Chapter 28: Gathering and Disperse
Master Fu was just a little anxious to wait, and there should have been some urgency in his original tone.
But I don't know why, seeing Xu Sa calmly walking into the hall, the previous anxious emotions disappeared in an instant, which made his heart relax a lot, and his voice softened unconsciously.
Xu Sa stood there without saying a word, giving people a sense of reassurance.
It's hard to imagine that such a bearing would appear in an unfavored outer room girl.
Xu Sa was shocked by his gentle voice, his expression was silent, and his heart was as if he had seen a ghost, and he dared to take a step to Fu Rushen's side for a while, and listened to his introduction: "Let me introduce to you, this is Neizi, that is, the future owner of Longxing Villa." β
"Ho! Mrs. Zhuang has been looking up for a long time. β
The people below reacted and bowed their hands one after another.
Xu Sa smiled and nodded.
With Fu Rushen's expression when she motioned for her to sit next to her, she knew that she was going to be used as a shield again.
She just blocked a real arrow for him yesterday......
"Don't be nervous." Fu Rushen's deep voice came from the side of her ear, "You just need to sit here with your identity, and I will solve the rest of the matter." β
Is the job so easy? Xu Sa glanced at him, and after making eye contact with him, he smiled slightly, and the smile was called a sentimental vein.
It's just that there is a sentence hidden under his eyes: If you believe in you, you will have a ghost.
When the people below saw this, they were all whispering.
"......" took a breath secretly, Fu Rushen sat down with her, tilted his head to her and said, "Let me explain first, below this, it is the prefect of Longye City, and the powerful people in the city." The people on the left all said that the old department of Eastern Chu should be sanctioned; On the contrary, they think that there is something else wrong with this incident. β
It happened that Xu Sa was sitting on Fu Rushen's left hand, so he grabbed his hand and asked, "What should I do?" β
"I'll say something later."
Xu Sa nodded: "So what am I going to do?" β
"Agree with what I said."
Xu Sa: "......"
It's not the first time he's pulled out as a vase. Although Fu Rushen never gave a position, as he walked around Xichun's shop, Xu Sa gradually realized what she should look like as the owner's wife.
People have a variety of situations, good and bad, she only needs to do a month, then naturally to show the best side, although a little tired, but can make the owner happy, her treatment is also good.
What's more, she came over this time with a purpose herself.
"Don't worry." Xu Sa wrote stroke by stroke, "Leave it to me, you are satisfied." β
Fu Rushen: "......"
clearly looks like a noble and inviolable person, why is his words so philistine?
More and more unable to understand Xu Saqi, Fu Rushen sighed lightly and began to explain to the people below: "Neizi has a disease, he can't speak, and he is a little neglectful, please forgive me." β
Just as they were negotiating, the people below had already whispered for a round. Although those who did not know were slightly shocked when they heard this, they still focused on yesterday's sneak attack.
"Speaking of which, it's rare for the big owner not to stand at home today, which makes us not very comfortable." There is humanity below.
As soon as these words came out, several people who had been arguing fiercely also found the problem: "In the final analysis, it was the big farmer who suffered a sneak attack, how to decide this matter, let's listen to the meaning of the big farmer first." β
"yes, yes." The rest began to chim.
Although Longxing Villa often does things for the imperial court, no one in the village has ever entered the office, but this does not affect its status in Chu at all, because it is the second and only Chu merchant who can do business in Changliao, and there are shop branches all over the twelve cities of Chu.
Whether it is a wealthy person or a powerful person, even if it is a combination of the two, as long as you still want to mix well in Chudi, you have to give three points when you stand in front of the owner of Fu Zhuang, which has become an unwritten rule in Chudi.
Fu Rushen naturally knew this, and after waiting for Xu Sa to come over, he was no longer polite, took the tea and moistened his throat and said, "Since you have sincerely invited, Fu Mou will speak up first." β
This face-saving effort is ...... Xu Sa spit on him in his heart, but pricked up his ears.
This is an opportunity to get first-hand information! Spit is spurned, and it should be heard.
