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

Chapter 169 Taking office

The next day, the sky was still dark.

Qinghe, along with a few young maids, waited quietly in front of the lady's door.

"Aunt Qinghe, when will Madam wake up?" One of the maids asked carefully and softly, holding some water for washing.

Qing He tilted his head slightly and glanced at her calmly, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes, and replied in a low voice: "Just wait patiently, the master's affairs are not something that we servants can ask about casually."

Qing He knew that as the lady's personal maid, her position would naturally not be as comfortable as it was in the Shen Mansion after the lady married into the Fu family. She had to become stronger so that she could better help the young lady in the Fu Mansion.

The little maid holding the basin of water lowered her head quickly after hearing Qing He's words and responded respectfully, "Yes, Auntie is right."

Huaying was half asleep when she heard the sound of someone getting dressed beside her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Fu Shiyan putting on his shoes.

"Fu Shiyan, are you going to the morning court?"

Fu Shiyan heard a soft voice coming from behind him, turned his head to look at the rosy-faced lady, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. He leaned over and pressed her under him, gently stroking her hair.

"Did I wake you up? I won't be attending court today. Have you forgotten that I have ten days off? After we return home tomorrow, how about we go to Taohua Town for a visit the day after tomorrow?"

Huaying looked into his eyes, her eyebrows curved and she hummed softly.

Fu Shiyan lowered his head and pecked her lips, "Madam is so tempting, my husband doesn't want to practice sword anymore."

Glancing at the red on the bed, his voice became a little hoarse.

Huaying felt weak after hearing this, and quickly pushed him away, pouting her lips and scolding, "Why didn't I realize you were so shameless before? Go practice swordplay, I have to get up."

Fu Shiyan laughed softly upon hearing this, and pecked her lips again, "Madam is right, I'll go right away."

Huaying looked at his tall back, a sweet smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

After a while, Qinghe came in with a basin. When he saw the young lady's appearance, he couldn't help but smile.

"Miss, it's time to get up."

Qinghe took out a lotus-colored dress, walked to the bed and lifted the curtain. Seeing the rosy-faced lady getting dressed, Qinghe curled up a smile.

"Madam, let Qinghe serve you."

Seeing the young lady nod shyly, Qinghe's smile was about to reach his ears...

After practicing sword skills, Fu Shiyan walked into the hall and saw Huaying and Shi Nuan laughing happily. His eldest brother beside him occasionally nodded in agreement with a gentle smile on his face.

Seeing this scene, Fu Shiyan couldn't help but smile brightly on his handsome face, and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

He hadn't laughed so heartily for a long time since his parents passed away.

"Second brother, come and try this pastry. It was made by Sister Huaying herself and it's delicious." Shi Nuan handed a piece of pastry to Fu Shiyan who was sitting down.

Fu Shichen put down his teacup and teased Shi Nuan with a smile, "What's wrong? Is the compensation your second sister-in-law gave you not enough? Why are you calling me sister again?"

After he finished speaking, a few people realized something and started laughing.

After the meal, Fu Shichen glanced at them and said slowly, "I will go to Yuezhou to take up my post today. If you have the opportunity to go to Yuezhou in the future, I will welcome you."

On the day he returned to Beijing, because of his contribution to disaster relief in Yuezhou and his trust in the local people, the emperor appointed him as the prefect of Yuezhou to lead the people in post-disaster reconstruction.

The three of them knew that the eldest brother was leaving, but they didn't know it would be so soon. For a moment, the cheerful atmosphere fell silent.

Fu Shichen looked at the reluctant expression on Shi Nuan's face, and felt a little emotional. He smiled and said, "You can write to me if you have anything to say."

He patted Fu Shiyi's shoulder gently and said, "Little brother, now that you have a family, I will rely on you to take care of the family affairs in the future."

He looked at Huaying who was standing beside him, and then his eyes fell on Shi Nuan, "Shi Nuan is still young, you and your sister-in-law should take care of her."

Huaying and Fu Shiyan nodded at the same time. Although Shi Nuan was reluctant to leave her elder brother, she also knew the heavy responsibility he had. "Brother, you must take good care of yourself when you go to Yuezhou. You don't have to worry about me. I will learn medicine and practice martial arts with my master at home. Everything is fine."

Her voice became smaller and smaller. She didn't know when her elder brother would come back after he left.

Fu Shichen touched her head, turned around and said to Huaying and Fu Shiyan: "It's getting late, I should leave. You don't have to see me off, take care."

After saying that, he turned and strode away, leaving the three of them looking at his receding back, their eyes filled with admiration and reluctance.