Fu Ming did not feel anything amiss, and laughed: "I am also not clear about what happened in my brother's house. He had seen him walking around the house with his sister-in-law a few days ago, and hadn't seen him around these past few days either. It was unknown what they were busy with outside. Speaking of which, my brother hasn't been looking for you all these days? "
Qin Jianrui shook his head and said, "We met half a month ago, perhaps because he had befriended someone else. He was doing his best to improve himself so that he did not have the time to invite us old friends."
Brother Cheng poured wine for the two of them, "Big Brother is such a reckless person, his family is already used to it, that's why no one can control him. When the time came, he would naturally return. Brother-in-law, if there's something you need to find him for, then there's no place to find you in this world of ice and snow.
Fu Ming repeatedly said yes. Qin Jianrui blushed, and said softly: "It's not anything important, I just haven't seen you for a few days, that's all."
Fu Ming was preparing to step down the stage next year. Although Brother Cheng was young, the first thing you have to do when training in your family is to not walk the martial path. The two of them knew that the bottom of Qin Jianrui's words were solid, and they wanted to ask for guidance so they brought him over. Taking advantage of the warmth in his stomach, he was no longer as unfamiliar as he was before. Instead, he grabbed Qin Jianrui and started asking him about his homework.
Xu Mingwei took a nap, drank the hot milk sent over by the Lady Jin, and just in case Lady Wang came to call someone, she told the Old Lai family to go make some preparations. On the way back, he said that she had caught cold from time to time and was lying in her room, making it hard to see him.
Mrs Wang was also a little suspicious of her feigning sickness, but she was actually thinking that Xu Mingwei still had something else in her stomach, after all, she had seen her for a while in the afternoon, so she gently placed him down and instructed the Old Lai family's good servants, if there was anything wrong, she should have already invited a proper doctor to look for them.
Old Lai's family was extremely grateful when he came out of the Wang Courtyard. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew over, causing the snow to fly towards him. He was suddenly blinded by the wind and almost slipped into the ditch. She looked again and saw that the bluestone slab was slippery, but had formed a thin layer of ice. If it was her master, a living person would really fall down, how could Wan Rong and hold her up.
The more Old Lai thought about it, the more scared he became. He then turned around and waited by the door to look inside the house, glancing at Kong'er and Nanny Xue. The latter understood, and took advantage of Lady Wang's conversation to slip away from the door.
"Didn't you just go back? How did it come back? But what was important had fallen? Tell me your name, and I'll find one for you when everyone is gone. " Nanny Xue lowered his head and asked.
While holding onto her hand, Old Lai took the chance to stuff a silver ingot into Nanny Xue's sleeves and smiled, "Old sister, I didn't call you out because I lost something, but because I have something important to ask of you."
The Nanny Xue was silent as she weighed the pills in her sleeves, her face revealing a smile, "If there's anything you want to say, just say it, we are old sisters, we will not be as polite as the others."
Old Rei's expert pointed at the flagstones outside, "I don't know how long this snow will last. If my wife has something to do to meet my grandma, grandma is always filial, so of course I won't say anything." "I'm afraid the journey will be a bit rough. Just now, my old bones almost died. If it wasn't for the fact that I was alerted, I would have had to trouble you to carry it back now."
When the Nanny Xue heard this, she understood in her heart. She smiled and patted the back of Old Lai's hand, and promised, "Don't worry about this, I'll wrap it around your old sister. "If Madame asks someone to come, you will tell the little girls to pour hot water on them on the way here, there will be no mistake."
Old Lai chuckled and thanked him, "With elder sister's words, I can finally relax." Just in case I need you in my wife's room, I'm going back first. In the future, elder sister Ming'er will come back to our courtyard to sit and roast the fire. "
Nanny Xue called for people to send her out, and when she turned back, she ordered the girls to sprinkle salt on the doorstep, only when they were far away from the main entrance did they call for people to change the grass and wood, so that the servants wouldn't fall and walk around. There was not much of a problem with the money for the medicine, but it was not good to break a carrot or a pit at home and lose someone to do work for you.
When Lady Wang heard this, she praised Nanny Xue a little, praising her for being so meticulous. Fu Ninghui sat at the side and slowly drank her tea, her gaze gloomy and unreadable.
In the evening, when Xu Mingwei's room was just about to set up food, Fu Heng actually came back with the wind and snow. The big furry clothes she had been wearing were also gone. She was wearing a sable cloak that had never been worn in his family before. It was made internally and could not be used unless it was from the imperial family. Xu Mingwei looked at his hand again. She had wrapped up a grey rat skin shirt, and it was already soaked, probably for the sake of covering the inside.