Fu Rushen didn't know what Xu Sa was thinking, he stood up and said, "Actually, the reason why Fu didn't make a statement was because he was waiting for Neizi. β
"Why?" I was embarrassed to ask why I had waited so long, and someone asked on the side, "Does the owner's wife live outside Longhang Villa?" β
"Not really." Hooking his lips, Fu Rushen lowered his eyes and glanced at Xu Sa, his voice was low and gentle, "Fu also found out early in the morning, after the sneak attack yesterday, it actually made Neiko worried, and went to the ancestral hall to kneel and pray for Fu all night." So Fu specially instructed Neiko to rest a little more in the morning. β
Before the words fell, the audience was shocked.
Most people are lamenting the depth of the owner's wife, and they also want such a daughter-in-law!
There are also a small number of them, I think that the owner of Fu Zhuang is too good at opening his eyes and talking nonsense???
Just like Xu Sa, the Buddha bead in his hand almost didn't hold it and fell, and Han Ye, who was standing behind the screen and peeping at the whole situation, also widened his eyes.
As if he hadn't seen everything around him, Master Fu Zhuang said in a deep voice: "You should know that Neizi, as a native of Changliao, is the daughter of the Marquis of Xichun. She got married with the ambition of long-term friendship between Changliao and Chudi. From the very beginning, the meaning of the holy promise of marriage was obvious, hoping that Chudi and Changliao could get along in harmony for a long time. β
ββ¦β¦ said so, but over the years, wasn't Changliao an explanation from our Chu people before! β
An old man with a gray beard suddenly said indignantly: "I didn't give an explanation for the case back then, so I beheaded the Hou Ye in the name of rebellion, this time the matter has not been clarified, and all the fault is blamed on the old department of Eastern Chu, is this the way of harmony in Changliao?" β
"The old department of Dongchu shouldn't exist in the first place!" The wealthy businessman who came from Changliao patted the case and said, "How can a guy who can't judge the situation survive in the world!?" β
"Everybody speak first," Fu Rushen snorted lightly on the steps one step higher, "After speaking, Fu will explain his point of view." β
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The two who had almost quarreled again before were silent.
"Finished?" Fu Rushen raised his eyebrows and took two steps forward, a hint of deterrence looming in his gentle tone.
Fu also knew that everyone present was angry. Fu is also very relieved that you can attach so much importance to yesterday's sneak attack. It's just that Fu has always stood on a neutral position, and you can say in the past that Fu grew up in Eastern Chu, and his heart is towards Chu, so there will be favoritism. But now that Fu has a family and his son is from Changliao, Fu must give a reasonable explanation to both parties for this matter. β
"As the leader of the largest force in Chu, Fu's attack was small, and it was a big deal to fail to stabilize the stability of the two places. In addition, previously, the individual nursing homes sent by Longxing Villa failed to perform their duties, and Fu would give an explanation to those present. β
"After all, Fu doesn't want to let his wife worry all night anymore."
Xu Sa has been listening carefully to Fu Rushen's words, and her emotions have changed from disdain, to seriousness, to heaviness, and finally countless eyes have been turned to her...... Her face was hot.
She had always been behind the pot before, and suddenly a big red flower was buckled on her head, she was still a little uncomfortable, and her slightly embarrassed eyes glared at Fu Rushen for a while, and she also stood up.
I've seen someone taking notes for a long time, and I'm just done recording at this time. Xu Sa slowly walked down against everyone's gaze and stretched out his hand towards the man.
The other party was stunned, gave her the pen, and took away the top layer of Shuxuan.
It's good paper.
Xu Sa put down the pen and wrote elegantly - I represent the Marquis of Xichun Mansion and stand on the position of Longxing Villa.
"This ......"
The faces of the people who handed Xu Sa pens turned green.
He is the Changliao faction! also pointed to the county lord to say a few words for them, why did they rebel?
"The kindness of a woman!" Some people with a big temper read what Xu Sa wrote, and just flicked their sleeves and walked out.
He was not alarmed, but he glanced at the door lightly with the tail of his eyes, and the hand holding the Buddha beads lifted the paper on which he had just written, slowly retreated to the front of the upper seat, and showed the contents to everyone.
The two lines of words of moderate size, without losing her daughter's family juanxiu but also neat, with a woman's solemn expression, no one will think that she is a woman's benevolence.
