Chapter 99 Chapter 99 The Tao Family
Hearing Wu Heyi's words, Tao Ru's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said what he had already calculated: "Ah Ru has not been back to her parents' house since she came to the house, her parents are old, and her brother is too busy with business to take care of, so I want to go back and have a look."
Because of her status as a concubine, she didn't show off when she entered the mansion, but she just made a sedan chair carried by four people, and entered the mansion through the back door without beating gongs and drums, so she couldn't return to her parents' house openly like a wife.
What's more, she was "sold" into Wufu by her family, which allowed the Tao family, who was originally doing hard work in the field, to have the capital to do business, and let Tao Ru's brother marry a daughter-in-law and live such a good life now, so it stands to reason that she has no need to go back.
Wu Heyi felt very guilty about Tao Ru, and felt that her request was not too much, so he agreed: "It's me who owes it to consideration, and I should have let you go back and have a look." So, you rest today, and tomorrow morning I will have someone accompany you back, and I heard that your father loves to drink, so I will bring back a few jars of wine that Master Li sent last time."
Tao Ru immediately leaned affectionately into Wu Heyi's arms, and said in a delicate voice, "Master, Aru knows that you love Aru the most."
Wu Heyi felt a warm current in his heart, and the arm holding Tao Ru's shoulder was retracted again.
At that time, Fu He returned to his courtyard after sending Ji Changye and Song Qian away from the house, and when people came to report Tao Ru's illness, Wu Heyi hurriedly went, Fu He suddenly couldn't hold back the anger that had been held back for a long time.
"Why is she able to make the master so attentive to her every time?" Fuhe didn't even have time to take care of Zi Sangchuan's paintings at that time, in fact, she also saw Wu Heyi's favoritism towards Tao Ru before. But she didn't have the ability or energy to take care of it, but today's incident Wu Heyi defended Tao Rushi and made her lose face.
At first, the maid comforted her on the side and said, "Madam, don't be angry, she is a concubine who can't be on the stage after all, maybe the master is just a temporary interest, and when you are bored with her, what do you want to be a housewife is not a matter of words?" She has no rules today, she is still in front of the prince and Song Niangzi, if something happens in the future, the lord will know what to do with her if he thinks about it carefully."
Fuhe calmed down, thought about the maid's words, nodded and responded: "You said well, now you go and inquire how Tao Ru is in the yard, what did the master say." She guessed that Tao Ru's illness this time was just pretending, so she felt that Tao Ru would follow Wu Heyi to say something, and she had to take precautions in advance.
The maid hurriedly inquired after getting down, and came back and told Fuhe everything Tao Ru planned to do.
"Why did she suddenly mention that she was going back to her parents' house?" Fu He frowned slightly, and suddenly she seemed to think of something, and asked suspiciously, "What kind of business does Tao Ru's maiden family come to?"
The maid didn't react for a while, lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, and then replied, "What kind of dim sum shop does it look like? At first, it was just a small shop with no customers, but thanks to the help of the prefect, business has improved, but recently it has become quiet again."
Suddenly, she said again, "Mrs. Song is also in the dim sum business, right? The slave remembered that the shop was not far from the Tao family's shop."
This sentence made Fuhe understand something.
Song Qian's shop business is very good, and he will definitely rob the Tao family's business with similar types of goods.
It turns out that there is still this relationship. Fuhe thought to himself.
At this time, she probably guessed what Tao Ru wanted to do when she went back, and the maid and her were also of the same mind, so she also guessed this matter, so she asked tentatively, "Madam, what are we going to do next?" Do you want to go, just Song Niangzi? After all, she is the prince's man." If you can please Song Qian, you will be able to catch up with the prince, so that it will be much easier to do things in the future.
But Fu He shook his head after hearing this, raised his hand to stop the maid's next words, and replied with a little thought: "No, we are just guessing about this matter, if it has nothing to do with this matter, we will rashly tell Song Niangzi and the prince that it will definitely cause trouble, and the gains will outweigh the losses at that time." So let's wait and see where it goes, and then it's too late to make a decision."
The maid thought clearly
He's concerns, should be lowered: "It's still Madame's thoughtfulness, but just let her go on like this?"
Looking at what happened before, Wu Heyi only thought of the old love and took into account Ji Changye's presence with Fuhe, otherwise he would have fallen out with her because of Tao Ru. If Wu Heyi doesn't think about these things anymore in the future, Fuhe has no backer from his mother's family, how can he live in the house?
Fu He sighed helplessly, now there is only this there is nothing she can do, and there is nothing else she can do.
Song Qian and Ji Changye left in the same carriage here.
Because there were no words, the atmosphere in the carriage was a little dull, only the small sound of ingots and Changfeng playing quietly.
Suddenly, Ji Changye's eyes fell on Song Qian and asked, "Song Niangzi, it is very admirable that you can get Zi Sangchuan's painting."
He is typical of having nothing to say, Changfeng couldn't help but think so after hearing this. So the mind of playing with Yuan Bao was also divided a little, and he cautiously glanced at the two people not far away.
"The prince's words are heavy. Actually, it can be regarded as a kind of fate, thanks to Master Sangchuan's willingness to give me the words, I have time to give it to the prefect's wife today." Song Qian was a little surprised that Ji Changye would suddenly speak, and hurriedly replied after reacting.
