She has never been afraid of people. But his glance made her feel a little nervous in her heart.

Fu Songkui, the old man of the Fu family, the pillar of the Fu family, was born in the army, sang all the way to the Central Committee in his early years, and is now a military commission-level figure.

It was the only thing she knew about him. I heard it a long time ago. There is no network or computer in the courtyard, so she can't search Baidu Encyclopedia if she wants to. As for what kind of person he is in life, Ruan Shu is even more ignorant.

Fu Songkui looked at her a few times before he asked in a calm and deep voice, "You are Ruan Shu?" ”

The tone was unfazed, and it was impossible to discern his true emotions.

"Mr. Fu." Ruan Shu greeted politely and politely, and then nodded without humility or arrogance: "Yes." I'm Ruan Shu. ”

After being quiet with each other for a few seconds, Fu Songkui handed the handkerchief to the servant who wiped his sweat, and his expression changed, revealing a kind smile: "Walk with me?" ”

Over the years, Ruan Shu has dealt with all kinds of people, and the most profound experience he summed up is that "I am not afraid that the other party will speak fiercely at each other, but I am afraid that the other party will hide it and smile at you friendly".

She wasn't sure what Fu Songkui was thinking for the time being, and when she heard this, she only smiled politely to the extreme, so she naturally didn't dare to refuse: "Okay, Mr. Fu." ”

Fu Songkui bowed slightly, his hands behind his back, and wore black cloth shoes on the cobblestones.

Ruan Shu also fell half a step away behind him, and he didn't feel anything at first, but gradually, the soles of his feet were numb.

The two of them walked around most of the small garden amid the singing of birds and flowers, and only then came out that he asked as if he was chatting: "What have you done in the past three days?" ”

"Eat, sleep, read, drink tea." Ruan Shu replied briefly. She was convinced that he was knowingly asking.

"It's laid-back." Fu Songkui smiled, "Just being put on the shelf and thrown in a strange place where no one cares, aren't you flustered at all?" ”

Ruan Shu pursed his lips and smiled: "Of course I was a little panicked at first. But I was relieved to be fed, clothed, and slept well every day, and I didn't feel strong discomfort and pain. Isn't that what human nature is all about? It's easy to get carried away. Therefore, the Huairou policy is always more effective than the stick policy. ”

Fu Songkui suddenly turned his head and glanced at her with a keen gaze.

Ruan Shu lowered his eyes and apologized: "Mr. Fu, don't blame, I haven't been able to talk to anyone for many days, and finally your old man is looking for me, I got carried away for a while, and I played a big knife in front of Guan Gong." ”

Fu Songkui did not comment and continued to walk: "Like to drink tea? ”

"Yes."

"What do you usually drink?"

"Drink a little. But I like West Lake Longjing the most. ”

"The wind outside the courtyard is smiling, and the daughter of Longjing is red before the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes." Ruan Shu smiled, although Fu Songkui had his back to her, she still owed a debt, "Thank you Mr. Fu for your good tea reception, let me steal three days of leisure with peace of mind." ”

The tea leaves left in the small courtyard are precisely the authentic West Lake Longjing. She wasn't sure if it was a coincidence or if it had been arranged by investigating her preferences beforehand.

Fu Songkui turned his head again, his eyes uncertain.

Ruan Shu calmly looked directly at him, always keeping the corners of his lips slightly curved.

"Who does the habit of drinking tea follow?"

Generally, there are elders in the family who are good, and the juniors are affected. Ruan Shu naturally did not take the initiative to touch tea for no reason at the beginning, and told him frankly: "Because of the needs of entertaining customers, I deliberately went to learn to drink tea and learn to cook tea." Slowly, I liked it. ”

"Hmm......" Fu Songkui nodded slightly, as if casually, "Your biological father and your stepfather are not people who understand tea." ”

Ruan Shu's footsteps suddenly paused for a second.

It's been a long time. I haven't thought for a long time that Zhuang Peiyu married the man Lin Pingsheng was with.

Obviously, Fu Songkui investigated her in detail.

She was now in front of him, probably the equivalent of a stretched and flattened piece of paper, for him to see. In this case, on the contrary, she was ashamed to keep her mouth secret, and it became her last position to defend.

Satirize.

