Chapter 44: Trickery

What Aunt Chen, Fu Jiao doesn't take it seriously.

She was about to go back to Yin and Yang, but Fu Rudi took the lead in speaking and said lightly: "There is no need for my aunt to worry about this matter, when the fourth sister is willing to come back, she will come back." ā€

"I—I'm doing this for your good."

Aunt Chen smiled and said: "Rudi, you are busy all day, and Jiaojiao always needs someone to take care of her." ā€

"Aunt Chen, I'm so old, I'm not a three-year-old doll, what do I take care of." Fu Jiao didn't give any face, she looked her up and down with contempt in her eyes, "It's you, skinny and sunken cheeks, and the meat can't hang up, eat more to make up for it, talcum powder is stuck in the wrinkles, I look weird and distressed." ā€

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ā€

Aunt Chen bowed her head in embarrassment when she heard this.

She took out the bronze mirror she carried with her, carefully retouched her makeup by candlelight, and her eyes peeked at Fu Zhenqing not far away.

After all, Fu Zhenqing hasn't been to her yard for a long time. Dress up tonight, don't you just want Fu Zhenqing to favor her twice. As a result, Fu Jiao said it in public, and her self-confidence instantly became inferiority.

Make up for it...... Say it lightly.

A few days ago, she wanted the kitchen to stew some snow clam bird's nest, but the people in the kitchen tried every possible way to refuse, and the housemother pinched the monthly money tightly, and it was more difficult to eat something good than to climb to the sky.

Aunt Chen was angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to be angry with Xie Shi, so she had to glare at Fu Jiao and said coldly: "Jiaojiao should still feel sorry for others." ā€

"Yes." Fu Jiao smiled and groaned, "There are many people who feel sorry for Aunt Chen, the second brother and the third sister, and it is not my turn." ā€

Aunt Chen's mouth was crooked, "Hehe." ā€

Fu Yan and Fu Changjian were all born to the Xie family, so it's no wonder that they will feel sorry for her!

Seeing that she mentioned herself, Fu Yan, who had always hated Fu Jiao, couldn't sit still, she put down her chopsticks and hooked the corners of her mouth: "I haven't seen you for many days, and the fourth sister is becoming more and more sharp." ā€

"If you can't speak when you go outside, you may suffer more than if you suffer more than your family."

In my memory, the stupid original owner was teased by Fu Yan a lot, and Fu Yan was often so angry that he hid in the quilt and cried. Now that Fu Jiao has changed, she is fighting back in a different way.

Fu Yan is not a vegetarian either.

She reacted immediately and asked rhetorically, "Fourth sister, you don't like what you say." What does it mean to suffer more than the loss of the family? Do you feel that your family has treated you badly? ā€

Ordinary people must refute and maintain a semblance of peace.

Fu Jiao didn't.

She was rebellious, her mouth was ruthless, and she thought of what to say, "Of course." Before, I slandered and poisoned the maid, I was kidnapped and no one cared, I couldn't eat enough and dress every day, isn't it a disadvantage? As she spoke, Fu Jiao let out a long sigh, "Hey! They all say that the family is good, if it is really that good, why force me to live in the government? ā€

A sentence directly tears through the illusion of harmony.

Fu Yan froze.

Fu Zhenqing and Xie Shi directly turned pale, and the people at the table were silent.

Fu Jiao was not afraid of death, and poked Aunt Chen with her hand, "Aunt Chen, did you say yes?" ā€

Aunt Chen: "......"

Thanks, don't bother her now.

"Fu Jiao!"

Fu Zhenqing slapped the table, and the bowls on the table jumped up.

He blew his beard and glared, and said angrily: "You are becoming more and more disagreeable! Bringing you back is a meal, not a quarrel. ā€

Fu Jiao spread her hands and said innocently: "I didn't quarrel either." I've been talking well. ā€

"Did you say that? Yin and Yang are weird, it's simply hateful! ā€

Fu Changjian also pointed at her and scolded.

