My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

Chapter 111 Reply

Shopkeeper Liu looked at the man carefully. He saw that he was well-spoken, well-dressed, and had a similar face to his boss. He guessed that he was not a simple person, so he did not dare to neglect him and quickly said, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will go and inform the boss."

After getting Fu Shichen's approval, Manager Liu hurried to the third floor. After a while, Manager Liu came downstairs and bowed to Fu Shichen and said, "Sir, please move to the third floor, Room No. 1." Fu Shichen nodded slightly and stepped onto the stairs.

After reaching the third floor, he knocked gently on the door. Soon, a deep voice came from inside the room: "Come in!"

When Fu Shichen opened the door, he saw Fu Shiyan sitting at the table writing furiously.

He walked slowly to Fu Shiyan's side and said softly, "Second brother, you are becoming more diligent now."

Fu Shiyan looked up at the voice, his face full of astonishment, looking at the person in front of him in disbelief. A happy smile appeared on his usually calm face, and he said excitedly: "Brother, when did you arrive? I sent someone to call my little sister!"

The eldest brother quickly stopped him and said, "Don't bother, we can go visit her together later."

After speaking, he sat opposite Fu Shiyan and said seriously: "Now the emperor has ordered people to renovate the mansion, and I have also entered the court as a general to strengthen power, but the truth of the deliberate murder that night has not yet been found out. The court said it was caused by a flood, and we still need to investigate the whole thing ourselves.

This time, I came here to see how you and my younger sister are doing, and I hope you can pack up and move back to the capital. What do you think?"

After hearing what his brother said, Fu Shiyan was silent for a moment and then responded: "You can take this opportunity to return to Beijing. However, the business and saltpeter here still need someone to take care of it. I will find someone I trust to watch over it for the next few days."

Fu Shichen nodded slightly, and then said: "There is no time to lose, you should make plans early, I will go back to Beijing first and find a good academy for you and me. By the way, has your stubborn illness recurred?"

Fu Shiyan shook his head and said, "It's strange, but I haven't had this mistake since I came to Taohua Town." The eldest brother heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his words.

Afterwards, after a thoughtful discussion, the two of them went downstairs together towards Tongxin Hall.

At this time, Shi Nuan in Tongxin Hall was preparing medicine for the patient.

When she looked up, she saw her second brother and a man walking in. Seeing the newcomers, her eyes were full of surprise, with tears of excitement flashing in them: "Second brother... eldest brother! Second brother, it's really eldest brother."

Fu Shichen slowly walked up to his little sister, gently stroked her hair, and said gently, "Xiao Nuan has grown taller and can treat patients. You are worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Fu family. This time, big brother will take you home, okay?"

Shi Nuan nodded vigorously, and her elder brother squatted down and gently asked about her recent situation.

Just then, Fu Yi walked out from the inner room and was stunned when he saw the eldest master suddenly appear in the lobby. He then walked forward and saluted respectfully.

After a brief and cordial greeting, the few of them returned to Zuijiangyue.

Fu Shiyan asked Ah Nian to bring a pot of fine wine, then smiled and said to his elder brother: "I have been looking forward to your return, and have been waiting for you to have this meal for a long time. Tonight, let's treat it as a welcome for you."

After that, he personally filled the wine glass for the eldest brother, and the eldest brother picked up the wine glass and drank it all, as if many words were contained in this wine...

A few days later, Fu Shiyan packed up and took Shi Nuan with him, and Fu Yi set out on the journey back to Beijing...

This year, the winter in Beijing seems to have come earlier than usual. As soon as the winter month began, the first heavy snow fell...

At this moment, on the corridor on the second floor of Molan Pavilion, Huaying, wearing a jade-colored skirt embroidered with broken branches and piled flowers, was staring quietly at the heavy snow flying in the sky.

The fluffy rabbit fur at the collar makes her delicate facial features look even more petite and lovely.

At this time, Qinghe came over with a hand warmer and a moon-white embroidered cloak, and gently draped them over Huaying's body.

I could only hear her mumbling, "My lady, it's so cold, can't we go back to the house and enjoy the snow?"

As he spoke, he handed the warm hand warmer to Huaying.

Huaying took the hand warmer and quietly stared at the snowflakes falling in front of her. The mountains and streets in the distance were covered with white snow...

Although the wind was freezing, she did not feel the chill. Instead, she sighed softly, "It doesn't matter. Look how beautiful the snow scene is!"

Qing He glanced at her young lady in confusion and muttered, "Young lady, in the past, whenever it snowed, you would not even step out of the door, and you wanted to move the stove into the house to keep warm. Even when the Second Young Master asked you to play in the snow, you never went. You are now a completely different person compared to before!"

Seeing Qinghe taking the initiative to open up the conversation, Huaying asked, "Oh? What was I like before?"

Qing He thought for a moment, then tilted his head and replied, "Miss, you are much more easy-going now than before. You always have a smile on your face, and you have become very hardworking. Not only that, you never seem to be stumped by anything, and you are also very kind to us servants."

After hearing this, Huaying jokingly asked Qinghe: "Which lady does Qinghe like more?"

Qinghe answered without hesitation: "Of course it's now! Oh, Miss, Qinghe likes you no matter what you become! Even if you beat Qinghe, Qinghe will still like you!" Huaying couldn't help laughing at her words.

While the two were chatting, Qingzhu came over with a tray and said to Huaying respectfully, "Miss, Madam has specially ordered the kitchen to prepare ginger soup and bird's nest for each courtyard. There is also an extra portion of chicken soup in the young mistress' room! I will bring you a portion of all of these. Drink some while it's hot to drive away the cold."

As he spoke, Qingzhu carefully placed the tray on the table, opened the lid, and a burst of hot air accompanied by a faint fragrance filled the air.

Huaying sat quietly on the chair with a faint smile on her face. She looked at Qingzhu tenderly and asked softly, "Mother, is it time to eat?"

Qingzhu knelt down and replied respectfully, "To answer your question, young lady, when I came here, I saw that Nanny had already taken the meal to Chunhua Courtyard."

After hearing the reply, Huaying nodded slightly, then picked up the spoon and savored the flavor.

Not long after, Shen Nanxing, wearing a light blue cape, hurried to Molan Pavilion in the snow. He went up to the second floor and saw Huaying sitting on a recliner, holding a hand warmer and staring at the white snow in a daze. He couldn't help but joked, "My little sister, who was always afraid of the cold in previous years, has learned to appreciate the snow today."

Huaying turned to look at her second brother, only to see that his cloak was covered with snowflakes. She ordered Qinghe to sweep them away, then stood up and brought a stool to her second brother, smiling and saying, "Second brother, you came here in the heavy snow just to make fun of me?"

Shen Nanxing sat down, snatched the heater from Huaying's hand and said to her mysteriously, "Guess who has the visiting card in the mansion today?"

Huaying looked at him suspiciously and jokingly said, "Could it be my powerful second sister-in-law's?"

The second brother held the heater in one hand and flicked her forehead with the other hand and said, "You are being disrespectful again. I won't keep you in suspense. I just saw Fu Shiyan's visiting card in father's study. He will come to visit tomorrow. I have decided to go home early tomorrow to meet this kid."