The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 102
It was rare for everyone to sneak away for half a day, and the conversation was very pleasant, and Fang Xiuyi was also very comfortable watching from the sidelines.Mrs. Gu prepared lunch in her own yard, while Fei Yu and the other girls ate alone in Gu Qizhi's yard.

"Take it as your own family, don't be polite." Mrs. Gu was obviously very happy. Fang Xiuyi heard that Mrs. Gu didn't like red clothes before she came out of the cabinet, but now she seems to be more like a standard noble lady, " This is the southern chef just hired by the mansion, try it."

"Why do you suddenly want to change the chef?" Mrs. Ge asked.

"It's not a change, but a chef was added. Last month, the doctor said that the old man's diet needs to be adjusted. My old man thought of southern dishes and said it was lighter."

Fang Xiuyi nodded secretly, the southern cuisine is so light, not only the elderly, but also young people are more suitable.

"That's right, but everyone is used to heavy flavors, and I'm afraid it will take some time to get used to it." Mrs. Gu's sister said.

"Sister is right. The old man didn't want to eat at first, but he has gotten better in the past few days, and his complexion has also changed."

"Well, the dishes are really good." Mrs. Xie took a few mouthfuls and liked it quite a bit. "I think our age is also very suitable. Later, I will invite a southern cook to make some adjustments occasionally. It would be good."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Fang Xiuyi also thought it was true.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, as if someone shouted something loudly, everyone looked at Madam Gu.

"Mother Qin, go out and have a look." Mrs. Gu asked people to go out to check.

As soon as Qin's mother went out, before the curtain fell completely on the threshold, Fang Xiuyi heard a cry from outside.

"Ma'am, ma'am, you can't do this to our mother and daughter!" A woman's heart-piercing voice came in without hesitation.

Mrs. Gu's complexion was slightly different, and she said reluctantly: "Sorry, I'm sorry, I'll go out and have a look."

Seeing Mrs. Gu walking in a hurry, several people looked at each other, but then they all looked at Fang Xiuyi in unison, which made Fang Xiuyi, who was full of curiosity, a little uneasy.But no one spoke, let alone going out, not even Mrs. Gu's younger sister.

"Ma'am, Xiao Ru is also a grown-up's own child, you can't just betroth her to such a family!" Perhaps seeing Mrs. Gu going out, the woman's voice was much quieter, mainly crying.

"Crying and fussing like that, how unbecoming!" Mrs. Gu could lower her voice, "Mother Zhang, how did you do it?"

"I'm sorry, ma'am, I was negligent just now..." A middle-aged woman's voice explained in a panic, "Hurry up, shut up, and pull me back!"

There was a burst of confusion, as if someone was about to be tied up.Fang Xiuyi didn't know who it was, and was imagining the scene outside.But it seemed that the person who came was so powerful that he didn't gag his mouth and let out a few more words.

"I...18 years...you are so cruel..."

After the noise, the outside quickly returned to calm, and the inside and outside were so quiet that a pindrop could be heard.

The door curtain was raised, and Mrs. Gu walked in, her face was as calm as usual, with an inscrutable smile on her face.

"I made you laugh, the servants in the house don't know the rules." Madam Gu sat down gracefully.

"My sister is thinking too much. There are not many bad things every day in the house." Mrs. Gu's younger sister comforted her older sister.

"That's right, if someone breaks the rules, find a matchmaker and sell it. It's not worth the trouble!" Mrs. Xie said with a sense of ruthlessness.

Everyone basically understood the outline of the matter from the few words outside just now, but Mrs. Gu didn't say it clearly, and everyone else pretended not to know.

Fang Xiuyi didn't speak, and she guessed it roughly, but seeing everyone pretending to be stupid, she was really unhappy.

"Yeah, that's the reason. Come on, let's not talk about such bad things. This is a snack made by the chef. You can eat it." Mrs. Gu obviously didn't want to say more.