"Is your mother okay?" It seems to go with the flow, after mentioning the father, the next thing to mention is the mother.

Ruan Shu's hand was in front of him, his fingers curled slightly, and he said indifferently: "Eating fasting and reciting Buddha every day, there is nothing good or bad." ”

After a few seconds, Fu Songkui spoke again: "What books have you turned over in the past few days?" ”

"Du Shi Niang" and "Lady of the Camellias." Ruan Shu hooked her lips mockingly—not that she was willing to turn them, but that there were only these two books on the bookshelf in the room.

The two stories of one Chinese and one Western, the theme on the surface is to praise the heroine for her courage to break through the shackles of the world and pursue what she loves. But both women survived in the lowly of Hongchen, trying in vain to match what they didn't match, and finally hated the tragedy of death.

It can be seen that in the eyes of the Fu family, whether it is the identity of Miss Lin Jiaer or the identity of the president of Lin's health care products company, it is all invalid.

The only valid identity is Zhuang Peiyu's daughter, the product of a prostitute and a drunkard.

Fu Songkui spoke up again at this time, but he said slowly and sonorously: "In the army, from ancient times to the present, 'heroes don't ask where they come from'. ”

The meaning of this sentence contradicts the hint given to her earlier.

Ruan Shu was suddenly a little confused.

"Haven't you eaten breakfast yet?" The conversation is back to the relaxed present.

Ruan Shu put down his thoughts and shook his head: "Not yet." ”

"Then come and have breakfast with me."

"It's better to be respectful than to obey."

The two of them had gone back to the place where Tai Chi had just been performed, and the butler and the servant had prepared food and dishes and chopsticks on the stone table beside them, and the stone chairs had also been covered with thick cushions.

Fu Songkui sat down, and Ruan Shu sat down.

Fu Songkui moved the chopsticks, and Ruan Shucai thanked the chopsticks.

In the middle of winter, the air is cool. Fortunately, she had just walked a long cobblestone road with Fu Songkui, and she was sweating slightly, but she didn't feel too cold.

The two strangers who met for the first time ate at the same table without talking to each other, and the atmosphere was really weird.

After a while, Fu Songkui took the lead in putting down the chopsticks. Ruan Shu swallowed the last bite of rice in her mouth, put down her chopsticks, and sat upright - she remembered clearly that the Fu family was very disciplined. She didn't know what the rules were, so she had to pay close attention.

"Full?" The charitable smile on Fu Songkui's face did not diminish.

"I'm full. Thank you, Mr. Fu. Ruan Shu still spoke respectfully, but not humblely.

Fu Songkui waved his hand.

The housekeeper and the servant stepped forward, cleaned up all the utensils and scraps on the table, replaced them with a set of tea sets, and then withdrew.

There was already a pot of cooked tea on the tea set, and the aroma lingered between the two.

The sturdy old man looked at her like a falcon for a long time, and asked, "Why do you think I met you alone?" ”

"Didn't you persuade me to leave the third brother?" Ruan Shu was slightly confused.

Fu Songkui smiled without saying a word, reached out and poured two cups of tea, one for himself and one for her.

Ruan Shu hurriedly got up from the stone bench, bowed slightly, and took it with both hands: "Thank you, Mr. Fu." ”

Fu Songkui suggested: "Since you are already married, let him call me grandpa." ”

Ruan Shu nodded in agreement, but he didn't shout immediately.

Fu Songkui took a leisurely sip of tea and chatted: "I have a total of four children, three sons and one daughter. Each of them had several children, and the eldest grandson had a son. So I'm currently in the same family of four generations. ”

"In the past, I was very strict with my children, believing in filial piety under the stick, whether it was making mistakes or being lazy and slacking off, it was to fry meat with a belt, and the word 'beating'. Now that I'm older, I can't do it anymore, and I gradually understand that my children and grandchildren have their own blessings. It doesn't really matter if I don't live up to the standards I expected. No matter how they live, it is their own life after all, and they are responsible for themselves. ”

"Fu Cheng is the eldest of my life, and he was most influenced by me when I was young, and he was the most strict in disciplining his children. just gave birth to the child Ling Yuan, which is the most tossed among the descendants. There is a deep feud between father and son, and there has never been a confrontation. So this time, it was actually him who asked me to come forward. ”

Stopping his words, Fu Songkui smiled: "I said this, do you understand what it means?" ”

Ruan Shu nodded: "Understood." ”

So the sense of contradiction she just felt was explained.