"Okay, you all have to say less." At the right time, Xie finally stood up. She showed a kind and kind smile to Fu Jiao, "Okay Jiaojiao, don't be angry with your father's second brother." It's your mother's fault, who didn't take enough care of you when you were a child, that made you have such prejudice, and your mother apologized to you today. ā€

"What a system!" Fu Changjian stomped his feet angrily, "How can a housewife apologize to a concubine, like words?" ā€

Xie Shi sank his face, "Changjian, shut up." ā€

She stood up, picked up the teacup in front of her, and said to Fu Jiao: "Mother didn't investigate carefully before, wronged you and Hongyue, and mother officially said sorry to you." Today, I replace wine with tea, and I hope Jiaojiao will forgive. ā€

Fu Zhenqing stared at Fu Jiao tightly, if she dared to speak disrespectfully, he would definitely not spare her.

Fortunately, Fu Jiao did not continue to intensify the contradictions.

She laughed innocently, and also raised the teacup in front of her, and gave a step: "Yes, how can mother and daughter have an overnight feud, I accept my mother's apology." Mother will have to pay attention next time, if this kind of thing happens again, you must find your brother to investigate it well, and don't insist on closing the coffin and wronging a good person. ā€

Xie's smile was almost stiff like a mask.

She drank the hot tea mechanically, only to feel that it was bitter all the way to her stomach, "Okay, okay, mother remembers." ā€

Xie Shi sat back in place, and Fu Yan and Fu Changjian next to him were all stunned.

Fu Yan tugged at Xie's sleeve, her eyes rolled in a hurry, her voice was pressed to the lowest, and she quietly asked, "Mother!" Why are you doing this?! ā€

"Don't talk about it."

Xie Shi did this part, and Fu Jiao secretly admired it in her heart.

The more she is like this, the more vigilant Fu Jiao becomes.

Fu Rudi is present today, if she doesn't let go of this problem, it will make him embarrassed. Looking at the overall situation of the Fu family, Fu Jiao had already thought of a clever trick to retaliate, she finished drinking tea and continued to eat happily, like a person who had nothing to do.

In the eyes of others, I really don't know if it's big or hard-hearted.

Fu Zhenqing shook his head and sighed.

I feel that the delicacies on the table in front of me are not fragrant.

He wanted to discipline Fu Jiao, but Fu Rudi sat next to him, and when he saw that this posture was to maintain Fu Jiao to the end.

He hadn't seen his eldest son for a long time, and he really wanted to have a homely meal with him tonight. As for this disobedient maid...... That's it, she can do whatever she likes.

"Like dysprosium, eat more."

Fu Zhenqing turned his head to Fu Rudi to pick up the vegetables, "I remember that when you were a child, you loved vinegar fish the most, and the chef specially invited from Jiangnan liked it." ā€

"Thank you, father."

Fu Rudi ate a piece of fish, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved. He seemed to have no intention, and said in a voice that only Fu Zhenqing could hear: "Father, it's not that I like vinegar fish, but my mother likes it." ā€

Fu Zhenqing's posture of picking up vegetables paused.

He knew that the "mother" in Fu Rudi's mouth was not the current mother Xie.

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ Do you still blame me for this? ā€

Fu Zhenqing's tone was complicated.

"How?" Fu Rudi smiled and continued to pick the vinegar fish in front of the chopsticks, "How many years have I been, I have already been relieved." ā€

"It's good that you can think like that."

Fu Zhenqing's expression calmed down and he didn't say anything more.

He has always doted on Fu Rudi, not only is this his best child, but he also owes too much.

Owe him and owe his mother.

Fu Zhenqing understands the reason why Fu Rudi doesn't want to stay at home, and also understands Fu Rudi's protection of Fu Jiao. Probably, they all had familiar childhoods.

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A family feast ended in silence.

Fu Jiao ate and drank to her heart's content, and went home with Fu Rudi.

