Wen Yuhe
After Fu Huaiying said this, the atmosphere in the courtyard became cold. She looked up and met Wen Shuangye's angry eyes. The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she looked back without fear.
Fu Liusong knew everything Wen Shuangye had done over the years, but since it didn't make a big deal, he didn't bother to pursue it. But now it was obvious that she wanted to kill his daughter.
It would have been fine if she had poisoned a concubine and accidentally killed a few servants, but Fu Huaiying was a young lady in the mansion after all, yet she dared to act so blatantly.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm just trying to nourish her body, and this is my fault?"
Seeing Wen Shuangye's self-righteous look, Fu Liusong's voice also became more angry. "Who needs to nourish their body by sending them such greasy and meaty food so early in the morning? Who needs poison to nourish their body?!!"
Wen Shuangye's voice became even sharper. "What kind of poison? You haven't investigated anything yet, and you're throwing this dirty water on me! I've been married to you for over twenty years, working hard every day, and now I'm being wronged like this. Why don't you just divorce me and send me home? I don't have to suffer this here!"
Seeing that she looked mean and unwilling to admit her mistake, Fu Liusong became angry and slapped her, and Wen Shuangye's face turned red instantly.
Her face was full of disbelief and she seemed to feel ashamed, so she covered her face and ran away.
"lady!"
Mother Yang stamped her feet and chased after him.
Fu Liusong then realized that he had been impulsive. His face looked unhappy and a flash of guilt passed through his mind.
Then he turned around and scolded his daughter, "Don't say such things next time. Your mother is doing this for your own good. She would never do such a vicious thing. It's fine if you doubt her, but you also say it out loud. It will definitely hurt her."
Fu Huaiying acted aggrieved at the right moment. "I didn't doubt my mother. It was just that my father asked about the origin of the food box, and I just told him the truth. I just realized it now. When my mother's anger subsides, I will go and apologize in person."
Her expression remained unchanged, but she thought calmly in her heart, it's always like this, always picking it up high and putting it down gently, but this is the result she wants.
Fu Liusong's expression softened. "You were wronged in this matter. Daddy believes that it was an unintentional mistake. There is no need to apologize."
He turned to look at the food box on the ground and said calmly, "It's just that a slave girl died. Let them bury her properly and give some money to her family. Let's leave it at that. Ying'er is short of servants. Okay, send a few people over tomorrow."
It's the same again, every Hui is like this, just a slave, just a concubine, the same sentence again.
Fu Huaiying lowered her eyes and suppressed the hatred in her heart. Sooner or later, he would have to pay the price.
"yes."
Fu Liusong turned around to leave the yard, but saw Fu Huaiying seemed to want to say something but hesitated, so he stopped.
"Anything else?"
"Father...I'm scared..."
When Fu Liusong heard this, he felt a little distressed. This was his daughter after all. Seeing him relax for a moment, Fu Huaiying continued, "Can my daughter open a small kitchen in her own yard?"
Fu Liusong did not hesitate. He could understand that no matter how steady Ying'er was, she was still a child. She must have been frightened by what happened today.
"Okay, it's settled. You go ahead and do it, and I'll pay for the expenses."
"Thank you, father."
Fu Liusong stepped out of the courtyard, thought for a moment, and turned back to remind her, "It's been a bit cold these days, take care of yourself and put on more clothes."
"Daughter understands." Fu Huaiying lowered her head and acted submissive.
Yuewan stood aside, curled up like a quail.
Seeing Fu Liusong walk away, Fu Huaiying turned to look at her, her voice cool and gentle: "Yuewan, do you know that today in my room, you broke the vase given by the emperor. My father was here just now, and I didn't mention it. Do you know why?"
Yue Wan's face turned pale and he fell to his knees.
Her mind was full of the words "imperial gift". When she ran into the eldest lady in the study, she was already scared. Now she heard that the things that were broken were imperial gifts. She was shaking like a sieve and had no doubts about what Huaiying said.
"Miss...Miss...please save me...I won't dare to do it again...From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do...You...If you tell me to go east, I will never go west...Miss...please save me..."
Fu Huaiying squatted down, pinched her face, and said softly: "This is a gift from the emperor. How can I save you? Unless I can hide it from the eldest lady..."
Yue Wan kowtowed repeatedly, "I understand. I will no longer pass on information to the Madam... I... I will only listen to you from now on..."
Fu Huaiying stood up, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and threw it to her, "You'd better really understand."
Fu Huaiying looked at her trembling appearance and chuckled. It seems that this person is not very smart. Would she just casually place the vase given by the emperor on the table by the door? And she placed it on the table on purpose.
After returning to the room and closing the doors and windows, Fu Huaiying took out a small bag from under the bed and threw it into the charcoal fire. She dared to take action because she was sure that Fu Liusong would never investigate further and would just get the matter over with.
As long as she had a small kitchen, she wouldn't have to worry about eating in the future. She squatted on the ground, looking at the flickering fire in the basin, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
When her mother was around, she was a humble, polite, gentle and kind girl, but now she has become someone who will do anything to achieve her goals.
She watched the cloth bag gradually burn out in the charcoal fire before she slowly stood up.