She calculated in her heart and guessed a few things, but she didn't ask. She only asked Wan Rong to keep his clothes, and also asked Wan Rou to bring over a furnace. Bi Tao did not need her to instruct him, so she ran over to the kitchen to get some hot water. The entire room was silent. After Fu Heng finished changing his clothes and came out, Xu Mingwei said to him, "Ning Hui came back, he should still be eating in Mother's room. You should go and see him."
Hearing that, Fu Heng subconsciously stood up, but he suddenly sat down and snorted coldly, "I called out a few times and was unwilling to come back. Since I don't have this home, there's no need for me to rush to see you."
After saying that, his face warmed up. He held Xu Mingwei's hand and touched it, seeing that it was warm, he relaxed a little, and said: "What did you do at home today, did Mother come to call you?"
Xu Mingwei smiled at him, personally pouring a cup of tea for him, and replied: "There are so many things in my house, if I were to play with them, I would probably be bored listening to them. Mom had gone there once at noon and accompanied him for a meal. As you know, I've made another meal here, and I'm going to make trouble for my mother. "Besides, I got a breeze in the afternoon, so I wasn't feeling very good. I had already sent word to the Old Lai family, so I won't be going over at night."
Fu Heng frowned, "Since she's such a big person, she should know the etiquette. It's inconvenient for you to have a big stomach. Even your mother saved you the rules, so she ordered you to do it. In the future, don't interact too much with her.
Xu Mingwei smiled and did not speak. No matter how bad Fu Ninghui was, she was still Fu Heng's little sister. He said it was fine to scold her, but only he could not.
Fu Heng caressed her hair, "These past few days, I've troubled you. "I've been busy outside, and will be home more often. If you suffer any grievances, don't hold it in, just tell me."
Xu Mingwei smiled as she looked at him, and said indifferently, "Everything is fine at home, what grievances do I have? Have you eaten outside? The girls were about to put it on when you came back. "
Fu Heng said that he had not eaten before, and there were two more dishes in the kitchen. Fortunately, they were all prepared during the day. In any case, with the green peach, they would be able to eat it clean no matter how much they ate.
After Old Lai's family came to report, Lady Wang had left behind the new Young Master and daughter for the night, saying that she was afraid they would hurry on their way in the snowy night, so she couldn't be at ease. Lady Wang also knew that Fu Heng had returned home, so she ordered the Nanny Xue to come and call for her. The back of his hand was covered in meat, and there was a fight in his nest. In the end, Lady Wang still held his son tighter. She didn't dare to force him, so she could only let him go.
When he heard Nanny Xue say that he was not willing, he was already so angry that his feet were jumping in the air. He thought that if he was not willing to see today, he wouldn't need to see him in the future, thus he looked down on Fu Heng a little more. On the other hand, Qin Jianrui asked Fu Ming to bring him to the study room after dinner.
Fu Ming was also an obedient person. Seeing that they had something to say, he found a reason to leave first.
Fu Heng said, "Why did they suddenly come today? I didn't hear you talk about it before. "
Qin Jianrui laughed bitterly, "Your sister's temper is not far from yours. If I can't stop you on a normal day, how can I stop her?"
Fu Heng said, "Only your temper can handle her. Brother Yuanshan, I still feel that I owe you today. With your literary talent, if it wasn't for the fact that spring wasn't able to make it out last time, I would be an honored guest of the Son of Heaven and a son-in-law of the Prime Minister … "What's so special about that."
Qin Jianrui said solemnly, "Marriage is no joke. Words are promises, so of course we have to keep it together. Besides, there was nothing bad about Ning Hui. Ever since she came over, she had been taking care of everything in the house in a neat and orderly manner. It was a shame to say that the family lived on only a few acres of thin land passed down from their ancestors, and they did not suffer much at all. Now, looking at her clothes, he was afraid that she was poorer than when she was at home. He didn't even hear the slightest complaint from her. "Even though I have never asked her about what she did before, but seeing how she did things at home these past few days, I do not believe that she truly wanted to harm others. I am afraid that there are still some difficulties that she did not mention clearly."
Fu Heng taught him to be pedantic, but it gave him a headache. Fu Ninghui was his sister by blood, how could he frame his sister? Qin Jianrui was an outsider, so he trusted Fu Ninghui unconditionally. But no matter what, the two of them could live a good life, and it would be better if they could quarrel every day, and never have any peace.
Fu Heng didn't bring up Fu Ninghui's matter anymore. He chatted with Qin Jianrui for a while and when he saw that the sky was getting dark, he got up to see them off. Just then, Peaches lit a lantern and asked him if he would sleep in the top room or in the back.