Immediately, everyone's topic turned to dim sum, and they all praised Gu's southern cooks for their superb skills.Fang Xiuyi saw that these people might only eat one piece of dim sum at a time in order to hide their embarrassment, but this time they actually ate two or three, and the plates of dim sum were almost bottomed out.She suddenly felt that she was really out of tune with these people. Since everyone has a good relationship, they should work together to solve the problem. Why should they not ask a question like they are now? But maybe it's because they don't know her well, it's hard to say .She really hoped that the reason was the latter, at least it meant that Mrs. Gu had friends to share the burden for her.

After eating something with their own minds, several people left and returned home one after another. Only Mrs. Gu's younger sister stayed behind.

Gu Qizhi walked over with a few little girls and said goodbye to everyone.It seems to be the daughter of Mrs. Ge's family and Mrs. Li, slightly younger than Fei Yu.

When she passed the Chuihua Gate and was about to go out to take the carriage, that Mrs. Xie stopped, and Fang Xiuyi looked at her a little strangely.

Mrs. Xie looked at Fang Xiuyi with an unkind expression, and said sharply: "I called you Mrs. He because of Mrs. Gu's face, but you have no self-knowledge, and with such an unlucky name, you are showing off everywhere."

Everyone, including Fang Xiuyi, was stunned.Although other people disliked Fang Xiuyi's reputation, they would not expose it in public because of face, but Fang Xiuyi did not expect that these people really believed in those false things.

"Mrs. Xie, how do you say this? Mrs. He was specially invited by me. Besides, everything was an accident." Mrs. Gu stepped forward to smooth things over.

"What an accident! Think about it, where is this Mrs. Mold going now, what's good about it? Let's not talk about it, let's talk about today, tell me, isn't it all caused by her bad luck?!" Thank you The madam was still angry after she finished speaking, and said to Fang Xiuyi, "You are a country woman who came out of nowhere, and you will bring bad luck to others. I advise you to stay safely in the Shangshu's mansion and don't come out to embarrass yourself It is. It's strange to think about it, but He Huai'an doesn't even dislike it!"

Fang Xiuyi has experienced many things in these years, and she has faced even more vicious accusations than this, but this is the capital, where her husband and children live, how can she tolerate such groundless slander!

"Mrs. Xie, isn't it? I ask myself whether I'm going to sit upright. Although I was born in the countryside, I also know how to write rituals. When encountering problems, I know how to face and solve them, instead of blaming these nonsense." Fang Xiuyi actually didn't have much scruples about such a name.

"Madam He, please don't be offended. Madam Xie has always said words without intention. Please don't take it to heart. I am here to make amends for her!" Madam Gu came over and took Fang Xiuyi's hand and patted it.

"Hmph! If you keep doing this, you will suffer!" Mrs. Xie dismissively.

"Yes, yes, Mrs. He, don't take it to heart, she has nothing on her mind with just that mouth." Several other people also came over to persuade them, "It's cold, and the carriages are waiting outside. Hurry up and get in the car, and talk about it another day."

Several people pulled Mrs. Xie's body and dragged them outside. Mrs. Xie glared at Fang Xiuyi indignantly.

"Mrs. Xie, please stay still!" Fei Yu, who was standing beside Fang Xiuyi, did not want to let this go.

Several people looked at Fei Yu, only to see that Fei Yu bowed unhurriedly first, and then said: "Mrs. Xie, Fei Yu really doesn't understand. At the feet of the majestic emperor, the world is bright and clear, the laws of heaven are clear, and the roads are all clear. My mother can’t leave the house? Why are all the accidents in this world caused by my mother? If Madam Xie’s reasoning is that my mother can influence God’s will, then may I ask Madam Xie, where do you put the Holy One? Don’t you want to be disobedient?! "

Fei Yu repeated every sentence, her voice was not loud, but every word touched the hearts of several people. The last thing she could tolerate was being disrespectful to the other party Xiuyi.

"You, you..." Mrs. Xie almost lost her balance, and pointed at Fei Yu through gritted teeth.

