novelraw Chapter 93
Chapter 93
The fourth elder brother Fengping was killed, but he knew nothing about it.
Shuwan felt that this was not going to work, she had to think of a way to restore the reputation of the fourth elder brother.
Back home, Shuwan ordered someone to prepare hot towels and hangover soup, and she helped the fourth elder brother change his clothes in person.
She grabbed the fourth elder brother's collar and pulled the button hard, so anxious that the fourth elder brother threw his head back.
"Forget it, I'll do it myself!"
The fourth elder brother unbuttoned his clothes by himself, Shuwan tilted her head and said with a smile: "Oh, I am born with a good life, not to serve others."
"Yes! I'm serving your life!" the fourth elder brother complained.
Thinking of the rumors of fear of guilt, Shuwan said viciously: "Speaking of which, our fourth elder brother is really suffering. After finally marrying a wife and starting a family, he is actually afraid of guilt!"
The fourth elder brother stopped undressing, "Who are you saying is afraid of guilt?"
Shuwan smiled and told him what she heard in the garden, "Now it's all on my head to ask for help and work. This rumor must have been circulating for a long time!"
The fourth elder brother frowned and felt displeased, he is brave and talented, how could he look cowardly and incompetent?These people outside are talking nonsense!
"Forget it, let them say it!" Fourth elder brother comforted himself not to care, "The mouth grows on other people, and we can't stop the mouth of outsiders."
He pretended to be generous and pretended not to care, but he was still very depressed.
But rumors can only be guided, not controlled. Everyone likes to explore other people's private lives, which is human nature.The fourth elder brother can't explain one by one, saying that he is not afraid of guilt, that will only make the picture darker and darker.
The last time the other princes said that he was promoted to the title with the help of his wife, he readily admitted it, and no one said anything after that.
He also discovered a rule because of this, you don't have to pay too much attention to what people say, if you ignore it, the rumors will naturally dissipate after a while.The more serious and impatient you are, the outsiders will think that you have hit your sore spot, and the fake ones will be taken as real.
Shuwan smiled and said: "People nowadays are idle, they don't live their own lives, and they like to think about other people's affairs. I thought, we don't have to pay attention to these rumors, and don't explain them in a big way. It's better to put on a show , let outsiders see how loving we are as husband and wife."
The fourth elder brother's ears were a little red, "Nonsense! How can we let outsiders see our love?"
Shuwan: Although you didn't say anything, I know you're thinking about some lewd, lewd things!
"My elder brother, fear of guilt is not a good reputation. I am not doing it for your own good? It's just the right time of spring, and our family goes out to worship Buddha. You and I are in harmony. I respect you, you respect me, and turn fear into Elder brother loves his wife dearly, husband and wife love each other well, wouldn't that be good?"
It's just a rumor, smart people don't take it seriously, but there are too many stupid people in the world, what if everyone believes it?
Shuwan has worked as a royal Fujin for so many years, she has already figured out the emperor's mind.
Although the emperor favors the prince, he is still a qualified father, and of course he also has the shortcomings of a father.He is extremely defensive, his children are good, and others are wrong.
For example, if the prince made a mistake, it must be because the people around him led him to the wrong.The eighth elder brother deliberately framed the fourth elder brother because of the instigation of the eighth elder brother.
If the emperor knew the rumors about the fourth elder brother's internal fear, he might not believe it, but he would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Suspicious, he couldn't help wondering whether the fourth daughter-in-law was too domineering, that's why such false news spread and ruined the fourth son's reputation.
The fourth elder brother waved his hand to let everyone in the room go out, he held Shuwan's hand and said.
"You and I are already loving each other, so why bother to show others?" The fourth elder brother said with a smile, "I think the reputation of fear of guilt is quite good, so you can rest assured that you are jealous, and no one will dare to push people around me. .”
Shuwan smiled back and held his hand, these words were heartwarming.
"Forget it! I'd rather be jealous every day than let you bear such a reputation."
With a smile, she broke away from the fourth elder brother's hand, soaked the cloth towel in hot water and wrung it dry, and handed it to the fourth elder brother.
The fourth elder brother took the cloth towel with a smile, shook it off, stuck it on his face and burned it.
Shuwan: "What? Is it hot?"