On the contrary, it is righteous and awe-inspiring.
"This is what the owner's wife should look like......" Han Ye touched his chin and sighed, "Charming but not demonic, Rou'er is not weak, it is really stunning." β
Except for the night when I didn't kneel in the ancestral hall last night, I really can't find anything else.
It was noon, and some guests who were far away from home, or who didn't want to leave, were invited by the owner of Fu Zhuang to stay in Longhang Villa and have their first banquet.
"It's really rare, the owner of the big village will stay in the villa for dinner." After arranging the guests, the third uncle turned to his son and said.
In the past, Longxing Mountain Resort only entertained guests, not banquets.
"The people who can stay today are the ones who can communicate more in the future." Han Ye knocked on his shoulder with a fan and looked at Tiandao, "This time is different from the past, thanks to my sister-in-law, the eldest brother doesn't have to worry about someone secretly poisoning him." β
The third uncle was puzzled: "This lady of the owner of the village, her medical skills are very powerful?" β
Han Ye smiled: "Hey, my father, you are really interesting, you forgot the identity of your sister-in-law?" In the past, the eldest brother had both internal and external defense, but now that the sister-in-law is married, the people of Changliao can't think about it if they want to attack Longxing Villa? β
The third uncle still didn't understand: "What about it?" β
Han Ye grinned: "Inside, didn't you see, my sister-in-law can make a good move today!" β
As for this good move, outsiders can't see it, but people like him who grew up in Dongchu can understand it at a glance.
Xu Sa, coming out of the hall, she followed Fu Rushen back to Tingfeng Pavilion.
When he pushed the door open, Fu Rushen paused, frowned, and said, "You lit incense?" β
Xu Sa almost hit him, and then reacted: "Hmm." β
Before she left in the morning, she was afraid that there would be blood in the house, so she lit incense and poured incense powder on herself.
Fu Rushen only hesitated for a moment, and then raised his feet and entered the room.
I had already guessed why he hesitated, Xu Sa rolled his eyes, sat at the table and wrote: "Don't worry, I'm still waiting for the time to get together and disperse, I won't play any tricks." β
His eyes fell on the words "good gathering, good dispersion", and Fu Rushen sat opposite her.
"The ...... of the picture you wrote today"
Raising his eyes and sweeping Fu Rushen, Xu Sa: "I didn't expect my handwriting to be so good-looking?" β
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Fu Ru pursed his lips deeply, and was about to speak, but saw Xu Sa burying his head and writing: "Actually, I just talk casually and fool them." I can't represent the Marquis of Xichun, you can't believe it. β
She was writing these words very seriously, but the handwriting was very different from the one on the paper, very immature. Fu Rushen looked at the handwriting, looked at her again, and frowned: "Xu Sa, you don't look like a maid in the outer room at all." β
"Huh?" Xu Sa was stunned, "Why did the owner say this?" β
The index finger was pointed down on the table, and Fu Rushen looked at her and said, "I can think of people who have been raised outside the house either they should be uneducated and vulgar; Either it should be cunning and treacherous, or it should be arrogant and greedy......"
The corners of Xu Sa's mouth twitched.
"Big farmer, your heart is so dark, can you be sunny? A girl with a bad background can also be sunny and cute, and she can be aggressive! β
The woman in front of her wrote this sentence with an educated look, paused, and continued to add it unsatisfied: "Although my life is not good, I want to live well, and I believe that there will be many people in the world like me, even if they walk in the darkest night road, they also believe that they can go to the light in the next step." β
After reading it, Fu Rushen was silent for a while.
Only then did he ask, "Do you need a bigger table in the Wind Pavilion?" β
The table was densely packed with small print, as if scripture had been copied on the wall. Xu Sa looked at it and suddenly laughed.
"I talk a lot, but I'm a dumb person, otherwise you're afraid you'll be annoyed to death."
If the teapot hadn't been moved a little bit, the table wouldn't have been able to hold these words.
Fu Rushen put away his index finger and clenched his fist, and finally stood up and landed his hand on the top of her head.