Before leaving, Fu Jiao suddenly said that she had a stomachache and wanted to go to the toilet, so she asked Fu Rudi to wait for her in the flower hall. Fu Rudi didn't think much about it, and told her to go and come back quickly.

The Fu house is not big.

When she entered the door, Fu Jiao found that the Fu family could not shine in the sun all year round, and it had never attracted dirty things, which was largely due to the influence of Fu Rudi, a person with Ziwei's life. Now that she and Fu Rudi don't live here, Fu Jiao is ready to give some big gifts to the Fu family.

She shook off the maid who led the way, followed the route in her memory, touched the courtyard of several people, rubbed her hands, and began to show her strength.

The main mother, Xie Shi, is sanctimonious and treated her harshly when she was a child.

There was a maid guarding her yard, Fu Jiao couldn't get in, and when she saw a pot of dwarf osmanthus trees placed under the wall, she had an idea and moved the dwarf osmanthus from the left to the right.

The wall on the right is the white tiger side, the white tiger side moves, people's hearts gather, and it is inevitable that she will be impetuous, enough for her to eat a pot.

Fu Jiao came to Fu Changjian's yard next door.

No wonder Fu Changjian is so cheap.

His yard is a three-courtyard courtyard where the dragon is being protected, the gate is open on the side of the tiger, and the next door is the high wall of the Xie family's master's mother, forming a white tiger with its head high.

In this way, the people who live here are naturally vicious and evil.

At the beginning, she could see at a glance that Fu Changjian had carried a human life, so she didn't mind letting Fu Changjian see the dead soul that died at his hands again.

"Yan Ji, I'll leave it to you."

Yan Ji was not very happy when she learned that the task was to intimidate Fu Changjian.

She put out the conditions, "I want Song Lang." ā€

Fu Jiao waved her hand and directly sold Zhao Hao, "Good, scare Fu Changjian out of a bad way, I'll let Song Lang sleep with you." ā€

Yan Ji snorted and floated into Fu Changjian's courtyard.

Fu Changjian solved it, and Fu Yan also had to arrange it. I didn't know how to provoke this eldest lady, so I had to bully the original owner who was only a promise, so Fu Jiao simply vented her anger for her.

There were more servants in Fu Yan's courtyard than in Xie's courtyard.

Fu Jiao spun around and moved a stone bench outside her courtyard to the corner of the tiger's side.

On the side of the tiger, the innate gossip is the separation hexagram and the fire. Those who force the body with fire, slaves bully masters, and guests bully masters. In this way, Fu Yan's yard will be lively.

That Aunt Chen didn't know whether she was cheap or stupid, Fu Jiao reported the principle of retribution, covered a few weeds with a black net, and threw them all on Aunt Chen's roof. As for the other Aunt Lu, in my memory, Aunt Lu doesn't like to cause trouble, and if she doesn't say anything good to her, she can't say anything bad, plus Aunt Lu didn't say anything at all during the banquet, she was honest and did her duty, so Fu Jiao let her go.

Fu Jiao originally wanted to clean up Fu Zhenqing's old man, but she was afraid that Fu Rudi would wait too long, so she had to hurry over.

Doing so many things in a short period of time can make her choke enough.

I couldn't breathe when I spoke, "Brother, I'm back." Let's go. ā€

"Why did you go so long?"

Fu Rudi frowned.

If Fu Jiao doesn't come out again, he is ready to look for it himself.

Fu Jiao pursed her lips and smiled embarrassedly, "I ate too much at night." ā€

Fu Rudi didn't want to ask about these things in detail, and when she saw that she was fine, she said goodbye to Fu Zhenqing and returned to the mansion with Fu Jiao.

As soon as she entered the carriage, Fu Jiao thought of the feng shui that had destroyed the Fu family just now, and her heart blossomed, and she couldn't help but hum a song with her chin propped up.

Fu Rudi thought that she was angry at the Fu family today, but she never thought that she was quite happy.