"Of course it's hot! How did you fish it out?" Si elder brother added cold water to the basin while talking.
In this life, he doesn't expect Fujin to serve him anymore, it's too dangerous.
After Shuwan and the fourth elder brother discussed it, a few days later Shuwan and the fourth elder brother led Kang Bao and the concubine daughter out to worship the Buddha.
The housekeeper in the mansion had already sent someone to the temple to say hello, and had already cleared the venue in advance to ensure that no one would disturb the fourth elder brother and the others when they worshiped the Buddha.
When getting on and off the car, the fourth elder brother supported Shuwan considerately. When walking, Shuwan was always half a step behind the fourth elder brother.
They ate a vegetarian meal in the temple, and during the whole process, Shuwan was always virtuous and virtuous.
No matter what the fourth elder brother said, he was always good, yes, yes, he looked like a little woman.
A few days later, the fourth elder brother took his wife and children to the paddock to hunt again.
The concubines brought out all put on neat riding clothes, and rode a few laps on the pony, while Si Fujin, who was good at riding and shooting, smiled all the way, and sat aside waiting for them to come back from hunting. food.
Kang Bao shot a rabbit, and the fourth elder brother walked around with his son, but did not shoot the prey.
Kang Bao was very proud of his harvest, "Er Niang, let's eat roasted rabbits at noon today! I hunted this with my own hands!"
Shuwan smiled softly, "Okay! Let's eat the prey that Big Brother brought for lunch today."
The guard went to clean up the rabbit and set it on fire, and Shuwan took out the lunch she had prepared.
Da Gege and Kang Bao are children's meals. In the food box, Da Gege's meal is a little bear covered with a quilt.The quilt is pancakes fried with eggs, the bear's head is rice, and when the quilt is lifted, it is a dish made of fried mushrooms and bamboo shoots.
Kang Bao's meal is a little lion covered with a quilt. Like Da Gege, the quilt is lifted as a side dish.
Big Gege liked the bear very much when he saw it, "It's so pretty, thank you, Erniang, I can't bear to eat it."
Shuwan smiled and said: "What is there to be reluctant to do, you like this, let the cook do it when you get back to the mansion."
Kang Bao curled his lips in disgust, "I don't like this, it's something little girls like. I'm a man, so I can't eat this!"
He lifted the quilt of the little lion and was even more disgusted, "There is only one dish hidden under this, it is too monotonous! I am a shellfish after all, so I have to have four dishes and one soup for a meal no matter what!"
The fourth elder brother sneered, looked at Kang Baozuo, and waited for Shuwan to take care of him.
Sure enough, as soon as Kang Bao finished speaking, Shuwan snatched Kang Bao's rice and stuffed it to Su Peisheng.
"If you don't like it, don't eat it!" She said to the waiter, "Lead the elder brother to sit next to him, he won't eat at noon."
The eunuch gently asked Kang Bao to leave, but Kang Bao yelled, "Er Niang, I said I wouldn't eat this, but I didn't say I wouldn't eat."
Shuwan said mercilessly: "Beizi has to eat four dishes and one soup, but unfortunately there is no soup for lunch today. Since the food does not meet Beizi's standards, Beizi should not eat it."
Shuwan pointed to the side, "Stand aside! Don't wait for me to do it!"
Kang Bao knew that Er Niang would not spoil him, so he stood aside aggrieved.
Shuwan took the meal for the fourth elder brother again, she smiled and took the lunch box over.
"Brother, try it, I made your meal with my own hands, and our meal is the same!"
The fourth elder brother smiled and nodded, feeling as bitter as Coptis chinensis.
Shuwan has never cooked since she got married, so it seems that he will not be able to eat this meal at noon today.
Shuwan lifted the lid of the box, and the food inside was much richer than the two children.
Fried golden pork chops, boiled shrimps, lucky bags rolled with cabbage leaves, which seem to have meat stuffing inside, and the staple food is fried rice, which looks delicious.
Big Gege ate the little bear's quilt in a complicated mood, and it was Ama's treatment that was the best...
The fourth elder brother was very pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect Shuwan to have this kind of craftsmanship. Although I don't know how it tastes, but the appearance is there.
