Chapter 79 Chen Shi
The matter of Aman opening a shop was thus temporarily dropped. Meanwhile, there was finally some movement from Fu Ang's side, which the secret guards were keeping an eye on.
Fu Ang had been keeping a low profile for the past few days, fearing that Fu Yunxiu would follow him and uncover his secrets. Even though his bodyguards kept telling him that no one was following him, he didn't believe them.
After all, if Fu Yunxiu wanted to bring him down, he could only make a fuss about his father's death.
Under the guise of checking accounts and inspecting goods, he secretly sent someone to deliver a message to Chen, telling her to stay out of the limelight for the next few days and not to contact her.
Everything was fine until yesterday when the Ministry of Rites sent an invitation, asking Fu Yunxiu, as the heir of the Marquis's mansion, to attend the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.
This finally made Fu Ang lose his composure.
Could it be that Fu Yunxiu, like his dead father, is also going to have a stroke of good luck?
Fu Ang was furious and smashed everything he could in the study, but he was still not satisfied. His wife, Madam Cao, came to comfort him, but she didn't understand why Fu Ang was angry. She just kept saying, "Master, calm down. Don't get sick from anger." It was really annoying to hear.
That evening, Fu Ang drank some wine and felt depressed. He missed Chen Shi, his confidante, even more. So, under the cover of night, he casually made up an excuse to go out on some errands and went to Chen Shi's place.
The secret guards followed them at a distance, and finally found Chen's hiding place.
Fu Ang was indeed shrewd; he hid Chen in a nearby village and even hired two servants to take care of her.
During the day, the two appeared as a married couple with an unmarried girl, but at night, they became the mistress of a wealthy family and two servants.
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, no one would believe it if you told them.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and when they met again, it was like dry wood meeting a raging fire; they immediately rolled onto the bed.
Fu Ang never liked having anyone watching him when he was doing that kind of thing, so his bodyguards wisely stayed away to avoid disturbing him. This benefited Fu Yunxiu's men.
After their lovemaking, Fu Ang, shirtless, embraced the sweating Chen and began to complain.
Although Fu Ang remained calm, he was still uneasy. Fu Yunxiu was investigating the events of that year with great fanfare. Although he was certain that Fu Yunxiu would not find anything, he was still on edge.
Now, in front of the Chen family, he no longer needs to hide anything.
After hearing Fu Ang's worries, Chen couldn't help but reach out and hug him.
This man could have easily solved everything by killing her, but he chose to live in constant fear rather than lay a finger on her.
"Don't worry, Fu Lang. What happened back then is known only to you and me. No one else knows. Even if Fu Yunxiu captures me, I will never reveal a single word, even if I die."
“Xin’er,” Fu Ang said emotionally upon hearing this, “Nonsense, with me here, I will never let you be imprisoned. Even if Fu Yunxiu finds you, you must protect yourself and never suffer for my sake.”
"Fu Lang..."
"Xin'er..."
Seeing the two of them rolling around together again, the guard immediately looked constipated and left before Su's seductive voice could be heard again.
The next morning, the guards informed Fu Yunxiu of the news.
Fu Yunxiu was having breakfast at Wutong Garden at this time. After waiting for so long, he finally received news and couldn't wait to get up. "Is this true? Tell me in detail. Don't hide anything."
“This…” The guard glanced at Aman beside him, his face showing difficulty.
"It's alright, just tell me."
"Yes." With his master's approval, the guard no longer concealed anything and recounted his journey of following Fu Ang out of the city, to Xiashui Village, and then to Fu Ang's meeting with Chen Shi, where the two became intimate.
Especially the part about Chen and Fu Ang making love in bed, it was described so vividly and realistically that Aman blushed and ran out, covering her face.
"I have something to do, I'll be going now."
The door slammed shut, and the room fell silent. Fu Yunxiu hadn't expected the guard to speak so boldly; didn't he see there was a woman inside?
But the guard looked so earnest, as if he'd asked the guard to explain in detail, that he couldn't really blame him. He could only cough to cover his embarrassment and say, "Get to the point."
Leaving aside these erotic details, the rest becomes much simpler and can be explained in just a few words.
When he heard the two men pour out their hearts to each other after their fathers died, expressing their deepest feelings, Fu Yunxiu was immediately enraged.
"Insolence!" Fu Yunxiu slammed his hand on the table and stood up, startling Mantou.
"Please calm down, young master."
"Fu Ang, shameless." At this moment, Fu Yunxiu no longer cared about ancestral etiquette; he only felt an urgent desire to kill Fu Ang.
On what grounds, on what grounds, their deep affection must be offered as a sacrifice with his father's blood.
But Fu Yunxiu knew this wasn't the time to act impulsively. After calming down for a moment, he said, "Find out where Chen is. I need to see her."
"Yes." The guard acknowledged the order and left. Mantou, seeing his young master's thoughtful expression, asked curiously, "Why didn't you just arrest Chen Shi and interrogate her?"