ββ¦β¦ Have a good rest, call you for lunch, see that your complexion is not very good for the past two days, and I will order the dining room to add a blood nourishing soup for you separately at lunch. β
Wow, there's a reward for a job well done? Xu Sa grinned and watched Fu Rushen withdraw his hand and walk towards the door, already planning to wave goodbye when he turned around.
But Fu Rushen didn't turn around, he just paused, and then said, "Count it as today's reward." β
Then he went out without looking back.
Not long after Fu Rushen left, Xinyu quietly returned to the inner room, with a mysterious expression: "Master, the Changliao party who came today is really gone, but there are a lot of people from the Chudi party." β
Xu Sa moved his left wrist with his right hand and asked, "How much is it?" β
Xinyu raised her two hands: "Ninety percent stayed!" β
"That's quite a lot." After moving his left wrist, he didn't need to be persuaded, Xu Sa lay down on the bed by himself, "It's more than I imagined, it can be seen that there are still a lot of people who don't want Dongchu to be completely controlled by Changliao." β
Although when the Marquis of Eastern Chu was there, Eastern Chu could only be counted as a land, but this was not the same as being completely occupied, at least the local residents still hoped that the land of Chu could be in the hands of their fellow people.
Therefore, the big force of Longxing Villa is particularly valued.
"But......" Xinyu tucked the quilt for her, and asked worriedly, "You are so open-minded to win over the hearts of the Chu faction for the owner, won't Changliao be offended?" β
"Ah, let's offend this first, and when the time comes, go to the door to apologize, don't panic."
Waving his hand indifferently, Xu Sa closed his eyes and said, "Rest, recuperate." β
With her eyes closed, she wanted to get up after cultivating her mind, but she didn't expect to have a dream.
In the dream, she was still a child, crying in the arms of a young man, stretching out her little hand and saying aggrievedly: "My mother hit my palm again!" β
"Sassy and good, don't cry, don't cry." The man's voice was soft, and then he frowned at the woman who was in front of her, "How old is Sasa, you teach her so many rules, how much can she learn?" Let's teach me again, what kind of palms do you play, look at this red piece, you don't feel sorry for me, I feel sorry! β
The woman walked over, stretched out her hand and pinched her face, looked at the man unhappily and said: "The little girl sued again, she knows how to play every day, she doesn't look like a lady at all, and if you get married in the future and be disliked by your husband's family, you have to feel 10,000 times more distressed than now!" β
"Who dares to dislike us!" The man snorted lightly, his nostrils raised to the sky, "We are so cute, I can't bear to let her marry, if there is no one who can put Sasa on the tip of my heart in the future, I won't let her marry!" It's not that you can't afford it! β
"You father and daughter, what a ...... It's hopeless! It's hopeless! The woman was so angry that she pinched her with one hand and the man with the other, gritting her teeth, but she was not willing to be ruthless.
"Niang ......" The immature voice just came out of her mouth, but there was a sound of water droplets falling from nowhere, and the picture flickered, she was already standing in the dark, and in the little light in front of her, there was a family of three that she had just experienced......
No, it was a family of four, and there was a male doll a little smaller than her, who was sitting on the ground grinning at the other three.
His eyes were sour, Xu Sa covered his mouth, and ran towards the beam of light with a low cry.
"Mother, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't make you angry, you see I'm learning those rules now, I also learned to sing with others, I can sing the little songs you and my father like, I was wrong, mother, come back, as long as you let me in the future, I will learn, no matter how difficult it is, I am willing to learn, don't leave me...... Don't leave me, let me go home......"
But no matter how she ran, that little bit of light still got farther and farther away from her, and finally disappeared completely.
Slowly, she stood up consciously, turned around, and the fire was already in the sky behind her.
"Xu Sa, Xu Sa?"
The body was pushed twice, Xu Sa opened her eyes suddenly, her left shoulder hurt badly while wheezing, and she just wanted to reach out and touch it...... He reacted immediately and moved his gaze to the bed.
Fu Rushen was frowning at her.
"Nightmare?"
Wiping his face, wet and freshly washed, Xu Sa shook his head and smiled, and sat up with his body propped up.
"It's almost time for lunch, I need to go to the dining room with you, you clean up first, I'll wait outside."
The tall figure turned and left, listening to the voice sitting behind the table in the cubicle.
