Chapter Twenty-Nine: Brothers
"Mingran, eldest brother is sorry......" These words made Fu Mingran's mood suddenly become nervous again, she was a little caught off guard by these three words, why did the eldest brother ......
Fu Mingyuan's face seemed to be covered with a veil, and the little glint in her eyes fell on the bottom of her eyes, whether there was pity in that look, Fu Mingran hesitated...... The eldest brother has never been easy to show emotions.
"The eldest brother treats Mingran very well, but Mingran often gets into trouble......"
Fu Mingran's voice was a little choked, but the next words were not spoken, she didn't want to talk to her eldest brother in such a aggrieved-sounding voice, her bright face was imprinted with half a shadow, and the melancholy between her eyebrows and eyes was like ripples in the lake, always expanding and dissipating in circles......
"The ...... that the eldest brother promised" Fu Mingyuan stretched out his hand and rubbed her black hair, and the smile like a spring breeze had taken root in the hearts of the people in front of her, and the words that seemed to be muttering something, she didn't hear it clearly, but she thought about it many years later...... This scene will be deeply engraved in her mind.
The carriage slowly drove in the direction of home, and Fu Mingyuan looked at the young man in front of him at this moment...... Unconsciously muttered: The eldest brother once promised to protect you without worry.
"Today, your big brother Fu is here." Chu Feiran leaned on the head of the bed, glanced at the people who came in, and then cast his eyes on his book, his expression was very calm.
Chu Feiyu's footsteps paused, and there was a little chill on his fingertips, as if even the thing in his arms had lost its previous temperature, and it became more and more chilly.
"Brother Fu said before that he would come to the house to see Big Brother." Chu Feiyu noticed that the book in his eldest brother's hand was not the one he handed over, but the account book sorted out by Mr. Fuzhong's account room, his eyes flashed slightly, is the eldest brother going to talk about this matter again?
"Fei Yu, how are you getting along with that kid Mingran?" Chu Feiran closed the account book and looked at the person standing aside, Ming Yuan said that he didn't blame Fei Yu, but just reminded him how far the second son of the Chu family had come in that matter.
Chu Feiyu frowned, what does this have to do with Fu Mingran's kid, it's just his own opinion, the eldest brother probably knew about the incident on the outskirts of the city, he didn't expect that the yamen would directly execute those people, if it wasn't for the Fu family's timely proof of Mingran's identity and intentions, I'm afraid that in the soul of the knife, that kid would not be able to escape......
But it also shows ...... He's at least on the right track.
"Mr. Bai once asked me to take care of her more...... "What he said was not false, although the kid couldn't get along with him on weekdays, but he never had anything to do with a child, but the eldest brother's expression at this time was ...... Looking at him with a smile on his face, Chu Feiyu suddenly became a little angry, since the eldest brother already understood so much, why did he ask him again......
"Since you are willing to help Fu Mingran run away from home, have you also said this and want to leave the Chu family?" Chu Feiran paid attention to the look of the person in front of him, he was still an official in business...... Sometimes you don't choose this path. His gentle face gradually revealed some bitterness, and now the Chu Mansion may still be beautiful in the eyes of outsiders, but the real situation ...... If the Chu family hadn't maintained cooperation with the Fu Mansion, the surnames of the four major merchants in the capital would have to be changed.
Does the child who is not at home all day know it......
"Big brother, Fei Yu has never had this thought, Fei Yu's only relative in this world is the eldest brother......" Chu Feiran saw the serious look of the person in front of him, he didn't look like a twenty-eight teenager, Fei Yu's temperament is somewhat similar to when he was young, whether the rumors in the outside world are true or false, the identity of the second son of the Chu family cannot be changed from the beginning.
"I'm very happy with what you said, but I originally thought that with Mingyuan's temperament, if I found that the child ran away from home, I was afraid that even his leg would be broken, but today you are standing in front of me safe and sound, I have some doubts, when did his temperament become so good?" Chu Feiyu on the side actually twitched a little at the corner of his mouth, and the eldest brother meant that it was normal for him to have a broken leg.
"Then it seems that it is still due to the child, as for what Mr. Bai has explained to you, so there is no need to mention it in the future......" Probably Ming Yuan didn't want to hear it, Chu Feiran reopened the account book, and his eyes became a little deep.
In fact, Ming Yuan came to see him and had one more thing, about the whereabouts of Imperial Doctor Ning...... The imperial physician himself is no longer alive, but if the medical skills of future generations can have seven points, he will have a chance to be the root of the disease that fell when he was born.
It's just not sure, there are probably some people staring at his situation now, and it is rumored that he is occasionally infected with the wind and cold, and Fei Yu's ability is ...... Those merchants who have dealings with the Chu family for many years and several owners of the Chu family themselves are afraid that they are not trusted.
But how long did he last...... Also unknown.
"Big brother, then I'll go out first." If Fu Mingran had seen him at the moment, he would not have thought that such a docile temperament would appear on Chu Feiyu's face, but maybe outsiders don't know that he was brought up by his eldest brother since he was born, and it is rare for his father to see him, and his mother has never seen him, if he doesn't toss it more when he is young, the eldest brother is afraid that he will forget him.