Kang Bao stood aside and stretched his neck to look this way, he saw clearly what was in his father's lunch box, and he secretly complained that Er Niang was partial.
Shuwan took out another food box, which contained various side dishes.
She placed it in front of Big Gege and the fourth elder brother, "You eat with your stomachs open, there are plenty of meals! How shabby it is for a family like ours to only bring a small box!"
At this time, the guard brought the roasted hare, a roast chicken and a pot of chicken soup.
The pheasant was the prey they brought in, and it was brought to the fourth elder brother and the others to add food.
Kang Bao has been riding a horse all morning, and he is also hungry at this moment.
He carefully apologized, "Emiang, I ate something wrong, I'm so hungry, can I go back to eat?"
Shuwan sneered, "There is no soup here, so it doesn't fit Beizi's identity!"
"Well, isn't that chicken soup?"
Shuwan shook her head coldly, "No! That's not chicken soup, that's chicken stew! It's stew, not soup!"
Kang Bao: "..."
Big Grid lowered his head to eat, pretending that he didn't hear anything.
The fourth elder brother said with a smile: "Okay, Kang Bao already knew he was wrong, and he has repented, so please forgive him this time!"
Shuwan just wanted to refute, but seeing a lot of guards around her, she held back again.
She smiled respectfully and virtuously: "Okay, I will listen to you."
She waved to Kang Bao, and said softly: "I listen to your Ama at home, since he forgave you, then you come over to eat! Next time you dare to do this, I will let your Ama beat you!"
Kang Bao tremblingly sat back to his original seat, holding his little lion lunch box and started eating, not daring to pick up other dishes.
There is something wrong here!There is definitely a problem!
Her mother-in-law could never be so gentle, and his Ama would never interfere with her mother-in-law to discipline him.
The couple must have set a trap and waited for him, waiting for him to make another mistake!Hmph, I must not be caught by them!
Big Gege cared about his younger brother, "Kangbao, why don't you eat vegetables? Today's roasted rabbit meat is delicious. This is the rabbit you brought in! Don't you want to try it?"
Kang Bao tried harder to eat the lion cub, don't eat!My sister doesn't have to tempt him, he won't eat it!
He is not greedy for roasted rabbit meat or chicken soup, he is so smart, he will definitely not fall into the trap!
Shuwan couldn't guess what her son was thinking, she didn't care if he didn't eat vegetables.He would not eat rabbit meat, no one begged him.This brat, he won't know how to eat well unless he is taught a lesson!
After lunch, the fourth elder brother sat beside him and laughed.
Seeing him giggling nonstop, Shuwan felt terrified, "Is there something wrong with the roasted rabbit and pheasant at noon? Why can't you stop laughing?"
The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just think it's good to go hunting and relax."
The fourth elder brother said in his heart: what the outsider said is right, he is indeed a little afraid of the inside.Shuwan has never been so submissive at home, and he still feels very happy to make a face for himself like this today.Well, I have to go out often in the future!
After worshiping Buddha and hunting, Shuwan didn't plan to go out for the time being.
Things like showing off can't be done too deliberately, she has to leave room for others to make up their minds.
Shuwan, who was taking a break for a while, continued to prepare for the opening of a branch store. She had already sent Xia'er to work in the Rouge shop, and asked her to do business with Xuexue.
Xia'er is the shopkeeper, but she also needs helpers.Xia'er chose two maids from the mansion who were willing to follow her away from the capital, and she brought these two maids to the Rouge shop to study, and when they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, these two maids would be her confidants and helpers.
In addition to management talents, Shuwan also selected a few loyal and reliable masters from the workshop.When they arrive in the south, they will be responsible for the product development and production of the new store.
After a few months of off-and-off work from the end of the year to the present, Shuwan finally recruited a good team, and it was time to send them to the south of the Yangtze River.
Wu Fujin has always been in charge of the business affairs, and she also has a shopkeeper and a few assistants.These people have traveled all over the country and have rich experience.When they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, Xia'er and the others were unfamiliar with their places of life, and these experienced shopkeepers would help Xia'er open up the situation.
When the shop opened, Wufujin's shopkeeper was responsible for purchasing raw materials and other miscellaneous items, and Xia'er was mainly responsible for sales and building good relationships with the women's families.
