Chapter 147: Those raised by the Lin family naturally do not know what propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame are
Lin frantically thrust her hand into Yuanbao's mouth, demanding he spit out what he had just eaten. Her fingers were thin and long, like tree branches, and would have been disgusting even in an adult's mouth, let alone a child's. Perhaps it was because Yuanbao's flesh was thick, but Lin couldn't get her hand into his throat no matter how hard she tried.
Seeing that inducing vomiting didn't work, she hurriedly called to the maid beside her: "Quick, go find Uncle Wei and tell him that Yuanbao ate bamboo shoots and edamame. Ask him to come quickly!"
As he said this, he asked the maids accompanying the twins to hurriedly carry Yuanbao back, whose face was covered with tears and saliva due to vomiting.
The originally quiet courtyard became noisy with Lin's arrival. Not long after, the courtyard was noisy again because of the ordinary bamboo shoots and edamame.
The sudden silence made Su Ying confused. What on earth had just happened?
Although she had lived in the Su Mansion for two years, due to the Lin family's relationship, she usually did not leave her own courtyard unless it was necessary. Therefore, the twins, a boy and a girl, were like strangers to her.
Perhaps it was because all the maids and servants had been recruited by Lin to carry the ingots, but there was no one around Fubao. However, she didn't care at all. Instead, she walked around Su Ying's room slowly like a little elf, looking at the furnishings inside.
"Eldest sister, what is this? It's quite beautiful!"
She saw a beautifully embroidered gold brocade bag on the table. She knew there must be some treasure inside! Without a second thought, she reached out to take it, her movements so fast that Su Ying and Tao Xi had no time to stop her.
Su Ying had put that letter down after she finished writing it to Du Heng and stamped it, but who knew it would be taken away by Fu Bao.
When Su Ying and Tao Xi approached, she had already quickly opened the brocade bag and pulled out the Qingtian stone seal. She fiddled with it for a few times and pouted in disdain: "I thought it was some rare treasure!"
As he spoke, he casually returned to the table. "Sister, why didn't you bring anything nice with you when you went to the capital? The clothes and jewelry in Yueqing are the most fashionable in the capital style. How come you don't have anything on you?"
She looked Su Ying up and down, and suddenly saw the jade bracelet on her wrist that Old Madam Du had given her when she first entered the mansion.
"I was saying my eldest sister had something nice! Let me see, who looks better on her or me?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stretched out her hand, Su Ying slapped it away: "Didn't your mother teach you not to touch anything inappropriate?"
But as soon as she said this, Su Ying regretted it. Being raised by Lin, she naturally didn't know what propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame were. She asked this question unnecessarily.
"Eldest sister, are you also like mother and uncle, only partial to that Yuanbao?"
Fubao rubbed his slapped-away hand, not feeling aggrieved. He simply held his head high and asked unconvincedly, "Besides being a boy, what else can Fubao compare to me? He has a round head and a round face, and neither looks nor intelligence like me. But mother dotes on him, saying that if he loses weight he'll look just like uncle! Every time my uncle hears this, he happily gives Yuanbao small change, but I never take any!"
Thinking back to the past, Fubao muttered angrily, "What's so good about being like my uncle? Even a piece of bamboo shoots and edamame would kill me!"
This unintentional remark made Su Ying's heart tighten slightly. However, her expression remained unchanged as she casually said, "You and Yuanbao are the same to me. It's just that Yuanbao seems to have eaten something he shouldn't have. I just returned to the Su Mansion, so I can't help. As his twin sister, how can you be so indifferent to his family?"
Fu Bao's eyes were still fixed on Su Ying's bracelet. He replied absentmindedly, "Mother always has medicine. He won't die. I'll just cause more trouble if I go."
Su Ying smiled faintly, her tone as if she was just chatting: "Really? Since you have the medicine, why did you invite your uncle over?"
Fu Bao looked up when she heard this, with a cunning look in her eyes that didn't match her age: "Eldest sister, I won't answer everything you ask me. Where in the world are there so many cheap things?"
Su Ying calmly turned the jade bracelet around her wrist and said, "This is a gift from my elders, and no one else is allowed to touch it. However, if you like jade jewelry, I brought some from the capital. They are exquisite and small, and suitable for your age."
"Really? Eldest sister is willing to send me?"
"I can't give you all of them, but I can pick one for you. But..."
Su Ying drew out her tone, her eyes smiling, as if she was waiting for a promise.
As expected, Fubao was hooked and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, sister. I won't bother you. If you have any questions, I'll tell you everything I know. As for the jewelry my cousin gave me, I'll just say it was a meeting gift from you." Afraid that Su Ying wouldn't believe her, she added, "Sister, you don't know yet, do you? Mother said that Madam Yuan likes you and wants me to see the world with you. If Madam Yuan invites you someday, she'll let me go with you no matter what!"
Su Ying turned to Tao Xi and told her to get the jewelry, then replied, "Why are you following me?"
Fu Bao shrugged and said, "Mother said that I'm as pretty as my elder sister. Who knows, Madam Yuan might like me too if she sees me."
Su Ying sneered in her heart, but pretended to believe it on the surface. She asked, "What about Yuan Bao? Does your mother also want him to meet Madam Yuan?"
Su Ying looked incredulous and helpless, which made Fubao completely unsuspecting. She laughed and said, "How could that be? I heard from my mother that she wanted Yuanbao to go to that... yes, Yandang Academy!"
By this time, Taoxi had already picked out some small accessories like earrings and brought them out. The young lady didn't have much jewelry; these were gifts from the old lady and the first lady before she left. Each one was a jade-like, soft jade color, and the young lady had rarely worn it. Now, she was going to give it away for free to the Su family, such an undisciplined master. Taoxi was reluctant, but there was no other way. Even if she was reluctant, she had to do it, so she tried to choose some small, less expensive items.
When Fubao saw Taoxi holding out a plate of jewelry, his eyes lit up. He held each piece to his body and asked Taoxi to get a bronze mirror so that he could compare each piece.
Taoxi spat secretly, then swallowed her anger and did as she was told under Su Ying's soothing gaze.
Fubao had long been distracted by the lustrous jade ornaments in front of her, so she had no idea that Taoxi was holding a bronze mirror and turning her head away, not looking at her.
As he was getting excited about the gesture, he heard Su Ying's casual chatter: "I heard there was no sound outside. I guess Yuanbao is okay?"
"I told you long ago that he'll be fine. Mother has some medicine, and he'll be fine once he takes it!"
"These bamboo shoots and edamame are common things, what happened to Yuanbao?"
Fubao seemed to be particularly fond of the pair of mutton-fat jade earrings. He looked at them from left to right and couldn't let them go. Everything he said came out of his mouth without any thought: "He has a lot of problems. Everything he has, my uncle has. Mom said that my uncle seems to be from the border area, or there are people from the border area in the family. People from there have more problems!"
"Is that so?" Su Ying nodded, seemingly casually answering, but also as if making a mental note. "You've been staying with me for so long, your mother will be worried. If you like these earrings, take them! You'd better go back soon."
When Fubao heard that the earrings were given to her, she was overjoyed and said, "Mother doesn't care about me. Every time my uncle comes, she won't let us get close to her. She always has a lot to say to my uncle!"
As if she was afraid that Su Ying would regret it, she hurriedly said, "However, my maid may come looking for me. Thank you for the earrings, elder sister. I'm leaving first!"
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