Going to see her would only alert her.
"Didn't you hear the guards say that Fu Ang and that Chen woman confessed their feelings to each other and said they would never betray each other?" Fu Yunxiu asked.
"So what? No matter how solemn the vows, under such severe torture, they won't be able to pry her mouth open." Mantou's thinking was simple.
Fu Yunxiu sneered, "What if Chen commits suicide before we interrogate her?"
"This... how is this possible?" Mantou was stunned, but then he thought about it and realized that nothing seemed impossible.
If Fu Ang could coax Chen into killing someone, then he could also use sweet words to make Chen commit suicide to keep the secret.
The young master said that Fu Ang is definitely not a simple person.
Therefore, to kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit. He wanted to break their vows of eternal love because of suspicion, and make their sincere feelings dissipate because of doubt.
Life in the countryside is monotonous and simple. Although Chen lives in the countryside, she goes to town every three days to do some shopping and eat out to improve her meals.
Today marks the third day.
Fu Yunxiu arrived in Qingshui Town early in the morning. Following the information from his secret guards, he went to Xiangyunlou, the most luxurious restaurant in town, and booked the most luxurious private room. He also instructed the waiter to take Chen Shi directly to the private room when she arrived.
It was noon when Madam Chen finally arrived, followed by two people carrying large and small bags, all of which contained two sets of clothes and a set of jewelry that Madam Chen had just bought.
"Honestly, it's been so long, and there's still nothing new or interesting to see." Because she hadn't found any jewelry she liked at the jewelry store, Chen was quite unhappy and grumbled as she walked into the store with the two of them.
She was a regular customer at the shop, and as soon as the waiter saw her, he rushed over to greet her, "Madam Ye, you've arrived! A young master has been waiting for you for quite some time."
"Young master, who is he?" Madam Chen felt that she did not know any young master in Qingshui Town, and in order to hide her identity, she even changed her name to Ye Huan.
"He said his surname was Fu," the waiter said.
Surname Fu? Could it be that nemesis?
Chen's eyes lit up immediately. She guessed that her nemesis knew she was back in town for a change of pace and had come here specifically to wait for her.
Madam Chen looked at the servants beside her and saw that they shared the same idea. She became impatient and urged, "Quickly, take me to see him."
The waiter led Chen upstairs to the most luxurious private room. The door opened, and Chen hurried inside, but froze when she saw the person sitting there.
"Who are you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mantou, who had been standing by the door, closed it, and the two servants that Chen had brought were surrounded outside by Fu Yunxiu's men.
Chen immediately became alert. "Who are you? What do you want?"
"Nothing much, I just wanted to have a word with you, Madam. Please don't be nervous, Madam, please sit down." Fu Yunxiu gestured for her to sit down. Seeing her posture, Madam Chen knew that she wouldn't be able to leave this room easily today, so she could only choose a seat as far away from Fu Yunxiu as possible.
Madam Chen sized up Fu Yunxiu. He was about twenty years old, exuding an air of nobility, and there was a sense of familiarity about his features.
"Who exactly are you?" Chen asked.
“Madam, there’s no need to be nervous,” Fu Yunxiu poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her. “My surname is Fu, and my generation name is Yun. My given name is Xiu. Do you remember me?”
"Clang!" As soon as Fu Yunxiu finished speaking, Madam Chen got excited and knocked over the teacup on the table.
The tea soaked Chen's skirt, but she paid no attention to wiping it off. Her beautiful face was full of panic. "You are the Marquis's son."
“That’s right, Madam still remembers me?” Fu Yunxiu said.
Of course, Madam Chen didn't remember Fu Yunxiu; she had never even met him. She had only heard his name from Fu Xuan, who said he was exceptionally talented and that he wanted to pass the Marquis's mansion to him.
Fu Ang mentioned his name later, so she at most knew his name.
Fu Yunxiu's gaze was too intense, and Chen Shi, feeling guilty, dared not meet his eyes at all. She could only look away and asked, "You came to see me, is there something you need?"
“There is indeed something I wanted to ask Aunt Chen,” Fu Yunxiu said, only mentioning her former identity. “Back then, when the Wutong Courtyard caught fire, the authorities said the fire started in the west wing where you lived. After that, Aunt Chen disappeared without a trace. We sent people to search for her for a long time, but we still couldn’t find her. So I want to ask you, Aunt, why you went into hiding. Was it you who started that fire back then?”
“Of course it wasn’t me,” Chen denied vehemently, then realized she had overreacted and explained, “What I mean is, the Marquis has been kind to me. He not only spent money to bury my father, but also gave me a place to live. I am so grateful to him, how could I repay kindness with enmity?”
"As for leaving..." Madam Chen hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Marquis once said that we are all free, and we can leave at any time if we want to."
Yes, that's exactly what happened. She just left at the wrong time, and that doesn't prove she started the fire. She kept what happened back then very well hidden; no one will find out.