"Of course, this doesn't mean that I agree with Ling Yuan's child's decision on his marriage." Fu Songkui changed his words, "I don't favor any side. No matter how you look at each other, I believe you are all smart and assertive children. What will happen in the future will be a test of how determined you are to be together. ”

After that, without waiting for Ruan Shu's reaction, he put down the teaglass: "Okay, it's okay, let the housekeeper send you back to the other courtyard first." ”

did not say what to do with her next, whether she could be let go, or whether she would continue to be detained? Ruan Shu didn't ask calmly, and seeing that the housekeeper was already waiting, she got up and said goodbye: "Thank you, Grandpa Fu." ”

Fu Songkui sat down alone, made a new pot of tea, retrieved the cup originally used by Ruan Shu, replaced it with a new one, and then said to the air: "Come out." ”

Fu Cheng appeared from behind the pavilion and walked in front of Fu Songkui: "Dad." ”

Fu Songkui put the new cup of tea over.

After receiving the signal, Fu Cheng sat down, his legs spread apart, his feet bent at 90 degrees to the ground, his hands naturally placed on his knees, and his back was straight.

"I heard you all." Fu Songkui continued to taste tea.

Fu Cheng's expression was deep: "I heard it." ”

"Now that I've heard that, I don't have to explain it to you again." Fu Songkui's eyebrows condensed slightly, recalling something, and he seemed to be smiling, "This Miss Ruan is still a thoughtful girl." I was locked up for three days, and the reaction was beyond my expectations. Deliberately talking about softness and sticks in front of me, a person who has been fighting for half his life. It's kind of interesting. ”

Fu Cheng did not answer.

Seeing that he was unwilling to echo Ruan Shu's praise, Fu Songkui stopped mentioning it, and then said: "You have already discovered it yourself, your son has picked a daughter-in-law who is as soft and hard as him and doesn't eat casually. ”

Fu Cheng swept the teacup: "Anyway, Dad, you are willing to call Miss Ruan for this trip, which is enough to warn and deter that kid." ”

"Warning? Deter? Are you sure? Fu Songkui lifted his eyelids and looked at Fu Cheng, "The evil nature in his bones, you haven't been taught." ”

"Do you want me to let him go?" Fu Cheng asked rhetorically, "At that time, we listened to your persuasion and sent him abroad. Instead, he fished out to sea! In the past, at least he was working against me, and we still knew what to do. Now there is no major problem on the surface, but behind the scenes, it is going more and more astray. ”

Fu Songkui raised his eyes: "Are you blaming me?" ”

"It's not." Fu Cheng's hands clenched into fists, "Do you think what he did was just marrying a woman without permission?" ”

The expression on his face and sitting posture were generally unsmiling: "The things that have been exposed to the Fu family since he was a child are all used in crooked doors, and now he doesn't go home at all, and he calls the surnamed Lu a brother every day." ”

Fu Songkui's tone was light: "There is already a blood relationship. You can't stop it. No matter how reluctant it is, it is too rigid and easy to break. ”

"Dad......" Fu Cheng stood up, his expression flashed a trace of pain, and in an instant, he sat back again, "I was a debt caused by my youth and ignorance, and I must make amends with my own hands." Momentarily soft-hearted, this wolf cub was left behind, and now he is reaping the consequences. Our Fu family has never had such a son as him since the last three generations of our ancestors. ”

Fu Songkui rubbed the teacup twice: "What do you want?" ”

Fu Cheng's eyebrows flashed with determination: "Hiding under the umbrella of the Fu family, relying on your cleverness, thinking that you can hide it from everyone?" If he continues to go too far, it will only affect the Fu family and ruin the innocence of our family. If he is really untamed in the end, at a critical time, even if he is 'too rigid and easy to break', he can only be allowed to fold. ”

"'Tiger poison does not eat children', you are willing to do it." Fu Songkui exhaled a little helplessly, followed by a long silence, and finally said slowly: "Release him from the ancestral hall first." ”

Fu Cheng pursed his lips with an unwilling expression.