After squatting for a long time, she felt a little dizzy. Fu Huaiying put her hand on the edge of the bed, sat up slowly, and rubbed her eyebrows. She had been feeling increasingly cold in the past few days. The servants were also very picky. Seeing that the eldest lady disliked her, they often withheld the things in her room, and there was never enough charcoal in the house.
Without charcoal fire, the house was even colder than outside. Fu Huaiying simply took off his cloak and huddled in the cold quilt with his clothes on.
Perhaps it was too cold, she couldn't sleep well. In a half-awake state, she seemed to be back to the day when her mother left.
"Mother...don't leave me..."
"Xiaoying... Xiaoying... back... back..."
Liu Mei died with her eyes open before she could finish her words, and Fu Huaiying would never hear the second half of her mother's words.
She held Liu Mei's hand and cried breathlessly. She leaned against A Niang's face, her tears mixed with the blood from the corner of A Niang's mouth. She looked in a terrible state.
She knelt beside the bed and could only hear a sigh outside, and then the words "She's just a concubine" determined A Niang's life.
It is said that family disgrace should not be made public. No matter how she begged, her father would not allow anyone to call a doctor and only allowed the court physician to check. Blood kept flowing from Liu Mei's mouth. She lowered her hands in hatred and finally recognized the true face of the man beside her before she died.
The biting cold wind outside was knocking against the window, and they didn't even close the door for her. Only then did Fu Huaiying truly realize what it meant to treat human life as worthless.
From then on, she had to live cautiously, but she never accepted her fate. She wanted to climb to a higher position step by step and make them pay the price.
Fu Huaiying closed her eyes, her hands trembling constantly, and she cried in pain in her dream.
“Mother…Mother…”
Fu Huaiying was shivering with cold, but still didn't wake up. There was a blurry blood-red scene in front of her. She couldn't make a sound or scream.
The appearance of A Niang before her death always appeared in her dreams. When she was young, she was scared, but when she grew up, she only felt pain. She could not remember A Niang's young and beautiful appearance, but only remembered her miserable appearance with blood in her mouth and eyes wide open.
"Mother!"
Fu Huaiying opened her eyes and took a long time to come back to her senses. She sat up and patted her chest lightly.
It was still dark outside and the charcoal fire had long gone out, leaving the room in darkness. She stood up, took out a cloak from the closet, put it on, lit a lamp, and gently pushed open the door.
Her courtyard was in the corner of the mansion. There were no guards patrolling outside, and no one on night watch in the courtyard. The sun rose late in the winter, and it was pitch black outside. Only the flickering candle in her hand was reflected on half of her face, making her look like a ghost.
Fu Huaiying carefully walked into Mother Wang's room, and under the dim light, she carefully checked it out. She only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no problem.
It was too dark, and when she was about to go out, she accidentally bumped into the corner of the table, and she almost cried out in pain.
With a "click", Fu Huaiying didn't care about the pain and immediately squatted down to take a look. A box fell to the ground. She reached out to pick it up, put the candle on the table to light it, opened the box, and there was something wrapped in red cloth inside. She gently unfolded the red cloth, and there was a jade pendant inside.
Fu Huaiying almost burst into tears. This was the jade pendant left to her by her mother. When she was a child, she didn't understand the treacherous nature of human nature, so Mother Wang borrowed it. Who would have thought that she would not return it after borrowing it? She went to find her father, but he just frowned and told her not to lie. Mother Wang had been in the mansion for many years, so why would she ask a little girl like her to borrow something?
I didn't expect to find it here.
Fu Huaiying trembled as she held the jade pendant against her chest, as if she could still feel her mother's warm hand.
She returned to her room and put the jade pendant away.
It's not daybreak yet.
Fu Huaiying lit a lamp, took out the borrowed book from the study, and read it carefully under the dim light.
She wanted to be a female official. Only if she climbed high enough could she avenge her mother. The examination for female official was only held once every five years and was much more difficult than the ordinary imperial examination. She had to work harder.
Fu Huaiying read all night and didn't realize that it was already dawn. Yuewan came in with some things and nervously helped her wash up.
"Miss... Madam...are you still going today?"
"Go, don't let people say I'm lazy."
"yes."
After Fu Huaiying finished washing and changing her clothes, Yue Wan followed her to Shuangyue Courtyard.
Shuoyueyuan
Fu Huaiying arrived early, while others had not yet arrived. Wen Shuangye was still getting dressed, so she could only stand outside and wait. As if to warn her, Wen Shuangye was particularly late today, and he still hadn't let her in until noon.
She stood for an hour and her legs felt a little sore, but fortunately she had to stand every day, so she didn't feel too tired.
Wen Yuhe walked in from outside the courtyard. Seeing Fu Huaiying, his eyes lit up and he ran in excitedly, "Sister Huaiying!"
He reached out and took a small box. "Sister, this is rouge from Huoyue Tower. It's so beautiful and has been selling very well recently."
Fu Huaiying lowered her eyes, took the thing from his hand, opened it and took a look, then turned to smile at him and thanked him.
Wen Yuhe's face flushed with her smile, and he chattered happily beside her.
Although Fu Huaiying didn't like him, she would occasionally be nice to him, especially in front of Wen Shuangye.
Wen Yuhe was not very old, but he was very tall. He stood next to Fu Huaiying, bending down to talk to her, casting her entire body in shadow.
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