She guessed that Fu Yunxiu probably didn't have direct evidence either, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to trick her into coming here.
Thinking about this, Chen felt even more justified. She said, "So, there's nothing wrong with me leaving back then!"
"Yes, you are all free." Fu Yunxiu nodded with a smile. At this moment, he even had the urge to kill Chen Shi with his own hands.
He had assumed that the women in Wutong Garden, as his mother had said, were forcibly taken by his father, but now Madam Chen was saying that they were all free.
Her father spent money to bury her father and provided her with a comfortable life. If she didn't want to, she could have left. Why did she have to collude with outsiders to kill her father and remain so unrepentant?
Fu Yunxiu's eyes reddened, but his tone became increasingly calm, "I also heard that you are now my second uncle's mistress."
If Fu Yunxiu could find out her whereabouts, then finding out her relationship with Fu Ang would naturally not be a problem.
"Yes, after I escaped from Wutong Garden, I thought about going back to my hometown of Ganzhou. But I was a weak woman, all alone, and I didn't have much money. Later, I encountered bandits and almost lost my life. Fortunately, I met Master Fu. I only found out later that he was the second master of the Marquis's mansion."
Chen's words were an attempt to completely distance herself from the fact that she had ever known Fu Ang.
Fu Yunxiu then asked, "I heard that you used to have a very good relationship with one of my second uncle's concubines. How come you've never met my second uncle?"
“I am on good terms with Sister Su and have been to her house a few times, but I have never met Master Fu.”
Chen was clearly lying, because according to Su, Fu Ang happened to be there when Chen went to see her several times, and the two even had a pleasant conversation.
But what Su didn't know was that every time Chen went to see her, Fu Ang would find out in advance and then have someone add a medicine to her incense burner.
If you smell that kind of medicine for too long, it will cause you to lose consciousness.
And Chen and Fu Ang would take advantage of her unconsciousness to make love to her in her bedside.
This is why all of Fu Xuan's servants were replaced after her accident.
Fu Ang didn't want to leave any evidence, so he secretly executed all the servants. Among those who knew the truth, he spared only Chen Shi.
With Chen's tight security and shrewdness, Fu Yunxiu knew he wouldn't get anything out of her today. Of course, that wasn't his purpose in coming here.
Seeing that Madam Chen was now calm and composed, Fu Yunxiu smiled and said gently, "In that case, we'll have to trouble Aunt Su. Mantou, see the guest out."
Mantou opened the door in response and said loudly, "Aunt Su, please."
"This...you're just letting me go like this?" This time, Su was at a loss. She originally thought that Fu Yunxiu had brought her here today to find out something, but she didn't expect him to let her go so easily.
So, is the child prodigy that the world talks about really nothing special?
Seeing that Fu Yunxiu truly intended to let her leave, Madam Su stood up and curtsied to Fu Yunxiu, saying, "Then thank you very much, Young Master Fu."
Having been tricked, Madam Su lost her appetite and simply took two servants home.
Knowing she had a backup plan, Fu Yunxiu had his guards follow her. He then boarded a carriage with Mantou and returned to Yongzhou City.
Now, he was going to tell his good second uncle that he had met with Chen.
Perhaps Fu Xuan knew that his son was going to avenge him, so he was protecting him from heaven. As soon as Fu Yunxiu entered the city, he happened to run into Fu Ang, who had just finished a business deal and was coming out of a restaurant.
Fu Ang had drunk too much at the dinner table, and his face was flushed. His usually shrewd eyes were also a little confused. When he saw Fu Yunxiu, he was still able to joke around in a good mood.
"Oh dear, isn't this my good nephew Yunxiu? You look so travel-worn, where have you come from?"
"The dust is so thick, it must be coming from Qingshui Town, or rather, from Xiashui Village."
Fu Yunxiu's smile deepened, but Fu Ang felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, instantly sobering him up considerably.
Xiashui Village in Qingshui Town, isn't that where she kept her mistress?
Has Fu Yunxiu already found the Chen family?
But not knowing whether it was true or not, Fu Ang didn't dare to ask casually, and could only say: "Why would you go to such a godforsaken place for no reason?"
“Of course I’ll be meeting beautiful women. Doesn’t Second Uncle know best?” Fu Yunxiu’s words had a double meaning. At this moment, Fu Ang was sweating profusely, but he still pretended not to understand. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I believe Second Uncle will understand. I’m tired from the journey, so it’s time to head back to the manor. Second Uncle, are you going back too? Why don’t we go together?” Fu Yunxiu extended an invitation.
At this moment, Fu Ang dared not ride with him in the carriage. "No need, my driver is just ahead. You should go back first."
"Alright, then I'll be going now. Mantou, let's go." As the carriage curtain fell, the smile on Fu Yunxiu's face vanished instantly, replaced by a sinister look.
He wanted to watch them fight like dogs, then reap the benefits himself. He was determined to make those adulterous couple pay for his father's blood debt.
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