qiao's pair of snow white jade feet. Those naturally small feet were so shiny and lovely that he hadn't seen enough after watching them for so many years.

Qiao pretended not to know, after washing his feet, he put down the gauze tent, took off his coat and placed it on the embroidered stool in front of the bed and lay down to rest.

Qiao Xing brought in another pot of hot water.

Fu Pinyan washed his feet by himself. As soon as Qiao Xing left, he silently turned off the light and undressed.

He leaned against the head of the bed and whispered: "The old lady said you liked him."

"Just saying that I like him? I thought that in the heart of the old lady I was always seduce him." Joe lay his back to him, mocking himself.

"I know you are not that kind of person." Fu Pinyan turned to look at her, "I, I just want to know if you have ever moved."

Qiao snorted, "If I ever moved my heart, I would have become Mrs. Hou."

Fu Pinchuan dared to marry Lin against the old lady's meaning, wouldn't he dare to marry her? At the beginning, Qiao knew that Fu Pinchuan could do what she said. She just didn't want to offend the old lady for a man she didn't like. After she married into the mansion, she would fight with the old lady and daughter-in-law. Fight to make trouble.

When this word fell to Fu Pinyan's ears, it was tantamount to an initiation.

If my wife really likes Fu Pinchuan, how can she not fight for it? She is not a compromised temper.

Understand, he immediately began to blame himself, and reached out to pull at his wife's quilt: "Don't be angry, Su Niang, I want to be left, I shouldn't doubt you."

Qiao snorted lazily even snorting coldly, wrapped the quilt tightly and didn't drill him.

In the dark gauze tent, Fu Pinyan had to put his arms around the group to apologize: "I, I am not because I like you too much? I like it so much I am afraid that you have someone else in your heart. Su Niang, you are reasonable, if you change to an old lady today Tell you that I have liked others, will you feel uncomfortable?"

"No matter how uncomfortable I am, I won't make a bad face with you before I ask you clearly!"

Qiao cursed sullenly, thinking of her fear since her husband was called away by the old lady, and couldn't help crying, "I didn't tell you at the beginning because I was afraid that you were suspicious of me. I didn't expect to have five children for you. You still don’t believe me! Fu Pinyan, let me tell you, if I have a natal family, now that I have returned to her family’s family, I still need to stay here to send someone under the fence?

"This is called sending people down?"

If she was willing to talk, Fu Pinyan understood that his wife wanted him to coax her, so he just got in and hugged the relatives. It is more reliable for Xuanxuan."

"go away!"

"Get out of here."

The bed was big enough, Fu Pinyan really rolled around with his arms around the person. After rolling two back and forth, he rolled together, moving and kissing: "Su Niang calms down, no next time, you see today the old lady was caught by me We are so angry, should we be happy?"

Qiao whispered softly and grabbed a hand on his back: "Next time, I, I will lead the official brother Xuanxuan to move to the palace. Live it yourself!"

"Okay, you won't be afraid of me if you have a prince and son-in-law?" Fu Pinyan pretended to be angry, and became more excited.

The next day, Fu Rong hurried over after receiving Xin'er, and saw her mother pale in front of the old lady's bed, wiping tears with her veil from time to time.

Fu contained a lot of boredom, and when he approached, he found that his mother's face was coated with powder.

Sure enough, it was pretending to be sad.

Mother was fine, and seeing the old lady on the bed who couldn't even turn her neck, Fu Rongdun felt refreshed.

At least this Jingyanghou Mansion can be peaceful for a while.

It's time for her Ruyi Zhai to start.