Lan Fu entered Fu Mansion at the age of nine and stayed there until Fu Shen took office three years ago.
In the eyes of outsiders, Fu Wei treats Fu Shen better than his own son. But Lanfu has been with them, and she knows what kind of life Fu Shen lives.
At the beginning, Lan Fu even thought that he was mute like herself. At that time, she was only responsible for sweeping the yard and had to get up early every day.
The first time she met Fu Shen in the yard who got up early, she thought she had gotten up late, and secretly warned herself not to sleep in again in the future. But after that, she would meet Fu Shen almost every day.
Later, after listening to other people's comments, she found out that Fu Shen got up so early to study in the school in the mansion. There were other young masters in the mansion, but none of them worked harder than Fu Shen.
In the second year, Fu Shen began to go to the largest academy in Bingzhou. From that time on, he rarely returned home.
Rumor has it that Fu Shen is a cold-hearted person who refuses to get close to the uncle who raised him, and Lan Fu has always believed this.
Until one summer, when the school had a field break, Fu Shen had to go back to live at home. She still doesn't know what strange disease he had at that time. She only knows that the master refused to invite a doctor, and neither did the wife.
doctor.
A few days later, Fu Shen's illness actually recovered on his own. From then on, the uncle and nephew were completely at odds with each other. They only occasionally spoke a few words in front of others, and it was mostly Fu Wei who took the initiative.
Lan Fu stared at the closed door for a long time. She really didn't expect that the man actually knew Huan Ci, and Huan Ci would stay under the same roof with Fu Shen today.
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It’s June 16th in a blink of an eye.
Huan Ci lay on the bed, looking at the blue bed curtain boredly.
That day Fu Shen sat for a while and then left without staying long. Huan Ci never saw him again after that. Ah Lian also never appeared again. However, there was a new woman in the courtyard, but she was a quiet woman.
Now there was no one to talk to her about.
Today is June 16th, which is her birthday. But she has no intention of celebrating her birthday this year, and the other two people in the yard don't know.
Just when Huan Ci was drowsy, he vaguely saw Fu Shen's figure.
The man entered the door quietly and saw Huan Ci who was about to fall asleep.
"You went to bed very early in the morning, but you didn't get any rest last night?" He walked to the bed and asked.
Huan Ci reluctantly opened his eyes: "Why are you here?"
"I'll take you out for a walk." the man said.
Huan Ci jumped up from the bed excitedly. He hadn't gone out since she arrived, how could he be unhappy now?
She wanted to go out to find out the news, so she didn't care much about her makeup. She just randomly picked some clothes and put on a single bun.
"Let's go." After dressing up, she took Fu Shen's arm with a smile on her face.
Fu Shen looked her over, took out a delicate box from his sleeve and handed it to her.
Huan Ci didn't know why, so he opened the lid under his gaze.
There is a red jade hairpin lying in the box. The tail of the hairpin is carved into a fox, which looks very smart and cute.
"This is a gift for you." The man said softly.
In the past, Huan Ci didn't like these things very much, but for some reason, this hairpin became more and more beautiful the more he looked at it today.
"Thank you, I like it very much." She smiled, took out the hairpin and tied it on her head.
Fu Shen glanced at her bun with satisfaction and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
After a while, two figures appeared on the street.
Puzhou is more prosperous than Huanci expected. Although she has been here before, this is her first time walking around on the streets.
Perhaps she was not in the mood today and felt tired after a while.
"Let's sit in a teahouse." She turned her head and glanced at Fu Shen, who was following her closely.
There were many people in the teahouse, so it was a good place to listen to news. She had stayed in that small courtyard for so long that she was almost isolated from the rest of the world.
"Okay." Fu Shen responded, turning around and giving Sao Ye a look.
Sweeping Ye understood immediately and found a nearby teahouse to book a private room.
The environment here is quiet and elegant, but you can hardly hear other people's voices while sitting here, let alone inquire about news.
Huan Ci was very disappointed, holding his head and playing with the tea cup on the table in boredom.
"But you're so bored? Why don't you drink tea?" Fu Shen finally asked after she didn't take a sip of tea for a long time.
Huan Ci shook his head: "I'm not thirsty."
Fu Shen today was so gentle that it didn't feel real to her.
Although he had been like this before, Huan Ci was not used to it this time.
"I'm going to relieve myself." She smiled and found an excuse to go downstairs.
"Ask Lan Fu to accompany you."
"With these two steps, I can still get lost." Huan Ci blurted out.
But she didn't stop Lan Fu from following her, and they went downstairs one after the other.
The first floor was full of people, but it was not noisy. Huan Ci stood at the top of the stairs and glanced around, and suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Sitting on the table near the door was a man of average build, wearing black clothes, who glanced at her lightly.
After Huan Ci was stunned for a moment, he finally remembered the identity of this person. He was General Zhu's steward. Huan Ci had met him several times in the palace, and he only knew that his surname was Wang.