"What's wrong with me? Doesn't Mrs. Xie mean that? Or does Mrs. Xie want us to go to the imperial court to argue?!" Fei Yu pressed on step by step.

"Fei Yu, there was a misunderstanding. Today everyone just came to celebrate my birthday. There was nothing unexpected. Mrs. Xie just made a slip of the tongue. Do you think so, Mrs. He?" Mrs. Gu quickly pulled Fang Xiuyi out as a shield. What happened to her mother was not forgiving at all.

"Madam Gu, Fei Yu knows that Madam Gu has good intentions, but some people really don't know anything and talk nonsense, which is really against ethics!" Fei Yu knew that her mother would choose to back down for the sake of face, but she was unwilling.

"You, you don't know the so-called wild girl..." Mrs. Xie was a little incoherent under her anger.

"Mrs. Xie, please be respectful! My little girl is a county monarch proclaimed by the Holy Majesty, could it be that you question the Holy Order?" If it wasn't because of the occasion, Fang Xiuyi would have wanted to beat someone up.

Although Mrs. Xie was still angry, she managed to regain some sense of reason, and stared at Fang Xiuyi and Feiyu with fire in her eyes. Fortunately, there were a few wives blocking her, otherwise she might have wanted to rush over.

"Oh, where is this? We are all my friends, and it is inevitable to have disagreements, but don't hurt your friendship. It's too cold, so I won't keep you. I'll come to make amends some other day!" Mrs. Gu A little bit anxious, this may be the most impolite thing she did, she took the initiative to drive the guests away.

"That's right, it's just a chatter. It will be fine in a few days. Let's go back quickly. If we're not here for a long time, the house is probably in chaos." Mrs. Ge quickly agreed.God knows what will happen if the quarrel continues, maybe they will all go to jail, and copying "The Analects of Confucius" is nothing.

Mrs. Gu personally helped Fang Xiuyi into the carriage, and said in a low voice before leaving: "I'm sorry, Mrs. He, please forgive me."

"I'm really sorry to have caused Mrs. Gu trouble again."

"It's all accidents, it's all accidents. Madam He, go slowly!"

Fang Xiuyi finally relaxed after the curtain was lowered and the carriage moved around.It's really hard to say how people interact with each other.

"Mother, did I not do well?" Fei Yu had already put away the barking of teeth and claws just now.

"Stupid child! There is no better woman than our Fei Yu!" Fang Xiuyi stroked Fei Yu's hair in relief, "These people are like this, they are self-righteous, if you take a step back, she will take a step back. It's just hard work for you, sir. If you want to protect your mother, so does Siyuan."

"Of course, we used to be young, and Mother protected us, but now that we've grown up, of course it's up to us to protect Mother!"

However, Fang Xiuyi's focus was not on this matter now, she was thinking of another matter, so she was relatively silent along the way, instead not noticing Fei Yu's worried eyes.

"Mother, don't worry, mother is the best mother in the world!" After getting out of the car, Fei Yu comforted her on the road.

Fang Xiuyi was immersed in his own thoughts just now, but now he came to his senses, and lovingly held Fei Yu's hand and said, "Mother, don't worry about this, as long as we have a clear conscience. Mother just remembered another thing."

He Huai'an came back very late, Fang Xiuyi had dinner with him, and then went to see the two children before going to bed.

He Huai'an's study in the inner courtyard is the side room to the west of the main building, about the size of two smaller rooms, separated into two spaces by a screen, the outside is a simple study, and the inside is a bedroom.Since it was the inner courtyard, Sandong and others could not come in to serve, and He Huai'an didn't want to have a maid by his side, so Fang Xiuyi has been taking care of this house since then.

Fang Xiuyi puts hot water here every night, lays out the quilts, and prepares the court clothes. In the morning, she comes to make the bed, tidy up and change the clothes, then take the maids to clean the room, light the incense, and put out the incense at noon.This kind of thing has been done for almost a year, and she didn't think it was wrong, but today she was touched by Gu Fu's accident.