"It's the third day. Don't give him food, don't give him drink. Fu Songkui frowned, "Are you going to let him live this year?" Or are you going to keep me coming back in peace? ”

"Ten days and eight days. He couldn't die either. Fu Cheng sneered, but still got up, looking like he was about to release people.

***

Back in the small courtyard, Ruan Shu found that the two soldiers who were originally stationed at the gate were gone.

The housekeeper still sent her to the door of the room, and did not emphasize that she was not allowed to leave the courtyard without permission. Ruan Shu still stayed in the house - as long as he was still detained, there was no difference between being able to leave the courtyard and not being able to leave the courtyard.

No, not long after, someone came to the other courtyard to look for her.

"Third sister-in-law."

The moment Fu Qingli's voice entered his ears, Ruan Shu thought that he was hallucinating. Turning his head, he saw her smile at her playfully, saying that it was fake to be unhappy - it had been three days, and he finally saw an acquaintance.

"Why are you here?" When asked, Ruan Shu immediately reacted that he was stupid - this is the old mansion of the Fu family, and it is not strange how the people of the Fu family appear.

"It's Chinese New Year's Eve soon, let's come over to celebrate the New Year with grandpa." Fu Qingli explained, and then carefully looked at Ruan Shu's face, "I just knew that you were invited by your grandfather a few days ago. Grandpa shouldn't embarrass you, right? ”

Ruan Shu smiled: "I'm fine." ”

Then he inquired: "Do you have any news about your third brother?" ”

It's been the fourth day since she was invited, and it's impossible for Fu Lingyuan not to know that she is missing, but he hasn't been looking for her until now, so he should have encountered obstacles.

Fu Qingli approached Ruan Shu and lowered his voice: "The third brother has not been released in the ancestral hall. I wanted to go see him, but my dad went to look for him too, so I came to you first. ”

The tragic situation of Fu Lingyuan's whiplash wound on his back spontaneously appeared in his mind, and Ruan Shu's eyebrows beat lightly: "Beaten again?" ”

"I don't know. Didn't have time to understand. I'm afraid that my dad will go in, and the third brother may be beaten. Fu Qingli had a worried expression, "My dad and my third brother seem to have a natural clash of personalities, and since I can remember, I can't count the bamboo strips and belts that have been broken on the third brother." The third brother is also strange, although he is a little bit of a small man, but he is very good to our brothers and sisters, but he is ...... with my father."

"I thought that after the third brother married the third sister-in-law, he could help reconcile the relationship between father and son. Now it seems ......" Fu Qingli smiled helplessly and comforted Ruan Shu, "So, the third sister-in-law should not take my father's opposition too seriously." I think in my father's eyes, as long as the third brother does something, he must be picky. ”

"So I'm the thorn your dad picked." Ruan Shu followed the meaning of her words and laughed at herself.

Fu Qingli was stunned for a moment, embarrassed: "Third sister-in-law, you shouldn't be bad at learning from the third brother, right?" ”

Ruan Shu smiled knowingly.

"The third sister-in-law hasn't visited the old house yet, has she?" Fu Qingli warmly invited, "Let's go~ I'll take you to breathe~ I heard that this old mansion is the former site of the mansion of a minister in the Qing Dynasty, and there are many interesting places in the West Garden~ You will definitely like it! ”

Without waiting for Ruan Shu to respond, Fu Qingli had already taken the initiative to take her arm and pull her out of the door.

After walking around until almost noon, Fu's mother asked the maid to look for Fu Qingli, and the two separated for the time being.

Ruan Shuwu returned to the courtyard.

The midday sun shone brightly throughout the small courtyard.

Pretty and sophisticated.

But it is a place where I don't feel close after staying for three days.

Looking up, the sky is cut out of one side by glazed tiles, as if it is bound to freedom.

It's very narrow-minded.

I don't know what happened to Fu Lingyuan......

Gathering his thoughts, Ruan Shu walked straight to the glass flower room, picked up the two books, and went back to the room.

As soon as I stepped into the door, I smelled the quiet fragrance in my nose, and it was in the vase on the table, and I don't know when a plum blossom was inserted.

The branches were graceful, the flowers were fragrant, and they were very fresh, apparently freshly broken from the two plum trees in the yard.

Ruan Shu froze and swept his gaze into the room.

At this moment, someone quietly carried the scorching temperature, hugged her from behind, wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, and sprayed her earlobes with ironing breath.