The person on the bed nodded, and his thin body disappeared in the door that the person at the door gradually closed The original only existence remained, Chu Feiyu looked down a little melancholy, but when he turned around and looked outside, the vitality on the young man's face was gloomy with a kind of concealment, and the contradictions were harmoniously blended together, at least what he said to the eldest brother was true, and he was the only one who cared about him and the only relative in the world.
The Chu family's family business...... Since the eldest brother values it so much, he can't destroy it, but what the eldest brother said just now, I really don't know if Fu Mingran's kid has broken one of his legs, and only she can do this kind of stupid thing of voluntarily going back to be punished.
But the man who was walking towards the door of the antechamber didn't notice it himself, and the smile in the corner of his eyes was actually happy because of this.
The jade pendant was thinking of waiting for the kid to find it himself, but the day was almost over, and there was no news at all, and it was estimated that he really had no time to take care of it because he was punished, but listening to the tone of the eldest brother, it seemed that the kid was fine.
He subconsciously touched the jade pendant on his chest, and said that jade is human, and the role of this jade has been heard since he heard it, and the son of the Fu family has a piece of it, so I don't know that this piece of jade has been with Fu Mingran for so long...... Can you know something?
The handkerchief in the house covered his lips, waiting for a cough to pass, if this white and clean handkerchief was dyed red one day, it was really fate.
"Childe, rest early today, we have morning classes tomorrow." Xiao Nian was making the bed, Fu Mingran was wearing a shirt, looking at the shadow of the flickering candle flame on the wall in a daze...... She can be so strong.
"Childe, go to sleep quickly, be careful of catching a cold." Xiao Nian put away the clothes that the little boy will wear tomorrow, and the son doesn't want others to help, in this regard, it is very similar to the eldest son, and the little boy's room is also ordered that no one is allowed to enter and exit at will......
"Xiao Nian, what's Si'er's condition, why haven't I seen her in the past few days." Fu Mingran lay on the bed, revealing his head and asking the person who was fiddling with the wick, looking at Xiao Nian's back...... I didn't feel a little worried in my heart, the second lady had always been unable to get along with her, but the eldest brother still left Si'er by her side, not for her sake, but Si'er was sent over, the second lady may be more relieved, but now......
"Childe doesn't have to worry, Sister A's health is already well, so she went back to the maid's room." Fu Mingran looked at the look on Xiao Nian's face because of the backlight, a little unreal, but he didn't feel anything unusual, and his heart, which had always been doubtful, slowly calmed down.
"Childe, the slave is out." After Xiao Nian gave the salute, he blew out a candle, and the originally bright lights in the room dimmed suddenly, Fu Mingran fell asleep listening to the gentle footsteps, but he remembered what the eldest brother said in the carriage today...... Big brother I'm sorry......
But with the night fire on his pillow, he fell asleep quickly...... The person who had just walked out of the outer room, holding a candle in one hand, reflected the expression on half of his face, and it was actually tear-stained.
Early the next morning, Fu Mingran was driven to the academy by Uncle Fu, and when she was in the carriage, her face unconsciously showed melancholy, and Xiao Nian was not in the room early in the morning, which was something that had never happened before...... It always felt like something was going to happen.
"Little boy, the carriage will be waiting at the door today." Uncle Fu said when the people got out of the car, Fu Mingran nodded, but he seemed preoccupied.
If Si'er really gets better, it stands to reason that she will come to salute her or something, and it has been three or four days since she came back from her yamen, but there is still no one to be seen, I am afraid that people are locked up......
Xiao Nian may not have lied to her, but she just didn't tell her the truth...... Or perhaps, don't believe her. In short, there must be something hidden, Fu Mingran had a little coolness in his eyes, if it was really because of the power of the second lady, Xiao Nian would not say it, then there was only one possibility...... It was the big brother's idea.
Her face became heavy, she must have apologized to her not for this reason, she must not have to, she understood that there was a law for disciplining domestic slaves in the Xuyue Dynasty, and generally domestic slaves had a time limit due to the contract, but if the slave committed a felony during the period of slavery, as long as he reported to the government and signed the paperwork, he was branded as a slave, and his identity for a lifetime could not escape the word slave.
"Uncle Fu, go back to the house......" Fu Mingran stepped on the carriage again, whether she thought too much or not, even if she didn't go to the academy today, she would have to go back.
When the second lady was in power in the house, the new slave contract passed through the hands of the second lady, and the second lady had the right to deal with the "guilty" maidservant......
"Little boy, but I'm afraid this time is not enough......" The driver was a little embarrassed. This boy told him earlier that he would be responsible for the little boy's commuting to and from school.
"Uncle Fu, go back to the house first, and I'll explain it to my eldest brother." As soon as the words fell, the person had already lifted the curtain and sat in the car. Fu Mingran's fingertips were a little white, and he didn't know why the coldness gradually came from his body, and it seemed that the older he grew up, he would find out that the matter of the mansion in the house was ...... It's that simple.