"Is dinner that good?"

"General." Fu Jiao's thoughtful words came as soon as she opened her mouth, "It's better than the nest head that my brother handed me by himself." ā€

Thinking of the hard days of being displaced on the road, Fu Rudi couldn't help but sigh.

Only Fu Jiao is willing to have fun in the bitterness and be in the same boat with him.

"By the way, just now Sinan saw the first arrester in Beijing, and he said that the identities of the two people who kidnapped you have been ascertained."

"Who is it?"

Fu Rudi said: "One is called Liang Bing, and the other is Gong Hongfeng. Gong Hongfeng used to be a water bandit in the Cao Gang, but later offended the leader and was driven out, and now he is an outlaw who is in the market. As long as you are willing to give money, you will do all kinds of evil such as killing people and goods, committing adultery, kidnapping and extortion. The cause of Gong Hongfeng's death was very strange, and after repeated examinations, it was found that his neck was folded back, as if he had been vigorously broken. Such a powerful move, unless you are a martial arts master, no one can do it. ā€

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ Really? ā€

Gong Hongfeng was killed by Yan Ji.

Fu Jiao didn't know whether to confess to Fu Rudi.

She thought about it, maybe now is not the time to confess, and if she talks about Yan Ji, I'm afraid it will scare Fu Rudi.

"Did you see anyone else that day? Was he the one who saved you? ā€

"I don't know." Fu Jiao pretended to be crazy and stupid, "I fainted." ā€

This incident has caused a psychological shadow on Fu Jiao, and Fu Rudi doesn't want to mention it more to stimulate her. Just talking about the other Liang Bing, his expression became more and more solemn.

"The cause of Liang Bing's death is even more strange."

"How?"

"The four servants took turns for autopsies, Liang Bing was in good health, without any internal and external injuries, just like walking, and suddenly died inexplicably." Fu Rudi was silent for a moment, and then said, "Liang Bing's ancestral home is Yunzhou, and everything else is unknown. ā€

Fu Jiao carefully recalled the circumstances of being kidnapped that night.

Gong Hongfeng was killed by Yan Ji who she helped to find, and Liang Bing, as if someone was calling his name in the dark place behind, Liang Bing promised a "hey", and then fell to the ground and died.

This is a bit like the long-lost technique of "shouting for life".

Calling out a person's soul, if that person agrees, is willing to give his life.

In short, someone replaced the life of a damned person with Liang Bing's life. These two people must be in harmony, one dead and one alive, and they are very vicious.

Fu Jiao thought for a moment, but still told Fu Rudi about this speculation in her heart.

Fu Rudi has experienced so much, so he naturally believes it.

"Are you sure someone is doing the shouting technique?"

"Not sure, just suspicious." Fu Jiao thought of the skulls of those missing children in Yunzhou, and she had a flash of inspiration, "Could such a vicious Taoist technique be related to the Danyang Daoists?" Liang Bing is from Yunzhou, and those skulls are also in Yunzhou...... Brother, do you think there will be a connection between the two? ā€

Fu Rudi pondered for a long time.

The carriage stopped at the mansion, and he didn't stop thinking.

Fu Jiao didn't bother him and waited quietly.

After a long time, Fu Rudi said: "It seems that Yunzhou has to go for a trip." ā€

"Leaving again?"

Fu Rudi informed Emperor Jianming and King Guangping of their thoughts.

Emperor Jianming wanted him to capture the demon dao as quickly as possible, and the king of Guangping was worried about his younger brother King Chengnan, and he also desperately hoped that Fu Rudi would bring the demon dao to justice.

"This time, you don't have to go out with me anymore, just stay in the capital."

"I don't !!"

Fu Jiao refused.

Her clear eyes revealed an irresistible firmness, raised her hand to grab Fu Rudi's arm, and grabbed it, "Where is my brother, where am I." ā€

It's a two-in-one

(End of chapter)