Surrounded by the familiar smell of tobacco.

"Third brother." Ruan Shu couldn't help but stretch his eyebrows.

Fu Lingyuan didn't say a word, pressed her shoulders and turned her around, pulled her against the wall, and covered her lips.

Ruan Shu put away his tongue in time, put it against the roof of his mouth, and deliberately him.

Fu Lingyuan originally planned to conquer the city, but after getting involved, he swept her tongue for a long time and didn't find it.

He frowned and let go of her lips for a moment, meeting her provocative gaze.

Fu Lingyuan raised his eyebrows, pinched her chin, rubbed her lips, didn't go in, only licked slowly on her lips, gently teased the tip of his tongue, and bit his teeth lightly at intervals.

A simple kiss was instantly made by him like a slow-motion pre-play.

Ruan Shu's fingers grabbed the clothes on his chest, and gradually felt an itch in his heart, and unconsciously, his hands climbed from his chest to his shoulders, with a little pandering.

Fu Lingyuan stopped abruptly and looked at her playfully: "I haven't seen you for a few days, you are going to reject me even if you kiss." ”

The palm of his hand around her waist reached into her undershirt with great ease, making direct contact with her skin.

Ruan Shu felt a little itchy even more, smiled and dodged a little: "Third brother only knows how to be in a hurry at this time?" ”

Hearing her voice, Fu Lingyuan chuckled, and his gathered brows instantly expanded: "Mrs. Fu, I'm glad to hear your words." ”

Ruan Shu was slightly puzzled - she was obviously expressing her dissatisfaction, why was he happy?

Fu Lingyuan looked at her deeply: "It shows that Mrs. Fu has been thinking about me for the past three days." ”

Ruan Shu: "......"

Belch...... Yes, I miss him, I think why he hasn't come here, it's too inefficient.

"Where did you just go? I've been waiting for you for a while. If it weren't for the smell of you in the house, I thought I was in the wrong place. Fu Lingyuan's thumb rubbed her cheek.

Immediately, he frowned again, let go of the hand that was holding her, and took a step back, looking at her clothes.

Watermelon red Chinese cotton coat, diagonal placket, stand collar, buckle, and two lifelike butterflies flying with wings embroidered on the shoulders.

"Who gave you the clothes?"

Ruan Shu glanced down at himself who was full of joy, and spread his hands helplessly.

She had been intercepted halfway through, and had no other clothes than what she was wearing. The servant was responsive to her request, and quickly brought the coat, but it clearly belonged to someone else, and not only did it not fit, but also had a bad style......

Fu Lingyuan crossed his arms and glanced at him twice, suddenly hooked his lips, and the corners of his mouth raised: "It's like a bride." ”

Ruan Shu: "......"

He hugged her again: "I also change my body to red, we can worship heaven and earth, enter the cave......"

The last word "room" was engulfed in a passionate kiss.

After a while, the two of them were entangled from the wall at the door to the bed, until Ruan Shu felt that she was about to suffocate, Fu Lingyuan left her lips and looked at her sideways with one hand on his head: "Have you noticed that your body is more sensitive than before?" ”

As she said this, his calloused hand was still wandering around her waist.

Ruan Shu gasped and did not respond to him.

Fu Lingyuan squeezed it lightly.

Because of the itching, Ruan Shu trembled his body.

Fu Lingyuan lowered his face and chuckled against the tip of her nose, his eyes lit up a little: "I am very satisfied with Mrs. Fu's reaction." ”

Ruan Shu pursed his lips slightly, but still remained silent, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Fu Lingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his fingers touched the buckle on the placket of her cotton clothes.

Ruan Shu did not move, and looked at him silently.

Fu Lingyuan's fingers pinched the buckle twice, but he didn't continue, turned over and got up from her, got out of bed, stood by the bed and stretched out his hand to her.

Ruan Shu clasped his palms and got up from the bed with his force.

Fu Lingyuan helped her comb her messy clothes and broken hair, and asked, "Is there anything that needs to be cleaned up?" ”

"What's wrong?"

"Let's get out of here first."

Ruan Shuweiton: "Where to go?" Are you going back to Haicheng? ”

Fu Lingyuan picked her lips that were sucked red by him: "Go and stay in the hotel." ”