General Zhu is his father's subordinate and has close contacts with his father. He has always lived in Bingzhou.
It's really suspicious for Butler Wang to appear here now, and he wasn't surprised when he saw her. Maybe he already knew she was here.
Huan Ci suddenly regretted bringing Lan Fu out. She went to the latrine with a gloomy expression, and for a long time she couldn't think of a way to get rid of Lan Fu.
When she came out to clean her hands, Lan Fu was standing outside watching. The owner of the teahouse personally brought the water over and walked up to her with his back to Lan Fu.
When she went in again, Butler Wang was no longer there, and only the tea on the table was still steaming.
He was nowhere to be found in the whole teahouse, and Huan Ci couldn't help but feel even more depressed.
She had only met Butler Wang briefly a few times. Could it be that he didn't recognize her?
Because of this incident, Huan Ci has been feeling depressed since he returned to the second floor.
Seeing her lack of interest, Fu Shen took her back early. Originally, he wanted to have a meal here before leaving, but as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw someone sent by Zong Zhenglu.
After seeing Huan Ci off, he hurried away in a carriage.
Here, Huan Ci had been thinking about what was going on in the teahouse, and was indifferent to the dishes on the table that night. Lan Fu thought she was so depressed because Fu Shen left, so he finished his meal early and went back to rest.
This birthday was boring. Huan Ci hurriedly washed up and went to bed, but he didn't fall asleep until after the third watch.
Half asleep and half awake, she felt something cold crawling up her waist.
The cold touch scared her to death. When she saw the black shadow in front of her, she almost screamed.
"Don't scream, it's me." In the darkness, Fu Shen hugged her waist tightly and covered her mouth with his other hand.
Huan Ci looked straight into the man's eyes as black as obsidian, but he didn't know why he appeared here late at night.
"You scared me to death." She gasped after the big hand covering her was removed.
Fu Shen's hand on her back began to slide down slowly, and he whispered in her ear: "I'm going to the capital, and I don't know when I'll be back. Please stay here during this period and don't go outside to make trouble.
run."
"Are you going to the capital?" Huan Ci asked in surprise.
The capital is not at peace now. What is he going to do in the capital?
Fu Shen said softly, "Yeah", but didn't explain much to her.
He relied on his memory and searched for every sensitive spot of Huan Ci inch by inch in the darkness.
After the woman in front of him snorted softly, he could no longer restrain himself and turned over, reversing their positions.
Huan Ci was originally thinking about his going to the capital, but when she realized what she was doing, her eyes were filled with eyes and her arms were on the man.
"No, what if we have a child?" She exclaimed and tried to escape from the man.
But now, how could Fu Shen let her go? He hugged the woman from behind and murmured: "I brought the casings."
Huan Ci knew the function of this thing, and was embarrassed and annoyed for a while. But she was provoked by Fu Shen for a long time, and finally succumbed to his offensive.
After ups and downs for a long time, the two finally lay on the bed hugging each other.
Fu Shen kissed her earlobe with a lot of reluctance in his heart. He was always busy these days and had very little time to see her. Now that he was going to the capital, he didn't want to take her with him, and he didn't dare to take her with him.
she.
This trip was dangerous, and he couldn't let her be in that place of right and wrong again.
Gradually, the two of them calmed down after breathing. However, the man was uncharacteristically still dragging his heavy body to press her down.
Huan Ci was stroking his hair, but now he was feeling uncomfortable. He pushed him dissatisfiedly, but failed to push him away.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked, holding Fu Shen's face.
Fu Shen held her hands, kissed her clear eyes, and whispered in a low voice: "Wait until I come back."
"Yeah." Huan Ci touched his face, "I'll wait for you."
The man didn't expect to receive a response and looked at her dreamily for a moment.
After a while, an ambiguous voice came from the room again.
When it was almost dawn, Fu Shen finally struggled out of Rourouxiang and washed himself in a hurry.
Huan Ci also went out of his way and helped him dress neatly, then sent him to the carriage. He didn't return to the yard until the person was gone.
On days when Fu Shen was away, the small courtyard was always extremely quiet. Except for the people who delivered things every day, there was almost no movement on weekdays.
However, this calm did not last long.
That night, a fire suddenly broke out in the kitchen, and the wind also affected her bedroom.
While everyone was busy putting out the fire, Lan Fu looked at the choking smoke and dragged Huan Ci outside.
The fire was not very big, but it still alerted the officials. The street was bustling with people, and almost no one except Lan Fu paid attention to her.
Huan Ci suddenly realized that this was a good time to escape. While Lan Fu was standing on tiptoe to observe the fire, she secretly took a detour to the alley behind her.
But Lan Fu immediately realized something was wrong and quickly ran to the alley to look for her. Just when she and Huan Ci looked at each other, several men in dark clothes suddenly ran into the alley.