Although Ji Changye had known about this for a long time, he still pretended not to know anything and said, "Fate is really something that can't be said, if fate comes to some things, it will naturally be logical." I just don't know if there is fate between them, or if there is fate.
Song Qian didn't hear the meaning of Ji Changye's words, and he didn't know what to say next.
Suddenly, Ji Changye thought of something again, and asked, "By the way, Mrs. Song, I heard Ah Jin say that there are some people in the shop today, who are the Tao family who are in the dim sum business not far from the shop, and they have a sneaky appearance after turning around in the shop, I don't know if this kind of thing has happened before?"
After hearing this, Song Qian carefully recalled whether there were any people from the Tao family in her memory, and after finally capturing a little impression, she replied: "There is a shopkeeper surnamed Tao who is a dim sum shopkeeper, and when the dessert shop first opened, they came and didn't know what they were doing, so they also turned around and left. Why are you here again today?"
If you think about it, there is still a bit of a business rush between them.
This made Song Qian worried, could it be that the other party wanted to do something? But after thinking about it, I felt that I shouldn't think of people's hearts as so ugly, so I just thought about it as a coincidence.
When the conversation was over, there was no more to say between the two men, and silence returned to the carriage.
The next day, the concubine was not at all like the sick appearance she had yesterday, and changed into clothes made of the best fabrics that Wu Heyi gave her, as well as the gold and silver that made people blush, and she looked radiant.
Wu Heyi deliberately carried a good carriage and waited outside the mansion, and even came out to see him off in person.
Fuhe was going to a friend's house to admire the painting of Zi Sangchuan, and when he came out, he happened to see Tao Ru reluctantly saying goodbye to Wu and Yi.
The maid followed, casting a disdainful look.
Although Fu He was a little dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything, he just wanted to leave quickly, not to look at this bad picture, he didn't want her to be discovered by Tao Ru, and the other party also called out intentionally: "Madam, where are you going?"
In desperation, Fu He knew to stop, turned to look at the two of them reluctantly, and responded to Tao Ru's words calmly: "Go to a friend's house, I heard that my aunt wants to go back to her mother's house to have a look? Be careful all the way, remember to help me say hello to the two old men, and by the way, I also asked someone to prepare some small gifts for you to bring with you." Then she gave the maid a look.
Originally, she didn't want to get involved in this matter and cause upset, so she just wanted to act as if she didn't know, so naturally she didn't prepare any gifts, but now Tao Ru stopped her, she had to show the value of being a housewife, and she couldn't be too stingy.
The maid comprehended Fuhe's words, hurriedly retreated, put together the non-existent gift, and put it on the carriage.
"The concubine is here to thank her for her kindness on behalf of her parents." Tao Ru is also like her, and wants to save face.
Since the play has been almost done, Fuhe has not
Thinking about her here again, he said goodbye and left.
Fu He didn't look at Wu Heyi from beginning to end, just said hello. But Wu Heyi didn't care, his mind was on Tao Ru at this time, so he wished that Fuhe would leave quickly. After seeing Tao Ru get into the carriage and leave, he returned to the mansion with confidence.
Tao Ru was sent to Tao Mansion, and watching the former grass house become the current mansion, Tao Ru was very proud.
After receiving the letter sent by Wu Heyi, the Tao family, who were far away, greeted them outside the mansion with great joy.
After seeing his parents, Tao Ru couldn't help but hide his face and cry softly, and held the second elder's hand tightly and said, "Father and mother, it's the daughter who is not filial, and she hasn't come back to see you two elders for so many years."
Tao's father, who sold Tao Ru into Wu's mansion at first, was full of pride in this daughter at this time, and his attitude of beating and scolding at the beginning has changed greatly, and he looked at Tao Ru distressedly and said, "It's not good for my father, but my father is relieved to see that you are doing so well now."
Now that Tao Ru is favored by Wu Heyi, the Tao family will also go to the next level, of course the Tao family will not regret it, and even intentionally wants Tao Ru to be the prefect's wife, secretly thinking in his heart.
Tao Ru naturally knows what these mother's family members are thinking, but it is not good to tear her face, because she is also afraid that one day Wu Heyi will bring in another woman to replace herself, if her mother's family has no ability, she will really have nowhere to go, and all these years of maneuvering will be in vain.
The two sides are ostensibly catching up.
A carriage suddenly drove not far away, and the person who got down from it was Tao Bu, the elder brother of Tao Ru's father and mother, who had not seen him for a few years, and he had become a rich businessman with a big waist and a round waist.
It looks like he's just come back from somewhere.
Father Tao suddenly felt a little dissatisfied on his face when he saw him: "It's not easy for your sister to come back after so many years, why did you only come home at this time!" It's so unruly, where do you put my old face?"
"Dad, I came back in a hurry because Xiaoru came back today, why are you so angry?" Tao Bu looked indifferent, and then walked towards Tao Ru with a smile.
"Xiao Ru, why don't you come back and stand here for so long? Hurry up and sit down." As he spoke, he pushed everyone into the yard, and Tao Ru could only walk into the yard half-pushing.