Shuwan and Wu Fujin asked someone to calculate an auspicious day, and the guys started to pack their luggage.
Chun'er and the others were reluctant to part. These days, Chun'er and Xia'er had hugged each other secretly and cried several times.
The two of them were assigned to the fourth elder brother together to serve Shuwan together, and their relationship became closer. Now that Xia'er is gone, they don't know when they will meet again.
As usual, Shuwan held a farewell party for Xia'er. Chun'er and the others cried into tears. Everyone hugged Xia'er and was reluctant to let go. They wished to tie Xia'er up and let her stay.
Xia'er is also reluctant to part with the people in the house, but she has her own ambitions.Before leaving, Xia Er went home and wanted to take her parents away, but the old couple was unwilling to leave the capital, no matter how Xia Er persuaded them, they would not listen.
In desperation, Xia'er had no choice but to leave, planning to send money to her family often in the future, which was considered her filial piety.
When it came time to leave, Shuwan sent Xia'er to the gate all the way.
Xia'er knelt down and kowtowed, "Don't worry about Fujin, Xia'er will definitely make a career and win glory for Fujin."
Shuwan thought in her heart: In business, there are losses and profits, so there is no need to force yourself.
But when Xia Er is full of ambition, she is not easy to pour cold water on her.
She smiled and said, "Then I'll just wait for Miss Xia'er to win the game!"
Xia'er got into the carriage and left Yongjun Prince's Mansion, Shuwan sighed and turned back to the main courtyard.
Xia'er left suddenly, Shuwan was not used to it.The maid who replaced Xia'er was named Chunhua, and Shuwan just called her Xiaohua for convenience.
Two days later, Shuwan's mother came to visit, and Xiaohua served her tea. The old lady's eyes were a little dazed, and she stared at her for a long time.
"This is...Miss Xia'er! Why does it seem to have changed?"
Shuwan chuckled, "Duoluogege, this is the maid who will replace Xia'er, her name is Xiaohua. She has an oval face and is taller than Xia'er! Don't get me wrong next time!"
The old lady smiled, "Oh, I'm old, and my eyes and ears are not working. Miss Xiaohua is also handsome, not worse than Miss Xia'er."
Xiao Hua smiled and knelt down to salute, "Thank you for your compliment, old lady."
The old lady nodded with a smile, and Shuwan waved her hand, telling Xiaohua and others to go out.
The old lady sighed: "You! I don't know whether to say that you have a good heart or that you are too confident. The maids around you are more handsome than each other, and their clothes are also exquisite. This is not good!"
Shuwan laughed at her old mother, "You are old and dim-sighted, but you can still see that my maid looks good! Now I have a rich dowry, and the maids around me are dressed too poorly, and I can't bear it."
"Men are all greedy and lustful. If the fourth elder brother falls in love with them, you will cry."
"No, Brother Si is not that kind of person. If he wanted to sleep with someone else, he would have slept already, and he wouldn't wait until today."
The old lady said: "Then you can keep Xia'er! After all, I'm used to serving you, and the fourth elder brother won't think she's beautiful after getting used to it. This little flower can't do it! It's too fresh!"
Shuwan persuaded the old lady not to worry, "You are right, but it takes a moment for a man to change his mind. I can guard against this, but I can't guard against that. There are so many women in the world, can I guard against them one by one? ?”
The old lady sighed: "That's right... I'm just worrying in vain."
Then the old lady cheered up again, "Speaking of which, you are not afraid that the fourth elder brother will change his mind. After all, the fourth elder brother is afraid of internal affairs!"
Shuwan was a little bit broken, "The rumors haven't changed yet? Are you still saying that our elder brother is afraid of guilt?"
Wouldn't all my previous performances have been wasted?I even deliberately found someone to pass it on to the outside world!It is said that the fourth elder brother just loves Fujin too much, but in fact, Si elder brother has always been respectful to the fourth elder brother.
The old lady smiled and waved her hands, "It was rumored that the fourth elder brother was afraid of internal affairs at first, but later it was spread that the fourth elder brother loved his wife. It seemed that he was afraid of the daughter-in-law, but in fact it hurt to the bone."
Shuwan sighed contentedly, "It seems that my arrangement was not in vain."