Xu Sa remembered that there were some inconsequential ledgers on it.
"Master, the slave maid is waiting for you to wash up...... Xinyu stood up with a white face, but whispered in Xu Sa's ear, "You don't know, Fang Cai is really scared of the slave maid!" β
"Huh?" Xu Sa whispered more than her, "Did I talk in my sleep?" β
"No, but you have always wanted to speak and stopped, and you almost woke you up in front of the owner of the village!" Xinyu is very aggrieved.
"Poof." Xu Sa was amused by her, and raised his hand to pinch Xinyu's face.
Mali cleaned up, and it didn't take long for time to pass. Xu Sa walked out of the inner room dignifiedly, and Fu Rushen was really looking through the account books.
Seeing that he raised his eyes, Xu Sa walked over and bowed with a obedient short body.
beckoning her to sit aside, Fu Rushen asked, "You seem to be tired?" β
Shake oneβs head.
"Is it a dream about something bad? Is it not practical to live in Longxing Villa? Fu Rushen asked again.
Xu Sa lowered his eyes.
"Take it." Fu Rushen put the ledger on the table and raised a hand.
couldn't help but smile and sigh, Xu Sa wrote: "I dreamed of my mother." β
ββ¦β¦ Yes. Fu Ru took a deep breath, and his mood suddenly became a little impetuous, "Hengyuan should have taken back the relics that your mother gave you before." β
"Nope."
The breath was suddenly sharp, and Fu Rushen twisted his eyebrows: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" β
Xu Sa pursed her lips: "No, I lied to you before, I'm sorry, my mother didn't leave me any relics." β
After writing the last word, the fingertips retracted. Xu Sa bowed his head towards Fu Rushen.
"You man, why are you full of lies?" Fu Ru's face deepened.
Xu Sa raised his eyes and pouted.
It's wrong for her to deceive people, but she is not convinced: "Aren't you also full of lies? He also said that I knelt all night, and the dignified owner opened his eyes and said nonsense, which was even more excessive! β
Fu Rushen frowned.
"You have a point."
As soon as Xu Sa smiled, he listened to him continue: "Then I can only embarrass the owner's wife to lie for me, and make up for the lack of kneeling tonight." β
ββ¦β¦ Ha? β
Xu Sa gouged out his ears and said, "I heard it wrong, right?" β
Laughing suddenly, Fu Ru propped up the table and got up: "Let's go, go to the dining room." β
"No, am I really going to kneel?" Xu Sa grabbed him and asked.
Fu Rushen took a deep breath and asked seriously: "Xu Sa, are you a fool?" β
Xu Sa rolled his eyes, let go of his hand and walked forward.
After taking two steps, he retreated in a gray manner, followed him instead, straightened his body and cleared his throat, and by the way, took out the previous string of Buddhist beads from his sleeve.
It was clearly the same posture, and at this time, Fu Rushen looked at her, but she couldn't help but even provoke a smile from the corner of her eyes, turned around and sighed and shook her head.
"What a fool."
You're a fool! Those who are going to be pierced by ten thousand arrows and go out of the crowd...... Xu Sa couldn't spurn it in his heart, but he heard his slightly happy voice, and he didn't know why, his face was a little dry.
"Xu Sa," he called, Xu Sa raised his head, and listened to him ask again, "You should have seen through my intentions today, right?" β
In the blink of an eye, Xu Sa made three consecutive noises in a frustrated manner.
"Huh?"
"Hmmm......"
"Hmm!"
He didn't point out which one it was, and she didn't answer which one it was, but he turned around, and the two looked at each other, and they could see that both sides were talking the same thing.
It was about the imperial court's intention to show goodwill, but he uncharacteristically annoyed the Changliao magnates.
Turning around and continuing to lead the way, Fu Rushen's voice was much lower: "The burden of the lives of hundreds of people in Longxing Mountain Villa is all on the shoulders of me, Xiao Jiang and Han Ye. The bigger the business of Longhang Villa, the more cautious we must be, so we have always been able not to provoke right and wrong, so we will not provoke right and wrong. β
"But this time, someone wants to find me in trouble and force me to break the peace of mind, and I don't need to shrink back and just survive."