After everything was ready, Fang Xiuyi did not leave as usual, but was obviously hesitant, hesitating to speak.

"I've heard about what happened to you this morning, don't take it to heart, there are a lot of stupid people who don't understand anything in this world." He Huai'an comforted him, thinking that it was Fang Xiuyi who wanted to tell him about what happened in Gu's residence this morning.

"It's not this. Besides, I don't care about these things." Fang Xiuyi continued, "My lord, do you still have concubines around Mr. Gu?"

"Why do you remember to ask this?" He Huai'an was a little strange.

"Yes or no?"

"Master Gu has two concubines around him."

two!Fang Xiuyi was a little surprised.

"Lord Gu has two concubines!" Fang Xiuyi was a little embarrassed for what she was about to say.

He Huaian looked at Fang Xiuyi puzzled.

"My lord, it's like this. Maybe I was negligent. This year, my lord has taken good care of me. I know I can't do well. I even handed over the management of the mansion to Fei Yu. In the care of the children It didn’t help me academically, and now that I think about it, it’s really dereliction of duty.”

"What do you want to say?" He Huai'an asked, it was obvious that Fang Xiuyi was really talking about him.

"For me, I suddenly remembered such a thing. Look, my lord, there are two concubines next to Mr. Gu, but you..." Fang Xiuyi was talking with her head down, but she didn't finish her sentence. She seemed to feel a chill around her, and when she looked up, He Huai'an really stared at her expressionlessly, "My lord, I don't mean anything else. I just thought that my lord, my lord is at such an age, in the prime of life, But lying alone every night, isn't it also..."

Fang Xiuyi was very embarrassed. She had never been in a relationship in her previous life, and she has been giving birth in this life, so she knew little about men and women.In the past year, even though they are husband and wife in name, they have been sleeping in separate rooms, and she has never thought about two people sharing the same bed. It seems that He Huai'an did not have this idea, so she has no idea.But the cries from the concubine's room in the Gu Mansion today made her think, although she is not sure if He Huai'an has physical problems now, but since he doesn't like her, shouldn't he give her another chance?

In fact, before Fang Xiu finished his sentence, He Huai'an got up and left directly.Fang Xiu subconsciously chased after her, "My lord, my lord..."

He Huai'an trotted all the way, Fang Xiuyi trotted all the way to chase, but she didn't know why she chased, so she just followed her feeling, as if there was a little panic in her heart.

He Huai'an went to the study in the outer courtyard, the guards, Banxia and the others watched with wide eyes as the two entered the courtyard one after the other.But He Huai'an didn't give Fang Xiu a chance, and closed the door directly.

"Ban Xia, take Madam back to rest!" He Huaian gave Ban Xia an order in the study.

Fang Xiuyi was standing outside the door panting, and she was only fully awake at this moment. She chased her all the way, but was blocked from the door, and she was in front of a group of guards.

"My lord..." Called "My lord", Fang Xiuyi didn't know what to say.Apologize, I seem to be right, explain, I should have made it very clear just now.She just couldn't figure it out, this He Huai'an is usually calm and self-possessed, what's wrong with him tonight?
He Huai'an didn't speak anymore, but he didn't open the door either. Banxia and others didn't dare to chase Fang Xiuyi away, so Fang Xiuyi stood blankly for a long time in the middle of the winter night.

"Madam, let's have a cup of tea in the young master's room." Ban Xia finally reminded, he didn't dare to let Fang Xiuyi enter the study, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to let Fang Xiuyi go back to the inner courtyard.

Fang Xiu shook his head, lowered his head, and walked back in frustration.Mama Shi also happened to rush here with a cloak in her hand.

"Ma'am, it's freezing cold, so I dare not make fun of my own body." Mother Shi regarded Fang Xiuyi as her own child, and cared sincerely.

Fang Xiuyi let Mama Shi put on her clothes, and murmured: "Mama Shi, did I do something wrong?"

(End of this chapter)