Shuwan told Er Niang about the fourth elder brother and the others who specially went to worship Buddha and hunt.
The old lady clapped her hands and laughed: "I'll just say it! How could such a good rumor change? So it's your fault! I knew that the fourth elder brother must be afraid of guilt. If not, why would he only guard you for so many years?" ? Your kung fu was taught by you, Ama, not to mention fourth elder brother, even the crown prince must be afraid!"
Shuwan: "...Emiang, I didn't hit the fourth elder brother! I'm not that kind of person, don't talk nonsense!"
"Hey, we are the only ones in the house, why do you hide it, I won't say it outside."
Shuwan: "..."
Good guy!I call it a good guy, other people's impressions have changed, but my mother-in-law is stuck in the rumors and cannot extricate herself.
Shuwan pouted, "Forget it, I won't tell you this anymore, I can't make sense!"
The old lady sighed: "I hope that the fourth elder brother will always be a wife-phobic image in the eyes of others."
"How do you say that? The emperor doesn't want the fourth elder brother to be afraid of his wife. He can love his wife, but he can't be afraid. This is a matter of dignity."
"I understand what you're saying, but the fourth elder brother will become popular if he loves his wife!"
The old lady said unhappily: "Do you think I just came to see you today? I'm here to remind you! There are many people staring at the fourth elder brother now! Don't forget, there is a draft this year. "
When it comes to the draft, Shuwan is not very happy.In these years, apart from Concubine De rewarding a Wugege, there has been no movement from the Emperor.
Every time there is a draft, Shuwan is a little nervous, for fear that the emperor will give the fourth elder brother a few compliments.
A large part of the reason for Shuwan's monopoly is that the competitors are too weak.Song Gege's brain is not enough, Wu Gege is timid, and shrinks when he stretches out his head.Neither of these two people can be called beautiful. If there is a talented woman with good looks, good personality, and culture, who knows if the fourth elder brother will be tempted?
"The emperor decides the draft, so it's useless for me to worry about it now."
The old lady sighed: "This is indeed the truth, but you don't allow others to think about it! Besides, some people have a good relationship with the emperor, and they feel sorry for their daughters, and they really want to put their daughters in the fourth prince's backyard!"
"I feel sorry for my daughter and let her come to the fourth elder brother to be a widow? Don't they know that I am the only favorite?"
"I know! It's not bad to be a widow! You don't treat concubines harshly, you serve them with delicious food and drinks, and you can use the good rouge from Ningzhuang Pavilion, and you don't have to serve the fourth elder brother. How comfortable it is to have someone to support you for a lifetime. !"
The old lady said in her heart: If I am young now, I will be moved too.Living in the backyard of the fourth elder brother does not need to compete for favor or intrigue. Eating and drinking every day is more comfortable than going out to be the main room!What's so good about being a concubine?To take care of the whole family, you have to pretend to be virtuous, take concubines for your husband, and support your husband's sons and daughters.Staying in the backyard of the fourth elder brother, the family will be linked with the fourth elder brother. Isn't this the best way to seek refuge with King Yongjun?
Shuwan couldn't understand, "But if they don't have favors all their lives, they won't have children. Don't they want their own children?"
At this time, people are most particular about staying behind, for fear that no son will burn paper for them.
The old lady scolded Shuwan for being confused, "Won't they fight after entering this backyard? What if the fourth elder brother likes them like this?"
Shuwan was completely out of anger, "Damn! They think so beautifully! Eat my food, drink mine, use the things from my makeup shop, how dare they miss my man!"
"Give it a go! If it succeeds, it doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl. Besides, if the fourth elder brother can love you, then he can love others. If the fourth elder brother changes his mind and doesn't love you anymore, he will change to specialize in love." If you pamper yourself, you will earn even more!"
Shuwan: "...I'm going to be pissed off."
The old lady advised her to calm down, "It's just a hypothetical, none of us know what the emperor thinks. I'm just telling you the worst situation."
The old lady said again: "By the way, among your five sisters-in-law and younger siblings, three of them hinted to me that they hoped to let their natal cousins serve in the fourth elder brother's house. You should know what they are talking about as helpers and what they are thinking. .”
Shuwan: "Tell me who is there, hehe, the sister-in-laws are finished!"