"Oh!" Xu Sa answered, walked to him in small steps, gave him a thumbs up, and looked doting on his face.
You can do it!
Glancing at her, Fu Rushen said with disgust: "It's clear that there are a lot of eyes, why are you stupid on weekdays." β
Instantly retracting his smile, Xu Sa stood behind him.
She didn't think that he was obviously a talkative person, but he had to pretend to be unfathomable and cherish words like gold on weekdays!
But...... Pouting and thinking about it, Xu Sa felt that Master Fu was also very bitter.
He was just attacked yesterday, and a group of people came today, but they all asked him to give an explanation, as if someone else had been killed in his Zhuangzi, and no one cared about him seriously.
When he first took over as the owner of Longxing Villa, he was not as good as a weak crown, right?
Pursing his lips, Xu Sa patted Fu Rushen's back lightly.
He turned around: "What's wrong?" β
Xu Sa solemnly raised his thumb at him, then pointed at him, and continued to make a gesture of support.
"You ......"
His eyes moved slightly, and Fu Rushen's cheeks flew up with an imperceptible pale red.
"Dogleg flattery."
After the evaluation, the other party resolutely stopped and walked towards the restaurant.
Xu Saxin said in her heart, why is she dog-legged and flattering? Obviously, she is very serious about getting along with him and wants to spend this month in peace......
Ay? Thinking about it this way, why does it seem to be quite doggy?
Speechless for a while, Xu Sa knocked on his forehead and hurriedly followed.
When they arrived at the dining room, they were seated, and with the owner of Han Sanzhuang there, a group of Chu Di family members quickly opened the chatterbox, and some people began to seriously express their condolences to the situation after the attack on the owner of Fu Village.
Fu Rushen didn't respond lightly.
Everyone knew that he had always been quiet outside of important matters, and he didn't feel uncomfortable with himself, but in the middle of the meal, several subordinates rushed over with some gifts: "This is the latest arrival of the best fat powder in the shop, which is suitable for the owner's wife, a little careful, and I hope the owner's wife likes it." β
Seeing Xu Sa's hesitation, Fu Rushen pinched the teacup calmly and said, "Take it." β
Xu Sa pursed her lips and accepted the gift with a smile. So one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the gifts sent by the rest of the Chu people to get were instantly piled up in the back two small ones.
"The people here are all Chu businessmen, if you don't accept it, they will not feel at ease." Fu Rushen explained in a low voice.
Xu Sa nodded in understanding, and wrote on his hand: "Then you remember to let people take these things away later." β
Fu Rushen was silent, and leaned closer to her: "You don't want it?" β
"Don't."
Of course, women understand women better than men. If she accepted these things, what should Bai Yueguang, the owner of Fu Da Zhuang, think?
A woman's jealousy is terrible, and she doesn't want to get into trouble.
When Fu Rushen saw her answer, his face showed a dissatisfied look: "People must know how to exchange courtesies." β
Is this afraid that she will not take some benefits and will not be serious in the future? After Xu Sa's analysis, he had an idea: "I understand!" β
"Then you ......"
"Yes, I understand, but I can't accept these gifts." Xu Sa was energetic, and quickly wrote on the palm of his hand, "I just have a request, can you let me walk around Longye City more in the past few days?" The kind without an escort! β
Fu Rushen immediately frowned: "No." β
"I'll be disguised!" Xu Sa was resolute, "I just want to be able to take a few more free glances at the scenery before being sent back to Changliao." β
Even if such content was written, the shelf of the owner's wife never fell, and Xu Sa only had a begging look in his eyes.
"Please, for my sake, I'm so dedicated to making you a vase."
Raising his eyes and sweeping the banquet, several people, including Han Ye, were all casting playful glances at them. Fu Ru took a deep breath, pursed his lips and said, "Okay, allow you." β
Without waiting for Xu Sa to respond, he took his hand back and continued to drink tea while sitting upright.
Xu Sa not only didn't mind, but even hooked the corners of his lips.
Looking at Xu Sa, Fu Rushen slowly turned the teacup in his hand, his lips pursed.
He didn't detect the slightest hint of danger in her.
But...... Was he too careful, why did he think that her expression was so suspicious.
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